Chapter 021 Bronze Man

After the first two adventures, I have adapted to this environment, but I still feel a strong sense of depression. After entering, I found that the cave was very spacious and far-reaching, like a theater. There were several dark openings on the stone wall in the distance. Directly in front is a platform as high as one person, with steps on all sides, very much like a scene in a movie. In the center of the platform, there is a stone table with a sword stuck on it.

"This should be an altar used by the ancients to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth. It is extremely pious. If it is a trap, it cannot be set on the altar!" I thought in my mind.

The sword stood in the center, awe-inspiring to the ghostly spirits, similar to a stone lion placed in front of a building. Thinking of this, I strode forward and walked up. As soon as I stepped onto the platform, I noticed that the stone case was engraved with detailed characters on all sides, which were in strange shapes and could not be understood. When the flashlight shined, the bronze sword shone with green light and was inserted straight into the stone. The sword was carved with fine diamond patterns without a trace of rust, revealing an indescribable classical beauty.

Many technologies of the ancients were far ahead of their time. In March 1944, a batch of bronze swords were unearthed from the No. 2 pit of Qin Shihuang's Terracotta Warriors and Horses. They were still as bright as new and extremely sharp. After testing, it was found that the surface of the sword was coated with a layer of chromium salt compounds ten microns thick. This discovery immediately caused a sensation all over the world. This "chromium salt oxidation" treatment process was an invention of the twentieth century. The most famous sword of Yue King Goujian in history has been able to remain stainless for thousands of years because the sword is plated with a layer of chromium-containing metal. When cleaning the first passage of Pit No. 1, it was found that a bronze sword was bent by a pottery figurine weighing 150 kilograms, and the bending degree exceeded 45 degrees. When the archaeologists removed the pottery figurine, a miracle occurred: the thin and narrow bronze sword rebounded straight in an instant and recovered naturally. Fortunately, these incredible objects have been unearthed by modern people, otherwise they would be labeled as "mythical imagination".

I read the words carefully, walked around the stone table, and shook my head in confusion. Then, he got close to the sword, leaned over and turned on the flashlight to look at it carefully. His head suddenly shook, "Xia Yu Sword?!"

I raised my head, with endless surprise in my eyes, "This is the legendary 'Xia Yu' sword! The Xia Yu sword is said to have been made during the reign of Dayu of the Xia Dynasty. "Famous Sword Records" records, "Xia Yu cast a sword and hid it in Kuaiji Mountain. The twenty-eight constellations are engraved on the abdomen, and the text is on the back. The text is the sun, moon and stars, and the mountains and rivers are memorized.', I can't think of it, I can't think of it!"

I praised him and wanted to hold the sword to my heart. I admired and thought at the same time, "The talismans must be carved around this stone case. This sword followed King Yu in the war and killed countless people. The evil spirit on the sword, coupled with the talismans, It is enough to deter all evil spirits. The sword is standing here to prevent evil spirits from coming in!"

However, I soon realized that danger might have quietly approached me. Xia Yu's sword was striking here, indicating that there must be something extraordinary here. Fear suddenly surged into my head, my heart felt heavy, like a plumb bob, and the footsteps were trivial and dull.

After walking for a few minutes, I saw it clearly when I got closer - there were nine holes in the three stone walls, which were eerie like nine mouths. I immediately stopped and turned my head to look, nervous and anxious, with a confused look on my face, as if I was standing at the entrance of a maze.

"There seems to be writing on the side of this hole." I got closer and took a closer look. There seemed to be a line of black writing on the side of the hole, and my heart suddenly trembled.

I saw that the words on it were in fonts that were relatively recent to this century, probably around the Ming Dynasty. I quickly thought that before we arrived, the only people who had set foot here were the footprints of our ancestors from the Ming Dynasty. There is nothing confusing in reading these words, but what shocked me was the line written above: forbidden area for the living.

Even the Yin Division barrier is not considered a forbidden area for the living. These four bold characters made him feel chills running down his spine. However, there is no other way forward. If they just go back home, wouldn't it be a wasted trip? They went through all the trouble just to find out what happened, so how could they run away just because of the four words written on it? .

So, I took a long breath, turned on the flashlight, and strode away. As soon as I entered the cave, my heart started pounding. The lane is about three meters wide and very spacious. He put the short knife in his pants pocket, held the flashlight in one hand, and held the wall with the other hand. I kept my face tight all the way, thinking that I would live in the place of death. I did this again and again. When would I be able to get through it?

After walking for more than ten minutes and turning four times, the lane seemed to be endless. I was the only one who spoke, and the only sound in my ears was the dull sound of my footsteps. Suddenly, I stopped and stretched my neck to take a look. Dots of yellow light were flashing in the distance. The spots were of different sizes, blurry and dense, like thousands of oil lamps. Nearby, the spots were large and bright, like a shining light. On the mirror surface, there are faint yellow long strips standing upright around it, which are probably copper plates.

Suddenly, I turned sideways and stared at the stone wall, as if I had discovered something. "Who?" I blurted out one word.

I saw a dark figure standing next to the wall, with hunched shoulders and disheveled hair. There was a slight sound of nails scratching metal in his ears. But when I walked in and took a look, I found that the black shadow was motionless. It turned out to be a bronze statue. I noticed that there was nothing unusual about the taboo on my hand, so I walked over. However, I didn’t expect that as soon as I passed the bronze statue, I suddenly felt a wisp of wind blowing behind me. When I looked back, the bronze statue was no longer there. Once again, it was as if he had disappeared out of thin air.

