Facing Hu's question, Chen Ziyan did not rush to respond, but fell into deep thought.
If things are really like what Hu said, it means that the direction of many considerations will change accordingly.
The simplest point is that if King Xian's capture of the Zhelong Mountain area was premeditated, does that mean that he also hid other secrets behind his departure from the ancient Dian Kingdom?
However, Shirley Yang thought about it and said, "If the truth is like this, it means that in addition to the water dragon halo, there must be something that King Xian values here. Even in King Xian's view, such a thing will be his success.
An essential link on the path to immortality."
The most difficult thing about things is not having any ideas, but after you have a clue, you can often get a lot of things just by following the rules.
Hearing Shirley Yang's words, Chen Ziyan pulled away from his thoughts and listed them: "We saw many strange objects along the way, including the bluestone bottle with the jade tire and the three-legged toad.
A bronze letter, this ancient tripod in front of you can also be regarded as one."
But after he finished speaking, he took the lead in shaking his head: "No, although this cauldron seems important, it is probably not indispensable. If other things were important, they would not be placed in the gourd.
In the hole."
If you think about it, you will know that if it is really important to a certain extent, it must be taken by King Xian. You can refer to Muchen Bead's treatment for this.
With this thought in mind, Chen Ziyan's eyes returned to the mural. If there is anything that is most likely to be like this now, it is the square thing that King Xian took out of the bronze vessel.
Judging from the special mention of such things on the murals by the King Xian Society, we can know that this is by no means an ordinary object.
After Chen Ziyan searched his memory, he quickly found an item that met the requirements, which was the jade letter that Hu found in the wall of the apse in the original plot.
It's just that the jade letter was lost together with the ancient Legalist mirror, so it wasn't mentioned much in the original plot, so Chen Ziyan didn't think of it at the first time.
Thinking of this jade letter now, Chen Ziyan felt that it most likely contained the Dragon Bone Book that recorded secret information.
Thinking of this, Chen Ziyan began to look at the surrounding painting walls uncontrollably.
Now that he knows that there is a jade letter hidden in the wall, he naturally cannot let it go, but now there is a problem in front of him, that is, he is not sure which wall the jade letter is in.
He couldn't just break down all the painted walls just to find this jade letter. The murals here were considered cultural treasures. If they could be preserved, he wouldn't want to destroy them wantonly.
Although he himself has little interest in these, he has to admit that this "knowledge" is very helpful in improving his status in the industry.
And if he can, Chen Ziyan is also willing to make some contributions to the archaeological industry.
"You said that since King Xian took that thing out of the cauldron in front of you, is it still in it now?" At this moment, Wang Kaixuan suddenly said.
He felt that since he wanted to study the function of this thing, he might as well just lift the lid of the tripod and take a look, maybe he could find something out.
It has to be done sooner or later anyway, so why not implement it now to avoid making him always think about it.
Chen Ziyan thought for a moment and decided that he could give it a try. Although he knew there was something strange on the lid of the bronze vessel, there should be no problem as long as he was careful.
After all, what Hu said is just speculation, and the existing conditions cannot be verified yet. It is better for them to take care of the current situation first.
"Then let's try. Fatty is right about what he said. We can't let go of any clues, so we have to open it and take a look no matter what." After thinking about this, Chen Ziyan nodded and said.
"Then let's open it and take a look." Hu thought about it and decided that this would be a good idea.
Compared with the elusive speculation, the bronze in front of you is within reach, so there is no reason to keep looking far away.
Then they walked around the bronze vessel and found that the lid of the cauldron was sealed with fire paint. There was also a seal on the layer of fire paint. The pattern was of a criminal with a chain through the pipa bone. Although they did not know what it represented, but
But it can prove that this seal has never been opened.
"There may be traps set up here, so everyone should be careful," Chen Ziyan reminded.
"I'll do it." Hearing Chen Ziyan's words, Shirley Yang was worried about other people's craftsmanship, so she took the penis-detecting claw from Wang Kaixuan, who was about to step forward, and prepared to personally remove the sealing paint on it.<
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Others have no objections to this, after all, they really dare not say that they will be better than Shirley Yang in this regard.
