Chapter 16: Rest
I saw that it was an open space without any coffins, located in the northeast corner of the entire cave, about twenty or thirty square meters, and the light of the signal flare was not enough for me to see if there was anything special in this area, but one thing was certain, this open space was sunken downward, and it should be a pit.
The old itch pointed to the place and said to me, "See, I came out of that pit, and there is a hole in the bottom of the pit, which I hit when I came out." Here's the burial chamber we're going to. โ
I wonder in my heart, why is there all the coffins in the whole thousand coffin caves, but that one piece is not placed, is it deliberate or is there a feng shui exquisiteness?
Generally speaking, the Miao people in ancient times did not believe in feng shui, the placement of the coffin in the cave burial is generally based on the family as the honorable position, the ancestors are at the bottom layer, and the new corpses are coming up one after another, and there is not much attention to the position.
I asked if he had dug the hole and collapsed the area, causing the ground to sink into the tomb. Old itch swore that it was impossible, there were double seven-layer blue bricks on top of the ancient tomb, and he took three vertical and four horizontally according to the method I said, and there was already a pit there when he went up, and it had absolutely nothing to do with him.
Horizontal three vertical take four, is in the Ming and Qing Dynasty underground palace to go "anti" when the method must be followed, generally trapped in the ancient tomb of the tomb robbers from the bottom to the top of the use of the top, do not take the bricks in this way, the top of the tomb will collapse entirely, the tomb robbers are pressed inside.
But in the underground palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties, the order of "anti" should be the bottom first, then the wall, the top is the strongest and most dangerous, generally placed when there is really no choice, the old itch broke out of the top, was there no other choice at that time?
At this time, the light of the flare failed, and the cave was dark again, and the old itch wanted to reload it again, but I stopped it. Now it's time to see that we've almost seen it, and it's a waste of unnecessary resources.
To get to that clearing, you have to go down to the bottom of the cliff and pass through the coffin, and the gap between the coffins below is about enough for a person to walk around, and it is about 200 meters to the flat ground. The problem is how to climb down this cliff more than 20 meters high, all our equipment is lost, and the possibility of climbing down with bare hands is still to be considered in the long run.
The other thing is whether there are zongzi under this. The coffin used for cave burial is very simple, not only is it not sealed, sometimes the rats with thick gaps can get in, and there should not be many well-preserved corpses below, but just now under the illumination of the flares, I saw that the lids of many coffins have been turned open, I don't know what's going on, it stands to reason that no one will come here to destroy it, is it that the zongzi inside is not sleeping well and the coffin board is off?
Lao Itch and I returned to the side of the bonfire, and when we saw Master Liang shrinking his hands and feet and trying to escape into the darkness, Old Itch loaded the pistol with a click, and shouted, "Take one step back, and I will break your legs and throw you down." โ
As soon as Master Liang heard his voice, he ran away in fright, and the old itch fired a shot into the sky, and the thunderbolt-like gunshots suddenly resounded throughout the cave.
Master Liang stopped in fright at the sound of gunshots, shrunk his neck and turned around and said, "Don't shoot!" Don't shoot!! Can't I run if I don't run?"
The old itch scolded: "The ghost only believes you, come back and squat well, run again, and I'll take care of you!"
Master Liang walked back in a gloomy manner, squatted on the edge of the bonfire, and said to us with a sad face: "Two little brothers, you see that you are just an intellectual, follow Lao Tai to eat, fool the Guangdong guest, according to the sentence is also a secondary offense, you still have to let it go, you are going to do a big deal now, you have no power to restrain the chicken, and it is also a burden to follow you, in case a hand and foot are not good, it will not be good to affect you." โ
Seeing that he was holding the backpack in his hand, he pointed a gun at him and said, "If you want us to let you go, you can leave the bag, and you can be happy wherever you fall in love." โ
Master Liang looked at the bag in embarrassment: "But this bag is under ... There is a way to be a gentleman -
Lao Itch raised the gun in his hand and said, "I'm not a gentleman, I'm a beast, Sensei reason with me." โ
I think that this Master Liang is quite a bit of a Taoist, if he is put back, and he meets Uncle Tai and them, it is equivalent to adding an enemy to himself, and leaving Xingxing may also play a role in restraining him, I yฤซn stopped the old itch and said, turned his head to Master Liang and said: "Our situation is still unclear now, you go alone, even if you are given a full set of equipment, you can't get out without experience, it's better like this, you go down to the ancient tomb with us to see, if there are good things, how much Old Man Tai gives you, we will also give you as much, the three of them act together, The chances of survival are a little better. You see that yฤซn is angry here, if you meet a lonely ghost, no one can save you. โ
Old Itch immediately continued: "If you don't want to go, it's okay, but leave everything that should be left behind, and take off my clothes for me..."
