Chapter 47: Stone Crystal Coffin
Everyone walked carefully along the stone steps to the second floor, and there was still a hall, almost exactly the same as the first floor. However, the second floor was not empty, because there were more than a dozen coffins in the middle of the hall!
Everyone was stunned by the strange scene. No one expected that there were so many coffins here. The scholar puffed up his cheeks and said, "Oh, his ancestors were a stern family. It turns out that the Keyan tribe liked to live in groups. When they were alive, they had to get together after they died."
I counted silently and there were about nineteen identical coffins placed here. Each coffin was made of a special stone, emitting a strange light under the light, which was a bit like a flashlight shining on a crystal stone. Although the light reflected was colorful, everyone present did not think it was a kind of beauty, but instead felt cold and gloomy, making people feel cold in their hearts.
"So the legend is true." The Fourth Master whispered to himself.
"What legend?" Linglong asked.
"According to legend, the last king of the Keyan tribe, the man named Huoqi, owned a treasure. This treasure looked like a jade ring. Through this treasure, Huoqi could communicate with the gods and receive blessings from the gods. With this, the Keyan tribe gained great success during the reign of Huoqi."
"But what does this have to do with these coffins?" I interrupted.
"Xia Nan, don't worry, listen to me." The Fourth Master continued, "In the Keyan tribe, the king is actually like the emperor of Japan. He is nominally the tribe's leader, but he does not have real power. The real power is in the hands of the high priest. The high priest controls the tribe's owners in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation through the many priests under his command. The Keyan tribe's political rules have been invisibly controlling the tribe, but there have been variables in the generation of Huoqi. Huoqi is heroic, capable, and has a jade ring, so he wants to break free from the shackles of the high priest system. If it were put before, it might have been successful, but the high priest I met was Mingtu."
"What's wrong with Mingtu?" Linglong's curiosity was also suffocated.
"Mingtu is the best in our Holy Dragon Clan, with a group of abilities and agility. It is said that the reason why he gave up the opportunity to be the candidate for the Holy Dragon Clan leader was because he was ordered by Master Long to perform a major and confidential task."
"Second Master, what do you mean is that the task performed by Mingtu has something to do with that ultimate?" I vaguely knew what the Fourth Master expressed.
"What are you talking about? The Sa family is getting more and more confused. Fourth Master, why are you so mom this time? Just be more straightforward." The scholar was a little confused when he heard it.
"I just speculate that based on various clues, the Mingtu gave up the Holy Dragon clan in order to hide the ultimate secret in the Keyan tribe. In other words, the second volume of the record of the route to the ultimate is in the hands of the high priest Mingtu. Mingtu must maintain his position in order to better protect the second volume. In this way, the contradiction between Mingtu and Fengxiao became irreconcilable. Fengxiao and Mingtu fought each other all their lives. Legend has it that Fengxiao knew through the jade ring that he would die before Mingtu. He began to build his own tomb a few years before his death, and set up various mechanisms, one of which was the mechanism known as the Nineteenth Coffin." The Fourth Master continued, "The Keyan tribe is a wilderness, and with a long time, there are almost no ancient books and materials in existence. I also learned a little through the Holy Dragon clan. Unexpectedly, the information passed down was real."
"This is similar to Cao Cao's seventy-two tombs. If the Fourth Master said it is true, then there is a body of a sacred coffin in the 19 stone crystal coffins here, and the remaining 18 should be all mechanisms." Lao Xu said.
I thought about it silently and felt something was wrong. The Fourth Master began to say that he didn't know too much. He just inferred based on some information that the second volume of the final volume may be in the Keyan tribe. Due to his lack of strength, he practiced with Mr. Cao and launched this "pot" operation. But what the Fourth Master said just now has exceeded the amount of information at the beginning, and I feel that the Fourth Master knows more. But why did the Fourth Master hide it and what are you hiding?
The nineteenth stone coffin is not placed in the same direction, but it is like throwing it around there, messy. According to the Fourth Master, this nineteenth stone coffin is probably one of the mechanisms used by Yu's app to prevent Mingtu from insulting his body. Mingtu must have extraordinary skills to be a high priest, and it is definitely amazing to use by Yu's app to prevent him. It must be extremely powerful. If you think about this, everyone is still at the scene and dare not have any impulse.
I don't know how to reflect the sunlight in this hall. Anyway, it was bright before. Everyone had countless phantoms around them, just like standing under the shadowless light in the operating room. It seems that the wisdom and technology of the ancients greatly surpassed the modern people. The sunlight shone on the stone crystal coffin, refracting a colorful light. No matter what angle you look at, it will shine brightly. Although it looks very beautiful, no one will appreciate it.
