Ring of Seven [Publication Edition]
Chapter 17 Epigraphy
Zhou Jue closed the door, but to Feng Laojiu's surprise, Zhou Jue didn't ask him.He knew that this was Zhou Jue's expression of goodwill, whether it was sincere or intentional, it was in line with Zhou Jue's style.Feng Laojiu smiled bitterly and followed him out of the hotel.
When I arrived at the restaurant, I didn't expect that the old professor had already taken his seat, the four-eyed King Kong was beside him, and the beautiful woman ran over to ask the waiter to order.Zhou Jue’s law of no-duality was broken again. In his impression, professors are all reserved, refined, and hard-working scholars, but this old man’s style is completely similar to that of a town with too much soil. contractor.
Old man Ma took Chen Hao's hand and asked him to sit next to him. Chen Hao quickly asked Zhou Jue in his ear, "Are you drinking well?"
Zhou Jue didn't understand what was going on, so he was dragged by Chen Hao to sit next to old man Ma.Then everyone sat down next to each other.
The old man said: "Children, you are Chen Hao's students, and you are my disciples in terms of seniority. Okay, okay, if any of you are interested in epigraphy, you can come to me. This knowledge needs successors." Someone!"
Everyone hunched their shoulders and watched the old man talking. After the food and wine were served, the waiter seriously opened the beer for everyone.Old man Ma finally stopped lobbying everyone like a pyramid schemer, but said to the waiter dissatisfied: "Beer? Isn't that mouthwash, it's white."
Zhou Jue's face turned pale, and he looked at Chen Hao in panic, and Chen Hao smiled slyly.At this time, the strong man said: "Teacher, Chen Hao will ask you to study the problem at night, look..."
Old man Ma stared at the words "Shuanggou Daqu" for a long time and said reluctantly: "Come on, Miss, open five bottles of 'Golden Years'. Well, I have something important to do, so take it easy. This mouthwash was withdrawn for me, how can I drink it."
Hearing this, Fat San spit out the tea he had just drunk, but Old Man Ma didn't see it, so he quickly wiped his mouth and gave Zhou Jue a wink who was sitting next to Old Man Ma.
And Zhou Jue's palms were already sweating, his alcohol consumption was only at the stage of beer, and now he jumped directly into rice wine, it is really possible to drink directly and get down on the ground.
Old man Ma seemed to be in the best state. He wiped his mouth and filled his mouth first. After drinking it in one gulp, he cleared his throat and said, "I want to drink. You can drink as you like, but Chen Hao must drink."
Chen Hao is bold and bold, and he was about to take a sip when he lifted the wine. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, and said to old man Ma: "Mr. Ma, I suddenly want to show you an inscription. I have never encountered this inscription. Can you help me see?"
Mr. Ma snorted with interest, and then Chen Hao handed over a piece of A4 paper, and he said, "It's just these few words."
Mr. Ma put down his wine glass, and Chen Hao immediately pushed the glass away.At this moment, Zhou Jue stared at Chen Hao's performance, and then he understood what it means to be naturally cunning, and the old man was immediately attracted by these words.Zhou Jue glanced at it, and found that Chen Hao hadn't written all the content in the clay tablet, and some places were broken.Therefore, Zhou Jue guessed that other words, he has more or less drawn conclusions from Chen Rulan and his daily accumulated knowledge, and these are things he cannot be sure of, he needs an authority to help him confirm, and he cannot put all the words together. Give him something, let alone take out the original.But Zhou Jue didn't expect that he would use such an important thing as an excuse to stop drinking, which means that this old man is more powerful than a tiger in drinking.
Old man Ma unconsciously pushed away the wine glass, and said solemnly, "This thing... where did you get it?"
Chen Hao said without changing his face: "In the hands of an old man, the original is no longer there, and the person is dead, so this thing is left behind. It is a cultural relic dealer who wants to make a fake to trick me. Naturally, I will not If I give it to him, there will be no contact. However, I am very curious about these words, so I want to ask the teacher for advice."
Zhou Jue watched in amazement as Chen Hao made up a lie, and he thought this excuse was perfect.But old man Ma said: "Don't lie to me. Rulan showed me these words, and I can only decipher one word so far." After speaking, he pointed to one of the words that looked like a hook and said , "This word cannot be translated into modern languages really accurately, because the ancient meaning is too different from the modern one. According to my experience, I can only say that it probably reads 螀, which is a kind of worm. The ancients believed that the cold 螀 could It is a small black insect that absorbs Yin Qi. In ancient times, it was used as another name for cicada for a period of time. In fact, it is a ghost insect, dead but not stiff. It looms in historical documents, but as long as this word As soon as it appears, there will be disaster immediately, and then it will hide it until the next appearance, almost like a ghost."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help showing surprised expressions, only Chen Hao listened quietly.At this time, Zhou Jue realized that Chen Hao was trying to trick the old man, he didn't care whether the lie would be exposed, all he wanted was confirmation.
Old man Ma put the paper aside and said: "Because of Rulan's disappearance, I began to classify this character. As long as this character appeared in the era, I will classify it. In the literature records I know, It was discovered that this character first appeared in the Chu and Han Dynasties, that is, at the end of the Qin Dynasty, and the most active period was the Yellow Turban Uprising at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It will not be seen after that, but it cannot be said that it did not appear, it can only be said that it was extremely hidden .and those who can do that..."
Chen Hao held his chin and said, "Only centralization, that is, the emperor concealed the word."
The old man Ma knocked on the table and said: "That's right, only the emperor can have this word. Now I can basically conclude that this thing originated from the end of Qin Dynasty, flourished in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and declined after the Jin Dynasty. But this is only a narrow judgment. The time the word is used, and the extended meaning before it will be even longer."
Mr. Ma closed the A4 paper, pushed it to Chen Hao and said, "Xiao Chen, tell me honestly what happened to you and Ru Lan. Back then, Ru Lan refused to tell me desperately, and finally left without a word. Now The same is true for you. What is it that connects your siblings to these dangers? Don't follow Rulan's old path, just give up if it doesn't work, nothing is more important than your own life."
Chen Hao said: "Don't worry, I won't take risks. I'm just curious about what my sister left behind. Can you tell me more about the scorpion?"
Mr. Ma saw that Chen Hao was so resolute, just like Chen Rulan back then. Even if he was impatient, he had no choice but to continue: "It doesn't mean much just as a bug, at most it is an extremely rare type of cicada. One meaning is that there was a group of people in the past, or it is more accurate to call it an organization in today's words, that is the Li family. That is very... dangerous."
Mr. Ma finally got to the point, Chen Hao asked, "Alchemist?"
Mr. Ma said: "Yes, it is said that they are a group of alchemists who were forced by Qin Shihuang to make alchemy, but there is no elixir of life in the world, so they have to make the illusion of returning to life, even if... only for a few seconds. At least let The emperor saw with his own eyes that dead things came back to life... So the alchemists in the early days of the Li tribe mainly studied the method of resurrection from the dead, and many techniques of deceitful corpses and decapitation are continued from that period."
Chen Hao continued to ask: "Mr. Ma, what do these alchemists have to do with the Li tribe?"
Mr. Ma picked up his chopsticks and said thoughtfully: "Yes, some of those alchemists came from Miao Jiang. They are proficient in Gu arts, and they need to have enough 'miracles' to prove their existence value. So these The alchemist has found a bug that can revive dead objects in a short period of time. According to the current scientific explanation, it may be to activate cell regeneration in an extreme way. But the time is very short, it can only last for an hour at most."
