Sumu wood in the quadrangle welcomes spring

"According to the arrangement of the stars in the sky, this is a Feng Shui treasure land, and there must be a large tomb here."

"what?"

"Really? There's a tomb here?"

"Where? Where? Comrade Xiao Hu, can you tell me where exactly it is?"

For scholars, experts and professors in the field of archaeology, hearing that there is an ancient tomb here is like a cat smelling blood or a dog smelling shit, which makes them unable to contain themselves.

Hu Bayi held the compass, turned it around a circle and a half, looked around, and finally his eyes settled on the cave where everyone was fetching water.

"If my deduction is correct, the location of the tomb must be there."

Hu Bayi pointed his finger and said decisively.

"We were just fetching water and didn't notice it."

Satipeng pushed his glasses and said thoughtfully.

"I have seen it, and if there is a tomb there, it can only be underwater."

Chu Jian said firmly.

"Let's go and take a look. If nothing works, we'll go down and investigate..."

Professor Hao Aiguo stood up excitedly, unable to wait any longer.

"Everyone, there is only one source of water here. Moreover, the underground water in the desert is the fountain of life and has spirituality. Aren't you afraid that you will disturb them and cause them to disappear?"

If the water source that saved everyone's lives is destroyed due to human exploration and the water source is lost and dried up, if there are more people coming later, not only will they not be able to save lives, but they will also destroy their hope of survival.

"This, this..."

Professor Hao Aiguo was speechless and subconsciously looked at Professor Chen.

His most respected teacher, the most opinionated and argumentative mentor.

"Don't worry, we're just going to take a look, we won't cause any damage."

Professor Chen remained unmoved, his smile was kind and profound. After being exposed to the sun for several days, his face had already become adept at remaining calm.

Su Mu curled his lips.

Just go down and take a look, without causing any damage?

Is this something you want to destroy without destroying it?

It's the same as saying 'I'll just rub it in and never go in'.

The professor's words are full of lies.

Hu Bayi looked sullen.

Wang Kaixuan was very interested. Going into tombs to retrieve treasures was what he cared about the most and what he was most passionate about.

I went to the tomb of a Liao general not long ago. Although it was just a pair of jade pendants, they were also deposited items worth several hundred yuan, right?

It’s more than half a year’s salary for an ordinary worker.

Wang Kaixuan’s current state is like that of a fledgling gambler who wins the first time he appears in a casino.

"Old Hu, Old Hu, since there is a big tomb down there, there must be a lot of treasures there..."

"Fatty, don't get excited. Do you think there's really a treasure in there that you can covet?"

Su Mu broke Luo casually.

"Brother Su, what you said is wrong. The treasures under the ground must have been shared by those who saw them. Besides, if it weren't for our comrade Lao Hu, they wouldn't even know if there was a tomb."

"Fatty! Professor Chen and the others are archaeological experts, don't try to talk about tomb robbery with them."

Hu Bayi lowered his voice to remind Fatty.

"Besides, you say it as if there is any difference."

The fat man rolled his eyes in disdain.

"Oh, Fatty, isn't there a difference? Tell me about it."

Sumu grinned.

"What is tomb robbing? Find a tomb, go underground, find treasures, and then pay back the money, right?"

The two nodded in silence.

The fat man continued: "What about archaeology? Finding tombs, performing rescue excavations, and then conducting research, right?"

"But what is so-called rescue excavation? Isn't it still about going underground, finding treasures, and claiming them as your own, so that you can study them?"

"We are thieves with moral principles. They, huh~ are just making specious arguments relying on their background. What's so great about that?"

Hu Bayi was angry.

He hit the fat man's rib bone hard.

The fat man grimaced in pain.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Do you still want the 10,000 US dollars?"

"Hey, why? We agreed to give you 10,000 US dollars whether you find it or not. How can you go back on your word?"

The fat man stiffened his neck and became a little annoyed.

"Fatty, can you write the word 'official'?"

Su Mu waved his hand to stop the fat man from getting angry: "Two mouths, it means you can say whatever you want. Just bear with it, the fun is yet to come."

After Su Mu finished speaking, he stood up with a smile, but the reaction force pushed the dazed fat man to the ground.

The fat man didn't refute, his eyes were a little dull, and even his blinking showed that he was not serious.

Not far away, the intellectuals began to make active preparations, ignoring the darkness and setting up scaffolding to explore the well.

Old man Anliman stopped in front of Professor Chen and Professor Hao Aiguo and scolded them in a more serious tone than before.

"What are you doing? Where are you going to do this?"

"If I knew you were tomb robbers, I would never have come with you in the first place~"

"Those are poor souls sleeping in the ground. Why are you disturbing them..."

Professor Chen and Professor Hao Aiguo gave earnest advice.

"Brother, we are not tomb robbing, we are doing scientific research."

"Western culture is a treasure belonging to the people of the world. We need to explore and study the ancient tombs in order to better protect them."

Mr. Anliman may be old but his heart is young, and his brain does not accept PUA at all.

"Hey, stop talking nonsense. What is scientific research for? Do you want to dig up dead people's graves?"

