Chapter 46: The Witch's Tomb in Western Hunan (Part 2)

  Everyone's first reaction was to look at Wan Jie and then at the young man.

  A young man walked over slowly, his height was also very high, wearing black clothes, as if he wanted to blend into the night, only slightly thinner than Wan Xi Jing Hou, with a soft facial outline, but also with a serious expression, almost identical.

  He walked slowly over, his pace very slow, with a gun in his hand, always on high alert. The crowd was shocked and didn't dare to relax.

  The young man also seemed to have discovered Wan Gui Jing Hou, with a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.

  Wen Baiyu suddenly opened his eyes wide, his lips trembled, and then he raised his hand to point behind him.

  The young man reacted extremely quickly, and with a "plop" sound, a black shadow emerged from the back of his throat, making a frog-like noise. Suddenly, it pounced on him from behind. The young man spun around instantly, seemingly without even needing to aim, and fired a shot with a "bang". The zombie that had pounced fell to the ground, not moving at all.

  His white clothes fluttered as he stuck out his tongue, thinking that this person looked only twenty years old or so, yet his skills were actually so fierce.

  At this moment, the young man suddenly moved and then suddenly "thudded" to the ground.

  This sudden change shocked everyone, and Wen Baiyu didn't speak until after a while, saying: "What's wrong with him?"

  Wan Qi Jing Hou said faintly: "Excessive blood loss."

  He said, pointing to the ground, that there was a large patch of blood on the young man's lower back, and the blood had turned black, looking like poisoning.

  Everyone tacitly remained silent for five seconds before Wen Baiyu was the first to lose patience and asked, "Save him?"

  Yu Wei Yang said: "He and Miss Chen are together, whether they are enemies or friends is still unclear."

  Wen Baiyu suddenly poked Wang Jingshou and said, "Is it your son?"

  Wan Kuang Jing Hou laughed.

  Yu Wei Yang said: "How can it be his son? This person looks like he's under twenty years old and should be eighteen."

  "Never mind, let's save him. If he dies in front of us, it'll be a sin."

  He said, looking at Wan Gui Jing Hou.

  Wan Kuang Jing Hou raised an eyebrow, and Wen Bai Yu saw that he didn't move, saying: "Go, drag him over."

  Wan Qi Jing Hou finally stood up, seemingly very obedient, walked over to grab the young man's arm and dragged him over.

  A strong smell of blood spread through the air, Tang Zi said: "We must hurry to stop his bleeding, I don't know if those dry corpses will catch up again."

  He took out gauze and hemostatic medicine from his backpack, also taking out tweezers, medical cotton balls and disinfectant.

  The young man's wound was extremely frightening, injured on his waist, a large patch of bloodstains, the clothes on his waist were already torn, it seemed as if he had been clawed by a corpse, the wound turned greenish-black, with black blood flowing out.

  Wen Baiyu said: "Are these mummies poisonous?"

  Wan Xi Jing Hou nodded and said, "It's definitely poisonous."

  Tang Zai disinfected the young man, who although unconscious, pale-faced and purple-lipped, still groaned softly. As soon as his muscles tensed up, more blood was squeezed out.

  Tang Zi applied medicine and bandaged it up, but soon saw that the gauze had turned red again.

  Wen Baiyu said: "Will this bleeding kill him?"

  Tang Zǐ said: "Luckily it's just a superficial wound. If the toxin had entered his internal organs, no one would have been able to save him."

  Everyone was busy, and Wen Baiyu only lit the fire. He went to pick up the Longlin knife that Wang Jihou had thrown away.

  Wen Baiyu sat beside Wan Jinhao and stretched her neck to size up the young man lying on the ground.

  The young man was still unconscious, and the gauze around his waist had all turned red. The wound didn't seem shallow. Due to excessive blood loss, the young man's face was very pale, which was similar to Wang Jue's complexion, except that Wang Jue's skin was white without any blood, almost translucent.

  The young man furrowed his brow slightly and pursed his lips, which were thin and well-shaped, looking very serious and stern.

  Wen Baiyu suddenly let out an "ah", at this time everyone was resting, especially Yu Ruo Yang, who had already fallen asleep leaning against Tang Zi. He was startled by Wen Baiyu's "ah" and immediately opened his eyes with a jolt.

  The beast next to him suddenly jumped up and shouted: "Mummy!? The mummy is back!?"

  Wen Baiyu hastily waved his hand and said, "No no, I just discovered something incredible!"

  He said, pointing at the young man on the ground, "Could it be that Miss Chen has found a substitute who looks exactly like General Wan?"

  Wan Xi Jing Hou: "......"

  The monster flipped its big eyes and said: "Master, your brain hole is quite big."

  He finished speaking, stretched out his hand to scratch the snake, then smacked his lips and fell asleep instantly, starting to snore softly.

  Wen Baiyu seemed to have thought of something, stood up with his waist bent, gently touched the young man's waist, pulled out a dagger, a folding military knife, and took away the gun held by the young man, before sitting back down. He said: "Hand over all his weapons, but I won't use this thing either, who knows if it'll end up hitting myself."

