Everyone stared at the large pile of long hair on the ground. Finally, they understood the reason for the miserable deaths of those tomb robbers. They must have all died at the hands of the female ghost.
Yu Nian said calmly, "Deng Yang's previous guess was right. There are indeed two tombs, one yang and one yin, in this ancient tomb. Professor Sun and the others previously surveyed the yang tomb, and this is the yin tomb we're in."
The female ghost was most likely one of Old Ghost's concubines. Judging from her purple lips and festering face, it was obvious that she didn't die a natural death. Most likely, she was a sacrificial concubine who died by taking poison.
As one of the sacrificial concubines, the female ghost was truly a pitiful figure. It was understandable that she wanted revenge.
But every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt has its debtor.
Neither the female ghost nor Old Ghost should have involved innocent people. After brutally killing those tomb robbers, she wanted to kill them too.
If Professor Sun and the others had discovered this yin tomb that day, all the teachers and students of the archaeology department would probably have died here.
Yu Nian stared at the wall and said, "I only scared the female ghost away just now. This is her burial place, and she will never disappear out of thin air."
Feng Chengyuan nodded and walked straight to the stone wall where the female ghost had disappeared.
Just as he was about to touch the wall, Yu Nian suddenly grabbed his hand.
"Don't touch it with your hands." Yu Nian picked up a stone on the ground, flicked her finger, and the stone flew out with great force.
The moment the stone touched the wall, a blinding spark flashed. The consecutive impact points were connected, and it turned out that they exactly corresponded to the arrangement order of the coffins above the east tomb!
With a loud "rumble", the originally solid stone wall split in two and moved to both sides. A narrow tomb appeared in front of everyone.
Strangely enough, there were no coffins in this tomb. There was only an old well standing alone in the middle.
The wellhead was paved with bluestones, and the well wall was entirely made of stone slabs. There was a thick mist and floating white steam all around.
Deng Yang's eyes almost popped out, but he couldn't say a word.
This ancient tomb journey was too astonishing. It had completely shattered his scientific worldview that he had built up over the past twenty years. There was nothing strange for him to see here!
Yu Nian walked to the old well. She only felt that there was a stream of resentment inside, dim and unclear, making it impossible to see what was inside.
There was a simple windlass device beside the well. A dense net of talismans woven with silk threads was connected below the solid track rope. There was already a thick layer of dust and mottled moss on the track, but it could still operate and rotate.
Yu Nian explained, "This should be an escape route left by the craftsmen who designed this ancient tomb for themselves."
In order to protect the secrets of the mausoleum and prevent outsiders from knowing the entrance, emperors of some dynasties would order the tomb - builders to be buried alive at the same time when the mausoleum was completed.
Although this ancient tomb was not an imperial mausoleum, judging from its specifications and complexity, it was highly valued by the emperor at that time. So it made sense for the craftsmen to leave an unknown escape route for themselves.
After checking the rope, Yu Nian neatly stood on the well - edge and was about to climb down the rope into the well.
But before she could jump, a warm big hand grabbed her arm first. Feng Chengyuan said softly, "I'll go down with you."
Yu Nian was slightly stunned, then nodded.
Before going down the well, Guan Sheng gave Feng Chengyuan his short knife for emergencies.
The wellhead of the old well seemed small, but it could actually accommodate two people to enter together.
However, the rope net was too old and broke as soon as it was touched. So Feng Chengyuan wrapped the rope around his arm a few times and then steadily took Yu Nian down the well.
It was pitch - black all around, and one couldn't see one's own hand in front of one's face.
Fortunately, there was a fire talisman. The weak light illuminated their cheeks.
In order to keep balance, Yu Nian could only hug Feng Chengyuan's neck. The distance between them was extremely close. Yu Nian boredly looked at Feng Chengyuan's face.
Feng Chengyuan had superior features, especially his eyes. His eye shape was very beautiful.
When he didn't smile, his whole temperament was cold and sharp, but once he smiled, the curve of his eyelashes was like a crescent moon in the sky. It was like a high - mountain flower blooming the moment the ice and snow melted, making people feel inexplicably itchy.
