Never Wanted To Do This Chapter 4

Looking at the dried corpse with its bones exposed in the coffin, Greg felt his scalp numbing and the hairs on his body stood up.

But in order to build up his courage, Greg suppressed his nausea and forced himself to look a few more times.

According to the ancient burial customs, the tomb owner's favorite things during his lifetime would usually be buried in the coffin, kept by his side, or worn on his body.

Inside the coffin in front of him was nothing but a dried corpse eaten by rats. There was not even a single extra hair. Even the mouth and back of the body were not spared, as the tomb robbers had cut a long gash on them with a knife.

As the saying goes, even thieves have their own code of conduct. Greg said that such inhumane tomb-robbing methods are despicable.

But then the question arises, the coffin has been pried open, what should be done?

"Reclose the coffin and pry it open again?"

Greg felt that he was quite smart.

[System prompt: The host picked up a broken shoe, which does not meet the task requirements. Please choose another ancient tomb that has not been opened to complete the system task! ]

The system's voice sounded in Greg's mind at this time.

"fcuk you, you are the one who picks up 5luts, your whole family is a 5lut!"

Hearing the system's prompt, Greg instantly got furious.

If it doesn’t count, then it doesn’t count. Is there any need to put it in such harsh words?

It seems like I have really made a wasted trip tonight.

Greg shook his head in disappointment and prepared to go home to make other plans for the system task.

However, before leaving, Greg took another look at the coffin. Although he had accomplished nothing, he might as well do a good deed before leaving and close the coffin lid again.

It's just a small favor, but it's a kind of respect for the dead.

But the coffin lid was really heavy, and Greg worked hard and sweated a lot before he finally managed to close the coffin lid tightly again, which also prevented rats from eating the mummy's body.

After finishing the task, Greg bent down and picked up the lantern again. Just as he stood up, the dim candlelight illuminated the blue brick wall on the west side of the tomb. Greg was surprised to find that four blue bricks were missing in the middle of the blue brick wall, which was filled with dark brown soil.

This doesn't look like the marks left by a colleague prying the wall open.

Greg walked over with a lantern in his hand, scooped some soil from the cracks in the blue brick wall, and put it under his nose to smell it.

From the special smell of the soil, it can be clearly determined that it contains a large amount of charcoal and lime.

Charcoal has a moisture-proof effect, and blue lime can prevent the breeding of insects. Many ancient tombs use these two things as the outer covering of the tomb chamber, so as to better protect the tomb chamber from moisture and insects.

Relying on his familiarity with ancient tombs of past dynasties, Greg already had some guesses in his mind, but he was still not 100% sure, so he immediately took out the Luoyang shovel, installed two spiral iron rods, and hit the earth wall.

Although the earth wall mixed with charcoal and lime was very hard, fortunately the Luoyang shovel was extremely sharp, and every time it was hit hard, a large lump of rammed earth could be brought out.

They dug to a depth of about forty to fifty centimeters, and all they brought out was blue lime rammed earth.

This also further confirmed Greg's inner guess, and he continued to probe hard with the Luoyang shovel.

Bang...

When Greg put all his strength into another shovel strike, this shovel directly pierced it completely. Due to the great force, Greg almost sprained his waist and almost hit his face against the tomb wall.

There was a hole in the blue brick wall of the tomb?

Greg pulled out the Luoyang shovel and looked at the big black hole in front of him with an expression of surprise and joy on his face.

"It seems that my guess was correct. This is really the Immortal Bridge!"

"There is another tomb next door. This is a tomb for a couple!"

In ancient times, it was common for couples to be buried together, which is why there is an old saying: "Sleeping in the same bed in life and being buried in the same grave in death."

However, most of the tombs for couples in the Northern Song Dynasty were burials in side-by-side tombs rather than in the same tomb. Tombs in side-by-side tombs are essentially two tombs that are just very close to each other and can be considered as being buried together.

This is a tomb where a couple is buried together. The two tombs are separated by only a wall, and a small window is opened in the middle, which is meant to allow two loving souls to lie inside and chat. It also expresses the ancient people's expectation to continue their relationship in the afterlife.

The small window in the middle is called "Guoxian Bridge"!

"There are no signs that the earthworks of this bridge have been moved, and the 17 holes that were dug by robbers were all aimed at the tomb below. There are no signs of any holes dug by robbers in the earthworks of the tomb next door."

Greg murmured to himself, and speculated that the tomb next door should not have been visited by his peers.

This is what the system calls an 'unopened' ancient tomb.

This unexpected discovery was really refreshing.

The little flame of hope in Greg's heart was rekindled. He spat and rubbed his hands together. He was full of energy and continued to expand the hole of the "Crossing the Immortal Bridge".

However, the ancients reserved this "immortal bridge" simply for the two dead souls to communicate, so it is like a small window, square in shape, and only 40 centimeters wide, so that a person cannot fit in at all.

Therefore, Greg could only continue to use the Luoyang shovel instead of the hoe to chisel the blue bricks of the tomb and expand the entrance of the "Guoxian Bridge".

The tough Luoyang shovel hit the blue bricks, sending sparks flying.

Greg was certain that this was definitely the most strenuous job among tomb robbers, and the blue bricks were built using a mixture of lime, fine sand and glutinous rice, which was even stronger than the cement used in later generations.