  He handed the gun to Wan Qi Jing Hou, who looked at it and then inserted it into his waist.

  It was already late at night after all the commotion, Wen Baiyu couldn't resist his sleepiness anymore. Wan Kuang Jing Hou kept watch while everyone else slept.

  The canyon was pitch black without trees, and as soon as the sun rose, it suddenly brightened up. Wen Baiyu was awakened by the dazzling sunlight, and as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a young man sitting not far in front of him who looked similar to Wan Kuang Jing Hou, and he was suddenly frightened.

  He woke up for half a day before he remembered that he had saved a young man last night.

  The other person seemed to have woken up early, and was already sitting up. The fire on the ground appeared to have been added to, but it was also about to burn out. The young man sat with his knees hugged, staring at the fire with narrowed eyes, seemingly lost in thought.

  Yu Wei Yang and the beast were not yet awake, it seemed like dawn had just broken. Wen Bai Yu knew Yu Wei Yang, his body was not in good condition, so he didn't speak loudly, instead he threw a small stone over.

  Wen Baiyu didn't know that the young man's reaction was extremely quick, he threw a stone over, the stone hadn't fallen to the ground, and it was caught by him in an instant. The young man raised his eyes and looked at Wen Baiyu.

  "Wen Baiyu said in a low voice: 'What's your name? Why did you follow Sister Chen here?'"

  The young man didn't say a word, but just looked at Wen Baiyu beside him and frowned slightly.

  Wen Baiyu saw that he was ignoring her, shrugged and didn't say another word.

  After about ten or twenty minutes, Yu Yang woke up. Tang Zi started preparing breakfast. During this time, the young man did not speak and refused to eat anything.

  Wan Qi Jing Hou stood up, patted the dirt off his body and said: "We should go."

  Wen Baiyu also got up, the beast had not woken up yet, and was still lying on top of Huashe's body. With a very unrefined mouth, it muttered to itself, talking in its sleep, saying loudly: "Hmmm... so comfortable, want more, want more, do it again..."

  Wen Baiyu: "......"

  Wen Baiyu used to think Xiao Tu was quite cute, but now she just thinks he's quite uninhibited!

  The snake also stood up, stretched out its hand to hug the beast, and just as it hugged it, the beast's ears and tail "hissed" out with a "bang".

  The young man seemed to have been startled, and subconsciously reached for the gun and military knife at his waist, but upon touching them, they were all gone. He then vigilantly stared at the sleeping beast.

  The snake let out a helpless sigh and then pinched a handful of the beast's tail.

  "Ah!" the beast shouted loudly, suddenly opening its eyes, a pair of red eyes staring at the snake, saying: "Why... why did you grab my tail?"

  The snake's tone was very light, saying: "Let's hurry along."

  "Then just carry me on your back."

  The snake didn't care about him and moved forward with the luggage on its back, while the beast in the back covered its tail and jumped up to chase after it.

  Everyone kept walking deep into the canyon, and the young man had no food, no water, and no equipment, so he could only follow at the back and walk slowly.

  Wen Baiyu said in a low voice: "You say he's at the back, won't he die?"

  Tang Zixiao smiled and said: "You underestimate him, looking at his appearance, he should be a mercenary invited by Chen Xiaojie, all of whom have undergone training."

  Wen Baiyu thought for a moment and also felt that the young man's skills were indeed formidable. The insect jade was such a powerful object, yet he was able to bury it in the ground. Although many people could think of this method, reacting so quickly wasn't easy.

  They walked forward for a long time, and the canyon gradually became narrower. They started to climb the mountain, with only one narrow path on the hillside. Looking down at the mountain below, they suddenly felt dizzy and thought they would fall off at any moment. Moreover, this mountain was purely natural, without any guardrails or handrails. The path could only accommodate one person walking, and even turning around made them nervous.

  There were still stones rolling down underfoot, making a "gurgling" sound.

  "What kind of road is this and how much longer?"

  Tangzi, who was walking ahead, said: "I can't see the end, I reckon we've still got a ways to go."

  Wen Bai's forehead was covered in sweat, and her legs felt tense, as if they were about to disobey her commands.

  At this moment, a shadow fell on his head, and Wen Baiyu suddenly looked up. The shadow disappeared again, which was really unbelievable. Wen Baiyu thought it was the cloud in the sky.

  Wen Baiyu put his mind on the ground and carefully followed the team forward, just as he heard the beast in front of him say "hmm" and ask: "Was something flying by just now?"

  Wen Baiyu said: "I just saw it too, and I thought it was an illusion."

  Just then, the young man walking at the back suddenly shouted "Get down!"

  Wen Bai's mind was flashing with electricity, thinking "I'd rather lie down", but how can I lie down in such a narrow space?

