Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Dark River

The darkness always creates a sense of oppression and fear in vain. At this time, there are only two flickering candles in the tomb about 30 square meters in size. Beside him, he watched Uncle Wang and Wei Jianguo with bated breath, hoping that they could find the secret passage connecting the three realms as soon as possible. Suddenly, Uncle Wang stopped beside the stone platform that was originally filled with gold objects, holding a candle in his hand and moving up and down, while observing the flames, he obviously found something.Could it be that the secret passage is there?Just before the door-sealing stone fell, Wei Jianguo was squatting in that position. Could it be that he had noticed it a long time ago?

After fiddling with it for a while, Uncle Wang put the candle on the stone platform, knelt down and removed the round-bellied cockscomb pot, and slowly moved the pair of gilded bronze horses that were close to the wall of the tomb.Looking at the situation, Wei Jianguo also went to help, and the two seemed to have a tacit understanding, each holding one side, and carefully removed the bronze horse.At this time, an arched hole half a person's height appeared on the wall of the tomb, with a dilapidated wooden door hanging on it... I watched this scene in amazement, and couldn't believe that I could find the secret passage so smoothly. The kind uncle next to me seemed to understand my psychology, and he said in a low voice: "The religious devotion of the grassland people is far more important than theft prevention, so they always make some secrets. It seems counterintuitive to us. Of course, this does not mean to give you a way out, maybe it is a trap. Director Wang was able to find the breach so quickly, but he used the direction of the flames to swing. This is why he turned off the lights and changed the candles. The reason, you have to study hard."

"Oh! That's it." I said perfunctorily, but my attention was completely on Uncle Wang. With the faint light of the candle, I saw that the broken wooden door had been dismantled, and Uncle Wang was shining a flashlight inside. Soon he stood up again, and happily said to everyone: "It really is a secret passage, it is well-built, and it is exactly as recorded in the data." "I'll go down and have a look." Wei Jianguo couldn't wait. "Wait, let's pay attention to whether there are any foot cherryes inside." Hou Daobo suddenly threw out a sentence that shocked everyone, ignored the shocked reactions of others, and motioned for me to help him pass.

"You mean, the person who stole the gold is inside?" I felt confused. "Ah! There is really a group of feet!" Wei Jianguo exclaimed, "It is very clear when stepping on the mud." "Just one line, so he hasn't come out yet, but... who blocked the door?" "If the secret passage really connects the three tombs, then he can go back!" Hou Daobo explained lightly. "Is this necessary? What's going on!" I began to lose my temper. "This is to find out the way, so that you know it well. If you don't understand, think about it slowly..." Uncle Hou Dao deliberately lowered his voice.Although I didn't look at his expression, I could clearly sense his displeasure.

Just as the two of us reached the edge of the stone platform, Uncle Hou Dao suddenly sank his feet. He stopped immediately, looked at the ground and said thoughtfully: "It turns out that the mechanism of 'slinging stones with iron cables' is here." "Did you step on it?" I followed and looked down. In the dimness, I saw that where he stepped, the semi-dry mud was deeply sunken, forming a regular rectangular depression. "This is a seesaw, with an iron cable hooked at one end and connected to the boulder outside by numerous pulleys. The boulder fell quickly, and this pull activated the second mechanism, and when the people in the tomb heard the movement and rushed out to have a look, it happened to cut off the way back, trapping people in the corridor to death."

"So insidious?" I shivered involuntarily, the scene just now really narrowly escaped death.But he felt incredible, so he asked, "There is a thick layer of silt on the ground, and it must have been soaked in water for a long time. How can it be so sensitive, and the iron chain will not rust?" "Hey! The wisdom of the ancients is unfathomable! Many things are unbelievable. I thought the same thing as you before, and I always thought that the mechanism would have failed..." Hou Daobo spoke more and more softly, and the last few sentences were completely heard. I don't know what to say, I just feel that the words are full of admiration and self-blame.

Originally, I still had a lot of questions, so I had no choice but to stop at this time, and helped him walk slowly to Uncle Wang. "I'll go ahead, Tianhua, you are responsible for taking care of Uncle Hou Dao, and Xiao Wei stays last. Let's go!" Uncle Wang made the arrangements neatly, lit up the flashlight, and bent down into the deep secret passage. Facing the narrow opening, I was at a loss for a moment. Uncle Hou Dao pulled out his hand, put it lightly on my shoulder, and raised his chin to signal to move forward.I understood, bent down, and dragged him to slowly grope inside.

