Yellow River Craftsman

Chapter 243 Undead Swimming
Huge underground barrage dam!
Unheard of, a giant turtle like a beast!
And the strange bronze chain!

Everything constitutes a strange scene, which strongly impacts our hearts.

The underground river dam was already a very strange thing, but I didn't expect that there was a giant turtle tied up under the underground river dam!
Who tied the giant turtle here?

What is the purpose of binding the giant turtle?
Just think about it, the underground dam was built during the Qin Dynasty, so this giant soft-shelled turtle must have been tied up when the dam was built, that is to say, this giant soft-shelled turtle was tied up here. For thousands of years, what an incredible thing this is!
We know that creatures such as turtles and soft-shelled turtles have a very long lifespan, but it is quite rare and difficult for a soft-shelled turtle to live for thousands of years. This giant soft-shelled turtle may have been cultivated into a soft-shelled turtle!

The giant soft-shelled turtle was half floating on the surface of the water, its black carapace protruding from the water, and the parts below the abdomen were submerged in the water.

At this time, there was a splashing sound, and the water splashed in all directions, and the giant turtle poked its head out of the water.

A stream of water is like a fountain, spurting out from the mouth of the giant turtle, and the broken jade falls into beads, blooming into a huge water flower in the air, which is really beautiful.

At the same time, the giant turtle let out a strange roar from its mouth.

We have never heard of a soft-shelled turtle that can make a sound, but this giant soft-shelled turtle can make a sound, and it is like a wild beast's low-pitched roar. dark space.

"What do you mean that this giant turtle is tied up here?" Fang Weiran asked us.

Cao Yi guessed: "Is it like the centipede I met in Huangpiziling before, a sacred beast guarding the tomb?"

Lao Yang nodded slightly and said, "It's possible! The mausoleum of Qin Shihuang is so grand, it's not surprising that there are such gods and beasts guarding the mausoleum!"

The old bird said: "We may not be able to deal with such a huge turtle spirit, I think we should leave quickly, don't startle the snake!"

Ziyun pondered for a while, then questioned: "If this giant turtle is a mausoleum guardian beast, why is it bound with bronze chains?"

In fact, Ziyun's doubts are very reasonable. We are standing on the barrage dam, and the giant turtle is trapped in the dark river below the barrage dam. It is not an easy task for the people on the river dam.So if the giant turtle is a mausoleum guardian beast, it seems a little unreasonable.

If it wasn't for the mausoleum guardian beast, then there is another possibility that the giant turtle was suppressed here artificially, but why did people suppress this giant turtle?
"You said, could it be that the craftsmen dug up this giant soft-shelled turtle from an underground river when they were building the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang? Maybe they thought the giant soft-shelled turtle was a god or monster, and they didn't dare to kill it casually, so they used Bronze chains bind it here!" said Cao Yang.

Cao Yang's guess is actually not unreasonable, and the possibility is very high, otherwise how to explain the origin of this giant turtle?But it's not clear whether it's suppression or not. It may also be enshrined. The giant turtle is enshrined in the underground palace like a god.

"Xiao Gu, what do you think?" Lao Yang looked at me inquiringly.

I nodded slightly and said, "Actually, I think everyone's guesses are not unreasonable. If I were to analyze it, I would be more inclined to enshrine it than to suppress it! I think it is very likely that the craftsmen specially enshrined this giant turtle here." God, because the turtle symbolizes longevity, enshrining the giant turtle in the underground palace may symbolize Qin Shihuang's longevity!"

Uncle Liu said: "Hearing what you say, I think of a legend passed down by our ancestor guarding the mausoleum!"

"Let's hear it! I like hearing those strange stories the most!" Cao Yi's big eyes twinkled.

Uncle Liu said: "I also heard this story from my grandparents, and my grandparents heard the tomb guards of the previous generation, and passed it down from generation to generation. It is said that when Qin Shihuang was touring the ancient Yellow River Road, he once went to Weinan. I saw a giant soft-shelled turtle in the river section. At that time, the giant soft-shelled turtle had a human corpse on its back and was swimming all the way east. Qin Shihuang ordered people to chase the giant soft-shelled turtle, but the giant soft-shelled turtle sank into the In the water, it disappeared.

After returning from the parade, Qin Shihuang never forgot about the giant turtle.Because in the eyes of Qin Shihuang, the giant turtle is a symbol of longevity, and the human corpse that can be carried by the giant turtle will definitely become a fairy in the end, and live forever with the world! "

Lao Yang said: "Listening to what you said, it turns out that Qin Shihuang always dreamed that he was the human corpse on the back of a giant turtle, and then he was carried by the giant turtle to the east to the mouth of the sea. Then there is a giant soft-shelled turtle tied up here just in line with Qin Shihuang’s idea. Qin Shihuang wanted a giant soft-shelled turtle to carry him after his death, so the artisans found a giant soft-shelled turtle and enshrined it in the underground palace. Of course, this giant soft-shelled turtle may It was found by the artisans on purpose, or it may have been discovered by accident under the dark river when excavating and constructing the mausoleum!"

