"If you open a few more coffins and take a look, you'll know whether it's true or not."
After glancing at Wu Xie, Ding Ze said something, and then, without any hesitation, he opened the coffin with a knife.
Click click click.
The broken coffin lid made harsh sounds one after another.
It won't take a while.
Several coffins around the three people were all opened.
For a moment, the stench was so strong that it could stink someone to death, and mercilessly enveloped the three of them.
In response to this, Lao Itch expressed that he couldn't bear it and hurriedly covered his mouth and nose, "F*ck, Brother Ding, you--you want to stink--to stink me to death!!"
Wu Xie also covered his mouth and nose, but instead of complaining, he made a move and reached into another coffin to fumble for it.
Time passes quickly.
About five minutes later.
Wu Xie's question received an almost certain answer.
So, of course, looking at the fragments of peacock feathers in his hand, the shock on Wu Xie's face was clearly clear.
"How is this going?"
"How is it possible that the people in these coffins are all officials of fifth rank or above? And they were all murdered?"
"But how is this possible? There were only so many officials of fifth rank and above in the Qing Dynasty court...but there are one or two thousand corpses here...all the officials of fifth rank and above in the Qing Dynasty court were killed, and the number was right.
I can’t go up.”
Shocked, Wu Xie talked to himself.
Ding Ze heard it.
The plot has developed to this point, and the content he wants to guide is basically completed.
So it's time to wrap up this section and move on to the lower levels.
"We have only opened a few coffins. Maybe there will be lower-ranking officials in other coffins."
"But I think that's not the point."
"In my opinion, the focus should be... Why are these people in the coffins here?"
"This is deep underground, and there is basically no possibility of war... After ruling out this possibility, there is only one reasonable explanation I can think of for the time being."
"These people came to perform some kind of special mission. If you think about it this way... the reason why these people were murdered is obvious."
"I speculate that when they were performing their mission, they discovered some information or items that could not be passed on... So, in order to keep the secret, a certain person in power killed them all and simply buried them here..."
Ding Ze said this in one breath.
Of course, he didn't mention anything about the fact that the 'secret' was related to Zhang Qiling.
Ding Ze finished speaking.
Seeing that Wu Xie and Lao Itchi didn't speak, they thought for a while and continued, "If what I think is right, the mine tunnels we saw walking through may not be mine tunnels at all, but the ones in the coffins."
These people dug the passage."
"The iron chains in the underground river are the tools they use to get to the bottom of the waterfall... There are so many of them that one iron chain is not enough, so they have to use many. As a result, there are so many iron chains in the underground river.
The existence of the chain can explain it clearly."
At this point, most of what needs to be said has been said.
Ding Ze shut up and waited for Wu Xie or Lao Itchi to say something.
He didn't wait long.
"Brother Ding, what you said makes sense. The truth may be this. This cave and this maze can be regarded as a measure to keep secrets..."
Wu Xie nodded in agreement, and then suddenly turned his head to the side. Lao Chi, who had been silent since just now, said with a solemn expression.
"Old Itch, I think that the secrets that the people in power who have killed thousands of people here should be kept close to the same thing. The huge benefits you mentioned are the same thing."
"Are you sure there will be no danger after we go down from that pit?"
Wu Xie's tone was strange, almost interrogative, and he asked Lao Itchi.
When Lao Itch heard this, his brows moved, and there was a fleeting look of surliness on his face, "Old Wu, it's --- it's the same thing or not, I don't know."
"What I know is that there is really no danger down there."
After a pause, Lao Itch continued, "I said, I regard you as ---- my brother. I can't ---- harm you. You still ---- doubt me, but
It’s really—a bit too much!”
Hear this.
Wu Xie didn't explain, he simply looked away and skipped the unpleasant topic, "Forget it, the situation in this cave has been pretty much figured out."
"Now we should concentrate on thinking about how to get through this maze and get to the pit."
Lao Itch didn't hesitate, and tacitly agreed not to mention Wu Xie's suspicion, and replied, "I just thought about it - after thinking about it, in fact, the way to figure it out - through this maze is very simple."
"We just need to climb on top of the coffin, determine the direction of the pit, then step on the coffin and walk over."
Words spread.
Wu Xie didn't say anything immediately.
Ding Ze looked at Wu Xie, thought about it, and thought that although the old method was not a problem, considering that the cave was very large and there were many big rats, if he walked directly over the coffin, in case
I accidentally fell into a pile of mice...
Tsk tsk, that taste is absolutely sour and refreshing.
When he thought about it, Ding Ze felt that it would be better to follow the method in the original book, so he said, "I suggest not to walk directly over the coffin."
"The coffins here are quite rotten. If you go directly there, if someone falls in accidentally, they will fall into the pile of coffins and be surrounded by coffins. It will be difficult for others to rescue them."
"Moreover, this cave is not closed. It is difficult to say whether there are any creatures in it... I am inclined to believe that there is most likely some kind of creature here."
"After all, so many corpses and carrion are very attractive to creatures... In this way, if we pass directly from the coffin, there is a certain chance that we will encounter the danger of being surrounded by some kind of creatures."
Ding Ze has a pass.
"Don't forget, Comrade Wu Xie's characteristics must be taken into consideration."
"So, for safety reasons, I think it would be better to walk around the cave wall."
After hearing this, Lao Itch was immediately shocked, "Σ(⊙▽⊙"a!!!"
Surprised, Lao Itch raised his hand and patted his head, "You're right, I--I forgot about Lao Wu's problem again, so go ahead, my life is important!"
Wu Xie: "(??へ??╬)!!!"
Wu Xie was unhappy with being teased in person again, and he retorted decisively at Lao Itch, "Lao Itch, I will beat you up sooner or later! I promise!"
Lao Itch: "...???, Lao Wu, I guess---I can see it, you---this guy bullies the weak and fears the strong. It's obviously Brother Ding---Ding who started it, I just agree-
--I agree, why are you just --- targeting me?"
Wu Xie: "￣□￣｜｜!!! You're the only one who talks a lot of nonsense. Stop being so nagging. Let's go and walk around the cave wall!"
Wu Xie took the lead and moved with his feet after a slightly embarrassed rebuke to Lao Chu.
See the situation.
Lao Chi shook his head and sighed, "e=(′o｀*))) Oh!!"
Ding Ze grinned, his smile as bright as a flower: "O(n_n)O~"