The platoon commander and I lit a torch and each carried a rifle and went down to the bottom of the coffin. I raised the torch and looked up, this crypt is about 20 meters away from the coffin shop, the crack is naturally generated, there is no trace of artificiality, the bottom is a very wide passage, seven or eight meters high, more than ten meters wide, paved with rectangular stones everywhere, the walls are oozing water droplets, in the meantime, I feel cold and cold.

The water and soil of this generation of Gulan are deep, and there is no groundwater, and it is only more than 20 meters underground, and the water seepage is relatively strict, which is related to the special geographical environment of Shibeidian Village, and the basin is low-lying, and it is in the rainy season, so it will be like this. If this is really an ancient tomb, then the utensils in the underground palace are afraid that they will also be damaged by the water.

The fault of the earth is very obvious, in addition to the cracks we came down, there are many fractures in the tunnel, it seems that this is in an earthquake zone, fortunately, although the structure of this tunnel is simple and simple, it is very strong, and there is no sign of collapse.

The militia platoon commander pointed to a short distance and told me that when he came down for the first time, he saw a stone platform there, on which was placed a rectangular stone box, weighing about 20 catties.

I had never seen the stone box jade beast, and now it was being kept by the people of the village committee, and I asked the militia platoon commander, "What does it look like further inside?" ”

The militia platoon commander shook his head and said: "The stone platform is in a house built of stone, and there is no road ahead, but there is a hole in the ground of the stone house, which is very deep underneath. By the way, there's the sound of water down there. ”

At this time, the people behind also went down to the crypt one after another, I saw that everyone had arrived, counted the number of people, and told them not to shoot casually, they must wait for my order, see clearly first, and don't accidentally injure Professor Sun and another archaeologist.

Shirley Yang and I, plus the four militiamen led by the militia platoon commander, a total of seven people, with four rifles, lit three torches, this man with many people and guns, plus the goal of two hundred yuan for labor, everyone became emboldened and followed me deeper into the tunnel.

The wide, but not very long tunnel was clean, there was nothing superfluous, not even a single mouse, and we put our hands together as we walked, calling out to Professor Sun, but in the empty tunnel, there was no movement except for the echoes and the sound of oozing water droplets.

At the end, as the militia platoon commander said, there was a stone house, which was almost the same size as an ordinary private house, and was made of round stones, and the door opening was semi-circular, without any obstruction. It is rare to see such a building in history, so it is difficult to make the blind man say, what kind of place is this immortal alchemy.

I asked Shirley Young if she could see what the stone house was for. Shirley Young had never seen a room like this, so we passed through the doorway and into the house, where there was nothing but a stone bed.

The stone bed is flat, smooth like a mirror, unlike the stone bed in the ancient tomb, after looking for a long time, we can't see anything famous, on the ground of the stone house, there is a square gap, it is a 45-degree inclined entrance to the tunnel, the bottom is very deep, I used a flashlight to shine inside, I can't see the end. I saw that there was an artificial gentle slope that could go down, and Professor Sun probably went down from here, and I shouted a few times inside, but no one responded.

I had no choice but to go down with the crowd first, leaving two militiamen to guard the entrance, just in case. After walking down the ramp made of rocks and earth for a long time, I heard the sound of the water flowing, and I was worried that Professor Sun had fallen into the water and drowned, so I hurriedly walked a few steps, and everyone went down to see that this was a cave dug by man, and there was a small pool in the middle. Under the flashlight, the pool water is dark black, bottomless, I don't know if it is living water. There were several large iron rings on it, and several large iron chains sunk into the deep pool, strangely this chain was black and heavy, not like iron, but for a while I couldn't tell what material it was made of, because there was no rust on it.

The huge chain was straight, sinking into the end of the pool, as if there was some heavy object falling, and we wanted to wait closer to take a closer look, but the thick chains suddenly shook violently, stirring up a string of ripples in the calm pool water.

Entering the depths of the cave, in addition to Shirley Yang and me, there were also two militiamen led by the militia platoon commander, and we suddenly saw a tremor of the chain that fell vertically into the waterhole, and we couldn't help but take a few steps back.

There is no wind in this hole, no waves in the pool, how can such a heavy chain shake out of thin air? Could it be that the thing hanging under the waterhole by the giant chain is a living thing? What creature needs to be locked with such a thick chain?

