When the other three people heard this, they quickly came to their senses and handed the cloth bag containing realgar to Wu Liang.

Wu Liang immediately did the same thing and quickly sprinkled all the realgar on the ground evenly, laying a "realgar speed bump" about one meter wide at the entrance of the tomb passage.

Previous experiments have proved that although realgar cannot kill these insects, they can make them feel uncomfortable.

Therefore, even if this "realia speed bump" cannot completely isolate them from this tomb passage, it should be able to delay some time and gain more escape opportunities for them.

"Jingjing, from now on, you will continue to monitor the sounds of these insects. If they have any signs of catching up, tell me immediately."

After doing all this, Wu Liang turned around and said to Bai Jingjing.

"good."

Bai Jingjing nodded solemnly.

Everyone also understood Wu Liang's intention to do this, so they did not raise any questions, but just waited quietly for Wu Liang's next arrangement.

"Next, let's hurry up and explore the tomb. Maybe there is something here that can help us escape this disaster."

Wu Liang did not delay his work and immediately led everyone to continue to walk deep into the tomb passage.

After traveling for more than ten meters, I didn't forget to look back.

At this time, some small snakes formed by the worms gathered to the entrance of the tomb passage. As a result, as soon as they touched the "realia speed bump", they immediately split into worms, and rolled wildly on the ground like earthworms.

However, this state lasted for a short time. After only a few seconds, they returned to normal again, and then regrouped and tried to cross the "realia speed bump" to enter the tomb passage.

"It seems that this 'realia speed bump' can't last long..."

Wu Liang shook his head helplessly.

The realgar they just left was not much, so the thickness of this "realgar speed bump" was very limited. If these insects kept doing everything they wanted, it would probably not take long to consume the "realgar speed bump".

And if the insect giant behind him, who is larger and taller, and the insect figure come and forcefully "stains a piece of leg" and directly crosses the "realia speed bump".

"Hurry up and go!"

Thinking of this, Wu Liang did not dare to waste a minute of time, and immediately led everyone to the depths of the tomb passage without looking back.

...

This tomb passage is obviously somewhat different from the tomb passages I have explored before.

The biggest difference is that wall lights are placed on the walls on both sides of the tomb passage!

This is a wall lamp embedded in bronze on the wall. It looks like a bull's head but not exactly. The mouth of the "bull's head" is a small groove, and a small wick is placed on the edge of the groove, with a flaming mark on the end.

However, because of the age of time, the lamp oil inside has completely dried up, leaving only a thick layer of dust.

The reason why this small wick can be preserved for nearly a thousand years is that it is very likely that it has been soaked in oil. Because Wu Liang carefully checked it, the material of this wick seems to be just a dried wick, and there is nothing special about it...

This discovery made Wu Liang feel a little excited.

This is enough to prove that this tomb passage is unique. Perhaps the end of the tomb passage is the main tomb chamber of Qi Ai Cemetery.

certainly.

"There must be a solution near evil things" was said by Wu Liang to Cao Ang and others. He had never heard of such a saying, so naturally he did not expect such a hope.

And the reason why we led everyone into this tomb passage.

First of all, it is because there is no other way to go just now;

Secondly, I hope to find a place to hide in this tomb passage, so that there may be a possibility of escape.

If this tomb passage leads to the main tomb chamber, the structure of the tomb chamber and the burial objects will definitely be more complex and gorgeous than other tomb passages, and the possibility of finding a hiding place will naturally be greatly improved.

The first thing Wu Liang thought of was the coffin.

As far as he knows, there was also a unique set of tomb standards in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Among them, the standard for tombs of princes is usually "one coffin and four coffins".

The so-called "one coffin and four coffins" are the outermost layer of coffin made of animal skin, inside are two coffins made of basswood, and inside are two coffins made of ocari wood.

In this way, in addition to the outer layer of the not very tight animal skin coffin and the inner layer of the azure coffin where the tomb owner's body is placed, they have at least three coffins that can be used. Moreover, because it is an outer layer of coffin, the volume will not be too small.

And they now have a total of six people.

If the two of them were hiding in a coffin, they might have the chance to isolate the insects... I think since the trauma is placed here, the tomb owner's coffin should have corresponding insect prevention measures. Otherwise, wouldn't the tomb owner's corpse be the first to suffer?

As for how to breathe, those insects cannot stay in the coffin forever.

When you can't hear the movement, secretly open the lid of the coffin to observe the situation outside. It should not be difficult to breathe through.

What Wu Liang is most worried about now is whether Duke Ai of Qi actually has a coffin?

After all, Duke Ai of Qi died of cooking and did not leave a whole body, otherwise his family would not have been smuggled back and buried with the cauldron that had cooked and killed him.

In this case, it may be difficult to use the conventional method to bury...

...

The group continued to go deeper along the tomb passage. Soon after, Wu Liang and others came to the front of an ear chamber located on the right side of the tomb passage.

