Chapter 164: In the tomb, under the everlasting lamp
The moment they passed through the bronze gate, the lamps on both sides suddenly lit up, blinding the two of them for a moment.
"It's an everlasting lamp." Yu Heng signaled Zhou Shi to calm down. This was not a sign of an attack. "I heard that high-standard tombs often have everlasting lamps fueled by whale oil. They can burn for thousands of years and never go out. Once someone enters the tomb,
It will become brighter."
Zhou Shi thought about it and felt that there was only a weak flow of oxygen in the closed tomb, so the eternal lamp could only burn smoldering, but the tomb robbers' holes allowed the oxygen on the ground to flow into the tomb, causing the eternal lamp to burn violently.
"So, we are heading in the right direction. This is the tomb!" Yu Heng clenched his fists and looked around, as if searching for valuable treasures.
Zhou Shi held him down as he was about to try: "Don't move, be careful."
Whether it’s the tomb-robbery novels I’ve read in my previous life or the skeletons I’ve just encountered, it all shows that high-standard tombs are likely to be equipped with various defense mechanisms. A neurotic and unlucky person like Yu Heng will definitely hit one with one step.
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"Then, use your dark soldiers to investigate?"
"There is no such function." After adapting to the candlelight, Zhou Shi began to carefully observe the environment of the tomb.
The ever-burning lantern is hung on the masonry wall, marking the boundary of the tomb. The width is about 200 paces by visual inspection.
Fifty steps in front of them, there was a high platform with a height of seven or eight people. There were long lights on both sides of the ramp leading to the top, and a block could be seen parked on the high platform——
Coffin.
What a strange arrangement. Why did you place the coffin so high in the tomb?
It's a pity that Xiaolin has no eyes, otherwise she could have gone up to see clearly.
Yu Heng also noticed it at the same time, but he knew not to go forward directly without Zhou Shi's reminder.
Because the ground under their feet is paved with neat square tiles, it gives people the feeling that "as long as they step on it, the mechanism will be triggered."
"Ahem, there is actually no need to open the coffin. We can collect a lot of funerary objects in the tomb." Yu Heng pointed to the ever-burning lamps on both sides.
Zhou Shi also saw clearly that there was a depression on the wall under each ever-burning lamp, like a display window, with an item placed inside. Needless to say, it was the burial object of the tomb owner.
He called out Xiao Lin, but was surprised to find that the ghost bride's figure was a little distorted, as if she was about to lose her entity and degenerate into a wraith.
"No, the ever-burning lamp seems to repel evil spirits. These lamps have an exorcism effect!"
He originally wanted Xiao Lin, who could float in the air, to cross the ground where the mechanism might be hidden and retrieve the funerary objects under the ever-burning lamp, so that even if there was an accident, they could evacuate from the bronze gate in the shortest possible time. But now this
The plan was ruined.
"Hey, is it to prevent the tomb owner from turning into a ghost after his death? It seems that this project has seriously cut corners."
Half of what Yu Heng said was a joke, and the other half was speculation.
Indeed, although it is a bit extravagant to use this method to seal corpses that may have problems, it can also illustrate the seriousness of this "problem" from the side.
"Let's fight quickly." Yu Heng said, picked up the burial shovel and smashed it against the wall.
Zhou Shi had no time to stop him. He just heard a loud noise, and the blade of the burial shovel was inserted into the wall, while the handle of the shovel was placed across Yu Heng's head...
"Yes, at least there are no traps on the wall." He said with satisfaction, spitting into his palms and rubbing them evenly, "I'll go take a look."
As he spoke, he jumped up slightly and grabbed the shovel handle, suspended his body in the air, then twisted his body violently, pulled the shovel blade out of the wall, and then inserted it back into the wall!
Pulling out and plugging in, the distance between the two landing points was less than half a step, but his body did move forward a little.
The old trick was repeated, and a huge sound echoed in the tomb. He just hung in the air and moved towards the ever-burning lantern.
Zhou Shi was dumbfounded. This was not something that could be achieved simply by strength, it was simply a magical skill!
However, he was not to be outdone. He took out the golden fish from the iron abacus behind his back and swung the hook towards the top of the evergreen lamp. After confirming that the hook was secure, he moved his fingers lightly, and the golden fish pulled his body towards the wall!
Yu Heng was moving forward with difficulty when he suddenly heard the sound of breaking through the air above his head. He thought he had touched some mechanism. As a result, when he looked up, he saw that shopkeeper Zhou was already crouching beside the evergreen lamp, carefully inspecting the items placed under the lamp.
funerary objects.
What kind of skill is this! Yu Heng was dumbfounded. He had seen many masters who practiced Qinggong. Zhao Xuan, the gold medal catcher in Jiangdu, was one of the best, but no one could fly more than ten feet in the air and then hang on without any
Walls where you can climb on gaps!
What a magical skill!
When he moved under the evergreen lamp, Zhou Shi shook his head and gave up his position.
"It's a porcelain bowl, and I can't tell whether it's genuine or not."
"Let's take a look...oh, it's as thin as cicada wings, as bright as glass, and as light as floating clouds. It's the best thin-bodied porcelain! Good things, good things."
"Take it?"
"Don't be in a hurry. We'll talk about it later. Let's move forward first."
Zhou Shi shortened the fishing line, raised himself up, then suddenly retracted the fishing hook, threw it out again, and moved to the top of the next ever-burning light.
Yu Heng took a deep breath, continued to ravage the walls of the tomb, and spent a lot of effort before moving to Zhou Shi's side.
"This..."
"Azure glaze sunflower wash! This is not something that ordinary princes can afford, good stuff, good stuff!"
"Take it?"
"Don't be in a hurry, keep going..."
In this way, the two of them stayed silent and moved, using different methods to move forward against the wall and looked at more than ten funerary objects. According to Yu Heng's identification, every one of them was a good thing.
"The shopkeeper has poor eyesight," Yu Heng joked.
"Hmph, if there is a plate of food under here, I can tell you all the eighteen generations of the cook's ancestors." Zhou Shi shot back, "Would you like me to give you a hand?"
"No, huff, I'm not tired, continue..."
Continuing forward, Yu Heng finally began to run out of breath, but he was still able to quickly report the names and origins of the burial objects.
"This? Nanshan jade, excellent quality... This is clothes sewn with gold and silk... This, oh, is a Luoyang shovel, used for tomb robberies..."
Zhou Shi was stunned. Under the fifteenth ever-burning lamp, there was actually a Luoyang shovel!
Is this thing a burial object?
He let Yu Heng hang on the corpse shovel to rest for a while, and then he came to the next bright lamp——
A small incense table with three sticks of incense stuck on it, two short and one long.
Going forward...
A chill ran down Zhou Shi's spine.
It is a piece of dirty clothes, neatly folded and placed under the ever-burning lamp.
These are all things left by tomb robbers.
"No, there's something wrong with this tomb!" Zhou Shi shouted, "Turn back quickly!"
At this time, there was a "crunch" above his head. He looked up and suddenly felt that the scene looked familiar...
The coffin at the top of the high platform slowly opened automatically.