Chapter 709: Deep Pool White Bones
Chapter 709 Deep Pool White Bones
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After arriving at Shang~Luo, the time had already passed 22 o'clock, Wang Zheng proposed to stay in the hotel for one night and enter the mountain tomorrow. Liu Wu and Li Zhengfang, despite their urgency, did not object. After all, mountain roads are difficult to navigate, and even more dangerous at night.
The next day, the group packed up and began to march towards Shangluo Mountain.
"If the two of you had taken these clues with you when you first came, maybe we'd have found the treasure by now!"
"That's what you're saying. However, Brother Li has never dealt with you before, so he will inevitably feel a little uneasy. Therefore, there was some delay. Fortunately, it's not too late to find clues. ”
Wang Zheng nodded, turned his face and looked around, surrounded by the two of them, a team of bodyguards composed of black, white and yellow people who were full of fierceness.
"It's not cheap to hire such a team of security personnel, isn't it?"
"Mr. Wang, please don't be suspicious. No one in the mountains knows what to expect, and inviting them here is just on the safe side. I didn't mean to target you!" Liu Wu hurriedly said.
"Why should Mr. Liu be in a hurry to explain. I didn't doubt their usefulness!" After the words fell, Wang Zheng smiled, patted Liu Wu's shoulder, and strode to Wang Qian, who was leading the way in front.
"How's it going, did you find it?"
"Judging by the image, it should be here!"
Wang Zheng looked in the direction of his finger, and sure enough, a mountain like a fork head appeared in his eyes. Comparing the place where the clue begins in the video, it is almost exactly the same as the Tricha Mountain in the distance.
"This is it, where the clue begins. Great, finally found!"
Liu Wu, who had been wandering around the mountains for more than two hours, shouted excitedly.
Looking at their excited looks, Wang Zheng smiled faintly. gave Wang Qian beside him a look, and the latter nodded slightly.
found the place where the clue began, and then followed the map to find Ji is undoubtedly much faster. Just after noon, they came to the end of the clue.
Looking at the waterfall rushing down in front of him, as well as the deep pool of acres below, Wang Zheng took a breath. After comparing the map with the real mountains and terrain again.
"If the map is correct, this should be it!"
Liu Wu and Li Zhengfang each took the map information they recorded with the video recorder, compared it, and nodded at the same time.
"Judging by the arrow above, the entrance to the treasure should be just below this nameless pool. Li Zhengfang said.
After Liu Wu nodded, he casually picked up a stone from under his feet and threw it towards the surface of the deep pool.
"Goo-dong...!"
With a wave of spray, the stone disappeared into the air, and the splashing wave trembled, and after half a minute, it slowly stopped.
"This pool of water seems to be very deep!"
After Liu Wu looked at it, he looked at the dark green in the sun, as if it was bottomless.
"Looks like we need to prepare diving equipment!"
Wang Zheng looked at it for a while, then nodded.
"In Shaanxi Province, Mr. Wang is a well-deserved hero. I don't know about diving equipment, can I ask you to help?" Li Zhengfang said.
Glancing at him, Wang Zheng nodded.
"Of course that's fine. However, it takes time to procure diving equipment. Today, we're just afraid we're going to camp by this pool of water. ”
"I've found a place anyway. I'm not afraid to delay another day. I don't think it's better for us to set up camp by this pool tonight, and then go down together when we get up tomorrow morning!" Liu Wu said.
Li Zhengfang nodded. After the three of them reached an agreement on this matter, they each instructed their subordinates to find an open place not far from the waterhole and set up camp. Wang Zheng instructed Wang Qian to take out his satellite phone and order diving equipment.
After the tent was erected and the terrain around the waterhole was surveyed, the depth of the waterhole was also measured.
89 meters!
People who are in good health and have not been trained in diving can dive more than ten meters without wearing diving equipment. The depth of this waterhole is beyond the capabilities of ordinary people.
"Boss, news from Zhao Tian. He's got the money!"
Wang Qian walked over and said in a low voice.
Wang Zheng was shocked in his heart.
"Lots of things?"
"It's beyond imagination. ”
Wang Zheng, who was overjoyed in his heart, nodded and immediately said, "Take it back to the villa and hand it over to Uncle Zhong for counting." ”
"They're already at the lodge!"
"By the way, have you put the rest of the things in place?" Wang Zheng nodded and said.
"Rest assured, everything is ready according to your orders!"
