But that's not the crux of the matter.

The key is why are there such fresh corpses in a place like this?!

As for the square wooden box that just jumped out, Wu Liang has figured out its essence. It is actually a sedan, which should be called a shoulder carriage in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

However, for some unknown reason, the two wooden bars at the front and back of the sedan for the bearers to carry their shoulders have been broken.

Although there are no broken wooden bars nearby, obvious irregular fracture marks can be seen at the fracture. This is obviously not a problem with the craftsmanship, but the result of the previous violent damage to the sedan.

Combined with the red curtain on the sedan chair embroidered with the word "happiness" and the red clothes worn by the corpse.

It was not difficult for Wu Liang to come to a conclusion.

This is a wedding sedan, and the corpse should be the bride riding in the sedan...

In addition, various previously observed details show that the wedding sedan and the corpse inside are definitely not products of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but are products of the late Eastern Han Dynasty, that is, relatively recently.

But why do recent products appear in such a place?

A relatively reasonable explanation is that a living person came here recently and left the wedding sedan and the bride's body here, maybe for the sake of marriage, or maybe some bad guys did it to destroy the corpse and eliminate traces of it.

But Wu Liang felt that things would not be that simple.

First of all, the passage he entered here before would definitely not be able to pass a wedding sedan of this size. Even if it could be passed, it would be extremely difficult to walk down the huge slope just now and transport it here, unless... this place is still

There is another entrance and exit, but Wu Liang has not discovered it yet;

Secondly, the condition of this corpse does not conform to the rules of betrothal. These days, those who are worthy of benevolence are basically noble families with strong family backgrounds.

Just like after Boss Cao's genius son Cao Chong died, Boss Cao assigned him a profession.

Therefore, the marriage at this time is still quite particular. Everyone is a respectable person. It is absolutely impossible to throw the bride into a place like this and let it rot. At the very least, she must be buried in the ground;

Thirdly, there would be no need to go to such trouble if the criminals destroyed the body and wiped out traces.

There are a lot of dead people everywhere these days. They can be buried anywhere or burned. Even those who are still in the government office may not be able to trace them.

Moreover, at this time, there were no powerful means of pursuing murders in later generations. Basically, it was already difficult to identify the deceased as long as the face was destroyed. Why would there be such a need to expend so much effort and thought?

While thinking about these.

"What the hell?!"

Wu Liang turned sideways, and then his eyes widened instantly, and his scalp became numb again.

Because at this moment, he suddenly discovered that in addition to the sedan in front of him, there were actually dozens of sedans of similar specifications scattered under the rock wall behind him!

The degree of damage to these sedan chairs varies, and they are arranged in different ways.

But the two windows on the left and right sides of the sedan are hung with red curtains almost embroidered with the word "happiness"!

Some of these sedans were empty, while others were lying or sitting with a corpse dressed in red.

Wu Liang suddenly thought of a jingle that appeared in tomb robberies in later generations: "The red clothes are fierce, and the smiling faces are corpses. It is better to listen to ghosts cry than to laugh."

It’s not that Wu Liang likes to scare himself with random thoughts.

Otherwise, how could he have dared to venture into those bizarre tombs before, but even he had to admit now that suddenly seeing so much festive red in such a place, such a huge contrast itself was full of horror, and he wanted to do it.

It's very difficult not to think wildly, not to mention that he doesn't even have a companion now, so the feeling of horror is doubled.

Moreover, quantitative changes produce qualitative changes.

The presence of so many wedding sedans and the corpse of the bride has made this incident extremely unusual. It cannot be as simple as a matchmaker or a gangster destroying the corpse to eliminate traces...

"Are those the brides that the river god 'married'?"

Wu Liang suddenly remembered what the boatman had said before.

Every drought season, Shandu City would organize the people to select a young girl to marry the River God, and use this foolish method to pray to the River God for rain.

If the brides "married" by the River God eventually gathered here, it would be possible to form such a scale.

It's just that Wu Liang had always preconceived the so-called "river god" as a huge and cruel creature, and believed that once those poor "brides" were thrown into the river, they would become food for the "river god", even if they were not used as food.

I'm afraid they will also drift down the Canglang River outside, making it impossible to gather together.

