In fact, Wu Liang did not suspect Yang Wanli of telling lies.

In this era, there is no such thing as materialism. Individuals are affected by the theory of ghosts and gods. It is not surprising that Yang Wanli has such rhetoric.

Moreover, after seeing Jian in the tomb of King Xiao of Liang, the materialistic values ​​​​in Wu's conscience that were not solid have long since fallen apart, but some things that can be explained by 21st century science certainly cannot scare him, such as

He didn't take seriously what Yang Wanli said about the woman crying in the valley.

As for this so-called evil curse, since there is no basis for it, he certainly has reservations.

"There has been such a legend among the people in Bingzhou. I have heard it since I was a child, and I am definitely not just telling it."

Yang Wanli cupped his hands and explained.

"Hearing is false, seeing is believing. You followed Lu Bu and robbed many tombs, but have you ever seen them with your own eyes?"

Wu Liang turned around and asked.

"That's not true..."

Yang Wanli replied awkwardly.

"Then when you follow Lu Bu to rob a tomb, how do you judge whether a tomb has a blood sacrifice and whether it can be robbed?"

Wu Liang asked again.

"this……"

Yang Wanli was stunned immediately.

"If Lu Bu came here and discovered that there had been blood sacrifices in this tomb, based on your understanding of Lu Bu, would he still order people to excavate this tomb?"

Wu Liang then asked.

Yang Wanli was stunned again. After thinking for a moment, he finally said: "I should be able to do it when I return to Sima."

"Isn't that what it is? Lu Bu can steal, why can't we steal? Besides, this is Jizhou, and the rumors of merging the state may not be useful."

Wu Liang grinned.

Rumors are always just rumors. As long as you use a research attitude to get to the bottom of it, they will naturally be self-defeating.

After exploring the vicinity of the wordless stone monument, the soldiers finally completed the installation of the engineering shovel, and carried it on their shoulders one by one to report.

The batch of engineer shovels that Wu Liang asked Cao Zhen to help build actually borrowed some features of the third-generation engineer shovels from later generations.

Although it cannot be deformed and folded, it already has the four conventional functions of shovel, pickaxe, crowbar, and saw. It can also be used as a spear or ax in battle. However, it is limited by materials and craftsmanship. There will definitely be no engineers in later generations.

The shovel is so strong and durable, and not as sharp as a weapon, but it is already much stronger than ordinary agricultural tools and weapons today.

Of course, the most eye-catching thing is Wu Liang’s specially made Luoyang shovel.

Even though his Luoyang shovel was slightly smaller than the engineer shovel, it was equipped with more than ten wooden bars at once. Except for the one that was already installed on it, Dian Wei bundled the rest into a bundle and carried them behind his back.

Until now, they still don't understand what the Luoyang shovel is used for, even Cao Zhen is no exception.

It was not yet time for the Luoyang shovel to take effect. Wu Liang did not explain much, but went straight to the place where Yang Wanli had pointed out before to dig out the tomb-suppressing beast, and ordered the soldiers to dig out all the disturbed soil.

Dig the place again and take a look.

"You are a talented and wise brother, why do you do this?"

Cao Zhen asked puzzledly.

"Now we only know that there may be a group of unexpected people here, but we don't know the identity and purpose of that group. Maybe this can help us find the answer."

Wu Liang muttered.

As Yang Wanli said, although these stone tomb beasts are not easy to make, they are not worth much to people today. Even if someone finds them, they will never bother to dig them out and move them away.

Therefore, Wu Liang felt that there must be a hidden secret behind this strange incident, and it was very necessary to investigate it carefully.

As a result, after digging like this, something really happened.

About ten minutes later.

A soldier rushed to Wu Liang and Cao Zhen in a panic: "Report! Lieutenant, Sima, we dug according to the instructions and dug out two human heads from below. Please go and check!"

"Head?"

Wu Liang was immediately stunned and quickly came to the scene to receive the reward from Cao Zhen.

I saw two bloody human heads in the middle of the two 50-centimeter-deep pits dug side by side. They looked like they had been dead for a long time. Even in the late autumn, they still appeared.

The more serious decay phenomenon exudes a pungent rancid smell.

In addition, there is an upright wooden stake stuck in the back of the two heads, and it is unknown what they are used for.

at this time.

"It's them! These are the two people who disappeared that night!"

Yang Wanli also pushed through the crowd and got in. When he saw the two heads, he immediately screamed.

"Keep digging, dig it out completely and see what's underneath."

After confirming the identities of the two heads, Wu Liang unconsciously thought of the man-eating monster mentioned by Yang Wanli before.

It seems that this matter is not groundless. The two people can completely rule out the possibility of escaping without authorization. Then there is only one possibility left: they were captured by the "man-eating monster" without Yang Wanli noticing.

After being killed, he was buried here!

Of course, despite being called a "man-eating monster," Wu Liang never doubted that everything that happened here was a man-made disaster.

Because the wordless stone tablets here and the tomb-suppressing beasts mentioned by Yang Wanli are both artificial traces, it is only possible for humans to dig out the tomb-suppressing beasts and fill up the holes.

Therefore, the "man-eating monster" mentioned by the charcoal seller must also be a human being.

But what is puzzling is that the "man-eating monster" was encountered by the charcoal seller more than ten years ago, and the legend of the "Valley of No Return" is obviously even older.

So, what kind of person can live in such a place where birds don’t poop for so long?

Who keeps harming others, creating the legend of the "Valley of No Return" and doing weird things that ordinary people can't understand, but actually seems to be preventing outsiders from entering the valley?

At this time, Wu Liang almost had the answer——

Gravekeeper!

Gravekeeper is an extremely mysterious profession. This profession has existed since ancient times and is the ultimate expression of the ancient loyalty and filial piety of the Celestial Dynasty.

Most of them are loyal servants of the tomb owner or relatives with a slight blood relationship. After the death of the tomb owner, they swear an oath to protect it from generation to generation, and their fate is tied to a tomb, until one day, the tomb and the almost stagnant life will come together.

Time disappeared together into the smoke and dust of history.

If there really is a tomb keeper in this mausoleum, then there will probably be a battle between the Hu people's army, which is contrary to their position.

While Wu Liang was concentrating on thinking.

"Captain, Sima, please take a look quickly!"

The soldiers had cleared away the soil around the two heads, finally revealing the horrifying sight buried underneath.

I saw that apart from the heads, only the skeletons of the two corpses were left from the neck down, and some of the bones were connected with strands of rotten meat.

The two skeletons were fixed on the wooden stakes behind them by ropes, keeping the kneeling posture in the same direction, as if they were apologizing to someone, and it also looked like the more common kneeling posture in the Han Dynasty.

Seeing this scene, Yang Wanli exploded immediately, and quickly turned pale and shouted: "You can't be wrong! The tomb-suppressing beast we dug out had this posture. Could it be that this move offended the owner of the tomb, so the owner of the tomb let him go.
Chapter completed!