Tomb Raider's Notes of Qilin City Lord

Chapter 43 The mummy ran away
043 Chapter 43 The mummy ran away

Wu Xie was annoyed: "I blame me for not thinking about this layer. The flat roof is not as strong as the vault, so the bricks above must be reinforced with something. There is nothing that can be done about this set of things in the Ming tomb, they are all the same. When the bricks are poured with molten iron and then poured with iron slurry, they will look like reinforced concrete today.”

The fat man looked at Wu Xie and asked: "Comrade Architect, what should we do now? Why don't we treat the dead horse as a living horse doctor?" The fat man tried to knock the bricks. The hollow bricks were easy to break, but after the bricks were broken, the sides The iron bar solidified by the iron slurry was still there. The fat man hit it with all his strength, but only made a few marks on it: "This iron slurry bar is as thick as a palm from the top up. Why don't you grind it to see, didn't the ancients say, As long as you work hard enough, an iron pestle can be ground into a needle."

Wu Xie said: "Pull it down. You have to grind such a thick iron sliver until the year of the monkey and the moon of the horse. The tide will ebb in 10 minutes. By the time you finish grinding, we will have reached Consummation."

The fat man chuckled bitterly and said: "Then what do you think we should do? Then Aning said that the wind season will soon be here in this area, and it will last at least a week. We can't go out now, and we have to stay down there for at least seven days. We don't You will starve to death if you die of suffocation, and if you don’t eat or drink all the air in the sea, it’s useless, not to mention there isn’t much air.”

I looked at them for a while, and they all stood there in a daze. It seemed that the situation above had changed. I tried to call them: "Hey, what happened? What's wrong with you?"

Wu Xie felt uncomfortable at the moment, and the younger brother was also worried. The fat man looked at it and said to me: "The top is covered with iron slurry. It's too thick and cannot be smashed. We may not be able to get out."

I calmly said "Oh", knowing that the problem was serious, but I just nodded thoughtfully.

The fat man didn't expect me to be unusually calm. He was surprised and said to me: "Little Xun, how do I think you are not in a hurry?"

I smiled and said to them: "Don't you have to be calm when you encounter difficulties? There will always be a way, and rushing will not solve the problem."

Wu Xie sighed and asked softly: "If there were explosives, wouldn't there be hope?"

The fat man spread his hands with him: "But do you think we look like we have explosives now?" He shook his head helplessly.Even the little brother who had been silent for a long time sighed.

Wu Xie told us: "Actually, before going into the water, Aning asked me if I wanted to bring some explosives down, but I was very resistant to those things and just threw them back into the warehouse. Now it seems that my idea at the time was too much." It’s childish. If there is a next time, I will never be so childish.”

The fat man smiled lightly and said: "We only have less than 10 minutes. I think if it really doesn't work, we will go back the way we came. Maybe the tomb where our diving equipment is kept has already been turned back."

I looked up and shouted, "Brother, come here."

Wu Xie and Fatty looked at me with doubts on their faces. The little brother looked at me and slid down the pillar as soon as he loosened the rope. He walked up to me and asked, "What's wrong, girl?"

I stood on tiptoes to support him and asked quietly in his ear: "Otherwise, should I ask Qilin City to send someone to take us out?" But the little brother shook his head at me, and I asked him softly: "You Are you afraid that the two of them will know about Qilin City? No, at most they know about Qilin Pavilion. Isn't it normal for people from Qilin Pavilion to come here to find me? Even if they find out, there will still be Bai Hao." Xiao Brother looked at me calmly and shook his head. Seeing that he was very insistent, I had to say: "Okay then."

I thought about it again and quietly said to him: "If the only way to get out is to use explosives, I remember there is a box-like mechanism inside the seated golden body over there. I asked Xuefeng and he said it was possible. yes."

The little brother seemed to have thought of something when he heard what I said, but I quickly stopped him and said, "The seated golden body is quite strange, and the owner of the tomb is so strange, so there must be no other problems."

The fat man looked at the two of us and said, "I said time is running out. You two should quickly think of a way to get out. Why are you still whispering."

