Two days later, in a wetland on the edge of Hongze Lake, there were four people on a small boat, and the person standing at the bow of the boat was none other than the fourth uncle.

Bei Qin said behind his back, "I sent someone to find out, Lao Chen salvaged that stone carving in this water area before. ”

The fourth uncle nodded, turned his head to a thin man who was holding the boat, and said, "Baiyu, it's up to you below." ”

The man, Bai Yu, was expressionless and did not speak, and when he stood up, he took off his coat and shoes and socks, and carried the waterproof bag containing his belongings on his back.

Bei Qin took an oxygen cylinder and wanted to hand it to him, but he didn't expect Bai Yu to jump into the water without even looking at it.

More than twenty minutes passed, and there was no movement underwater, Pei Qin was a little anxious, "Fourth uncle, is this okay?" ”

The fourth uncle said indifferently: "It's okay, this white fish was specially recruited by me from elsewhere, this person grew up by the river since he was a child, and he has excellent water properties, and it is said that he can sleep in the water." ”

"It's really fake," Bei Qin smiled in disbelief.

As he was talking, a blister suddenly bubbled on the surface of the water a little farther away, followed by a large splash of yellow mud. The originally clear water surface suddenly became a muddy mess.

The fourth uncle immediately hurried to let the boat row over.

At this time, the white fish also came out from under the water, still expressionless, did not speak, and jumped directly onto the boat.

Pei Qin asked him curiously, "Hey, Brother Whitefish, what's next?" ”

Bai Yu wiped a handful of water from his face, "The place you are looking for is under the mud, I have already made a hole to enter, and you can figure out the rest by yourself." After saying that, he closed his eyes and leaned back on the boat to rest, ignoring no more.

Pei Qin had never seen such a temper, he really didn't know who the guy was, but he wasn't angry, but felt a little funny, he nodded, "Come on, you can rest!" ”

He returned to the fourth uncle's side, "What's wrong with us?" ”

The fourth uncle glanced at Bai Yu, "Don't worry about him, he has that temper." You two go down and have a look. ”

"Good!" Bei Qin carried the oxygen cylinder and waterproof bag on his back and jumped into the water with another guy.

At this time, the water was turbid, and Bei Qin could barely see the surrounding situation by turning on the waterproof flashlight.

The water here is not too deep, about four or five meters, and the two of them quickly dived to the bottom.

Bei Qin noticed that in addition to the swaying weeds and debris, there were several strangely shaped bumps at the bottom of the water. He swam to find that these were all stone carvings, the same as those that Lao Chen had sold to the shop. This kind of stone carving only appears on the roof beams of large buildings in the Spring and Autumn Period, which indicates that there is a large hall of the Spring and Autumn Period buried underneath.

At this time, the guy next to him beckoned to him, signaling him to find the hole made by the white fish.

Pei Qin and his buddies went in along the hole opening, and after walking for a while, he understood why Bai Yu's bad temper was indulged, this person's skills were indeed superb, and the underwater hole could be so smooth, and it was bent forward, avoiding the direct influence of water pressure.

The two of them swam to the end of the water hole and saw a blue brick wall, on which a hole had been opened, probably because of the rush of time, the hole was not large.

The guy re-trimmed it, and Bei Qin shone it in with a flashlight, and when he saw that there was nothing unusual, he got in.

After the two people entered, they found a stone plaque on the ground, on which were written four big characters: Sima Gong Ancestral Hall. Only then did they realize that this was an ancestral hall.

However, after soaking in the water for so long, except for some stone tools and pottery, other things including the offering table, tablet table, etc., have all turned into debris.

Bei Qin selected a few relatively complete pieces of pottery and handed them to the guy for him to bring, which can be regarded as a toss for this harvest.

The guy wrapped a few pieces of pottery in a nylon cloth and swam out along the water hole. Pei Qin wanted to take a turn again to see if there was anything missing. But when he walked to the corner of the ancestral hall, he suddenly noticed a crack in the ground.

Bei Qin felt a little strange, squatted down and shone a flashlight inside, but unexpectedly found that the bottom of the crack was not silt, but a black hollow, and the space was not small. He couldn't help frowning, thinking to himself that could it be that there was something else down here?

Bei Qin reached out and broke the floor, but found that it was very heavy and could not move at all. So he got up and looked around, and saw a carved stone mortar with a diameter of no more than forty centimeters near the water hole. Speaking of which, this thing also has some value, but it is really difficult to carry, so it was originally abandoned, but I didn't expect it to come in handy at this time.

Bei Qin moved the stone mortar hard, and smashed it hard into the crack in the floor. The place was so old that everything was no longer solid, and the mortar hit the floor, only to hear a muffled sound, and the floor at the crack broke off, and fell into the darkness below, along with the mortar.

Bei Qin looked at the black hole exposed under his feet, and the man had already left at this time. The darkness was full of unknown circumstances, which made Pei Qin hesitate a little.

In the end, though, curiosity got the better of him, and he clenched his fists and plunged his head into the dark cracks.

Bei Qin reached out and groped his way forward, looking around with a flashlight. He noticed that it seemed to be the same space as the one above, with a blue brick wall next to it. Bei Qin understood that this was also a confined space, because he was swimming in it, and he could not hear anything except the sound of his own paddling.

He looked at the pointer of his oxygen meter and knew he had to pick it up.

Suddenly, a white thing floated past his eyes. Bei Qin couldn't help but be stunned, and hurriedly used a flashlight to shine it, only to find that it was a cow skull floating in the water. He reached out and grabbed it, and was suddenly surprised to find that the cow's skull was missing in half.

And what frightened him the most was that judging from the stubble where the bones were broken, the cow skull was not cut off by a sharp weapon, but was bitten off by something. Bei Qin really couldn't imagine what animal could do such a thing, not even the lion and tiger of the king of beasts.

Bei Qin's heart suddenly rose, and he hurriedly shone around with a flashlight, and couldn't help muttering in his heart, could it be that in the darkness of this space, there is really some fierce beast hidden?

However, he scanned it many times, and finally determined that there was no other life in this space other than himself and some algae.

While observing, Betsin noticed what appeared to be hanging on the opposite wall, and he swam over to find that there was a metal ring on the wall. A thick metal chain hangs from the ring.

Pei Qin knew that these metals must have been specially reinforced, otherwise they would not have been soaked for so many years and not completely decayed. He picked up the metal and looked at it, his brow furrowed, he had a terrible thought in his heart, but he himself couldn't believe it.

Bei Qin put down the chain and continued to swim towards the blue brick wall. On the wall, he found more than one sharp claw scratch, some deep, some shallow, and not small.

This discovery also confirmed his thoughts, this place was indeed locked up with a rare beast in the world. His breathing began to grow rapid, and the cylinder's barometer dropped faster.

Bei Qin no longer hesitated, swam in the direction of the exit, and just as he passed the last wall, he subconsciously shone a flashlight.

And this look made him stunned for a moment. A huge picture was carved on the whole wall, and the picture was carved with a fierce beast that had never been seen before, and on the back of the fierce beast sat a woman, a very beautiful woman.