Fat San interjected: "Isn't this very similar to the plot of Lao Mouzi's "The Love of Terracotta Warriors in Ancient and Modern Wars"? Switching dead things, the emperor's IQ is generally not high, and he really thinks it's an elixir of life. "
Mr. Ma shook his head with a smile and said: "How could it be possible to switch the package? It is a crime of deceiving the emperor. You know, as long as Qin Shihuang finds out about this kind of thing once, then their clansmen will be wiped out, so playing this kind of thing in front of Qin Shihuang will be inevitable sooner or later." It’s a trick to cheat. I think Qin Shihuang knew about it, but he thought it was only a half-finished product, at least it didn’t fail.”
Chen Hao said: "So Qin Shihuang let this group of alchemists continue to study, and the method used by these alchemists is to use those bugs? And this is the prototype of the scorpion tribe?"
Mr. Ma said with a smile: "That's right, it was at that time that the Li tribe entered the stage of history, but they only secretly studied this behavior similar to the resurrection of zombies in the corner. There have been many catastrophes and changes. In the last catastrophe, the only surviving people of the Li tribe were slaughtered. And there is only one kind of person who can wipe out these mysterious alchemists who are like ghosts. "
Chen Hao said: "It is still the supreme ruler, the emperor."
Mr. Ma nodded in satisfaction, but Chen Hao's eyes shone with chilling coldness. After a long silence, he breathed out a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you, teacher. Let us handle the rest, please You lend me the equipment in favor of Rulan."
Mr. Ma sighed and said: "Hey, what can I say, these things are actually not mine. If I borrow your equipment, then I must contact the school. These things are left to you by Rulan. Back then, she Your life is at stake, and I insist on keeping this set of equipment for you. Why do you have such a stubborn girl? Forget it, but I still have to say it again. This is definitely not easy. If it doesn’t work, just withdraw it. ah."
Chen Hao silently took a sip of wine, he nodded and said, "I know."
Guo Mei felt that the atmosphere was too depressing, she said with a smile: "Let's eat first, and rest early after eating, everyone is tired."
Perhaps because of Chen Rulan's relationship, old man Ma lost his previous elation, he just picked up his glass silently and took a sip.Such a dinner was very unpleasant, but Zhou Jue and the others didn't care about it. Zhou Jue tried hard to digest the conversation between Chen Hao and Old Man Ma in order to get some beneficial reasoning from it.He had a vague feeling that the Li clan might be the source of a series of events, but as Mr. Ma said, the Li clan has too many variables in the whole change, but that kind of organization is the immortality that any emperor wants to keep. technology researchers.Why would they be wiped out by the biggest backer in the end?What role did the emperor play in it, and what is the role of the tomb owner?
Most importantly, what does all this have to do with fiction?
Zhou Jue picked up the wine glass, he was drinking while thinking, suddenly his glass was touched, he looked up at Chen Hao, Chen Hao picked up the wine glass and shook it in front of him, then took a sip.Only then did Zhou Jue realize that Chen Hao was toasting him, so he picked up the glass and took a symbolic sip. This was the first time he drank with Chen Hao.In fact, strictly speaking, he didn't have deep contact with Chen Hao. If it wasn't for the book "Ring of Seven", maybe he would do everything possible to avoid this stinky hooligan.But now Zhou Jue suddenly found that he had let go of his guard against Chen Hao a lot, at least he was less likely to consider whether what Chen Hao said would pose a threat to him.
And this point even Zhou Jue himself finds it inconceivable, perhaps trusting this kind of thing is based on the emotional connection.
The meal ended in such a complicated atmosphere, and old man Ma even shed tears while drinking. He said that he didn't stop Rulan, and he didn't do anything to help.He can actually help, but he is afraid of getting into trouble.He knew it was dangerous and against discipline, and now he still couldn't help.
When it came to the end, the old man was incoherent, and even revealed some academic inside stories that shouldn't be said. Fat San was taken aback for a while, and even Zhou Jue felt that the relationship between scholars was so complicated.
After that, Four-Eyed King Kong sent the already drunk old man home, and Guo Mei stayed to check out and collect the invoice.And Chen Hao and the others got up and went back to the hotel. They needed to continue to summarize and decide how to go on the next road.
They had just walked out of the restaurant when Guo Mei suddenly stopped them.
Guo Mei said, "Is it true that I can't take this matter with me?"
Chen Hao resolutely said: "No. This matter is really not a question of whether you can bring another person. If you don't want your sister Rulan's hard work to go to waste, then leave us alone. Thank you for taking care of everything for us, but we really can't Let you intervene."
Guo Mei pouted and looked to the side, obviously Chen Rulan could really hold down this hot girl.She finally said, "Oh, all right."
After Chen Hao and the others left, Fat San whispered to Zhou Jue beside him, "You think this girl will really give up?"
Zhou Jue said: "I don't know, but I really can't make it public, and no one will believe it if I tell it. I dare say that if the old man really knows everything about us, maybe he will let us all go for a mental appraisal. At most, he suspects that we are venturing into some kind of ancient tomb. If we tell him that it is supernatural, he will probably drink two more bottles of Erguotou 'Xinghangjiu'."
Fat Three continued: "So, how much does what he said help us?"
Zhou Jue shook his head and said, "It's hard to say, what he said was just one of the words, and it was his later explanation."
At this time, Shouhou and Feng Laojiu also came over, Zhou Jue said: "This matter probably has something to do with the emperor, so maybe we will make a big deal in the future."
Fat San heard the meaning of the words, and he said excitedly: "Could it be that we are going to secretly explore the imperial tomb next?"
Before Zhou Jue could open his mouth, Chen Hao, who was walking in front, had already said first: "It's not that I'm attacking you, which imperial tomb are you going to? Basically, all the tombs of nobles with names have been excavated here, and they are still spying on the imperial tomb. "
Several people immediately shut up, but Chen Hao changed the subject and said, "We probably have to go to the tomb where Lin Xu and the others took refuge first."
After speaking, everyone looked at Feng Laojiu in unison. Feng Laojiu was startled by their stares, but he said coldly: "It's useless, that grave has been destroyed."
Chen Hao said meaningfully, and even Zhou Jue felt that Lao Jiu's words were a bit out of line.It was used as a refuge air-raid shelter back then, how could it be destroyed as soon as it was destroyed?It's not a shabby project.
Feng Laojiu pointed to his wound and said: "The inside is full of oil now, and even if there is only a faint fire, it will explode, and no one inside will be able to escape. You can't even get in. Letter Believe it or not, it's up to you."
At this time, the thin monkey suddenly patted Feng Laojiu on the shoulder, and then pointed behind him.It turned out that Guo Mei, who had already paid the money, did not leave, but followed them all the time, and she did not know how much she had heard.Lao Jiu immediately stopped talking.
Chen Hao frowned and looked at Guo Mei. Seeing that everyone's eyes were full of disgust and vigilance, Guo Mei couldn't stay any longer, snorted, walked past Chen Hao and walked forward.
Chen Hao shook his head helplessly, Zhou Jue looked at the phone and said, "Let's talk about it when we go back to the hotel, there are too many people here."
Back at the hotel, Zhou Jue locked the door.Fat San made a pot of teabags to hangover for everyone. A group of men gathered around a bed as if they were having an illegal gambling party. In the middle of the bed were everything related to "Ring of Seven". Wrapped tightly in cloth, some are just some A4 copy paper.And that old book with a yellow cover is the most eye-catching existence, everything started because of this book.
