Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 799
Li Canghai pondered and said: "From Zhang Liang's description, the tomb that Zhang Liang went to is very likely to be the tomb of an official from the Qin Dynasty. Since ancient times, there have been rumors of sacrificial burial, and officials were buried in the imperial tomb after death." On the other hand, this is not unusual. But there is another possibility. Zhang Liang did not go deep into the tomb at that time. Maybe the tomb he saw was just the gate hall of the imperial mausoleum. That is to say, the tomb was actually guarding the gate for the first emperor. But these two possibilities, no matter which one, show one thing, that is, the Mausoleum of the First Emperor is indeed near Mount Li.”

Hearing that Li Canghai was so sure, several people immediately cheered up.

"So, aren't we very close to the imperial tomb?" Li Yu said excitedly.

Li Canghai didn't speak, he carefully identified the map and the surrounding mountains, frowned and said, "It's strange, there doesn't seem to be anything similar to what the map shows."

"Could it be that after a long time, some changes have taken place in these mountains? After all, the Qin Dynasty has been in existence for 1000 years!" Li Yu breathed out and warmed his hands.

"We can't rule out this possibility." Li Canghai thought deeply.

"What should I do? Is there no other way?" Di Qing asked.

Li Canghai put away the map and said in thought: "For the present plan, we can only try our luck by finding the mausoleum that Zhang Liang once visited. I just compared the direction of the lower mountains. If the direction is correct, the tomb should be in the The opposite hill."

"In that case, let's go now!" Li Yu said eagerly, eager to try.

Li Canghai glanced at him, shook his head and said, "My lord, from here to the opposite mountain, we have to pass through several dangerous peaks. Now that the wind and snow are raging, if you are not careful, you will be in danger of your life. Your lord does not know martial arts, if anything goes wrong , I can’t afford to wait.”

Before Li Canghai finished speaking, Li Yu looked at him suspiciously and said, "Sir, you don't want to leave me here, do you?"

Li Canghai nodded and said seriously: "My lord, do you still remember what you promised me when you came from Chang'an?"

Hearing this, Li Yu couldn't help but pursed his lips: "This time I'm going out, everything is arranged by my husband. But, I really want to explore the mausoleum!"

"My lord, all the mausoleums are full of organs, this is not a joke, please forgive me." Li Canghai clasped his fists and saluted.

Di Qing also nodded and said: "What Cang Hai said is true. There are many dangers in the mausoleum, and you have no power to restrain the chicken. In case of danger, Cang Hai will be distracted to protect you."

As soon as this remark came out, Li Yu was so shocked that he almost vomited blood.

"Miss Qing, why do you expose my shortcomings like this!" Li Yu said plaintively.

Di Qing blinked her eyes and said earnestly: "My master told me since I was a child that one must be honest, and I never lie."

"..."

Li Yu was speechless for a while.

Li Canghai smiled and said: "My lord, you can wait here. If I die in the mausoleum, I will entrust all the work of finding the elixir of life to my lord."

"Hey, hey, he said these bad things before he found the mausoleum!" Li Yu said a few times, sighed, and said to the others: "Sir, since you said so, then I'll just stay. It's just , you have to be careful about everything!"

Li Canghai nodded, then left the beacon tower with Di Qing and Lu Jitong, and braved the wind and snow to trek towards the opposite mountain.

Li Yu stood in front of the beacon tower, nervously watching several people walking in the wind and snow.

But the wind and snow got bigger and bigger, and the few people quickly disappeared in the boundless wind and snow.

But he said that the three of Li Canghai trekked through the wind and snow, crossed several dangerous peaks, and finally came to the opposite mountain.

This hill is rocky, and there are not as many trees as other hills.

Li Canghai hid behind a boulder, carefully identifying the direction that Old Man Zhang said.

According to the old man Zhang, after Zhang Liang escaped from birth, he blocked the entrance of the cave with a large round boulder.

But on this mountain, there are huge boulders everywhere, and it is impossible to push them one by one.

Li Canghai carefully observed the entire mountain, and then sorted out those stones in his mind.

According to Zhang Liang, the hole where he fell was about the size of a person. From this, it can be seen that the boulder used to block the hole will not be too big.

Li Canghai roughly delineated a range, and the next few people started to search for it.

After about half an hour, Lu Jitong found a more qualified stone.

Half of this stone is buried in the mountain body, and half is exposed to the ground, which is more than one person wide.

Several people tried to push the boulder, but it was difficult to push it at all.

Having no choice but to pick up the shovel, Li Canghai and Lu Jitong dug under the rocks.

The stone was on the slope, but half buried in the soil, it was difficult to move.

If you want to push the boulder, you have to dig a ditch on the lower slope of the boulder, and then push it down.

It took several people more than an hour to push the boulder away.

Sure enough, there was a cave hidden under the boulder.

Li Canghai didn't go down in a hurry, but waited for a long time, lit another torch and threw it down. After seeing that the torch was not extinguished, he put down the rope and went down first.

Going down to the tomb, Li Canghai picked up the torch and looked around carefully.

This tomb is about the size of an ordinary guest room. There are some pottery pots and bronze weapons beside the walls, and there are mottled and unrecognizable murals on the walls.

"It seems that Zhang Liang didn't lie, he did come here back then." Li Canghai said, waving a torch.

Di Qing jumped down from the top, patted Luoxue on her body, and said, "So, didn't we find the imperial tomb?"

"Whether it's the imperial mausoleum or not can only be confirmed after inspection." After speaking, Li Canghai lit two more torches and handed them to Di Qing and Lu Jitong respectively.

"This mausoleum is extremely dangerous, follow me well."

Although many organs in the mausoleum have been damaged by tomb robbers, no one can guarantee that it will be safe and sound.

Holding torches in hand, Di Qing and Lu Jitong followed Li Canghai step by step and walked towards the corridor.

On both sides of the corridor, there are many bones piled up, most of which have already weathered.

From the perspective of weapons and clothing, people from all dynasties and dynasties have them.

Except for the bones of those who robbed the tomb, most of the remaining bones were those who were buried.

In the pitch-black corridor, from time to time there were will-o'-the-wisps.

Those will-o'-the-wisps sometimes gather and sometimes disperse, making one's scalp tingle.

"Cang... Canghai, do you think there will be...ghosts here?" Di Qing bit her lip, her face turned blue, and she asked in a trembling tone.

"Qing'er, do you still remember that I told you the principle of the formation of will-o'-the-wisps? These will-o'-the-wisps are formed by the residual phosphorus in human bones, and there are no ghosts." Li Canghai comforted Di Qing, holding Di Qing's little hand.

Feeling the warmth of Li Canghai's palm, Di Qing's complexion improved a lot, and she followed closely behind Li Canghai, stepping forward on the dry bones on the ground.

(End of this chapter)