A week later, the city of X airport.

Chu Zeyun and Zhou Tong's flight landed, and the two walked out of the airport, in the airport, the people sent by the archaeological team to pick them up were waiting for them, although those people were wearing civilian clothes, they behaved competently, and they were meticulous and strict in their gestures, and they could be seen at a glance that they had received special training.

Chu Zeyun explained: "These are sent by the state to protect us. ”

Zhou Tong nodded in understanding.

The soldiers came over to help them carry their luggage, and the man named Zhao Han was the leader who had a relationship with Chu Zeyun, and he said to Chu Zeyun: "Mr. Chu has worked hard all the way. ”

"It's not hard, how is Uncle Zhao's health?"

Zhao Han: "The chairman is in good health, thank you Mr. Chu." ”

"Duty. Chu Zeyun smiled and introduced them, "This is Zhou Tong, the current custodian of the altar wood in Tianyan Town. ”

Zhao Han knew a little bit about the way of the inner door, and when he heard Chu Zeyun introduce Zhou Tong like this, Yan Sù's face also showed surprise, he looked at Zhou Tong carefully, although he couldn't see anything powerful about Zhou Tong, but he must have something outstanding to win the first place in such a talented conference, and he gave Zhou Tong a military salute.

Zhou Tong smiled back politely and said, "Hello." ”

The two got into the car, and on the way, Zhao Han told Chu Zeyun about the latest progress in the tomb.

The archaeological team checked on the periphery, and preliminarily determined that it may be a tomb of an ancient nobleman, the tomb is not small, more than 25 meters long from east to west, and more than 20 meters long from north to south, which is considered a large ancient tomb.

The process of the discovery of this tomb is also quite coincidental, the tomb was dug in a small hillside, and the nearby farmers reclaimed wasteland on the top of the hillside, wanting to use it to grow vegetables, but a shovel directly dug up the small hillside and collapsed, and unluckily buried themselves in it.

When his family saw that he had not returned in the evening, they summoned a man in the middle of the night to look for him, and finally found him in the pit. Coincidentally, there is a graduate student in this family, who is majoring in archaeology, and when he sees this terrain and thinks of local legends, he guesses that there may be a tomb here.

When it was dawn the next day, I came over and walked around, and with sixty percent certainty, I hurriedly called the tutor to confirm that there was really an ancient tomb here.

The village where the ancient tomb is located is also quite legendary, and there have been many old people who have lived to be more than 100 years old.

As the saying goes, "life is rare for 70 years", and it is a rare thing to live to be 70 years old, and most of the people who live to be 100 years old are enshrined at home like living Buddhas.

In this village, there are almost no families with one or two old people who have lived to be more than 100 years old.

Although Zhao Han looks a little stricter, he is very humorous when he tells the story, and he told Zhou Tong and them a particularly famous local legend.

The protagonist of the story is an old man who is only about half a man tall, this old man is called "the vegetable basket man" by the people in the village, because he has a long life span of more than 300 years, his flesh and bones have all shrunk into a ball, and he has long lost the ability to walk, and is often put in the vegetable basket by the villagers, walking around behind his back.

"The vegetable basket Weng has lived for more than 300 years without dying, and people are very curious about his way of immortality, but the most popular thing in the village is that the vegetable basket Weng has actually died a long time ago, but the monsters in the mountains want to take the vegetable basket Weng to pass the word, so let him live in the form of **, although the vegetable basket Weng is asleep all year round and does not move, but once he opens his eyes, he will convey the will of the monsters, and the village has to sacrifice sacrifices to the monsters in the mountains every year. Zhao Han hit the steering wheel, and the military jeep drove into the mountains, which has not yet been developed, and the road is quite difficult to walk, and it can be bumped several times when driving a few meters away, making Chu Zeyun's face pale.

Zhou Tong also felt uncomfortable, but immersed in Zhao Han's story, he asked, "Then what?"