  At this moment, Wen Baiyu suddenly felt something pulling on her back, and she herself was lifted off the ground. Fortunately, Wen Baiyu reacted quickly, and with a swift movement of her arm, the backpack on her back was pulled up into the sky.

  Wen Baiyu's heart was racing especially fast, she looked up and saw that it was a yellow thing. It couldn't fly, but it jumped very high and could jump back and forth on the cliff wall at will, with Wen Baiyu's backpack in its hand.

  Wen Baiyu just did it to save his life, but his backpack was full of food. If they really ran like this, they wouldn't be able to move forward, let alone backward.

  "Boom!"

  At this moment, Wen Baiyu saw Wan Kuang Jinghou suddenly reach out and touch his waist, only to hear a gunshot. The yellow thing was hit by the bullet, and the backpack in his hand fell down with a "swish" sound. Wen Baiyu quickly reached out to catch it.

  That thing was hit by a bullet and started making a loud "squeak" sound, the noise was very big and extremely piercing.

  Wen Baiyu only then saw clearly, originally it was a huge ape, this ape's body type is much bigger than ordinary monkeys, and extremely robust, standing upright not shorter than ordinary adults.

  That ape was climbing on the steep cliff, looking down at them with its head lowered. Wen Baiyu was suddenly frightened and said: "Red... red eyes? The mouth is also red, what kind of monkey is this?! It's too scary!"

  The young man behind him said: "This is not a monkey, it's a yonghe, a legendary ancient terrifying beast."

  Wen Baiyu listened and seemed to think it made some sense, this was indeed terrifying, a monkey grew so big, fortunately it was just one.

  He had just thought of it when he heard the sound of "Squeak! Squeak......", and Yonghe shouted loudly, immediately a shadow fell down, and then another shadow fell down.

  Wen Baiyu looked up and suddenly had a mouthful of curses, saying: "So many?!"

  A large group of macaques came rushing down from the cliff, pouncing on them. It's unclear whether these red-mouthed and red-eyed monkeys really had monkey-like behavior, but their focus was surprisingly on the backpacks, as they all rushed to grab the bags.

  Wen Baiyu held the package protectively in one arm, grasping a protruding rock on the cliff with the other hand. Her feet were so narrow that she had no way to resist these red-eyed monkeys.

  Tangzi shouted: "Hurry up! Just a few more steps ahead and it will be flat!"

  Wen Baiyu's heart suddenly became excited, and he quickly took a few steps forward. He stretched his head to see the flat area that Tangzi had mentioned, which was simply a boundless small road. What the heck is this about taking a few quick steps?!

  "Hiss——"

  A monkey pounced over, its sharp claws swiping down to grab Wen Baiyu's backpack. Wen Baiyu ducked down quickly and suddenly had a gash on his face. The monkey's fingernails were as long as two centimeters, scratching Wen Baiyu's face so painfully that he knew it was bleeding without even touching it.

  Wan Jie Jing Hou suddenly jumped up, and a "squeak" of a miserable cry was heard. One of the yonghe was struck by Wan Jie Jing Hou's dragon-scale knife, and it fell from the mountain, plunging into the clouds and fog, disappearing instantly.

  Wan Qi Jing Hou grabbed Wen Bai Yu's backpack and slung it over his own back, saying: "Let's go quickly, these monkeys are social animals, they'll just keep coming in greater numbers."

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, they heard a continuous "squeaking" sound, and more and more yellow-skinned monkeys emerged from the mountain, layer by layer, with pairs of red eyes staring at them. For a moment, they seemed to be intimidated and didn't dare to rush forward.

  Wan Qi Jinghou had a gun in his hand, and the muzzle was extremely fierce. He fired three shots, and those monkeys seemed to be afraid, hiding behind the rocks, just staring at them.

  Suddenly a monkey let out a loud "squeak" and then started jumping up and down on the rocks, as if showing off.

  Wen Baiyu was particularly puzzled and didn't know what these monkeys were doing.

  That monkey jumped up, and the other monkeys also started jumping on the rocks. They were big and sturdy, with a strong build, and naturally not light in weight. With them jumping on top of her head, Wen Baiyu's heart was instantly finished.

  These monkeys have quite high IQ!

  Then came the sound of "plop plop", at first small stones fell from above, then slightly larger stones were smashed down, followed by stones about 30 cm in diameter being smashed down.

  Wen Baiyu ran and jumped on the small road, dodging several times, but still felt a "bang" at the back of her head. She suddenly felt dizzy, her body tilted to one side, and heard someone shouting loudly "Baiyu!"

  Then her wrist was tightened and she was pulled back, Wen Baiyu opened her eyes with great difficulty after half a day, only to find herself swaying on the rock wall, Wan Jingshou had one hand grasping the rocky road and the other holding onto Wen Baiyu's wrist.

  Those groups of monkeys saw that the two were already in mid-air, and began to be fearless, jumping down from the mountain one after another, pressing closer to Wan Zongjinghou and Wen Baiyu.