In addition, there was a huge difference in water level between the underground river on the slope and the Canglang River outside. Wu Liang judged that it was impossible for the two to be connected, so he would not connect the two.

but now.

Wu Liang had already discovered that there was a large underground river under the slope.

Just now he accidentally slipped down the slope, and he felt that the vertical distance up and down the slope was almost a hundred meters high, so the underground river below might be connected to the Canglang River outside.

If so...

Wu Liang suddenly became a little more afraid of the "River God".

Does this mean that the "River God" is not as simple as he previously thought? It may already possess a certain degree of wisdom, and it is it that transports these "brides" here?

That is to say.

Where he is now is most likely the lair of the "River God"?!

Wu Liang looked around. The rock wall near here formed a semi-circular and semi-enclosed place, close to the underground river below, and the nearby river bank was low and flat, which was very suitable for landing from the water...

this moment.

Wu Liang felt that his situation was very dangerous.

If his inference is correct, then the mutilated corpses seen above are most likely the work of the "River God".

Obviously, the "River God" has a bad temper.

Although it doesn't seem to be talking about these "brides", it has absolutely no mercy for those guys who come uninvited.

If he accidentally bumped into it, Wu Liang would probably end up with the same fate.

Thinking like this.

Wu Liangzi just wanted to leave this place that looked like the lair of the "River God" immediately, so that the possibility of accidentally bumping into the "River God" would be lower.

But before that, he still bravely approached the sedans and looked around, trying to figure out the identities of the "brides".

There is a big age gap between those sedan chairs and the "bride's" corpse.

The new ones are probably within a few years, and the wood of the sedan does not seem to be decayed. Although the "bride" inside the sedan is severely decayed, the skeleton is still wrapped in a layer of shriveled and wrinkled human skin, and the bones on the sedan are

The hanging red cloth curtains and the clothes worn by the "bride" are also quite intact.

The older ones look to be dozens or even hundreds of years old.

The wood of the sedan was severely decayed and could not even maintain the original structure of the sedan, and the "bride" inside the sedan had only dead bones left, which were a little better than the remains that Wu Liang had seen above.

As for the red cloth curtain hanging on the sedan chair and the clothes worn by the "bride", they were also in tatters.

However, these cloths did not disappear completely. It can be seen that they must have arrived at this place after the remains that Wu Liang saw above, and the time difference should not be short.

The age difference between these sedan chairs and the corpse of the "bride" undoubtedly made Wu Liang more certain that they were related to the "river god".

Although it is not known when the custom of "river god marrying" here started to appear, this phenomenon can only occur if this kind of ceremony is held every once in a while.

"time to go……"

The more details Wu Liang saw, the less he dared to stay here for a long time.

After a brief observation, he quickly continued to explore along a path along the riverside that looked obviously man-made.

Even now, he still has no intention of quitting.

It was not in line with his character to quit now. He had already arrived at this place, and he had to at least go to the end of the cave to confirm whether it was related to the Gongshu Tomb.

Otherwise, he will definitely have trouble sleeping and eating in the future.

…

Continue along the trail.

This time he was more careful than before, trying not to make any noise to prevent the "River God" from hearing the noise and following him when he came back.

As for the smell issue, Wu Liang is not too worried.

Generally, aquatic organisms like this are not very sensitive to odors in the air, so it shouldn't be a big problem.

In this way, we only traveled a few dozen meters forward.

Wu Liang saw the body again.

Again, there was not just one corpse, but seven in total.

These seven corpses lay scattered on the path and beside the path that Wu Liang was walking, maintaining different postures.

These seven corpses obviously have nothing to do with the "brides". Judging from their degree of decay, they should be of the same group as the corpses seen above.

the most important is.

Wu Liang also found a special kind of chisel beside them, and also found a small number of tools commonly used by craftsmen, including two hammers and a badly decayed copper ruler.

This copper ruler is the curved ruler invented by Lu Ban. It consists of a ruler handle and a ruler wing, which are perpendicular to each other at right angles. There are also unclear scales on it.

But the difference is that these seven corpses are still relatively complete, with no missing arms or legs.

If the corpses seen above were indeed injured by the "River God", then the cause of death of these corpses is more questionable.
To be continued...