"One day the weather was very hot, the vegetable basket Weng was carried by the young people in the village to the river to enjoy the coolness, two people on the other side of the river walked back and forth on the bank, the vegetable basket Weng suddenly opened his eyes and shouted, 'Who are you?' The basket man snorted proudly and said, "The old man has lived for more than three hundred years and has lived a long life, but don't you know that the other side of the river is Wong Tai Sin's territory? The two men did not speak, but were silent for a long time, talking to each other. Seeing that they hadn't left, the vegetable basket Weng was about to open another warning, but found that the figures of the two disappeared with the wind, and the vegetable basket Weng suddenly had an ominous premonition, and sure enough, that night, the person in charge of taking care of the vegetable basket Weng found that the vegetable basket Weng died violently at home, and his death was very miserable. ”

Zhou Tong was suddenly a little embarrassed, Zhao Han told them several stories, Zhou Tong listened to them with relish, and arrived in the village unconsciously.

After getting off the car, a few villagers greeted them, and the state would subsidize them for opening tombs and archaeology in their fields, and it was a large subsidy.

Zhao Han walked in the front and brought Zhou Tong and them into a guest house in the village.

The people from the archaeological team had already arrived, and the person in charge of meeting them was a young man in his thirties, he was wearing a white shirt and silver-rimmed glasses, he looked like a gentleman, and his voice was very soft, but when he looked at people, he had this strange arrogance, and seemed to be very disdainful of Zhou Tong and them.

Chu Zeyun has been to this kind of occasion before, so he is naturally not surprised, these scholars who do research all believe in science, and they can give a scientific explanation for any thing they take, which is definitely different from their views and beliefs that go against science and engage in special people. After they ran into each other, it was over, and they couldn't get the follow-up work together.

Zhou Tong was not in the mood to deal with them, just like looking at the air, after saying hello, he let Chu Zeyun communicate in front, and he hid behind and casually looked at the feng shui in the guest house.

From the moment he entered the village, he found that the people in this village are very particular about feng shui.

The location of the house, the orientation of the doors and windows, the planting of trees in front of the house and behind the house, and the aura of worshipping the gods in every room. Even such a hostel with a relatively bad environment has good feng shui.

Zhou Tong looked up at the seven tattered light bulbs on the roof, and what was put out was exactly the formation of the green dragon in the sky, catering to the three-legged jade toad placed in the north of the living room, collecting money and accumulating qi, even the hotels in big cities do not have such a good feng shui layout.

Zhou Tong walked to the window, gently pushed open the window, outside the window a green hill Tucui, continuous, the mountain direction is very like a tail of the koi, the sun hangs high above the head, it is a good pattern of prosperity.

Surrounded by mountains and crisscrossed by rivers, the mountains are scattered all over the mountains.

What feng shui.

Overlooking the verdant mountains and forests, Zhou Tong was in a good mood, he stretched his waist, under such a good feng shui, it is not strange that the villagers can live a long life.

One side of the water and soil raises one side of the people.

"Zhou Tong?"

Zhou Tong was looking at the scenery in a good mood, and was about to take two photos back to show him so that he could have time to come here for a vacation to recuperate, when he suddenly heard someone calling him behind his back.

Zhou Tong turned around and looked at it, and he was also quite surprised.

"Professor He?"

The old professor walked over excitedly, just like his son-in-law who looked at him in the right eye, he was so happy, he patted Zhou Tong's shoulder, and said, "Zhou Tong, I haven't seen you for three years, right?

"Thank you Professor He for your concern, it's much better. ”

The professor's surname is He, his name is Dongfang, and he is an old friend of Feng Yizhong, Zhou Tong's mentor when he was a graduate student, and the relationship between the two is very good.

Once He Dongfang saw Zhou Tong when he came to visit Feng Yizhong, he liked it when he saw Zhou Tong, and casually chatted about some archaeological things, and after listening to Zhou Tong's opinions, he couldn't wait to poach Zhou Tong to himself, but unfortunately Feng Yizhong didn't let go.

Later, when he inquired about Zhou Tong's whereabouts, he heard Feng Yizhong say that Zhou Tong was not in good health and couldn't do too stressful work, and he didn't know where he went.

