Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 317 Bronze Gate (4000)

Seeing this situation, Wu Liang dared not relax his vigilance.

Cautiously came to these corpses to check the situation.

Soon he discovered the cause of death of these corpses, which was also caused by the head being pierced from top to bottom by an unknown sharp weapon, which was not much different from those corpses found before.

Similarly, Wu Liang also found some chisels and craftsman's tools beside them.

It can be seen that these people are also the same group as the corpses of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods found along the way.

As for what exactly was this group of people harmed by?
Wu Liang first ruled out the "water ghost" who attacked him just now.

Although the "water ghost" is relatively powerful, it feels that it can't pierce the human skull with a single blow. After all, the human skull can be regarded as one of the strongest bones in the human body. The force required to pierce it cannot be underestimated.

Moreover, the "water ghost"'s height is relatively limited, almost a head shorter than him, even if he jumped up, he might not be able to attack the heads of these corpses from top to bottom.

Furthermore, the "water ghost" just used the chisels left by these corpses.

The chisel had a flat tip, and the holes left on the heads of these corpses were obviously caused by sharp weapons such as spears and spears. There was obviously a big difference between the two.

the most important is.

These corpses all seemed to have died within a relatively short period of time. Even if the "water ghost" did have a special handy weapon before, and its jumping ability and strength were amazing, it felt difficult to do this.

unless.

There is more than one "water ghost" here...

But the possibility of this is not great. If there is more than one "water ghost" here, it is impossible for him to meet him until here, and it is even more impossible for him to escape from the river and cross the river to the other side smoothly.

So Wu Liang is still more inclined.

These corpses encountered something more terrifying than the "water ghost", and this kind of thing possessed extremely powerful explosive power. In front of it, these people had no resistance at all, and even running away was a luxury.

And this thing.

It is very likely that it has something to do with the dark door in front of them. If someone hadn't deliberately placed these corpses, they would undoubtedly be far away from this door when they died...

Take a deep breath.

Wu Liang finally came to this gate with 12 cautions.

He found that black was not the true color of the gate, it was just a layer of black paint, and he didn't know whether it was used for anti-rust or for decoration.

Many places on the door have a touch of metallic luster. If you look closely, it seems to be bronze that was more common in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, but it is not exactly the same. It seems that there are other alloy components, like the chisels that Wu Liang discovered before. , and there was no particularly serious rust.

In addition, there are some exaggerated animal patterns cast on the door.

The heads, horns, eyes, noses, mouths, claws and other parts of the animals can be clearly seen in the patterns. Because of his professional advantages, Wu Liang can also distinguish some of the animals, including deer, cranes, and horses. Animal carving patterns with good meanings are considered to be popular decorative patterns among the people during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

Besides.

Wu Liang also saw a small irregular circular groove at the very center of the gate.

This groove is about two centimeters deep and only five centimeters in diameter.

There are also some uneven lines engraved in the groove, but these lines do not seem to form any symbolic patterns, they just go around and finally connect four small holes with a diameter of no more than one centimeter. together.

The inside of the four small holes was pitch black, and the faint light of the Suihou Pearl couldn't fully shine through.

Although Wu Liang didn't know what the small circular groove and the four small holes in the groove were for, he vaguely felt that this might be the key to opening the door. The principle was similar to Lock.

After all, as early as 3000 BC in the Yangshao Cultural Site of the Chinese Dynasty, wooden locks installed on wooden frame buildings were discovered.

And if it is the Gongshu Tomb here, Lu Ban, as the master craftsman, can come up with a set of sophisticated locks to protect his tomb.

It's just that if this thing is really a lock, it needs a corresponding "key" to open it.

Wu Liang definitely didn't have the key.

I don't even have any clues about where to look...

Under such circumstances, Wu Liang first pushed the door hard.

Sure enough, it didn't move at all.

There is no need to try to pull it. There is no such thing as a pull ring on the door, and there is not even a place to start, so how can it be pulled open.

