Mo Shuruo finally experienced what it was like to be suffocated to death. He didn't know what went wrong. Originally he just had to sleep for a few hours and wait for Anael and the others to come to rescue him, but unexpectedly he woke up early.
.Mo Shuruo pushed the coffin lid several times with his hands and feet, but failed to push it open.
She banged around desperately, "Is there anyone? Is there anyone?"
Because of fear, Mo Shuruo's breathing became obviously more rapid. Mo Shuruo closed his eyes to adjust his mood. The coffin was closed and there was not much air. If he kept shouting like this, he might have suffocated to death before they could come to rescue him.
Mo Shuruo didn't know how many hours she had been in the coffin, but it was obvious that she could not feel any shaking inside, which meant that she was already in the underground palace and the coffin bearers had also withdrawn.
She closed her eyes quietly, slowed down her breathing, thinking that they would be coming soon. But she woke up too early. At this time, Anael and his party had only reached the halfway point of the mountain and were still looking for the entrance.
The surroundings were very quiet. Even though there was a thick coffin, the cool and eerie feeling of the underground palace could penetrate external objects and reach the nerves. My mind was out of control and I tended to think about the living corpses Bai Yue had seen before. My imagination was enlarged in the darkness.
It made me feel even more frightened, and the sound of my heart beating in the depressing space was particularly obvious.
"No..." Fear caused him to hold his breath excessively. He couldn't help but started to gasp loudly, and his mind was a little dizzy. Mo Shuruo secretly thought that it was not good, and while controlling his breathing, he continued to push the coffin lid, his hands kept in the darkness.
She was groping, and suddenly she felt a bulge under the pillow. She was stunned for a moment, not knowing what she had touched. With her heart pounding, she carefully traced the outline with her fingers. It seemed to be a secret door.
Shuruo breathed a sigh of relief and thought that Fang Hongzhao must have guessed that she might wake up early, so he tampered with the coffin.
As soon as the mechanism was pressed down, the originally stable bottom plate suddenly cracked, but the gap was too small, and only one hand could get out. Uncle Mo was embarrassed and took his hand back, feeling much at ease, although he could not get out.
At least there is enough air.
She began to continue groping inside the coffin, hoping to find something useful. Just as she was thinking about it, her fingers touched a cold object under the cushion, and she also took out a fire stick and a night-glow pearl.
This Fang Hongdrill was really thoughtful, even the utensils were prepared for her. Mo Shuruo felt funny, she was probably the first person in the world to pry open her coffin.
The space inside the coffin was really narrow. Mo Shuruo turned over and slowly arched his back, and stepped back on his knees. He wanted to see if Fang Hongzhao had left anything else, so he touched it back and forth a few times.
, it was empty. Looking through the light of the luminous pearl, the place illuminated was empty.
Well, it seems I can only rely on brute force.
Clenching the iron crowbar in his hand, Mo Shuruo knocked along the edge of the coffin lid, looking for a weak spot and started to attack. It was difficult to use force on the inside, and a lot of time was wasted. Fortunately, the coffin lid was sealed.
After a few hours, the gap got bigger and bigger. After prying it for about an arm's length, Mo Shuruo was panting from exhaustion and his back was a little uncomfortable. He simply lay down again, pushed with his hands, kicked with his feet, and heard a click.
, the echo in the empty underground palace seemed a bit strange.
In the darkness, under the weak night pearl light, Mo Shuruo pushed open the coffin lid, sat up and leaned on the edge to take a deep breath.
When she came out, she didn't pay attention to her surroundings. She suddenly raised her eyes and found a figure in front of her. Perhaps because of her previous experience, she also knew that fear of screaming was useless. She subconsciously wanted to protect herself, so she raised the crowbar with both hands and swung it.
With one blow of the stick, there was only a hissing sound, and the figure was instantly cut off at the waist. Mo Shuruo was stunned. After taking a closer look, he realized that it was actually a paper-pierced figure.
