Daomu Biji

Return of the Mysterious Sea Chapter 15 Waiting

Looking at the figure on the throne from a distance, it is not very clear. Is it the body of the Queen Mother of the West? I have experienced this kind of thing many times. I felt that this place was so evil that I immediately asked people to prepare black donkey hooves.

The fat man said: "It can't be the Queen Mother of the West. She was either buried or lying in a coffin. There's no point in sitting there. I think she might be a stone man."

Wen Jin said: "It is absolutely impossible to be a stone man. There is no interest in human figurines here. We have not seen a single human figurine all the way here. This place is so secretive and is the holy land of the Queen Mother of the West. This figure must be of great importance here, so be very careful."

The fat man said: "It's a pity that Pan Zi's gun was destroyed. Otherwise, at this distance, I would have shot him in the head and I would have known whether he was a human or a ghost."

My heart says that even if it is a ghost, you cannot kill it, but if it is a human being, you will become a murderer.

But no matter what, we have to go there, because that place is the only place where we can get close to the meteorite. We called people over and headed towards the stone steps to the water.

There will definitely be no mechanism here, because there is no condition to build one at all. The stone steps are very crudely smashed out. The bronze lamp holders on both sides that might have been used for lighting are now completely embroidered as decorations. The fat man wants to install one. In the backpack, it broke when touched. Slowly the stone steps fell out of the water, and my body felt as heavy as lead. After resting for a while, we walked up to the altar with black donkey hooves and cautious waist. Being bold in numbers, there was almost no hesitation. The mine lights moved to illuminate the figure, and sure enough, I saw a person sitting on the throne.

Looking closer, I found that it was a female corpse sitting on a throne.

This female corpse wears a very complicated crown. If it were not for the hairpin, it would be impossible to distinguish between male and female. She is wearing a gold silk skirt and robe covered with jade pieces. The whole female corpse is sitting upright and lifelike.

The face of the female corpse turned blue. After a closer look, it was discovered that the corpse's face was covered with a layer of cyan colloid similar to lime, and then carefully sculpted to create the effect. There was no trace of skin on the female body, and it was not known how well the body in the clothes was preserved. It looks like a clay Buddha in the temple, which looks extremely eerie under the mine lights.

Behind the female corpse stood two guards, wearing armor from the Western Regions. The two corpses were obviously not as well protected as the female corpse. It could be seen that the lime on their faces had been completely peeled off, revealing the rotten bones inside. Because the armor is black and made of the same material as jade figurines, we didn't see it just now.

The three ancient corpses are all standing or sitting upright, obviously having undergone special treatment.

"Could this be the Queen Mother of the West?" the fat man asked softly.

I nodded: "Look at the driving force.

I didn’t expect that she is really here. The ancients must have disposed of her body and placed it here.”

When the fat man saw those jade pieces, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "Finally, Fatty, I saw some good things. It turns out that these women are wearing them. Women are women, and they won't want to part with them even when they die. Give me some foundation." As soon as I heard this, I immediately caught him before he could move.

Mengyouping asked us not to get close. He pointed to the pattern carved on the ground around the throne. It was a human-faced bird with a big head and a small voice. The pattern showed a disk surrounding the throne in the center. He used his unusually long fingers to mold the edges of the disk. Edge said: "There are small gaps, and there may be a balance mechanism. Don't get close to her."

We breathed a sigh of relief, and then we remembered to look up and saw that the surface of the meteorite was almost on top of our Tianling Cap, and we could hit it with just a jump. There are several deep holes above our heads. When we look inside, we find that the holes lead directly into the interior of the meteorite. They are bottomless, and the holes are so smooth that they cannot be dug manually.

What is Wang Zanghai doing looking for this thing? If according to what Wen Jin said, he came to find the secret to immortality, then what does this meteorite have to do with immortality?

I looked up carefully and looked at it, and suddenly I found a strange imagination.

