Notes From Buried Times Chapter 10

The uncle pushed Aaron Chu and said, "Run, run, run, run! Run, run, run, run!!"

Aaron Chu said as he ran: "That's not right! The mechanism was not triggered! There can't be any mechanism in a tomb like this!"

Daniel Xia panted and asked, "What day is it today?"

"July 11th!"

"What about the lunar calendar?"

"June 15th!!" the uncle shouted.

"Oh!" The two men suddenly stopped running.

Aaron Chu said confidently: "This is the underground water tide phenomenon. Don't worry, it will slowly recede..."

Before he could finish his words, the two were rushed into the tomb by the raging water and hit the wall of the front room. The uncle had already fled to the back room, threw himself on top of the coffin and kept clapping and shouting: "Come on! Come on!"

Daniel Xia struggled to get up and luckily found that the water was only up to his waist, so he pulled Aaron Chu, who had hit his head, and waded through the water unsteadily.

"Let me correct the scientists," he pushed Aaron Chu onto the sarcophagus, "this is not a tidal phenomenon, this is called a tsunami."

Aaron Chu held his head and rubbed it, then opened his eyes: "The groundwater surge can be calculated based on mechanical compression parameters, seepage characteristic parameters, etc. combined with formulas. I will calculate it right away."

The uncle squatted on the coffin board, wringing out his wet clothes and saying, "Yeah, yeah, I can count, too."

Daniel Xia admired and said: "Uncle, you are amazing!"

The uncle was very proud and put on his clothes again: "I counted with my fingers and it's raining heavily outside."

Daniel Xia said: "Well... that makes sense..."

Aaron Chu immediately changed the subject: "Look! The leopard is awake!"

Leopard was a noisy person. As soon as he woke up, he yelled: "Fcuk! What did you do to me?! Aaaah! Fcuk! Aaaah!"

He swallowed another mouthful of water, and was about to be drowned. Aaron Chu came over to untie the rope, patted his shoulder and said, "Come here and help close the coffin lid. Don't let the remains get soaked in water."

Before Leopard could comment, he saw Aaron Chu clap his palm on the thin man's neck, knocking the thin man, who had just regained consciousness, unconscious again.

The leopard said, "What are you doing?"

Daniel Xia said: "Deprive bad guys of their right to act. Comrade Lao Bao, you are lucky that Aaron Chu thinks you are a good person."

Aaron Chu looked at Leopard seriously.

Comrade Lao Bao blinked his innocent little eyes twice, was a little moved for a moment, was at a loss for a while, then came over and pushed the coffin lid obediently, then jumped up and squatted beside Daniel Xia, and resolutely drew a line between good guys and bad guys with the thin man lying at the other end.

The water level continued to rise at an unabated speed. The water hit the wall of the front room, splashing and making a loud noise. Fortunately, there was only a narrow door between the front and back rooms, so the water flowed to the back room, which was not so scary.

Because the tomb ceiling was low, the sarcophagus was about one meter high. The four people squatted side by side in a cramped manner, unable to stand straight or sit down, and had to support the fainted thin man. It was really embarrassing. Aaron Chu was particularly hard-working, holding the only flashlight in his hand, but the flashlight was not waterproof.

Soon the water became deeper, and Daniel Xia and the uncle began to do horse stance.

The two chatted, and the uncle said: "I am ashamed to say that I am the shortest, and I am shrinking as I get older."

Daniel Xia laughed: "My mother was also born during the three-year natural disaster period, and I didn't develop well since I was a child."

Aaron Chu measured very professionally: "The water level is about 40 centimeters from the top of the tomb, and the water depth is 1.9 meters. If it rises another 10 centimeters, we will be in danger."

He laughed and said, "Oh, so there is a mechanism. The only and most reliable mechanism is that most of the tomb entrance is below the water surface. If the water level rises slightly, the tomb will be hidden. It is a very clever move. The wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated."

"Hmm?" The uncle turned his head and said, "I have some exciting news to tell you. The flashlight is running out of battery."

Daniel Xia wiped the water off his face and said, "I also suddenly thought of an inappropriate question..."

Aaron Chu said: "Don't ask."

Daniel Xia had already asked: "Are there any snakes in the water?"

The other three looked at him for a while, then reached out and slapped him on the head at the same time: "Not appropriate!"

The leopard let out an "ouch" after taking the photo.

Aaron Chu and the uncle said in unison: "You are not allowed to ask!"

"No," said the leopard, "I hit my head... Ouch!"

Aaron Chu got angry and asked, "Are you annoying? You keep interrupting my train of thought. The formula is complicated to begin with!"

Before he finished cursing, he heard the sound of a stone falling to the ground. The three of them looked at the leopard in unison, and saw a 20-centimeter square hole on the stone wall behind the man's head.

"What's that smell..." Leopard turned his head woodenly, then turned back: "It's none of my business."

"You're a tough guy," Aaron Chu patted Leopard's shoulder encouragingly, then suddenly pushed him away and swung the wet tool to chisel at the stone wall: "There is always a way out!!"

The uncle breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest and said, "As expected, the fortune teller said that I didn't drown, but fell to death."

Daniel Xia suddenly shouted to the uncle: "Hurry up and smash it! The queen is behind us!"

The uncle said: "Ah?"

The leopard howled when he heard this, fighting ten enemies alone. Its eyes shone with gold, and the words "Mingqi" flashed on its shiny forehead. Soon, several pieces of rubble fell to the ground. The leopard took the lead and squeezed through the narrow cave.

