Zhu Sunling continued to flip through the book in front of her... the notes written by the tomb robber.
"Ghost Blowing the Lantern" tells Xiaowei Mojin so miraculously that much of it is actually fictitious. At least, using a black donkey's hoof to restrain zongzi (an argot by Captain Mo Jin to the devil in "Ghost Blowing the Lantern") seems to be completely fabricated by the world's best singers. The location of Yinmen Village is located at the junction of Hunan and Hubei, and from the perspective of Feng Shui, it is a very suitable location for burials. According to the textual research of the notes, it is believed that there is a burial place in the late Qing Dynasty hidden here.
The tombs of any feudal dynasty in country Z are afraid of encountering tomb robbers, so various anti-theft methods emerge in endlessly in the tombs. It is no wonder that tomb robbers like "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" are so popular.
"The people in this village covet the treasures in the tombs of the late Qing Dynasty, so they choose to rob tombs."
It is not difficult for Zhu Sunling to understand this. This village is located in a remote place, in poor mountains and bad waters. There is no water and electricity. It is difficult for the villagers to make a living by farming. It is understandable that some people have the evil idea of robbing tombs in order to get rid of poverty.
How he obtained this tomb robbery notebook is no longer known. But what is certain is that he did follow the content of the notes!
"what should we do?"
Mi Ruiyi was still lacking in assertiveness as before, and even Cui Minghe, who was more decisive, could not make up his mind to go to this tomb. If the village chief and others went there because of the tomb robbery, then... if they go again, will they be looking for death
"If you don't go, we will die as well."
But Zhu Sunling didn't hesitate for too long on this point.
Her top priority is not to survive the exam scenario, but to complete the exam papers. She has every reason to believe that the key to the answers to many unfinished questions in the examination paper lies in that secret late Qing tomb.
…
Dark, deep cavern depths.
silence…
Deathly silence.
Gao Ying tied the rope to his body first, and then several candidates grabbed the rope from above and slowly entered the tomb. He has been lowered by nearly a hundred meters, and finally... His feet landed.
He raised the candle holder in his hand, and he also carried a spare match with him. Before, he was worried about whether the sound of striking a match was too loud, but Jiao Chaoming boldly picked up a match and struck a fire. Some of his behavior reminded Gao Ying of that headless devil. Is he courageous, rough-headed, or is he really not afraid of death
Ji Yixuan came down next. At present, not all candidates dare to enter, after all, there is a tomb below! So in the end it was decided that Gao Ying, Ji Yixuan, and Jiao Chaoming would go to the grave, while Shen Junhao, Cheng Ge, and Lin Jia would stay on top. Gao Ying speculated that Shen Junhao probably planned to wait for Gao Ying to come up, and once the skeleton closed his eyes, he could copy the answer.
Gao Ying, who was holding a candlestick, was in charge of walking in front, while Ji Yixuan and Jiao Chaoming carried spare candlesticks.
Ji Yixuan is different from Gao Ying, he has watched "Ghost Blowing the Lantern". He remembered the phrase "people light candles, ghosts blow lamps". Now, he was paying attention to the flickering flame of the candlestick in Gao Ying's hand, worried that the candle would go out. If the candles were extinguished, it would be a rather terrifying thing in this dark underground.
To be honest, if you look carefully at the tomb robbers, you will know that going to the tomb requires sufficient preparation. They went to the grave rashly, really looking for death. But... there is no way, they have no choice, and there are too many unfinished contents in the exam papers. Gao Ying carefully compared the unfinished test papers, and was convinced that there were still many test questions that needed to be worked out in the underground tomb below! Here, they can find the truth. Why on earth are the villagers... cursed to keep quiet all the time, why on earth is the deserted village turned into a dead world.
This tomb is so eerily quiet that even if you don't deliberately hold your breath, you can't hear any sound. In the dead and silent tomb, under the guidance of candlelight, several different underground forks appeared.
