Chapter 241 A Ruby
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The location where the treasures are hidden is very close to the mountain village, in a deep pool that flows through a river valley near the mountain village.
No wonder the British army had not found it in the forest for dozens of days, because there were too many leeches and water snakes in the water, and even locals dared not enter the water easily.
In order to prevent the treasure box from being washed away by the water, Sun Xingguo tried his best to tie the box with ropes or rattans to the trunks growing from the water on the shore. Because the rope head is also in the water, and the water in the river is extremely turbid, so when standing on the shore, you can't see the ropes tied to the treasure box.
Under Sun Xinguo's command, he used fork branches to hook up the underwater ropes and pulled one box upwards.
Dong Limao and Tianlang stood by the river bank, surrounded by guard posts.
Most of the boxes contain gold bricks and gold bars, which are military ammunition boxes. This kind of box is not big, but it is very strong, resistant to falling and compressive, and is not easy to corrode.
The salvaged boxes were neatly placed on the shore. The sky wolf pried open one by one, wiped off the mud from the gold bricks and bars, revealing its golden true appearance. What surprised Dong Limao was the boxes of golden Buddha statues and gemstone jewelry of various colors.
Dong Limao saw a small, palm-sized jewelry box, made of ebony, with nine phoenixes carved on the outside of the box, which is called a black phoenix. Each phoenix has an emerald green gem in its mouth. This box alone is worthless. Such a box may not be worth the price. Dong Limao curiously picked up the box, wiped the mud and water covered on the outside of the box with the lace of the clothes, and then carefully opened the lid. The box was sealed very well, and there was no drop of water inside. When the lid of the box was opened, a red light shone out inside, and a purple-red ruby was cut into a heart-shaped shape, and a platinum necklace was tied like a sleeping beauty, fixed to the bottom of the box lined with a white silk.
Dong Limao had never seen such a treasure. He was stunned for a moment and did not dare to touch it with his hands. He seemed to be afraid of disturbing its sleep and polluting its gorgeous appearance. He said in amazement: "Beautiful and charming! Like a beautiful spring heart, people can feel its spring love!"
Tianlang and Sun Xingguo squatted on both sides of Dong Limao respectively. Sun Xingguo said, "The name of this ruby is called Beauty Heart! Company Commander Dong, you are so sensible!"
"Oh, is it? Is it any origin?" Dong Limao asked.
Sun Xingguo stared at the ruby in the box: "Myanmar has been rich in such gems since ancient times. In ancient China, most of the precious gems were from Myanmar. It is said that the King of Burma planned to use it to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty and give it to Li Longji's beloved concubine Yang Yuhuan. However, when the envoy arrived in Dali, it was reported that Chang'an City was captured by An Lushan's rebels. Emperors Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan fled Chang'an in a hurry, and their whereabouts were unknown. The envoy turned around and returned, so the King of Burma gave the ruby to his favorite concubine. This concubine was the granddaughter of Qin Shubao, the founding hero of the Tang Dynasty. He was regarded as a stable woman's diplomatic method by Li Longji to the King of Burma..." Sun Xingguo saw the Tianlang's illiterate understanding, so he explained: "Just like Li Shimin gave Princess Wencheng to the funeral cadres (transliteration.)
.Haha... Legend has it that Qin Shubao's granddaughter Mauruo Tianxian, named Qin Baolian. After arriving in Myanmar, it aroused the jealousy of many Burmese women because it was so beautiful that it aroused the jealousy of many Burmese women, especially those princesses of the Burmese King... I don't know who it was, so I invited the most vicious wizard in Myanmar to snatch the beautiful Qin Baolian's beautiful appearance, making her bright appearance turn black day by day... When the Burmese King hung this ruby necklace behind Qin Baolian's neckline, a miracle happened. Qin Baolian's black face began from the neck with the red light emitted by the ruby, covering her charming face, slowly faded, and finally completely restored her former appearance. So this ruby was named "Beauty Heart" by the Burmese King. And, even more amazing, this Qin Baolian actually lived to the point where no one knew how old she was, and she was not old and sick."
"How did that die?" Dong Limao and Tianlang asked the same question almost at the same time.
"It was killed by suicide." Sun Xingguo replied.
"Suicide..." Dong Limao asked in surprise: "She lives well, why should she commit suicide?"
"Because she has lived too long, others call her monsters. When she dies, she still has charm, and her way of committing suicide is very strange." Sun Xingguo said more and more evilly: "I died by swallowing this ruby."
Tianlang was startled and stood up, but Dong Limao reached out and picked up the ruby in the box and put it in his palm. He felt very refreshed all over. His eyes stared at the ruby in his palm, muttering to himself as if he was talking to her: "Beautiful heart, does anyone in this world understand your heart?"
As soon as Dong Limao finished speaking, the ruby seemed to become more and more shining. In the drizzle, it seemed to be shining by the sunlight, casting a dazzling red light. Dong Limao saw in confusion that a graceful and luxurious woman in Tang suit in the ruby floated lightly and gave him a charming smile.