"What about the Ghost Gate and the Black Guard?"
"It's ready, just waiting for your order!"
"Okay, everything is ready now, only the east wind is owed!" After nodding, Wang Zheng looked at Li Zhengfang and Liu Wu, who were standing by the pond and looking at each other, and exchanged something with each other, and narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Everything has to be done tomorrow. ”
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In the crisp autumn season of early September, the dew in the mountains and forests is not too heavy. Coupled with high-quality moisture-proof sleeping mats and cold-proof and insulated tents, Wang Zheng had a good night's rest.
Early the next morning, I breathed in the air purified by the mountains and forests around me, and stretched my waist greatly against the rising sun in the east.
"Boss...!"
took the breakfast handed over by Wang Gan and took a bite.
"How?"
"As the boss expected, their people did want to sneak into the lake last night, but they were stopped by Dian Wei and Yuan Ba. ”
After eating the last bite of compressed biscuits in his hand, Wang Zheng clapped his hands.
"I had expected these two guys to be dishonest, and sure enough, I guessed it. ”
"Boss, in fact, there is nothing of value in it. What if we let them in?"
Wang Zheng shook his head.
"I have prepared a big drama, if the protagonist leaves the scene early, wouldn't it be very boring!" After the words fell, Wang Zheng patted his ass and stood up, "Let's go, go meet those two." ”
After Wang Qian nodded, he immediately followed.
"Yo, didn't you two rest last night, okay?"
After finding Liu Wu and Li Zhengfang who were eating breakfast by the nameless deep pool, Wang Zheng looked at their bloodshot eyes and obviously haggard expressions, and pretended to be surprised and asked.
Listening to Wang Zheng's ridiculous tone, Liu Wu and Li Zhengfang's eyes flashed with a hint of suspicion. But considering the identity and status of the people in front of them, and the influence that is countless times stronger than them. Even though I was not happy in my heart, I had to force a smile.
"We are old, and we are not as young and strong as Mr. Wang. In addition, the autumn mood is too strong now, we froze all night last night, and we didn't sleep much!" Liu Wu tugged at the corners of his mouth, revealing a 'difficult' smile.
"Why didn't you say it earlier. I also have a few extra warm tents and moisture-proof sleeping mats, so if I had known, I would have lent you a good idea!"
Liu Wu and Li Zhengfang smiled awkwardly.
"I heard that the two of you went to the pool last night?
The expressions of the two changed, and after glancing at each other, Liu Wu hurriedly said: "Mr. Wang, last night we just sent someone down to the pond to explore the situation, and there is absolutely no intention of taking the lead...!"
After waving his hand to interrupt his words, Wang Zheng smiled and said, "What is Mr. Liu nervous about." I'm just asking, and I don't mean to blame. Besides, I believe that the two of you will keep our original agreement, right?"
"Yes, yes...!"
At this time, Liu Wu and Li Zhengfang suddenly felt a strong pressure from the smiling young man in front of them. The majesty of this kind of top character made them secretly frightened.
Looking at the two who nodded again and again, Wang Zheng also lost interest in continuing to tease them.
"Have you eaten well? My man has already brought all the diving equipment!"
"Eat well, you can start at any time!" Liu Wu hurriedly said.
"Come on, then!"
After the words fell, Wang Zheng turned around and walked to the edge of the pool. Liu Wu and Li Zhengfang also hurriedly followed with their own people.
At the same time, Dian Wei directed a helicopter in the air to drop supplies on an open field 100 meters to the right of the waterhole.
The people here are all strong men, so it didn't take long to move the wetsuit to the edge of the pool.
"Boss, why don't I go down by myself. You stay with Dian Wei!" Wang Gan said.
"No, if I don't go down for such an interesting thing myself, won't I run this trip in vain... Don't worry, I grew up by the river, and when it comes to diving ability, it's no worse than those professionals!" After carrying the oxygen tank, he looked at Liu Wu and Li Zhengfang, who were also preparing to stop not far away.
"Are you alright?"
"That's it!"
After the two nodded, Wang Zheng put on a hood, stuffed the breathing place into his mouth, beckoned Wang Qian and Yuan Ba, and the three of them jumped down together.
Even though it was already nine o'clock in the morning, the water temperature in the lake was still very low. Fortunately, after two transformations of the 'Warrior' gene potion, Wang Zheng's physical fitness is already at the 'monster' level, plus the protection of the diving suit, this low temperature can't help him.
