That half-human, half-corpse thing is so weird and has never appeared for so many years, but for some reason, it suddenly appeared recently?

After Xuan Heng's repeated recollections and deliberation, it was finally concluded that the tomb of that monarch was indeed next to it. And could that weird, half-human, half-corpse thing really be from that monarch's tomb?

Although I dare not draw a conclusion yet, according to the current signs, the space next to it is very likely to be the tomb of the king. Since there were so many tombs in the Spring and Autumn Period, they were all connected to the space under the crater, which means that at that time

, some people already know the mysterious energy of this space.

Xuan Heng specifically explained that the monarch was the first to build a tomb near the crater, and the subsequent tombs were all imitated by later generations, because they knew that the monarch had profound Taoist attainments, and the reason why he was there

The painstaking efforts put into building tombs here showed that this was a geomantic treasure for tombs, so people rushed to imitate them.

Of course, these are all Xuan Heng's unfounded inferences. In order to find out, the general wanted to pass through the water inlet on the stone wall and flow upstream into the space next door.

Although this is a bit risky, in order to understand the situation, this is also the most effective method.

Xuan Heng and the others also discovered that the reason why their previous evacuation and establishment of posts were clearly understood by the other party was actually because of the glowing "stone", because that "stone" was not a stone at all, but a kind of

A living creature that emits light, but it looks like a stone.

This is another important discovery made by the military commander, and this discovery is also very unexpected.

When the general was stabbed several times and had not completely lost consciousness, he suddenly felt that the luminous stone in his hand was squirming very hard. And before the general fainted, he saw with his own eyes that the luminous "stone" actually

Two tentacles were stretched out. Therefore, Xuan Heng and the others concluded that the reason why those luminous stones appeared there was probably for the purpose of lighting.

In addition, it was also important for the safety of Xuan Heng and others to understand the situation in the space next door, so the military commander did not delay and immediately came to the underground river again and drilled in through the water inlet.

Not long after entering, the general returned safely and told about the incredible secrets and magic of that other space.

It turned out that the water inlet was not long, only seven or eight feet long. When he passed through the water inlet, he found that he was in a wonderful river. The bottom of the river was all made of luminous "stones", which were thick and thick.

The layer of water illuminates the crystal clear river water brightly, and once the body "touches" the stone, the stone will slowly squirm. This makes the general very worried, because in such a bright river, he is afraid of being

people discovered.

After he looked around nervously, he felt a little relieved. The light all around was very dim. Except for the glowing stones at the bottom of the river, there was no light above and no figure could be seen. Although the general could not see because of the dark light.

It was too far, but from the sense of emptiness, the general felt vaguely that this space should be very large, even bigger than theirs. The more it was like this, the more the general felt that there was something mysterious hidden in the emptiness and darkness.

, looking at him.

However, the underground river where the general was located was not big, less than an acre. Just when the general was hesitating whether to go ashore, something unexpected happened: he suddenly heard a barking of dogs, which surprised the general.

I never expected that there would be dogs in this mysterious space!

Sure enough, a dog ran out of the darkness in the distance and ran all the way to the dark river, where it stood and barked at the general.

Through the light emitted by the "stones" at the bottom of the pool, the general could vaguely see the appearance of the dog.

At first glance, there was nothing special about the dog, but when he looked carefully, the general was shocked - the dog's skin was incomplete, and almost half of the flesh on the skull was rotten, but the general could still vaguely

I saw that there was something vaguely like maggots crawling inside the exposed skull.

This is not the strangest thing. The strangest thing is that from the socket of one of the dog's eyes, there is a snake's head sticking out. In other words, there is actually a snake parasitizing inside the dog's skull.

, this is incredible!

A dog, whose body was rotten and mutilated, and not only had maggots but also snakes in its skull, yet this dog was still alive! The general couldn't believe his eyes.

For a moment, he forgot both his fear and what to do next. He just stared blankly at the dog and stood there in a daze, his thinking completely stagnant.

In addition, the general also saw a yellow belt tied around the dog's neck. Compared with the "broken" dog, the yellow belt looked very new, as if it had just been hung up.

For some reason, the dog barked at the general for a while, then suddenly stopped, as if someone had stopped it, turned around and ran into the darkness behind, and soon disappeared again.

At this time, the general came to his senses. In the invisible darkness, he seemed to hear someone talking. So, the general did not dare to stay any longer, and immediately got into the water hole again and floated back down the river.

After the general said this, Xuan Heng, Zhu Leting and the others felt that the space next to them was more and more mysterious, which made them even more worried, especially about the dog and the half-human, half-corpse monster they saw.

It's a bit similar - the body has been partially decomposed, but the general actions are still normal. What is going on?

Although their own experiences were extremely strange, they could be explained, but they were completely unable to understand the things they encountered.

In the end, it was Xuan Heng who managed to figure out some clues based on his knowledge of the monarch's tomb.

Xuan Heng believed that the dog that the general saw should be a burial object for the monarch, because according to the funeral customs of the kingdom at that time, when the monarch was buried, there must be a living dog among the burial objects, because they believed that dogs were the most divine.

