Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

The severed hand was white and plump.

If you press lightly on the skin, a pit will appear.

This is a sign that the muscle tissue has completely lost its elasticity due to soaking in water for too long.

What caught my attention most was the broken end of the hand.

There were bite marks on the flesh at the fracture, and there were also uneven bone stumps.

It was obvious that the hand was bitten off by a huge bite force.

I couldn't help but think of the mermaid.

Old Man Su had mentioned before that in the underground river of the cave, there were man-eating fish monsters with extremely sharp teeth...

wrong!

Eating people and biting bones are two different things!

It takes a huge bite force to break bones, which is not something that can be done with just sharp teeth.

The bite force of freshwater fish is not enough to break human bones.

What on earth was that thing that bit off this hand?

Taoist Master Zhang came over to take a look and grabbed his goatee again.

He said slowly: "It was bitten off."

"It was bitten off, and the severed hand was soaked in water for quite a long time, but there is no sign of decay."

"It's said that water is more suitable for the growth of bacteria, and corpses that stay in water for a long time will start to rot."

What I am most curious about and puzzled about is that these bodies have not rotted.

Scientifically speaking, this is a phenomenon that is difficult to explain.

Later I talked about this with a senior forensic doctor, who explained the changes that occur in a person's body after death.

After a person dies, the first thing that happens is that the body temperature drops.

At normal temperature, the body cools down by 0.5 degrees Celsius per hour.

If soaked in water, the body temperature drops by 3 degrees per hour.

This process is called cadaver cooling.

One hour after death, the local joints of the body will become stiff. For example, the neck cannot bend and the limbs cannot move. This is rigor mortis.

Two hours after death, blood in the body will pool and gradually form livor mortis.

Three hours after death, a decaying smell will be produced, which is also known as the stench of corpses.

Six hours after death, the body's electro-oxygen organisms will multiply rapidly, muscle tissue cells will begin to dissolve, and the body will soften from the stiff state of rigor mortis.

Twenty-four hours after death, a dark green color will appear on the right side of the abdomen of the corpse and gradually spread throughout the body. This is corpse green.

Forty-eight to seventy-two hours after death, the decaying gases in the body will accumulate, causing the limbs and face to swell and enlarge, and the corpse will begin to rot and melt into corpse fluid.

Twenty days after death, the flesh tissues had basically rotted away, the hair and nails had all fallen off, and only the light blue skull and white bones remained of the body.

The forensic doctor said that he had handled all kinds of cases, and 99% of the changes in the bodies of the deceased were consistent with the above reactions.

Only in extremely rare cases will the corpse show abnormal changes that do not conform to this theory.

As for what the extremely rare cases are, he was vague, only saying that existing science cannot explain everything.

Let’s get back to me and Taoist Priest Zhang.

Taoist Master Zhang pulled his goatee and shook his head, saying, "This is a place where Yin gathers, so the corpse won't rot."

"What is the Yin Gathering Land?"

I have never heard of the term "gathering place of yin".

According to the literal meaning, it seems to be a place where yin energy gathers.

"The Dao is the cycle of Yin and Yang; only through the repetition of Yin and Yang can life continue forever."

“Not only do all things in the world have yin and yang, but the earth, water, and wind also experience the flow and transformation of yin and yang.”

"It's like Feng Shui. When you search for dragon points, you're looking for the vitality of the movement of yin and yang. You're looking for a place where the wind gathers and the energy is rich and full of vitality."

"Where the true dragon is, there must be a balance of yin and yang."

"However, some terrains have an imbalance of yin and yang, resulting in yang-gathering areas that only gather yang energy, and yin-gathering areas that only gather yin energy."

"Solitary yang cannot produce life, and solitary yin cannot grow. These two kinds of land are not good places."

"The Yin Gathering Area we are in is where the Yin energy from all around us gathers."

"According to my master, corpses in places with excessive yin energy are difficult to decay, especially those soaked in water, which can last for thousands of years."

"This is probably the reason why these limbs and arms haven't rotted away."

Taoist Master Zhang paused for a few seconds after he finished speaking.

He said solemnly, "However, the Yin Gathering Land is also extremely dangerous. It is a place where there is no chance of survival."

"You, must be mentally prepared..."

I had prepared myself mentally a long time ago.

He said calmly: "As long as there is a glimmer of hope, I will fight to get through it."

"By the way, could this underground river be connected to the underground river in the cave?" I suddenly had an idea.

"This... My master said that the underground river connecting to the cave should be at the deepest part of the reservoir."

"The underground cave we are in is not far from the shore of the reservoir. It should not be the underground river connecting to the cave."

"And when I entered the vortex, I was observing and found..."

After the wooden boat fell into the whirlpool, Taoist Priest Zhang and I were separated by the current.

Because I can't swim, and I bumped into those corpses, I was so scared that I lost a lot of oxygen, so I suffocated and passed out.

It was only by luck that he was washed ashore and saved his life.

But Taoist Master Zhang is different.

He held his breath before entering the water, and with his extraordinary swimming ability, he was able to observe carefully after entering the whirlpool with ease.

According to his description.

At the entrance of the cave below the whirlpool, the remains of more than 20 bodies were floating. They should be people who drowned in the reservoir in the past two years.

Deep inside the cave entrance, there is a cave that goes first upward and then downward, creating a huge suction force.

I thought about his description.

I think the cave should be N-shaped. Under the action of reservoir pressure, this N-shaped cave may have produced a siphon effect, forming a huge suction force.

After passing through the N-shaped cave, Taoist Priest Zhang entered this underground cave and floated over with the flow of the underground river.

"I observed the cave carefully when I passed by it and found traces of artificial excavation on the cave wall."

"This proves that this place was not formed naturally, but was artificially built."

"Also, this cave was previously sealed."

"It suddenly appeared after the lightning struck the water surface..." Taoist Master Zhang stopped talking and looked at me meaningfully.

Is he doubting me?

My heart shuddered.

At this time, the most feared thing is distrust among teammates, conflicts and internal strife.

"Lao Zhang, I came here to break the curse on me. The lightning that struck the water has nothing to do with me!"

"It must be the old man from Xiangxi who did this!"

"The coffin floating on the water was sucked into the vortex. The coffin was filled with bones dug out from a mass grave!"

"It's all his conspiracy!"

I can think of the mastermind behind this.

There is only that old man from Xiangxi.

Taoist Master Zhang smiled and waved his hands, saying, "I'm not doubting you."

"I know you don't have that much ability."

"..."

This is really hurtful.

But when I think about what I know, I am really nothing compared to them.

As expected, comparison kills people...

"Xiangxi witches don't have the ability to control thunder. This is not a simple matter."

"Ah?" I exclaimed in surprise.

That old man from Xiangxi is already a headache enough, could it be that he has helpers?

Could he be a Zhengyi Taoist who practices the Five Thunders Righteous Method?

"Old Zhang, do you suspect that there are Taoist priests who can perform thunder magic involved?"

"This, is impossible?!"