Holy Bone

Chapter 248 The Millennium Truth
In addition to staying on the shore, he is responsible for the few people around him.

But all the people who went down to the bottom of the pool climbed on the huge tree stump at this time, and observed the corpse on the tree stump at a close distance.

There is an egg on the stump.

This is a crystallized amber stone shaped like a bug egg.

"Amber can keep a corpse from decaying for thousands of years. It seems that this is how the Lord of Teng Kingdom embalmed his own corpse."

Jin An, who was standing in front of the amber egg, guessed so.

Insect egg amber is as big as Zhang Xu.

There was a human silhouette in the worm egg amber, and this was the corpse they saw on the bank of the pool just now.

It's just that they haven't seen the corpse in the egg amber clearly. When they get close to the egg amber, they first hear the sound of rushing water, as if there is really a dragon king calling the wind and rain, controlling the water and deploying methods?

"It's like the sound of the surging river, as if it came from the amber in front of us."

The old Taoist approached Amber, holding a torch in his hand, and couldn't wait to see what the Lord of Teng Kingdom, or the legendary Dragon King of Yinyijiang, looked like.
What the old Taoist said surprised many people present.

"The dragon king in the folk rumors has been making waves on the Yinyi River. Every rainy season, he capsizes many merchant ships and eats people on ferries. The sound of the river's turbulence in the amber corresponds to the dragon king's abilities in the folk rumors. Look at it. The corpse sealed in the amber here is undoubtedly the Dragon King we are looking for. It is the Lord of the Teng Kingdom who has been dead for thousands of years."

As a local in Fucheng, the abbot of Bailong Temple knows these folk rumors very well. He was also curious and stepped forward to see the true face of the Dragon King while talking.

This amber surprised everyone a lot, but the person sealed in the ovoid amber surprised everyone even more.

When everyone approached with torches in their hands, they saw clearly the dead man sealed in the amber, but found that there was a lifelike human and dragon corpse sealed in the amber, with scales like snake scales growing from the exposed skin.

It is said to be a dead person, but it is actually more like a living person sleeping soundly. The skin, hair, and a set of dragon-scale jade armor on his body still maintain their appearance when they were alive, without any changes, and the person is still alive.

The corpse of the human dragon is dressed in dragon scale jade armor and a full-covering dragon helmet, which can give people awe-inspiring killing power through the amber stone.

And the sound of surging water they heard just now came from an eight-treasure box with the corpse's hands on its chest.

At this moment, no matter how stupid the person was, they could see that the Eight Treasure Box must be a great treasure if the owner of the tomb refused to let go after his death.

From ancient times to the present, people have always worshiped jade culture.

People classify jade as a gentleman.

And firmly believe that jade can support people.

Therefore, throughout the dynasties, from emperors, princes and generals, down to merchants and country gentry, all have the hobby of collecting beautiful jade from all over the world.

So the most unearthed in this tomb, apart from the most worthless tattered pottery pots, is the most valuable jade of all kinds.

"Little brother, this set of dragon-scale jade armor is not simple. Look at the jade color, it looks like the old-fashioned white jade that I was lucky enough to see in the hands of Western Region merchants when they came to Kangding country for business. This kind of white jade from the Western Regions is most loved by princes and nobles. It is a noble treasure in jade. Others play jade with only one or two pieces of white jade. .”

The old Taoist was surprised.

"Fortunately, we are not tomb robbers going down to the tomb. If the complete set of dragon scale jade armor is seen by those tomb robbers who are not empty, they will probably try their best to steal this set of dragon scales even if they know they are dead. Scale Jade Armor. This Dragon Scale Jade Armor is a treasure alone, and if it is a complete set, it will be invaluable. Those princes and generals are confident in their fate, and they will not mind being buried in a shroud that has already been worn by others."

however.

Jin An didn't take the old Taoist's words.

Because, at this time, he finally saw a human-dragon corpse that was still as fresh as before, and he was frowning and carefully looking at the human-dragon corpse in front of him.

It seems that some of his previous conjectures have been verified, and he has made important discoveries on the body of the human-dragon corpse that is still alive.

Since he got close to the amber stone, the captain who has been secretly observing Jin'an also found something wrong on Jin'an's face at this time, so he asked: "Daoist Jin'an, since we were in the bronze round tripod in the fake tomb After the discovery of the first human-dragon corpse, and after we saw the painted human-dragons on the green leather murals in this underground cave, I saw that Taoist Jin’an frowned every time. What did you discover?"

"Daoist Jin'an might as well speak out, let us all help you as a staff officer?"

"This time we go down the Yinyi River to eliminate the Dragon King. We need to be sincere to make gold and stone. Only when everyone cooperates can everyone safely walk out of the tomb of the king of Teng Kingdom."

