Chapter 88

But on the Ghost Seal that Zhang Lin mentioned, because the function of this Ghost Seal was too fantasy-like.

[So this tomb owner King Lu Shang has a Ghost Seal that can borrow underworld soldiers? Is it true or false?]

[I think it’s fake! If he could borrow a million underworld soldiers at will, would it still be the turn of the State of Qin to unify the world?]

[But these inscriptions look like they are taking it seriously, and they are specially carved on the coffin, it doesn't look like they are telling lies.]

[Ha! I’ve witnessed too many archaeological sites, and I’ve really discovered that ancient people love to brag the most!]

[Yes, sometimes they brag quite a bit; having a birthday, gods from all over the world come to wish him a long life; the higher the status, the more they will mythologize themselves after death.]

[But I think this talk of the Ghost Seal might not be fake; you all think about that blood corpse, it really doesn't look like something from the world of the living!]

[Holy crap! You stop it, if the underworld soldiers King Lu Shang borrowed were all at the level of this blood corpse, then I guess the zombies would have unified the world by now.]

Because Zhang Lin deciphered the coffin inscriptions, it confirmed the identity of the tomb owner.

It also made the whole internet discuss this Warring States ancient tomb!

Not only did the number of people in the archaeology livestream skyrocket, but even the rooms of those who were secretly livestreaming Zhang Lin’s storytelling hit new highs!

For a time, keywords like King Lu Shang, Ghost Seal, and Borrowing Underworld Soldiers directly landed on the hot search lists of major platforms, becoming topics discussed by the whole internet.

At this moment, almost all Xia Kingdom people only cared about one question.

Since the inscriptions said that the tomb owner King Lu Shang had a Ghost Seal that could borrow underworld soldiers.

Then such an important thing must be his funerary object, right?

In other words, wouldn't everyone be able to witness the excavation of the Ghost Seal with their own eyes?!

Wouldn't they also be able to personally verify whether this Ghost Seal can really borrow underworld soldiers?!

…….

The news that the Ghost Seal might appear in the world caused a huge sensation across the internet.

Although most people felt that the records on the inscriptions were exaggerations.

It was the deification of oneself by ancient people after death.

But now the archaeology team is already in the tomb of King Lu Shang, and one of these seven coffins must be King Lu Shang’s own!

As long as the coffin is opened, one can know if there are funerary objects inside!

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If the Ghost Seal can really be found, that will be a milestone discovery in the archaeology world of the Xia Kingdom!

The archaeology team was excited about this, and Professor Chen had already started having the archaeology team members take photos of the seven coffins separately.

Once the preparation work is finished, they can open the coffins on the spot!

In Sanqing Garden, the audience was still immersed in the shock of the Ghost Seal story.

People at the scene have an advantage that many don't, which is that if they don't understand something, they can immediately ask Zhang Lin.

The whole internet had many questions about the Ghost Seal, so the audience couldn't help but ask in a jumble.

"Mr. Zhang, is this Ghost Seal real or fake?"

"Yeah, is this story just ancient people bragging? Or does King Lu Shang really have a Ghost Seal and can borrow underworld soldiers?"

"If the Ghost Seal exists, is it in this ancient tomb of the State of Lu?"

The many questions were also what Zhang Yueshan and the people of the Nine Gates wanted to know.

They really wanted to figure out if Zhang Lin just knew about the Ghost Seal from the deciphered inscriptions.

Or did he know about the existence of this thing originally?

At this time, Zhang Lin said: "Everyone, about this Ghost Seal, I happen to know a little bit, I can tell you all about it."

Know a little bit?

The audience was confused after hearing this!

Every time they encountered anything, Zhang Lin said he knew a little bit.

Looking at it now, this isn't knowing a little bit, this is knowing a lot, okay!?

They had never seen a person who knew more miscellaneous things than Zhang Lin.

He is simply like a little knowledge encyclopedia.

In the expectant eyes of everyone, Zhang Lin continued: "Actually, the true function of this Ghost Seal is not to borrow underworld soldiers!"

Hearing this, Zhang Yueshan and Old Lady Huo changed their expressions in unison.

Just when they thought Zhang Lin was going to directly reveal the function of the Ghost Seal.

