In addition to staying on the shore, he is responsible for keeping an eye on the few people around him.
Everyone who went down to the bottom of the pool now climbed onto the huge tree stump to observe the corpse on the tree stump up close.
There is an insect egg on the tree stump.
The eggs are translucent, somewhat like amber.
“Amber can keep a corpse from decaying for thousands of years. It seems that this is how the leader of the Teng Kingdom embalmed his own body.”
Jin An, who was surrounded by the amber insect eggs, guessed this.
Insect egg amber is as long as ten feet.
There was a human outline in the amber of the insect eggs. This was the corpse they saw on the bank of the pond just now.
They hadn't yet seen the body in the amber of insect eggs clearly. After getting close to the amber of insect eggs, they first heard the sound of rushing water, as if there was a real dragon king calling for wind and rain, controlling water and giving alms.
“The sound of the surging river seems to be coming from the amber in front of us.”
The old Taoist priest approached Amber, holding a torch in his hand, and couldn't wait to see what the Lord of Teng Kingdom, or the legendary Yinyi Jianglongwan, looked like.
The old Taoist priest's words shocked many people present.
"The Dragon King in folklore has been causing trouble in the Yinyi River. Every rainy season, he capsizes many merchant ships and eats people on the ferries. The sound of the surging river water in the amber corresponds to the abilities of the Dragon King in folklore. Look.
There is no doubt that the corpse sealed in the amber is the Dragon King we are looking for. That is, the young leader of the Teng Kingdom who has been dead for a thousand years."
As a local in Fucheng, the abbot of Bailong Temple was very familiar with these folk rumors. As he talked, he was equally curious and stepped forward to see the true face of the Dragon King.
This amber surprised everyone, but the person sealed in the egg-shaped amber surprised everyone even more.
When everyone approached with torches in hand and saw clearly the dead person sealed in amber, they discovered that there was a lifelike human and dragon corpse sealed in amber, with scales like snake scales growing from the exposed skin.
Said to be a dead person, in fact, it is more like a living person who is sleeping soundly. The skin, hair, and a set of dragon scale jade armor on the body still maintain the appearance of the person he was alive, without any change. The person is still alive.
The human dragon corpse is dressed in dragon scale jade armor and a full-covering majestic dragon helmet, which gives people a killing power through the amber stone.
Since ancient times, people have always worshiped jade culture.
They all regard jade as a gentleman.
And I firmly believe that jade can nourish people.
Therefore, throughout the ages, from emperors, princes, generals and ministers to merchants and gentry, they all have the hobby of collecting beautiful jade from all over the world.
So the most unearthed items in this tomb, apart from the most worthless pottery pots, are all kinds of priceless jades.
And the sound of the surging water they heard just now came from a treasure box with the corpse's hands on his chest.
At this time, no matter how stupid the person is, they can see that the eight-treasure box will not be let go even after the owner of the tomb dies, so it must be a great treasure.
"Little brother, this set of dragon scale jade armor is not simple. Look at the jade color, it looks like the white jade from the Western Regions that I once saw in the hands of the Western Regions businessmen when they came to Kangding to do business. This kind of Western Regions white jade
White jade is the jade most favored by princes and nobles and is a precious treasure of the nobility. Others can find a piece of jade with just one or two pieces of white jade as if they are a treasure, but the Lord of Teng Kingdom is lucky enough to have a complete set of dragon-scaled jade armor to raise his corpse."
The old Taoist priest was surprised.
"Fortunately, we are not tomb robbers who went to the tomb. If this complete set of dragon scale jade armor was seen by those tomb robbers who are determined to steal it, they will definitely try their best to steal it even if they know that they are dead.
Set of dragon scale jade armor. This dragon scale jade armor alone is a treasure. If it is a complete set, it will be priceless. Those princes and generals believe that their lives are strong and will not mind being buried in a shroud that has been worn by others. "
but.
Jin'an did not accept the old Taoist's words.
Because, at this moment, he finally saw a human-dragon corpse that was still as fresh as before. He was frowning and looking at the human-dragon corpse in front of him carefully.
It seemed that the still-living human-dragon corpse in front of him had verified some of his previous conjectures, made important discoveries, and revealed a sudden realization between his brows.
The captain, who had been secretly observing Jin An since he approached the amber stone, also noticed something was wrong with the look on Jin An's face at this time, so he asked: "Taoist Jin An, since we were in the bronze round-bellied tripod in the fake tomb,...
After discovering the first human dragon corpse, and then seeing the painted human dragons on the green leather murals in this underground cave, I saw that Taoist Jin'an would frown at these human dragons every time, Taoist Jin'an
But what was discovered?"
“Why don’t you tell us and let us all help you as a consultant?”
“This time we go down to the Yinyi River to eliminate the Dragon King. We need to be sincere in order to open up the stone. Only with frank cooperation can we finally safely walk out of the mausoleum of the Lord of Teng Kingdom.”