Feng Laojiu sat in the corner, he didn't put Guhun Po in these things, from this point of view, he still chose to have reservations about Chen Hao.
Chen Hao lit a cigarette, and said: "There are many things that everyone already knows, but this is not the answer. What we have at hand can almost outline a general idea, and what awaits us is only a choice. In the end How to go, there are two tombs for us to choose, one is the tomb where we took refuge at the beginning, and the other is the mysterious tomb that Cui Niang took us into at the end. These two tombs are extremely dangerous. There's another chance."
After he finished speaking, no one answered, even Zhou Jue just lowered his head silently, everyone had expressions of thought and caution on their faces.After all, life is not a thing that can be fought with a fever in the forehead. They are still young and are afraid of death.
Except for one person, Lao Jiu looked at the crowd and said, "Why don't you continue to read the book? Looking at Lin Xu's situation at the time, maybe there will be details about that ancient tomb."
Everyone paused, as if they hadn't thought about it, Chen Hao said: "Now the story is almost finished, and now the hints and help given by Rulan are over. If you want to read the book, I want to hear about it." Views."
Fat San understood what Chen Hao meant, and he said awkwardly: "That's true. Reading this book is equivalent to communicating with ghosts. Now that our cheats are gone, the current equipment will be completely wiped out, right?"
Feng Laojiu snorted and said, "What's the point of thinking about this now? If you get involved, there is no way out. Once you get involved, don't even think about getting out."
Seeing the situation, Zhou Jue froze again, and he quickly said: "Indeed, there is no way out. Let's continue watching, but before I watch, I want to know a few key points, at least I can't just follow along. Don't forget, We tried to change the ending that the book leads from the beginning."
Fat San and Thin Monkey nodded, and Chen Hao squinted at Ye Wei who was always teasing the cat, and said, "What do you want to know?"
Zhou Jue clenched his fists and said, "Okay, then I will tell everyone my thoughts on this matter. Don't be influenced by me, because these are just my personal opinions, and there are more guesses than reasoning."
Fat San interrupted Zhou Jue and said, "Second brother, don't be a mother-in-law, just keep talking."
Seeing Fat San say this, Zhou Jue eased his expression. He found that even Chen Hao smiled at him, and he said: "First of all, it is about this book. In the book, Cuiniang's face-changing twice makes people feel very strange. In addition, there is the signal of death fear she reminded. What does this mean? Old man Ma's explanation of the scorpion tribe makes me think that they are a group of weird people who study dead bodies. To put it bluntly, they specialize in studying dead people. What does this have to do with them Could it be that when Cui Niang and the others entered the tomb to activate the secrets of the Cui clan, all of this now, including the book "The Ring of Seven", are all sequelae of the Cui clan? That is to say, before Huzi and the others entered the ancient tomb, they did not There is no such book as "The Ring of Seven". All of this has to be done after Huzi and Cuiniang entered. That is to say, the author should be one of those who survived, and Lin Xu may The biggest. We already know Feng Luxi, he is the grandfather of Feng Laojiu, and the beggar is the Chen family. Then there are also Kui Liuye and Liu Fei who entered. What happened to them? Another point is the so-called 'seven If it is said that they must keep seven people, then there must be another person coming in. Who is he? If not, how to explain it? Therefore, the mysterious tomb they are going to enter at the end seems to be even more intriguing. People are worth exploring, which one is the answer we want, or both or neither? As for the seven people in the story, I always feel that they themselves are very weird. What is the purpose of deliberately concealing it, and what happened to Cuiniang’s tomb we saw earlier? I think we must figure out these issues.”
Feng Laojiu nodded and said: "That's right, my grandfather also said that some of the original seven people are no longer human."
Chen Hao still didn't say anything, he just stared at the book and smoked.
Zhou Jue continued: "If this is the case, Cuiniang is the biggest problem, but what happened to Cuiniang in the end? Is it dead or alive? Originally Cuiniang's grave became Chen Rulan's burial place, and what happened to Cuiniang? Who got this strange tomb for Cuiniang? It's unreasonable."
Everyone didn't answer, in fact, everyone was waiting for Chen Hao to explain this.Chen Hao stubbed out the cigarette butt, looked at Zhou Jue and said, "Cui Niang must have died in the end, because the only people who came out were Lin Xu, Qier and Feng Luxi, and there was no news about the other two. If they are still there, then they There must be some information left behind, but obviously not. I don’t know where Cui Niang died in the end. , as long as there is a glimmer of hope, she will work hard not to give up. There must be something that makes her completely desperate. But... what is it? Why did it fail in the end?"
Zhou Jue suddenly understood the meaning hidden in Chen Hao's words. He said, "She chose the wrong one? So she is only one step away from success. Between A and B, she chose the wrong one."
Feng Laojiu stood up suddenly and said, "I know, Chen Rulan entered that grave! She entered the one I went to! So it failed."
Chen Hao was not as surprised as Feng Laojiu, he took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit another: "I know, we have also received the information about that tomb. But why do you say that entering that tomb will fail?" Chen Hao looked up. Looking at Zhou Jue, she said, "You still remember the tomb that Rulan wrote in her diary, right? What she saw was the scene where Huzi and Cuiniang had just escaped."
Zhou Jue nodded, and Chen Hao continued: "She went to that tomb...and never came back..."
There was something flickering in Feng Laojiu's eyes, and he said: "Indeed, there are traces of someone entering that tomb, but it's strange that they didn't make it to the end..."
Chen Hao was stunned for a moment, and he asked, "What do you mean?"
Feng Laojiu said: "A group of people went in before me, because there are modern food wrapping papers in the tomb passage, but walking forward, there are no traces of them, as if they suddenly disappeared."
Chen Hao looked at Feng Laojiu and said, "Can you tell me about the tomb in detail?"
Feng Laojiu stared at Chen Hao, and the two looked at themselves in each other's eyes, finally Feng Laojiu lowered his head and said decadently: "I went in to get that thing..."
Feng Laojiu paused for a moment, and then slowly said: "At that time, I got the documents about amber, and found that the clues my grandfather left me referred to this thing, and this thing has been looming in the documents. Finally, I found it in the file. In the confidential documents of the chamber, a secret history of the Boxer Movement in the late Qing Dynasty was found. It was mentioned in the memorial of the Ministry of Justice to the court. The turmoil alarmed the Empress Dowager Cixi at the time. During the outbreak of the Boxer Incident, Lin Heier, one of the leaders of the Boxer Regiment, claimed to have found a magic medicine that could withstand the artillery and firearms of foreigners, making people invulnerable. The original intention was to dissuade the Boxers from gathering militias. Seeing that there is a strange fighter in the boxing group who is still immortal with a foreign gun in his body, so he "speaks that boxers can be relied on". However, after this whole turmoil, a man named Qiao Sanqi got Guhunpo. And he After getting this thing, it disappeared, and the last time it appeared was in Jilong Mountain, which is the territory of Nanjing City today, so I guess that the strange corpse that Lin Xu and the others encountered was Qiao Sanqi."
The thin monkey asked: "Who is Qiao Sanqi? So he has great powers?"
Chen Hao said: "Although Qiao Sanqi is not well-known, his master is Jiao Si, the famous southern sect tomb robber. His ability should not be underestimated."
