Dragon Seeker

The black hole was round and tilted downward...

No matter how you look at it, it was a robbery hole.

There were some scattered dead grass and mud around. The robbery hole must have been concealed by some crude means before. Lao Bai was blind and didn't see it, so he fell directly into it.

What caught my attention was a circle of black things at the entrance of the robbery hole. From a distance, it looked like carbon dust, but when I looked closer with a miner's lamp, it was actually some mold spots, but there were too many of them, one layer covered another, and it looked like a black mark.

I rolled up the hem of my vest to cover my mouth and nose, and held the miner's lamp to shine into the robbery hole.

There were many black mold spots like this, but the farther away from the robbery hole, the sparser the mold spots were. They were attached to the soil of the robbery hole and could not be seen clearly without careful observation.

In order to confirm my thoughts, I put a stone from the rock pillar next to me, and then picked up a little mold from the entrance of the tunnel. I asked Brother Yaozi for a lighter and burned it. The mold immediately turned into a black gas and dispersed.

"Oh my god, this is a corpse curse!"

Brother Yaozi exclaimed: "The hair hills change color, the tomb raiders retreat, the King of Hell has ordered that those who touch it will die! A buddy of mine once encountered this. Not long after he touched the covering soil, his hands were like rotten fruit with mold growing on them, and rotten mold spots appeared layer by layer. Not long after, the flesh and blood turned clean. He reacted quickly and was cruel to himself. He asked his accomplices to cut off both hands with a knife, but he couldn't escape the disaster. Not long after he returned home, his body began to be covered with ulcers. The ulcers were like the suction cups of octopuses, constantly oozing smelly pus. They were hard and painful to pinch, and they were also contagious. Not long after, the whole family got this strange disease. The more they got, the more uncomfortable they became. The pain and itching were unbearable. If they scratched hard, the ulcers could be scratched off, but a bloody hole would be left. There was no good meat on his body. He died miserably. The old man said that the dead in the tomb were cursed. He touched the soil on the grave and was infected with the evil curse!"

"It's not a so-called curse. It's just that he didn't know what he was doing and took the wrong path. There was a door to the tomb, but he had to dig a hole and got into a trap!"

I sighed softly.

The so-called corpse curse is just a weird saying of the tomb robber after he was killed.

In fact, this is mold, or it may be some kind of radioactive substance, which is directly mixed into the burial soil to prevent the tomb robber from digging holes in the roof of the dead. If he comes into contact with mold or radioactive substances, he will definitely die!

There are many kinds of such molds in the "Ten Thousand Burial Scriptures", which are cultivated by the ritual officials themselves. As for those radioactive substances, they are all natural, basically some rare minerals are ground into powder and mixed into the soil.

Tombs with this structure generally have a life gate.

In other words, if you want to enter the tomb, you can't dig a hole, you must go through the main gate.

If you can't find the main gate and mess around, I'll kill you!

Of course, there are also those who do not leave any way out, and directly make the tomb into a dead end, and no one is allowed to touch it. It is powerful, but it is just the residual power of the tomb owner lying there, which damages the fortune of future generations. After all, tombs are not only for anti-theft, but also have many requirements. They must conform to the yin and yang of heaven. If things are done to death, there will be endless troubles.

Therefore, there are not many people who really do this. How selfish is it to make yourself comfortable and your descendants restless? Even the emperors in ancient times did not play this way.

Of course, in order to scare tomb robbers, those who use this kind of earth sealing mechanism naturally have to make enough gimmicks, such as Ming Shenzong Zhu Yijun, who did this.

When the Dingling Mausoleum was excavated, the descendants of the tomb keepers said that there was a small river in the underground palace of the Dingling Mausoleum with a small boat floating on it. If you want to see Emperor Wanli, you must cross the river by boat. After crossing the river, there is another deep ditch with iron spikes on the bottom and a reversing board on it. If you want to cross the river by boat and step over the ditch, you must succeed if your birth date and time match. Otherwise, you will die.

