Eternal Sand Sea Chapter 14: Hexagonal Wrapped Coffin
At this time, we are already unable to distinguish between the southeast and the northwest in the fog, and we don't even know if the direction of forward and backward is confused.
After this series of incidents, I no longer have doubts about Lao Litou's ability, and now it makes sense for him to let us close our eyes and smear and move forward, and now we can only do what he says.
Pan Shun was still a little skeptical, and said: "This candle may not be lit if it is extinguished, do you want to keep a hand?" ”
Lao Li didn't say much, but asked rhetorically: "Do you want to stay with us or find your own way?" ”
Pan Shun didn't hesitate at this time, and hurriedly blew out the candle, and the tomb was dark again.
In order to prevent someone from falling behind, Pan Shun and I sandwiched Lao Li Tou in the middle, one is to play a supporting role, and the other is to know immediately if someone is alone.
The current situation is not optimistic, I can't figure out where I am and what direction not to say, if I really go on so stunned, Lao Li Tou will also have an accident because of excessive blood loss, I keep silently thinking in my heart that I must break out of a way to live, I don't want to die in this cave that does not see the light of day.
"Brother, there's nothing going on behind you." Pan Shun asked.
If I didn't say anything, I began to think about it, for fear that the skinless blood rat would suddenly jump behind me.
"Don't talk useless, let's move forward with one mind, it's also the three of us who make a mistake, and we haven't encountered anything good when we get together......" I replied loudly, also to give myself courage.
Pan Shun continued: "One of us can fight wild beasts and the other can cure ghosts, brother, what are you good at?" ”
"I'm good at bragging!" Seeing that he was questioning my usefulness, I replied angrily.
Pan Shun was lost by me, and fell into silence again.
We were walking against the right wall, and even though our eyes were closed, we could still perceive that we were constantly turning and turning, and this time we walked for a long time, and I thought we were probably still spinning in circles.
I said either stop and don't go up any further, don't talk about Lao Li Tou if I go on like this, I'm afraid I'll have to die of exhaustion here.
"Don't open your eyes, keep walking, I smell it." Lao Li retorted.
Hearing him say this, I inhaled sharply, and there was indeed a faint fragrance that I had not smelled before, and the eyes that were about to open were closed tightly, for fear that they would fall short because of the opening of their eyes.
As I went deeper, the aroma became stronger and stronger, this smell I had never smelled, it was an indescribable strange fragrance, I was thinking about what could emit this smell, and suddenly I felt the gravity of the fall in front of me, and I was originally holding the shoulders of the old Li Tou and sank down, and the whole body fell down.
The three of them slammed to the ground, Pan Shun let out a scream, and I subconsciously opened my eyes to find that we had come out of the tomb and fallen into a tomb below.
"You two get up, my leg is about to ......break," Pan Shun cried out in pain, and then I realized that Lao Li Tou and I had fallen on his body, and he cushioned his back, and hurriedly turned around and helped Lao Li Tou up.
"The next time I go behind, I'll fall to death." Pan Shun stood up and slapped the dust on his body, muttering in his mouth.
I didn't have time to talk to Lao Li Tou, because we were attracted by a huge thing in front of us, and we couldn't tell what it was because it was dim.
When Pan Shun re-lit the remaining candle, a hexagonal object made of bricks and stones was embodied in front of him, and a purple flower was born on the top, the flowers and leaves were purple very strangely, the fragrance of this tomb was extremely strong, it should be emitted by the purple flower.
"Damn, where did you fall now, it's not the original way out!" Lao Li scolded openly.
I didn't feel resentful that I had taken the wrong path, but I was very curious about the thing in front of me, so I took Lao Li Tou over to see what it was.
He also turned around at this time and noticed this object, and turned around three times inside and out before saying that this is called a hexagonal wrapped coffin, which is a kind of feng shui burial method that borrows yang longevity and yin wealth, but it is difficult for the descendants of the ancestors to live past the age of forty with this burial method, and the feng shui master of the Eight Classics will not teach this method, and he can't figure out how flowers will grow on the sarcophagus.
Pan Shun held a candle close to the sarcophagus, and under the light of the fire, he could see that there were many unrecognizable words engraved on the coffin, and every dozen words would have a circular totem that he had seen before, and there was a circular groove in the middle of the coffin wall, and there were scratches on the inner edge of the groove when he looked closely.
Looking at these regular curved scratches, I guessed that this should be the opening of the hexagonal coffin, and my thoughts immediately pulled back to the previous red lacquer coffin, from which we had recently found a bronze disc, the size of which matched the groove.
"Whose is that bronze plate on?" I asked them.
Pan Shun put the candle on the top of the coffin, then handed the bronze plate from his coat pocket and said, "I still think that you don't want it, and you will exchange it for a few dozen yuan when you go out." ”
"You have really lived for so many years in vain, and you can exchange dozens of pieces for such a bronze artifact? I'll tell you, there are a lot of people who want it. Lao Li Tou took out his cigarette pouch and lit it against the candle flame, and said while smoking.
I didn't expect him to bring this guy with him when he entered the cave, and besides, the air underground was not good, and the smell of burnt tobacco leaves wafted all over the house, but I saw that he was injured and probably wanted to stop it by smoking to relieve the pain, but Pan Shun covered his nose with a look of disgust, and he didn't dare to talk about him.
I pinched my nose in one hand and held the bronze plate in the other to compare, and found that the groove was exactly enough to accommodate it.