Feng Laojiu continued: "I don't know about this, I just think that this document mentions clues to resurrect the dead. I contacted my own situation and thought that the Guhunpo mentioned by Chen Hao might be the last one left by my grandfather." It was also the only hope. I had to get it, so I found the tomb according to the clues left by my grandfather. The tomb was very hidden, and there was no monument. It looked like an ordinary hill from the outside, and the surroundings were very barren. I don’t have much experience in archaeological excavation, so I can only explore according to my grandfather’s impression decades ago. The weird thing is that I dug to the door of the tomb in one go, even I think it’s a coincidence..."
At this time, the black cat in Ye Wei's arms let out a piercing scream, the sound was like grinding metal, it made your teeth sour.Lao Jiu narrowed his eyes and stared at the cat, and the cat stared at him as if it had a spirituality.Zhou Jue broke the stalemate and asked, "Then... you'd better go in, what's it like inside? How did you get Guhunpo?"
Feng Laojiu retracted his gaze and continued: "I think everything is simpler than I expected. I found the robbery cave very smoothly, and along the path of the cave, I climbed to a tomb. Although I am not from the Department of Archeology Student, but there is no coffin in this tomb, so I concluded that this is just an ear chamber. I looked around and found that the things in this ear chamber are very simple, only a few funerary utensils, and no valuable funerary objects. But the murals are very It is exquisite, and there are many phoenix patterns in the murals, as well as many strange text patterns. After Professor Ma's explanation, I think these texts should be the talisman seals used by the alchemists of the Li tribe."
Chen Hao nodded and said, "In ancient times, only royal women could enjoy ornamental totems like the phoenix. The owner of this tomb may be a princess or queen, and he must have a very close relationship with the Li family."
Feng Laojiu said: "If it is a princess, her burial objects are too few, which is very contradictory. The tomb passage is very quiet, and I can almost hear my own heartbeat. The entrance of the tomb passage is set up according to the Big Dipper. Copper pillars, these pillars are very strong, without any decorations on them, but each copper pillar has a palm-sized groove..."
Chen Hao stopped smoking, and even Ye Wei, who had been teasing the cat, narrowed his eyes. Everyone seemed to think of one thing, which was the mysterious clay tablet in the book.Could it be that these clay tablets were originally placed in these seven copper pillars?After they took away the clay tablet, opened the curse of this mysterious ancient tomb?
Feng Laojiu understood their thoughts and continued: "Then my flashlight suddenly went dark for some reason. In the dark tomb passage, my eyes can't help much. I can only feel gusts of wind blowing by. The wind is so strange , and then I smelled a bloody smell in the wind, although it is very faint, but I am very familiar with that smell..." After speaking, he looked up at Zhou Jue, Zhou Jue understood that he was referring to the smell in the room where he watched The figure that arrived.
Zhou Jue just nodded at him, motioning him to continue talking, and he believed what he said.
Feng Laojiu said: "At this time, when I smell this smell, I only have two feelings: one is instinctive fear, and the other is an indescribable feeling. I can only say that I want to blend into this smell. ...I walked towards that strange smell, walking in the corridor without a trace of light, and this smell became my only traction. I don't know why I feel very at ease. In my memory, I have always been Walking forward without turning. Although I don’t know archaeology, it’s a bit strange that I haven’t reached the end after walking for so long. This tomb should not be very big in terms of structure, but I feel that I walked straight for a long time. The stone walls and There is no bump between the stone walls, just like a complete stone. I don’t know how long it took, I suddenly touched a bump, which is a thing like a doorknob, which is a handle, but there are many bumps on it. Gear. I pulled it subconsciously, but it turned out that the thing seemed to be automatic. With just a slight pull, it popped out. It was at this time that my arm was injured by the stone door. At that time, half of my arm was hit Then I just felt a gust of wind blowing by my ears, and the door closed instantly. I should say that I was lucky, because I just stretched out my hand and pulled it lightly. In front of the stone gate, maybe at that moment I was hit to death by the counter-impact force of the stone gate. Enduring the pain and continuing to test, it turned out that this is a secret door. The design of the stone gate is very ingenious, as long as the force on the knocker mechanism disappears , the stone door will automatically 'bounce' back, just like the principle of a rubber band. I pulled the stone ring very carefully for the second time. The strange thing is that the space inside is so small that people can't get in at all. I am only allowed to stretch out. One hand went in. So I could only reach in and touch it, and suddenly I felt something like a bell, and I heard the sound of a bell."
Chen Hao took a deep breath: "What you touched was the coffin!"
Feng Laojiu said, "How do you know?"
Chen Hao said: "Do you still remember that Ru Lan wrote in her diary that she heard the sound of a bell in that tomb? I always wondered why it was a bell, and then I realized that it was a coffin! In the tomb of an ancient nobleman , hanging bells in each corner of the coffin, it is said that the soul of the owner of the tomb can be recalled, and the bell has the effect of evoking souls. Whenever the bell rings, it means that the soul has left the body."
Zhou Jue said: "If this is the case, then it means that what Chen Rulan saw... the soul of the owner of the tomb has..."
Feng Laojiu didn't let Zhou Jue continue. He said: "It's not that simple. I found that there is no main tomb at all, and the coffin is parked in a very deep passage. You can't reach in at all, you can only touch the outermost part." The inner and outer coffins. There is no main tomb chamber, the coffin is inlaid in the tomb passage, the stone outside is as strong as iron, and there are stone doors that can pop open in an instant."
The thin monkey said: "Didn't your grandfather go in again? Didn't he mention the details of the tomb owner's coffin in the letter?"
Feng Laojiu said: "No, I didn't say it... So when I touched the coffin, I was taken aback. I could only follow the place I could touch to find the solid soul amber left by grandpa."
Chen Hao said: "This design is really powerful, and its anti-theft method is very ingenious. First, if the stone gate cannot be opened properly, it may kill the tomb robber. Second, even if the mystery of the stone gate is solved, you can only touch it." The outside of the coffin cannot touch the coffin at all. This technique is the anti-theft method in the Southern and Northern Dynasties after the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The dark room in the passage is actually the dragon’s den of the entire tomb. In the so-called main tomb, only clothes and hats are buried. Because of this, many people mistook this kind of tomb for clothes, in fact, the owner of the tomb played a trick of transforming consciousness with our descendants."
Zhou Jue sighed and said: "Not only did he use up all his tricks, but he also played a game with the descendants psychologically. The size of this tomb can be seen to be unusual."
Feng Laojiu touched his arm and said: "At first I thought there was no hope, but for some reason, there was the sound of rocks rolling down from the depths of the dark passage, very crisp. Just as I was groping around aimlessly When I was walking, I actually touched Guhunpo, which rolled out from the depths of the dark passage in the coffin. But how could there be such a deep passage in the space where I was only allowed to reach in with one hand? What is the coffin like? There is no way to know."
Fat San couldn't help breaking out in cold sweat on his forehead, and everyone's faces were full of horror and disbelief.Feng Laojiu continued to narrate with an extremely distorted face: "I was so scared that I almost let go of the stone door mechanism, but I still took out Guhunpo, and I never thought that after I picked up that thing When I was there, a hand covered mine! It was a woman's hand!"
Chen Hao said, "How do you know it's a woman's hand?"
An embarrassing expression appeared on Feng Laojiu's face, and he said awkwardly: "Because that hand is very smooth and soft, although it is as cold as ice, I think it should be a woman's hand."
