Yellow River Craftsman

Chapter 50 The Laughing Wax Corpse

We knocked it again carefully, and determined that the sounds from the four bluestone slabs were different.

"It's here!" Professor Ye was overjoyed, and squatted down to take a closer look: "There are gaps on the edges of these four bluestone slabs, and they should be able to be pried up!"

The three of us worked together and quickly pried up the four bluestone slabs.

A gust of dark wind blows up from below, making a ghostly sound, which makes people feel chills in the bottom of their hearts.

A square hole appeared in front of us. The bottom of the hole was pitch black and silent, and there was constant wind blowing up. It seemed that the space below was still a bit large.

Professor Ye held up a torch and shone in, and the light of the fire dispelled the darkness at the entrance of the cave.At this time, we were surprised to find that a gray-white stone step spiraling down appeared in the flickering firelight, like a road leading to the underworld, maybe stepping on it, there will be countless ghosts and monsters The splinters pop out.

The three of us glanced at each other, and our hearts jumped up, which was very clear in this silent cellar.

After a moment of silence, the torch in Professor Ye's hand suddenly went out.

When the fire came on again, Professor Ye was already standing by the entrance of the cave.

The torch just now went out, and Professor Ye lit another one: "Let's go! We have a limited number of torches, so we can't waste too much time!"

Professor Ye took the lead in the front, Gu Meidi walked in the middle, and I was in charge of the rear. The three of them lined up and got into the entrance of the cave.

As soon as you enter the entrance of the cave, you will be greeted by a cold and gloomy atmosphere, giving you an invisible sense of oppression.

After walking a few steps, Professor Ye in front suddenly stopped in his tracks. I was about to ask why he stopped when I heard Professor Ye say in a deep voice, "There seems to be someone in front!"

anyone? !
How could there be anyone down here in the cellar? !
I gulped down my saliva, my heart was furious, wouldn't I encounter something evil like a big rice dumpling, right?
"You two stay here and don't move, I'll go over and have a look!" Professor Ye slowly groped over with a torch.

Both Gu Meidi and I were a little moved. Although this was just a small gesture by Professor Ye, it can be seen from this gesture how much he cares for the students.Whenever there was danger, he rushed first and never let us put ourselves in danger.

"You two come here!" Professor Ye called us from the front.

We walked over, and Professor Ye held up the torch: "Look!"

I saw two rows of warrior sculptures on both sides of the stone steps, and there were two such sculptures on every stone step.The costumes of these warriors are exactly the same as those we saw in the Fishbone Temple. They are a group of Xixia warriors.These sculptures are lifelike, about the same height as real people, and they look like real people, standing quietly in the secret passage, very frightening.

At first, Gu Meidi and I were taken aback, but we soon calmed down.I reached out and touched one of the warrior sculptures, and exclaimed, "This sculpture is too realistic. Look, the eyebrows, eyes, and nose are all clear, and even the strands of hair can be seen. The carving skills are really superb!"

Gu Meidi interjected: "And this is not carved out of stone or wood. I have read it carefully. These are wax sculptures. They are statues made of wax. They are quite creative!"

Gu Meidi and I commented and praised these sculptures, but Professor Ye kept shaking his head beside him: "Have you returned all your knowledge to the teacher? What kind of statue is this? This is a wax corpse!"

"Wax corpses?!" Gu Meidi and I stopped talking at the same time, no wonder these sculptures look lifelike, so they are wax corpses.I have only seen the introduction of wax corpses in archaeological books, but in practical archaeology, this is the first time I have seen wax corpses. Because the wax corpse production process is very complicated and mysterious, it is almost difficult to find it in ordinary ancient tombs. Looking for its trace, I didn't expect to bump into it here today.

"Wow, so this is the legendary wax corpse!" Gu Meidi stroked the wax corpse in front of him, amazed again and again.

It is said that when making a wax corpse, all the internal organs of the martyr should be emptied, and then filled with antiseptic materials.Finally, put the sacrificial body into the hot wax oil, so that the wax oil evenly wraps the surface of the corpse, and after cooling and air-drying, the wax corpse will not rot for a thousand years, and it will always look lifelike.There is also a rumor that living people are used to make wax corpses, which can make the wax corpses more vivid.The wax corpse is a symbol of dignity, and those who want to be buried with the wax corpse have to go through strict screening.

When I thought of the living dead people standing on both sides, I couldn't help but feel a shudder running down my spine.I suddenly felt that they were not exquisite works of art, but symbols of the evil of the feudal dynasty.Just try to think about it, in a dark underground passage, there are dead people standing on both sides, and there are so many dead people looking straight at you like that, what kind of mood would you feel?Even though I am an archaeologist, I can't help but feel a little chill in my heart.

