There was a time when Foreigners were quite keen on exploration and archaeology, actively visiting people's homes to relocate their ancestral treasures back to their own countries for preservation and protection.
To preserve and protect these finds, they built museums. Nations had their grand museums, and individuals had their private collections in smaller museums.
Wang Yunxiao encountered one such expedition team in the subterranean Net Path. The group consisted of seven people, though two were already missing—one a guide, and the other a so-called technical expert.
The professional type skilled at picking locks, breaking into doors, and tomb digging.
And now, this expedition was stranded in this godforsaken place, where neither village nor shelter could be found.
The leader of this team was the white-haired Professor Smith, reputedly a historian and geographer from a renowned university.
Other team members included the financier of the expedition, Sir Ike.