Fat San snorted, and Feng Laojiu coughed falsely and continued: "I didn't have any evil thoughts at the time, but I was so scared that I quickly withdrew my hand and let the bullet door close instantly. I squatted in the corridor, holding Guhunpo was too frightened to move, but
When I arrived at the restaurant, I didn't expect that the old professor had already taken his seat, the four-eyed King Kong was beside him, and the beautiful woman ran over to ask the waiter to order.Zhou Jue’s law of no-duality was broken again. In his impression, professors are all reserved, refined, and hard-working scholars, but this old man’s style is completely similar to that of a town with too much soil. contractor.
Old man Ma took Chen Hao's hand and asked him to sit next to him. Chen Hao quickly asked Zhou Jue in his ear, "Are you drinking well?"
Zhou Jue didn't understand what was going on, so he was dragged by Chen Hao to sit next to old man Ma.Then everyone sat down next to each other.
The old man said: "Children, you are Chen Hao's students, and you are my disciples in terms of seniority. Okay, okay, if any of you are interested in epigraphy, you can come to me. This knowledge needs successors." Someone!"
Everyone hunched their shoulders and watched the old man talking. After the food and wine were served, the waiter seriously opened the beer for everyone.Old man Ma finally stopped lobbying everyone like a pyramid schemer, but said to the waiter dissatisfied: "Beer? Isn't that mouthwash, it's white."
Zhou Jue's face turned pale, and he looked at Chen Hao in panic, and Chen Hao smiled slyly.At this time, the strong man said: "Teacher, Chen Hao will ask you to study the problem at night, look..."
Old man Ma stared at the words "Shuanggou Daqu" for a long time and said reluctantly: "Come on, Miss, open five bottles of 'Golden Years'. Well, I have something important to do, so take it easy. This mouthwash was withdrawn for me, how can I drink it."
Hearing this, Fat San spit out the tea he had just drunk, but Old Man Ma didn't see it, so he quickly wiped his mouth and gave Zhou Jue a wink who was sitting next to Old Man Ma.
And Zhou Jue's palms were already sweating, his alcohol consumption was only at the stage of beer, and now he jumped directly into rice wine, it is really possible to drink directly and get down on the ground.
Old man Ma seemed to be in the best state. He wiped his mouth and filled his mouth first. After drinking it in one gulp, he cleared his throat and said, "I want to drink. You can drink as you like, but Chen Hao must drink."
Chen Hao is bold and bold, and he was about to take a sip when he lifted the wine. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, and said to old man Ma: "Mr. Ma, I suddenly want to show you an inscription. I have never encountered this inscription. Can you help me see?"
Mr. Ma snorted with interest, and then Chen Hao handed over a piece of A4 paper, and he said, "It's just these few words."
Mr. Ma put down his wine glass, and Chen Hao immediately pushed the glass away.At this moment, Zhou Jue stared at Chen Hao's performance, and then he understood what it means to be naturally cunning, and the old man was immediately attracted by these words.Zhou Jue glanced at it, and found that Chen Hao hadn't written all the content in the clay tablet, and some places were broken.Therefore, Zhou Jue guessed that other words, he has more or less drawn conclusions from Chen Rulan and his daily accumulated knowledge, and these are things he cannot be sure of, he needs an authority to help him confirm, and he cannot put all the words together. Give him something, let alone take out the original.But Zhou Jue didn't expect that he would use such an important thing as an excuse to stop drinking, which means that this old man is more powerful than a tiger in drinking.
Old man Ma unconsciously pushed away the wine glass, and said solemnly, "This thing... where did you get it?"
Chen Hao said without changing his face: "In the hands of an old man, the original is no longer there, and the person is dead, so this thing is left behind. It is a cultural relic dealer who wants to make a fake to trick me. Naturally, I will not If I give it to him, there will be no contact. However, I am very curious about these words, so I want to ask the teacher for advice."
Zhou Jue watched in amazement as Chen Hao made up a lie, and he thought this excuse was perfect.But old man Ma said: "Don't lie to me. Rulan showed me these words, and I can only decipher one word so far." After speaking, he pointed to one of the words that looked like a hook and said , "This word cannot be translated into modern languages really accurately, because the ancient meaning is too different from the modern one. According to my experience, I can only say that it probably reads 螀, which is a kind of worm. The ancients believed that the cold 螀 could It is a small black insect that absorbs Yin Qi. In ancient times, it was used as another name for cicada for a period of time. In fact, it is a ghost insect, dead but not stiff. It looms in historical documents, but as long as this word As soon as it appears, there will be disaster immediately, and then it will hide it until the next appearance, almost like a ghost."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help showing surprised expressions, only Chen Hao listened quietly.At this time, Zhou Jue realized that Chen Hao was trying to trick the old man, he didn't care whether the lie would be exposed, all he wanted was confirmation.
Old man Ma put the paper aside and said: "Because of Rulan's disappearance, I began to classify this character. As long as this character appeared in the era, I will classify it. In the literature records I know, It was discovered that this character first appeared in the Chu and Han Dynasties, that is, at the end of the Qin Dynasty, and the most active period was the Yellow Turban Uprising at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It will not be seen after that, but it cannot be said that it did not appear, it can only be said that it was extremely hidden .and those who can do that..."
Chen Hao held his chin and said, "Only centralization, that is, the emperor concealed the word."
The old man Ma knocked on the table and said: "That's right, only the emperor can have this word. Now I can basically conclude that this thing originated from the end of Qin Dynasty, flourished in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and declined after the Jin Dynasty. But this is only a narrow judgment. The time the word is used, and the extended meaning before it will be even longer."
Mr. Ma closed the A4 paper, pushed it to Chen Hao and said, "Xiao Chen, tell me honestly what happened to you and Ru Lan. Back then, Ru Lan refused to tell me desperately, and finally left without a word. Now The same is true for you. What is it that connects your siblings to these dangers? Don't follow Rulan's old path, just give up if it doesn't work, nothing is more important than your own life."
Chen Hao said: "Don't worry, I won't take risks. I'm just curious about what my sister left behind. Can you tell me more about the scorpion?"
Mr. Ma saw that Chen Hao was so resolute, just like Chen Rulan back then. Even if he was impatient, he had no choice but to continue: "It doesn't mean much just as a bug, at most it is an extremely rare type of cicada. One meaning is that there was a group of people in the past, or it is more accurate to call it an organization in today's words, that is the Li family. That is very... dangerous."
Mr. Ma finally got to the point, Chen Hao asked, "Alchemist?"
Mr. Ma said: "Yes, it is said that they are a group of alchemists who were forced by Qin Shihuang to make alchemy, but there is no elixir of life in the world, so they have to make the illusion of returning to life, even if... only for a few seconds. At least let The emperor saw with his own eyes that dead things came back to life... So the alchemists in the early days of the Li tribe mainly studied the method of resurrection from the dead, and many techniques of deceitful corpses and decapitation are continued from that period."
Chen Hao continued to ask: "Mr. Ma, what do these alchemists have to do with the Li tribe?"
Mr. Ma picked up his chopsticks and said thoughtfully: "Yes, some of those alchemists came from Miao Jiang. They are proficient in Gu arts, and they need to have enough 'miracles' to prove their existence value. So these The alchemist has found a bug that can revive dead objects in a short period of time. According to the current scientific explanation, it may be to activate cell regeneration in an extreme way. But the time is very short, it can only last for an hour at most."