I glanced at Shirley Young, who was also dazed and shook her head at me. I asked myself if I had encountered countless adventures in my life, and I had seen some strange things, but in the face of the waterhole under this tunnel and the thick iron chain, I really couldn't find any clue, but when it came to Professor Sun's whereabouts, I had to take the risk of pulling the chain up to see what was down there.

At this time, the militia began to get nervous. Since ancient times, the land of Sanqin is a fierce people, for these local peasant militia, if they face the enemy with loaded guns, they may not retreat, but here thousands of years of superstition is deep-rooted, plus before the crypt, the villagers have a lot of discussions, say anything, when we are immersed, these militia see this strange situation, naturally can't help but be suspicious.

The militia platoon commander said to me, "Chief Qian...... No, no...... Wildly...... Chief Hu, I'm afraid there are some monsters locked in this puddle? This is not alarming, otherwise our village will suffer. ”

The other two militiamen also said: "Yes, yes, I'm afraid that the spirits in the Yellow River are locked up, so don't act rashly, so as not to invite disasters and cause trouble." ”

I listened to the militiamen talk to me, and my eyes were never idle, and I had to find some reason to convince them, or they would all be scared away, and only me and Shirley Yang would have something to do.

I looked around at the situation, Shibeidian Village is a small basin, not far from the Yellow River, I have never looked at the feng shui shape shì, there will definitely be no noble tombs here, although the environment is very good, it can even be said to be a fairy cave, but there is too much groundwater, it is impossible for someone to be stupid enough to repair the tomb here.

The wide tunnel and the stone house at the end of the tunnel don't look like burial chambers. I'm just familiar with ancient tombs, and I don't know much about other ancient buildings, but the stone beds in the stone houses are a bit weird. There are two kinds of stone beds in the ancient tombs, one is to place the coffin of the tomb owner, called the tomb bed, and the other is to display the Ming utensils, called the shrine, and the one in the stone house is more like a shrine for placing things.

There is a small cave at the mouth of this cave, even if it is the end here, there is no fork in the road, Professor Sun and another archaeological team member must have entered this cave, but there is no trace of them here, could it be that they have suffered something wrong and fell into the pool?

The whole cave has obvious traces of artificial excavation, and the scale is not very large, several thick iron chains pass through the top of the cave, connected to a rocking wheel in the corner, and it seems that it can be lifted. I reached out and touched the chain, it was indeed iron, but the outer layer was coated with anti-rust paint, which looked dark and dull.

I saw that the iron chain sinking into the pool was still shaking slightly, it should not be washed by the undercurrent under the pool, there must be something alive, could it be that the chain is tied to some giant turtle, old dragon and the like? This kind of thing must not be told to the militiamen. I suddenly remembered the words of the blind fortune teller, that old man opened his mouth, but it had a miraculous effect on these villagers, I might as well follow the cat and draw the tiger, and deal with superstitious thoughts with superstitious thoughts, anyway, the top priority is to drag the things in the pond up, and try my best to find Professor Sun.

So I said to the militiamen with a resolute expression: "Comrades, the time has come for the motherland and the people to test us, the head can be broken, the blood can be shed, and the fearless revolutionary spirit cannot be lost, let us work together to pull the iron chains out of the pool......

The militia platoon commander didn't wait for me to finish speaking, so he rushed to say to me: "Chief Hu, my Chief Hu, I can't drag it, I can't drag it, this iron chain is tied to the old monster in the Yellow River, such a big thing, don't dare to do it casually." ”

To be honest, I don't know the bottom of my heart, but on the surface, I have to pretend to be calm and calm, and I feel like a leader, and I said to the militia platoon commander: "Comrade platoon commander, don't you remember what the famous fortune teller said? The blind gentleman in your village is the reincarnation of Jiang Taigong, Liu Bowen, and Zhuge Liang in ancient times, and he knew it for 8,000 years and 500 years later. What fell in this pool must be the incense burner of Taishang Laojun's alchemy, which contains the elixir of immortality and immortality, we must have discovered these elixirs first, according to international practice, it should be ...... Should ......"

