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Chapter 278 The identity of the tomb owner?
After feeling slightly relieved, Liu Jingfeng glanced at the tomb.
There is also a small coffin that I haven't had time to open. Now that it's here, it should have a beginning and an end.
"There should be a lot of mercury in the coffin, which is easy to volatilize. You have to evacuate quickly after opening it." Liu Jingfeng assessed.
"Can't you keep it until next time? It might be dangerous if you force it open." Lin Ran felt that it would be better to evacuate temporarily, as there would be another chance in the future.
Liu Jingfeng smiled: "Brother Lin, there are always risks in our industry."
He turned around and said to Wang Jinpeng and A Ming: "Jinpeng, A Ming, I still have to rely on you inside!"
A Ming has some research on chemistry, not to mention Wang Jinpeng. Strength is the guarantee for opening the coffin.
After all, great strength can work miracles!
The two nodded and prepared to enter the tomb again.
"I'll go in with you." Lin Ran stepped forward and said.
"Brother Lin, there are dangers inside, and if there are too many people, it might..." Liu Jingfeng wanted to persuade Lin Ran to give up the idea of entering.
"I can help them provide information about opening the coffin." Lin Ran said firmly.
He didn't want to miss the moment when this dusty history was revealed.
Liu Jingfeng looked at the two men, but they did not express any objection.
A Ming handed Lin Ran a new gas mask, and then the three of them stepped into the tomb.
The tomb chamber is not large but very neat.
The big red coffin has been opened, the small coffin is surrounded by hay, and the cultural relics inside have been removed.
Only this small coffin of golden nanmu was left.
The coffin is about 1.7 meters long, and the owner of the tomb is obviously petite.
The phoenix pattern carved on the surface already represents her noble status!
Wang Jinpeng and A Ming stood on both sides of the coffin, holding tools to remove all the nails on the coffin.
Then he tried to unlock the coffin, only to find that the coffin wouldn't move at all.
"Strange? Why is it so tight?" Wang Jinpeng felt a little baffled. The coffins he encountered before could basically be unlocked by removing the nails.
"It should be that the mercury evaporated and then solidified, completely sticking the lock." A Ming replied.
"Then we can't open the coffin normally?"
"Yes, let's get started." A Ming took out a drill-like tool and threw it to Wang Jinpeng.
They cannot stay in the tomb for too long and must act quickly.
The weakest part of the coffin is the small end, which is usually made of horizontal boards.
So it is the easiest to open. The purpose of the drill is to make a hole here and take out the things.
They were about to start work when Lin Ran asked: "You should know that there is mercury in it, right? Are you afraid of problems if you just start it?"
"Isn't there nothing we can do about it?" A Ming said tangledly. Even if the mercury flowed out, it would be impossible for them to reach in and retrieve the burial objects.
But if you don’t open the coffin, you will never get the treasure inside!
Lin Ran thought to himself that the freezing point of mercury is obviously more than 30 degrees below zero. No matter how cold the tomb is, it will never reach this temperature.
If you can't pry open the coffin, it's probably because the long nails haven't been completely removed, not because the mercury has solidified.
Without further ado, the two of them started drilling holes above the small head with a drill, while Lin Ran was looking for the hidden spike.
The position of the phoenix eye made Lin Ran feel a little unusual. When he got close and touched it with his hand, it turned out to be a solid feel.
"Here!" Lin Ran said to Wang Jinpeng, "Remove these two nails and you should be able to open the coffin."
Wang Jinpeng was unequivocal, he picked up the hammer and came over to start working. A Ming couldn't get out of the way alone, so he had to start working with him.
With two clicks, two 10cm long nails were taken out.
Wang Jinpeng can actually pull out such a deep nail, his strength is really amazing!
However, they also felt that their breathing was beginning to become uncomfortable.
Without much communication, Amin threw a crowbar to the two of them and prepared to pry open the coffin lid together.
The reason why Lin Ran didn't want them to drill open the coffin was to ensure that the tomb remained as original as possible.
With a "crunch", the coffin lid responded.
A disgusting smell gushed out from inside, and even wearing a gas mask couldn't stop it.
With a tacit understanding, everyone worked together to pry open the coffin lid.
The coffin lid was pried open. When they pushed the coffin lid open, a female corpse came into view.
The female corpse in the coffin was gorgeously dressed in red minority costumes, and it actually had eleven layers!
Female corpses in the Central Plains are generally not buried wearing red clothes, which represents ominousness.
Judging from the clothing and jewelry styles, it is exactly the image of a Khitan princess from the Song Dynasty.
She wears a lot of gold jewelry and her face is covered by a red veil, making her look mysterious and noble.
What's even more peculiar is that she is wearing eleven layers of clothes!
The clothing is also of excellent quality and has no weathering.
There is a layer of light liquid at the bottom of the coffin, which is mercury.
The three of them immediately took action and quickly removed the jewelry from her body.
When she was about to leave, Lin Ran noticed her pillow.
"It's best not to take this thing." Wang Jinpeng covered his nose. He couldn't stand it anymore.
But Lin Ran gritted his teeth and raised the head of the female corpse.
The head of the female corpse was partially stuck to the pillow, which looked particularly disgusting.
Their dizziness is getting worse.
Lin Ran didn't want to destroy the body, so he fumbled under the pillow.
"Come on, brother Lin! I can't hold on any longer!" A Ming shouted to Lin Ran as he ran.
He could feel his consciousness blurring, and he was particularly sensitive to his body's reactions.
Lin Ran naturally knew that he now felt like he was dreaming. This was obviously a reaction to mild poisoning in his body.
However, he was unwilling to leave like this.
He searched with his hands and found a book in the pillow. He was delighted, but when he wanted to take it out, he felt that his body was unable to use it.
Vaguely, he could still see the female corpse sitting up and staring at him with empty eyes.
This...no, this is an illusion!
Lin Ran forced his consciousness to gather, and sure enough, the female body was still lying on the same spot, but he really couldn't use any more strength.
At this moment, Wang Jinpeng held Lin Ran with one hand and grabbed the book taken out of the pillow with the other hand.
Without any explanation, he ran out of the tomb breathing heavily!
……
I don't know how much time passed before Lin Ran woke up.
They were already outside the mausoleum, and the dazzling sunlight made him feel a little dazzled.
"Brother Lin, you're awake." Liu Jingfeng's smiling face appeared in front of him.
Lin Ran sat up and found that they had spread some cloth on the mountain and were resting in the wild.
Seeing Lin Ran wake up, everyone gathered around him, worry evident on their faces.
"Well, Jinpeng, thank you." Lin Ran's last impression was that Wang Jinpeng took him out of the tomb.
Without him, I would definitely have a narrow escape from death!
"Hehe, I should." Wang Jinpeng smiled honestly.
Liu Jingfeng also heard about this. He took out the book and handed it to Lin Ran. This thing is valuable only in the hands of people who understand it.
But there was still a question in his mind: "Brother Lin, do you know the identity of the tomb owner now?"