When he heard me say that I would also leave him a bright weapon, he immediately showed a shaken look, and added an old itch to scare, and immediately said: "Don't be, there is something to discuss, since the two of you look at it like this, it is inconvenient to shirk it below, in fact, with the knowledge of the following, it can be matched with the experience of the two, which is really a perfect match."
When I heard that this kid was still a wall-to-wall grass, he fell on both sides, and the hexagram changed so quickly, and I felt funny in my heart. Grandpa is right, people's hearts are sinister, and there are really all kinds of people in this world.
We poured out the contents of Master Liang's bag, looking for anything that could be used, such as ropes and lighting tools, but his bag was mainly food and clothes, and Master Liang said that their important equipment was carried by the two backbones of Uncle Tai and Er Mazi, and his flare gun was also used to call for help when he was scattered.
Without a rope, you must learn to swim the gecko wall when you go down the cliff, it is so steep here, and I don't know if it is suitable for climbing. I asked Lao Itch what he climbed in the first place, and he told me that although this cliff looks bare, it is relatively easy to climb, and there are many places to settle, although it will be a little more difficult to go down from the top than to climb up, but it is not impossible, but the lighting tools are necessary, otherwise the black light will be blind, and it will be better to step on other people's hands.
There were a few dry branches nearby, and it shouldn't be a problem to make a few torches to light it, so the plan to climb the cliff was set, and now it was only a question of when to start.
I looked at my watch, and it had been six hours since we came down. Old Itch estimated that it took him ten hours when he came out of the ancient tomb last time, that is, at least there was a whole day to toss, and the burns on our bodies were very serious, so we must have a good rest before going down. In addition, I have to think carefully about what to do next, if I continue like this, the next road will not be smooth.
The most important thing is to figure out the purpose of the old itch asking me to come here, what to say is of great benefit to me, although I am a more profligate, but I am not the kind of person who regards money as a heart, for antiques, I am just because of the family relationship, to say how much I like it, it is just like this, what is of great benefit to me, I don't know what it is, how does he know?
In addition, Uncle Tai and the chubby Cantonese man are dead or alive now, we don't know, they still have two guns in their hands, and when they meet together, it will inevitably be another vicious fight. Still be careful.
I said to Master Liang and Lao Itch, it's about eleven o'clock in the evening outside, we haven't stopped all the way, we won't go down tonight, take a good rest, treat the wound, and wait until tomorrow to go down, otherwise enter the ancient tomb in a state of fatigue, if there is anything inside, the state of fatigue will definitely leak.
Lao Itch nodded in agreement, he said that he was not worried about what was in the ancient tomb, but with his current physical strength to climb the cliff, it was too unsafe, there were so many coffins below, if he accidentally fell down, the whole thing would fall into the coffin, it was too unlucky.
We emptied a can, put it on the bonfire and boiled some water, soaked some dry food and ate it softly, and ate some chocolate, the old itch was sleepy, I let them sleep for a while, I came to see the fire, the old itch said that there are no beasts here, don't be so careful, I secretly told him, I mainly have to look at the cool master, this kind of person who looks more sloppy, often the more deeply hidden, both of us are asleep, maybe he will show his true face.
Old Itch said: "If you don't worry, we might as well tie him up." โ
I said that since I have agreed with others, I still have to give him face, and if you do this, when you need his help, it will be difficult to be a person.
I took out the paddle hidden in the inner pocket of my clothes, opened the safety and inserted it on the belt, and then burned a jar of water to wipe my wounds, the burns on my hands were very serious, and if they were not handled well, they would definitely cause infection.
When these were all dealt with, I woke up the old itch, and I fell asleep, this sleep was extremely uncomfortable, my body was sore, the wound was itchy and painful, and when I woke up, I found that I had only slept for five hours, and my uncomfortable nose was plugged.
The old itch boiled hot water for me to wash my face, I felt a little better, and when I had breakfast, I asked Master Liang, what is the origin of these people?
Master Liang slept well, and now that he was full, he said to me: "Little Angkor, since we are now in a group, I won't hide it from you, when we came, there were five people." Among them, only Uncle Tai and Er Mazi are specialized in this, and they are following Boss Li and Boss Wang, first, I want to see how the fresh goods are unearthed, and secondly, the two bosses let me pick out the most valuable things in the tomb first, so to be honest, it is really a very wronged corner sรจ in the next. โ
When Lao Itch heard him say this, he asked him, "Strange, there were four people who saw you just now, but what about the fifth person?"
Master Liang said: "The person you are talking about is Boss Li, when we came down from the mine just now, he went to a puddle to wash his face, and as a result, he washed his head off..."
Lao Itch and I were eating, and we were busy telling him not to talk about it, we already knew the following things, and besides, we couldn't eat.
I asked him again about the background of the two bosses, and Master Liang stood up and said, "Speaking of the background of those two bosses, it's better not to say it, but it will scare you, they are not ordinary antique dealers, you listen to me in detail..."