Vol 2 Chapter 27: Treasure

Behind the gate was a long, narrow ramp with a very steep slope. Shirley Yang threw down a cold firework and rolled it for a long time before reaching the end. Where the cold firework stopped, its light was too small to see.
I took a breath of breath. If this is really a tomb, it is too long and there are no dead bodies nearby. If there is an ambush in this ramp, those who have come in before will definitely leave some traces.
Even so, we dare not carelessly, and we may be crushed by taking the wrong step. I looked at the surrounding environment carefully while walking, and it seemed a bit wrong, but I could n’t remember what was wrong.
Shirley Yang said to me: "Did you see that there are no mice here?"
I nodded and said, "Exactly, I felt something was wrong just now. When you said that, I found out that the gate is half open and connected by stone bridges. There are so many mice in the palace. Arrived? ... Not only can't you see the mice, there is no mouse and mouse hair on the ground. Do the rats feel that this is a dangerous forbidden place by their animal instincts? "
Shirley Yang didn't answer, but walked down a few steps, suddenly turned back and said to me: "Can you tell the truth, have you ever done anything to steal the tomb?"
I never imagined that she would ask this question, and at the same time, I did not know how to answer it. Because these people who were traveling with this time were all engaged in archaeological work, although archaeology and tomb robbing are not much different in a certain sense, but After all, there is an essential difference. It can be said that it is incompatible with water and fire. My matter is extremely confidential. How did she know?
Shirley Yang saw me not speaking, and said: "I just guessed. I suddenly thought of it and asked you a sentence. I think you know so many long-lost feng shui secrets. I am not new to all kinds of ancient tombs. I also need to understand in my backyard that it really seems to be a tomb robber. "
I swear in my heart: "Smelly woman, it turned out to be a guess, almost scared me out of a heart attack."
On the surface, I pretended to be calm, and said to Shirley Yang: "I am a family heirloom. Before my liberation, my grandfather was a famous Mr. Feng Shui from ten miles and eight townships. I did n’t learn this set of things, and I ’m just a little hobby. Do n’t you know this person? I just like to study. Comrade Lei Feng ’s nail spirit is, after all, a study ...
When I came to this, I turned the topic off. Avoid talking to her about Feng Shui robbing graves.
We walked for a long time, and finally came to the end of the ramp, but there is no way to work here, the surrounding space is very large, only there is no road under the foot, under the ramp is a platform, there are hundreds of giant pupils standing on the platform, the edge of the platform They are all steep cliffs. Looking up, you can't see the top of your head. It's all dark.
There is a huge underground cavity in front of you, and you can't see how big it is. The 20-meter condenser can't even reach the end. Could it have come to an end? However, looking closely around the platform, it is completely unlike the underground cave depicted in the murals of the sky brick Yongdao.
Shirley Yang said: "Maybe the queen's coffin is still underneath. After she was buried, the elite destroyed the passageway connected to this, so that no one can disturb the queen's tranquility."
I laughed: "That's right, let's go back here ..." Before we finished, we saw Shirley Yang took out three cold fireworks and threw them down the platform. She wanted to see how deep it was below.
The two of us sat down on the platform and looked down. We saw that the cold fireworks fell not far below. It turned out that the platform had a small drop of only 30 meters.
Through the light of the fireworks, I saw a large flat area below, and the ground was piled with hills of various gold and silver wares, pearls, gems, and ancient chalcedony. I was shocked: "His mother, these good things are here. By the way, it seems that the Queen's coffin must be underneath. Just nowhere to go. "
At this time Shirley Yang found a rope ladder at one end of the platform. The rope ladder hung on a large piece of rock protruding from the platform and hung down from the side of the platform, with old-style safety locks on both ends.
Shirley Yang said: "This may have been left by the explorers who came before. Although the rope ladder is sturdy, after all, it is more years. Let's go back to the stone bridge to get the rope ladder we brought."
I said, "Of course it is simple, but have you ever thought about it, there are so many jade jewelry here, why the explorers who have been here before did not take them away, those foreigners are not good things, say It ’s nice to be an explorer. It ’s not good to hear it is a thief who came to China to steal things. You know, thieves do n’t go empty.

