In addition to staying on the shore, he is responsible for keeping an eye on the few people around him.
Everyone who went down to the bottom of the pool now climbed onto the huge tree stump to observe the bodies on the tree stump up close.
There is an insect egg on the tree stump.
The eggs are translucent, somewhat like amber.
"Amber can keep a body from decaying for thousands of years. It seems that this is how the Lord of Teng Kingdom embalmed his own body."
Jin An, who was surrounded by the insect egg amber, guessed this.
Insect eggs in amber are as long as ten feet.
There was a human outline in the amber of the insect eggs. This was the corpse they saw on the bank of the pond just now.
They hadn't yet seen the corpse in the amber of insect eggs. After approaching the amber of insect eggs, they first heard the sound of rushing water, as if there was a real dragon king calling for wind and rain, controlling water and giving alms.
"The sound of the rushing river seems to be coming from the amber in front of us."
The old Taoist priest approached Amber, holding a torch in his hand, and couldn't wait to see what the Lord of Teng Kingdom, or the legendary Yinyi Jianglongwan, looked like.
The old Taoist priest's words shocked many people present.
"The Dragon King in folklore has been causing trouble in the Yinyi River. Every rainy season, he capsizes many merchant ships and ferries and eats people. The sound of the surging river water in the amber corresponds to the abilities of the Dragon King in folklore. Look. There is no doubt that the body sealed in the amber is the Dragon King we are looking for. That is, the young leader of the Teng Kingdom who has been dead for a thousand years."
As a local in Fucheng, the abbot of Bailong Temple was very familiar with these folk rumors. As he talked, he was equally curious and stepped forward to see the true face of the Dragon King.
This amber surprised everyone a lot, but the person sealed in the insect egg-shaped amber surprised everyone even more.
When everyone approached with torches in hand and saw clearly the dead person sealed in amber, they discovered that there was a lifelike human and dragon corpse sealed in amber, with scales like snake scales growing from the exposed skin.
Said to be a dead person, in fact, it is more like a living person who is sleeping soundly. The skin, hair, and a set of dragon scale jade armor on the body still maintain the appearance of his life, without any change, the person is still alive.
The human dragon corpse is dressed in dragon scale jade armor and a full-covering majestic dragon helmet, which can give people a killing power through the amber stone.
From ancient times to the present, people have always worshiped jade culture.
Everyone regards jade as a gentleman.
And I firmly believe that jade can nourish people.
Therefore, throughout the ages, from emperors, princes, generals and ministers to merchants and gentry, they all have a hobby of collecting beautiful jade from all over the world.
Therefore, apart from the most worthless pottery pots, the most unearthed items in this tomb are all kinds of priceless jade.
The sound of the water waves they heard just now came from a treasure box with the corpse's hands on its chest.
At this time, no matter how stupid the person is, they can see that the eight treasure box will not let go after the death of the tomb owner, so it must be a great treasure.
"Little brother, this set of dragon scale jade armor is not simple. Look at the color of the jade, it looks like the white jade from the Western Regions that I once saw in the hands of the Western Regions businessmen when they came to Kangding to do business. This kind of Western Regions white jade White jade is the most popular jade among princes and nobles, and is a precious treasure among the nobles. Others only find one or two pieces of white jade as a treasure when playing with jade, but the Lord of Teng Kingdom is lucky enough to have a complete set of dragon scale jade armor to support his corpse."
The old Taoist priest was surprised.
"Fortunately, we are not tomb robbers who went to the tomb. If this complete set of dragon scale jade armor is seen by those tomb robbers who are determined to steal it, they will definitely try their best to steal it even if they know that they are dead. Set of dragon scale jade armor. This dragon scale jade armor alone is already a treasure. If it is a complete set, it will be priceless. Those princes and generals believe that their lives are strong and will not mind being buried in a shroud that has been worn by others. "
but.
Jin An did not accept the old Taoist priest's words.
Because, at this moment, he finally saw a human-dragon corpse that was still as fresh as before in life. He was frowning and looking at the human-dragon corpse in front of him carefully.
It seemed that some of his previous conjectures had been verified by the still-living human-dragon corpse in front of him. He had made major discoveries, and a hint of enlightenment appeared between his brows.
The captain, who had been secretly observing Jin An since he approached the amber stone, also noticed something was wrong with the look on Jin An's face at this time, so he asked: "Taoist Jin An, since we were in the bronze round belly cauldron of the fake tomb,... After discovering the first human dragon corpse, and then we saw the painted human dragons on the green leather murals in this underground cave, I saw that Taoist Jin'an would frown at these human dragons every time, Taoist Jin'an But what did you discover?"
"Why don't you tell us and let us all help you as a consultant?"