I met Zhou Tong at this time, just like the baby again, He Dongfang said that he would pull Zhou Tong to come to himself, his assistant went abroad for further study, and it just so happened that Zhou Tong came to be his doctor, and he paved the way directly for Zhou Tong!

He Dongfang followed out the two students, and they were very surprised when they saw their tutor's reaction, looking at each other, very curious about Zhou Tong.

A slightly older one came out of the room, and when he saw Zhou Tong, he explained to the two junior brothers: "This is the Zhou Tong that the teacher is thinking about." ”

"Zhou Tong?" is the Zhou Tong that the teacher often mentions?"

"yes. Zheng Lin whispered to the little juniors, "I heard that the teacher dreamed of Zhou Tong one night, and read his name vaguely, and was heard by the teacher......

A few students: "......"

He Dongfang happily took Zhou Tong's hand and said, "Where did you go to work after graduation?

Zhou Tong smiled and said, "Follow my dad's work." ”

He Dongfang was a little regretful when he heard this, and asked tentatively, "Where is Ling Zun?"

"Zhou Tong. Chu Zeyun, who had talked with the glasses man on the side, called Zhou Tong's name in surprise, and was a little surprised to see the old professor and students gathered there, he asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing. Zhou Tong explained, "I met my mentor's friend. ”

"I see. Chu Zeyun didn't know that Zhou Tong was a graduate of a prestigious university, and so was he himself, but his major and employment were not in the right place, and he studied finance for four years.

The man with glasses also walked over, he pushed his glasses, and asked He Dongfang: "Professor He, the matter has been negotiated, they will go to the tomb tomorrow, and we can carry out archaeological exploration work in a week at the latest." ”

"Good. He Dongfang became a little cold as soon as he spoke to the others, he nodded, and his eyes still fell on Zhou Tong.

Seeing that the situation was not right, the man with glasses walked over and whispered something in He Dongfang's ear, He Dongfang's face changed, and his joy obviously sank a little, he looked at Chu Zeyun, and then at Zhou Tong, his eyes showed some regret, and finally shook his head and sighed.

"Teacher?" Zheng Lin had been following He Dongfang for several years, so he could naturally see the boss's temper clearly, he hurriedly followed, but when he saw He Dongfang enter the room, he directly shook the door, and it was clear that he began to lose his temper.

Zheng Lin looked at the man with glasses suspiciously, the man with glasses had no change in expression, and said calmly: "Mr. Zhou, Mr. Chu, your room is also ready, come with me." ”

As soon as he said this, he immediately drew the positions of Zhou Tong and Chu Zeyun together, these students knew that before the tomb was opened, some people from "other departments" would go down to the tomb for an initial inspection, and they also signed a confidentiality agreement. They also know that today, people from "other departments" will come.

Zhou Tong and Chu Zeyun are both from the "other departments".

In the eyes of outsiders, "other departments" are invisible departments, they can only see the work of the archaeological team, and for the archaeological team, who have been close to "other departments", "other departments" are just as scammers as sending you a text message saying which bank card your son is going to put money on when he is hospitalized.

Zheng Lin finally understood why his boss was so disappointed, the good students who were full of expectations in the past fell into the cheater organization after graduation, and everyone was disappointed......

Zheng Lin was also a little disappointed when he looked at Zhou Tong, however, when he looked at Zhou Tong, Zhou Tong also happened to notice that his gaze was looking at Zheng Lin, and when the eyes of the two collided, Zhou Tong smiled slightly, his starry eyes were brilliant, and his black eyes were like black gems. Zheng Lin was momentarily stunned, and began to doubt the knowledge he had received in the past.

Born from the heart, the eyes are the windows of the soul, how can a person with such a pair of clear eyes be a liar?

After moving in, Zhou Tong looked at the books brought over in the room, this time the tomb is likely to be an ancient tomb in the Western Han Dynasty, and the books and materials brought by Zhou Tong are all about the tomb knowledge at that time.

The tombs of various dynasties have customs, and there are taboos that cannot be touched, if he is not careful, the originally safe tomb will also be made into a tiger's den in Longtan, and he has to be careful.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, Zhou Tong went to open the door, and it was Chu Zeyun who came.

