C2 It Came out of the Water

She saw the little girl holding the bone card in her hand, apparently frightened again. She thought about the pattern on the bone tile, Suddenly, there was a flash of light. With the sarcophagus in the middle as the center, the entire ground as a whole plane, The two bricks that he had just stepped on were the protruding parts of the bone tile. It was possible that the bricks corresponding to the protruding parts were safe.

He once again walked into the tomb chamber and used his spear to scout the way. Sure enough, the route was arranged according to the diagram, forming a simple closed loop. On the other side of the wall, there was a long rack with many layers. On top of it were all kinds of dining utensils, probably to let the tomb's owner enjoy himself.

Zhuo Xi did not dare to touch a single one of them, afraid that she would trigger another mechanism. She observed the rows of patterns on the side of the shelf. In the corner at the end of the shelf was a box. The lid was open and inside was full of cups. There were bronze, glazed, and jade. The little girl's eyes lit up, and she praised. It seemed like these cups were all very valuable.

She sighed with emotion. Slaves like herself wore coarse linen clothes. She only had a pair of straw shoes on her feet, but the grave owner's wine set was so luxurious. It could be seen how rich and rotten his life was when he was alive. Behind the coffin, a few boxes by the wall were filled with gold, silver, and jewelry. The little girl cheered and leaned over, picking up a few beads. She timidly looked at Zhuo Xi and asked, "Elder sister, Can I take them away?"

Zhuo Xi shrugged and did not comment.

In the middle was a box of books. It was made up of bamboo and she looked at it roughly. It was the type of writing from the Qin and Han dynasties, and she could roughly recognize a few words. Most of them were written in the art of war and politics. As expected, the king or something. Even if he died, he wouldn't forget about the war. Suddenly, her eyes lit up, revealing a piece of sheepskin under the bamboo slip. This kind of sheepskin was mostly used for drawing. She immediately took it out. Opening it, it was indeed a map. However, it was not a map of the seven continents and eight oceans that she was familiar with, but a map of the entire continent. On it was the map of the "Kingdom of Eden," the map of the eternal 37 years. She looked at it and put the map into her pocket. Then she looked at the box. She was about to close it.

Little White rushed over. It used its head to point at the box, then at the ground, and then it looked at her with dark eyes.

She facepalmed and sighed, "Little White, it would be great if you could speak. "

"However, can you tell me how you managed to sneak in?"

Lil' White counted the boxes and the floor again.

She said, "You hid in the box and came in?"

Little White nodded and shook his head.

She was speechless. What did he mean?

Lil' White saw that she did not understand. He swam to the side of the main coffin. There seemed to be a crack at the bottom of the sarcophagus. Lil 'White had completely shrunk in. He stuck his head out again and slowly crawled out.

Her expression turned stern. "You said that you came out from here?"

Little White nodded excitedly.

"Sis, it said that it came out from here?"

"It's possible. " Zhuo Xi replied.

When the little girl heard this, her face was filled with excitement. Just as she was about to rush to the front of the sarcophagus, Zhuo Xi pulled her back. She calculated the route and found that the sarcophagus was coincidentally located in a rectangular area where two squares overlapped. In other words, the protrusions on the corresponding bricks around the sarcophagus were safe, or only the position of the sarcophagus itself was safe.

But if there was no foothold around the sarcophagus, how did the person who came in to place the sarcophagus open the sarcophagus? From this point of view, the protruding bricks around the sarcophagus should be safe.

Zhuo Xi picked up the spear and tested it out. It was indeed safe. The little girl happily jumped onto the floor tiles and squatted down to study the sarcophagus.

Zhuo Xi lowered her head and looked at the box of books. Little White swam back to her feet and drew circles. She tried to move the box. It seemed to be fixed on the ground and did not move at all. She thought for a moment. She took out all the books from the box and carefully placed them on the floor tiles. The area around the box was the same as the one on top of the lid. There was a row of identical totem patterns engraved on it. She used the faint light to help her touch them one by one. As expected, she touched a totem that had curves that were inverted. She was delighted. She turned around and asked the little girl to pass the bone card to her. But in an instant, her soul almost left her body and she shouted, "No!"

