Chapter 20: Dry Well (2)
Bip... The lantern danced slightly, as if it woke the two of them up from the shock.
Jiang Xian took two steps back and looked at the stone door in front of him in astonishment - it was about three meters high and four meters wide. It was a whole. There was an oil lamp on each side. They were not placed on the wall, but carved on both sides of the door.
Sideways. Like two guards.
These are two palace maids kneeling on the ground. Each one is nearly one meter tall. The maids are sitting cross-legged (xian) with their hair in a bun. They hold a lamp in their left hand and protect themselves from the wind with their right arm. They are wearing a long gown with wide sleeves and a dignified face.
The surface is covered with dust. It seems to be telling the vicissitudes of history, and it seems to be warning everyone who comes: here, no living person can stop.
Jiang Xian and Ling Xiaozi looked at each other, both of them unable to believe their eyes. Ling Xiaozi was the first to react. He took two steps forward and wiped off the dust on the lantern with almost trembling fingers, immediately revealing the golden color underneath.
's body.
Dang! He knocked, and the sound of the copper suddenly rang out. This was not gold, not even silver, but it made Ling Xiaozi go crazy, desperately wiping the dust on the statue of the palace maiden. His eyes were a little red.
As he rubbed more and more, the statue finally slowly revealed its true appearance - they were two bronze vessels. But it was unknown how much time had passed, and most of the body was covered with patina. Only the lamp niche in his hand was visible.
The dim candlelight flickered.
"Fuck..." Even Jiang Xian couldn't help but curse in a low voice at this moment.
"The national treasure Changxin Palace Lantern..." Ling Xiaozi's voice was hoarse, with suppressed passion: "This is the complete Changxin Palace Lantern!"
Now all the Changxin palace lanterns are from the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty inherited the Qin style. Although experts infer that the Changxin palace lanterns originated from the Qin Dynasty, there is not much evidence. There are not many complete samples unearthed. No one expected that in the West
In a small corner of Jing Province, there are actually two complete Changxin palace lanterns hidden!
It is no exaggeration to say that these two things are worth hundreds of millions! It can be said that the exploration operation of China Investment has recovered its cost at this moment. Moreover, it can be regarded as the grand finale!
"This thing... looks like my lost cousin the year before last..." Ling Xiaozi couldn't move his eyes: "I have a fate with Pindao... there is a great yuan..."
He greedily touched the body of the bronze statue of the lady. However, just when he touched the lamp, a very slight "choking" sound suddenly sounded in the space.
Very light.
Almost inaudible.
But the moment the voice sounded, Jiang Xian and Ling Xiaozi's expressions changed at the same time.
Jiang Xian knelt down without hesitation and opened the black umbrella. He huddled behind the black umbrella. The next second, a sound like a heavy rain hit the black umbrella.
The sound was crisp and clear, and you could tell it was either copper or steel. The impact range was extremely large, covering the entire passage. It also took a frighteningly long time, and it took a full minute for the sound to calm down.
Jiang Xian did not move, gritted his teeth and said: "Fake Taoist priest, are you alive?"
Ling Xiaozi's frightened voice sounded vaguely: "It's okay...it should be gone..."
After another three seconds, Jiang Xian put down his umbrella. Looking around, the entire passage was covered with steel nails from all directions!
One centimeter long, about the thickness of a match. It was inserted into the soil here and there. The two Changxin palace lanterns have now completely cracked. No...it is not appropriate to say that they are cracked. They are like disassembled Transformers, with heads and bodies.
, hands, and lamps were neatly separated and fell to the ground. And three one-foot-long sharp knives protruded from his abdomen!
If they had been even half a minute slower just now, they would either be shot into a sieve or disemboweled.
The overturned lamp rolled around on the ground a few times, and finally rolled down next to the door. Darkness returned to the cave, but the moment it was extinguished, you could clearly see that on the tray of the lamp, dragged from behind the Dragon Broken Stone,
A tight rope came out.
This is the trigger... Jiang Xian breathed a sigh of relief and turned on the cold light above his head. He suddenly discovered that Ling Xiaozi was lying on the roof of the cave like a gecko. The front part of the cloud shoes on his feet collapsed, exposing his toes. His toes and fingers were like
Twenty hooks are firmly attached to the wall.
"The gecko has practiced the wall-walking skill well." He swayed upwards, and Ling Xiaozi jumped down. Looking at the two palace lanterns scattered on the ground, he lamented: "My poor cousin..."
"Changxin palace lanterns can be assembled. This does not affect their value." Jiang Xian squatted down and stared at the lamp. Suddenly he said: "This lamp turned on after I came down for a few seconds."
Ling Xiaozi frowned slightly and said casually: "Someone ordered..."
Before he could finish speaking the bright words, he stopped talking.
It was impossible not to hear such a huge dragon-breaking stone when it was opened and lowered into the passage. But he didn't hear a sound.
"You mean...this light...turns on by itself?"
Jiang Xian did not answer, but looked at the lamp and said after a long time: "Use the mermaid ointment as a candle to save the immortal for a long time."
"This is the record of the Qin Emperor's Mausoleum in the historical records..." Ling Xiaozi pondered a little, frowned and said: "You mean...this lamp is the legendary mermaid oil? An everlasting lamp that can burn in the tomb for thousands of years?"
"No!" Jiang Xian immediately shook his head and said, "No oil will do. Even mercury will not last for a thousand years if it keeps burning. Most tombs are absolutely sealed, and nothing can burn without air."