After looking for a long time, Yu Nian even forgot to look away. Soon she heard Feng Chengyuan look down and ask.
"What are you looking at?"
Yu Nian pursed her lips and lied blatantly, "Looking for mechanisms."
As soon as she said this, Yu Nian regretted it.
The speed at which they were falling was extremely fast. Not to mention mechanisms, even the stone wall was a blurred shadow. One simply couldn't see clearly. This was just like the proverb "Here lies three hundred taels of silver"!
Feng Chengyuan didn't expose her either. He answered with a good grace and then laughed softly.
The depth of the old well was beyond imagination. Although the speed at which they were falling was already very fast, they still didn't reach the ground for a long time.
Yu Nian squinted and looked down. There should be a pool of stagnant water at the bottom of the well, constantly blowing cold and piercing winds upwards, making people shiver all over.
Yu Nian wasn't actually afraid of the cold, but she didn't like this feeling of weightlessness either. So she subconsciously shrank towards Feng Chengyuan, trying to get some warmth from him.
At the same time, Feng Chengyuan's hand wrapped around her waist. He took out the short knife and stabbed it into the stone wall. The knife rubbed vigorously against the stone wall, scraping out a long scratch. Then their falling speed gradually slowed down, and the howling cold wind suddenly became much weaker.
The deeper they fell, the more obvious the gurgling sound of water became.
With a few soft "plops", Feng Chengyuan and Yu Nian fell into the water one after another.
The water was cold but not very deep. Moreover, Feng Chengyuan was well - prepared. He entered the water first and opened his arms to catch Yu Nian. So only Yu Nian's clothes and hair ends were wet.
It was eerie all around, and one couldn't see anything.
Yu Nian propped up on Feng Chengyuan's shoulders and stood up. She vigilantly looked around, not realizing at all that she was still straddling Feng Chengyuan's waist.
She patted Feng Chengyuan's shoulders and whispered, "Get up first and explore the surroundings."
There was a moment of silence around. It took a while for Feng Chengyuan's voice to ring out in the darkness, but it was a bit hoarse.
"Nian Nian, you get off first..."
Maybe it was because he had been blown by the cold wind for too long, Feng Chengyuan's hands were a bit cold. At this moment, he gently held Yu Nian's wrist. The touch was like the finest mutton - fat jade.
Only then did Yu Nian realize something was wrong. She got up from Feng Chengyuan somewhat unnaturally, but because her clothes were soaked, she didn't stand firmly and fell back into Feng Chengyuan's arms. At the same time, there was a sudden vibration above the well wall. It was the sound of the track running. Obviously, someone else was coming down!
The vibration wasn't very strong on the ground. But when it reached the bottom of the well, the tremor was magnified dozens of times, causing the whole underground to shake.
Feng Chengyuan subconsciously protected Yu Nian's head, and the two hugged tightly.
During the jolting, Yu Nian's lips bumped into Feng Chengyuan's neck, leaving a large ambiguous red mark.
Feng Chengyuan's breathing suddenly became a bit heavier. If Yu Nian had looked up at this moment, she would have seen Feng Chengyuan's ears turning red at a visible speed.
After a loud noise, Deng Yang emerged from the water. He took a deep breath. When he opened his eyes, he saw this scene - Yu Nian and Feng Chengyuan were hugging tightly, their hair was in a mess, and their expressions were dazed...
No wonder they had called Yu Nian so many times on the well and didn't get a reply. It turned out that the two were having a romantic tryst underground!
He quickly covered his eyes and stopped Guan Sheng, who had just emerged from the water behind him.
The voices of their conversation gradually reached Yu Nian and Feng Chengyuan's ears.
Guan Sheng rolled his eyes, "Why are you stopping me?"
Deng Yang stammered and was also a bit embarrassed, "Don't go over. The master and President Feng are discussing important matters."
Guan Sheng was even more confused, "They can discuss their matters. What does it matter to me?"
".... You stupid kid. You're so dumb!"