Archaeological Notes

Chapter 32

Several people took turns to fight together, and we quickly took out the ceramic-like female corpse in the ice coffin.Huangmao took out the sleeping bag from the big bag, and we lifted the corpse carefully and put it in, without rushing to zip it up.Jun looked at the corpse, as if every soul had been hooked by a ghost, marveling at its perfection, which can be called a work of art.

There are small pieces of ice on the long eyelashes, and the pale facial features can't hide its breathtaking beauty, as if it is like a sleeping fairy, making people forget to stop and dare not profane.Niu Er didn't come back to his senses after watching for a long time, Liu Maodi stopped talking, the two of them watched intently, their eyes widened.At first, I thought they were shocked by the beauty of the female corpse, until Niu Er's words suddenly broke the peace of the audience.

He tilted his head and looked for a while. If he was thinking, but he seemed not sure, he raised his neck and looked away, and suddenly asked: "Huh? That's weird, why does this corpse look so familiar? It seems to be Where have you seen it?"

My first reaction was that I didn't believe it. I felt that this guy was talking nonsense. I thought that if you said that you looked like your daughter-in-law, you wouldn't be able to take her back to the village?A female corpse has been embedded in this sacrificial altar for an unknown number of years. Could it be possible that you have seen it in several lifetimes before reincarnation?It's almost the perfect lover in a dream.But I saw that Niu Er was so swearing, he didn't seem to be lying, and at this juncture, he was unlikely to fool us.At this time, Liu Maodi also echoed: "That's right, I also feel that this corpse is a little bit nice."

One person may still make it up, but if two people say so, things will not be so simple.After Dabeitou heard this, he felt that there must be an extraordinary meaning behind it, so he hurriedly asked Huang Mao to give Niu Er Liu Maodi a cigarette for each of them to think about it.The two took it with both hands with smiles on their faces, and after lighting it, they fell silent, only twitching their heads sullenly, their brows furrowed as if they were trying to remember something.

I squatted on the ground, feeling that my feet were numb. I waited until Niu Er had completely smoked the cigarette up to the butt, and then he threw his foot on the ground and stomped it out. He spit out the shredded tobacco sticking to his mouth, as if trapped in endless memories: "It should have been a very hot day three years ago. At that time, I had just returned from working in the city and planted second seedlings in the paddy field. A group of people appeared in the village inexplicably. They carried a coffin. At that time, an old iron man called I went to help, saying that the gang was short of manpower, and they had to pack cigarettes after the work. I followed, only to find out that I was carrying the dead. Zhang Lie, I went without disappointment. At first they asked me to carry me into the mountains, that is, Xing’an Mountains, and then let me go back to the village. Liu Maodi didn’t call him at first, so he followed for the sake of benefit.”

I listened to my temper and was still waiting for Niu Er to say the following, Huang Mao couldn't help it: "This is the end? What the hell are you talking about, it doesn't match at all, the difference between the two What is the connection between them? We are asking about this female corpse, where have you seen it, if you have something to say, don't waste my cigarettes by talking. "

Only then did Niu Er realize that some of his words were not expressive, he waved his hands repeatedly and said, "It's not that I'm blind, it's that you didn't wait for me to explain. The coffin I helped them carry stopped at the mountain pass. The leader was not allowed to carry it in, and the direction seemed to be heading towards Buddha Ridge. The rope was worn off by the pole halfway, the coffin almost fell to the ground when it tilted, and the lid slid halfway. I took the opportunity to secretly take a look. It turned out to be a very beautiful female corpse, with a white face, oh my god, it's so scary; Brother Liu Maodi saw it too, we didn't pay attention at the time, and we forgot about it overnight."

I suddenly wondered if I was the same person as the expedition team that appeared three years ago, but I thought that Dabeitou might belong to them, so I didn't say it clearly, but asked Niu Er curiously: "Do you still remember?" , do those people have any characteristics?"

