Longbei Ancient Village 7

  As soon as Wen Baiyu heard "that kid has arrived", the sentence itself wasn't scary, but once she thought of the child with bloodshot eyes she had just met, Wen Baiyu felt her head spinning and her heart racing.

  Wen Baiyu still maintained the motion of covering her mouth and whispered: "Wh...what should we do?"

  Wan Kuang Jing Hou had not spoken yet, when Wei Ye hurriedly asked: "Wh-what child?"

  Wen Baiyu glanced at Wei Ye and saw that he was extremely tense and fearful, as if he had done something wrong.

  Wen Baiyu said: "A child with red eyes and no right hand, six or seven years old."

  Wei's hands shook and his gun wobbled, almost falling to the ground.

  "Master Wei trembled and said: 'The door is closed, that... that child can't come in, right?'"

  Wen Baiyu found it amusing and said: "That's a big zongzi. Do you think Shimmen can get in?"

  Wei's expression suddenly changed and he exclaimed: "What should we do?"

  He walked to the corner of the wall, pointing to a hole in the corner and said: "I also fell from above and crawled in through this thief hole, but this thief hole is only connected to an ear room, it's a dead end!"

  "Wen Baiyu said: 'Where is your companion?'"

  "Wei Ye suddenly cursed and said: 'Damn it! What companion?! That dead cripple, after we fell down, I fainted, when I woke up, that dead cripple was gone, even the backpack and... and the jade token were all gone.'"

  Just as he was speaking, a faint sound came from behind the stone gate. At first, it was a "rustling" sound, as if something was dragging along the ground and moving forward.

  Although this sound is not loud, it echoes in the tomb, and it makes people's hair stand on end.

  Everyone who heard the voice held their breath and didn't dare say another word.

  The "crack" sound suddenly disappeared, and after a few seconds of silence, the stone gate emitted a loud "bang", and Wen Baiyu could even feel the stone gate shaking.

  Wei Ye was so scared that his face turned waxen yellow and he stuttered: "Th-th-this..."

  The stone gate was struck by a huge force, and immediately afterwards, there was a "crash" sound. The stone ceiling of the tomb chamber began to drop fragmented stones with a "rattling" sound.

  "Bang!"

  "Bang!"

  As the giant force continued to strike the stone gate, a crack suddenly appeared on the huge stone gate, "Ka La La" opened, and the crack grew bigger and bigger.

  Wei shouted, "He's coming! He's going to crash in! What should we do?"

  Wan Kuang Jing Hou didn't say a word from start to finish, he just glanced around the tomb chamber, suddenly took big strides, not towards the thief's hole, but towards the stone steps where the coffin was placed.

  Wen Baiyu leaned on his back and said, "Where are you going?"

  As Wen Baiyu spoke, Wan Kuang Jinghou had already quickly climbed up the stone steps and arrived at the top of the stone platform. On the platform was placed a coffin, and the inner wall of the coffin was also carved with floral patterns, which were extremely delicate. A phoenix with its wings spread and head held high was carved on it, its feathers unfolding, looking both noble and domineering.

  Wan Kuang Jing Hou just lowered his head to look at the coffin, and at this time, Wei Ye was so scared that he almost died. He seemed even more afraid than Wen Bai Yu, with a very unsightly expression on his face.

  Wen Baiyu also looked at the coffin, and except for the carvings on the inner wall of the coffin, nothing else could be seen. In the center of the coffin was a circular recess, which must have been used to place the jade tablet.

  Wen Baiyun muttered: "How is it Phoenix again? Is this tomb also related to King Xiang?"

  Wan Xi Jing Hou's voice was very calm, saying: "This is not a phoenix."

  Wen Baiyu said: "Isn't it?"

  Wan Xi Jing Hou seemed to have not heard the loud crash of the stone gate, and remained calm, without any signs of tension or fear.

  Wan Zhi Jinghou replied to Wen Baiyu: "The Classic of Mountains and Seas has a record that says, 'In the south there is a mysterious bird, born with six tails. It will not perch unless it is on a wutong tree, nor will it drink unless it is sweet dew. Its name is Feng.'"

  Wen Baiyu listened and exclaimed, "Ah!" pointing at the carvings on the inner wall of the coffin, saying: "This one only has five tails."

  Wan Xi Jing Hou nodded and said, "Legend has it that the phoenix is a divine bird, responsible for bringing auspiciousness to the world of humans. However, some phoenixes are fond of the mortal world and mate with ordinary people, their offspring having one less tail."

