Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 726 Twelve Hours of Treasure Hunting (4200)

at the same time.

The source of this inexplicable chill in Tian Heng's mansion seems to have an answer.

The mansion built with such stone bricks is naturally full of coolness all year round, and naturally the temperature is much lower than the outside world. It is not an exaggeration to say that the air conditioner is turned on all year round.

It can be imagined that such a mansion must be very comfortable to live in in summer. The temperature at the seaside is already high, and living here is like living in a 24-hour air-conditioned room.

But like the current early spring season, or late autumn and winter, it is not easy.

After all, there is no heating in this era, and the only high-end heating method is the brazier, and a small brazier is probably hard to beat the coldness in the mansion.

However, at this moment, the source of the chill in Tian Heng's mansion is no longer the focus of Wu Liang's attention.

What he cares more about has become the source of these stone bricks.

That is very likely to be the source of the Qionggou jade carried by Miko Hu, and it is also the place Xu Fu has visited, and it may even be the legendary Zuzhou.

Because there is such a detail in the records about "Yangshenzhi": "It was born in Qiongtian."

The translation of this sentence means that "yangshenzhi" grows in a field of jade.

That is to say, Zuzhou must be a place with rich jade deposits. As for what kind of jade is in the jade field, there is no record in the history books, and of course Wu Liang can't tell.

But because of this, Wu Liang can also guess that the jade in Zuzhou is this kind of strange jade with a cold texture.

In fact.

Wu Liang had already thought of the ghost cave in the sea.

But the biggest problem is that according to Jin Wei's previous statement, the ghost hole will not be exposed for more than a day each time.

And the time in one day is so tight, with the current productivity and tools, and the fact that Tian Heng only brought five hundred guests to the island, it is impossible to move enough to build this mansion from the ghost cave in one day. of stone.

And once you miss it, you will have to wait ten years to enter the ghost cave next time.

and also.

Historically, Tian Heng fled to the island, then Liu Bang summoned him to Luoyang, and finally committed suicide only [-] miles away from Luoyang. The span of this period was only three years.

In three years of hard work, Tian Heng will only have one chance to see the ghost cave at most, and it is impossible to carry stones many times.

Unless he knew of the existence of the ghost cave before that, and had secretly sent people into the ghost cave to transport it for many years before escaping to the island...

of course.

These are just Wu Liang's conjectures.

It is also possible that the ghost cave is the ghost cave, and the ancestral continent is the ancestral continent. There is no connection between the two. relation.

It's just that once some ideas pop up, they can never be suppressed.

Especially for archaeologists like Wu Liang who are driven by curiosity, once they come up with an idea, they must verify it. No matter whether their idea is right or wrong in the end, this is a great opportunity for themselves. Only by confessing can I completely let go and stop thinking about it...

"Young Master, what you mean is that these stone bricks may come from the legendary Zuzhou?"

Yu Ji also understood what Wu Liang meant, and there was an obvious look of longing on his old face. He himself is a rather persistent practitioner of Taoism, and the legendary Zuzhou has an indescribable meaning for him. Appeal.

"Then it depends on whether this Qionggou jade comes from Zuzhou."

Wu Liangxu stared at the witch.

"I'm not too sure about this. There is no record in the shrine about the origin of this Qionggou jade."

The witch said seriously.

"My lord, is it possible that the legendary Zuzhou is under this ghost cave?"

Yu Ji then asked eagerly.

Yang Wanli immediately stood up and retorted: "Old boy, you are not going to encourage the young master to enter the ghost cave, are you? You have to go by yourself. We and the young master will wait outside the cave, and someone will collect your body when the time comes."

"Oldness doesn't mean that!"

Not to be outdone, Yu Ji said, "I'm just a little curious. You know that there is a total of fairy grass called 'Yangshenzhi' growing in Zuzhou. This fairy grass can bring people back to life. One plant can revive a thousand people. If anyone can If you get this kind of fairy grass, you can control life and death, even if you are not a fairy, you are no different from a fairy."

"Is what you said true?"

Yang Wanli was taken aback when he heard the words.

"There are indeed such rumors, and I have heard of them before."

