There is no light in the space behind the stone slab, and it is a state of absolute darkness. Xia Lei's left eye can see in a dark environment, but this underground environment with no light also affects his ability. He could see about twenty meters away, and that was only inside the stone tunnel.
There is nothing in the stone tunnel. The ground, sides and top are all the same stone slabs, bare stone slabs with no carved relief content. Every few meters away, an oil lamp will appear on both walls of the stone tunnel. It is a Pashto-style duckbill oil lamp, just like Aladdin's magic lamp in "One Thousand and One Nights".
Those oil lamps were antiques from hundreds of years ago or more than a thousand years ago. They were covered with patina and obviously would no longer be lit.
Unable to see the situation farther away, Xia Lei ended the perspective. He reached out and pushed the stone slab in front of him, but the stone slab was solidified with three-component soil and was very stable and could not be pushed at all. Xia Lei turned back and took the impact drill. He used the impact drill to drill a few holes in the gaps between the stone slabs, destroying its stability and then pushing inward. This time he pushed the slab down, revealing an entrance large enough for him to crawl through.
Xia Lei did not get in immediately, but used a lighter to test the air inside. The lighter's flame was normal, and there was a slight vibration, which was obviously due to air movement.
"Is there a vent?" Xia Lei was curious. There was no problem with the air, so he got into the stone tunnel. After entering the tunnel, he packed his backpack and walked deeper along the stone tunnel.
Although he could see 20 meters away in the dark environment, Xia Lei didn't rely too much on it and used the tactical flashlight provided by Bureau 101. In this completely light-free environment, the place that the tactical flashlight could "see" was obviously farther than his left eye, and he was happy to let his left eye rest.
Kick, kick…
Xia Lei's footsteps echoed in the stone tunnel, as if many people were walking. From time to time, a strange shadow appears in the light range of the tactical flashlight, like an evil ghost lurking in the dark. In short, even if you are as brave as a cow, you will still feel terrified in such an environment.
The stone tunnel does not extend horizontally, but extends diagonally downward. Xia Lei counted his steps and didn't see the end until he took a thousand steps. One thousand four hundred steps later, this stone tunnel is actually 700 meters long! Although it is not a vertical height, it is not difficult to calculate based on the inclination of the stone tunnel. Its end is located hundreds of meters underground!
Seven hundred meters long and a height of one hundred meters, this is nothing on the ground, but underground it is a huge project. It’s hard to imagine how people built this underground world hundreds of years ago.
At the end of the tunnel is a thick stone door, two meters high and one and a half meters wide. It weighs at least several tons according to visual inspection.
Xia Lei glanced at the compass in his hand. The pointer of the compass was pointing straight at the stone gate, and it was vibrating very frequently.
"The thing you are looking for must be behind the stone gate." Xia Lei felt excited and walked towards the stone gate.
There is a relief on the stone gate, which is a woman in ancient costume. The carving is exquisite, and the woman in ancient costume is lifelike, graceful, luxurious, and beautiful, as if she would walk out of the stone slab at any time.
There are two Chinese characters carved on the top of the stone gate: Mei Zhong.
Xia Lei secretly said in his heart: "Zhong means grave in Chinese. Mizhong, is it the tomb of Princess Ningmei? If so, then the woman in ancient costume in front of her is probably Princess Ningmei Zhu Xuanyue."
There is no lock or mechanism on the stone door. Xia Lei observed it carefully, then approached the stone door, awakening the clairvoyance ability of his left eye to see what was behind the stone door.
The stone door is about one foot thick and made of ordinary stone. With his current ability, he can easily see through it. However, something strange happened. The back of the stone door seemed to be coated with a layer of black glue. His sight was "stuck" as soon as he penetrated the stone door, as if he was stuck in a quagmire and could not move forward at all. It’s very difficult and consumes a lot of energy.
What's happening here
Xia Lei was secretly surprised and ended the fluoroscopy.
It was the first time that Hecai encountered this situation since he mastered the ability of perspective.
"Who would put glue on the back of the tomb door?" Xia Lei couldn't figure out this question.
Unable to see through or open, Xia Lei had no choice but to resort to extreme means. He took off his backpack and took out the explosive device air-dropped to him by Bureau 101. It is the most advanced adhesive blasting device currently available. He pasted four explosive units on the gaps in the four corners of the stone door, then stepped away and activated the explosive device.
Boom! With a muffled sound, the huge stone door fell to the ground.
At the moment when the stone door fell, a creaking sound suddenly came from the darkness. Then, a large black thing suddenly rushed toward him from behind the stone door.
"That's... a bat!" Xia Lei's back was numb, and he fell to the ground with his head in his hands.
But those bats did not let him go, and surrounded him in the blink of an eye. Lying on the ground, he could clearly feel the bats biting and scratching his clothes, and his exposed skin became the direct target of the bats' attacks. The bats were biting his flesh and sucking his blood!