"Brother Dong, if you like this thing, please stay." Tianlang seemed a little afraid of seeing the light of the ruby, and said, "They stepped towards the river that was being salvaged."
"Ah..." Dong Limao stood up when he heard Tianlang's words, thinking that if he left such a treasure, what would Sun Xingguo and the others think? Besides, even if he stayed by his side, he would probably not be able to bring back his era. He answered Tianlang: "It's too expensive, how can I..."
Tianlang turned around and said with a smile: "The kindness of Brother Dong to me Tianlang is nothing in the world that can be compared. This should be regarded as a little gift I gave to my future sister-in-law."
Daolanxiang suddenly appeared in Dong Limao's mind, thinking that it was good, and he could give this beautiful heart to Daolanxiang, so he laughed and said, "Okay, I'll accept it." After that, he bent down and picked up the ebony box, put the ruby back into the box, closed the lid and stuffed it into his pocket.
Dong Limao glanced at Sun Xingguo, saw that something strange appeared on his face and was predicted and stopped, and asked: "Municipal, do you have something to say?" Dong Limao thought Sun Xingguo was unwilling to give him this ruby.
"Oh, no, nothing to say." Sun Xingguo smiled reluctantly, walked away, and ordered people to put the treasures in the box into the sack of horse-carrying sacks, and someone was responsible for counting and recording them.
Dong Limao felt that Sun Xingguo's smile was a little strange and thought to himself: Does this guy want this ruby too?
On the way back, Dong Limao intentionally walked with Sun Xingguo.
"How could you know the historical legend of the beauty's heart so clearly?" Dong Limao was not curious, but wanted to explore Sun Xing's domestic thoughts.
"I once heard from a British archaeologist." Sun Xingguo answered expressionlessly.
"Why did Qin Baolian take it out of her belly after swallowing it?" Dong Limao asked.
Sun Xingguo turned his head and glanced at Dong Limao and replied: "It was the British archaeologist who took it out from the sudden where Qin Baolian was buried. He said that when he opened the coffin, he saw Qin Baolian like a sleeping beauty, the ebony box containing a beautiful heart ruby, as her pillow. Although the archaeologist had already known that there was a rare ruby in this corpse, it did not mean to be dissected. However, late that night, the two students who followed him secretly cut open Qin Baolian's belly and took away the beautiful heart. By the next day, the body of Qin Baolian that the archaeologist saw had turned into a mummy."
"So, the beauty's heart was stolen? How did she get into the Myitkyina treasury?" Dong Limao continued.
Sun Xingguo turned his head and looked at Dong Limao again, hesitated for a while before speaking, "Captain Dong, you shouldn't want this beautiful heart."
Dong Limao thought Sun Xingguo finally said his heart, and asked with a smile: "Is it because it belongs to the cultural relics of the Kingdom of Burma?"
Sun Xingguo shook his head and sighed and said, "It doesn't matter who the ruby belongs to now. The key is that it will bring you bad luck."
"Haha..." Dong Limao laughed: "Doom? I'm so unlucky! Why are you afraid of?"
"Do you know how the two archaeologists who stole the hearts of beauty died?" Sun Xingguo asked a question, and before Dong Limao asked, he replied: "Just as the archaeologist discovered that Qin Baolian's body was cut open and turned into a mummy, the person who was guarding the tomb ran away in fear and said, in the tomb, the two archaeologists died. The archaeologist followed the person who was guarding the tomb to see it and was frightened and panicked. The two students had their terrifying eyes, and there were five finger marks on their necks. The tongue that stretched outside the mouth turned white. The five finger marks on the necks of the two students, one with the left hand and the other with the right hand. The archaeologist carefully identified the five finger marks on the necks of the two people. The same as Qin Baolian's hands touched, the ebony box fell to the ground. The archaeologist opened the box, and the beautiful heart inside was placed neatly."
Dong Limao felt cold all over when he heard this, glanced at the surrounding forest, and then asked, "What's next?"
Since Sun Xingguo said this, he did not intend to hide it from Dong Limao: "After that strange things happened, archaeologists placed the box next to Qin Baolian whose belly was cut open and covered it with a glass cover, hoping to transport the body and the beauty heart back to the UK. However, the next day, the two guards who were guarding the body and the beauty heart died, and there were also finger marks on the neck, one left and one right, which also matched the fingers of Qin Baolian's hands. Archaeologists collected fingerprints to verify whether it was a mummy's finger, but he could not collect any fingerprints. The beauty heart in the box was hung on Qin Baolian's neck with a belly cut open. The glass cover covered had not moved at all."
Dong Limao's hair stood up all over his body, feeling the surroundings were gloomy and terrifying, and asked in a trembling voice: "Can someone make a prank? They're making a mystery?"
Chapter completed!