actually.
There is no need for Jin An to say it.
Many people have recognized the lower body of the dead man as that of the ferryman from the underworld.
For example, the person who has the most dealings with the underworld ferryman.
Another example is sharpening a sword.
He just sharpened his sword in a daze and never said unnecessary words.
"I also had some impressions of the ferryman from the underworld. After Taoist Master Jin'an reminded me, I also felt that the clothes of this dead body did look a bit like that of the ferryman from the underworld."
At this time, the abbot of Bailong Temple also nodded and approached, agreeing with Jin An's statement.
"It's just that I don't understand something..."
“How did the ferryman from the underworld die in the tomb?”
"Why is only the lower half of your body left running around in the tomb?"
"Why isn't that naughty little monkey he keeps with him always by his side?"
The inner question of the abbot of Bailong Temple is also the question that Jin An is thinking deeply about.
"Perhaps the little monkey is still alive when the tree falls and the hozen scatters. Maybe it died somewhere along with the upper body of the underworld ferryman. If you want to know the truth, I'm afraid you have to rely on this half-body corpse."
Later, Jin An planned to let the half-length corpse lead the way.
He is very curious.
This half-body corpse keeps running around in the tomb. Where does it want to go?
The others just pondered for a moment, and almost instantly reached a consensus and agreed to Jin An's proposal.
then.
Jin An held the rope in his hand.
Let the half-body corpse lead the way.
When the half-length corpse was released from the big five-flower bindings, the old Taoist priest felt uneasy and put a circle of corpse-suppressing charms around the waist of the half-length corpse.
As soon as the half-length corpse got out of trouble, he continued to burrow into the ruins of the main tomb. Fortunately, he had a corpse rope tied around his waist, so he couldn't run away even if he wanted to.
"Little brother, you said that the underworld ferryman killed so many people along the way, and used so many people's lives to lend him a way to seize life. How could such a sophisticated, ruthless and sinister person suddenly die in this ancient tomb?
inside?"
"According to common sense, this kind of person is usually the old bastard who has been in disgrace for thousands of years and lives the longest..."
"Hey, even such an insidious and cunning figure as the Underworld Ferryman has capsized in the ancient tomb of the Lord of Teng Kingdom. The road ahead will probably be far more dangerous than imagined."
Jin An was holding the corpse in front, and the old Taoist followed closely beside Jin An, murmuring in his heart.
Jin An didn't say much. He continued to hold the rope and let the half-length corpse lead the way: "Aren't we just looking for answers?"
The old Taoist priest glanced at the half-body corpse...
"puff."
In the darkness, everyone followed the half-body corpse solemnly with serious faces. The old Taoist priest suddenly burst out laughing uncontrollably, breaking the serious and depressing atmosphere in the tomb.
This incomprehensible smile is extremely scary in this ancient tomb.
"Old Taoist, are you possessed by evil spirits?"
Jin An, who was very close, looked at the old Taoist priest beside him speechlessly.
Under the dim light of the torch, the old Taoist priest winked and rubbed his hands with a smile: "Old Taoist, I just thought of a funny thing just now, and I couldn't hold it back for a moment. Although the dead man is a big one, the ferryman from the underworld has committed too many sins, so he deserves to die.
.”
"Don't say it's all about walking the dog and entertaining the birds."
"I never thought that following you, little brother, we could be walking corpses for a while..."
"Sister, are you right?" The old Taoist priest did not forget to glance in the direction of the country goddess, and he couldn't help but chuckle again.
Country Goddess: "?"
Jin An: "?"
Captain: "?"
Three monks from Bailong Temple: "?"
Everyone:"……"
No matter how much people were talking and laughing here, Chi Jian was still in a daze, silent and unmoved all the way. He seemed to be two different people from his previous behavior outside the door of the tomb.
The half-length corpse led Jin An to a corner of the pile of rocks in the main tomb, and then began to crawl into a narrow gap under the pile of rocks.
The torch illumination is limited and cannot illuminate the specific environment under the pile of rocks.
The old Taoist priest said at this time: "Little brother, do you still remember the direction of the tomb owner's coffin that I mentioned to you in the hanging coffin burial canyon?"