"Gu Meidi, what are you doing? Let's go!" I turned around and called Gu Meidi, and found that she was staring at a wax corpse in a daze, with a strange expression on her face, and she called three times in a row. Come to yourself.

"Let's go, Professor Ye has gone to the front!" I said.

After walking a few steps, I couldn't help asking her, "What happened to you just now? Why were you so dazed? I thought you were bewitched?"

In the hazy darkness, Gu Mei Di suddenly took my hand.

My heart trembled, and a strange feeling came to my heart, embarrassment, joy, and happiness, is this little girl confessing to me?Tsk tsk, she finally couldn't help it anymore, I knew that no one could resist my handsome face.

Gu Meidi leaned against me again, this ambiguous little gesture made me very happy, is she eating my tofu?Well, let her eat if she wants to, it doesn't matter if I sacrifice a little.But she is so proactive, shouldn't I also respond?
Just when I was debating whether to put my arms around her waist or give her a kiss, Gu Meidi suddenly whispered in my ear: "Just now I saw that wax corpse treat me...to me... …laugh……"

A chill ran up my spine, and my vest was instantly drenched in cold sweat: "What are you talking about? The wax corpse is smiling at you? Are you kidding me! I'm so brave, don't try to scare me!" I!"

Gu Meidi's tone was serious: "I swear I'm not joking!"

"Is that because your eyes are dazzled?" In any case, I don't believe that the wax corpse that has been dead for thousands of years can still grin. It is such a weird picture, and this kind of picture will only appear in horror movies.

"I don't have dizziness! Absolutely not! I stared at the wax corpse for a long time, and saw with my own eyes that his mouth slowly opened and the corners of his mouth raised slightly..." Gu Meidi said, his voice began to tremble uncontrollably .

I heard that Gu Meidi's tone didn't sound like she was lying, but I couldn't figure it out for a while, so I could only comfort her and say: "We are all atheists, don't be suspicious, but everything can be found in a reasonable and scientific way." explanation!" After a pause, I continued: "Maybe it's because of some hallucinations after being drugged, after all, the power of the drug hasn't completely dissipated!"

"Illusion? Then why didn't I see you as Takeshi Kaneshiro!" Gu Meidi pouted and didn't continue.

"Takeshi Kaneshiro? Is Takeshi Kaneshiro as handsome as I am? Tch!" I was furious in my heart, I'm old and I still want to chase stars!

After walking a few steps forward, Gu Meidi grabbed my hand again and hissed: "Wait! Did you hear anything?"

"What sound?" I listened for a while, the secret passage was very quiet: "I said Gu Meidi, don't be suspicious, okay, we..."

Before I finished speaking, Professor Ye in front of me stopped suddenly and asked us, "Did you two hear anything?"

Ok?
What did they all hear?

Why didn't I hear it?
I dug my ears vigorously. I haven’t dug my earwax for a long time. Could it be that too much earwax hinders my hearing?
Swish!Swish!
This time I heard clearly, there were bursts of weird sounds coming from both sides of the secret passage, the sound seemed to be something crawling and rubbing.

Gu Meidi said: "I told you that there is something unusual in the secret way, you still don't believe it!"

"Don't be nervous!" I tried to comfort Gu Meidi, and at the same time comforted myself: "Maybe it's a mouse or something! You know, this dark underground environment is a breeding ground for mice, and it's inevitable that mice will build their nests here!"

"Come and see this wax corpse!" Professor Ye greeted us.

Gu Meidi and I moved closer together, and I heard Professor Ye say, "Why do I feel that this wax corpse is laughing?"

The wax corpse is laughing? !
It was so cold that I couldn't help shivering.

Just now Gu Meidi told me that the wax corpses are laughing. These wax corpses have been dead for thousands of years. Is there anything weird about these wax corpses?
I looked carefully at the wax corpse in front of me, and slowly I found that the serious and cold warrior face had gradually changed. The corner of the warrior's mouth was slightly raised, and it turned into a smiling face. It seemed that he really As if smiling at us.The problem is that the face of the wax corpse is covered with a layer of oil wax, so the surface of the face is very stiff, but the corners of the mouth are smiling, which makes the smile of the wax corpse look weird and unspeakable.

I couldn't help but took a step back and rubbed my eyes to make sure that my eyes were not dazzled, and I couldn't help feeling chills in my heart.Even when I was in the underwater ancient tower, I was never so nervous as I am now. I even felt that my little heart was already attached to my chest and would pop out at any time.

Professor Ye took a closer look with the torch: "Well, I think I know why the wax corpse is laughing!"

(End of this chapter)