Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Cui Bianxu pursed his lips, unable to find a single word to say, and repeated, "Junior Cui Yi, the Junior Minister of the Dali Temple, is sorry to bother you!"

Zhao Shan understood, and with a chuckle, he said, "Junior Zhao Shan, a scholar of the Jixian Palace, sorry to bother you!"

Yingzi was in high spirits, enjoying this strange group game very much. "Junior Yingzi, the first-class maid of the Ninth Lady of the Cui Mansion, sorry to bother you!"

Qiqige blinked, feeling that the people of the Central Plains seemed to have a lot to do:

"Playing tricks..." Xisi had no hostility towards Jiang Shangxian, but just felt a little embarrassed, and couldn't help but mutter something in a low voice.

Jiang Shangxian ignored her. She was just a little girl. Humph, who was the one who was shouting "splits" earlier?

After watching everyone introduce themselves one by one, she waved her hand to signal everyone to start digging.

Cui Bianxu then asked, "What is this story?"

He thought he was well-read, so how come he had never heard of this kind of operation?

Jiang Shangxian grimaced as she dug with her small shovel. This was too much work. If she hadn't been afraid of having to stay in the mountains for half a year, she wouldn't have chosen the history department. "I heard a senior say once upon a time that when you go down into the mountains, you don't have to be afraid of anything. Just tell the person lying there... where they are."

In fact, what the senior from the archaeology department said was: dig boldly, it is not that complicated. When digging, tell the person lying there his name and work unit, and give feudal superstition a little face!

She hadn’t found a chance to report her previous tombs to a job unit, but now she can finally use them!

Seeing that she was digging with great interest, Cui Bianxu had to dig with her, but his attention was on Li Zhi and others in the distance, so after digging for a long time, he only dug out a small amount.

Seeing that he wasn't interested, Jiang Shangxian pushed him away with disdain: "You need to be serious about your work! How can the organization give you important tasks if you're like this?"

Xiao Cui, who was confused by what he heard, said: ???

There was no sense of time passing in the tomb. When everyone was tired, they would take a break and then continue digging. Jiang Shangxian's skirt was covered with sticky white mud, and there was no place to wipe the shovel.

Fortunately, the bronze box was also cleared out.

If it were archaeological excavation, the speed would not be so fast. Fortunately, they were doing destructive excavation and did not care at all whether it would cause damage to the thing.

Jiang Shangxian stared at the gap in the bronze box, his eyes fixed on it, and he kept shouting, "Cui Yi! Cui Yi! Come quickly!"

Cui Bianxu, who didn't want to play in the mud and took the initiative to keep watch, shuddered when he was called. He rushed to Jiang Shangxian's side and squatted down to complain: "Isn't your name Cui Lang?"

Why is he calling out names for no reason? It makes people feel uneasy.

Under normal circumstances, Xiao Jiang would have just slapped him rudely at that little expression, but in this situation, she was so excited that she slapped him on the back like a possessed mother. "Quick, where's the compass! Take it out!"

"compass?"

Cui Bianxu didn't understand why, but he thought it was related to the box. He took out the compass and looked at the area that had been cleared. He saw that the big box that was deeply sunken in the rock was unusually mottled and had dense white marks on it.

As soon as he saw it, he understood why Jiang Shangxian was so excited - there was a groove on the front of the box, which was obviously cleaned very carefully, and the size and shape were consistent with the compass.

I glanced at the Yintan compass at her feet and thought she had already tried it.

"Let me do it."

Cui Bianxu picked up the Yintan compass and put it in her hand. This thing is very useful when it is hot. His own slave girl likes to sweat a lot, and she is already complaining of heat before the mosquitoes are even seen.

"Then you better be careful." Jiang Shangxian was not polite and pulled Yingzi, who was having fun playing in the mud, back to a safe distance.

Although Zhao Tuo looked like a dead man, he didn't make any noise except for the scary movement of the snake's head pushing him at the beginning. He got used to it after digging for a long time.

But once this box is opened, there is no guarantee that something will go wrong.

Not far away, Gao Yu had woken up. He felt much better after a good sleep and was listening to the reports from the five remaining guards.

"Your Highness, they seem to have found something. How about..." The guard's meaning was very clear.

Everyone on our side took turns to rest. Although there were more people on the other side, they had been busy until now and were in high spirits. If they wanted to take action, now was a good time.

Gao Yu squinted his eyes - his face was swollen and it was difficult to open them fully.

His gaze lingered on Jiang Shangxian for a moment, and finally landed on Cui Bianxu. He spoke in a still somewhat weak voice, "Wait a little longer."

Seeing Zhao Shan and the others' tense expressions, as if they were facing a formidable enemy, they must be about to do something dangerous. Thinking of this, Gao Yu suddenly let out a cold smile: "If chaos breaks out later, and you guys start to attack again, don't leave anyone alive except Madam Jiang."

"Yes!" The guards were instantly excited and felt quite proud.

As the prince's guards, they are naturally more arrogant than others. But ever since they encountered the Cui family, they have been beaten and several of their brothers have died. Who can stand this?

Cui Yi was just a son of the Cui family in Qinghe. How could he be compared with the prince?

And what about Madam Jiang? She's just a common woman, not a real beauty, so what's she good for?

You actually dare to fight with your own master, huh!

While they were sharpening their knives, Cui Bianxu was quite busy. He was directing the guards to use hemp rope to tie Zhao Tuo's body into a twist: "Tighten it! Tie a knot, and wrap it around a few times!"

"Don't worry, Jiulang, I will definitely strangle it to death!" Jiubai promised.

If Qi Qi Ge hadn't disagreed, they would have planned to tie up the black snake's head as well!

"Well, everyone, let up some of your guard. Jiubai, if something goes wrong, take my wife away immediately. Remember, you must get her out!"

Cui Bianxu was actually unsure. The things in this place were really too weird. Zhao Tuo's body had been there for hundreds of years, and it was not only that it hadn't rotted away, but the muscle texture on his body was clearly visible, and there was also this snake.

He has always been skeptical about Qi Qi Ge's abilities.

If you really have the ability, just take it and that’s it. Why do you need my help?

Jiubai, who was given the task at the critical moment, spoke in a Chang'an accent: "I can do it!"

The voice was so loud that Yingzi almost laughed out loud, covering her mouth with her hands. She grinned and continued, "It's OK if you can do it!"

As the bronze compass was embedded in the hole, Cui Bianxu felt a slight suction force from the touch of his palm. He tentatively let go of his hand and found that although the compass was bulging out, it was still there and would not fall off. Then he pressed his hand back on it.

There are only two possibilities for this mechanism: rotating or pressing.

Having tried the latter method but it didn't work, Cui Bianxu began to try rotating it left and right, while his left hand kept holding the knife, ready to deal with any emergency.

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