414 sarcophagus
This short stone road they cowered and walked away a cup of tea, there was a stone door at the end, the shape was rough, Su Mu touched it with his hands, it was extremely thick, it was simply a thick stone wall.
"Sister-in-law, how can this door be opened?"
"That's not a door, there's nothing behind it. β
Su Mu suddenly said, "Oh, the trick." But we've come to the end, where is Grandpa?"
Liang carefully groped on the stone wall by the light of the oil lamp, and said thoughtfully: "What your eldest brother said that day was very detailed, but it is still difficult to find it in front of him, he said that there is a only hexagonal stone block on the wall, and when you knock it three times with a hosta, a secret passage will appear, leading directly to the Yin Residence of Grandpa Taizu." β
Su Mu was surprised: "We are already underground, and there is a secret passage?"
Liang said: "There is no cave below, when our grandfather was alive, it was the heyday of the Su family, and there was nowhere to spend a lot of silver, so it was natural to build a luxurious mausoleum." β
"Found it. Zhang said excitedly.
Liang pulled out the hosta and knocked it lightly three times.
There was a sound of machine springs in the Titicaca, and their feet suddenly trembled, and the sonorous sound of metal grinding penetrated through their hearts and lungs, which was very uncomfortable.
"Everyone, back off, I don't know how wide this passage is. β
A one-meter-square stone slab was sunken downward, and a stone ladder appeared, and it took half an hour to go down the stone staircase.
The stone staircase has a slope, and after walking for so long, they have gone deep into the ground for an unknown amount of depth.
According to Liang, the stone path is made of half-metal and half-stone, and the metal is responsible for the part of the organ. The stones are responsible for the part of the pile. Starting from the stone slab that sinks down at the entrance, there are three traps along the way. A layer of skin can be peeled off everywhere, and at the end of the day, there is only a handful of bones left. And there's no back door to go through.
But there is Liang's here. They don't have to be bound by these shackles.
The purpose is a vast and huge space, with a width of 100 zhang and a height of 10 zhang.
They stand on a high point, just overlooking the whole picture, a high wall and white tiles of a water, and a large courtyard with four entrances and four exits, so that ordinary people are embarrassed to live anymore.
At the top of this huge pothole, hundreds of glow-in-the-dark stones are inlaid to make the outline of the yard clear.
Su Mu stammered: "Sister-in-law." If you want to say that there are only four cabbages of value in it, I don't believe it. β
Liang also opened his eyes, smacked his lips and said, "Our grandfather really dares to toss, can these things still be brought to the underworld?"
In front of the gate of the courtyard there were two identical trees, one of gold and the other of silver, each one a man tall.
They gathered around and sighed with little energy.
Liang opened the courtyard door according to the law, and everyone entered.
At this moment, no one was afraid, and their hearts were full of excitement. Get ready to go home with a full load.
But when I went inside, I was disappointed, because it was just a courtyard, and there was no place to rest.
"Could it have been ransacked?" Zhang skeptical.
Liang said: "Impossible, the road when I came was intact." The mechanism has not been moved, and absolutely no one has come. β
When I came to the last room, the first thing that caught my eye was the four jade cabbages. Several sisters-in-law seemed to see spring, and one of them hugged one of them with joy.
Then he began to look for the sarcophagus. The layout of this room is also a little different, but the area is not small. However, in the middle stands a large boxy stone, which divides the room into four corridor-shaped spaces of the same length and width.
After carefully searching around the stone twice, I made sure that there was no coffin here, and I couldn't help but stare at it widely, all puzzled, it was already the last room, where is the old bone of the great grandfather, there is still a mystery underground? But this is already underground.
"Sister-in-law, what did the eldest brother tell you in the first place?" asked Zhang.
He said that the sarcophagus was placed here, and everyone saw it, and there was really no other room. β
The beam style is also in the clouds.
The first to notice the difference was Su Fenghuang, the most careless among the eight people, he rolled his eyes in boredom, and inadvertently saw that there was a gap between the top of the stone and the wall, and the fit between the stone foot and the floor could be seen at a glance that it was not one, and the stone was movable.