In fact, this is completely bluffing. One of my ancestors participated in the design of the Dingling Mausoleum. The tomb used this anti-theft facility. There is a kind of mold called "Qingwuzi" in the tomb. This mold actually reacts with human blood. Only people with type O blood are not affected. After inhaling it, at most they will have a stomachache and have green stools for a few days. People with other blood types will be poisoned to death if they enter. It has nothing to do with birth date and time.

"So it was the ceremonial officer's method, but the methods of your sect are too cruel. It may be fate that future generations will suffer this ordeal."

Brother Yaozi was a little depressed, probably thinking of the fate of his friend. He stared at the robbery hole and sighed: "After fighting with this bastard for so many years, how come he died here? It's not a good feeling to think about it. After all, he is a well-known figure in the world. Some unlucky people have to respectfully call him "Master Bai" when they see him. He died like this... cowardly!"

"Old Bai may not have explained it like this. This robbery hole is inclined downward. Although the slope is a bit steep, it won't kill you. As for the mold, it may not be useful. I just said that one person has fallen in, and we can't follow him down and take risks. If there is a chance, wouldn't the whole army be wiped out?"

I shook my head. Making such an inference is not comforting.

The main reason is this robbery hole.

There is a saying about tomb robbers' holes, which is "circular in ancient times and square in recent times". Just by looking at the shape of the tomb robbers' holes, you can tell what era they were dug.

This is a circular tomb robber's hole, which means it is quite old.

I looked at the rope tied to the old crooked neck rock pillar again. The rope had broken. It should have been brought in by the tomb robbers. After a long time, the rope had already turned black, but it felt greasy to the touch.

"Oil hemp rope."

I immediately made a judgment.

This rope is undoubtedly a hemp rope. Although it is scattered, it is very tough and difficult to break even now.

This kind of rope was short-lived in history. The production is similar to that of ordinary hemp rope, but there is an extra process called oiling.

In cold areas, there is a kind of oil called sesame.

People in the past would squeeze sesame oil to supplement their basic fat intake.

Now, probably only some remote places in the north still eat this kind of oil.

This kind of sesame oil is used in the oiling process of this oil hemp rope.

It is probably to rub the hemp rope loose, then expose it in sesame oil, and finally beat it, dry it, and rub it to form the so-called oil hemp rope. The process is very simple, but the oil hemp rope is very tough, it can't be torn apart, and it is even more difficult to corrode. When it is tightened, it may not be cut by a knife.

During the Song and Jin Dynasties, the Mongols active in the northern grasslands were undoubtedly invincible at the time. They were nomadic peoples and were very good at playing with rope loops. This skill would naturally not fall during combat. Unfortunately, ordinary ropes were too easy to damage, so this oil hemp rope was invented.

"This robbery hole may be from the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty."

I made this inference and laughed: "Mold is actually very afraid of being exposed to the air. Some molds will die quickly when exposed to the air. This robbery hole has been opened for hundreds of years. The mold may have died, but I can't recognize what kind of mold this black mold is, so I'm not sure if it is still harmful now."

With this statement, Brother Yaozi and Zhang Xinya were obviously relieved.

However, the problem is coming now.

Who are these tomb robbers and why did they come here?

The most important thing is, why did they choose to dig a hole in this place?

It is certain that none of these people will get out alive due to the mold.

Now, the only thing I know is that these people appeared here directly, and most likely they came in from the entrance on the Guancen Mountain.

"It should have nothing to do with our family. When our family members open a tomb, they can tell whether there is mold in the covering soil with a shovel. It is impossible to dig such a long hole without knowing it."

I whispered to myself, with a strong desire to explore. If I want to save Lao Bai, I must find the only way out here.

The failure of these tomb robbers is a great reference for me. Why did they dig a hole in such a large area?

I stood up and paced around, and finally looked at the overall situation and compared it with the location of this hole.

"Damn it, that's what happened!"

I slapped my thigh and came up with an idea: "This group of tomb robbers are actually quite capable. They actually figured out the arrangement of these limestone columns and accurately found the location of the tomb below. Unfortunately, they opened it in the wrong way and got themselves trapped!"