Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 806 Punishment (4100)

"With us."

Wu Liang squeezed Cao Ni's little hand, and said with a firm expression, "You just need to follow us well, don't run around or touch, don't be afraid."

"Ah."

Infected by Wu Liang, Cao Ni immediately calmed down a bit.

While speaking, everyone had already walked through the common corridor, under the light of the Suihou Pearl, the iron chains hanging on the top of the corridor appeared in front of them, and they could clearly see the chains hanging on the corridor one by one. The corpse of a pregnant woman that looks like a chrysalis under the chains.

"You wait here first."

Wu Liang said to everyone, and then called Shang Dianwei to go forward to check the condition of the corpses of these pregnant women, while Yang Wanli stayed behind to protect everyone.

Come so close.

Wu Liang was immediately disappointed in his heart, because he saw that the abdomens of the corpses of these pregnant women had cracked a huge opening, and the inside of that opening was empty, only an empty shell was left.

That is to say, the last time they came here, the gnat eggs in the corpses of these pregnant women had already hatched out, and together with the gnats in the corpses of the tombs outside, they formed the terrifying giant gnats. The worms basically exploded to death under the joint action of the mysterious snare drum and the Taigong seal.

Even if the gnats escaped by chance and left the hotbed where they were bred, and experienced more than two years in the tomb, I am afraid it would be difficult to survive and be used by the infinite.

This is naturally not good news for Wu Liang.

Now that he finally knows the usefulness of the "worm bead", but there are no more worms to use, so the "worm bead" is just two useless stones to him.

"Look inside again."

Wu Liang said to Dian Wei with some reluctance.

So the two lowered their waists and carefully shuttled among the corpses of pregnant women hanging upside down. In comparison, Wu Liang was smaller and not very strong, so it was relatively easy, but for a strong man like Dian Wei For him, it was really difficult for him, so that Dian Wei had to follow closely with the difficult movement of squatting on the ground.

In fact, Wu Liang also felt his scalp tingling as he walked through the corpses of pregnant women.

Because his waist was so low, his head was basically at the same level as those corpses of pregnant women hanging upside down. During the walking process, he could clearly see the expressions of these corpses forever petrified on this empty shell.

Without exception, these corpses left a distorted face mixed with pain, fear and resentment.

However, these distorted faces are full of strange things, and because they are transformed by living people, they are more real than the most realistic statues in the world, especially when they are almost face to face with such faces, Wu Liang will unconsciously feel palpitations.

After all, Wu Liang is finally still a normal person with emotions and desires, and he cannot completely abandon fear.

And he has to admit it.

If it weren't for the fact that the backbone of the Huan army was behind him at this moment, and Dian Wei was also closely guarding him, it would take a lot of time for him to spend a lot of time mentally building up his determination to cross these corpses of pregnant women hanging upside down.

Unfortunately, however.

So far, Wu Liang has not found a complete corpse of a pregnant woman.

However, Wu Liang was mentally prepared for this. After all, these corpses of pregnant women were in the same environment, and the conditions or stimuli they encountered were exactly the same. Therefore, if they were to hatch, the eggs hidden in the corpses of pregnant women should naturally hatch together.

In this case.

It took Wu Liang and Dian Wei half a stick of incense to finally pass through this area which is only about ten meters away.

He has already confirmed all the corpses of pregnant women, and none of the dozens of corpses still contain eggs or gnats, and all of them have turned into translucent empty shells.

"Yang Wanli, you should bring everyone here too. There are no more gnats here. Although these empty corpses look creepy, they are actually not dangerous..."

Wu Liang's mental state was slightly relaxed, and then he let out a long sigh of relief, turned around and waved to everyone.

Only halfway through the words, Wu Liang suddenly felt the ground sink under his feet, and he was shocked.

Could it be an organ trap!
He was very careful every time he entered the tomb, and this time was no exception. Even when inspecting the corpses of the pregnant women who were hanging upside down, he was always observing the situation under his feet, just in case he accidentally missed the other.

Therefore, when he just settled down, he was sure that what he was standing on was just an ordinary square brick, and there was nothing special about it.

"Son!"

Fortunately, Dian Wei's attention was always on Wu Liang, and at this moment he was also quick-eyed and quick-handed. Wu Liang's body was just short, and he had already pinched Wu Liang's shoulder behind him, and left as if he was carrying a chicken. past.

next moment.

