Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 547 Weird Mutation! (4000)

After checking carefully and making sure that there is no danger in the top, bottom, left, and right sides of the thing, Wu Liang put on special leather gloves and leaned against it.

The two claws have been identified, and what he is more interested in and more curious about is naturally this strange thing in the shape of a cone.

Looking closely, Wu Liang discovered that there are three round holes in the top of the cone.

The two symmetrical circular holes are relatively small.

The remaining relatively independent round hole is slightly larger, and at the same time, there is still a shriveled rattan-like strip in this round hole.

Could this be... the half head of a pangolin cut off by this guillotine?

Combined with the two scale-covered sharp claws cut off at the wrist, Wu Liang came to such an inference.

He has seen live pangolins in zoos of later generations, and has also learned about the habits and forms of pangolins through the Internet, and he knows exactly what pangolins look like.

The two symmetrical small round holes at the top of the cone should be the nostrils of the pangolin.

And the larger round hole should be the pangolin's mouth.

As for the shriveled rattan-like strip, it should be the pangolin's tongue.

Pangolins have no teeth, and usually feed on ants and insect larvae or eggs, and the main organ for eating is the long tongue that protrudes from the mouth.

Of course, the staple food of pangolins is still termites, which can effectively protect forests and dams for humans. In later generations, they are not only national first-class protected animals, but also very important beneficial insects. According to scientists’ observations, as long as there is one in a 250-acre forest It is difficult for termites to cause harm to the forest for adult pangolins.

However, many people may not know that pangolins are actually scavengers.

The smell of rotting corpses is also very attractive to it. Whether it is a human corpse or an animal corpse, except in a special environment, most of them will inevitably undergo a process of liquefaction and decomposition, and finally only skeletons and teeth will remain. .

When the carcass begins to liquefy and decompose, it is the most suitable time for the toothless pangolin to eat. After all, the digestive system of the pangolin is not strong at all. After eating the food such as termites and insects, it needs to be eaten like a chicken. Pebbles, which are used to grind up food for digestion.

The rotting corpses that have entered the state of liquefaction and decomposition have become "liquid food", which is much more friendly to the pangolin's weak digestive system.

As the cremation of corpses gradually became mainstream in later generations, the story between pangolins and human graves has become little known.

But many old people living in rural areas know it.

The pangolin is also a natural "grave robber". Its favorite thing to do is to use its superb drilling method to get into a new tomb that has just been buried, and treat the corpse that has entered a liquefied and decomposed state as a delicious meal. Very fond of eating the brains of corpses.

Its claws can easily pierce the carrion's head, even if it can't, its tongue can easily pass through the carrion's eye sockets, and stick into the brain to eat the brain directly.

Because of this, China has a tradition that has been passed down for thousands of years and is still used even in later generations-the two side panels at both ends of the coffin must be made of cypress wood.

Because it is said that the unique smell emitted by cypress wood is the nemesis of pangolins. Once pangolins smell this smell, they will not be able to stand and run away.

However, the above are just folklore.

The scientific community has not verified this matter, and the official does not have any official records on this matter. It is still unknown whether it can be taken seriously.

But at this moment, Wu Liang has already doubted this folk theory.

Because this is a yellow sausage inscription.

What is Huang Chang Ti Miao? It is a burial form that is completely piled up with yellow cypress wood. That is to say, this tomb is full of cypress wood, and the smell is stronger than that of the coffin with only two pieces of cypress wood added at both ends. How much, if the pangolin really can't stand the smell, it should not even dare to enter this tomb, let alone enter this tomb and fall into this guillotine trap on a piece of cypress, which is totally unreasonable.

"Fourth brother, what exactly is that?"

Seeing that Wu Liang was holding the half pangolin's head to examine it carefully, Guan Yu, who was guarding Wu Liang's side, had never seen such a thing before, so he couldn't help asking curiously.

"This should be something left by the dace carp."

Wu Liang turned around and showed it to everyone.

