Chapter 10 Chapter Ten Bronze Maid

I was really helpless towards Fatty Hu, and scolded: "Why did you see it and I didn't?" "Because I'm more fortunate than you!" Fatty Hu waved shamelessly. "Brother Hu—" Dandan lay on his back and said in a low voice, "If the scales on that water monster could glow, it might not be a dragon..." "How do you know?" Hearing this, Fatty Hu shouted unconvinced. "It's true!" Dandan hurriedly said, "You don't know, there is a kind of boa constrictor in South Africa, the scales on its body will glow, so..." When Fatty Hu heard the words, he immediately wilted like a discouraged ball, and asked dejectedly, "Is it true?"

"It's true!" Dandan hurriedly said, "You don't know, because the scales on the body of that kind of boa constrictor will glow, so after being made into a bag, it is very popular among European noble ladies and ladies, and the price is very high , I have read the report!" "Ah?" Fatty Hu looked completely startled, and after a long pause, he said, "Is this really the case?" "Of course!" I watched Dandan lying on Fatty Hu's body, and nodded seriously. "Okay!" Fatty Hu regained his energy when he heard the words, and greeted me, "Boss Xu, let's wait—I'll go back and kill that big guy. How much can I do if I strip the skin to make a bag?" ? Get rich... get rich..."

"I think you are in a daze!" I cursed fiercely, "You want to feed the snake, but I don't want to at all." "But, does this snake have claws?" Fatty Hu was still struggling. He had seen that water monster with dragon-like claws. "It is said that in ancient times, there were dragons, and there were claws..." I whispered, I have seen such records in ancient books, but I have never witnessed it with my own eyes. Could it be that the water monster is actually a dragon?Anyway, I can't accept it. The water monster is a dragon, and the dragon is sacred. The totem of my Chinese nation symbolizes majesty and auspiciousness. How can it be compared to those dark and ugly animals?According to ancient books, Jiao is evil in nature, but it fits the appearance of that water monster.

I stopped abruptly and didn't move. "Uh..." Fatty Hu walked behind me and asked, "Why don't you leave?" "There is someone in front!" I whispered, the moment I spoke, I had already taken out the ancient bronze sword and held it in my hand. At the same time, I returned the May 4th pistol that Fatty Hu gave me. I am blind and have a gun in my hand It is also useless. "You blind see ghosts..." Fatty Hu didn't speak, and suddenly froze. I also stood still, and in the beam of light of my flashlight, a black figure stood there quietly... Human?or ghost?

For a moment, I hesitated in my heart, ethics, this ancient tomb is not just me and Fatty Hu, the three of Dandan, Professor Qian and Xiao Zhang, Huang Chang and Xiao He, plus the old man Jiang who doesn't know the background ... Even if we encounter living people here, it is not uncommon. However, my heart panicked for no reason, is this a living person? If it was a living person, why did he just stand there without saying hello? "Who?" Fatty Hu asked boldly, holding the gun. The man remained motionless, neither answered nor moved.I was suspicious in my heart, and said in a low voice: "Be careful, go and have a look." While speaking, I was already walking forward with a flashlight.

One step, two steps, three steps... It got closer and closer, and the figure in the darkness was still standing quietly, and except for a pale flashlight beam in my hand, the rest of the surrounding area was completely dark. So close! But I breathed a sigh of relief, this is indeed a person, but it is a dummy, I looked at the bronze servant in front of me blankly, and couldn't say anything for a long time. Professor Qian was right. This is indeed the tomb of the Han Dynasty. Judging from the decoration of the bronze figurines and the casting process, etc., it should be something from the Han Dynasty.

"Tsk tsk, what a good thing..." Fatty Hu looked at the bronze figurine and couldn't stop praising it. "If you can move him out, it will be priceless!" I glanced at Fatty Hu angrily, shook my head, and didn't bother to say anything to him. And Dandan, who was lying on Fatty Hu's back, looked at the bronze figurine for a moment, and suddenly said in a low voice: "It's not right!" "What's wrong?" Fatty Hu asked. "Why is there only one bronze figurine here!" I glanced at Dandan and answered the fat man's doubts. This is undoubtedly an ancient tomb, but the tombs of the Han Dynasty are the most particular. The bronze figurines should definitely be in pairs. of.

