But what Wu Liang is puzzled about is, what is the purpose of keeping these burying insects in captivity?

This thing is neither edible nor drinkable. Even if it can produce some insect wax when building a nest, no one should use this kind of thing to make candles at this time.

Otherwise, there should be some candles in stock in the tomb.

After all, wax is something that is easy to store. As long as the temperature is not too high, it should not be a problem to store it for hundreds of years...

With such doubts, Wu Liang walked out of this niche and went to other niches to check them one by one.

Now, what he wants to find most is the body of "Lian Shi".

As the only living person recorded in the tomb of Haihunhou, all the abnormalities here should be inseparable from this person. If his body is found, the answer may be found.

The next few niches are much more ordinary.

Except for some common burial objects, Wu Liang did not find anything else more valuable to him.

Continue in this way until you reach the last niche.

This is also a niche with an iron door, and unlike the previous niche where burrowing insects were kept, the iron door of this niche is tightly closed and has a copper lock.

"Dianwei!"

Wu Liang only shouted once, and Dian Wei immediately understood what he meant and stepped forward with an engineering shovel.

"Be careful this time, I don't know what's inside."

Wu Liang reminded again.

Although there is no need to worry about burying bugs, it would be dangerous if it were something else, such as a highly toxic poison, and it still lived like a burying bug until now.

"yes."

Then there was only a "praise" sound, and the copper lock on the iron door had been violently broken by Dian Wei.

However, after listening to Wu Liang's reminder, he did not open the door immediately. Instead, he gently opened the iron door by a small crack and looked inside with the light from Sui Hou Zhu.

"Master, it seems to be empty here..."

With only a thin slit, the range that Suihou Pearl can illuminate is very limited, so the range that Dian Wei can see is also very limited.

However, within the visible range, only the flat masonry ground was visible, and there was nothing else, not even a single burial object.

"empty?"

Wu Liang thought it was unreasonable, and immediately went to the door and looked into the viewing room.

Shouldn't it?

If there is nothing, why lock the door?

With such doubts, Wu Liang slowly opened the iron door a little more, and the visual range gradually became wider, but he still didn't see anything in the niche.

It's just that the floor height of this niche seems to be slightly lower than that of other niches, and there are still traces of gradually drying water on the wall near the ground.

It's like a pond that hasn't been taken care of for a long time and gradually dries up.

finally.

Wu Liang opened the entire iron door completely, and the light of Sui Hou Zhu illuminated all corners of the niche.

Only then did he discover two blue-black pebbles close together in the corner of the niche. The pebbles were about the size of an adult man's palm and were in the shape of a flat oval.

"That's it?"

Wu Liang couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

A niche with an iron door and a special lock, with two stones inside?

Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that some unknown creatures have been kept here before, just like the niche where burying bugs were kept.

But now, apart from the traces of dried water, there are no remains left in this niche, nor any clues related to feed or feces. No matter how much Wu Liang knows, it is difficult for a woman to make a meal without rice.

However, it is still necessary to check those two stones...

then.

Wu Liang took the engineering shovel to the corner of the niche and gently tapped the cobblestones twice with due caution.

"Boom! Boom!"

It doesn't seem to be a stone, at least not an ordinary stone.

It feels slightly tough when tapped, and the sound returned is a bit dull, as if it is empty or soft inside.

has a problem!

Wu Liang knocked on another pebble.

"Boom! Boom!"

Still the same feeling, the same sound.

Definitely not an ordinary stone!

Wu Liang is absolutely certain, but what it is remains to be verified.

He stretched out the engineering shovel again, intending to turn over the two pebbles and examine them carefully.

at this time.

?!

One of the pebbles suddenly shook!

"!"

Wu Liang immediately tensed up and quickly pulled back the engineer shovel.

"What kind of monster is it this time?!"

Yu Ji screamed in fright, and hid behind Wu Liang very quickly with his old arms and legs, only to reveal a nervous and curious face.

Dian Wei and Bai Jingjing seemed to have gradually adapted to the strange things in the mausoleum. Although they were still vigilant at the moment, they were able to stay at least calm, at least not yelling randomly.

He was surrounded by four people like this.

Another pebble also shook.

After waiting for several breaths, two thick, short, and somewhat wrinkled claws stretched out from under the two pebbles...

This is?

Everyone held their breath and widened their eyes.

Then another claw and a... little forked tail stretched out.

Then there was a small triangular head that looked like a snake. The two small mung bean-like eyes on the head blinked twice. When they saw Wu Liang and others, they seemed to be frightened.

His body froze suddenly, and he immediately retracted his newly extended head, claws and tail, turning back into two pebbles.

"..."

There's something so cute about this look, like it's a turtle?

The most obvious difference between a soft-shell turtle and a tortoise is the shell. The tortoise's shell has armor lines and is very hard, while the soft-shell turtle's shell is flat and has a slightly flexible surface.

But the two turtles in front of me are slightly different from normal turtles.

Because they all seem to have only three claws, and their tails grow into a forked "Y" shape.

This may be a deformity during development, but it is also possible...

Wu Liang thought of a magical creature that appeared in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", which had very similar characteristics to this kind of turtle.

"Three-legged turtle?!"

Yu Ji was already in high spirits, and was the first to say the three words that Wu Liang thought of, "This is a rare divine thing. I didn't expect that I would see it here!"

"you know?"

Bai Jingjing asked strangely.

"Of course we know that it is recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas that the three-legged turtle only has three legs and a forked tail, so it is free from pests when eaten!"

Yu Ji stroked his beard and said with great satisfaction, "That is to say, if we eat its flesh and blood, we will become invulnerable to all diseases. Do you think it is a divine thing?"

"real?"

Bai Jingjing wonders.

"Old sir, why did I hear that you can't eat this three-legged turtle?"

Wu Liang immediately glanced at Yu Ji and asked, "Although the "Book of Mountains and Seas" says that eating it can prevent all diseases, the "Gengsi Collection" written at about the same time said that the three-legged turtle is a poison.

, after eating it, it will turn into a body and die, and the body will turn into a puddle of pus, with not even a bone left."

"The Classic of Mountains and Seas" and "The Collection of Gengsi" are both ancient books from the pre-Qin period. Later generations have no way to tell which one came first and which one comes later, nor can they tell whose records are more accurate.

If a creature appears in two ancient books at the same time, the possibility of this creature's existence increases a lot.

However, there are huge differences in the specific effects, so we have to study it carefully before making a judgment, otherwise it may lead to a big mistake.

"this……"
To be continued...