Amul, whose hair had not yet dried, was wearing Ari's clothes and wrapped in Ari's blanket, and began to talk about a special experience he had in the desert.
He had indeed seen almost the same merchant ship from a thousand years ago.
The merchant ship was very old.
It's even worse than Jin'an's merchant ship.
The strange thing is that the ancient ship ran aground in a very strange way. The bow of the ship was tilted up with a light head and a light tail, and the entire hull stood up straight. The scene was like a heavy object pressing on the stern, and the hull suddenly tilted out of balance.
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It was also the first time for Amul and the others to encounter this kind of shipwreck. At that time, they were amazed and filled with curiosity about this ancient ship. After a short discussion, they decided to board the ship to have a look.
Although Amul didn't say it explicitly, everyone knew deep down that these people were probably looking for bargains and wanted to go to the ancient ship to see if they could get some bargains, just in case the ancient ship happened to contain gold and silver that had been returned from the transaction.
Gemstone agate, you can get rich overnight.
Of course, no one would laugh at this behavior.
These merchant ships sunk in ancient rivers have become ownerless over time.
No matter who comes across it, they will go into the ship to look for any valuable items left behind. Even if there are no precious gold and gemstones, a few ordinary porcelain pieces left behind will still be regarded as ancient antiques.
Amul's story continues.
It is not easy to climb up a straight ship. At first, they walked around the ship to find a place where they could get down and climb.
They soon noticed a large hole in the cabin near the bottom. This large hole was probably the cause of the river water intrusion and sinking.
But they still couldn't find the reason why the merchant ship ran aground with its bow upright. Water leaked from the stern and the ship sank. It was impossible for the ship to sink in such a strange way.
However, this big hole gave them a leverage point. Amul and the others threw the flying tiger claws several times, and then climbed up along the rope.
When they were halfway up and hanging in the air, one of the people in the team looked up at the hull of the boat above and below, and suddenly said, do you think this boat is similar to the death of a person who fell into the water and drowned? It's the same on the head.
The feet are straight and the body is straight, revealing evil nature.
As soon as he said this, the atmosphere in the team changed a bit. Someone immediately yelled at him to shut up, and the team continued climbing.
The climb went smoothly. Amul and the others successfully entered the large hole in the stern cabin, which was the lowest level of the ship. It was very dark inside the ship. After lighting the torch, they found that the stern cabin was filled with river water.
It has long been filled with dry sand, leaving few places to set foot.
But that's when the weird things started.
Curious about this strange sunken ship, they began to search curiously in the stern cabin. It turned out that the stern cabin contained not silk tea and other commercial goods, but coffins for dealing with the dead. It was not a two-piece coffin, but
Lots and lots of coffins.
They also dug out from the mud clay pots with creepy human faces, cocoon urns and other shabby clay pots.
In these coffins and broken earthen jars, apart from dead bodies and shriveled insect corpses, no valuable treasures were found. I originally wanted to board the boat to see if I could find some treasures, but in the end they dug out all these unlucky things. Later, Amul and the others stopped digging.
, hurriedly left the tail cabin and continued walking up.
The road was blocked by mud and sand all the way, but fortunately Amul and the others managed to reach the ship building on the deck.
The things in the cabin were also very messy. Tables, chairs, and beds were all smashed to pieces.
It was also covered with a lot of mud and sand, and they were very careful with every step they took, fearing that a piece of wood would become brittle and fall into the cabin. If it fell, they would somehow get out, but there would be no regrets.
The strange sunken ship gave them a rather eerie feeling, with a chilly wind in broad daylight. If it hadn't been during the day, Amul's group would never have had the guts to stay on the ship for so long.
But this time Amul and the others really found something important. In a small hidden room that looked like a secret room, they found the mummified body of a man who died in front of the desk.
The mummy's death state was very strange.
The mouth was wide open, and a mummified hand was stuffed into the mouth. Even the palm of the hand was stuffed into the throat, and it was stuffed deep into the throat without knowing the pain. According to that depth, it is absolutely impossible for normal people to do it, because the pain has long been unbearable.
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This scene looked like something had been put into his mouth, so he opened his mouth wide and stretched out his hands to grab it out, but he died on the boat in the end.
The room was not big, and the contents inside were clearly visible. The mummy was holding a wooden box tightly in its arms with its other hand, and was unwilling to let go even before it died. It looked like there was a good treasure in the wooden box.
After so many years of decay, the wooden box had long since become crumbly and brittle, and it didn't take much effort to break open the wooden box smoothly.