"The other one must have been carried out and sold for money?" Fatty Hu said nonsense. I shook my head and shone the light on the ground with a flashlight. The ground was still paved with blue bricks. The pattern and size of the blue bricks seemed to be slightly different from the original ones outside. But I can understand this, but I don’t understand why. There is only one bronze figurine? The scale of this ancient tomb is huge. Logically, the bronze figurines should appear in pairs. "Brother Hu, you put me down, I feel better..." Dandan seemed to be too embarrassed to keep lying on Fatty Hu's back, and said in a low voice.

"Oh..." Fatty Hu agreed, and immediately put down Dandan. I took out a pocket flashlight and handed it to Dandan. Dandan smiled gratefully at me, turned on the flashlight, and then pointed at the bronze figurine. For some reason, when Dandan held up the flashlight to shine on the bronze figurine, I seemed to see The figurine's eyes moved for a while, showing a chill, as if trying to avoid the too strong light. I must be dazzled... "Is it really strange?" Dandan held up a flashlight and greeted me in a low voice, "Brother Xu, do you see this figurine?" This figurine is wearing a battle robe, holding a weapon, and wearing armor on his head. It is obviously a general. Such a bronze figurine guarding the ancient tomb is really tight, and I don't see anything weird.

"Why does this figurine have scales on its face?" Dandan asked in a low voice. "Scales?" I shuddered suddenly, thinking of the monster that Fatty Hu pulled out from the black hole. Aren't those black scales all over his face? And that story about grandma?Grandpa also had black scales on his body. In the end, he had to throw himself into the river? I shined it with a flashlight, and sure enough, under the armor, the part of the bronze figurine's skin that should be exposed was covered with scales, which was really weird. "You guys don't understand that, do you?" Fatty Hu laughed nervously, "This is called performance art, this man must like this kind of scales..."

