Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 144 Using a Girl to Raise Insects (Second Change)
At least you should remember a number, right?
Thinking of this, Wu Liang asked Dian Wei to break open the copper lock on the iron fence and enter this strange niche for a closer inspection.

Although there are more than a dozen corpses here, only dry bones are left, but it can be judged from these very complete dry bones that these people should not have suffered serious trauma before they died, and there is no sign of poisoning.

Then there are only two causes of death for these people.

Either they were killed and buried here in a milder way, such as cutting the veins and letting blood, so as not to leave trauma on the bones.

Or it's a living burial.

Wu Liang was more inclined to the second option. After all, if he was killed early, there would be no need to install an iron fence to transform this niche into a "prison cell". Isn't that taking off his pants and farting?
It's a pity that there are only these bones in this niche, and nothing else can be found to prove the cause of these people's martyrdom.

Exiting from this alcove in this way, Wu Liang entered a wider alcove next to it.

This alcove is amazing, the setting is actually very similar to the ancient pharmacy.

Except for the entrance wall, the other three sides are all leaning against a row of wooden cabinets like ancient medicine cabinets, densely packed with small drawers with bronze pull rings.

There are also some small words engraved on each small drawer:
Camphor, Yinxiang, Laurel, Bailan, Huanglan, Michelia, Angelica, Euphyllum, Yellow Gardenia, Rosaceae, Raspberry, Ageratum, Musk, Ratwort...

These small characters should indicate the... medicinal materials in the small drawer?
Wu Liang knew that in this age of many alchemists, anything can be used as medicine.

Even the highly toxic mercury and some heavy metal minerals can be used by those alchemists to refine the "elixir" of immortality, and many people believe it.

Of course, many western medicines in later generations will also use some elements in poisons to make medicines.

But the two are really incomparable. At this time, the "alchemy" is not about prescribing the right medicine, but putting these messy "medicines" together for a meal, cooking and burning. It is said that this thing is a gift from heaven, and it must have the effect of prolonging life and immortality.

This is how gunpowder comes out...

Although the names engraved on these small drawers, most of them are indeed medicinal materials in later generations.

But if you judge carefully, it seems that it is not so appropriate. If you have to classify them into the same category, they are not all medicinal materials. A more appropriate classification should be spices!

So to classify.

Combined with the strange fragrance that permeates the entire tomb, and the pressing device outside that seems to be used to extract "essence", it seems much more reasonable.

Is it because of this that the fragrance found after the excavation of Haihunhou's tomb is so long-lasting?
after all.

The "essence" squeezed out by that device has overflowed the small jade bowl and merged with the bricks, stones and soil on the ground. In addition, it was completely filled with stagnant water later. Every corner of Haihunhou's tomb was soaked.

And it lasts nearly 2000 years after brewing, so the fragrance lasts for a long time?
This possibility is very high...

With such speculation, Wu Liang opened a few drawers to check. Because of the age, these spices had all been rotten and moldy. However, through the simple gas mask, one could still smell the unique but somewhat spoiled smell of different spices.

It seems that these "spices" are no longer available.

Wu Liang closed the drawer again with some regret, and retreated from this alcove again, and walked to the next alcove that really had a complete iron door.

But at this moment, the iron door is in a state of concealment.

Wu Liang easily pulled it away.

then.

I saw a scene that seemed familiar!
I saw that there were more dead bones stored in this niche, like the "shady corpse" outside the tomb, which had accumulated a thick layer!
It's just that these dead bones look slimmer and shorter than the "shadow corpses" outside.

In addition, these dead bones are a little different from the dead bones in the fence before. There are no clothes left on these dead bones, and they are relatively complete... especially the crotch, so Wu Liang can easily pass the characteristics of the bones. to identify their gender.

This is also a required course for archeology majors - physical anthropology.

The easiest way is to look at the pubic bone. The angle between the pubic arch is greater than a right angle is a woman, and the angle between the pubic arch is less than a right angle is a man.

female……

female……

female……

Still female!
Wu Liang inspected more than a dozen corpses in a row, and all of them were women without exception!
Looking at the thickness and length of these dead bones, they are not too different from the dead bones in the iron fence... Therefore, it is not difficult to judge that the dead bones there and the dead bones here are girls who have not yet reached the age of salutation!
What exactly is going on? !
Wu Liang was full of doubts.

There are at least a hundred, maybe even more, the bones of young girls piled up in this small niche. Even if it is human sacrifice, there is probably no such rule, let alone the Western Han Dynasty, which has basically put an end to the vulgarity of human sacrifice?

at this time.

"Squeaky..."

Suddenly there was a slight abnormal noise under the dead bones not far away, Wu Liang woke up instantly, picked up the engineering shovel and took a few steps back, taking precautions.

Dian Wei quickly stood in front of him.

And Bai Jingjing and Yu Ji also tensed up, looking nervously at the place where the voice came from.

After a moment.

"Whoa!"

A few dead bones flipped over, and a slightly smaller strange insect got out of it, and then swayed its not-so-slim jointed limbs to try to crawl out of the niche.

This should be a strange insect larva that has been delayed...

"call--!"

After a false alarm, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

However, at this moment, Wu Liang suddenly realized something, and immediately said to Dian Wei: "Dian Wei, use an engineering shovel to dig up these dry bones and see what's underneath?"

"Yes."

Dian Wei reacted a little, and immediately started working.

In just a dozen breaths, a hole about half a meter deep was dug in place.

And under the excavated pit, a "beehive" like nest was found again. Ninety-nine percent of this strange insect is an ancient species of burying insect!
And obviously.

These burial worms did not appear in this niche out of thin air, but someone was raising them in captivity, and the food provided was all the corpses of young girls!

"That alchemist named Lian Shi?"

Wu Liang naturally thought of this person who appeared in "Tomb Building".

Single-handedly planning to build the mausoleum, and voluntarily being sealed in the tomb... All signs point to this person, only he can do these things!
　Thank you [Infinite☆Justice] boss for your tip.

　　This afternoon, I worked on the range hood and stove in the new house all afternoon. I am very tired. That is all for today. It will be a storm tomorrow. Bosses, please bear with me.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)