He blew the fire off and quickly swung it around to make sure it was safe. Then he quickly jumped out of the coffin, took down the torch on the stone wall and lit it.
Everywhere you can see is a platform with steps. There is a painting carved on the stone wall. After a quick look, it shows that people are worshiping Nuwa with a human head and a snake body. Under the corner of the mural are many Northern Xinjiang-specific flower-glazed snake necks piled up.
Amphora and painted pottery pots are also daily utensils and not interesting.
Further away, across a square pool, there is a huge cauldron big enough to hold a calf in the middle. Opposite the cauldron, there is also a platform. Mo Shuruo walked around the edge of the pool and found that the steps on the opposite side were larger than his own.
The place where it is is four stories higher, and there is also a painted coffin placed on the platform.
Nine symbolizes the pinnacle, a place that is inaccessible to ordinary people. The nine heavens where immortals live, and the emperor’s nine-five-year-old are all describing high status. Although Northern Xinjiang is isolated from the outside world, in fact, many places also have the shadow of Central Plains culture.
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She stepped up carefully and touched the coffin lid. The dye on her fingertips was very new. Judging from the degree of oxidation, it was no more than two months old. Mo Shuruo guessed that the person lying inside was probably the previous female coffin.
, Anal’s mother.
Mo Shuruo couldn't help but tremble when he thought of climbing out of the saint's coffin in front of her.
"I have no choice but to blame you. Don't blame me." Out of respect for the deceased and the fear of being alone in this situation, Mo Shuruo clasped his hands together and made three bows in a row.
With the torch on, he hurriedly turned out along the tomb passage.
The night is already deep.
Ana'er and Fang Hongzhao started searching for medicinal powder on the soil or plants. After a period of relaxation, Yanjue had almost recovered. He had visited the Saint's Tomb before, but the route this time seemed to be the same as last time.
Not quite the same.
You Jiang, who was behind the throne, was looking after Yuhua Fuxiang and Huaci. He was no longer worried. He passed Xiang Jingyi and stepped forward to talk to Anal, "Do you know which tomb this road leads to?"
Ana'er shook his head, "The tombs in the Holy Mountain are different from the outside world. Each saint's tomb is excavated separately, and there is no pattern in the location. Don't say I don't know, I'm afraid even the tomb builders themselves don't know."
Fang Hongzhao couldn't help but complain, "According to what you said, you can easily get lost, so why do you still put the blood jade here?"
Anal said: "Although the entrance is chaotic, the underground palace is basically connected. As long as you know the general direction of the tomb, it doesn't really matter where the entrance leads. Besides, the most dangerous place is always the safest. Before you,
Countless people have coveted the blood jade seal, I hid it in the underground palace just in case."
"You are very attentive."
Ana'er turned back to look at Yuhua Fuxiang who suddenly spoke out, "Although the blood jade comes from Tianmu Peak, it belongs to Northern Xinjiang after all these decades, so naturally it has to be dedicated."
"Then if you return it to us, you won't be afraid of being punished?"
Ana'er was silent for a moment and said: "No matter how much you value a stolen thing, it must be returned to its original owner."
Xiang Jingyi was a little sensitive for a moment. He didn't know whether she was talking about the blood jade or herself. In the past half day, he always wanted to find a chance to talk to Ana'er, but she always avoided it, so that until now, he has been clearly talking to her.
In front of me, I couldn't even say a word.
"Be careful!" Suddenly, a black shadow fell from the top of the tree. As soon as Ana'er finished speaking, Fang Hongzhao had already thrown out three silver needles and nailed the black shadow to the trunk of the tree.
When she swept the torch over, she saw it was a small snake with black and gold lines. Fang Hongzhi held up the torch and shook it around, muttering, "What the hell is this place..." She patted her clothes, and it seemed that there was something there.
It fell on the body, and a huge spider was found on the back, "Ah!" The trembling made him almost throw his arms out. The back of Fang Hongzhi's head felt numb, and he quickly sprinkled a few more
Put the medicine powder in the air. "Did you make a mistake? What are you afraid of?"
