Chapter 83 Elixir of Immortality

Xiao Ran, Hu Bayi, Fatty, and Chu Jian, four strong laborers, dug a few times before the tip of the shovel made a muffled sound. Under the layer of yellow sand where Fatty had sunk, a slope similar to the sand dune appeared.

Parallel sloping stone walls.

But looking at the stone wall, the expressions on everyone's faces were not excitement and excitement, but confusion. Especially Professor Chen, whose trembling lips were full of disappointment and worry. If his second uncle hadn't been there to support him, the old professor might have

About to fall to the ground.

There was a big hole in the stone wall, and there were sputtering black marks on the stone bricks at the edge of the hole, which were obviously blasted. The wind and sand covered the hole with a thin layer of sand, and the fat man must have stepped on the edge of the hole.

It sank into the broken bricks.

"Damn it, someone beat me to it."

The fat man cursed casually, but realized that he had accidentally spoken his mind, so he quickly shut up and looked at the others. Fortunately, the archaeological team members never thought that he was also a tomb robber, so no one thought much about his words.

talk.

Hu Bayi rolled his eyes at him, carefully observed the gravel at the entrance of the cave, and said to everyone: "Look at the traces of gunpowder here, they are still very fresh, indicating that this blasting happened a few days ago. The complete gravel from the entrance of the cave

Judging from the extent and direction of the explosion impact, it should be a very precise small-scale directional blasting. The people who bombed the tomb are very professional and have a full understanding of the rock mass's burst resistance, so the explosion can ensure that only the stone wall will be blown down, and the gravel will be blown outward.

spread without damaging the interior of the tomb."

Sa Di Peng asked: "So professional? In other words, this person knows a lot about blasting, maybe he is a miner?"

Hu Bayi said hesitantly: "Experienced miners may be able to do it, but experience alone is not enough. They must also have suitable tools. According to my experience as an engineer, the power of this blasting is definitely not that of civilian explosives. It is very likely that

It’s for military use.”

After hearing what Hu Bayi said, Sa Dipeng widened his eyes and asked, "You mean, these people may be the solution..."

The fat man quickly interrupted him: "Don't talk nonsense! Maybe the explosives were stolen, or at least they were bought from the old man from the north. There are many possibilities."

Sa Dipeng realized that he almost said the wrong thing and quickly shut up. Hu Bayi frowned and said: "That's not what I'm most worried about. There is no reference in this desert. The only information that can determine the location of the stone tombs is

And it’s in the hands of Miss Yang. I’m afraid that among this group of tomb robbers, there are also masters who know the art of stars. Then if there is a tomb ahead..."

When Hu Bayi said this, Professor Chen sighed heavily. Along the way, he had actually encountered several stolen ancient tombs. Not only were the tombs seriously damaged, but the bones were exposed, which is very important for the investigation of ancient civilizations in the Western Regions.

Bits and pieces of disaster.

Professor Chen coughed twice violently, and his second uncle quickly patted his chest and back. Ever since the master and apprentice met, his second uncle has been taking the initiative to take care of Professor Chen, and guarding An Liman has become his side job.

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Professor Chen took a few breaths and said: "No matter what, we still have to do our best to do the job as well as possible. Now that this is the case, let's dig up this tomb and see if there is anything else that can be investigated and recorded."

Everyone silently cleaned the dunes, and a mallet-shaped stone wall gradually appeared.

Professor Chen looked at the brick wall carefully and explained to everyone: "This tomb is a typical stone tomb in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. It is made of large natural rocks into an arch, and the gaps are filled with fish glue. This kind of tomb is very popular in the Western Regions.

It is common, especially concentrated near the Xiye ruins. The stolen tombs we encountered before also all adopt this shape..."

Shirley Yang added: "In the early 19th century, a European explorer said that there are large and small stone tombs in the desert, and the exposed parts look like small black pyramids. They are a breathtaking sight in the desert.

Scenery."

