Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 145 Three-legged turtle! (4000 first update)
But what Wu Liang doesn't understand is, what is the purpose of raising these burial insects in captivity?
This thing can neither eat nor drink, even if it can produce some insect wax when building a nest, but at this time, no one should use this kind of thing to make candles.

Otherwise, there should be some candles in stock in the tomb.

After all, wax is easy to store. As long as the temperature is not too high, it should not be a problem to store it for hundreds of years...

With such questions in mind, Wu Liang walked out of this niche, and went to check the other niches one by one.

Now, what he most wanted to find was the body of "Lian Shi".

As the only recorded living person in Haihunhou's tomb, all the abnormalities here should be inseparable from this person. If his body is found, the answer may be found.

The next few niches are much more ordinary.

Apart from some common sacrificial objects, Wu Liang did not find anything more valuable to him.

And so on until the last niche.

This is also a shrine with an iron door, and unlike the shrine where the burial worms were kept in captivity, the iron door of this shrine is tightly closed, and there is also a copper lock on it.

"Dian Wei!"

Wu Liang only called out, and Dian Wei immediately understood what he meant, and walked forward with an engineering shovel in hand.

"Be careful this time, I don't know what's inside."

Wu Liang reminded again.

Although there is no need to worry about burial bugs, if it is something else, such as a highly poisonous poison, and it has survived like a burial bug, it will be dangerous.

"Yes."

Then there was a "kucha", and the copper lock on the iron door had been violently broken by Dian Wei.

But after hearing Wu Liang's reminder, he didn't open the door immediately, but lightly opened the iron door by a thin crack, and looked inside with the light from the Suihou Pearl.

"Patriarch, it seems to be empty inside..."

Only through a thin slit, the range that the Sui Hou Pearl can illuminate is very limited, so the range that Dian Wei can see is also very limited.

However, within the visible range, there is only a flat masonry ground, and there is nothing else, not even a single funeral object.

"empty?"

Wu Liang felt that it was unreasonable, so he immediately moved to the door and looked into the viewing room.

Shouldn't it be?

Why lock the door if there's nothing there?
With such doubts, Wu Liang slowly opened the iron door a little more, and the viewing range gradually increased, but he still didn't see anything in the niche.

It's just that the ground level of this niche seems to be slightly lower than other niches, and there are still traces of water that are gradually drying up on the wall close to the ground.

It's like a pond that has been left unattended for a long time, causing it to gradually dry up.

at last.

Wu Liang completely opened the whole iron door, and the light of Suihou Pearl illuminated all the corners of the niche.

Only then did he discover two blue-black pebbles that were close together in the corner of this niche. The pebbles were about the size of a grown man's palm and were flat oval in shape.

"That's it?"

Wu Liang couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

A shrine with an iron door and a lock on purpose, with only two stones in it?
Of course, the possibility that some unknown creatures were raised here before cannot be ruled out, just like the niche where the burial worms were kept in captivity.

It's just that, except for the dry water, there are no remains left in this niche, nor any clues related to feed or excrement. No matter how much Wu Liang knows, it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice.

However, those two stones still need to be checked...

then.

Wu Liang took the engineering shovel to the corner of the alcove and tapped the cobblestones lightly with due caution.

"Boom! Boom!"

It's not like a stone, at least not an ordinary stone.

It feels a little tough when it is tapped, and the feedback sound is a bit dull, as if the inside is hollow or soft.

has a problem!
Wu Liang knocked on another pebble.

"Boom! Boom!"

Still the same feeling, same sound.

Definitely not an ordinary stone!

Wu Liang is very sure, but what it is remains to be verified.

He stretched out the engineering shovel again, intending to turn over the two pebbles and examine them carefully.

at this time.

? !
One of the pebbles suddenly shook!
"!"

Wu Liang's expression tightened immediately, and he quickly shoved the engineer back.

"What kind of monster is this time?!"

Yu Ji was so scared that he let out a strange cry, and hid behind Wu Liang with his old arms and legs very agilely, only showing a nervous and curious bitter face.

And Dian Wei and Bai Jingjing seem to have gradually adapted to the strange things in the mausoleum. Although they are still vigilant at the moment, they have been able to maintain a minimum level of calm, at least not shouting.

