Chapter 12: The Corpse Transfer

Seeing that there was water accumulation in Pingshan, Chen couldn't help but frown secretly, worried that the underground palace would be soaked too much, and the rain would cause great damage to the erosion of antiquities. If this were the case, the Ming weapon in the Nether Palace would have been destroyed long ago, and it would be a waste of water. However, when I was looking for the dragon in the ground, I heard that there were several crypts as big as a city wall in the mountain, with figurines connected to each other. Even if one or two of them were soaked in rain, I could only avoid overlapping and closed doors in the tomb passage, and a considerable number of the tomb chambers were intact, so there was no need to worry.

The group of people surveyed and investigated around Pingshan and continuously saw some stone yards, mostly architectural relics before the Song and Yuan dynasties, and were demolished and damaged in the Yuan Dynasty. There were no ground buildings or stone steles in the Yuan Dynasty, but some subtle signs of rammed earth sealing stones still could not escape the eyes of the thieves of the robbers in the ridge. These should be burial pits, and there would be no valuable goods inside. Chen Xiaozi was looking at the red girl under his command and ordered his subordinates to paint the shape of the bottle on paper for later use. It is said that "a thousand feet look at the moment, and a hundred feet look at the shape". When watching at the foot of the mountain, because people's vision is limited, they can only observe the shape and are difficult to distinguish the momentum, so they are drawn into drawings, which looks more detailed.

Although the whole strange rock mountain was broken and dangerous, it still occupied the yin and yang principle, and seemed extraordinary. Chen Xiaozi walked around the mountain. It was already red and sun was about to fall. He did not dare to stay in the dense forest for too long. He was about to take people back to the temporary command post of Yizhuang, but halfway through, he suddenly saw an empty tomb in the forest. The gland girl inside. The gopher was frightened and rushed around when he saw that people came. Weeds had grown in the tomb, which was actually a mess. Seeing this, Chen Xiaozi suddenly remembered something, grabbed the neckline of the cave barbarian and whispered: "Yesterday, did you say that the corpse king was buried in the Pingshan Mountain? But what is the reason?"

When Dongman was asked about this, his face suddenly became even worse than the dead, as if a disaster was coming: "The leader of a good sect knows that he can never go to the mountain belly, and no one dares to go there. Our Dong family knows that Pingshan is a piece of corpse removal ground."

The man of the Dongman said that this Pingshan is a "corpse-moving land". After death, people pretend to be trapped in the coffin and buried it in the soil. If they have the opportunity to dig the soil and open the coffin, no matter how long they die, as long as they are buried near Pingshan, the corpse in the coffin will disappear. The soil of the coffin is intact and has never been moved by anyone. However, there are only some burial bottles and bamboo chopsticks left in the coffin. The fierce clothes worn by the dead are also placed as they are, and the buttons have not been unbuttoned, but they cannot see a single corpse.

There is a legend among the locals that before the Yuan soldiers came, Pingshan was a forbidden place to refine elixirs for the emperor. In addition to the strange terrain here and the natural cave heaven and blessed land, there is another important reason that Chenzhou in western Hunan is rich in cinnabar, and the mercury extracted from it is an indispensable raw material for alchemy. From the secret medicine for prolonging life to the art of cerebral arts, the mountain is full of medicine and energy all year round.

Over time, the medicinal energy that can dissolve corpses and bones was obtained in the rocks and soil of Pingshan. The corpses buried in the mountains were only left with misty corpses. As the veins flowed and moved, the traces were uncertain, so they were called "Corpse Moving Land". Only the ancient corpse of the Yuan Dynasty general in the belly of the mountain died of the evil magic of the cave man, and the zombies were unable to rot. They also obtained the medicinal power of the elixir in the tomb and refined the essence.

It is said that since the ancient tombs cracked, people have seen zombies with armor-piercing appearing in the mountains every few decades. They say they saw it with their own eyes, not a false talk. The custom of corpses driving in western Hunan is prevalent, and they are particularly convinced of the saying that zombies are evil. Therefore, Feng Chuan Ping Mountain buried a corpse king. Those who went to the mountain to rob tombs and collect herbs were harmed by zombies and ghost soldiers. So everyone was afraid of talking. Who dared to enter the ancient tomb palace where the bear heart leopard dared to enter the mountain belly?

Chen Jianzi sneered when he heard this. He was knowledgeable, so how could he be fooled by the words of these natives? He had heard of the name of "removing corpse land", but that was just the legend of Wu Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. How could there be really a place to removing corpse land in the world? The Yuan Tomb has always been buried deep in the Dateng, and there are many Western Regions' skills to prevent theft. The burial objects are not as luxurious as the nobles of the royal grandsons of the Middle Earth. They have always been not the first choice target for everyone tomb robbers.

