"Do you even need to ask? It must be an underground palace. Look at these well-made weapons and those boxes. There might be gold and silver treasures inside!"
As expected of a forthright man with a straightforward personality, seeing Ives asking probing questions without anyone else answering, the bald man started shouting excitedly. He Fei and others who also concluded that this was an underground palace were also excited. They must know that the curse made them What I came here to look for was the soul-fixing bead. Let’s not talk about the function of this thing, but how could it be so easy to find something that was cursed and set as a way to survive? In fact, even before entering the underground mausoleum, everyone subconsciously believed that the soul-fixing bead was difficult to find, and most likely it was placed in the deepest hidden underground palace tomb. There was hope of obtaining the Soul-Defining Bead, but now by chance, an underground palace tomb was discovered. Regardless of whether this tomb was the tomb of the Lord of the Underground Mausoleum, at least there was hope of finding the Soul-Defining Bead! so……
"Quick! Everyone, look for it quickly and check carefully to see what's here!"
"Yes, look for it, look for it immediately! Hey, Feida, and Osborne, you guys should hurry up and look for it! Don't miss any corner!"
Thinking of this, He Fei immediately ordered everyone to search. Abdullah on the opposite side also gave orders to his own members. So, in the following time, the two teams began to search. Although the tomb was large, there were more than 30 executors. People, manpower is definitely enough, and a group of new people have finally come in handy. For a while, the crowd dispersed and began to look for the soul-fixing beads. No one was worried about finding the wrong thing, because the curse had clearly stated that the executor only needed to take the soul-fixing beads. When the Soul-fixing Pearl is reached, the mission will end immediately. What does this mean? It's very simple, which means that everyone doesn't need to identify it at all. As long as one person accidentally holds the soul-fixing bead in his hand, the mission will be over!
The tranquility of the underground palace tomb that had been silent for thousands of years was broken for the first time today. In the tomb, except for He Fei, Chen Xiaoyao and Abdullah, everyone else participated in the search and began to look for anything worth noting in the tomb. Several of them Boxes with mouths have naturally become the focus of the search. Just like now, Peng Hu and Cheng Ying came to a box. When they came closer, they found that the box was made of pure copper, and the box mouth had no lock and could be opened with just one pull. With strong curiosity, Peng Hu opened the box and opened it, only to see that it was full of silver!
The silver ingots piled up in the box shone with silver light under the illumination of the flashlight. The unique reflection of ancient silver shocked the two of them. Unexpectedly, Peng Hu guessed it right. There was indeed a valuable treasure in the box! Just this box full of silver, at least hundreds of thousands of taels, is actually a very astonishing amount of wealth, whether in ancient times or modern times. When he saw this, Cheng Ying was not mentioned, but Peng Hu saw it. His eyes flashed, he grinned and said: "Haha! I knew there was something good in the box, I'm going to make a fortune, now I'm making a fortune!"
While speaking, Peng Hu also picked up the silver ingot and looked up and down.
"Hey, hey, hey, bald head, please calm down first. Do you know what you are doing?" Seeing Peng Hu staring at the silver ingot with excitement, Cheng Ying frowned and reminded. It was also because of her words that Peng Hu's eyes were shining just now. Suddenly coming back to his senses, he hurriedly put down the silver ingot and said with an embarrassed smile: "Ah, sorry, I almost forgot that we are not short of money, but then again, this is the first time in my life that I have seen so much silver, so it's okay to be excited for a while. I understand."
First of all, it is certain that Peng Hu’s words are very reasonable. After all, real money has always had a strong attraction to human beings. It is an irresistible instinct of the subconscious. Even an executive who is never short of money will actually still be tempted to face such wealth. He was shocked and even involuntarily attracted to it. This was true, but the reality was also true. Just as Peng Hu was speaking, a series of even more excited shouts came from nearby:
"Holy shit! Gold, so much gold!"
"Huh? Is this jade or agate? It looks so beautiful!"
"Ah! This, this, these are pearls, all pearls!"
