Tomb Raider's Notes of Qilin City Lord

Chapter 469 Siguniang Mountain (29)

469 Chapter 469 Siguniang Mountain (29)
When we came to the empty coffin, Zhang Rishan immediately handed the cleaned-up items and the general list of artifacts to his brother, and reported some details to him.

I feel like he just glanced at the contents on the list and read them all, and he seemed to already know all the information about them.

The brother's eyes returned to the direction in front of him. Zhang Rishan said that the funerary objects here are quite complete, among which the bronze objects are the largest, followed by some pottery. Almost all the utensils and sculptures are made of these two materials. of.

There were some gold, silver, jewels and jade products, all portable accessories, all in styles for men. They were placed in a separate metal box, or to be precise, placed in the box where the corpse was pillowed.

There is also a long metal box on the side of the body. There are some large and small weapons placed there. Three of the large items are knives of different lengths and materials. One is a bronze long knife, and the other is Among the decorative knives carved from ivory, there is another one that is much smaller in comparison. It is a short knife, and the material and pattern are quite special.

When Zhang Rishan reported, Brother Bai Hao had already stretched out his hand on the place where the weapons were placed and pointed at a black weapon that was either long or short and said: "You are talking about this knife, right?"

Zhang Rishan looked over and replied: "Yes, among the weapons, only that knife has special material, exquisite craftsmanship, and extremely exquisite carving."

Zhang Qiling looked at Bai Hao. He had carefully picked up the short knife. He held the knife and looked at it roughly, and then gave it to Zhang Qiling, as if asking Zhang Qiling, "Do you want to take a look?"

Zhang Qiling had already calmly glanced back at Bai Hao, indicating that he wanted to take a look at the knife.

I watched Brother Bai Hao come back holding the black knife. When he reached us, he raised the knife slightly, with the handle facing his brother, and handed it to him.

Zhang Qiling raised his hand to take it and held it in his hand. He weighed the blade, turned it over, and inspected the details of the knife.

This knife is made of a very strong black metal material. Black metal is still very common in my brother's house. I don't know if this is the same metal.

He suddenly grabbed the hem of his tattered tattered clothes that were on me. I was stunned for a moment and pursed my lips, but then I thought about it. These were his clothes, and he was going to use them for making clothes. It was really his decision, so I didn't say anything and watched him carefully as he continued to do what he was doing.

He wrapped part of the blade with the fabric of his clothes, held the blade with his fingertips and rubbed it a few times, and saw that the blade instantly became shiny. I looked at him and didn't seem to use much force, but If he had asked me to wipe it these days, he would have to wipe it several times more frequently.

The blade was quite sharp, and it looked like a good knife. He suddenly turned his wrist and swung the blade a few times. Then he carefully observed the position of the handle and thought about something. After observing it, he held the knife. He raised his arms slightly, as if waiting for something.

As soon as Brother Bai Hao saw his movements, he immediately greeted him and said, "That little Zhang, come here."

I thought to myself, there are many Xiao Zhangs here. If he calls me this way, how can I know who he is calling?I looked around suspiciously to see which Xiao Zhang would answer the call.

Soon, I heard subtle footsteps coming towards us, and a man named "Xiao Zhang" walked over quickly.

This man looked unattractive, but his steps were light, and the alkali powder around him did not rise with his quick steps. It was obvious that he was very good at reaching out, but he was very unfamiliar.

Soon he came to us. My brother gave him a faint look, paused slightly, and then let "Xiao Zhang" take the knife without saying a word.

The knife was passed in front of my eyes. When the knife passed in front of my eyes, I could vaguely see the pattern of scales on the blade. They were scales on a tail like a dragon's tail, but I was sure it was not a dragon's tail. Because this tail is really not too long. Under the upturned tail are the creature's long legs with hooves and the elegant and smooth clouds outlined by lines. This type of pattern is very common in both our families. I guess it should be carved. The soaring unicorn.

For these grown men, this knife is just a slightly longer dagger, which is really good for self-defense.

But I thought in my heart, judging from the special nature of this knife, it should be a very important thing. Taking it out alone, my brother must have other uses.

Since it is an important thing, usually he would either hold it himself or give it to me to keep, but this knife was given to the person in front of him. It seems that this person is not a simple person, at least he is someone who can explain things. , I couldn't help but look at that "Xiao Zhang" more carefully.

The little Zhang took the knife and looked at it. Then he looked at his brother and asked, "What are your plans?"

Zhang Qiling quietly looked at the girl beside him who was thinking about something with gentle eyes, but still said to this little Zhang in a light tone: "The Zhang family should have their own knife."