Fat San interjected: "Isn't this very similar to the plot of Lao Mouzi's "The Love of Terracotta Warriors in Ancient and Modern Wars"? Switching dead things, the emperor's IQ is generally not high, and he really thinks it's an elixir of life. "
Mr. Ma shook his head with a smile and said: "How could it be possible to switch the package? It is a crime of deceiving the emperor. You know, as long as Qin Shihuang finds out about this kind of thing once, then their clansmen will be wiped out, so playing this kind of thing in front of Qin Shihuang will be inevitable sooner or later." It’s a trick to cheat. I think Qin Shihuang knew about it, but he thought it was only a half-finished product, at least it didn’t fail.”
Chen Hao said: "So Qin Shihuang let this group of alchemists continue to study, and the method used by these alchemists is to use those bugs? And this is the prototype of the scorpion tribe?"
Mr. Ma said with a smile: "That's right, it was at that time that the Li tribe entered the stage of history, but they only secretly studied this behavior similar to the resurrection of zombies in the corner. There have been many catastrophes and changes. In the last catastrophe, the only surviving people of the Li tribe were slaughtered. And there is only one kind of person who can wipe out these mysterious alchemists who are like ghosts. "
Chen Hao said: "It is still the supreme ruler, the emperor."
Mr. Ma nodded in satisfaction, but Chen Hao's eyes shone with chilling coldness. After a long silence, he breathed out a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you, teacher. Let us handle the rest, please You lend me the equipment in favor of Rulan."
Mr. Ma sighed and said: "Hey, what can I say, these things are actually not mine. If I borrow your equipment, then I must contact the school. These things are left to you by Rulan. Back then, she Your life is at stake, and I insist on keeping this set of equipment for you. Why do you have such a stubborn girl? Forget it, but I still have to say it again. This is definitely not easy. If it doesn’t work, just withdraw it. ah."
Chen Hao silently took a sip of wine, he nodded and said, "I know."
Guo Mei felt that the atmosphere was too depressing, she said with a smile: "Let's eat first, and rest early after eating, everyone is tired."
Perhaps because of Chen Rulan's relationship, old man Ma lost his previous elation, he just picked up his glass silently and took a sip.Such a dinner was very unpleasant, but Zhou Jue and the others didn't care about it. Zhou Jue tried hard to digest the conversation between Chen Hao and Old Man Ma in order to get some beneficial reasoning from it.He had a vague feeling that the Li clan might be the source of a series of events, but as Mr. Ma said, the Li clan has too many variables in the whole change, but that kind of organization is the immortality that any emperor wants to keep. technology researchers.Why would they be wiped out by the biggest backer in the end?What role did the emperor play in it, and what is the role of the tomb owner?
Most importantly, what does all this have to do with fiction?
Zhou Jue picked up the wine glass, he was drinking while thinking, suddenly his glass was touched, he looked up at Chen Hao, Chen Hao picked up the wine glass and shook it in front of him, then took a sip.Only then did Zhou Jue realize that Chen Hao was toasting him, so he picked up the glass and took a symbolic sip. This was the first time he drank with Chen Hao.In fact, strictly speaking, he didn't have deep contact with Chen Hao. If it wasn't for the book "Ring of Seven", maybe he would do everything possible to avoid this stinky hooligan.But now Zhou Jue suddenly found that he had let go of his guard against Chen Hao a lot, at least he was less likely to consider whether what Chen Hao said would pose a threat to him.
And this point even Zhou Jue himself finds it inconceivable, perhaps trusting this kind of thing is based on the emotional connection.
The meal ended in such a complicated atmosphere, and old man Ma even shed tears while drinking. He said that he didn't stop Rulan, and he didn't do anything to help.He can actually help, but he is afraid of getting into trouble.He knew it was dangerous and against discipline, and now he still couldn't help.
When it came to the end, the old man was incoherent, and even revealed some academic inside stories that shouldn't be said. Fat San was taken aback for a while, and even Zhou Jue felt that the relationship between scholars was so complicated.
After that, Four-Eyed King Kong sent the already drunk old man home, and Guo Mei stayed to check out and collect the invoice.And Chen Hao and the others got up and went back to the hotel. They needed to continue to summarize and decide how to go on the next road.
They had just walked out of the restaurant when Guo Mei suddenly stopped them.
Guo Mei said, "Is it true that I can't take this matter with me?"
Chen Hao resolutely said: "No. This matter is really not a question of whether you can bring another person. If you don't want your sister Rulan's hard work to go to waste, then leave us alone. Thank you for taking care of everything for us, but we really can't Let you intervene."
Guo Mei pouted and looked to the side, obviously Chen Rulan could really hold down this hot girl.She finally said, "Oh, all right."
After Chen Hao and the others left, Fat San whispered to Zhou Jue beside him, "You think this girl will really give up?"
Zhou Jue said: "I don't know, but I really can't make it public, and no one will believe it if I tell it. I dare say that if the old man really knows everything about us, maybe he will let us all go for a mental appraisal. At most, he suspects that we are venturing into some kind of ancient tomb. If we tell him that it is supernatural, he will probably drink two more bottles of Erguotou 'Xinghangjiu'."
Fat Three continued: "So, how much does what he said help us?"
Zhou Jue shook his head and said, "It's hard to say, what he said was just one of the words, and it was his later explanation."
At this time, Shouhou and Feng Laojiu also came over, Zhou Jue said: "This matter probably has something to do with the emperor, so maybe we will make a big deal in the future."
Fat San heard the meaning of the words, and he said excitedly: "Could it be that we are going to secretly explore the imperial tomb next?"
Before Zhou Jue could open his mouth, Chen Hao, who was walking in front, had already said first: "It's not that I'm attacking you, which imperial tomb are you going to? Basically, all the tombs of nobles with names have been excavated here, and they are still spying on the imperial tomb. "
Several people immediately shut up, but Chen Hao changed the subject and said, "We probably have to go to the tomb where Lin Xu and the others took refuge first."
After speaking, everyone looked at Feng Laojiu in unison. Feng Laojiu was startled by their stares, but he said coldly: "It's useless, that grave has been destroyed."
Chen Hao said meaningfully, and even Zhou Jue felt that Lao Jiu's words were a bit out of line.It was used as a refuge air-raid shelter back then, how could it be destroyed as soon as it was destroyed?It's not a shabby project.
Feng Laojiu pointed to his wound and said: "The inside is full of oil now, and even if there is only a faint fire, it will explode, and no one inside will be able to escape. You can't even get in. Letter Believe it or not, it's up to you."
At this time, the thin monkey suddenly patted Feng Laojiu on the shoulder, and then pointed behind him.It turned out that Guo Mei, who had already paid the money, did not leave, but followed them all the time, and she did not know how much she had heard.Lao Jiu immediately stopped talking.
Chen Hao frowned and looked at Guo Mei. Seeing that everyone's eyes were full of disgust and vigilance, Guo Mei couldn't stay any longer, snorted, walked past Chen Hao and walked forward.
Chen Hao shook his head helplessly, Zhou Jue looked at the phone and said, "Let's talk about it when we go back to the hotel, there are too many people here."
Back at the hotel, Zhou Jue locked the door.Fat San made a pot of teabags to hangover for everyone. A group of men gathered around a bed as if they were having an illegal gambling party. In the middle of the bed were everything related to "Ring of Seven". Wrapped tightly in cloth, some are just some A4 copy paper.And that old book with a yellow cover is the most eye-catching existence, everything started because of this book.
