Tomb Raider's Notes of Qilin City Lord

Chapter 59 Wu Xie’s encounter ([-])
059 Chapter 59 Wu Xie’s experience ([-])

In the morning, Lao Itch boiled hot water. Wu Xie, who was a little cold, washed his face with hot water and felt better instantly.

During breakfast, Master Liang's expression was obviously not as guarded as the day before, so Wu Xie asked Lao Tai a few indirect questions about the origins of these people.

Master Liang heard what Wu Xie meant and said to him with a smile: "Brother Wu, since we are a team now, I won't hide it from you. When we came, there were five of us, Uncle Tai and Er Mazi is specialized in doing this, so Boss Li and Boss Wang are here to see how fresh goods are unearthed, and then let me pick out the most valuable things in the tomb first, so to be honest, I really A very unfair character."

Lao Itch asked him: "Hey, I saw there were only four of you before, what about the fifth person?"

Master Liang recalled: "Boss Li, when we came down from the mine tunnel, he went to a puddle to wash his face. By the time we found him, his head had been bitten by something in the water... …”

Wu Xie and Lao Chu naturally understood that the person Zheluo Salmon had eaten was indeed one of theirs and had not escaped. But at the moment they were eating, they really didn't dare to think about that scene anymore and quickly told him to stop talking.

Wu Xie asked him again: "What do those two bosses do?" Li Pipa already knew this through eavesdropping on "Hemu Ji".

Mr. Liang said that the name of Boss Wang was Wang Qi. His ancestor was the famous king Xianchu of the great dynasty. Based on his experience in appraising high-end items in a pawn shop, he wrote a notebook in his later years called "The Remaining Records of the Ancient Yuzhai Strange Tribulation", which records It contains the items he encountered in his life that he thought were strange, and recorded in detail the owner's description and his judgment, etc. It is a strange book with strong horizontal reference value for archaeological work.

Wang Qi's own cultural level is not high, but his memory is very good. He has read the things in this book many times and memorized them all without knowing it. With this, he has made himself famous. Big noise, out of control.

Master Liang said: "I don't know why these two are together, but this time they are both very determined. I guess the answer lies in this ancient tomb."

Wu Xie asked him: "By the way, Master, since you have read "Hemu Ji", do you know how to take the road after entering the waterfall?"

Master Liang glanced at Wu Xie and said to him: "This "Hemu Collection" is Li Pipa's treasure. I only took a few glances at his notes after Li Pipa's death. I saw a lot of other contents, but I didn’t see the part about entering the ancient tomb. Boss Wang later took it in his hand, and I didn’t have the chance to look at it. But judging from yesterday’s situation, the entrance to the ancient tomb is probably just below the tens of thousands of people. In the pit.”

After eating breakfast and carrying his backpack, Wu Xie let go of Master Liang's hand. After the three of them finished preparing, they came to the stone beam and began to try to climb down.

Wu Xie was promoted from a recruit in Lu Palace to a responsible person, which he found incredible.This way, you have to hold all the torches and climb, which is very difficult. I almost slipped off the cliff several times. Fortunately, although it is steep here, it is not difficult to climb. If you are brave and careful, it will only cost you more. Just some time.

It had been an unknown amount of time, but he finally had his feet on the ground. Standing around so many corpses, Wu Xie felt unspeakable fear in his heart.

These corpses had been in this cold and damp cave for many years, and their bones were moldy and black, and a thick musty smell filled the air.Many corpses here have been dismembered, and the expressions of the corpses are also extremely ferocious. Many of the corpses even seem to have fangs.

Between the piles of corpses, there was a straight path leading straight to the front. The fire could only be seen for a distance of about ten meters, and could not be seen further away. They walked around a few times, and Wu Xie noticed that Master Liang's expression changed. He said: "There seem to be some corpses here that are not human. The structure of these skulls is wrong. It is best to find ones that are not completely decomposed. Maybe you can still see them."

Lao Itch took a breath of cold air and said angrily: "Fuck you, the Yin Qi here is so strong, and there are so many corpses, there is no guarantee that there will be no signs of corpse transformation. If a zongzi comes out, we won't be able to do it." Wearing black donkey hooves, you can't jump or jump, if not, I'm afraid all three of you will have to deal with it here."

Wu Xie also hurriedly said: "We are not doing research, so we don't need to worry about what it is."

Master Liang nodded and said shakily: "Zombie transformation... Zongzi... Zongzi... I understand, I understand, that's what I'm saying."