Niu Er's tone was very firm and unquestionable, he nodded and said: "There are about ten people in that group, and the clothes are the kind that people can't forget at first sight. The skin is very fair, there are men and women, old and young, and they are tightly wrapped up in hot weather, and everyone has a bamboo hat on their heads, only half of their faces are exposed, and the old ones have snarled eyes, looking weird."

According to what Niu Er said, if I remember correctly, Grandma Xie of the village inn once said that the expedition team that appeared three years ago should be five people, and the one who died in the end died; Judging from the corpse found in the waterway earlier, they had already entered this ancient tomb.The village three years ago, according to what Niu Erkou said, was not like a group of people in terms of the number of people and the style of work. Two teams of unknown origin appeared.

The connection between them, the story between people, I already feel that I have fallen into a huge mystery.I even have a premonition that what I know so far is only a small part, that is, the mystery will become bigger and bigger, and the future encounters will make it even more difficult for me to follow.Just imagine a mysterious small village that is located in the mountains and is almost isolated from the outside world. So many people flock to it, and at the same time, this makes people feel strange no matter how they think about it.

"In the village of the previous year, two groups of people suddenly appeared, both in midsummer?" I asked Niu Er, because if the time interval is very close, it is possible that the same team may not be kept together.

Niu Er scratched his head, and smiled apologetically: "During the summer vacation that year, I only saw people with white faces and bamboo hats coming, and I worked outside during the winter vacation, didn't I..."

Liu Maodi took over the conversation, and recalled: "The expedition team came in winter. At that time, my third brother and I were working in the mining area. When it was Chinese New Year, we went back to the village to celebrate New Year's Eve. It's almost the same month. Thanks to Grandma's hotel. Suddenly such a group of people lived in the middle of the mountain, and later I asked people from the village to be guides, and it was the third brother who led them into the mountains, and also went to the Xing'an Mountains."

The purpose of the two completely unrelated teams is surprisingly the same, but as far as the female corpse is concerned, those white-faced bamboo hats carrying the coffin trekked thousands of miles to send it to this ancient tomb , Inlaid into this sacrificial altar?The more I thought about it, the more confused I became. I felt that you can't understand the wisdom of the ancients, but you can't figure out what people in modern society are thinking.

Disposal of the corpse became a problem. After listening to Niu Er and Liu Maodi, Dabeitou seemed to have made up his mind to take the corpse away. He bent over to zip up the sleeping bag, straightened up and looked around the crowd, and finally Set your sights on me.He beckoned me over, without beating around the bush, and said directly to me, "You carry this corpse."

As soon as I heard his words, I felt a chill down my spine and felt a little uncomfortable.I wanted to refuse to recite it, but found that Huang Mao and the others were covered with big bags and small bags. Brother Liu Mao was injured, and the skinny man was even more hopeless. No one had more reasons than me not to recite.But if you think about it, the general trend is the general trend, and you will not be able to tolerate your wealth if you are under the fence. If you are blessed by it and mix in the team, you can't justify it without thinking about giving something.

Gritting my teeth, I had to acquiesce, and Dabeitou and Niu Er put the female corpse on my shoulders. There are two straps on the sleeping bag, which can be used directly on the back.As soon as it crosses the shoulders, it feels like a huge piece of ice is stuck on the back, and the coolness invades the internal organs, even the breath that comes out always feels cold.Fortunately, the female corpse is not heavy, but more of the discomfort caused by the psychological effects. I can only force myself to believe that the one on my back is just an extremely beautiful woman, but even so, the taste is still unbearable.

Our sacrificial altar is a high platform with a wide view. When the big back shines around, we find that there is a corridor at the end of the stone path on the other side of us. A small, inconspicuous door appears at the corner of the corridor.So far, stop here and go back. I don’t think anyone will be reconciled. Although we continue to walk, what awaits us is endless danger, but what happened to Scar and the monk, and where are we going now? Tiandi, I really want to know; the desire to understand the truth in my heart is getting stronger and stronger, and it has gradually made me unable to care so much.