After the captain finished speaking, the eyes of everyone present temporarily shifted from the dragon scale jade armor and the eight treasure box to Jin An.
Jin An did not hide what he had just discovered.
Actually, he had no intention of hiding it from the beginning.
Even if the captain doesn’t ask.
He will also tell the truth truthfully.
“I did find something special about these human-dragons.”
Jin An began to talk about his discovery: "When the first human-dragon corpse was found in the fake grave above, I already had a bold idea in my mind about the so-called human dragon, the reincarnation of the real dragon, and the dragon-body identity of the Lord of Teng Kingdom.
Guess. It’s just that the human-dragon corpse has been dead for a long time and the body was seriously damaged, so I don’t dare to be 120% sure about the guess in my mind..."
“Later on, those green leather murals and seeing the human dragon for the second time further verified the conjecture in my mind...”
“But it wasn’t until I saw the complete, living human-dragon corpse in front of me that the suspicion in my heart was truly verified...”
"Actually, the leader of the Teng Kingdom is not the reincarnation of a real dragon, nor is he a human dragon. He is just like us, a mortal body. The so-called dragon scales, the reincarnation of a real dragon, are just a kind of skin.
It’s nothing more than a disease. In order to consolidate its dominance, the royal family exaggerated and exaggerated their skin disease into the reincarnation of a real dragon through mythological worship and sacrifice.”
“I wonder if you have heard of ‘ichthyosis’?”
Jin An didn’t seem to notice everyone’s dumbfounded expressions, and the more they listened, the more horrified they became. He looked at the human and dragon corpse of the tomb owner in front of him, and continued to explain the specific cause of ichthyosis.
"Ichthyosis is a skin disease, the main manifestation of which is the hardening of the skin and the growth of angular scaly skin like fish scales and snake scales. It will be aggravated in the cold and dry season and make people miserable. It will be slightly relieved in the rainy and humid season. This
It is a hereditary disease that is also difficult to cure and cannot be cured in a lifetime. There is a high probability that even children and grandchildren will inherit this skin disease."
"The ichthyosis itself is easily inherited, and in addition, it has been a custom since ancient times that in order to maintain the so-called orthodoxy of the royal bloodline, the royal family has cousins, brothers and sisters of the same bloodline and other close relatives who intermarry to maintain the bloodline inheritance...
Therefore, this leads to a greater probability of inheriting various diseases. The leader of the Teng Kingdom has ichthyosis, and his children will have a high probability of suffering from this ichthyosis skin disease."
When he said this, Jin An paused.
He originally wanted to say that it was a feudal evil habit for the royal family to maintain blood purity through incest marriage, but fortunately at the last moment, he changed his tune in time.
If such criticism of the royal family is spread out by someone with intentions and spreads to the ears of the court, it will be extremely treasonous and unethical.
The crime of deceiving the emperor.
The nine tribes in the family are not enough to chop off their heads.
No matter which dynasty or generation, whether it is ancient or modern or Chinese and foreign, incestuous marriages in the royal family have always existed, and even many famous families have always retained the feudal bad habit of incestuous marriages.
Jin'an was certain that intermarriage among relatives also occurred in the Kangding royal family, otherwise it would be difficult to maintain the stability of his country and society for hundreds of years.
After a slight pause, Jin An continued: "If ordinary people suffer from ichthyosis, they will suffer a lifetime of pain and cause physical and mental trauma."
"But the leader of the Teng Kingdom was able to survive in a desperate situation. Not only did he not hide his illness, he even disclosed his ichthyosis. Through the art of imperial control, he used the art of imperial control to spread his skin disease through the folk worship of the mythical dragon.
During sacrifices and celebrations, he tampered with the ichthyosis and called it dragon scales. He exaggerated that he was the reincarnation of a real dragon to consolidate his status as the king."
“Thus, the people under his rule and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were convinced that he was the reincarnation of the real dragon, so that people did not dare to resist his dominance and became more secure in his position as the leader of the country.”
When talking about this, Jin An frowned slightly: "It's just that I don't understand something. Logically speaking, this ichthyosis can only be passed on to future generations and cannot be transmitted to others. What happened to the ichthyosis on Miss Jia's body?
thing?"
"Perhaps it can only be used for the time being. After the death of the Lord of Teng Kingdom, the corpse of the Lord of Teng Kingdom has undergone certain mutations and is different from ordinary people, such as the large amount of Yin Qi in the corpse, and the air of the tomb under the Yinyi River.
Humidity makes ichthyosis like a fish in water, causing ichthyosis to mutate and become more severe and contagious."
