A knife in love

Chapter 373

When everyone heard Situ Qiao talk about the important points, it seemed that everyone was like him, trapped in the dark corridor, so they all held their breath.Murong Danyan was even more terrified, and couldn't help but quietly moved half a step towards Li Qiufeng.

Situ Qiao said: "To tell you the truth, when I was wandering in the rivers and lakes, I was threatened by a group of tomb robbers, and I have robbed many large tombs with this group. During this time, I experienced many adventures, and encountered many weird and strange things. It’s just that I’ve never been so frightened as when I entered the corridor. It was pitch black all around, and I stood there, feeling like a heart was about to jump out of my chest. There seemed to be countless pairs of eyes all around me, in the darkness Staring at me coldly..."

Before he finished speaking, Deng Yao sneered and said, "What's so strange about this? When I entered this cave, I held a torch in my hand. Didn't I feel that someone was staring at us in the dark? It's just human nature. What are you afraid of?!"

Situ Qiao knew that Deng Yao was determined to fight against him, but he ignored him, and said to himself, "I don't know how long it took before I remembered that I was still holding the fire folder in my hand, so I hurriedly shook it a few times. Akira, wanting to use the light of Huozhezi to see where he is.

"It's just that as soon as I held the fire folder in front of my eyes, I realized that there was a person sitting not far away..."

When Situ Qiao said this, his voice trembled, as if he had returned to the secret room again, his eyes full of horror.

After a while, Situ Qiao continued: "At that time, I was so frightened that I was about to fly out of my wits. With a tremor in my right hand, the torch fell to the ground and went out after two flickers. There was darkness in front of me again, and I only heard My heart was beating wildly. I am not afraid of your jokes. At that time, I was already frightened, and there was a voice in my heart saying 'run away' to me, but my feet seemed to be caught by someone, and I didn't even take half a step. Can't move out.

"I stood there for a while, my mind gradually became clear, and I listened attentively. Except for my heavy breathing and heartbeat, there was no movement around me. I slowly squatted down, groped a few times on the ground based on my memory, and turned the fire Picking up the folder, he straightened up, turned the fire folder back on, and looked forward intently.

"I saw a person sitting three feet away. This person was wearing a black gauze crown and a crimson robe. There was a yellow python embroidered on his chest. He was circling and flying, looking very ferocious. It's just that the skin on his face was dry and sticky." It looks terrifying. I just realized that this person is not a living person, but a mummy. And judging from his clothes, this person is wearing an official uniform, and the grade is really not low .

"I have entered ancient tombs many times with tomb robbers, and it is not unusual to see corpses in tombs. Therefore, if ordinary people suddenly see a corpse, they will definitely be terrified. But for me, if it is here suddenly Seeing a living person is far more terrifying than seeing a dead body. Therefore, seeing this horrible-looking corpse, I calmed down."

Murong Danyan thought to himself: "This man is really a monster, but he calmed down when he saw the corpse. If it were me, no matter whether it was in broad daylight or in the ancient tomb, I wouldn't want to see any corpse."

Situ Qiao said: "Since what I'm facing is a mummy, there's nothing to be afraid of. I took a deep breath, and then let it out slowly. I only felt that my mind was clear, and I was no longer as flustered as before. I held up the torch in my hand and carefully looked at the situation in the secret room.

"By the light of the fire, I saw a red sandalwood altar on the left side of the mummy. There were nine plates on the altar, and there were offerings such as fruits and vegetables on the plates. I was stunned and thought to myself Now that the corpse has turned into a mummified corpse, no one has been here for a long time, so how come the fruits and vegetables on this plate haven’t rotted?”

Hearing this, Liu Yong couldn't help but said aside: "Mr. Situ, you said that the corpse you saw was a mummy. I think this secret room is extremely dry and lacks moisture. So it doesn't matter whether it's a corpse or a vegetable or fruit. It will dry and not rot, isn't there anything unusual?"

Situ Qiao shook his head and said, "Mr. Liu, you only know one thing, not the other. Vegetables and fruits are different from the human body. The flesh is not alive. Even if it is dried in the first place, it will rot after a long time. It is not like the muscles on the human body. After being air-dried, it can survive for thousands of years. I have seen many mummified corpses in ancient tombs, but I have never seen dried fruits and vegetables that are not rotten. I remember seeing it in a large tomb in Sishui County. Four mummified corpses, grains, vegetables and fruits were also buried with them..."

When Situ Qiao mentioned the ancient tomb, he immediately beamed with joy, and continued talking on his own.Everyone wanted to know what he found in the secret room of the Dabaoen Temple, and even more wanted to know the mystery of Zhu Di's life experience. How could they be in the mood to listen to what he said about the strange things in the ancient tomb?It's just that everyone knew that Situ Qiao had a bad temper by nature, and if they interrupted him, they might cause discomfort again, so they had to suppress their anger and listen to him talking about old things.Everyone thought in their hearts: "This man is arrogant, proficient in secret organs, but narrow-minded and can't tolerate others. However, I have always heard that he is most afraid of the roar of the Lion in the River East. He wanted to be bullied in the Hua family. After so many years of tossing , has a weird temper, but it's not surprising."

After a long time, Situ Qiao came back to talk, only to hear him say: "I couldn't figure it out, I held up the torch and turned around on the spot again, looked around for a while, and saw that the light was everywhere. There was no abnormality, so I walked slowly towards the altar. I know that the mechanism outside the secret room is already extremely powerful. If there is a mechanism in this secret room, it is naturally very important. If the mechanism is activated, I am afraid that I will escape if I want to. I don't go out. That's why I walked very carefully. Although I was only a foot away from the altar, I walked cautiously. It took me a long time to reach the altar.