"Wow--!"

Hearing a loud noise, a block of square bricks had sunk where Wu Liang had just stood, and a two-meter-square pothole had appeared in that area through the dust that had been raised.

"This……"

Wu Liang was afraid for a while.

"Wu Youcai!"

"Son!"

"Talented brother!"

"Gentlemen..."

"What's going on, how are you, are you okay?"

When everyone heard the movement, they hurriedly asked.

"No, it's fine."

Wu Liang responded first, then stood firm and slowly approached the pothole, stretching his neck to look at the bottom of the pothole with the help of the faint light of the Suihou bead.

It was only after this look that they suddenly discovered that there were four logs placed side by side under the pothole at the moment.

The diameter of these four logs is about half a meter, and there is a distance of about 40 cm between each log.

These logs have already turned, and some of the stone slabs that fell into the pit just now have fallen into the deeper bottom along the 40-minute gap between the logs, while the rest of the stone slabs are also sliding down with the rotation of the logs. There is a harsh noise of "click click".

Accompanied by these noises, the already cracked stone slabs were forcibly crushed into smaller pieces and fell into the deeper pit below.

At this moment, Wu Liang finally saw clearly the settings on these logs, and also understood what these stone slabs were going through.

It turns out that these logs are densely covered with dagger-like sharp blades, and rollers should be arranged at both ends of the logs. Once something falls on them, it will continue to slide down the gap between the logs. , thus driving the logs to rotate.

In this way, in the process of sliding and turning, the things on it will be run over by the sharp blades arranged on the log like a rolling nail board... If it is a fragile human body, being run over like this will undoubtedly be the punishment of Ling Chi , but shouldn't live as long as the real Ling Chi.

Looking at the scene in front of him.

Cold sweat broke out from Wu Liang's palms and vest instantly.

In principle, this is actually the simplest pit trap, which has been used by people for hunting thousands of years ago, but the layout inside the pit is extremely imaginative, it is simply a set of torture tools.

Wu Liang could completely imagine it.

If Dian Wei hadn't picked him up in time just now, what would he have become if he fell into it? I'm afraid it would not be easy to put together and leave a whole body...

Fortunately, this trap did not completely block the entire corridor.

Instead, a distance of about half a meter was left on both sides of the corridor, just enough for one person to walk slowly, otherwise Wu Liang and the others might have to find a way to build a bridge.

This pothole is at least two meters wide. Although it is not a problem for Wu Liang, Dian Wei and other middle-aged men to jump through, it is a problem for Yu Ji, Zhuge Liang, Zhen Mi, Bai Jingjing and Cao Ni and other female relatives. They have limited physical strength.

"Just a little trap."

Swallowing, Wu Liang stabilized his mind, and said to everyone, "It's okay, come here first, be careful, don't be impatient."

……

Everyone passed through the array of hanging corpses, and then passed through this innovative trap.

On the next road, Wu Liangbian walked more cautiously, and he had to be cautious in almost every step.

But then there seemed to be no traps, so they walked forward for more than ten meters, and after turning a corner, everyone finally came to another relatively wide tomb that could barely be called a hall.

"Ah... gentleman!"

As soon as he entered the tomb, Cao Ni couldn't help but let out a soft cry, grabbed Wu Liang's arm and shrank behind him.

Wu Liang and the others also stopped immediately, and everyone frowned.

Facing them was a hideous... "giant" with vertical eyes?
This "giant" is about two meters tall, as strong and burly as Dian Wei, standing in front of a couch-like wooden table, holding a mountain-breaking ax in his hand, and the ax is stained with red..." blood"?
And on the bright red wooden table, there is also a... "person".

It's just that this person no longer has a head, and a bare scarlet neck is facing Wu Liang and the others. Besides, his limbs have been separated from the torso, and even the torso has been cut open, revealing the colorful and colorful eyes inside. internal organs.

"This is……"

Wu Liang searched carefully, only to find that this person's head was rolling down to one side of the wooden case. Although he remained on his side, his painful and ferocious face was facing Wu Liang and the others.

The scene in front of me is very similar to a slaughter scene.

But the object of slaughter is not an animal, but a person.

"This is punishment!"