After tidying up, the six of them boarded the Shidao Bridge, and walked around the corridor of the carved beams and painted buildings. Sure enough, at the corner, a small door stood impressively.

There was no need to think too much, Dabeitou strode in.This is a very narrow corridor, with murals painted on both sides, which have been severely weathered, and a large area of ​​the wall is cracked.I took a quick look, and found that there were all depictions of shaman ritual activities, scarlet heads wearing big masks, dancing with hands and feet, mental abnormalities, and extremely weird shapes, and I couldn't see any valuable information.

The corridor is not long, and it didn't take long to complete the whole journey. When I got out of the corridor, I only felt that the front suddenly opened up. Although I couldn't see anything, I always felt that the space should be very large.Dabeitou extended the light as far as possible, and found that this is a Hades, beyond our imagination.

After a long time, the heat emitted by the high-power miner's lamp is astonishing. I didn't feel it at the bottom of the pool just now, but the sweat on Dabeitou's forehead was baked out.Seeing this, Liu Maodi offered his kindness to help him take it, and continued to move forward with the miner's lamp on his head instead of Dabei.

The six of them entered the Nether Hall and walked in silence with each other. The atmosphere was very oppressive. To break the situation, Huang Mao coughed dryly: "Well, let me tell you...why do I think this place is a bit f*cking creepy?" ? Spooky."

"Could it be that the sun is still shining in the ancient tomb, and the spring is beautiful?" Da Beitou replied angrily, "Now is not the time to be particular about it."

"No!" Huang Mao looked around, his face serious: "Look, this Nether Temple is surrounded by fog, which makes people feel very strange."

It’s fine if he doesn’t say anything, because everyone is a little panicked now, the floor of Hades Hall is bright and shadowy, and the shadows of the six people are stretched out on it. The journey ends early.I don't know how long I walked like this, but I suddenly remembered something, and asked the big back in front of me: "Boss Hu, when will I be tall if I keep walking?"

He stopped suddenly, and I accidentally bumped into his shoulder, but I saw him shaking his head, and he seemed to have no idea in his heart, "I don't know, it doesn't matter where you go, everyone, walk fast, hurry up !"

The scariest thing is that you can’t see anything around you, because subconsciously you always think that in the dark, a pair of bloody hands will suddenly appear on your shoulders.For the six of us, the next thing we did was to just walk with our heads down. We all didn't speak, and our pace also accelerated, almost running. After about ten minutes passed, we felt something went wrong.

"Something's wrong!" The thin man was the first to react, and he said, "We seem to be circling in circles."

In my impression of the structure of the ancient tomb, the Underworld does not have such a large one. At this moment, I also feel that the situation is a bit abnormal. I hurriedly told them not to leave in a hurry. Something really seemed wrong.

Brother Liu Maodi turned on the lamp and illuminated a circle around us, but he still had no clue, not even a single pillar. Looking farther into the distance, what came into sight was still a quiet and dead darkness. It's like being in a void.This is beyond the scope of common sense cognition. It is impossible for the owner of the tomb to consciously build such a large underground square during his lifetime, because this move has no practical significance. It is used to trap tomb robbers. enough.We have been wandering around for so long and haven't walked out of this Hades. There can only be one explanation, as the thin man said, that is, we were going around in circles, and everyone didn't realize it just now.

Niu Er has a straight gut, and he only thinks on the surface of everything, thinking that we can't go out because there is no compass. Once the area is wide enough and there is no reference to follow, we will unconsciously will go awry.This is like blindfolding a person with a cloth and letting him walk, he will return to the original point in the end, because the steps taken by each person's left and right legs are not absolutely equal.

