"Scholar, Lao Xu, do you two feel that the speed of this water is getting faster and faster?" I shouted to the two of them behind me as I looked up to breathe.

"It's fucking weird, it stands to reason that this underground water doesn't flow too fast under normal circumstances. Even if it is an underground river with a fast flow speed, it is impossible to change the speed so violently. It's really evil. The scholar gasped.

"Ahem..."The fourth master was obviously choked on a mouthful of water, coughed a few times, and said: "If the flow rate is getting faster and faster, and the changes are drastic, there is only one possibility." That is, there is a huge change in the topography ahead, causing the river to shrink suddenly or create a drop in the river channel. Maybe... Maybe there will be a waterfall ahead, everyone be careful! ”

In fact, I have long been aware of this in my heart. The drastic change in the speed of the river is too drastic, and the river channel here is already very narrow, so there is only one reason for the increase in the speed of the river, that is, there is a significant drop in the river in front, if the drop is very large, it will form a common waterfall... In that case, we're now killing ourselves! But there is no turning back at the beginning, and there is no way back. This time it is a gamble with life, and we can only take one step at a time, and there may be other reasons for the acceleration of the river.

But reality soon shatters our self-paralysis. Although we didn't see anything in the spotlight, the rumbling sound of water in the distance was a clear reminder that there must be a waterfall ahead! What are you afraid of, what are you afraid of. The four of us panicked suddenly, and now let alone turn around, even if we paddle with our hands and feet, we can't stop our bodies at all. The speed of the river is too fast! In the blink of an eye, he was swept out several meters. I tried to find something protruding from the stone walls on either side to stabilize my figure. But the river has washed away over the years, and the walls on both sides have become so smooth that there are no corners for me to grasp.

I was so anxious that I shouted to the three of them, all of them adjusted their breathing, and paid attention to protecting their heads! But the water was getting louder and louder, and I didn't know if the three of them heard my shout. There is no road ahead, and the waterfall is right in front of you! I can already see the cross-section. I used all my strength to paddle towards the scholar, and the moment I grabbed the fourth master's hand, the current had already washed me underwater. In the panic, I only felt as if my chest was pressed by a thousand pounds of boulders, and I couldn't hear the deafening sound in my ears, and the whole world fell into silence and darkness. Then, as if the body was being put into a giant washing machine, it kept spinning, and the consciousness was blurred... Time seemed to be stretched out, and I felt as if I was dreaming. I dreamed that when I was a child, when I was seven or eight years old, I was playing with my friends in the village at home. We jumped, jumped, and had so much fun. When it gets dark, every household in the village starts to cook on the fire, and the smoke of the cooking stove is mixed with the smell of the food, and the sky is overwhelming. Mom started shouting at the door, "Nannan come home, Nannan come home!" ”

Go home... Come home! I felt a thrill in my heart and suddenly woke up. What greeted me was a room where I was lying on a very soft bed. It was very dark, and I tried to open my eyes and settle down, only to realize that it was a hospital room. There was no one in the room but me. Three beds side by side, I'm in the innermost, the one by the window. The other two are empty. How did I get to this hospital? What's going on? I felt pain all over my body, and I was feeling weak, and I closed my eyes and began to remember what had happened.

I remember that at that time, I was struggling to find a way out in the underground river in the ancient tomb with the scholar, the fourth master, and Lao Xu, and I encountered a waterfall. Then it was as if I had fainted when I fell into a pool under a waterfall. So how did I get out of the tomb? Scholars, where are they? What's going on?

I was anxious to know the answer, to know the safety and whereabouts of the three of them, but my body didn't seem to be mine, and no matter how hard I struggled, I couldn't get out of bed. It occurred to me that the wards in hospitals usually have an emergency call button. I pulled the infusion needle off my hand and stretched out my arm to reach the red button above the bed. Fortunately, the design is quite reasonable, the location is not too high, I can get there. Press it for more than ten seconds, and footsteps can be heard outside.

With a bang, the door opened, and a doctor wearing a mask and a white coat and two female nurses entered. The doctor saw me, "Are you awake?" How does it feel? You don't move yet, lie down well, although your internal organs are not seriously damaged, but there is a slight concussion and skin trauma, plus electrolyte imbalance in the body. Therefore, you need to rest and recuperate, and then stay in the hospital for further observation. ”

"Where is this? How did I get here? What about my companions? Do you see my companion? There are three of them, and one of them is seriously injured, you have to save him first! ”

"Don't be in a hurry, don't get excited. Xiao Wang, go and give him a new drip immediately. While asking the nurse named Xiao Wang to re-insert the infusion needle for me, the white coat sat on the edge of the bed and told me the ins and outs.

This white coat's surname is Zhang, and I heard Dr. Zhang say that we are really fated this time. It turned out that after falling from the waterfall of the river, all four of us were washed into the pool below. Although the waterhole is under the waterfall, it is a high waterhole on the outside of the mountain, and the waterhole leads to a small river at the foot of the mountain. So, after several of us fell unconscious, we all floated out of the pool along the river. Then it was discovered by a tourist and called the police. The police took several of us to this hospital. The scholar's leg and Lao Xu's arm were both fractured, and he was living in the orthopedic ward of this hospital. The fourth master has multiple fractures in his body, internal bleeding in his organs, lung infection, serious injuries, and has undergone surgery, and is currently under observation in the ICU. And I have been in a coma for two days since I was rescued.