The little girl was using the bronze artifact that Zhuo Xi took from the weapon rack to pry open a crack in the sarcophagus. She was happily turning around to tell her sister the good news. Just as Zhuo Xi said "don't," she clearly heard the sound of something crawling.

The little girl threw away the small sword in her hands almost at the same time and covered her ears with both hands. She shouted loudly. But very quickly, she was unable to speak. Blood flowed out from her eyes, nostrils, mouth, and ears. She softly said to Zhuo Xi, "Big Sister, thank you. Daddy said. . . That jade bone token is a token for me to acknowledge my kin in the future. Please take good care of it. If you meet anyone who knows this plate in the future, please live on in my place. Don't, don't let your family feel sad. I still have a younger brother, If you meet him, also. . . Please take care of him. I, I'm down there, I'll also thank you. " She slowly collapsed to the ground, her eyes wide open.

Zhuo Xi's extended hand stopped in midair and saw a black bug crawl out from the little girl's nose. The little girl felt that she used her last bit of strength to grab it and press it on the ground. Zhuo Xi reacted quickly and threw the spear over and nailed it to the ground.

She looked at the tightly seamed sarcophagus and carefully stepped over. She took the two bone plates from the little girl's neck and returned to the front of the bookshelf. She closed the bone plates and stuck them in. It seemed like they were stuck inside, but it also seemed like they were missing something. There was no reaction.

She took out the bone card and carefully observed it. The middle of the bone tile was tightly closed, But the edge was strangely sharp. Logically speaking, the tile on her body should be. . . If the cut was so sharp, it might hurt his skin. She looked around. She saw the dagger made of animal tooth that was inserted into the straw shoes when she came in. She snapped her fingers and removed the dagger. There was a square circle at the end of the dagger. It looked like a key ring used in modern times. The circle was tied with a grass rope, like an inconspicuous ornament. She took the circle off. Then she closed the bone tile and put it in the circle. It was indeed a mix.

She carefully put this new bone card into the final position. With a loud bang, the sarcophagus moved backwards first before moving to the left, revealing a hole in the ground. This hole and the sarcophagus happened to form two square overlapping shapes.

She hugged Little White and laughed loudly, "You came out from here?"

Little White struggled to nod.

"That's amazing. Little White, how did you know I was here? And how did you find this route?"

Lil' White raised his head proudly, as if he disdained to answer her question.

Zhuo Xi carefully put the bamboo slip back into the box and pulled out a thread from her coarse linen clothes. Tie it on the bone plate. She looked at the little girl with pity. Then, she jumped onto the steps of the tunnel. She looked at the box of books. She sighed in her heart. If the world were to reach this tomb. . . They would have been confused by all kinds of rare treasures and rare weapons and wine, so how could they spare their eyes to look at the box of bamboo slips? Not to mention that they would be able to empty it. But he didn't know that the path of survival was precisely hidden in the most inconspicuous box of books. She pulled the rope. The bone tile turned in the air and returned to her hand in an arc. The sarcophagus gradually closed. She lowered her body and carried Little White towards the underground tunnel.

Zhuo Xi swam out of the underground river and onto the surface of the water, dragging her heavy body onto the shore. Little White stuck his head out of her arms and seemed to be asking, Are you alright? That gaze was embedded on the small triangular face. It was not worth mentioning how cute it was.

