Chapter 37 The Journey to the Emperor's Mausoleum

City X. This is an ancient land where the old man of history has engraved countless glories.

It is a place full of magic and vitality, and when you approach it, you will be amazed by the perfection of the historical relics, and you will be moved by the vitality of modern construction!

X City, known as Chang'an in ancient times, was the starting point of the famous ancient Silk Road in the Italian explorer Marco Polo's "Marco Polo's Travels".

The history of a city is the history of a nation!

Chang'an, this eternal city, is like a living history book, recording the vicissitudes of the Chinese nation scene by scene, page by page.

Chang'an has a history of more than 3,100 years. Historically, 12 dynasties such as the Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang dynasties built their capitals here, which lasted more than 1,100 years. Qin Shi Huang built the Afang Palace, a masterpiece in the history of Chinese architecture, and built the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, a huge and extremely rich historical treasure in Lishan. During the Han and Tang dynasties, Chang'an was the center of Chinese politics, economy, culture and foreign exchanges, and was the first international metropolis with a population of more than one million at that time.

"Rome in the west, Chang'an in the east" is a portrayal of Chang'an's position in world history. So far, Chang'an is as famous as the world's famous cities of Athens, Cairo and Rome, and is known as the world's four ancient civilizations.

Today's X city is a modern city with more than 500 scientific research institutions, more than 40 colleges and universities, prosperous economy, beautiful environment, civilization and cleanliness based on mechanical, electronic, electrical, aerospace and light industries. It has been a major transportation route since ancient times, and it is the throat of the eastern part of China leading to the northwest, southwest and West Asian countries. Nowadays, railways, highways, and aviation are intertwined into a network, extending in all directions, connecting X city with the whole country.

The city of X has many imperial tombs. The Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor, the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, and the Han Mausoleum have 11 mausoleums. The Maoling of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Yangling of the Jing Emperor of the Han Dynasty, the Baling of the Wen Emperor of the Han Dynasty, and the Du Tomb of the Xuan Emperor of the Han Dynasty...... Wait a minute. There are 20 tombs in Tangling. 18 of them are located in Shaanxi; Taizong Li Shimin's Zhao Mausoleum, Wu Zetian's Qianling Mausoleum, Yang Guifei's Tomb and so on.

The destination of Meng Lao and others, the Huhai Mausoleum of Qin II, is located on the half-slope southeast of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in X City and south of Xiqujiangchi Village.

After more than ten hours of driving, Meng Lao and Yuan Kai finally arrived in X City.

X City, Yellow Whale Village.

The Yellow Whale Village in front of him is indeed a relatively remote and poor place.

In fact, in Huaxia, there are really a lot of mountain villages like this, don't believe it, this is also a fact, after all, some places are really a little backward. Like the current Yellow Whale Village, most of the houses in the village are built with tiles, not to mention electrical appliances, refrigerators, washing machines, etc., it is good to have a TV.

However, new houses are slowly being built.

"Hello Yuan Gongzi! I, Xiao Jie, we contacted yesterday. "A middle-aged man, who looks a little peculiar, gives people a bit of a thief's eyebrows.

"Hello, Xiao Jie. I am Yuan Kai. Yuan Kai and Xiao Jie chatted, and the two sides said some kind words.

In the luxury car, Meng Lao, Yuan Kai and Xiao Jie sat down separately. Meng Lao smiled, didn't say a word, just looked at the two lightly.

Yuan Kai coughed restrainedly and said to Xiao Jie: "Mr. Xiao, you are very familiar with Yellow Whale Village!" ”

Xiao Jie nodded and said: "I, Xiao Jie, have no other skills, and I'm not afraid of your jokes, I'm a tomb robber, and you can be regarded as an archaeologist, right?" I also have a friendship with Professor Wang, and this time the matter was entrusted by Professor Wang, so Xiao, who can help, will naturally not shirk ......"

In Xiao Jie's mind, Professor Wang is in the line of archaeology and smuggling, and he is familiar with Teacher Wang, and he has entrusted himself to be a "tour guide" for the two. Therefore, Xiao Jie did not hide his identity.

