mtl008 Chapter 387: All 5 lines and 8 trigrams are here!
Chapter 387: All 5 lines and 8 trigrams are here!
[I don't want to die! There's a mountain of gold in the cellar... I can't let it go! I'm going to deceive people! Trick many people into entering the Subi Kingdom Tomb! Use their flesh and blood to feed the ferocious beast.]
【Especially the one I was supposed to feed...】
[Great! A group of outsiders arrived in Niya County today, and their behavior and speech are exactly like tomb robbers! The Zhang family's ancestors have studied tomb robbers for years, so I'm sure they won't be wrong.]
[Maybe...I should go to the tavern and meet them by chance]
【……】
Zhang Dekai’s diary ends here!
What happened next is what everyone saw: Hu Jizhou went to the tavern to find a desert guide and found Zhang Dekai. Then the archaeological team asked Zhang Dekai to be their guide and entered the heart of the Taklamakan Desert.
Qin An frowned slightly!
His right hand trembled slightly as he flipped through the diary... It turned out that he had guessed wrong from the beginning! How could the Zhang family be the heir to the seal of the Subi Kingdom Tomb?
He is clearly the accomplice of the Queen of Subi!
The so-called secret that the Zhang family has been passing down is nothing more than the tragic act of "feeding the beast with one's own body".
But what truly terrified Qin An was this: How could the Zhang family, a family so servile and unyielding as slaves, have survived for thousands of years? From the Eastern Han Dynasty to the present day, their roots had never been broken off?
It’s finally Zhang Dekai’s generation!
He had clearly made up his mind not to have children...but because he was greedy for gold, he tricked others into raising ferocious beasts for him.
The Queen of Subi Kingdom is really not simple!
Grasp human nature tightly!
Those in the Zhang family who wanted to resist were cursed to make them surrender; those who were timid were lured with gold; and those who were neither timid nor rebellious were cursed and gold to make them surrender.
A slap and a date enslaved the Zhang family for thousands of years!
Put down Zhang Dekai's diary.
Qin An opened the Zhang family tree.
It was discovered that the ancestor of the Zhang family was actually the concubine of the Queen of Subi State!
The first few generations were indeed loyal to the Queen of Subi. At fixed times, they would voluntarily feed the beasts with their own bodies. However, later on, the Zhang family gradually developed a rebellious mentality.
Judging from the family tree, these Zhang family members who developed a rebellious mentality had a particularly short lifespan. Qin An guessed that they either went to the tomb to find a way to lift the curse or committed suicide.
But no matter what!
The time logic of this genealogy is extremely precise, so Qin An inferred that what was written in Zhang Dekai's diary was very likely true.
But soon two new questions appeared in Qin An's mind and lingered: First, which one was the "ferocious beast that it was his turn to raise" mentioned in Zhang Dekai's diary?
Secondly, how did the Zhang family get into the Suobi Tomb and feed the beasts with their own bodies? There was clearly no sign of the previous mechanism being triggered!
Qin An was puzzled by these two questions.
Zhang Dekai, who was forced to be raised, died!
Although the notebook he left behind revealed the secrets of the Zhang family, it also brought out more and more complicated problems.
Qin An seemed to be lost in thought... He was wondering whether he should tell the rest of the archaeological team about Zhang Dekai's true identity?
at this time.
Yang Lele's cheerful voice came: "Brother Qin An... the meat is ready! Come over and eat! We picked out the best piece for you!"
"I'll come right away!"
After putting the diary and homework back into his backpack, Qin An stood up and walked towards the fire where the archaeological team was barbecuing.
Hawkeye handed Qin An a skewer of meat and said attentively:
"Brother Qin An! This piece of meat is from the tip of a giant salamander's tail! This beast can swim so fast in the water thanks to its tail swaying from side to side! It's like a chicken drumstick, it's the most delicious part of the whole body."
"is it?"
Qin An took a bite and found that it tasted really good, a bit like beef grilled over applewood charcoal.
"It tastes really good! What about you, Hawkeye? Which part of yourself did you grill?" Qin An asked while eating.
Hear the words.
Hawkeye revealed an enigmatic expression and said, "I eat the most tender part of the giant salamander! Honestly, I've been craving this for ages!"
Qin An was stunned.
Could it be the testicles of a giant salamander?
But soon Hawkeye picked up a skewer from the fire, on which were skewered the tongue and whip of the giant salamander.
Qin An: ...I knew you were a dishonest kid!
It's not just Qin An.
Even the rest of the archaeological team teased Hawkeye.
"No! Brother Yan! It's fine that you usually like to eat duck tongue, ox tongue and bullwhip, but why do you even want to eat the things of the giant salamander?"
"You like kissing the giant newt with your tongue, don't you? Captain Hawkeye, you're quite the character!"
"My brother Eagle is like an eagle defending himself in his own Eagle Realm!"
The special forces who had a good relationship with Hawkeye mocked him.
This made the rest of the archaeological team laugh so hard that they couldn't straighten their backs!
To be honest...this barbecued king salamander is not as delicious as the barbecued meats out there that are good in appearance, aroma and taste!
But the advantage is the good team atmosphere and fresh meat.
After all, it is truly "killed and grilled freshly".
After eating and drinking enough.
Hu Jizhou went to get Zhang Dekai's backpack. He dug a hole near the stone wall on the river bank, threw the backpack in, and then filled it up. It was regarded as Zhang Dekai's cenotaph.
After half an hour.
Wait until the flame has completely dried the previously wet materials.
The archaeological team then packed up their equipment and headed downstream.
"Everyone, don't be careless! Don't touch anything in this tomb without my instruction!" Qin An gave everyone a heads-up in advance.
After all, Hawkeye said before:
There are several dead trees on the lower bank of this river.
You have to know that there is no sunlight in this tomb all year round. How can trees grow even if there is only water?
Even though craftsmen had transplanted a few trees when the Subi Kingdom Tomb was built.
After thousands of years, these trees should have rotted into mud, right?
How could the archaeological team find it?
Hear Qin An’s instructions!
The archaeological team did not dare to be negligent.
Every moment I felt like I was injected with chicken blood, and everything around me seemed to be problematic.
We walked downstream along the river bank for more than ten minutes.
Everyone saw those dead trees with only old roots left!
Even the roots left in the ground are rotten and dilapidated!
Qin An just raised his foot and touched it lightly...the old tree root turned into powder.
"Looking at the shape of the tree roots...it must be a poplar tree." Liu Guoqing adjusted his glasses and said, "'Travels to the Western Regions' records that the ancient Subi people planted poplar trees on a large scale as early as the Eastern Han Dynasty! They were used to prevent desertification."
"But...why did the Queen of Subi transplant poplar trees into the tomb?"
Liu Guoqing was puzzled.
Qin An said with a serious expression, "This riverbank might as well be a unique corridor! Just a small riverbank has gathered the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams!"
The river is water, the river bank is soil, the dead tree is wood, the fire made by the people is fire, and the knives in the hands of the people are gold.
This level is not as easy as it seems!
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