Xiao Zhang followed the patriarch's eyes and looked at Qilin, who was looking at him, and instantly understood what the patriarch meant. However, Qilin didn't seem to have reacted to this yet. He slightly raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Understood." I found this Xiao Zhang After listening to my brother's words, he looked at me and smiled lightly. My brother's words made me feel that he was going to give this knife to someone, but the reaction of the man in front of me didn't look like he was accepting a gift. He is still looking at Me, what do you mean?

The little Zhang wrapped the knife very carefully and put it away. Then he asked Qilin beside the clan leader: "Qilin, what do you think of this knife?"

I didn't expect him to ask me a question, but I had really thought about this question just now and said to him: "This knife is good everywhere, but it is inconvenient to carry. It must have a matching exquisite scabbard." OK."

That Xiao Zhang said: "I will definitely do it, then I won't bother you." Then he walked away.

I heard from his words that he should be the person responsible for the task or the technician to improve the knife. Indeed, as I thought, he is not the recipient. My brother has also learned how to give gifts, so these things should also be It's a rare and valuable item left by our ancestors, but it's strange to whom my brother wants to give it to.

I raised my head to look at my brother, but his attention was already focused on the inside of the coffin. He also stretched out his hand to hold my head firmly and accurately, and turned my body to face the same direction as him. .

Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed that Brother Bai Hao and Sister Liyue were looking at me with slightly tilted heads and smiles, which was very strange.

Bai Hao whispered: "Looking at her stupid look, it's not like she understands."

Li Yue said: "She's still young anyway, so why be anxious."

Bai Hao nodded and pursed his lips and said, "That's right."

We looked inside the coffin again and saw rows of incomprehensible carvings on the stone slab at the bottom of the coffin...

I muttered: "Are these words or pictures?"

The brother didn't answer. He reached in and touched the gap between the coffin wall and the bottom.

Brother Bai Hao came to me and looked at the words and said to me: "This seems to be "Bashu Picture Language", let's see if anyone recognizes it."

I looked at those ghostly drawings, which looked like words but were clearly patterns, and were called patterns but I couldn’t tell what they were drawn on. Some were even just twisting and worm-like lines.

I pointed to what I could see and said, "That's a fish, that's a bird, and that's a tiger. They're all common animal patterns in ancient Shu. That one looks like a turtle, and this one is twisted and tall." It has a triangular head, and there is a fork at the tip of the triangle. It looks like a snake spitting out letters, but it is just recognizing animals by recognizing pictures.

Each of those humanoid patterns has different dynamics, but what they are doing is related to the strange lines and patterns around them. I can't understand those winding lines and those indescribable shapes. They are just separate patterns and cannot form actual content.

The content engraved on the coffin is usually a blessing to the deceased. It may also be some meaningful content left by the owner of the tomb, as well as those that cater to Feng Shui. However, if these words are left in this position, it is obviously just for the purpose. It was written to the tomb owner himself, not intended for others to read.

The owner of the tomb hopes that no one will disturb his purity after death, and the tomb is well hidden, so why would he hide important information under his body and wait for future generations to dig the grave and open his coffin? , emptied him and everything in the coffin, and then looked at the writing on the stone slab at the bottom of the coffin.

Not everyone can enter this tomb, and those who enter may not be destined to come here. There is no need to go to the trouble of carving it so hiddenly. Besides, no one will recognize the words, even if they are engraved on the outside. It's okay, and it saves anyone from disturbing him and touching his body. "

Sister Liyue said: "The Bashu symbols and Bashu characters were all abolished after the Qin State unified the six kingdoms. Although some are still left, there are very few materials that can be used for reference. I want to read them easily. If you understand the content here, I’m afraid blind guessing won’t work.”

I sighed and said, "Oracle bone script is easier to recognize. At least many of the characters are not much different from today. Some of them are even the same. At least you can make some connections."

As I said this, I looked at my brother. After a while, I saw him holding the edge of the stone slab at the bottom of the coffin and scraping the decorative pattern carved on the stone slab with a knife in a corner.

He traced the texture of the pattern and dug out the black ointment embedded in the cracks. A strange circular sign-like shape became clearer and clearer. He paused and looked at it, then pressed it.

With a "click" sound, the circular carved protrusions were embedded into the stone slab, and the large stone slab with Bashu pictures in the entire coffin made a sound of stone and metal rubbing at the same time. It bounced up instantly, and the remaining black paste came from The cracks fell in patches. I tilted my head and looked under the stone slab. There was a dark hole underneath, and a strong musty smell came out.

(End of this chapter)