  The snake suddenly turned into a snake tail, "swish" rolled up, and heard two miserable screams. Two monkeys were knocked flying by the snake's tail and crashed into the rock wall, rolling down into the abyss.

  "Boom!"

  A gunshot sounded, and the young man behind him had already rushed over to pick up the gun dropped by Wan Qi Jing Hou. With a roll on the spot, he immediately knocked the pouncing monkey flying away.

  The monkeys seemed to have turned red-eyed and began to pounce on them like a tidal wave, Wen Baiyu shouted: "My mother, why are these ancient monsters so worthless, there are so many of them!"

  As he spoke, he looked down and through the thick clouds and fog, not far below the cliff, there seemed to be a protruding rock, which was very regular and did not seem natural, but rather man-made.

  "Wan Xi Jing Hou, get down! Get down!"

  Wan Kuang Jing Hou lowered his head and looked down, then grabbed Wen Bai Yu's hand and suddenly pulled upwards with great force, pulling Wen Bai Yu up. He said: "Hug my waist."

  Wen Baiyu hastily wrapped his arms around him, and Wan Kuang Jinghou immediately let go of his hands. Wen Baiyu's heart suddenly rose to his throat, and the falling speed was extremely fast. "Boom!" A loud noise, he fell heavily onto a protruding huge rock.

  Wen Baiyu opened her eyes and saw that in front of the rock was a huge cave entrance, the entrance was very smooth, it should be man-made.

  The young man saw Wan Kuang Jing Hou suddenly let go, and was startled. He opened his eyes wide, looked down, gritted his teeth, inserted the gun into his back waist, then jumped down, suddenly grasped the rock wall with both hands, and slowly crawled down the rock wall.

  Everyone retreated from the rock wall as soon as they saw it, and those red-eyed monkeys didn't know what to do either. Seeing them climb down, they just "squeaked" loudly, seemingly very afraid of what was below, and didn't chase after them.

  Everyone jumped onto the giant rock, and the young man's wound on his waist reopened due to the climb. He jumped down and seemed like he couldn't hold on anymore, sitting by the entrance of the cave, panting heavily, his face turned pale, and his eyes started to turn white as well.

  They looked at the entrance of the cave, which was very deep and extremely dark. They didn't dare to enter rashly. Since everyone was exhausted from the close combat with the monkey earlier, they simply sat down at the entrance of the cave to rest.

  Tang Zǐ took out the medicine and gauze from his backpack, tossed them to the young man. The young man caught them, his lips trembling for a few moments before he managed to squeeze out a "thank you". Then he began to apply the medicine himself, pressing down on the wound to stop the bleeding.

  Wen Baiyu looked around and saw that the stone wall at the entrance of the cave had something carved on it, but it was just a symbol. Wen Baiyu couldn't understand it either, and said: "What is this thing?"

  Yu Wei Yang took a look and said: "Could it be a mark? Did someone go in before?"

  Among them, Wan Qi Jinghou is the most professional. Wan Qi Jinghou stretched out his hand and touched the mark, saying: "The terminology of this world indicates danger inside."

  "Wen Baiyu said in surprise: 'Danger?! What can we do? We can't go back up anymore.'"

  Tang Zǐ laughed and said: "What's more dangerous than this? Let's take it one step at a time."

  Those monkeys were quite troublesome just now, everyone's physical strength was somewhat exhausted, after resting for half an hour, they could still hear the "squeaking" sound above their heads, those monkeys didn't dare to come down but were reluctant to disperse.

  Just then, Wen Baiyu suddenly hesitated and said: "You guys listen..."

  As soon as he spoke, everyone held their breath, and suddenly a "rustling" sound came from the cave. The sound was very chaotic, and it was unclear what it was, but it became clearer and clearer, as if a large group of things were approaching the entrance of the cave.

  Wan Kuang Jing Hou suddenly pressed Wen Bai Yu to the ground, "Whoa!" A loud noise, a black thing rushed out of the cave entrance, and everyone fell to the ground in response.

  That young man leaned against the opening, he was a bit slow due to blood loss reaction, his body seemed to be caught by something and suddenly flew up.

  Wen Baiyu's eyes widened as she looked up and was suddenly startled. The things that had just flown out of the cave entrance were actually a large flock of bats!

  Those bats were each bigger than a human, with sharp fangs and pale faces that looked like vampires, their claws extremely sharp, grasping the young man's leg and flying away in an instant.

  Wen Baiyu was so frightened that his voice was stuck in his throat, the young man was suspended in mid-air, only to see him suddenly exerting force on his waist, flipping upwards, the giant bat seemed to have suffered a huge impact, the young man instantly broke free from the bat's grasp, jumped onto the bat's back, and with a swift kick of his legs, a crisp "crack" sound was heard, one of the bat's wings seemed to be twisted into pieces by him, shaking its wings twice, it lost control and fell from the sky.

  "Thud!" The bat fell onto the massive rock, and the young man used the bat to cushion his fall, but still rolled over and landed on the rock, lying on the ground panting heavily.