In this way, four people surrounded him.

The other cobblestone swayed as well.

After waiting for several breaths, two thick, short and wrinkled claws protruded from under the two pebbles...

This is?

Everyone held their breath and widened their eyes.

Immediately afterwards, another claw and a... small forked tail stretched out.

Then there was a small triangular head that looked like a snake. The two small mung bean-like eyes on the head blinked twice. When they saw Wu Liang and the others, they seemed to be frightened.

The body froze suddenly, and immediately retracted the head, claws and tail that had just been protruded, and turned back into two pebbles.

"..."

This look is so cute, like a turtle?

The most obvious difference between soft-shelled turtles and turtles is their shells. The shells of turtles have carapaces and are very hard, while the shells of soft-shelled turtles are flat and slightly flexible on the surface.

But the two soft-shelled turtles in front of them were slightly different from normal soft-shelled turtles.

Because they seem to have only three claws, and their tails grow into a forked "Y" shape.

It could be a deformity in development, but it's also possible...

Wu Liang thought of a magical creature that appeared in the "Shan Hai Jing", which was very similar to this soft-shelled turtle.

"Three-legged turtle?!"

Yu Ji was already refreshed, and said the three words that Wu Liang thought of first, "This is a rare fetish, I never thought I would see it here!"

"you know?"

Bai Jingjing asked strangely.

"Naturally, I know that according to the "Shan Hai Jing", the three-legged soft-shelled turtle has only three legs, with a forked tail, and there is no gu disease in eating it!"

Yu Ji stroked his beard and said quite complacently, "That is to say, if we eat its flesh and blood, we will become invulnerable to all diseases. Do you think it is a god?"

"Really?"

Bai Jingjing wondered.

"Old man, why did I hear that these three-legged turtles can't be eaten indiscriminately?"

Wu Liang immediately gave Yu Ji a sideways look, and asked back, "Although the "Shan Hai Jing" says that eating it can prevent all diseases, the "Geng Si Ji", which was written almost at the same time, said that the three-legged soft-shelled turtle is a kind of poison. , after eating it, it will disintegrate and die, and the body will turn into a puddle of pus, with not even a single bone left."

Both "Shan Hai Jing" and "Geng Si Ji" are ancient books from the pre-Qin period. Later generations have no way to distinguish which is the first and which is the last, and there is no way to distinguish which of the two records is more accurate.

If a creature appeared in two ancient books at the same time, the possibility of this creature's existence increased a lot.

However, there is a huge difference in the specific effects, so I have to study it carefully before making a judgment, otherwise I am afraid it will lead to a big mistake.

"This……"

Yu Ji was stunned for a moment, and said with some embarrassment, "The old man has never studied this "Gengsi Ji", I don't know if there is such a record in it, if so, then it is best for the three-legged turtle to verify it before deciding whether to eat it ...But the young master's extensive knowledge and memorization have opened my eyes and admired me."

"The old man is over the award, it's just that the direction of study is different."

Wu Liang smiled modestly.

In fact, there is no shortage of people who are eager to learn at this time. The reason why I don't read so many books is mainly due to the limited conditions.

After all, for a long ancient book at this time, the unit of measurement needs to be a car. A whole car or a few cars of ancient books is not something ordinary people can afford.

But the later generations are completely different. At this time, there are only a few books that need to be pulled on several carts in later generations, and the price is not too expensive. As long as ordinary people want to read books, they can basically afford them, even if they don’t want to spend money. You can also go whoring directly on the Internet for free, and the way to obtain knowledge should not be too convenient.

Upon hearing this, Yu Ji straightened up his chest again, and said with a proud smile: "That's true. The old man is dedicated to the Tao, has no other distractions, is not close to women, keeps himself clean, and reads less irrelevant books. If it is Although I dare not say that there is no omission in the knowledge of Taoism, methods and techniques, I have also studied it deeply."

Proud of your sister!
Wu Liang suddenly didn't want to bother with this old boy who could make antiques anymore, and turned to Dian Wei and said, "Brother Dian Wei, don't you carry a sack with you? First, pack these two three-legged turtles, how to deal with them specifically?" Let's talk about it when we get back."

If you eat it, you will be free from all diseases, that is naturally good, the body is the capital of the revolution.