After diving into the water, unscrew the headlamp. It didn't take long for dozens of bright rays of light to break the darkness at the bottom of the lake. After a short period of acclimatization, the group began to dive towards the bottom of the pool.
As the distance of the dive became deeper and deeper, everything in the lake gradually appeared in front of Wang Zheng. In addition to the unknown fish that often lingered around, he found that this unknown deep pool was not actually funnel-shaped, but similar to the top narrow and the bottom wide, the lower it was, the more difficult it was to distinguish the edge of the pool. Coupled with the darkness, as if the pool water could not be illuminated to the end, an inexplicable fear emerged in everyone's hearts.
As time passed, everyone gradually dived below thirty meters. For Liu Wu and Li Zhengfang, this depth has almost reached their limit. If it weren't for the fact that he was wearing a diving suit, plus there were mercenaries who were familiar with the water. The two of them will never get here.
Coincidentally, at this moment, Wang Qian suddenly reached out and pulled Wang Zheng's arm.
Looking in the direction of his finger, Wang Zheng found that seventy or eighty meters away on the right-hand side, a black cave with a diameter of more than 5 meters appeared in his eyes. And this cave is the entrance to the treasure suggested in the 'Nine Treasures Exquisite Pagoda'.
As Wang Zheng and Wang Gan's headlamps shone past, Liu Wu and Li Zhengfang's people behind them also quickly discovered the hole. Seeing the location indicated by the treasure clue, without Wang Zheng's urging, everyone swam towards the entrance of the cave. Of course, among them, Wang Zheng is the fastest.
After entering the waterway, the surrounding environment suddenly became tighter. The speed of the water flow also increased a lot at once. If you're not careful, it's easy to hit the raised rocks around the waterway.
After swimming for about ten minutes along this waterway, which I don't know where it leads, and with different widths, a touch of white suddenly appeared in the range of Wang Zheng's headlamp.
At first, he didn't pay much attention to it, but when he got closer, he realized that the white was a white bone that had completely decayed. Because it had been soaked in the water for so long, the clothes on the white skeleton were no longer recognizable. However, judging from the braids scraped in the cracks in the rocks of the waterway, this person is obviously a Qing Dynasty man.
White Bone lay on his back at the bottom of the water, a rusted short knife stuck in his chest. Clearly, this was the cause of his death. As for whether it is an uneven distribution of spoils, or whether he wants to monopolize the treasure and cause dissatisfaction, it is not something that Wang Zheng can speculate.
The eyes with deep bones looked a little crazy, Wang Zheng looked at him briefly and then swam past him.
However, it didn't take long for white bones to appear again in the waterway. And the further forward, the more bones. Some are similar to the first white bones, and they have obvious Qing Dynasty characteristics. But there are more white bones, hair is scattered, and even scattered weapons can be seen. Obviously, the people who died in this waterway were not only the treasure thieves who coveted the king's treasure, but also the soldiers or civilians who were innocently killed in order to ensure the secrecy when hiding the treasure.
Along with these bones, there are also a number of large and small holes around the waterway. The water becomes particularly turbulent here, and if you are not careful, it is easy to be swept up in these channels by the undercurrents around you.
However, as the surrounding waterways widened forward, the flow of water slowed down. After swimming forward again for about two or three hundred meters, the waterway in front of them suddenly opened up, and they appeared in a lake again.
However, the lake is not as deep as the one outside, and the bottom can be seen with their headlamps. Swimming upstream along the lake, about 30 meters later, the top of the head suddenly emptied. A breath of fresh air suddenly appeared in Wang Zheng's nostrils.
Through the light overhead, Wang Zheng saw that they were in the middle of a huge mountain at this time. The belly of the mountain is nearly 50 meters high, oval-shaped, the longest diameter is more than 200 meters, the shortest is more than 60 meters, and the lake occupies one-third of this huge mountain. The rest is rocky ground that looks very flat.
It can be seen that the position of the mountain's belly outcropping from the water has been artificially polished. In addition, in order to avoid flooding when the water rises, a two-meter-high wall was built with polished rocks near the shore of the lake.
Climb up the stairs left on both sides, stand on the fence and look at the rows of neatly stacked wooden boxes in front of everyone. Moreover, each wooden box is tightly wrapped with a tarpaulin. At a glance, the number is no less than two hundred!