Chapter 16 Chapter Sixteen

"What is it? Uncle Wang, take a photo in the water." I yelled in fright. At this time, Wei Jianguo ran out in a panic, as if he had lost his soul, and screamed hysterically, "Bugs, bugs, a lot of bugs..." My heart suddenly tightened, and I looked down at Uncle Wang's light. When I saw it, I felt an indescribable nausea, and I saw things like worms floating in the water, which were dark and successful. There are tens of thousands of them, just drilling around at the feet, which makes people feel creepy.Facing this kind of scene, I was so dizzy that I could only think of one thing, and that was—get out of here as soon as possible, and run as fast as you can.

However, when I lifted my feet, I found that my steps became heavy, and I couldn't help but look down again, only to find that those bugs were actually sticking to my legs, wriggling non-stop... I think I have exhausted all I know at this moment No words can express the nausea, I just feel my stomach twitching, and finally open my mouth to vomit. I can't remember how I ran back to the tomb, it seemed that someone pulled me, and then I heard that person yelling in panic, "Oh my god! What is this? Ah! I also have..." After that, someone He shouted, "Everyone, go to the sacrificial room, the terrain is high and there is no water."

In an instant, the people present were like a handful of scattered iron beads, bouncing and squeezing towards the sidewalk at the corner.Surrounded by the crowd, I swayed my legs in a daze until everyone stopped before recovering from the panic. "It's a blood-sucking leech, right?" Uncle Wang kept stomping his feet while panting, and the things stuck to his pants fell to the ground, but there were still many tarsal maggots sticking to his bare ankles. I didn't dare to look at my legs, knowing that it was much more serious than Uncle Wang, so I gritted my teeth and jumped desperately, each time there was a "click" sound. easy.

"This is a snow leech. It is very precious. The medical department often comes to buy it. It is said that the price is quite high, but this thing is very rare. Usually if you can find one or two, it will be a big prize!" After recognizing the leech, Hou Daobo obviously relaxed, and his tone was still teasing. "No way! It was full of puddles just now." Wei Jianguo was also stomping his feet, crushing bugs on the ground from time to time, making a creepy "squeak" sound. "I also find this strange, but I can be sure that it is the bloody smell of my wound that attracted them here."

"If it's a leech, I'm not afraid, at least it's not poisonous." Uncle Wang stopped, took out a cigarette quickly, lit several cigarettes in a row, and distributed them to everyone, "The more you pull this thing, the tighter it sucks. It might even break off a piece of meat and burn it with smoke.” I took the cigarette and pulled up the hem of my trousers bravely. I saw a burst of numbness again. I saw a thick layer of worms from below the knee. They seemed to have eaten enough, and they were swollen and round , like a bunch of overripe grapes, makes me dizzy. So much, when will it be hot?I groaned secretly, the thing was sticky, and I accidentally extinguished the cigarette butt, so I yelled anxiously, "I can't take it anymore, is there any other way?"

This call attracted everyone's attention, and everyone was dumbfounded, obviously frightened by my severity, and only then did everyone realize that this little bug is not only disgusting, but also deadly. Uncle Houdao hastily untied the wine gourd from his waist, took a mouthful of it, and sprayed it on my legs while shaking his head. Just like that, the bunch of bugs immediately writhed violently and fell to the ground. ... "This is the best Mongolian black wine. I usually don't want to drink it. I never thought I'd feed it." Uncle Hou Dao said angrily, wiping the corner of his mouth.

"What should we do now? It's a dilemma!" Uncle Wang stomped on the bugs on the ground and said sadly, "The only place we can go out is occupied by this thing again. It seems that it will not disperse for a while. Your Although Mongolian black wine is useful, it is still a drop in the bucket!" "There is still a way." The honest uncle stroked his beard, ignored the surprised eyes of everyone, turned to face the direction of the sacrificial room, and said after a long silence: "Aren't there more than a dozen frozen corpses up there! Go and carry them down." .”