Chu Zeyun put the fruit plate on the table and said to Zhou Tong: "Zhao Han sent it just now, saying that it was given to us by the village chief, you can taste it, it's quite fresh." ”

Zhou Tong nodded, took a washed jujube and ate it, crispy and refreshing, the sweet juice flowed into the mouth, it was indeed very delicious, Zhou Tong asked, "What's the matter, what are you looking for me?"

"Hmm......" Chu Zeyun thought for a moment and said, "Don't mind today's matter." ”

Zhou Tong looked at Chu Zeyun suspiciously: "Hmm, what is the matter?"

"The professor's thing. ”

"Oh. Zhou Tong pinched another jujube and ate it, and said, "It's okay, I know Professor He's character, besides, I'm not the liar they imagined, why do I feel uncomfortable?"

Chu Zeyun smiled relievedly and said admiringly: "It's really like what grandpa said, you have a magnanimity." ”

"It's just a little petty. Zhou Tongwan, he picked a few more dates and put them aside, and the rest were all placed by the window.

Chu Zeyun asked in surprise, "What are you doing here?"

Zhou Tong smiled and said nothing, and not long after, a lot of small animals climbed up from the window, and three or five of them ran into the house in a crowd, holding the fruit in Zhou Tong's hand and began to eat.

Outside the window, the full moon hangs high.

The next day, Zhou Tong and Chu Zeyun got up early in the morning and followed Zhao Han's troops to the tomb site.

The tomb was still as it had been when it collapsed, only digging a little down, and determining the range, and they didn't dare to move it after they saw it.

After Zhou Tong arrived at the scene, he walked around the tomb and shook his head at Chu Zeyun.

After getting Zhou Tong's answer, Chu Zeyun also walked around with the compass, but he didn't expect that it was exactly the same as the result that Zhou Tong saw with his naked eye, and there was nothing strange about this tomb.

Zhao Han asked, "How is it?"

Chu Zeyun pondered for a moment and said, "Dig down." ”

After getting the instruction, Zhao Han immediately called someone to start the work, and the hired workers were all skilled workers, and they knew the content of their work with a little guidance, and Chu Zeyun watched them digging from the side.

As a result, halfway through the work, the people below climbed up and said, "I found a thief hole." ”

Chu Zeyun hurriedly followed all the way down to the ground, and sure enough, he saw a huge thief hole looking at them with his mouth open, he held a compass in his hand, and turned around at the mouth of the thief hole, and the compass pointer shook for a moment, showing a strange angle.

Zhou Tong squatted at the entrance of the cave and said to Chu Zeyun: "I'm afraid the tomb is incomplete." ”

"Hmm. Chu Zeyun said, "There's something down there." ”

Zhou Tong said: "The yin qi is so heavy, there must be people buried alive inside." ”

Chu Zeyun also thought of this, but he was not sure, he immediately had an idea after hearing Zhou Tong say this, he climbed back to the ground and said to Zhao Han: "I will go down the thief cave with Zhou Tong first." ”

Zhao Han nodded: "Okay." ”

The rope was tied around his waist, and the people outside pulled Zhou Tong and Chu Zeyun to slowly sink along the thief hole.

Zhou Tong asked, "The entrance of the cave does have the breath left by the Yin soldiers crossing the border. ”

Chu Zeyun nodded and said, "My grandfather's Yin Eye saw it, and it was on the tree trunk in front of the left side of the cave entrance, where a small section of armor was left, but the qi was too weak for us to take it down." ”

Zhou Tong said: "How did you run out of the tomb?"

"I don't know. Chu Zeyun said, "If it weren't for the special situation, I wouldn't have bothered you to come and work with us." ”

"Nope. Zhou Tong said, "I'm also interested in this tomb." ”

The voices of the two echoed through the small cavern, and the two of them, aware of the anomaly, did not continue, the air was very quiet, filled with an unbearable dead silence.

Chu Zeyun: "......"

