Endless route

Chapter 263 33. Encounter with the ancient archaeological team

The underground waterway was narrow and dark. A group of nine people swam straight to the west, rolling up black mud and mixing it into the turbid water. Many flashlights penetrated the mud and sand to illuminate the rough brick walls.

The team passed through ten forks in one breath before finding the sewer with shallow mud and bypassing the leak point just now.

"It should be fine here."

Ji Dao glanced at it and said.

Zheng Yun nodded and led the team into the fork, swimming straight towards the south. The flashlight could illuminate the area within a hundred meters, and he could clearly see the traces left by the explorers in the mud.

Someone walked by here.

Looking up into the distance, the turbid mud blocked the flashlight light, and the two-meter-high and wide sewer was covered with a layer of black gauze. The lifeless space was oppressive and cramped, giving people a strong sense of unknown.

This is already deep within the ruins of the ancient city.

The entire first floor of the underground waterway is all horizontal and vertical. It is so regular that it cannot be called a maze, but the gray walls at all forks are exactly the same, as if they are going in circles.

Fortunately, Ji Dao remembered the way.

He has been counting the forks. Their current location is starting from the Porcelain Vase Dark Hall on the east city wall, facing the twenty-sixth fork to the west and the seventeenth fork to the south.

At the moment they were going from north to south.

Swim in the direction of Dusi Mansion.

But the distance between each fork is not the standard 100 meters, but varies between 100 meters and 500 meters.

Zheng Yun once measured several sections of forks, ranging from 120 meters to 360 meters, or even a fraction.

In such a complex environment, only with positioning equipment can explorers accurately know their location.

There are exceptions to this rule.

As long as the drawings are in hand, they only need to count the forks, or at most trace the route with a paint pen on the tablet.

Thinking of this, Zheng Yun took out the archaeological team's mobile phone and took a look. This mobile phone may have a positioning function. It also displays information such as altitude on the screen. It has many functions.

The equipment of the archaeological team is very useful.

But they have to hide their phones for a while.

"Master Xian, this road is very smooth, we will be there soon." Jidao took out the blueprint and took a look at it.

Everyone else needed to focus on diving, and Zheng Yun had to direct the Yin soldiers at all times to avoid scratching the diving suit, but Ji Dao was carried by the ghost general and had plenty of time to record the route.

Only the last two forks are left.

There was no mud blocking the way.

"We are going to turn right in a moment. There is a dark room when we turn there, which can lead to the second floor of the underground waterway. After going down, it should be clear and there will be no other explorers."

Ji Dao stretched out his fingers and pointed the way in a low voice.

"Find a place to hide your phone first."

Zheng Yun nodded and replied in a low voice.

The group of people went straight to the location of the darkroom, constantly observing the surroundings along the way, looking for a place to hide their mobile phones, but the gray bricks were neat and without gaps, and they could not find them for a long time.

"Master Xian, we will be here soon. Where is this mobile phone hidden? Are you sending someone to wander around outside?" Jidao looked down at the mud under him. It was not safe to hide in the mud.

"Go to the front and have a look."

Zheng Yun shined his flashlight forward.

Now this sewer is just below Qianmen Street of Dusi Mansion. Dusi Mansion is huge, more than a kilometer from east to west, but it is impossible to directly enter the interior from the first floor of the sewer.

There is no well above the head at all.

Unless you use a hammer drill to drill upwards and break through the ten-meter-thick gray bricks, you can hit the ground in one go. After that, you have to carry the mud and climb over the wall to get into the interior of the Dusi Mansion.

"Master Immortal, there seems to be someone."

Ji Dao looked behind them and saw several flashlights shining from that side. It was obvious that other expedition teams were coming.

"Just hide in the mud, make a mark, and after hiding, speed up and enter the darkroom." Zheng Yun decided quickly.

The two immediately hid their mobile phones in the mud, carved words on the wall with daggers, and immediately walked towards the darkroom.

"Master Immortal, why don't we go around a little longer before entering? They have already seen us. If we disappear suddenly, it may make them suspicious and look for us nearby."

Ji Dao looked back from time to time.

