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Chapter 164: The Phantom of the Grotto

After Kitano Longyin, who had been silent, concluded that this was a Yuan Dynasty tomb, everyone was very excited - there was no record of the discovery of Yuan Dynasty tombs in the history of tomb robbery or archaeological history. What kind of gold and silver treasures are hidden in it is worth looking forward to.

Even though I was excited, how to get in was still a big problem that bothered everyone. Considering that there were thick granite "diamond walls" everywhere, the only place that could be broken through was the two stone doors on the front.

Everyone moved the tools they carried on their horses into the house. Although they were all equipped with everything, it seemed that nothing could be used.

After carefully observing the two stone gates, everyone had to admire the designer's magical skills.

Although this stone gate looks rough and simple, it is actually very clever.

The gap between the two sides and the middle of the door leaf is only half a finger, and there is nothing inside. The door shaft of the stone door is set in the two stone mortars below, and the door frame and base are all thick whole granite rocks.

A thin groove was chiseled on the upper edge of the door and the lower threshold, which fits with the two doors, which means that the door can only be pushed in.

If this is not the case, they could stuff steel cables and iron rods into the crack of the door and pull them out with the power of the horse.

Everyone pushed the stone door together, but the stone door seemed to have roots and remained motionless.

Kitano Ryuyin said: "No need to try it, the back may be blocked by a stone."

Boss Du asked with his two bull eyes open, "Zhilai Stone? What is that?"

Mo Laosan answered first: "It is a very clever mechanism. When the stonemason builds the door, two stone pillars or copper pillars will be inlaid under the door. After the tomb is built, when the door is closed outside, the stone here will be pulled up. Once the two doors are closed, the stone will automatically "stand up" and be pushed behind - just like the top door bar we usually use.

The size, track, and installation location of this stone are very testable, and the difference is not enough. The materials of the stone are also of particular importance. If it is iron, copper, or wood, it will decay over time. But if it is made of stone... Once this stone stands up, it can last for thousands of years. Unless the entire door is smashed, the Daluo Jinxian will not be able to push it open."

Boss Du cursed and said, "Grass, you're easy to say. This stone gate is at least half a foot thick, and it's probably impossible to explode without a few hundred kilograms of explosives..."

The young man surnamed Zhang frowned and said, "Mongols have always been nomadic, and even if they are in the Central Plains, their habits will not change. How could they be proficient in such a clever design?"

Du Lao Er sat on the ground in annoyance: "I can't say so much, but I can't use chicken chops. What should I do if I can't go in? Just stare here, can I stare at it?"

Kitano Ryuyin remained silent and took out a bundle of thin steel wire from his backpack. Mo Laosan's eyes lit up when he saw what was in his hand.

Kitano Ryuyin slowly stretched out the bundle of steel wire. The steel wire was very flexible and slowly formed into a straight line in Long Yin's hands. The surface of the steel wire was shining brightly, which was caused by frequent rubbing.

Long Yin bent one end of the steel wire into an arc and handed it in through the gap on the side of the stone door.

The steel wire slowly slid into the gap along Long Yin's fingers. Long Yin pinched the steel wire with his thumb and index finger, and slowly twisted it while sending it in, carefully feeling the force coming from his hand.

Mo Laosan said, "This is the legendary Baijian Steel, isn't it? It's amazing."

Boss Du grinned: "What's the matter?"

Mo Laosan said: "Don't underestimate this steel wire. This is a hard and hard thing that has been tempered for thousands of times, but in the hands of a master, it can be wrapped around his fingers as soft as a ribbon."

Mo Laosan: "I guess Brother Long Yin is using Bailian Steel to check out the things behind this door."

Du Laoer said: "Cao, it's the same as it is true. Can this iron wire still have eyes?"

Mo Laosan smiled and said, "Hey, don't say that this master can estimate the size, position and shape of the obstacle from what Bailian Steel touches..."

"Grass, even if you can find the location of the stone, can you still pull it apart with such a thin steel wire?"

"Hehe, there is a saying that it's a big deal to get a lot of money, but I can't understand how this steel wire can be put on a stone..."

While speaking, Kitano Ryuyin had already pulled the steel wire out of the gap, pondered for a while, wrapped one end of the steel wire in several curved shapes, and then gently penetrated into the gap.

Mo Lao San smacked his mouth exaggeratedly: "Awesome, this is softening your fingers, right? If I guess right, after the steel wire is inserted, it will be wrapped in circles under the control of the Long Yin brothers, knotted into buckles, and put on the running stone..."

Kitano Huo looked at him dissatisfiedly: "You talk so much."

Mo Laosan smiled awkwardly, touched his head and stopped talking.

Everyone watched Long Yin operate the steel with breathing in their eyes. The shiny steel wire was circling softly on his fingers. Everyone couldn't see the scene behind the door clearly, so they could only wait anxiously.

Boss Du asked, "What if this stalk is too big and can't be pulled?"

Mo Laosan shook his head: "No, if the running stone is too big and heavy, the mechanism will not be easy to start. Moreover, the running stone can only be as strong as a small piece, which cannot be destroyed from the outside. However, those who design this mechanism will never expect that there are even experts among us who can make steel around the fingers."

At this moment, the Bailian Steel in Kitano Longyin's hand suddenly burst out straight. Longyin nodded to everyone and "put on".

Kitano Huxiao took out two pairs of suede gloves from his pocket and handed them to Long Yin. The two of them put on their clothes and grabbed one end of the wire with their hands back and forth, stood up in horse stance. The wire in Long Yin's hand first gently pushed forward and exclaimed softly. Almost at the same time, the two of them pulled back suddenly, and heard a "click" behind the door.