He took a deep look at the lamp and said solemnly: "The so-called ever-burning lamp is actually a special wick. For example, extremely flammable tinder, soaked in special grease, will automatically burn when it suddenly encounters a large amount of oxygen. This will
People create an illusion that the tomb lights are always on, which brings psychological pressure to the tomb robbers... This is not important. What is important is..."
Behind the Broken Dragon Stone, there is a dense and heart-wrenching sound, which can be heard clearly through the stone door!
He sighed and gritted his teeth and said: "The ever-bright lamp in the tomb is also called the Yama Eye in our sect."
Ling Xiaozi frowned: "What does this mean?"
Click... click... At this moment, a faint clicking sound came from behind the Broken Dragon Stone. It was the sound of the mechanism being fully operational and fully activated. It seemed... just like through this stone door, inside
Machine guns were already set up, loaded with bullets, and pointed at everyone.
"That's what it means." Jiang Xian raised his chin towards the Broken Dragon Stone: "The Everlasting Lamp lit up due to the sudden intrusion of a large amount of oxygen. It means that Yama opened his eyes. It also indicates that an uninvited guest has invaded the tomb owner's territory. It is an extremely large combination of mechanisms.
, through the re-burning of the wick, the mechanism group in the cemetery is activated. I have traveled all over the country in the past few years and have never seen such a thing. Unexpectedly, it taught me a lesson today."
Ling Xiaozi opened his lips, and finally cursed with a wry smile: "Fuck me..."
Jiang Xian said solemnly: "However, the lighting of Yama's eyes means that we have officially entered the entrance of the tomb."
The corners of Ling Xiaozi's eyes twitched slightly: "Which tomb?"
Jiang Xian looked at the stone door, but seemed to be looking at another place through the stone door, and said quietly: "I suspect that this is the real entrance to the Wowokeng tomb. And Wowokeng... is part of the entire tomb group."
"Thousands of years of crustal movement have caused a crack to appear there. Only then did some ghosts inside crawl out. If Er Ganzi hadn't disappeared, we would never have imagined that such a huge tomb was hidden on the border of Chang'an!
"
Ling Xiaozi said: "Based?"
"Because of the close connection between this place and the Wowokeng tombs!" Jiang Xian said without doubt: "The two are too closely connected! In addition, the dragon-breaking stone, the bronze figurines guarding the tomb, and the Yama Eyes... are they telling us,
Have we set foot on the territory of the tomb keeper?"
"And the fact that we can get here means that the tomb guardians have all been defeated. So the Yama Eyes are activated, and the entire tomb will welcome our 'move-in' with the highest standards!"
Ling Xiaozi Yangtian sighed: "What a great gesture... If the tomb of Emperor Qin hadn't been in Xi'an, I would have suspected that it was the tomb of Emperor Qin... What should we do next?"
Jiang Xian walked outside without looking back. He uttered one word: "Explode."
"Blow it up completely with small explosives. I don't believe that no matter how ingenious the owner of the tomb is, he can predict the appearance of T/NT!"
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"How is it?" Seeing Jiang Xian and Ling Xiaozi coming up from the tunnel, Hong Siniang and Chu Ziyi asked almost at the same time.
Jiang Xian nodded, then looked at Chu Ziyi: "China is very lucky."
Chu Ziyi's eyes lit up instantly. Before he could speak, Jiang Xian said calmly: "Let the demolition experts come over, and find an excuse to block the well mouth. Leave ten people to control the villagers, and the others will follow me."
Everything was going on in an orderly manner, and soon everyone entered the tunnel. When Chu Ziyi saw the Changxin palace lanterns scattered on the ground, his eyes stopped turning. He rushed forward with a lunge, holding the palace lantern's head without letting go, while
He growled in a low voice: "Baby...baby!"
Not to mention that the Broken Dragon Stone has not yet been opened, even these two Changxin Palace Lanterns are enough to deal with several big bosses... No, not only the deal, but maybe I can get a little more profit!
No...that's not all...if these two things are taken out, major museums will definitely come one after another. If there is energy to put them in the auction house, the world's top richest people will hear the news and come! And I can almost certainly do it.
Labeled as "the revealer of Changxin palace lanterns"!
"Now is not the time to talk about this." There are no clues about the Black Death Butterfly's curse yet, and Jiang Xian is a little irritated. He said in a deep voice: "Blast it immediately. What we are facing is probably a tomb that has never been opened.
There are countless treasures. Don’t be dazzled by what you see in front of you.”
The complete Changxin palace lantern... is of inestimable value. However, this is not enough!
"Understood..." Chu Ziyi certainly understood the importance. He reluctantly let go of the Changxin palace lantern and carefully moved it to the entrance of the cave. He gritted his teeth and said, "Xiao Qi! Do it!"
Xiao Qi immediately walked up and quickly deployed the explosives. Everyone retreated to the entrance of the cave, which had been blocked. The explosion would not disturb the outside, and the wellhead was temporarily sealed according to Jiang Xian's instructions. At most, it would cause misunderstanding.
Small earthquake.
Time passed minute by minute. Twenty minutes later, Xiao [Biquge www.bequge.vip] Qifei quickly retreated and whispered: "Everyone, the arrangements are ready."
Brush... Jiang Xian opened the black umbrella. The black umbrella was fully opened, with a full one-and-a-half meter umbrella. Everyone stood behind him. In the midst of solemnity, Jiang Xian slowly raised his hand, and then suddenly lowered it.
"start!"
Click, click... the sound of the second hand seemed to resound in the air. Ten, nine... five, four... three, two, one!
Chapter completed!