Chapter 14 Will there be anything alive down there?
"Qianqian, did you dig something?"
Xu Wenjing lay down at the edge of the soil pit dug by Lu Qianxi, and didn't dare to look down.
They are still in the early exploration and investigation stage.
In short, it is to find clues like fragments of pottery and fragments of human bones on the surface of farmland.
If you can't find it on the surface, use a Luoyang shovel to directly shovel out the soil below and check the ingredients contained in the soil.
According to historical records, if it was really the tomb of King Hua Ai, Xu Wenjing felt that if she shoveled down Luoyang, she would have to shovel the skull out no matter what.
OK... the skull may be exaggerated, but in her psychological expectation, the amount of human bones in the soil is more than that in ceramic slices.
Unfortunately, the result is... nothing.
Xu Wenjing led Lu Qianxi and four other senior students to arrive here at noon yesterday.
The field exploration work also started yesterday, but the initial exploration result was that there was no sign of an ancient tomb in this field area.
No matter the surface of the field or the soil layer below, there is no human bone or pottery composition.
When the exploration work was still unsuccessful the next day, it made Xu Wenjing's mood fall to the bottom.
She also thought that this was indeed normal, and she believed that the clues given by netizens on the Internet were mostly gambling elements.
The netizen Qianqian knew may be an antique collector overseas, but even an antique collector may not be able to be so sure about the location of an ancient tomb.
Xu Wenjing didn't feel depressed for long. When she was planning to expand the exploration range of the field, a surprise shout of "I've dug it!" came from the area where Lu Qianxi was responsible for.
This shout made Xu Wenjing both surprised and scared. There is no need to say much about the reason for the surprise. The reason for the fear is... Although Xu Wenjing is an archaeologist and has been doing it for more than ten years, she is afraid of the corpse and is very afraid.
This is the shadow of childhood she left since she was a child, and she could not overcome it no matter how she did. If her father hadn't been in this industry, Xu Wenjing might have never touched forensics and this industry in her life.
Qianqian is different. Lu Qianxi's persistence with the corpses of ancient people made Xu Wenjing suspect several times that this student really has a little numbing.
So, if Lu Qianxi cheered, Xu Wenjing felt that it was probably the skull of some unlucky guy.
If it were King Hua Ai's skull, the tomb exploration pit dug by Lu Qianxi would be of great value.
So Xu Wenjing is now in a mood that she wants to see but dare not see. Lu Qianxi's way of exploring the tomb is also irregular.
If it weren't for the fact that this field was explored, there would be no sign of an ancient tomb... she wouldn't have explored in such a rash way.
Although she really dug up something, after Lu Qianxi climbed up, Xu Wenjing would definitely have some preaching to her.
Before this, Xu Wenjing put her hands on her forehead, just like a little girl who was afraid of watching ghost movies and wanted to watch them, and squinted her eyes and looked into the pit where Lu Qianxi was.
"Teacher, don't worry, it's not human bones, but the outer structure of the ancient tomb building."
After Lu Qianxi completely confirmed that the hard ‘soil’ she stepped on under her feet was an artificial building structure, she did not dare to step on it because any brick she stepped on was a cultural relic.
Fortunately, the soil pit dug by Lu Qianxi was big enough that she could barely stand in a position covered with soil on the other side.
Although Lu Qianxi was so tired that she had no strength to move again, looking back at the amount of earth pit projects she had worked yesterday afternoon until noon today, it was really not something that a 19-year-old girl with chronic diseases could do.
Lu Qianxi didn't know what was going on. She became more and more digging. If she hadn't been so hungry, the grave exploration pit would have been bigger.
"The outer structure of the tomb building?!"
Xu Wenjing felt excited when she heard this moment. She straightened her black-framed glasses and looked down.
Lu Qianxi did not dare to do further cleanup work under such a rash situation. However, Xu Wenjing's many years of archaeological experience still allowed her to identify a small part of the ancient building structure covered by sparse soil at a glance.
"This...the outer structure is still there?" Xu Wenjing also sighed the same as Lu Qianxi.
Many ancient tombs in this world. Due to natural disasters and tomb robbers, most ancient tombs were buried firmly by soil when they were excavated.
That's why archaeologists had to conduct rescue excavations bit by bit, like peeling the face, slowly clearing out layers of soil layer after layer.