"Those military generals who were buried with them? Oh! I know, they are used as a stepping stone." I rushed to say.After getting rid of the disgusting bugs, I felt relieved, and couldn't help being excited, but as soon as the words came out, I immediately felt that something was wrong—there were only a dozen of them, and no matter what, they couldn't reach the gap! Uncle Wang and the others seemed to have the same doubts, but everyone believed in Uncle Hou Dao, so they didn't ask any more questions and walked to the sacrificial room consciously.I was about to follow, but Uncle Hou Dao grabbed me, and he took out a pair of leather gloves from his pocket, stuffed them into my hand secretly, and said in a low voice, "Be careful, don't get the mercury on the corpse. "

I froze for a moment, not understanding why he took special care of me. When my eyes fell on his injured leg, I suddenly thought - I have to dig the escape hole.As soon as I let go, I can't help being a little proud. ... The sacrificial room was bleak and cold. Uncle Wang had explained before that it was the so-called "ice cave". At this time, the door of the tomb was sealed again, and it felt even colder. The three of them couldn't help but speed up their movements. Bypassing the wolf specimen filled with "sudden black grass", the three of them came to the stone platform where the corpse was placed. Uncle Wang held up the gas lamp, covered his nose with one hand, and kept urging him, obviously he had a heart for the poisonous weed. fear.This time Wei Jianguo was quick, grabbed the dead body's feet, and raised his head to signal me to hurry up.

I secretly put on the leather gloves, first made a gesture of joining hands facing the corpse, and said "don't blame", then put my hands under the shoulders of the corpse, and lifted it up suddenly, only to feel extremely heavy. "It actually froze the dead body hard, like a big popsicle. After all, they had suffered from the "sudden black grass", this time the three of them didn't dare to stay for a moment, they staggered and carried the ice corpse out of the sacrificial room, and soon returned to the side road.Hou Daobo responded with a flashlight from a distance. After seeing us, he walked down without saying a word, and stopped until he reached the edge of the stagnant water.

We had no choice but to follow. Just as we stood still, we saw him raise his hand and make a "please" gesture, which obviously meant that he wanted us to throw the ice corpse into the water. Could it be that he wants to use this as a scapegoat to feed the snow leeches?No way!How can there be blood in this millennium ice corpse?Besides, it's all over the place, and there are people who go on and on, even if they pull a cart, it doesn't matter... Although I was suspicious, I still did as he said, hoping for a miracle to happen. However, the next scene completely dispelled my concerns.With the sound of "bang", the ice corpse lay upright in the water. Almost at the same time, the surrounding snow leeches retreated one after another as if they had encountered a natural enemy. After a while, they all disappeared out of sight. Everyone was dumbfounded, and they all thought of the same question - this corpse is poisonous, and it is extremely poisonous.Suddenly, there seemed to be some light spots flickering on the head of the corpse. Uncle Wang immediately turned on the flashlight. Under the strong light, it could be seen that there were grains of silver beads rolling slowly with the water waves. "It turned out to be mercury overflowing from the mouth of the dead body." Uncle Wang suddenly realized, and then he frowned and said, "Mercury is poisonous, but it's not enough to make leeches so afraid? What kind of poison is it?" Woolen cloth?" "This is troublesome, the poisonous corpse is so soaked, we can't even touch the water, we are trapped to death..." Wei Jianguo groaned dejectedly. "Don't worry, the snow leech is not afraid of any poison, but the salt on the corpse." Hou Daobo squeezed over, looked at the ice corpse in front of him and said, "Salt is a must-have for Khitan people to deal with corpses. The characters use it more, and usually stuff their robes before burial, and leeches are most afraid of salt, which can be said to be the nemesis. Of course, there will be a little mercury in the water, but it is better than snow leeches! " After listening to Uncle Hou Dao's explanation, I calmed down a little, and asked casually, "Then what should I do next? Put the ice corpse in front and push it away?" "No! This is very dangerous. Although mercury is insoluble in water, it will slowly evaporate when it exceeds zero degrees, and our feet are bitten by snow leeches, so we are more likely to be poisoned." Uncle Wang shook his head, looking at the water with a sad expression. In the depths of the fork, he suddenly turned his face to Uncle Hou Dao, and shouted, "We can use the boots of the generals buried with us." "That's right! Those leather boots are long enough, they are much higher than the water surface, and they are worn on the feet of the corpse, so there must be no mercury sticking to them." Wei Jianguo