reborn princess

Chapter 533 Accidental Discovery
"Let's go, don't waste any more time." Shen Weilan greeted him.

"Okay!" He agreed, took out his handkerchief and wiped his hands clean, then took Shen Weilan's hand and led her to a poplar tree, planning to jump on the top of the tree to find out the direction, so as to leave here .

Because this place has always been an inaccessible place, there are no roads at all. The ground is full of dead leaves that have passed through many years, with a thick layer. It has not rained in the past two days, so it is all dry when you step on it. The sound of crackling leaves.

The poplar tree grew on a slope, and when they were about four or five feet away from the poplar tree, Shen Weilan suddenly felt empty under his feet, and fell down involuntarily.

"Lan'er..." Xuan Chen held her hand all the time, and when he realized that she had suddenly fallen into the ground, he immediately reacted and pulled her towards his arms.

Shen Weilan crashed into his arms in shock, took a few breaths, turned her face to look at the place where she fell into just now, only to see a dark hole appeared there, it was just the dead leaves and floating soil that fell from the hole before. Covered so she didn't notice.

Her voice was a little trembling and she said, "This...isn't it a snake lair?"

She knows that snake lairs are usually underground, and there will be thousands of snakes inside. After years of experience, although she can kill people without changing face, she is still afraid of these snakes, insects, rats and ants.

"It's not like that. The snake's lair shouldn't be so wide, unless it's a giant python, and this giant python will hibernate in the winter snow underground for at least decades..." Xuan Chen patted her on the back lightly, He comforted her, then let her go, walked to the side of the cave, and swept away all the dead leaves covering the cave with his feet.

I saw that the cave was about as wide as a person, and it just opened on the slope, allowing an adult to crawl through it calmly.

"Look, the thickness of the dead leaves at the entrance of this cave has been at least several decades. It has been covered layer by layer, and the bottom layer has long since rotted..." Xuan Chen observed the cave. "Moreover, there are no traces of snakes crawling around here. In this season, snakes have not yet hibernated. If it is a large python, it will not come out of the hole to look for food."

Hearing what he said, Shen Weilan felt a little relieved.

"Lan'er..." Xuan Chen stood at the entrance of the cave and looked around for a long time, then suddenly raised his eyes to look at Shen Weilan. "I think this hole is a bit weird, and I want to go down and have a look."

"I don't want it anymore, what if there is danger inside?" Shen Weilan was a little afraid to go down.

"I'll go down by myself, just an hour, you wait for me here." Xuan Chen's attitude was very firm.

Shen Weilan hesitated for a moment, then compromised: "Then I'll go down with you."

Xuan Chen thought for a while, "Alright, I'm a little worried about leaving you here alone, why don't you follow me."

Shen Weilan couldn't help asking curiously: "What's so weird about this hole?"

"I think this cave looks like a robber's cave." Xuan Chen explained to her. "You may not know that I learned mechanism from a master who built a tomb before. This master told me that there is a kind of people in this world who specialize in robbery for a living, stealing and selling the funerary objects in ancient tombs. "

Although Shen Weilan has learned martial arts and heard Shen Luo tell her about the world and the court, she is still a boudoir woman with limited knowledge and rarely reads miscellaneous books on weekdays. She only concentrates on embroidery to make money, so she never I don't know that there are still people in this world who steal graves for a living. Hearing what Xuan Chen said, he couldn't help frowning.

"Then these are too wicked. Aren't they afraid of going to Abi Hell after they die?"

Xuan Chen said with a smile: "If they are afraid, they won't do such a thing?"

Shen Weilan thought for a while, "If this is really a robbery, then the funeral objects in the tomb might have been stolen long ago. What's the point of us going down now?"

Xuan Chen said: "When I was studying the mechanism, I also learned some Fengshui knowledge of tombs. I discovered it far away from Mihun Mountain. The Fengshui here is very good. There is Yuluo Mountain in the east, and there is Fengshui in the west. Yudai Mountain, Yuluo Mountain and Yudai Mountain are the two mountains where the dragon veins are located. Mihun Mountain is located in the geomantic treasure land where the two dragons spit pearls, and there happens to be a lake here that can act as a bright pearl. If the ancestors If it is buried here, future generations will surely reach the Ninth Five-Year Plan.”

Shen Weilan couldn't help being surprised when he heard him say this, "Is the theory of Feng Shui so effective?"

Xuan Chen nodded, "The ancestors of the current emperor also took the world after being instructed by an expert to bury their ancestors in a geomantic treasure. But it doesn't mean that you can just dig a hole here and bury your ancestors. Yes, there are a lot of particulars in it, such as the location of the tomb, the time of burial, and even the zodiac signs of the people who carry the coffin, so it’s very troublesome to explain in detail.”