"It's not necessary. Their destination should also be nearby. They may continue to explore the area for a long time. Then it will be more difficult for us to enter the darkroom under their noses."

Zheng Yun shook his head and rejected.

While the two of them were talking, they were already swimming towards the fork ahead. The dark room Jidao mentioned was about a hundred meters to the left of the fork.

Look back behind you.

The group of explorers did not come.

Zheng Yun immediately led the team into the fork. Before they could turn around, a flashlight illuminated them. The two of them quickly looked back, only to see that the depths of the fork were filled with people.

At least a dozen flashlights were shining at them as they appeared, illuminating them in every detail.

"ah?"

Ji Dao was stunned.

"..."

Zheng Yun was also startled.

I really didn't expect such a scene in the darkroom. These people didn't use flashlights to shine north just now, and the light was weak at a distance of 100 meters, so they didn't see anyone at all.

Compare flashlights on both sides.

The entire underground waterway is brightly lit.

Zheng Yun could vaguely see that the equipment of the other explorers was very professional. There were several underwater oxygen generators placed at the edge of the sewer. They obviously planned to explore here for a long time.

"Who are you?"

A voice sounded from the front. The Chinese was spoken with a clear accent. It sounded like a northern accent, with a bit of Beijing flavor.

This man has a loud voice.

A match for Ji Dao.

"It's from the Foun Archaeological Team."

Zheng Yun breathed a sigh of relief and walked forward.

Why didn't I see anyone from the Gubo archaeological team along the way? It turned out that they had already entered the depths of the ancient city, found the correct route into Dusi Mansion, and occupied a place.

But this ending is not bad.

At least it wasn't a Western team occupying the entrance.

"A member of the Foun Archaeological Team?"

"How did it come so fast?"

"Didn't you just arrive today?"

"The Foun Archaeological Team just arrived at the big camp an hour and a half ago. It will take at least forty minutes to get from the big camp to the east city wall, and it will also take half an hour to get here from the east city wall. Unless they don't stop for a moment, they will have a chance to arrive."

"No, the East City Wall Camp did not report this matter. If colleagues from the Foun Archaeological Team come, the camp will definitely notify us that the identities of these people are doubtful."

Gubo's team was skeptical and still shined flashlights on Zheng Yun and others, maintaining a high level of vigilance.

But speaking Chinese with a clear accent is very comfortable. The streets in Fu'en City are full of Fu'en accents. Jidao can't even understand what his old neighbors are saying, so he has to listen to the mixed accents several times.

"We have passes, and they are indeed from the Fuen Archaeological Team." Zheng Yun took out a few passes from his backpack.

The ghost generals also have the Fuen Archaeological Team Pass, but only two of them have it, and the other ghost generals and Yin soldiers do not.

"Xiao Wu, come with me to have a look."

The Beijing film man led someone towards the exit.

The two parties quickly came into contact. Zheng Yun handed the pass to the other party. The man scanned it carefully with a flashlight. The pass was indeed genuine, and the special anti-counterfeiting marks could not be faked.

The photos also match.

And it’s still Fuen’s group.

Most people will not fake a group of fakes.

"You guys are really colleagues of Fu En. Why are you here so quickly? Say hello in advance and we will pick you up." The man smiled and patted Zheng Yun on the shoulder.

"No, no, the mission is urgent."

Zheng Yun smiled and shook his head and greeted the other party.

"You didn't go to the East Wall Camp?" A middle-aged man came up behind him, took the pass and looked at it and asked.

"I was in a hurry so I didn't go."

Zheng Yun answered truthfully.

"Isn't that right? You didn't go to the East City Wall Camp to ask for information. How did you find it here directly?" A middle-aged woman also swam over and asked with surprise and confusion on her face.

"We just happened to come this way."

Zheng Yun controlled his tone to be normal.

He couldn't say that he had in his hand the construction drawings of all the ancient cities of the Ming Dynasty, and it also had an illustrated yearbook.

"What a coincidence? Hahaha." The man from Beijing Movies laughed heartily, then patted Zheng Yun on the shoulder and said, "You are the only ones from the Fuen Archaeological Team? Where are the other team members?"

