Bone Picker

Chapter 88 Mass Graves

This may be a coffin hanging under the chain.

My grandfather wrote in his diary: Don't open the coffin, it's a big disaster.

It means that there is a very murderous coffin in this mine.

Then there is a hexagonal golden well in the middle of the Yadong burial, and there should be a coffin above the golden well.

But the coffin was gone.

Unsurprisingly, the coffin should be in the middle of the trunk of the juniper tree, hanging by this iron chain.

Judging from all the signs, this coffin is very dangerous, and the rightful owner inside has turned dead.

And so far, this coffin was buried vertically, also called tree hole burial.

"What are you thinking?" Zibuyu guarded his surroundings, shining a flashlight on the surroundings from time to time.

"Shh." I put my index finger to my mouth and made a silent movement.

Zibuyu suddenly became nervous, his whole body was on guard, and he pricked up his ears to listen.

But after waiting for a long time, he didn't hear anything. He lowered his voice and asked me, "What's going on?"

"If I'm right, there's a coffin hanging from the chain!"

"You mean, the one in the cliff cave burial?"

"Yeah." I nodded slightly and reminded him: "My grandfather wrote in his diary, don't open the coffin, it's a big disaster."

"Understood." Zibuyu looked down at the dark tree hole, and took a miner's lamp to shine inside.

However, the range of illumination of the miner's lamp is limited, and nothing can be seen at all.

"Go down to the ground and have a look."

"Ah."

Our rope was long enough to be thrown straight to the ground and down the rope.

When we landed, we didn't dare to move.

Looking around, within the range that the miner's lamp can illuminate, there are all dead bones.

Maybe what we are stepping on are also dead bones, but they are covered by the dead leaves that fell from this tree, so we can't see them.

This scene is shocking.

I am a bone picker, and I have been picking bones with my grandfather for more than ten years.

I have seen many skeletons.

But I was shocked to see so many skeletons at the same time.

Mass grave!
Definitely a mass grave.

Although the number of skeletons is not counted, the number of skeletons can be estimated from the height of the tree.

"My god, it's shocking." Zibuyu said with a pale face, "What is the reason for this mass grave? If it was man-made, it would be a great crime."

At this moment, my mind was also blank. What does this mass grave have to do with my Li family?
Could it be that these people were killed by my Li family?
Who is in this mass grave?Such a huge amount?
What about their cause of death?Natural disasters, man-made disasters?

What is the purpose of this mass grave appearing here?

The Jiuxianshan mine is marked on the treasure map.

This shows that this matter has something to do with the White Lotus Sect.

Could it be that these people were killed by members of the White Lotus Sect?
It has been rumored in history that the White Lotus Sect is a cult. Could it be that the White Lotus Sect really did evil, poisoned the people, killed them, and threw them all here?

Don't dare to think about it, really don't dare to think about it.

My head is buzzing, what I have seen today has exceeded the range that my heart can bear.

To describe it as shocking, it is what I feel in my heart at the moment.

Zi didn't dare to move his feet without saying a word. He turned to look at me and asked me, "What are you going to do?"

"We were entrusted by Honeysuckle to clear up the troubles here so that they can mine with peace of mind. In addition to this matter, I also need to find out the cause of my grandfather's death. Now there is no living person to ask. Let's clean it up first. Drop the coffin in the tree hole." I said my thoughts.

Unexpectedly, Zibuyu shook his head, and said: "The matter here is too big. If a mass grave is discovered, this matter must be reported to the relevant departments. It is not something that you and I can solve, and it is even more impossible. Let Honeysuckle destroy this place at will."

"I didn't say let her destroy this place. Since there are mass graves here, it is necessary to find out what happened here and how these people died. Although it is in the past tense, it is also a relic. People also want to avenge their grievances and let the world know about it.” Actually, I also understand that if this matter is known to the relevant departments, I am afraid that honeysuckle will not be mined.

But it's not right to think about it.

In the 70s, the relevant departments already knew about it, and even sent people to invite my grandfather over.

But of course my father-in-law failed to deal with this matter, and even put his life here.

My great-grandfather is a master of geology, he has never been able to fight against the righteous master in the coffin.

Then rely on me and my son not talking, can we fight?
At that time, it was because I was unable to solve it, so the mine was closed, and this matter was put on hold.

Now even if the relevant departments are involved, are they capable of solving this matter?

I don't know about this, but before the relevant departments intervene, I have to investigate the cause of my grandfather's death.

Zibuyu squatted down and picked up a bone.

The bones are already very fragile, dry bones, they can easily break with a little force.

But the bone was black, and there were traces of being cut by a sharp weapon.

"Mobai, why are these bones the same as those in the cliff cave? They were all poisoned, and then they were injured by sharp weapons, and penetrated into the bones. These people were also killed?" Zibuyu became more and more uneasy, he said : "This matter is related to the White Lotus Sect. Could it be that our White Lotus Sect is really a cult that killed so many people at once?"

I've had this thought too, but I'm not sure.

If all of this is to create an artificial cadaveric place to support the corpse in the coffin.

Then this act is heinous, and the Lord in the coffin is also sinful and unforgivable.

I turned my head to look at the trunk of the tree.

The coffin was in the middle of the tree trunk and was hung by chains.

Then the trunk is hollow.

The sword in my hand should not be able to pierce through this wood, maybe Zibuyu's Seven Star Sword can.

"Borrow your Seven Star Sword."

Zibuyu handed it over directly and asked me, "Are you going to dig the coffin out of the tree trunk?"

"Well, dig it out and have a look! I want to see what's in this coffin." I gritted my teeth and said, "Emperors in ancient times didn't dare to sacrifice thousands of people. How dare this thing do such a thing?" Kind of insane."

"Well, I'll help you."

"it is good."

We stepped on the bones and reached the edge of the trunk.

I picked up the Seven Star Sword and aimed a sword at the tree trunk.

Clang!
When the sword tip collided with the tree trunk, sparks appeared.

The trunk is only a small piece of bark falling off, which shows how hard this wood is.

I can't control that much, I took the Seven Star Sword and chiseled into the tree trunk again and again.

Zibuyu also took my unsharpened sword and chiseled at the same place.

The two chiseled for a while, and found that apart from a pile of bark, the flesh of the trunk hadn't moved at all.

The two of them were panting and sweating profusely, and Zi said without a word: "It won't work, this wood is too hard, like steel."

"Why is your heart beating so loudly?" I asked Xiangzi without saying a word.

"No, it's not mine, it's yours!" Zibu said half a word, then suddenly shut up.

Zibuyu and I held our breath at the same time, not even daring to breathe.

plop plop...

plop plop...

There was the sound of our hearts beating above our heads.

(End of this chapter)