yelled, all incoherent, but the excited expression soon disappeared. The smoke disappeared, because he thought of another question, "Honest uncle, you said that these leather boots have been frozen for nearly a thousand years, and they look good on the outside. Will they rot as soon as they are put on?" "That's not true. The Khitan warriors wear three-joint boots. I have seen this kind of boots before. They are made of three pieces of cooked bearskin. The thread is made of processed beef tendon, which is very strong and durable. .What I'm worried about now is how to take it off intact, it's all frozen together with the corpse..." "This can be solved by soaking in the water for a while." Uncle Wang responded immediately. He stepped into the stagnant water carefully, squatted down to pull the boots of the ice corpse, and took off the whole pair in a short while, holding them slowly in his hands. Walk back slowly. Although the process went smoothly and the boots were intact, Uncle Wang couldn't see a trace of joy. He lowered his glasses, frowned and said, "With long leather boots, it's no problem to walk to the breach. But how do you go in and dig a hole? The water inside is up to your waist.” The ensuing questions made everyone exhausted. Since the moment the breach was discovered, everyone's mood has switched rapidly between joy and despair, which is unbearable.At this time, only Uncle Hou Dao looked calm, and he stretched out the wooden stick he had been leaning on in front of everyone, and said with a smile: "There are still many things in this tomb that can be used." "You mean, use the 'small ledger' in the dormitory to dismantle the wood to make a frame?" I immediately thought of this. "Good idea!" Uncle Wang interjected, "Khitan people's wooden burial utensils are all made of concave and convex joints, which are easy to disassemble. Let's get a few pieces and spread them in the water. This will not only avoid snow leeches, but also facilitate digging. " Seeing the hope of escape again, Uncle Wang was immediately full of energy. He had already put aside the idea of ​​protecting cultural relics and so on. He looked at Wei Jianguo with a consulting eye.At this time, Wei Jianguo's expression was so weird. His face was panicked, his eyelids kept trembling, as if he had lost his soul, and it took him a long time to say something—"Just do it like this." The voice was extremely unnatural. After summing up the details, everyone began to split up.First, Wei Jianguo and I carried out the ice corpse from the sacrificial room. Uncle Wang was in charge of soaking the corpse and taking off the boots, while Uncle Hou Dao was at the side lighting up the light with a lamp.When the four pairs of long leather boots arrived, everyone was out of breath, and Wei Jianguo was sweating profusely, his hands and feet trembling slightly.No wonder, being trapped in the tomb for so long, fear, fatigue, hunger, and the threat of death all the time weighed on my heart, really made me feel like I was about to collapse. "Let's act quickly! This gas lamp won't last long." Hou Daobo reminded, shivering, put on his leather boots, tried to walk two steps, nodded and said: "Yes! It's okay, so you won't be afraid of snow leeches gone." "It's still the same, I'll go ahead, Tianhua, you support Uncle Hou Dao, and Xiao Wei stays last." Uncle Wang put on his leather boots, patted his buttocks and stood up and said. "Shall we go to the dormitory to dismantle the wood first?" Wei Jianguo asked softly.After getting an affirmative answer, he seemed to have something to say, but he held back suddenly. This scene of hesitation and hesitation caught my attention. Radiant, even the eyes were brownish red, and the trembling eyelids jumped even more, even spreading to the corners of the mouth, and half of the face was twitching uncontrollably.What's the matter with him?What made him so groggy? ... With the protection of the boots, we no longer have to worry about the attack of snow leeches, and we are familiar with the road, and it didn't take long to cross the "Fu Nu" and came to the fork leading to the dormitory.At this time, Wei Jianguo behind him suddenly laughed hysterically. I have never heard such a terrifying laughter, so chilling, I just wanted to turn around to look, but he hugged me, and my whole body stuck to my back like a magnet.This situation brought back my memories. When I was in a group fight at the Worker and Peasant School, I often encountered such surprise attacks, so I naturally squatted down, twisted my waist, and threw him into the mud.Then, I grabbed his chest, but what I saw was an extremely distorted face, this...is this still the frail Wei Jianguo? At this moment, Wei Jianguo's expression did not look like a normal person's - his red face was covered with beads of sweat, his eyes were protruding, his nose was wrinkled into a pile, his lips were pulled to the sides as much as possible, and it was impossible to tell whether he was laughing or crying.While I was in a daze, he suddenly jumped up with unbelievable strength, and then pounced on Uncle Wang in front, strangled his neck tightly, and let out a strange "uh