Being a tour guide for historical celebrities, the motherland is amazed again

Chapter 252 Anyway, I can't escape courting death.

"Almost every skull has scars, and some even contain foreign objects."

Su Jiahe had been too afraid to examine the remains closely, but after hearing Ying Zheng's words, she mustered her courage and approached.

"Jiahe, look at this." Ying Zheng picked up a skull and handed it to Su Jiahe.

Su Jiahe tremblingly took the skull, and through the holes in the skull's eyes, he saw a copper needle standing upright inside.

“This…” Su Jiahe gasped and touched the top of her head.

It seems that this poor person in front of me has had the same experience as me. If I hadn't been lucky, I would probably be a skeleton by now.

"As expected, these people must have died from head injuries. But why did King Zhou execute them and hide their remains in the basement?" King Wu of Zhou looked at the skull and pondered.

"Your Majesty, I believe these remains are related to that bronze cauldron. Let's pull the cauldron up first," Su Jiahe suggested.

"Very well, I want to see what's written on that bronze cauldron."

Because the bronze tripod was so large, King Wu of Zhou simply ordered people to dig up the floor of the first floor of the Deer Terrace and gathered dozens of strong young men, who finally managed to pull the bronze tripod out.

After all that work, it was already the next morning. The rising sun shone on the dark green bronze cauldron, giving it an eerie and sinister glow.

Everyone brought buckets and rinsed off the grime. It was a square cauldron, decorated with patterns and densely engraved with characters and designs.

"I have finally found it!" Ying Zheng's eyes lit up. He strode forward, circled around a few times, and fixed his gaze firmly on the bronze cauldron.

King Wu of Zhou also walked over, glanced at the bronze cauldron, and looked astonished.

"Such evil magic exists in the world! Those unknown corpses were probably killed by Di Xin using evil magic."

"Emperor Xin did not respect ghosts and gods, but believed in these evil spirits and heretics." Jiang Taigong also saw the contents recorded on the bronze tripod and frowned slightly.

"Was this cauldron cast by King Zhou? And where did the evil magic on it come from?" Liu Zhun was very curious, even though he couldn't understand the writing on it.

Su Jiahe rubbed her eyes and walked around the bronze cauldron a few times.

"This cauldron is not from the time of King Zhou; it was created at least three or four hundred years ago."

"Oh? So this bronze cauldron has been passed down through generations of Shang Dynasty rulers? Could it be that the Shang Dynasty has been using evil magic to harm the innocent all along?" King Wu of Zhou said, clenching his fists angrily.

"Your Majesty, Miss Su said that the spy is related to the bronze cauldron. Let's summon her and question her," Jiang Ziya whispered from the side.

Before long, Qiu Zhi was taken away.

"Do you know the origin of this bronze tripod?" King Wu of Zhou asked sternly.

Qiu Zhi looked at the skeleton on the ground, her expression changing slightly.

“Your Majesty, this bronze cauldron was unearthed accidentally in the palace when the Shang king was building the Deer Terrace. I have seen the bronze cauldron before, but I am illiterate and do not know what is written on it.”

"And these remains? Who killed them?"

“It’s the Shang King. Every now and then, the Shang King would select a group of people, bring them to the Deer Terrace, and injure their heads with external force, saying it was to obtain immortal techniques, but the vast majority of them died.” Qiu Zhi said calmly, her face expressionless.

"As expected, it was Di Xin who disregarded human life." King Wu of Zhou's face turned red with anger.

Su Jiahe continued to examine the bronze cauldron carefully, and suddenly discovered a line of small characters carved near the bottom. Judging from the marks, it was probably carved more than a hundred years ago.

"What does this mean?"

King Wu of Zhou squatted down and roughly deciphered the line of small characters.

"It says that the evil magic recorded on the bronze tripod is very likely to cause death, and the success rate is one in ten thousand, so the tripod must be sealed away. And the signature is... Wu Ding?"

Su Jiahe had heard of Wu Ding, the twenty-second ruler of the Shang Dynasty, who lived more than a hundred years after King Zhou. It could be inferred that the inscription was commissioned by Wu Ding.

