False evidence

Chapter 332 Fishing for Spiritual Bones at the Dragon Ascension Pavilion (3)

So-called "medicine figurines" are figurines made by feeding people various precious medicinal herbs for a certain period of time, then applying a secret medicine to their bodies, and finally wrapping them in layers of cloth.

This sounds a bit like an Egyptian mummy. But this "medicine figurine" is actually a living person being "cured" into a medicine!

Blind Liu said, "It is said that if the medicine figurine stays underground for a long time, the undigested medicinal materials inside it will take root, sprout, and even flower and bear fruit."

Yan Fengwei vomited and said, "Even if the fruit produced by a corpse is highly nutritious, it's still inedible."

Liu the Blind said, "The fruit produced by the medicine figurines, which were buried with the deceased, was certainly not for the living to eat. There are two theories about the function of the medicine figurines. One is that a special medicinal herb was mixed into the medicine they were fed, which gave the figurines a special smell. When tomb raiders entered the tomb and smelled this smell, they would lose their senses and die in the tomb."

My first thought was of the land of dark sweetness.

Blind Liu continued, "Another theory is that the fruit produced by the medicinal figurines is specifically for the guardian spirit beasts of the tomb. Even rats that sneak into the tomb will become extremely ferocious after eating the fruit, avoiding corpses but flocking to the living!"

Blind Liu nodded at me: "In other words, any snake, insect, or rodent that eats the medicinal fruit will become a guardian of the tomb!"

Looking at the hole in the palace maid's abdomen, Liu Hong said, "Could this medicine terracotta figure have already died?"

I roughly understand what Blind Liu means. Whether the medicine figurines will bear fruit, and whether the insects and beasts that eat the fruit will go berserk on living people, let's not talk about that for now.

The smell emanating from the medicinal figurines could cause people to lose their minds, which would be fatal for tomb raiders who ventured deep underground.

Liu Hong also thought of this and said, "Why don't we go back first, and I'll find someone to get some gas masks and diving suits?"

I listened to the blind man explain the power of the medicine puppet, but I felt that he was trying to hide something by talking in circles.

So I faced him directly and said, "You know that I'm searching for Huang Ling's remains because of my lover. I'm determined to get them!"

Liu the Blind adjusted his sunglasses, staring at the river with a furrowed brow.

After a long pause, he turned around and said, "Since that's the case, I'll just tell you the truth. All man-made, purposeful situations are part of a whole. This Luodan Yingxi Denglong Pavilion is no exception."

He pointed diagonally to Yugu Mountain in front of him: "The tomb of Consort Li under the Niangniang Temple on the mountaintop is actually the ancestor of the person who set up the scheme."

From that fake tomb of Consort Li, along the ridge of the back mountain, straight down to the bottom of this river, it is a complete layout!

Now, the fake tomb on Jade Ancient Mountain has been unearthed. This has changed the entire situation within the Ascending Dragon Pavilion!

He pointed again to the palace maid's body, "I didn't see it with my own eyes, so I don't know how Consort Li was buried underwater."

However, ancient tombs have always been sturdy, and most of them will not be damaged for thousands of years unless they are destroyed by humans.

Now, this medicine figurine has surfaced, and it's been gnawed on like this by fish and shrimp... This proves that the situation has changed, and the Ascending Dragon Pavilion will soon cease to exist!

"The result is..."

"If the situation is ruined, the imperial spirit will surely dissipate!"

I nodded: "I understand what you mean, there's no time to prepare, right?"

Blind Liu nodded: "It's always unsettling to bury one's ancestors in a fake tomb without leaving their names. There must have been a lot of funerary objects buried in the fake tomb of Consort Li."

Tomb raiders flocked there, and the archaeologists... as soon as the weather cleared up, they would usually start digging immediately. They were much more efficient than us.

Once the remains of the person who orchestrated this scheme are unearthed, the structure of the Dragon Ascension Pavilion will be broken. The imperial spirit has dissipated; what use are your remains now that you've found them… What are you doing?”

"I said I would definitely obtain the remains of the Emperor!"

I took out a dagger and a multi-tool from the large travel bag Liu Hong had prepared, and strapped them to my calves. I also packed some other tools that I might need and wrapped them around my waist.

I untied a long rope, measured its length with my arm, and tied a sturdy alloy crowbar and a folding shovel to one end, while the other end was tied around my waist. Then, I took two waterproof storage bags from my backpack, filled them with air, tightened the openings, and made two makeshift scuba tanks, which I then tied to the rope closest to me.

"I'll fuck you!"

Blind Liu turned his head and cursed, "Just like Old Xu, they're both stubborn donkeys that won't turn back even if nine oxen pull them!"

"Oh dear, I really need to exercise more in the future, otherwise I won't be able to keep up with the breathing." Yan Fengwei walked to the shore and stretched his arms and legs vigorously.

"You stay up here, I'll go down." Liu Hong took off his hearing aid.

Yan Fengwei turned around: "Why should I?"

Liu Hong smiled and pointed to his mouth, saying, "I not only understand lip reading, but also sign language. Underwater, I can understand what he 'says'."

Before Yan Fengwei could say anything more, he untied another bundle of long rope and threw it to Yan Fengwei, tying one end around his waist as well.
"Stop talking nonsense. I may not be hearing well, but my martial arts skills are far superior to yours. You stay on the shore and hold the rope. I'll give three pulls, and then you two pull together! Don't hesitate! Only the combined efforts of the few of you can pull us both up quickly, right?"

An Xin walked over and said to me, somewhat absentmindedly:

"I did something wrong, how can I make amends?"

"It's not your fault. I'm lucky to have it, and it's my fate to lose it!"

I turned to Liu the Blind and the others and said, "I can't carry the shovel and crowbar with me, so leave them on the bank for now. I'll try to pull them down later, and if they get stuck, give me a hand and take them off and throw them into the river!"

"Take this!" Lu Zelin walked over and stuffed something into my hand.

"A digging claw! Good stuff! It should come in handy!"

I slipped the sharp, animal-toed steel claws onto my fingers.

Lu Zelin lowered his head and said, "I'm really bad at swimming!"

I patted him on the shoulder. "I understand."

I've never seen him swim well, but I can imagine:
During the years he was abducted, his legs were broken, and he was forced to beg on the streets. Later, Zang Zhiqiang healed his legs, but he could no longer be as strong and resilient as before.

Humans all have weaknesses...

With everything ready, I nodded to Liu Xiazi, Yan Fengwei, and Lu Zelin, then smiled at An Xin, whose eyes were red-rimmed, turned around, picked up a rock I had chosen earlier, and plunged into the river.

Using the weight of the rock, it went headfirst and quickly sank to the bottom of the water.

Liu Hong came down using the same method. His hearing was poor, but his eyesight was still better than that of an average person.

Now that the sun is high in the sky, the two can still see each other even at a depth of more than ten meters.

Liu Hong swam up to me, stretched out his legs, and hooked his toes into the silt at the bottom of the river, so that we were face to face.

It seemed he was trying to gesture to me.

However, as soon as he raised his hands in front of him, his eyelids drooped down for a moment, then he quickly raised them again and made a few quick gestures in front of me.

I instantly understood what he meant.

He said, "There's someone below who grabbed my foot!"

(End of this chapter)