Tomb Raider's Notes of Qilin City Lord

Chapter 115
115 Chapter 115 Where to go?
Wu Xie and the others did not encounter a single insect along the way, and they also saw traces of Aning's team walking through the cave.

Pan Zi said to Wu Xie from behind: "Little Third Master, have you noticed that this tunnel is the same as the one we entered through the Corpse Cave at Guazi Temple in Shandong before? Although we didn't look at it at the time. Qing, but the old man who harmed us is the one who hid in the hole above with the boatman."

Wu Xie stopped to observe and said, "Yes, that one is also a water hole." He looked at it again, thought about it, and smiled faintly: "I understand, these holes are for breathing. Look, When water pours into this channel, because of the curved structure of the fork, air will be left in the fork, so you only need to swim for a while, then poke your head into the fork to take a breath, and then continue moving forward."

Pan Zi said "Oh" in surprise and said: "Such a clever method, so let's put it this way, this pipeline was indeed underwater at that time."

Wu Xie said: "Well, it's almost the same." He thought to himself that according to his third uncle's inference, the corpse cave was dug during the Warring States Period when King Lu Shang went to the mountain to repair the tomb. So if this cave was dug by Wang Zanghai, it might be Having been there, he borrowed techniques from the ancients.

After walking for a while, they kept following the traces of the water flow, and found the square hole on the stone wall beside the river ridge.The fat man threw a lot of cold fireworks and went to check it out. Seeing that there was nothing wrong inside, he invited everyone into the tomb with many earthen jars.

The little brother tied the rope and asked me to hold him.He grabbed the rope and led me to jump, slid down, and stood firmly on the bronze chain.

He asked me to hold on to the rope myself to make sure I had a firm hold. He grabbed the lower half of the rope and continued to slide down until his hand was firmly on the chain. He stretched out a hand to pick me up.

I slowly lowered myself bit by bit until my hand could touch the chain. Until I had a firm grip, he asked me not to let go of the rope yet. He asked me to see how he went down and let me follow suit.

The little brother grasped the chain firmly and hung his body first, then jumped to another chain below. It looked so simple.

I know in my heart that the chains here are very dense, so as long as I can hold firmly and jump steadily, I can follow suit.

But I was a little shaken by fear, so my little brother said softly: "Don't be afraid, take your time and don't close your eyes." It's easy to close your eyes when you're scared, so he reminded me specifically.

At the beginning, I hung myself on the chain while trembling, and then jumped after I was stable.My little brother would look at me if he was afraid that my legs would be weak and I wouldn’t be able to stand steady. If I was really shaking, he would give me a hand. Gradually I got used to it, and my movements were relatively smooth. I gradually became more stable, or at most a little slower, little brother. Everyone will wait for me, and then we will move all the way down.

They observed the simple reliefs of the emperor's banquet on the black walls on the four sides of the tomb. However, the paintings were corroded by the volcanic gases here, and they could only make out a rough outline. In Wu Xie's opinion, if these murals could preserve these parts, it would be enough. It's a miracle.

Following the two walls on the left and right of the tomb, they found a stone gate and a dark corridor behind it.

The fat man picked up the two cold fireworks he threw and threw one into the corridor, but it was too dark inside and he couldn't see the ends from both sides.

At this time, Wu Xie was a little overwhelmed because of his injury. Pan Zi saw that Wu Xie's expression was wrong and said, "Little Third Master, do you need to take a rest?" Wu Xie nodded, then sat down on the wine vat to rest, and everyone started to clear up again. Get some equipment.

Shunzi said to them: "I didn't expect that there is such a place buried in Changbai Mountain. This time I have an eye."

Pan Zi said to him: "If you keep going, there will be things you haven't seen. I guess these things that the Jin Dynasty plundered from the Southern and Northern Song Dynasties, and the treasures offered by the Southern Song Dynasty, did not fall into the hands of Genghis Khan. It must be in this place.”

But the fat man said: "Don't think too much. Most of the tributes in the Southern Song Dynasty were silk and satin. It was difficult to sell them without release. Even if there was an estimate, they would be almost ruined. Let's not always worry about the things in the underground palace. There are still many It’s better to consider the immediate interests.”

Wu Xie saw that the fat man seemed to be eyeing those vats, so he hurriedly said to him: "Stop messing around. This kind of vat is too rough. If you give it away for pickling, no one else will want it."

The fat man tilted his head: "Who said I care about this vat? Don't think you, fat grandpa, that I have no choice but to use it openly." As he spoke, he used a dagger to open the seal of a jar of wine, and a strange smell suddenly floated out. The fat man frowned: "What kind of wine are you talking about? It smells good or not, smells bad or not. It's quite satisfying after you smell it too much."

Wu Xie came over curiously, and saw that there was still half a tank of black wine in the tank, and the water content was basically gone. Wu Xie knew that this was the characteristic of pure aged wine. Looking at the fat man's behavior, he should She was greedy, so she hurriedly said to him: "This thing has been stored for too long, and I don't know what the shelf life is. I'm telling you, don't mess around."