As for the possibility of sliding doors, Wu Liang quickly ruled it out.

"..."

After pondering for a moment, Wu Liang looked back at the corpses arranged in an irregular fan shape behind him.

These corpses fled in all directions at the beginning, they must have encountered something terrible, but at this moment Wu Liang didn't find anything dangerous on this door.

In other words, the reason why these corpses escaped may not be because of this door, but because of the things inside the door.

If it's something inside the door.

That would mean that the corpses might have opened the door in the first place.

With such an analysis, a deduction immediately jumped into Wu Liang's mind-these corpses may carry the "key" that can open the door!
Think so.

Wu Liang turned back in a hurry, and searched carefully on these corpses again.

But it was disappointing.

After searching all seventeen corpses, Wu Liang did not find anything on them that could match the small groove on the door.

And recalled the corpses encountered on the road before.

Wu Liang thought that his inspection was relatively detailed, and the things that could match this groove were not too small, so there should be no possibility of omissions.

and so.

Isn't the "key" here at all?
Or in other words, was it hidden by someone?

Wu Liang thought of that "water ghost". Although he wasn't sure what it was, it was still one of the living creatures in the cave, so it might not be impossible to hide the "key".

Besides.

Wu Liang was also not sure if there were any accomplices who escaped from the corpses that remained here forever.

After all, if the half-remained corpse could die at the exit of the passage, someone might have escaped alive and hid the "key" forever.

"Water Ghost".

Wu Liang definitely didn't want to meet again, let alone ask for the "key" from it.

And even if someone escaped.

Now that hundreds of years have passed, it has already been buried in the soil. Regardless of whether the "key" has been passed on to future generations, Wu Liang's desire to find it is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack, let alone mention it.

So much thought.

Wu Liang had completely given up on the idea of ​​looking for the "key". After a little thought, he decisively took out two things that were also wrapped in layers of linen from the small tool bag he was carrying.

The linen was completely soaked.

But it doesn't affect what's inside.

As the sackcloth was lifted layer by layer, two things appeared in front of Wu Liang.

One is the "Spiritual Bell" found in the Chumu Cemetery not long ago.

The other one is a small wooden box with several layers of silk cloth inside, and what is packed in the small wooden box is the indestructible "Diamond Diamond".

Back then, "Diamond Diamond" was able to break through the copper wall in the Chumu Cemetery, so it should be no problem to deal with this bronze gate.

Thanks to Chu Mugong for sponsoring the "diamond".

This is the real good thing, and with it, there is almost nothing that can stop him from entering the mausoleum.

"Ring Ling!"

Wu Liang first rang the bell twice, and the "Diamond Diamond", who was still sleeping in the wooden box, jumped up and jumped out of the wooden box in a flash, and landed on his shoulder.

"Ring ring ring ring!"

Wu Liang shook it four more times, pointed at the bronze gate in front of him and yelled softly: "Chew!"

"Squeak!"

"Diamond Diamond" responded twice, and then immediately jumped off Wu Liang's palm and went straight to the bronze gate.

"Shushasha—chachacha——"

The industrious little miners were already in working condition in an instant. With the non-stop sparks, the metal shavings were quickly scattered all over the ground. It really is a rare wonder in the world.

Seeing this situation, Wu Liang was in a good mood.

He simply found a place beside him to sit down and rest. Just now, he slipped down the slope and was attacked by "water ghosts". These life-threatening events put a great burden on Wu Liang's physical and mental strength.

It would be a lie to say that I am not tired.

Regardless of now, he also took this opportunity to recover his physical strength first, not daring to relax his vigilance.

The escaped "water ghost" may come back at any time, and there may be something more terrifying than the "water ghost" behind this door, which may threaten Wu Liang's life.

"Now that the agreed time has passed, Yang Wanli should have come in to look for me, right?"

Wu Liang thought in his heart.

Now that the matter has come to this point, Wu Liang can only think about the bright side.