After Shirley Yang scraped off the paint and tested it with the needle on her penis, she nodded to Chen Ziyan: "That's it."
The next steps are beyond her ability.
Chen Ziyan naturally understood, and immediately called to Hu and others, preparing to work together to lift the cauldron lid.
Because he suspected that the mechanism would be triggered by directly removing the lid of the tripod, he planned to open it vertically.
But the moment Chen Ziyan put his hand on the copper ring, his whole body stagnated for a moment, and a message imprinted deep in his blood emerged in his heart.
This information was exactly about the bronze in front of him.
Hu guessed right, this is not a tripod, but a cauldron used for cooking.
But this is not an ordinary cauldron, but one made by the ancestors of the human race in the barbaric era for the ancient gods to cook food.
The animal-shaped cauldron feet above are the totems of the tribes they forged. For example, the Shennong bloodline he inherited, the tribe’s cauldron has ox-shaped feet as its feet.
After receiving this information, Chen Ziyan's eyes towards the ancient cauldron had undergone earth-shaking changes.
He thought the origin of this thing was mysterious, but he didn't expect it to be to this extent.
At the same time, he also understood why both King Xian and King Fu were such ancient cauldrons. They didn’t need to know it as clearly as he did. He only needed to know a little bit to know that this was definitely a supreme treasure.
The utensil used to cook food from the ancient gods, if you round it off a little, it can be regarded as an artifact, okay?
"Master Chen, what's wrong?" Seeing Chen Ziyan in a daze, Hu thought he had discovered something.
But before Chen Ziyan could react, a cold laughter suddenly sounded from the depths of the palace.
The voice sounded like it was made by a woman, but it was as cold as frost, and it was filled with unabashed malice.
In the deathly quiet palace, such a strange laughter suddenly sounded, making everyone feel a chill in their hearts.
But when they followed the sound and shined their flashlights on it, the cold and weird laughter stopped abruptly, and nothing was found.
Several people subconsciously approached, but no one made a sound for a while. After a while, Wang Kaixuan asked in an anxious voice: "What is this sound?"
"A woman's laughter... but it's probably not a human being." Chen Ziyan looked up at the top of the hall and said in an inexplicable tone.
Although there was a "scientific" explanation for this laughter in the original plot, he is now certain that it is definitely caused by something weird.
Hu obviously also thought of this, reached out and took the black donkey's hoof in his hand, and said: "The ones who come are not good, and the good ones will not come, so everyone should be ready to take action."
This weird laughter reminded him of a few golden rules widely circulated among tomb robbers.
Use the hair mound seal, touch the golden talisman, and protect yourself from ghosts and blow the lamp;
Coat coffin, bronze coffin, don't come near if you don't have hard characters;
Vertical burial pits, box graves, moving mountains and unloading ridges to walk around;
Red clothes are fierce, smiling faces are corpses, it is better to listen to ghosts cry than to laugh;
When he thought of this in his heart, Hu also subconsciously read it in a low voice.
After hearing this, Chen Ziyan said in a faint tone: "What if we encounter two kinds at the same time?"
At this moment, under his gaze, a red robe on the top of the palace was moving automatically without wind.
"Which two?" Hu asked subconsciously, but then he realized it and looked towards the top of the palace.
When he saw the red robe, he squeezed out four words through his teeth: "Red-robed fierce ghost!"
Then he reminded sternly: "Remember, never look back!"
Although this was his first time encountering such a vicious creature, he had heard of it
This kind of unlucky thing is called "black star" in physiognomy. When a mortal encounters it, the samadhi fire in his body will be extinguished, and his life will be difficult to save.
This is why he reminded everyone not to look back, because if you don't look back, you may be able to survive for a while, but once your own fire is extinguished, it will be really dangerous.
Fortunately, everyone's psychological quality is very good, and each of them has something to ward off evil spirits, so they have some confidence in their hearts, so they can maintain their composure.
Wang Kaixuan stared closely at the red robe fluttering above, lowered his voice and asked: "Master Chen, Lao Hu, what should we do now?"
If it were a tangible enemy, he wouldn't even hesitate at all, but he really didn't know how to deal with such an evil thing.
Besides, if this thing is floating above, the things in their hands may not be useful.
