mtl008 Chapter 489 General's Tomb
Chapter 489 General's Tomb
He lowered his voice and said:
“Generally speaking, zongzi are made when the tomb is filled with yin energy, and the corpse is nourished by the earth’s energy and then rises.
But the hairy rice dumplings...are really weird."
He looked up suddenly. "This tomb must have been built in an extremely gloomy place. The corpse has absorbed enough resentment for a hundred years. Its flesh and skin haven't decayed, its hair has grown wildly, and its nails can dig into its bones!"
He grabbed the sand from the ground and squeezed it tightly. The dirt that leaked through his fingers fell onto the blood-stained bronze tripod. "These things are usually suppressed by mechanisms. If someone breaks the structure of the tomb and triggers the Yin energy...hiss..."
Old Jia suddenly gasped, and pointed his finger like a dead branch at the dark entrance of the tomb:
"It must be that those tomb robbers destroyed the Feng Shui veins when they dug the hole, releasing these evil stars!
Now, those buried with the deceased and those guarding the tomb may all come back to life!"
Lin Panpan frowned and said, "That's not the case! What will happen then?"
Lao Jia's expression changed: "Let's leave quickly. We can't stay here for long."
Just as Lao Jia finished speaking, there were sudden "dong, dong, dong" noises from the cemetery, as if someone was pounding the floor hard below.
Immediately afterwards, with a "crash" sound, a black mist rose from the entrance of the tomb.
The footsteps were getting closer and closer, one by one, making people feel creepy, as if someone was counting the beats.
The group of people were so scared that they quickly climbed up the tree, not daring to breathe.
Old Jia said tremblingly: "Cover your nose quickly! Don't make any sound!" As soon as they covered their mouths and noses, they saw a row of black shadows emerging from the entrance of the tomb.
When I looked closely, I almost peed my pants. It was a group of people wearing tattered armor, with blue faces and staring eyes.
Still holding rusty swords and guns in their hands, these ghost soldiers walked forward slowly step by step, their armor clanking, and every step they took left a wet black mark on the ground.
The temperature around her dropped suddenly. Lin Panpan felt as if there was a piece of ice on her back and her teeth began to chatter.
Fortunately, these ghost soldiers did not stop, but went straight through the open space and disappeared into the woods in a short while, leaving only a fishy smell.
Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, they heard the sound of dragging chains coming from the tomb again, followed by a loud "bang" as if something heavy had hit the ground.
Lin Weihua muttered softly, "Could it be...that there's something else coming out?"
Just as he finished speaking, two faint green lights appeared at the entrance of the tomb, flickering and slowly floating towards them.
Lin Panpan stared with wide eyes as two dark shadows emerged from the entrance of the tomb. They were taller and stronger than the ghost soldiers just now, as tall as a small mountain.
Each of them held a large axe in his hand, with rust mixed with black blood, and they took one step at a time, scanning the surroundings.
The armor on his body was tattered, but it exuded an indescribable sense of oppression, making him look like a general guarding an ancient tomb.
Before everyone could recover from the shock, the two "generals" walked towards the direction where the ghost soldiers left.
Immediately afterwards, dense footsteps were heard in the tomb passage, and a large number of ghost soldiers appeared one after another. At a rough glance, there were at least several thousand people.
These ghost soldiers marched forward in a line, and the sounds of armor colliding and footsteps mixed together, making people's scalps tingle.
Only after the last ghost soldier disappeared into the woods did Lao Jia dare to loosen his hand covering his mouth and slumped down on a tree branch, gasping for breath.
"This place is incredibly evil! It must be because the underground yin energy is so thick it's connected to the underworld.
Those tomb robbers didn't think about it and dug blindly. They might have touched some mechanism that they shouldn't have touched and released all these dirty things!
If we don't leave now, we will be the next to suffer!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was another eerie whimpering sound coming from the tomb, as if someone was crying. Everyone was so scared that they shuddered and almost fell down from the tree.
No matter how capable Lin Panpan is, she was still shocked when she encountered this situation.
She looked at Lao Jia and asked, "What's going on?"
Old Jia slumped down on the ground, his face as white as a sheet, and he kept muttering:
"It's over, it's over, this is the Ten Thousand Ghosts Formation!
Once the eye of the formation is opened, countless evil spirits will rush out! Let's run for our lives!"
As he said this, he tried to get up using his hands and feet, but his knees were shaking so badly that he almost fell down again.
Lin Panpan frowned, and although she felt a chill in her heart, she still managed to say:
"Don't scare yourself!
It’s a different era now, we have to believe in science! There are no ghosts or gods...”
"Do you still believe in science?" Old Jia suddenly opened his voice and pointed at the tomb entrance and shouted:
"So many ghost soldiers passed by right under your nose just now, isn't that a ghost?
When all those evil spirits come out, we will all be killed here!"
He grabbed Lin Panpan's wrist and said, "If you don't leave now, it will be too late!"
A group of people ran down the mountain desperately, not even daring to look back.
Lin Panpan was so nervous that she had completely forgotten about digging for medicinal herbs.
But bad luck happened one after another. Halfway through the journey, heavy snow suddenly fell in the mountains, and soon a thick layer of snow accumulated on the ground.
The snow flakes were so thick that people couldn't open their eyes. They wandered around in the white forest, taking one step deep and one step shallow, and soon lost their way.
After much difficulty, they found a cave. Dozens of people stumbled in and collapsed on the ground due to exhaustion.
The cave was damp and cold, with water seeping down from the rock walls. The dripping sound was particularly clear in the empty cave.
Lin Panpan leaned against the stone wall and sighed:
"I originally wanted to dig some medicinal herbs to take back as seeds, but now they are all trapped here.
I don’t know when the snow will stop, or where the road will lead…”
Lin Feng and Lin Weihua dug up some dead branches and leaves outside the cave and finally started a fire.
The flames crackled, but the cave was too small. Dozens of people were crammed inside, and it was difficult to turn around.
Lin Panpan came close to Lao Jia and asked in a low voice:
"Uncle, can you tell me what's going on with that tomb?
Why do you only come up with scary things? "
Old Jia added a thick branch to the fire. Sparks shot up, casting a flickering light on his face. "That place should be a general's tomb. They say the location of such a large tomb is very particular, and it has to be a place with good feng shui."
He rubbed his frozen hands and frowned:
“But I don’t know whether the people who built the tomb made a mistake in their calculations, or whether the terrain has changed since then, but now that place has become an extremely yin place.
The Yin energy is so strong that corpses buried there won't rot easily. Over time, they'll turn into unclean things like zongzi and ghost soldiers. It's simply a den for ghosts!"
Lin Panpan frowned and said, "So we can't go to this place anymore?"
Old Jia stared at the fire for a while, then suddenly slapped his thigh and said:
"Actually, there's no need to panic. We can find a way out tomorrow morning.
Once the sun comes out, those evil things will definitely not dare to show up.
When the time comes, we can go back and pick up the scattered antiques."