As soon as Peng Hu finished speaking, Chen Shuihong and Li Tianheng, who were checking another copper box next to them, instinctively screamed with excitement. The gold ingots filled in the box shone with golden light under the flashlight. In front of Mei's eyes was a box full of emerald agate. Not only that, Feida and Ors, who were checking the copper boxes on the other side, were also stunned by the snow-white pearls that filled their eyes. They were all filled with valuable gold and silver jewelry!
Greed for wealth does not distinguish between races and national boundaries. When faced with gold, silver and jewelry, whether it is the Chinese team or the Arabian team, the senior players are all excited. It is conceivable that even the senior players cannot resist this temptation for a while. They just joined Needless to say, the newcomers who were searching around were attracted when they heard that the box was full of gold and silver. Especially after seeing the real money and silver in the box, for some reason they were nervous and fearful earlier. Forgetting their fear, they started to grab madly. Their greed for wealth temporarily overshadowed their fear, and they stuffed their pockets and backpacks with money. Fortunately, the senior people reacted faster. Seeing the newcomers searching for treasures, Peng Hu shouted on the spot: "You guys Stop taking these idiots! These things are of no use to us at all. On the contrary, they will increase the weight and affect your running speed. Put them back, I will fucking put them back!"
"Yes! Put them back. These gold and silver jewelry will have no effect on the executor. No matter how much you take, they will be meaningless. On the contrary, they will become a burden!" Seeing Peng Hu yelling to remind the newcomers, the senior members of the Arab team on the opposite side also hurriedly yelled. They shouted and reminded the treasures that it was useless, but unfortunately the effect was not great. Except for a few newcomers who honestly and obediently put down their gold and silver, most people still only focused on collecting money and stuffed a large amount of property into their pockets. Some even even filled their backpacks. Like this, Peng Hu was furious, and was about to go over and teach him a lesson, but was grabbed by Cheng Ying. While holding him, he whispered: "It's useless. These people have just come to curse the space, and their secular mentality has not changed. The greed for money still remains, and if you forcefully stop it now, it will actually only make them hate you, which will not do you any good."
"Well……"
Cheng Ying's words were not meant to stop but to remind Peng Hu. The meaning was simple and clear. Sure enough, after being reminded by Cheng Ying, Peng Hu stopped talking. He was no longer stopping the newcomers from searching for property. He was just standing by with Cheng Ying. As he watched, he couldn't help but curse in a low voice: "A bunch of idiots."
Cheng Ying can figure it out and the other seniors naturally know it well. In fact, since the newcomers were searching for property, all the senior members of the Shenzhou team, except Peng Hu, have collectively remained silent. Seeing that shouting to dissuade them has little effect, Feida and other senior Arab team members The interviewers have also shut up one after another and stopped talking. Of course, not all newcomers care about the treasures they choose to search for. Among them, Tao Mei, like the seniors, completely ignores the treasures in the box. Monk Huijue, who is a Taoist monk, also did not look at the treasures throughout the process. At first glance, the junior high school boy named Gao Chengliang had the instinct to take the gold and silver in the box. However, after hearing Peng Hu's scolding, he hesitated for a moment and finally stepped back. There were also a few newcomers on the Arab team who had not taken it. gold and silver.
It wasn't until the newcomers had searched enough and stuffed their pockets and even backpacks that they were satisfied. Then they started looking around again under the orders of the seniors. As for Zhao Ping...
Compared with other senior men who took the lead in checking several copper boxes, the man with glasses ignored the copper boxes throughout the whole process, let alone the gold and silver jewelry discovered later. From the beginning of the search until now, the man has been focusing on the surrounding weapon racks. On the top, at this moment, walking between the copper racks full of weapons, Zhao Ping turned his eyes and kept scanning the space in the center of the weapons, almost performing his meticulous interpretation vividly. He saw that the man with glasses was not affected by the treasure at all. Soon, in the copper box Cheng Ying and others found nothing, and they also dropped the copper box and continued searching. At the same time...