Her mood instantly improved, and she wished that there was some meat on its face that she could grab. "It's fine, it's fine. It's just that I've been swimming for a long time and I'm a little tired. "

She found a big tree and laid down under it. She took off her skirt and hung it on a tree branch. It was now the west side of the sun. She lay on the ground, breathing in the fresh air. Looking at the setting sun shining on the coarse linen cloth, it reflected a kind of gentle light. She suddenly felt great. This was not only the feeling of surviving a disaster, but a brand new rebirth. A completely new freedom, Zhuo Xi. She suddenly wanted to see what her face looked like, so she ran to the side of the water. She looked at herself in the water. It was indeed a completely unfamiliar face with delicate features. He looked a little immature. Whether she looked good or not was one thing, but she had always had very low expectations of her appearance. As long as it was not a crooked melon or a cracked jujube, it was fine.

Hahahaha, she laughed loudly. Lying back under the big tree, Little White chewed on the two red fruits that she had eaten before and came over. She already knew that the red fruits were detoxified. She put the red fruits into her mouth. Curious, she said, "Lil 'White, you did it to save me. From the bottom of the water to the grave?" Little White nodded as if he was taking credit for it. Zhuo Xi was touched and kissed it. "You are awesome! In the future, you will be able to live a good life with me. Drink spicy food. " Lil 'White twisted his body and looked at her in disgust. Then it looked at the red fruit on the ground and seemed to be saying: I'm the one who's looking for your food now. Why did you bring me to eat and drink spicy food?

He didn't know what the relationship between the original owner and it was. It actually risked its life to bring the antidote fruit into the underground water and enter the tomb chamber. It found the original owner of the poisoned soul who had returned to the Western Paradise, but now it was letting her have it.

When the sky was about to turn dark, Zhuo Xi lazily got up, put on her skirt, and slowly walked towards the other side of the sun. She knew that after the sky turned dark, there were some unknown dangers in the forest. It would be best if she could find a place to stay overnight.

She searched for traces of people in the dense forest. There was a narrow path that seemed to have been left behind by woodcutters when they cut wood. Yet it also seemed as if no one had been here for a long time. She walked along the narrow path, and from afar, she saw a tall building that looked like a roof. She was overjoyed. She quickly ran forward, but suddenly a hand reached out from the nearby bushes and pulled her back. With the other hand, a knife was immediately placed on the rack.

That knife fell from her neck to the ground in a second. "Aiyo," a male voice shouted from behind.

"What's wrong?"

Another voice came over.

Zhuo Xi turned around and saw two men dressed like guards. One of them was holding his hand and his hand was blue, indicating that he was poisoned.

The other slightly older guard pulled out his knife and scolded Zhuo Xi. "Who are you? What did you do to him?"

Zhuo Xi shrugged and did not answer. Who asked him to put a dagger on her neck as soon as he came up. Everyone had to resist, okay?

She patted Little White in her arms in encouragement and knew that it saved her.

"Xiaohu, Xiaohu, how are you?"

The guard called Xiaohu covered his hand with sweat from the pain. The green color had covered his entire palm. He carefully looked at the wound and cried out in surprise, "It's a snake! It's snake poison!"

The old guard came back to his senses and cupped his hands towards Zhuo Xi, saying, "Miss, my younger brother offended you just now. My brother and I were ordered to patrol this mountain. My brother saw a stranger rushing over just now and was afraid that something would happen, so he acted rashly. We also have our duties. Miss, please be magnanimous and spare my brother's life. "

" Yes, yes, yes. I only wanted to stop you and ask why Miss came and why she came. " Xiaohu's words were a little vague, but he still endured the pain and expressed his intention clearly.

Zhuo Xi asked, "Whose orders did the two of you follow and what mountain did you patrol?"

The old guard said, "Miss, the two of us are the soldiers of the fifteenth battalion of Baihui Army under Guangan Marquis's command. We are under the orders of the king to guard Royal Mausoleum. Today, we are on duty patrolling this mountain. . . "

"Brother Wu!" Xiaohu interrupted him.