  Those bats rushed up to the sky, making strange calls, seemingly excited. The red-faced monkeys above had not dispersed yet. Seeing the bats chattering loudly and starting to escape, the giant bats charged forward, swooping up the monkeys, then rapidly spinning around in mid-air before releasing their claws, causing the monkeys to shriek as they fell down.

  With a loud crash, a red-eyed monkey fell down and hit the giant rock, then rolled over and slid further down along the rocky slope.

  Wen Baiyu looked at the red-eyed monkeys being thrown down by the bats like rain, and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise: "So these monkeys are afraid of bats? No way..."

  He said, thought for a moment and said: "Don't bats only act at night?"

  Yu Wei Yang also found it strange and said, "Bats have a large amount of exposed membrane on their bodies, which can only be in humid, dark places, so they all come out at night. How could these bats suddenly fly out in large numbers?"

  Wan Xi Jing Hou raised his head and looked around, then looked at the cave entrance, furrowed his brow and said: "To be able to abandon one's habits, it should be for the sake of escaping with one's life."

  "Run for your life?!"

  Tang Zi also nodded and said: "Perhaps just now, something happened inside, making these bats fly out of the cave to escape in broad daylight."

  "Wen Baiyu swallowed her saliva and said: 'Th...then what should we do?'"

  The young man lying on the ground gasped twice and suddenly struggled to get up, saying: "It should be the elder brother/sister's team that went in."

  Wen Bai Ya crouched down and looked at him, saying: "That Miss Chen?"

  The young man nodded.

  Wen Baiyu seemed to be teasing the little friend, laughing and saying: "We are now on the same boat, you see we still have to take care of each other. What's your name? Why did Chen Xiao/Jie come here?"

  The beast's ears twitched and its little nose wrinkled as it said, "Why do I feel like the master is luring a minor?"

  Wen Baiyu turned around and glared at him, but this young man looked quite tender, with a very mature demeanor, and seemed to be only eighteen years old. It was unclear whether he had come of age or not. Although he resembled Wan Jingshou, he didn't look as mature as Wan Jingshou.

  The young man pursed his lips and said: "My name is Ziche."

  "Son Chariot?"

  Then he turned his head and asked Yu Wei Yang, "Is there a surname Zi?"

  Yu Wei Yang rolled his eyes and said: "Is Zi Che a compound surname?"

  Wen Baiyu said: "There's still this kind of double surname? I always thought that Wanjing Hou was already quite unusual!"

  Yu Wei Yang smiled and said, "In the Book of Songs, there is a story about Zi Zhi being buried with Qin Mugong. It's said that when Qin Mugong died, he demanded that 177 people be buried with him, including Zi Zhi San Liang, who were three brothers of the Zi Zhi family and were all virtuous men. The common people were deeply grieved by this cruel act, and in the Qin Wind Huang Niao poem, there is a lamentation that says 'If only one could redeem oneself, how many lives would be saved'."

  Wen Baiya shook her head and said, "These ancient rulers, at the drop of a hat, would let people accompany them in death?"

  As he spoke, Wan Kuang's expression changed slightly, and Hua She looked at him calmly.

  Yu Wei Yang shrugged and said, "A kind of politics, in order to maintain the ruler's succession, many monarchs' burial companions are not necessarily slaves, but also their closest ministers, wives and children."

  Wen Baiyu let out a soft "tsk".

  The young man shook his head and said: "I don't know what my surname is, so they just call me Ziche."

  Wen Baiyu continued to persuade, saying: "What did Sister Chen come for? The bronze coffin at the auction, was it also sold by her?"

  The little cart nodded and said: "There is a group of mercenaries beside the young lady, who specialize in searching for precious antiques. Two months ago, someone discovered a bronze coffin in Xiangxi, but after asking around, it turned out that it was not a bronze coffin, but a kind of wine vessel. It's said that drinking this wine can even reverse aging and keep one youthful, it's an ancient witchcraft."

  Wen Baiyu said: "But the wine vessels you found were empty, so do you want to find one with wine in it?"

  The child nodded.

  Wen Baiyu said with a look of disgust: "This is too disgusting, there's a kid inside, who can drink it? I think this thing will definitely poison you if you drink it."

  The little car took two deep breaths and continued: "Later, the big sister had people search for a month in Xiangxi, but still found nothing, and most of the ancient tombs in Xiangxi were very strange. We lost many people, then the big sister thought of this method, using copper wine vessels to attract the attention of the Taoist priests. Many people would come here, and with more people searching, we'd find it faster. We divided into many groups, all following these people."

  Wen Baiyu said: "Then why did you brothers and sisters also come in person?"

  The little cart stopped for a moment, and said: "Big sister said that there is someone named Wan Kui Jing Hou who is very fierce, we have been following you all the way."

  Wen Baiyu raised her head and glared at Wan Kuang Jinghou.

  Wan Kuang Jing Hou was inexplicably stared at, and Wen Bai Yu thought to herself, what's so fierce, it must be that Wan Kuang Jing Hou has a handsome face!

