The next day.
Early in the morning, Fatty Wang and Lao Hu couldn't wait to grab their shovels and run to the spot where they had found the Japanese soldier's body.
After searching for a long time, Lao Hu finally determined the location and began digging with Fatty Wang.
Bai Tian Yu, on the other hand, woke up and calmly ate the roasted wild boar meat from the day before, along with the wild fruits that Ying Zi had picked.
The taste was amazing!
“Brother Bai, you're awake!”
Ying Zi returned with some firewood and, seeing Bai Tian Yu eating the roasted meat, exclaimed happily.
“Yes, come with me later to see how Lao Hu and the others are doing.”
Bai Tian Yu nodded, acknowledging Ying Zi's greeting, then invited her.
“Okay, Brother Bai, be honest with me. You guys are here to rob tombs, right?”
Ying Zi wasn't a fool. Although Lao Hu and Fatty Wang said they were looking for the abandoned Japanese fortress, they hadn't been that enthusiastic until now.
But after seeing the excitement they displayed yesterday, when they found the tomb robbers, Ying Zi had seen everything clearly, especially since they had been discussing it all night.
“What else do you think we're doing here in this mountain cave?”
“Ying Zi, you know that, in the mountains, the only valuable things are herbs and treasures from ancient tombs.”
“There are many people in the village who make a living doing this, right?”
Bai Tian Yu didn't intend to deceive Ying Zi. Not only did Lao Hu and Fatty Wang bring back so many good things, but they had been here for so long that even if they knew they were here to rob tombs, nobody would say anything.
In fact, in the mountains, people who have nowhere to go would go tomb robbing out of desperation. There was no other way to survive.
So, tomb robbing wasn't rare here. If it wasn't for the fact that there weren't enough men in the village, they would have sent a few more people to help.
“That's it? I've only heard my father mention it, never been to a tomb. Is it fun?”
Ying Zi wasn't surprised at all. After all, her father had done this kind of thing, so it wasn't strange.
It could be said that most of the villagers in Niu Xin Mountain had been down to tombs. Otherwise, where did all the bottles and jars in their homes come from?
They couldn't have all come down from the streams, could they?
The reason the archeological team came to collect them was the same. Everyone understood this tacitly. There were simply too many people.
Even if the archeological team really wanted to investigate, how could they? There was no evidence, and they would offend all the villagers within a radius of ten miles. They might even put up some obstacles for them.
Would they be able to develop Niu Xin Mountain's ancient tombs in the future?
“It shouldn't be fun. You should see those old people in the village with their disabled hands and feet.”
There was nothing fun about tomb robbing. Bai Tian Yu was a little speechless.
“Brother Bai, you mean those old people were injured by the traps in the ancient tombs?”
Ying Zi's face turned pale, and she fearfully hid behind Bai Tian Yu.
“Uh, we haven't even gone down to the tomb yet, have we?”
Bai Tian Yu's mouth twitched, a little speechless, but he understood. After all, she was a woman and didn't want to end up with disabled hands and feet, so it was normal for her to be scared.
“Hey, Ying Zi, Lao Bai, you're here too! Look, we've already found the place. We just need to keep digging down.”
Lao Hu saw Bai Tian Yu and the two of them and bragged.
“Big Brother, please keep an eye on it. What if there's a trap and 胖子 dies down there?”
Seeing Lao Hu, who was so carefree, Bai Tian Yu was helpless and quickly reminded him.
“It's fine,胖子 will be careful!”
Lao Hu waved his hand, unconcerned.
“Hey, why can't the shovel go down?”
Just then, Fatty Wang suddenly shouted.
Bai Tian Yu's expression changed. He hurriedly shouted, “Stop digging! Be careful of traps!”
Fortunately, Bai Tian Yu had reminded him in time. Fatty Wang stopped just before he could dig down.
“Lao Hu, what's going on?”
At this moment, Fatty Wang realized his mistake. Lao Hu was the one with experience. It was his fault for being so reckless.
“You go up first, I'll go down and have a look!”
Lao Hu also sensed something was wrong. Lao Bai wouldn't have shouted for no reason. And indeed, it was just as he said.
Tomb robbing required caution. In his excitement, he had been careless.
“Damn it!”
“Almost got ourselves killed!”
Seeing the glazed tiles below, Lao Hu broke out in a cold sweat.
After hanging out with Bai Tian Yu for these few days, he had picked up some of his catchphrases.
“What's wrong, Lao Hu?”
Fatty Wang noticed something was wrong with Lao Hu and cautiously asked.
“This is Heaven Treasure Dragon Fire glazed tile. If you had used a little more force just now, we would all be dead!”
“Lao Bai, you were right to warn me. I was too careless!”
After climbing up, Lao Hu admitted his mistake immediately. There was no way around it. He had been too careless.
“Hu Ge, are you serious?”
Ying Zi hid behind Bai Tian Yu again, making him speechless.
“Alright, you know you were wrong. Why were you so anxious to come here?”
“Didn't we find those tomb robbers yesterday? Didn't you think about why they were here?”
Bai Tian Yu shook his head. Sometimes, Lao Hu was actually quite cautious. This time, he must have been too excited.
“What do you mean?”
“You mean they have already dug a side tunnel?”
Lao Hu wasn't an idiot. He understood what Bai Tian Yu meant.
The real idiot was Fatty Wang. He still hadn't figured out what was going on.
“Alright, let's spread out and look for it. Be careful!”
Lao Hu threw down his shovel and began looking. Fatty Wang followed behind him and started searching as well.
Seeing Lao Hu and Fatty Wang acting on their own again, Bai Tian Yu was speechless.
He hadn't even finished speaking, and these two guys had run off. It was ridiculous.
“It's here!”
Bai Tian Yu scanned the area and found the place with the strongest spiritual energy under a large tree.
“Lao Bai, how did you find it?”
Fatty Wang immediately ran over.
Seeing the large hole under the tree, Fatty Wang got excited.
“Lao Hu, come over here quickly!”
“This is where the spiritual energy is strongest. Don't you agree?”
Bai Tian Yu gave Fatty Wang a speechless look. He was really helpless. Why didn't these two ever let him finish speaking!
Of course, it had to be this type of ancient tomb, where a side tunnel had been opened, causing the spiritual energy to leak out. Otherwise, Bai Tian Yu wouldn't be able to sense it.
Otherwise, Bai Tian Yu would have gone tomb robbing ten years ago. Why wait until Lao Hu retired!