Chapter 541: Empty Joy?

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Just when Wang Guan was thinking nonsense, Guan Yang continued: "I paid attention to the surrounding situation and found that only this place was relatively conspicuous. ”

At the right time, Wang Guan came back to his senses, and after a little look, he felt that Guan Yang was right, this place was located just below the slope, and it must be relatively conspicuous.

Generally speaking, when you bury something, you definitely don't hide it in a very conspicuous place. However, there must be something conspicuous next to the burial site as a reference. Otherwise, even the person hiding the object himself may forget the exact location.

That's why ancient treasure maps always liked to be crossed at key points.

"It's all speculation, though."

At this time, Guan Yang beckoned: "Come and do me a favor, help me, I'm going to explore the cave." ”

Wang Guan hurriedly went over to help, and the two worked together to knock the long probe rod into the deep soil. The process was very easy and smooth, and there were no stones blocking it.

However, Guan Yang's expression was not very good, but he frowned slightly.

"What, what's wrong?" Wang Guan asked curiously, in fact, he could cheat and inspect the situation underground in advance. However, he restrained himself, wanting to verify whether Guan Yang, the former chief engineer of tomb robbing, was as magical as the legend suggested.

"It's not wrong, it's something strange."

Guan Yang pondered for a while, and said a little puzzled: "Actually, I feel a little bit about this shot." In the process of sinking the rod into the mud, I am fifty or sixty percent sure that the soil underneath has been turned over. Otherwise, if you pierce into it, there is a good chance that you will encounter something like a small rock. ”

"You've seen the dozen shots you hit before, and you'll either block it a little bit, or you'll be blocked straight away, and you need to change to another position and come back again." Guan Yang explained slowly: "But here it is a shot to the end, and the process is too smooth." There are only two results. One is that we are lucky, and the other is that the small rocks underneath have been cleaned up. ”

If there is a grave underneath, then in the process of excavating the burial coffin, the stone and the like must have been removed.

At this time, Guan Yang asked, "Of the two reasons, which do you think is more likely?" ”

"Don't mention the former, if it's the latter." Wang Guan was still a little puzzled: "Then it means that there is a grave underneath, maybe it is the target we are looking for, but you don't seem to be very happy?" ”

"I hope it's luck, or it's a real tragedy. How could it be rejoicing. ”

In Wang Guan's inexplicable gaze, Guan Yang explained: "If you go down with one shot, there is no hindrance in the first half, which is indeed worth rejoicing." Because in this case, it means that there is a high probability that there is a tomb underneath. But there is still no delay in the second half, but it just speaks for itself. ”

"What's the problem?" Wang Guan humbly asked for advice.

"It's empty." Guan Yang smiled bitterly: "This is also the so-called empty tomb." ”

"Empty graves?" Wang Guan was stunned.

"Hmm."

Guan Yang nodded lightly, slowly pulled out the probe rod, and sighed at the same time: "I hope I guessed wrong." ”

Soon after, Guan Yang pulled out all the probes. I saw that the half-barrel-shaped shovel head brought out a piece of dry soil, and the color was relatively light.

"How?" Wang Guan was curious: "What do you see?" ”

"It's hard to say, let's try again." Guan Yang shook his head, changed positions and hit another shot. After inspecting the condition of the soil. He hit a few more shots in a row, and at this time even Wang Guan felt that something was wrong.

After a few strokes, the process went smoothly and there was no hindrance at all. And the soil brought out by the shovel head is different shades of color. At the same time, there is a very serious problem, not only is there no stone underneath, there is not even a coffin.

It is important to know that several exploration caves are distributed very regularly. If there is a grave underneath, then one of the poles will inevitably touch the top of the coffin, and the shovel head will definitely bring out some fragments of the coffin.

In this case, Wang Guan naturally had doubts: "Is it wrong to judge, there is no grave underneath?" ”

"No way, just look at the color of the soil." Guan Yang drew the general range, shook his head and said: "The composition of the soil in this place is the same, but the color is different, which is enough to explain the problem." ”

"I guess there are too many explanations and you don't understand, anyway, you have to know that this color of soil is ordinary soil, and in addition, this color of soil belongs to the sealing soil that fills the coffin."

Guan Yang waved his hand and continued: "Judging from the scope of the existence of the soil, there must be a large tomb underneath. However, the absence of a coffin in the tomb illustrates a problem. ”

"Does it mean that the tomb has been stolen?" Wang Guan guessed.

"Nope."

Guan Yang shook his head and said: "If it was stolen, it should be that the valuable things in the coffin were stolen, I haven't heard that even the coffin was stolen." ”

"It's not stolen, that's what you call an empty grave?" Wang Guan hesitated a little: "The whole tomb is empty? ”

"Well, if it's an empty grave, there are two scenarios." Guan Yang pinched his fingers and said: "One is natural disasters, such as earthquakes, mountain collapses and the like, which arch the coffin out." The other is man-made, deliberate things, such as moving ...... burials."