"They are still resting in the camp. Let's come down and take a look first." Zheng Yun glanced at the pass on the man's chest. His name was Li Wu, and he was an archaeological team member of the second team of Gubo.

"Where are your cell phones."

The middle-aged woman handed back the pass, glanced at the Western face of the Yin soldier, and asked again with some doubts.

The pass may be fake, but the mobile phones of the archaeological team must not be fake. All mobile phones are specially made.

"..."

Zheng Yun didn't expect that there would be such a problem, and he thought that he was indeed a bit out of place this time, but he had no other choice. He sighed softly and said to Jidao: "Go get your phone back."

"Um."

Ji Dao immediately turned around.

"..."

There was a slight silence.

Everyone was speechless.

"Did you lose your mobile phone?" Xiao Wu was relatively young and had a shallow view of things. He thought Zheng Yun and the others had lost their mobile phones. After all, Zheng Yun looked quite young.

"Hahaha, as long as I can get it back."

Li Wu smiled heartily. Anyone who can get here is not a human spirit. It can be seen at a glance that Zheng Yun Jidao deliberately hid his mobile phone, and the reason can be easily guessed.

Zheng Yun's pass is a set.

A very high level pass.

If they were in the second or third group, it would be understandable if they just happened to come over or if they lost their mobile phones, but they are the Fuen Archaeological Team, so these words can only be used for the occasion.

They didn't even go to the East Wall Camp, and they didn't say a single hello, but they were able to touch this place at a very fast speed. It was obvious that they had made quite detailed preparations.

In fact, it is not surprising that the Fuen Archaeological Team has this strength, which is not much worse than them and Gubo. This time Fuen should have experts and seniors in the team.

Not saying hello is a good thing.

The reason why the Western expedition teams are so efficient is because they compete with each other. Sometimes the East lacks competition. This time it sent multiple archaeological teams for similar considerations.

"..."

Zheng Yun looked slightly embarrassed.

Xu Yu can only blame himself for this. He can't say that this is his personal behavior, because he has the blueprint, so he wants to seize the entrance to the Dusi Mansion without telling everyone.

"I got it back."

Ji Dao and Oni will come back from behind, holding two mobile phones and handing them to the middle-aged woman for her to examine carefully.

"Zheng Yun, Jidao, Zheng Guiqi, Zheng Guijiu, no problem." The middle-aged woman nodded to confirm their identities, and then asked, "Who are the others?"

"I found a local tour guide."

Zheng Yun could only continue to talk nonsense.

Ji Dao turned his head and glanced at the ghost general.

I don’t know if they like this name. Zheng is taken from the town of Zhenguisi, and Guitong is the ghost of Zhenguisi. They are all transliterations. At first, the immortal was hesitant between Gui and Gui.

Compared with Zheng Guiqi, Zheng Guiqi is obviously a little less rustic, although the osmanthus and laurel laurel are a bit more literary.

However, there is no problem in obtaining the Zheng surname. It is reasonable and logical to use Zheng instead of Zhen, which has the same surname as Xianye.

"Then we are all our own people. Come here. We have been searching around here for a few days. We have roughly calculated that the Dusi Mansion is up there, but the entry plan has not been completely determined yet."

Li Wu enthusiastically led Zheng Yun forward and briefly explained the situation on the way. They discovered some problems.

Zheng Yun listened carefully.

The reason why the Gubo archaeological team was able to accurately find this place is simple. They have a large amount of architectural data on the ancient city of the same period, and they used modern equipment to survey and map the site.

Similar to Nia and others’ thinking, since the ancient city of Nanze is complex, we should learn from the structures of other ancient cities.

Moreover, the accuracy of modern surveying and mapping is very high, and the results of their surveying and mapping are not much worse than the construction drawings.

But the problem is also with mapping.

They had previously discovered that many underground structures in the Dosi Mansion had deadly mechanisms for intruders. These mechanisms were very complex, extremely lethal, and had the ability to self-destruct.

Those mechanisms are usually driven by water flow, and some structures are extremely fragile. Once an external force is damaged, the entire Tosi Mansion is at risk of collapse, causing casualties.

This mechanism is almost impossible to solve.

