Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 312 Endless Stairs? (4000)

In fact, the so-called underground river is only a relative term.

If the higher cliffs are used as a reference, this is indeed an underground river.

But if the river water and the river beach outside are used as references, this river must be regarded as an aboveground river, and the water level of the river outside is definitely much higher than that of the river outside.

Wu Liang estimated that there would be at least a water level difference of about [-] meters.

Because the passage he was in had a vertical distance of about a hundred or so meters from the river outside and the river beach, and the water level of this dark river was only a few meters lower than this passage.

It's just that where the water of this dark river flows is unknown.

At least for now, in Wu Liang's eyes, the water surface of this dark river is very calm, and there is no obvious sign of flow with the naked eye. Maybe it's just a pool of stagnant water hidden in the rocks.

Besides.

Wu Liang also saw a path on the bank of the dark river, which was obviously visited by human beings.

This trail is very well done, it seems that it was simply excavated in some difficult places, and the excavated gravel has not been treated, but is piled aside very casually.

And on the rock wall next to this path, small holes were dug at intervals.

A wooden stick was inserted in the small hole, and the top of the wooden stick had very obvious scorching marks.

This should have been used to light the torch.

After the burner soaked in kerosene at the top of the torch is burned out, it is difficult for the torch placed upright to continue to burn down, so this kind of wooden stick is left behind.

Wu Liang carefully observed the environment within the visible range.

After confirming that there was no obvious danger, he finally got out of the passage.

Connected to the passage is a sloping downward stone step. This stone step is only a few meters long, and the craftsmanship is also very rough. It can only be walked.

The excavated gravels were also stacked casually beside them.

As Wu Liang walked down, he was also observing the chisel marks on the stone steps. These marks seemed to be left by the chisel he found next to the mummy with only the upper body in the passage.

Therefore, the rough path under his feet is most likely also the masterpiece of that mummy.

However, this kind of workload is not trivial. If it is done by one person, it does not necessarily have to be done for a long time, so Wu Liang feels that the mummy must have accomplices, but it is not easy to say where these accomplices are. up.

So down the stairs.

Wu Liang soon came to a small hole with half a wooden stick stuck in it.

As he expected, the chiseling marks left on the small hole also matched the chisel, which was also done by the mummy and the mummy's accomplices that Wu Liang thought.

By now.

Wu Liang became more and more suspicious that the passage leading into the cave was a tomb passage, and the mummy was also a companion.

Because a serious craftsman does his work so rough that he doesn't even deal with the carved stones, he must have no way to hand over his work to his employer, let alone get paid.

Unless, this is an unfinished project that the employer has never come to accept.

With this in mind, Wu Liang continued to walk along the riverside path.

After walking for about ten meters like this, and climbing up a section of winding stairs, Wu Liang found another very incomplete human corpse.

This human corpse can no longer be called a mummy.

Because the environment here is not dry at all, although this corpse has only bones left, these bones are not dry at all. On the contrary, there is a layer of moss on the surface, which looks like a corpse with a layer of green paint. human bone specimens.

Wu Liang didn't touch it lightly, but just moved closer to check it.

The death of this corpse was also very tragic. His entire right shoulder and arm were missing, and even most of the right ribcage was gone.

In addition, it can be clearly seen that the cross-section of the bones at the fracture presents a semicircle.

It felt like being bitten by a huge mouth...

Beside the corpse, Wu Liang didn't find any miscellaneous things, only a chisel.

This chisel is almost exactly the same as the one he got before, except that the rust on it is slightly more serious, but it is only a little bit, and it can still be used normally.

"It seems that this is an accomplice..."

Wu Liang speculated in his heart, stood up and continued to explore.

But this time, he was a little more careful.

Because of the dead state of this corpse, he became more and more suspicious that there was something extraordinary in it, and this thing not only had amazing power, but also had a huge size...

Wu Liang thought of the "River God" he saw on the cliff before.

The "River God" is huge in size, with a sly smile face that is as big as a sewer manhole cover, with a mouth that can reach directly to the back of the head, and it should be easy to bite off half of an adult's body in one bite.

But the question is, can the "River God" enter this cave?
Wu Liang expressed doubts about this.

Because just talking about this dark river, according to common sense, it should not be the same as the Canglang River outside. Otherwise, the water levels of the two rivers will remain the same, and it is impossible to have such a large height difference.

But if it wasn't for the "River God", this would not be good news for Wu Liang either.

This shows that there is another more dangerous thing in this cave. On a certain level, this is also a kind of internal worry.

More importantly, Wu Liang knew nothing about this more dangerous thing in the cave.

This will undoubtedly further increase the possibility of him accidentally falling into danger...

"Guru..."

Wu Liang is a person of flesh and blood, and as a human being, he will feel fear, especially when facing some unknown and dangerous things.

But the matter has come to this point, he can't give up no matter what.

Gongshuzuka!
This is the mausoleum of Lu Ban, the legendary craftsman patriarch. Even if you look at the history of the Chinese dynasty for thousands of years, this patriarch is also a big man worthy of his name.

More importantly, the archaeological world of later generations has never found this tomb at all.

All the understanding of him comes from only a few words in the official history, and the rest are all baseless but miraculous folklore.

Wu Liang was eager to find Gong Shuzhong and learn more about Lu Ban.

This is the main reason why he chose to major in archaeology in his previous life, and after time travelling, he was willing to be used by Boss Cao, joining the Huan army and constantly putting himself in danger.

He wants to understand the most authentic history and explore the truth of history.

Instead of seeing the truth of history buried in the torrent of history when he has the opportunity to find out, it will make him regret for life.

So he calmed down a little.

