"ah!!!"

"Ghost, ghost!"

"It's a fake corpse, help!"

Several soldiers brought by Guan Yu suddenly turned pale with fear. None of them could even stand up. They sat down on the ground, then kicked their legs on the ground and moved backwards desperately.

Some people even didn't dare to pick up some shoes after they had dropped them. They just kept kicking their feet, just wanting to get as far away from the female corpse as possible.

"Don't panic!"

Guan Yu was also frightened and his cheeks shook, but who was he? He was the second master Guan who was the best in ancient and modern times. Even if he was frightened at this moment, he still drew out the sword on his waist with a "swish" sound and took a step forward to guard against it.

Covering the retreat of his soldiers, this move also protects Wu Liang and others.

Those soldiers saw that Guan Yu was so brave.

And they had already retreated behind Guan Yu, and although the female corpse was shaken for no reason, it did not violently hurt anyone, and they finally felt a little calmer.

After sitting on the ground and relaxing for a while.

The soldiers finally stood up reluctantly, then took out their weapons and stood beside Guan Yu, looking at the female corpse with lingering fear.

"General, my subordinates are..."

A soldier who must have held an official position looked worried and guilty, as if he wanted to explain to Guan Yu his rude behavior just now.

After all, not only did he escape before the battle, he also hid directly behind the general. If he had been dealt with according to military regulations, he would have died ten times.

"This situation is special, so I'll write it down for you for now. If it happens again, don't blame Guan for being ruthless!"

Guan Yu said without looking back.

"Thank you, general. If it happens again, I don't need the general to deal with it. I will end it on my own!"

The soldier immediately thanked Guan Yu and gave him a big salute.

The other soldiers also saluted together and saluted Guan Yu in unison: "Thank you, General!"

Without Guan Yu saying anything else, they seemed to have finally found the courage to be frightened away by the female corpse. They picked up their weapons one by one and came to Guan Yu. They kept a distance and carefully surrounded the female corpse. Even if the female corpse was no longer there at this moment.

Even if it breaks out and hurts someone, they can also control it within the encirclement, preventing it from hurting Guan Yu, Wu Liang and others immediately.

There is no doubt that these people are well-trained and good soldiers.

It's just like many people Wu Liang met. Although they can face death without fear when facing thousands of troops, they don't know how to face things like ghosts and evil spirits. This fear comes from the unknown.

Cao Zhen is like this, and Cao Ang is like this.

Cao Zhen didn't want to rob the tomb again even if Ning Yuan died on the battlefield. And after Cao Ang went to the tomb with Wu Liang in Le'an Kingdom, he also had a new understanding of the ancient tomb, and at the same time he also looked at Wu Liang with admiration.

After meeting Wu Liang, I gained more respect and admiration, and completely gave up the idea of ​​following Wu Liang to visit the tomb again.

at the same time.

Seeing that the soldiers had taken necessary precautions, Guan Yu finally came to his senses, turned back to Wu Liang and asked for advice: "Fourth brother, look at this..."

"It may not be a fake corpse or a corpse transformation."

Wu Liang struggled to push away Yu Ji's hands that tightly hugged his arms, and then said seriously, "I just saw that although the corpse was trembling, its eyes did not open, and there were no other actions. What's more,

There were no unusual movements or changes, so the accident just now may just be a normal change caused by a certain tendon of the corpse that has been in a tight state and is now affected by external forces."

In fact, he has never really witnessed the process of corpse fraud or corpse transformation.

However, in his understanding, once a fake corpse or corpse transformation occurs, the corpse is equivalent to turning into a walking corpse or some kind of evil thing. When such a thing meets a living person, it is like a cat meeting a mouse. Isn't it right?

You may remain rational and motionless, but your instincts will immediately make you violent and hurt others.

Therefore, Wu Liang speculated that the situation just now was a physical function similar to "conditional emission".

certainly.

It is also possible that his speculation was wrong. After all, this was already a mummy, and the tendons in the human body were very likely to have been completely rotted and broken, making it impossible for such a "conditional launch" to occur again.

But Wu Liang insisted that this was not a phenomenon of corpse fraud or transformation, because the corpse's behavior was too mild.

And now that Liu Bei has been carried out, the factors that escalated the disaster naturally no longer exist, and things can be considered in a good direction.

"What the fourth brother means is..."

Guan Yu was still a little worried in his heart, and his brows furrowed slightly.

Wu Liang had no intention of teaching Guan Yu to try again immediately. Instead, he moved the mysterious snare drum behind him in front of him, then took two steps forward and beat it rhythmically.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!... Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Several previous experiences have proven that the mysterious snare drum is very effective against evil things transformed from corpses.

j.