  How superficial!

  Wen Baiyu thought about it and unknowingly scolded himself as well...

  Wen Baiyu pointed at the sign on the wall and said, "Is this what your team left behind?"

  The little cart nodded and said, "This is indeed a sign of danger on the road. Generally, it's used to warn those who come later, but when we set out, we agreed that this symbol was a secret language, and it can also scare away those who come later."

  Wen Baiyu nodded and said: "You guys really spent a lot of money on this Chen Xiaojie."

  Wan Qi Jing Hou looked up at the sky and said: "We should go, soon the bats will come back and there will be trouble."

  Wen Baiyu stood up and said: "Let's go, can you walk?"

  The child didn't say a word, he just slowly got up from the hole with his hands on his waist, and there was a lot of blood.

  Wan Qi Jing Hou took the lead, taking out a flashlight from his backpack and tying it to his arm, walking towards the entrance of the cave. Wen Bai Yu followed suit, also tying a flashlight to her arm, saying: "This cave looks really big, and this flashlight is quite bright, won't it consume too much electricity?"

  "We brought spare batteries, they should be enough."

  Wen Baiyu leaned in close and whispered: "What he said just now, was it true or false? I feel like it's too simple, or am I overthinking it?"

  Wan Kuang Jing Hou chuckled and said with a low smile, Wen Bai Yu glared at him sideways, saying: "What are you laughing at? What's that expression on your face? I'm also very clever, okay?"

  Wan Xi Jing Hou said: "Half true and half false."

  Wen Baiyu said: "Isn't it the same as not saying anything?"

  Wan Xi Jing Hou said, "That Chen girl, I had contact with her before. Although she's from a wealthy family, most likely a rich second generation. But this Zi Che, looks like he's hiding something."

  What's the point of having contact?!

  Wen Baiyu thought for a moment, then pinched Wan Yu Jinghou's palm, and Wan Yu Jinghou grasped his hand, saying: "What's wrong?"

  Wen Baiyu said: "Not cool, want to pinch just pinch."

  Wan Xi Jing Hou smiled again and said: "That Miss Chen really has a crush on me."

  Wen Baiyu suddenly flared up and said: "Even a blind man can see it! No need to show off!"

  Wan Xi Jing Hou held his hand and whispered: "But in my heart, there is only you, no matter how many years."

  Wen Baiyu's heart skipped a beat, she patted her face with her hand and felt it was a bit hot, but on the surface, she smiled exaggeratedly.

  Everyone walked in through the entrance of the cave, inside was very humid and dark, with a foul smell, it was obviously a bat habitat.

  Not far away, there were still signs of struggling and fighting, with bullet holes on the wall and dead bats.

  The dead bat is very scary, with a pale white face, a sharp nose, somewhat resembling a human face, and an extremely large head. However, the belly area has been dug out, as if something had eaten its internal organs, and a white sticky/thick substance is flowing out from inside.

  Wen Baiyu shone a flashlight on it with her hand, and instantly felt nauseous, feeling like she was going to throw up the breakfast she had just eaten.

  As they walked, they heard a "bang" from behind, as if someone had fallen. Yu said a word of caution, "Be careful."

  Then he saw Zi Che fall to the ground, then propped up his arm and crawled up, shook his head, and looked very ugly.

  "Wen Baiyu said: 'Let's take a break for a while?'"

  Everyone has no opinion, this cave is very strange and looks very deep, and it's unknown what's inside. For now, relatively safe, saving physical strength is the right choice.

  Everyone found a clean place to sit down, but there were many bat corpses inside, and they all had their bellies cut open. There were many bullets on the ground, it was clear that the people who came in before were surrounded/attacked by bats, then opened fire in large numbers.

  Zi Che's condition was not good, Wen Bai Yu took out a bread from his backpack and threw it to him. Zi Che caught it, said "thank you", then unwrapped the packaging and ate it.

  He eats very quickly, and doesn't care about the bat corpses on the ground, with an expression as if he's seen it all before. Although he eats in a wolfish manner, it's clear that he's starving, but who let his face look so similar to Wan Qi Jing Hou? In short, he's very handsome, and no matter how he eats, he won't look bad.

  Wen Baiyu snapped her mouth shut and casually asked, "How old are you? Are you over twenty?"

  "Seventeen."

  "My mom."

  Then he said: "At seventeen, Laozi was still struggling with mathematics. Now the kids are quite precocious?"

  The young master suddenly laughed and seemed to think that Wen Baiyu's words were very meaningful, but the smile was faint and fleeting. He said: "People like me have been watching corpses grow up since childhood, I've never been to school."

  The young man finished eating the bread and his complexion seemed to have improved a bit. Wen Baiyu threw him another bottle of water, he drank two mouthfuls and didn't say anything else.

  After everyone had rested, they continued to move forward. The corridor was extremely long. As they moved further in, there were more and more corpses on the ground. Ahead of them appeared large patches of bloodstains, as well as human corpses wearing clothes similar to those worn by the child cart drivers.