But the commander of the Yuan army buried in Pingshan was in front of the Dead Formation. When he wiped out the barbarians of the 72 caves, the items he had to seize must be heavy. In addition, the rare treasures offered by royal families in Pingshan in the past dynasties, the abundant hidden in the underground palace and the palace was probably not much worse than the imperial tomb. However, the situation of this ancient tomb is unique, and there are fewer people, and it is not possible to move. Moreover, it is located in a remote and isolated news. Therefore, there are fewer people in modern times. Otherwise, people would have led the crowd to fight back long ago. How could we wait for the present and today? Now the opportunity has come. It seems that it is the opportunity for the thieves in the Xiling Mountain to achieve great things.

Chen Jianzi thought that his group of people were foreign and was not very familiar with local scenery. It was difficult to accomplish without a guide. He could not kill anyone to silence him. But he had to let the guide feel at ease first. Otherwise, he would let the army be distorted. However, he said to the cave barbarian: "It's not that Chen boasted that people from Xiangyin know that I, the shopkeeper Chen, are the best at catching ghosts and driving corpses. He is also generous and willing to support good people. Now he plans to lead a group of subordinates to eliminate the harm to the people and remove the zombies in Pingshan. If you are willing to help, you will definitely benefit you." As he said that, he gave the guide ten dollars.

The guide of the Dongmanzi saw that the shopkeeper Chen was generous, and that the General Luo could kill people with a glare. If he didn't follow, he would be on the spot. No one could afford to offend these two ancestors. In this situation of using both soft and hard, he wanted to escape but could not escape. In order to protect his own lives, he had to obey his own words. Even if he went up the knife mountain, he had to follow the oil pan. He dared not say no. He passed through this burial pit that was hollowed out by the bandits and led the thieves back to Laoxiongling Yizhuang.

After repeated "stepped on the plate and touched the game", Chen Xiazi and others knew it. They could only wait for the mute Kunlun Mole to arrive with the engineering battalion to start. Luo Laowai was very anxious and kept asking Chen Xiazi if the treasures in the underground palace could be loaded with cars? Are the Yuan soldiers and generals buried in the ancient tombs of the Yuan Dynasty all Mongolians?

Chen said that he had not visited these days and learned a lot of reasons. Although the ancient tomb has cracked since the Qing Dynasty, the terrain is dangerous, and the two are caused by many poisonous insects inside, and it is difficult for small groups of tomb robbers to succeed. Ninety-nine percent of the underground palace may be that treasures are piled up like mountains. Those who are worried about the serious erosion of the wind and rain.

In addition, not all the soldiers and generals of the Yuan Dynasty were Mongolian Tartars. When the Yuan army swept the northern Western Regions, the army went south and the Eight-Nation Alliance that entered Beijing in the Gengzi year. They were all coalition forces of the Western Regions. There were also Han troops who surrendered and turned against each other. Therefore, the funeral customs may not be completely the same. They built the blessed land of Pingshan into a tomb, which was also an attempt to suppress the dragon energy of the Southern Dynasty. Pingshan has been a royal forbidden area since ancient times. There were many mechanisms to prevent theft of medicines. After being sealed into a tomb chamber, most of these mechanisms were preserved. Later, they went to the mountain to rob the tomb, but they were necessary to guard against this festival.

It was dusk as he spoke. At dusk, the mute brought three teams of mixed troops to come. Although the hundreds of thieves under Chen Xiaozi were temporarily pieced together, most of them were familiar with each other. Although they were mixed, the troops under Luo Laowai were basically mobs. These soldiers who were selected into the engineering digging camp were either smoked or prostitutes, or were siege-like. Almost all of them were guys who wanted money and were desperate. They only dared to rob tombs and dig tombs without any scatter.

Luo Laowai was a thorn in the eyes of several nearby warlords, and he left his nest and went deep into the hinterland of Xiangxi tombs, but he didn't dare to make a statement. It was a secret operation. He was mainly worried that other warlords would come to attack. In addition, the tomb robbery incident was not well-known after all. Once it was spread, he would become the target of public criticism, so he did not dare to lead a large army. Every time he robbed the tomb, he would take a pistol company with him, and he would rob the tombs in Laoxiongling, Xiangxi, so he wanted to hide his secrets quickly and quickly retreat when the matter was done. The night was long and dreams were too long. It was best not to exceed three or five days. This was not like being in his own territory, he could seal the mountain in the name of exercises, and he would do whatever he wanted.

Seeing that the people were ready, the person was full of movement, and he would not delay. He had to act as soon as possible. He ordered everyone to tie his left arm with the red silk soaked in cinnabar so that the three teams of people could recognize each other. Then they camped around the Yizhuang and rested until midnight to separate. A team of nearly a thousand people led mules and horses, took a lot of baggage under the guidance of the Dongmanzi, and drove to Pingshan in a mighty manner. In order to block the news, everyone they met along the way, regardless of the Yihan, caught them, and acted as porters and followed the army. The next day, just at dawn, the engineers' camp arrived at the gate at the entrance of Pingshan Mountain.