Stepping into the arched hole, I was greeted by bursts of icy cold wind, and my heart tightened suddenly, with a faint sense of foreboding.After two more steps, the secret passage suddenly became spacious, and its shape was like the "Road to Darkness" outside. It was straight and neat, and the stone tomb walls were dark and smooth, giving people a heavy and solemn feeling. As it gradually deepened, the faint sound of running water became more and more obvious, and the silt accumulated in the tomb passage became thinner and thinner. In the end, it all turned into cold mud. Every time you took a step, there was a "click" sound under your feet. It reverberates for a long time in the depths of the tomb passage, which makes people feel upset.Suddenly, Uncle Wang in front stopped and turned half sideways to us.His posture reminded me of one thing—just now in the consecration room, when he stood like this, the door-sealing stone fell down with a bang, and it is very likely that he just stepped on the seesaw and touched the mechanism of the "chain hanging stone" ...

Before I had time to sort out the problem, I was interrupted by his shout, "Look, there is a side road here." Uncle Hou Dao involuntarily quickened his pace, and I was almost pushed forward. When I got to Uncle Wang, I saw a small door on the wall of the tomb beside him. It was square and without a frame. Like a hewn alley. "Everyone, follow closely." Uncle Wang stretched his neck and took a look at Wei Jianguo, who was at the end, before turning around and turning into the side road. The tomb passage in front of me became narrow again, so I simply carried Uncle Hou Dao on my back, but he didn't refuse, and silently clung to my shoulder.

Obviously, this side road has an upward trend, and Mr. Hou Dao is quite tall. I walked very hard, and my steps gradually faltered. At this moment, Mr. Hou Dao suddenly said, "That's the right way! Graveway." "How do you know?" I blurted out, panting. "Because the dormitory is the tomb where the corpses are placed, the owner of the tomb! No matter what, the location is higher than the other two tombs to show dignity. This is also the most obvious feature of the Three Realms Tomb. You must know it!" Honestly Uncle leaned into my ear and said in a teasing tone, "It seems that you are also a half-baked product."

At this time, Uncle Wang suddenly shone a flashlight on his feet, and I looked down. It turned out that there were two upward stone steps in front of me.He slowed down, walked up slowly, then stopped again, staring blankly at a wooden door painted black. "You just said that this secret passage connecting the three worlds is used for the soul of the tomb owner to walk. I think this door is just a decoration, and there should be no mechanism." Hou Daobo said lightly. Uncle Wang seemed to be inspired, he gently poked the dovetail groove in the middle of the wooden door with his hand, and only heard a "squeak", and the seemingly heavy door actually opened a crack.Uncle Wang pushed the two door panels to the side with more force. At this moment, an upward stone step appeared in front of him. "There's a wooden door up there." Uncle Wang shone the flashlight, turned around and said, "That door is open." "Let's go! Do we have a way out?" Uncle Houdao's words were very practical, and I was even more eager to walk faster. I only felt that his body was getting heavier and heavier, and he would not be able to hold on any longer.Uncle Wang smiled unnaturally, and finally lifted his foot up.I took a deep breath and staggered along with Uncle Hou Dao on my back.After passing through the wooden door, I realized that the stone steps are actually very short, only about a dozen steps. I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief... Uncle Wang climbed to the top first, but he was not in a hurry to go in. Instead, he turned his head to illuminate us. When all the people came up, he turned the flashlight back into the tomb. A wall of wooden slats.Wei Jianguo lit the gas lamp, and the narrow tomb immediately became bright. I gently put down Hou Daobo and looked up at the surrounding environment. I saw that this wooden wall occupied three-quarters of the tomb, and the top was A-shaped. Its shape was a bit like a rural tile house. There is a huge sarcophagus embedded in it... This is unique to the Khitan people, and it is called a "small tent". The innermost part of the tomb, behind the "small ledger". It turned out that the entrance to the secret passage was hidden behind the funeral utensils. No wonder no one had discovered it before, but who opened the door?Who has been walking ahead of us?This question just flashed through my mind, because the most important thing now is whether I can escape. At this time, Uncle Wang had already turned around the "little account" and cautiously moved towards the door of the dormitory. Wei Jianguo also walked out holding the lamp, but he