uh" smile. "He's crazy, go over and help." I was pushed staggered by Uncle Hou Dao, who happened to be facing Wei Jianguo's back, and saw that his whole body was trembling continuously, as if he had been electrocuted, while Uncle Wang's face was turning purple from being pinched. "Knock him out." Seeing that I was at a loss, Uncle Hou Dao immediately reminded me loudly. I suddenly came to my senses and punched Wei Jianguo on the back of the head. With one blow, he slowly collapsed to the ground like a flat tire. "Ahem...he...he seems to be poisoned by mercury." Uncle Wang gasped and said in shock: "This kind of flushed face, trembling, and nervousness... obviously stuck to or inhaled mercury. So the onset is so fast, it may also be mixed with the toxicity of 'Huhei Grass', both of which are nerve-damaging." "Then what should I do? Will my life be in danger?" I yelled anxiously. My reaction was not because I had feelings for Wei Jianguo, but because of the so-called sorrow for the death of a rabbit—just now we went to the sacrificial room to carry the corpse. He was also recruited, which has to be worrying. "Don't you have your own potion? Get some for him to try." Hou Daobo said nonchalantly, with a sly smile, and when he found that I was looking at him, he immediately became serious. "This... I didn't bring mercury repellent medicine." Uncle Wang got up tremblingly, his face full of panic and bewilderment. "Then feed him the nerve potion first!" After Hou Daobo finished speaking, he leaned on the wall with one hand and turned the gas lamp with the other, walked up to Wei Jianguo, and slowly squatted down.I thought he wanted to support Wei Jianguo and was about to go over to help, but I saw him taking off Wei Jianguo's long leather boots. "Ah! How could this be?" Uncle Wang was standing beside him taking out medicine, and suddenly screamed, as if someone had stabbed him in the heart, so surprised that he didn't even realize that the medicine bottle fell to the ground.I took a closer look, and saw that Wei Jianguo's legs were densely covered with red pimples, which should be the bite marks of snow leeches, but what is puzzling is that there are many shining spots on these pimples. It was quicksilver, and he had quicksilver in his boots.All of a sudden, I felt a chill rise from the soles of my feet, and I quickly took off my boots. After seeing that both feet were clean, there was another wave of confusion. Why was he the only one? "Don't be dazed, come and help!" Uncle Hou Dao picked up the medicine bottle on the ground and stared at me and Uncle Wang with sullen eyes. I went to support Wei Jianguo's head, and carefully supported him to sit up. Uncle Hou opened his mouth, stuffed a pill, then took out a small bottle from his arms, and sprinkled the yellow powder inside on Wei Jianguo. feet... "Is this 'Sailing Powder'?" I blurted out.The last time I was in Dabagou, old man Qiao used the so-called "Sailing Powder" to heal my injuries. Later, I learned from the book that in the tomb robbery world, no matter what sect or faction, they all have their own secret anti-virus drugs. , collectively referred to as "saving life powder". Uncle Hou Dao nodded his head as an acquiesce, and I suddenly realized, no wonder he always has amazing moves, it turns out he is also a scumbag.Feeling relieved, he couldn't help but look at him again, only to feel that his Mongolian robe was full of secrets. what!Could it be that Uncle Wang's medicine is also "Sailing Powder"?His so-called majoring in chemistry is all deceit, is it an excuse? ... After Wei Jianguo twitched for a while, he suddenly stopped, let out a long breath, and after a while, he slowly opened his eyes, looking at everyone with a listless expression.It seemed that the medicine had taken effect, and everyone's tense nerves calmed down. Uncle Wang took out the cigarette, but found that there was only a shell left, and threw it aside in dismay.Uncle Hou Dao motioned for me to carry Wei Jianguo to the stone steps of the side road. At this time, I heard Uncle Wang say to him: "There's no need to delay any longer. Your legs are inconvenient, so stay and take care of him! I'll go up with Tianhua." "En! Be careful, don't collapse the sarcophagus." The honest uncle warned, and handed the gas lamp to Uncle Wang.At this moment, the light suddenly became dim, which made everyone's hearts tighten again. "Let's go, let's move quickly." Uncle Wang pulled me, raised his legs and ran up.At this time, his thin figure just blocked the light, and the fork in the road was even darker. I looked back at Uncle Hou Dao, who was stroking the flowing beard on his chin, looking calm and relaxed. As soon as he stepped into the dormitory, Uncle Wang held up the gas lamp and looked left and right to find a suitable piece of wood, while I kept kneading my sensitive nose. The dryness of this "corpse raising place" really made me miserable.Soon, Uncle Wang selected two connected wooden boards on the top of the "small tent" and motioned for me to climb up. Judging from the records, the Khitan "small account" uses concave and convex tenons, which are not difficult to disassemble, and