Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 198 Troll Tree (4600)

Wu Liang is not a hypocritical person.

Seeing that Dian Wei is so persistent, and not sure what will happen after entering this cave, I know that bringing Dian Wei will undoubtedly make this operation much safer.

And based on his understanding of Dian Wei, this man is not usually sincere.

If something happened to him inside and Dian Wei didn't follow, for this resolute but stubborn person, I'm afraid life would be worse than death...

So after pondering for a while, Wu Liang finally nodded and said, "Okay, Dian Wei will enter the cave with me, and the rest will wait outside..."

As a result, the voice just fell.

But Bai Jingjing stood in front of him again, frowned and asked, "What do you mean, you rascal? Do you want to take this opportunity to get rid of me, a Suizhu, and abscond with Suihouzhu?"

Wu Liang naturally knew that Bai Jingjing was not talking about Suihouzhu and Suizhu people, but just used this as an excuse to go in with him.

So he deliberately said with a serious face: "Jingjing, you don't want to follow this time. Until now, I haven't figured out what the evil thing is inside. If there is any danger, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you. Be obedient !"

"The Suizhu people only listen to Suihouzhu's words. I will be there wherever Suihouzhu is. This is the oath I made to the ancestors of the Bai family when I left home. What you say doesn't count, and what I say doesn't count."

While talking, without Wu Liang's reminder, Bai Jingjing had already imitated Wu Liang and put on the "gas mask" on her face, her gaze was extremely firm.

"Jingjing..."

Wu Liang has already begun to consider whether to use "Lost Soul Fragrance" to charm Bai Jingjing, but he feels very uneasy if he charms her outside. If some outsider comes, he will regret it if he ends up with a little dragon girl lifelong……

at this time.

"If you continue to talk nonsense here, Yang Wanli and the others will go far away."

But Yu Ji also suddenly said in a low voice.

I saw that this old boy who had always been "greedy about life and afraid of death" had already put on a "gas mask" and was already bending down to crawl into this half-meter-high cave.

"Mister, you are..."

Wu Liangpo looked at Yu Ji in surprise.

Dian Wei and Bai Jingjing insisted on following him in, which is relatively easy to understand, but Yu Ji's actions were completely beyond his expectations.

This old boy always hides when he encounters danger, and sometimes he can't even see his shadow, but this time he volunteered so much, which is really far from the old boy's usual temperament.

Even before this, Wu Liang felt that even if the two soldiers entered the cave with him, Yu Ji would definitely not enter.

"When I was in Yuzhang County, Yang Wanli saved the old man's life, but this time he was killed. If the old man ignores it, you will surely poke his back... At this old man's age, face is more important than life .”

Yu Ji's voice already had some hollow echoes.

Unexpectedly, after a lot of fighting, the first person to enter this unknown cave was Yu Ji, an old boy.

Wu Liang finally stopped talking nonsense on this matter, but shook his head helplessly, and told the remaining two soldiers, "You must stay outside to meet him. If we haven't come out after dawn, you should immediately return to the station and tell the Huan army Stand by and wait for the envoy's army to arrive and report back to the general leading the army."

"If you hear the whistle coming from the cave, you also immediately return to the station, and lead all the people from the Huan army to come and enter the cave together to meet us."

"Do you understand?"

The two soldiers knew that their positions were also very important, so they immediately responded, "Understood!"

"Okay, let's go in too, but let's talk about the ugly things first. If you are buried here because of this, don't complain to me when you get down here. I didn't ask you to come in together."

After making a joke like this, Wu Liang got into the cave second.

To be honest, Wu Liang was quite heartwarming when he saw Dian Wei, Bai Jingjing and Yu Ji's choices.

This small team formed by him has become more and more like that. At least the members can rely on each other and hand over their backs to each other.

Unknowingly, this small team already had a soul.

"Combination leads to life, separation leads to death."

Wu Liang suddenly thought of a classic line about Captain Mojin in the later tomb robber novels.

If nothing happened this time and Yang Wanli could be rescued, Wu Liang planned to let Yang Wanli and Yu Ji officially join his small archaeological team.

He will hand over the ring engraved with the word "three" to Yang Wanli.

"Three" stands for communication, which corresponds to Yang Wanli's responsibilities.

And Yu Ji will get the ring engraved with "empty".

"Kong" stands for emptiness, and Yu Ji is dedicated to pursuing the way of becoming a fairy, but in Wu Liang's eyes, this so-called way of becoming a fairy is nothingness. It's not easy to live such a long time and still be an old boy.

now.

The small team has identified five members.

Wu Liang didn't ask to find owners for all ten rings, but he was still very much looking forward to finding all kinds of capable people and strange people, and absorbing them...