Why does the material of this meteorite look so much like a jade figurine? This color, this luster, seemed to be the same material - I jumped up and touched it, and found that the meteorite was warm and not cold at all. It actually looked like jade.

Darling, I thought to myself, isn’t this a piece of “meteor jade”?

There is a kind of gemstone in this world called meteorite. It is a special kind of meteorite. Because the material feels very similar to jade, it was regarded as jade and was extremely precious in ancient times. However, the color of this meteorite is much darker than that of meteorite. Could it be a rare piece of meteorite containing special ingredients? And those jade figurines were made of this kind of meteorite?

If it's true, this thing is worth a lot of money. Such a big piece, even if we sell it by the pound, we will make a fortune.

When I expressed my thoughts, everyone thought it made sense.

"It seems that the formation of those blood corpses has a deep relationship with this meteorite." Wen Jin said, "The Queen Mother of the West discovered this power in ancient times and used meteorites to make those jade figurines."

As soon as I spread my hair, I thought of one thing: "You said that the gold-threaded clothing that has been popular since the Han Dynasty is said to prevent corpses from decaying for thousands of years. However, the gold-threaded clothing discovered by archaeologists often even rots the jade. Obviously This kind of legend is unscientific. So where did this kind of legend come from? In the beginning, could it be because those alchemists consulted some ancient books and found descriptions of golden threads protecting corpses for thousands of years, but they didn’t know This jade is different from ordinary jade.”

"Could it be the Brocade of the Warring States Period!" said the fat man, "Are you saying that the gold-threaded clothes of the Han Dynasty were made by imitating the jade figurines written in the Brocade of the Warring States Period?" "It is possible." I nodded and said, "Then, Wang Zanghai discovered this flaw, so he began to look for the real materials in ancient books for making such jade figurines."

Suddenly I felt that things in my mind became clearer. "'River Crab' If this is true, then Wang Zanghai's many tomb robbing activities were all looking for this piece of meteorite? In the end, he finally discovered the location of the meteorite and brought people here?"

"No." Wen Jin was not as excited as I was. "According to what you said, he should have succeeded since he got here, but we didn't see the jade figurines in the seabed. The jade figurines should not be Wang Zanghai's target."

"Then what is his goal?" I asked. I think my idea is very reasonable.

Wen Jin looked at the holes in the meteorites. He said to us: "I don't know, but I have a feeling that this target is inside these holes."

Wen Jin's tone of voice was very mysterious. We were all stunned by her words and felt a little scared. Looking up at those holes, I wonder what could be inside?

After watching for a while, she suddenly started to pull out the rope from her backpack and said to me, "I want to go in and take a look."

As soon as I heard how this could work, I wanted to stop him, but was stopped by Meng Youping. I looked at him and realized what he meant: We have a choice, but Wen Jin has no choice, and there is no point in saying anything.

I sighed, feeling powerless. People only feel insignificant when they are unable to help the people they want to help. I always thought that this kind of helplessness could only be seen on TV. I didn't expect that it would happen to me in reality. It felt really uncomfortable.

Wen Jin moved very quickly and immediately started to prepare. She asked the oil bottle to help her connect the rope, and she used the miner's lamp to shine on the holes, preparing to choose one to enter.

I originally found someone to replace her, but found that it was impossible. Although each of the holes was as big as a tar bucket, the holes were almost vertical. To get in, you had to use your knees or the soles of your feet to light up the holes and avoid going up. We men are all too tall and cannot bend completely after entering. We can hardly exert force, let alone the fat man. If the diameter of the hole inside becomes smaller, he may get stuck. Only Wen Jin has a charming figure and a smile, and can barely use his strength.

I was a little worried, but seeing Wen Jin's agility, I knew that this worry was meaningless. At the same time, Wen Jin tied a noose around her waist and was lifted onto the shoulders by the fat man. She leaned into the hole, then pushed the fat man hard, and he went in.

