After everyone watched for a while, Wu Xie walked around the Hades Hall and walked toward the sleeping hall inside, and the others followed.
Hu Jianjun took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and stuffed a small jade article into his pocket.
Although his movement was very fast, it was still noticed by Chen Xuan, but Chen Xuan just shook his head and was too lazy to care.
Just when Hu Jianjun took the sheep and was the last one to follow into the dormitory, the stone sculptures of armored soldiers standing upright in the Hades Hall and the side halls on both sides seemed to move slightly, but no one noticed it.
Arriving at the dormitory, everyone looked even more excited.
Although thousands of years have passed, it can still be seen that the dormitory is very luxuriously designed, with various jewelry and jades placed everywhere. There is a stone coffin in the middle, which should be the coffin of a Tang Dynasty general.
Wu Xie looked solemn as he walked to the sarcophagus and saluted.
Master Du'e and his disciples chanted Amitabha Buddha in unison.
Hu Jianjun and other young people from the institute also came forward and looked at the sarcophagus, feeling nervous, novel and excited. They wanted to see the general's body inside, but were afraid that the legendary zombie rice dumplings would pop out.
"Director, let's open the sarcophagus and take a look?" Hu Jianjun suggested excitedly.
Wu Xie glared at him and said seriously: "You must not blaspheme the ancients. You must go through the formal procedures and obtain the approval to open the coffin before you can open it."
Hearing what he said, everyone was a little disappointed. It would take at least ten days and a half to go through the procedures and wait for the approval.
At this moment, Chen Xuan said in a calm tone: "I'm afraid the coffin has been opened."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was in an uproar.
"What are you talking about?" Hu Jianjun turned around and said rudely, "We are the first people to enter the general's tomb, how could anyone else come to open the coffin in advance?"
Everyone didn't know why Chen Xuan said this.
Wu Xie checked the stone slabs of the coffin. There were no traces of human prying at all, and he found no other abnormalities before he came in. If anyone else came in, they would definitely leave traces. With Wu Xie's archaeological experience, he could tell at a glance
See it.
"Mr. Chen, you are not a professional archaeologist, please don't speak casually." Wu Xie said coldly.
Allowing this young man to speak randomly will definitely have an impact on the mentality of the young people in his institute.
After hearing this, Chen Xuan just smiled slightly and said: "Director Wu, if you don't believe it, you can open the coffin and check whether all the remains and burial objects inside have been looted."
"You mean, there were tomb robbers who opened the coffin and stole the tomb owner's antiques?" Wu Xie frowned, "This is completely impossible. If there were tomb robbers, there would be no traces left behind."
"I think they may be more professional than you." Chen Xuan said in a joking tone.
"You're farting! How can a tomb robber be more professional than our director!" Hu Jianjun cursed angrily, but his words made it seem as if Wu Xie was also a professional tomb robber.
Wu Xie's frown deepened.
Hu Jianjun observed the words and said quickly: "Director, since this guy said that a tomb robber has been here, we might as well open the coffin and check it, let this guy take a look, and prove that he is talking nonsense!"
"It's inappropriate, it's inappropriate." Wu Xie shook his head repeatedly. He was a staff member of a regular archaeological organization and he did not dare to open the coffin without permission, otherwise he would be no different from a tomb robber.
"Donor Wu is right, we should have the greatest respect for the ancients, let alone a Tang Dynasty general." Master Du'e also clasped his hands and agreed.
"Humph, you're taking advantage of this nonsense boy!" Hu Jianjun looked very unwilling.
Chen Xuan sneered inwardly. Before anyone could react, he had already walked to the sarcophagus and patted the stone slab, which weighed more than several hundred kilograms, to one side. The inside of the sarcophagus was completely revealed.
Seeing this scene, Wu Xie was shocked and angry. He didn't expect this young man to be so reckless and open the sarcophagus without authorization.
Just as he was about to scold him, Wu Xie's eyes suddenly widened, and the others were as dumbfounded as him.
The sarcophagus was empty, not to mention the burial objects, not even the remains of the Tang Dynasty generals.
Everyone's faces were full of disbelief. They didn't expect that Chen Xuan was right!
The antique treasures in the sarcophagus have been stolen.
Moreover, the treasures inside are definitely at the level of rare treasures. Otherwise, the tomb robbers would not have left the various treasures in the Hades Palace and the Sleeping Palace without taking them away.
"What the hell is going on?" Ma Hui was also shocked. There was actually someone who got there first and was one step ahead of them.
Apparently, as soon as the police retreated, the tomb robbers came in behind.
While everyone was in shock and confusion, a scream suddenly came from the side hall on the left.
Everyone was startled when they heard the presence of outsiders, but Wu Xie quickly calmed down and walked quickly towards the side hall where the sound came from.
Everyone followed him, wanting to see who else was in the tomb.
After arriving at the side hall on the left, what caught everyone's eyes were three men wearing black clothes and black trousers. They even wore black masks, carried black backs, and had various survey tools hanging on their waists.
On the wall above and behind the three people, there is a dark hole with a glimmer of light, which seems to be the entrance and exit they dug, which is the so-called robbery hole.
"Who are you?" Wu Xie asked angrily.
The three men's eyes were a little awkward. After looking at each other, one of the fatter men said: "You don't need to know who we are, and we don't want to know your identities. Let's go to the sky and go to each side. How about that?"
"Hmph, are you tomb robbers?" Wu Xie asked angrily, "You must have stolen the remains and funerary objects in the sarcophagus!"
Looking at the bulging backpacks of the three people, everyone knew what was inside without even thinking about it.
The fat man chuckled and said, "Why do you say it so harshly? Everyone is here to make a fortune. Are you just so aboveboard?"
"I am the director of the Tianhai City Archeology Institute. When I came to explore the general's tomb, I followed the formal procedures. What you did was illegal and criminal! Now quickly return all the stolen items and then surrender. You can get a lighter sentence!" Wu Xie
He warned coldly.
The three tomb robbers suddenly laughed and didn't take it seriously. The fat man who led them laughed disdainfully and said: "If you want us to surrender, we have to ask about our skills!"
After saying that, the three of them each took out a bright knife and swung it back and forth confidently, as if they didn't care at all about the twenty people approaching them.
Looking at the three tomb robbers playing tricks with the knives in their hands, they look confident. It seems that they are all practitioners.
At this time, Wu Xie also became nervous and hesitant. He and the young people in the institute were ordinary people. If these three tomb robbers were ruthless and left no room for action, then they would be at a greater disadvantage.