……

After entering the cave.

Everyone only climbed a few meters along the downward slope, and they were able to stand up very naturally.

It turned out that the entrance of the cave was only half covered by the accumulated soil. In fact, the real height of the cave was nearly three meters, and the width could fully accommodate a carriage.

Even if Dian Wei stood up straight and walked inside, he didn't feel cramped at all.

"It seems that this is not a drainage system, but an underground passage."

Using the Suihou beads to illuminate the nearby passage, Wu Liang made a judgment based on the specifications and craftsmanship of the passage.

If it is a drainage system, there is no need to build it so neatly, let alone build it so spacious, a channel as big as the entrance is enough.

Moreover, there is no structure such as a sink in the passage.

As long as it is a drainage system, there must be a sink, just like when the bathroom is decorated in later generations, a certain slope must be left on the floor of the bathroom to guide the water flow smoothly into the drain.

The same is true for the drainage system. If there is no water tank for drainage, the water will accumulate under the city and cannot be discharged. Over time, it will not only affect the service life of the building, but the stagnant water will gather with the domestic garbage, and some terrible viruses will be born, eventually causing the plague. It's like digging your own grave.

This discovery is naturally a good thing for Wu Liang and others.

The underground passage is much cleaner than the drainage system, at least there is no need to worry too much about contracting some unknown super virus, or even an ancient virus.

Following Yang Wanli in this way, he walked a certain distance with the soldier.

Finally, a three-way intersection appeared in front of everyone.

Yang Wanli and the soldier stood at the intersection for a few seconds, then turned around and walked towards the fork on the right as if sensing the direction.

"The evil in this boy Yang Wanli is really not simple. It seems that an invisible thread has grown to pull him and control his every move. If they hadn't led the way, we would have entered this cave. I'm afraid we don't know how to go. .”

Seeing this scene, Yu Ji sighed with a wrinkled old face, and then said, "Now the old man suddenly feels that the decision just now seems a bit hasty, and the old man thought about it carefully. What's the use? I just don't know if it's too late for the old man to quit now?"

"What do you think?"

Wu Liang was angry and funny, and asked the old boy sideways.

"The old man thinks...you are young people with active thinking, you should add a few witty words like the old man. The witty words make the people who say them and the people who listen to them feel at ease, and the ghosts are not so scary when they feel at ease. gone."

Yu Ji is worthy of being an eloquent monster, so he turned the topic to another place with his eyes, and looked at Dian Wei who was the least talkative among them with a smile, and said, "Dian Wei, why don't you give me a lesson first?" Are they making a show?"

This old boy is a real thief.

Knowing that Dian Wei is a person who doesn't talk too much, and knowing that Dian Wei won't argue with him, he dared to make fun of Dian Wei.

Hearing Yu Ji call his name.

Dian Wei still walked ahead without looking sideways, as if he didn't hear him at all.

As a result, just when Wu Liang and Bai Jingjing thought that Dian Wei was too lazy to care about him, Dian Wei's muffled and deep voice suddenly came from the front: "Although you can't have both bear's paw and fish, but a boy and an old man can." .”

???

Hearing Dian Wei's sudden words, Wu Liang, Bai Jingjing and Yu Ji were all stunned.

None of the three of them expected that Dian Wei would take the initiative to respond to Yu Ji's teasing, and this seemed to be a retort, right?

Must be retorting, right?
Long live!
Dian Wei, who never talks nonsense, is arguing with Yu Ji!
After being so stunned for a second.

The three of them finally realized what Dian Wei had said just now.

then.

"Kukukuku..."

Wu Liang couldn't help laughing in an instant.

"puff!"

Bai Jingjing couldn't hold back either, and burst out laughing accidentally.

"Ugh……"

Only Yu Ji looked embarrassed. Now the entire Huan army knows that he is an old boy, but not many people dare to tease him face to face, not to mention there are not a few boys in the Huan army.

However, after a few seconds of embarrassment, seeing Wu Liang and Bai Jingjing still smiling in "Kukuku" with a look of enduring pain, he explained to himself: "A person who seeks the Tao keeps his body like a jade." How can it be called a boy, this old man is called sincerity, there is a way that sincerity leads to spirituality, how can one get the fruit of the Tao if the heart is not sincere?"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

It's good that Yu Ji didn't explain, but Wu Liang and Bai Jingjing couldn't help laughing when he explained so sourly.

What's more, Wu Liang went to the side of Dian Wei who didn't change his face, patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him: "Brother Dian Wei, talk more after you can talk, or just write a biography. If you don’t know how to read, I’ll teach you, if you don’t have enough money, I’ll help you.”