"I actually slept for a long time... I've got to go see my friends! "I was thinking about the scholars, and despite the resistance of the doctors and nurses, I pulled out the infusion needle and was about to get out of bed. As a result, as soon as his leg went weak, he pounced on the nurse. My face immediately turned red and I apologized to the little nurse.

Now the little nurse's temper also came up: "What's strong?" Lie down for me. This is a hospital, not a hotel, you can come if you want, you can leave if you want? Stay honest, the police will have to look for you tomorrow! ”

My heart suddenly burst, damn, I forgot about this stubble. It's strange that the police don't suspect the appearance of a few of us, not to mention that there is a bronze treasure box in the arms of the fourth master, the police must suspect that we are tomb robbers. Now I really jumped into the Yellow River and couldn't wash it away. I don't know how the fourth master is now, the bronze box and the silk book are still there. I'm anxious, I have to find a way to meet the scholar and Lao Xu, it's good to string together a confession first, and the province will see the police tomorrow. I chatted with Dr. Zhang without saying a word, my mind turned quickly, and I came up with a good excuse: "Hey, Dr. Zhang, you see that a few of us went on a trip and encountered some accidents, and we were sent to your hospital by well-wishers." I'm going to have to see some of my friends and ask my family to send some money to pay for the hospital. ”

At the mention of money, Dr. Zhang's attitude changed. After all, this is a hospital, not a welfare home, and it is natural to pay for medical treatment. And we've been here for a few days, and we can't afford to spend it. But to my surprise, someone helped us pay part of the hospitalization fee in the early stage. And this kind person is the first person to find us unconscious and call the police. I thought to myself: when I see the police tomorrow, I will have to ask the name of this kind person, and I will come to thank him, this is our life-saving benefactor.

I finally deceived Dr. Zhang and the spicy nurse Wang. When he arrived at the orthopedic ward, the scholar's right leg and Lao Xu's right arm were in a plaster. The two of them are in good spirits and are chattering. When they met, the scholar was very excited: "Hey, Mr. Xia, are you awake?" The nurse here said that you were in a coma for two days and one night, and I couldn't do it in a hurry. Thinking about the past, but the legs of the Sprinkler family are really not strong, thinking that your kid is blessed with a big life, he must be fine. "My heart warms, this is a brother, no matter what, always worry about each other.

Lao Xu also smiled slightly: "Our brothers are always fortune-tellers, and at that time I thought it must be 'heroic'." It's just that... Fourth Master, his situation is not very optimistic. At noon, the nurse who brought me food said that the fourth master had been in a coma since the operation. He is currently in the ICU and has not been seen by anyone. ”

"It's okay, I believe that people like the fourth master must be fine. If we survive death, we will be blessed. "Nurse Xiao Wang, who helped me over, sighed when she saw the three of us together, and she didn't want to stay longer, so she turned around and left. This is exactly what I want, and when she leaves, I feel like the door of the ward is closed.

Then he said to the scholar and Lao Xu: "Brothers, our troubles haven't passed yet." I heard that we were all unconscious when we rushed down the waterfall. It was a kind person who found out, called the police, and sent us to the hospital, and paid the hospitalization expenses in advance. For the past two days, I was in a coma, and the police ignored us. If I woke up, the hospital would have notified the police. When the police come tomorrow, they will definitely interrogate us, and we have to make good confessions. Moreover, the fourth master is pregnant and has the bronze box. How to explain this to the police? ”

"Don't be afraid, I also know that the police will come to make a record, and the Sprinkle family has its own clever plan. When they come tomorrow, we'll say they're here to do a column. The scholar said.

"Do a column? What do you mean? "I didn't react for a moment.

"Yes, do the show. I'm a newspaper reporter, and you and the fourth master are my assistants. Our column is to do a column interview with Professor Xu Yang, a famous archaeologist in China. And the main interview material is field trips. So, haha, the four of us came here, which also explains why we went to those barren mountains. It's just that, unfortunately, caught up with a flash flood, so there was a little accident. ”

"Holy shit, okay you, scholar. Are you reporters like this, you can open your mouth to say that briquettes are white? It is undeniable that the scholar's reason is still very tenable.

"It's just, that bronze box... I'm afraid it's not easy to explain. In China's archaeological circles, the earliest antiques that can be bought and sold are only in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Almost anything before the two Han Dynasty can be used as cultural relics, and the bronze box in the arms of the fourth master can't be explained at all, it is a cultural relic. There were also ancient silk books in the box, if the police had found them. You can shoot us on the spot. Lao Xu looked solemn.

"So serious?!" The scholar was also dumbfounded.

"No, the police shouldn't have found the box, otherwise you think we'd be allowed to walk around the hospital at will? A large number of police officers will definitely be sent to 'take care' of us. "I think there's something else going on.