Everyone looked at each other, and Long Yin turned around and said, "Okay, the stone on the left has been removed."

Mo Laosan was ready to rub his hands, "Okay, brothers, please push hard."

"Slow down!"

Boss Du reached out to stop him and said, "Do you understand the rules? My brother hasn't paid homage to the ancestor yet!"

Mo Laosan retreated aside awkwardly. Boss Du took out a scroll from his bag and unfolded it in front of the tomb door. The person on the portrait wore a Huaguan, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a big beard covering half of his face. His appearance was somewhat similar to Boss Du.

Four big words "Emperor Qin Shi Huang" are written from left to right above the portrait.

Du Lao Er took out an incense burner from his backpack. Each of the three brothers squeezed a stick of incense and knelt down at the portrait. Du Lao Da was muttering and muttering, "The ancestor blessed the three brothers to win and return with a full load..." The attitude was quite sincere.

In the tomb robber world, most people have their own ancestors to worship. Many people in the southern sect worship Wu Zixu, Xiang Yu, and Cao Cao, because these three people are pioneers in the tomb digging world.

Wu Zixu dug out the tomb of his former leader, King Ping of Chu and whipped the corpse three hundred times.

Xiang Yu is said to have personally led people to dig up the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang (but later generations believe that this was deliberately slandering by his competitor Liu Bang).

Not to mention Cao Cao, he was the first to scale and militarize tomb robbery.

Cao Cao's tomb robbery behavior was also exposed by his competitor Yuan Shao. It is said that in order to subsidize military salaries, Prime Minister Cao specially set up a tomb robbery office in the army. The office director was called General Faqiu Zhonglang, and the second in command was called Captain Mojin.

Because he dug a lot of tombs during his lifetime and offended too many "people", Cao Cao was also worried that his tomb would be dug by his competitors, so he specially set up seventy-two suspicious tombs after his death, and no one has found his true body until now.

These three ancestors have many disciples and disciples. In the northern tomb robber world, there are also enshrined in the five great immortals, such as Fox Fairy, Huang Daxian, Bai Daxian, Liu Daxian, and Gray Fairy. These five great immortals refer to foxes, weasels, hedgehogs, snakes, and rats. They are all masters who dig holes.

And those who worship Emperor Qin Shi as his ancestor are more strange.

If Cao Cao was the leader in the tomb robbery world, then Emperor Qin Shi was the originator of the anti-tomb robbery world. In order to prevent tomb robbers from visiting, he developed compound anti-tomb robbery methods, which were imitated by later emperors, generals and ministers.

There are four main ways to counter tomb robbery in Qin:

The first move: Hidden crossbow shooting. This mechanism is usually set in front of the tomb passage and activated when the tomb passage leading to the underground palace is forever closed. Ancient books record that "A craftsman makes crossbow arrows, and those who have penetrated near each other will shoot it." Similarly, there are hanging swords, ground thorns, and fire.

This device is mainly activated by a machine spring and will fail over time. It is mainly to prevent contemporary tomb robbers.

The second trick: kill the living mouth, "all those who keep craftsmen from making fun of each other will never come back."

What it means is that all craftsmen who participate in the construction of the tomb will kill people and silence them, so that no one will know the secrets in the tomb. Of course, there are also some craftsmen who will leave a back door for themselves to escape when building the tomb. However, it is difficult to hide from the supervisor's eyewitness, and the chance of success is very low.

The third move: Tomb poison and kill poison, using "mercury to instill the sea of ​​rivers, rivers and seas."

The fourth move: bury the accumulated sand and kill it. Set up accumulated sand or stones on the top of the tomb. Once the tomb robber touches the mechanism, a large number of quicksand or stones will fall down in an instant, and the invading tomb robbers will suffer a catastrophe.

There is also the "hole digging trick", which means digging the underground palace very deep, so that ordinary tomb robbers cannot dig at all. Some are even dozens of meters deep underground and pass through several underground water, which is the so-called "passing through the three springs".

There are also iron barrel tricks, etc.

The tomb robbers worship Emperor Qin Shi as their ancestors, actually contains a good wish. They hope that the ancestors can put themselves in a yard and turn a blind eye to the mechanism and avoid the damage they should be damaged.

After the three of Du Jia Ge finished their worship and packed up their things, everyone began to officially "open the tomb door".

Kitano Hu Xiao cut off a tree trunk as thick as an arm from outside. Several people pressed their heads and shoulders against the door, and others supported them with the trunk. Boss Du shouted, and everyone exerted force together. The heavy stone door rubbed against the ground and made a rustling sound.

This stone gate is probably no less than a few thousand pounds. Everyone tried their best to push the door open a crack. Gradually, the gap in the middle became larger and larger. The tiger roared the tree trunk into the crack. Several people worked together to pull it out, and the other people continued to push their heads and shoulders. As soon as everyone exerted their strength, the stone gate was stretched open a gap of more than a foot wide, enough to allow a person to enter sideways.

Everyone stepped back several steps and looked out from the outside and saw a dark inside, unable to see anything clearly.

Boss Du took out a mine lamp and lighted it up, put it on the ground and pushed it hard. The mine lamp slid for a few meters in the tomb chamber and stopped.

Mo Laosan looked around the gap, and fell to the ground with a "wow" sound, rolling and crawling back a few steps.

"Inside, there's someone inside!"
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