  Wen Baiyu listened to Wan Kuang Jinghou's low voice, and seemed to feel less afraid, but Wei Ye was anxious, as if he wanted to pee his pants, stuttering: "Don't, don't tell stories! Let's run quickly! He's coming! He's coming!"

  Wan Qi Jing Hou ignored him and continued, "If it loses one tail feather, it's not a divine bird. Moreover, this kind of bird only perches on the trees above the tombs, so people think it's inauspicious, a symbol of disaster and evil."

  Wen Baiyu said: "Is there still someone who would carve this thing on a coffin? Don't we all pay attention to Feng Shui?"

  Wan Qi Jinghou said: "It's precisely because this bird only perches on the trees above the tombs that some people regard it as a sacred bird guarding the graves, calling it 'Fen'. The common folks have an unwritten rule when they go to fight, if they see this bird being offered sacrifices in front of a grave, they won't disturb even a single thing inside."

  "Wei Ye said tremblingly at this time: 'Wh...why?'"

  Wan Xi Jing Hou looked at him and said coldly: "Because I'm afraid of retribution."

  Wei Ye trembled with fear, and Wen Baiyu clearly saw that his forehead was covered in sweat beads, rolling down continuously.

  "Bang!"

  At this moment, the stone gate emitted a loud noise, and the huge stone gate split open from the middle. The stone top of the tomb was smashed down with countless broken stones, "clattering" down.

  In the crack of the stone gate, they apparently saw a pair of blood-red eyes...

  Wei Ye was so scared that he fell to the ground and shouted: "It's coming! What should we do?"

  "Get ready."

  Wen Baiyu let out a soft "oh" and suddenly felt that Wan Kuang Jinghou had bent down, reached into the open coffin and felt around, then paused for a moment as if he had touched something, before pressing down forcefully.

  "Crack!"

  A faint crisp sound, Wen Baiyu felt that Wan Kuangjing must have pressed some mechanism.

  With a slight cracking sound, the gap in the stone gate was completely knocked open. A loud crash, and a crack split from the middle to form a hole. A six or seven year old child stood right in the middle of the hole.

  The child's pair of bloodshot eyes stared tightly at them, scanning the three people, and his gaze settled on Wei Ye.

  Wei Ye let out a loud "ah" and hid behind Wan Qi Jing Hou.

  Wen Baiyu didn't know if it was an illusion, but the child's blood pupils seemed to be even brighter than before, with a faint light inside, as if two streams of blood would flow out at any moment.

  Wen Baiyu thought so, and saw that the child's eyes really started to bleed. Two streams of blood tears flowed down from the eye sockets, washing over both cheeks, "drip, drip, drip" dripping onto the stone slab on the ground.

  As soon as the blood tears came into contact with the stone slab, a "sizzling" sound was heard, and instantly a hole was burned out.

  Wen Baiyu said: "It's too exaggerated, even more exaggerated than sulfuric acid?"

  Wan Xi Jing Hou furrowed his brow and said: "The resentment is even deeper than before, he has corpse poison on him, anyone who touches him will die instantly."

  As they spoke, the mechanism in the coffin was touched by Wan Qi Jing Hou, and soon the bottom plate of the coffin cracked open from the middle, slowly separating to both sides.

  But the stone slab's movement was too slow, and by the time it opened, the Blood Eye's child had already dragged its own body, like a walking corpse, slowly towards them.

  "Rustle——rustle——"

  Wen Baiyu listened to the sound of him dragging his body, and that severed arm from the wrist swung back and forth, making Wen Baiyu's back tense up.

  The stone slab finally cracked open. Wei Ye was so scared that he couldn't help but jump into the coffin first, then let out a loud "ah" and fell in.

  Wen Baiyu watched him jump down with abandon, and only then did she poke her head in to look. Inside was dark and cavernous, and she could vaguely see a very steep slope that one could slide down along.

  Just as the blood-eyed child was about to approach, Wan Xi Jing Hou suddenly lowered his body and put Wen Bai Yu down, then reached out to wrap his arms around his waist.

  Wen Baiyu was taken aback by his sudden action and said, "What are you doing?"

  Wan Kuang said: "Your leg is broken, I can't carry you down, hold me tight."

  Wen Baiyu knew it wasn't the time to be embarrassed, so he immediately wrapped his arms around Wan Jingshou's waist. Wan Jingshou picked him up, one hand holding his waist and the other shielding his head, pressing him as close to his chest as possible before leaping into the coffin.

  Wen Baiyu only felt a sense of weightlessness, but was tightly hugged by Wan Kuang Jinghou and protected very thoroughly. In just a few seconds, they landed on the ground with a "thud", and surprisingly didn't even stumble, let alone get hurt anywhere.