I was mixed with three points of nervousness and seven points of excitement in my heart, and I was about to put it on for verification, but Lao Li Tou suddenly put the cigarette stick across the groove, interrupted me and said, "I don't know what is inside, what if I cheat the corpse again?" Didn't you see that my old bones were hurt?"
When he said this, I took the copper plate back in front of me, just a little carried away, and I really didn't think about what trouble I would encounter when the mechanism was opened.
Lao Litou's suspicion is not unreasonable, Goose Mountain does not have the conditions for mineral development, the reason why such a deep mine is to hide people's eyes and ears, and steal the underground tomb hall that is only separated by a wall, but why have the locks of the red coffin and this hexagonal coffin never been opened? If it was the same as us who encountered the bloody mouse, why were there no obvious signs of a fight at the scene?
Seeing that I was in a daze, Lao Li patted me on the shoulder and said, "I didn't expect this tomb to be so huge, there are indeed too few of us, so let's go back first and then make plans." ”
I came back to my senses from my chaotic thoughts, Lao Li Tou was well-informed and knew how to advance and retreat, and it would be beneficial and harmless to follow his instructions, so I gave up the plan to open the organ, and decided to find a way first, eat one bite at a time, and fight one battle at a time.
Lao Li's face is getting more and more ugly, the scratches on his legs have turned brown, the blood rat is poisonous, the time of our mine is not short, it is estimated that there is no dawn and it will be the second half of the night, if it is really delayed, I am afraid that he will be heroic here.
I didn't return the bronze plate to Pan Shun, thinking that since it was an important cultural antiquity, it must be handed over to the state, and we couldn't, but the archaeological team had the conditions, and if a few hands from him flowed abroad, then we would really become sinners.
We searched around the tomb to see if we could find any hidden passages to get out of trouble, the four walls of this tomb are natural rocks and uneven, you can see some subtle cracks everywhere, you can use the palm of your hand to block the cracks and feel the cool breeze in.
If there is wind, the air is circulating, which means that it is probably a living road, but we don't have any explosives on us, not even the flintlock pistol, and we have to break it up unless we break it and crush it.
I looked at the entrance where we fell into the tomb, which was four or five meters high, but even if we could climb up, we might still be spinning in the tomb, which was obviously not the best choice.
"Didn't you say you could get to the exit by smelling the flowers? Why did you fall into this tomb? I looked at Lao Li Tou and asked.
At this time, he had finished smoking his cigarette, and knocked out the tobacco dregs on the ground indiscriminately and replied: "I'm not a fucking immortal, no matter how much I can pinch it, I can't count this as a disaster!" ”
Pan Shun and I were still headless as flies in the tomb looking for an exit, when suddenly a loud rumble caused a shaking of the top, and the sand and stones poured down from above, and the shaking of the tomb intensified.
"What the fuck is blowing up the mountain!" Pan Shun scolded.
Broken stones began to slide down from the road opening above, and it wasn't long before we were buried alive.
"Old Li Tou, didn't you discuss it with the village chief? Why are there troops coming now? "At this time, the situation is critical, and I don't care if I call a master or not.
"Probably not, I'm afraid that the rumors have leaked from above." Lao Li said with a twist.
There was another burst of sand and stones, and the three of us approached along the hexagonal coffin, leaning against the wall of the coffin, because the coffin was more than a foot long and wide enough to avoid being hit by the rocks.
"What's going on? Hiding is not an option? I asked anxiously with my hand on my head.
The two of them had no idea for a while, this goose mountain had never been bombed, and they didn't expect such a thing to come out at all.
Suddenly, there was a bang from above, and a heavy object hit the sarcophagus, and my back was numb from the impact, and my whole body leaned forward and threw myself out.
I jerked my head to see that there was a large crack in the top, and the large tombstone had fallen right on top of the sarcophagus, and above the crack was a straight sloping opening, which shimmered brightly at the end.
At this time, the frequency of falling rocks is getting higher and higher, and there is a roar in the tomb, and there is a risk of collapse at any time.
"Go, climb up!" I said hello, and the two of them looked up from under the sarcophagus.
"You go first, my body may not be able to go up!" Old Li Tou returned loudly.
I said this can't be done, come and go together when you come, how can I leave you here, and besides, if you don't go back, how can we explain to the village chief.
Pan Shun directly set up Lao Li's head: "Don't talk nonsense, if you don't leave, let's really explain together." ”
I climbed up the sarcophagus neatly, holding the old Li head with both hands, Pan Shun lifted up below, the old man was still thin, we cooperated up and down smoothly pulled him onto the sarcophagus, the tombstone connected to the sarcophagus is like a hanging ladder just let us climb up the trend.
Lao Li Tou aroused the desire to survive at this time, and climbed away with all his strength, and when Pan Shun followed the tomb stone and stepped into the mine, there was a more violent vibration below, raising dust and smoke.
Although the slope of the mouth was relatively high, but fortunately, the structure was rough and not difficult, and we lined up and used our hands and feet together until we reached the end of the slope, and when I showed my face I found that I had escaped from the tomb back to the ground.
"Damn, I finally escaped, it's really dangerous...... Pan Shun was the last to pop up, panting there.
At this time, the sky had cleared, and suddenly a burst of yellow light flashed to my eyes, and I followed the light source to find a group of construction workers in blue uniforms wearing miner's lamps were doing something at the entrance of the mine below.
The sudden explosion made me sigh that the lipstick lacquer coffin, the hexagonal wrapped coffin, and the skinless blood mouse should have been submerged in the billowing dust.