The little brother patted me and said, "It's okay, I'll go over and have a look." He turned to them and said, "You guys stay here and don't move! I thought there might be explosives in a place!" After saying that, the little brother flew away. He jumped on the Tiangong stone plate in the middle of the room to check out the seated golden body.

The fat man looked at Wu Xie, and Wu Xie just shook his head, indicating that he didn't quite understand what was going on.

Before coming here, I noticed something strange about the mummy when I was looking at my notebook, which recorded some of his details.Xue Feng said to me: "The corpse is so weird. The thing in its stomach is probably either a concealed crossbow, highly poisonous, or explosives. These are all anti-theft measures."

After a while, I saw the little brother carefully lifting the whole mummy. It seemed that there was indeed a mechanism to trigger the explosive inside.

The fat man asked Wu Xie: "What is this little brother doing?"

Wu Xie told him his guess and said: "I am just guessing that there may be a mechanism inside the dried corpse, which is fired by the eight-treasure rotor, and there may be explosives inside. If you are disrespectful to the corpse and want to take the treasures inside the corpse, you may It will explode directly."

The fat man heard this and said: "I think the owner of the tomb is sick, but the agency guy knows that I can still understand. After all, he came here 20 years ago, but why do I feel that it was the little girl who gave him the reminder just now?" Let me tell you, this little girl is extraordinary, and I won’t be wrong, Fatty."

Wu Xie said to him: "This Mengyou Ping has always been mysterious. I have always wanted to know his origins. This information is not known yet. It turns out that he and my third uncle were colleagues 20 years ago. Look at him looking at She is younger than me and has lost her memory. I can’t figure out what’s going on here. Although Xiaoxun knows that she is the master of BJ Qilin Pavilion and has a good background, I always feel that it is not that simple. She often suddenly What comes to mind always comes to the point, and I don’t know the specific reason. Fatty, do you remember that we were the last to come out of Lu Palace before, and it seemed that someone had been driving away the corpses for us. I think it was the two of them, but that day Menyou Ping said that there is nothing he can do about the corpse crickets. I think it may have been driven away by little Xun girl, but there is just such a large group of corpse crickets."

The fat man chuckled: "When we can get out, you can just ask her yourself."

Wu Xie shook his head and said: "Forget it, this girl is very strict. She just said that I want to know the origin of Menyou Ping. I have asked her several times, and she has fooled me several times. I'm sure she knows it very well. I think it's hard to know what she doesn't want to say. Anyway, we have nothing to do now. Now that they have a way, it's up to them. I just don't know, these hundreds of years Does the explosive still work?"

As Wu Xie was talking, the little brother had already moved the mummy under the pillar and said to them: "Come down and help."

Seeing that it was too troublesome for the fat man to go down, Wu Xie said to him, "Just wait while I go." Then he climbed down by himself.

The little brother tied the mummy to Wu Xie's back with a rope and reminded him: "Don't hit it. If the mechanism inside still works, it will explode at any moment."

Wu Xie looked at the sitting golden body and asked the little brother: "This thing looks more like it is carved from some smooth material. Look at his expression, are you sure there is nothing wrong with this corpse? I always feel that he It seems like there is some trick, look at his expression, it’s really weird.”

The little brother said: "Monster? I don't understand either. This corpse does give people an uncomfortable feeling, but it has been dried and cannot transform into a corpse."

Wu Xie asked again: "Are you sure the explosives inside can still be used?"

The little brother said seriously: "As long as the Babao rotor can be used, the explosives will definitely work. Now I am afraid that the mechanism is aging."

Wu Xie nodded: "Okay, I know, leave it to us." He glanced at me standing alone and said to my brother, "How about you stay with Xiaoxun here, I can go up by myself."

The little brother nodded: "Then be careful." He followed the little brother and walked towards me.

I looked at him and suddenly asked him: "Brother, I know memories are very important to you, but if these memories are bad things, are they still important?" He just looked at me lightly and shook his head. He muttered: "No, no, memory is the proof of a person's existence. Whether it is good or bad, it should be a part of oneself. Of course it is very important. Idiot, isn't this nonsense? I'm sorry, little brother, do you think I am I haven't asked." Having said that, I was really confused. No matter how I thought about this matter, I couldn't find the best answer. I tilted my head and was still confused. The little brother looked at that person with soft eyes. Stupid me.

