Gao Mingcheng has been searching in the mountains. He is in good physical condition and energetic. Even if he doesn't sleep all night, it will not be a problem.
He went into the mountains to search overnight, not because he wanted to catch someone so that he could make a crime, but because he wanted to confirm whether the murderer went into the mountains to dig ancient tombs.
Xu had experienced this in his previous life, and he was very sensitive to it.
It takes a lot of time for other people to go into the mountains to look for people, but not for him. He can go around the entire Taohua Ridge in a short time.
However, most of the night passed, and Gao Mingcheng still found nothing. However, he was not discouraged and continued to search.
Gradually, the east turned white, a gleam of light broke through the darkness, and there was a hint of gray and white between the sky and the earth.
Gao Mingcheng stopped on a hillside and decided to take a short rest.
He took out an aluminum military water bottle from his pocket and took several sips to quench his thirst. Then he looked around, looking for a peak and left.
But that was not enough. He also chose a tall tree and climbed up. This tree was a fir tree with a slender body and lush branches and leaves at the top.
There was a bird nesting on the tree crown. His climbing movement woke up the sparrows in the nest, and the sparrows flew away, making a chirping sound.
When one bird cries, hundreds of birds respond.
Birds naturally get up early, so there is a saying - the early bird catches the worm.
Today, I was just woken up early, but it was not a big problem. The sparrows gathered together to condemn, and then flew away to look for bugs.
Gao Mingcheng quickly climbed along the trunk to the crown. The fir tree was long and slender, so it was actually difficult to climb. It was only because of his strong hands and feet and his flexible body that he was able to climb up smoothly.
Standing at a high place, you have a wide view and the mountains are at your feet.
Gao Mingcheng watched carefully. Although the trees blocked some of the view, fortunately it was winter, not midsummer.
Furthermore, under normal circumstances, there will not be lush trees growing around ancient tombs. This is because the ancients took some protective measures when building ancient tombs.
Some of them built tombs, piled sand, and piled charcoal powder and various medicinal powders. This underground environment was not suitable for trees to take root.
After exploring for a while, Gao Mingcheng found several suspicious locations and decided to check them all.
He started to come down from the tree. When there were still about two meters left, he didn't bother to climb down bit by bit, but jumped directly.
After landing firmly, he headed towards the nearest place.
As time went by, the sky became brighter and brighter.
Although Gao Mingcheng has good eyesight and can roughly see at night, good light naturally makes it easier to observe the surrounding environment.
He headed towards a relatively empty place.
In mountains with lush vegetation, if there is a place that is relatively empty, there must be a reason.
Grass and trees are competing for spring, and all vegetation yearns for sunshine. Without a reason, it will never be empty.
He walked all the way and saw from a distance that the empty hillside had been dug up!
Earth and rocks were scattered all over the ground. In the morning light, he could see clearly that there was a lot of sand among the earth and rocks. Piling sand in the cemetery to mark and keep the tomb dry was a common method in Song Dynasty tombs.
Gao Mingcheng ran a few steps quickly. When he got closer, he saw that two coffins were damaged underneath. The coffin lids were scattered nearby, exposing two withered bones.
The excavated soil was very fresh, showing that it had just been excavated, and there was a hoe beside it.
It was also a dry year, so the coffin was very dry and there was no sewage. Apart from two dead bones, there was nothing else in the coffin.
found it!
Gao Mingcheng's heart was beating fast, and he felt that this was indeed the case.
Although these two ancient tombs were stolen and dug, it does not mean that they were dug by the murderer Wang Zhi. Assuming that they were dug by Wang Zhi, is he still in the mountain or has he gone down the mountain?
This requires Gao Mingcheng to find the answer.
He lowered his head and looked for footprints. There were many and mixed footprints on the side. Originally, if the ground was dry, it would be difficult for people to leave footprints when walking on it. However, the soles of the tomb robbers' shoes were stained with fresh soil, so they left more or less footprints. Some traces.
These traces are particularly obvious to the eyes of those who care.
Gao Mingcheng followed these traces and soon found a cave.
This cave is not big, it is formed naturally and is in the shape of a half moon. Because the cave was shallow, when Gao Mingcheng found the cave, he saw Wang Zhi who was still sleeping.
Beside Wang Zhi, there were piles of pottery pots and porcelain taken from the ancient tomb.
The ancients regarded death as life, so they would use clay pots to contain grains in tombs, which meant that there would be food to eat after death. These clay pots were basically not very valuable. Real tomb robbers generally did not touch these clay pots. Instead, they only look for exquisite porcelain and utensils kept close to the tomb owner.
Because they believe in spirits after death, some tomb owners will bury their favorite objects with them, such as jades, gold and silverware, books, scrolls, etc.
Wang Zhi didn't know how he found this ancient tomb, but he was obviously worse than Gao Mingcheng, a dabbler, so he moved all the things that were still intact to the cave.
Gao Mingcheng glanced around, then quietly left. When he came back, he already had two vines in his hand.
He didn't have a rope with him, but the vines in the mountains could serve as a substitute.
So before Wang Zhi woke up, his hands and feet were tied by Gao Mingcheng.
During the binding process, Wang Zhi woke up in a daze. He subconsciously stretched his body, but found that he could no longer move his hands and feet.
He screamed in panic and struggled to run.
"Don't worry, you can't run away." Gao Mingcheng's voice sounded, but he did not look at Wang Zhi, but squatted down and looked at the things brought out from the tomb.
In addition to the worthless pottery pots, there are also some lacquerwares. These lacquerwares have plates and small boxes with some patterns painted on them, which look more exquisite.
The small box has a lock, but the green patina is the traces of time.
Gao Mingcheng tried to open it, but it could no longer be opened without violent destruction. He shook the box and heard the clatter of something inside.
This box may be a dowry, containing jewelry for women.
Just when Gao Mingcheng lowered his head to look at these things, Wang Zhi said in panic: "Who are you? Let me go, and I can give you half!"
"Hey, I'm sorry, I want them all!" Gao Mingcheng sneered and said deliberately.
Wang Zhi was stunned. He lowered his head and looked at the butcher knife beside him, with a fierce look in his eyes.
He begged for mercy in a low voice: "Okay, I'll give it all to you. Then let me go. I'll leave right away."
"Hey, where are we going? There is a dug hole in this barren mountain, so it's very convenient to bury you." Gao Mingcheng stood up. He noticed that Wang Zhi's eyes were fixed on the butcher's knife, so he pretended Tsukuru accidentally kicked the butcher's knife far away.
Wang Zhi saw that the butcher's knife was farther away from him, and his heart was beating rapidly. At this moment, he had murderous intentions, but he couldn't move.
Gao Mingcheng did not take his murderous intention seriously, but thought about how to bring people and things down the mountain.
The place where he found Wang Zhi was actually not that far away. If a normal person went into the mountain, it would only take him half a day to find the right route.
But this was too troublesome for Gao Mingcheng. He might as well do his part and bring people and things down the mountain.
His eyes fell on half of the yellow deer meat in the cave.
The meat was still relatively fresh, and Wang Zhi must have managed to hunt it.
Well, just in time for him to have a full meal first.
(End of chapter)
