Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 727 Open the coffin

Of course, this inquiry is not something that can be discovered by eyes. It is a time-consuming job to drill down and dig a hole. It is convenient for Bai Shuang to help me. I just let her rest, but she is very stubborn. Help, she looks uneasy when I don't let her work.

I thought for a while and then said: "Since Tofu invited me to this place, he must have gone to fight. There may be a hole left by him around. You should look for it first. It is this kind of straight small round hole. If you find something Just let us know. But don't stray too far from us."

Bai Shuang nodded energetically, and immediately got busy.Cyclops and I also searched around, observing the earth color nearby, and after a while, we heard Bai Shuang shout: "Come down, there's a big hole here."

The one-eyed dragon shouted: "Don't want a big hole, but a small hole! A big hole may be a beast's lair."

Bai Shuang raised her head and shouted at us: "But there are footprints here."

footprint?

When Cyclops and I heard this, we immediately regained our spirits, and we immediately went down the slope, so anxious that we almost fell over.When I got to where Bai Shuang was, I immediately saw this so-called big hole.

It is a straight, round hole with a diameter of about two meters, just enough for people to come in and out.

This cave is very new, and there is still new soil piled up at the entrance of the cave, but the soil is relatively small.

Apparently the hole was recently drilled.On the new soil at the entrance of the cave, two footprints can be seen.These two footprints are very strange, one is more normal, it should be something like hiking boots.The other footprint is very small, only half of the normal footprint, and the front end is a relatively pointed shape.

what foot is this?

Some information quickly flashed through my mind, and I immediately realized that it was the footprints made by the pair of golden fairy boots.Those kind of boots are very similar to the boat-soled boots worn by opera singers. The soles of the feet are narrowed. This is a style of boots in ancient times, but ordinary people generally don’t wear them. Most of them are sacrificial boots, which are mostly seen on the feet of dead people. Or some fairy characters.

I immediately realized that this pair of strange footprints were left by the corpse fairy,

Obviously, this hole was made by the tofu duo.

I thought it would be nice to be able to make a hole that doesn't collapse with the half-baked tofu, but the two-meter-diameter hole in the eye, which is regular and smooth, is really beyond my expectations.I took a closer look inside and knew what was going on. The hole was not made by tofu at all, because there was no trace of a shovel at the hole. The Luoyang shovel is the same as the one that shovels straight in.

This kind of hole is a corpse hole.

The hole made by the old corpse.

But I guess, this should be made by the corpse fairy, it's really embarrassing for it... I don't know if it has stained the priceless clothes.

Thinking wildly, I gestured to the two Cyclops to follow me, and walked in first.

The hole is straight and straight, and I don’t know how it was made, but these are not within the scope of my investigation. After walking about ten meters, the surrounding area is very dark, and the outside light cannot penetrate, so we turned on the flashlight. .

Unexpectedly, as soon as the flashlight was turned on, several black shadows sprang out of the darkness, rushing towards our feet in unison. When I looked, I found that they were a few furry animals. I didn't see it clearly, and ran out of the cave in a hurry, probably because we were surprised.

I estimate that after the hole was dug, [-]% of the time it was used as a nest by some animals.

Cyclops obviously knew it too. He hissed and said, "Master, tell me, we've been late for eight or nine days. Is Dou Zi still there? I don't think he'll be waiting for us in the bucket, right? This place is covered by animals." I’ve made a nest.” Sure enough, after walking forward for a while, I could see some things that were matted with hay, which looked fluffy, and I thought these animals had moved in not long ago.

It’s not easy for animals to make nests. When I was naughty when I was young, I poked the swallow’s nest under the eaves of my house. After I was caught by my grandfather, I was given a good training. According to superstition, if there are birds building nests in your house, it means that your home’s geomantic omen is good, which is a good thing. omen.

After being trained, I was very unconvinced. Taking advantage of my grandfather's inattention, I completely smashed the bird's nest in the other corner to vent my anger.Because the location of the nest was secret, Grandpa didn't find it.But that afternoon, I found a bird was going there with something in its beak. Looking carefully, the bird's beak held dry grass covered with mud, but it was a ball the size of a little finger, which was very difficult.It used its mouth to paste the small ball of mud grass on the eaves.

I immediately understood that this bird should be the original occupant, its nest was damaged by me, and I probably plan to rest a new one.It was the first time I saw a bird making a nest, and I was very curious, so I observed it from the sidelines.The eyesight of the child is very good. I saw it fly to the field bank on the other side of the river far away, pick up a handful, and then fly back with difficulty.

Going back and forth like this, I can only pick up a small piece each time. I was tired after watching it, so I went to play by myself.

Later, I went to check it every once in a while, and found that it hardly stopped, just kept flying around like this, and made a nest in two days.

I didn't know until I was an adult that it would take more than ten days for an inexperienced young swallow to build a nest.

Sometimes, things that seem so small and fragile to us may cost them a lot of toil.I used to walk in the wild, and when I came across an animal's nest, it was generally indestructible, so I turned a blind eye to the soft meadows on both sides, and walked all the way inside with the lights on.

Soon, I saw a stone wall with a regular hole in the middle of the wall.

These are obvious tomb bricks, large and heavy, and blue-black in color.I turned on the light, and there was a dark stone room inside, without any embarrassing smell, it seemed that the stale air had been emptied due to the ventilation during this period.

It was the first time for Bai Shuang to enter the ancient tomb, and she was a little scared. She opened her eyes and looked around cautiously, not daring to leave too far away.I didn't expect that this robbery hole would lead directly to the central hall. According to the layout of the ancient tomb, after passing through this tomb, you will find the main tomb of the underground palace behind, which is where the golden coffin of Wan Yaofei is located.

Puzhen was an expert in this field during his lifetime, and he could be said to be familiar with the structure of the ancient tomb, so it is not surprising that he is so accurate.My gaze immediately stopped at the entrance leading to the main tomb on the opposite side. The entrance is arched, with intricate and exquisite patterns carved around it. Looking carefully, there are two yin gods standing on the left and right. The shape is lifelike and the details are exquisite. As if jumping down from above, the four round eyes seem to be changing with the change of the angle of the person, making people feel like being peeped at.

The legendary luxurious ancient tomb is actually too simple in my opinion. It is probably because there are too many large-scale mushrooms dug in the past two years, which raises people's eyes.Although Tofu has been here before, just in case, I still went to the front, but everything went smoothly. As soon as I entered the main tomb, I saw a red lacquered coffin lying on the corpse bed directly opposite. .

Bai Shuang looked around, her voice was a little nervous, and she forced herself to ask me calmly, "Is there a corpse in the coffin?"

I shook my head and said, "This tomb has entered the palace for the third time. The corpse turned into ashes when it was dumped for the first time. Don't be afraid." I looked around a few times with a flashlight, but saw nothing else.

What did Tofu invite me to do?
Could it be that I am really late?

During this time, where are others?
After looking around, I found something wrong, which was the coffin.According to old man Zhao's description to me, the coffin lid was opened and fell to the side, why is it put back on now?With a sudden shock in my heart, I gave Cyclops a wink, and at the same time, signaled Bai Shuang not to approach, and then we walked to the side of the coffin.

The coffin lid was closed, and there were no coffin nails. I reached out and knocked twice, but there was a silent thud, but there was no response.

So I said: "Open the coffin and see what's inside."

Cyclops suddenly said a word: "Could it be Douzi?"

Bah, bah, bah, I said good luck, and said: "Don't talk nonsense, just look at it first." In fact, deep down in my heart, I was a little terrified by the words of the one-eyed dragon.

(End of this chapter)