Zhen Mi took the initiative to rectify Yu Ji's name, "However, no one can say exactly where Zuzhou is located, so whether it is true or not is still uncertain... I can only prove one thing, the rumor about 'Yangshenzhi' is true. Really, my concubine has personally seen the scene of being starved to death by the side of the road and returning to life, but it is not easy to say whether the people who have been resurrected in this way can still be regarded as human beings."

"how do I say this?"

Wu Hao asked curiously.

"The gentleman doesn't know something, but the concubine can see clearly that those starving people who have been brought back to life have lost their souls, and they don't know anything about what happened before they were alive, and they will continue to rot like dead people, but the rate of decay is much slower than normal. The carrion from the body will fall off one by one, and even the bones will rot from the inside out, and finally turn into a pile of rotten soil that smells so bad."

Zhen Mi recalled that everyone who heard it frowned more or less, but she was still very calm, "This state will last for about two or three years, and people who don't know it will think that these starving people have come back to life. But in fact, they couldn't even leave a whole body in the end."

Isn't this a zombie?
Wu Liang thought so in his heart, and then immediately asked: "Is this resurrected starvation offensive?"

"It's not aggressive at all. It can even eat and drink normally. It looks harmless to humans and animals."

Zhen Mi said, "And when they show more obvious signs of decay, they will walk to inaccessible places by themselves, curl up in a ball without moving, and finally turn into rotten soil within a few days, and the rotten soil is washed away by the rain. There is not even a trace of them, and the family members will never find them again, and they will only think that they got lost accidentally."

"In this case, it should not be contagious."

Wu Liang murmured and said.

"Indeed, none of the living people who have been in contact with these people have similar conditions. It seems that 'Yangshenzhi' is only effective for dead bodies."

Zhen Mi replied.

"I heard that there is no old boy, and there is no fairy grass that can bring the dead back to life like you said. Maybe the ancestor island inhabited by immortals is also fake. Taking ten thousand steps back, even if the ghost cave is really the legendary ancestor. [-]% of continents are not a good place to go."

Hearing Zhen Mi's words, Yang Wanli regained his energy immediately, and while refuting Yu Ji with words, he secretly observed the changes in Wu Liang's expression.

After all, this guy still didn't want Wu Liang to venture into the ghost cave.

After all, it is different from every previous adventure. This time, the situation in this ghost cave is too complicated, and the initiative is not in the hands of the Huan army, but in the hands of Wang Yanghai, which cannot be resisted by manpower.

"..."

However, Wu Liang has already started to think about other issues at this moment.

Zhen Mi's statement seems to be able to explain the legend of those Tian Heng disciples who "resurrected from the dead", and indeed no one in Qu county can tell where the revived disciples went, and they just disappeared inexplicably.

But this cannot explain the legend of immortality that Xu Fu left behind in Wa.

At the very least, Xu Fu's "returning from the dead" experience certainly did not use the "Cultivation of Shenzhi", otherwise Xu Fu would also become a walking dead, quietly turning into a pile of rotten soil after a few years.

of course.

It cannot be ruled out that Xu Fu is actually pretending to be a ghost. In fact, this kind of thing is not difficult to do. Even using the simplest political means to buy the tribal leader, he can easily complete the fraudulent operation and establish himself an immortal ancestor god. person set.

Claiming that he has reached the legendary Zuzhou is also a means of packaging.

It's as if the founding emperors of the Celestial Dynasty must create some mythical stories for themselves, so as to teach everyone that he is the real dragon emperor, and he is destined to be the emperor from birth, so as to establish the legitimacy and legality of his rule sex.

But even with this analysis, it still can't explain the origin of the Qiong Gou jade.

Wu Liang didn't have much research on jade, especially those priceless ancient jades, and he in later generations didn't even have the qualifications to even touch them.

But he can still be sure of one thing.

That is, the archaeological world of later generations has not found any rare jade with similar characteristics to this Qionggou jade, at least no information about this rare jade has been made public.

In the world of antiques, collectors and those jade lovers, no one has exhibited such rare jade.

Otherwise, in the later generations with extremely developed information, it is impossible that there will be no relevant news, at least Wu Liang has never heard of such a peculiar jade in the world.

That is to say.

This jade must have come from an extinct area that is extremely difficult for people in later generations to reach.