stopped soon and stared at something with glowing eyes.I knew without thinking that he must have been drawn to the glass set. I helped Uncle Hou Dao, staggered around the wooden wall, suddenly felt itchy nose, and sneezed involuntarily.This caused everyone to roll their eyes, there was no way, it was all because the tomb was too dry, it was very different from the secret passage, and my nose was the most sensitive to humidity. Why is this so-called "corpse raising place" so dry?What kind of reason?Seeing that Uncle Hou Dao was still full of anger, I had no choice but to shut my mouth.At this moment, Uncle Wang in front suddenly let out a scream, and the voice was so creepy that everyone immediately turned their eyes to him like an electric shock.I saw Uncle Wang half-turning his body and turning his head as if to say something, but his lips trembled uncontrollably. He couldn't say a word for a long time, and could only point his trembling fingers at the door of the tomb. I have never seen him show such a frightened expression before, and I felt a shock in my heart, and an ominous feeling suddenly surged up.Wei Jianguo was also taken aback, and then strode over. However, he soon froze on the spot, staring at the door of the tomb, as if under a "fixing spell".Uncle Houdao and I looked at each other face to face, and we both felt that something was wrong, and the two of them involuntarily quickened their pace. When the two of us approached, we couldn't help screaming, and saw outside the dark door of the tomb, a gray-white boulder inserted horizontally into the ground, blocking the entire corridor tightly without leaving a single gap... "It's over, the door-sealing stones of these three tombs are connected together, and they were all activated just now." Uncle Wang's face was pale, and his voice was full of uncontrollable fear. At this time, Wei Jianguo's expression was not much better, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he stared at Uncle Wang with a deadpan expression. "How could this happen? It's impossible, it's impossible..." The kind uncle who had always been calm and composed kept muttering to himself, with a look of annoyance on his brows. Seeing the reaction of the three of them, I couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat—all of them were calm just now, but suddenly panicked, which shows that things have exceeded their expectations.This time it's more ominous than good! "Let's go to the sacrificial room and have a look, maybe the stone over there hasn't fallen yet." Wei Jianguo managed to squeeze out his voice, but his tone changed drastically. "Let's go..." Uncle Wang seemed to have been knocked by someone, he suddenly came back to his senses, and walked towards the secret passage, his flustered expression was very different from before. Although they knew that this was almost impossible, everyone was still lucky and hoped that a miracle would happen, so they pulled themselves together and followed him staggeringly. I was still supporting Uncle Hou Dao. When I reached the entrance of the dark passage, he suddenly pushed me, leaned against the "little ledger", pulled out a wooden stick from it, forced a smile and said, "I'll just lean on this to walk." , making it easier for everyone.” This seemingly solid burial utensil is actually pieced together!I was surprised for a while, and unconsciously raised my head to look at the sarcophagus, only to see that it was still embedded in the wooden bar, and under the swaying light and shadow, it formed an extremely eerie and strange picture. ... Everyone walked down the stone steps and returned to the dark passageway where the wind was blowing again. Uncle Wang turned to the side leading to the sacrificial room without saying a word, and his pace was obviously much faster. and I still accompany Uncle Hou Dao, driving forward step by step.After walking for about ten meters, the mud under my feet suddenly disappeared and replaced with bitter ice water. Although it was only a shallow layer, it made people feel uncomfortable.But at this time, the sound of the gurgling water became more and more obvious, as if it was right in front of your eyes. "The underground river is nearby." Uncle Hou Dao said in a low voice as he walked, "The man who repaired this tomb is a master. It looks like a 'broken dragon's lair', but he knows that there is an underground river below that can generate energy. It's a tricky hole. Gossip Jiazi, the magic trick!" Now that he still has the mind to discuss Feng Shui, I was surprised, and the confusion that had been hidden in my heart emerged again—is he really just an old man who buys and sells woolen fur goods? "Strange! It stands to reason that this underground river should be at the bottom of the hill, but this tomb is clearly located halfway up the hill. What's going on?" Uncle Wang stopped suddenly, turned around and asked uneasily. "Could it be that we used