Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Blood-Stained Tomb Bricks

Niu Da hurriedly helped the monkey, and at the same time asked, "What's the matter?" The monkey looked down, and his calves were trembling with fright. On the ground, there was a black figure lying there, obviously it was a person, and this person should have tripped him just now. "Huh?" Old man Xu also let out a soft snort, with unbelievable surprise. Niu Da had a tendon, so he didn't care about so much immediately, walked up to the black shadow, kicked it lightly, and the black shadow that was lying on the ground of the wind wall suddenly fell apart, leaving only the skeleton.

The old man Xu was holding a flashlight to shine the light. The clothes that the black shadow was originally wearing were a bit weird. As a result, after so many years, the man's flesh and blood had rotted long ago, but the clothes hadn't completely rotted away, and they still maintained their original appearance. No wonder at first glance, it looks like a person lying on the ground. "Strange—" Niu Da said suddenly, "Boss, this person has no head?" The old man Xu was also stunned, and he held up a flashlight to take a picture. Sure enough, it was a headless corpse. The skull didn't know what to think about. .

A person can be without hands and feet, but absolutely not without a head. So it proves that this person's head was chopped off and taken away?Old man Xu thought of the bloody patch on the white stone wind wall again, and couldn't help looking at Niu Da, who just happened to be looking at him with a look of horror on his face, obviously, Niu Da was also extremely frightened. "Don't pay attention to him, let's go!" Old man Xu greeted, and at the same time comforted Niu Da, "This man may be a craftsman who built the tomb, and finally died here." Although he said so, he knew that it was completely unexplainable. The clothes that the man was wearing were not ordinary things, and definitely not treasures that ancient craftsmen could afford. , but the clothes still exist, which shows its preciousness.

"Where's the monkey?" Suddenly, old man Xu found out in horror that when he and Niu Da were checking the skeleton, the monkey had disappeared. "Ah?" Niu Da was also obviously taken aback, busy looking around, shook his head and said, "I didn't see it." "Monkey—" Old man Xu raised his voice slightly, but his voice was heard in the empty ancient tomb, revealing an indescribable strangeness, but there was no trace of the monkey. "Monkey is a coward, wouldn't he run away by himself?" Niu Da whispered. Old man Xu shook his head. It was not the first time they had done such a thing. The monkey was indeed a bit timid, but he never ran away halfway. The problem is that the monkey is gone now...

This place is empty, there is no place to hide, the White Stone Wind Wall is just a wall, the monkey will not fail to hear his shouts. "Boss, what should we do?" Although Niu Da had a strong mouth, at this moment, he couldn't help rubbing the cold sweat on his forehead and asked in a low voice. "Let's go!" Old man Xu gritted his teeth and said, since they have already entered, there is no reason to just go out like this, and they have not entered the tomb at all. Just as the old man Xu expected, at the end of the corridor, after the wind wall appeared, there was an empty green brick floor, and two stone gates appeared not far in front.

On the stone gate, there is a bronze door knocker. The shape of the door knocker is two ferocious beasts. They are ferocious and terrifying, with their fangs bared. It is chilling to look at. Old man Xu reached out his hand to touch the stone door, then took out tools from the bag on his shoulder, and started to pry open the door. From the scale of the stone gate, he could foresee that this ancient tomb must be extraordinary, and the old man Xu can be considered experienced in opening such a tomb gate. He took out a tool and inserted it into the gap of the stone gate. After a while, he heard a thud inside the tomb gate. , something seemed to have fallen on the ground, the old man Xu breathed a sigh of relief, stretched out his hand and pushed it down towards the stone door.

With old man Xu's slight force, the stone door moved little by little, and was slowly pushed open. Niu Da gave the old man Xu a thumbs up, but the old man Xu's mood did not relax at all. The monkey disappeared. If it was really like what Niu Da said, it was just that the monkey was timid and ran away by itself. It's hard to say what danger it's in. Inside the stone gate, it was pitch black. Old man Xu walked in front with a flashlight and took a picture. Inside, there were many palaces and towers, but the scale was obviously much smaller, but it was beautiful. Old man Xu knew that most of the ancient rich and noble people were buried, and the layout of the tomb was mostly the same as that of their former residences. The towers and palaces were just reduced in scale, just like a house model.

Of course, there are exceptions. For example, when emperors were buried in ancient times, the towers and palaces were sometimes even the same size as the ones they lived in during their lifetime. It required a huge amount of money and labor to build huge underground palaces. This is obviously not the case here, which made old man Xu heave a sigh of relief, and immediately looked in the middle, the coffin of the tomb owner was placed on the white stone palace bed in the middle, supported by railings on all sides, and there were some buildings next to it The shrunken buildings of the palace set off the longevity coffin in the middle.