For example, this ghost cave that can still be seen today is an absolute territory. In later generations, even Yuzhou Mountain is directly connected to the mainland, and it is no longer an island. Naturally, some things will happen in this ghost cave. Change, or even disappear forever... Anyway, this ghost hole must no longer exist in future generations.

"Everyone!"

After pondering for a long time, Wu Liang finally came back to his senses, and said seriously to everyone, "I decided to explore this ghost cave, and everyone should prepare in advance."

"Son..."

Everyone suddenly looked worried, and even Yu Ji, who was still a little yearning before, frowned. This guy is actually a paper tiger. If he really wants to risk his life, he will be coaxed faster than anyone else.

"Listen to me."

Wu Liang waved his hands to teach everyone to calm down, and then he continued to smile and said, "Now I can be regarded as having a family and a room and living a happy life. Of course, I will not easily joke about my life, let alone your lives, so this This time I will explore the ghost cave, I will make the most secure plan, and everything will be carried out within a safe and controllable range. Now I will talk about my plan. If you have any ideas after listening, you can also come up with them in time to help me improve the plan. how?"

"..."

Everyone looked at each other after listening, and finally suppressed the worries in their hearts and nodded, "Sir, please tell me."

Wu Liang continued: "Brother Jin just said that every time the sea level drops to reveal the entrance of the ghost cave, this situation can last for a day, so if we want to enter the ghost cave, we need to control the time of exploration." , There shouldn’t be any problem coming out before the sea water pours back in.”

"One day is twelve hours. To be on the safe side, I decided to set the time to enter the ghost cave at eight hours."

"That is, once we go deep into the ghost cave for four hours, no matter whether we gain anything or not, we must turn back immediately. In this way, it takes eight hours to go back and forth. Even if there are some accidents on the way out, we still have extra time There is no need to panic too much.”

"I don't know what you think?"

The amount of time Wu Liang set aside was indeed quite sufficient. Four of the twelve hours were directly excluded by him, which was a full eight hours. Even if the seawater might flood back in advance, it should not be so long in advance.

"My son's plan is not a problem. The problem is that we still don't know anything about the situation in the ghost cave. What if it's easy to get in and hard to get out... Just now Jin Wei also said that someone had entered curiously before, and it turned out Since then, there has been no return.”

It was Yu Ji who showed his yearning for Zuzhou just now, and now it is Yu Ji who first raised objections.

"That's why I set aside so much time. In addition, Brother Jin also said that he had seen flying birds that were not seabirds flying out of the ghost cave. The method of the cave... If we encounter these flying birds when we enter, we can teach Jingjing to catch a few spare ones in advance, and if we encounter special circumstances, we can use these flying birds as guides to guide us to find the way out."

Wu Liang has a well-thought-out way.

"This is a good way, as expected of the young master!"

Yu Ji's eyes lit up.

Recently, Bai Jingjing didn't use her ventriloquism to catch birds for everyone's tooth festival, and she almost forgot that her ventriloquism still has this function.

"Anything else?"

Seeing that no one was talking anymore, Wu Liang asked again.

"That...Wu Taishi, can the villain ask a question?"

Jin Wei hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't help standing up and speaking.

"Brother Jin, please ask."

Wu Liang nodded.

"We still have some children who are being... taken care of by Wu Taishi's people. Wu Taishi said before that if Wu Taishi had an accident with us, those children would never come back."

Jin Wei said eagerly, "But Wu Taishi, you have seen it too. This time, the villain knows everything about you and is trying his best to cooperate in everything. Now that Wu Taishi is going to venture into the ghost cave, what will happen?" No one can say for sure, and this matter is Wu Taishi's own decision, and has nothing to do with us, so... can Wu Taishi please release our children first, or leave a letter in advance to declare this matter None of our business."

"no!"

Wu Liang rejected Jin Wei without even thinking about it, "There is no need to mention this matter again. If I can get out alive, those children will be sent back safely. If something goes wrong with me... you'd better pray that my trip goes well. Bar."

Before entering the ghost cave, he would definitely tell the soldiers stationed outside in private that if something happened to him in the ghost cave, those children would not be involved.

But on the bright side, he would never agree to Jin Wei's request.

After all, there are more than a thousand "yellow turban thieves" on the island, and people's hearts are separated by belly. Even if Jin Wei seems to be a good person, Wu Liang will not easily give up the capital that can make them use the mouse.

(End of this chapter)