techniques such as the 'Hanging Soul Ladder'? Our journey seems to be smooth, but it is actually going deep step by step." Wei Jianguo frowned and agreed. Everyone focused on Uncle Hou Dao, as if he was the only one who could answer the question. I was just wondering when I heard Uncle Hou Dao say: "It's hard to say whether there is a hanging soul ladder on the top, but from the dryness, wetness and thickness of the mud on the ground. It can be seen that this secret passage is indeed lower than the offering room." The honest Burton paused for a moment, and then said: "This underground passage is often soaked in water, and there should be a water line on the wall. Take a photo from far to near, and see if this line is gradually rising?" Uncle Wang immediately turned his flashlight to the wall of the tomb. Sure enough, there was a waist-deep water line on it. With a gap of one meter, he couldn't help opening his mouth wide in astonishment. "We came to the bottom of the mountain unknowingly." Uncle Hou Dao murmured, walking forward while holding on to the wall of the tomb.Suddenly, he stopped and yelled "Ah!", and then shouted at Uncle Wang and the others dancing, "Dangerous! You two, get back quickly, quickly..." Uncle Wang and Wei Jianguo were taken aback for a moment, not daring to be negligent, they retreated to my side in two or three steps, and then stared at Uncle Hou Dao with doubts. "Look at this tomb wall, and pay attention to the gaps between the stone bricks..." Uncle Hou Dao patted the wall with his hands, and everyone looked over involuntarily. There are round holes from top to bottom, these holes are only as thick as fingers, hidden in the dark wall, it is really hard to find if you don't look carefully, presumably the honest man just touched it with his hands! "It's 'Fu Nu', and there are organs hidden in this wall?" Uncle Wang subconsciously adjusted his glasses, and the beam of light from the flashlight happened to shine on his forehead, and I saw that it was covered with cold sweat. "Ancient bows are usually made of bamboo slices, and the strings are made of animal tendons or hemp threads. Although the craftsmanship has reached its peak, it is absolutely impossible to preserve it for hundreds of years. In my opinion, what can be left now It would be nice to add some small metal pieces like arrow clusters." Wei Jianguo explained while observing the reactions of others, it was obvious that he was not sure of his own idea, because the previous "chain hanging stone" was an example, the ancients always There are unexpected ways. "We'll find out if we try." Mr. Hou Dao leaned on a wooden stick, retreated to a place where there were no holes on both sides, and motioned to Uncle Wang and Wei Jianguo to untie the backpacks, took out a bundle of fine hemp ropes on the side, tied the two backpacks into a ball at one end, and wrapped the other end around the backpack. After weighing the weight of the bag in his hand, he threw it forward vigorously, only to hear a "pop", and a circle of water splashed on the ground, but there was no other movement, so he pulled it back and took the hemp rope in his hand. Extend it by about half a meter, and throw it forward again... This is "asking for directions".After everyone understood what Uncle Hou Dao meant, they all showed expressions of admiration, and seeing that he was struggling with his injured leg, they came over to help. When it was thrown for the fourth time, that is, a little before the position where Uncle Wang was standing just now, the backpack actually sank, and blisters appeared around it.Immediately afterwards, a strange sound resounded through the entire tomb passage... This sudden change made the people present stunned, and they all stood still like ice sculptures.About two or three seconds later, the sound stopped suddenly. Before everyone recovered, they saw a flash before their eyes, and countless lights and shadows shot out from the holes, hitting the opposite tomb wall like a gust of wind and rain, splashing A dazzling spark... "Ah!" Everyone screamed at the same time, and Uncle Wang immediately shone his flashlight on the ground. Upon closer inspection, what fell into the puddle turned out to be iron arrows shining with cold light.Faced with this scene, everyone felt their souls were blown away. If Uncle Hou Dao hadn't noticed it in time, I'm afraid there would be four beehive-like corpses lying on the ground now. "What the hell? It's been thousands of years and still kills people?" After a period of silence, Wei Jianguo spoke first. He swallowed a mouthful of phlegm dryly, and pulled back the backpack tremblingly. There were two deeply inserted arrows on it, presumably he wanted to see what happened. The backpack is close to the ground, and it can be shot at such a low place, which shows how vicious this "fu crossbow" is. Once it is shot, it is like a net, making people have nowhere to