"The construction of tombs is strictly based on the Five Elements of Heaven and Earth and the Eight Diagrams, so the position of the coffin also follows the Eight Diagrams, with the coffin facing the Kun position and the feet facing the Gen position."
"Old Dao, I just roughly positioned the lower position. The place we are standing now should be the position of the coffin of the Lord of Teng Kingdom. We should be standing on the Gen position now, which is the dragon head of the Lord of Teng Kingdom or the Dragon King."
"Standing on the Dragon King's head?"
Everyone else also heard what the old Taoist said and looked at the pile of rocks and ruins at their feet with strange expressions.
Although it is said that stepping on someone's grave will cut off their descendants.
This is called overwhelming people.
It will bring about unknown things.
But this time they went down to the Yinyi River to dig up the grave of the Dragon King, so they didn't have so many folk concerns.
There were too many collapsed rocks in the main tomb, and the space among the rubble piles was too narrow, making it inconvenient for people to move around normally. Fortunately, there were many people on this trip, so they could clean up the rubble quickly.
But this time the old Taoist priest was wrong.
No coffin was found under the pile of rocks, but a three-legged bronze tripod with a round belly was dug out.
The bronze tripod has been weathered by time and vicissitudes of history. It has a majestic, grand, and heavy sense of historical clumsiness, and it gives people a sense of the heaviness of history.
The bronze round tripod is very large. Not to mention being used as a coffin, it is more than enough for a couple to be buried together. Just looking at the heavy and solid feeling, it is a big lump weighing tens of thousands of kilograms at least.
This bronze round-belly tripod is composed of upper and lower parts. The lower part has a round belly with three legs, and the upper part has a top cover.
It's just that this bronze round-bellied tripod has long been severely damaged by collapsing rocks, and the surface pattern has been severely damaged. It can no longer be said to be sophisticated or of antique value. Now it is just a piece of scrap copper and iron that has been smashed with craters.
Even the lid of the bronze round-bellied tripod was hit by a falling rock, causing a large hole, causing flaws in the originally sealed heavy bronze round-bellied tripod.
The half-body corpse was impatiently trying to get into the bronze round-belly cauldron.
It seemed that there was something inside the cauldron that attracted it.
"This bronze round-belly tripod is so big, and the tomb passage here is not big. How did people move in here thousands of years ago?"
Seeing such a big bronze lump in front of him, he said in surprise.
The captain explained: "To build an ancient tomb, especially a large-scale tomb that involves large-scale construction, it is not necessary to use mules and horses to transport materials from the outside. After all, that is not realistic."
"For example, stone is dug out of the mountain, the materials are taken locally, and the stone is polished and carved on the spot."
"Perhaps the craftsmen also found a copper vein in this mountain and cast a bronze tripod directly in the tomb. Some tools left behind from that time should be found in some side halls of the tomb."
After the captain finished explaining, he looked at Jin An: "This bronze cauldron has limited space and cannot allow too many people to enter. Why not let Taoist Priest Jin An and I go in to investigate the situation first."
Afterwards, Jin An handed the corpse rope to Xiejian and asked Xiejian to keep an eye on the half-body corpse. If the half-body corpse posed a threat, he could cut off the two legs directly to prevent this thing from causing any trouble.
Originally, the old Taoist priest was itching and wanted to go down into the bronze round-belly cauldron with Jin An and the captain to see what was going on. However, the old Taoist priest's handful of old bones was decisively rejected by Jin An and asked him to stay and take care of them so that he could cut them.
sword.
Only when the old Taoist priest and Chi Jian are together can Jin An rest assured about them.
Afterwards, Jin An and Duwei, who were very agile, used their strength to leap forward on the bronze cauldron, and easily entered the cauldron through the hole in the roof.
"Little brother, what's going on inside? Are you and the captain okay?" the old Taoist priest nervously shouted to the cauldron.
There was silence in the cauldron for a while, and then Jin An's dull response came from the cauldron: "We are fine, there is no danger here, you are right, old Taoist, this cauldron is a coffin, we seem to have found one
To be continued...