The old demon of Montenegro wants to practice Taoism

Chapter 111

A rope was tied around Shanyangze's waist, and the other end was tied to his black donkey. Duzhu and Guo Qian pulled the rope and let it down little by little.As soon as he entered the cave, Shan Yangze felt that his earlier plan to directly descend to the bottom of the cave with a rope was too naive.

It was impossible to see the bottom of the inside at a glance. Hearing Yan Chixia's panting and seeing the little brilliance of the night pearl, he roughly estimated that it was hundreds of meters long, and all their ropes added up to less than forty meters. Are those jumping too?

Since this road was impassable, Shan Yangze looked around while going down the cave.This is a rock cave with a small mouth and a big belly. After passing through the section of the robbery cave they dug, the bottom suddenly opens up, surrounded by steep rocks. Shan Yangze thought that if he could find a place to hang a rope, or A platform, you can rely on this to go down a little bit.He thinks he can find this. Although it looks like a natural sinkhole, it is really the cemetery of King Wu of Zhou, and there must be traces of human activities.

It was only a dozen meters down from the entrance of the robber's cave, and he saw several round holes on the cliff, just like what he saw when he walked the ancient plank road last time. With wooden sticks inserted in the round holes, wooden ladders can be built. Unfortunately, in the age of A long time ago, the wood has turned into ashes and disappeared, and now there is only a round hole left.

Shan Yangze walked down another ten meters, and felt that there might not be much remaining rope, so he swayed from side to side, trying to get closer to the cliff to see if he could find a place to stay, but he swung like this, and there was one person and one ghost on it. Suddenly, I felt the pressure was so great that the rope almost came out of my hand.

But after a few swings, Shanyangze really saw a platform, which was carved along the direction of the rock at first glance. Shanyangze greeted it, shook it hard a few times, and finally caught it. up.The rocks are a little slippery and sticky, which must be moss and other things that have accumulated over time, but this sinkhole has been out of sight for almost 2000 years, and the moss must have died out.

This platform must have been used to transfer supplies at the beginning. The two towering rocks on the protruding side of the platform should be used for tying ropes. Shan Yangze untied the rope around his waist and tied it to the stones, saying loudly : "Okay, come down!"

The first one to come down was Guo Qian. Although the paper on the window was so thin that it was transparent, it hadn't been pierced yet, so he also slid down like a person. The donkey and dog from Shanyangze's house came down. The rope that was originally tied to the donkey was attached to the hook, and it slipped off.When the Governor reached the platform, he saw that he loosened and tightened his hand, and shook it left and right twice, and the hook on it fell off.

Just like this, after about half a day, several people finally hit the ground. In Yan Chixia's words: "Finally got down before I die!"

Shan Yangze smiled and yelled so loudly that he could tell it was an act, but he stepped forward to see that he had indeed fallen quite badly.Lao Gao's two shoulders were swollen and dislocated, his clothes were torn a few times, and there was blood on his face.As soon as he saw Guo Qian, he said: "Didn't you say that I have a bloody disaster? This is the second time this year. It should be over."

But before Guo Qian could answer, the governor came first and said, "Hold on, I'll connect your arm first." The governor put one hand on Yan Chixia's shoulder, and slowly raised his forearm with the other. Standing up, he said: "You are getting old, and you have been off for so long, if you don't connect your arms, you will be useless."

As soon as Yan Chixia heard the words "getting older", she immediately stopped doing it, her eyes widened and her eyebrows raised, and she immediately called out, "It hurts! Take it easy, it hurts!"

While Governor was holding Yan Chixia's arm and moving it, he took a closer look at the tiankeng.They are stepping on the ground now, but after shoveling it twice with a shovel, there is only a thin layer of soil left, and there are many remains of plants on it. When they step on it with a light sound, it is all turned into ashes.

The place where they came down seemed to be in the middle of the bottom of the tiankeng, and the edges could not be seen in four directions. Shan Yangze looked up again. According to the area of ​​the tiankeng, there are actually three places, the old ancestral hall, the well and their current The robbery holes that came down were all the entrances to the cemetery, but the robbery holes were dug in the easiest places, and under the old ancestral halls and wells, most of them were rocks.

"That group of people don't know where they dug?" Shan Yangze glanced at Guo Qian who was already in front of him, and said: "It is said that they came two days earlier than us, so they should have already come down, but if they The well has been dug through, why is there still water in it?"

"Maybe there is a mechanism in the well. This place must have been discovered first, then King Wu of Zhou was buried, and then the top of the tiankeng was filled in, and a village was built on it." Guo Qian was thoughtful, "Besides They killed the mausoleum guards...no one can say for sure what will happen to them."

After the two of them spoke a few words, Yan Chixia's arm over there had already been connected, but she couldn't move it for the time being. The governor rubbed medicated oil on him and wrapped it in a thick layer. The tiankeng was cold and cold Wet, it doesn't help his wounds.

Although the two arms were not tied up and hung around the neck, they hurt even if they moved. Yan Chixia stood up in a strange posture and said, "It's a long night and dreams, let's go find something."

But which way to go?There was no side to be seen in all directions, and there were no obvious trails and other traces on the ground. Shan Yangze listened carefully for a while, then stretched out his hand and pointed: "There is water over there."

