Unfortunately, as long as a person has no "morality", any "moral kidnapping" means will be a paper tiger.

Therefore, for the sake of his future "happiness", Wu Liang did not agree to Cao Ang's request.

However, he was aware of Cao Ang's true intention, so Wu Liang still gave him an explanation to prevent Cao's family from thinking he had any ulterior motives in the future: "Brother Zixiu, I treat you as my brother and the female master as my sister, but you all want to Isn't it a bit hard to ask for my body... Let's put it this way, the most I can do is agree to be sworn brothers with different surnames with Brother Zixiu, or agree to be righteous father to Shijun, but this marriage is not possible no matter what. I can't agree to it, the melon won't be sweet if it's forced."

Of course, the premise is that he can leave this mausoleum alive.

This is also a good suggestion for Cao Ang.

As long as Wu Liang can survive this time, whether he becomes a sworn sworn sworn brother to Cao Ang or becomes a foster father to Boss Cao, he will be bound to the Cao family to some extent.

then.

"also!"

Cao Ang thought for a moment and then agreed immediately.

"..."

Everyone was stunned after hearing this.

Having said so much just now, they all thought that Cao Ang was arranging a lifelong event for his sister before he died. While marveling at Wu Liang's strange quirks, they were somewhat moved in their hearts. However, if they carefully considered Cao Ang's reaction at this moment, it was obvious that it was not entirely true. So what happened...

"If the wise brother and I survive together, we will immediately become brothers with different surnames. If the foolish brother dies here, the wise brother will worship my father as his adoptive father after he leaves. Firstly, it will relieve my father's pain of losing his son. Secondly, Help my father achieve great things for me, dear brother, we have an agreement!"

Cao Ang didn't care what everyone thought, and pressed Wu Liang's shoulders again to supplement the agreement just now.

"It's hard to chase the horse!"

Wu Liang nodded.

Through this incident, Wu Liang naturally got to know Cao Ang better.

This guy is also a very utilitarian person, but that's understandable. No one is unutilitarian, they just want different things.

Anyway, Wu Liang had his own purpose in joining Boss Cao, and he was very utilitarian in doing things.

But not everyone can remain true to their original aspirations when facing life and death.

Just like Cao Ang is now, in order to achieve the great cause of the Cao family, he is still able to make trade-offs, even at the expense of himself... Through Cao Ang's previous tone and expression, Wu Liang, who is good at observing words and expressions, can already foresee that if this trip is not very If someone had to sacrifice, Cao Ang would not hesitate to sacrifice himself to give him a chance to escape.

For this reason alone, Wu Liang could not feel any disgust towards him.

Moreover, history has already fully proved Cao Ang's character.

In the Battle of Wancheng, it was Cao Ang who gave up his horses to Boss Cao without hesitation and died in Wancheng together with Cao Zhen and Dian Wei, thus giving Boss Cao a chance to escape.

Not everyone can do this kind of thing, even if it is for their own father.

At least as far as Wu Liang knows, in history, there are more rebellious sons who kill their fathers for the sake of the throne and profit. There are only a few people who are willing to die for their fathers...

And if you think about it carefully, if Cao Ang did not give up his horse to Boss Cao in history, and it was Boss Cao who died in Wancheng instead of Cao Ang, then wouldn't Cao Ang, the eldest son, be able to inherit the Cao family's great business as a matter of course?

Cao Ang was a man of considerable wealth and utilitarianism, so it was absolutely impossible for him to miss the connection.

But even so, he still chose to sacrifice himself...

Therefore, in Wu Liang's view, Cao Ang is definitely a person worthy of close friendship. Becoming a sworn brother with a different surname would definitely have more advantages than disadvantages.

In this way, as long as Cao Ang is still alive, and as long as Wu Liang has not done anything that requires death, Boss Cao will really be dissatisfied and suspicious of Wu Liang, and Cao Ang will most likely stand up and say a few words for his brother with a different surname.

, which is equivalent to adding another amulet.

Moreover, if he can try his best to prevent Cao Ang from dying early, Cao Ang will be the first heir to the Cao family.

When Cao Ang inherits the great cause, the status of Wu Liang, a brother with a different surname, will naturally rise with the tide, and it will naturally be more convenient and secure to do things...

In this way, two people with different thoughts can be regarded as reaching a certain consensus.

Naturally, there is no need to mention this matter again. The most important thing now is how to deal with the threat of worms and make every effort to survive.

If possible, Cao Ang would definitely not want to die in a place like this. Only when he reaches a dead end will he have to make a choice...

…

Not long after.

The group of people passed by an ear chamber located on the left side of the tomb passage.

This ear room is similar in size to the previous one. There are two carriages made of bronze. On the sides of the carriages, there are four pottery figurines in the shape of soldiers. Each of the pottery figurines holds a

A long halberd.

As far as Wu Liang knows, the mainstream weapons of chariot soldiers during the Spring and Autumn Period were the Changge and the Long Halberd, which is quite realistic.

