White Bone Monkey King

In addition to staying on the shore, he is responsible for keeping an eye on the few people around him.

Everyone who went down to the bottom of the pool now climbed onto the huge tree stump to observe the bodies on the tree stump up close.

There is an insect egg on the tree stump.

This is a crystallized amber stone shaped like an insect egg.

"Amber can keep a body from decaying for thousands of years. It seems that this is how the Lord of Teng Kingdom embalmed his own body."

Jin An, who was surrounded by the insect egg amber, guessed this.

Insect eggs in amber are as long as ten feet.

There was a human outline in the amber of the insect eggs. This was the corpse they saw on the bank of the pond just now.

It's just that they haven't seen the corpse in the insect egg amber clearly yet. After getting close to the insect egg amber, they first heard the sound of rushing water. It was like there was really a dragon king calling the wind and rain, controlling the water and deploying magic?

"It's like the sound of a rushing river, and it seems to be coming from the amber in front of us."

The old Taoist priest approached Amber, holding a torch in his hand. He couldn't wait to see what the Lord of Teng Kingdom, or the legendary Dragon King of Yinyi River, looked like.

The old Taoist priest's words shocked many people present.

"The Dragon King in folklore has been making trouble in the Yinyi River. Every rainy season, he capsizes many merchant ships and ferries and eats people. The sound of the surging river water in the amber corresponds to the abilities of the Dragon King in folklore. Look. The corpse sealed in the amber is undoubtedly the Dragon King we are looking for. That is, the leader of the Teng Kingdom who has been dead for thousands of years."

As a local in Fucheng, the abbot of Bailong Temple was very familiar with these folk rumors. As he talked, he was equally curious and stepped forward to see the true face of the Dragon King.

This amber gave everyone a big surprise, but the person sealed in the insect egg-shaped amber gave everyone an even greater surprise.

When everyone approached with torches in hand, they saw clearly the dead person sealed in amber, and found that there was a lifelike human and dragon corpse sealed in amber, with scales like snake scales growing from the exposed skin.

Said to be a dead person, in fact, it is more like a living person who is sleeping soundly. The skin, hair, and a set of dragon scale jade armor on the body still maintain the appearance of his life, without any change, the person is still alive.

The human dragon corpse is dressed in dragon scale jade armor and a full-covering majestic dragon helmet, which can give people a killing power through the amber stone.

The sound of the water waves they heard just now came from a treasure box with the corpse's hands on its chest.

At this time, no matter how stupid the person is, they can see that the eight treasure box will not let go after the death of the tomb owner, so it must be a great treasure.

From ancient times to the present, people have always worshiped jade culture.

People regard jade as a gentleman.

And I firmly believe that jade can nourish people.

Therefore, in the past dynasties, from emperors, princes, generals and ministers to merchants and gentry, they all like to collect beautiful jade from all over the world.

Therefore, apart from the most worthless broken pottery pots, the most unearthed items in this tomb are all kinds of priceless jades.

"Little brother, this set of dragon scale jade armor is not simple. Look at the color of the jade, it looks like the high-quality white jade from the Western Regions that I once had the pleasure to see in the hands of a Western Region merchant when he came to Kangding for business. This kind of white jade from the Western Regions is the most popular among princes and nobles. It is a treasure of the aristocracy. Others play with jade and just get one or two pieces of white jade as if they are a treasure. The Lord of Teng Kingdom is lucky enough to have a complete set of dragon scale jade armor to raise his corpse. ."

The old Taoist priest was surprised.

"Fortunately, we are not tomb robbers who went to the tomb. If this complete set of dragon scale jade armor is seen by those tomb robbers who are determined to steal, they will probably try their best to steal this set of dragon scales even if they know that they are dead. Scale Jade Armor. This dragon scale jade armor alone is already a treasure. If it is a complete set, it will be priceless. Those princes and generals believe that their lives are strong and will not mind being buried in a shroud that has been worn by others. "

However.

Jin An did not accept the old Taoist priest's words.

Because, at this moment, he finally saw a human-dragon corpse that was still as fresh as before in life. He was frowning and looking at the human-dragon corpse in front of him carefully.

It seemed that the still-living human-dragon corpse in front of him had verified some of his previous conjectures, made important discoveries, and revealed a sudden realization between his brows.

The captain, who had been secretly observing Jin An since he approached the amber stone, also noticed something was wrong with the look on Jin An's face at this time, so he asked: "Taoist Jin An, since we were in the bronze round belly cauldron of the fake tomb,... After discovering the first human dragon corpse, and then seeing the painted human dragons on the green leather murals in this underground cave, I frowned every time I saw Taoist Jin An. What did you discover?"

"Taoist Master Jin'an, why don't you tell us and let us all help you become your adviser?"

