bookbashuk Chapter 211 The Mysterious Ancient Tomb of the Tang Dynasty
Chapter 211 The Mysterious Ancient Tomb of the Tang Dynasty
The divine sense spread out like invisible ripples, taking in and perceiving all the movement, aura, and energy flow in the entire area.
The staff, police officers, and reporters around him all stopped talking and watched his every move with bated breath.
Some whispered among themselves, their words full of doubt, while others, with a "nothing to lose" mentality, silently prayed that this young master could create a miracle.
After completing the lap, Shen Yu stopped, turned around, and faced Lin Jianguo and Director Zhang, clearly explaining the findings of his investigation.
"Seven evil spirit array points were set up around the entire tomb. A coarse pottery jar was buried in each of the seven directions. The jars contained black dog blood, hair of children who died young, and torn fragments of yin talismans."
These objects are all evil things that attract negative energy and amplify the range and power of the evil energy by relying on the underground yin veins beneath the tomb.
This is also the reason why the temperature here is much lower than elsewhere, and why ordinary people feel dizzy and nauseous as soon as they get close.
He pointed to seven specific locations:
"These are the seven locations. Immediately arrange for people to dig them out, remove all the pottery jars, and burn them in a concentrated manner."
Once the pottery jar is destroyed, the external evil-attracting formation will collapse on its own, and the dense evil energy permeating the air will gradually dissipate within half an hour, allowing ordinary people to approach the tomb normally.
Director Zhang immediately turned around and loudly ordered the young police officers and construction workers waiting behind him:
"Everyone, listen up! Start digging immediately according to the directions Mr. Shen has marked! Work quickly, and be careful!"
"yes!"
Several burly men, wielding shovels, quickly rushed to the designated location, bent down, and began digging.
The clanging sound of shovels digging through the soil broke the deathly silence of the scene.
Shen Yu continued, "Three days ago, late at night, Wang Tiancheng, the captain of the archaeological team, colluded with a smuggling gang inside the tomb to forge blood-red inscriptions on the stone walls of the main burial chamber."
The pigment used is ordinary cinnabar mixed with the blood of the spirits of those who died violently, hence its bright red color, as if it were not yet dry, creating a terrifying atmosphere.
The writing instruments were a specially made stone chisel and a wolf-hair brush, which he now hid in the innermost drawer of his temporary office. A black talisman cloth was placed at the bottom of the drawer; these were irrefutable pieces of evidence.
These words caused an uproar in the room.
"Professor Wang? How could it be him?"
"He's a senior figure in our archaeology field, with over thirty years of experience and a highly respected reputation. How could he collude with tomb raiders?"
"No wonder he kept preventing us from investigating after the incident; he had something to hide!"
Discussions arose one after another, and everyone found it hard to accept this fact.
Director Zhang's face turned pale and then red. He and Wang Tiancheng had worked together for many years and had a close relationship. He never expected that his former colleague would commit such a heinous act of murder for money.
"The cause of death for the five archaeologists was neither a curse nor external injury."
Shen Yu's voice remained steady as he recounted the most crucial details of the case.
"The smuggling gang possessed folk evil magic and had created a soul-summoning and body-devouring talisman."
Taking advantage of the darkness or when no one was looking, they secretly pasted talismans onto the victims' clothes, using the evil-attracting formation to activate the talisman's power.
Once talismanic arts invade the human body, they gradually disrupt the vitality of the internal organs and undermine the body's yang energy.
Those who are affected first experience extreme hallucinations, fall into boundless fear, and eventually their life force is completely cut off, with black blood seeping from their seven orifices.
This technique injures without leaving any visible marks on the body, and modern instruments cannot detect conventional toxins, thus deceiving the judgments of forensic experts and disease control center specialists.
"Currently, seven field team members from Bureau 749 are trapped in the middle of the tomb passage. Their meridians have been invaded by dense evil energy, causing them to fall into a deep coma. Their physical condition is not serious, and they will be able to wake up in a short while as long as the evil energy around them is dispelled."
In the east side chamber next to the main tomb chamber, six core smugglers were hiding. They still had a large number of unused soul-devouring talismans, spell-casting wooden tablets, and medicinal materials for making evil talismans.
There are also some small burial jade artifacts that have already been stolen; these are key pieces of evidence for conviction.
"In addition, four members of the gang have died one after another due to the backlash from repeatedly using evil magic, which triggered the original tomb-guarding formation of the ancient tomb. Their deaths were exactly the same as those of the murdered archaeological team members."
They mistakenly believed it to be a curse from the tomb's occupant, and lived in constant fear; now they were at their last gasp.
His words were clear and logical, explaining everything from the formation layout, the modus operandi, the distribution of personnel, to the location of the evidence, leaving no detail unexplained.
Everyone present was stunned. Their gazes toward Shen Yu completely changed. The initial doubts and disdain vanished, replaced by deep awe.
The ability to uncover all the secrets buried deep underground and hidden in secret chambers with just one lap is simply miraculous.
Lin Jianguo acted decisively and issued a series of instructions:
"A team of police officers immediately went to the temporary office building, took Wang Tiancheng into custody, and searched the drawers for stone chisels, brushes, talismans, as well as correspondence and bank transfer records. The entire process was recorded on video as evidence!"
Two teams of police officers, in coordination with the outer perimeter control, sealed off the western forest area and apprehended three individuals acting as lookouts. The remaining officers remained in place, strictly maintaining the perimeter and prohibiting any unauthorized movement.
The instructions were relayed smoothly, and the police officers quickly sprang into action, splitting into groups and heading to their respective target locations.
Order was restored instantly, and the previously chaotic crowd quieted down as everyone awaited the outcome.
"Mr. Shen, the external array is being dismantled, and the mole has been taken into custody. We now entrust you with the task of entering the tomb, rescuing the field team members, and capturing the smugglers in the side chamber."
Lin Jianguo said solemnly.
"It's alright." Shen Yu replied casually, and walked towards the dark and deep entrance to the tomb passage.
Director Zhang quickly stepped forward to stop him, his voice full of concern:
"Mr. Shen, the tomb passage is filled with malevolent energy, and there are also evil talismans and wooden plaques. It's extremely dangerous. Should we send a few more people to protect us? And should we prepare exorcism items such as black dog blood, glutinous rice, and peach wood?"
"No need." Shen Yu waved his hand, not stopping. "Ordinary exorcism items are useless against me. You can stay outside."
As soon as he finished speaking, he stepped into the dimly lit tomb passage and was quickly swallowed up by the boundless darkness.
Inside the tomb passage, a cold and damp atmosphere filled the air, and the stone walls were covered with moss and water stains accumulated over the years, making them slippery and cold to the touch.
The stone walls on both sides are carved with murals of auspicious beasts and cloud patterns in the style of the Tang Dynasty. After thousands of years of erosion, the colors have long since faded and peeled off.
It outlines a twisted and bizarre silhouette in the darkness, like a lurking ghost.
The air was filled with a strange ambiance, a mixture of the smell of decaying soil, a faint stench of blood, and malevolent energy. Ordinary people would feel dizzy and weak as soon as they stepped inside.