Shirley Yang said: "I understand what you mean, you mean, they will never go to Baoshan empty-handed. The reason why these treasures are left here intact is because there are traps like the beasts and beasts below."
I said, "Yes, that's what it means. There is no good thing about pie in the sky. The simpler things look, the more complicated they are to do. Do you remember An Liman said that there is an ancient curse in the Black Desert? No matter who he takes the treasures in the Black Desert, he will be buried with them in the Black Desert forever. "
Shirley Yang said: "This legend is also recorded in" The Story of the Tang Dynasty ". The city buried in the Black Desert is called De Luojia. I think this curse is not a problem. Professor Chen and they are all archaeologists. I wo n’t move these things casually. My biggest worry is your fat partner. You have to take good care of him. "
I said angrily: "What do you say, and we both look like thieves? I tell you that we are not short-lived, I can use my head to guarantee, as long as I say things here can't move, I That buddy will definitely not take it. You still have to take care of yourself first. I thought that in the Gengzi year, the Eight-Power Allied Forces came to China to kill and set fire, and robbed us of how many good things. There are you Americans in these eight countries? Qualifications think we are like thieves? "
Shirley Yang's face was white with anger: "So you look like a thief?"
When I thought about what she said, she saved me. What I said just now was a bit overwhelming. I had to bear with my temperament to make up for it. The two of them went back along the same path. This time, no one talked anymore. .
Professor Chen and others have been impatient for a long time. Seeing that we have finally returned, we are busy asking for details. I drank a pot of water in the dark river and described the following situation while drinking, and Shirley Yang added another part.
Professor Chen and his students heard that there were no caves underneath. The fat man heard a large number of funerary objects underneath. He was overwhelmed with joy. He could not wait any longer and immediately went to the gate of the ancient tomb.
I walked at the end. When I walked in, I touched the gate. If the thing fell down, no one could get out. But there are so many explosives, so do n’t worry about it. With a lot of peace of mind, he bowed his head and walked into the tomb.
Everyone was busy preparing the rope ladder on the platform. I guess that at this time, I would advise them to be useless. I had to tell the fat man not to take the things below. I do n’t believe in any curse, but I ca n’t let Shirley Yang grab the handle. , We have to win glory for the people.
The fat man said, "You can rest assured, Lao Hu. We are a good man too. I can't lose this. No matter what it is, I won't take a mouse hair." He added a sentence after thinking: " Take it and wait until you get back. "
After the rope ladder was laid down, I was still the vanguard, and the first one went down. I saw that there were no rats in the vicinity. At first, I thought that there might be a black monster snake underneath, so the mice did not dare to come down. But when I went down, I found the dead silence here, not to mention the rat viper, not even a small insect ant. There are many bronze lampstands nailed to the nearby rock walls, all of which are made into the shape of lamp slaves. They kneel and kneel to hold the pot. The lamp oil in the lamp has already been dried out. These copper lamps are one by one, and they are not countable at all. How many, just take one to the market, with this craft, this era, this provenance, this history, is definitely worth a lot of money.
Standing on top of the pile of treasures, the heart shook his heart, and he had to hold back hard. Without a little concentration, it would n’t work. The only way is to not look at those good things and try to distract yourself as much as possible. I blew my whistle, and the people waiting for the signal climbed down the rope ladder.
Everyone who came down was stunned by this mountain of treasures. So many rare treasures were hunted down from the countries of the Western Regions. Even Professor Chen could not call out these treasures one by one. The name, but one thing is for sure, which is valuable.
The fat man saw his eyes straight, and forgot about the promise to me on the platform. He reached out and grabbed the nearest jade jug.
I quickly pulled the fat man and whispered to him, "How do you talk like fart, don't you say you can't move anything here?"
The fat man froze for a moment before recovering: "It's so weird. Just now my hand didn't listen to me. I said in my heart, don't move, but I couldn't control my hand."
