The years of reselling the haunted house

Chapter 33 The Tomb Monkey
Unexpectedly, after listening to my words, Ma Di became inexplicably angry. He stared and scolded angrily: "Bullshit experts, they are overgeneralizing. Since ancient times, there have been a lot of golden and jade prescriptions circulated among the people, and they are all ours. The wisdom of our ancestors. These so-called famous doctors and experts are afraid that people will believe in folk remedies and harm their own interests, so they will use some fake folk remedies to make a big fuss and criticize them. In fact, the real folk remedies have been passed through countless examples. It has been demonstrated, I have done special research in this area..."

After such a period of contact, I also know more about this Professor Ma.He doesn't follow the rules and doesn't follow common sense. He seems to be a kind of existence apart from those orthodox scholars.More often, his performance is that of a strange old man.Therefore, compared with other serious professors, he is different, more like a strange professor.Some of his views also run counter to some traditional theories.There's no such thing as right or wrong with these things.As he said, nothing is true unless it is proven to be true.Just like this kind of mask soaked in ram's urine, whether it can really block the tomb and corpse gas, I believe he is so sure, it should also be verified.

I thought to myself that if I have the opportunity, I must ask Lao Ma for advice, and get some useful folk remedies, maybe I can use it when I break the haunted house with my third uncle.But at this time, I was concerned about the safety of my third uncle and Liang Yue, so I said anxiously: "Okay, okay, you are the best, old horse, and this time it's all up to you. Let's speed up the progress and go inside quickly."

But Ma Di shook his head and said: "No, I don't know how much tomb gas is left in it. If you walk too fast, it will cause accidents. The deposited tomb gas is very poisonous. There is no condition here. If you are poisoned, you will only die. We You have to watch the color of the ancient asphalt candle change, if there is an abnormal situation, you have to change your strategy at any time."

I nodded, although I was anxious, but I knew what Ma Di said was reasonable, so I had to follow behind slowly.

As we walked, we observed the passage we passed. All signs indicated that this passage was dug artificially.It's just that I still have doubts about Ma Di's statement that there are ancient tombs below.

I have read some novels about tomb robbers. The ancient tombs described there are usually in the mountains. How can there be tomb robbers in the downtown area?
Ma Di seemed to have discovered a new continent, and walked ahead excitedly, as if he would not stop until he found the ancient tomb.

At this moment, although Ma Di and I are walking on the same road, our goals are different.My goal is to find out the whereabouts of my third uncle and Liang Yue, while Ma Di is focused on discovering something novel.

So, I walked behind and couldn't help asking: "I said, old horse, you are 80.00% sure that there are tombs below here. What is your basis for saying that?"

The old horse said without looking back: "According to the tomb aura emanating from here, there is also the monkey that attacked me."

"That monkey? Do you know where he came from?" I asked.

The old horse continued: "Almost, I'm 80.00% sure."

I smiled bitterly and said, "Lao Ma, why are you always 80.00%, why can't you be [-]%?"

Ma Di snorted coldly: "Academic things are not 80.00% possible without final proof. But let me tell you the truth, I have never missed [-]% of what Ma Di said. In fact, it is only the last argument, which is basically accurate.”

I know that although Ma Di is a bit weird, he does have real talents and practical learning.

So I quickly asked: "Then tell me about the origin of that monster?"

Ma Di said as he walked, "I wasn't too sure when I was first attacked. Later, when I found the hole and the tomb aura coming up from below, I can basically conclude that that thing is called a tomb monkey."

I snorted after hearing this: "What am I supposed to be?"

Ma Di was taken aback, quickly stopped, turned around and asked me, "Oh? How do you know about Tomb Monkey?"

I nodded: "I know what's so strange about this? Isn't it a female monkey? The male and female of this animal have to be proved academically? But how did you recognize it as a female monkey at a glance?"

After hearing what I said, Ma Di's face turned green. He pointed at me and said, "You boy, can you stop making trouble? I'm talking about tomb monkeys. The tombs of tombs are not male and female, but female monkeys? What do you think?" of?"

It dawned on me, and I scratched my head in embarrassment.

Ma Su then walked forward and explained to me as he walked: "This tomb guard monkey, if classified, should belong to a kind of tomb-guarding beast. The tomb-guarding beast is a common monster in ancient Chinese tombs. There are many theories. There are animal faces, human faces, antlers, etc. It is a kind of ghost device set up to suppress ghosts and protect the souls of the dead from intrusion. "Zhou Li" records that there is a monster called a monster, which eats the liver and brain of the dead. ; There is also a kind of divine beast called Fang Xiangshi, which has the ability to expel elves and elephants, so family members often make Fang Xiangshi stand beside the tomb to prevent monsters from invading. And this Fang Xiangshi has a human face and a beast body. Xi'an Cultural Relics Archaeology Workers once excavated an ancient tomb of the Tang Dynasty in the Weiqu area of ​​Chang'an District, and there was a tomb-suppressing beast with a human face and a beast body in it. Later, in the Qing Dynasty, someone discovered a monkey that looked very much like this tomb-suppressing beast Therefore, when they are buried, some people catch a living monkey and bury it with them in order to protect the soul of the deceased. This is the tomb-keeper monkey.”