The wisdom of the ancients is no joke.

Li Wu used an adjective, saying that the government-protecting mechanism is like a bucket placed on a piece of paper. Once the paper is wet with water, it will burst and the entire bucket will collapse and be destroyed.

There is absolutely no way to crack it.

At least it can't be entered from the outside world.

Therefore, the Cultural Relics Bureau's previous approach was to protect it. When encountering such an institution, it would be bypassed. There was no need to take the risk of demolishing the institution. A small loss could lead to trouble for the entire city government.

Zheng Yun knew this part of the information. They had accidentally touched the trap in the underground of Fuci Museum before and were almost haunted.

And whether it is a blessing or a blessing, if you want to enter and exit the fairy gate, you need the 'Western Region Commander's Waist Card', which can be pushed into a groove to push the entire wall open.

Later, when Ji Dao was looking for a passage, he first went into the sewer of the museum. He first used a black jade pillow to enter the inside of the Immortal Blessing Gate to search, and then came out to search in the sewer. He searched both inside and outside, and finally found a very hidden path.

This was the problem before them at the moment. Gubo and the others found the government-protecting mechanism of Nanze Dusi Mansion, which was the secret room mentioned by Ji Dao, but they could not get in.

They have no commanding credentials.

The material of this thing is special, and it has been passed down from generation to generation by various governors. It has not flowed into the mortal world, and it cannot be copied.

Moreover, the Dusi Mansion was buried in the swamp, and the outcome of testing the agency was almost to seek death. Once the Dusi Mansion collapsed, all of them would be directly submerged in the swamp.

"..."

Zheng Yun thought deeply and realized that this problem was really difficult to solve, because even they themselves were completely unable to enter or exit the Immortal Sect without a waist card.

They have two waist cards in their hands.

In addition to the commander of the Western Region Capital Division in the hands of Zheng Yun, there is also a master's belt in the hands of Jidao in Tiangong.

The situation at hand is somewhat complicated.

If Gu Bo wants to enter the Dusi Mansion from the underground sewer, he doesn't need a badge. He can lead the way into the second level of sewer, and then find Xianmen and the others to enter the manor.

It's a two-way street.

Entering the mansion doesn't need to be so troublesome. You don't need a badge to go to the Immortal Gate to enter the mansion. You can enter with the blueprint.

But according to Li Wu, they either confused the relationship between the two, or they were also looking for the Immortal Sect.

"This is it, there's mud down there."

While talking, Li Wu had already brought Zheng Yun to the entrance of the dark room. An underground passage had been pushed open by Gu Bo. The depth was about ten meters, but under five meters it was all mud.

"After going down, there is the second layer of sewers. It is full of silt and the lines are extremely complicated. We have not explored clearly whether there are leaks or natural sedimentation."

Li Wu introduced the situation without reservation.

He did not hide any information from Zheng Yun.

"I probably know the way to the backyard of Dusi Mansion." Zheng Yun cautiously spoke to test.

"Do you know the way?" the middle-aged woman asked subconsciously, because Zheng Yun looked really too young.

"Hahaha, I knew it." Li Wu took a deep look at Zheng Yun, took out the equipment from his chest and said: "There are more than 40 members of the archaeological team on the second floor, led by the old Bo Sun. I can't make the decision on this matter. , let me ask for instructions."

"When Mr. Sun goes down, it's better to find Mr. Zhao. They should be back soon." Another middle-aged man said.

Zheng Yun nodded and waited for their instructions.

The second underground floor was a complete maze. He planned to guide Gu Bo and take them to the backyard of Dusi Mansion. After they found their exploration target, he would leave quietly.

"Master Yun, do they also have a master?"

Ji Dao, however, spoke in a low voice, thinking about the person the other party was referring to, because it was the rule of the Jianxian Division for peers to call him "ye". As soon as Ji Dao heard this sentence, he doubted the other person's identity.

"This is normal."

Zheng Yun glanced at Ji Dao lightly. Ji Dao's brain circuit was really amazing. No matter how many times he saw it, he still couldn't figure out what Ji Dao was thinking.

This guy may just be older.

He is an old-timer from my grandfather’s generation.