  Everyone recognized at a glance that it was Chen Xiaojie's mercenary.

  The man lay on the ground, like those bats, his belly was cut open, and his internal organs were bitten to pieces, his intestines turned out, flowing all over the floor, his eyes wide open, his mouth also extremely large, looking particularly terrifying.

  Bats and humans have different feelings. Just now I saw a bat and thought it was tolerable, but when I see a dead person, I'm suddenly scared to the point of having a chill down my back.

  Wen Baiyu covered her mouth, took a step back, and the beast was so scared that its ears were standing up, hiding behind Huashe's back, twitching its small nose, saying: "How do I smell a fragrance?"

  Wen Baiyu said: "Your nose is numb! The corpse has become like this, can it still smell fragrant?"

  The monster said: "Really really, it's just emerging from the corpse, a bit like floral fragrance."

  He said, wrinkling his nose in distaste, "It's just a smell."

  Just as the Hulao finished speaking, the corpse suddenly moved, scaring the Hulao so much that its fur stood on end. It clung to Huashe's shoulder, kicking his back with both legs and shouting: "The corpse has risen!!"

  The snake charmer reluctantly pressed him down and said, "How can a newly deceased corpse come back to life?"

  "The monster shouted: 'But it will move! Its intestines are all out and it's still moving!'"

  Wan Xi Jinghou suddenly let out a "hiss", the beast was still crying, Huashe covered his mouth with one hand, and the beast could only stare at them with wide eyes.

  Wan Xi Jing Hou pointed at the corpse's belly and said: "There is something inside."

  As soon as he finished speaking, Wen Baiyu indeed saw something moving vaguely in the abdomen of the corpse. As it moved, the corpse trembled slightly, and more intestines flowed out.

  It crawled out, bulged into a small drum package, and saw the drum package from the corpse's belly all the way up. Suddenly, a black shadow emerged from the corpse's wide open mouth.

  Under the flashlight, it reflected five colors and six colors of flower spots, and it was actually a large spider with flower spots.

  Wan Kuang Jing Hou said in a low voice: "After retreating, there is severe toxicity."

  No sooner had he finished speaking than the young man suddenly pulled out a gun and fired two shots at the flower-spotted spider, hitting it with deadly accuracy. The spider was instantly crushed, its belly turned up, and a patch of green liquid flowed out.

  Wan Kuang's face was very unsightly, he grabbed Wen Baiyu's hand and said: "Hurry up, the spider's corpse will attract more of its kind."

  As they spoke, they rushed towards the depths of the cave with all their might. Indeed, after running for just a few steps, they heard the sound of "rustling" and it seemed as if something was surging in from all directions.

  Wen Baiyu's eyes widened and she exclaimed: "Spider! It's here!"

  Wan Kuang Jing Hou used his finger to scratch the back of his hand, and then wiped the blood on Wen Bai Yu's hand, saying: "The spider is highly toxic, be extremely careful."

  Wen Baiyu's tense palms felt cold, and the spiders rushed over quickly, not only crawling on the ground but also on the top of the corridor. They surrounded him in a circle, seemingly afraid of Wan Jieying Hou's blood, yet they didn't dare to attack recklessly. A few desperate spiders charged forward, but were cut in half by Wan Jieying Hou with one swing.

  At this moment, Wen Baiyu suddenly shouted loudly, and a spider rushed up from behind, about to bite Wang Jingshou. Wen Baiyu was so frightened that he picked up the broken stones on the ground and slapped them up with a "slap".

  He hit it just right and with enough force, and the spider was instantly smashed to pieces.

  The monster hiding on the shoulder of the snake said: "Master... your brick-moving skill is getting more and more magical!"

  Wen Baiyu: "......"

  Just then, Yu Wei Yang suddenly shouted: "Where's that kid? Why did he suddenly disappear?"

  As soon as he said that, everyone noticed that there were spiders all around them and no one paid attention to him. In the blink of an eye, the car was gone, just like it had evaporated.

  Wan Qi Jing Hou's face sank as he said, "He shouldn't be a first-timer entering the cave."

  "What does it mean?"

  Wan Qi Jing Hou said: "He is very clear that insect jade is toxic and it is impossible for him not to know that this common spider corpse will attract companions."

  Wen Baiyu's eyes widened and she said: "Is he deliberately trying to get us killed?"

  Tangzi said: "There must be something in this cave, otherwise he wouldn't try to get rid of us."

  Wan Xi Jing Hou grabbed Wen Bai Yu and retreated a few steps towards the entrance of the cave, then stretched out his hand to feel the wall, where his blood had stained it, causing the spider to retreat with a rustling sound.

  Wan Xi Jing Hou touched it a few times, then suddenly stretched out his hand and pressed down hard. The ground in the cave suddenly appeared with a flip board, almost buried by spiders and corpses.

