Chapter 32 Copper Coffin at the Bottom of the Cave
From the appearance point of view, this copper pillar is artificially made, because there are some precise patterns carved on it, but it is a little blurry because of the patina it has accumulated over time.
What makes people feel strange is that none of the surrounding branches and leaves are in contact with this copper pillar. They seem to be deliberately avoiding it. I don't know why.
"Mud Monkey, have you read Journey to the West?" The fat man suddenly said something incomprehensible.
"Nonsense, it's my favorite. I've never missed an episode. I've watched it seven or eight times. It's still so good every time I watch it."
"Then do you think this stick is like the one in Monkey Sun's hand? Do you think it is something like the Dinghai Divine Needle, such as the Dingshan Divine Needle or something like that?"
"It looks a bit like it, but it has the words 'Ruyi Golden Cudgel' on it, which doesn't exist here either!"
"Nonsense, the Ruyi Golden Cudgel is with Sun Monkey. He hasn't recognized his owner yet. I think he is destined to you. Try shouting and see if there is any change."
"You can try it, but do you think I'm a fool? You can try going outside and hugging those telephone poles covered with small advertisements and shouting 'I'm saved' and see what the result is. You might make people's teeth grow bigger.
I laughed so hard, I won’t do anything stupid like that.”
I heard that they were still thinking about joking here, and I was a little bit dumbfounded. No one knew what the copper pillar was used for, but it was made by a dragon chaser, so it must have some special meaning and purpose.
We didn't see Tang Daonan's shadow here, so we guessed that he had already gone down through the hole. Soon Zhang Asi and others climbed up the tree trunk, observed where they were, and then asked us to go down into the tree hole.
The tree hole was also surrounded by branches, but they grew close to the trunk. As we climbed down, we were very close to the copper pillar in the middle. Some places could be reached with just a hand.
The fat man was more curious, so he couldn't help but reach out and touch it while he was crawling. Unexpectedly, his body froze, and then he suddenly fell from the branch. Fortunately, there was a branch sticking out from underneath.
Stop him, otherwise he will definitely fall into the hole below.
"Damn it, there's electricity up there." The fat man yelled in horror as soon as he realized what he was doing. We were all surprised and puzzled, how could there be electricity in this copper pillar? This thing sounded a bit fanciful.
The simplest question, where does electricity come from? Could it be from the sky...
In the sky? I looked up and felt a huge wave in my heart. Is this copper pillar conductive? The terrain of the valley is higher than the outside, and this copper pillar is the tallest thing within dozens of miles.
, coupled with the fact that copper has a very strong electrical conductivity, it is easy to be struck by lightning in thunder and lightning weather, so it is reasonable to guess.
However, it is obviously impossible for copper pillars to store electricity, so where does this electricity exist?
The more I think about it, the more I can’t understand it. Could it be that people at that time had the ability to create batteries? This is absolutely impossible. The only explanation is that the topography here, this obsidian soil has a high gold content, is a very magical place, it
Being able to turn stone and tree roots into bronze and store electricity is no big deal. Maybe the dragon chasers also discovered the strange phenomenon here and came up with so many doorways. But what its function and purpose are is unclear.
Know.
This tree hole is not very deep. We quickly reached the bottom. The first thing that caught our eyes was a bronze coffin. It was much larger than what we had seen before. It was also erected on the ground, with three parts outside and seven parts inside.
In the soil, the copper pillar penetrated straight into the coffin. There was a circle of fluffy tree roots surrounding the giant coffin, wrapping the giant coffin in the middle like a basket.
We were standing three meters away from the giant coffin. There was an open space around the perimeter of the giant coffin, and beyond that there were many thick tree roots, densely packed like many copper pillars erected.
What is surprising is that there is a corpse crawling beside the "basket". One of his hands passed through the gap in the basket and rested on the edge of the giant coffin, and his body was kneeling and half lying on the basket.
This discovery surprised all of us. The most important thing is that the clothes worn by this corpse turned out to be Chinese tunic suits, a standard modern style.
We looked at each other in shock. No one expected to see the bones of a modern person here. Judging from the degree of decay, it should not be more than twenty years old. Could it be that someone had already arrived here before twenty?
And it is also incomprehensible, how did he get in? The key to open the giant bronze door is in my arms, and this key was also brought by the old man from Qinling, so what did he rely on to get in here?
There is also the identity of this person, which is the most important. The person who knows this place and has the ability to come in is definitely one of the Seven Stars of the Thieves, but it is definitely not the leader of the Seven Stars. It is just someone who can hide it from everyone.
The power of the eyes and ears is certainly not simple.