"Sister-in-law, don't look for it, this is a sarcophagus. Su Mu patted the stone and said.
The sisters-in-law are all smart people, and they can understand it at one point, and then turn their worries into joy. But Liang made a difficulty, Su Da said that the way to open the sarcophagus was to open the machine spring in the upper left corner, she looked up, it was more than three meters high, and she really couldn't reach it without a foothold.
"Then what's so difficult, you tell me how to open the sarcophagus, I'll open it. Zhang said eagerly.
Liang said to her.
"Old Seven, squat down, I'll step on your shoulder. Zhang said.
Su Mu squatted on the ground like a big toad and said, "Come on, second sister-in-law." β
Zhang lifted her skirt and stood on Su Qi's shoulder with Liang's support, and as soon as Liang let go, she trembled and screamed like a child who had just learned to walk.
At the moment when he was about to fall backwards, Zhang's grabbed the edge of the top of the stone, touched the groove neatly, pulled his fingers, and there was a crisp click, followed by a bang, boom, boom, boom three sudden rumblings, the sarcophagus opened a big hole like a disembowelment, and there was a stone bed inside, and there was a person lying on the stone bed, not an old bone, an intact old man, but the skin had been ossified, just like a steamed bun that had been put on a summer for a month and grew a layer of dark green hairy color. What's even more terrifying is that after a long time, the nutrients in the body have long disappeared and shrunk, there is no muscle tissue, and it is shriveled and sticking to the body, and at first glance it looks like a layer of dark green skin wrapped in a handful of bones.
Liang's heart thumped, and his lips trembled: "Kneel down and kowtow to Grandpa Tai." β
Everyone knelt down and bowed nine times together, and they all silently atoned for their sins in their hearts.
"You all kneel, second sister, let's go and undress Grandpa Tai. "Liang's Yan sΓΉ said.
Although Zhang was afraid, but the sister-in-law named her, besides, she was just a dead person, could she still eat her?
The Ice Silkworm Armor glowed with a faint milky white halo in the darkness. The tentacles are silky smooth and slightly cold. Delicater than baby skin. It's delicately shaped and has a retractable waist and sleeves. Suitable for all body types.
Ice silkworms are produced in the snow-capped mountains of the Western Regions, which is extremely difficult to raise, and ordinary people can raise them to the age of ten is a rare tooth age, and they can be sold at a good price when they are sold in the market, which is enough for a family to worry about for several years.
Ice silkworms that are more than 100 years old can only be raised by mages, and often a thousand-year-old ice silkworm needs several generations to inherit and raise, and the armor made of dozens of ice silkworms is rare even for the emperor's family. Old lady Su was rich back then, and in her later years, she was extremely obsessed with the way of immortality. However, the mortal worldly body, when he was young, he was not trained, and it was useless to rebuild when he was old, so he tried various methods, but they all worked. If you can't live forever, then you stabilize yourself, so you have to change your interest and become obsessed with objects that can extend your personal abilities and bring a sense of security, such as this treasure armor. It took some extraordinary means for him to get his hands on it.
Grandpa Su was lying on the stone bed peacefully, neatly dressed, his sideburns were not messy, and a small exorcism bell hung on each ear. The emerald ring on his hand shines with an eerie light. Complement the jade on the hat.
But the most attractive thing is that he holds in his hand a lotus-shaped oil lamp with a top, and with the knowledge of the two of them, they don't know what kind of material it is, this thing is a lamp. But they can be sure that it's more than just an oil lamp. Old lady Su didn't know how much silver she had spent to build this earthly dwelling. Dressed in priceless armor and wearing a rare jadeite rough. Holding an inconspicuous oil lamp in his hand, it must be unreasonable to say that it has no special significance.
Although the Liang family and the Zhang family know that these are not vulgar things, no matter how good things are, they are always worn on the grandfather, and it is disrespectful to take off the treasure armor, and it is better not to touch other things.
