Merchant of the Underworld

I took a closer look. Isn't this the birthday gift I gave to Li Mazi?

Could it be said that the Pisces Jade Pendant is the key to the main tomb chamber!

It seems that God still doesn’t want Li Mazi and I to leave empty-handed. Thinking of this, I shouted excitedly: “Li Mazi, give me the jade pendant quickly!”

Although Li Mazi didn't know what was going on, he obediently took off the jade pendant hanging around his neck.

"Brother Zhang, what are you doing?"

Li Mazi asked in confusion when he saw me holding the jade pendant and gesticulating at the stone gate.

"This ancient tomb is destined to be opened by us..."

After saying that, I placed the Pisces Jade Pendant on the gap in the stone door, which just matched it.

Then, I gently turned the jade pendant, and heard a muffled roar, and the stone door opened!

Li Mazi was stunned and asked in disbelief: "Brother, where did you get this jade pendant?"

I burst out laughing. Who the hell would have thought that what was originally just a birthday gift for Li Mazi would actually become the key to this ancient tomb? Maybe there is a certain destiny somewhere.

Immediately, I helped Li Mazi into the main tomb chamber, turned on the flashlight and shone it, and found two human candles placed on the left and right in front, and behind the human candles was the coffin of the tomb owner.

I lit two human candles, and soon the unique fragrance of shark oil filled the air, and the entire tomb was revealed under the light of the human candles.

The tomb is about fifty square meters, with a coffin in the middle and burial objects stacked on both sides.

Li Mazi's eyes widened when he saw the funerary objects. He stopped caring about me and wandered around minding his own business.

I have been very interested in the identity of the tomb owner from the beginning. I want to see who this guy is!

The coffin is made of Kunlun ice jade. It is completely transparent and feels cool when you reach out and touch it.

What surprised me even more was that the ice jade coffin also contained a golden nanmu coffin. This standard was really too high.

"Don't open the coffin yet, wait for me."

Li Mazi lingered among the many burial objects and did not forget to ask me to wait for him to open the coffin together. I was too lazy to disturb his interest, so I nodded and continued to observe the tomb chamber.

At this time, I discovered that the walls around the tomb were carved with dense reliefs. I quickly walked forward and found that the characters in the reliefs were lifelike. I carefully counted five paintings in total, which seemed to record the legendary life of the owner of the tomb.

It turned out that the owner of this tomb was an unpopular prince of the Han Dynasty. Later, the Han Dynasty and the ancient Kingdom of Loulan got married, and the emperor at that time sent him to make peace.

Unexpectedly, the prince and Queen Loulan fell in love at first sight and fell in love from then on. But the good times did not last long. The prince contracted some strange disease and began to shed his skin like a snake. In the end, Queen Loulan died of illness due to overwork.

The prince built this ancient tomb for the queen, but there was no news about him.

The last relief depicts a huge monster with the head of a human and the body of a snake. Could this monster be the prince of the Han Dynasty?

"Brother Zhang, would you like to open the coffin?"

Li Mazi took a lot of funerary objects and couldn't fit them on his body, so he ran over and asked with a smile.

"Forget it, we are not here to rob the tomb. I am here to help the female ghost, and then I will learn a lot about it. Let Queen Loulan rest in peace! Our top priority is to get out of this ghost place." I shook my head.

After all, Queen Loulan has been dead for so many years, and she may have turned into a pile of withered bones, and there is really nothing to see. Besides, it takes a lot of effort to open the coffin. If the queen turns into a big rice dumpling, she will really shoot herself in the foot.

Although Li Mazi was a little regretful, he also took many funerary objects from the tomb, and he couldn't take any more.

But how do we leave the tomb?

I started to worry about this matter again. Li Mazi handed me a cigarette and comforted me: "There is no end to the road, so don't worry."

I took two puffs of cigarette, and my mood became more and more uncomfortable. Too many things happened in the past two days, and the tragedy of Alimu's family echoed in my mind from time to time. I thought their death must be caused by the Lop Nur water monster. Just as I was thinking about it, a cold wind suddenly blew towards us.

I was stunned for a moment, and then I was filled with joy. The wind proved that there was an exit!

I hurriedly ran in the direction where the wind was blowing, and finally saw a little bit of moonlight shining above my head in a corner.

It seemed that Li Mazi was right. I climbed up with the help of the groove next to it and took a look. I found that it was covered with a layer of glazed tiles. When I uncovered the glazed tiles, I found a solid layer of soil. It was no longer quicksand, so I didn’t have to. Worried about being buried alive while climbing.

It's a pity that I didn't bring Oudama here this time, otherwise why would I be like this?

I carefully dug the soil deeper, and after I was sure that people could pass through it, I moved some wooden shelves from the tomb and carried Li Mazi up.

After he got out, I finally breathed a sigh of relief and climbed out quickly.

As soon as we came out of the tomb, we felt a sense of coolness. It turned out that we had arrived at the edge of Lop Nur.

Li Mazi and I looked at each other and smiled. We once again escaped from death!

Lop Nur is very beautiful at night with bright stars. Li Mazi and I breathed the fresh air greedily, but unexpectedly, danger had quietly arrived.

"He's finally out!"

Li Mazi shouted loudly, and we lay on the soft yellow sand, too lazy to move.

But at this moment, a gurgling sound suddenly came from behind us. I didn't take it seriously at first, but the sound became louder and louder, as if the water in the entire lake was boiling.

"Is it possible that there is a volcano below Lop Nur?" Li Mazi asked doubtfully.

"Impossible, I've never heard of a volcano under Lop Nur."

After I finished speaking, I carefully stared at the bubbling Lop Nur and observed it. At this time, Li Mazi made another discovery: "Look, there seems to be something in the water!"

Yes, I saw it too. There was a black shadow crossing the water just now. It was huge, like a dragon. I suddenly thought of the pair of eyes I saw before, and I was shocked.

"Mazi, please step back first."

After saying that, I pulled out the Silver Moon Scimitar and stood on guard. I saw the water in Lop Nur rolling more and more fiercely, but the black shadow disappeared, as if we both had an illusion at the same time.

"boom……"

At this moment, a column of water suddenly surged up in the center of Lop Nur. The sound of the water hitting my ears hurt.

Before I could recover, the water column had already fallen, and then corpses floated on the lake.

Damn it, I knew there was something fishy in Lop Nur, but where did so many corpses come from in the lake?

The densely packed corpses quickly filled the lake, and the originally clear lake water turned into a sea of ​​blood!

"Brother Zhang, what the hell is going on?"

Li Mazi was obviously frightened by the sight in front of him. He huddled next to me and asked cautiously.

"I know where to go, so stop talking nonsense."

I am no better than him. At this time, Lop Nur has become quiet. The more this happens, the more uneasy I feel. What is the thing hiding in the lake and what does it want to do?

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