Meng Lao has not been to X City for decades, although the place is roughly impressive, and it only takes a few days to determine the location of the mausoleum. But I don't have a lot of dreams at night, so I found Xiao Jie. Hearing Xiao Jie say that he robbed the tomb, Meng Lao nodded with satisfaction. This is also because the development has been too fast in the past ten years, and most places have moved. Most of the previous mountains have been torn down, and the river has been diverted, although it has not been filled.

Seeing Meng Lao nodding, Yuan Kai breathed a sigh of relief, and the smile on his face became stronger.

"You should know about Huangbanpo, right? The old man has not been here for more than 20 years. The world is changing so fast, and it really takes a lot of time to find Huangbanpo now. Meng Lao looked at Xiao Jie and said slowly.

"Hehe, Meng Lao, you are asking the right person. If you ask others, few people really know, because the Huangbanpo was bulldozed and rebuilt fifteen years ago. The people there all moved to other villages, and I happened to be near Huangbanpo, and later moved to Huangjing Village. Xiao Jie took a sip of his drink and said with a smile.

"Yes, it's good to know." Meng Lao nodded.

"It's almost dark now, and we'll leave for Huangbanpo at twelve o'clock tonight!"

Although Xiao Jie had doubts, why did he leave at twelve o'clock in the evening? Also, the mountain roads are not easy to walk at night. Of course, he wouldn't ask about that. There are some things that he shouldn't know, he won't ask, he's just responsible for collecting money and leading the way.

"Okay, Meng Lao, you are in charge." Xiao Jie nodded happily in agreement.

Soon it was night, and after the three of them set off, a huge python head stretched out from the grass in front of the village......

Wang Badao followed Yuan Kai and others all the way, and finally came to Yellow Whale Village when it was dark.

It's a real extreme run! Wang Badao's speed is good, but after all, it is not a machine, more than ten hours, hundreds of miles away, even if the endurance is good, you have to do your best. Fortunately, I smelled the smell left by Yuan Kai and Meng Lao on the road, so I didn't lose it. Moreover, Wang Badao can't swagger on the road, and sometimes he has to hide when there are many people. If you don't just take the mountain road, it can be said that you can see the mountains and cross the mountains, and see the river and cross the river.

Wang Badao followed slowly behind, and he didn't dare to get too close, for fear of being discovered by Meng Lao. As long as you follow the whereabouts of Meng Lao, Yuan Kai and others, you can follow them and hang tightly behind.

At twelve o'clock in the evening, the sky was dark, and only the faint moonlight shone on the earth.

To get to Huangbanpo, you have to cross three mountain ranges. In fact, some experienced people know that if you enter the mountain at night, the poisonous snake beast is one of the dangers, but there is more danger in this mountain. For example, the various mosquitoes that appear at night are a big problem.

Meng Lao and Xiao Jie have both cultivated, so it's nothing. And only Xiao Jie is an ordinary person. However, Xiao Jie is really well prepared, and he has mosquito repellent on his body, although the mosquito repellent is not comfortable on his body, but it is better than being bitten by mosquitoes.

Xiao Jie was also sprayed with realgar agent, so it also had a very great deterrent effect on those poisonous snakes in it. Until now, I haven't encountered a single poisonous snake, even if there is a snake in front, it will be dispelled by the smell of realgar, after all, the fatal wound of the snake is this realgar.

And Wang Badao followed, and the smell of realgar made him very annoying......

Xiao Jie also wanted to give mosquito repellent and realgar to Meng Lai and Yuan Kai to use, but the two refused. Later, knowing that the two were martial artists, Xiao Jie no longer dared to move his mind.

As a tomb robber, he naturally has some insight and knows the existence of the "national art world".

Yuan Kai said as he walked: "Xiao Jie, in fact, we went to Yellow Whale Village this time to enter a mausoleum that has never been discovered, you are a tomb robber, you should be very familiar with the mausoleum, I hope you will take us into the mausoleum." What do you think? Think about it, I'll pay you a million when you're done! ”

Xiao Jie looked embarrassed: "This ...... It's not good. The mausoleum is extremely dangerous, and if you are not careful, you may never get out. And you're still ......"

"Three million!"

Seeing that Xiao Jie still had the intention of shirking, Yuan Kai said indifferently again: "Five million!" ”

"Uh...!" As a tomb robber, the word "temperance" is not as affordable as a hundred yuan for him. When Yuan Kai offered a reward of one million, Xiao Jie originally wanted to agree, but it was just a habitual bargaining, who knew that the final remuneration would rise to five million......