After listening to Ma Di's explanation, I admired Ma Di's erudition on the one hand, but on the other hand I was very angry. I couldn't help cursing: "To catch a living monkey to be buried with him is a very poisonous method. This monkey doesn't settle accounts with the soul of the dead." That's good, can you still protect him?"

Ma Di waved his hand: "You are wrong. The reason why this kind of monkey is called the tomb-keeper monkey is because it has a special ability, which is a bit similar to the hibernation of cold-blooded animals. It can adjust its body in the tomb, so that The body enters a state. Thus, the vital signs of the body are maintained all the time, that is to say, it can survive only by relying on the rustic atmosphere in the tomb. Of course, I deduce that the tomb monkey is not [-]% able to survive, and it also needs corresponding The conditions are met at the same time. They wait for the right opportunity, and they will recover. The monkey that attacked us just now, I think it is this kind of grave guard monkey."

I was very surprised when I heard it, and couldn't help exclaiming: "Isn't this too incredible? Buried in the ground for hundreds of years, can you still survive?"

Ma Di couldn't hide his excitement, and said with dancing: "There are so many wonders in the world. There are so many unknown areas in the world, waiting for us to explore. In fact, this is the first time I have seen a live tomb monkey. There is no one yet. The historical data record how many years this kind of tomb monkey can survive. If what we see today is a real tomb monkey, it will be a major discovery in the field of paleontology in the world."

I listened to Ma Di's eloquent narration, and I didn't stop on my feet, and I had already advanced a long distance.

Just as we rounded a bend, a bright light suddenly appeared in front of us.

I hastily pulled Ma Su to squat down. The entire distance we walked was pitch-black on both sides, only lit by the candles in our hands.Now that there is a bright light ahead, we have to raise our vigilance.

We squatted down and listened carefully, but there was no movement in front of us.We looked at each other, then moved forward for a certain distance, and found that the sight in front of us suddenly opened up.The space also grew larger, like a cave, with many oil lamps lit on the surrounding walls.

Ma Di walked over, smelled the lamp oil, and said, "The lamp oil here seems to be ancient asphalt oil. There are very few people who know how to use this raw material to make lamp oil. It seems that this person is not simple."

Now that there was light here, I blew out the candle in my hand.At the same time, it was observed that there were three openings around the cavern.

In addition to the hole we just passed, there are two other holes, one on the left and one on the right.

When I got here, there was a fork in the road.

I asked Ma Di: "Old Ma, where are you going?"

Ma Di was staring at the lamp oil in a daze, and I only realized it when I asked, looked at the other two cave entrances, and nodded: "Don't worry, I have a solution."

With that said, Ma Di took out the glass bottle from his bag, shook it under the lamp, and opened the lid.

The firefly in the glass bottle had crashed into the coffin and was dying.After recovering in this bottle for such a long time, it unexpectedly flew out again with a buzzing sound.

The firefly circled a few times in the air, and flew straight into the passage on the left.

Its flying speed was not slow, and soon a little light disappeared into the passage.

Ma Di waved his hand: "Quick, follow up. The firefly can smell the smell of corpses."

The firefly was walking in search of the corpse's breath, and it was obvious that the end of the passage should be where the tomb was.

Without hesitation, Ma Di ran down the passage on the left.

I also followed closely.

But when Ma Di was about to rush into the passage, I suddenly found a problem behind.

Beside the entrance of the cave, there is an oil lamp, and the light emitted can just illuminate the surroundings of the entrance of the cave.

I found that just above the hole, there was a layer of cobwebs.

The spider web was so complete that it happened to seal most of the hole.

I quickly grabbed Ma Di and pointed to the spider web.

Ma Di immediately understood that we were following the tomb monkey.The spider web was intact, indicating that the tomb monkey did not walk through this passage.

We came to another passage, and found that there was also a layer of spider webs on that passage.

This is strange, Ma Di and I looked at each other in blank dismay, puzzled.

We chased it all the way, but didn't find the tomb monkey.And here, the spider webs on the two passages also show that the tomb monkey did not run out from here.So, where did the tomb monkey go?

(End of this chapter)