After Du Wei finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned from the Dragon Scale Jade Armor and the Eight Treasure Box to Jin An temporarily.

Jin An did not hide what he just discovered.

In fact, he didn't mean to hide it from the beginning.

Even if the captain doesn't ask.

He will also tell the truth.

"I did find some clues from these human dragons."

Jin An nodded, and began to talk about his discovery: "Actually, when the first human-dragon corpse was found in the fake tomb above, I already had a feeling in my heart about the so-called human-dragon, the reincarnation of a real dragon, and the identity of the dragon body of the Lord of Teng Kingdom." I made a bold conjecture. It's just that the human-dragon corpse has been dead for too long, and the corpse is seriously damaged, so I can't confirm the conjecture in my heart for the time being..."

"Later, those green leather murals, seeing the human dragon for the second time, further verified the conjecture in my heart..."

"But it wasn't until I saw the complete and fresh human-dragon corpse in front of me that my guess was finally verified."

"Actually, the Lord of the Teng Kingdom is not the reincarnation of a real dragon, nor is he the body of a human dragon. He is a mortal womb just like us. The so-called dragon scales and real dragon reincarnation are just a kind of skin. It's just a disease. In order to consolidate their dominance, the royal family exaggerated their skin disease as the reincarnation of a real dragon through myth worship and sacrifice. From ancient times to the present, there are many precedents for emperors to myth themselves and consolidate their rule. "

"I don't know if you have heard of 'ichthyosis'?"

Jin An didn't seem to notice everyone's dumbfounded and horrified expressions at the moment. He carefully observed the body of the tomb owner in the amber stone, and continued to explain the specific cause of ichthyosis.

"Ichthyosis is a skin disease. The main manifestation is hardening of the skin and the growth of horny scaly skin like fish scales and snake scales. This skin disease will aggravate in cold and dry seasons, making people miserable. It has eased slightly. Speaking of it, this is a genetic disease, and it is also difficult to heal for life. It cannot be cured in a lifetime, and even children and grandchildren have a high probability of inheriting this skin disease. "

"This ichthyosis itself is easy to inherit. In addition, in order to maintain the so-called orthodoxy of the royal blood, the royal family has cousins ​​and cousins ​​who intermarry with blood brothers and sisters to maintain the pure... This leads to a higher probability of inheriting various diseases. It is also because of this that the Lord of the Teng Kingdom got ichthyosis, and his offspring have a high probability of suffering from this kind of ichthyosis skin disease, so after we go down to the mausoleum , will see so many dragon corpses along the way."

When he said this, Jin An's voice paused.

He originally wanted to say that it was a feudal vice to keep blood pure by marrying close relatives, but fortunately he changed his mind at the last moment.

If this kind of criticism against the royal family is spread by someone with a heart and reaches the ears of the imperial court, it will be a big rebellion.

It is the crime of deceiving the king.

There are not enough people from all ethnic groups to beheaded at Caishikou.

No matter which dynasty or generation, whether it is ancient or modern or Chinese and foreign, intermarriage of royal families has always existed, and even many famous families have always retained the feudal habit of intermarriage.

Jin'an is sure that the royal family of Kangding Kingdom also had intermarriage among close relatives, otherwise it would be difficult to maintain the stability of the country and society for hundreds of years.

After Jin An paused, he continued: "If an ordinary person suffers from ichthyosis, they will suffer unbearably for a lifetime, causing physical and spiritual trauma for the rest of their lives."

"However, the Lord of the Teng Kingdom was able to survive in a desperate situation. Not only did he not hide his disease, he even disclosed his ichthyosis, and through the art of emperor control, his skin disease was passed on through folk worship of mythical real dragons, As well as sacrificial ceremonies, etc., tampering with ichthyosis and calling it dragon scales. Playing up that he is the reincarnation of a real dragon, so as to consolidate his status as the king."

"In this way, the people under the rule and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty are convinced that he is the reincarnation of the real dragon, so that people dare not resist his dominance and secure their position as the lord of the country."

When it comes to this, Jin An frowned slightly: "It's just that I don't understand a little bit. Logically speaking, this ichthyosis can only be passed on to future generations and cannot be transmitted to others. What happened to the ichthyosis on Miss Jia's body?" thing?"

"Maybe for the time being, we can only use the dead body poison accumulated in the human body after the death of the Lord of the Teng Kingdom, and some mutations have occurred with ichthyosis, which is already different from ordinary people. For example, the large amount of yin energy in the corpse, and the tomb under the Yinyi River The humid air makes ichthyosis like a fish in water, which makes ichthyosis mutate and becomes more severe and contagious."

