Zhou Sheng took a few steps forward and saw clearly the contents of the coffin.
The iron coffin lid is wide open, and in the center of the coffin lid is carved a large dragon head, which looks fierce and majestic.
Inside the coffin is a white withered skeleton.
After a normal person dies, most bones will turn slightly yellow, gray or blue due to the presence of trace elements in the body.
If someone actually observes the cremation ground for a few days, they will find that so-called "white" bones are actually extremely rare.
Especially the unnaturally white color like the one in front of me is unique.
But compared to the white color of the withered bones, what Zhou Sheng noticed first was another abnormality on its body.
Except for the dead bones, there were no burial objects inside the coffin, as if the coffin opener had stolen everything.
However, judging from the placement of the bones and the friction marks on them, it seems more likely that there were no burial objects from the beginning.
After all, the power of time is very terrifying. Even if a precious metal bracelet that does not react easily with the environment is worn on a corpse for hundreds of years, it will leave shallow marks on the wrist bones after the corpse decomposes.
But this withered skeleton was very smooth from top to bottom, and it didn't look like anything had ever been worn on her body.
Liu Ruyan said: "According to the location, this should be the main tomb chamber."
Zhou Sheng shook his head lightly: "No, at least this is not the entire main tomb chamber."
He motioned Liu Ruyan to come forward and take a look at the skeleton in the coffin.
Liu Ruyan and Zhou Sheng never lost their sense of direction even when they were underground. They were able to vaguely draw an underground map in their minds based on the routes they had taken.
According to the feudal and superstitious psychology of ancient people, the location of the main tomb chamber is often determined by referring to Feng Shui, so it is very easy to determine.
Judging from the location, Liu Ruyan was right, this was indeed the location of the main tomb.
But after seeing the withered bones in the coffin, Liu Ruyan understood the meaning of Zhou Sheng's words.
This skeleton is well preserved, just like a specimen in a medical school, allowing people to see the skeleton structure clearly at a glance.
Therefore, Liu Ruyan can also instantly detect abnormalities in the hip bone, pubic bone and other places.
She was slightly surprised and said: "This is actually a female corpse?"
Liu Ruyan turned to Qi Ziyu and asked: "Is the general you are talking about a female general?"
Only then did she realize that Qi Ziyu was lying on Zhou Sheng's back and had fallen into coma again at some point.
But Qi Ziyu's breathing was much stronger than before. Liu Ruyan stared at the holes in his body for a moment, feeling that these wounds were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye!
Liu Ruyan felt that in a few hours, all the wounds on Qi Ziyu's body would be healed, and by then, only his tattered, bloodstained clothes would be left to prove the serious injuries he had suffered.
Liu Ruyan couldn't help but think that if someone stabbed Qi Ziyu, it would be difficult to convict him of intentional injury.
After all, the victim’s wounds were not found, so where was the evidence of injury?
Soon, Liu Ruyan began to answer her own question: "The general has a wife, so naturally he cannot be a female general."
"Then, what is lying in this tomb is the lady's remains?"
Zhou Sheng stretched out his hand, picked up a rib directly from the coffin, and raised it in front of the two of them: "This skeleton has obviously been processed."
As he spoke, he took out the lighter with his other hand and pressed it in the air a few times.
The flints were clicking and sparks were popping up in the air, but the flame from the kerosene outlet did not light up.
Liu Ruyan quickly realized: "Is this room lacking oxygen?"
With her and Zhou Sheng's physical fitness, they would not feel dizzy even if they stayed in a room with insufficient oxygen for a short time.
But Qi Ziyu they were carrying obviously did not have such strong functions, so he fell into a coma not long after arriving in the tomb.
Zhou Sheng replied: "Yes, the iron coffin here is not rusty, it is precisely because there is no oxygen here."
The chemical reaction of iron rusting is essentially an oxidation reaction. If there is no oxygen, this reaction is equivalent to missing an element and naturally cannot occur.
"But in the same way, there is no oxygen to corrode the corpse, but the clothes and flesh and blood on the corpse are missing. It is really unreasonable."
"In other words, what was placed in this coffin from the beginning was a skeleton, not a complete corpse."
After Zhou Sheng finished speaking, he placed the obviously treated ribs back into the coffin and placed them in their original position.
Then, he looked around the room for a moment, and finally focused on the west wall.
Immediately afterwards, Zhou Sheng split the bricks and stones with his spirit-slaying sword, making the already shaky tomb even more turbulent.
Under the violent shaking, even Liu Ruyan was unable to control her body balance, and accidentally landed on Zhou Sheng's body.
But soon, she controlled the balance of her body and quickly bounced away from Zhou Sheng.
Then she said without changing her expression: "I see, this is only half a tomb."
Only Liu Ruyan knew how fast her heartbeat was at this moment.
After Zhou Sheng completely destroyed the west wall, he discovered that the other half was a completely symmetrical tomb chamber.
Inside the tomb, the west wall is like a mirror. In the other half of the tomb, there is an identical coffin.
At first glance, even the dragon body patterns around the coffins are exactly the same.
However, the iron coffin was not opened.
Under such violent shaking, they had no idea when the tomb would completely collapse, so Zhou Sheng did not have the patience to carefully observe the mechanisms and designs inside the tomb.
He stepped forward and roughly lifted the lid of the coffin away with his sword.
The smell of rotting meat hit their faces, making Zhou Sheng and Liu Ruyan couldn't help but cover their mouths and noses.
In this coffin, the corpse has not completely turned into bones, and the armor worn by the corpse is still intact.
Judging from the state of the bones, this man was tall and tall. According to modern standards, his height during his lifetime was at least 1.85 meters.
There is no doubt that this is the real general!
On top of the corpse, there was a letter of remonstrance, with two big bloody words "Death Remonstrance" written on the cover.
Apart from this, there are only some commendation items symbolizing the general's achievements, and nothing else of value.
If those who had gone through all the trouble to get here were a group of ordinary tomb robbers, they would probably start to curse at this moment.
But Zhou Sheng didn't care how much the treasures in the tomb were worth. He just quickly took out the letter of remonstrance and ran outside the tomb.
Just when Zhou Sheng was about to leave, he discovered that the door of this tomb had been closed at some point!
The rumbling sounds all around actually covered up the sound of the tomb door closing!