To be honest, this sudden squeaking sound startled us all. After realizing that someone was talking to us, I asked if something happened above, let's go up quickly.
When Zhao Hu heard this, he immediately jumped onto the coffin, and then jumped outside, but he reacted immediately and said, "Is it possible that the owner of the tomb is talking to us, asking us to go have a meal or something?"
I lowered my head and glanced at the skull in the coffin. It was still lying there quietly and looked nothing strange.
At this time, Uncle Su also used the walkie-talkie to say a few words to the people above, asking if they could hear him, but there was no response.
My intuition tells me that this cannot be a simple equipment failure or poor signal.
I said that we should go to the other ear chambers first to see if there is any big fish or meat in any of the ear chambers. If not, we have to go up quickly. Maybe there is something wrong with the little pigtails and they are calling us.
Uncle Su also wanted to find some clues about the owner of the tomb in the coffin, so he asked Zhao Hu and me to take a look.
Zhao Hu and I went to the corridor and looked in several ear rooms, but we didn't see any banquets.
Then, we called Uncle Su to come out, and then the three of us left and headed for the exit.
Before leaving, Zhao Hu asked if he could get some treasures or something first. Uncle Su meant that he had to come down to study, and he should wait until he finished the research before getting the treasures, otherwise something might happen if he took them now.
When passing by those murals, Uncle Su once again used his flashlight to admire them for a moment. He said that there must be a lot of stories hidden in these murals. If he had time, he would have to study them carefully. I just glanced at them casually, and then suddenly something happened. I feel like these murals have changed, they are a little different from before.
But I can't tell what's different.
I thought maybe I was dazzled or saw it wrong, so I didn’t think much about it. When we were approaching the exit of the imperial concubine’s tomb, we met Yao Ji. He had already come in and looked very anxious.
"The walkie-talkie is talking to you, why don't you say anything? I thought something happened to you." Yaoji asked.
Uncle Su said: "The intercom was buzzing just now, and I couldn't hear what you said clearly. I used the intercom to ask you what's wrong, but you didn't respond. No, let's go up and have a look. What's the matter? What happened?"
Yao Ji said: "Yes, the rain is too heavy. The pumping speed cannot keep up with the pouring speed. There is already water in the second layer of the tomb. Let's leave quickly, otherwise this place will be flooded soon."
Uncle Su looked a little reluctant: "Huh? It's raining so hard? Can we find another water pump and pump the two outside together?"
"The problem is that it's too late now. Lao Mo only pulled one water pump. If you want to find the second one, you have to look for it elsewhere. It's raining outside and the roads are hard to walk. When will you pull it? By then, the tomb will be empty." It’s flooded, let’s go out first, safety is the most important thing.”
"Hey, we just opened the coffin, and there are still so many murals on the wall that we haven't seen yet. Are we going to go up now? What if the tomb is washed away or collapses after we leave? That would be great."
"No matter how much you lose, your life will be lost. No matter how much you lose, leave quickly. It will be too late later."
Zhao Hu and I also urged Uncle Su to leave quickly, saying that Xiaoye was still waiting in the hotel. When we mentioned Xiaoye, Uncle Su immediately nodded and said to leave quickly.
When he was about to leave, Zhao Hu glanced back: "Oh, should I go to the alcove to pick out two treasures first?"
I said it’s time, don’t choose anymore.
"Then what if we get flooded later?"
I said that the rain must have started because of us. When we leave this tomb, it will probably stop raining.
"Yes, what you said makes sense."
When we returned to the third floor of the Song Dynasty tomb, although there was no water flowing in on this floor, we could hear the sound of water flowing in the second floor.
Lao Mo yelled at us for the second time, telling us to hurry up.
When we climbed up the rope ladder, some water was already flowing at the entrance of the cave, and then spilled onto the third level of the tomb.
When we all got to the second floor, we saw water flowing continuously from the robber cave leading to the tomb on the first floor. The flow of water was not small.
We just packed up some things that were easy to carry, and when we left the Thief's Cave, we didn't even have time to pick up some of the heavier and larger tools.
When we walked along the Robber's Cave to the first level of the tomb, most of the Robber's Cave was already flooded with water. Almost our entire bodies were submerged in the water. Only half of our heads were still exposed in the water, and our heads had to be wiped tightly. You can only breathe when you are above the hole, otherwise water will get into your nose.
When we were almost walking to the first level of the tomb, Pigtail and Jizui were still shouting loudly. Pigtail seemed to want to come in to find us. I heard Jizui yelling: "You don't want to live anymore. It's full of water. Go in." I have to think of a way to save you later. It will be even more chaotic by then, so we can just wait here. The water has just been poured in, so there should be nothing wrong inside."
"The problem is that we don't know what's going on inside, and no one said anything on the intercom. I'll go in and see what's going on. If they fainted or something, we might as well..."
As soon as Xiaozizi said this, he seemed to have seen us, and then shined a flashlight on us, and then shouted excitedly: "Come out, come out, they are out."
Immediately afterwards, we walked out of the Thief's Cave one by one.
The water level in the first tomb chamber was not as high as I expected. That means the tomb passage was filled with water, so it was more difficult to walk through the tomb passage.
The rain outside was indeed getting heavier and heavier, the thunder was coming one after another, and the lightning illuminated the entrance to the tomb passage very brightly, like daylight.
The water outside was pouring in continuously at this time, and the water pump obviously no longer had much effect.
"I hope you're okay. I was scared to death. Why was no one talking on the intercom just now?" Xiao Zhuzi asked at this time.
I said the signal was not good, and you didn’t hear me. Then I waved my hand to signal everyone to get out first.
Afterwards, we walked out of the tomb on the first floor one by one. As for the tools and other things, we didn’t have time to pick them up, so we threw them all in the tomb. Uncle Su also repeatedly emphasized loudly that he would compensate for the loss of equipment and other things.
After leaving the tomb, the fields outside almost turned into fish ponds, and our calves were submerged in the water. When we walked to the dirt road, our rain boots were still stuck in the ground. Every step we took was very laborious. It’s not easy on the road.
As we walked towards Shangguan Village, we passed Lao Mo's truck. At this time, the tree trench was full of rainwater. The truck was stuck in it, and half of its body was soaked in water.
Lao Mo stopped at this time. He meant that he was waiting in the car so that if someone from the village came over, he could explain it easily. Otherwise, if someone came and found no one in the car, they might become suspicious or something.
We thought it made sense, so we asked him to wait quietly in the car. As for the rest of us, we returned to the front room rented by Yaoji first. It was raining so hard outside that we couldn’t hear each other clearly, so we had to first Find a place to discuss it carefully and see what your next plan will be.
"Why doesn't the rain light up at all? Didn't you say that after we leave, the rain may light up?" Zhao Hu said as he took off his raincoat when he arrived at the front door.
I said that it was just my guess, and it may not be accurate. Moreover, we are still in Shangguan Village, not very far from the tomb. It is possible that if we return to the hotel, then the noble concubine will think that we have really given up. This rain may really stop.
"Then what should we do now? Go back to the hotel first? Or wait here first?" Xiao Zhuzi asked.
I looked at Uncle Su and asked his opinion with my eyes.
He walked to the door, looked at the sky, and then looked at the thick water on the ground: "How about we wait half an hour and see. If the rain doesn't stop, we will go back to the hotel."
"OK."
"Did you find anything in the tomb? Is there any treasure?" Jianzui asked impatiently.