In the center of the hall, he glanced at the coffin behind him and then at the executors who were busy searching around him. As if he thought of something, He Fei asked Chen Xiaoyao: "Do you think this is the underground palace of the main mausoleum?"
"Certainly not!"
"Huh?"
He Fei did not expect that Chen Xiaoyao would answer so simply and cheerfully. Hearing this, he was slightly startled, but Chen Xiaoyao said calmly: "Old He, I know what you mean, but unfortunately this is not and cannot be the real tomb of Wu Zetian. First of all, you have to understand the identity of Wu Zetian. Although she was the emperor who sought to usurp the throne, she was still an emperor after all. In addition, the Tang Dynasty had strong national power, so the emperor’s tomb must be magnificent. Although the layout here is not bad, there are many things placed inside. There are few gold and silver treasures, but strictly speaking, it is still too simple. It is most likely a burial tomb, and the people buried here are probably other higher-status burials."
Since Chen Xiaoyao knew a lot about Diling tombs, He Fei had no doubts about the young man's answer. However, after learning that this was just a burial tomb, He Fei still became curious and wanted to continue asking about the identity of the tomb owner. , but was overtaken by Abdullah who had been listening: "Other higher-status burial attendants? Who are they specifically?"
"Hey, Lao Du, you asked this question. It's a very easy answer. You can even tell it at a glance." Seeing the curious looks cast by the two captains, Chen Xiaoyao smiled slightly, then raised his hand and pointed at the tomb in front of him. Looking at the tiger pattern under his feet and the weapon racks around him, he said calmly: "Look at the weapons that fill the tomb, and look at the tiger pattern, and imagine that even by guessing, you can roughly guess the identity of the tomb owner."
"In ancient times, there were only two types of people who were qualified to place a large number of weapons and armor in tombs. They were either the founding emperors who made great achievements or the marshals and generals who made great military achievements. As an empress who didn't understand military affairs at all and didn't even know how to govern a country, Wu Zetian definitely Wu Zetian would not place weapons in his tomb, and the dragon is often the symbol of the emperor. It is impossible for beasts like tigers to appear in Wu Zetian’s tomb, so..."
"As expected, this is a general's tomb, and the person lying in this coffin is basically a military general!"
After listening to Chen Xiaoyao's well-founded account, He Fei understood that this was not Wu Zetian's tomb, let alone the tomb of the underground palace owner of this hidden mausoleum, but a companion tomb, and the owner of the tomb was most likely a military commander. Like the eunuch and maid above, they were buried as martyrs, but because of their higher status, a tomb was specially built for them. This was not over yet. Seeing He Fei's expression of understanding, in order to continue to show off his knowledge, Chen Xiaoyao said proudly again: "The emperor's greed for power is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. Even if he dies, he must still enjoy the treatment he received during his lifetime. Otherwise, there would not be so many eunuchs and maidens here to accompany him to the funeral. And if someone is there to serve him, he must also be protected. , In fact, there has been a tradition before the Song Dynasty that military generals were buried with them. Whenever the emperor died, the new emperor would choose a military general he disliked in the court to die, and after his death, he would be buried in the imperial mausoleum as a 'mausoleum-protecting general.'
Having said this, Chen Xiaoyao turned back and pointed at the coffin behind him: "And this dear man who was unfortunately placed inside is the general who protects the mausoleum!"
Just when Chen Xiaoyao was helping He Fei and Abdullah search for knowledge about the imperial tomb, everyone who had been searching in different directions reunited, and the result was certain. No matter whether they were veterans or newcomers, they searched all corners and found no one. Soul-fixing Pearl, at this moment, seeing Cheng Ying and others shaking their heads collectively, He Fei couldn't help but frown. Abdullah, who was also the captain, also looked ugly. Everyone hesitated for a moment, and then, without anyone needing to remind them, Next, the crowd turned around one after another, fixing their eyes on the center of the hall, looking at the dark coffin.
Yes, there is no need to explain. The purpose of everyone coming here is to find the soul-fixing bead. Now that they have searched the tomb and found nothing, there is only one thing they can do next. Everyone’s last hope is all in this tomb. On the coffin.