At this time, the pangolin should be called "dace carp", of course, it can also be called "ling carp", because its body is covered with scales, and its body shape looks somewhat similar to a fish, so it has such a name, which means "in the mountains carp".

But this pangolin suffered a serious crime.

The two front paws used for digging holes and the front face and tongue used for eating were cut off directly by this guillotine trap. Not to mention whether they would die of pain or lose too much blood. Eating is enough to kill it.

to be frank.

Being beheaded like this is really miserable. Compared with this, it is better to be beheaded directly and die a little more happily. Even beheading in half is much better than this.

"Dace carp?"

Guan Yu had obviously never seen such a thing. After all, pangolins were rare in the north, and in this era, there were no zoos and various online encyclopedias, so it was difficult to know the world without going out.

"This is a strange fish that doesn't need to live in the water, but can travel through the mountains. It's hard to see at ordinary times."

Yu Ji gave a very unscientific science popularization to everyone in a timely manner, and at the same time fully reflected the level of people's cognition of pangolins in this era.

"There are such strange fish?"

Guan Yu was taken aback.

"The world is so big, there are so many wonders."

Yu Ji stroked his beard quite complacently, but frowned slightly and said worriedly, "I just don't know if it's good or bad to meet such a strange beast in this mausoleum."

"Of course it's lucky."

Wu Liang picked up the pair of paws again, and said solemnly, "Since dace can reach here, it means that this mausoleum has been drilled out of other exits. This exit can communicate with the outside world, so there are some If the yang energy on the ground can enter the mausoleum, the evil energy will naturally also enter the mausoleum."

Some people in later generations believe that the "Yang Qi" in ancient times is very likely to refer to the "oxygen" in later generations, and it is an indispensable Qi to maintain life anyway.

Therefore, Wu Liang's explanation is naturally not problematic, it's just a little bit of doing as the Romans do.

"Young Master is right!"

Yu Ji's brows instantly relaxed, and this guy agreed with Wu Liang's explanation very much.

"..."

Everyone was obviously more relaxed, and they were willing to believe the explanation of Wu Liang, an "authoritative" person, after all, they didn't know as much as Wu Liang.

They didn't connect the pangolin to the hole they had seen in the ear chamber.

Just like what Wu Liang said, that hole was not something such a pangolin could dig out, let alone this pangolin suffered so much damage that it was impossible to survive.

And at the same time.

Wu Liang's attention has returned to the two claws in his hand.

Each of these two claws has 5 fairly sharp nails, of which the nail in the middle is the longest, followed by the two nails next to it, and the two nails on the far side are much shorter, and even some Hidden under the skin.

The two pairs of claws are exactly ten nails.

Wu Liang thought of the "touching gold talisman" that appeared in later novels.

That thing is said to be made of pangolin claws, although Wu Liang had made ten gold rings in the way of "Xiao Organization" before that, and planned to give one to each "Captain Mojin" under his command.

But gold rings are not special at all, and can be easily imitated.

Pangolin nails, which people in this era know little about, are relatively scarce, and naturally they are more difficult to imitate. In the future, they will be a better choice than gold rings as a status symbol and keepsake of "Mojin Captain" .

And this move can also fill in the "traveler's paradox". If "touching gold charms" really appeared in history, rather than just fabricated by later novels, this closed loop of traversal can be made more complete.

If not, let him make things out of fiction into reality.

Such a happy decision!
However, these "Touching Gold Talismans" also need to be engraved with the representative words of each member of the "Xiao Organization". This can also satisfy Wu Liang's little thought.

……

"Dian Wei, second brother, third brother."

After putting away the pangolin's claws, Wu Liang looked at Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Dian Wei again, pointed to the guillotine on the ceiling in front of him and said, "Please come forward and destroy these traps, so that we can continue to go deeper." Investigate."

In fact, this thing is just to deal with people who are not careful.

