The deeper water is more gloomy and colder, the water flow below the dark river is also more turbulent, the slope here is still quite shaky, the water flows down along the stone wall from above, and under the sparkling water surface, it is not very clear to see, if it were not for the reflection of the stone carving, it is estimated that Chen Yun and I would not be able to find its existence so easily.

Chen Yun stopped, leaned against the stone wall at the edge of the dark river for a while, then looked at me and said, "Do you have a way to get the stone carving up?" I thought about it, and said in a very uncertain tone, it depends on what kind of material it is, the proportion of this stone carving and life-size, if it is carved from stone, at least a few hundred catties of weight, I can't rely on it alone, but if it is hollow, you can also give it a try!

Chen Yun gave me the only breathing mask, and took out a small can of oxygen from the backpack, and said Then you go down and give it a try, don't force it. I reached out to block the oxygen injection, although I haven't been in the water much in the past few years, but don't forget what I do when I am a child, and this little water is not enough for me to use the equipment.

"You wait a while, I'll go into the water first!" After saying this, I didn't care if Chen Yun heard it or not, in the sound of "whooshing" water, a fierce man plunged into the water and swam hard towards the depths of the dark river waterway.

The water quality of the underground river is very good, the water circulating here should be composed of two parts, one is the underground hot spring, and the other is mostly the snow water on the tomb after melting, seeping into the soil to form, fortunately it is not yet the beginning of spring, otherwise a large area of snow will be cut away, which will inevitably cause the blowout effect of the dark river flood.

With the current amount of water, for me, who grew up in Jiandao Gorge to fish for corpses, it is just right.

After diving ten meters underwater, my vision became much clearer, from time to time there were undercurrents washed on me, I could only find a reef first, fix my body, and then look around through the cold light rod tied to my waist, and soon saw the underwater situation clearly, not only a stone sculpture, but densely standing nearly a hundred bodies.

These stone carvings are different from the Qin figurines, they do not have armor on their bodies, but stand bare-chested in the water, most of the stone carvings do not have swords, spears and other weapons in their hands, it looks like the honor guard used by the emperors of the ancient royal court, I can't see clearly, so I have to kick my legs on the reef, and want to row over to see closer.

When the distance was shortened, the face on the stone carving gradually became clear, I swam to the nearest stone carving, took out a small knife from my waist, and chiseled a few times on the surface of the stone carving with the handle of the knife, and found that it was hollow, and my heart suddenly felt a little more happy, the main thing is not solid, presumably it will not be too heavy, and the rope should be able to pull out of the water for Chen Yun to study and study.

Thinking of this, I didn't delay too much time, the average person can only hold his breath underwater for about a minute, because I have been dealing with the Yangtze River since I was a child, so the water is several grades better than ordinary people, I can hold my breath underwater for two minutes, but it won't work for longer, more than two minutes the chest will be stuffy and unbearable, and I must dive to change the water, so I have to hurry up to act.

I hurriedly squatted down, and plunged my feet into the soft mud, the black dirt attached to the foot of the stone carving, which had been washed and soaked by the undercurrent for many years, and had become very smooth, and the skin was covered with a layer of dark brown algae, which was slippery.

I handed the knife under the leg of the stone carving, only to realize that the stone carving was not only built with life-size proportions, but even the texture was very clear, the surface was lifelike, and even the ten toes were carved.

It stands to reason that around 700 A.D., the ancients should not have such fine carvings, and even if they did, at most one or two pieces survived, why are there so many here?

I was secretly shocked in my heart, these stone carvings alone are probably not less valuable in the archaeological world than the Qin figurines, and if they can all be taken out, it will be enough to enrich the entire exhibition museum.

At this time, I felt that the rope on my waist was tight, and there was a force that seemed to be dragging me up, it should be because I had been diving in the water for too long, Chen Yun was a little anxious, I grabbed the rope with my backhand and pulled it gently, this is the code between me and Chen Yun, and told her with the rope that I was fine.

When I pulled the rope, I didn't grasp it firmly in my hand, and I fell down on the stone carving, I quickly gave Chen Yun a signal, and then squatted down again, groping for my knife under the dark river full of black mud.

At the same time, I also noticed that the legs of these stone carvings and the bottom of the dark river channel are fixed, and they are poured on it by molten iron, and they are stuck to death, if you want to get the stone carvings up, you must use a crowbar, and the integrity of the entire stone carving cannot be guaranteed, I groped for the small knife, inserted the blade obliquely into the gap at the foot of the stone carving, tried to pry it twice, and found that it was not at all, the stone carving did not move at all, and I couldn't help but be anxious, and the small knife continued to stretch forward.

This time, I didn't wait for my strength to tilt up, but there was a sudden muffled sound of explosion in my ears, and my heart "clicked", thinking that it was broken, should the stone carving be destroyed by me, and when I hesitated, I heard a continuous explosion sound, and soon the stones covering the stone carving showed that they were peeling off one after another, bursting out of dense cracks.

When the exploded rock layer fell down the water, something hidden inside the stone sculpture immediately appeared, and I pushed the stone above my head away with my hand, just looking up, but this glance almost scared my heart away!

These stone sculptures are not "hollow" in the pure sense of the word, because after the silt on the surface of the stone sculptures has fallen, I quickly see a real human face!

The cold light rod on the top emitted a green shimmer, reflecting the human face exposed inside the stone sculpture blue, the eye sockets were shriveled, and the skin was a kind of turquoise, like an old tree bark covered with moss, and when I looked up and met the people who were sealed in the stone carving, I noticed very clearly that its eyes seemed to move slightly.

The lifelike face, with the gently turning eyes, made the soles of my feet cold, and a breath of cold air rushed straight up to the heavenly spirit cover, and an idea came to my heart, could it be that all stone carvings are watered by living people? No wonder it's so realistic!

At this moment, there was a crisp explosion sound in all directions, just like just now, and even my cold light rod dimmed.

At this moment, I found that all the stone carvings were filled with deep cracks on the surface, and the stone carvings were "exploding", and the mud sealed soil on the surface was washed away by the flowing water, revealing one dead face after another, all of them turned their necks stiffly, and their eyes turned slightly, scanning towards the same place.

Where I look, that's where I'm standing!