Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

Chapter 247 Corpse Oil Candle, Extinguished

Cui Hao also noticed the abnormality of the seven candles.

With eyes wide open, he asked, "Brother, did you see those candles?"

"It was blown out by the wind and then lit up again!"

I nodded slightly: "I see."

It is not uncommon for a candle to go out and then burn again.

But it only happens in rare cases.

For example, when blowing out candles.

A breath of wind will blow out the candle, but there will still be a small spark hidden in the wick, which will burn again when the wind passes.

But the probability of this happening in all seven candles is extremely low.

I would rather believe that there is something weird going on.

I also don’t believe that the rekindling of seven candles is a coincidence!

"Brother, could it be that this is some evil trick that Ma Si came up with?"

"Hurry and push his body into the river, otherwise something might happen!"

After Cui Hao finished speaking, he bent down, picked up Wang Hu's backpack from the ground, and pulled out a bundle of sticks from it.

The bundle of sticks is used to connect the poles.

It can also be used for other purposes, such as using this bundle of sticks to push Ma Si's body into the river.

After pulling out the wooden stick, Cui Hao pushed Wang Hu.

"Huzi, wake up."

Seeing that Wang Hu still didn't open his eyes, Cui Hao poked him with a wooden stick.

The wooden stick was poked hard, causing Wang Hu's belly flesh to sink.

"Get up and work."

"Fuck! He's still not awake."

"You're probably scared to death, aren't you?"

Cui Hao muttered as he squatted down and put his hand under Wang Hu's nostrils to test.

"I'm angry, why don't you open your eyes?"

"Brother, come and see what's wrong with Hu Zi."

I had already noticed that they were too unconscious.

Even such loud gunshots couldn't wake them up. It was probably because Ma Si had secretly used some trick on them.

Su Sheng said: "Ma Si secretly gave them anesthetics."

"A splash of cold water will wake you up."

"But I'm afraid I'll scare them."

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Sheng dived into the water.

Only its head was floating on the water.

"That shouldn't be so scary."

I was speechless for a while.

This is pretty scary, isn't it?

"How about you go into the cave and rescue Lao Zhang first, and I'll go over after I deal with Ma Si's body."

I don't have complete trust in Su Sheng.

Even have huge doubts.

I was planning to let Su Sheng go downstream to help us clear the way, and at the same time provide help to Taoist Master Zhang.

Su Sheng smiled: "Okay."

"Then I'll go save Lao Zhang first, but you have to be quick."

"Don't waste too much time here."

"Ma Si said that whether you live or die in the tomb depends on the time. He calculated that the auspicious time to enter the tomb is noon today... Gululu."

As bubbles emerged from the water, Su Sheng's head was completely submerged in the water.

Wow!

The waves are rolling.

Su Sheng swung the more than ten-meter-long snake body wrapped around the human head and swam in the river.

When the water surface calmed down again, I took a wooden stick from Cui Hao's hand.

Carrying the stick, he walked to the seven candles.

Swish!

The stick poked the flame on one of the candles.

puff!

The candle flame went out immediately.

But when the stick was removed, the extinguished candle flame lit up.

I frowned slightly.

It's really strange.

He swung the stick at the flames again.

After the flames went out, I pressed the stick down again.

Use a wooden stick to press down the candle wick and keep it on for more than ten seconds.

This is to completely extinguish the spark in the candle wick.

I don't believe it can reignite.

But when the wooden stick was removed, the candle, which should have been completely extinguished, began to burn again.

Gudong!

I heard Cui Hao swallowing.

Then he said nervously: "This candle is too weird!"

"Brother, do you smell anything?"

"The smell of this burning candle doesn't seem right!"

Ok?

Taste wrong?

I wrinkled my nose and took a deep breath.

It does smell a bit different.

It smells like burning grease, with a faint stench hidden in the grease smell.

I seem to have smelled that stench somewhere before...

It's the stench of corpse oil!

I instantly recalled a similar taste.

That was in the tomb of the king of Bi State. When the eternal lamp filled with corpse oil burned, there was a similar smell!

These seemingly ordinary candles must have corpse oil added to them!

"It smells like corpse oil!"

"Mouse, do you still remember those pottery jars filled with corpse oil in the tomb of the King of Bi?"

"There was a wick burning in each earthenware jar."

"The smell of the burning wick is similar to the smell of these candles."

Cui Hao nodded immediately: "Yes, that's the taste!"

"Ma Si is such a coward! He actually used corpse oil to make candles..."

Corpse oil is not oil made from corpses.

Rather, it refers to the oily exudation of fat during the decomposition process of a corpse.

Fat people will release more corpse oil during the decomposition process after death.

Some wizards, sorcerers and other evil practitioners usually use corpse oil to make magical tools.

Later, someone revealed that a certain foreign brand perfume also added trace amounts of corpse oil...

"Brother, what exactly does the corpse oil candle do?"

I shook my head and said, "I don't know."

"It would be great if Lao Zhang was here, he should know what this is used for."

"But Ma Si definitely has bad intentions."

Cui Hao took out his canteen and unscrewed the lid: "How about pouring water on it and see if that can put out the candle?"

I hesitated.

Will there be anything unusual after the candle goes out?

Ma Si must have been performing some kind of ritual before his death, but he died before it was completed.

An unfinished ritual shouldn't be dangerous.

"Try it."

Cui Hao's wrist suddenly tilted.

The water rushed down from the mouth of the marching pot and poured onto a candle.

Swish.

The flames go out when they see water.

Immediately afterwards, wisps of green smoke rose above the candle wick.

"It's destroyed, it's destroyed!"

Cui Hao jumped up with joy.

“I water it, I water it again!”

One by one, the seven candles were extinguished.

This time the candle wasn't burning.

Cui Hao screwed the lid back on and grinned, "Has this broken Ma Si's magic?"

"Let's see what other tricks he can come up with."

Just as he finished speaking, there was a flapping sound above our heads.

The red-blooded bats circling at the top of the cave swooped down like crazy.

My heart tightened and I quickly fell to the ground hugging Cui Hao.

"Bats are afraid of water, get into the river!"

"it is good!"

We both fell to the ground, ignoring the pain, and rolled into the river with all our strength.

Fortunately, it is close to the river.

He quickly entered the river.

Plop, plop!

We both rushed into the river like dumplings.

Hide your entire body underwater, leaving only half of your head above the water.

I saw red-blooded bats flying around the seven extinguished candles, each of them scratching the candle with its claws.

Soon all seven candles were caught.

The red-blood bat changed its target and started to grab Ma Si's body.

Puff, puff!

Ma Si's body was covered in blood and flesh.

In the blink of an eye, only a skeleton was left.

This made my heart leap.

Wang Hu, Shi Nianzi, and Zhao Ziang are still lying on the ground!

If the red-blooded bats attacked them...

While I was worrying about them, I felt a burning sensation in my chest.

It’s the Buddha’s relic in my inner pocket that’s getting hot!

Danger is around us!