Tomb raiding: It all started with shocking the archaeological team.

"Mr. Chen, what did you touch?"

Wang Haichuan stared wide-eyed at Chen Yibai, curious and wanting to go over and take a look, but also a little scared.

"A bronze chain! So thick!"

Chen Yibai stretched his hand out of the pool and made a large 'C' shape towards Wang Haichuan.

Upon hearing that there was bronze underwater, the five members of the archaeological expert team couldn't contain their curiosity and gathered around.

The special operations team quickly followed.

The discovery of bronze artifacts is of great significance to archaeology.

To get back to the point, archaeology and tomb raiding actually share a common purpose: to find treasure.

The only difference is that tomb raiders seek treasure purely for money, while archaeological treasure hunting is for historical and cultural research.

Research findings are also a form of wealth.

After Wang Haichuan and the others gathered around, although they couldn't see the 'bronze chain' Chen Yibai had mentioned below the pool with the naked eye, they immediately recognized that the raised circular pillar on the edge of the pool was indeed made of bronze, and it was solid. They could vaguely see dark patterns on it, but the patina was too heavy to see clearly.

"A solid copper pillar was erected by the pool, and a copper chain was fixed to it? Is something tied to the pool?"

Sun Dachang stood behind and began to let his imagination run wild.

No one responded; instead, they all turned to look at Chen Yibai.

Chen Yibai didn't say anything, but just shook his head, then reached into his backpack, took out a candle, lit it, and dripped a few drops of wax onto the copper pillar to fix the candle in place.

Then Chen Yibai got up and walked straight along the edge of the pool for several dozen steps. He saw the same bronze pillar again and placed a lit candle on it in the same way as before.

Following these steps, Chen Yibai circled the pool and found a total of eight bronze pillars, placing a candle on each one as a marker.

Looking at it again, although the pool is an irregular shape, the positions of the eight bronze pillars around the pool form a diagonal square.

In other words, the positions of the eight bronze pillars were accurately measured and are located precisely in the four directions: east, west, south, north, southeast, northeast, southwest, and northwest.

"Mr. Chen, is there...is there any explanation for this?"

Wang Haichuan was so surprised by what he saw that he could hardly speak.

Based on his years of archaeological experience, Wang Haichuan had a strong feeling that there was something more to this than met the eye, and that it was of great significance to archaeological research!

If these eight bronze pillars, positioned in half a direction, are all fixed with bronze chains underneath.

What could be pulling the bronze chain beneath that pool?

Driven by an intense thirst for knowledge, Wang Haichuan, like a slut seeking gratification, stared wide-eyed at Chen Yibai, asking for a solution.

Chen Yibai narrowed his eyes and said, "This bronze pillar is called the 'Earth-Responding Pillar,' which responds to the energy of the eight directions and connects with the energy of the earth veins. The bronze chain fixed to the 'Earth-Responding Pillar' is called the 'Coffin Chain.' The coffin does not touch the ground, yin and yang are in harmony, and life continues endlessly!"

After hearing Chen Yibai's explanation, Wang Haichuan immediately realized what was going on and excitedly slapped his thigh: "Mr. Chen, you mean... these eight cylindrical copper chains that are fixed in place are pulling a coffin down in the pool?"

Chen Yibai nodded with a firm expression.

This is also called 'suspended coffin burial'. Chen Yibai had seen it before, but it was always done with iron chains. This was the first time he had ever seen it done with copper chains, pulling the coffin into a pool of water.

However, on the other hand, bronze was abundant during the Shang Dynasty, while ironware was a luxury item reserved for royalty. Furthermore, bronze has a low melting point and is easier to forge, so bronze was the most commonly used material at that time.

Several archaeological experts took out their cameras and snapped photos of the pool and bronze pillar, while others took notes on site.

But simply taking photos by the pool isn't enough; in-depth research is the goal!

But how can we get the coffin from the bottom of the pool to study it?

Pulling directly is definitely not realistic.

Pumping the water? There's an underground river beneath the pool; that method seems even more absurd than simply pulling it up.

Should we hire a few professional divers with diving equipment to go down?