This ancient tomb with well-preserved and still has an external building structure may only exist in tomb robbery novels and various types of treasure hunt movies, which are the super-large mazes that are specifically waiting for the protagonist to enter.
"Qianqian, come up first, I'll send a message to report to Mr. Ji!"
Xu Wenjing's other two senior students also found a wooden ladder and prepared to pull up Lu Qianxi, which was in the dirt pit.
During this period, Xu Wenjing quickly picked up her mobile phone and edited the message and sent it to a contact person with a note named Dean Ji Renke.
This old director Ji is the director of the local museum and is also the person who came forward to let the local government report through Xu Wenjing's archaeological excavation. Otherwise, Xu Wenjing might have to wait another half a month.
Xu Wenjing had several field explorations with the dean during college, and it was also considered as a teacher who helped students.
He also felt that it was really not a problem for Xu Wenjing to suddenly take away the archaeological project. If the dean was not on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and there was no signal for a while, he might have come forward to ask Xu Wenjing for an explanation.
Speaking of which, Dean Ji is also a strange person. He has a chronic disease like Lu Qianxi and her younger sister Lu Xiaoyu.
His treatment method is to take advantage of the holidays to travel to places like the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Wudang Mountain, Kunlun Mountain, and Dunhuang.
Xu Wenjing didn't know what the treatment method was, but the old man's complexion became much better after he ran to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
While Xu Wenjing was still busy editing the news in her hand to report the current progress to Dean Ji... Lu Qianxi, who was under the pit, suddenly said something suddenly.
"Teacher, have you heard any sound?"
"sound……"
Xu Wenjing stopped editing the message and looked at Lu Qianxi under the soil pit. Lu Qianxi also asked the two seniors above the soil pit not to rush to hand over the ladder.
"There is indeed a voice! I heard it by teacher! It came from under the ancient tomb!"
Lu Qianxi's simple words instantly shocked the two seniors in the pit. Xu Wenjing could not even hold the mobile phone in her hand.
"Qianqian, don't scare me..." Xu Wenjing said tremblingly.
Lu Qianxi has always been a considerate girl. She also knows that Xu Wenjing is afraid of corpses and human bones. Therefore, during archaeological excavations, if similar remains are found, Lu Qianxi will inform Xu Wenjing in advance.
She never uses such things to scare her teacher, and it is precisely because the words said by such a caring little cotton-padded jacket-like student are terrible!
Because Xu Wenjing knew that what she said was definitely true! There was no joking in it.
"It's true! Teachers and seniors, please listen carefully." Lu Qianxi said.
Xu Wenjing felt fear in her heart and focused on listening to the sound in the pit. The two seniors also lay down beside the pit and listened carefully out of curiosity.
They might think it was some subtle sound, like the flow of groundwater.
But while everyone held their breath and listened quietly, a loud "dong!" sound suddenly came from the ancient tomb at the foot of Lu Qianxi.
This sound was very heavy, as if someone had hit a huge drum heavily, and it exploded in everyone's ears through the tomb.
The two seniors were so scared that they almost rolled down from the edge of the earth pit. Xu Wenjing even fell into the earth pit without holding a firm phone. Fortunately, Lu Qianxi was calm enough to help Xu Wenjing catch the phone in advance.
"What's this... what's the sound? The groundwater flows? The earth's crust changes?" A senior said with a guess.
"Big... Everyone calm down. The most likely thing is that something collapsed and fell down in the ancient tomb." Xu Wenjing tried her best to find a reasonable explanation.
The most reasonable explanation is that something collapsed in the tomb, but then another 'dong!' sound came out.
Chain collapse?
No! With the third loud 'dong' sound coming out, Lu Qianxi heard the closest possibility of this sound.
"It seems...is someone in the ancient tomb... the sound made by knocking on the ground."
Lu Qianxi said something that made Xu Wenjing want to cover her ears, and the two seniors were also trembling with speculation.
The third sound had not stopped, followed by the fourth sound, the fifth sound, the sixth sound, and the rhythmic loud noise was like a heavy blow to everyone present!
Even if Xu Wenjing didn't want to admit it this time, she had to admit that it was definitely not the sound of the collapse of the ancient tomb, but rather...
"teacher…"
Qianqian, stop talking!
It was too late when Xu Wenjing wanted to stop him. Lu Qianxi said that everyone present had their hearts stopped beating.
Chapter completed!