The worm giant.

When facing such evil things, the mysterious snare drum is the key to escape.

However, when facing some evil objects that are not transformed from human corpses, it seems to be not so useful. It can even be said to be ineffective, not as useful as swords, guns and weapons.

Therefore, Wu Liang has reason to believe that if this mummy really undergoes a corpse transformation, the sound of the mysterious snare drum will definitely cause it to have some different reactions. At least it will not remain huddled in the corner motionless.

"this……"

Guan Yu and his soldiers looked curious when they saw Wu Liang's actions.

They didn't know what the mysterious snare drum was used for, and they thought Wu Liang was casting some powerful spell.

"!"

Only Zhen Mi, who had just joined the Hu army, was refreshed at this moment, and she looked at the mysterious snare drum on Wu Liang's waist with surprise.

She seems to know something about this mysterious snare drum that Wu Liang and others don't know, and judging from her expression at the moment, it doesn't seem like it's anything bad.

Unfortunately, Wu Liang did not notice Zhen Mi's expression at this moment.

He was still paying attention to the reaction of the mummy to the sound of the drum.

The result was...no response.

This further confirmed Wu Liang's previous speculation that most of the mummy had not undergone transformation. As for the inexplicable beating just now, there was a high probability that it was an accidental phenomenon caused by the remaining body functions of the corpse.

reached such a preliminary conclusion.

Wu Liang turned back and looked at Zhuge Liang, beckoned to him and said, "Brother Zhuge, take out the treasure I specially taught you to carry this time."

baby?

Even the people in the Hu army were stunned. They had never heard that Wu Liang had given any treasure to Zhuge Liang for safekeeping.

Guan Yu and the accompanying soldiers also had curious expressions on their faces. What kind of treasure would it be? It would be valuable. If it was worth a lot of money, they would probably owe Wu Liang another huge favor.

"Okay."

In front of everyone, Zhuge Liang responded, then took off a linen package that he had been carrying behind his back and handed it to Wu Liang's hand.

Wu Liang did not shy away from it either.

Just like that, he opened the linen package in front of everyone, and then took out a large ball of thin hemp rope-like things tied together from inside.

"This is……"

Everyone's eyes widened and their necks stretched unconsciously.

And as Wu Liang's large ball of thin hemp rope-like things gradually spread out, they finally understood what the "treasure" Wu Liang mentioned was.

It was just a fishing net made of fine hemp rope!

This thing is a new net Wu Liang bought from the local fishermen when he passed through Julu County on this expedition.

Originally, he thought that the fishing nets of this era were not very strong due to material limitations. Most of the nets used in this era were made of hemp fiber, which easily swelled when absorbing water and became moldy when exposed to moisture. Therefore, every time the fishing nets were used, they had to be dried.

For a long time, there was a saying that “three days to fish and two days to dry the net”.

But in Julu County, Wu Liang saw local fishermen weaving fishing nets by adding hemp fiber to a relatively thick silk that was not suitable for weaving silk.

This kind of fishing net is much stronger and more durable than a fishing net simply made of hemp fiber.

There are also some local people who specialize in breeding this variety of silkworms for spinning, specifically to provide raw materials for weaving such fishing nets... It is a pity that there is relatively little information in this era, otherwise in this era, this kind of fishing net will definitely be popular all over the country, especially by

It is favored by fishermen who make a living by fishing along the coast, lake or river.

Moreover, the local people raising silkworms also told him something.

This kind of silkworms that spin thick silk is not actually a different species. The same silkworm eggs can spin out thin and light silk when cultured elsewhere. Such differences will only occur if they are cultured here.

Hearing this, Wu Liangcai suddenly remembered a period of history in Celestial Silk Gaiden.

During the Tang Dynasty, China's foreign trade reached an unprecedented level. There were countless merchants traveling between the East and the West on the Silk Road. As one of the most popular commodities in China, silk was exported to the European continent through the Silk Road and was greatly influenced by it.

was sought after by Western aristocrats.

At that time, many businessmen from the West had a crooked idea and wanted to bring silkworms, an important raw material for silk from China, back to the West for breeding, so as to gain greater profits and get rid of their dependence on China.

The imperial court at that time was also aware of this, and strictly guarded the border, checking every trader entering and exiting the border. If anyone was found to be carrying silkworm eggs, live silkworms, etc. without permission, he would be punished with serious crimes. Unfortunately, hundreds of people were punished.

After much deliberation, two Byzantine monks finally hid silkworms and mulberry leaves in bamboo sticks and took them to the Middle East.
To be continued...