Wuh Xing comforted him, "I know what I'm doing. "

"Miss, we are not bad people. Can you cure my brother of the poison first? I will explain it to you later. "

Zhuo Xi thought for a while and lowered her head to call out, "Xiao Bai. "

Little White stuck his head out from her chest, "Do you know how to cure the poison?"

Little White nodded.

"Then quickly go and find the antidote. " It quickly slipped down and headed towards the depths of the grass.

Zhuo Xi looked up and saw the dumbfounded expressions of the two brothers opposite her. "Alright, it will be back soon. "

Xiaohu stole a glance at her chest and his face couldn't help but turn red.

Zhuo Xi knew what he was thinking and laughed and said, "Little brother, your hand doesn't hurt anymore?"

Wuh Xing looked at him with a reproachful look and helped him sit down. His hand was swollen like a steamed bun and the green color was almost crawling to his elbow.

"I'm really sorry, I scared the girl. " He looked up at Zhuo Xi, but when his eyes swept across the back of her hand, his expression changed.

"You. . . You. . . "

Xiaohu clearly saw the tattoo on the back of her hand, and his face revealed anger and fear.

Zhuo Xi raised her hand to look at the tattoo on the outside of her wrist. Now she also knew that it meant to be buried with the serial number.

She did not care and asked, "What's wrong?"

"You, did you come out of that tomb?" Xiaohu's tongue was about to knot.

"Yes. " Zhuo Xi knew she could not hide it and generously admitted it.

Wuh Xing pulled out his knife. "Miss. I'm sorry. Since you are a slave buried with me, how can you escape from the tomb chamber? This is a great disrespect to the previous king. "

Zhuo Xi asked curiously, "Since I have escaped, what are you going to do?" Do you want to send me back to continue my burial?

"If you don't go back, we will go into the tomb to collect the corpse in seven days. If we find that there is a missing corpse, we will all be buried together. So, I'm sorry, miss. " Wuh Xing waved his blade and came forward.

Zhuo Xi dodged his attack and shouted, "You killed me. Aren't you afraid that your brother will lose his life?"

There was a slight hesitation in his attack, but I attacked again at that moment, "A brother's life is not worth 250 lives in the entire camp!"

"Then think of a way. Not only can it save your brother's life, but it can also save the lives of the entire battalion. Wouldn't that be great?"

Xiaohu's eyes lit up. "Brother Wu!"

Wuh Xing stopped and looked at Zhuo Xi suspiciously. "You have a way?"

"I haven't thought about it. How do I know there is no way?"

Little White had already turned back and was chewing on a stalk of herb. Zhuo Xi went forward to retrieve the herb and passed it to Wuh Xing, "Do you want to save your brother first or kill me next?"

Wuh Xing put away the large knife at his waist and took the herbs. He put them in his mouth and chewed them. He applied them on Xiaohu's wound.

Zhuo Xi picked up Little White and said, "Thank you for your hard work. "

Xiaohu looked at the little white snake in her hand with some fear. Wuh Xing asked as he moved, "What is Miss's plan?"

Zhuo Xi thought about it and said, "How many slaves are buried in the tomb?"

"The late king died. The current king is kind and filial. He sent a thousand slaves to accompany him. "

"It's fine if they are buried in the tomb. Then why did he kill them?"

"The items buried in Royal Mausoleum are incomparably precious. If those lowly peasants are unwilling, they can die. So what if they destroy the containers?"

"Hehe, human lives are not as valuable as vessels in your eyes. "

Wuh Xing was stunned, "All the princes and grandsons died with slaves buried with them. All of them were found and killed in the tombs. Their souls can be permanently stationed in the tombs to guard their masters. "

"Then why did you go and clean them up seven days later?"

"If the corpses are left in tombs, it is inevitable that they will rot and give birth to maggots. In seven days, there will be other tombs where the bones are buried. "

"Why do you need to wait seven days?"