In panic, Xia Lei grabbed a fuel can in his backpack, and then sprayed liquid fuel on himself and the bats flying randomly. Then he lit the lighter. boom! A ball of fire suddenly appeared from his body, and a large group of bats were set alight, as well as his clothes. Bats are afraid of fire, and a sudden fire immediately frightens the bats, causing them to flee in panic regardless of whether they are ignited or not.
Xia Lei quickly took off his burning clothes and put out the fire on the ground. His clothes had several burnt holes, but he could still wear them. In this catacombs, an extra layer of clothing for defense is also very important.
A dozen bats fell to the ground, their bodies still burning, screaming and struggling. Xia Lei's eyes fell on a bat, and he suddenly realized that the bats here were different from the bats he had seen. They are twice as big as ordinary bats. They are all black, but there is a ring of white bat hair on their heads. They look like a halo, which is very strange.
Xia Lei's eyes moved to the stone door again. The back of the stone door that collapsed to the ground was upward, but there was no black glue on it. It was exactly the same as the stone on the front. He was filled with surprise, "Did these bats stick to the stone door just now, blocking my view? Are they not see-through?"
Xia Lei's eyes moved to a dead bat again, and the clairvoyance ability of his left eye was immediately revived, but the result shocked him. His clairvoyance vision was indeed unable to penetrate the bat. The bat suit on its body seemed to have the ability not to be seen through. His see-through sight was "sticky" after contacting the bat suit, just like what happened just now.
This place is full of weirdness.
Xia Lei picked up the tactical flashlight that fell on the ground and cast the beam into the dark space behind the stone door. The darkness was dispelled, and an oval-shaped tomb came into his sight. It was several hundred square meters and astonishingly large.
Where the light shines, there are exquisite stone carvings, pottery figurines of war horses, and antique cultural relics such as weapons and porcelain. There is a white jade coffin placed in the middle of the tomb. It has been silent for a long time. It glows faintly when the light shines on it. There is not much dust on it.
Xia Lei stood at the stone door and sniffed with his nose. To his surprise, there was no smell of decay in the tomb. The air in the tomb was the same as the air in the tunnel. The ventilation facilities here are very good, but now he doesn't even know where the vents are designed.
Xia Lei stepped on the stone door and walked in, stepping on the first stone brick.
Whoosh whoosh! The sound of piercing the air suddenly came, and more than a dozen crossbow bolts flew over from the side wall. In desperation, Xia Lei lay on his back and rolled back. Ding ding ding! As soon as he dodged, those crossbow bolts pierced the stone slab he had just stepped on, and sparks flew everywhere!
Xia Lei was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. First, it was a strange bat that sucked blood and ate flesh, and now it was a hidden weapon that killed people. This place was full of dangers, and you would be buried here if you were not careful!
This time Xia Lei didn't dare to be careless. He got up, awakened the power of his left eye and looked directly at the ground. He soon discovered that the floor of the tomb was not simple. There were mechanisms underneath most of the stone bricks. There are even traps ten meters deep under some stone bricks. The traps are filled with iron thorns, and even the gods cannot save them if they fall in!
However, there are also normal stone slabs, with just the ground underneath and no mechanisms. Xia Lei quickly found a safe route and tentatively stepped on a normal stone slab with his feet. There were no crossbow arrows or other hidden weapons activated.
Xia Lei took a deep breath, then stepped over two stone slabs with traps and jumped to another safe stone slab. This time, nothing dangerous happened.
If Xia Lei didn't have the ability to see through such a tomb, he would have to enter with a safe map. Otherwise, it will be over in just a few steps. As for ordinary tomb robbers, don't even think about it.
Xia Lei quickly moved to the central area near the jade coffin.
The stone carvings placed around the jade coffin are all of Ming Dynasty soldiers, and the weapons and armor are all in Ming Dynasty style. These statues of soldiers from the Ming Dynasty are in life-size proportions, and each of them has a stern expression, showing no anger or authority. Being stared at by them, as if being stared at by the undead, it feels really weird.
Xia Lei jumped towards the jade coffin, and the pointer of the compass in his hand vibrated even more frequently. Faintly, the compass also emitted a buzzing sound similar to the flight of bees. It was very slight, but it was still clearly audible in this absolutely quiet environment.
Could it be that the thing you are looking for is in that jade coffin
Xia Lei jumped up, stepped over the last two stone slabs with traps, and came to the jade coffin.
There is a white marble stone platform at the head of the jade coffin. On the stone platform is an emerald spiritual tablet. The spiritual tablet is engraved with "The spiritual tablet of Princess Yongmei of the Ming Dynasty".
Sure enough, it is the tomb of Princess Yongmei.
Xia Lei approached the jade coffin, his left eye's clairvoyance ability revived, and his sight penetrated...