Feng Laojiu sat in the corner, he didn't put Guhun Po in these things, from this point of view, he still chose to have reservations about Chen Hao.
Chen Hao lit a cigarette, and said: "There are many things that everyone already knows, but this is not the answer. What we have at hand can almost outline a general idea, and what awaits us is only a choice. In the end How to go, there are two tombs for us to choose, one is the tomb where we took refuge at the beginning, and the other is the mysterious tomb that Cui Niang took us into at the end. These two tombs are extremely dangerous. There's another chance."
After he finished speaking, no one answered, even Zhou Jue just lowered his head silently, everyone had expressions of thought and caution on their faces.After all, life is not a thing that can be fought with a fever in the forehead. They are still young and are afraid of death.
Except for one person, Lao Jiu looked at the crowd and said, "Why don't you continue to read the book? Looking at Lin Xu's situation at the time, maybe there will be details about that ancient tomb."
Everyone paused, as if they hadn't thought about it, Chen Hao said: "Now the story is almost finished, and now the hints and help given by Rulan are over. If you want to read the book, I want to hear about it." Views."
Fat San understood what Chen Hao meant, and he said awkwardly: "That's true. Reading this book is equivalent to communicating with ghosts. Now that our cheats are gone, the current equipment will be completely wiped out, right?"
Feng Laojiu snorted and said, "What's the point of thinking about this now? If you get involved, there is no way out. Once you get involved, don't even think about getting out."
Seeing the situation, Zhou Jue froze again, and he quickly said: "Indeed, there is no way out. Let's continue watching, but before I watch, I want to know a few key points, at least I can't just follow along. Don't forget, We tried to change the ending that the book leads from the beginning."
Fat San and Thin Monkey nodded, and Chen Hao squinted at Ye Wei who was always teasing the cat, and said, "What do you want to know?"
Zhou Jue clenched his fists and said, "Okay, then I will tell everyone my thoughts on this matter. Don't be influenced by me, because these are just my personal opinions, and there are more guesses than reasoning."
Fat San interrupted Zhou Jue and said, "Second brother, don't be a mother-in-law, just keep talking."
Seeing Fat San say this, Zhou Jue eased his expression. He found that even Chen Hao smiled at him, and he said: "First of all, it is about this book. In the book, Cuiniang's face-changing twice makes people feel very strange. In addition, there is the signal of death fear she reminded. What does this mean? Old man Ma's explanation of the scorpion tribe makes me think that they are a group of weird people who study dead bodies. To put it bluntly, they specialize in studying dead people. What does this have to do with them Could it be that when Cui Niang and the others entered the tomb to activate the secrets of the Cui clan, all of this now, including the book "The Ring of Seven", are all sequelae of the Cui clan? That is to say, before Huzi and the others entered the ancient tomb, they did not There is no such book as "The Ring of Seven". All of this has to be done after Huzi and Cuiniang entered. That is to say, the author should be one of those who survived, and Lin Xu may The biggest. We already know Feng Luxi, he is the grandfather of Feng Laojiu, and the beggar is the Chen family. Then there are also Kui Liuye and Liu Fei who entered. What happened to them? Another point is the so-called 'seven If it is said that they must keep seven people, then there must be another person coming in. Who is he? If not, how to explain it? Therefore, the mysterious tomb they are going to enter at the end seems to be even more intriguing. People are worth exploring, which one is the answer we want, or both or neither? As for the seven people in the story, I always feel that they themselves are very weird. What is the purpose of deliberately concealing it, and what happened to Cuiniang’s tomb we saw earlier? I think we must figure out these issues.”
Feng Laojiu nodded and said: "That's right, my grandfather also said that some of the original seven people are no longer human."
Chen Hao still didn't say anything, he just stared at the book and smoked.
Zhou Jue continued: "If this is the case, Cuiniang is the biggest problem, but what happened to Cuiniang in the end? Is it dead or alive? Originally Cuiniang's grave became Chen Rulan's burial place, and what happened to Cuiniang? Who got this strange tomb for Cuiniang? It's unreasonable."
Everyone didn't answer, in fact, everyone was waiting for Chen Hao to explain this.Chen Hao stubbed out the cigarette butt, looked at Zhou Jue and said, "Cui Niang must have died in the end, because the only people who came out were Lin Xu, Qier and Feng Luxi, and there was no news about the other two. If they are still there, then they There must be some information left behind, but obviously not. I don’t know where Cui Niang died in the end. , as long as there is a glimmer of hope, she will work hard not to give up. There must be something that makes her completely desperate. But... what is it? Why did it fail in the end?"
Zhou Jue suddenly understood the meaning hidden in Chen Hao's words. He said, "She chose the wrong one? So she is only one step away from success. Between A and B, she chose the wrong one."
Feng Laojiu stood up suddenly and said, "I know, Chen Rulan entered that grave! She entered the one I went to! So it failed."
Chen Hao was not as surprised as Feng Laojiu, he took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit another: "I know, we have also received the information about that tomb. But why do you say that entering that tomb will fail?" Chen Hao looked up. Looking at Zhou Jue, she said, "You still remember the tomb that Rulan wrote in her diary, right? What she saw was the scene where Huzi and Cuiniang had just escaped."
Zhou Jue nodded, and Chen Hao continued: "She went to that tomb...and never came back..."
There was something flickering in Feng Laojiu's eyes, and he said: "Indeed, there are traces of someone entering that tomb, but it's strange that they didn't make it to the end..."
Chen Hao was stunned for a moment, and he asked, "What do you mean?"
Feng Laojiu said: "A group of people went in before me, because there are modern food wrapping papers in the tomb passage, but walking forward, there are no traces of them, as if they suddenly disappeared."
Chen Hao looked at Feng Laojiu and said, "Can you tell me about the tomb in detail?"
Feng Laojiu stared at Chen Hao, and the two looked at themselves in each other's eyes, finally Feng Laojiu lowered his head and said decadently: "I went in to get that thing..."
Feng Laojiu paused for a moment, and then slowly said: "At that time, I got the documents about amber, and found that the clues my grandfather left me referred to this thing, and this thing has been looming in the documents. Finally, I found it in the file. In the confidential documents of the chamber, a secret history of the Boxer Movement in the late Qing Dynasty was found. It was mentioned in the memorial of the Ministry of Justice to the court. The turmoil alarmed the Empress Dowager Cixi at the time. During the outbreak of the Boxer Incident, Lin Heier, one of the leaders of the Boxer Regiment, claimed to have found a magic medicine that could withstand the artillery and firearms of foreigners, making people invulnerable. The original intention was to dissuade the Boxers from gathering militias. Seeing that there is a strange fighter in the boxing group who is still immortal with a foreign gun in his body, so he "speaks that boxers can be relied on". However, after this whole turmoil, a man named Qiao Sanqi got Guhunpo. And he After getting this thing, it disappeared, and the last time it appeared was in Jilong Mountain, which is the territory of Nanjing City today, so I guess that the strange corpse that Lin Xu and the others encountered was Qiao Sanqi."
The thin monkey asked: "Who is Qiao Sanqi? So he has great powers?"
Chen Hao said: "Although Qiao Sanqi is not well-known, his master is Jiao Si, the famous southern sect tomb robber. His ability should not be underestimated."
