At about four o'clock in the afternoon the next day, Brother Zhang and I met on time at the entrance of the snack bar. With me driving and him giving directions, we rushed together to Dongshan Village, 20 kilometers away.
The scenery along the way was beautiful. He kept turning his head to look at the scenery outside the window, with a bulging black backpack at his feet.
"Time flies so fast. It's been more than ten years since I graduated from college, and these places really haven't changed at all."
"At that time, my nickname was Spectacles, and the six of us rode motorcycles tirelessly every day, almost all over the county."
He suddenly pointed out the window and said: "I remember there were several old houses there. We grilled fish there in the evening. Unfortunately, things are fickle. I am the only one who still persists in treasure hunting. Over the years, I have
I spent a lot of money on this, and my wife suffered along with me. But I always believe that if you persist in anything, you will be rewarded. When I make a fortune, I will definitely make my wife enjoy it.
It’s spicy, let her buy whatever she wants.”
After listening to his complaint, I looked at the mountain road ahead and joked: "Brother Zhang, even if there is a treasure, can we take it for ourselves if we find it? It doesn't seem legal."
"Nonsense, it doesn't matter if it's legal or not, we won't make it public if we find it, just do it secretly! I'll show you something good."
He mysteriously opened the zipper of his backpack and took out a metal object that looked like a hand-held antenna.
"Brother, do you know what this is?"
"This is called the Dragon-Seeking Ruler, also called the Earth Spirit Ruler! The Dragon-Detecting Needle! This is not some rubbish bluff, I am a serious guy! I spent tens of thousands before,
Got it from an expert."
"Oh? An expert? Brother Zhang, what are you referring to?"
"I'm talking about professionals. Have you heard of the Southern Tufu Zi?"
I didn't speak.
What he didn't know was that the man in front of him was the number one native master among the younger generation of the Northern sect (as I styled myself).
The Xunlong Ruler only became popular in China in those few years. The elders like you don't even know what it is. The Xunlong Ruler is not all about IQ tax. It has two types, one is the ordinary version.
, there is a battery inside, connected to a loudspeaker that can sound. The success rate of using this method to find underground things is about the same as holding a tree branch. For those sold in the domestic market, the success rate is more than 90%.
They are all this kind of twig version,
The other is the professional version, which is said to have a highly sensitive geomagnetic field receiver inside.
Most people who have experienced treasure hunting know about pulse machines, such as the familiar Black Panther brand pulse machines. Nowadays, a brand new one may cost more than 10,000 yuan.
This thing can be called an artifact for finding a cellar. Generally, it takes three people to operate a pulse machine to achieve high efficiency. One person at the back holds the main unit to read the readings, and the two people in front carry a metal shelf more than three meters long, and then slowly move it in the crop field.
When walking inside, if a large area of metal parts appears underground, the host will immediately shout loudly.
I would like to remind those who have never played with professional pulses not to play around, because this thing needs to analyze the readings, and its detection depth is deep. If it is not protected, it will dig underground gas pipelines, or national cables, or even landmines buried during the Anti-Japanese War. Some mines
It looks like an upside-down iron pot. If you shovel it in, it may fly off the spot.
The principle of the dragon-seeking ruler is the same as that of the pulse machine. First determine the approximate range, then use the positioning rod to further narrow the range, and finally excavate. Brother Zhang said that his dragon-seeking ruler is a professional version, but it doesn’t look like it to me.
It looks like the twig version, but he spent tens of thousands of dollars on it, so I was too embarrassed to argue with him.
We arrived near Dongshan Village around 5:30 in the afternoon. We hiked up the mountain. Brother Zhang was carrying his equipment bag. As he walked, he said to me: "Brother, you must follow me closely when you enter the grotto. Don't mess around."
Let’s go, it’s very big inside and the terrain is complicated. If you get lost, you’re doomed. People used to go missing nearby every year, and even the expedition team couldn’t find them.”
Then he took me up mountains and wading in rivers, twisting and turning in the mountains, and passing through two large dense woods. It was not until it got dark that we found the entrance to the grottoes on the mountain.
I was shocked when I entered.
Different from Fangla Cave on Weiping Mountain, the interior area of Dongshan Grottoes is very large. Stone pillars rise from the ground to support the roof of the cave, just like a dragon gate formation, which is very spectacular.
These stone pillars are khaki in color and look rough at first glance, but upon closer inspection you will find that their surfaces are smooth and their edges and corners have traces of being polished by tools. It is hard to imagine how much manpower and financial resources this kind of project would have cost back then.