"This time we go to the Yinyi River to eliminate the Dragon King. We need to be sincere in order to open up the stone. Only with frank cooperation can we finally safely walk out of the mausoleum of the Lord of Teng Kingdom."
After the captain finished speaking, the eyes of everyone present temporarily shifted from the dragon scale jade armor and the eight treasure box to Jin An.
Jin An did not hide what he had just discovered.
In fact, he had no intention of hiding it from the beginning.
Even if the captain doesn't ask.
He will also tell the truth truthfully.
"I did find something special about these human dragons."
Jin An began to talk about his discovery: "When the first human-dragon corpse was found in the fake grave above, I already had a bold idea in my mind about the so-called human dragon, the reincarnation of a real dragon, and the dragon-body identity of the Lord of Teng Kingdom. Guess. It's just that the human-dragon corpse has been dead for a long time and the body was seriously damaged, so I don't dare to be 120% sure about the guess in my heart..."
"Later, those green-skinned murals, and the second time I saw a human dragon, further verified the conjecture in my mind..."
"But it wasn't until I saw the complete and vivid human-dragon corpse in front of me that the suspicion in my heart was truly verified..."
"Actually, the leader of the Teng Kingdom is not the reincarnation of a real dragon, nor is he a human-dragon body. He is just like us, a mortal body. The so-called dragon scales and the reincarnation of a real dragon are just a kind of skin. It’s nothing more than a disease. In order to consolidate its dominance, the royal family exaggerated and exaggerated their skin disease into the reincarnation of a real dragon through myth worship and sacrifice.”
"I wonder if you have heard of 'ichthyosis'?"
Jin An didn't seem to notice everyone's dumbfounded expressions, which became more and more horrified the more they listened. He looked at the human and dragon corpse of the tomb owner in front of him and continued to explain the specific cause of ichthyosis.
"Ichthyosis is a skin disease. The main manifestation is the hardening of the skin and the growth of angular scaly skin like fish scales and snake scales. It will worsen in the cold and dry seasons and make people miserable. It will ease slightly in the rainy and humid seasons. This It is a hereditary disease that is also difficult to cure and cannot be cured in a lifetime. There is a high probability that even children and grandchildren will inherit this skin disease."
"This ichthyosis itself is easily inherited. In addition, it has been a tradition since ancient times. In order to maintain the so-called orthodoxy of the royal bloodline, the royal family has cousins, brothers and sisters of the same bloodline and other close relatives who intermarry to maintain the feudal custom of bloodline inheritance. So this leads to a greater chance of inheriting various diseases. The leader of the Teng Kingdom has ichthyosis, and his children will have a high probability of suffering from this ichthyosis skin disease."
When he said this, Jin An paused.
He originally wanted to say that it was a feudal evil habit for the royal family to maintain blood purity through incest, but fortunately, at the last moment, he changed his mind in time.
If this kind of criticism of the royal family is spread out by someone with intentions and reaches the ears of the imperial court, it will be extremely treasonous and unethical.
The crime of deceiving the emperor.
There are not enough people from all nine clans to chop off their heads.
No matter which dynasty or generation, whether it is ancient or modern or at home and abroad, royal incest has always existed, and even many famous families have always retained the feudal bad habit of incest.
Jin An was sure that there were intermarriages between relatives in the Kangding royal family, otherwise it would be difficult to maintain the stability of his country for hundreds of years.
After a slight pause, Jin An continued: "If ordinary people suffer from ichthyosis, they will suffer a lifetime of pain and cause physical and mental trauma throughout their lives."
"But the leader of the Teng Kingdom was able to survive in a desperate situation. Not only did he not hide his illness, he even disclosed his ichthyosis. Through the art of imperial control, he used the art of imperial control to treat his skin disease through the folk worship of the mythical dragon, During sacrifices and celebrations, he tampered with the ichthyosis and called it dragon scale. He exaggerated that he was the reincarnation of a real dragon to consolidate his status as the king."
"As a result, the people under his rule and the civil and military officials of the dynasty were convinced that he was the reincarnation of the real dragon, so that people did not dare to resist his dominance and became more secure in his position as the leader of the country."
When he said this, Jin An frowned slightly: "It's just that I don't understand something. Logically speaking, this ichthyosis can only be passed on to future generations and cannot be transmitted to others. What happened to the ichthyosis on Miss Jia's body? thing?"
"Perhaps it can only be used for the time being. After the death of the Lord Teng, the body of the Lord Teng has undergone certain mutations and is different from ordinary people, such as the large amount of Yin Qi in the corpse, and the air of the tomb under the Yinyi River. Humidity makes ichthyosis like a fish in water, causing ichthyosis to mutate and become more severe and contagious."
