Seeing this situation, everyone took two steps back very cautiously.

After confirming through Bai Jingjing's hearing that there was no movement in the chest and no further changes, Wu Liangcai carefully came to the side of the "Wooden Armor Man" under the protection of Dian Wei, and with the light of the Suihou Pearl

Look inside.

Inside the chest near the upper left, Wu Liang saw a small oval leather ball the size of a fist.

The ball is hooped by a small metal hoop and fixed to the inner wall of the chest cavity. There are many careful stitches at the seams of the leather. This detail is somewhat similar to later softballs.

But maybe because of the age, the sutures in some places have broken and collapsed.

Some unknown red powder leaked from the leather ball and was scattered around the ball...

"If this humanoid corpse is the Wooden Armor Man, then these small leather balls are probably the Wooden Armor Man's hearts, right?"

Wu Liangliang thought to himself.

The shape, size, and fixed position of this small leather ball are very similar to the human heart. It is understandable that Wu Liang would make such a guess.

besides.

Near the "heart", Wu Liang also saw two connected leather balls fixed on both sides of the chest. The two leather balls were larger than the "heart", and the stitches on them were also smaller.

There were also cracks to varying degrees, and unknown white powder leaked out.

The shape of these two connected leather balls is no longer a standard elliptical sphere. They are pointed at the top and thick at the bottom. Their position and size are somewhat similar to the shape of human lungs.

Therefore, it is not too difficult for Wu Liang to make this judgment.

the most important is.

After seeing the unknown white powder leaking from the "lungs", Wu Liang suddenly had a new speculation.

Although it is not known what the ingredients of these powders are, their color seems to match the five elements attributes of organs in traditional Chinese medicine that Wu Liang knows.

In traditional Chinese medicine, the lungs, liver, kidneys, heart, and spleen belong to the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

The "heart" of this wooden armor man is filled with red powder. Among the five elements, red is the symbol of fire.

The "lungs" are filled with white powder, and among the five elements, white is the symbol of gold.

So can it be inferred that the organs of the wooden armor man are likely to be filled according to the attributes of the five elements? For example, the kidneys may use black powder that symbolizes water among the five elements?

certainly.

This is just Wu Liang's preliminary inference. The wooden armor man is in front of him at this moment, and he has every opportunity to further confirm his inference.

However, since the "heart" and "lungs" have been cracked and damaged, it is very likely that they have lost their effectiveness.

Otherwise, according to the records in Liezi, this "wooden armored man" had a "heart" and should be able to speak, but it never made any sound that could be called "words" from beginning to end.

But its eyes can still move, and maybe its liver is still intact.

My arm had moved just now, so maybe my kidneys had retained some function.

As for the powders leaked from the "heart" and "lungs", Wu Liang will definitely collect them in bits and pieces, and study and test them carefully after returning. If those powders are really closely related to the intelligence and power of the "Wood Armor Man"

This inseparable relationship will definitely become one of the greatest discoveries in the archaeological world and even in human history!

With such speculation.

Wu Liang unconsciously moved closer and continued to look through the side to the wooden armored man's abdominal cavity, which was still covered by a layer of bronze under the chest.

It doesn't matter if you look at it.

"There are still corpses in here?"

Wu Liang took another deep breath.

At this glance, he actually did not see a complete corpse, but two extremely tiny little feet placed together.

These two little feet are only about six or seven centimeters long, with all ten little toes hooked inwards. Even if Wu Liang is a man, he thinks these little feet are very cute.

However, at this moment, the skin on the little feet showed a yellowish-brown color that had nothing to do with life.

Under the dim light of the Suihou Pearl, this layer of yellow-brown skin looks somewhat similar to the corpses used to feed "worms" seen before, but it is more crystal clear than those corpses, and can even be said to be

The translucent state is somewhat similar to the colored glass of later generations...

"What corpse?"

After hearing Wu Liang's words, everyone couldn't help but become nervous again.

But when he thought that the abdominal cavity of this "wooden armor man" was so big, and Wu Liang had already made it clear that it was a corpse, the fear in his heart was naturally not as great as before. Instead, the curiosity in his heart took over, and he slowly gathered

Come up.

"It looks like it may be the body of a baby. Brother Zixiu, Dian Wei, please help me carefully remove the bronze piece on the abdominal cavity. Then you can have a full view of the situation inside."