"As usual, the resentment of the undead will disappear in seven days. We need to ask the Magi to do something to make the loyal souls stay forever. "

Zhuo Xi took a deep breath. She could not understand what they were thinking. She asked again, "Then how do you count the number of people?"

Wuh Xing hesitated for a moment and said, "First, put the corpse in one place. Then cut off the wrist to the number marked and send it to the officer for inspection. Also, ask the wizards to do it. "

Pushing the wrist of a dead person to pass the speed? Zhuo Xi could only laugh.

She immediately discovered a loophole, "When you guys stab the numbers, does it have a rule that it must be the left hand?"

Wuh Xing immediately understood and was overjoyed. "No. Usually, slaves use the right hand. They are afraid that the tattoo on the right hand will affect their work. That's why they usually use the left hand. But few people use the left hand to tattoo on the right wrist. "

Zhuo Xi spread her hands. "It's solved?"

"But if you tattoo the body when you are moving it, you will be discovered easily. "

"Then go and prepare the artificial hand first. "

Wuh Xing was about to say that the mausoleum had been sealed for three days, and no one was allowed to go in or out. Zhuo Xi waved her hand and said, "I know. Do you have any paint for tattoos? Lend me one. I will naturally make arrangements. "

That night, she and Wuh Xing went back to the tomb from the same way they came.

When Wuh Xing climbed out of the hole under the sarcophagus, his expression was very gloomy.

He saw the little girl's body bleeding from her eyes, nose, and mouth, and also saw the black bug that died under the spear. He suggested to move the girl's body to the main hall. Zhuo Xi thought for a while. If the guards came in seven days later, this place would definitely be restored to its original state. She nodded in agreement. Wuh Xing carried the little girl's corpse and walked to the main hall with familiarity.

Zhuo Xi found a female corpse similar to her age and stabbed the same number on her other hand. Seeing Wuh Xing watching from the side, she suddenly asked, "Were you the ones who slaughtered these slaves back then?"

Wuh Xing was silent for a moment, "These slaves were supposed to be buried with us. They were destined to die. If it wasn't for us, it would have been someone else. "

Zhuo Xi said coldly, "Slaves are humans too. They also have the right to live. "

Wuh Xing suddenly put a long knife on her neck. "Do you think you can live a normal life by escaping from here? You are a slave that is buried with me. What right do you have to talk about? You deserve to die here. It wouldn't be an exaggeration for me to kill you here. "

Zhuo Xi laughed back," You want to go back on your word? "

"If you did not threaten Xiaohu with his life, what right do you think I should listen to a slave's words? A slave is a slave, and it has always been an obligation to obey. Rather than taking the risk to fake it, I might as well kill you, a genuine burial item, 820, pick number 6. I can't let the entire battalion take the risk for a slave like you. "

" How can you prove that I'm a slave that's buried with you? "

Wuh Xing was stunned. Didn't you tell her before? Just as he was stunned, he saw Zhuo Xi quickly grab his knife. The back of her left hand scraped the blade of the knife and cut off a layer of flesh.

She raised her bloody left hand to indicate, "With this bloody wound?" She turned her right hand that was holding the blade and turned it around, bypassing Wuh Xing's neck. The long blade was held horizontally against the wall and was placed on his neck. At the same time, her right foot kicked towards his knee. Wuh Xing bent his leg and was instantly restrained by her and could not move.

She continued, "Of course, you can also kill me and then stab a number on my other hand. But first of all, it was fake. Second of all, With your skills, do you think you can easily kill me? Saving a life is better than building a seven-storied pagoda. Besides, you're just letting me go. Creating a fake on a dead person, or on a living person that you don't know if you can kill. . . Choose for yourself. "

Wuh Xing was helpless. He could only watch helplessly as she drew the tattoo and returned to the main burial chamber. After restoring everything to its original state, she returned to the camp along the way she came.

He asked her to stay for a few days and said that he would only let her leave after seven days.

She thought that since there was nowhere else to go, it was better to stay for a few days.