escape!Thinking of the description in the book, I felt chills all over my body, and my previous doubts were swept away at this moment. Wei Jianguo squatted down and hugged the backpack to his knees. Everyone gathered around to look, and there was another exclamation. They saw at least seven or eight holes in the backpack, and the two that stayed on it were actually worn through. Through the small shovel on the outside, insert it on the military water bottle in the bag. "True evil!" Wei Jianguo freed his hand to pull it out vigorously. He didn't want to catch it, and fell backwards. He reached out his hand under the gas lamp with a puzzled face, but saw that his hand was greasy and covered with sticky Clear grease with a weird smell. "This arrow is entirely made of iron, and it's still soaked in oil..." Wei Jianguo looked at the others in surprise, then suddenly put on an expression of enlightenment, and said in a hasty tone: "It turns out that the Funu can't be rotten or not. That's the secret of the rust, they've been soaked in oil, pulled up after the mechanism is touched..." Before he finished speaking, Uncle Wang had already shone his flashlight on the wall of the tomb. I followed and saw that there were oil stains overflowing from the densely packed holes, like weeping eyes. "It can be preserved for thousands of years without volatilization and solidification. This oil is not ordinary." Hou Daobo wiped the arrow handle with his finger, rubbed it, then put his nose down to smell it, and suddenly said something shocking-"Could it be The legendary mermaid oil?" "Mermaid oil! You mean, the kind of oil used to light the lamps in the tomb of Emperor Qin Shihuang?" I couldn't help asking.The mermaid oil was first recorded in Sima Qian's "Historical Records". It is said that it is flammable and extremely resistant to fire. The flame does not flicker and it is smokeless and tasteless. seen. "Turn off the gas lamp! If you accidentally ignite it, it will all be over." Hou Daobo reminded. "That's not necessary, you see, it won't ignite." Wei Jianguo struck a match at some point, and used the flame to swim back and forth on the arrow, but it didn't ignite. "Let's find a way to get out as soon as possible!" Uncle Wang's words brought everyone back to reality, and there was a sudden silence in the tomb passage. I believe everyone's heart is filled with the haze of death at this time.Suddenly, I thought of a strange question—— "Why did the tomb builders set up traps here?" I turned my face towards Uncle Wang, "Didn't you say that this kind of secret passage is specially built for the undead to travel through the three realms? How could there be traps, and it was a big effort that took great pains." project?" "Okay, okay, good question." Uncle Hou Dao clapped his hands, straightened his body and said, "This means that there is a weak point nearby." "Weak mouth?" "That's right! No matter how you repair a large tomb like this, there will always be weak links. In order to prevent tomb robbers from sneaking in, these places are often filled with traps, such as the 'quick sand bureau' in Minglu." Hou Daobo combed his beard with one hand, Youyou said: "I guess this weak mouth is the underground river. At the beginning, I chose this seemingly desperate hill to build the tomb because there is an underground river underground that can regulate the vitality of the earth veins. This kind of Fengshui pattern is the most hidden, and I don't know How many tomb diggers have been deceived. But the tomb builders also expected that this underground river will move, although it is slow, but one day it will break through the tomb passage and form a gap for the tomb robbers. Set up a crossbow at the river... Fortunately, we discovered it early, and this deadly mechanism was trying to hide it, and it became an escape guide.Of course, it's also considered our fate, if we don't understand this until we become a hedgehog, then we will be wronged! " Uncle Houdao explained clearly in one breath, and everyone was shocked when they heard it. Fortunately, their confidence in escaping suddenly increased. "Don't worry, everyone. Judging from the distribution of the holes, the area of ​​this crossbow is quite large. There must be more than one trigger point. You have to throw it a few more times. It's best to throw it out a way, to the place where there is no hole in the wall. place." "Okay! You guys take a break, I'll do it with Tianhua." Wei Jianguo picked up the hemp rope and measured the length, but stood still again. I turned sideways in confusion, only he pointed Backpack, said blankly: "You throw it, I will be in charge of putting the rope and turning on the light." Is this still useful to you?It's better to command and shout the password in the back.I felt an unexplainable anger, but I thought that running for my life was the most important thing, so I didn't bother with him, grabbed my backpack and