Therefore, there is no skill involved in doing this kind of work. Even if General Youtian came in person, he could only use brute force to dig and expand the hole little by little.

Greg himself didn't know how long it took. He only knew that he had to refill the wind lamp on the ground with kerosene twice, and his hands were covered with blisters from holding the Luoyang shovel. Only then did he finally expand the "Fairy Bridge" by more than 20 centimeters, and he could barely get through.

After finishing the work, Greg put away the Luoyang shovel again. Although his arms felt sore, he just drank a few sips of water, then immediately picked up the lantern and carefully entered the "Guoxian Bridge".

Because it would take a long time just to expand the hole, Greg didn't dare to waste any more time, otherwise it would be dawn and the nearby villagers had the habit of getting up early. If he was caught by nearby villagers when he went out and reported to the authorities, it would be a big trouble.

This "immortal bridge" is fifty centimeters thick, which shows that the whole tomb is as strong as a city wall, but it still cannot escape the various means of tomb robbers.

Greg first put the lantern in, then bent down and crawled into the hole. The width of 50 centimeters was just enough to accommodate most of his upper body.

Before the body behind him had completely crawled over, Greg couldn't wait to hold up the lantern and observe the surroundings carefully.

This is a square tomb chamber with the same width as the one next to it.

What made Greg excited was that the entire tomb was well preserved, without any signs of theft. It was also very consistent with the funeral style of the Northern Song Dynasty. There were many exquisite floral reliefs on the walls around the tomb, as well as a lifelike picture of a peacock spreading its wings.

In the northwest corner of the tomb are two pottery figurines in the shape of maids, as well as some white-glazed porcelain and porcelain bowls in typical Northern Song Dynasty style, two candlesticks, and some common items in ancient times. There is no scene of piles of gold and silver jewelry as imagined.

Of course, only an outsider would think that opening an ancient tomb would reveal mountains of gold, silver and all kinds of rare treasures. If this were true, tomb robbers would become even more crazy and rampant.

There must be mountains of gold and silver, but they only exist in larger tombs.

According to the size and specifications of this tomb and the white-glazed porcelain on the ground, it can be accurately inferred that although the tomb owner was not a commoner, his status was not very high either. Even if there were gold and silver items, they would only be placed in the coffin.

Greg was mentally prepared for this, so he was not disappointed when he didn't see the gold and silver items. As long as the coffin was intact, it was enough.

As for the coffin, it was placed in the middle of the tomb chamber in an east-west position, and was also painted with a layer of black paint. It was covered tightly and sealed with rivets, making it airtight.

After confirming the situation in the tomb, Greg first placed the lantern on the floor of the tomb, then lay on the "Immortal Bridge" with most of his body and began to crawl forward.

But just when Greg was about to pass through the hole of "Guoxian Bridge", he suddenly felt something grabbing his ankle from behind with great force.

At this moment, Greg, whose half body was stuck in the "Crossing Immortal Bridge", was suddenly panicked, because the entrance to the cave was only as big as his body, and he had no idea what had caught his foot. He had just stayed in the tomb for several hours and had not seen anything.

"Could it be a ghost?"

Even the courageous Greg was frightened at this time. He instinctively kicked his legs hard, clung to the wall of the tomb with his upper body, gritted his teeth and tried his best to climb in.

In other words, the more Greg kicked and struggled, the stronger the ghost thing that grabbed his ankle became, and it tried to pull Greg back. No sound was made during the whole process, and Greg also did not dare to scream to avoid making too much noise.

Fortunately, while kicking and struggling, Greg felt that his random kick seemed to have hit something soft, and then there was a "plop" sound behind him, and the restraints on his ankles were loosened.

Greg quickly took the opportunity to exert force with his arms, and the whole person went through the "Immortal Bridge". Because he used too much force, he fell to the ground when he fell, and almost hit the coffin in the middle.

Greg stood up and rubbed his ankle which was sore from being grabbed. He was still in a state of uncertainty, but he mustered up his courage, picked up the lantern, and looked cautiously towards the other side of the hole of the "Crossing the Immortal Bridge".

Even if the thing that just grabbed my feet was really a ghost, I still wanted to see what it looked like, right?

If Greg didn't know what had grabbed him, he wouldn't be able to calm down.

The dim kerosene lamp was brought to the entrance of the cave. Greg held his breath and widened his eyes. The entrance of this "Crossing the Immortal Bridge" happened to be facing the black wooden coffin in the middle of another tomb chamber. As for the other side of the entrance, there was nothing to be seen. Only a crack was seen in the black wooden coffin that was tightly covered just now.

"What the hell!"

Greg's scalp suddenly felt numb and his entire head felt bigger.

I had just helped to close this black wooden coffin with my own hands, and it fitted perfectly, with only the original rivets having to be reinserted.

But after just drilling a hole, when he looked back, he found that the black wooden coffin had opened a crack!

"This is really haunted!"

Greg swallowed hard. The luxurious gift package given by the tomb-robbing system only contained knowledge and tools about tomb-robbing. The only thing that could ward off evil spirits was a twenty-year-old black donkey hoof. Although there was also a legacy of General Youtian, it was a lonely legacy. Greg felt like he had nothing!

"I can't care about so much anymore, I can't care about so much anymore... Let's finish the system task first!"

Greg tried hard to calm himself down. Now that everyone was here, even if there really was a ghost, he had to complete the system task before leaving.