Chu Zeyun suddenly tugged on the rope, Zhou Tong looked down and saw that Chu Zeyun's foot hit something, the thing was sticky, like mud after rain, very inconspicuous, but Zhou Tong's attention fell on that thing.

"It's white mud. Zhou Tong said.

Chu Zeyun nodded: "There must be a tomb below." ”

White mud paste is used to seal the tomb to prevent tomb robbers, with a fairly good sealing and protection effect, most of the tombs of ancient nobles are sealed with white mud paste.

The white plaster was obviously destroyed, and it was a question of whether the tomb below was still there.

Zhou Tong and Chu Zeyun glanced at each other, both asking for each other's opinions, Zhou Tong shook his head, Chu Zeyun responded to Zhou Tong's opinion, the two pulled the rope, and it didn't take long for someone above to pull them up.

He Dongfang rushed to the scene as soon as he heard that the thief cave had been discovered, and when he saw Zhou Tong and them coming up, he hurriedly asked, "How is it?"

"The white plaster was removed. Zhou Tong said, "I'm not sure if the tomb is still there." ”

He Dongfang was so anxious that his face turned red, he took two steps left and right, and muttered, "Alas, what should I do, what can I do about this?" he looked at Zhao Han and asked, "Can you carry out mining work now?"

Zhao Han looked at Chu Zeyun and Zhou Tong.

Zhou Tong said: "Not now, the yin qi in the tomb is too heavy." ”

He Dongfang's eyes widened, "Of course there is yin qi in the tomb!" There was a suppressed anger in his words.

Zhou Tong soothed: "Professor He, don't worry, open one day earlier and one day later, this thief hole will not disappear, and it won't change anything sooner or later." ”

Chu Zeyun ignored He Dongfang at all, and said to Zhao Han: "Let's drive the yin qi tonight, and we'll see it tomorrow." ”

Zhao Han nodded and went to tell the workers to call it a day.

"Teacher. Zheng Lin walked over and said something in He Dongfang's ear, He Dongfang frowned and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?"

"I don't know. Zheng Lin was a little anxious, "They said they were going to go out for a walk, but they never came back." ”

A worker next to him passed by and asked, "Did you go to Hexilin?"

"Hexilin?" Zheng Lin asked, "May I ask where Hexilin is." ”

The worker pointed to the north and said, "It's the forest on the other side of the river, don't go there if you haven't worshiped your ancestor in the village, it's very dangerous." ”

"Hexilin?" Zheng Lin chewed on the name of the place, the more he thought about it, the more familiar he felt, he suddenly remembered something, flipped out his mobile phone, opened the WeChat group composed of several graduate students and doctoral students under their teacher's hand, flipped through the chat history, and flipped through the chat records until more than a week ago, only to see the conversation between the two junior brothers.

"I heard that there is a Hexi Forest in Xinglong Village, and there is an ancient stone tablet from the Western Han Dynasty in it, and I really want to go and see it. ”

"I also heard that Hexilin is very evil, do you dare to go?"

"What don't you dare to do, I'm afraid that the boss won't approve it, and you know our boss...... He definitely wanted us to focus on this tomb expedition and didn't want us to run around. ”

"Well, didn't you say that the feng shui gentlemen would go to see the tomb first? ”

"Don't toss, the boss attaches great importance to this work, be careful that you are eaten by the monsters of Hexilin!"

Seeing this, Zheng Lin's right eyelid jumped suddenly, and the last sentence was still what he said, don't make it true.

Zheng Lin was very worried, took out his mobile phone and called the two junior brothers again, but still no one answered.

It's been almost a day since this disappeared, and how can a young man nowadays not play with his mobile phone for a day? Even if he didn't receive a call at that time, it was impossible to see a missed call from him and not give him a reply.

"Maybe it's because the signal is bad. Zhou Tong saw that Zheng Lin was calling frequently, and said with a smile, "The legend may also be scareless." ”

Zheng Lin nodded gratefully, but as soon as Zhou Tong finished saying this, the phone rang.

It was a call from his junior brother.

He hurriedly answered the phone, but there was a buzzing sound full of electricity, and suddenly, there was a strange laugh on the other end of the phone.