Apart from this, there were no other more valuable things left in this ear room, so after just a brief inspection, Wu Liang walked out and continued along the tomb passage.

A few cups of tea passed in this way.

Wu Liang and others finally arrived at the end of the tomb passage.

What appeared in front of everyone was a relatively wide oval tomb.

The ground in the center of the tomb was raised by more than a foot, forming a smaller oval stone platform.

There is a large coffin about three meters long and two meters wide placed on the table.

Judging from the appearance, this should be the outermost coffin made of animal skin in the "One Coffin and Four Coffins". Because it has been stored for nearly a thousand years, the red paint layer on the surface of this coffin has now appeared.

There are many crack marks, and many places have fallen off, exposing the slightly dry and cracked skin inside.

Right in front of this large coffin is a large circular bronze tripod.

This large tripod is 1.5 meters high and about 1 meter in diameter. It has three legs and two standing ears. The body of the tripod is raised with a string pattern. The upper part of the string pattern is decorated with conjoined dragon patterns and cloud patterns. The patterns are all in one go.

, the production process is very sophisticated.

In addition to these, there are also some ancient Qi characters engraved on the outside of the big tripod that are very inconsistent with the craftsmanship of the big tripod.

It seems that it was engraved later rather than cast together with the tripod...

"Ren Gong of the Jiang family of Qi State, surnamed Lu, died in this cauldron. This is an irreconcilable hatred."

Although Yu Ji was old, his eyesight was pretty good, and he could read these words even though he was far away.

"It seems that this must be the main tomb room of Qi Ai Cemetery. It is the bronze cauldron used by King Zhou Yi to cook and kill Duke Ai of Qi. After his brother and his family brought the body and the bronze cauldron back, they still found a way to use it as the princes should.

The burial was carried out with the proper rites.”

Wu Liang nodded and pointed at the large coffin behind the cauldron.

"Even after being cooked, the person may have been boiled into meat soup. Even if he is not rotten when he is transported back, he has turned into jelly. How can he be buried in a coffin?"

Yu Ji was a little puzzled.

"I'm thinking about this too..."

Wu Liang shook his head and continued to observe other things in the tomb.

On the side of this large bronze cauldron, there were three human-sized puppets erected, but these three puppets were very different from the puppets they had seen near the tombstones outside.

The workmanship of these three puppets is beyond imagination. Not only are they engraved with facial features with different expressions, but also different styles of service. Each puppet is also engraved with a specific and distinctive "Mianqiao (liu)" on its head.

Two tones)", with different numbers of bead curtains hanging on the front and rear.

There are twelve bead curtains on the "Crown" on the head of one of the puppets, while the other two puppets only have nine...

In ancient China, "Mianqi" symbolized supreme power and obedience to nature, and was exclusive to the ruling class.

Different positions of power will also be reflected in "Mianqi".

As far as Wu Liang knows, according to the rules of the Spring and Autumn Period, "Mianqi" has twelve bead curtains, which are a symbol of the emperor's status, while "Mianqi" has nine bead curtains, which are a symbol of the status of the princes.

In other words, one of the three puppets was made based on the prototype of a certain emperor, while the other two were made based on the prototype of two princes.

According to the records in "History of Qi", Wu Liang quickly thought of the prototype identities of the three puppets.

The emperor who cooked and killed Duke Ai of Qi, King Ji Xie of Zhou Yi.

The king of Ji State, the Marquis of Ji Yang, Jiang Weizi, slandered the King of Zhou Yi and tried to convict Duke Ai of Qi.

There was also Lu Jing, the Duke of Hu of Qi who joined forces with Marquis Ji Yang to report Qi Aigong and eventually replaced him.

Every injustice has its own owner, and every debt has its owner. Since the puppets of the emperor and the princes appeared in Qi Aigong's tomb, naturally only his enemies could appear, not other irrelevant people.

Just when I was thinking about it.

"There is indeed a charm-repelling technique here. I'm afraid these three puppets have all been cast with the Seven Killing Curses of Bronze Nails!"

Yu Ji suddenly wrinkled his old face again and said.

"Seven Bronze Nails Killing Curse?"

Wu Liang looked at Yu Ji doubtfully.

Everyone also turned their heads with suspicious expressions on their faces.

"I have never seen this Seven Killing Curse with Bronze Nails. I only heard by chance that it is a powerful spell used in the art of disenchantment."

Yu Ji calmed down and said in a deep tone, "It is said that when casting this spell, you need to carve a puppet in advance, and carve the enemy's name on the back of the puppet, then write the talisman knot, seal it and burn it, and worship seven times a day, so

After twenty-one days in a row, the enemy's three souls and seven souls will be dispersed. At this time, if you nail the copper nails on the puppet, it will be like nailing the enemy itself. Both the puppet and the enemy will spurt out blood. Once all seven copper nails are nailed, it will be like nailing the enemy itself.

But when people are killed in a foreign place, the victim has no ability to resist, and even gods cannot escape this curse. It can be said to be strange and unpredictable."
To be continued...