It seems that these foxes are really going to become sperm, and they actually know how to kill people and kill people. But wouldn't that trap us here? Since you can't get out, you can only explore the cave first. And the fire is about to be extinguished, and new wood must be found, or they will rush in, and we will surely die.

We picked up our backpacks, turned on the tactical flashlight, and went down the small hole into the inner hole. This inner hole is larger than the outer hole. The tactical flashlight we bought has a long range, high brightness, and is waterproof and heat-proof, of course, according to the owner of the military store that sold it to us. Now it seems that the actual effect is also good. It's just that the beam of this tactical flashlight is very narrow, and the divergence is not good, although it is very bright, but the irradiation range is not large. This inner hole looks very large, and it is difficult to see the whole view at once. Everyone had to line up in turn and slowly search forward.

I touched it with my hand, and the walls of this inner cave are the same as the outer ones, the soil structure is relatively dry, which shows that this cave has existed for a long time, and the inner wall has basically been air-dried. We found a lot of weeds, dead branches and dry leaves under our feet. I put these on the fire outside, and it basically lasted for a while.

"Strange?" Lao Xu said, "This cave is the same inside and outside, and the depth is not small, how can there be so many dead grass and dry branches?" ”

"Could it be the wind blowing in?" The scholar said.

"No, it won't. If it is an outer hole, there are some possibilities, this inner hole is far away from the hole entrance, the inside and outside are the same, in the shape of a gourd, the wind rushing into the outer hole will form a vortex at the inner hole entrance, it is impossible to blow in so much hay. And you see, there are obvious signs of man-made breaking of the hay and dead branches. Apparently someone had brought these things in from the outside. "Lao Xu has a wealth of experience in field archaeology, and he is meticulous, and he can always find some details that are easy to be overlooked.

Everyone immediately became vigilant, Lao Xu's analysis made sense, I am afraid that someone has been here. The four of us took care of the flashlights and walked around the wall. Lao Xu said that he was counting steps, and according to the step distance of 60 centimeters, the estimated area of this hole should be more than 300 square meters. The more than 300 square meters are nothing to be placed outside, but inside the dark cave, it looks very empty. After walking around like this, I didn't find any other holes. When everyone didn't know how to get out of here, the scholar shouted, "Fuck, fall to death!" ”

I was taken aback and hurriedly shone a flashlight at the scholar, only to see that the scholar was getting up from the ground. While patting the soil on his body, he muttered, who is so lacking in virtue to put such a big stone on the ground. We looked and saw that there was a long stone in the middle of the cave, and the scholar had just tripped over it.

"Hey, what is this?" The scholar said, "Xia Nan, look, there is a rope tied to this stone!" ”

We put the flashlight on the stone, only to see that the stone was wrapped around the rope several times, and the other end of the rope seemed to be pressed by the stone, and we couldn't see it. We pushed the stone out of the way, and a hole appeared underneath it. The hole went straight to the ground, and I shone it with a flashlight, but I couldn't see the bottom, but the rope dangled from the hole.

"It seems that someone has been here before, and used this stone to get stuck in the main hole, and then rely on the rope to go down." The fourth master stared at the entrance of the cave and said.

"And where does this hole lead? It can't be a cave thief, right? I've read a lot of novels and movies where the tomb robbers are digging holes and searching for treasures. There may be a big tomb down there, and maybe there are some treasures left! "Every time a scholar encounters an opportunity to make a fortune, his eyes glow blue.

"My day! You have nothing to do all day, read too many novels! Can this fucking be a cave thief? I choked on the scholar.

Lao Xu said: "Xia Nan is right, this is unlikely to be a cave thief. When we are archaeological, we often find robbery holes. Cave thieves are generally dug in a hurry, the hole entrance is irregular, and usually there is not much earthwork to save physical strength. You see, this hole is in this gourd hole, do tomb robbers still need a hole in the hole to cover? This hole alone is enough for 10 tomb robbers to dig for dozens of days. Those tomb robbers are very sophisticated, and they will not do this kind of loss-making business. ”

Since I don't know what it is, the best thing to do is to go down and investigate. Moreover, the foxes outside have been guarding, and the fire is only a temporary way to resist. After a long time, we will definitely die here. Since you can't rush out, it's better to go down and see if there is another way. And it seems that someone has gone down before.

We checked the rope tied to the stone and it was strong. So I put my gear on my back and decided to go down and investigate. The fourth master fought in the front, in the middle was me and the scholar, and Lao Xu was behind. The fourth master said, I will go down first, and if there is no danger in the end, I will flash 3 times with a flashlight. If I'm in danger and I scream, remember to pull me up.

