Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

The thought of the treasure map was not because I was greedy for money.

But there have been many cases in history.

When tribes or cities were attacked or massacred, the dignitaries had no hope of escape and would often bury their valuables.

I look forward to retrieving the buried valuables after the war and starting a new life.

As a result, many cellar remains were formed.

For example, the Hejiacun cellar in Xi'an discovered in 1970.

During the Anshi Rebellion, the nobles of the Tang Dynasty buried the treasures to prevent them from being damaged and looted in the war.

Later, for some unknown reason, the hidden treasures were never dug out and have remained to this day.

The three jars unearthed from the Hejiacun cellar contained 265 gold and silver artifacts.

Among them, the animal-head agate cup is the only one left in the world and is listed as a cultural relic prohibited from leaving the country.

The gold bowl with mandarin duck and lotus petal pattern, the silver pot with gilded dancing horse holding cup pattern and imitation leather bag pattern, and the silver pot with gilded parrot pattern and handle are all designated as national treasures.

This also indirectly reflects that the cellar has a very high value.

In addition, there are widely circulated legends about buried treasures such as Li Zicheng's hidden treasure and Zhang Xianzhong's sunken treasure.

Later, when I went to Sichuan, I specifically looked for Zhang Xianzhong's sunken treasures and made quite a few gains.

Due to technical and equipment limitations at the time, it was not possible to clear out all the treasures that sank to the bottom of the water. Only a few priceless treasures were taken away.

Let’s go back to the marks on the back of the monkey mask.

When Taoist Master Zhang saw me staring at the carvings on the mask, he came over to take a look.

He only took one look and couldn't help but exclaimed: "This! This!"

"Is this a map?!"

"Lao Zhang, do you recognize this place?" I asked, pointing to the dot in the middle of the line.

If this is really a treasure map, the dots must be where the treasure is buried.

Taoist Master Zhang nodded affirmatively.

"I've walked the nearby mountains and rivers many times, and I know every hilltop by heart."

"The mountains represented by these two lines are the terrain before the reservoir was built. This is also where we enter the cave."

"The dot is behind the current reservoir..."

Taoist Master Zhang suddenly stopped, his mouth slightly opened in surprise, and a solemn expression appeared on his face.

"Why is it there?!"

"Where is it? Lao Zhang, can you tell me clearly?" I was so anxious.

The anxiety wasn't just about the treasure.

I also wanted to understand the conspiracy of the old man from Xiangxi.

"It's a mass grave."

"The picture isn't very detailed, but it's definitely near a mass grave."

The location on the treasure map turned out to be a mass grave.

Isn't this a coincidence?

It is necessary to take a trip to the mass graves.

See what good stuff is buried there.

And I have a feeling that the buried things may not be simple.

Wow!

There was a huge sound of water.

Immediately afterwards, a torrent of water rushed out of the cave.

With a loud crash, Taoist Master Zhang and I were almost knocked down by the rush.

"broken!"

"We must leave now!"

In the blink of an eye, the water was already above the knees.

If you don't leave now, you will be submerged by the water in minutes.

I don't want to experience the suffocation of lack of oxygen again.

At this time, the coffin floated up with the water flow.

Drifting towards the low-lying cave.

Got it!

You can use the coffin as a boat!

I held onto the coffin, lifted my legs, and sat down.

"Lao Zhang, come up quickly!"

Taoist Master Zhang didn't hesitate and followed him into the coffin.

After we two sat in the small coffin, it suddenly sank a bit.

Only a palm-width piece remained floating on the water.

Fortunately, it didn't sink and can be used as a boat.

Wow!

The water flow is getting stronger and faster.

The coffin floated quickly towards the low-lying area with the water.

It quickly floated into the cave on the other side and soon merged into the underground river.

The water in the underground river is even more turbulent.

Taoist Priest Zhang and I were almost swept away by the current.

They had no choice but to curl up in the coffin, holding on to the edge of the coffin with both hands.

After drifting for an unknown distance, I finally saw light in front of me.

I excitedly pushed Taoist Master Zhang: "Master Zhang, there is light!"

"Let's get out, let's get out!"

Taoist Master Zhang was delighted at first, but when he was about to speak, his expression suddenly changed.

"Listen to the sound of water!"

"Listen to the sound of water in that direction!"

"Ah?" I turned my head in confusion and listened carefully to the sound of water in the direction of the outgoing direction with my right ear.

Wow!

The sound of running water is very loud.

And it is somewhat different from the sound of water in the underground river.

The sound seems louder and clearer.

My expression changed too.

The exit of the underground river is a waterfall!

I don't know how high the waterfall is.

If the waterfall was not high and there was a deep pool below, you might be able to save your life if you fell into it.

If only the waterfall were a little higher...

"Lao Zhang, what should we do?" I asked while looking at the water flow outside the coffin.

I thought that if the water flow slowed down a little, I would jump into the underground river.

Swim slowly to the waterfall and then find a solution.

But God doesn't fulfill people's wishes.

The water in the underground river flows like a galloping horse, and there are many big rocks in the turbulent flow.

If you jump in and are hit by the current against the rocks, you will be half crippled if not dead.

Taoist Master Zhang pulled his goatee and frowned in thought.

The index finger of his right hand kept drawing something on the palm of his left hand.

After a moment, he smiled bitterly and said, "I think I have a clear view of the terrain. There is a mountain waterfall seven or eight meters high outside."

"There's a fairly deep pool below the waterfall."

"We can only give it a try."

"Follow the current out of the waterfall and jump out of the coffin."

"Isn't there a safer way?" I asked.

Taoist Master Zhang shook his head.

"On both sides of the waterfall are bare cliffs, cliffs that even monkeys and goats can't climb up."

“You can only flow out with the waterfall.”

It seems that I can only play with my life once more.

I stuffed the monkey mask into my clothes and took a deep breath to calm myself down.

Wow!

As we got closer to the waterfall, the sound of the falling water became louder and louder.

Ten meters, five meters, three meters, one meter.

Taoist Priest Zhang gripped the edge of the coffin with both hands, half-crouched and pretended to jump: "I'll say three, two, one, and then jump out!"

"it is good!"

"Three, two, one!" Taoist Master Zhang shouted and jumped out.

At this time, the coffin was washed out with the water.

The water rushed down, and the coffin flew more than half a meter away due to inertia, drew a very short parabola and began to fall.

"Jump quickly!" Taoist Master Zhang shouted in mid-air.

I closed my eyes, let go and jumped out of the coffin.

The sound of the wind whistled in my ears.

The weightless feeling of falling came over me.

At that time, I didn’t know the diving techniques, and I didn’t know how to put my hands together and face down to open the water surface.

I just wanted to avoid falling into the water head first and body first.

So he adjusted his posture in the air and entered the water first with his legs together.

Bang!

I fell into the pool like a cannonball, splashing huge water.

My legs feel slightly numb.

Gulu!

I sank into the water and bubbles came out.

With arms outstretched, he swam upwards desperately.

Wow!

My head emerged from the pool and I looked around, gasping for breath.

The coffin broke into several pieces and floated on the water.

Baoer's skeleton should have sunk into the water.

This is also his destination.

Taoist Priest Zhang swam to the edge of the pool, grabbed a huge rock on the shore and looked back at me.

"Come ashore quickly."

I swam ashore by doggy paddling, and after a short rest, I followed Taoist Master Zhang into the forest.

"Lao Zhang, where are you going?"