"Or maybe it was when the Lord of Teng Kingdom was alive, in order to use 99 lies to make up for one lie, not only did he not treat his own ichthyosis in time, but instead, in order to increase the people's superstition towards him, he made himself a god in the hearts of the people and strengthened him. The dominant position in the hearts of the people, so he kept deliberately stimulating the ichthyosis, making the ichthyosis worse, covering his whole body with ichthyosis, so that everyone under his rule believed that he was the reincarnation of a real dragon, and he was the dragon king among people. Ichthyosis is constantly stimulated and aggravated, perhaps this non-contagious skin disease will eventually become contagious like chickenpox, rubella, measles, tinea capitis, tinea pedis and other skin diseases..."

"Only this explanation can break the false myth of the so-called 'reincarnation of the real dragon' and bring the Lord of Teng Kingdom down from the altar."

"So, the so-called reincarnation of the real dragon is all fake. Even if there is a real dragon in this world, it is impossible for this real dragon to appear on the body of a small king, otherwise the country would not have been destroyed for a thousand years."

Jin An's words were like throwing a boulder into a lake, stirring up turbulent waves in the hearts of everyone present.

Although everyone didn't believe that the ruler of a small country was the reincarnation of a real dragon at the beginning, it was probably an exaggerated myth of the emperor's control technique.

But they couldn't figure out what the truth behind it was for the time being.

It wasn't until Jin An's detailed explanation, which was well-founded and logically logical, that they gradually digested the shock of the thousand-year-old truth brought by Jin An after a long period of emotional ups and downs.

Although this truth is unexpected, the reincarnation of the real dragon and the scale armor of the real dragon, which were mythological, are actually just a folk skin disease ichthyosis, but this is reasonable.

Because after excluding the unreliable explanation of the reincarnation of the real dragon, indeed, only ichthyosis can best explain the origin of the human and dragon corpses in front of us.

"Little brother, how do you know so much?"

"I am a veteran who travels all over the world. Although I have never heard of ichthyosis, the world is so big that there are no surprises. It's because you, little brother, have more knowledge than I do."

The old Taoist gave Jin'an a thumbs up in admiration.

Even the captain, the abbot of Bailong Temple, and the monk Hongzhao, after recovering from the astonishment in their hearts, began to admire Jin'an.

As the saying goes, three people must have my teacher.

The people who went down to the bottom of the pool this time included Jin'an, the old Taoist priest, Jian Jian, the captain, and the two monks of Bailong Temple.

The monk Kongming of the Bailong Temple, the village goddess, and the mourner brothers were left on the shore to keep vigilant at all times to prevent them from being attacked from behind after going down to the bottom of the pool.

After being surprised, Jin An and the six of them began to study how to pry open the amber stone in front of them.

But when Jin An and the others were going back and forth, discussing how to open the amber stone and cut the corpse, suddenly, the old Taoist voice exclaimed from the tomb: "Why did the Lord of Teng's eyes open? "

The exclamation of the old Taoist shocked the people present, and he turned his head to look carefully at the corpse sealed in the amber. Sure enough, it was under the dragon helmet visor. The eyes of the tomb owner came from a small gap in the dragon helmet , coldly opened, revealing black and white distinct cold eyes.

In the cold eyes, the flickering flames of the torches in Jin An's hands were reflected, making them look cold and deep like an abyss.

"Little brother, captain, abbot, did any of you notice just now that the eyes of the Lord of Teng Kingdom were closed? Or did they open later?" The old Taoist's words fell in this dark and quiet tomb. , but it scares people.

I don't know if it's a psychological effect, but it seems that even the air has become quieter and more oppressive.

It was like a big stone was pressed on my heart.

Everyone frowned and thought about it, but they all looked at each other in astonishment. Just now, everyone was busy being attracted by the amber stone and the eight treasure box, but no one noticed the small detail of the eyes of the Lord of Teng Kingdom under the dragon helmet.

No one could answer, did the Lord of Teng Kingdom who was lying in the amber stone opened his eyes just now?Still closed?
"Little brother, could it be that what you said just now broke the immortal myth of the lord of the Teng Kingdom that has been maintained for thousands of years, and pulled the lord who claimed to be the Dragon King from the mythical altar. Sha, have you opened your eyes?"

The mouth of the old Taoist is really... Jin An glared at the old Taoist.

"I don't care if he opened his eyes to sleep, or opened them later, smashed the amber stone, dug up the grave, and burned this thousand-year-old bone, I see how he is still playing tricks!"

Jin An drank coldly.

The red blood in his hand burst out, striding forward with force, and punched the amber stone in front of him without fear.

Boom!

There was a muffled explosion, and the seemingly solid amber stone cracked inch by inch, revealing the body of a human-dragon who had been cultivating for thousands of years under the tomb!

(End of this chapter)