quadruple sleep

Chapter 376 The Corpse Is Not Corrupted
Meitang Village has its own unique funeral methods. This is something Lu Nanshen and his friends had suspected long ago. Now that they are in the cave, they finally understand why they have never seen any earthen graves or tombstones in Meitang Village.

If all the deceased people in Meitang Village from its founding to the present were buried in caves, then it is conceivable that there should be more than one cave like the one before us.

Including Chen Yezhou, they all know that the world is full of wonders, and funeral methods are naturally also varied.

But a scene like this, where the corpse is wrapped into a cocoon shape and hung, is so weird and shocking that one must see it with one's own eyes to feel it.

There is a strong herbal smell in the cave.

Meitang Village should have herbs that can be used to treat corpses and preserve them?

The five people did not know about this.

But the mystery was soon solved.

The ceremony in the cave proceeded in an orderly manner, and the three people did not notice the arrival of Lu Nanshen and his companions. Not long after, they saw the clan leader and Auntie Tian getting up and heading deeper into the cave.

Hang Si narrowed his eyes slightly.

The figures of Aunt Tian and the clan leader could not be seen clearly. The light in the cave was from the candlelight, and the swaying shadows cast uneasy shadows that could swallow up all reality.

Then I heard the old witch's chanting getting louder and louder.

The sound was amplified by the cave environment, and the volume increased exponentially. For a moment, every corner of the cave was filled with the sound.

The original faint sound, after being affected by the environment inside the cave, made people feel uneasy when the sound entered their ears.

This is the feeling that five people have at the same time.

Lu Nanshen's face was very solemn, and he said in a very low voice, "If this sound frequency continues, it is very likely to cause an avalanche."

Before entering the cave, they all observed the conditions at the highest peak.

The steep slope is one of the necessary conditions for an avalanche to form. In addition, the previous continuous snowfall has made the snow layer unstable, and the loose snow layer is more likely to slide. The strong wind on the mountain will also aggravate the looseness of the snow layer.

Once the pressure on the snow layer reaches its limit, even a tiny external force, like the fall of a stone, can trigger an avalanche.

Right now, the sound was rampant in the cave, and no one knew whether the old witch knew about it or not.

The clan leader and Aunt Tian came out.

Carrying "silkworm pupa" out.

The five of them became alert when they saw this, staring at every move of Aunt Tian and the clan leader.

The "silkworm pupae" were laid flat on the ground where the candles were gathered.

Fang Sheng secretly pulled Hang Si's hand and looked at her. She didn't say anything, but her eyes were clear -

You're not planning to burn the body.

Hang Si gave her a look in return: Burn it with candlelight?

Fang Sheng thought about it and agreed.

As they exchanged glances, the clan leader had already started to undress the outer covering of the "silkworm pupa".

Wrapped in layers.

The reason why it is difficult to tell whether it is cloth or something else is mainly because the "outer skin" is pitch black. Even with the candlelight, it is difficult to make out what it is.

Hang Si subconsciously grabbed Lu Nanshen's sleeves. As the black cloth-like things were untied layer by layer, her heart began to beat violently.

She didn't know if she would really be able to see the body after untying it.

If it is really a corpse, what will its form be?
Has it rotted away to the point where only bones are left, or is it in a mummy state with the skin and flesh still intact?

This unknown situation made her extremely nervous, but fortunately Lu Nanshen held her hand in time. The moment her palm touched his, she felt relieved.

Aunt Tian is not in good condition.

She knelt weakly beside the "silkworm chrysalis". As the black cloth strips were untied layer by layer, her shoulders were shaking and her face was pale. As the "outer garment" became thinner and thinner, the five people could see clearly that there was a human shape inside.

There is no doubt that the body is wrapped.

The answers to the following questions will come naturally.

It’s the real Tian Dayu.

To be precise, what was in front of him was Tian Dayu's body.

It turns out it was hidden here.

Aunt Tian’s condition was worrying. She was shaking even more violently. She obviously wanted to reach out to help, but her outstretched hand was shaking visibly.

The patriarch stopped what he was doing.

Judging from this, this should be the last layer of the corpse.

Not to mention Aunt Tian, ​​even the five people hiding in the dark held their breath, waiting for the moment when the mystery would be revealed.

The patriarch looked at Aunt Tian, ​​as if he was waiting for her.

Aunt Tian finally suppressed her emotions and slowly reached out to peel off the last layer. This time the clan leader did not help, but just watched the scene silently.

At this time, Wu Lao also stopped chanting.

The cave fell into great silence and stillness. The only movement was the candlelight, quietly floating among the stone walls, like a life with legs.

But as I watched, I realized something was wrong.

Hang Si subconsciously squeezed Lu Nanshen's hand, motioning him to look at the candlelight. As far as he could see, the lights wandering between the stone walls seemed to have changed, as if they were really given life and were crawling around wantonly.

Yes, there is no wind in this cave, so the candlelight will not fall apart even if it flickers.

But the light around the stone wall flickered very frequently and without any regular pattern. At first glance, it looked like a strong wind blowing on a candle flame.

Lu Nanshen frowned slightly, lowered his voice and asked in her ear, "Feel it." As he spoke, he pulled her hand to the stone wall.

Hang Si immediately understood what he meant. He put his palms against the stone wall and shook his head slightly at Lu Nanshen.

That means, no vibration frequency is felt.

The other three noticed their abnormality and also looked at the stone wall. Then they looked at what Hang Si had just done and they all understood what was going on.

If there is no wind to drive the candle flame, there will only be vibration, and this vibration must be not small.

But none of them felt the vibration, not even Hang Si.

The only possibility is that there was a vibration but they couldn't feel it.

Is it related to the surrounding magnetic field?
As soon as this thought came to mind, the five of them felt a chill on their backs. Being in danger and not knowing it is the greatest danger.

Before I could figure it out, I heard Auntie Tian crying, saying, "My son, my son..."

The five people looked over at the same time, and were horrified by the scene before them. Fang Sheng was so frightened that she staggered and almost screamed. Fortunately, Younian Baixiao was quick to cover her mouth with his hand.

When the last layer of shroud was removed, the corpse inside was exposed alive to the public.

Yes, fresh.

It was indeed a corpse, but it was not the dry bones or mummy they had imagined. It looked like a person who had just died. There was no sign of decay on the body, and its eyes were closed as if it was asleep.

But if you look carefully you can see the trick.

The corpse's mouth was open, with a black mass stuffed inside. The same stuff was stuffed in the nose and ears.

If my guess is correct, those are the sources of the herbal smell, and now it seems that they are used for preservative purposes.

But it was too miraculous. They knew some ancient recipes that could keep a body from decaying within a few days, but Tian Dayu had been dead for so many years, and was buried in a space that was not absolutely closed. How could his body still be incorrupt? Even as if he had just died?