The three of them opened the door of the fourth room and found another room covered with grass.
There was no trace around, so the three left for the second house.
The exterior of the house is the same as the first one, except that the front yard is larger.
But the broken door panels of the main entrance were scattered in the yard, and the door panels had been thickened, and the wooden boards nailed to them were all broken.
Entering the main hall, the room was dark.
There was no furniture in the house, and the windows were sealed with boards and sticks.
The door panels of the rooms on the corridor were missing, and the room was in a mess. The furniture was smashed to pieces. Only the bed was intact, and it was nailed to the wall to block the windows.
The four rooms are all in this situation. What is it to prevent the doors and windows from being sealed?
The brothers and sisters speculated that the target of defense was not human beings, otherwise if the other party lit a fire, the people in the house would be burned to death or choked to death by the smoke.
Gongsun Zhi also agreed, and even suspected that You Cang's evil energy had leaked out, breeding some evil spirits.
The three of them continued to look at the next house. The third house had an extra block and a larger yard than the first two. But there is no stove in the side yard, and there is an extra chimney on the roof.
The yard is surrounded by a flower bed, and a tree stump with a diameter of more than half a meter is placed next to it. There are four chairs made of woven bamboo strips, which look very fragile after being torn by time.
The front door and windows of this house are made of iron, three inches thick!
However, the iron doors and windows were attacked by unknown objects, leaving many dents and scratches. One of the windows was slightly deformed and stained with unknown sources, and was covered in red rust.
Now the iron door was wide open, and the three of them entered the house. The light inside was bright, but there was actually a big hole in the roof.
There were obvious signs of a fight in the main hall, with scratches from sharp weapons everywhere. A lot of furniture was chopped and smashed, and the damage was serious. It looked like there was a scuffle between multiple people.
There were no bloodstains or corpses here. The three of them entered the inner room and saw four rooms with all kinds of things neatly arranged. Judging from the clothes and furnishings in the closet, three men and a couple lived here.
There is also a kitchen, which is very large, with two stoves, three water jars, and an underground kiln.
The entrance of the underground kiln is in the corner of the kitchen, and the bottom is also very large, at least two meters high. There were many sacks, and whatever they were inside was now a mess beyond recognition.
The kitchen has a back door leading to the backyard. It is also equipped with an iron door and is now open. At the door is a large area of fine sand with no grass growing on it.
The three of them were very puzzled. Such fine sand is often found on the seaside or river beds, but here there is only mud and gravel on the bottom of the river. If sand is artificially made, what is it used for?
He looked up and saw the fourth house. Although it was far away, he saw that the roof was shining brightly.
When they got closer, the three of them were shocked.
The house is surrounded by horses. The frame is made of iron. Although the spikes are dark yellow, they are better in color than copper. They are probably made of gold!
Between Juma and the house is a stretch of fine sand with no grass growing on it. And it was shining with little bits of light reflecting the sunlight, probably mixed with gold sand.
Dozens of one-foot-long double-edged bayonets were stuck upside down on the roof. They were all yellow and probably made of gold.
The iron doors and windows are inlaid with gold blades, and even the stone walls are covered with sea urchin-like golden thorn balls.
What’s even more shocking is that there are more than a dozen bones around the house!
Some were nailed to the sand by golden spears more than one meter long, some had their chests pierced by golden swords, some were shot through by golden arrows, and some had their heads separated, but there were still short knives stuck in their heads and bodies. What's even more outrageous is that the severed limbs are also nailed to the ground with gold spikes, even if it's a finger... In short, even if they are not connected together, they must be pierced with something made of gold.
Qin Zhaoyun used the edge of the flashlight to scratch the spur, and a mark appeared immediately. He couldn't help but sigh, "This fight is too expensive!"
Qinxuan continued, "It's unscientific to say the least. The purity of gold is very high. How can it be used as a weapon? It will break if you cut it, or break it with your hands."
Qin Zhaoyun said, "Maybe it's Qi Fan. You see, these people are all killed in one strike. That person must have very high martial arts skills, and it's unknown whether he has a unique weapon."
