There are still endless mountains in front of us, but the state is different from the one we walked over. It seems to be a hilly and low-lying area, and from here, there is also a high mountain peak on the opposite side of this low-lying area that is significantly lower than the mountains, and it seems to be a canyon sandwiched between two mountains. However, one end of the canyon is also blocked by towering mountains, while at the other end is the rushing Beipan River.

Field archaeology inevitably involves exposure to Feng Shui doctrines, and although you will not be proficient in it, you must understand the basic essentials of it, otherwise you will make mistakes. This low-lying area sandwiched between the mountains and mountains, although it is said that the Tibetan wind gathers qi, but there are mountains without veins, and the form is not the dragon vein that Feng Shui says, but the broken vein, which is a Jedi. What's more, the other side of the Beipan River is also a big mountain, which completely encompasses this depression, there is water and no wind, and it is fierce.

No matter how much I looked at it, I couldn't see that there was a possibility that it would be suitable for the construction of a tomb. At this time, Ah Xiang spoke. "We got the news that there is a Han Dynasty tomb here, and our mission is to get something back from this ancient tomb. It's up to you to find this tomb. ”

Hearing Ah Xiang say this, my mind became even more confused. In the Han Dynasty, it was basically a wild place, but the Yelang Kingdom existed here, but the Yelang Kingdom was destroyed as early as the Western Han Dynasty, and there was no big regime here since then, and the princes and nobles of the Han Dynasty would not build tombs here. There were some ethnic tribes here, but they were not large, and their tombs were not very large. Wu Qitai worked so hard just to dig up the tombs of a tribe? Even the tombs of tribal chiefs are not of much value, based on my experience in archaeological excavations in the Southwest. Of course, I'm not talking about archaeological value, because I don't believe that Wu Qitai's purpose is for archaeology.

I was puzzled and asked Ah Xiang, "Are you sure there is an ancient tomb here?" Or is it from the Han Dynasty? I don't think your message is reliable. ”

"Absolutely. The other party has paid the deposit. Ah Xiang paused, and realized that he had said something that he shouldn't have said. There must be ancient tombs, and this needs to be found. ”

I had to ask my doubts. "Are you talking about this low-lying area? The area was too big, and I needed to locate it more accurately. According to the theory of feng shui, it is not suitable to build a tomb here, of course, if it is an ethnic minority, it is a different matter, but again, if it is a minority tomb, it is more troublesome to find, we can not follow the rules of the Han Dynasty tomb system to find, first of all, we must know which ethnic tombs are good to start finding. ”

This result was obviously unexpected by Ah Xiang, he was stunned for a moment, looking at the low-lying hilly area in front of him and worried. On the contrary, my mood was a little lighter, such a large area, without an approximate location, there was no way to start. If he didn't have more accurate information, the operation would have been in vain. On my side, I have been given the direction of Cao Mingzhe's travel, and his direction is roughly parallel to ours, and I can intercept him diagonally from the hollow of the hill in front of me, and even if I can't intercept him, I can meet the search party from Hong Kong and continue to track his whereabouts.

Ah Xiang pondered for a moment, took out a telescope from his backpack, and observed the depression in the distance.

After a while, Ah Xiang pointed in one direction and asked, "What's that?" ”

The trees below were so dense that all of them were green, and I couldn't see anything unusual when I opened my eyes wide. I had to take the telescope handed over by Ah Xiang and look in the direction of his finger. Behind a hill, the roofs of several bamboo buildings are faintly exposed.

I was so surprised that I almost dropped my binoculars. I rubbed my eyes and looked at it again, it was indeed a bamboo building, but the distance was too far, and the multiple of the telescope was too small, if it was the kind of astronomical telescope we used to monitor them in Laos, we would definitely see it clearly.

I handed the binoculars to Jack, who was urging me urgently, and touched my chin to consider the incredible. It's unbelievable that there are people in this kind of ghost place. But it's also possible that it's just an abandoned bamboo building, and it's not clear from such a distance, at least I don't see any signs of human activity. It is also possible that there are traces left by a certain ethnic group building a tomb here, and if so, it is still possible to find the burial chamber.

Jack looked excited for a moment. "Zhang, there may be a relic of an ancient civilization, we should go down and have a look right away."

As an archaeologist, I understand Jack's feelings, and it is the wish of every archaeologist to discover and excavate the remains of civilization. At the same time, I could tell from his tone that he also found no signs of life near those bamboo towers.

"Ah San." Ah Xiang called another Vietnamese and handed him the binoculars. "Find the nearest road to the bamboo building, rest for a while and set off, and strive to arrive before dark."

Ah Xiang immediately walked over to the other two accomplices and explained something. Jack and I found a sheltered place to rest. I didn't know what the danger would be, but I wasn't as optimistic as Jack, so I decided to tell the fat man about my current situation. I secretly pulled out my satellite phone from my backpack and told the fat man about our findings and the next plan of action. Then I asked them about their situation, especially if they had found any other support groups, such as the Vietnamese support group. The fat man said that he didn't find it, but the fat man was not optimistic, in his words, the Vietnamese are more accustomed to this kind of mountainous jungle than us, and the fact that I didn't find them doesn't mean that they don't exist, and even I may be under their surveillance.

After a short rest, we set off. The mountain is very windy, and there are basically cliffs going down from here, so Ah San found a cliff with several footholds and put down the rope and went down first. The cliff was too steep, and the two mountain people had to climb the rope to go down, and it would be too dangerous to carry the equipment on their backs, so we hoisted the equipment down first. I'm the last to go down, and the rope must be kept, or we'll be in trouble when we come back. As the altitude decreases, the humidity and temperature of the air increases, and the wind becomes less and less, until at the bottom of the valley, there is almost no wind, and the humidity and heat make it difficult to breathe like a sauna.

I jumped to the ground and was immediately splashed with muddy water. I saw that Jack was also covered in black mud, panting with his tongue stuck out like a dog. Ah Xiang's people are not in very good condition, and they are not very accustomed to this hot and humid climate.

I stepped on a puddle of mud, and it took a lot of effort to pull my foot out of the knee-deep mud. I looked around at the swampy mud mixed with rotten grass and rotting leaves, and it didn't seem like it was going to be easy.

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