Tomb Robbery Chronicles Eng Sub (盗墓笔记) Daomubiji

Blood Corpse chapter 22(king Lu's tomb)

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The purple gold box felt heavy, and looked a bit like the silver-rimmed roof of the eight-layer treasure box (the eight boxes for storing relics), only much smaller. At that time, Buddhism had not yet been introduced to China, so it definitely did not contain relics. I shook it, but there was no sound, and I thought: Could it be that the ghost seal that the fat man mentioned was inside?

　　The key was in the female corpse's mouth. I calmed myself, took a deep breath, put my fingers under her tongue, pinched the key, and then carefully took it out. Before the key left her mouth, I saw a very thin silk thread tied to the key handle, which went all the way to the throat of the female corpse. I suddenly realized that something was wrong, as there seemed to be something tied to the other end of the thread.

　　My grandfather told me that during the Shang Dynasty, Chinese craftsmen had already skillfully installed crossbow mechanisms inside human corpses and used gold threads to fire them. As soon as the tomb robbers took out the jade plug or gem from the mouth or anus of the corpse, the mechanism would be activated immediately and the crossbow arrow would fly out of the body. Because the distance between people and corpses was often very close at that time, they had no way to dodge. I don't know how many tomb robbers died from this mechanism.

　　I pressed the belly of the female corpse and felt a few hard objects. I thought to myself: Fortunately, I was slow. If it was Fatty or Pan Zi, they would have been caught! Thinking of all these arrangements, it seemed that they were designed specifically for tomb robbers. I couldn't help but feel a chill.

　　The silk thread behind the key is gold, it can be pulled but not broken, and it broke when I pinched it with my fingernail. I took out the key and compared it with the keyhole on the purple gold box, and it really matched. But I don't know what's in this box, maybe there is a mechanism. I thought about it and decided not to open it for the time being.

　　At this moment, I suddenly found that the female corpse that was hooking me suddenly became hideous. I was horrified. I saw her face deflated like a spoiled orange, and an indescribable sound came out of her throat. Within a few seconds, she quickly turned from a living beauty into a mummy in front of me. I just shook it, and her withered arm broke. Her dry body fell onto the jade table, still shrinking continuously.

　　I was scared to death. It seemed that the gem on the key really had an anti-corrosion effect. I didn't dare to think about it anymore. I stuffed all these things into the bag, thinking that it was not advisable to stay here for long, and then went to carry the fat man.

　The fat man was hit so hard by me that he didn't move even after I pulled him several times. I thought to myself, this is not possible. I wondered if I had beaten him to death. I didn't care about that at this time. I grabbed one of his hands and yelled, "Get up!" Then I straightened my back and put him on my back. The fat man was so heavy that he almost made me vomit blood. I shook my head secretly and greeted the fat man's ancestors as I walked.

　　Fortunately, the stone corridor was not long, and I quickly reached the middle. Once I got out of the vine-covered area, I saw the cliff. Uncle San and Pan Zi were not on it. It seemed that they had gone back to find a way out. I walked to the altar at the end of the stone corridor, put Fatty on the altar, and wanted to have a good rest. Suddenly, I saw Uncle San had crawled out from the hole closest to the ground.

　　He was very familiar with these Qimen Dunjia and other things. With him around, the maze was nothing. I was afraid that he didn't see me, so I waved and shouted, "Uncle San, I'm here!!"

　　When Third Uncle saw me, he wanted to laugh, but his expression changed all of a sudden. He pointed behind me and I turned around. I saw that the fat man had sat up at some point, and the blue-eyed fox corpse was actually lying on his back, looking at me coldly.

(The translation can be a bit bad please don't mind)

original author- Nan pai san shu (南派三叔)