I said: "Don't make excuses, I think you are subjectively looking for money, don't stand here, hurry forward." I turned around and looked at Shirley Yang, she was busy with Chu Jian The professor who climbed down the rope ladder did not notice the fat man's move.
I asked Chu Jian: "How did your boy come down, didn't you let Ye Yixin look after you on the platform?"
Chu Jian said: "Brother, I want to see the tomb below, just glance at me and go back."
Not only him, but one of the people present could not wait to see the Queen ’s coffin. Legend has it that it was a god. Although it may be dangerous, no one can restrain his curiosity here, especially these special Archaeologist.
Professor Chen had just climbed off the rope ladder, exhausted and panted, and said to me: "Let them see, this is a rare learning opportunity, and long-term insight is also good. No matter how powerful the queen used to be, now she has After dying for two thousand years, the country she ruled was also captured by the slaves after her death. There should be no danger. Let us all just keep in mind the principles of archaeologists, and do n’t damage any here. article."
I thought so too, anyway, the queen was dead, even if she had any demon tricks, she couldn't do it. In the past, those who encountered danger in this ancient tomb were probably fascinated by these treasures, so they can never go out. It seems that these funerary items are the biggest traps. Only by not looking at them as much as possible, you can restrain them. Greed yourself.
There are so many legends in the Queen's life, the power is poured into the Western Regions, and it will inevitably die at the end. It can be seen that the world is like a new game, and it has always been set by the sky. It is difficult for her to master her skills and escape the laws of nature.
At this time, Ye Yixin, with the help of Sa Di Peng, came down the rope ladder, and the people fumbled forward, all surrounded by dark mountains. Seeing this way, did they reach the belly of Zagrama Mountain?
The space in this big cave is too big to see the surrounding terrain. On this occasion, the powerful lighting equipment that we have not been willing to use can come in handy.
This is a portable searchlight with a total weight of eight kilograms. It uses an ultra-high pressure spherical xenon lamp and a pure platinum-nickel reflector. The irradiation range can reach 2.5 kilometers in a space without medium interference. This thing consumes a lot of power and cannot be used for a long time, so we have not been willing to use it.
I assembled the searchlight. The fat man removed the belt battery and put it in the battery compartment behind the lamp. Deep myopia Sa Dipeng looked at the light curiously. Shirley Yang pulled him away: "Be careful, this light line is too strong. Within 100 meters can cause blindness in the human eye, don't look in front. "
I installed the strong light searchlight three or two times, and let everyone stand behind the searchlight, turn on the switch, and a solid beam of light shone out, sweeping around, and seeing the surrounding conditions clearly.
This is indeed the bottom of Zagrama Mountain, with black stones on the top and all around, and the place full of funeral jewelry is a cliff. In addition to these burial objects, there are countless tall giant stone portraits on the cliff. Below is a large circular hole.
It is exactly the same as the mural painting in the passage of the temple, with a diameter of about one kilometer, which can never be dug out manually. It surrounds this unfathomable underground cave and artificially builds a spiral downward step.
The steplight turned a few turns on the wall of the cave, and it was cut off. It seems that the manpower has reached the limit, and the deepest can only go down there, and then use the searchlight to shine down, but the bottom is not bottomed out. There was a gusty wind under the cave, a huge and dark sense of oppression, which made people dare not look down. If they look at it again, they may jump involuntarily if they are confused.
Shirley Yang said: "This must be a holy place of perfection. The name Ghost Cave Clan may have come from here. Ghost Cave ... Ghost Cave ... Where is it connected?"
When I saw such a big cave, a chill came out of my heart: "The ghost cave may be connected to hell, his mother, it's really dizzy to watch."
Professor Chen said: "Hey, Brother Hu, you have also been a soldier. Why do you still believe in ghosts and gods? I think this big hole must be the creation of nature. It is the so-called magical work. The ancients two thousand years ago must treat it as Miraculous. "
The fat man shined a spotlight with a searchlight and yelled to let us take a quick look. I saw the searchlight column stopped in the middle of the hole in the earth cave. There was a stone beam hanging in the middle of the sky. The stone beam was thin and long. Protruding from the cliff, it hangs just above the cave.