We tugged on the rope on it, and the fourth master slid down it. I squatted at the entrance of the cave and looked down, and gradually I couldn't see the figure of the fourth master clearly. After a while, the fourth master flashed a few times with a flashlight. Since there was no danger, the three of us also slid down like this.

The height of this hole is about ten meters, and the width is just enough for a person to go up and down. Before I could see if the blood blisters were grinding on my palms, the scholar screamed again and was so frightened that I almost jumped up.

"I'm your uncle! Scholar, if you are so shocked, I have a heart attack. ”

"I... Didn't you see the front of me? I don't think there's a guy in white just now. "The scholar is a journalist, and he has seen a lot of storms, and I see that he is so nervous and scared, I'm afraid he is not joking.

Lao Xu and I nervously used the flashlight to shine indiscriminately, only to see that this was a rock cave, about two or three meters high, not wide enough, like a corridor-like place, the flashlight shined in the past and could not see the end. At least in the range of our exposure, nothing unusual was found.

The fourth master shone a flashlight on the wall and looked at something carefully. Together, the three of us together can't beat this fourth master who is dressed in black all day. So, he didn't move, none of the three of us moved, at least I felt safe with him. The fourth master has been facing the rock wall, and I wonder if he has found out in his conscience, what is there to be sorry for everyone, and he repented on that wall.

"Come and see." The fourth master said.

A few of us leaned over and stared at the rock wall. It turns out that on the rock wall, there are several murals outlined with white lines. The lines are simple, but they basically show the content clearly. The first painting shows the sun in the sky obscured by clouds, and many small people on the ground, some kneeling on the ground, some prostrate on the ground, doing some ritual towards a mountain in the distance. The second painting shows the sun completely gone, the clouds are thick, the sky seems to be raining heavily, and people are panicking. The third painting shows a lot of deep holes in the earth under the lightning and thunder, and there are rivers flowing into them, and there are many people floating in the rivers, and it seems that these people have become corpses. The fourth painting shows a dragon or python-like thing soaring up on the river, and on it stands a man who is much larger than the previous person, holding a round object in his hand. The dragon and man flew to a high mountain in the distance. The fifth painting shows a crack in the mountain, and the dragon and the man fly into it. The sun also came out, and many little people on the ground formed a circle, not knowing what they were doing.

When we see this, we have gone from the original place to the depths of this corridor, and the front is still not at the end, but the petroglyphs are gone. The scholar said that this place is really fucking evil, or we should go back and fight those foxes. The fourth master was still thinking about something.

Lao Xu said: "These petroglyphs look some years old. The ancients lacked scientific knowledge, and liked to use myths to explain many things, and the expressions were generally exaggerated. These petroglyphs are very valuable for research, but they are not enough to explain the specific content, and it seems that they should be the praise of a tribesman to his own leader. ”

I always felt as if there was something to be said in this painting, but I didn't have a clue at all. The fourth master was originally a master who didn't like to talk, but now he is even more silent. He just waved his hand and began to walk into the depths. The three of us saw that he had no intention of retreating, so we had to follow quickly.

The scholar looked around with a flashlight and said, "This hole really doesn't seem to be natural, is it an ancient tomb?" If you look at the petroglyphs just now, it is clearly a common thing in many ancient tombs, just like an epitaph, which magnifies the achievements of the tomb owner during his lifetime, and is not low-key at all. ”

"This place is indeed a bit quirky, everyone cheer up, keep your eyes bright, and be careful." I said.

"Lao Xu, if it's an ancient tomb, will there be a treasure?" The scholar is always thinking about getting rich, and he is really a good man to live...

"For archaeology, even if every brick and tile in the ancient tomb is a treasure, if the petroglyph just now is indeed an ancient mural, it is also a priceless treasure. When we get out, I must bring an archaeological team to excavate and study it, and maybe we can make a big discovery. As for the treasure you mentioned, I don't know, but I do know that there are mechanisms everywhere in the tomb. If this is really an ancient tomb, then we better be careful. "Lao Xu has been very excited since he saw the petroglyphs.

The four of us turned on our flashlights and walked all the way inside. But after walking for a long time, he never came to the end, and he didn't even find a fork in the road or a hole.

"Wait. At our pace, we've walked at least a few miles, but we're still not there. Neither man-made nor natural caves, nor burial mounds or whatever, could have dug such a long corridor into this rock. There's a problem here. The fourth master frowned.

Indeed, it is not easy for even modern people to dig such a long rock cave in such a place, let alone the ancients. And all the way down, except for the rock paintings at the beginning, nothing was found, what is the point of the ancients making such a long road?

"It's a bit weird here, so let's get back out of here. Go back and go down to the cave and make a plan. "I think in the face of unknown dangers, it is better to go back first, and if I can't do it, I will fight with those beasts.