The final decision was to first rest and send people separately to monitor the situation on the mountain.
Going down to the tomb at this time is clearly unwise.
They had traveled all night; exhausted from the journey, they were utterly worn out. The tomb below was damp and dark, narrow, and they'd have to stay there for a long time. They might not even reach the main burial chamber before collapsing.
After agreeing on the plan, Yang Chen returned to organize shifts for watching the mountain, rotating every hour for rest. Since they had few people, they couldn't allocate someone just to monitor the mountain.
Whereas the Xiang family had many people and reinforcements, something Yang Chen's team couldn't compete with.
Everyone went to rest.
During the day, the village also appeared very quiet.
Two in the afternoon.
The neighboring yard started a fire for cooking.
At three, everyone woke up and went to the neighboring yard to eat; at half-past three, everyone had gathered.
