At sunset, Li Boxen climbed up a rock wall. There was a platform above. He threw Sui Ziang onto it first, causing him to utter an "ah" before he jumped up.
This was the third mountain he had found, and he felt that he had found the right one this time. The rumors about the first two mountains are that there are fox fairies and monsters in the mountains, while the rumors about this one are that there are spiritual gods living in seclusion. Woodcutter hunters always get lost near this mountain and have to wander for a long time before they can get out.
And when he stood on the stage and looked at it, he could see a crack as wide as one person on the cliff, as if it was struck with an axe. There are trees in front of this stone crevice. If it is the season with lush foliage, this entrance will never be found. Looking at the tree again, it doesn't look like a wild one, but like it was planted a long, long time ago.
He didn't rush in, but split a branch, tore a piece of clothes from Sui Ziang's body, and wrapped some twigs around one end of the branch. Then drill wood to make fire, and light this simple torch near the entrance.
At this time, there was only a hint of afterglow on the horizon, the mountains had become dark, and there were faint beasts howling. Sui Zi'ang was carried away by him for a long time, and his hands and feet were already numb. Hearing the voice, he hurriedly said: "General Li, don't leave me here."
Li Bochen was also tired and hungry and didn't want to talk nonsense with him. Then he dragged him and the horse's legs to the entrance, stuffed his mouth with his clothes, and said: "Sui Zi'ang, wait for me here. You can try to run if you have the chance, but if you run away, I will catch you again." , you are dead."
Then, holding a torch, he walked inside.
From the outside, the crack in the stone does not look wide, but after walking for more than ten steps, the road becomes less narrow. Although the two sides are naturally formed stone walls, they are relatively smooth. This kind of smoothness does not look like it is natural, but it has been rubbed by people over many years. He was overjoyed and felt that he had finally found the right place.
After walking a few dozen steps, Sui Ziang's "Woooo" cry outside could no longer be heard. By the light of the fire, he saw carvings appearing on the stone walls on both sides. He hurriedly stopped and took a look, and found that the incantation on it was Liudu Yixinjue's incantation. But in his opinion, although this mantra was more advanced than what he had practiced in the army, it was not as good as the Beichen Heart Determination given to him by Li Ding.
This must be a sect technique from the Liudu lineage. Looking at those marks, I don’t know how long ago they were carved. He then used a torch to illuminate these incantations and continued walking. After six or seven steps, he turned a corner and suddenly saw a bright light in front of his eyes.
But what hit us was not light, but darkness. The light from his torch can only illuminate a small area of space, and he doesn't know how big it is here. He then handed the torch to his left hand and pulled it out.
There was a thick layer of dust on the ground here, but the ground was extremely smooth. It was undoubtedly a stone chamber that had been carved out by someone. He chose one side of the wall and walked close to it, and sure enough he saw a lamp niche carved out of the stone wall. There was an oil lamp in the niche, which was also dusty.
After walking five or six steps further, he suddenly saw a ghostly face in front of him. The face looked like a skeleton, with disheveled hair and brown complexion. Li Bochen was startled, slashed in front of him with his knife, and took two steps back.
But when he stood firm, no one was attacking and no sound was heard. With a thought in his heart, he slowly moved the torch closer and found that it was indeed a mummy.
It was a mummy sitting cross-legged in meditation, still wearing clothes. But I don’t know how long it took, and the clothes were all withered. Looking at its body shape, it seems that it was a man in life. Li Bochen saw something flashing in his arms again, so he removed the torch and found it was a hairpin.
It is a blond hairpin, although it is also covered with gray, it still shows some bright color. In addition to this hairpin, there seemed to be some female accessories such as rings and earrings. There is also dust accumulated in the arms of the mummy. These things are buried in the dust, so you can't tell how many there are.
On the wall behind him, there was a gleaming iron sword leaning against it. There was dust on the mummy, but not on the sword. It was obvious at first glance that it was not a mortal thing.
Is this person the owner of this grotto? But why did you bring all these jewelry?
He was suspicious, but when he saw that the mummy was leaning against a stone wall, he slowly moved the torch to the side. When I looked around, I saw a mummy two or three steps away. He looked like a man, meditating. Looking into his arms, there were still some women's accessories. But in addition to these, there are several stone foxes.
Li Bochen was stunned for a moment, then an idea came into his mind, and he continued walking along the stone wall until he reached the end.
This stone room was about thirty paces long and thirty paces wide. He walked over thirty paces and saw nine mummies meditating against the wall. They also had some small gadgets in their arms, which most women seemed to like. On the wall behind them, there were also their own weapons, mostly knives and swords. The only one that was not a weapon was a pair of armor.
He thought for a while and realized that these people were not the cave owners here.
It should be the person Zhang Shanjun once loved. This place is a love grave.
Because there is a gold medal in the arms of the eighth mummy. Although it is covered with dust, the words engraved on the card are clearly visible: May I be like a star, like the moon, and the light will shine brightly every night. This is obviously a love poem.
And although these mummies looked terrifying, the expressions on their faces before death should have been extremely peaceful. If he was killed by someone and then moved here, this should never be the case.
And the women's ornaments in their arms...should they be gifts to Tiger Zhang in the past, right?
When he thought of this, Li Bochen felt a chill in his body. But as soon as I thought about it, I suddenly felt a little sour in my heart - Mr. Zhangshan claimed to have been enlightened for more than 1,400 years.
If she had only been romantically involved with Ye Chengchou and these nine mummies for more than 1,400 years, it really couldn't be considered an affair. Looking at the clothes of these people, he knew that they were not of the same era, but hundreds of years apart. After these people died, the tiger kept their relics and bodies in this stone chamber, which can be regarded as a kind of memorial.
Although it looks weird and scary...but the tiger is not human after all.
In this way, Li Boxen no longer felt that the stone chamber was eerie. Then he stepped back and saluted the nine mummies and said, "Seniors, please forgive me for disturbing you."
He held a torch and illuminated the room, and saw many incantations carved on the stone walls. Previously, there were Xinjue from the Liudu lineage in the passage, and there were people from the Taisu and Anji lineage in the room, but their realms were not high, only the Dragon and Tiger realm.
After searching some more, I found a piece of "Emperor's Sutra of Yin Fu" - this should be the method of refining Yin soldiers promised to him by the Tiger King. Knowing that the tiger did not break his promise, Li Bochen felt reassured. He was not in a hurry to memorize the incantation, but walked out again holding the torch.
Sui Ziang didn't run away, he was still lying on the ground with his hands and feet tied. Li Bochen lifted him up and put him down a dozen steps into the stone path. He also split some branches at the entrance of the cave, gathered them in the stone path, and lit a torch to light a bonfire.
Then he cut the horse meat, tied it with branches and put it on the fire, and then pulled out the clothes stuffed in Sui Ziang's mouth: "It seems you have to stay here with me for a few more days."