I don't comment on Fatty Hu's fallacies, otherwise, God knows what he will come up with? "Let's go!" Fatty Hu shook his head and said, "A bronze figurine, or a big man figurine, what's so interesting? It's not a big girl, so hurry up." I think so, now, our top priority is to quickly find a way out. As for Professor Qian and others, I have decided to wait for me to go out, and then report to the relevant departments and ask them to send personnel over, whether it is archaeology, It doesn't matter if it's an adventure, anyway, regardless of my business... I don't need to mess around in this ancient tomb. If I don't do it well, I'll even risk my own life in it. This ancient tomb is really too weird! After walking a few steps forward, a bronze figurine unexpectedly appeared, like the previous one, holding a weapon and wearing armor. I took a photo with a flashlight, and the face of this bronze figurine was also covered with scales. Is it the style of a certain period in the Han Dynasty? Then walking this way, there are bronze figurines twice in the corridor, but they are all in odd numbers, and it is decided that they are not in pairs——I suddenly felt moved, could it be that because this is a tomb, so the figurines are also In singular? "Look—" Dandan said in a low voice, holding a flashlight and pointing forward. In front of us, there appeared a boxy pool, not big, only half the size of a basketball court, and above the pool, there was a small bridge paved with green bricks, and on the opposite side of the bridge, there appeared two stone gates ... Fatty Hu rolled up his wet sleeves, immediately regained his spirits, and shouted: "His grandma, it's finally not a waste of work!" "It's so strange!" Dandan looked at the pool with curiosity, "Where did the pool come from here?" "I think it's the water from the underground lake over there!" I don't think it's so strange. The wisdom of the ancients is often beyond our comprehension. "However, wouldn't it be inappropriate to bring in the water from the underground lake and lay it in front of the tomb?" Dandan frowned. I understand Dandan's meaning. Bringing in the water from the underground lake will naturally cause the place to be humid. The inner and outer coffins of the ancient tomb, including the corpses, are preserved. No one wants to have their corpses soaked in the cold lake water after their death. Therefore, this ancient tomb itself is extremely unreasonable. However, there should be a grave here, and there is no water, which is strange. "You two, stop discussing this. If you have time to spare, why not go and see those babies!" Fatty Hu smiled nervously, then took his backpack from me, carried it on his back, and strode Go to the opposite stone door. These two stone gates are really weird. For such a large tomb, the stone gates are also carved with gorgeous patterns or patterns. However, there is nothing on this stone gate, as smooth as a mirror. Only on the stone gate, there are two copper rings with bronzed animal heads, which are ferocious and mighty. I followed behind Fatty Hu and illuminated them with a flashlight. I discovered that these copper rings with animal heads were not ordinary tiger heads. , but the dragon head... Now, I am more and more curious about the identity of the owner of this ancient tomb. Fatty Hu walked up to the stone gate, adjusted his clothes, and knocked on the stone gate with a copper ring in a serious manner. Then, he coughed twice, cleared his throat, and said, "Is anyone home?" I was about to scold Fatty Hu for his misconduct, but at this moment, the stone door opened silently, as if the host heard a guest knocking on the door and hurriedly opened the door. In the tomb, it was dark, but there was a sense of evil in this matter, ethics, after the owner of the tomb was buried, the door of the tomb was tightly closed, even trying to open it without using brute force, but this door, counting A hundred years or even thousands of years have passed, and it seems that it has just been closed, and it was opened by Fatty Hu's light touch... Dandan and I were using the flashlight, and two beams of light fell on the center of the tomb, as if we could vaguely see a huge coffin inside, but because the tomb was too dark, we couldn't see clearly. "Let's go, let's go in and have a look—" Fatty Hu turned to greet us, but he stopped abruptly before he could speak. I felt something strange and asked, "Fatty, what's the matter?" When I turned my head, I saw the panic on Fatty Hu's face. I know that Fatty Hu has always been a person who is not afraid of the sky and the earth. His expression at this time must be different. He suddenly looked back and looked back. When I looked back, I could smell it in my nose. There was a rotten fishy smell, and immediately, a dark humanoid monster stood in front of me. "Let's go—" Fatty Hu shouted loudly, while speaking, he had already pulled Dandan back into the tomb. I yelled, raised my foot and kicked the monster fiercely. My foot seemed to be kicked on the steel plate, which caused my toes to suffer from a headache. The monster stretched out its claws covered with black scales. He grabbed my neck fiercely. The disgusting fishy smell rushed over. With a sound of "Bang--", the monster shook its body, and Fatty Hu shouted: "Go!" At the critical moment, the gun in Fatty Hu's hand was not a vegetarian, he finally shot, and I took the opportunity to rush to the tomb. The moment I stepped into the tomb, Fatty Hu and Dandan closed the two stone doors with all their strength. Then, Fatty Hu pressed his shoulders against the stone doors, panting heavily. I was in shock, that monster—what the hell was it? In a trance, I vaguely saw that it seemed to be a person, or some kind of monster, with black scales all over its body, and its claws... didn't look like human hands... Suddenly, I remembered Fatty Hu's description just now, the claws - they actually look a bit like the "dragon" in the totem? All over the scales, extremely sharp! Could it be that the Jiao in the lake can actually take human form?It's impossible, absolutely impossible. Dandan and I leaned our ears to the stone door of the tomb, and we heard sharp claws circling around the stone door, crackling, and the sound