"During this journey, I kept staring at the fruits and vegetables on the nine plates. I was afraid that there was something weird among them, so I didn't take care of other things. When I got to the altar, I found a golden candlestick at each end of the altar, which was simple in shape. There are still more than half of the red candles on each candlestick. I carefully looked at the nine plates on the altar table. Under the light of the fire, the plates and the fruits and vegetables on the plate were crystal clear and glowing. I knew something was wrong, and stretched out my left hand. I picked up an apple from a plate. Just as my hand touched the apple, my fingertips felt a chill..."

When Situ Qiao said this, he raised his left hand in front of his body, and said to everyone: "I have touched not only government news, but also countless rare treasures in the world. It's just that I have touched that apple. At the very moment, there was a wild beating in my heart, and I immediately judged that the apple did not grow from the tree, but, but..."

His voice trembled, and he couldn't speak for a while.Deng Yao laughed and said, "If this apple didn't grow from a tree, I'm afraid that the gods in the sky accidentally threw it into the mortal world, and it happened to fall into the secret room. Isn't there a book in the market? Say yes After the monkey became a fairy, he made a big disturbance in the heavenly palace, stole the peaches from the queen mother and scattered them to the world..."

Before he finished speaking, Lin Yilang smiled and said, "Master Deng, what you said is wrong. The monkey stole flat peaches, not apples. The Queen Mother's garden is called a flat peach garden, not an apple garden."

The two sang together, full of ridicule towards Situ Qiao.Liu Yongsheng was afraid that Situ Qiao would retort, and he didn't know how long this interruption would take.Therefore, he hastily interrupted the cynicism of Lin and Deng, and said to Situ Qiao: "Mr. Situ, what happened next?"

Situ Qiao said: "Since ancient times, in terms of value, a piece of fine jade is far more expensive than gold and silver. When I am in ancient tombs, I often see that the most precious things around the owner of the tomb are all kinds of ancient jade. I have seen a lot of top-quality jade, and I have a lot of insights into the way of jade. When my finger touches the apple, I can tell that the apple is carved from a whole piece of jade. The quality of this jade is really good. What's even more ingenious is that the color of jade is exactly similar to that of an apple, and the jade carver used exquisite skills to carve this piece of natural jade into an apple, which is exactly the same as the real thing.

"I took the jade apple in my hand and put it in front of my eyes to observe it carefully. The apple is carved so lifelike, not to mention that I was more than a foot away from it just now, even if it is close in front of my eyes, if I didn't reach out and touch it, I would never have noticed it It is not a real apple, but carved out of jade. This jade apple is extremely precious, it can be said to be priceless jade. If it is sold in the market, even if someone bids ten thousand gold, it will not be worth as much as this jade apple Just in case. I played with it for a long time before I put the jade apple on the plate. When my fingers accidentally touched the plate, my heart trembled. Looking carefully, the plate was actually carved from sapphire, and it was cold to the touch. , but crystal clear, it is also an extremely rare treasure.

"I was surprised and delighted, and picked up other fruits and vegetables on the plate, all of them were carved from jade. In particular, there is a jade cabbage and a bunch of jade purple grapes, which are the treasures of treasures. They are rare treasures in the world. I have been playing with them for a long time, and I forgot that I was in a dangerous situation. I just think that it is worth taking any risk to see these treasures in the world.

"I put these jade-carved vegetables and fruits back on the jade plate, and then I remembered to light the candles at both ends of the altar with the torch in my hand. This candle is different from ordinary candles, it actually contains butter, so After it was lit, the candle flame rose to a height of more than a foot. Although there were only two candles in the secret room, it illuminated the surroundings like daylight.

"Under the light of the candle, I found a statue standing behind the altar. This statue is no different from a life-sized one. It is a middle-aged woman wearing a phoenix crown and a yellow dress. The sculpture of this woman is extremely lifelike. Like a real person. Her face is like a disc, and she has a very graceful and luxurious appearance. However, although the corners of her mouth are raised and there is a slight smile, there is a bit of loneliness in her eyes, and a trace of sadness can be seen in the smile .

"I looked at this statue and thought in my heart: "Compared with the statue outside the secret room, I'm afraid this person in front of me is the right one to be enshrined in the Dabaoen Temple.Could it be that the statue outside is just a cover, and the real Empress Ma is enshrined in this secret room?It's just that as soon as this thought popped into my mind, I shook my head involuntarily.Thinking that Zhu Di, as the emperor, is self-willed, he wants to worship his mother, how could he place her in this secret room?What's more, although the statue outside the secret room is extremely luxuriously dressed, its face is portrayed like a ghost. The person who made the statue did not have any respect for it, but seemed to have a deep hatred, and deliberately wanted to uglify it to vent his heart hatred.

"I thought hard for a long time, but I really couldn't understand the joints. I couldn't help but walked around the altar and walked to the statue. After I got closer, I suddenly realized that the statue was not made of clay, but made of a whole piece of clay. It was carved from a piece of jade. The eyes of the jade statue were illuminated by the candlelight, which was no different from that of a real person. I was shocked. How can there be such a skilled craftsman in the world who can carve this jade into a lifelike real person? Even if there is such a person Master Jade, to find such an extremely precious original jade, I am afraid it will be more difficult than ascending to the sky. There is a strangeness everywhere in this secret room. Just now I was ecstatic to see the rare treasure in the world, but now I feel that A gust of cold air rose from the soles of the feet, and the whole body was icy cold, like falling into an ice cave."

(End of this chapter)