Brother Zhang raised his head and said, "Brother, look at the marks on the wall. They are all marks left by shovels. I think this place was artificially expanded by Fang La and his soldiers on the basis of the original natural cave."
He bit the flashlight, quickly took out a piece of brown paper from his pocket, unfolded it, pointed and said: "This is the topographic map of the interior of the grotto that I simply drew. Let's go here. Go forward a few hundred meters and there will be a fork in the road. Go left.
It is a large grotto inside a small grotto, and there are smaller grottoes hidden inside the small grottoes. The terrain is very complicated. If you go to the right, there is also a cave. The locals call it Longdong."
"Dragon Cave? What's the explanation?"
He nodded: "Well, it's amazing. Even experts can't figure out what's going on. It's very hot in that cave. It's winter now. I estimate it's over 30 degrees in there, and there's heat coming out of the surface. In addition, it's in the deepest part."
There is also a pit, which is bottomless. I used to tie a stone and throw it down with a rope. The rope was 80 meters long, and I couldn't reach the bottom from a distance! And at night, hot air would blow out of the pit, which would burn my face.
!”
"So awesome?"
"There shouldn't be volcanoes here in Chun'an. Is it possible that there are underground hot springs?" I asked with a frown.
He shook his head: "There is no hot spring. Someone has already explored it. This is Dongshan. Villagers have long said that the Dragon King of the East China Sea lives at the foot of the mountain. At night, the Dragon King falls asleep and exhales from his nose, so hot wind and white smoke come out.
Er, that’s why it’s called Dragon Cave.”
"So, did Fang La have a sauna in it before?" I said,
"Oh! Brother, don't tell me, I can't rule out the possibility! It's convenient to cook inside. Just put a sesame seed pancake or something on the pit and it will be hot in a few minutes. Come on, I'll take you over to take a look, but
We arrived a little late today, for safety reasons, don’t explore too deep.”
In this way, I walked around the grotto for nearly 20 minutes with a flashlight before arriving at the legendary Dongshan Dragon Cave.
As soon as I stepped into the cave, I felt a rush of heat. The heat is uncomfortable. I felt it was more than 30 degrees. I guess it was almost 40 degrees. The entire cave was like a big natural steamer.
There are many stone cracks on the ground, and when you step on them, you can see to the naked eye a trace of white gas, as if there is a fire burning underneath.
If this is not a volcanic crater and there are no underground hot springs, where does the source of these hot gases come from?
Brother Zhang can’t understand it, and I can’t understand it either. There definitely is no Dragon King. I think this should be some kind of very special geological phenomenon. It’s only when the book is used that I regret it. When I was in school, except for Chinese, I was basically not up to speed on other subjects.
Passed.
Soon, I saw the so-called "pit" in Longdong.
This is a deep pit about one meter wide, shaped like a well. If you stretch your hand over it, you can clearly feel the hot wind blowing from it.
I squatted on the ground and used a strong flashlight to shine into the pit. It was very dark, and the darkness seemed to swallow up even the light.
I picked up a stone and threw it down hard. I waited there for a long time, but I didn't hear a single echo!
this
I couldn't help but take a breath. Isn't it possible that there is something underneath this pit that is at least a few hundred meters deep, causing a steady stream of hot air to come out?
At this time, Brother Zhang took out his dragon-seeking ruler. He wiped the sweat from his face and said, "I used to mainly explore the Xibian'er Grottoes, but I haven't explored the Dragon Cave yet. I want to give it a try in case there are any clues."
alright."
After saying that, he put his backpack on the ground, held the dragon-seeking ruler flat against his chest with a serious look on his face, and then started walking inside the cave.
His hand was obviously very steady, but the Xunlong Ruler still kept spinning in circles. This is because this thing was designed like this! The bearing at the joint of this thing is very sensitive, and it will spin in circles even if it is tilted slightly.
Normally, if it suddenly stops turning in circles and instead sways slightly left and right in a certain direction, it means there may be something underground.
It was very hot inside the cave and he was sweating like rain, but Brother Zhang was fully focused and kept staring.
I thought his dragon-seeking ruler was a parallel import, but I didn’t expect that the next second, this thing suddenly made a series of rapid “didi-dip-dip-dip” sounds!
Immediately afterwards, the Xunlong Ruler stopped spinning in circles. Instead, it pointed in one direction and began to sway slightly from left to right.