Amur and the others excitedly smashed open the wooden box, originally expecting to find something valuable, but in the end there was nothing inside except a roll of parchment.
Parchment is easy to preserve and can last for thousands of years without decaying. In addition, there is a lack of materials in the desert and paper is more expensive than gold. Therefore, parchment is used as a record in the desert. Amur and the others did not expect that the parchment was actually from the Guchi Kingdom.
The handwriting of the king, it turns out that in order to expand the territory, the king of Guchi bribed the owner of the merchant ship, secretly transported a boatload of dead people, and introduced insects into neighboring countries to create a plague and help Guchi conquer the neighboring countries.
There is not much content on the parchment, and it does not specify how the merchant ship owner is required to act, but it can be guessed without even thinking.
To do all this, the leader of the Guchi Kingdom promised the merchant ship owner that once the plan was successful, the merchant ship owner would not only receive a hereditary noble title, but also a small town as a fiefdom in the newly conquered territory.
The temptation was indeed great. No wonder the mummy clung to the wooden box before it died.
However, I don't know what happened later. The bottom of the boat hit a rock, hit a big hole, and turned into a strange sinking position with its head and tail down.
At that time, Amul and the others also noticed a piece of parchment on the desk that was covered with dust and had not yet been written on.
The parchment was a suicide note from the owner of a merchant ship, but he stopped writing the suicide note halfway through. The last few words in the suicide note were "There seems to be movement outside the door"...
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Hiss!
After listening to Amul's words, Yari and the others who were standing aside suddenly felt that the stormy night was getting colder. Their hands and feet felt a little cold, and they subconsciously leaned closer to Jin An.
Sure enough, once you get close to Taoist priest Jin'an, it's like getting close to the sun to warm yourself up.
No wonder they were so nervous, not long ago they found dozens of wine tanks hiding corpses at the bottom of the ship.
They must be nervous.
They were worried that their ancient ship, riddled with holes, would somehow sink into the storm.
"Taoist Master Jin'an, did you really not find anything special in this ancient ship or hear any special noise while sleeping at night?" Amul lowered his voice again and looked at Jin'an.
At this time, Jin An was still thinking about Amul's words and did not answer immediately until Amul called him twice. He raised his head and grinned at Amul: "To be honest, Mr. Amul, I have long suspected that there is something wrong with this ship.
It’s clean, but I’ve been too afraid to go down to the darkest and dampest bottom. Mr. Amul, you are more experienced than us, why don’t you take us down to the bottom of the ship tonight to find out?”
At this time, Ari and Adan, the few people who could understand Chinese, all looked at Jin An in surprise, but they did not talk nonsense.
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Amul pressed Jin An's face with a smile as bright as sunshine. Why didn't he see that the other person had a slightly scared expression, but instead looked very happy?
I didn't expect this to go surprisingly smoothly.
Amul readily agreed to Jin An's request without even thinking about it. He was not at all worried about whether there were coffins or corpses hidden in the cabin.
"Taoist Jin'an, don't look at me so strangely. Taoist Jin'an, Taoist Jin'an, saved my life today. Of course, I have to find a way to repay you for your life-saving kindness. Don't you Han people have a saying called 'Knowing the Enlightenment Tu'?"
"Revenge! I, Amul, am not the kind of white-eyed wolf who repays kindness with enmity!" Amul said obligingly.
Just do it.
Don't be sloppy.
At that moment, the two of them went straight to the bottom of the ship.
"You don't need everyone to come down from the cabin with me. There needs to be someone on the ship to look after the situation. Sureti, everything on the ship will be left to you. All you need is Ari and Adan to come down with me."
A group of four people quickly descended to the bottom of the ship.
"Yari, Adan, you guys stay outside the door." Jin An ordered and then began to enter the tail cabin with Amul.
Naturally, there was nothing in the stern of the cabin. Jin An and the others had already dumped the wine vat inside, and the bones in the wine vat had been buried in a good place.
Amul exclaimed as if he was surprised as soon as he came in. He looked at the empty and open bilge space in front of him in surprise.
"Taoist Master Jin'an, it seems that my initial worries were unnecessary. Your ship looks very clean."
As he spoke, Amul stretched out his fingers and rubbed them on the ground, then stretched out his scarlet tongue and sucked on his fingers, showing an intoxicated look on his face.
This look.
What a human being.
More like a starving ghost.
"Taoist Master Jin'an used to be here..."
To be continued...