The two of them started together, one unbuttoned, and the other supported the shoulders of the grandfather to support the upper body, but when Zhang's just exerted his strength, he suddenly heard a rustling sound, and took a look, it turned out that the grandfather's clothes turned into dust and fell down, after so many years, it goes without saying that the knitted fabric has long been corroded, but in such a closed space, it has become a solidified state, and it will naturally disperse after being touched.
In this way, Mrs. Su had nothing on his body except the ice silkworm treasure armor.
After this change, Liang accelerated the movement of his hands, controlled his gaze and did not look down, and took it off after three times and five divided by two.
"Let's kowtow to Grandpa Tai again, and we'll be back. Liang solemnly took the lead and knelt down and touched the ground with his head.
As soon as he kowtowed, except for the sound of clothes, all four were silent.
The second prostration, only the breath is heard.
Three kowtows, a soft sound of "goo" came from the side of the stone bed, they didn't pay attention, continued to kowtow, when they looked up, everyone was so frightened that they leaned back together, screaming loudly, Old Lady Su sat up at some point, her legs hung down on the side of the bed, staring at them one by one with a pair of green eyes!
"It's not going to be bad for retribution so soon, right? The old man has appeared! Sister-in-law, what should I do?" Xu Yaya said in a panic.
Zhang was still quite sober, although his heart was fluttering in fear, he could calm his mind and said calmly: "When the old man died, he was already in the year of the sixtieth year, and he had been lying here for hundreds of years, so the ghost believed that he could stand up! β
Xu Yaya trembled like a lost soul and said, "Bulging...... I can't sit up because I'm still looking at us!"
Zhang's Spirits shivered, his face turned pale, as if he had only seen the situation clearly, and said nervously: "Who said it wasn't, he was really looking at us." Sister-in-law, tell me how to lock up the sarcophagus. β
Liang smiled bitterly: "You may not know, in order to ensure that it can be used after thousands of years, all the springs are made of satin, you know what satin is strong, right? Many princes and generals use this material when laying out the organs in the underworld, so the door can't be closed, but who would have thought that there was such a thing underneath. β
Zhang hurriedly said: "Then let's not be stunned, let's go." β
The fifth sister-in-law, Ye, has learned some flower boxing and embroidered legs, and she showed the bravery that a warrior should have, stepped forward, and said: "Don't be afraid, you slowly withdraw from it, whether he is a human or a ghost, we respect him, and if he is a ghost, I will knock him down." β
Fools can also see that the old man is not a human being, and they all expect that if there is a danger, the fifth sister-in-law can fulfill her bold words.
The sisters-in-law withdrew one by one, and Su Muzheng pulled Ruan Wanqian away in a hurry, and one foot had just come out of the sarcophagus before she could breathe a sigh of relief. I heard the fifth sister-in-law shouting: "The seventh brother stays and gives me a hand." β
This shout wiped out half of Su Mu's soul. He took a deep breath and turned around as if he were about to go to the guillotine. Dayi said awe-inspiringly: "Fifth sister-in-law, I'm here." β
"Sister Ye A, if Grandpa Tai sits still, you can come back, Ming'er will find someone to bury this place. β
Liang shouted outside the sarcophagus.
Ye A said calmly: "Sisters-in-law go back to the cemetery first, I have my own measure." β
Su Mu swallowed his saliva, and secretly thought dissatisfiedly: "Fifth sister-in-law, what are you doing here, how good it is for the big guy to withdraw together, look at the immortal appearance of the great grandfather." During the day, you can break out in a cold sweat when you encounter it on the street, let alone here. β
"Fifth sister-in-law, we are the queen of the break, not the end of the line, do you really want to compare with the great grandfather twice?" Su Fenghuang couldn't help but remind.
Ye A stared at Old Lady Su intently, and said, "Old Seven, you are afraid." β
"I'm not afraid. β
"Then you stay here, and I'll go outside and find a handy guy. β
Su Mu, who had a straight waist, was half shortened, and said with a bitter face: "Don't be a fifth sister-in-law." At this time of crisis, we should advance and retreat together. β
Ye Da said categorically: "I didn't bring weapons in a hurry, and if I really want to start, I will inevitably suffer, don't worry, I won't go far." β
Su Mu argued: "Fifth sister-in-law, I saw it all when I came. There are no weapons here. In my opinion, there is no need to do this at all, even if Grandpa Tai turns into a demon, after all, he has slept for so long. The body must be sluggish when we wake up, so let's escape early. bury it immediately, so that the grandfather can rest here. β
Ye A nodded and stepped back. "Okay, let's go." β
Before the soles of Su Mu's feet left the ground, Old Lady Su slowly stood up, the bones of his whole body crackled as if he was reborn, and his ten fingers became claws, and he actually followed. He still holds the lotus-shaped oil lamp in his hand.