"We definitely have to go in and take a look. Tombs are all cultural relics and bearers of Western culture. Without our professional protection, they will disappear in the long river of history as time goes by and the environment changes. This is a waste, brother!"

"Digging up a dead person's grave is unethical. What if, I mean, there are valuables in the grave, would you take them out?"

Professor Chen was stunned for a moment, as if he was thinking about how to make an excuse.

Professor Hao Aiguo said confidently: "We must take them out for research. It would be a waste to bury them underground. We take them out and show them to the people of the world. This is also a kind of work and contribution."

"Don't worry, brother. We are a formal state-run unit, a professional archaeological research institution. We are fundamentally different from tomb robbers..."

Professor Chen continued to advise earnestly.

Old man Anliman didn't want to listen to their nonsense anymore.

He turned and walked away, muttering as he walked: "You don't look as professional as Comrade Xiao Hu. The cemetery was discovered by others, but you guys are as excited as those tomb robbers who found a tomb~"

Chen Jiuren and Hao Aiguo looked at each other and both of them felt their faces turn red.

Fortunately, after many days of wind and sun, the golden shaded cat has developed a fiery face.

The difference in his facial expression was not obvious.

Su Mu almost couldn't hold back his laughter when he heard this.

The physical work was finally handed over to the team leader Hu Bayi.

After all, the situation below is unknown. If this group of intellectuals encounter an accident, their ability to respond will definitely not be as fast as Hu Bayi's.

As a team leader, if you want to keep the $10,000 secure, you still need to pay some price.

After all, Hu Bayi is kind-hearted but thin-skinned, and cannot be compared with the intellectuals in the Institute of Archaeology.

Things went smoothly afterwards.

As soon as Hu Bayi went inside, he found a stone wall and a stone door next to the underground river, as well as animal skins that were sealed intact.

Everyone decided to have a good rest for the night and go down to the tomb to do research early the next morning.

"Old Hu, you said that the crack in the stone wall was sealed with animal skin?"

"Yes, Brother Su, it is sealed very well. All the gaps in the door, including the surrounding area, are sealed with animal skins."

"Yeah, I got it."

Su Mu nodded, looked at Professor Chen and Professor Hao, and made the proposal to them in front of graduate student Ye Shuxin.

"Professor Chen, Professor Hao, since the stone wall is well sealed, why don't we go in? If there are murals in the tomb, there is a risk of damaging them if we go in rashly..."

"Don't worry, Mr. Su. We are all professional archaeologists. We will be extremely careful and make sure the tomb is intact..."

Professor Hao Aiguo interrupted Su Mu rudely without waiting for him to finish speaking, and emphasized in an attitude that could not be refused.

"How can you guarantee that everything is fine?" Su Mu narrowed his eyes slightly, "Have you forgotten the incident of your unit excavating the imperial mausoleum?"

Su Mu emphasized the word "archaeology".

The two professors were suddenly speechless.

That is the pain in the hearts of people all over the world.

"You don't have any protective equipment to deal with danger, and you don't have any professional equipment to prevent the oxidation of cultural relics and colored murals. How can you dare to say that the tombs are safe for archaeological excavation?"

"We are all people in the system. It's just that the rewards for reporting in the cemetery and not reporting in the cemetery are different. Besides, the cemetery was discovered by team leader Hu Bayi. Logically, the reward should be given to Comrade Hu Bayi, right?"

Professor Chen and Professor Hao Aiguo were left speechless.

"Comrade Xiao Su, we are good friends, good friends~"

Anliman took out the wine sack that he had been holding back from sharing with everyone, and insisted on pouring a full glass for Sumu.

"After drinking kumis, we are brothers~"

Su Mu smiled, raised his glass to old man Anliman, and took a big sip.

"Um... Professor Chen, Professor Hao, does what Brother Su said make sense? Are we still digging graves tomorrow?"

Fat people always lead the way on the road of irony.

"dig!"

Hao Aiguo grabbed the sand beside his legs and threw it up, saying hatefully.

"In this case, please ask Professor Hao Aiguo to write a statement. Words alone are not enough."

"you!--"

Hao Aiguo's accumulated strength and courage were thus deflated.

"Write it, Xiao Hao. I'll write it with you. Since we can find an ancient tomb here, it is necessary to conduct appropriate detection and identify the situation of the tomb chamber so that we can carry out subsequent rescue excavations and research."

Professor Chen comforted Hao Aiguo firmly.

Su Mu sneered beside him.

Why does this statement feel so familiar?

Official jargon appeared in the 80s.

Su Mu was amazed.

Professor Chen and Professor Hao jointly wrote a statement of responsibility and handed it to Su Mu.

After Su Mu put it away, he turned to Shirley Yang who was watching the fun and said, "Shirley, I want to borrow your camera tomorrow, is that okay?"

"Okay. What are you going to do?"

"Yes, Mr. Su, there are many taboos in the tomb. Taking pictures and flashes may sometimes cause irreversible damage to the items inside."

"Is it as damaging as taking photos in the Nine-story Demon Tower?"

The fat man interrupted again to make up for the loss.