Yu Ji quickly saw the clue, and said, "The dismemberment of the owl's head is for punishment. The owner of the tomb must be warning us not to allow us to continue entering the tomb."

"Punishment?"

Someone is puzzled.

But Wu Liang immediately understood, nodded and said, "This should indeed be a punishment."

Some people in the backbone of the Liren Army did not know that it was actually because Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty Liu Qi simplified and eliminated the punishments of the Han Dynasty. There are three types of death penalty: decapitation, beheading, and abandoning the market.

The reason why Yu Ji said that it was the owner of the tomb was warning them.

It is because the calendar of the pre-Qin period stipulates that "stealing hair graves" is the same crime as murder, wounding and maiming, extortion and human trafficking, and should be punished with punishment.

Wu Liang and the others in the Lian army obviously committed the crime of "stealing hair tombs" at this moment, which is applicable to the range of punishments in the calendar of the pre-Qin period.

However, Wu Liang didn't intend to tell everyone about this matter in detail, so as not to have a bad influence on everyone.

"Then this fierce guy..."

Cao Ni stuck out half of his head from behind Wu Liang and asked.

"I think it should be a dummy, otherwise how can we keep this posture motionless. In addition, some details are not like real people."

Wu Liang said.

The expression is also very stiff. It can be seen that it is the kind of angry-eyed King Kong that is more common in the temples of the Celestial Dynasty. The eyes are round and the face is ferocious, and it looks down from a tall posture, giving people a full sense of oppression, which makes people unconsciously Live in awe.

"The torn corpse..."

Cao Ni asked again.

"It should also be a dummy, Dian Wei and I will verify one or two first."

Wu Liang took out the vajra umbrella as a defense, and walked carefully towards the wooden case with Dian Wei.

So first came to the head that fell on the side of the wooden case, Wu Liang stretched out the diamond umbrella and tapped the head's face lightly with the umbrella tip.

"Bang bang."

The sound transmitted back was like knocking on a piece of wood, which was enough to confirm Wu Liang's guess.

Then Wu Liang got closer, stretched out his vajra umbrella and gently poked the glaring execution giant with the tip of the umbrella.

"Bang bang."

The same sound came back.

"It is indeed a wooden man."

Bai Jingjing nodded to confirm, and then added in some detail, "And the inside should be solid, so don't worry about suddenly moving like a wooden armor."

Hearing this, Wu Liang finally let go of his only concern, and stepped forward to check everything on the wooden case.

It turns out.

Although the stumps looked bloody and real, they were actually carved from wood, and blood was smeared on them with red paint.

Even the great ax in the hands of the execution giant was carved out of wood.

But it's normal when you think about it. If it's a normal iron or bronze axe, it must weigh at least a few dozen kilograms. The puppet's arms may not be able to support the owner. Even if it can support it, it will be difficult for the execution giant to maintain Balance, unable to stand firmly on the ground.

"Brother Talented, there are also many stumps over there, and they should all be fake, right?"

Zhuge Liang pointed to a place farther in the hall and said.

"Um……"

Wu Liang had already noticed the stumps scattered on the ground. In addition, he also noticed some human-shaped things in a corner of the hall, but the distance was a little farther away, and only a silhouette could be seen.

These things also need to be explored one by one.

So accompanied by Dian Wei, Wu Liang cautiously touched it.

Soon he saw those humanoid objects clearly, they were a group of people kneeling on the ground with their hands behind their backs bound by chains.

The clothes on these people are all reddish brown. If you look closely, you will find that these clothes have no collars, or they are very similar to the round neck jackets that later generations often wear.

Wu Liang already understood.

These people are all "prisoners" waiting to be executed.

"Xunzi Zhenglun" contains: "Killing, the clothes are not pure."

"Han Shu Criminal Law Records" also says: "Zhe clothes block the road, and a prison becomes a city."

"Historical Records Biography of Tian Shu" also records: "Only more than ten people including Meng Shu and Tian Shu were dressed in ocher clothes and had their own knuckles. They were called Wang's slaves and followed Zhao Wangao to Chang'an."

Zhe (zhe three times) is reddish brown.

And "Zhe Yi" has been the mainstream prison uniform since the pre-Qin period, and it has been used in many dynasties. Most people would not wear clothes of this color at all.

(End of this chapter)