Chen Ziyan thought for a while and said, "Let's continue to open this ancient cauldron and lure this thing down."
He is not the kind of character who is passive and takes beatings, so he wants to turn his passivity into initiative!
The appearance of blood just now reminded him that although he did not have the ability to quell evil with blood like Zhang Qiling, such things might not be able to hurt him.
And with what I have in hand, I might be able to clean up this thing.
"Okay." Hu immediately understood that it was their attempt to open the copper cauldron that triggered this thing's reaction.
Otherwise, it would be unreasonable for them to be silent for a long time. As soon as they touched the copper cauldron, they started to laugh strangely.
Immediately, while guarding the surroundings, several people returned to their previous positions, planning to continue unfinished business.
"Kekeke~"
As expected, as Chen Ziyan expected, the moment they grabbed the copper ring again, the creeping and weird laughter sounded again.
And this time they also felt a cool air on the back of their necks, as if someone was blowing air on them from behind.
Fortunately, everyone remembered Hu's words, and despite the cool breeze blowing behind them, they resisted and did not look back.
Chen Ziyan and the others seemed not to notice such a change. The four of them, including Hua Hu, stood on both sides of the copper cauldron and lifted the cauldron lid with all their strength.
And as the cauldron lid separated from the cauldron body, the weird laughter became more and more shrill, echoing in every corner of the back hall.
Chen Ziyan and the others did not dare to lift the cauldron lid, so after lifting the cauldron lid, they quickly and carefully put it aside.
After confirming that no mechanism had been triggered, Chen Ziyan quickly jumped up and looked inside the cauldron. He saw that the inside was filled with white flowers, and they were all stripped, dried and washed corpses, including men, women, old and young. There must be at least a dozen bodies.
These corpses are piled together, covered with transparent grease that has long solidified and looks like skin jelly. They look like they have been made into wax corpses.
"Ahhhh——"
Just when Chen Ziyan looked inside the copper cauldron, a wailing sound filled with incomparable resentment suddenly sounded.
Then the red robe hanging on the top of the hall appeared above the copper cauldron as if teleporting.
As the distance got closer, this time they finally saw the whole red robe clearly. The craftsmanship of this dress was very complicated. It didn't look like Han craftsmanship at all, but more like a witch robe.
The body of the owner of the red robe was hidden in the loose robe, and only the head and face could be seen clearly. It was a face with heavy and strange makeup, and a mouth full of fangs, which was constantly making piercing howls! "This is Shan Po, a witch from the Yi people!" Shirley Yang immediately recognized the identity of the owner of the witch robe and quickly reminded her.
Wang Kaixuan directly raised his gun and fired, and the fire exploded in the palace, but it had no effect.
Those bullets seemed to have hit something ethereal, passing directly through the figure of Shan Po on the copper cauldron and landing on the painting wall behind.
Seeing this, Chen Ziyan quickly stopped him: "Fat man, you can't use a gun!"
There are a lot of painted walls here, which makes the environment complicated. If you shoot recklessly, it’s hard to say whether it can cause damage to the demigods, but the splashing ricochet will definitely fall on them.
Wang Kaixuan actually realized this shortly after pulling the trigger, so after hearing Chen Ziyan's words, he immediately stopped shooting.
But he did curse: "What the hell is this!"
Now he only feels scared and aggrieved. Looking at the situation, it is obvious that it will become a situation where he can only be beaten and cannot fight back.
Hu then took out a handful of glutinous rice and threw it towards it, and said at the same time: "Even if this thing is not a red-clothed ghost, it is definitely not a good thing. Let's retreat first!"
He felt that there was no good way to deal with this thing at the moment, so it was better to stay out of the way and come back when he thought of a solution.
After all, it seems that this thing was left by King Xian to guard the back hall. It is estimated that even if he can leave here, he is unlikely to leave Minglou.
When Chen Ziyan heard what he said, he said: "If you persist, I will have a way to deal with her!"
He also regrets a little now. He was so busy with the agency that he forgot about Shan Po.
Otherwise, if we had prepared in advance, we would not need to be so passive now.
He was thinking this in his heart, but he was not satisfied with the movements of his hands at all, and quickly took out several items from the portable space.