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Da Zhao was about to cry, pointing to the ground and saying:

"Ah! Ah! Ah! Zhou Xiaozhou, put him down quickly, hurry up!"

Zhou Ning thought about it too, but he didn't dare to move now, because the crack was still expanding. If nothing else, if he let go of his hand like this, he would definitely be shattered into slag.

"My hands are numb, help me."

Xia Momo rushed over at some point, pressed Zhou Ning's hand, stuck it to the ground, and then gently pushed the silkworm cocoon. Such gentle movements also caused more fine cracks to appear on the silkworm cocoon.

The cracked part from the bottom is already more than two fingers wide, and there is a certain gap inside, and the depth is dark and I don't know what it is.

Zhou Ning helped Xia Momo up, at this time Xia Momo's hands were shaking violently, Zhou Ning patted her arm.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. Give me the bright flashlight. If I don't move, just take a look at what's inside."

Xia Momo was a little worried, but Big Zhao Zhu Xingxing and the others all came over, Xia Momo was helped up, Zhu Xingxing grinned, his expression was exactly the same as Zhao Xinli's.

"What are you afraid of? It's just a real-life archaeological game that doesn't cost money. Besides, this thing fell by yourself. No matter how terrible it is, the corpses we dissected are terrible. How many adults have watched the giant view and smelled it? Can still be calm , even if it’s a mummy, it’s no different from an air-dried duck.”

"Hey, don't harm the dried duck, Chen Cheng, don't play dumb, and give me the bright flashlight."

Chen Cheng moved over sideways, put the strong flashlight into Da Zhao's hand, and hurried back to the direction of the cave entrance. Da Zhao shook his head, and without much nonsense, he held the strong flashlight to illuminate the gap.

Zhu Xingxing stuck it relatively close, and his fingers were curiously pawing at the edge of the gap. When the strong flashlight was aimed at the gap, with a click, the silkworm cocoon was completely split, like an eggshell, divided into two parts, and spread out left and right.

Zhu Xingxing was startled, and quickly took a step back. Da Zhao was also frightened. He turned around and glared at Zhu Xingxing, but the expression on Zhu Xingxing's face was frightened. Although he didn't scream, he pointed at Da Zhao. Next to those broken 'eggshells' in the middle.

"Don't stare, see if you look like a dick."

This time Zhou Ning couldn't take it anymore, after all Mao Dan was his favorite food.

"Zhu Xingxing, shut up, let's talk about food, and throw you out to stay with the tour guide."

Zhu Xingxing looked aggrieved, stomped and pointed behind the two of them.

"Don't look at me, I'm wrong and I won't harm you anymore, look back and see what it is?"

Zhou Ning and Da Zhao turned around, and the strong flashlights and LED lights in their hands were all shining on the black lump in the middle of the eggshell, not to mention it really looked like a hairy egg.

Zhou Ning shook his head, letting himself forget about this thought, and took a closer look. This black lacquered thing was about [-] centimeters high, and it was the same shape as the eggshell outside, but a little thinner.

With the rotation of the lights, Zhou Ning poked the thing with fragments of eggshells, and the moment it turned around, everyone fell silent.

Sure enough, it was a mummy.

It's not a bone, but a completely dry mummy. The knees of the mummy are curled up and the feet are crossed under the left and right hips.

The whole body was dark in color, and a faint trace of stitching could be seen in the center of the skull. Zhou Ning turned around and stretched out his hand. Zhu Xingxing had prepared a pair of gloves for him long ago, but these were plastic disposable gloves. Zhou Ning didn't mind putting them on quickly. .

Only after careful inspection and the material of the eggshell, Zhou Ning stood up, and Liu Yufei walked over.

"This is the first time I've seen something like this. Is this a form of burial?"

Zhou Ning shook his head.

"Do you remember the altar inside? I feel that this is part of it. When I chose this route before, I also checked the relevant information. There is a Yugur people in the local area who believe in the 33-day cave of the Horseshoe Temple mentioned by Da Zhao. of Green Tara.

There is also the image of Green Tara inside, and I think the carvings are more exquisite. The natural caves, such exquisite carvings, may have been built in the prosperous period of their belief, just like the Longmen Grottoes and Dunhuang, which represent The prosperity of an era.

As for the blockage, it may be related to that decade, or because of the war, the person who blocked it back then is no longer there, so it is impossible to open this place for future generations to trace back. However, this place seems to be different from the 33-day grotto. I can’t say what is different. The sculpture as a whole It feels different.

I think it may be due to the different periods. The eight silkworm cocoons hanging from the outer main cave were placed randomly at first, but since there are such special red stones below, I think this is the same as we guessed before, and it is related to sacrifices.

Moreover, I searched for the entry of Green Tara at that time, and I remember one thing very deeply. It said that Green Tara can save eight kinds of sufferings, such as lions, elephants, snakes, water, prisons, thieves, and inhumans. , also known as "rescue eight difficulty mothers", exactly eight, which can match here. "

Da Zhao tore off Zhu Xingxing’s backpack and found the tablet. There was a travel guide in it. After searching for a while, he found about Green Tara and the introduction of this tribe. There were many pictures in it, one of which was the main sculpture in the 33-day cave. picture of.