Yang Wanli's force is slightly stronger than him, and he also has "Bone Shrinking Art" by his side. Wu Liang is not particularly worried about him, and is even looking forward to Yang Wanli's arrival.

If Yang Wanli came here, Wu Liang would have an extra helper and partner, and his situation would definitely be much better than now. If there is really something terrible behind this door, he would have more confidence in his heart.

……

The material of this bronze door is indeed not comparable to the copper wall in the previous Chumu Cemetery.

Wu Liang watched from the side, the "Diamond Diamond" gnawed for most of the day, but only gnawed a dent the size of a shot put on the bronze door, and hadn't gnawed through the door yet.

It seems that if you want to rely on the power of the "Diamond Diamond" to enter the door, you still need to spend a little more effort.

However, the physique of "Diamond Diamond" is also extremely special.

Under normal circumstances, even if the drill bits of later generations have been drilling continuously for such a long time, they must have been unable to withstand the high temperature and began to turn red and soften. Tirelessly shaking her bulging cheeks and paws.

"It's been a while since I came in, and I spent a lot of time on the way. If Yang Wanli came down half an hour after I entered the passage, I guess it should be here about the same time."

Wu Liang calculated the time silently. Although he didn't have a watch to check the time, he still had a rough estimate in his mind.

Thinking of this, Wu Liang couldn't help but start to worry about Yang Wanli.

Could it be that this kid also accidentally rolled down the slope, was unlucky and fell to his death?
Or did he meet the "River God" after coming down, and became the soul of the dead in the mouth of the "River God"?

Or was he also encountered a sneak attack by a "water ghost" by the dark river, not as brave as himself, so lucky to have escaped?
When thinking about it like this.

"Da da... da da..."

Wu Liang suddenly heard sparse footsteps.

"Come!"

Wu Liang's heart tightened, he quickly lowered his voice, and gave a soft drink to "Diamond Diamond".

The little thing was also very obedient, he stopped working immediately, turned around and ran back to Wu Liang's shoulder.

I have to admit that the physique of "Diamond Diamond" is indeed very special. After working for so long, there is no heat transfer from the body, at least Wu Liang doesn't feel any heat through the clothes.

But that's not the point!

The point is that Wu Liang heard sparse footsteps, which were not the footsteps of one person at all, but the footsteps of a group of people!
Wu Liang didn't have Bai Jingjing's extraordinary hearing ability, so he couldn't tell how many people there were, and he couldn't tell how far these people were from here, but he remembered very clearly that before he came in, he only said that Yang Wanli would be here for half an hour. The latter came in to find himself.

Under normal circumstances, these subordinates are still very obedient, and will not take the initiative to disobey their orders.

So these footsteps he heard.

It is very likely that they are not their own people at all!

After calling back "Diamond Diamond", Wu Liang walked quickly to a rock where he could hide, then took off his upper body clothes and wrapped Suihou Zhu tightly, so that he completely merged into the darkness and watched quietly. Change.

Doing so is also somewhat dangerous.

Because there is no Suihou Pearl, this place has fallen into the true sense of blindness, and Wu Liang can't see anything no matter how wide his eyes are.

If he encounters a surprise attack by a "water ghost" at this time, or if something approaches quietly, Wu Liang will not be able to guard against it at all.

But before finding out the identity of the visitor, Wu Liang could only hide himself in this way.

"breathe--"

In the darkness, Wu Liang could only hear his own faint breathing.

However, his eyes were still looking at the direction of the footsteps, which was the path across the dark river that he had walked before, but now, all he could see was the endless darkness.

So about a few minutes later.

There was finally a light in the darkness.

It was the orange-yellow light that shot out from behind the corner of the path. The light kept jumping, and it looked very unstable. It should be a torch or other lighting.

And in this light.

Wu Liang saw a somewhat abstract shadow.

The figure was hunched, with disheveled hair, and it was very similar to the "water ghost" he had seen before!
(End of this chapter)