Feng Laojiu continued: "I don't know about this, I just think that this document mentions clues to resurrect the dead. I contacted my own situation and thought that the Guhunpo mentioned by Chen Hao might be the last one left by my grandfather." It was also the only hope. I had to get it, so I found the tomb according to the clues left by my grandfather. The tomb was very hidden, and there was no monument. It looked like an ordinary hill from the outside, and the surroundings were very barren. I don’t have much experience in archaeological excavation, so I can only explore according to my grandfather’s impression decades ago. The weird thing is that I dug to the door of the tomb in one go, even I think it’s a coincidence..."
At this time, the black cat in Ye Wei's arms let out a piercing scream, the sound was like grinding metal, it made your teeth sour.Lao Jiu narrowed his eyes and stared at the cat, and the cat stared at him as if it had a spirituality.Zhou Jue broke the stalemate and asked, "Then... you'd better go in, what's it like inside? How did you get Guhunpo?"
Feng Laojiu retracted his gaze and continued: "I think everything is simpler than I expected. I found the robbery cave very smoothly, and along the path of the cave, I climbed to a tomb. Although I am not from the Department of Archeology Student, but there is no coffin in this tomb, so I concluded that this is just an ear chamber. I looked around and found that the things in this ear chamber are very simple, only a few funerary utensils, and no valuable funerary objects. But the murals are very It is exquisite, and there are many phoenix patterns in the murals, as well as many strange text patterns. After Professor Ma's explanation, I think these texts should be the talisman seals used by the alchemists of the Li tribe."
Chen Hao nodded and said, "In ancient times, only royal women could enjoy ornamental totems like the phoenix. The owner of this tomb may be a princess or queen, and he must have a very close relationship with the Li family."
Feng Laojiu said: "If it is a princess, her burial objects are too few, which is very contradictory. The tomb passage is very quiet, and I can almost hear my own heartbeat. The entrance of the tomb passage is set up according to the Big Dipper. Copper pillars, these pillars are very strong, without any decorations on them, but each copper pillar has a palm-sized groove..."
Chen Hao stopped smoking, and even Ye Wei, who had been teasing the cat, narrowed his eyes. Everyone seemed to think of one thing, which was the mysterious clay tablet in the book.Could it be that these clay tablets were originally placed in these seven copper pillars?After they took away the clay tablet, opened the curse of this mysterious ancient tomb?
Feng Laojiu understood their thoughts and continued: "Then my flashlight suddenly went dark for some reason. In the dark tomb passage, my eyes can't help much. I can only feel gusts of wind blowing by. The wind is so strange , and then I smelled a bloody smell in the wind, although it is very faint, but I am very familiar with that smell..." After speaking, he looked up at Zhou Jue, Zhou Jue understood that he was referring to the smell in the room where he watched The figure that arrived.
Zhou Jue just nodded at him, motioning him to continue talking, and he believed what he said.
Feng Laojiu said: "At this time, when I smell this smell, I only have two feelings: one is instinctive fear, and the other is an indescribable feeling. I can only say that I want to blend into this smell. ...I walked towards that strange smell, walking in the corridor without a trace of light, and this smell became my only traction. I don't know why I feel very at ease. In my memory, I have always been Walking forward without turning. Although I don’t know archaeology, it’s a bit strange that I haven’t reached the end after walking for so long. This tomb should not be very big in terms of structure, but I feel that I walked straight for a long time. The stone walls and There is no bump between the stone walls, just like a complete stone. I don’t know how long it took, I suddenly touched a bump, which is a thing like a doorknob, which is a handle, but there are many bumps on it. Gear. I pulled it subconsciously, but it turned out that the thing seemed to be automatic. With just a slight pull, it popped out. It was at this time that my arm was injured by the stone door. At that time, half of my arm was hit Then I just felt a gust of wind blowing by my ears, and the door closed instantly. I should say that I was lucky, because I just stretched out my hand and pulled it lightly. In front of the stone gate, maybe at that moment I was hit to death by the counter-impact force of the stone gate. Enduring the pain and continuing to test, it turned out that this is a secret door. The design of the stone gate is very ingenious, as long as the force on the knocker mechanism disappears , the stone door will automatically 'bounce' back, just like the principle of a rubber band. I pulled the stone ring very carefully for the second time. The strange thing is that the space inside is so small that people can't get in at all. I am only allowed to stretch out. One hand went in. So I could only reach in and touch it, and suddenly I felt something like a bell, and I heard the sound of a bell."
Chen Hao took a deep breath: "What you touched was the coffin!"
Feng Laojiu said, "How do you know?"
Chen Hao said: "Do you still remember that Ru Lan wrote in her diary that she heard the sound of a bell in that tomb? I always wondered why it was a bell, and then I realized that it was a coffin! In the tomb of an ancient nobleman , hanging bells in each corner of the coffin, it is said that the soul of the owner of the tomb can be recalled, and the bell has the effect of evoking souls. Whenever the bell rings, it means that the soul has left the body."
Zhou Jue said: "If this is the case, then it means that what Chen Rulan saw... the soul of the owner of the tomb has..."
Feng Laojiu didn't let Zhou Jue continue. He said: "It's not that simple. I found that there is no main tomb at all, and the coffin is parked in a very deep passage. You can't reach in at all, you can only touch the outermost part." The inner and outer coffins. There is no main tomb chamber, the coffin is inlaid in the tomb passage, the stone outside is as strong as iron, and there are stone doors that can pop open in an instant."
The thin monkey said: "Didn't your grandfather go in again? Didn't he mention the details of the tomb owner's coffin in the letter?"
Feng Laojiu said: "No, I didn't say it... So when I touched the coffin, I was taken aback. I could only follow the place I could touch to find the solid soul amber left by grandpa."
Chen Hao said: "This design is really powerful, and its anti-theft method is very ingenious. First, if the stone gate cannot be opened properly, it may kill the tomb robber. Second, even if the mystery of the stone gate is solved, you can only touch it." The outside of the coffin cannot touch the coffin at all. This technique is the anti-theft method in the Southern and Northern Dynasties after the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The dark room in the passage is actually the dragon’s den of the entire tomb. In the so-called main tomb, only clothes and hats are buried. Because of this, many people mistook this kind of tomb for clothes, in fact, the owner of the tomb played a trick of transforming consciousness with our descendants."
Zhou Jue sighed and said: "Not only did he use up all his tricks, but he also played a game with the descendants psychologically. The size of this tomb can be seen to be unusual."
Feng Laojiu touched his arm and said: "At first I thought there was no hope, but for some reason, there was the sound of rocks rolling down from the depths of the dark passage, very crisp. Just as I was groping around aimlessly When I was walking, I actually touched Guhunpo, which rolled out from the depths of the dark passage in the coffin. But how could there be such a deep passage in the space where I was only allowed to reach in with one hand? What is the coffin like? There is no way to know."
Fat San couldn't help breaking out in cold sweat on his forehead, and everyone's faces were full of horror and disbelief.Feng Laojiu continued to narrate with an extremely distorted face: "I was so scared that I almost let go of the stone door mechanism, but I still took out Guhunpo, and I never thought that after I picked up that thing When I was there, a hand covered mine! It was a woman's hand!"
Chen Hao said, "How do you know it's a woman's hand?"
An embarrassing expression appeared on Feng Laojiu's face, and he said awkwardly: "Because that hand is very smooth and soft, although it is as cold as ice, I think it should be a woman's hand."
Fat San snorted, and Feng Laojiu coughed falsely and continued: "I didn't have any evil thoughts at the time, but I was so scared that I quickly withdrew my hand and let the bullet door close instantly. I squatted in the corridor, holding Guhunpo was too frightened to move, but
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