He followed them and walked forward along the path. There were rows and rows of corpses on both sides, with many stone figurines mixed in. The floor of the cave was covered with black soil. Wu Xie wondered if all this soil was It's probably made of the rotting dead. The soles of my feet feel cold just thinking about it.

After walking for a while, the flames of the torches began to gradually become smaller and the light was not enough. They quickened their pace and began to trot forward. However, the more they walked, the more they felt that the road had no end. They continued walking for a while, but it was still the same, back and forth. All I could see were piles of bones, and even further away there was darkness. I thought to myself that I might have been hit.

Master Liang was exhausted from running, gasping for air. He rubbed his chest and pointed at the ground and said to them: "Two... two little brothers, look at these bones, do they look familiar?"

Wu Xie raised the torch and saw a skull on the ground with a hole in it. It seemed to be the one he had crushed when he climbed down the cliff. He quickly turned around and took a look, and saw that the cliff was behind him.

Lao Itch looked around and complained: "Old Wu, how did you lead the way? Isn't this where we came down just now?"

Wu Xie said angrily: "How do I know? This place is the same everywhere. I wonder if I entered a fork and went around."

Master Liang lost his temper, waved his hand and said, "No, I remember clearly that this path has always been straight, with no turns or forks. This is not an easy matter."

Lao Itch asked: "Did we encounter dirty things and become obsessed?"

Master Liang waved his hand and said: "No, I am carrying something that has been opened. If you are obsessed, it can only be for the minis, but I am not..."

Wu Xie said: "We must come up with a solution as soon as possible. Our torch can't hold on for long. When the fire goes out, the sky and the earth will really become inoperable."

Master Liang thought for a while and said, "Look, the reason why we walked in a circle is that the corpses here are criss-crossed. I'm afraid there is something wrong with the arrangement. Some strange magic may have been used to turn the whole cave into a A maze. Have you heard the story about Zhuge Liang driving his troops to collect rocks and setting up a stone formation on the beach of Yufupu near the mountains and rivers to block Lu Xun? I'm afraid we..."

Before Master Liang finished speaking, Lao Itch said to him: "Master, please don't fool us. You are trapped here yourself. I heard it said in the storytelling book about the Eight Formations, and it was not you who said it at all. We looked at the thing on the cliff. The bones here were arranged in a messy manner, and we didn't find any special arrangements. How come we were trapped in a circle after we came down? Is it possible that the corpses here can still run away on their own? Is there no way?"

After saying this, Lao Itch suddenly realized something, hurriedly covered his mouth, bowed to all sides, and said softly: "Good luck, the kid is ignorant, don't take it off."

Master Liang said: "This is different. What you see above is just an outline. When you come down, it will be dark again. As long as each corpse is placed slightly offset, it may lead us to the pre-designed crossroads. Unknowingly, we have turned back. The wisdom of the ancients cannot be underestimated."

Wu Xie believes: "The main problem right now is not to break this formation, but how to face our current situation."

Lao Itch looked at the torch and suddenly shouted: "Damn it, if you want me to tell you to burn all the bones here with a fire, then it will be clean."

Wu Xie cursed: "Are you crazy? If you set a fire here, isn't it the same as setting yourself on fire? Even if you don't burn to death, you will die from the smoke. Let me see it this way. I'll go forward first. You guys look at my torch." If I move in a different direction, stop me and we'll know where the problem is."

Lao Itch hurriedly said: "No, what if the torch goes out halfway? We must not get separated at this time."

Wu Xie was just about to retort, but unexpectedly the torch in his hand suddenly flashed twice and went out with a pop. When it was extinguished, Wu Xie was so frightened that he was covered in white hair and sweat, and he almost dropped the torch from his hand.

Master Liang let out a strange cry and ran away. However, after running a few steps, he heard a "bang" and hit something, making him scream in pain.

Wu Xie checked the torch head and found that it was not completely burned, but the fire suddenly went out, but there was no wind here...

Lao Itch gloated and said: "Old Wu, your craftsmanship is not good. This torch is too incompetent. It will be extinguished at once."

Wu Xie glared at him and said, "Screw you, you're trying to bully me when you have time. Why don't you go see how Master is doing? Don't fall into a pile of dead people." After saying that, he lit the torch again and raised it to take a look. Seeing Master Liang lying on a skeleton, with the bones scattered on the floor, Wu Xie helped him up and saw that his face was pale. Lao Itch patted him and said, "Master, you are really funny. Just You are so brave, you still want to fight?" Master Liang trembled and said to them: "Two...don't get me wrong, I'm not afraid of the dark, but just now, something seemed to be blowing on the back of my neck, Liang... It was so cold that I thought the rice dumplings were out, and I was scared out of my mind."