The old man Xu took a flashlight and took a picture. The surface of the longevity coffin was glowing with a unique metal luster. It was actually made of bronze. The coffin is very difficult, and secondly, only in those ancient times, ancient bronze coffins were used for burial. It is said that after the ancient bronze coffin was successfully cast, as the owner of the tomb was buried, the artisan would pour molten copper juice into the gaps in the coffin, so that the copper coffin would not have any traces after the copper juice dries out. It can be said that the gaps in the coffin have become a completely sealed whole, and it is really difficult to open the coffin.

But in their line of business, there are naturally countermeasures, so Old Man Xu doesn't really care. The only thing he's worried about now is the monkeys. When Niu Da saw the longevity coffin, he was already smiling, and strode towards the palace bed. "Be careful!" Old man Xu instructed. "I know! It's okay—" Niu replied carelessly, but before he finished speaking, he stopped suddenly and stood still. The old man Xu followed closely beside him, following Niu Da's gaze, his heart suddenly lifted. This ancient tomb is under the water of the Yellow River, and it was only exposed due to the severe drought. It is precisely because of this reason that old man Xu moved his brains to this dark tomb. Such a place is naturally very humid, and the original ground , are all covered with green bricks, and now, there are some moss on the green bricks, which are very slippery with wetness.

But now, on the ground of this blue brick ancient tomb, there is actually a big bloodstain, bright red. "Blood?" The old man Xu was very depressed, as if he was blocked by something. This is an ancient tomb. Even if there are some dirty things, it is normal. People who eat their bowl of rice usually wander around. The yin and yang worlds naturally have some unique ways to deal with those unclean things. But blood?Moreover, judging from the color and coagulation degree of the blood, no matter how you look at it, it looks like fresh human blood, which is really weird. The owner of this tomb has been dead for many years. Even if the copper coffin is sealed, the corpse is well preserved , and no more blood. monkey? Old man Xu was shocked. Could it be that the monkey was killed, and then the blood stained the place? "Boss, it's really evil today, why don't we go out?" Niu Da also started to retreat in his heart, this blood stain is really evil. The old man Xu thought for a while, this kind of situation is not unheard of, they have encountered it before, encountering evil things as soon as they started, this is a bad omen, the best way is to quickly burn the coffin Stick to a stick of incense, kowtow to the head, and exit the tomb respectfully, so that you can be safe. If you continue to go your own way, you may even die here in the end. But old man Xu thought, the family is too poor to let go of the pot, and there is still a daughter who is waiting to be fed. If he goes out like this, where will he go to get money? How can he live in this chaos? Therefore, the old man Xu gritted his teeth and said: "Niu Da, you stay here and guard. If you find that something is wrong, leave me alone and leave immediately!" "Boss, what are you talking about?" Niu Da heard this, and suddenly became angry, and straightened his neck, "We are brothers who have been worshiped and said that we will live and die together. If I leave you , I, Niu Da, am still an individual, let’s go up and have a look together.” Old man Xu knew Niu Da's straightforward temper, and he would not stop persuading him. Unless the two of them quit together now, otherwise, he would never leave him alone. "Be careful!" Old man Xu said, already striding towards the palace bed. However, in front of the palace bed, there is still a palace blocking it. The palace is not too high, it is about two meters, and it is beautiful. It can be seen that the owner of the tomb was also very rich during his lifetime. The old man Xu walked around the Gaona Palace, and after a look, he almost couldn't hold the flashlight in his hand, and his fingers kept trembling—— "Monkey..." Niu Da's voice changed. That's right, just behind the palace, the monkey stood there straight, with a slightly hunched back, a thin body, and the clothes were still the same as before, but the head of the item disappeared. Headless? The monkey's brain doesn't know where to go. "Brother, I killed you!" Old man Xu was full of guilt, knowing that this ancient tomb was a place of great danger, but he was forced to do such dangerous activities for his livelihood. But he didn't expect that it would cause the monkey to lay his life here. He stared blankly at the monkey's headless body, still standing upright, as if he was very unwilling. Old man Xu felt a thrill in his heart, something is wrong?How could the monkey be in this tomb, he remembered very clearly, the stone door of this tomb was pried open by him just now, even if the monkey wanted to get in first, it was impossible for the monkey to squeeze in through the crack in the door?Moreover, once this kind of stone door is pried open, it is not easy to lock it again, otherwise, it will be a problem to get out. Ghost? Also, even if someone killed the monkey, where did the head go? For a moment, the old man Xu only felt his hands and feet were cold, and there was a vague fear in his heart, which was