Staring at the coffin in front of them, everyone's breathing gradually became heavier. They were upset about something they were about to do. In fact, it was right. After all, they were not tomb robbers. They still resisted this kind of thing. Unfortunately, resistance was useless. They had to do what they had to do. It had to be done after all, and because of this, after taking a deep breath, He Fei took the lead towards the coffin.
The crowd gathered around the coffin to inspect it for a moment, and then realized that the coffin was unusual. The entire coffin was made of extremely precious nanmu, and the lid was extremely well sealed. A dozen large iron nails were scattered around to fix the coffin lid. Seeing this, At He Fei's signal, Peng Hu spat on his hands, rubbed his hands and grinned: "Hey, the coffin lid is quite nailed, but it doesn't matter, no matter how many nails are hammered in, it will be done sooner or later." It’s a big deal! Let’s get some energetic helpers!”
Peng Hu greeted him while taking out a crowbar prepared in advance from his bag. Soon, under the leadership of Peng Hu, several powerful executioners began to work hard to pry the coffin. Of course, in order to prevent the corpse gas after being opened. Infection, under Chen Xiaoyao's reminder, several people also wore masks in advance, while the rest stood back a few meters to watch silently. First of all, it is certain that due to the large number of coffin nails and the fact that they were nailed too tightly, several people worked together for a long time to pry In fact, they only pried open a few gaps and pulled out two huge iron nails. However, there is a saying that persistence is victory. Peng Hu and the others, who knew this well, did display their perseverance, no matter how big their bodies were. Drenched in sweat, a few people just didn't stop.
As the surrounding nails were pried off one by one, the coffin lid became increasingly loose.
10 minutes later……
"Ugh!"
Bang, bump!
With several people yelling, finally, the originally sealed coffin lid was pried open with so much force that the entire coffin lid was overturned. It made a crashing sound when it fell to the ground. What's weird is that after the coffin lid was opened, At this moment, before Peng Hu and the others could look inside, a cloud of black gas suddenly emerged from the coffin. The black gas transparently dissipated during the rapid rise. The onlookers who watched were secretly surprised, and at the same time, an extremely unpleasant smell came out. The smell also filled the nasal cavity instantly. At first smelling this smell, He Fei's expression suddenly changed, and a feeling of vomiting came to his throat. He Fei was like this, and the others were also like this. Smelling the extremely unpleasant and strange smell, everyone hurriedly covered their mouths with their hands. Back off, and women are the worst offenders!
"vomit!"
During the retreat, many female newcomers bent over and vomited. Even Cheng Ying, Tang Meng and Kong Ling showed ugly expressions as if they were about to vomit! The female veteran of the Arab team named Ives also had a vomiting reaction. Although the women finally held back, their faces were still ugly, their brows furrowed, and they immediately put on their masks as quickly as possible. However, there were exceptions. , just when the crowd covered their mouths and noses with their hands and instinctively retreated, Chen Xiaoyao did not move, and just stood there in an extremely calm manner.
"Eh? Brother Chen, are you... can't you smell it?" Seeing that Chen Xiaoyao ignored the odor without changing his expression, Li Tianheng, who was looking for a mask, couldn't help but be curious and asked casually, but Chen Xiaoyao didn't answer, just not He hurriedly took out the mask, and after putting it on, Chen Xiaoyao took a deep breath and slowly turned back, smiling at Li Tianheng and saying, "I'm sorry, I just held my breath."
"Damn! So you already knew there would be a strange smell, so why didn't you warn everyone in advance? Ugh! This smell..."
"Chen Ruffian, I'm going to kill you! You actually deliberately tricked me!"
Not to mention how Li Tianheng was retching with bitterness on his face after learning the truth, and not to mention how Kong Lingzheng was furious. If the onlookers' expressions changed suddenly because they smelled the strange smell and they touched the masks, then right now Peng Hu and the others next to the coffin could be described as miserable. Although they had put on masks in advance, due to the close proximity, the strong and strange smell spreading in the coffin still penetrated the nose through the masks, causing several people to turn aside on the spot. turn!