Lao Itch laughed and said: "What's the coolness? I think it's the cold sweat dripping down your neck. This rice dumpling is behind your back, so I just bit it down in one bite."

Wu Xie also said: "Yes, Master Liang, calm down and don't scare yourself."

But Master Liang said anxiously: "Two...two brothers, please believe me. Someone must have blown air on the back of my neck just now. I'm not lying to you. I think it's not just the three of us, but also There’s something else!”

Wu Xie winked at Lao Chu, indicating that he should go check out the insurance.Lao Itch nodded, and both of them took out their guns and walked towards the place where Master Liang was standing just now.There was only a stone man less than a foot away from the place. After checking the back, there was nothing unusual. Just as he was thinking about it, there was a sudden "pop" and the torch in his hand was put out again.

Lao Itch suddenly shouted in the darkness: "Fuck! Lao Wu, be careful! There is really something here! Light the torch quickly!"

In the darkness, Wu Xie felt a chill on his back, and a strong wind came over him like lightning. He hurriedly ducked, and the strong wind flew past his scalp again. At the same time, he staggered and fell to the ground. When they got to the edge, several stone figures made a splash, and they didn't know what had fallen on their faces. They hurriedly turned on the lighter and quickly lit the torch.

Lao Itch lay on the ground and said hurriedly: "Snapshot, what the hell was that just now? Why did it go so fast!" Master Liang also fell on the ground and screamed Amitabha in fright.

Wu Xie looked around and found nothing.

Wu Xie clamped down the torch and lowered it for fear of extinguishing it again. He wanted to lift Master Liang up, but he was so frightened that he couldn't pull him up at all. Old Itch had no choice, so he went up and slapped him twice, and followed Master Liang. Weeping loudly: "Oh my mother, you said I am such a troublesome person. It would be great if I stayed at home. Why do I want to imitate others and fight against others? It's over now and I'm going to die in a foreign land..."

Seeing that he was not finished, Lao Itch covered his mouth and cursed: "You are not finished yet, you are too old to be ashamed. If you continue to make noise, we will leave you here and you can crawl back by yourself."

Master Liang was frightened by him, and immediately wiped his face and stopped talking.Lao Itch turned around and asked: "Old Wu, what was that just now? Did you see clearly? Is it a rice dumpling?"

Wu Xie shook his head and said: "No, Zongzi is not that fast. The environment here is humid, and most of the corpses have only bones left, and they are all moldy. These things will never transform into corpses."

Master Liang sniffed and said, "Brothers, whether this is a zongzi or not has nothing to do with us. I think we should climb back to the cliff quickly while there are still torches. If we encounter a zongzi, we will definitely die. It’s decided, I’m afraid it’s difficult to even leave a whole body.”

Wu Xie thought for a while and said: "In this case, there is no other way for us to wait here. If it doesn't work, just step on the corpse and go over. Our guns are all loaded, and Lao Itch takes the lead. I will take the rear.

Along the way, Wu Xie observed carefully and found that he had indeed been walking in a straight line, and the marks left before were still there, but he suddenly felt that something was wrong. The degree of decay of the corpses here was very uneven, and some corpses were so rotten that even the bones were broken. It was gone, but some of them still had skin and flesh. Just when he was about to stop them, there was a sudden "bang" and a skeleton on the ground suddenly fell apart. The skeleton suddenly rolled to the side. Wu Xie was startled and just turned around. , with a "pop" sound, the torch in his hand was extinguished for the third time.

This time Wu Xie immediately squatted down, and there was chaos around him. Lao Itch shouted: "Fuck! I caught it!"

Wu Xie quickly lit the torch and saw that Lao Itch was fighting with something. The human bones around him were smashed and scattered all over the floor. The thing was not big in size, but it was very powerful. Lao Itch weighed more than 100 kilograms and could not hold it down. , the two bodies rolled together, running wildly, Wu Xie couldn't get in at all.

Seeing that Lao Itch couldn't hold on any longer, Wu Xie saw that he couldn't let it run away. He hurriedly called Master Liang, and the two of them jumped on Lao Itch, pressing Lao Itch and the thing under his body. Lao Itch didn't expect that Wu Xie would come up with this move. He was so suppressed that he shouted: "Take it easy! My spine is going to be broken."

