Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

The ball of black hair rushed into my arms with the flow of water.

Bang! It hit my ribs and it hurt.

I couldn't help but grimace in pain.

As soon as he opened his mouth, bubbles came out.

I was so scared that I quickly shut my mouth.

I looked at the ball of hair in annoyance.

The black hair swayed with the water, revealing a pale face.

That ball of hair turned out to be a human head!

I nervously threw my hands together, trying to throw the head away.

But the water resistance was too great, and the head was thrown out less than half a meter before it was rushed in front of me again with the current.

This time the head was floating towards us.

The hair stood up with the flow of water, swaying back and forth like water plants.

The eyes were closed on the pale face, but the cheeks were slightly bulging, as if he was struggling hard before death.

The weirdest thing about it is his mouth.

The right corner of his lips curled up into a strange smile.

Is this the smile he left before he died?

still is……

Suddenly, a strong feeling of suffocation came over me.

I felt dizzy and my chest was so tight that it hurt.

I really want to take a deep breath!

Is this how I'm going to die?

This death is too worthless!

Grandpa, Sister Nan, Haozi, Wang Hu, Nianzi... I may never be able to go back!

I can not be reconciled!

I don't want to drown like this.

I flapped my arms and legs, trying to swim out of the water to catch my breath.

But the water flow formed by the vortex was too powerful and I couldn't resist it at all.

Even if you try your best, you can only go with the flow.

Boom!

I was pushed by the current and hit something.

dong dong!

Another continuous collision.

But I didn’t feel any pain. Could it be that lack of oxygen made me insensitive to pain?

I forced myself to open my eyes despite feeling dizzy and drowsy.

I want to take one last look at the world before I die.

When I opened my eyelids, I was stunned by what I saw.

This is an underwater cave, surrounded by corpses.

The corpse floated up and down with the water flow.

Those were the bodies I just bumped into!

What the hell is this place?

Why are there so many corpses!

At that moment, I was so shocked that I forgot the physical pain.

Bang!

A body hit my back.

I was pushed deeper.

A powerful suction came from deep within the cave.

I hurriedly opened my arms and tried to grab something to steady myself.

But the suction was too strong.

I felt like a torpedo being launched, spinning at high speed towards the deep darkness.

The dizziness from the spinning and the suffocating feeling from lack of oxygen combined into one, and I passed out.

My last thought before I fell into coma was: It’s over, I’m going to die!

Wow, wow.

The sound of rushing water woke me up.

I slowly opened my eyes, but all I saw was darkness.

where is this?

Am I dead?

I felt around with my hands and found wet sand and gravel everywhere.

When I touched further forward, it seemed to be a human foot.

Could it be Taoist Priest Zhang?

I shouted excitedly, "Lao Zhang!"

"Is it you, Lao Zhang?"

I shouted and touched the person's feet towards the legs.

Calves, knees, thighs... that's it!

This is a broken leg just above the knee, not a complete person!

My hand trembled and I threw my whole leg out.

Wow!

The sound of someone entering the water was heard.

The sound of rushing water indicated that there was a river in front of me.

This is an underground river in the cave!

"Lao Zhang, Lao Zhang, are you there?"

I shouted, and my voice echoed in the cave.

If Taoist Master Zhang were here, he would definitely hear my call.

But there was no response after calling out several times.

This gives me chills.

Taoist Master Zhang is missing!

I don't even know where the hell I am!

On top of that, there was no lighting stuff.

In this pitch-black cave, without fire or flashlight to illuminate the way, it would be like being blind.

Although my eyes have adapted to the darkness, there is a lack of light in the cave and everything I see is blurry.

I could only grope my way forward with my hands.

It would have been fine if I hadn't touched it, but this time I was really scared.

This small beach was filled with corpses.

They are all broken limbs!

There is not a single intact body!

I took a deep breath and forced myself to calm down.

This should be where the water makes a sharp turn, forming a small beach.

Many broken limbs were washed ashore by the rushing water and gradually accumulated to form a corpse-drying beach.

Friends who live near the river may know about the corpse drying beach.

Generally, where the river makes a sharp turn, corpses in the water are often washed ashore. Such places are usually called corpse-drying beaches.

I was lucky enough to be washed ashore unconscious.

If he had continued in the water, he might have suffocated to death.

Wow!

A handful of waves came.

Then I heard a muffled groan.

I excitedly shouted in the direction of the sound: "Lao Zhang, is that you?"

"It's me, cough cough."

Taoist Master Zhang coughed twice and climbed up using his hands and feet.

I rushed over and supported him.

"What kind of place is this, Lao Zhang?"

"By the way, do you have anything that can light a fire?"

Taoist Master Zhang felt in his pocket.

He took out a square handkerchief.

"I don't know if it's wet."

The handkerchief was opened, revealing an oilcloth bag inside.

Oilcloth bags are highly waterproof, and as long as they are packed tightly enough, the things inside will not easily get wet.

Open the oilcloth bag and take out the flint and guncotton.

"Fortunately, there's no water."

"Is there anything here that can start a fire?"

Taoist Priest Zhang had just come ashore and was not clear about the situation here.

As for things to start a fire... although there are no branches or firewood here, there are broken limbs.

But burning that thing is too much of a psychological burden.

It’s difficult for normal people to do it.

"This... there are corpses all around."

"I'll look for any sticks that have washed ashore."

"Let's look for it together." Taoist Master Zhang also began to feel around on the ground with his hands.

We didn't know how many broken limbs we had to collect before we could gather enough firewood to start the fire.

Kaka.

The flint ignites the guncotton, and the guncotton ignites the firewood.

At last there was light before our eyes.

The orange-red flames rose, allowing us to see the situation on the beach clearly.

The cave makes a sixty-degree turn here, and the water flow forms this beach about ten meters long.

The beach was littered with all kinds of broken limbs and arms, which was very creepy to look at.

"Lao Zhang, why are there so many corpses here?"

Taoist Priest Zhang pulled his goatee and said, "At least a dozen people drown in the reservoir every year, and even more in recent years."

"But although many people drowned, few bodies were recovered."

"People nearby say there are evil spirits in the reservoir. They want to capture people whole when they use them as scapegoats. Anyone who drowns and whose body is not found is used as a scapegoat."

"I guess the bodies here are all those of those who drowned."

I frowned slightly.

According to this explanation, the body must have been soaking in the water for a long time.

Even if the meat is not eaten by fish, it will breed bacteria and cause it to rot.

But the human head that we saw at the beginning and the broken limbs on the shore showed no signs of decay.

I bravely picked up a severed hand and examined it carefully in the firelight.

"Lao Zhang, come and see!"