Mantra

Chapter 138

I was walking in the Zhao family's ancestral grave, and suddenly found that this cemetery was not normal.

Looking carefully, almost all the tombs of the Zhao family were sunken, and some of them had been torn apart in broad daylight, leaving only empty tombstones standing crookedly.

It can be seen that the Zhao family's tomb has been robbed very seriously.

From Zhao Shuihe's previous description, I actually already understood that the Zhao family's ancestral tomb had been greatly damaged since the anti-Japanese period, but even so, I didn't expect it to be so dilapidated.

Back then, the Japanese opened up these tombs, searched for the Zhao family's secrets, and even took away the ancestor's corpse, causing the family to suffer hundreds of years of humiliation and unwillingness.

That war was a huge catastrophe for Zhaojialou. Not only Zhaojialou Village, but even the Zhao family's ancestral grave was left with an "empty shell".

Those who live in this empty shell now are not the undead of the Zhao family, but the "ghosts" like Duan Tianshi and Mingdeng Wang.

Feeling apprehensive, I followed little Ah Si's footsteps to the "nest" where Master Duan was hiding.

At this moment, the three of us huddled behind a low grave, followed Ah Si's instructions, rushed to the place where the celestial master was hiding and looked anxiously, and quickly locked on to a large concave grave.

Like the other tombs, the tomb was pulled apart by someone, and a dark hole was exposed from the side of the tomb. The hole was cleverly covered by weeds and branches. If it weren't for Ah Si's guidance, it would be difficult for anyone Find.

The surrounding area of ​​the tombstone was very quiet, no stray cats, no crows, not even a living grass.

Even so, I saw something interesting in that tomb field...a dark pool of blood.

The blood stuck to the dog's hair, silently telling us the tragedy that happened before.

Thinking back to what little Ah Si said, I suddenly realized that this is where Duan Tianshi eats dogs!
It appears we have indeed found his hiding place.

With thoughts everywhere, I signaled Zhao Shuihe and Ah Si to go over and have a look together.

After the three of them exchanged glances, we quickly moved to the direction of the tomb robbery.

I gently pushed aside the weeds at the entrance of the hole, and immediately saw a robbery hole slightly bigger than a rabbit hole.

Looking at it clearly, the entrance of the robber's cave is much bigger than I imagined, but it can only accommodate an adult crawling in and out. The cave wall is smooth, and there are gusts of wind blowing out, which makes people feel a bit chilly.

This time, I feel a little annoyed.

Such a small hole is easy to get in and hard to get out. If some special circumstances happen when you enter rashly, everyone will be folded inside.

While thinking about it, I suddenly remembered that little Ah Si had been a tomb robber. Didn't he join a tomb robber gang when he was begging for food?It's not too late to consult him before making a decision.

So, I called little Ah Si aside, and said to him: "Ah Si! I remember you have robbed tombs before, don't you?"

When Ah Si was asked this question, he nodded reluctantly and said, "I was forced to! And I haven't done it since I learned the Cultural Relics Law..."

I said impatiently, "I'm not going to tell you... I just asked if you can see something from this grave."

"This..." Little Ah Si scratched his head, looked at the robber's hole and said, "This hole is called 'Rogue's Hole', and it was blown out by the 'squeezing and breaking method', which is very precise and regular, a textbook explosion method, ordinary gold thieves can't come. Only the 'big thief' can."

Little Ah Si’s words made Zhao Shuihe and I agree with each other: "Precise and regular... Japanese engineers!"

Zhao Shuihe told me that during the Anti-Japanese War, there were engineering soldiers among the Japanese who came to Zhaojialou to raid, and they were well-prepared and had a clear goal. This round robbery hole must have been done by them!

In addition, Xiao Ah Si also said: "The curtain that was blown up by the blasting method must be a large tomb. Maybe there is an underground palace inside."

After listening to Ah Si's words, I suddenly figured out something.

The Japanese must have visited this underground palace. They must have taken away some things, but left some things behind. I am afraid that Duan Tianshi, like that Li Douniu, accidentally discovered the secrets in this tomb, and then He learned how to control the Lantern King, and then occupied this crypt, turning him into his "den of thieves".

After I figured it out, I knew I couldn't wait any longer, otherwise it would be a waste of time, and it would be impossible to learn the truth of the matter and the secrets in the ancient tomb.

Someone must go down, but who will open the way first...

I first looked at Ah Si.

I know that he is familiar with this line of work, but it's always bad to use him all the time, and besides, there is a high possibility of meeting Duan Tianshi in this tomb.

He's done his part and I can't put him at risk.

Therefore, after thinking for a while, I rolled up my sleeves, took Xiao Ah Si's mobile phone at the same time, turned on the flashlight, and prepared to climb in.

Before leaving, Ah Si handed me a ball of thread and said: "I'll pull one end, you pull the other end, if it's safe, you can pull it lightly a few times, if it's dangerous, you pull it hard! I'll go down and rescue you."

I smiled and responded, "If there is any danger, run away!"

After speaking, I didn't care about the reaction of the two of them, so I plunged into the robbery hole.

In that cave, it was much colder than I imagined.

After entering, I couldn't see anything for a long time because of the internal and external light, but even so, I could feel that I was crawling on a dry and cold dirt road. On my forehead, my brain hurts from the cold.

If little Ah Si hadn't seen it with his own eyes, I would never have believed that this Duan Tianshi would actually sneak into such a ghostly place.

It is simply incomprehensible for a person to act like a cat.

With this incomprehension, I climbed a distance of five or six meters, and then my protruding hand suddenly touched a cold tomb brick.

It seemed to be a signal, so I immediately raised my phone.

With the dim light of the mobile phone, I found that my eyes suddenly opened up.

Because at the end of the earth cave is a brick tomb wall, the wall has been cut open by someone, and a corridor more than one person's height can be vaguely seen inside.

At the end of the corridor, I can even see a faint light.That's probably where Duan Tianshi is hiding.

At this time, the tomb passage was very quiet, and the air could breathe. Although the earthy smell was strong, it didn't have the dirty and filthy feeling I imagined.

I stood up straight, and after I was sure it was safe, I pulled the string in my waist.Signal Zhao Shuihe and the others to come down.

But while I was waiting bored, my feet were soft, and suddenly I stepped on something with a "snap".

Subconsciously, I hurriedly picked up the flashlight to take a picture, but was shocked to find...it was a kind of crab? !

How could there be crabs in such a dry tomb?
With this surprise, I raised my phone and took pictures of other places in the tomb passage...

A frightening scene gradually appeared before my eyes.

(End of this chapter)