there are no traps, so I don't care about anything. According to Uncle Wang's instructions, I directly knocked loose the four sides of the joint, and then used force to remove it. Break apart... Seeing that I got the two wooden boards, I jumped down, just rejoicing that this was the smoothest event of the day. Unexpectedly, Uncle Wang was still not satisfied, and pointed to the row of wooden boards in the middle and said, "Remove a few more long boards, this will be good." Erection." "Is this okay? There is a big sarcophagus on top of it. If you take it out, it will be smashed." This time I hesitated, not because I was afraid of being smashed, but because of the so-called taboos of the industry.Digging graves!Originally, it was to destroy people's tombs and steal people's tombs, but as the saying goes, "There is a way to stealing." Knowing that it is a profitless burial utensil, but still breaking it and destroying it is the most shameless behavior in the world. "Hurry up! You don't want to go out?" Uncle Wang kept urging me, and I was agitated. Thinking about it, it was an extraordinary moment, and saving my life was more important than anything else. It's just a memorial archway." The wooden stick that Uncle Wang liked was right under the sarcophagus, which coincided with that of Uncle Hou Dao. The wooden stick he used as a walking stick was also removed from this row. ", which also reassures me a lot. The first wooden stick was pulled out quickly, and after Uncle Wang took it, he threw it into the secret passage. After hearing a few "bang clang", the wooden stick slid down the stone steps to the bottom.This voice echoed in the gloomy tomb for a long time, and every sound was disturbing. I looked back subconsciously, but saw hideous shadows everywhere under the dim light, and even Uncle Wang's face became very strange and strange. .I was stunned, and quickly moved faster, just wanting to leave this place full of yin as soon as possible. However, there is a saying like this, "haste makes waste", starting from the second root, the wooden strips became tighter and tighter, and it took more and more effort. An ominous premonition. "Four or five, it should be enough!" I stopped and looked at Uncle Wang. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly raised his head and stared fixedly at the top. His mouth was wider than the mouth of a bowl. Then, I heard a "squeak" above my head.Although the sound is very soft, it is enough to make people lose their minds. "What's going on?" I looked up in shock, only to see the sarcophagus shaking slightly.not good!It's about to collapse.Before I could react, the entire wooden burial vessel sank suddenly with a "crash", and a gray-white shadow flew out of it, piercing directly beside me like an arrow. This scene was in the blink of an eye, but it took several seconds for me to regain consciousness. When I saw that the vertical thing next to me was a sarcophagus, and it was less than half a meter away from me, I couldn’t help clasping my hands together, thanking the gods for blessing, what? Bodhisattva, Tathagata, Taoist ancestor, and even Chairman Mao... While I was still in shock, the vertical sarcophagus rang again, and the lid opened by itself, and fell down at my feet with a "snap". It was scary, not like what a human being can say. I took a look and saw that his facial features were so distorted that he couldn't even speak. His trembling hands pointed directly at the sarcophagus beside me. From his gaffe, it can be seen that there must be no good things in the sarcophagus, but at this moment, I suddenly became calm.This is how people are. When they find someone more timid than you, they will unconsciously feel a sense of arrogance.Or maybe, because I experienced too much stimulation, my sensory nerves have been numb. I adjusted my breathing, looked at the sarcophagus suddenly, and saw a person standing inside at a glance. Rather than a human being, it would be more appropriate to describe it as a skeleton, except for the round, khaki-colored face, the other parts are shriveled to the point where only a human figure remains.Yelu Canglang!He is Yelu Canglang?I took a step back and looked curiously at this gravedigger of the Liao Dynasty under the dim light. He was the one who brought down the decaying Khitan Dynasty. Although I was still calm at this time, facing the mummy in front of me, I somehow felt a strange feeling, a kind of uneasiness that I had never felt before.In the confusion, I finally found the source of my inner anxiety, which is—the face shape of this mummy is very familiar—round chin, straight nose, majestic exudes a vigor, refined, but also gives people a kind of gentleness Feel…… I must have seen this person, but when and where?Before I could come up with an answer, I heard Uncle Wang yelling again, this time it was even more exaggerated, and I almost jumped up. "That's...it's Wei Jianguo! Didn't you see it? He...how could he be in the sarcophagus?" At this time, Uncle Wang's face became very strange, stiff and pale, as if his nerves had been torn off and his blood had been drained, which showed how scared he was inside.After