The most important thing is that at the end of the stone beam, a huge piece of wood is placed. This wood has a diameter of more than two meters. It is like the body of a large tree. It has been cut off directly. Without any processing, the branches on the trunk The fork is still there, and even grows a lot of green leaves.
A dozen or so large iron chains were tied to the log trunk, connecting the stone beams to secure the giant tree to the ground. Even more peculiar is a huge green flower growing on this piece of wood. The size of the flower is like a big bucket, with a thick belly and small petals, and the petals are rolled together. The whole body is green, and there are large blood-red leaves around the wood. There was a root on it, and its branches and the big iron chain tightly wrapped the piece of wood.
I was shocked: "This wood ... is the Kunlun God Tree! I have heard my grandfather talk about the material of the coffin, the best is the heart of the gloomy wood, and there is a kind of superb wood, which few people have seen. , That is the Kunlun Shenmu only recorded in ancient books. It is said that even if there is only one section of Kunlun Shenmu, it will not dry up without the soil, water and sunlight. Although it no longer grows, it will always maintain its original appearance. Stored in the Kunlun Shenmu, it can be immortal for thousands of years. Isn't the body of the exquisite queen in this Kunlun Shenmu? "
Shirley Yang's voice was also a little trembling: "It's not wrong, this is the coffin made of the Kunlun God Tree. The ancient books say that this tree is as old as the Kunlun Mountain. At that time, Qin Shihuang wanted to find the Kunlun God Tree as a coffin. The queen of perfection is so good, I am afraid no one in history is more valuable than her coffin. "
It was difficult for everyone to restrain the excitement in their hearts, so they had to go over and watch carefully. Professor Chen wanted to stop everyone. He seemed to have something to say. As a result, in a hurry, he stepped on a gravel under his feet and sprained his ankle.
We had to go back to support the professor again. He was so light that he couldn't walk anymore. He could only sit on the ground and talk: "Don't go over and destroy those things easily. Don't you see the strange flower on the coffin ?"
The fat man said, "Do you say that it is a flower, Mr. Chen? It looks so strange, I thought it was a huge taro. How could there be plants on this coffin? Could it be that the queen was buried as a seed in the tree, and she sprouted and bloomed? Not successful? "
Professor Chen rubbed his injured ankle and said, "Do you know what the scientific name of this flower is? The corpse konjac is a very precious plant. I am afraid there is only one plant left in the world, and this plant is very dangerous.
"The corpse konjac ?!" We heard this and burst out of our hearts, including Shirley Yang, and this is the first time we heard of this exotic flower. This name is not bad, so please ask Professor Chen to explain Details.
Professor Chen said: "I studied ancient civilizations in the Western Regions. I have seen in some remaining ancient murals and historical materials that the corpse konjac originally grew up in the Houyue Kingdom and once passed through the Silk Road and flowed into Middle Earth because of the water and soil environment. Discomfort, this is extinct. This corpse konjac can grow in ancient tombs, it is said that it can keep the body from rot and rot, and it can make the body exude fragrance, which is extremely precious. The ancient Western civilization has a strong mystery, religious complexity, mythology It ’s very difficult to distinguish between being mixed with historical facts. I thought this was an ancient legend, and it was not enough to believe. "
Shirley Yang looked at the strange flower on the stone beam in the distance, and asked the professor: "Since it is such a magical flower, why do you say it is dangerous?"
Professor Chen said: "I just said that it is only part of its characteristics. It is said that there are evil spirits in the corpse konjac. Once it has grown up, living people can no longer be approached. It is rare to have a wooden coffin made of the Kunlun God, The ancient magic flower corpse konjac can grow here. "
I have experienced a lot of strange things in my life, but I have never encountered such a mysterious coffin and flowers of evil spirits, so I said to Professor Chen: "This is amazing, in the belly of this Zagrama Mountain, There is no photosynthesis, and plants can grow. These mysterious things really match the identity of the queen. They are monsters that do not conform to the laws of nature. "