Among the multiple-choice questions in the examination paper, there is a question that reads: "When the examinee is in a dark place with no light, and there are different forks in front of him, which one should he choose?" The four options given can be ruled out. A lot of fork in the direction.
But even though the examination papers have eliminated some fork roads for them, they still don't know which fork road to take.
This is a headache.
Gao Ying looked at the different forks, but he walked slowly towards each of the underground forks mentioned in the multiple-choice question, using a candlestick to illuminate the ground.
Then he suddenly saw in front of one of the fork roads that there was a cloth shoe not far ahead!
Gao Ying walked up immediately!
That cloth shoe is obviously not an ancient product. And while the shoes look old, they are by no means an antique.
These are the shoes of the villagers!
"It's here!"
The four forked roads correspond to different directions from southeast to northwest. Although this place is already underground, Gao Ying remembers clearly the direction the sun rises. He quickly and easily filled in the answers to the multiple-choice questions on the test paper.
At this time, Ji Yixuan and Jiao Chaoming also came up. Looking at the shoes in front of the fork, they also understood, and borrowed a candlestick from Gao Ying's hand to complete the answers to the examination paper.
This also means that the front is... their destination.
And his next decision is to draw a mark on the forward route. Otherwise, it would be unimaginable to get lost in this underground tomb. They had to come back here, and then let Shen Junhao and the others pull them up. With Shen Junhao, a candidate who survived the monthly exam last month, on it, Gao Ying can feel relieved.
Afterwards, Gao Ying came to the wall, and when he picked up a pen to make a mark...
Instead, he saw that a word had already been written on the wall.
"bright"!
This, obviously, was written recently.
Ming... What do you mean
Is this the tomb of the Ming Dynasty? No... that shouldn't be the case...
But at this time, Gao Ying suddenly discovered that the handwriting of this word was very familiar!
(Yes! It’s the same words as on that piece of paper!)
At this time, Ji Yixuan and Shen Junhao also came up, and when they saw the word "Ming", they were also somewhat surprised.
"Could it be written by the villagers?" This was Ji Yixuan's first reaction.
However, Gao Ying shook his head.
"It's her... the girl who wrote that note."
A female candidate from the K examination room!
That female examinee has also been here!
Gao Ying raised the candlestick to illuminate the front. The width of the sidewalk was only wide enough for two people to walk side by side, and the height was less than two meters. What lies ahead is also ignorant.
"let's go!"
Gao Ying said this sentence so softly that he could hardly hear it himself.
So, the three of them started to move forward slowly. Due to the weak candlelight, Ji Yixuan and Shen Junhao were almost close to Gao Ying's body. Here, they felt more depressing and terrifying than in that deserted village.
As a result... After walking for about five minutes, the fork still didn't end.
As he moved forward a little bit, Gao Ying's hand holding the candlestick began to tremble.
Sudden!
In front of the candlelight, two suspended shadows appeared!
Gao Ying and the others were horrified by this scene, almost subconsciously took a few steps back!
But at this moment, Gao Ying suddenly remembered an exam question in the exam paper!
Two... black shadows
He looked at the black shadow hanging in the air, and boldly moved forward a few steps.
In front of the candlelight, he suddenly saw that the two hanging black shadows were two bodies suspended high, wearing Qing Dynasty official uniforms that are very common in Qing palace dramas... rotting corpses!
Gao Ying swallowed a mouthful of saliva, he remembered the question in the examination paper, "If you see two suspended corpses, what do the corpses look like?"
This is a multiple choice question!
Gao Ying remembered the options for each question very clearly. Option A was that the corpses were facing each other, option B was that the corpses were in the opposite direction, and option C was the same as before, with two corpses facing forward at the same time.
As for option D...
Gao Ying clenched her teeth and said, "Let's continue... moving forward!"
Ji Yixuan and Jiao Chaoming also thought of the multiple choice question. So... They understood Gao Ying's intentions.
So... the three of them stepped forward at the same time, walking towards the two hanging corpses...
(end of this chapter)