Wu Liang took another look inside with the faint light of the Suihou Pearl, and saw that there were no foreign objects or mechanisms that were particularly noteworthy. The bronze pieces on the abdominal cavity seemed to be the same as those on the chest cavity, but they were relatively easy to remove after use.

He fastened it on top and finally said in a serious tone.

the most important is.

Through the crystal clear skin of those little feet, Wu Liang did not see anything similar to worms or insect eggs underneath.

In other words, except for a small amount of solid matter deposited at the bottom, that layer of skin is basically an empty shell at present. This can basically rule out the possibility of worms in the corpse, and Wu Liang naturally feels at ease.

"good!"

Seeing that Wu Liang was acting so calmly this time, Cao Ang was naturally not as nervous as before.

He immediately responded, and together with Dian Wei, he stepped forward and under Wu Liang's careful command, he removed the layer of bronze from his abdominal cavity.

…

A moment later.

After the layers of bronze on the abdominal cavity were removed one by one, the wooden armored man's entire abdominal cavity was finally revealed to everyone without reservation.

However, the scene in front of them made everyone at the scene frown.

"This is……"

They saw a body with its head down and feet up.

The corpse remained in a curled-up position, so visually it was only about thirty centimeters in length. Even if it raised its head and straightened its arms and legs, it would not be more than fifty centimeters.

This was clearly the body of a newborn baby, no more than three months old, a boy.

The seven orifices of the baby corpse and all the holes on the body were also sealed in the same way as the corpses outside. The only difference was that there was a wound on the chest of the baby corpse from top to bottom to the navel. At this moment, the wound was also sealed.

It was sewn together tightly with gold thread to keep it intact.

This is also the time.

Only then did everyone see clearly that the baby's corpse was an empty shell, and the faint light of the Sui Hou Pearl could shine through the almost transparent yellow-brown shell to illuminate the scene inside.

In addition to a layer of foreign matter similar to dried mud at the bottom of the empty shell, they also saw some severely dried-up bones.

The color of these bones is not pure white, but they do not show dark signs of poisoning. They are just slightly yellowish, and there are many holes on them. They look very crispy. The whole state is somewhat similar to the puffed food that is common in later generations, as if

It will break if you fold it lightly.

The most important thing is that these remaining dry bones are not the bones of a baby at first glance.

Even though most of the bones have long been damaged, and some have even turned into broken bones, it can still be roughly inferred that the original length and thickness are definitely not bones that a baby can grow into, but the bones of an adult.

Especially the skull with only half left, and the few teeth attached to the skull that only adults can grow, are very telling.

besides.

Almost all of these bones were gathered in the abdominal cavity of the baby's corpse, even the half of the skull, as if all the bones had been disrupted and piled randomly in a container, with no rules at all.

"I'm afraid these dead bones are not the bones of the baby's corpse. This baby probably did not die normally, let alone be buried normally."

Wu Liang expressed his conclusion in a low voice.

If it was a normal death and normal burial, the bones of the corpse would definitely be arranged in a manner consistent with the posture of the corpse, instead of being piled randomly in the abdominal cavity like firewood as they are now.

Not to mention, it is impossible to associate the remaining withered bones with a baby less than three months old.

"Young Master means..."

Yu Ji seemed to have understood what Wu Liang meant, stroking his beard and frowning.

"The nature of this baby's corpse is most likely the last coffin of Duke Ai of Qi."

Wu Liang took a long breath and said seriously, "The skin condition of this baby's corpse is very similar to that of the corpses outside that are used to breed worms. The sealing method is also the same. From this, it can be inferred that this baby most likely died of worms."

Technique."

"After the human body is infected with the worm, all the tissues in the body will be quickly eaten up by the worm, and the skin will dry up quickly and eventually become as hard as bark and stone shell, forming a relatively closed space for the worm eggs.

During dormancy, if you clean out the worms and eggs from the body at this time, you can form such a complete empty shell."

"We all know that Duke Ai of Qi died of being cooked. His body must have been turned into meat soup after cooking. In the end, only the bones may be left. If the cooking time is long enough and the heat is high enough, even the bones will

If it is damaged, it is impossible to sort it out and bury it completely, so a container is needed to place it."

"Since this container is not the outer shell of a wooden man, then this is the most likely possibility."

"in addition."
To be continued...