indescribable. Old man Xu held up a flashlight to take a picture, but he didn't find the monkey's head, and there was no trace of footprints on the ground nearby. Niu Da looked at old man Xu with horror, and stepped back step by step. "Niu Da, you go out first!" Old man Xu said to Niu Da again, since he has seen blood and died, it is impossible for him to get out of his body now, so he persuaded Niu Da again to let He left first, maybe he could save his life. Although Niu Da was terrified and inexplicable, he shook his head firmly, pointed at the monkey, and said in a low voice, "The monkey can't die here in vain." "Okay, since that's the case, let's go up and have a look!" Old man Xu said through gritted teeth. "En!" Niu Da nodded, but his huge body was trembling, not as strong as before, and then he asked in a low voice, "Boss, how do you think the monkey died?" Old man Xu shook his head. How did the monkey get into this ancient tomb, how did the monkey get into this ancient tomb, and how did someone cut off its head, and died here? All of this has become a mystery, and no one can tell them. "You said—could it be a monster?" Niu Da whispered. "Don't talk nonsense!" Old man Xu hurriedly scolded, in this kind of ancient tomb, it is the most taboo, how can you talk nonsense?It was not uncommon to encounter some messy things in the ancient tomb, but the death of the monkey was too bizarre and too cruel, the body was incomplete, and the head did not know where it went? Old man Xu suddenly remembered that the skeleton in front of the wind wall also had no head. Could it be that there are monsters that specialize in beheading people in this place? Thinking of this, old man Xu couldn't help but shudder, but even so, he still walked towards the palace bed step by step. However, the moment he walked around the monkey's body and walked towards the palace bed, old man Xu was stunned. Just now, all his and Niu Da's attention was on the monkey's headless corpse, and although the corpse had no head, it stood upright, as if unwilling to die. Therefore, the thin and small figure of the monkey blocked some of the line of sight, and the darkness in the ancient tomb caused him and Niu Da to completely ignore what was behind the monkey—but now, behind the monkey, there was actually an ancient well. The ancient well has a well platform made of white stones, with some moss on it. A thick iron chain spreads from the well head and is tied to the copper ring on the edge of the well platform. The other end is deeply buried in the well. It seems that this thick chain On chains, some monster is locked in the well. But now, the well platform made of white stones was dripping with blood, as if the monkey's head had been chopped off and thrown into the well to feed some monster. "Boss—" Niu Da gently pulled the corner of old man Xu's clothes, and said in a low voice, "You said..." Having said that, he looked at the monkey's body in horror, and then at the well. . Old man Xu naturally knew what he was going to say, and he also had such weird and inexplicable thoughts in his heart. "Boss, there are words on the well platform!" Niu Da suddenly said again. "Oh?" Old man Xu agreed in a low voice, turned around to the monkey, and walked to the edge of the well platform. Sure enough, there were three big bright red characters written on one side of the well platform. Old man Xu knew all of these three characters. And the copper ring connecting the iron chain is just at the edge of the writing. "Boss, is this the upper well?" Niu Da asked in a low voice. "Longjing Suo!" Old man Xu said in a low voice, but he was extremely suspicious, how could there be Longjing Suo in this place?In fact, there have been many legends about dragons. There are such dragon wells in many famous temples and ancient temples, and most of the existing legends are absurd and inexplicable. a well? Since the past dynasties, the tombs have to be dry so that the remains can be preserved for a long time. Otherwise, once the water seeps in and the remains are soaked in water, it will rot in a short time and it is not easy to preserve. This yin tomb was built under the water of the Yellow River. It's a way to hide people's eyes and ears, and it's a way to prevent theft. If it weren't for the severe drought in the Yellow River, it would be really not easy to enter this place. It is also because of this that old man Xu judged that this place is the place where the owner of the tomb is buried. A tomb that cost a lot of money will naturally be buried with a lot of gold and jade. But—how old man Xu never thought that there is a well in this place? He has been struggling with money for many years, and he was instructed by an expert in the early years. He is no better than Niu Da and Hou Zi. He is just an ordinary tomb robber. The feng shui of all generations of extinct households will never survive. Encountering such a weird thing, old man Xu's heart jumped up very quickly. However, since he came here, he was so tired that his partner Houzi put his head here. There was no reason for him to just push it out. Old man Xu thought about it, and immediately stepped on the seven-star step, walking towards Suolongjing at a strange angle. There is no difference between Suolongjing platform and ordinary well platform, but the blood on the white stone, under the dim light beam of the flashlight, is extremely shocking, and even old man Xu smelled a strong smell of