threw it forward... Sure enough, as Uncle Hou Dao had expected, there were several trigger points along the way, and every time I fired, it was shocking. I counted secretly, and there were as many as five times, and the last time was even more exaggerated. And caltrops and maces rolled down from the top, ripping apart the two backpacks that had become sieves. "The backpacks are all gone? Fortunately, it is beyond the range of Funu, otherwise I really don't know what to do." Wei Jianguo said to himself, showing a relieved expression.I gave him a blank look, and said in my heart—then tie you up instead.Seeing that he was about to pull back the ragged backpack, he took the opportunity to shout loudly, "Don't pull it. Are you stupid? Keep it as a route mark." ... After confirming that no iron arrows were shot, everyone dared not dawdle, and each was ready to start again. I nailed the hemp rope in my hand to the ground with an arrow, turned around and held the gas lamp in my hand.At this moment, Uncle Wang lit a cigarette, took a deep puff, and then slowly walked forward along the hemp rope. The others immediately followed, closely following his footsteps, not daring to make a slight deviation. Although after careful detection, everyone still had lingering fears, and they were sweating profusely after walking for a short distance.After finally getting out of Funu's range, I felt that my whole body was about to fall apart, and the muscles of my legs twitched uncontrollably, as if I had walked through the gate of hell. "The sound of running water is more obvious. It should be nearby. Please pay attention to the tomb walls on both sides." Uncle Wang explained, and continued to move forward, ignoring the broken backpack on the ground. In fact, at this point, everyone understands that even going to the sacrificial room is useless, the exit must be blocked by the door-sealing stone, and the only way to survive is to find a breach, so everyone cheered up and focused all their attention on the tomb wall , that focused and anxious demeanor is like a gambler waiting for the draw. In this way, a group of people groped and sneaked in the gloomy tomb, perhaps because the fear of Funu had not dissipated, everyone subconsciously lined up in a straight line, with Uncle Wang at the front.When Uncle Wang came to his senses, he had already come to the end of the dark passage, and there was a corner ahead, which must be the fork leading to the sacrificial room.On the tomb wall opposite the fork, the sound of running water can be heard. Uncle Wang quickly shone the flashlight over, and the people behind immediately screamed, and everyone rushed forward with a "boom", staring at the lower corner of the tomb wall—in the place shrouded by the beam of light, several tomb bricks disappeared, forming a circle. The small semi-circular gap, upon closer inspection, actually sparkles inside the gap, like a small river passing through it. "Sure enough, you expected that there was a breach, and it was washed away by the underground river." Uncle Wang looked at Uncle Hou Dao excitedly, his eyes full of excitement and admiration. Finally seeing the hope of escape, I suddenly felt an indescribable pleasure, I just felt my heart beat faster and faster, and I was a little out of breath.Wei Jianguo's reaction was even more intense. He rushed over, not wanting to stagger, and fell into the puddle. When he got up, he realized that not only the wall of the tomb had been broken, but even the floor tiles on the edge had been washed away by the water flow. Knee-deep puddles. "Let's pry open the hole first. If it's just a small ditch, we still have to make trouble." Uncle Houdao was still calm. He stood up straight and began to arrange actions—— "Xiao Wei, go up to the sacrificial room and have a look, and report back as soon as possible regardless of whether the door-sealing stone has fallen. Tianhua, go and get those maces that fell just now, and the small shovel in your backpack... " "Those maces are all cultural relics..." Uncle Wang stopped in the middle of his sentence. It is still unknown whether he can escape, so he silently handed me the flashlight. At this time, no one would have any hope for the sacrificial room, but Wei Jianguo still ran obediently, but I was a little hesitant, after all, that "fu crossbow" made people shudder.Uncle Houdao seemed to have insight into my psychology, and cast a contemptuous look, so I had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk back. ... Groping alone in the gloomy and dark tomb passage, this feeling is really uncomfortable. I not only bear the depression caused by loneliness, but also have a terrifying feeling-as if there is someone following me like a shadow, sometimes behind me, sometimes floating to Above my head, quietly peeping at me, making people feel uncomfortable. Fortunately, the distance between the breach and Funu is not too far. I came back