"This time we go to the Yinyi River to eliminate the Dragon King. We need to be sincere in order to open up the stone. Only by frank cooperation can everyone safely walk out of the tomb of the Lord of Teng Kingdom."

After the captain finished speaking, the eyes of everyone present temporarily shifted from the dragon scale jade armor and the eight treasure box to Jin An.

Jin An did not hide what he had just discovered.

In fact, he had no intention of hiding it from the beginning.

Even if the captain doesn't ask.

He will also tell the truth truthfully.

"I did find some clues from these human dragons."

Jin An nodded and began to tell what he had discovered: "Actually, when the first human-dragon corpse was found in the fake grave above, I already had thoughts about the so-called human dragon, the reincarnation of a real dragon, and the dragon-body identity of the Lord of Teng Kingdom. I made a bold guess. It’s just that the human-dragon corpse has been dead for a long time and the body was seriously damaged, so I can’t confirm the guess in my heart for the time being..."

"Later, those green-skinned murals, and the second time I saw a human dragon, further verified the conjecture in my mind..."

"But it wasn't until I saw the complete and vivid human-dragon corpse in front of me that my suspicion was finally truly verified."

"Actually, the leader of the Teng Kingdom is not the reincarnation of a real dragon, nor is he a human-dragon body. He is just like us, a mortal body. The so-called dragon scales and the reincarnation of a real dragon are just a kind of skin. It's nothing more than a disease. In order to consolidate its dominance, the royal family exaggerated its skin disease into the reincarnation of a real dragon through myth worship and sacrifice. From ancient times to the present, there are many precedents for emperors to myth themselves and consolidate their rule. "

"I wonder if you have heard of 'ichthyosis'?"

Jin An didn't seem to notice the stunned expressions on everyone's face at this moment. He carefully observed the body of the tomb owner in the amber stone and continued to explain the specific cause of ichthyosis.

"Ichthyosis is a skin disease, the main manifestation of which is the hardening of the skin and the growth of angular scaly skin like fish scales and snake scales. This skin disease will worsen in the cold and dry seasons, making people miserable, and will appear in the rainy and humid seasons. Slightly alleviated. Speaking of which, this is a hereditary disease that is also difficult to cure and cannot be cured in a lifetime. Even children and grandchildren have a high probability of inheriting this skin disease."

"The ichthyosis itself is easily inherited. In addition, in order to maintain the so-called orthodoxy of the royal bloodline, the royal family has a custom of intermarrying with cousins, brothers and sisters of the same bloodline and other close relatives to maintain the purity of the bloodline... so this This leads to a greater chance of inheriting various diseases. Because of this, the leader of the Teng Kingdom suffered from ichthyosis, and his children have a high probability of suffering from this ichthyosis skin disease, so after we descended into the tomb , that’s why we saw so many dragon corpses along the way.”

When he said this, Jin An paused.

He originally wanted to say that marrying close relatives to keep blood pure was a feudal evil habit, but fortunately at the last moment, he changed his mind in time.

If this kind of criticism of the royal family is spread out by someone with intentions and reaches the ears of the imperial court, it will be extremely treasonous and unethical.

It is the crime of deceiving the emperor.

There are not enough people from all nine clans in the family to be taken to the food market and beheaded.

No matter which dynasty or generation, whether it is ancient or modern or both at home and abroad, royal incest has always existed, and even many famous families have always retained the feudal bad habit of incest.

Jin An was sure that there were incest marriages in the Kangding royal family, otherwise it would be difficult to maintain the stability of the country and the country for hundreds of years.

After a slight pause, Jin An continued: "If an ordinary person suffers from ichthyosis, they will suffer a lifetime, causing physical and mental trauma throughout their lives."

"But the leader of the Teng Kingdom was able to survive in a desperate situation. Not only did he not hide his illness, he even disclosed his ichthyosis. Through the art of imperial control, he used the art of imperial control to treat his skin disease through the folk worship of the mythical dragon, As well as sacrifices and celebrations, etc., he tampered with the ichthyosis and called it dragon scale. He exaggerated that he was the reincarnation of a real dragon to consolidate his status as the king."

"As a result, the people under his rule and all the civil and military officials in the dynasty were convinced that he was the reincarnation of the real dragon, making people dare not resist his dominance, and making him more secure as the leader of the country."

When he said this, Jin An frowned slightly: "It's just that I don't understand something. Logically speaking, this ichthyosis can only be passed on to future generations and cannot be transmitted to others. What happened to the ichthyosis on Miss Jia's body? thing?"

"Perhaps it can only be used for the time being. After the death of the Lord of Teng Kingdom, the corpse poison accumulated in the human body, which has some mutations with ichthyosis, and is different from ordinary people. For example, there is a lot of Yin energy in the corpse, and the tomb under the Yinyi River Humid air makes ichthyosis like a fish in water, causing ichthyosis to mutate and become more severe and contagious."