rotting fish and blood in his nose... Taking photos of the wellhead with a flashlight, the old man Xu suddenly staggered back several steps, but it was Niu Da who was beside him who helped him, and he was able to stabilize his steps. "Boss, what's the matter?" Niu asked loudly. "Monsters——" old man Xu gasped heavily. At the moment just now, he saw that the well water was bright red, like fresh blood, and in the well, there were endless monsters. They seemed not to dare to be trapped, and roared vigorously. Suddenly, the bright red well water boiled away... "Niu Da, did you see it?" Old man Xu calmed down a little and asked. "No, boss, this well is so deep, where can I see anything?" Niu Da whispered. Old man Xu was taken aback, yes - in this dark ancient tomb, how can you see the things in the well?Not to mention bright red well water... Hallucination? Old man Xu's eyes fell on the thick iron chain again. What is this iron chain supposed to lock? Could it be that there is really a dragon? "Go—" Thinking of this, the old man Xu gritted his teeth suddenly, left the locked dragon well, and walked towards the ancient bronze coffin of the tomb owner. These days, people are afraid of evil, and ghosts are afraid of evil. Now, if you want to break this mess, the only one The best way is to find it from the owner of the tomb. Niu Da was completely out of ideas, he didn't know what to do when the monkey died, he always felt empty-hearted, as if someone had picked it off, and immediately followed old man Xu to the palace bed. The palace bed was also made of white stone, and there were railings next to it, and each railing was entwined with dragon patterns, showing the extraordinary identity of the owner.And the stone material is very good, smooth as a mirror, like jade. The old man Xu still couldn't see clearly that the railing was blocking it, but now standing on the palace bed, he could see clearly that the ancient bronze coffin was lifted up by eight bronze men, but the bottom was empty. This is probably used for moisture protection. It's just that the eight bronze servants have hideous and terrifying faces. Just looking at their faces, they don't even look like humans.Moreover, the eight bronze human servants have different shapes, some have a bull's head and a horse face, some have a human face and a beast's body, and some have a pair of wings under their ribs and no hands, even though their faces and bodies are human-like. The lower half of the human body is like a snake... Anyway, it's always different, revealing an indescribable absurdity... "Hold it, I'll go and have a look!" Old man Xu said to Niu Da in a low voice, and at the same time, handed the flashlight in his hand to Niu Da to hold it. Niu Da hurriedly nodded in agreement. Old man Xu walked to the front of the ancient bronze coffin, stretched out his hand to touch the bronze buckle on the copper coffin, and was taken aback. The coffin lid and body of the copper coffin were not poured with copper juice?Although the entire copper coffin was already covered with rust, and the original exquisite patterns on the coffin were a little fuzzy, but old man Xu had an intuition in his heart. He could easily open the coffin lid as long as he pulled the copper ring button of the copper coffin. Old man Xu clasped one hand on the copper ring of the copper coffin, hesitated for a while, and still held the copper ring vigorously, trying to lift the coffin lid.However, although the lid of the ancient bronze coffin was not poured to death by copper juice, it was still heavy and tight. Therefore, although old man Xu tried his best to open a gap in the copper coffin, his strength weakened, and the lid slammed loudly. Close it up again. "Boss, I'll help you!" Seeing this, Niu Da hurried forward, put the flashlight head outwards, and put it in the bag. The light of the flashlight was originally dim, but now there is a layer of obstacles in the bag. It was even more dim, making the entire tomb look pitch black. Neither Niu Da nor old man Xu paid any attention to it. Niu Da walked to one end of the ancient bronze coffin, grabbed the copper ring buckle on the lid of the copper coffin, and together with old man Xu, the heavy bronze coffin lid was finally opened with the combined efforts of the two. Inside was a dark wooden coffin. The original paint on the coffin had already peeled off badly. Old man Xu looked at it and became more and more surprised. This wooden coffin was not nailed to death. , It's as if there are no remains in the coffin, but just placed like this, which is really unreasonable. At this moment, old man Xu really hesitated, should he open the wooden coffin? "Boss, is this coffin not crucified?" Although Niu Da was a stubborn person, he also noticed the strangeness of this wooden coffin at this time, and said in a low voice. "Well——" Old man Xu nodded. Once he got more involved, he couldn't help but want to take a puff of tobacco, but just as he touched the pipe on his waist, he suddenly remembered the various taboos in the ancient tomb, and they didn't That idler smoked. This coffin—to open or not to open?Old man Xu had no idea, and he couldn't find anyone to discuss with. Niu Da was completely brainless, and the monkey's head had disappeared, so he turned to someone to discuss with. "Open—" Thinking of the monkey, old man Xu gritted his teeth suddenly, reached out and clasped it on the wooden coffin, and then patted it down hard.