Shen Weilan nodded as if realizing something, "So, you suspect that there is a tomb belonging to the royal family at the bottom of this mountain?"

Xuan Chen's lips curved slightly, and he showed a satisfied smile. He knew that his little fiancee was smart. Just by saying this, she understood what was going on.

Shen Weilan continued: "But you are strange. After all, this is Mihun Mountain. For hundreds of years, no one dared to enter, and those who entered could not get out. If this hole is really a robbery, then the person who dug this hole How did the person find it? How did he get out after he found it? Or, did he not go out at all, but was trapped to death in this mountain?"

Xuan Chen said again: "Do you know that over the years, all the artisans who dig the tombs of the royal family are usually silenced in the end?"

Shen Weilan frowned slightly, "Are the craftsmen buried?"

"It's not mainly for the purpose of burial, but to keep the secrets of the tomb from being revealed, because royal tombs are usually designed with many anti-theft mechanisms." Xuan Chen explained.

Shen Weilan was noncommittal about this, she knew that even if she was dissatisfied with the behavior of the royal family, it would not change anything.

"Therefore, some craftsmen will secretly leave a secret passage for themselves, and when the emperor is buried, they will escape from the secret passage."

After hearing Xuan Chen's words, Shen Weilan suddenly realized, "You mean, you suspect that the hole was not dug by robbers from the tomb, but by craftsmen who escaped from the tomb?"

Xuan Chen nodded slowly, "Because this Mihun Mountain has always entered but never exited, I suspect that the original legend was wrong..."

Shen Weilan listened to his analysis quietly and did not interrupt.

"Perhaps, this ecstasy formation was not set up because of the bet between the two countries, but to protect the tombs at the bottom of the mountain from being destroyed." Xuan Chen guessed.

Shen Weilan couldn't help taking a breath, "Such a big deal, to protect a tomb?"

"In the past 500 years, the Central Plains has changed dynasties three times, but it has been exactly 500 years since the Beichen Kingdom took Yan as the surname..." Xuan Chen looked into the distance. "Although Beichen Kingdom has changed hands several times in the past 500 years, and the country name has been changing all the time, the one who inherits the throne is the Yan family. If you think about it, the Yan family is the one who set up this enchanting formation."

As he spoke, he sighed, "It's a pity that I have limited history books, so I don't know what kind of person has such a great talent."

Shen Weilan said thoughtfully: "You mean, this ecstasy formation is a cover-up, and its purpose is to protect the tombs underneath?"

"This is just my guess." Xuan Chen looked at Shen Weilan seriously. "Lan'er, I know you are in a hurry to save your mother, but since those people chose to take your mother away instead of killing her, it means that your mother will not be in danger for the time being. And we found this hole by chance. If you don’t go down to explore today, maybe you won’t have a chance in the future.”

Shen Weilan listened to his words, thought about it carefully, and felt that what he said was very reasonable. Since the other party chose to take her mother away instead of killing her mother, it proved that her mother's life was not in danger for the time being, so she might as well Go down to this cave with Xuan Chen to see what is in this cave.

"Okay, let's go down together."

"However, we have to make some preparations." Xuan Chen said, suddenly jumped up, and caught a sparrow in mid-air with his bare hands.

Shen Weilan looked at his actions in puzzlement, "What are you doing catching sparrows?"

Xuan Chen smiled mysteriously, "If the bottom is really a tomb, this kind of tomb is not ventilated all year round, and I don't know if the air inside can still breathe. Let this sparrow go down for us to try."

As he spoke, he threw the sparrow in, only to hear the sparrow chirping, as if protesting his violent behavior. After a while, the little sparrow flapped its wings, flew out of the hole, and quickly Fly into the air.

"It seems that there is no poisonous gas inside, let's go in and try." Xuan Chen said with a smile. "But it's better to cover your mouth and nose, the smell inside is definitely not good."

Shen Weilan nodded, and covered her face with her veil. The veil was still wet, but it didn't take much effort to breathe.

Xuan Chen also took out a veil to cover his mouth and nose, and then took out a pocket watch from his pocket. The silver case was inlaid with red and sapphires to look like an eagle, and the style was very delicate.

Like many rarities, this pocket watch is also sold in his mother's shop, and it is made by his mother's craftsmen, but the idea is his mother's idea.

Shen Weilan also has one, which was specially given to Shen Weilan by his mother when she gave the new year's gift, but the inlaid on the watch case is not the pattern of an eagle, but tulips.

He looked at the time, and it happened to be two quarters before the hour. "Because there is no dry food and no water bag, we only go in for an hour. No matter what we find in this hour, we will leave."

Shen Weilan nodded, expressing her approval of his decision.

(End of this chapter)