The craftsmanship of this coffin was definitely better than the other dozen coffins placed in the secret chamber.
Judging from the patterns on the coffin, it was definitely not an ordinary object.
The two ends, the four sides, and the sky above the coffin were all painted with five colors of gold. There were some auspicious divine beasts drawn, such as cranes, qilins, turtles, snakes, and so on. They were used to bless the owner of the coffin to become an immortal after his death.
There were twenty-eight Lunar Mansions drawn on the coffin, and the coffin was surrounded by a golden cloud pattern. It was unknown what technique was used to draw this thing, but it actually did not fade at all after thousands of years. The colors were still as beautiful as new, which was amazing.
The thin man clicked his tongue as he looked at it. This thing was too beautiful. Who would have thought that such a beautiful thing was actually drawn on a coffin?
Jia Yan was also amazed in his heart. If this thing was sold, he reckoned that even without anything else, this coffin alone would be able to sell for an astronomical price.
"Even if there's nothing in this coffin, we can still make a fortune by selling it!”The thin man actually had the same thoughts as Jia Yan.
The thin man didn't think too much about it to begin with. Seeing that his observation was so beautiful, he made up his mind that there was definitely something good in this coffin.
Even if he really didn't, he would definitely be able to carry the observation back.
Even Yanzi, who was standing at the side, couldn't help but sigh in surprise. She couldn't wait to see what was in the coffin.
Jia Yan looked into the gap between the coffin and the stone coffin. There were no ceramic items here. Not only were there no ceramic items, but there was actually nothing placed here.
'Did the Japanese take them all away?'Jia Yan felt a sense of loss.
Such a beautiful coffin, the things buried with it definitely wouldn't be ordinary. This treasure was actually not there.
He hoped that there was something in the coffin so that they wouldn't waste their efforts.
Before Jia Yan could think further, the thin man had already reached out and opened the coffin lid of the wooden coffin.
However, this time, the thin man was not as rough as before. It seemed that he really had the intention of carrying the coffin back. He was afraid that he would break the coffin, so he carefully put it aside.
The four of them hurriedly shone their flashlights into the coffin.
The brocade covering the coffin was probably already rotten. Although the color was still bright, it would immediately turn into ashes if anyone touched it.
There was a skeleton lying in the brocade. After a thousand years, the clothes and skin had long rotted away. Only the skull was slightly intact.
The skull had a large mouth and two rows of black rotten teeth. A large part of the bones on the body had already disintegrated into dust. If it was not for the skull in the tube, one might not have been able to tell that this was a human corpse.
Yanzi waved her flashlight and screamed. "Oh my god, it's this child! I saw her!"
Yanzi turned her head in fear and pointed at the side of the coffin.
A child was lying on each side of the coffin. The clothes on her body were probably already weathered and rotten.
Judging from the height of the two children, they looked to be about five or six years old. Their faces were lifelike. The boy had a braid on his head, and the girl had two ponytails on her head. This style was definitely not modern.
"Could it be that they were the children who died with the Daolord?”Old Jiao frowned and muttered.
"If they were buried with their master, why are the two children so fine when their master has already decayed?”Jia Yan asked curiously.
To be honest, if it wasn't for the fact that these two children's skin color didn't look like living people at all, and that they were in this coffin, Jia Yan would even suspect that they weren't dead.
To be able to make the four of them so lifelike, what kind of skill did he have?
"Stop fooling around! I think these two little brats are most likely fake. They look like real people.”As the thin man spoke, he took off his gloves and reached out to pinch the child's face in the coffin. "I don't believe that these two little brats can become spirits.”
Old Jiao pressed down on the thin man's hand. "Don't touch it without gloves. This is not a mannequin. It might be poisonous!”
Old Jiao pointed at the bodies of the two children. "Look carefully. These two children's bodies are covered in patches of purplish-green spots. This looks like mercury spots."
Hearing Old Jiao's words, Jia Yan also looked carefully curiously. Just as Old Jiao had said, the child's body was covered in bruises. He couldn't tell what it was.
"I heard from my grandfather that in ancient times, there were people who wanted to bury young boys and girls. When they were young, they gave them water and silver. However, mercury was poisonous. After drinking a large amount of mercury, the young boys and girls would die very quickly.”
"They also need to dig holes on the heads, backs, soles, and many other places of the young boys and girls who have drunk a large amount of mercury before they die. Then, they will pour silver into the bodies. He even smeared mercury powder all over his body, just like a specimen.”
"This way, even after 10,000 years, the skin won't rot.”Old Jiao explained.
Using this method to preserve a corpse could only be done when the person was alive. After the person died, the blood flow would not be able to circulate, and there was no way to pour silver into it. Therefore, no tomb owner would use this method. This was because the dead could not preserve their bodies in this way.
This should be the cruelest way of being buried in this world. Buried with the living.
The thin man was still bold. He put on his gloves and picked up the little boy. He examined him carefully and indeed found several holes on the little boy's body.
"This is too pitiful ~ Brother Hu, why don't they let these children wear clothes? I remember that the little girl who ran over was wearing clothes."No matter what, women could always arouse their instinctive maternal love.
"The boys and girls who were buried with him must have been dressed in gorgeous clothes.”Old Jiao sighed and shook his head.
"This observation should have been opened by the Japanese. The dress from thousands of years ago was exposed to the air, so it should have turned into ashes long ago.”Jia Yan sighed.
Now, other than the bones and the two children in the coffin, it was still empty. Jia Yan, who had originally wanted to make some money, could not help but feel a little disappointed.
"Why did these two children lure us here?”Jia Yan frowned.
He had seen the little boy with his own eyes, but there was nothing here. What was the meaning of bringing them here?
"Maybe they want us to bury them. The old man said that they should be buried in peace. Why don't we help? How pitiful they are…" Yanzi said with some reluctance.
"I just want to get rich and not think about these messy things. But this time, the situation is special. Let's do a good deed and find a place to dig a hole to bury them.”The thin man nodded in agreement.
A five or six-year-old child had to drink the mercury while he was still alive. Moreover, he had to dig a hole in his body to pour the mercury into his veins. This was indeed soft-hearted.
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