Gongsun Zhi shook his head, "This is strange. Look at these human bones. They are in the same state as the woman who was hanged in the first family. It seems like they were turned into white bones and then placed here. Remember the two people who were stabbed with golden knives. At that time, I wonder why they all died in the same room but had different decomposition conditions. Now that I see these human bones, I wonder if these people were poisoned or infected with some kind of evil spirit. Only gold can restrain, kill and stop it. It spreads.”
The brother and sister nodded together, and Qin Zhaoyun said, "Senior brother, they are really similar, otherwise why would they have to repair their broken limbs with a knife?"
Qinxuan walked around Juma and looked at the nearest human skeleton. Except for the different degree of weathering, it is really similar to the state of the first family where the people were hanged. She looked at three more human skeletons, and they were all in similar condition.
Moreover, human bones not only have thorns on the inside of the ribs and vertebrae, but also on the bones of the whole body, both inside and outside. The thorns are thicker and longer, just like the thorns of a cactus, and are dark red in color.
Not only that, almost all the bones in his body were broken and even twisted in opposite directions.
Let's just say that the human bone in front of Qin Xuan has its butt facing forward, but the thigh bone is broken in the middle, and the leg bone below the break is turned back to the front, but one foot is facing backward.
However, the fracture of the bone was clear, but it did not fall apart. Qinxuan looked carefully and found that there were dense yellow fibers in the mesh of the bones. It was these fibers that connected the human bones and maintained the human shape.
She picked up the arm bone with a flashlight and shook it twice. Not only was it not broken, not even a piece of bone fell off, which showed that the fiber was soft and tough enough.
She was very shocked. "The fibers are all over the bones, just like human nerves. These people are parasitized and controlled by something. Moreover, the bones must have been here for a long time, and the fibers are still flexible. This is unscientific!"
She told Qin Zhaoyun and Gongsun Zhi about her discovery, and they also checked several human bones, all of which were like this.
Qin Zhaoyun said, "This is really my grandma's beard. It's very abnormal. Could it be that there was a biochemical crisis? These are bones turned into zombies."
Gongsun Zhi pulled out the golden sword and wiped it while saying, "No matter what it is, you must be prepared. Since gold can defeat anything, we need to have one on hand."
The brother and sister agreed, Qin Zhaoyun took a sharp spear, and Qin Xuan took two short knives and a few spikes. The three of them set up their stance and approached the house.
This house is different from the first three. Although the area is similar, it is taller. The roof is trapezoidal and looks like a hat.
The door is in the center, a double door. There is a square stone carving in the middle on both sides of the door, which depicts a tiger with a triangle on its head and a pair of wings on its back. There are two vertical iron windows on the other three walls. The window panes have a strange shape, like a bird's head hanging upside down under a question mark.
Although the front door was tightly closed, it opened with a push, but then countless rays of light flashed in the room. The three of them thought there was a mechanism inside, and they were so surprised that they stepped aside.
However, when he came back to his senses, he found that there was nothing but light. The three of them looked into the house and were surprised again.
The room was gleaming with golden light. Except for the window, most of the walls of the room were lined with spiritual tablets layer by layer. Any spiritual tablets that came into contact with the light reflected light, making the room bright. Looking around, there were not only 1,000 but also 800 souls in the room. The scene was very spectacular.
The three of them entered the house and found a bronze drum behind the door, about one and a half meters high, with wheels on the bottom and could only be pushed sideways. I think they were originally placed at the door and were put inside the house to hold up the door.
There is a confession sheet on each side of the center of the room, and a wooden box at the bottom. A few steps further there was a large stone basin with traces of fire inside.
Only when the three of them got closer did they see clearly the bronze branches inlaid on the wall, and the branches and leaves were very lush. Not only are branches and leaves embedded inside the wall, they also extend outward. The branches are scattered and orderly, with layers on each other. Each copper leaf on the copper branch is actually a tray. On the leaves, there are all spiritual tablets about one palm high. Only the nine spiritual tablets on the top floor in the center of the hall. It is twice as big as other spiritual positions.