The uncle pulled Daniel Xia to his side and said, "Nephew, this is immoral. You can deceive others to death with just one sentence. This is obviously a robber's hole, but it was later blocked with stones and mud. It was dim before, so we couldn't see it. But if there is something inside, I will call you uncle."

Daniel Xia played dumb and shouted to the cave: "Old Leopard!"

It was quiet inside and the leopard did not answer.

"Tsk," the uncle said, "It's true that people die for money. Just now I said he was a good man, but he lost his mind for a few dollars. He wants to make money and put us in jail."

"Wait," Aaron Chu stopped them and pushed the thin man into the hole first: "Humanitarianism."

"Humanitarianism." Daniel Xia lent a hand and shouted, "Old Leopard! We pushed your accomplice down! You have to catch him!"

The leopard finally spoke, and he screamed: "Don't! Don't!!"

Aaron Chu pushed the thin man to the ground with a "bang", climbed in and carried Daniel Xia down, and said coldly: "You said don't come in, so don't come in?"

The flashlight flickered a few times and then officially went out. The uncle came in leisurely, took out a candle from somewhere, lit it and handed it to Aaron Chu. He looked around and said, "No wonder, he was scared."

This stone chamber was actually taller and wider, at least twice as wide as the previous one, with flat walls and a square shape. The ceiling and floor were meticulously processed, and the floor was wet and slippery, covered with moss. Daniel Xia clapped his hands and said, "Comrades, congratulations, we finally have a real coffin."

The leopard crouched on the ground, whimpering, beside it was an ancient corpse. The corpse seemed to be in good shape, but it would crumble into dust with just the slightest touch.

Daniel Xia patted the leopard and said, "You stepped on a human sacrifice with your first step, right? It's nothing, it's not shameful. Actually, I'm afraid too."

Aaron Chu squatted down, frowned and said, "Burial on bent knees," then raised his head and smiled, "Daniel Xia, look."

"Um?"

"Rock paintings," Aaron Chu said, "the sun, the moon, birds, snakes, giant beasts, totems, leaping cows and horses, fighting crowds, these are things from the ancients. Regardless of the content, the spirit is profound and majestic."

Before he finished speaking, the candle went out. Daniel Xia kicked hard in the dark. The uncle lit the candle again and threw the unburned match handle at the thin man who was coughing violently in the corner: "Don't play dirty tricks casually."

The thin man fell into the pile of human sacrifices, crushing several dry bones.

Daniel Xia was stunned for a moment, stole a glance at Aaron Chu, and bowed his head obediently: "I will go back and write an apology."

Aaron Chu rubbed his hair: "Is your foot okay?"

"It's OK, but it hurts a bit," Daniel Xia said to the thin man, raising his chin, "Remember to eat more."

The thin man covered his chest and spat fiercely.

Leopard finally came to his senses: "Hey? Laogan?!"

"You son of a B!tch!" The thin man quickly raised his hand: "Everyone stand still! Go over there! Stand still! Leopard, you son of a B!tch, stand over there too!"

The others did not dare to delay and moved in small steps.

"I was careless," the uncle said through his teeth, "This man is different from Leopard. At least he has followed a master to rob tombs before, and he also likes to wrap things up and hide them..."

Daniel Xia also regretted and said, "I should have taken off his pants earlier."

"Stop mumbling!" the thin man shouted hoarsely, "Great, you guys, you've teamed up, right? I woke up a long time ago! I woke up even before I was drowned!! Great, you guys!!"

He kicked a piece of broken pottery under his feet far away. The fragment flew into a dark corner, making an empty "puff" sound.

Several people were stunned. The thin man grabbed the candle and shone it into the corner. As soon as he shone it, he laughed almost crazily: "Wow! Wow!"

In the corner there is a jar, about thirty centimeters wide, with two handles, a small foot, and a ring bottom. The problem is that it is not a pottery jar, but a jade jar, a complete green jade jar.

The priceless jade jar, reflecting a clear and cold light, appeared in a place that had long been visited by tomb robbers, standing alone in the corner.

The thin man was impatient to touch it, but the uncle changed his expression and said, "Don't touch it!"

The thin man had already held the can in his arms and snatched the equipment bag from Daniel Xia's back. His expression was distorted with joy, and he sneered: "What?"

Aaron Chu suddenly remembered something and said hastily, "Put it down! Put it down! It's dangerous!"

"What? What are you talking about?" The thin man laughed, waved his hands, and held the jar tighter: "I'm going to go out now, and blow up the hole. You won't be able to get out, haha, I'll suffocate you to death! You'll starve to death!"

"How the hell can you get out!?" Leopard said: "It's flooding outside!"

"He can get out," Aaron Chu sighed softly, pointing to the hole he had just entered, "The water level has not risen any more. We were just confused by the high tide, but we can swim out upstream by feeling our way along the top of the tomb passage."

The thin man laughed strangely, climbed out of the cave, then stuck his head back and sang extremely unpleasantly: "Goodbye! Ah! That morning! Wake up from a dream! Oh my friend, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye! Oh my friend, goodbye... Hehehe! Hehehehehe..."

His voice gradually faded away. The uncle stretched his arms and legs, struck a match, and lit a candle: "Goodbye indeed."

Aaron Chu shrugged: "Goodbye, goodbye. When you die, I will never bury you on a high hill."

Daniel Xia looked at the uncle in confusion: "May I ask how many things are there in Guizhong?"

The uncle shook his head and smiled mysteriously and complacently.

The leopard said: "Old man..."

The uncle said, "Goodbye."

The leopard jumped up and said, "Really, really, really goodbye?! Then we! Then we..."

"It's not us," Aaron Chu said, "it's him."

"Goodbye," the uncle added, "because that jar really can't be touched."