"Quickly lie down!"
Zhao Canjun shouted and reflexively raised the 56-gun gun in his hand." Pa, pa, pa!"
"Awoo."
The black shadow let out a blood-curdling scream and fell to the ground!
Chu Jian quickly used the flashlight to shine, but there was no shadow of any living thing on the ground. There was only a pool of blood that extended into the depths of the darkness along the passage.
"Great Army, did you see clearly?" he asked with a frown.”
"It seems to be a... Black dog? It was too fast. I didn't see it clearly." Zhao Junjun heaved a sigh of relief, his tone uncertain.
Other than military acting, this was the first time he had fired a live bullet at a living thing. Seeing the blood on the ground, his hands trembled nervously.
Chu Jian patted his shoulder." Brother, relax a little. You're going to go off easily like this."”
"Little Chu, are you guys okay? Why did you shoot?"
The others heard the gunshots and surrounded them. Seeing that the two of them were not injured, Hao Jianguo looked at Chu Jian.
"Teacher, there are wild beasts in this tomb."
Chu Jian recounted what had just happened and reminded everyone,""This ancient tomb is very large. I'm afraid that before we came in, it had already been used as a nest by some ferocious beast. Everyone must be careful.”
"Is it really a beast? It can't be those things, right?" Hearing that there was danger, Ye Yixin was so scared that her face turned pale. She subconsciously moved closer to Chu Jian.
Chu Jian said to her,"Don't be afraid. I have a windproof lantern in my backpack. You won't be afraid if you light it."”
After saying that, he took out a lantern from his backpack, poured kerosene into it, lit it, and handed it to Ye Yixin.
In such an environment, the light of the flame was far stronger than that of a flashlight. A small flame actually illuminated the surrounding four to five meters, giving everyone a great sense of security.
Hao Jianguo looked at the blood on the ground and hesitated."Comrade Zhao, you are the commander of the battle. Tell us your opinion. Can we continue exploring?”
"This is…Let's listen to Brother Chu."
Zhao Junjun was only a young man in his twenties. How could he have any ideas? He couldn't help but look at Chu Jian.
Chu Jian had long wanted the right to speak, so he naturally did not refuse.""Teacher, I think we should ask Professor Chen and the others to come down and gather. Bring more lighting equipment, guns, and ammunition for self-defense.”
This arrangement was unanimously approved by everyone.
Zhao Junjun left the tomb and contacted Professor Chen and the others on the top of the mountain. Hao Jianguo and Ye Yixin continued to study the tomb. Chu Jian and three soldiers were on guard at the entrance.
Half an hour later, Professor Chen and the others also arrived at the mouth of the crack. They brought twenty electric miner's lamps, a box of thirty loaded magazines, and a Propane Spray.
These were originally the equipment and defense equipment of the Ming Emperor Mausoleum. Before they could withdraw them, they were brought to the new camp by Professor Chen and Liu Hongxing.
Once they entered the tomb, Professor Chen was extremely excited. He asked Hao Jianguo if he had any information about the research institute.
" Teacher, I have a rough guess." Hao Jianguo said excitedly." This ancient tomb is very likely to be from the Warring States Period and is related to the monarch of the Zhongshan Kingdom!"”
"Y-yes!"
Professor Chen was overjoyed and quickly looked at the murals on the wall.
As he read, he explained to everyone,"The Zhongshan Kingdom was the most mysterious minority country during the Warring States Period. It was destroyed by the Yan Kingdom and the Zhao Kingdom time and time again, but it was able to rise rapidly in a short period of time. There must be an amazing secret behind this, but our historical records are blank.”
"Look, the painting in this tomb is the beginning and end of a war. A minister was ignored in the imperial court, so he joined the enemy country in anger and attracted countless troops to attack the Zhongshan Kingdom. The monarch was unable to resist the attack, so he opened the city and surrendered.”
"From then on, the people of the Zhongshan Kingdom were bullied. The king buried himself in his studies and endured hardships. Finally, he developed a powerful national strength and army again, expelling the enemy country from the Zhongshan Kingdom in one fell swoop.。”
While Professor Chen was explaining, Chu Jian and the two class monitors were also busy.
With the lighting equipment and a squad of armed soldiers, he was relieved. Together with the soldiers, they lit up two miner's lamps and installed them directly above the tomb and at the entrance of the passage.
This kind of electric miner's lamp was a special equipment, specially used for coal mines and oil fields. The illumination range was very wide. Only one was installed, and it lit up the entire tomb.
A single battery could last eight to nine hours, which was enough for the archeological team to explore the ancient tomb.
In addition, after the attack just now, Chu Jian didn't dare to take the risk. Using his backpack as cover, he took out his German-made shovel and threw the trekking pole to Sha Lipeng for self-defense.
Everything was ready. Two soldiers were left to guard the entrance and the relics. Liu Hongxing and the soldier carrying the propan jet walked in front, followed by Zhao Junjun, Chu Jian, Professor Chen, and the others. They entered the tomb together.
This tomb passage was very deep, and it was not horizontal. The further they walked, the more inclined they were, as if they were leading to the top of the mountain.
What was worrisome was that the walls of the tomb were covered with criss-crossing cracks. The marks were very new, and they must be related to the landslide two days ago.
"The scale of this mausoleum is truly too large.”
Professor Chen made full use of his knowledge as an archaeologist and continued to explain to everyone,"It seems that our speculation is correct. This must be the mausoleum of a monarch of the Zhongshan Kingdom. The one just now was only a side hall or a side hall. At the end of this tomb path, the main hall should be located.”
"That's right. Once we get there, we'll be able to accurately determine which monarch's tomb this is.”Hao Jianguo agreed excitedly.
Chu Jian didn't care about that. He kept shining the Wolf Eye flashlight on the ground and stared at the trail of blood.
Just as Hao Jianguo finished speaking, the passage reached the end, and everyone came to a stone door.
"The bloodstains are gone!"
Chu Jian was shocked. He saw that the bloodstains on the ground only extended to the front of the stone door before disappearing.
On the huge stone door, there was a slanted crack that cut open the entire stone door and the passage, creating a huge gap that was dozens of centimeters wide!
He quickly lifted the shovel and was on guard.
Liu Hongxing, who was walking in front, saw that there was no way out, so he put his flashlight into the crack to see the situation inside.
However, when the light swept across, he saw blood flowing through the crack. The little beast that had disappeared earlier was squatting there, opening its bloody mouth and biting his wrist!
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