Moreover, the nine spiritual tablets are not placed on the copper leaves alone. Below the spiritual tablets is the main trunk of all the branches. They are cast so finely that even the lines of the bark are clearly visible. The branches and leaves form a platform at the top of the main trunk, and nine spiritual seats are placed side by side on it.
Qinxuan's eyes shone, he swallowed, took out a pocket camera from his bag and took pictures.
Qin Zhaoyun sighed while visiting, "It's really incredible. If I could bring one of these to Dr. Wu, I'm sure he would go crazy. Sister, give me the film later and I'll develop it."
Qinxuan replied, "Come on, what if he knows this and insists on you bringing him here? Forgot that last time you rejected him and blocked you at your door for two months? These photos Then, it can only be regarded as a family heirloom."
Gongsun Zhi silently walked to the end of the bronze tree on the left wall and looked. Each of the six floors above had six spiritual tablets, and the remaining five. There is only one name on the front of the spiritual tablet, and the surnames are all different. They are Shang, Lu, Zhang, Sun, and Liu. The Shang surname is missing below the sixth floor.
Gongsun Zhi bowed to the spiritual tablet, then picked up a spiritual tablet named Lu Youxin to look at. There was no date of birth or death written on the back, which puzzled him. Moreover, the weight I felt in my hand was much lighter than expected. It could not be made of pure gold.
He whispered "I'm offended" and lightly pressed the back of the spiritual tablet with his knuckles. The sound came out hollow, as the inside was hollow.
However, seeing that there were no joints in the spiritual body, he thought it was cast in one piece and made hollow to reduce weight. However, when he held the altar with both hands and put it back in place, he felt something strange when his fingers touched the edge of the base on the right, like touching the opening of the transparent tape, with a sense of disconnection.
He quickly looked at the base and found a hair-like gap on the bottom edge on the right. His intuition told him that the bottom could be opened.
He pressed the bottom with two thumbs and pushed upwards. With a click, he guessed correctly. The bottom was a pull-out cover that fit perfectly.
The inside of the spiritual tablet is orange-red. It turns out that the spiritual tablet is made of copper, but the surface is plated with a layer of gold.
The spiritual tablet is only about an inch thick, so there is a huge void inside. There was a roll of silk inside. When I took it out, I found that Lu Youzhi's life was written on it in small seals.
The eldest son of the 116th generation of the Lu family, his name is Youxin and his character is Kaiming. It fell on the sixth day of the third lunar month in the 15th year of the 30th year of Jiazi. He was fond of courage and ingenuity. Mrs. Lusun Liuhe, whose courtesy name is Xiangning, has no children. However, at the age of twenty-three, the demon thorn broke out of the cage, and Youxin and the whole clan fought against it. To avoid unforeseen circumstances, I had already set up a sign in the Thousand Spirits Hall to avoid being an unknown ghost.
"Demon thorn? What is it?" Gongsun Zhi hurriedly opened the spiritual tablet of Lu on the upper floor.
The eldest son of the 115th generation of the Lu family, his name is He Cheng and his courtesy name is Huairen. He was born on the tenth day of the first month in the spring of the year 30 Jiazi, with mediocre qualifications. Fortunately, his third son was quite talented and passed on his skills. Mrs. Lu Zhangfang, also known as Luyun, was the daughter of the Zhang family and raised her eldest son Lu Youxin, also known as Kaiming. The third son, Lu Youyi, has the courtesy name Qingxin. The second wife, Lu Zhang Meier, whose courtesy name was Ruixin, was the second daughter of the Zhang family. She raised two sons, Lu Youde and whose courtesy name was Youji. However, at the age of forty-one, the demon thorn finally broke out of its cage, and I called on the mountain people to work together to control it. In order to avoid unexpected events, I set up a sign in the Qianling Hall early, not to be an unknown ghost, and to look forward to the protection of my ancestors.
"Dareqing means that the last two generations went to the disaster together and died out. But what is the magic thorn?"
Gongsun Zhi continued to look through the life in the spiritual tablet.