The thieves did not dig out the grave gate at the mountain pass, but wanted to save trouble. They cut directly from the cliff on the top of the mountain into the ancient cemetery palace. The mountain road was winding and steep, and the horses could no longer reach the mountain when they reached the middle of the mountain. They had to pick up all the supplies needed by the porter. The long team winded up the mountain along the bluestone ancient road. Looking back from the head, it looked like a yellow dragon climbing an ancient bottle and squirming upwards.

That morning, the clouds in Pingshan were very thick. Looking up at the high place, it seemed like it was in the clouds. When it reached the high place, the clouds were again at their feet. The engineers in the Jiuzi Camp also knew that this was a tomb robbery. If it was a war, everyone would inevitably retreat. If they were to fight, they would be like digging gold in the mound. What a beauty? There has been no salary in recent months. At this time, they saw that there was finally an ancient tomb to be dug. They were all ready to pick up their spirits, rushing to follow the superiors up the mountain. Although the mountain road was difficult, there was no complaint.

In fact, the hundreds of people in the engineering camp mainly acted as coolies in the fight. The ones who really worked were the subordinates of Chen Xiaozi. Each of the hundreds of thieves carried a large bamboo basket, which contained the unique secret weapon "centipede hanging mountain ladders" of the thieves in the ridge. This thing is a bamboo ladder combined according to the festival. When the thieves in the ridge fight, whenever they went up the mountain and down the stream and encountered difficulties and obstacles, they were inseparable from this equipment.

When the "centipede hanging mountain ladder" is a bamboo tube that is thick as a forearm. The materials make the most resilient thatched bamboo. It has been wrapped in a oil pan for dozens of times, and it will not break even if it is curved. At both ends of each bamboo tube, there are buckles on both sides, and there are two round holes as thick as a bamboo body. When used, one of the middle is connected vertically, like a long bamboo pole. The two sides are inserted horizontally into the bamboo tube for people to climb up and down. The top is equipped with the claws of the mountain hangings. From a distance, it looks like a bamboo centipede.

When you are unable to climb a cliff, you can take turns to use two "centipede hanging mountain ladders" to hook into the cracks of pine and stones and quickly climb the dangerous cliffs. And it is called "hanging mountain", which is not only used to climb mountains. "mountain" and "fight" are both synonyms for ancient tombs. Mountain refers to mountain tombs. Because the holes thieves or holes damaged by explosives are narrow, it is difficult for tomb robbers to carry large equipment into them. The "centipede hanging mountain ladder" that can be split into countless small sections and divided into

People carry it on their bodies, and in such a narrow entrance, they can enter and exit freely, without being limited by the terrain. Some ancient tombs are hanging coffins with iron ropes. In order to prevent water seepage in the underground palace, the coffins are hung high in the tomb chamber by iron rings, supplemented by bamboo ladders, which saves a lot of effort in the process of back-and-down fighting. This prototype of "centipede hanging mountain ladders" evolved from the tools used by the Red Eyebrow Army in the Han Dynasty. After dozens of generations of hard work and repeated modifications and improvements, they have become the style today.

Chen Xiaozi led his men to the top of the mountain and saw that there was still colorful fog rising in the rift, but he was much weaker by noon. The poisonous pythons and poisonous insects in the mountains were all yin by nature, so they must be dormant at this time. Just as they were ready, they ordered the porter to pour bags of lime into the deep ravine. The lime bag fell into the bottom of the valley and broke. The lime inside splattered and boiled. No matter what vicious poison it had, it could not bear to eat this violent choke. Even if it was lucky enough to die, it would definitely escape from afar.

But in a hurry, the engineering battalion only prepared more than 200 bags of lime. When it was thrown away, it was blown away by the mountain wind. The rest of the attempt to fill the valley was really a drop in the bucket, which seemed far from enough.

Everyone was so anxious that they stamped their feet on the top of the mountain when they saw that there was not enough lime. However, they should have achieved success this time. The lime was still very effective when it was scattered. The poisonous mirage in the depths gradually disappeared, leaving only the vast white clouds. Chen Xiaozi planned to send three or two to explore first, so he asked, "Which one would like to go?"

Two strong men immediately walked out of the group of thieves, one was a live monkey and the other was a jumping in the ground. They were both good at climbing mountains and forests. They were determined to find an opportunity to show off their skills in front of the thief leader. At this moment, they expressed their willingness to risk their lives to find out. Chen Xiaozi praised him with courage and ordered them to go down the cliff.
Chapter completed!