"Good! I hope Yuan Gongzi will keep his promise! ”

Xiao Jie's face was embarrassed, as if he was ruthless, but in fact, he was already happy in his heart.

Of course, Xiao Jie also knew that this matter was not so simple, but now he was already difficult to ride a tiger. In this kind of place, two warriors want to kill him, which is no different from sticking to an ant!

And Yuan Kai is also helpless, entering the mausoleum is full of dangers, and sometimes it is inevitable that people need to explore the way, this kind of person is commonly known as: cannon fodder!

If it was just him and Meng Lao, this cannon fodder candidate didn't need to think about it to know that it would fall on him. But now with Xiao Jie joining, it is naturally Xiao Jie's turn to explore the path. Moreover, Xiao Jie has been robbing tombs for more than ten years and has rich experience, and it is relatively safe for several people to enter the mausoleum. Moreover, at least Meng Lao did not object, maybe he also had this thought, but Yuan Kai said it first.

Wang Badao followed Meng Lao and the three of them, which was to meet the mountains and the water. From time to time, I have to drill through a small hole, and I can't help but admire the tomb robber named Xiao Jie in front of me, who is indeed a professional figure. Because of the conversation between the three of them, Wang Badao could faintly hear some in the back. But admiration is admiration, this walk also took almost two hours.

Finally arrived at Huangbanpo.

Xiao Jie said: "Okay, this is Huangbanpo." ”

Meng Lao nodded lightly and glanced around. The former village has now become a forest and a flat grass. Meng Lao took out a map from his chest, handed it to Xiao Jie, and said, "This is the internal map of the mausoleum, you study the following carefully, and you will be able to use it later." ”

Xiao Jie took the map and looked at it carefully.

The outermost part of the map is a labyrinth, and inside it is actually mountains and rivers...... How is this possible? How can there be mountains and rivers in the mausoleum? Xiao Jie was puzzled, and wondered if Meng Lao had taken the wrong map.

As if seeing Xiao Jie's doubts, Meng Lao explained: "The outside is a labyrinth, and the inside is the water galaxy...... This is the mausoleum of Qin II Huhai, and the most dangerous in the tombs of the emperors of the past dynasties is undoubtedly the Mausoleum of the First Emperor, which is full of mechanisms and is difficult to crack with modern technology. And the danger of the Huhai Mausoleum of Qin II is definitely among the top ten. So, I'll be careful. If something happens, it will be difficult to rescue you with the power of the old man. ”

Xiao Jie gasped when he heard this. Because, among the many mausoleums, the mausoleum of the Qin period is the most difficult to excavate, let alone the imperial mausoleum of the Qin period.

Although the difficulty of the Mausoleum of Qin II Huhai is more than a step weaker than that of the Mausoleum of the First Emperor, and it may not be as difficult as the Mausoleum of the First Emperor by two-tenths, but in terms of the danger of the Mausoleum of the Second Emperor of Qin, it is many times stronger than the imperial mausoleum of the Han Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty.

Xiao Jie's face was a little embarrassed, this time he didn't pretend to be, he was really "cheated".

If Xiao Jie had known that it was the mausoleum of Qin II Hu Hai, not five million, even if it was ten million, he would not be willing to take this risk. But he had already agreed, and in the face of two powerful masters of national arts, he didn't have the courage to break his promise.

Suddenly, Yuan Kai said: "It's too late to quit now!" Of course, as long as you successfully enter the mausoleum and get some of the things we need, then after the matter is completed, I will give you a reward of 30 million, and Yuan will never break his word! Think about it, 30 million is enough for you for a lifetime! As long as you succeed, then you will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life! What kind of woman would not have money if she was rich? Women who used to be all you could look up to will automatically come to your door to get you ...... Hehe, think about it yourself......"

Although it is considered to be considered, the murderous intent in Yuan Kai's eyes is becoming more and more obvious......

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Jie also knew that things couldn't be better. I also decided to take a gamble, and there was no way back anyway.

"Good! Xiao also let it go! ”

ps: I don't go to work tonight, I code words all night, and I want to end my trip to the city as soon as possible. Now, ask for some more recommendations, and of course, reviews, tips...... All are welcome!