"Instead of spending time like this, don't explore the reality." Although Linglong is a girl, the influence of her family environment makes her look brave and strong.
Everyone had no better way, so they could only form a small team according to Linglong's intentions and go to test it. However, everyone heard the Fourth Master's words and knew that the consequences were difficult to estimate. Human life was only once, and anyone would make a favorable choice in the face of life and death. So Linglong asked three times who would join the small team, but no one said anything.
Linglong felt embarrassed when she saw her subordinates falling out at critical moments, and she turned around and shouted loudly: "Look at you guys! You have lost the face of the Cao family! After you are afraid of death, don't come out with me. Go back and live with your baby. When I go back, I can't tell you a good example in front of the old man! You are still a man, so let me huddle behind and watch the fun. Aunt, I'll explore the way for you!"
Linglong said this and all the men blushed. Seeing Linglong taking risks, Ashun and Ali stood in front of Linglong. Ashun said: "Miss cannot act voluntarily. It is dangerous in the front. Ali will take the brothers to protect the lady, I'll go!"
Several fellow Cao family members were ashamed of being told by Linglong and Shunli, so they patted their chests and expressed their loyalty to join the team. Ashun was very stubborn and insisted on representing Linglong to join the team of Death. Linglong could not compete with him, so Ashun selected three flexible and skilled guys from the registered friends Cao who followed him.
As the starter of the palm and this action, the Fourth Master said nothing, but just silently appeared in front of Ali.
Originally, I didn't plan to join the team, and with my skills, I was also a burden. But after hearing Linglong's words, I always felt ashamed. Besides, the beauty was around me, and the man's instinct and subconscious heroism aroused. When the Fourth Master stood out, I also walked to the Fourth Master silently.
The Fourth Master turned to look at me, but nodded slightly. Linglong shouted loudly and kept asking me to retreat. But the more she did this, the less I had no way out. I had to find out the truth. After a while, the nineteen doubt coffin was about to be settled. Just when the team was about to settle, the scholar and Lao Xu suddenly came over and said, "We both want to go too."
A warmth surges out of your heart in an instant. This is a good brother, this is a good friend. Maybe when you are proud, when you are happy and happy, they just look at you silently, not disturbing your life or disturbing your rhythm. However, when you have difficulties and difficulties, they always appear in front of you as soon as possible, tell you with your actions, walk forward with confidence and boldness, and your brother is standing next to you!
"You can't take all the good things, you can't take over them. If you want to be a hero, Sajia and Lao Xu, you can't lose their share." The scholar joked while stacking his sleeves.
"Yes, I also have witnessed these nineteen doubt coffins and mastered first-hand archaeological materials." Lao Xu was also humorous.
Finally, the members of the Death Detective Team were determined, led by the Fourth Master, I, the scholar, Lao Xu and the three friends of the Cao family were on both sides of the team, and the rear of the Ashun Palace. After the division of labor was completed, we each had a gun and touched the coffins according to the formation.
The distance of more than ten meters seems to be the distance between heaven and earth. Although it is very short, it has been a long time. It can be said that it has moved step by step.
The stone crystal coffin is getting closer and closer to us, and I vaguely saw that the coffin looks a bit strange. This coffin is not a coffin with a large top and small bottom like modern times, but a rectangular body that is as big as the top and bottom, about two and a half meters long, about one meter wide and one meter high.
The team slowly leaned over and surrounded the outermost sarcophagus. Lao Xu whispered: "This kind of sarcophagus was not common in ancient times, especially in the Western Regions far away from the Central Plains. According to the existing archaeological data, the Thirteen Kingdoms of the Western Regions should also be buried. Generally, the bodies are wrapped in linen and straw ropes, and placed in a hollowed-out tree trunk as a coffin. There are so many stone crystal coffins, not to mention the material, even the human power is intimidating."
After hearing Lao Xu's words, I unconsciously thought that I had to hold a stone hammer and knock on the large stone crystals. This was really a tiring rhythm! I really don't know what the ancients used to complete such imaginary projects. When I chatted with Lao Xu and scholars, Lao Xu said that in ancient times, major projects such as the Great Wall and the pyramids were all relied on the regime to deprive slaves of their personal freedom by coercive means. Thousands of slaves worked day and night to complete them. But the Keyan tribe was unknown, and the population must not be too large. The civilization exhibition could not be compared with the Central Plains. How did this city be built and so many strange facilities be built?
While I was thinking about it, I suddenly found that everyone around me was silent. When I looked up, I saw that the Fourth Master, Ashun, Scholar and Lao Xu were all staring at the coffins. Isn’t it just a dozen coffins? Why are you still staring at them like you met a dozen beauties? I was surprised and looked over with the flow.
Chapter completed!