Seeing what Wu Liang said, Yu Ji's old face couldn't bear it any longer, and he could even see a little redness, just like that, he was still trying to get some ground from Dian Wei, so he stuck his neck and said, "Dian Wei, you laugh at me, old man!" It's an old boy, aren't you?"

"Wei Nian was working for a rich family. The wife of that family saw that Wei was strong and strong, so she took Wei into the house secretly while the owner was out..."

Dian Wei nodded solemnly, then stretched out three more fingers, slashed Yu Ji's body, and said, "Three times, four hours."

"..."

After hearing this, Yu Ji was immediately discouraged, opened his mouth slightly but couldn't utter a word.

……

so below.

The originally creepy atmosphere really eased a lot.

A group of four people had already followed Yang Wanli and the soldier for a long time in the secret underground passage amidst laughter and laughter, but Wu Liang did not forget the business, and made marks on the wall every time he passed an intersection, so as to prevent them from going around for a while. Get lost on the way out.

however.

When Yang Wanli and the soldier stopped in a relatively wide place, Wu Liang and the others could no longer laugh.

They came to a big tree.

To be precise, it should be under a big tree.

Most of the branches and crown of this big tree have passed through the top of the underground secret passage and extended out of the secret passage.

Standing in the secret passage, you can only see the thick trunk two or three meters high below, and the intertwined roots of different thicknesses that have already been drilled out of the ground.

And between these tree roots, is actually...

Dense human corpses? !

The older corpses have been completely turned into dry bones, and even the skulls have rolled down to the ground or among tree roots.

Some of the newer corpses were still wrapped in a layer of shriveled skins. These skins were dark brown, and there were even clothes that hadn't completely rotted outside the skins. There were men and women, old and new.

And the roots of this big tree are wrapped around the bodies of these human corpses, and have produced many fine hairs similar to the feet of creepers or the tentacles of morning glory, either tightly adsorbing these corpses, or Wrapped around these corpses, it looks like the "hands-on monster" in the ideology of later generations...

"Be careful?!"

Wu Liang and the others stopped immediately, not daring to approach these tree roots easily.

Everyone is afraid that these tree roots will suddenly come alive, and then restrain them like a real "hand monster", and then end up like those mummified corpses.

However, Yang Wanli and the soldier had already stepped on the roots and came to the side of the big tree.

Those tree roots didn't respond in any way, they looked like some very ordinary tree roots.

then.

Yang Wanli and the soldier did not make any drastic moves, but silently lay down on their backs leaning on the thick rhizome under the trunk, and slowly closed their eyes, as if they were just falling asleep.

Everything seemed so harmonious, such a beautiful picture of man and nature living in peace... If there were no rough estimates of at least hundreds of human corpses.

"This... is this demon tree 'Yunyang'?!"

Yu Ji shrank his neck and hid at the back, wrinkled his old face and guessed.

"Yunyang?"

Wu Liang's expression changed slightly.

This unusual and strange tree is recorded in the ancient book "Baopuzi": "There is a big tree in the mountain, and there are people who can speak, but it is not a tree that can speak. Its name is Yunyang, and it is auspicious to call it."

This means: there is a talking tree in the mountains. In fact, it is not because the tree can really talk, but because there is a fairy called "Yunyang" hidden in it. Name, everything will be fine, otherwise...

What will happen if the name of the tree is not mentioned in the records, Wu Liang naturally has no way of knowing.

Moreover, "Baopuzi" is a Taoist classic compiled by Ge Hong in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which was written after the Sima family usurped Wei...

The reason why Wu Liang knew it was because he had read "Baopuzi".

And Yu Ji of this era obviously did not have the opportunity to see the "Baopuzi" of later generations, but he was able to name this strange tree "Yunyang". Haven't found relevant ancient books?
But this still does not prove that the big tree in front of him is "Yunyang".

Although the monster is indeed weird enough and very scary, it doesn't talk.

Of course, Wu Liang didn't really believe that a tree could really speak. As for the goblin... After seeing "Ju" in the tomb of King Liang Xiao, Wu Liang naturally didn't dare to completely deny the existence of such a thing.

but.

This strange tree does not seem to be as ferocious as imagined.

Because Yang Wanli and the soldier were already lying down like a plate of vegetables, but its roots hadn't moved a bit, and everything around it was still so harmonious and peaceful.

Looking at the corpses that have been turned into mummy corpses, there is no trace of torture at all...

"Yunyang! Yunyang! The old man knows that you are doing the trick, Yunyang?"

With such a guess, Yu Ji became more courageous and started calling directly.

"..."

The big tree didn't show any changes because of his call, and those roots were as motionless as ordinary tree roots.

(End of this chapter)