Wu Xie pressed Lao Chu hard and asked him: "How is it? Is that thing dead?"

Lao Chu squeezed out a few words through his teeth: "I don't know! But if you don't let go, I'll die!"

When Wu Xie saw that Lao Itch's face was red from suppressing it, he quickly withdrew his strength. Lao Itch turned over and let out a sigh of relief and said: "You... you are too damn cruel. Don't think it was just when you were a kid. Seven or eight people are fine. Fortunately, I have a strong backbone, otherwise I would have been half paralyzed!"

Master Liang said: "Speaking of which, what on earth is that thing? Why is it so stout but so powerful despite not being very strong?"

The three people came back to their senses and looked over. They saw that it was a gray furry thing, about the size of a lynx. It had been crushed flat and was still shaking.

Lao Itch picked up a human thigh bone and turned the thing over. He was surprised to see that it was a big rat. He couldn't help but smile, but then he thought about it and said, "This rat is too big. It seems to be eating." Having grown up with corpses, I don’t know how many such rats there are in this cave. If you encounter a group of them, you will really be unable to eat them and walk around.” He was stunned for a moment and then said, “I don’t know if these rats will come to take revenge.” , I think it’s better to evacuate quickly before being discovered, don’t stay here anymore.”

Wu Xie nodded in agreement, and Lao Itch turned his head and suddenly said: "But which way should we go? Why don't we rush over sideways."

Wu Xie shook his head and looked around, wanting to ask Master Liang for his opinion. When he turned around, he found that he was concentrating on collecting the bones on the ground.

I saw Master Liang picking up the remaining unbroken bones from the ground one by one and putting them aside.Suddenly, Master Liang said with an expression of sudden realization: "It's amazing. I caused trouble for this rat, but he hit it by mistake, and I discovered a big secret. Come on, little brother, come and take a look."

Master Liang asked us to squat down, picked up a bone and gave it to us, and asked: "Two of you, take a look, can you see anything?"

Wu Xie took the bone and took a look. Master Liang pointed him to a place. There was a smooth notch there. The incision was the same color as the bone, and it should be relatively old.

Master Liang said: "This bone is the human clavicle. This gap is called an old bone injury. It was caused before death. You can see that the incision is sharp and there is no bone healing at all. This shows that the time of this wound is related to the time of the wound." People die very close together."

Lao Itch interrupted impatiently, Wu Xie quickly winked at Lao Itch to stop interrupting, turned to Master Liang and said: "Ignore him, please speak quickly."

Master Liang continued: "The time of this wound is very close to the time of this person's death. I can probably conclude that this wound should be the cause of this person's death. The reason why it is in this position is probably because someone cut the collarbone with a knife." The carotid artery was severed from above, and the knife was cut too quickly, so it cut into the bone."

Wu Xie asked in confusion: "According to what you said, the owner of this bone was killed by someone slitting his throat!"

Master Liang smiled strangely and shook his head: "Not just this one, all the corpses here died in this way. You see, there are seven clavicle bones here alone with such cut marks on them, and the general In ancient times, when sacrificing humans and animals, the sacrifice was made to kneel in front of the sacrifice, and then the priest cut his throat behind him. But here, people here cut their throats with a knife in front of them. Therefore, I feel that most of these people are not meant to be alive. Those who were sacrificed, but those who died in battle.”

As he spoke, Master Liang took out another piece of something from the fragments of the corpse and said, "The big secret is hidden in this thing."

Wu Xie took it and took a look and said in surprise: "Is this a bronze armor piece?"

Master Liang nodded: "Yes, this is a style of armor that came out after the Han Dynasty. Look at this piece, there is no lining, it is Xia Tian's armor. This man died in Xia Tian, ​​and the strangest thing is this thing. He carefully peeled off a piece of something from the fragment of armor, "Look, although this piece of thing is inconspicuous, it is the key. Little brother, you are a sensible person, you will know what this is at a glance." "

When Wu Xie saw it, he immediately understood and said: "This is...silk. These are all Han people's things. How could they appear in the burial pits of the She people who became extinct thousands of years ago?"

Master Liang looked at this place and said: "If I am right, this is not a burial pit, but a battlefield. There are two groups of corpses here. One group is the guardian of the ancient tomb, and the other is a Han army. .”


(End of this chapter)