Zhang Lin changed the subject and said: "What the true function of the Ghost Seal is, let’s not talk about it for now; let’s just talk about what’s going on with this King Lu Shang who obtained the Ghost Seal."

"The function of the Ghost Seal is not to borrow underworld soldiers, but King Lu Shang seriously said that his underworld soldiers were borrowed by the Ghost Seal; why is this?"

"Actually, the reason is very simple; either he used the Ghost Seal completely wrong, leading to some supernatural phenomena around the Ghost Seal that are difficult to explain, mistakenly making him think that those were underworld soldiers."

"Or, his claim of borrowing underworld soldiers was a lie itself!"

Borrowing underworld soldiers is a lie?

Many audience members didn't understand what this meant after hearing it.

If borrowing underworld soldiers is a lie, then how did King Lu Shang deceive the Duke of Lu?

These inscriptions are clearly recorded in the tone of the Duke of Lu.

From the inscriptions, it can be seen that the Duke of Lu deeply believed in King Lu Shang’s borrowing of underworld soldiers.

Otherwise, why would he enfeoff King Lu Shang and build a mausoleum for him?

The lines of the inscriptions all indicate that the Duke of Lu trusted King Lu Shang very much and felt that his contribution was great.

If King Lu Shang didn't have substantial help to the Duke of Lu, would he, as a ruler of a country, value a subject so much?

The audience looked at Zhang Lin with various questions, wanting to see how he would answer.

Zhang Lin continued: "The two assumptions I just made, the first is that King Lu Shang used the Ghost Seal incorrectly."

"This assumption involves too many factors, and you all must know what the Ghost Seal is truly used for to judge, so I will skip it."

"Let’s focus on this second one, why I say borrowing underworld soldiers is a lie."

"Actually, the reason is very simple, because King Lu Shang’s profession was not a general who led troops to fight, but like many of you here, he was a tomb robber!"

Buzz—

Hearing this, the whole venue was in an uproar!

A feudal lord of the State of Lu, whose true profession was a tomb robber?

Is this possible?

Facing everyone’s questioning, Zhang Lin affirmed: "Do you all remember what that Zhang Yancheng, who knew the secret technique of the Fa Qiu Heavenly Official, the Fa Qiu Finger, did?"

"That’s right, he was someone who specifically robbed tombs for warlords to raise military funds."

"That King Lu Shang was actually doing this too!"

"Throughout history, it’s not just modern people who rob tombs and do archaeology, and it’s not just today that there are tomb robbers who don't follow the rules."

"As early as the Warring States period, there were already people doing this!"

"This King Lu Shang can be considered an expert and the ancestor of tomb robbing."

"And the matter of digging ancient tombs and stealing the tomb owner’s funerary objects to use as military funds is something that can never be said out loud."

"Otherwise, if people knew, the dignity of the Duke of Lu as a ruler of a country would be gone!"

"Therefore, King Lu Shang had to work, and he had to not let others know he was robbing ancient tombs, so he had no choice but to make up a lie about borrowing underworld soldiers."

"Everyone open the inscription images and look at the record on the seventh line."

"The meaning of the inscription here is that King Lu Shang’s troops mostly rested during the day and marched at night."

"And often the entire army would disappear at once, and then suddenly appear in another place."

"There is a phrase here that says the places they had been to were often 'graves broken and ruined, and when asked, they said the underworld soldiers had all come out'."

"Everyone imagine, what kind of military branch needs to rest during the day and march at night?"

"And what kind of battle is always fought at night, while resting during the day?"

"This is very obvious, it was King Lu Shang’s people digging graves and robbing tombs everywhere, and when people discovered the grave soil had been moved, they made excuses saying King Lu Shang had borrowed the souls of these tomb owners."

"Ancient people were very superstitious, so the talk of borrowing underworld soldiers spread, and later it became even more mysterious."

"When King Lu Shang saw this, he saw that this lie could perfectly cover up the fact that he was robbing tombs for him, so not only did he not stop it, but he also fueled the flames behind the scenes."

"As time went on, the fact that King Lu Shang could borrow underworld soldiers was confirmed."

After Zhang Lin finished speaking, everyone was thoughtful.

Because they all felt this explanation was very reasonable!

The claim that King Lu Shang was a tomb robber not only perfectly explained the records on the inscriptions.