I immediately refuted his superficial thinking, even if the distance between the left and right legs of each person is different, but it must be clear that there are six of us, and it is impossible for us to all lean in the same direction. , leading to a circle.It is inferred from common sense that the straight line extensibility of walking together is much better than that of one person.

Dabeitou unwrapped the bag, took out a compass, and compared it left and right for a long time, but found that the pointer was completely out of order. Maybe there is a magnetic field in the hall. It seems that it is useless to use the simplest trick.The mood of the few people was a little low, Liu Maodi and Niu Er looked at each other, and stared at us eagerly to make up our minds, I said don't worry, there must be a reason why we can't go out, but we haven't figured it out yet .Just like the waterway we passed through before, once the truth comes to light, there is actually nothing to be afraid of.

Huang Mao became impatient and said, "Even if we figure it out, it's useless. Our ultimate goal is to get out of this damn Hades. I have a plan, do you want to hear it? Although it sounds a bit scary."

We saw that Huang Mao stopped here, with a serious expression on his face, not joking, but when he was busy asking him to continue, she came up with such a way to toss people to death.He said: "How about we do this, six people face outwards; their backs face inwards and hold hands to form a circle. Then, like a radial pattern, the six people spread out in all directions, so that circles can be absolutely avoided. As soon as one of us goes out and yells for us to move closer to him, that's it."

His ghostly idea made our hairs stand on end. After he finished speaking, everyone remained silent, obviously beating drums in their hearts.Huangmao's strategy is a good way to go out, but there is a very high risk in it, so I thought about it and said: "Your move is too risky, let's not talk about our psychological ability after being dispersed." Can you bear it? You are alone in the darkness, and you will be driven crazy by yourself if you don’t even take two steps. Besides, if someone finds yourself in a ghostly place that doesn’t know what kind of environment it is, call Every day should not be called the ground is not working, we may not even find people to rescue in the past. I think it must not be dispersed, six people can come up with ideas together, and find a way to solve problems together, your idea will not work. "

Everyone began to express their opinions again, and soon, Huangmao's so-called "going out" method was unanimously disliked.I couldn't think of a way, and just when I felt a little frustrated, Liu Maodi patted my thigh suddenly, staring at me with ecstasy on his face: "Brother Four Eyes, don't you have a map, why didn't you think of it? Come on!" Come out and see!"

Liu Maodi was so excited that he couldn't call my name, so he directly put such a nickname on my head.I didn't have the time to worry about this at the moment, I just felt a flash of inspiration, and I was enlightened all at once, so I quickly took out the parchment from my arms, unfolded it and put it on the ground for research.

The other five people all surrounded me. Brother Liu Mao put the lamp on top of my head, and I felt my scalp burning. I pointed to the drawings on the parchment and referred to them one by one, "This is the water pool we came here, the sacrificial altar, go around the corridor , then go through a corridor..."

As shown in the picture, when I saw the end of the narrow passage, I couldn't speak, and I got stuck.A furious feeling rose up in my heart, as if something exploded in my head, I was stunned for a moment, and then I realized it, I wanted to rely on it!What's happening here?
I saw that the Hades where we stayed, the place that should be depicted on the map on the parchment scroll, but there was a blank area with nothing!

Huangmao couldn't believe his eyes, picked up the parchment and looked it over and over again, leaned on it, and scolded: "Who the hell is so fucked up, even if you draw a picture, you can forget such an important area. It’s equivalent to a good Tokyo Hot porn, with a mosaic on it! It’s intended not to be seen, the whole family of the painter should be killed.”

I smiled wryly, took the parchment over, and said, don’t complain about it, it’s a hidden picture, maybe you need a special way to see it. Also do not understand its meaning.

Unexpectedly, Dabei shook his head and said, "Hidden pictures are generally only used to hide information. It is impossible for such a basic structural drawing to have such a conspicuous blank space. There is only one explanation for this, and that is to draw this picture. The person who took the picture didn’t even know what this place was.”

(End of this chapter)