The fat man didn't care about that. He dipped his knife into it and wanted to take a bite. Wu Xie's eyes widened and he said "Oh" and quickly grabbed him: "You don't want your life. This is expired food. Be careful of food poisoning."

The fat man didn't care and said, "You don't understand. The cellared wine will not go bad after being stored for thousands of years. I heard that you can live forever if you eat the lees under the thousand-year-old wine. Our ancestors even poured buckets specifically for that wine." Yes, you’ll be fine if you try it, you’ll just have diarrhea at most.”

Before the fat man finished speaking, Pan Zi came over and kicked the wine jar over. He saw the black wine and the lees under the jar scattered all over the floor.Instantly a strong and strange fragrance spread out.The fat man was about to get angry, but Pan Zi said to him: "Don't get angry yet. Can you look at what's in the lees?"

Wu Xie and the fat man turned around and saw that there were a lot of dark red floc in the black mud-like lees. The fat man fiddled with it with a dagger, and his expression changed instantly and said: "This kind of thing... is in the water-soaked coffin." Seen often.”

Not only that, there was something like a baby's body inside that had not been completely soaked. The flesh had completely melted into the wine, but the skin and bones were still there, so it formed a tattered cotton-like mass.

Wu Xie's scalp felt numb when he saw it, and he felt a strong nausea coming up, and he almost vomited.

Seeing their appearance, Pan Zi squatted down and said to them: "This kind of wine is called "Hericium Shao". This is a pre-term monkey. This kind of wine is from Guangxi. It may be that the Jurchens are still in their prime." When the Southern Song Dynasty paid tribute to the wine cellar." He patted the fat man, picked up the "cotton wool" with a dagger, and made a gesture of please: "I don't know if it can lead to immortality, but I heard that it has the effect of aphrodisiac. That’s right, you’re welcome.”

The fat man looked disgusted when he saw this thing now, and slapped it away with a knife in disgust: "Go away, how did you know about this thing? Have you ever drunk this damn wine?"

This picture is just like, I have escaped this little brother, but I can't hide from you... This little brother just teased me, you... Why did you open it when you have nothing to do... But Hericium fever?It seems that I accidentally read it in an ancient book about traditional Chinese medicine. How could I remember that just soaking the Hericium head is enough.I can't remember the details, and I haven't studied it specifically, but I remember that it was a white wine made from grains. Add a fresh hericium, ants, ginseng, stuffed lotus seeds, dragon bones and other things. Put them in proportionally and soak them for a day. After that, some angelica, wolfberry, jujube, and deer antlers are added, and then soaked for about 10 days. It sounds like it is indeed a medicinal wine used to replenish the body.But this is the first time I have seen a whole monkey put in.

Pan Zi said to them: "I have seen this kind of earthen jar in Nangong, Shanxi. At that time, Dakui and another of our guys took out a jar. I always thought it was inappropriate and didn't touch it, but they also didn't care like you. As a result, I drank it until I saw the bottom, and then I discovered what was underneath. Later, Dakui lay in the hospital for two months because of this." Speaking of Dakui, Pan Zi sighed with emotion and continued: "If I have the intention to harm you, I will wait for you. If you take a lick and then kick the jar over, it will look good on you."

After hearing this, the fat man's eyes widened, the flesh on his face twitched, and his mouth trembled. He wanted to retaliate against Pan Zi's tone of voice, but Pan Zi stopped him from doing something stupid, so he couldn't find it. When I got the excuse, I held it in my breath. The fat man's expression was particularly funny at that time.

The cold fireworks gradually extinguished, and they turned on the flashlight again, rested for a moment, and prepared to reopen the road. The fat man raised his precious rifle again and cocked the bolt. Wu Xie looked at him and smiled, because the fat man's action was actually A habitual move for people with guns to embolden themselves.

The fat man looked at the two tomb passages on both sides and asked in a low voice: "Which way to go?" Several people looked at it, and then Shunzi pointed to the left, "This way is safer."

The fat man felt baffled because Shunzi, a layman, gave him the answer. He asked, "Why?"

Shunzi shined his flashlight on the ground at the entrance of the corridor on the left. I knew at a glance that he had discovered the incomprehensible foreign symbol carved by his brother.

The fat man was also very curious: "Are you sure this wasn't left by your third master?"

Wu Xie looked at the symbol but couldn't figure out what it meant. Pan Zi also expressed that he was absolutely sure that it was not left by the third uncle. He said: "The third uncle is not so fancy. When he wants to leave a mark, he usually just knocks out a That's fine. This is definitely not left by Third Master. I think it's better to be careful. The marks are not necessarily used to guide the way."