Professor Chen said rather feebly: "Fortunately, most of the stone tombs have been buried under the yellow sand. The big sandstorm a few days ago may have exposed a corner of the stone tomb from the wind direction.

Let those tomb robbers get their hands on it."

While talking, the entrance to the tomb has been completely cleared, and the yellow sand flowing down has become a soft step for stepping on it.

Xiao Ran and Hu Bayi were the first to go in, followed by Hao Aiguo and Shirley Yang. The second uncle supported Professor Chen and walked at the end.

The flashlight illuminated the dark tomb. The tomb was about 40 square meters in size. Four or five wooden coffins were scattered messily in it. The lids of the coffins were all opened. The ground was filled with valuables such as burial quilts and clothes.

Professor Chen frowned and watched all this.

"Teacher Chen, this is still a joint tomb..."

The second uncle carelessly touched the coffins of different sizes, without the caution and reverence of Hao Aiguo next to him.

Chu Jian was taking notes on the coffins and suddenly exclaimed: "Why are there no people in these coffins!"

Hao Aiguo adjusted his glasses and frowned, saying, "What are you shouting about? Of course there is no one in the coffin, only the body."

Chu Jian quickly waved his hand and said: "What I mean is...only this coffin contains the body, and the bodies in the other coffins are all missing!"

Professor Chen sighed heavily and said: "I told you during class that ancient corpses are also classified, such as wet corpses with moisture unearthed from Mawangdui, wax corpses formed in an acidic and watery environment, and frozen corpses.

There are frozen corpses that retain their original appearance in glaciers, as well as tanned corpses, bottled corpses, dead corpses, etc. In addition to funerary objects, the most valuable thing in the Western Regions is the naturally dried mummies in the desert environment. This kind of mummies is better than those in Egypt.

Mummy corpses are even more rare, these tomb robbers must have stolen the corpses too..."

In this tomb, Xiao Ran heard the most dense sighs along the way, more than 90% of which came from Professor Chen.

He looked at the only female corpse in the coffin. Her long hair and braided head was intact, but her torso was shattered and miserable.

"This is the abandoned soul. Her anger has subsided, her enemy has slept in pain, and she only longs for the final peace..." The Soul-locking Lingzhu said suddenly.

Xiao Ran silently took out the Yin-Yang Mirror and put it next to the ear of the female corpse when no one was paying attention. Since entering the desert, the Yin-Yang Mirror has been turned into a mute by Queen Jingjue. Maybe there can be a way to transcend the corpse.

Function.

"Dear guest, she said she wanted to thank you. In the southeast corner of the tomb, there are some gifts for you. They are treasures that the dirty eyes of thieves cannot identify."

Is there such a good thing? Xiao Ran followed the instructions of the soul-locking spirit bead, walked to the southeast corner of the tomb, squatted down and dug, and sure enough he found a worn-out clay pot. It seemed that the tomb robbers thought it was worthless and threw it here casually.

Later, it was slightly buried by the yellow sand blown in.

"What's in here?" Xiao Ran asked.

After a few seconds, the soul-locking spirit bead said: "The owner of the tomb said that this is the elixir of immortality."

Xiao Ran felt a little excited in his heart, and finally his trip was not in vain. He carefully picked at the seal of the jar, and the seal was still very tight after thousands of years. He accidentally used too much force, and the lid opened with a "bang", and a few red

elixirs spilled out of the jar.

He quickly picked up two pills and put them back into the jar. At this time, his second uncle came over, picked up the pills, looked at them carefully, and said in surprise: "This thing... is a five-stone powder!"

Professor Chen came over to inquire, looked at it carefully, and asked his second uncle: "How do you conclude that this is Wu Shi San?"

The second uncle said: "I have poured one out before...I have been to a museum and seen tombs unearthed in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and there was this burial in it."

Five Stone Powder? And the elixir of immortality? This is obviously a harmful thing, the ecstasy pill of ancient drug addicts!
Chapter completed!