he reminded me like this, I immediately understood - that face really looks like Wei Jianguo.Because Uncle Wang has been his colleague for many years, he recognized him immediately.But isn't Wei Jianguo lying in the fork? "Uncle Wang, give me the flashlight." I don't know why, but at this moment, I have the urge to find out.Maybe it's because the mummy hasn't moved for a long time and doesn't feel the danger, so let's be bolder! Uncle Wang took off the flashlight hanging on his chest, handed it to me tremblingly, and softly said something that didn't make sense, "You see whether he is dead or alive." Why did he always think that the mummy was Wei Jianguo?Scared out of it!I suddenly felt very strange. This is definitely not the behavior that a senior archaeologist should have. Is there another reason?I decided not to dwell on this issue any longer, and turned around to shine the beam of light on the sarcophagus. Under the shroud of strong light, the mummy was clearly displayed in front of me. It is certain that this black skeleton with only a layer of skin left is the Yelu Canglang. The robe he was wearing has been torn to pieces, scattered on his feet in pieces, and a belt is still hanging around his waist... When the beam of light When it moved to his head, I couldn't help but cry out—— "Golden mask! It turned out to be just a golden mask..." "Ah! It's a mask?" Uncle Wang got up with a "whoosh", grabbed the flashlight, pointed at the face of the mummy, and said in a strange voice: "How did I forget that the Khitan people have the custom of wearing a mask when they are buried?" , and made of gold." "Should I take it back for research?" I turned my head and asked, and found that Uncle Wang's eyes were shining brightly. I was even more surprised that he could recover his sanity in an instant. "Well! This is an important cultural relic, an important object to determine the identity of the owner of the tomb." Uncle Wang stretched out his hand to peel off the mask while speaking, but unexpectedly pulled the whole head off with a slight tug.Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the mask was tied with leather straps. "Ah! This head was originally broken." When Uncle Wang took a flashlight, I saw a few thin threads connected to the neck of the head, which were obviously sewn to the body during the burial. "This proves that the mummy is Yeluzhangnu. He was beheaded after the incident." Hou Daobo's deep voice suddenly came from the entrance of the dark passage. His ghostly appearance is really annoying, especially in the dark in the tomb. "When did you come up? How is Wei Jianguo?" Uncle Wang asked hurriedly. Before he could finish speaking, the gas lamp suddenly went out, which made the atmosphere even more tense. "He's fine." Uncle Hou Dao shook the flashlight in his hand, and said seriously: "There's no time to babble, hurry up and leave..." At this time, Uncle Wang had already taken off the mask, and he didn't know if the head had been put back. He quickly unbuttoned his jacket, stuffed the mask into his arms, and then buckled it back again, explaining in a low voice, " This mask looks the same as Wei Jianguo, he is not very sane yet, don't let him see it, it will be troublesome if you get stimulated, don't mention it, understand?" The three of them carried and dragged each other, and managed to get the planks and slats out of the way. At this time, Wei Jianguo was still sitting slumped on the ground, leaning against the tomb wall weakly. Although his expression was sluggish, he was clearly awake. Pink sweat beaded on forehead. "You're okay! Let's dig a hole right now, and let Tianhua carry you later." Uncle Wang left a word, picked up the plank and walked out.By now, everyone understands the danger of the situation, and they stopped being polite and picked up their things and left.During the silent march, the swaying beam of light shone across the faces of everyone, reflecting solemn expressions. The leather boots of the Khitan people are indeed practical. Although they have been through for thousands of years, they are still tight, not only waterproof, but also able to resist the stimulation of ice water on the ankles. The three of them walked quite comfortably all the way.When he passed the position of "Fu Nu", Uncle Hou Dao stopped and took back the thin hemp rope that he had used to "throw stones for directions". Uncle Wang also found a few candles in his rotten backpack. Seeing that the breach was in front of them, snow leeches began to appear in the water at this time. First they roamed scatteredly, and when they reached the breach, there were piles of wriggling leeches, and everyone couldn't help feeling sick again.Fortunately, these disgusting things did not surround us anymore. On the contrary, they seemed to avoid them intentionally, probably because they were afraid of these salt-soaked boots! As soon as the three people stood still, they started to build a frame. First, they poked long wooden sticks into the hole one by one, found a few recesses close to the water surface to stabilize them, and then spread the wooden planks... It was only after finishing