Wu Xie thought about it and said: "If this mark is not a guide, it may be a warning of danger. But nothing dangerous happened after seeing the symbol in the undersea tomb..." He was slightly stunned. Wu Xie suddenly said to them: "Forget it, I'm not sure about either of them anyway, it will be the same no matter which one I choose, so just take this one.

Following Fatty's lead, Wu Xie and the others walked into the marked corridor.

I think the symbol of the little brother is like a prescription written by a doctor. Only he can understand it, and it is confidential and cannot be disclosed to others. What is the secret code? If I ask him, he will definitely not tell me. I want to know the specific content. I see Disaster.However, when the painting is written down it is possible.

Entering the corridor, Wu Xie was very surprised: "I have never seen such a wide tomb corridor. It is enough to drive two liberation trucks side by side."

As soon as the fat man entered, he said to him: "This should be the mule path used by mule carts during construction.

Wu Xie looked at the ground carefully: "Oh, don't tell me, it's really possible. You can still vaguely see the traces of the ruts on the ground, but it's a bit cold in this corridor, and there is a cold wind blowing from inside. Come here, it seems to be connected to the outside, ancient tombs are very particular about sealing, where does this wind come from?"

Pan Zi lowered his voice and said to him: "This is the coming wind. Our ancestors said it is called ghosts gasping for breath. This kind of thing often happens in big tombs, but it is not dangerous."

Wu Xie asked: "Is there an explanation? How did it happen?"

Pan Zi shook his head: "They are all passed down. Most of them only have a theory. No one has studied it, and it is best not to study it."

Wu Xiexin said the same thing. In that era, tomb robbing was all about food and clothing. As long as you knew whether it was dangerous or not, you really had no time to care about how various strange phenomena occurred.

Along the way, Wu Xie saw the collapse and fragmentation of the corridor floor, and many black stone slabs were also raised. He knew that this was natural damage caused by the movement of the earth's crust. There were reinforced arch beams at intervals on both sides of the corridor. , there are single dragon columns carved on them, but many of them are also cracked.

A few people walked quietly for 80 meters. At the end of the corridor, a black stone tomb door appeared. The cornices and tiles on the door were carved with patterns of cloud dragons, grass dragons and two lions playing with balls. The door roll seemed to be made of metal. , a sheep is carved on the left door, and another unknown thing is carved on the right door.When they got closer, they saw that the stone door was tightly closed, and the cracks and bolts were sealed with copper paste. They saw the hole that exploded in the left door where the sheep's belly was.

Wu Xie pushed it: "This is not a door, this is a sealing stone. It is made of large black stones, and then sealed and frozen with copper water to form a whole, making it look like a door. Now it is even more certain, the fat man said That's right, this corridor is a mule path, and it was built so wide to make it easier for mules to drag these stones."

The fat man squatted down and looked at the hole in the tomb door: "There is a sealing stone in the tomb passage. It seems that this tomb passage should be very important. It can lead to the center of the underground palace. The road is correct. The mark seems to be really for We are the ones who lead the way. And the holes have been opened, and they have already gone in." As he spoke, he put his head half way in, put his flashlight in, and looked at the situation inside.

Wu Xie asked: "How is it? What's in it?"

The fat man chuckled and said: "It's still the tomb passage, and there is a sealing stone inside. Has the Emperor Wannu lacked a sense of security since he was a child?"

Wu Xie said helplessly: "Bullshit, your door still has three insurances, and the sealing stone has at least three pieces. This is called the Three Thousand Worlds. Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand."

The fat man ignored him, put the flashlight inside, ducked into the hole in the door, and heard him say: "Oh my god, it's so cold."

Pan Zi, Wu Xie, and Shun Zi all climbed into the cave, and the stones were sealed one after another.

The fat man couldn't bear it anymore and muttered: "Fuck, it's not over yet."

Wu Xie knew at a glance that the fat man was annoyed and said to him: "This is normal. Generally, sealing stones weigh seven to eight tons. Longer tomb passages will have six or seven layers of sealing stones. These are considered good, and the thickness may be only Half. Our ancestors didn’t have explosives, so there was nothing we could do about this kind of ancient tomb with stone walls."

While talking, they passed through the last sealing stone and came to the intersection.

Wu Xie looked around and sighed, "This must be the main tomb passage, the straight passage leading directly to the Coffin Hall, the central axis of the entire underground Xuan Palace, otherwise it would not be so gorgeously decorated."

The fat man was still thinking about touching the treasure, but he was still anxious and asked directly: "Don't sigh, we are thieves, it's still an old problem, where are we going? Look quickly, are there any guide signs nearby?"

They started to search around, and after searching for a while, they heard Pan Zi suddenly say "hmm" and waved them over.

They discovered markings carved into the corner of one side of the tomb passage.

The fat man smiled and said: "It saves the damn trouble. This is Comrade Lei Feng, the living person in the world of fighting. Let's just follow along."

But Wu Xie shook his head and said to everyone: "This symbol is different from the ones we saw before."

(End of this chapter)