This action made Su Mu frown, one of its hands curled up into a claw-like shape, but this hand was still holding the oil lamp, indicating that he did it consciously, could it be that he was a thinking zombie?
Ye A immediately paused and said hurriedly: "Look at what I said, he has been staring at us, obviously he doesn't plan to let us go, only to fight with him!"
Su Mu was also anxious, and said: "Fifth sister-in-law, I don't know your three-legged cat yet, if you move your hands as softly and powerlessly as dancing, you can bully and bully me." β
Ye replied with a wry look: "Old Seven, you dare to talk to me like this?"
"Fifth sister-in-law, I don't want us to die here in vain, haven't you heard of it, zombies are unconscious, they can still fight after cutting off their heads, you and I are not opponents at all. Su Mu was really scared, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his back was wet several times.
"I didn't say I wouldn't leave, but I had to wait until my sisters-in-law were far away. β
Su Mu threw a glance at the old lady Su who was standing in place, and was really said by the fifth sister-in-law, as long as he took a step back, his old ancestor also stepped forward, staring at them coldly.
I don't know how long it took Su Mu to take pictures of the fifth sister-in-law's 'obscenity', so she had to obediently share a room with the sleek old lady Su, and her heart was tormented, which can be described as a moment of three autumns, as if time had kept her footsteps, flew by, flew by, and then died.
It was the first time he felt death so near, and his breath could be heard.
"Old Seven, it's almost over, you go first, stride out, inform the sister-in-law to bring a few more iron pickaxes, and bury them immediately when I go up. Ye Da was categorical.
Su Mu didn't dare to go alone, the most common thing his sisters-in-law said to him on weekdays was whether you are a man or not, in order to remind and inspire him to be a man who stands up to the sky, in such a critical moment, if he leaves his fifth sister-in-law, the chatter of other sisters-in-law can drown him.
"Fifth sister-in-law, if you want to go together, I won't leave you alone. β
Ye Da frowned tightly, and said worriedly: "Old Seven, my sister-in-law was burned by fire when she was a child, and there are often times when she can't see clearly, do you take a closer look at Grandpa's hands, has there been a change?"
Su Mu stretched his neck, squinted his eyes slightly, observed for a while, and stammered: "Change...... Changed! Nails have grown! There are fangs! Fifth sister-in-law, he is not consuming with us, he is evolving, and it will be too late if he doesn't leave!"
Ye A's face was cold, his mind was in a hurry, and he was thinking about countermeasures, Su Mu grabbed her hand and ran out desperately.
Old lady Su chased after him, fortunately he was slow, and when Su Mu and his fifth sister-in-law climbed out of the pit and came to the cemetery, it had just left the courtyard and went down the stone stairs to the stone road.
Liang and others each have an iron pickaxe. After the old seven and five sisters came out, they quickly filled the hole.
The eight looked at each other in shock. Liang said: "That's it, don't move the other graves again." And also. No one shall be sued in this matter. Wanwan, when we redeem the old mansion, if your father asks about you, you will say that I sold the heirloom of the Su family. β
"I know my sister-in-law. β
"Sister-in-law, this is not enough, we must find a big stone to press, my fifth sister-in-law and I can see clearly, grandpa grandpa's nails will grow out in a while, how can this seven-foot loess be difficult for him?"
Liang said: "What Lao Qi said is true. Xu Yaya, you go to the king's stonemason's house to buy the biggest stone, and ask them to send it as much as possible. β
Xu responded and left.