"Or maybe when the leader of the Teng Kingdom was alive, in order to complete one lie with ninety-nine lies, he not only failed to treat his ichthyosis in time, but also in order to increase the people's superstition of him and make himself a god in the hearts of the people. To consolidate his dominance in the hearts of the people, he kept deliberately stimulating the ichthyosis, making it worse, and covering his whole body with ichthyosis, so that everyone under his rule believed that he was the reincarnation of the real dragon, and that he was the dragon king among people. .When ichthyosis is constantly stimulated and aggravated, this skin disease that was originally not contagious may eventually become contagious like chickenpox, rubella, measles, tinea capitis, tinea pedis and other skin diseases... …”

"Only this explanation can break the false myth of the so-called 'reincarnation of the real dragon' and bring down the leader of the Teng Kingdom."

"So, the so-called reincarnation of the real dragon is all fake. Even if there is a real dragon in this world, it is impossible for this real dragon to appear in the body of a small country leader, otherwise the country will not be destroyed for thousands of years."

Jin An's words were like a boulder thrown into a lake, stirring up a storm in the hearts of everyone present.

Although everyone did not believe that the leader of a small country could be the reincarnation of a real dragon at the beginning, it was probably an exaggerated myth of imperial control.

But they couldn't figure out what the truth behind it was for the time being.

It wasn't until Jin An's detailed explanation, which was reasonable and logical, that they gradually digested the shock of this millennium truth brought by Jin An after a long period of emotional ups and downs.

Although this truth is unexpected, the mythical reincarnation of the real dragon and the real dragon scales are actually just a folk skin disease, ichthyosis, but it is reasonable.

Because after excluding the unreliable explanation of the reincarnation of a real dragon, it is true that only ichthyosis can best explain the origin of the human-dragon corpse in front of me.

"Little brother, how do you know so much?"

"I have traveled all over the world. Although I have never heard of ichthyosis, the world is full of wonders. Little brother, you are more knowledgeable than me."

The old Taoist priest gave Jin An a thumbs up with admiration.

Even the captain, the abbot of Bailong Temple, and monk Hongzhao began to admire Jin An after they calmed down their shock and came to their senses.

As the saying goes, if three people are walking together, I must be my teacher.

The people who went down to the bottom of the pool this time included Jin An, the old Taoist priest, Xi Jian, the captain, and two monks from Bailong Temple.

The four monks, Monk Kongming from Bailong Temple, Country Goddess, and Brother Weeper, were left on the shore to keep alert to prevent being attacked from behind after going down to the bottom of the pool.

After being surprised, Jin An and the other six began to study how to pry open the amber stone in front of them.

But just as Jin'an and the others were walking back and forth, discussing how to open the amber stone and behead the corpse, suddenly, the voice of the old Taoist priest exclaimed in the tomb: "How come the eyes of the Lord of Teng Kingdom are open? "

The old Taoist priest's exclamation shocked several people present. They turned to look carefully at the body sealed in amber. Sure enough, under the dragon helmet, the eyes of the tomb owner could be seen through a small slit in the dragon helmet. , Qing Leng opened it, revealing cold black and white eyes.

In the cold eyes, the flickering light of the torches in the hands of Jin An and others was reflected, making them look cold and deep as an abyss.

"Little brother, captain, abbot, did any of you notice just now that the eyes of the Lord of Teng Kingdom were closed? Or were they opened later?" The words of the old Taoist priest fell in this dark and quiet tomb. , but it scared people.

I don’t know if it’s a psychological effect, but even the air seems to have become quieter and more depressing.

It's like a big stone is weighing on my heart.

Everyone frowned and thought about it, only to look at each other in astonishment. Just now, everyone was attracted by the amber stone and the eight-treasure box, but no one noticed the small detail of the eyes of the Lord of Teng Kingdom under the dragon helmet.

No one can answer the question: Did the Lord of Teng Kingdom, who was lying in the amber stone, have his eyes open just now? Still closed?

"Little brother, could it be that those words you just said broke the thousand-year-old immortal myth of the Lord of Teng Kingdom and pulled the self-proclaimed Dragon King off the altar of myth. His old man became angry and his body was raised. Sha, have you opened your eyes?"

The old Taoist's mouth is really... Jin An glared at the old Taoist.

"I don't care if he sleeps with his eyes open, or if he opens them later, smashes the amber stone, digs up the grave and digs up the body, and burns the bones that have not changed for thousands of years, I don't care how he can still pretend to be a ghost!"

Jin An drank coldly.

The red blood in his hand exploded, he stepped forward and punched the amber stone in front of him with a fearless face.

Boom!

There was a dull explosion, and the seemingly solid amber stone cracked inch by inch, revealing the human-dragon body that had been practicing cultivation under the tomb for thousands of years!