Wu Xie climbed up with the mummy. He was very uncomfortable carrying such a thing on his body. The scary feeling made him feel scared. He always felt that there was a strange feeling behind his back. He stopped and looked at it but felt I couldn't see anything strange, couldn't tell anything was wrong, so I had to tell myself that maybe it was because I was afraid of being too preoccupied.

At this moment, the fat man saw him and stopped: "What's wrong? Hurry up."

Wu Xie had no choice but to continue climbing up, and after a while he reached the top. The fat man took it over and frowned when he saw the corpse: "Why does this look so visceral?"

Wu Xie said to the fat man: "Fix this to the top of the treasure, and then come down immediately. We will detonate it below. If the mechanism inside can still operate, there should be no problem."

The fat man looked at Baoding and said helplessly: "Are you kidding me? How do you want me to fix it to Baoding? Hold it up and explode it directly in my hand." I looked at him and said: "Brother, they look like I don’t know where to put the explosives.”

The little brother looked at it and said, "Tie it head down to this pillar."

Upon hearing this, Wu Xie said: "Yes, yes, hurry up, fat man, the time is almost up."

The fat man made a sound with a look of disgust on his face, then carefully took it over and played with it, then suddenly let out a sigh and said, "Why does this corpse still have a tail?"

Wu Xie didn't believe it and said, "You are joking, how could a mummy have a tail? Where did it come from? Why didn't I see it just now?"

The fat man pointed to his tailbone seriously and said, "Do you think this is what you are looking at? Do you think this is a tail?"

Wu Xie looked along the fat man's fingers and saw that the tailbone of the golden body was really three inches long and as thick as two fingers. It looked to be the same degree of dryness as the corpse itself, a bit like a hardened ox tail.

Wu Xie also felt strange and said: "This really has a tail, but it didn't seem to be there when I moved it just now. Did you see it, little brother?"

The little brother shook his head and said, "No."

I whispered: "Brother, the sign indicating the birthplace was changed. Do you think this one was also tampered with?"

The younger brother frowned and shook his head: "I don't know either."

Wu Xie said: "Okay, fat man, stop studying. You don't care what he is. Just keep studying. In a few years, others will study us. So hurry up and tie him up."

The fat man Xiang Xiu was right. The two of them fixed it on the pillar with the rope that was originally used to help them climb the pillar. Wu Xie checked it over in a panic, thinking that the time for blasting was coming anyway, so it would take some time to deal with it. It should be enough. If you think there is no problem, prepare to leave.

The fat man suddenly grabbed him and said, "You can learn from me later."

Wu Xie looked at him impatiently: "What are you doing?"

The fat man turned his head and said to the mummy: "Senior Tai, no matter you are a human or a monkey, you have already passed away, and this stinky skin bag is of no use to you anymore. Although it is a bit excessive for us to use it as an explosive bag, but It’s really forced by the situation. You, sir, have a lot. Don’t argue with us. Just treat yourself to a sauna later.” After saying this, he clapped his hands and bowed symbolically and said, “There is no struggle with the world, and there are no taboos.”

Wu Xie smiled helplessly, thinking that he was also bored. He impatiently tugged on his underwear and pulled it down: "Okay, what time has it been? You still have the heart to play this trick!"

But the fat man said to him: "You don't understand this. This thing looks evil. There is no guarantee that it will not bring bad luck to us. Moreover, he is sitting here very well. We use him as an explosive bag. We are ours." No, I still have to say how to live through the situation."

My brother and I sat aside and waited for them. When we saw that they had also dropped to the ground, we stood up.

Looking at their looks, I thought that when my spiritual power recovered and I could freely change things, they wouldn't be so embarrassed.

Soon they came to us. The younger brother pulled me towards the corner of the tomb. The fat man carried Aning on his back. The younger brother called them over. They brought several bronze mirrors in front of them to use as shields, so that in case of a bomb waiting for them. It's so powerful that it won't be accidentally injured by gravel.

Everything is ready, and when the time comes, let the little brother throw it over with his temples and detonate the mechanism on Zuo Huajin's body.