If you eat the incarnation and die, it is also a rare and strange poison.

Emmm...

Traveling in the middle is a must-have medicine for murder and silence, put it away, it must be put away!

"Yes."

A moment later, Dian Wei had scooped up the two three-legged turtles with an engineering shovel and put them into the linen pockets, and tied a knot on the linen pockets to make sure everything was safe.

That's it.

Everyone withdrew from this niche, and now there seems to be no place to continue to investigate except for the coffin of Liu He, the owner of the tomb.

"Where is that alchemist named 'Lian Shi'?"

At this moment, Wu Liang was still thinking about this weird person whose behavior was different from ordinary people.

Until now, he has not found a corpse with similar characteristics to this person, not even a male corpse, which always makes Wu Liang feel that there is still work to be done.

"Check again carefully to see if there is any secret passage in this tomb."

After seeing the coffin of Liu He, the owner of the tomb, Wu Liang said somewhat unwillingly.

No body of Lian Shi has been found so far, so there are undoubtedly only two possibilities:
One is that Lian Shijiu occupied the magpie's nest and buried himself in Liu He's coffin.

But this possibility can basically be ruled out, because the coffin in front of us is tightly stitched, and the cowhide strips used to bind and fix the coffin have not been found to have been dismantled.

If Liu He buried himself in the coffin, it would be impossible to do so without the help of outsiders;
The second is that this mausoleum still has secret passages that can be freely entered and exited.

Wu Liang is more inclined to this possibility. In this way, the large number of corpses of young girls that appear in this tomb that are not recorded in "Tomb Building" can be explained.

In addition, there is also the mysterious pressing device, the iron fence and iron gate of the alcove, all of which are not recorded in "Tomb Building".

It is very likely that these were added or modified after the tomb was sealed.

If this is the case, then "Lian Shi" must have left a secret passage that can freely enter and exit the tomb, otherwise these things cannot be conjured out of thin air, unless Lian Shi still opened a blacksmith shop here, and by the way, he also opened a one that can automatically remove the tomb. The door of space that the girl sent in.

Obviously, no.

"How do you find it? If you look around here, there are tight brick walls everywhere. Where are the secret passages?"

Yu Ji said with some embarrassment.

"You don't even know this? Look at me!"

This time it was Bai Jingjing's turn to smile proudly, she felt in her bosom, and actually took out a few soft bird feathers from her bosom that she didn't know when she had put on her body.

Obviously, this girl intends to use the method Wu Liang used before in the tomb of King Liu Qu in Guangchuan.

As long as it is a secret space that is not fully opened, the air pressure in it will be different from the outside air pressure due to changes in the air composition over time.

In this way, the phenomenon of gas flow will appear.

And as long as there is gas flow, it cannot escape the test of chicken feathers or bird feathers.

This clever trick that made Bai Jingjing hate it at the beginning naturally left a deep impression on her, so much so that she has already started to learn and use it.

"Jingjing... a child can be taught!"

Wu Liang gave her a thumbs up without hesitation.

This girl has gradually entered the state, as expected of a woman who can get her "white" ring.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, I, Mojin Xiaomojun, would like to call you the strongest three-good student under my seat, and I will give you a five-bar armband as encouragement, and I will do what I say!

"whispering sound!"

Bai Jingjing rolled her eyes, curled her lips arrogantly, took a small one from the bird feather, and handed over the rest to Wu Liang for distribution, and then measured it in the tomb.

"This... the old man doesn't quite understand."

When Yu Ji got the Toba handed over by Wu Liang, he was still a little puzzled.

"Just do it, and you'll understand soon enough."

Wu Liang smiled.

really.

After just a few minutes.

"Here, here, there is something strange about me!"

Bai Jingjing cried out in surprise.

Wu Liang and the others quickly ran over following the sound, only to see Bai Jingjing standing in the alcove that was very similar to the pharmacy that had been inspected before.

"where?"

Wu Liang asked.

"It should be behind this cabinet. My bird feather was blown away as soon as it fell. It can't be wrong!"

Bai Jingjing pointed to the medicine cabinet next to the south wall and said, and at the same time threw the bird feather in her hand again, and sure enough, it was only halfway down when it was blown into a whirl by an invisible and intangible air current!
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