was terrifying. Fatty Hu's shot didn't kill the monster! Zaza - Zaza - Suddenly, I heard the sound of pulling an iron chain from above my head. It was almost instinctive. I looked up and was frightened. I was busy pulling Fatty Hu with one hand and Dandan with the other. Stepping back, above the head, a huge boulder landed quickly. With a "bang", the stone gate was firmly blocked by the big stone in his hand. "Okay, that monster can't get in!" Fatty Hu was actually relieved, clapping his hands and saying. "But how do we get out?" Dandan almost cried. I didn't say a word, and I looked at the huge stone with a flashlight. This stone should be a whole, but there was actually a flying dragon carved on it, with scales and claws flaring. In addition, there are no other writing patterns on the stone tablet, which can let us know about the life of the owner of the tomb. "Or, there is another way out!" I comforted Dandan, but my heart couldn't calm down, a kind of hidden panic quietly entangled my nerves, and I could only restrain myself desperately. Then, I feel depressed. While speaking, I have turned around and looked at this unknown tomb. The tomb is very large, because our flashlights seem a little dark. However, we can still see that in the center of the tomb, a coffin is suspended by thick iron chains. "Go and have a look!" Fatty Hu put the gun on his waist, and then strode towards the coffin in the middle of the tomb. "Be careful!" I hurriedly ordered, and Dandan followed behind Fatty Hu. When we were about five steps away from the coffin, Fatty Hu stopped, and Dandan and I also stopped. All of this is really too weird and unpredictable! I swear, I have never regretted it so much in my life, why did I come to this damn Yellow River Ghost Beach, why did I come to this Huangtu Village? The coffin is about one foot high, and it is a typical hanging coffin. There are bronze rings at both ends of the coffin, which pass through two thick iron chains and hang above. But now, on this coffin, there is actually—a snake wrapped around it. Yes, there is a strange snake wrapped around the coffin. The body of this snake is as thick as the mouth of a bowl. It is pitch black and has scales all over it. At first glance, it seems to be no different from an ordinary snake, at most it is a little bigger, but The head of this snake is actually snow white... Just like the corpse soaked for too long in the lake just now, it exudes a pale color. If it’s just like this, it’s not unusual. The snake’s head is about seven inches away, but there is no scale at all. Skin texture, very similar to human skin. "What kind of snake is this?" Fatty Hu asked in a low voice, "Boss Xu, you are well-informed, take a look, what kind of snake is this?" "I don't know!" I shook my head again and again, and said in a low voice, "I have never seen any ancient books about this snake." Dandan whispered: "Brother Xu, look at the snake's head, tell me—could it be..." At this point, she stopped suddenly. "What will it be?" Fatty Hu hates it when someone speaks half-spoken, so he hurriedly asked, "Quickly say it!" Scared by him, Dandan shrank his head and said in a low voice: "Could it be that the snake absorbed the breath of people, so it became like this?" "It's possible!" Fatty Hu nodded. "I think this snake is very evil, so it's better not to provoke it!" While we were talking, the snake also began to slowly wriggle its body on the coffin, its black scales opened one by one, like a handful of sharp The knife, under the beam of the flashlight, I even saw a trace of evil flashed in the snake's pupils. "If you don't provoke it, will it move aside a little?" Fatty Hu pulled out his gun, pulled the trigger, and then aimed—— "Bang——" the gunshot sounded, and the bullet shot straight at the snake. Then, I saw a scene that I will never forget in my life. With two black lacquered claws, the bullet slid past the snake's body and landed on the bronze coffin, splashing a splash of cremation. The next moment, a foul wind rushed towards the face, and the big snake was finally aroused by Fatty Hu with all its murderous aura, and it rushed towards Fatty Hu fiercely, with its mouth wide open, its scarlet tongue and sharp fangs ... Dandan let out a hoarse cry of panic, such a fat man, let out a tiger roar, and slashed at the snake's head with the ax in his hand. I hastily pulled Dandan out of his hand, holding a bronze dagger, trying to help Fatty Hu. However, at this time, I discovered that this bronze short sword is too short, and it is rusty, so it has no lethality at all. With a bang, the ax in Fatty Hu's hand slashed at the snake's body, and the scales on the snake's body were stronger than expected. And Fatty Hu can be regarded as a good person, with agility and tightness. The moment he swung the axe, he jumped to the side—the big snake instantly jumped into the air, and then, with a big mouth, it faced it without waste. I bit it hard. "Damn it!" I cursed secretly, can I be a persimmon?I raised my bronze short sword and stabbed at its seven inches, the big snake wanted to hit seven inches, even if it had two claws, it was still a long worm. But this beast was very cunning, the snake's head twisted in the air strangely, and it opened its bloody mouth, biting Dandan behind me. Dandan seemed to have been so frightened that he didn't know how to dodge at all, and it was too late for me to go back and help. Dandan—— I closed my eyes and didn't dare to look again, but at this moment, it seemed that something heavy fell to the ground, and immediately, Dandan's screams came from my ears. I looked up and saw Dandan holding a flashlight, standing on the ground not far from me, while on the other side, Fatty Hu hugged the big snake with the thickness of the bowl, and pulled it back desperately, with a big snake in his mouth. Hu Xiao shouted: "What the hell, isn't it just a long worm? Fat Lord, I will kill you, and I haven't had any supplements for a long time..." That big black snake that was as thick as the mouth of a bowl was dragged by Fatty Hu and fell to the ground. This Fatty Hu is really amazing. However, in this way, the big black snake was completely enraged, twisted its body suddenly, turned around, and entangled Fatty Hu.