One of the animals that can smell traces of the soul, so when the soul leaves the human body, in order to avoid getting lost, a dog is needed to guide it.

Moreover, this dog is not an ordinary dog, but is known as the most "divine" dog. This kind of dog is golden yellow all over, has not a single hair, and has "tiger teeth and leopard tail".

That is to say, this dog's appearance alone is very special - its teeth are very similar to those of a tiger, and its tail is very similar to that of a leopard.

Moreover, dogs in general like to eat human feces. For almost all dogs, human feces is more delicious than meat. Anyone who knows the temperament of dogs knows this, but this kind of dog will starve to death.

Nor will he eat a mouthful of shit;

Not only do they not eat feces, they don't even eat raw meat, they only eat cooked meat, and they only eat specially cooked beef. They are extremely delicate and difficult to feed.

Therefore, this kind of dog is called "the noble among dogs". Due to this characteristic, this kind of dog also became a symbol of aristocratic status at that time. However, this kind of dog is not only extremely rare in number, but also extremely difficult to feed, and its fertility is also poor.

It is very low. Not only can only one child be born per litter, but it also takes twelve months of pregnancy to give birth, while for ordinary dogs, it only takes about two months.

What is quite paradoxical is that in some aspects, this kind of dog has extremely strong vitality.

Historical records record that during the Spring and Autumn Period, when a nobleman died, a living dog was buried in his tomb. Five years later, his wife also died. Because the two had a very good relationship, they left a dog alive during their lifetime.

There is a last word that they must be buried together after death.

When people opened the prince's tomb and buried his wife's coffin, they found that the dog was still intact and lying in the tomb passage, as if it had just fallen asleep, just like frogs and snakes sleeping.

As soon as the tomb passage was opened and fresh air came in, the dog actually woke up and barked a few times at the people who suddenly appeared. Although the sound was a bit weak, everyone was stunned at the time and immediately started barking at the dog.

Kowtow and kneel down, shouting "divine dog".

After this incident, the value of this kind of dog has greatly increased. Even one such dog can be exchanged for several cities, which is really priceless.

But in addition to these, this kind of dog also has an incredible characteristic - even if its body is cut in half, each part of its body can live for about five to seven days. At that time, a nobleman actually used this kind of dog

After conducting experiments, he cut the dog into four segments at once, but what he didn't expect was that each segment of the body lived for about three days before gradually dying.

But then a mysterious coincidence happened.

This nobleman fought with a neighboring country. After his defeat, he was captured by the neighboring country and died after being torn apart by a chariot. When he died, his body was broken into four parts. The soldiers who performed the chariot chariot at that time were also shocked because they were chariot-charioted.

I have passed countless people, but I have never seen anyone break into four pieces.

People said that it must be this nobleman who suffered retribution for killing the "sacred dog". Otherwise, such a coincidence would never have happened. Since then, the status of this kind of dog has improved a lot, and it has become more prominent.

Mysterious.

In addition, when this kind of dog is buried, a belt made of gold foil will be hung under its neck. It is said that human souls like to be attached to gold belts because gold is the least susceptible to decay among various metals.

It will not rust. Even if it is buried in the soil for thousands of years, it will still be as clean as new when you take it out and wipe off the ashes on it.

The military commander saw that the belt under the dog's neck must be that kind of gold foil belt.

"Did senior Xuan Heng tear off that belt hook on purpose? Did he mention this in the manuscript?" Xiao Lei listened to Crazy Liuhe's cousin talk so much, but he still didn't mention the belt hook.

, couldn’t help but ask.

Cousin, Crazy Six and Old Man Yuan all shook their heads. This was beyond our expectation - could it be that the belt hook was not what we had guessed at all? Xuan Heng deliberately tore it off in order to leave clues for us.

?

Crazy Liu and his cousin also said that maybe we were overthinking it, and that the belt hook might actually have been torn off by Xuan Heng unintentionally, so he didn't know about it at all, so he didn't mention it in the manuscript.

This was really beyond our expectation.

However, based on what Madman Liu and his cousin said, we seem to be basically certain that the space next to it should be the monarch's tomb, and the person who assassinated Xuan Heng must also be someone from the monarch's tomb, those from the Spring and Autumn Period.

, also relied on the energy of the space below to "survive" - ​​although perhaps in a certain sense, they are no longer "people" in the usual sense, but after all, they have traveled through nearly three thousand years.

And still be able to appear in front of the world.

But who would have known that when we came to this conclusion, the three people who had read Xuan Heng's manuscript shook their heads repeatedly. This made us feel extremely surprised. Isn't it true?

Because from what Xuan Heng himself said, we can naturally draw this conclusion. For what reason did Xuan Heng deny this conclusion?

Seeing our surprised expressions, my cousin smiled slightly and explained: "No wonder you think so. We would have thought so too if we hadn't read Xuan Heng's manuscript. In addition, not only us, but also Zhu Leting's followers

, also have similar thoughts to us. They all think that the person who got out of the water hole and assassinated them should be the subordinate of the monarch in the Spring and Autumn Period, or even the monarch himself.

But Xuanheng denied this speculation.
Chapter completed!