Wu Liang forcibly suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, stepped over the corpse and continued to walk deep.

……

As he continued to go deeper, Wu Liang encountered several corpses one after another.

These corpses were also incomplete. Some had no arms, some had no legs, some had lost half of their bodies, and some had even lost their heads.

They should all be the same group of people, and they all carried some tools with them, most of which were chisels of the same specification.

This proves that Wu Liang's previous judgment was not wrong.

They came to this place in a team, built the hanging coffin on the cliff, then dug out the passage hidden behind the hanging coffin, entered the cave together, and then died in the cave.

Wu Liang is still unable to determine their identities.

I don't know if all the people in this group died here. After all, someone died in the passage at the entrance, and they might have escaped before that.

But there is one thing Wu Liang is more and more sure about.

Their goal is probably the Gongshu Tomb hidden nearby, because their techniques and the tools they carry with them are very similar to those of the tomb robbers, especially the compass discovered earlier and the ink fountain using cinnabar...

so below.

Wu Liang walked along the riverside path for about tens of meters, and he came to the end of this dark river.

The dark river was blocked by a slippery rock on a slightly higher terrain, and it seemed that there was nowhere ahead.

But the riverside path didn't end there.

The path continued to extend forward, and a very rough stone step went up to the slippery rock blocking the dark river, and it was unknown where it led.

Wu Liang climbed up the stone steps cautiously.

Soon came to the top of this slippery rock, and then...a pair of eyes suddenly widened!
The range of illumination of the Suihou bead is much stronger than that of the torch. Even in an absolutely dark environment, if there is no terrain blocking it, it can illuminate a distance of tens of meters.

But at the moment.

In Wu Liang's eyes, apart from the slippery rock walls around him, what he saw in front of him was a huge slope sloping down.

The inclination of this slope seems to be about [-] degrees. Apart from the uneven and slippery rock wall, there is only one narrow stone step that can only accommodate one person!

This road is much more difficult than some famous mountains and historic sites in later generations.

Although Wu Liang did not fail to see sloping stone steps close to [-] degrees when he visited famous mountains in later generations, there are usually guardrails and iron chains on both sides of such stone steps, and some scenic spots are for the personal safety of tourists. , and measures such as safety ropes will be provided to assist.

It was the first time for him to come across such a steep and narrow stone steps with no place to drop his hands.

On this kind of slippery stone steps, if you are not careful, you will roll down, and there may be no chance of rescue.

But what shocked Wu Liang the most was.

Under the radiance of the Suihou Pearl, the huge slope and the narrow stone steps could not see the end, and the stone steps extended into the large darkness outside the range of the Suihou Pearl's light.

This large piece of darkness is like an open bloody mouth, welcoming Wu Liang's arrival.

this moment.

Wu Liang suddenly admired the corpses he had seen before.

There are various indications that they should have chiseled out this unknown stone step. With the amount of work seen so far, Wu Liang felt that it would have been digging day and night, I'm afraid it will take at least several months to dig.

If those corpses are indeed the predecessors of the grave robbers.

Wu Liang would like to thank them sincerely. If they hadn't carved out this small path with chisel after chisel, Wu Liang would probably have to spend a lot of time to get in even if he knew that the Gongshu Tomb was here. For a small project, all the fifty soldiers brought this time may not be enough.

With such thoughts in his heart, Wu Liang finally bit the bullet and walked up the narrow stone steps leading to the darkness.

With such sloping stone steps and no place to drop his hands, he couldn't walk forward like he usually walks. It was too dangerous, so he had to climb down slowly with his hands and feet backwards.

……

So little time.

Wu Liang's waist was already aching, and his palms were already sweating.

However, looking up at the moment, he only walked two to thirty meters. Looking back and looking down, there is still a large area of ​​darkness that seems to swallow everything at the end of the stone steps.

Wu Liang was really worried that the stone steps would never end.

In this way, he will never be able to walk to the end, just like the hanging soul ladder described in later tomb robbery novels.

But think of the corpses I saw earlier.

Wu Liang felt that it was impossible. Since those people were able to chisel this stone step, even if the darkness below has no end, this stone step should also have an end.

Therefore, only when the end of this stone step has been reached, but the end of darkness has not yet been reached.

Wu Liangcai had no choice but to give up.

After all, now he is not sure where the Gongshu Tomb is located below. There is no reason to fight with a bottomless black hole that the "predecessors" are helpless. Why not go out and continue to investigate, and find other ways to find the Gongshu Tomb.

Rubbing his poor old waist, he thought in his heart that after going out this time, he would have to rest for at least a week before he could find Bai Jingjing to do something that violated the Bai family's ancestor's precepts.

Wu Liang had rested and continued to climb down.

This climb takes half an hour.

Although Wu Liang didn't have a watch to check the time, he knew that the time agreed with the Huanren Army had already passed.

But now, it is absolutely impossible for him to go back the same way and report safety to the Huan army, otherwise the stone steps would be useless.

Fortunately, Dian Wei will put Yang Wanli down first to search.

Although Yang Wanli is not as skilled as Dianwei, he has bone shrinking skills, and he has a certain ability to protect himself after entering the cave, and he has not encountered any special threats for the time being, so it is relatively safe, so Wu Liang was not too worried.

Maybe Yang Wanli would come in and provide him with some help.

Just when Wu Liang was thinking so.

"Fuck!"

His right foot slipped on the slippery stone steps!
"not good!"

Wu Liang lost his center of gravity, and at the same time his face turned pale with shock, he quickly tried to climb the stone steps above with both hands.

But at this moment, his hands had nowhere to focus on the slippery stone steps, and his whole body began to slide down uncontrollably!
(End of this chapter)