I yelled, "Be careful," and she responded and looked down at me. I noticed that her face looked a little strange, and she had an indescribable feeling. Then she smiled at me and started to crawl deeper.

As we put the rope down, we watched her gradually go up and into the hole, moving very slowly and obviously with great difficulty, until we watched her mine light disappear. A full half hour passed, and it was estimated that the distance she had entered was less than fifty meters.

Watching the whole process, I felt creepy. This is what it feels like to crawl into a thief's cave. But how deep is this hole? It's at least two to three hundred meters away from the deepest point. This feeling of crawling into someone else's esophagus is definitely not pleasant. What's more, when you are halfway up the climb, you may be out of reach from the front and back.

After looking up at the entrance of the cave for more than ten minutes, my neck couldn't stand it anymore. I couldn't bear to look any more, so I sat down to rest like Uncle San and the other guys, took off my clothes and wiped my body with soju to ward off the cold. The rope was being put inside, and after a dozen meters or so, Fatty would check with Wen Jin inside and send a few signals.

The atmosphere was very tense. We didn't speak, and we didn't know what to say. On the one hand, the female corpse behind us was creepy, and on the other hand, we were worried about Wen Jin's safety.

After waiting for about an hour, I suddenly heard the fat man say "hmm". I immediately stood up and asked what was going on. He said, "The eldest sister didn't respond."

We walked over and saw the fat man pulling the rope a few times. The rope was pulled down a little, but no one pulled the rope back.

My mind tightened and I wondered if something had happened, so I signaled the fat man to try again.

The fat man pulled again, and the rope was still pulled down. He frowned, "No, the rope is very light. It seems that there is no one tied to the other end."

When Menyou Ping heard this, his expression changed and he immediately said to the fat man: "Pull her out!"

The fat man immediately pulled hard and quickly pulled the rope. I looked at him; I realized something was wrong with the strength of the pull. There was no need to use any force at all. He pulled the rope out like running water until it reached the vertical section. The rope became a ball and fell out of the hole, all broken. on me, wrapping me inside.

I broke free from the end of the rope and looked at it. I found that there was no sign of cutting. She had untied the rope herself. We looked at each other, and I suddenly had a very bad feeling in my heart, "River Crab", Wen Jin untied the rope himself?

With a solemn expression, Menyou Ping pressed the fat man's shoulders, stepped on the fat man's back with his whole body, and then jumped into the hole. His movements were so fast that he couldn't stop him at all. The fat man shouted: "Rope! Bring the rope!" He ignored it and huddled up after a few moments.

When I saw that he couldn't do it without a rope, I immediately shouted to the fat man: "Squat down." The fat man was furious: "You fucking think I'm a groom." I ignored him and kept leaning against him. I climbed up on the ground, and he gave me a hand. I kicked my legs hard and jumped up. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough strength. I held my breath and supported the wall of the hole to try to lift my feet up. In the end, they slipped down within a few seconds and fell down. On the fat man. If I try it again, it will still be the same. I immediately understand that my physique will definitely not make it.

I stood up and rubbed the bruised area. When I looked up, I saw the oil bottle struggling to move through the hole. He was too tall and couldn't use his knees, so he could only use small steps, which was very energy-consuming. I suddenly had the illusion that this meteorite would be alive. These holes were traps for it to eat, and the stuffy oil bottle was trapping itself.

But then I realized that this was impossible, and my mind was in chaos and I couldn't think anymore. I just looked up and watched Menyouping climb up. I don’t know how long it took, but Menyouping completely disappeared into the depths of the hole.

I couldn't sit still anymore and kept standing at the entrance of the cave looking down, hoping to see a light return and then both of them come back safely.

Time passed by minute by second, and I waited impatiently. From anxiety to calmness, from calmness to numbness, from numbness to my mind went blank.

Ten hours later, nothing happened, neither Menyouping nor Wenjin came back, and there was no sound in the hole. For these two people, it was as if these holes had brought them to another world.