"Let me take a look." He opened the clothes at the back of her neck. Fortunately, it only fell on her coat and did not touch her skin. "It's okay, don't worry."
Hua Ci held a lantern and followed Fu Xiang closely, "Sister Hongzhao, be careful." She didn't forget to look back at You Jiang, "Brother You Jiang, be careful too."
His expressionless face finally couldn't help but smile reassuringly and nodded.
Yuhua helped Xuan forcefully straighten her head and put the hood of the cloak on her, "Watch your step."
The group of people continued walking forward.
The tall trees have dense branches and leaves, which are so overlapping that it is almost difficult to see the sky. Looking up, you can occasionally see a waning moon. Anael warned as he walked, "Everyone, please be alert. The woods here are very far away, and there are not only poisonous insects and beasts."
, you should also pay attention to the vegetation on the roadside.”
In the strange rain forest, the roars of animals can be heard from time to time. The further you go, the more snakes you encounter. They vary in thickness. Some are tangled and nesting on the roadside, and some are hanging on branches and hanging down.
Most of the body was spitting at them. Most of the snakeheads seemed to be non-venomous and okay. They were just lying around and not aggressive.
Ana'er had no martial arts skills and was not as agile as their hands and feet. Xiang Jingyi's quick eyesight and quick hands used his sword to open up the pile of snakes at her feet.
Looking back, she realized that he had been following her. "Thank you." He whispered his thanks in a low voice, and reminded everyone with a different look, "This place was called Viper Ridge a long time ago, and the caves further ahead are basically full of snakes.
Hey, everyone, be vigilant and be careful."
Fang Hongzhao sprinkled realgar powder as she walked, with a look of disgust on her face, "This is too much, so disgusting..."
After walking for half a quarter of an hour, Ruyan arrived at the cave wall. The trees here were relatively short, and the steep outline of the cliffs on the top of the mountain could be seen in the moonlight from a distance.
During the day, the snakes slept in the cave, and the funeral procession could easily pass by. But at night, it was cool and dark, and there were piles of snakes on the ground as far as the eye could see, so everyone had to stop. Fang Hongzhao glanced at the medicinal powder under the pile of snakes and pointed to the opposite side.
Valley, "They went in. What to do now?" The situation is worrying.
The route in the mountain is complicated and no detours are allowed, so we can only go through here. Yanjue is the first to bear the brunt, whipping out his whip and preparing to open the way. "Follow me." The whip gallops past, like a broom, wherever it goes, it directly blows away a bunch of people.
Snakes, the original sand and stones were immediately exposed on the ground. Everyone followed Yan Jue, trying to reduce the distance as much as possible, and walked forward quickly. However, the surrounding snakes kept moving around, and soon covered the exposed ground again.
Halfway through the journey, the snakes became thicker and thicker, and some even stuck their heads out, ready to attack at any time.
Everyone was surrounded by snakes and trapped in the middle. Yan Jue looked around and wrapped his hands around a big tree, "You Jiang!"
The man in black had a tacit understanding. He jumped into the air, stepped on the silver whip and landed under a big tree on the hillside. He drew his sword and swung away the snakes on the ground. He penetrated the inner force and cut in half with the sword. Yanjue's right hand circled around
Circle, and with a strong tug, You Jiang took advantage of the situation and added another palm. With a snap, the big tree broke in half and flew down the slope, directly hitting the pile of snakes.
"Let's go!" Yu Hua picked up Hua Ci, stepped on the tree trunk, jumped up with light skills, and quickly flew out of the encirclement. Fang Hongzhao followed closely.
"Come up." Regardless of the cold war still going on, Xiang Jingyi knelt down in front of Ana'er, picked her up and ran away.
By using tree trunks as their feet, everyone escaped smoothly and left the cave wall.
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There are bugs in some places in the new update, and they will be revised later when the text is revised.