"Or maybe when the leader of Teng Kingdom was alive, in order to complete one lie with ninety-nine lies, not only did he not cure the ichthyosis, but in order to increase his credibility and consolidate his dominance in the hearts of the people, he continued to deliberately stimulate Ichthyosis makes the ichthyosis worse, and makes his whole body covered with ichthyosis, so that everyone under the treatment believes that he is the reincarnation of a real dragon, and that he is a human dragon. When the ichthyosis is constantly stimulated and the condition worsens, maybe this Skin diseases that were not originally contagious eventually became contagious, such as chickenpox, rubella, measles, tinea capitis, tinea pedis and other skin diseases.”
"The Dragon King married the Water Goddess. The Water Goddess was blessed by dragon energy and her skin showed signs of dragon transformation. These were all fake. In fact, she was infected with a skin disease."
"Only this explanation can break the false myth of the so-called 'real dragon reincarnation' and bring down the leader of Teng Kingdom. Therefore, the so-called real dragon reincarnation is false. Even if there are real dragons in this world, then It is impossible for this true dragon to appear in the body of a small country leader whose country has been subjugated for thousands of years, otherwise the country would not have been subjugated."
Jin An's words were like a boulder thrown into a lake, stirring up a storm in the hearts of everyone present.
Although everyone did not believe that the leader of a small country could be the reincarnation of a real dragon at the beginning, it was probably an exaggerated myth of imperial control.
But they couldn't figure out what the truth behind it was for the time being.
It wasn't until Jin An's detailed explanation, which was well-founded and logical that they could not find any loopholes in the logic. After a long period of emotional ups and downs, they gradually digested what Jin An had said. This millennium truth brought about.
Although this truth is unexpected, the reincarnation of the mythical true dragon and the true dragon scale armor are actually just a skin disease called ichthyosis, but it is reasonable.
After excluding the unreliable explanation of the reincarnation of a real dragon, it is true that only ichthyosis can best explain the origin of the human-dragon corpse in front of me.
"Little brother, how do you know so much?"
"I have traveled all over the world. Although I have never heard of ichthyosis, there are so many strange things in this world. People are just frogs in the well. Just because I have never seen a stubborn disease does not mean that it does not exist. I still have you, little brother. He has more knowledge than me, a veteran."
The old Taoist priest gave Jin An a thumbs up with admiration.
Even the captain, the abbot of Bailong Temple, and monk Hongzhao, after calming down the turmoil in their hearts, were full of praise for Jin An.
As the saying goes, if three people are walking together, I must be my teacher.
The people who went down to the bottom of the pool this time included Jin An, the old Taoist priest, Xi Jian, the captain, and two monks from Bailong Temple.
The four monks, Monk Kongming from Bailong Temple, Country Goddess, and Brother Weeper, were left on the shore to keep alert to prevent being attacked from behind after going down to the bottom of the pool.
After being surprised, Jin An and the other six began to study how to pry open the amber stone in front of them.
But just as they were walking back and forth in Jin'an, discussing how to open the amber stone and behead the corpse, suddenly, the voice of the old Taoist priest exclaimed in the tomb: "How come the eyes of the Lord of Teng Kingdom are open? "
The old Taoist priest's exclamation shocked several people present. They turned to look carefully at the corpse sealed in amber. Sure enough, under the dragon helmet, the eyes of the tomb owner could be seen through a small slit in the dragon helmet. , Qing Leng opened it, revealing cold black and white eyes.
In the cold eyes, the flickering light of the torches in the hands of Jin An and the others were reflected.
"Little brother, captain, abbot, did any of you notice just now that the eyes of the Lord of Teng Kingdom were closed? Or were they opened later?" The words of the old Taoist priest fell in this dark and quiet tomb. , somewhat scary.
I don’t know if it’s a psychological effect, but even the air seems to have become quieter and more depressing.
A big stone fell on everyone's mind.
Everyone frowned and thought about it, but they all looked at each other in astonishment. Just now, everyone was attracted by the amber stone and eight-treasure box, but no one noticed the small detail of the eyes of the Lord of Teng Kingdom.
No one can tell whether the eyes of the Lord of Teng Kingdom who were lying in the amber stone were open just now? Still closed?
"Little brother, could it be that the Lord of Teng Kingdom heard what you said just now, and his old man became so angry that his body started to stir up, and his eyes opened?"
When the old Taoist opened his mouth, Jin An glared at the old Taoist.
"It doesn't matter whether he slept with his eyes open or opened them later. He smashed the amber stone, dug up the corpse, and burned the bones that have not changed for thousands of years. I wonder how he can pretend to be a ghost!"
Jin An drank coldly.
The red blood in his hand exploded, and he punched the amber stone in front of him.
Boom!
There was a muffled explosion, and the seemingly solid amber stone cracked inch by inch, revealing the human-dragon body hidden under the tomb that had been practicing for thousands of years!