  They came down from above, it was pitch black inside. Wei Ye sat on the slope not far away, covering his right arm with his left hand. His entire right arm was limp and twisted at a strange angle, looking like he had broken it when he jumped down too hastily.

  Wei Ge climbed up, groaning in pain, and said: "Let's run quickly!"

  Wan Kuang still ignored him, and carried Wen Baiyu on his back before taking a step forward.

  He walked very quickly, with steady steps. Wei Ye ran after him in small strides. The path was narrow and there was only one way to go. Wan Kuang Jing Hou slightly bent his body as he walked, so as not to bump into Wen Bai Yu.

  Wei Ye had been chasing from behind all along, until suddenly Wan Qi Jing Hou stopped moving forward. Only then did he catch up, panting heavily, saying: "Wait for me! Wait for me!"

  Wen Baiyu looked ahead, and the path to the grave suddenly forked. In front of him were five forks, which suddenly widened, and the five entrances were all pitch black, making it impossible to see what was inside.

  To tell them apart, take a closer look and you'll see that each of the five tomb paths has some words carved into the stone walls.

  The first tombstone was engraved with - birth, aging, illness and death.

  The second tombstone is engraved with - Love Farewell.

  The third tomb path is engraved with - Yuan Zeng Hui.

  The fourth tomb path is engraved with - Coveting what one cannot get.

  The fifth tomb path is engraved with --- Wuyun Sheng.

  "Wen Baiyu said: 'Which way shall we go?'"

  Wan Xi Jing Hou shook his head and said, "It's all the same wherever we go."

  Wei Ye turned his head back in fear, afraid that the child with bloodshot eyes would catch up, saying: "Stop teasing! Choose quickly! Let's hurry and leave! He's going to catch up!"

  Wan Kuang Jing Hou turned his head and stared at Wei Ye, Wei Ye couldn't help but shudder, and he didn't know why he suddenly felt extremely afraid.

  Wen Baiyu said strangely: "What does 'all the same' mean?"

  Mo Jinghou said: "The mechanism on the bottom plate can only be triggered after taking away the jade sign. If I'm not mistaken, this tomb passage is a 'dead end' prepared for grave robbers. The five forks ahead represent the five sufferings of human life, which just so happen to match the five tails of the tomb bird."

  Wen Baiyu's back hairs stood on end, she gritted her teeth and said: "Since it's all the same, let's take a chance, at least it's better than waiting for death... Let's go this way."

  Wen Baiyu pointed at the tomb path with the word "unattainable" on it, and Wan Qi Jinghou didn't hesitate at all. He immediately stepped forward and walked into the tomb path.

  Wen Baiyu faintly heard Wei Ye's shouting, and as soon as he entered the tomb passage, Wen Baiyu suddenly smelled a strange fragrance, followed by darkness in front of his eyes.

  When he looked clearly again, Wan Qi Jing Hou suddenly disappeared. The deep tomb passage was quiet, with only him alone, and everything was silent.

  Wen Baiyu's heart suddenly skipped a beat, scaring him so much that his hands and feet turned icy cold, and his breathing became heavy, "Wan... Wan Qi Jing Hou?"

  "Ten Thousand Generals... Scene Marquis..."

  "Ten Thousand Generals... Scene Marquis..."

  "Ten Thousand Generals... Scene Marquis..."

  In the black lacquer tomb passage, only Wen Baiyu's echo remained.

  Wen Baiyu opened her big eyes and felt her way forward in the darkness. After a few steps, a light suddenly appeared in front of her. Wen Baiyu was overjoyed and almost shouted out loud, "It's an exit! An exit!"

  Warm white feathers rushed out of the cave entrance, outside was a hillside, and there was a small stream at the edge of the hillside, where birdsong could be faintly heard, so peaceful.

  A man in black clothes sat quietly by the stream, his back to Wen Baiyu.

  Wen Baiyu was able to see the figure's back, it was Wan Jinhong!

  Wen Baiyu was overjoyed in his heart and immediately ran forward quickly, shouting: "Wan Kuang Jing Hou!"

  He ran extremely fast, and the man in black was only about ten steps away from him. Suddenly, Wen Baiyu's face stiffened, followed by a chill on his back, a cold sensation surged up, directly hitting the top of his head, and he abruptly stopped in his tracks.

  Wen Baiyu stopped in his tracks, his eyes flickering with fear as he gazed down at his legs that had just been sprinting wildly.

  Your leg... isn't it broken?

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