in less than ten minutes. At this time, Wei Jianguo was already standing beside Uncle Wang. From their expressions, it can be seen that the top must also be blocked. "These stone bricks are loose, try to knock them open." Uncle Wang said while giving up his seat. It seems that in their eyes, I am a coolie. I took a step forward, stood in the icy puddle, swung the mace and stabbed it, only to hear a "crash" sound, and a big hole appeared on the wall of the tomb. Everyone pointed all the light sources inside, and then cheered . "This is not a karst landform. How could there be an underground hole?" Uncle Wang jumped into the puddle before he had time to roll up his trouser legs. He pressed his hands on the broken tomb wall and bent down to look inside. "It may be like this. The dark river diverted its course and came straight here, but it was firmly blocked by the tomb wall. After years of erosion, it not only broke the tomb passage, but also dug out such a hole." Wei Jianguo gestured while analyzing , seems quite reasonable. "Indeed, the hole inside is a bit bigger, and the two ends connected are very narrow, only thirty or forty centimeters. It seems that this underground river is really just a small ditch." At this time, Uncle Wang staggered up and climbed up. Standing firm, he couldn't wait to say: "Although we can't drill this underground river, it's full of primary soil. It must have exceeded the construction scope of this tomb. We can dig a hole to get out." "Luck! The tombs of the Three Realms usually sit west and face east, and the Khitan people worship the sun. The tomb must extend east, and it will be in the easternmost position. Considering the trend of this hill, we should be underground at the edge of the mountain now. The breach is on the east side of the tomb, so as long as you dig it further eastward, it will not take long to penetrate the ground." The honest uncle stroked his beard and continued, "There is a section of this underground river that bypasses the mountain. , I dug it yesterday when I was looking for water, it was not very deep, it was only more than one meter from the surface, and considering the height of the terrain, I estimate that it is at most five or six meters deep, and it can be opened in half a day." "Then let's do it quickly!" Wei Jianguo couldn't hold back any longer. He lifted the gas lamp and stepped into the puddle. After reaching the entrance of the cave, he stopped and looked at me expressionlessly.I immediately understood what this guy meant, he just wanted me to take the lead, so I gripped the small shovel tightly and got in without saying a word. This is a round pit with jagged walls, and the water level is not as deep as expected, only slightly higher than the puddle at the entrance of the cave, but people have to bend over halfway.The water flow was not very urgent, but it was icy cold, and it must have been melted snow. "Where is the east side?" I asked tremblingly, and there were echoes from both ends of the cave. "It's right in front of you." Uncle Hou Dao wanted to come over to guide him, but he cried out in pain as soon as he stepped into the puddle, and hurriedly retreated. It turned out that he forgot that there was a wound on his leg in a hurry, and the stimulation of the ice water made him feel like pain. cut skin. At this time, Uncle Wang was walking at the entrance of the cave with a flashlight. After squatting down to take a picture, he stopped in front of my head and said in a firm tone: "The water flow is usually diverted when it hits a hard object, so it is not easy to dig around." , try here, and dig up diagonally." I quickly set up my posture, supported the roof of the cave with one hand, and held the small shovel tightly in the other, and inserted it hard... But the fact is not as Uncle Wang said, the top is also very hard, and it is difficult to use force, it took a long time to poke a small hole, and I was so tired that my back hurt. "If only old man Joe's mangy dog ​​was here!" I murmured, suddenly thinking about their father and daughter very much. "Try this." At this time, Wei Jianguo came over while dripping water, raised the mace and poked it towards the small hole I dug, and then pulled it down, and the sharp thorns of the stick brought out a lot of dirt. "Okay!" I danced with excitement. "The higher you go, the looser the soil should be. If you two work together, we will be able to go out in a short time." Uncle Wang said excitedly, his words were more like cheering. After fiddling for a while, he finally pulled out a half-person-high hole, and Wei Jianguo planned to climb into it and continue digging.At this moment, I suddenly felt some numbness in my feet.Let the ice water freeze it!I stomped my feet and found it was a bit heavy, so I reached into the water and wanted to hammer and pinch it a few times, but I caught something sticky, and suddenly I felt goosebumps all over my body...