Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

When I called Uncle Chen to pull me up, I jumped up with all my strength.

Fortunately, the pit was only half a meter deep, so it didn't take much effort to jump up.

Wow!

The moment the soil under my feet collapsed into pieces, my right foot was already on the edge of the pit.

Uncle Chen arrived in time, grabbed my right hand, and pulled it back hard with gritted teeth.

I took two steps forward following his force.

The crashing sound continued.

As the pit collapsed, it gradually expanded to a diameter of nearly one meter.

It's twice the diameter of the one I just dug.

"Huff!" I panted and wiped the sweat from my forehead.

Fortunately, Uncle Chen helped me.

Otherwise, even if you jump out and step on the edge of the pit, you will fall in due to the subsequent collapse.

Uncle Chen’s face was as wrinkled as a bitter gourd.

His eyes were fixed on the huge collapsed hole.

The inside of the cave was pitch black and endless, like the mouth of a monster that wanted to eat people.

The collapse of such a large hole means that the cavity underneath is at least one meter in diameter, or even larger.

No matter how powerful the earthworm is, it is difficult to dig such a large hole underground.

Unless it was man-made.

Could it be that the following is part of the Feng Shui plan?

"Uncle Chen, it looks like there's no need to dig anymore. We can just put down a rope and go down directly."

"I just don't know what the Feng Shui master hired by the gambling king has arranged down there."

Uncle Chen smacked his lips twice, his face wrinkled like dry tree bark.

He muttered to himself, "Strange."

"The Earth Dragon Plan was a success, so why are they still making arrangements deep underground?"

"Could it be that the master foresaw that someone would come and disrupt the Feng Shui arrangement?"

"So, more arrangements were made deep in the crypt?"

But I think things are not that simple.

Because of that golden nail.

The runes and the Big Dipper diagram engraved on the golden nails were too redundant to suppress the corpse of the unjustly killed woman.

Unless the runes and the Big Dipper pattern have other uses.

The collapsed underground cavity below might be what the golden nail is trying to suppress.

As I was pondering, a bone-chilling cold wind blew out from the dungeon.

There was a faint fragrance in the gloomy wind.

If you smell it carefully, it seems to be the scent of some kind of fruit.

Mm, it tastes like apple!

It’s definitely the apple flavor I remember!

My hometown is a place that produces high-quality apples, and I am very familiar with the taste of apples.

"Uncle Chen, do you smell apples?"

Uncle Chen wrinkled his nose and took a deep breath.

He closed his eyes and said slowly, "It does taste a bit like fruit."

“But I’m not sure if it tastes like apple.”

"but……"

He suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes flashing like lightning.

Staring intently at the cave where cold wind was blowing out.

"But how come the wind blowing from underground smells like fruit?"

I don’t know how to answer this question.

Logically speaking, there are usually earthy, damp, musty and other odors underground.

But it should never smell fruity.

Unless this crypt leads to a cellar where fruit is stored.

But there are no houses in this desolate wilderness, so there is no way there could be a cellar to store fruit.

and many more!

I suddenly remembered that when I robbed the Tomb of the Living Dead, a strong medicinal fragrance wafted out when the robbers dug a hole into the tomb.

Could it be that the situation in this cave in front of us is similar?

Perhaps there were a lot of fruity spices in the crypt.

So I said, "Perhaps there are a lot of fruity spices in the crypt as a sacrifice to something."

"Because there were a lot of medicinal herbs in the tombs I dug before, a strong medicinal smell came out as soon as it was dug."

"The smell of spices... makes sense." Uncle Chen nodded slightly, but his brows were furrowed even tighter.

"To be able to use so many spices, I'm afraid the stuff underneath is not simple."

"Shizi, do you have the courage to go down?"

I definitely have the courage.

If you don’t have the courage, you won’t do tomb robbing.

As a joke, as long as the benefits are big enough, tomb robbers dare to steal from the Hall of Yama.

"Of course."

"Send down a rope from above, along with flashlights and weapons."

Uncle Chen patted my shoulders twice with satisfaction.

Then Chen Huimin was asked to put down the rope and weapons.

Five or six minutes later, two ropes were thrown down from above.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Huimin grabbed one of the ropes and slid down.

He threw me a flashlight.

Then he pulled out a dagger from his waist and handed it to me.

"Hey, are you used to using the dagger?"

I took the dagger and held it in my backhand with the blade pointed downwards and backwards.

Most people hold a dagger with the tip facing forward.

When taking action, hold the dagger and stab straight forward.

This is the approach of a complete novice who doesn't know how to use a dagger.

Those who have played with daggers and are knowledgeable will hold them in the backhand with the tip facing backwards.

When attacking, just raise your hand and use the blade to wipe the vital part of the throat.

This is not only very concealed, but also has a high probability of killing with one blow...

Chen Huimin's eyes lit up and he smiled, "It seems I asked too many questions."

I put the dagger in my lower back.

Pull the rope and throw it into the cave.

At this moment, Uncle Chen was holding a flashlight and shining it into the cave.

The light dispersed after only a few meters, and the situation below could not be seen clearly.

Chen Huimin grabbed the rope in his hand and threw him into the dungeon.

"I'll go down with Shizi."

"Uncle Chen, please help us keep an eye on it."

Uncle Chen put away the flashlight.

He shook his head and said, "Shizi and I both have Qi to protect us, so you should stay up there."

"Besides, you are very strong. You can pull the rope and pull us up at the critical moment."

"I can't pull you away if I stay up there."

This arrangement is reasonable.

Chen Huimin's role will definitely not be as great as Uncle Chen's.

"There's no time to lose, let's go down quickly."

I was the first to pull the rope into the cave.

The colder it got the further down we went, and I got goose bumps all over my body.

After falling down about seven or eight meters, the edge of the pit was no longer ordinary soil, but looked like a dark red wall painted by humans.

I snapped a piece off from the top.

A bit hard.

But if you scratch it hard with your fingernails, you can still leave a mark.

Put it under your nose and smell it hard.

There is an indescribable pungent smell.

It seemed to be a mixture of blood and lime.

With a strong squeeze, the piece of stuff crumbled into debris.

There are dark red, light red, white, and a few brown-black particles in the dregs.

It can be confirmed that the residue is lime.

It changed color because it absorbed the blood-colored liquid.

Pick up the brown-black particles and look at them carefully.

It looks like Sichuan peppercorns.

hiss!

This arrangement is very similar to the moisture barrier in a large tomb!

In the past, noble tombs not only paid attention to preventing theft, but also paid great attention to preventing moisture.

A large amount of charcoal is usually piled on the outside to absorb moisture.

The second layer will be sealed by ramming white plaster layer by layer.

Afterwards, some tombs will apply lime to the white mud layer and then add a layer of moisture-proofing.

As for Sichuan pepper, it is used to kill bacteria and prevent corrosion.

As early as the Shang Dynasty, people used Sichuan peppercorns to prevent corpses from decaying in their tombs.

The appearance of lime and peppercorns.

Makes me suspect this is a tomb!

I raised my flashlight and shone it around.

This is a square hole about two meters long and wide.

The surrounding area was smeared with lime that had turned dark red.

Then shine it downwards.

There are about two meters to the bottom.

And in the center of the bottom, there is a large vat.

No, it should be two big vats!

The two large vats are stacked together with their mouths facing each other to form a sealed container.

The most bizarre thing is.

The rims of the overlapping large vats were densely covered with talismans!

This is a jar burial!!!