usatvline Chapter 277 The Last Tomb Chamber
Chapter 277 The Last Tomb Chamber
Feeling a surge of stomach acid, the four women quickly covered their mouths and noses and stepped back.
Cheng Feng also held his breath and looked into the doorway.
In this small, enclosed room of less than 30 square meters, a bed with intricate carvings of dragons and phoenixes was placed.
On the bed lay a mattress originally made of fox fur, upon which lay fourteen skeletons.
The fox fur, which should have been pure white, was filthy with the slime produced by the decomposition of the fur.
A second-hand sulder stood beside the bed; this was the third second-hand sulder Cheng Feng had encountered along the way.
"Judging from the bones of these corpses, they were all young women."
Chen Wenjin covered her mouth and nose and came to Cheng Feng's side. After a brief look, she came to a conclusion.
The bones of men and women are significantly different in the pelvic region; a basic understanding of anatomy is enough to distinguish between them.
The bodies of the fourteen women were all lying flat, side by side, on this bed covered with fox fur.
"Go in and check carefully. They've specifically used an empty coffin as the mechanism to open the secret chamber."
It won't just be used as a grave for these women.
After saying that, Cheng Feng stepped into the secret room. The four women hesitated for a moment, but finally followed behind Cheng Feng.
They all shared the idea of sharing both good times and bad, and were unwilling to let Cheng Feng suffer alone.
To reduce the smell, Cheng Feng waved his hand, sending a gust of wind to blow the stench from the secret room out the door.
The smell between their noses and mouths lessened considerably.
As Cheng Feng approached the bed, he casually put away the Sulede next to him; this set was a rare historical artifact.
Cheng Feng then carefully went to the couch and began to examine it closely for any other clues.
However, apart from the fourteen corpse-fixing pills held in the female corpse's mouth, they gained nothing.
Moreover, Cheng Feng confirmed that there were no mechanisms or hidden compartments on the bed.
After getting off the bed, Cheng Feng began to look around.
The walls here are covered with exquisite murals. The most central feature of the murals is a majestic bull, surrounded by cloud patterns, making it appear like a mythical beast.
This bull is a watershed, separating the two murals from the events depicted.
The mural on its left depicts a general in armor directing a large number of slaves to build a tomb.
The mural to the right of the bull is interesting; it depicts a general escorting a group of women.
In the final scene, he is bowing to a man on horseback, while fourteen women appear behind him.
"It seems that the coffin outside must belong to the protagonist of the mural, but why is there only a coffin and no person in sight?"
After looking at the mural, Huo Ling said with a head full of questions.
Chen Wenjin turned and looked at the fourteen women lying on the couch, and said softly:
"Judging from the murals, this person oversaw the construction of Genghis Khan's Mausoleum, and the murals were definitely carved before the tomb was fully completed."
From this perspective, the people in the murals likely knew in advance that they were to be buried with Genghis Khan.
As the person in charge of building the mausoleum, if he were to back out halfway through, he would certainly have a way to leave.
Based on the various clues discovered so far, this person, just as Chen Wenjin suspected, should have been buried in a coffin alongside Genghis Khan, and his body might even have served as a guardian of the tomb.
But now there are no bodies in the coffin, and only fourteen women buried with the deceased are in the secret chamber.
"When we came in, this tomb was perfectly intact, unless..."
The group exchanged glances, then walked out of the secret chamber together and headed towards the passage leading to other tomb chambers.
As he passed the coffin, Cheng Feng, true to his good habit of not wasting anything, casually collected the two piles of burial goods.
The deepest part of the tomb chamber still had the same pitch-black entrance. Having learned from the previous experience,
Yang Xueli took out a flare without Cheng Feng saying anything more.
After the passage was illuminated, the group entered under Cheng Feng's guidance.
This was the easiest time for them; there was no danger in the passage, only the same ditch of corpses.
Standing beside the ditch of corpses, the women carefully looked around, but found no place to leave.
"That's really strange. Can a person just disappear into thin air?"
"Whether he lives or dies doesn't matter to us, let's ignore him and keep moving forward!"
Hearing Cheng Feng's explanation, the women agreed that it made sense; the escape route was indeed very important for ordinary people.
Because they couldn't open the heavy iron gate, they needed to find a way out.
But for Cheng Feng, these iron gates were like a joke. If they were made of precious metals, Cheng Feng could take the gates away.
After the four women were ready, Cheng Feng followed suit and used his wind-controlling ability to carry them across the Corpse Bone Ravine.
This time, the four women were much calmer, and at the same time, they felt a bit excited.
"You have to work hard, sir! I believe that one day you can really lead us to great heights!"
Huo Ling patted Cheng Feng on the shoulder, encouraging him with anticipation.
"Don't worry, we have a long life ahead of us. One day, not only will we be able to fly, but I might even be able to take you to the moon."
After saying that, Cheng Feng walked towards the iron gate, pushed it open, and the same tomb passage came into view.
"Alas, the structure of this mausoleum is the strangest I know. These burial chambers connected by passages are like fortresses of all sizes. It was not built according to the funeral practices that are popular in the Central Plains."
As the group entered the passage, Chen Wenjin sighed as the iron gate behind him slowly closed.
Cheng Feng looked thoughtful after hearing Chen Wenjin's words.
"Fortresses of all sizes..."
With a guess in mind, Cheng Feng looked back at the iron gate, thought for a moment, and then continued walking forward.
This tomb passage was also curved, and after some mental calculation, Cheng Feng realized that it should be a perfect circle.
The first few tomb chambers are located at several nodes in the circle.
Judging from the size of the arc and the length of the passage, the last tomb chamber should be just ahead.
Once there, Cheng Feng's guess would be more certain of its accuracy.
Soon, the group arrived at the end of the tomb passage. Judging from the route, it was exactly the same as the previous two passages, and the distance control was extremely precise.
First, flares were used to clear the way, and then the group entered the tomb chamber.
Just as Cheng Feng had predicted, there was no familiar door at the end of the tomb chamber, only a solid wall.
Moreover, the layout of this tomb chamber is quite different from the previous ones.
In terms of size, this place is much larger than the previous ones, as evidenced by the fact that there are a total of 81 stone pillars supporting it.
Moreover, the items here are more varied.
Numerous animal heads, preserved as specimens, hung on the walls and stone pillars, all facing the spot where Cheng Feng and his companions were standing.
The dark, hollow eye sockets sent chills down Chen Wenjin's and the others' spines.
Corresponding to the specimens hanging above are the countless white bones on the ground, which not only cover the entire tomb chamber but also rise significantly above the ground, and their number is no less than that of the previous bone trenches.
On these skeletons laid flat on the ground,
A line of armored terracotta warriors stood in the center of the tomb, looking solemn yet exuding a strong sense of menace.