This is the first time they have discovered this pattern of ear chamber in this tomb, which undoubtedly once again confirmed Wu Liang’s guess just now. It is very likely that this place is the road to the main tomb chamber.

"Jingjing, can those insects keep up?"

Before entering the ear chamber, Wu Liang looked at Bai Jingjing again.

"It shouldn't be. As we continue to deepen, the sound of the worms squirming gradually becomes smaller, which proves that we and the worms may not have crossed the realgar we have laid out."

Bai Jingjing said.

"That's good. Keep listening. Dian Wei is here to protect me. Brother Zi Xiu and I will go in and take a look."

Wu Liang then breathed a little relieved, then left Dian Wei with Bai Jingjing, and walked into the ear chamber with Cao Ang and the guard who had finally recovered.

This ear chamber is not big, it seems to be a money room.

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Because Wu Liang found a large number of sword coins connected together inside, these sword coins are also made of bronze, about one foot long, with a convex and arc-shaped back of the knife, a concave part of the blade, a bulge of the edge, a thread running through the body and the joint of the handle, and there is a knife ring used to thread at the end.

Wu Liang squatted down and looked at the sword coins carefully, and found that there was only one more abstract text cast on the sword.

As far as Wu Liang knows, this is the first sword coin to be used since the founding of Qi State. It has an exaggerated length and sufficient weight. If it were not for the wide edge and wide bulge and no blade, this thing could be used directly as a short weapon.

In fact.

Due to special geographical reasons, Qi State developed salt and fishery very conveniently and its business was relatively developed. Therefore, it established its own unique monetary system very early. Dao coins were the mainstream currency of Qi State. It continued until Qin Shihuang defeated the six countries and unified the world. Dao coins quickly disappeared, and the "circular coins (copper coins)" promoted by Qin Shihuang was replaced.

This kind of sword coin with only one word is the most precious sword coin in later generations, which is much rarer than the three-character currency that was later promoted by Tian's family, which was called "Qifahua" by later generations.

The auction prices in later generations are naturally incomparable.

Let me put it this way, if Wu Liang could bring this kind of knife coins back to his future generations, even if he only brought back a few, it would be enough to have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life.

However, this thing was found in the late Eastern Han Dynasty when inflation was extremely serious. It was a pile of not very valuable bronzes, and they could not even be melted and used to make Wuzhu coins.

Because Wuzhu coins do not use bronze at all, but alloys of copper and lead.

What's more, even the Wuzhu coins are not valuable these days. Nowadays, many places cannot even exchange for one stone of corn. Only gold is the real hard currency.

"Why are all sword coins made of bronze? We are almost at risk of our lives. Is there no gold?"

Cao Ang also muttered unwillingly.

As an indigenous, he knows the value of today's copper more than anyone else, let alone the value of these bronzes. When transporting this thing back, he has to melt it and refine it first, and then make money. The money made is not worth much. This is simply a matter of losing money and gaining publicity. Who would like to?

"There should be gold, but it may not be too much."

Wu Liang shook his head, then silently took out a few knives and hung them on his body, intending to study them carefully after going out.

As for gold...

During the Spring and Autumn Period, gold was just a rare decorative or ornamental metal and did not become a common currency, so no one would store it in large quantities and would not be buried as important property.

It was not until the Warring States Period that with the development of commerce and the need for luxury life decoration by the feudal ruling class, the demand for gold increased, and gold finally became a common currency.

Therefore, if you really want to find gold, you have to steal the ancient tombs from the Warring States Period or later.

However, as a prince, Duke Ai of Qi should still have some gold products to be buried with, because gold products have become a symbol of noble status like jade in the Spring and Autumn Period. Duke Ai of Qi cannot overspent the price. In the end, he still has to be buried with him, but it is definitely not in the money room.

"It's a big loss! It's a big loss! It's really not worth the loss this time, a talented brother!"

Cao Ang sighed repeatedly.

"Robbering the tomb is like drawing a prize. What you can steal depends on luck."

Wu Liang had no choice but to comfort him, and saw that there was no more valuable thing in the tomb, so he said, "Let's go first, maybe there is something unexpected inside."

"Actually, these are no longer important now. I just hope that we can escape alive this time. I am not afraid of death, but I am afraid that I will die in this dark place so much. I should die on the battlefield, among thousands of troops, and be covered with corpses."

Perhaps because the despair in his heart was indelible, Cao Ang rarely revealed his voice in front of everyone.

"Brother Zixiu, do you still remember what you said about knowing destiny?"

Wu Liang was very open-minded and could still laugh at this moment, "Planning is up to people, and success is up to heaven. As long as we do our best, what will be left to fate?"

"I'm just talking, I can't be free and easy when things come to an end."

Cao Ang smiled bitterly and said, "You, although you are a little younger than me, you are much more experienced in dealing with things than me. If you hadn't gotten the strange disease of not being able to fight, you must have achieved a career. No wonder Nier had only seen you a few times and had already secretly agreed to you... Since that's all, Brother Yuwei would discuss with you with shamelessness?"
To be continued...