It was too late but not too late, so I immediately took out the short knife. At this time, there was another gust of wind behind me. I immediately turned around and stabbed it hard, trying to kill it in one fell swoop. Unexpectedly, his sword almost shattered the tiger's mouth, as if he had hit a rock. He wanted to pull away to defend himself, but he heard a crisp "crash" sound, and a black shadow shattered into pieces in front of him. .

I stared at the fragments on the ground stupidly. I couldn't believe my eyes. I didn't understand why this bronze man would attack him on his own. In my opinion, unless it was a mechanically controlled "robot", this bulky bronze man would No matter what, you can't attack yourself so flexibly.

"It's not like there is a spirit attached to it, and the ban has no reaction at all." I said to myself.

Upon closer inspection, this bronze man is quite similar to the bronze statue unearthed in Sanxingdui. The cultural relics unearthed in Sanxingdui date from the mid-Shang Dynasty. In 1986, a batch of very special bronze figures were unearthed from the No. 1 and 2 sacrificial pits of Sanxingdui in Guanghan, Sichuan. These figures include ordinary heads and heads wearing gold masks.

Among the bronzes in Sanxingdui, the bronze statues are the largest and most valuable for research. The bronze statues in Sanxingdui are a group of authorities and idols worshiped by people. They not only symbolize gods, earth, ancestors, etc., but also represent secular or spiritual leaders such as kings and wizards, showing the unity of humans and gods in ancient Shu. , the social form and group relations of the integration of politics and religion. Their excavation has filled the gaps in China's Shang Dynasty bronze figure sculptures and early China's idol worship.

"What is the origin of this bronze man? Did technology comparable to modern civilization already exist four or five thousand years ago?" I couldn't help but have a very vague question. The bronze man had a thin face and a solemn expression. There are piercings in the ears, probably for wearing earrings.

"Ancient witchcraft may gradually disappear with the passage of time, but if it is said that such an ancient civilization really existed in the world, I don't believe it. Someone must be pretending to be a ghost."

I picked up the mask of the bronze man and was surprised to find that there was an ancient corpse hidden under the mask, shining with light and extremely weird. He has seen jade servants preserve corpses many times, but this is the first time I have seen this bronze man hiding corpses. The ancient corpse was purple all over, but its face was well preserved, and there were patches of corpse spots on it that looked like copper rust.

"I'm afraid this ancient corpse is the key to making the bronze man move. If he lifted up the corpse in the bronze armor, it would make sense, but how could the forbidden ring not respond?" I thought about what I just heard. The sound of fingernails scratching against metal was heard, and the scratching sound was particularly prominent and harsh in the oppressive space.

"Unless this thing is earlier than the contract between gods and ghosts..."

I have experienced so many weird things, and my mental endurance has been extraordinary, but the scene in front of me is still creepy and shuddering. I raised my flashlight and looked around. Some of them turned the flashlight to the brightest and shot it into the distance.

"The corpse energy here is so strong, and it is definitely not an ordinary corpse monster." I already knew what I was facing.

I checked the ancient corpse. Although there were abnormalities, I could not decipher the mystery, so I could only leave it and move on. After walking for a short time, I found two more headless corpses lying nearby. Their appearance was similar to the ancient corpses among the bronze men, but the heads were gone, and no heads were found nearby. There is a faint smell of blood in the air, and the two heads make people afraid to look at them. It is uncomfortable to even glimpse them.

After walking along the stone wall for a few minutes, we found a spacious place. The stone wall is recessed like a shelter. Walking further inside, you will see a huge cave hall. In the middle, there is a pure black copper lamp, standing upright. The copper lamp is in the shape of a coiled dragon, which is vigorous and simple.

On one side of the cave hall, there is a stone wall with a very ancient rock painting on it, with a pattern of a flying dragon soaring into the clouds. In front of the rock paintings, there is a bronze coffin. The bronze hanging coffin was less than one meter above the ground, and the height of the coffin body was nearly two meters. It was a huge thing, tied several times with chains, reinforced with nine heavy locks, and hung on the top floor of the tomb with sixteen large copper rings. There may be a load-bearing copper beam connected to it.

Taking a closer look, the coffin lid was incomparably beautiful, covered with crimson cloud patterns and dragon patterns. Two golden dragons glowed with gold and silver and soared into the sky, as if they were about to burst out of the board. This simple and powerful beauty shocked the whole body, spreading like a breath through the pores of the body.

"This..." I couldn't help but sigh when I saw this copper coffin, "This should be from the Han Dynasty. The lacquerware of the Han Dynasty is a model of handicrafts, and it is extremely difficult to imitate now."

"Tiangong Kaiwu" commented on the lacquerware at that time that "one cup requires the efforts of a hundred people, and one screen requires the efforts of ten thousand people." For the sake of splendor, no financial resources and manpower were spared. First use raw lacquer as a base, then use oil to mix the paint with paint, and then use the tip of a needle to carve patterns, which is called cone painting.

I carefully looked at a rhombus pattern and filled the seams with gold powder, creating a pattern effect similar to gold and silver on copperware. Finally, I applied gold or silver foil, so the pattern was as exquisite as a gongbi painting. meticulous. He clicked his tongue in praise and sighed again and again, almost salivating.