Using the elimination method, the leader of the Seven Stars and Zhang Asi's native masters can basically be eliminated. The native mice can also be eliminated, otherwise the old man would not have tried every means to seize the key to the door. Mojinmen and Hunjianglong were involved in this incident.
It can also be ruled out, then the only ones left are the Mountain Guests, the Taoshamen and the dog crawlers where He Tao belongs.
Since the incident forty years ago, almost all the people from these three sects have disappeared. Not long ago, I also learned that Chen Xiazi is a member of the Shanke sect. The Shanke is good at finding tombs based on the situation, which is Feng Shui.
, but now, it has gradually declined.
As for the dog crawlers, they have been hiding since the Qinling Divine Lake Incident and have not shown their faces until now.
The most mysterious ones are the people from the Taosha sect. According to Zhang Asi, the people from the Taosha sect were severely injured when they participated in the incident, and they have never appeared again since. But one thing is that no matter what happened forty years ago,
Even now, they are the most mysterious among the Seven Stars of the Thief Sect.
According to my guess, the biggest suspects are the people from Taoshamen, and the dog crawlers and mountaineers cannot be ruled out, but from these few clues, it is impossible to know which party they are from.
"Damn it, someone got there first? This is a big deal. We worked hard here to fight for our lives, but unexpectedly it turned out to be an empty shell. How can this mean bad luck!" The fat man muttered complainingly.
Wang Kui shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily true. Maybe they didn't go out."
"What do you mean? You mean they're hiding here."
"Damn, you have a pig head, what Boss Wang means is that those people are likely to fail."
"How do you know? People won't tell you even if they succeed!"
Wang Kui smiled and said nothing. Now even I was confused. How could he be sure that these people did not succeed? Could it be that he knew something?
At this time, Zhang Asi over there snorted coldly and said in a cold tone: "If the Dragon Chasing Notes were released, this matter would have been over long ago. Not everyone who steals the Seven Stars is a fool."
It suddenly dawned on me that the Chasing Dragon Notebook was the goal of everyone in these two incidents. It was like a task. When the task was completed, it was to obtain the final result. No matter what the result was, it would not be peaceful.
Everyone in the Seven Stars is staring at this. Although they don't know how these people got in, it is obviously impossible to complete this matter silently under the eyes of all the forces in the Seven Stars.
The fat man wanted to go over and see if there were any other clues about the bones, but was stopped by Wang Kui. The man's death was very strange. Considering that there was electricity on the copper pillar, it was very possible that the man was electrocuted to death, but he did not rule it out.
There are other possibilities, so to be conservative, it is better not to provoke them easily.
Zhang Asi obviously understood this and walked away from the "basket", focusing all his attention on the surrounding environment.
There are many gaps at the roots of the surrounding trees for people to pass through. Tang Daonan did not know where he went. Zhang Asi looked a little impatient and waved his hand, gesturing for us to get into one of the largest tree holes.
"Haha, here's the opportunity." The fat man walked in front and said softly. I understood what he meant. The gaps between these tree roots were narrow and it was very inconvenient for people to move inside. It would be difficult to defend against a sneak attack from one side.
, it is also easier to hide. With calculated calculations but no intention, we really have a good chance of causing Zhang Asi to suffer a big loss.
However, the problem is that we can't think of Zhang Asi. Since he is relieved to let us in, he is obviously prepared. If there is a conflict, the outcome is really hard to say.
The root system of this ancient tree is so developed that it is intricate and criss-crossed, with gaps between the roots extending in all directions. In fact, these roots are not thick, but the key is that they are very hard and difficult to walk through.
After walking not far, another open space appeared. A dark hole extended upwards. When illuminated with a light, the deepest part of the hole was a copper coffin. A tree root as thick as an arm penetrated directly from the bottom of the copper coffin.
In the coffin.
It doesn't take much thinking to guess that these copper coffins are the stone coffins we saw above. Unexpectedly, the bottoms are all empty. Its function is unknown, but it must be related to the giant coffin we just saw.
I stared closely at the copper coffin, trying to find some clues, but at this moment, I found that the copper coffin was moving. It was shaking slightly at first, but then it shook violently, and the coffin made a creaking sound.
There was a banging and banging sound, as if there was a ferocious beast inside that was trying hard to get out.
I was frightened when I saw it, but it seemed like I couldn't move my eyes away. I had a strong curiosity to see what was in the coffin.
Soon my wish came true. The tree roots at the head of the coffin suddenly fell off, and a purple-black arm slowly stretched out from the exposed small hole. Suddenly, the copper plate at the head of the coffin opened, and a "person"