It's still uncertain whether there's anything 'dirty' in this pool, so the risk is even greater!

Speaking of the possible filth in the pool, the surface of the water had now become completely still, like a deep black mirror shrouded in mystery.

Bang!Bang!

Just as everyone was silent, two loud explosions suddenly rang out from the crowd.

With those two loud explosions, the cave, which had been brightly lit by the flashlights, suddenly went dark, enveloped in darkness in an instant, with only the headlamps worn by everyone still shining.

"What happened?!"

Yan Wanlei's vision went black for a moment, and he immediately asked loudly.

"Captain Yan, the high-powered flashlight has burned out!"

"It's possible that the current was too strong and was affected by the magnetic field!"

Qiu Jing and Xiao Hu's voices came from behind.

"Oh shit!"

Yan Wanlei cursed. The magnetic field in this godforsaken place was so strong that it not only affected electronic devices, but even high-powered flashlights could not be used.

While the headlamp and the searchlight equipped on the Type 95 rifle are bright enough, their illumination range is not wide enough.

The feeling of being suddenly enveloped in darkness made everyone feel very depressed.

"Captain Yan, look at those candles..."

Then someone shouted again.

Yan Wanlei immediately looked up at the eight candles that Chen Yibai had placed on the bronze pillar.

The candle was still burning, but the flame had changed from a bright orange-yellow to a strange, eerie green.

The eerie green candlelight shone simultaneously from eight directions onto the calm water, turning almost the entire surface of the water into an eerie green.

"Mr. Chen, what's going on?"

Yan Wanlei subconsciously asked Chen Yibai in a loud voice.

If you were to ask Wang Haichuan, it would be pointless without a doubt.

"Humans light candles, ghosts blow them out!"

"The bright flashlight was too strong and suppressed the Yin energy. Now that the light is off, the things underwater seem to be starting to stir restlessly..."

As he spoke, Chen Yibai casually drew the bronze sword from his back.

Wow…

Just as Chen Yibai finished speaking, before everyone could fully 'digest' his words, the sound of splashing water they had just heard came again, but this time it was clearer, and ripples spread across the water's surface.

Yan Wanlei immediately took the Type 95 searchlight and shone it toward the center of the ripples, but he saw nothing but the layers of ripples.

Did you see anything just now?

Yan Wanlei asked loudly.

"Captain Yan, no! I only heard the sound of water."

"I saw it, but I couldn't see it clearly. It looked like a dark shadow popped its head up in the water and then immediately submerged again!"

Qiu Jing shouted nervously.

A dark figure? It peeked out?

"What head?"

Yan Wanlei immediately asked loudly.

"It looks like... a child's head?"

Qiu Jing carefully recalled the scene she had just seen, but because it was only caught in the corner of her eye, she was not entirely sure.

Woo! Woo!

Before Qiu Jing could finish speaking, a child's cry suddenly came from the water.

In the dark cave, the child's cries echoed, gradually escalating from soft whimpers to heart-wrenching sobs, sending chills down one's spine and making one's scalp tingle.

"A ghost...a ghost...a ghost!"

In the group, those with slightly weaker mental resilience began to break down and scream.

The one who screamed was Yang Qingyun.

Not only did she scream, but Yang Qingyun was also so frightened that her face turned pale and her legs trembled.

She subconsciously hugged Chen Yibai's arm tightly as he stood beside her.

Chen Yibai only felt two soft lumps sticking to his arms, and they were sticking to him tighter and tighter.

If you're so timid, why are you even doing archaeological research?

With breasts that big, wouldn't it be better to go home, have a son, and breastfeed?

"Everyone calm down, maintain formation, and don't panic!"

Fortunately, the special operations team led by Yan Wanlei had been on the battlefield and had exceptionally high professional skills. Under Yan Wanlei's loud command, they all remained on high alert, withstood the psychological pressure, and protected the archaeological experts behind them.

"Damn it, Little Tiger, throw a few grenades down first!"

Yan Wanlei can't care about all that now.

Regardless of whether there are people or ghosts in the water, let's throw down a few grenades first to blast them away.