"Don't worry, Professor Chen, Professor Hao, I won't go into the tomb to take pictures. I'll just take pictures of the sealing of the stone door. When I return to the capital, I'll let others decide whether it's necessary to go in and explore."

Professor Chen and Professor Hao's faces suddenly turned gloomy.

The two couldn't help but look at each other again.

They are just like a pair of old friends who are full of affection.

Shirley Yang's lips curled up slightly.

She had known for a long time that Uncle Chen had ulterior motives, but Shirley Yang felt that his professorship and social status made him highly respected and the best protection for her on this trip...

However, the facts seemed to be somewhat different from what I had imagined.

Maybe I will have a better candidate for protection.

The next day, early in the morning.

Professor Chen and Professor Hao began to organize everyone to go down in an orderly manner.

Hu Bayi took the lead, followed by Wang Kaixuan, Hao Aiguo, Chen Jiuren, Chu Jian, Ye Shuxin, Satipeng, Shirley Yang, and Su Mu was arranged at the top to look after old man Anliman.

Chu Jian will come up later and replace Su Mu.

In order to execute this order, everyone even began to line up and descend one after another.

Su Mu came to the entrance of the cave.

The space inside the cave was small, so Shirley Yang and Sati Peng were both lined up outside the cave entrance.

"Shirley, let me use the camera."

Su Mu took the camera, walked past her, and squeezed sideways into the cave.

"Mr. Su, let's go down first and take the lead. Let Xiao Chu come up and replace you later..."

Professor Chen greeted Su Mu kindly.

"No need. Professor Chen, you know nothing about my abilities."

Su Mu smiled, took two steps, came to the entrance of the cave, and looked down.

Hu Bayi had just untied the rope when Su Mu's gaze rose along with the padlock buckle.

Wang Kaixuan stretched out his hand, but was suddenly pushed open by Hao Aiguo, who grabbed it before the fat man.

The fat man wasn't paying attention and was pulled and staggered.

"Hey, why are you like this..."

"Xiao Wang, it's okay, it's okay."

Professor Chen comforted Wang Kaixuan.

Hao Aiguo raised his leg and stepped into the wellhead.

The next second, Su Mu put his feet together and jumped down.

"Hey?"

Hao Aiguo was shaken and his waist was almost strangled.

Next to the underground river, Hu Bay looked up subconsciously and saw Su Mu's figure falling down like a god from the sky, without any restraint.

"Su Da..."

Before I could say anything, the situation suddenly changed.

Ripples appeared on the surface of the underground river, and Su Mu's figure swayed with the waves, but only slightly.

Because he landed on the water, the waves he created were not big.

Then, Su Mu walked on the waves under Hu Bayi's wide-open eyes.

This scene reminded Hu Ba of the time when he was walking on the snow.

The two figures overlapped.

By the time Hu Bayi came to his senses, Su Mu had already taken several photos of the stone gate.

Hao Aiguo's clumsy figure dropped halfway and was pulled to the underground river by Hu Bayi using the tow rope.

Hao Aiguo loosened the buckle, his face was terribly gloomy, but he said nothing.

When he came down, he heard a clicking sound and saw Su Mu taking at least two or three pictures of the door.

At this moment he also came to the door and looked carefully with a glimmer of hope.

Then, the more I looked, the more disappointed I felt.

There are no excuses anymore.

"This cave is less than six meters away from the underground river. If it is not sealed well, the interior may be soaked by water every time the tide rises. Now looking at the water level of the stone door, so far, the sealing is still very good..."

Su Mu seemed to be talking to himself, but his voice was wandering over the entire underground river.

Even Chu Jian and An Liman, who were holding the scaffold at the entrance of the cave, could hear it clearly.

"Professor Chen, isn't that right?"

Su Mu made a gesture of invitation, took the traction rope buckle from Su Mu's hand, then leaped up, stepped on the waves once, and then rushed upward at a high speed, rushing straight to the wellhead like a rocket.

His body rushed out of the well for more than one and a half meters. He stretched out his hand and pressed the top of the cave, then landed lightly beside Chu Jian like a feather.

Su Mu ignored everyone else and walked out slowly.

In the underground space.

Professor Chen and Professor Hao looked at the stone gate again and again, with more and more reluctance and regret in their eyes.

They really wanted to break in, and their hearts were itching like a cat's paw.

But if they analyzed it rationally, everything Su Mu said made sense and they couldn't refute it.

If you break in by force, the resealed animal skin will not be new, and the seal of the second-hand animal skin will definitely not be as strong as that of the one sealed with fresh animal skin and blood.

When the time comes and Su Mu's photo is really taken out, it will be obvious without careful study that it was himself and others who violated the rules for selfish desires.

A lifetime of fame will be ruined in an instant.

Ugh!

Professor Chen sighed.

Hu Bayi turned around and looked at Ye Shuxin who was hanging in the air and slowly descending.

Not long after Sumu returned to the tent, there was new movement outside.

Old man Anliman is back.

He came to the campfire and put the baked naan on the iron pot lid.

"Comrade Xiao Su, do you want to eat one? I'll bake one for you~"

"Okay, thank you, old man."