An ordinary people's family, living and working in peace and contentment on this magical continent, is slowly assimilated by the peace and harmony around them, thinking that the composition of the world is like this around them, and I have heard a lot of strange things, but when it comes to personal experience, no one has anything to talk about. So I gradually didn't believe that there were gods, demons and monsters in this world, and it was worth showing off to someone if I could see a golden-eyed martial artist in a small place like Jinhuang Town. When this order is broken, people become overwhelmed and at a loss.
The Liang family is like this now, at least they believe that there are really people in this world who are stiff and untransformed. And it was alive in front of their eyes.
They waited for the big stone to come. No one wants to leave, and the pit is not completely sealed. The heart that is carried cannot be put down.
At noon, the big stone was delivered. Xu Yaya spent a few taels of silver to hire two big carriages and walked into the cemetery together.
Liang happily beckoned the man to pull to the designated position. Just as he was about to unload the boulder, he suddenly heard a terrifying scream from behind. That volume is definitely not something that a normal person can make, and it must not be so high-pitched unless it is frightened by inhumanism.
Her heart sank suddenly, and she immediately thought of why the man screamed, although she was mentally prepared, but when she looked back and saw the shriveled green paw sticking out of the loess, she still couldn't help but gasp, it was a step too late!
Su Mu and the fifth sister-in-law Ye Da were the first to have a sense of resistance, they picked up an iron pickaxe, and used the strength of milk to pull it down, when there was a clang, as piercing as metal. The pickaxe had a gap, and the green claws were not damaged at all.
The guy who delivered the stone came over curiously, talking about what it was.
Suddenly, the soil cracked a few cracks, and Old Lady Su jumped out with a roar, and a guy was paralyzed on the spot, and he grabbed and bit his neck.
He was still so shriveled, only with fangs and claws. The ten nails were as sharp as the blades, and even sharper than the nails were the two exposed fangs, stained with blood, staring greedily at Su Mu.
"Oh my mother, what is this?"
"There's a ghost!"
A few guys were so frightened that they ran away without looking back.
After the green zombie bit the guy to death, he became more and more proud, showing his cruelty, throwing the body into the air, demonstrating and roaring in the sky, with two claws, the guy's body was torn in half!
Seeing this kind of power, the Su family and others were frightened, and they pulled their legs and kicked away like a race.
The zombie broke off the man's two arms, biting as he went, making a bloody face that ran down his stomach.
He walked very ugly, with a slight hunched back, and his legs had a tendency to be looped. In fact, even people, with bare buttocks, walk unscrupulously on the road and can't see where to go.
The zombie walked to the door of the cemetery, its green pupils contracted slightly, sniffed it twice, as if it smelled someone nearby, and then walked straight towards the small courtyard where the Su family now lives.
And now the Su family is empty.
Liang reported to the official as soon as possible, and notified the town residents that a zombie had escaped from the cemetery, and ordered everyone to leave their homes temporarily and go to the town's yamen to hide together, waiting for the officers and soldiers to kill the zombie.
After all, the yamen has a group of idle eaters, whose duty is to serve the people, and they are professionally trained and familiar with some knowledge of dealing with danger.
For example, they know that they need fire to deal with zombies.
There is a square in front of the yamen, and at this time, there is a row of officers and soldiers standing on the periphery, protecting thousands of villagers behind them, and more than a dozen people are walking in pairs, holding torches in the direction of the cemetery.
The people of the Su family gathered in the corner alone, not because they didn't want to fit into the group, but because everyone avoided them.
The news has already spread, the zombie is the grandfather of the Su family, tell me what the family has done over the years, and tossed the ancestors into green-skinned ghosts. Therefore, they believe that the Su family is ominous and cannot be approached.
And the Su family also knew that they were at a loss, and lowered their heads gloomily, looking forward to the officers and soldiers coming back from a winning battle.
"Look at these people one by one! How did they usually collude with the Su family, but now that we are in decline, we are rushing to fall into the well one by one, and they have rebelled and robbed the fields, it is really a poor country and bad water to make a fool of the people, don't let me be an official, find out that they are not all distributed to be cannon fodder on the battlefield of the frontier. β
Zhang muttered quietly. (To be continued......)