"So do you think it's a natural disaster, or is it man-made?"

Wang Guan thought for a while and casually expressed his opinion: "I think it is more likely to be man-made, after all, the nearby vegetation is relatively lush, and there is no soil erosion, so it is impossible for earthquakes and mudslides to occur." ”

"Yes, I think so too."

Guan Yang agreed: "If the coffin is arched out by the earthquake, then there can't be a sealed soil underneath." ”

"It's also hard."

At the right time, Wang Guan scratched his head and said, "I suddenly had an idea, should it be after burying the coffin, leaving eight lamas to guard the tomb." Then, when everyone dispersed, the eight men dug up the coffin overnight and filled in the big pit, leaving an empty grave. Someone answered nearby, transferred the coffin containing the gold and silver treasures to another place, and then exterminated the eight lamas by the way......"

"Perhaps."

Guan Yang shook his head and said, "Of course, all this is just speculation. The sun is going down, let's go, find someone to dig tomorrow, and we'll know if it's over. ”

"Okay." Wang Guan nodded in agreement, and after looking at the ground intently, he left with Guan Yang and returned directly to the village.

Naturally, someone in the village arranged everything, and the two of them didn't have to worry about eating, drinking, and sleeping.

After a whole day of wandering in the mountains, Wang Guan was also a little tired, and after eating dinner and taking a hot bath, and then making a phone call and chatting with Bayeux for more than an hour, he went to sleep directly.

There was nothing to say all night, and when Wang Guan woke up the next day, he found that there was another person next to him.

Her short hair is jet black and shiny, and her delicate facial features are as white as jade in the sun. Wang Guan blinked, confirmed that he was not mistaken, and suddenly said in surprise: "Baye, why are you here?" ”

"Hehe, not only am I here, but also Xiao Qing and Xiao Wu have arrived." Baye smiled lightly: "Mr. Guan has already led people to dig in the mountains, and you are still sleeping." ”

"No way, I ran over the mountains and mountains for a day yesterday, I'm tired." Wang Guan sighed, immediately ran to wash, and then held hands with Baye, and walked leisurely in the direction of the mountain col.

When he arrived at the foot of the mountain, Wang Guan saw that on the slope near the mountain pass, there were more than a dozen people waving hoes and shovels digging pits, and Liu Jing and An Huanqing were watching the excitement next to them.

"Little five, little love ......" Baye greeted from afar.

"Sister Xiaoye." Liu Jing responded with a smile and beckoned: "Brother-in-law, you are awake, come up quickly." ”

After approaching, Wang Guan quipped: "The voice is full of qi, it seems that the medicinal effect of the Ten Great Tonic Soup is full." ”

"Don't mention the big tonic soup." In an instant, Liu Jing's face changed, and his face was full of tangled expressions: "When I hear its name, I feel the urge to vomit." ”

"It's okay to throw up." An Huanqing smiled and said: "In order to let you drink the medicine on time, Auntie asked me to bring ten thermos flasks, each bottle can hold three bowls of soup......"

"Ahh The pit is all dug and I can be buried in it. Liu Jing was overwhelmed with grief and indignation.

In the midst of laughter, the pit in the ground became deeper and wider, and two different shades of dirt traces could be clearly distinguished.

Seeing this situation, Liu Jing also became serious, and said softly: "Brother-in-law, Guan Yang said that there is an empty tomb here, and you guessed that the coffin containing the things was transferred to other places. Is it true? ”

"It's just speculation." Wang Guan smiled slightly: "It depends on whether you can dig up something to judge." ”

While speaking, Guan Yang, who had been staying in the pit and digging together, seemed to have found something, only to see him squat down and check for a while, and then climb up.

Without waiting for him to bring it, Liu Jing hurriedly asked, "What did you dig up?" ”

"Two broken ropes, a broken shoe, and a knife, and a pocket watch with a chain." Guan Yang displayed the things, and his expression was a little cautious.

Everyone hurriedly looked, the broken rope didn't need to be seen, it had been buried in the ground for a long time, and it was somewhat brittle. The broken shoes are really broken, but it can also be seen that these are ancient shoes, not modern industrial products.

As for the knife, it should be a Mongolian knife, with a slightly curved arc, which appears sharp. However, the knife is now also rusted, and only the general outline can be seen.

Finally, there is the pocket watch with a chain, which was the most popular item in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. The original delicate exterior was now severely corroded, and the case almost rotted. The inside of the pocket watch was not in good condition either, the hour and minute hands had long since stopped, and the glass cover was completely white, covered with impurities of water and earth.

Despite this, Wang Guan can still judge that this pocket watch was also a relatively high-end item in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, and it was not something that ordinary people could afford.

"In addition, I also found a series of scattered footprints and mud marks inside the sealing layer." Guan Yang frowned and said, "So our previous guess was correct, the coffin was really carried away." ”

"Isn't it! Is it really an empty joy? Liu Jing was very disappointed. (To be continued.) )