Xiao Guoguo urged: "Let's go, don't waste time here, it doesn't matter whether it emerges from the dark river or from the cracks in the rocks, it has nothing to do with us. But this giant If the soft-shelled turtle can be stewed into a pot of broth, it will be quite good for nourishing the body!" Speaking of this, Xiao Guoguo licked her little pink tongue, looking like a greedy cat.

It’s fine if she’s really a greedy cat, but the point is that she’s actually a fox. I’ve never seen such a greedy fox. Looking at this huge turtle spirit, I can happily think of a pot of broth. Isn't she starving?

I said angrily: "Eat, eat, eat, you know how to eat! This kind of thousand-year-old giant turtle has become a fine thing, so you can't eat it! Besides, the meat of the thousand-year-old turtle has no idea how tough it is." What! I don’t think it will be cooked for three days and three nights!”

Everyone guessed nonsense for a while, and then they were about to leave. There are some questions that only people in those days can solve, but we will never really know.

At this moment, I suddenly heard a whining sound, which sounded like crying.It was only a little bit at first, and then the sound became more and more dense and ear-splitting, like many people were whimpering and crying, the voice was full of resentment and sadness, and the mood was inexplicably low Going on, we seem to be able to deeply understand the sorrow and pain in it.

"My God! Is that a ghost? There are so many ghosts!" Fang Weiran took a step back, his face pale with fright, without any color.I saw his lips trembling, pointing his finger at the bottom of the dark river, his body was trembling.

I saw human heads emerging from the dark river one after another. Suddenly, the originally silent river surface was densely covered with human heads, like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. At a glance, there were at least hundreds of people. Such a strange scene made us Scalp tingling.

"Those are undead!" I said sullenly.

Countless undead were sobbing and crying in the dark river, as if they were crying their guts to pieces, and they could vaguely hear those undead saying: "It's so miserable! We died so miserable!"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and everyone had a look of horror on their faces.

Except for the sound of whimpering, the appearance of those undead was completely silent, just floating out of the water like that.Moreover, the next scene made us even more inexplicably shocked. Those undead actually surrounded the thousand-year-old giant turtle, and then scrambled to climb onto the giant turtle's back shell.

The giant turtle floated on the water, allowing the undead to climb on its back shell.

But in the blink of an eye, the back of the giant turtle was already densely packed with "people", and those undead were almost all carved out of the same mold, with dead gray faces and no expression on their faces.

After all the undead had gained a firm foothold, the giant turtle let out another deep roar.

A crystal fountain sprayed Lao Gao from the mouth of the giant turtle, and then in the splash of water, under our inexplicable gaze, the giant turtle was like a boat, slowly sinking into the water carrying the undead.

After a while, the crying sound disappeared, and the thousand-year-old giant turtle sank into the water together with the undead souls, and disappeared without a trace, leaving only a circle of rippling ripples on the water surface, as if nothing had happened.

Everyone present was stunned by the cold wind blowing on his body.

Everyone has seen weird scenes more or less, but such weird scenes are far beyond our understanding.For a moment, the astonishment in my heart could not be described in words.

After a long time, we slowly recovered from the extreme shock.

Fang Weiran rubbed his cheeks vigorously, with a look of disbelief: "Did you see it? Did you see it just now? It's so weird! It's so weird!"

In this dark and deep underground river, a thousand-year-old giant turtle sank into the water with a group of undead on its back. This sight is indeed shocking.

Ziyun exclaimed: "The scene we saw just now is quite similar to the legend told by Uncle Liu just now. It turns out that the turtle's back shell actually carries people on its back!"

Xiao Guoguo said, "I'm curious, why do those undead climb on the back of the giant turtle? Where does the giant turtle want to carry those undead?"

"Maybe it's carrying to the underworld!" I slowly withdrew my astonished gaze: "I guess the meaning of this giant turtle's existence is like a ferry boat, and its duty is to carry the undead in the dark river. To the underworld!"

"Where did those undead come from?" the old bird asked.

I said: "Don't forget that when the Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin was built, tens of thousands of craftsmen dedicated their precious lives. Some died of exhaustion, and some were killed after the Mausoleum was completed. Their souls are full of resentment, and it is not surprising that they become undead!"

Cao Yi said with emotion: "It turns out that this giant turtle has been doing such a great job for thousands of years, and its spirit is really admirable!"

(End of this chapter)