Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

But Lin Ran felt that this possibility was not high. In the Tang Dynasty, candles were not easily available. Many poor families could not afford candles at all, so there were stories of people digging into walls to borrow light.

Lin Ran smiled slightly, he was probably some kind of reclusive master living in seclusion here.

He took out other bamboo slips from the bookshelf and started to read them.

It turned out to be Sanskrit.

Lin Ran knew very little about Sanskrit, but he had seen the original text of the Diamond Sutra, and the words on it were exactly the same as the Diamond Sutra.

This man has been copying scriptures in the dark cave?

Lin Ran found it a bit unbelievable, but he was also delighted. He knew the Diamond Sutra, but he had no idea what was written on the other bamboo slips.

But he felt that these might be lost scriptures.

Thinking of this, Lin Ran suddenly felt a little happy inside. He took out the unnecessary things from the bag, picked some bamboo slips and stuffed them into his backpack.

This kind of thing is still quite valuable for research.

After searching inside the cave for a while, I found another unique design on the bookshelf.

It's a black iron box with strange words engraved on the outside, which are different from Sanskrit and more like ghost drawings.

But the iron boxes were already somewhat rusty and it was not easy to open them.

Lin Ran couldn't figure out what this thing was for, but he couldn't open it and he didn't intend to go into it.

After groping inside for a while, there was nothing more worth exploring.

After thinking about it, I put the iron box into my backpack.

He was fully loaded, but thinking about his current situation, Lin Ran felt a little overwhelmed.

When we reached the end just now, the footprints had disappeared.

I don’t know where the archaeological team or the group of tomb robbers went. At least I haven’t seen their whereabouts here, not even their bodies.

Lin Ran knew that this was the end and there was definitely no way out.

So after he packed his things, he started to make plans.

Get out of this damn place.

At this moment, Lin Ran heard the sound of "squeaking" coming from outside again.

Lin Ran instantly remembered the ape-like monster he had seen in the tomb chamber before. Could it be that he lived here?

Lin Ran hid immediately. He clearly heard rustling sounds coming from outside.

The rustling stopped suddenly, and suddenly there was the sound of fighting and the barking of apes outside.

At the same time, you can also hear the sound of a hard object being dragged and rubbed on the ground.

Lin Ran leaned forward and looked outside.

I saw a black figure entangled with another monster, struggling with each other.

The sound of fighting made Lin Ran feel a little shuddering.

Lin Ran was particularly familiar with this sound because they had encountered it in the Yamato Mountains not long ago.

It's a giant snake!

The other huge figure looked like an ape, and was obviously the thing I had just seen in the tomb.

The battle between two monsters is rare to see once in a hundred years.

When Lin Ran saw this scene, he shook his head in cold sweat.

Neither of the two monsters seemed easy to mess with. At this moment, I just hoped that they could fight to the death.

Unfortunately, Lin Ran didn't have night vision, and he didn't dare to turn on the flashlight rashly. If it became their common goal, the gain would outweigh the loss.

You can only tell by the sound.

Suddenly, he felt like he was in a dark environment and could see the battle in front of him.

But it surprised him.

Because what he saw was not a battle between a giant ape and a giant snake. To be precise, it was a giant ape wrestling with a monster with a humanoid snake body.

Very much like the legendary Nuwa.

In the history of China, there have always been legends of this strange creature.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was a record of a creature with a human body and a snake's tail, and it was named the Human Chrysalis.

As the name suggests, it is a life that appears to be a human being, but is actually turned into a monster by witchcraft.

During the Qin and Han Dynasties, curses were particularly popular among the people. Things like pricking villains with needles and making earthen puppets were all passed down from that time and were called witchcraft.

According to legend, this kind of witchcraft uses activities as a carrier, and then uses surgery to cut off the human legs and connect them with the snake's tail.

But what really controls the body is not snakes or people, they are all dead.

What really controls them is a kind of worm called pupae inside their bodies.

Before the operation begins, people will take pills containing poison to allow them to survive and reproduce in the human body.

In the end, the person's internal organs will be used as nourishment and replaced.

If the operation is performed until the person is dying, he will eventually become like a person who does not recognize the person and looks like a snake but not a snake.

Lin Ran originally thought it was just a legend, but he didn't expect to actually see it today.

In ancient times, humans could not fully control snakes.

They believe that snakes are extremely dangerous, can use venom to attack prey, are very fast, and can also perform illusions.

Therefore, this kind of ghost thing was born. People believe that as long as a human is combined with a snake, although the size is not large enough to threaten other people, it can possess some of the abilities of the snake.

For example, it can move freely in the mountains and forests, coming and going without a trace like a snake.

This humanoid snake-bodied monster loves to sneak up on its prey.

There were many legends about the snake demon in the Han Dynasty. It is said that as long as you look at it, you will fall into hallucinations.

But how could it be possible? Nine times out of ten, he was poisoned by snake venom. Before today, Lin Ran even thought that such a creature would not exist in the world.

Now, Lin Ran wasn't even surprised that he suddenly had night vision.

Because what he saw before him felt too terrifying.

The two monsters fighting together were like a special-photography movie, and Lin Ran felt a little shuddered.

But Lin Ran calmed down quickly. The origin of the other ape was unknown, but the two monsters didn't seem friendly to people. No matter who won, he didn't deal with the remaining monster.

Now while they are fighting, it is better to find a chance to escape.

Thinking of this, Lin Ran stopped watching their battle and looked around.

The entrance to the cave was very narrow, only about two meters wide, so it was impossible to slip out between them.

Lin Ran had no choice but to retreat into the room and look around.

We have to find a way to get out of here.

Lin Ran groped his way to the bookshelf. If there was a way to leave the cave, it was only possible behind the bookshelf in front of him. Even if he couldn't escape, he had to find a place to hide.