Wu Xie, the little encyclopedia, was talking about the rise and fall of the sea while looking at the watch.The more Wu Xie thought about it, the more nervous he became and the less sure he felt. Looking at his expression, the fat man knew that he was a little guilty, so he asked uneasily: "Well, tell me the truth, are you not sure?"

Wu Xie said perfunctorily: "It's hard to say what's happening now. Anyway, the arrow is on the string. Just wait and see."

The fat man sighed: "Tell me for a moment, if this thing doesn't explode, do you have any other countermeasures? Say it first to make me feel at ease."

Wu Xie said: "Of course one way is to go back the way we came and see if the tomb we entered has reappeared. Otherwise, there is another way that is not a solution, which is to stay here and wait for someone to come in and save us."

I said to myself, I just wanted to directly notify someone to take us out. I guess we are all on the way back now, but the little brother disagrees. Now I want others to come to rescue me, unless I talk to the little brother first. .

Seeing that the fat man was silent, Wu Xie said: "What I mean is that if we can't leave for a while, we won't die immediately. As long as we have time to think about it in the long term, we can always come up with a solution. You see, there is a lot of space here and there is enough air." For several days, we should sleep more and exercise less, and try to use it sparingly. I think a week will not be a big problem."

I said to him: "Brother Wu Xie doesn't think so. Air alone is not enough. In this environment, how many days a person will die depends on internal and external factors, such as each person's physical health, indoor and outdoor temperature and climate." , is there drinking water? If the indoor temperature is moderate and there is no exercise, the average person can resist it for about four or five days without eating or drinking. After six or seven days, he will basically be very weak. If the wind season that Aning mentioned is at least Wait for seven days, and you won’t have the strength to run away alive. But don’t worry, it’s okay if this trick doesn’t work, I won’t let you die.”

The three of them looked at me in unison. Fatty and Wu Xie said "Huh?" at the same time after hearing this. The younger brother remained silent. He knew that I would do what I said, but he was afraid that I would do something wrong. , just like the last time I risked my life to save people in Lu Palace, I was scared just thinking about it and quietly held my hand.

The fat man said depressedly: "Anyway, I would rather die of suffocation than starve to death. I'm so sorry for my fat body."

Wu Xie was happy when he heard this and said: "Speaking of how fat you are, I don't think you can starve to death for weeks. If you are really hungry, you still have a sea monkey. If you are not very hungry, then you can't die." I just arrested and skinned the forbidden woman down there."

The fat man listened for a while, patted Wu Xie on the shoulder and said: "Okay, what you said is quite like my style. To make revolution, you need to have the spirit of not being afraid of anything. It seems that you have really made a lot of progress this time." "

I didn't speak much after that. The little brother kept holding my hand. He could feel that my hand was getting colder and colder. The little brother looked at me and said softly to me: "Don't be afraid."

Wu Xie looked at his watch and said to his brother: "There are still 5 minutes left, Menyou Ping, please get ready."

The little brother weighed the things in his hands and nodded in agreement. The fat man suddenly shouted: "What about the mummy?" We suddenly looked up and found that the corpse tied to the pillar was gone. Wu Xie muttered: "Isn't it because I didn't tie it securely and fell?" I quickly looked down, but there was nothing on the ground. Where was it?

"Look at it, I'm going to say that anything with a fucking tail must be evil." The fat man shouted, "Look for it quickly."

The little brother hurriedly said to me: "Don't move here." They rushed out together. I watched them walk away and started to tremble with fear. At this moment, someone suddenly covered my mouth from behind. In an instant, I knew in my heart that it must be Aning, but I was knocked unconscious by her just like that.

They ran over and saw at a glance that the thing was hanging on the top of the treasure behind the pillar, gripping the relief on it tightly with nails. The black hard skin on its body was all cracked and weird. Wu Xie looked at it and said: " The rope is still tied around its waist, but it looks like it won’t last long.”

The fat man shouted: "Detonate it before he escapes!!"

The little brother didn't need him to remind him. As soon as the fat man started talking, Wu Xie heard a breaking wind and at the same time, a green light flew towards the belly of the mummy.

(End of this chapter)