"Or maybe when the leader of Teng Kingdom was alive, in order to complete one lie with ninety-nine lies, not only did he not cure the ichthyosis, but in order to increase his credibility and consolidate his dominance in the hearts of the people, he continued to deliberately stimulate
Ichthyosis makes the ichthyosis worse, and makes his whole body covered with ichthyosis, so that everyone under the treatment believes that he is the reincarnation of a real dragon, and that he is a human dragon. When the ichthyosis is constantly stimulated and the condition worsens, maybe this
Skin diseases that were not originally contagious eventually became contagious, such as chickenpox, rubella, measles, tinea capitis, tinea pedis and other skin diseases.”
“The Dragon King married the Water Goddess. The Water Goddess was blessed by the dragon energy and her skin showed signs of dragon transformation. This was all fake. In fact, she was infected with a skin disease.”
"Only this explanation can break the false myth of the so-called 'real dragon reincarnation' and bring down the leader of the Teng Kingdom. Therefore, the so-called real dragon reincarnation is false. Even if there are real dragons in this world, then
It is impossible for this true dragon to appear in the body of a small country leader whose country has been subjugated for thousands of years, otherwise the country would not have been subjugated."
Jin An’s words were like a boulder thrown into a lake, stirring up a storm in the hearts of everyone present.
Although everyone did not believe that the leader of a small country could be the reincarnation of a real dragon at the beginning, it was probably an exaggerated myth about the art of imperial control.
But they couldn't figure out what the truth behind it was for the time being.
It wasn't until Jin An's detailed explanation, which was well-founded and logical that they couldn't find any loopholes in the logic. After a long period of emotional ups and downs, they gradually digested what Jin An had said.
This millennium truth brought about.
Although this truth is unexpected, the reincarnation of the mythical true dragon and the true dragon scales are actually just a skin disease called ichthyosis, but it is within reason.
After excluding the unreliable explanation of the reincarnation of a real dragon, it is true that only ichthyosis can best explain the origin of the human-dragon corpse in front of me.
“Little brother, how do you know so much?”
"I have traveled far and wide. Although I have never heard of ichthyosis, the world is full of wonders. People are just frogs in the well and chickens. Just because I have never seen a stubborn disease does not mean that it does not exist. I still have you, little brother.
My knowledge is wider than my experience."
The old Taoist priest gave Jin An a thumbs up with admiration.
Even the captain, the abbot of Bailong Temple, and the monk Hongzhao, after calming down the turmoil in their hearts, were full of praise for Jin An.
As the saying goes, when three people are walking together, there must be one who is my teacher.
The people who went down to the bottom of the pool this time included Jin An, the old Taoist priest, Xiajian, the captain, and two monks from Bailong Temple, a total of six people.
The four monks, Monk Kongming from Bailong Temple, Country Goddess, and Brother Weeper, were left on the shore to keep vigilant at all times to prevent being attacked from behind after going down to the bottom of the pool.
After being surprised, Jin An and the other six began to study how to pry open the amber stone in front of them.
But just as they were wandering back and forth in Jin'an, discussing how to open the amber stone and behead the corpse, suddenly, the voice of the old Taoist priest exclaimed in the tomb: "How come the eyes of the Lord of Teng Kingdom are open?
"
The old Taoist priest's exclamation shocked several people present. They turned to look carefully at the corpse sealed in amber. Sure enough, under the dragon helmet, the eyes of the tomb owner could be seen through a small slit in the dragon helmet.
, Qing Leng opened his eyes, revealing his clear black and white eyes.
In the cold eyes, the flickering light of the torches in the hands of Jin An and others was reflected.
"Little brother, Captain, Abbot, did any of you notice just now that the eyes of the Lord of Teng Kingdom were closed? Or were they opened later?" The words of the old Taoist priest fell in this dark and quiet tomb.
, somewhat scary.
I don’t know if it’s a psychological effect, but even the air seems to have become quieter and more depressing.
A big stone was pressed down on everyone’s heart.
Everyone frowned and thought about it, only to look at each other in astonishment. Just now, everyone was attracted by the amber stone and the eight-treasure box, but no one noticed the small detail of the eyes of the Lord of Teng Kingdom.
No one can tell whether the eyes of the Lord of Teng Kingdom lying in the amber stone were open just now? Or were they closed?
“Little brother, could it be that when the Lord of Teng heard your words just now, he became so angry that his body started to tremble and his eyes opened?”
Jin An glared at the old Taoist priest when he opened his mouth.
"It doesn't matter whether he slept with his eyes open or opened them later. He smashed the amber stone, dug up the grave and dug up the corpse, and burned the bones that have not changed for thousands of years. I don't think he can still pretend to be a ghost!"
Jin'an cold drink.
The red blood in his hand burst out, and he punched the amber stone in front of him.
Boom!
There was a muffled sound of explosion, and the seemingly solid amber stone cracked inch by inch, revealing the body of a human-dragon that had been practicing cultivation under the tomb for thousands of years!