Internationally, it seems that the discoverer will have any rights to what he discovers first, but I can't remember it for a while, so I quickly asked Shirley Yang: "What is the international practice?" ”

Shirley Yang said for me: "According to international practice, the person who discovers it first has the right to name it. ”

As soon as I heard what line of naming was light, I went on to say to the militiamen: "Comrades, do you understand the right to name names? I pointed to one of the militiamen, "For example, brother, your name is Li Dazhuang, then as long as you are willing, the elixir we found can be called Da Zhuang Dan." Once the scientific research workers of our country mass produce this elixir for the benefit of the people, we will be regarded as making a great contribution to the party and the people. In addition, the most important thing is that it is on a first-come, first-served basis, and the five of us are the first to find out, and everyone can taste a few grains first. ”

The three militiamen made me dizzy, the three of you look at me, I look at you, when one is above, they all believe what the blind man says, and the other loves this kind of vanity to build a meritorious career, and the third of the immortal elixir who doesn't want to eat a handful. But there is another concern that has not been eliminated, since it is the Taishang Laojun Alchemy Furnace that falls under the iron chain, why does the iron chain shake from time to time?

I secretly said that it was not good, the night was long and dreamy, and then I guessed blindly by these militiamen, and my lie would not be true: "Why does this chain move?" yes, it's moving because...... Because of the immortal energy flow of the elixir in this furnace, this kind of elixir that eats immortality and eliminates all diseases, do you think it is like that Chinese medicine pill, black and smelly? Every elixir has spirituality, after all, it is not a mortal thing in the world. ”

When the militiamen heard my words, they all nodded again and again, thinking that this was the truth, it seemed that the thing tied to this chain was not a monster in the Yellow River, it must be the Dan furnace of Taishang Laojun, and they rolled up their sleeves and prepared to do it.

The militia platoon commander suddenly thought of something, walked up to me, and whispered a few words into my ear, and after hearing this, I said to him with a smile: "Comrade platoon commander, don't worry, there is no disease that cannot be cured by the elixir, and your matter is nothing at all." This elixir is to rule the yang without lifting it and not being strong and ...... soon."

The other two militiamen laughed when they listened, which made the militia platoon commander blush a little, and shouted at the two people: "What are the donkeys laughing at? Get to work. ”

Shirley Yang felt a little unsafe, and whispered to me: "Old Hu, I see that the chains in the pool look like some living things, and they are pulled out so recklessly, isn't it ......?"

Taking advantage of the fact that the militia was about to turn around, I said to Shirley Young, "Can't you believe me?" Don't worry, like you, I only have one life, so how can I joke with our safety. I've seen so many shaped shì rational qi, and I've never looked at it, looking at the feng shui shape shì here, I dare to guarantee with the head of the item, there will never be any ancient tombs, so don't worry about having zongzi. And the natural environment here is unique, and it is not a deep mountain and old forest, and it is expected that there will be no vicious beasts, even if there is, there are iron chains, and we have rifles to defend ourselves, afraid of it. In case Professor Sun is down there, wouldn't it be a mistake for him to take his life if we don't do it for a long time? Of course, I'm afraid it's too late to do it now, so I'll leave it to fate. ”

Shirley Yang said: "It's not that I'm not worried about you, it's that you've never done anything that reassures me. How can you talk badly to those villagers, what kind of elixir of immortality, I think you are less reliable than the blind fortune teller, and when the iron chain is brought up, there is no elixir, I see how you explain to them. ”

I said to Shirley Yang: "I don't have the two beats of a blind man, that old man can pinch and calculate, and run the train with his mouth full." Now I can't help it, or else, those militiamen refuse to die, I think the winch has to be more than three people to turn, only the two of us can't play, and if there is no elixir later, you have to help me make a round, don't make it difficult for me alone. ”

After the militia platoon commander was ready, he beckoned me to the side, and Shirley Yang and I stopped talking, inserted the torch on the edge of the pool, each end of the rifle, pulled the bolt, and waved to the militia platoon commander: "Do it!" ”

The militia platoon commander and two other militiamen turned around and rolled up a circle of iron chains on the winch as if they were drawing water from a well. Unexpectedly, the mechanical principle between the winch and the rocking chain is very ingeniously designed, and there is no need for three people at all, but only one person, so that eighty percent of the strength can slowly roll the chain into the winch.

As the iron chain that sank into the pool rose, the palms of my hands and Shirley Yang and others also pinched a cold sweat, and whether the things under the pool were living creatures or something else was about to be seen, and a heart couldn't help but slowly rise with the thick iron chains and lift up.

The iron chain was rolled up for more than ten meters, and I saw a splash in the pool, and a dark and heavy thing emerged from the pool.

The militia platoon leader shouted: "My ancestor, I am really talking about it by Chief Hu, I'm afraid it is really the furnace where Taishang Laojun burns Dan!" ”