Eight hundred and ninetieth chapters long bright lamp
Chapter 893: Everlasting Lamp
Lunch was delivered to me by Lao Zhangtou himself. He went to the town in the morning to cut a few kilograms of meat and made a large pot of roast pork with potatoes. The staple food was steamed buns and a bucket of egg drop and seaweed soup.
Although Lao Zhangtou's skills are not as good as those of the chefs in the hotel, everyone is very tired after working all morning, and the food tastes particularly delicious.
The harvest in the morning was not small, and everyone was a little excited. Judging from the current signs, this ancient tomb was not stolen. A large Han Dynasty tomb that has not been discovered will definitely shock the entire Chinese archaeological community.
For example, the Mancheng Han Tombs, Guishan Han Tombs, etc. that have been excavated in China. Although the tombs are large in scale, they have been robbed more than ten or even dozens of times in more than two thousand years. The contents inside
Most of them were stolen by tomb robbers.
Even then, more than tens of thousands of cultural relics were unearthed. One can imagine how many unknown treasures there would be in a complete Han Dynasty tomb.
"Zhuang Rui, when you go down, take the probing sticks and ladders with you. The tomb passage behind may not be very safe..."
After resting for a while at the top of the mountain, everyone tied ropes around their waists and prepared to go down again. All the cultural relics just unearthed were placed in the tents of the armed police soldiers and were specially guarded by an armed policeman.
While Zhuang Rui and others were eating, the blower had been working. When they went down to the tomb passage again, the air had become very fresh. Even the unpleasant smell in the tomb chamber had disappeared, leaving only a faint smell.
The smell of earthy decay.
"Xiao Ren, you walk ahead, pay attention to the ground and both sides of the corridor. The arrow mechanism should be useless, but be careful of traps and dragon-breaking stones..."
Before arriving at the first tomb, Professor Meng began to divide the work. Ren Chunqiang was relatively experienced and young and strong, so Professor Meng asked him to explore the way ahead.
"Teacher, let me go in front. I am younger than Brother Ren and have better eyesight. If there is any problem, I can withdraw..."
Zhuang Rui took the initiative to step forward and ask for help. He had already seen through the tomb passage behind the door. If he was looking for someone to lead the way, it would definitely be him.
"Okay, then be careful. Before walking, use a probe to check the situation, and then take a step forward..."
Professor Meng nodded when he heard this. If you want to be a real archaeologist, you can't just look at it. You must experience it personally. The so-called experience is gained in this way.
Zhuang Rui had just entered the first tomb when he suddenly saw a faint light coming from inside. He quickly turned around and asked, "Teacher, did we take all the lights out when we went out?"
Professor Meng turned around and asked, "Did anyone leave their lamp in the tomb when they went out?"
"No, I brought mine out..."
"I brought mine out too..."
"Xiaozhuang, is it your own light?"
The group of people replied one after another, but no one left the lamp in the tomb. This made Zhuang Rui's scalp numb. He quickly released his spiritual energy and observed it, but found nothing.
Except for the abundant spiritual energy emanating from the funerary objects in the tomb in the distance, there seemed to be no human presence. Because of this, Zhuang Rui became increasingly nervous.
"Old...Teacher, there are lights inside, but when I left just now, the lights...the lights were all taken out..."
Zhuang Rui also became a little stuttered when he spoke. It was not that he was timid, but this was really too weird. In such a sealed tomb, he and others only left for a while, and lights appeared in the tomb.
Is it possible...
Before Zhuang Rui finished speaking, there seemed to be only one explanation for this, which was that people lit candles and ghosts blew out lamps. The ghosts in the tombs wandered out and lit the ever-burning lamps on the walls of the corridor!
After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, the people behind them suddenly felt a chill on their bodies and couldn't help but look around. Even the sound of the blower, which was originally normal, became a little weird at this moment, like a ghost crying.
Although Zhuang Rui is very courageous, this fact is really unexplainable. People have always been extremely afraid of unknown things, just like ghosts. It has been said that no one has seen them for thousands of years, but strangers can see from the heart.
Even though I'm here, I'm still afraid of this kind of illusory statement.
"Xiaozhuang, what are you afraid of? You get out of the way and I go first. How can such a big living person be scared by a ghost?!"
Professor Meng's voice suddenly rang out. Zhuang Rui's back was turned to him, and he did not see a faint smile on Professor Meng's face.
"Old...teacher, it's okay, I'd better go first..."
After hearing Professor Meng's words, Zhuang Rui blushed, grabbed the probing stick in his hand, gritted his teeth, and got into the tomb chamber through the broken stone door.
After entering the tomb, Zhuang Rui could see more clearly. The faint light was indeed coming from the tomb passage that he opened when he was waiting for others to leave. The light was very dim and seemed to be extinguished at any time.