"Holy crap! This smells so damn strong!"
Stimulated by the strange smell that almost smoked his brain, Peng Hu rolled and crawled away from the coffin. Several other people also covered their noses and fled in panic. Fortunately, the strange smell did not last long because the tomb had been ventilated. In less than two minutes, most of the smell dissipated. It was only then that the crowd, led by He Fei and Abdullah, cautiously approached the coffin.
Obviously, unless you are an idiot, everyone will know that the strange smell just now belongs to corpse odor. Under normal circumstances, corpse odor will often emit more than ten hours after death, let alone an ancient corpse that has been sealed in a coffin for thousands of years. The corpse odor was sealed in the coffin and could not dissipate, so it surged out when the coffin was placed, but it is no longer important to talk about these things. What is important is the coffin, or...
What's inside the coffin? Is there the soul-fixing bead that the executor has been looking for! ?
Everyone cautiously came to the coffin and turned on their flashlights to shine into the coffin. The first thing they saw was the corpse of a man wearing a helmet and armor. It was unclear whether the tomb was dry and preserved or because the nanmu coffin had excellent antisepsis. He had obviously been dead for thousands of years, but The male corpse was basically intact. It did not turn into bones as expected, but evolved into a form similar to a mummy. The reason why it is described like this is because the male corpse was not completely dry. If you look carefully, you can still see the shape of the male corpse. The face and flesh are slightly intact. In fact, this is a semi-mummy. While retaining part of the skin and flesh, the natural appearance is vaguely visible. The male corpse is full of cheeks and beard, and looks quite ruthless. He was about 40 years old when he died, and his body was Extremely tall, his actual height is actually a bit taller than the already tall Peng Hu. Perhaps this kind of height is not that unusual in modern times, but please don't forget that it was ancient times thousands of years ago. People in ancient times were generally not tall due to lack of nutrition, so it was considered very rare to have such a tall figure. In addition to being tall and tall, the male corpse was also covered with a fish scale armor unique to the Tang Dynasty. At first glance, it looked very evil.
There is no doubt that the male corpse lying in the coffin is most likely a general. Although he does not know his deeds during his lifetime, he can tell from his appearance that he is a powerful man. He most likely commanded the army in the past. However, unfortunately, now he He is already dead. No matter how majestic he was in life, he is just a corpse now. But then again, even if the man is just a corpse, his terrifying appearance still makes everyone secretly frightened. Some of the timid ones are even scared. Don't dare to look away.
After roughly observing the man's body, everyone, including He Fei, turned their attention to other things. After all, the purpose of opening the coffin was not to view the dead man, but to find key items. They kept looking with wide eyes and saw what was inside the coffin. In addition to the corpse, there were some unknown objects placed in the corner of the coffin, around the legs of the male corpse. There was a sword the same size as a dagger, a beautifully carved white jade plaque, and something similar to a musical instrument. , in fact, whether it is a small sword, a white jade tablet, or that unknown musical instrument, they all have some exotic style. Upon seeing this, Tang Meng murmured: "The Tang Dynasty was the most open and tolerant prosperous period in Chinese history. Countries were trading with each other, and these things should have come from foreign countries at that time, but now they have become funerary objects, and they were probably the general's favorite things during his lifetime, otherwise he would not have brought them into the coffin."
Somehow, at this moment, after listening to Tang Meng's personal guess and looking at several items in the coffin, Chen Shuihong rolled his eyes, and then before others could react, he suddenly reached into the coffin, making it clear that he wanted to remove something in the coffin. The object was in his hands, and coincidentally, just as Chen Shuihong went to pick up something as fast as lightning, the man from the Arab team with a wretched appearance who seemed to be named Donald also instantly put his hand into the coffin. The two of them moved at the same time, reaching out at the same time. In the end, he actually held what seemed to be a musical instrument at the same time!
Some people died, but not completely...