Da Zhao turned on the camera again, and after comparing the two, he pointed to the picture and said for a long time:

"Let me go, Zhou Xiaozhou, your analysis is correct. The Buddha statues here are very different from those in the 33 Heavens Grottoes. This one is more delicate, softer, and colorful. I don't know about art. You can ask Ask Teacher Xia, but have you noticed that the Buddha statue is not holding a blue lotus in its hand."

Xia Momo also leaned over at this time, leaning sideways so that her eyes would not touch the lump on the ground, looked at the pictures in the camera and the tablet, compared them, and nodded accordingly.

"Handprints are not the same. If you look at the one in the 33-day grotto, the left palm is facing outwards, and the thumb is holding a blue lotus. This one is with the palm of the left hand facing upwards, and the index finger and thumb are holding a red lotus. The plants in the background are also different, and This is more feminine than the image of the 33-day grotto, is this Green Tara a woman?"

Da Zhao nodded quickly, found some text content, and showed it to everyone.

"It is said that before Green Tara became a Buddha, she was originally a princess of some country. When she finally became a Buddha, she tried her best to keep the image of a woman and save all living beings. She sat on the lotus throne. Is this related to the sacrifices? The lotus leaves under the silkworm cocoons are related, after all, they are all red."

Several people nodded. It is true that the red lotus and the lotus leaf like a blood-red gemstone are very echoing.

Zhou Ning had already checked the mummy inside the eggshell at this time, stood up and took off the gloves.

"This mummy should be a six or seven-year-old boy. Of course, this is inferred based on the height of modern people. To determine everything, we need our professional equipment for bone age estimation and facial restoration.

As for the cause of death, there is a narrow cut on the top of the head, which is difficult to distinguish in the hair, especially the decoration of the braid. I think this should be a form of human sacrifice, that is, to cut the scalp and make a hole. Poured with mercury, so that the corpse does not rot.

In the tombs of many high-ranking officials and dignitaries, you will see such mummy corpses of boys and girls, lifelike and uncorrupted for thousands of years, but this one is slightly different, the method is similar, but the method of artificially making mummy is more professional. It is estimated that before death, they were fasted Water or even take laxatives.

Only by dehydrating a lot and emptying the digestive tract can the corpse not rot. After being poured with mercury, in order to maintain the original state, after death, it is placed in a specific posture, then wrapped in white cloth, and sealed with wax.

As for why this is done, I don't know what the significance is. This is what the archaeological department should study, but this stitching technique can be said to be very modern? "

Liu Yufei gasped, and said in a panic:
"What do you mean, this is not the corpse of an ancient person, but a modern person?"

Zhou Ning shook his head.

"I'm not sure. It depends on further inspections. Okay, let's evacuate and wait at the entrance of the cave for the local police to come."

Da Zhao nodded and put away their equipment. The eggshells scattered on the ground and the mummy did not move. They just cleaned up their traces, and everyone came to the entrance of the cave.

Before he could climb out, he heard Tour Guide Liu shouting at them with excited crying.

"Here we go, the police are here."

Following the direction of his finger, several people looked over from the damaged position. A dozen people had already climbed up, some in police uniforms and some in civilian clothes, but they were walking on the ridge. feel tired.

Tour guide Liu was about to lose his hands, and kept showing the path for those people. After a while, these people entered the cave entrance one after another. After all, the camouflage of the cave entrance has disappeared, and only the part connecting the edge of the mountain remains, and everyone jumped in.

Zhou Ning had already stepped forward and handed his work permit to the person who was walking towards him. This person was in his 30s and looked like a leader.

"Hello, comrade, this is my work permit. We are from Qindao. We went to Tianshan to play and came here on our own. Today"

Before Zhou Ning finished his introduction, a short, fat man wearing glasses came up behind him, panting, with a very embarrassed face, raised the bright flashlight in his hand, kept looking at the defect of the hole, glared at Zhou Ning, the strong light The flashlight also shone on Zhou Ning's face.

"Don't talk nonsense, what did you do?"

Liu Yufei tilted her head, her eyes were already narrowed, and she was about to kick people away in the next moment. Da Zhao hurriedly stopped Liu Yufei. After all, he was the best at dealing with these problems.

Zhou Ning simply took a step back, shut his mouth and waited for Da Zhao to solve it.

Da Zhao rubbed his hands together and pointed in the direction of the desert.

"Yes, but I have to explain the process carefully."

The short fat man wearing glasses waved his hand, his face was full of disdain, and he said impatiently with a local accent.

"Don't talk to them, hurry up and take them away, lock them up and educate them, they should be beaten up, check what unit they are in, and ask their family members to come and collect them. As for the compensation issue, I will go back to the library to calculate later Now, give me an account."