The doctor from Aning's team checked our wounds, gave us anti-inflammatory shots and animal disease vaccines, and cleaned and sutured the wounds that were too long. The wound on Fatty's butt was the most serious, so he had to eat while lying down.
We were very hungry, and although there was not much food, their guide said there was a breeze here, so there must be a way out, so there was no need to be too nervous. We ate a lot of sugary food, and the feeling in various parts of our body returned. The painful places became more painful, and the itchy places became more itchy. It was very uncomfortable.
Uncle San was still unconscious, but his high fever had subsided. Pan Zi wrapped him in a sleeping bag and kept feeding him water.
The hot spring water is inexhaustible, and we all use it to clean our bodies. The environment here is far from pleasant, but I feel like I am a god after cleaning my body.
During the time, I told them everything I saw without reservation, and the others kept silent and did not make any comments. These foreigners have seen the strange and evil side of ancient Chinese mystery. It would be difficult for them to have any other ideas.
One of the animal experts said that the monkey-like monster living in the mouth of the strange bird might be an ancient parasitic relationship, just like a wolf lying on the back of a wolf. The strange bird may not be able to digest food, but the "monkey in its mouth" helps it digest food. The strange bird feeds on the feces of the monkey in its mouth, which is very common in the ocean.
I didn't say anything. Everything that happened inside the Yunding Palace was happening so fast that we couldn't even breathe. I now felt like I was dreaming and really didn't want to think about these things anymore.
However, privately, I still made an agreement with these experts that if we can come back alive and if there is any progress on this matter, we can share resources via e-mail. I hope that we will no longer be in a competitive relationship of speed in the future.
We rested there for half a day, and then Pan Zi took a few people to explore the deeper part of the crevice. Then we set off again and continued to move forward into the depths of the mountain crevice.
Cave experts believe that this gap must have an exit leading to the ground, otherwise there will be no flowing air, and the exit must be a wind vent.
I didn't trust him at the time, but after we had been walking for nearly a day, we suddenly found our surroundings familiar. When the fat man pointed with his mouth wide open at a double-layer mural that had been peeled off from a crack on one side, I couldn't help but laugh.
The exit of this crack turned out to be the rock crevice that was sealed by stones where we took shelter from the snowstorm when we went up the mountain.
I saw the daily necessities we left behind inside, and Pan Zi also smiled bitterly.
We came here in a mighty force, but now we are like defeated soldiers. The excitement and mystery we felt when we looked at the double-layer murals and guessed the secrets of the Yunding Palace have turned into unavoidable bitterness and irony. Moreover, we could never have imagined that if we walked a few kilometers further into this gap, we would find the Nine Dragons Carrying Corpses Coffin. We actually went around in such a huge circle .
This is really a great irony. I don't know whether this irony is the last surprise that Wang Canghai left for us, or a huge coincidence that even he didn't know about.
After that, we quickly walked out of the gap, and everyone saw the sun for the first time in a week, and they were all blinded by the sunlight.
We had basically finished our food, but we were not short of water and had plenty of energy, so it shouldn't be a problem for us to walk for a day on an empty stomach. So we planned a route, and Aning contacted Dr. Haozi and the contact person via satellite phone, saying that someone would come to pick us up on the way.
We followed their team and slowly went down the snow line. When we met the mountain rescue team, we were already outside Yingshan Village.
All the injured were transported to the nearest hospital by jeep for simple treatment, and then sent to the Third Hospital of Jilin University. After examination, Uncle San was diagnosed with complications caused by severe concussion and wound infection, which required a long period of recuperation. Fatty and I were both injured externally, so I never envied Pan Zi's strong body covered with scars, because I was not much inferior to him.
Moreover, although I still have no idea about Uncle San's purpose and motives, I finally found him back, and I feel quite proud of it.
My third uncle had to stay in the hospital for treatment until his condition stabilized. After having fun in Jilin for about half a month, Pan Zi, Fatty, and a few foreigners said goodbye.
Pan Zi went back to Changsha. It took a lot of energy to clean up the mess, and we didn't have much contact afterwards. Fatty went back to Panjiayuan in Beijing, saying he wanted to rest for a few months. The foreigners went back to their home countries, and I was left alone. While taking care of Uncle San, I sorted out my thoughts and tried to use the clues I had to figure out a little bit, but without Uncle San's information, there was really no way to figure out the whole thing.
In fact, the puzzle of Wang Zanghai's part is already very clear:
First, the Yunding Palace was not built by Wang Canghai, but rebuilt by Wang Canghai. (But who built this huge site from the Shang Dynasty and for what purpose?)
Second, Wang Canghai did not participate in this reconstruction project voluntarily. Most of the Han craftsmen who participated in the reconstruction project were coerced by the Dongxia people. During the reconstruction project, Commander-in-Chief Wang Canghai began to design a secret escape passage that almost crossed the Xiaosheng and Sansheng Mountains, so as to prevent the foreign King Wannu from being buried when the underground palace was closed.
Third, in the process of rebuilding the mausoleum, Wang Canghai gradually hid many secrets at the bottom of the Dongxia Imperial Mausoleum and deep in the Changbai Mountain. (What did he see inside the huge bronze gate?)
Fourth, Wang Canghai recorded these secrets in the dragon fish code, hoping that one day they could be seen by the world.
Fifth, because Dongxia was a small border country with a poor treasury, the many rare treasures in Yunding Tiangong were looted from other tombs. When Wang Canghai was instructing the Dongxia army to unload the coffin, he secretly hid the dragon fish code in these ancient tombs, hoping that someone would find it. He put two in total, and the last one was hidden in his own tomb before he died of old age.
Sixth, why did he build the ancient tomb on the seabed? Was he afraid that the descendants of Dongxia would lose the secret?
Seventh, the people who disappeared in the underwater tomb appeared in the secret room of Yunshending Palace. (Except for two people, everyone else died, but who were these two people? Where did they go? Did they also enter the giant gate like Menyouping? Why did they go in? What was the purpose of Uncle San going to Yunshending Palace?)
Eighth, the huge bronze tree, the huge bronze secret door, and the hexagonal bells that appear in several places, are there any connections between these bronze objects? It represents a mysterious power, what is it?
I gradually discovered that what happened in the underwater tomb twenty years ago was the key.