everything that they realized that it was like this Once you come, if you want to go in, you have to climb against the board. It's better than soaking in water and letting the snow leech suck it into a "human dry"!I cheered myself up, hung the flashlight on my chest, picked up the small shovel and mace that had fallen earlier, and carefully climbed into the hole. "Remember, you have to dig up at an angle." Uncle Hou Dao didn't forget to remind. It seems that this is the consensus of the sand scourers to use the escape route. That's how old Joe dug last time, maybe it's for the convenience of advancing. After laying the wooden frame, it was even more difficult to walk in the narrow hole. Fortunately, a hole had been dug before, and I got into it, so I barely stood up. At this time, I was already feeling extremely tired, and not only physically, the repeated frights made my nerves tense all the time, and this kind of torture was even more unbearable.Even so, I still gritted my teeth and shoveled down one by one. After about half an hour, I finally dug a section of tunnel that can accommodate a person. At this time, I had to climb up and lie down in the moist soil to continue soaking.As it gradually deepened, coldness, suffocation, hunger... All kinds of unpleasant feelings came one after another, and the whole body became more sore, especially the hands and shoulders. At first, it was unbearable tingling, and then it became numb, and only knew mechanical movements. Shovel up... Perhaps it was the ups and downs of the early years that honed my will. In the next few hours, I kept digging until I was blocked by a large rock. I tried to dig to the side, and after digging away the surrounding soil, I found that it was an upright oval stone pillar. I could see the traces of rough carving when I shone it with the flashlight.What is this thing?Could it be part of the Three Realms Tomb?I decided to go down and ask Uncle Wang and them. "How big is it? What does it look like?" Uncle Hou Dao asked first. "Hmm! Oval shape, about two or three people thick." Speaking of the word "person", my head suddenly flashed, and I thought of the weird stone man at the foot of the mountain. "Yes! It should be it, the stone man standing at the foot of the mountain." I danced and shouted. "So it's very close to the ground, and we dug the wrong route." Uncle Wang hugged Uncle Hou Dao excitedly, almost throwing him to the ground. "You guys can do it! You are worthy of being a member of 'Sanqin Milonglou'." Hou Daobo suddenly threw out a shocking remark, and I couldn't help being shocked, and blurted out, "How do you know?" "You forgot, I have a relationship with your father!" Uncle Hou Dao stroked his beard and said with a smile, "We are not outsiders." "That's right! We're all a family." Uncle Wang came over with a smile. Faced with their weird behavior, I suddenly understood—they were afraid that I would "cover the quilt".The so-called "covering the quilt" is a jargon in the market, which refers to the fact that after a partnership robs a tomb, the person who comes out first backfills the hole in order to steal the stolen goods, leaving his partner to suffocate to death in the tomb.This kind of thing often happens in the tomb robbery world, and therefore, almost all sects are family-run. Thinking of this, I just smiled, didn't say anything, turned around and crawled back into the cave. "Wait, I'll give you the rope." Uncle Hou Dao limped up, threw the hemp rope into the hole, and shouted loudly, "You go out and help it on the stone man, and then put the end of the thread in the hole." come down..." Digging the stone man is undoubtedly exciting, like a shot of chicken blood, back to the cave, I just dig up along the stone man, and it didn't take long before I started digging grass roots, which is another good sign, so I Speed ​​up the tempo, poke up desperately... As a piece of green grass fell from the top of my head, there was a sudden gust of wind in the tunnel, and I finally breathed the fresh air that I hadn't seen for a long time. This feeling is really indescribable.Extruding out of the cave, I found that the shadow of the sun was already slanting to the west, and the setting sun sprinkled on the nearby hills like blood, reflecting a majestic picture. After taking a few breaths of fresh air greedily, fearing that Uncle Wang and the others would wait for a long time, I followed Uncle Hou Dao's instructions and tied one end of the fine hemp rope to the stone man, and dragged the other end back to the tomb. When everyone climbed out of the tunnel and saw clearly where they were, they couldn't help but feel grateful for being able to see the sun again.Uncle Houdao was even more emotional, "Look, this place is only three to five meters away from the hill, even if you dig a little bit, you can only drill into the mountain... Lucky!" Since entering the tomb passage, everyone has encountered thrilling scenes, each time bringing endless fear and despair.At this moment, when we calm down and look at the vast grassland under the setting sun, even if it is monotonous, we feel that this is the most beautiful scenery in the world.