Running water, especially rivers, is also an important factor in finding a tomb.I don't know whether the Western Zhou Dynasty paid attention to the Huoquan Mountain and Yangze in the tomb, but in that era, manpower was limited and there were no special means of transportation. Taking the waterway was the most labor-saving way.What's more, most of the coffins used for burial are stone coffins and bronze coffins. There are records in the Zhou Rites that the emperor's coffins are seven-heavy, weighing dozens of tons, plus the bronze wares buried with him. endless.

Because they were the only ones on the road to find the immortal bones this time, and Yan Chixia was now a semi-disabled person, so Shan Yangze was given the task of opening the road. He and Guo Qian walked side by side at the front, followed by Yan Chixia and Duzhu, Dahei and Erhei followed behind.

After walking for a while under the dim light of the Ye Mingzhu, they felt that the cave was gradually narrowing, and rocks could be seen on both sides, and they reached the top within two or three feet above their heads.The space gradually became smaller, so everyone heard the sound of water that Shan Yangze said, the sound was quite loud, the governor said: "It should be a river." Shan Yangze hurriedly quickened his pace, and ran to the river in a few steps , But looking back, Yan Chixia walks like a penguin now, and she can't walk fast when she shakes, Shanyangze wants to laugh, so she hastily turned her head and stretched her hand into the river.

"It's so cold!" Shan Yangze said, "It must have been melted by the snow on the mountain."

Several people discussed by the river for a while, and decided to continue searching upstream.King Wu of Zhou was the Son of Heaven and the first emperor of the Western Zhou Dynasty. His tomb would certainly not go downstream along the river.

Shanyangze and the others continued to walk along the river, and gradually there were more strange rocks on the road under their feet. If they didn't pay attention when walking, they would be staggered two steps, so they inevitably slowed down.

The governor helped Yan Chixia, who was about to fall, in exchange for a grinning smile.The governor said: "The water level of this river must have been higher earlier. Look at these stones. Only the bottom of the river can have stones of this shape."

Shan Yangze nodded, and said: "We came at the right time. If we wait until summer, the water level of the river will rise, and the road will probably be flooded."

A few people stepped on the sharp stones and walked all the way forward. At a certain distance between the higher stone walls on both sides, there was a round hole man-made. It should be used for inserting torches earlier. Shan Yangze has a look The height of the cave is more and more certain that the water level has dropped a lot now.

Shan Yangze led the way, and a few people walked forward in the dark and cold cave. All they could hear was the sound of gurgling water and the friction of stones under their feet from time to time. There seems to be a raft.His spirit was shaken, and he thought that if he could sit on a raft and walk on the river, his speed would be much faster.

Not only him, but the people behind him also saw it, especially Yan Chixia, who had trouble using his arms, and it was very difficult for him to walk along the stone-filled river.The temperature in the cave was very low, and the governor who was walking next to him just felt lukewarm, but Yan Chixia was already sweating, so looking at the raft, he couldn't help saying, "But I can finally rest."

Shan Yangze stepped up to the raft and kicked it lightly, and then heard a stabbing sound, and the almost [-]-year-old raft suddenly collapsed, and a burst of smoke dispersed, choking Yan Chixia, who was already close to him, coughing for a while. "Really--" Yan Chixia was very annoyed, and said, "Let's take a break before leaving."

Several people found a flat place on the bank to sit down, and the Governor applied some medicated oil to Yan Chixia, and said, "It's getting dark outside, and I don't know—look at the surface of the river! What is it?" !"

Shan Yangze was sitting opposite the governor, looking at the surprise on the governor's face and a little flustered, he hurriedly turned his head and saw something black and dense floating over the river, about a foot above the water surface, long It is more than half a foot long and about two feet wide.The thing gradually floated in, and it was only a few feet away from them. Shan Yangze felt that the thing seemed to be moving, feeling a little uneasy, picked up a stone from the ground, and smashed it.

"bat!"

With a crash, the black mass flapped its wings and fled in all directions, disappearing without a trace in a blink of an eye.As soon as those things flew up and spread their wings, everyone recognized that they were bats.They were all concentrating on being jumped, and Yan Chixia's voice was still a little trembling, "Aren't bats supposed to stand upside down? Why...they float on the water."

Shan Yangze shook his head and didn't make a sound, because the thing floating on the water for the bats to stand on had already drifted closer. It was obviously a person, face down, and his exposed hands were already swollen with bubbles. He must have been dead for a day or two. .

The two looked at each other, feeling that if they wanted to pull this dead body over, at least they could see how he died, or they could see other information from him.Thinking of this, the governor took out the claw hook and threw it to the river. The hook hooked the dead man's arm, but it must have been softened, but with a light pull, the hook fell off.

The Governor swung it again, this time hooking the dead man's belt, and only then pulled him to the river.

The dead man had already swelled up from the water, and his whole body was white. His clothes had many holes. Although he couldn't see the blood stains, most of them disappeared because he was soaked in water. He must have experienced a fierce battle.The corpse had already been pulled to the river, half soaked in the water, but it seemed to be stuck by something, and it failed to be pulled up after two pulls.

Seeing this, Governor and Shan Yangze walked towards the corpse, anyway, it was enough for them to see, but when they were still seven or eight steps away from the corpse, the corpse suddenly trembled, and the two were startled. Qi Qi stopped.

How is this going?A person can live for at most three to five minutes with his head down. This corpse has been floating all the way for at least a quarter of an hour. Is it still alive?What's more, it's all swollen, and I've never heard that it can still live like this.

If it's not alive... how can a dead person move?