Now that Wu Liang and the others have discovered this mechanism, they only need to cut off the ropes hanging from the guillotine below one by one, so that all the guillotines will fall down once and for all, and it will be easy to pass safely.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."

Accompanied by several loud noises, the guillotines fell and embedded into the cypress wood below.

Wu Liang and the others were all wearing gas masks, so they were naturally not afraid of being choked by the aroused dust. They just covered their heads and waited for the dust to gradually fall, before bypassing the guillotine and continuing to investigate deeply.

So far, they have not seen the missing big rooster.

The source of the unexplainable strange smell permeating the tomb was not found out either.

Especially that big cock.

Now that the tomb is about to reach its end, where can it hide... Wait, could it be that it got into the cave that he blocked with weapons before?
And the rustling sound that Bai Jingjing heard was also made by it?
If this is the case, he will have to go to that cave to investigate again when he goes back later, and he can't just give up on it so easily, after all, he is also the veteran of the Huan army.

Also.

And the dead body of the pangolin.

Wu Liang decided that it was absolutely impossible to survive, and it might not be able to go far at all, so its corpse probably had to be left in the mausoleum...

Wait a second!
Wu Liang suddenly thought of something again.

"Wait a minute!"

Wu Liang stopped everyone suddenly, and returned to the side of the guillotine where the claws and half of the head were found, and then took out a rag from behind, squatted down and cleaned up the thick layer of dust on the ground.

"Sir, what does this mean?"

Seeing this, everyone in the Huanren Army asked in puzzlement.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others also looked surprised, not quite understanding what Wu Liang was doing.

"Blood!"

Wu Liang said without turning his head, "With such a serious injury, blood will flow profusely. Even if the dace carp is not too big, it will definitely leave a lot of bloodstains. Through the bloodstains, we can know where it went. Where it is, this may help us find something."

Especially here are closely arranged yellow heart cypress.

Yellow heart cypress wood is very light in color, and when it is dry, if there is blood stains on it, it will definitely be soaked in it, and it will never disappear no matter how long it takes.

Snakes have snake ways, and rats have rat ways.

Where pangolins can enter, cocks can also enter, and this may be the key to finding big roosters.

really.

After sweeping away the thick layer of dust, Wu Liang immediately found some extremely obvious dark marks on the cypress wood, which were undoubtedly the blood stains left by the poor pangolin.

So Wu Liang was refreshed, and then continued to clean up the surrounding areas along these marks.

Soon he discovered that these dark marks did not extend outside the tomb, but continued to extend deep into the tomb...

"Help, find out where this imprint went."

Wu Liang raised his head and said to the onlookers who wondered if they should intervene.

"Got it!"

Everyone responded, except for a few soldiers in charge of guarding, the rest of them all squatted down and cleaned the dust on the ground along the direction Wu Liang knew.

They were wearing gas masks, and besides preventing their eyes from squinting, they didn't have to worry too much about the dust.

Such a group of people working together.

It took a few minutes to find a clear dark mark.

Then follow the dark marks and continue to carefully clean up the depths of the tomb.

After about a few cups of tea, they had already come to a rectangular pothole surrounded by yellow cypress sticks.

According to Wu Liang's understanding of Huangchang Ticou and his past experience.

This rectangular pit should have been used to place the coffin of the owner of the tomb, which means that the seriously injured pangolin finally came to the owner of the tomb.

But when Wu Liang looked into the pit following the light of the torch, he saw an unexpected scene.

There are no coffins here at all.

He only saw a square couch that seemed to be piled up with something, and a human-shaped golden jade robe was lying on the couch upright.

And this moment.

But this jade robe made him dare not approach at all, and even gave birth to the idea of ​​retreating.

Because he clearly saw that a kind of dark green unknown mucus seeped out from the gaps between the jade pieces on the jade clothes, and it had already gathered in a puddle on the couch...

This is the situation.

If someone said that nothing happened to this corpse, Wu Liang would definitely not believe it!
(End of this chapter)