“That’s right, that’s right. I’ve seen this line of small characters on fragments unearthed in later generations, but they were incomplete.” The modern Daji said, stroking the characters on the cauldron. Su Jiahe immediately understood that the purpose of the mission given by the system was to guide them to discover the secret of the bronze cauldron.

King Wu of Zhou pondered for a long time before finally speaking slowly.

"I understand. King Wu Ding of Shang banned evil arts, but Di Xin accidentally unearthed a bronze cauldron. For his own selfish gain, he violated ancestral precepts and attempted to use evil arts to create 'immortal magic'. Guards, destroy the bronze cauldron to prevent further harm to the innocent."

"Your Majesty, no!" Ying Zheng was startled. He came to King Wu of Zhou and bowed. "Your Majesty, could you please bestow the bronze tripod upon me? I will take it back to Qin and never return."

King Wu of Zhou glanced at Ying Zheng with a cold look in his eyes.

"You came to the Shang Dynasty from eight hundred years ago just for this cauldron, didn't you?"

“That’s right,” Ying Zheng said frankly. “Qin is rich in resources. If Your Majesty bestows the bronze tripod upon me, I am willing to exchange it for countless grains, carriages, horses, and jewels.”

"Brother Zheng, what do you want this bronze cauldron for? Do you also want to capture living people for experiments to create superhumans?" Su Jiahe was immediately disappointed in Ying Zheng and even regretted helping him in the first place.

"You've misunderstood. I won't use my secret techniques on others," Ying Zheng quickly said.

"So... you're going to use it on yourself?" King Wu of Zhou was taken aback.

"Yes."

"You're so old, what are you trying to achieve by doing this? Aren't you afraid of dying?" King Wu of Zhou didn't quite understand Ying Zheng's thoughts.

"It is precisely because I fear death that I am willing to try. As a fellow emperor, do you not also desire to obtain immortality and attain eternal life?"

Ying Zheng's words stunned everyone present.

"Brother Zheng, the success rate of this secret technique is less than one in ten thousand. You still dare to try it. You're really ruthless. Your obsession is too deep." Su Jiahe said speechlessly.

King Wu of Zhou remained silent for a long time before letting out a helpless sigh.

"You, as the ruler of the world, actually believe in the illusory pursuit of immortality. It seems this evil art is truly bewitching. Quickly, destroy the cauldron immediately."

The guards had already brought over a bucket of tung oil, poured it onto the bronze cauldron, and tossed a torch over. In an instant, the bronze cauldron was engulfed in flames, crackling and popping.

"No, no!" Ying Zheng looked around anxiously and found a bucket of water nearby, leftover from washing the bronze cauldron. So he grabbed the bucket and ran over.

"Brother Zheng, be careful."

By the time Su Jiahe realized what was happening, Ying Zheng had already poured water onto the flames, and a large amount of white smoke immediately billowed from the bronze cauldron.

"Brother Zheng, calm down!" Su Jiahe quickly stepped forward and pulled Ying Zheng back. "So many bones were unearthed from the underground palace, aren't you afraid of ending up like them?"

“Alas, I am over seventy years old and my days are numbered. I might as well take a gamble. Miss Su, please do me one more favor and send me and the bronze cauldron back to Qin. I will give you anything you want.”

"You are utterly stubborn! Guards, drag him away!" King Wu of Zhou said angrily, pointing at Ying Zheng.

"Heh, he was supposed to die from taking pills, but this time he used a secret technique to kill himself. He couldn't escape courting death anyway," Wang Mang mocked from the side.

The ancient bronze was first burned and then drenched in water. The sudden change in temperature caused it to crack in two with a crisp "crack" sound, before everyone's eyes. It then collapsed to the ground with a thud.

"Huh? What is that?"

Su Jiahe, who was closest to the bronze cauldron, saw that the inner wall of the cauldron was engraved with characters and patterns.

The others gathered around and were all astonished when they saw the inner wall of the bronze cauldron.

"So there was something else on the other side! It's just a pity that so few fragments remained from later generations that archaeologists didn't see it." The modern Daji looked closely at the words on it, extremely excited.

"What's up there?" Su Jiahe asked curiously.

"It seems to... record some successful cases."