The expressions of the other people were no better than Zhuang Rui's. It could be seen from the knuckles of the fingers holding things that they had unconsciously exerted their strength. Their knuckles were protruding and turning white, showing everyone's nervousness.
For a moment, no one dared to take a first look into the corridor, as if a ghost was entrenched there. In the small tomb, everyone's breathing seemed a bit heavy.
Among these people, only Professor Meng seemed to remain calm, with his face as usual. After glancing at the faces of the people in the tomb, he looked at Zhuang Rui and asked, "Xiao Zhuang, are you scared?"
"Afraid...not afraid, teacher, I'll explore the way..."
It's a lie to say that he's not afraid. Zhuang Rui's knees are weak now, but his whole body is also weak. This is a bit weird. When he opened the tomb door, it was completely dark inside, but
Now suddenly there is light coming out again, which looks weird no matter how you look at it.
Not to mention Zhuang Rui, even several other staff members with some archaeological experience had never encountered such a situation. Everyone's eyes were fixed on the corridor behind the door without blinking.
"Click... click..."
When he went out, the tomb door was ajar. Zhuang Rui plucked up the courage and opened the ajar door. He glanced into the corridor and his face suddenly turned pale.
About one and a half meters above the ground, a bronze lamp is burning quietly. On the wall about three meters away from the lamp, there is also such a lamp burning. Three meters away is the corner.
There is also light coming.
It seemed that someone took a lighter and walked all the way, lighting up all the lights in the corridor.
The light illuminated the bronze figure half-kneeling on the lamp very clearly. The originally expressionless figure seemed to be smiling at Zhuang Rui.
"Old...teacher, what...what is going on?"
Although he tried to keep his composure, Zhuang Rui still couldn't help but stutter when he spoke. The godless theory that he had always firmly believed in his heart was somewhat shaken at this moment.
"Zhuang Rui, tell me why the oil lamp in the tomb went out?"
Professor Meng did not directly answer Zhuang Rui's words, but raised a question.
"You said this in class. If the tomb is well sealed, the reason is that the oxygen is exhausted and the oil lamp will naturally go out. The second reason is that the lamp oil will burn out and it will also go out...
But teacher, since this tomb is well sealed and it is a tomb from more than 2,000 years ago, it is impossible that there is such a thing as an ever-burning lamp? How much oil does it need to burn?"
After talking to Professor Meng, the fear in Zhuang Rui's heart also dissipated a lot. However, if this question is not solved, Zhuang Rui really doesn't have the courage to enter the corridor. His aura can observe living beings, but it may not be effective against ghosts.
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"Zhuang Rui, do you know what an ever-burning lamp is?"
Professor Meng pushed aside Zhuang Rui who was blocking him, walked into the corridor, and carefully observed the lit bronze lamp.
"I know, the Ever-Bright Lamp is also called the Endless Lamp, which is the lamp that is always on in front of the Buddha day and night. Although it is also used in tomb passages, teacher, I have never heard of any tombs where the Ever-Bright Lamp is not extinguished..."
Zhuang Rui looked at Professor Meng in front of him with admiration in his heart. A large group of young men like him didn't dare to come forward, but the teacher didn't care at all.
Professor Meng shook his head with a smile and said: "Haha, you guys, when you see something you don't understand, you make plans based on legends about ghosts and gods. Xiao Ren, you can't figure out the principle of lighting this oil lamp, right?"
"Teacher, I don't believe in ghosts and gods, but there really is no such phenomenon in the tombs I have excavated. Please explain it to us..."
Dr. Ren scratched his head and felt a little embarrassed. The panic in his heart just now was even worse than that of Zhuang Rui. After all, thinking of the ancient tombs he entered before, he was afraid that unknown ghosts would possess him.
"Well, the mystery of the ever-burning lantern has always been a focus of debate in the world's archaeological community. However, after many field excavations in our country, the conclusion has been drawn from the tests on the internal materials of the ever-lasting lantern..."
Professor Meng asked everyone to move forward a little, pointed to the wick of the bronze lamp and said: "This wick contains white phosphorus and other chemical substances that are easy to spontaneously ignite when exposed to oxygen, and there is a lack of oxygen in sealed tombs.
When someone opens the tomb, a large amount of fresh air containing oxygen flows into the sealed tomb, causing white phosphorus and other chemicals to spontaneously ignite, causing the ever-burning lamp to be ignited...
And when we opened the tomb door and went out, within this period of time, these bronze lamps spontaneously ignited. How about it, now that we know the principle, will we still be afraid?"
Professor Meng's words made Zhuang Rui and others suddenly realize that there was a time difference between these bronze lamps and themselves and others. If everyone stayed in the tomb for a while, they might be able to see this spontaneous combustion phenomenon with their own eyes.
"Teacher, I'd better walk in front..."
After figuring out the principle, Zhuang Rui was no longer afraid. When he saw Professor Meng going in, he quickly got ahead of him.