  Wan Qi Jing Hou and Wen Bai Yu fell in, the crowd saw it and also jumped from the flip board mouth, that flip board finally flipped, quietly closed again.

  The spiders also followed closely, but the flap closed quickly, and Mashan was crushed to death. A large number of spiders did not follow.

  They slid down from the flip board and found that it was a sloping tunnel below, with all four walls very smooth, which could be slid to the bottom.

  It turned out that the passage was very wide, not as narrow as above, and the four walls were still earthen roads, but they seemed to have been carefully excavated. The soil on the wall was blood red! It looked like the mud was filled with blood.

  Wen Bai Yu looked at him in surprise and said: "Is there blood in this soil?"

  Tang Zi took a look and said: "It's bloody soil. Where there is bloody soil, there must be a tomb. There must be a big grave inside."

  They walked forward for a short distance and saw that the passage came to an end. In front of them was a stone gate, which was huge and had already been blasted with a hole in the middle, revealing its thickness.

  On the wall of the tomb gate is also engraved a mark.

  "Wen Baiyu said: 'Did those people go in?'"

  They walked in and after entering the tomb gate, there was a long corridor with murals carved on both walls. The scale looked very large, seemingly above the level of a noble's tomb.

  The murals on both sides were somewhat eerie, with men and women, all in strange poses, as if they were making sacrifices, but different from the sacrifices that Wen Baiyu had seen before.

  Yu Wei Yang opened his eyes wide and said: "Is this sorcery?"

  Everyone shook their heads, they didn't understand the witch culture, and this culture was too far away, it's already considered lost. What is authentic, no one can say for sure.

  They walked in looking at the murals, and they all looked like they didn't quite understand. Wen Baiyu suddenly pointed to one of them and said, "I understand this one, it's that wine vessel with a child inside!"

  The mural depicted the process of winemaking in detail, starting with the selection of children. After careful screening, several kids were chosen, and their families surprisingly had big smiles on their faces, which made Wen Baiyu shiver.

  Wen Baiyu said: "How can these people still laugh, don't they feel cruel?"

  Yu Wei Yang said: "This smile is too sinister, as if very proud?"

  Tang Zi said: "Perhaps it's their faith."

  Wen Bai Yu shuddered slightly, as if trying to shake off the goosebumps on her body.

  Then these children would be soaked in some herbal medicine and poisonous insects, and finally placed in a wine vessel, which was sealed with mud and buried together with the tomb.

  Wen Baiyu looked on, and suddenly heard "Bang! Bang! Bang!" three loud noises, the sound was very loud in the dark corridor, with echoes, scaring everyone.

  Tangzi said: "Gunfire?"

  Wen Baiyu and others followed the sound and walked in, only to see that at the front of the bend was connected a tomb chamber, inside which were many people, all wearing the same clothes, and there were women's shrill cries.

  "Ahhhhh! Save me! Fire quickly! It's coming out!"

  The voice was extremely sharp, and Wen Baiyu knew at once that it was Chen Xiaojie's voice.

  They looked into the tomb, only to see that it had been turned upside down. Five or six men were holding guns and surrounding Chen Xiaojie, who was in the middle. Zongzi (glutinous rice dumplings) were crawling out of the large cauldron used for worship.

  The people inside went crazy and opened fire, but those dumplings were mortal after all, and they fell to the ground with a thud when hit. However, they quickly got up again, as if they couldn't be killed forever.

  Wen Bai's eyes widened in surprise, and inside, Chen Xiaojie saw them, her face filled with shock, then she shouted: "Wan... Wan Qi Jing Hou!"

  Wen Baiyu's heart skipped a beat and she said, "What are you yelling at Wan Kuang for? Your expression is like you've seen your father."

  She shouted, and the zongzi that crawled out of the pot seemed to have found them. A batch of zongzi rushed towards them.

  They didn't have guns in their hands, fortunately everyone's skills were not bad, the snake transformed into a strong snake tail, with a sweep of its tail, "Boom" a loud noise, the zongzi was smashed onto the wall, and it was forcibly smashed into two pieces.

  "Ahhh!!!! Monster!!!"

  Miss Chen saw the snake and suddenly let out a loud shriek.

  Wen Baiyu's head hurt from being called by her, a dumpling just happened to pounce over, he retreated several steps, stumbled and fell to the ground.

  Faintly heard "ding ling ling, ding ling, ding ling ling" sound.

  Wen Baiyu was stunned and forgot to dodge the dumplings, looking up at the top of her head.

  Zongzi let out a loud "Kaka" as it pounced over, and with a "Bang!" its head was suddenly smashed. A bullet had pierced through Zongzi's head and hit the wall beside Wen Baiyu, making him feel nauseous to the point of vomiting. He looked up to see the shadow of a young man flash by and disappear into the darkness - it was the escaped Xiao Che!

  Yu Wei Yang walked over and pulled him up, saying: "What are you spacing out for!"

  Wen Baiyu suddenly remembered something when he said that, pointing at the ceiling and exclaiming: "Look! Look! The wind chime! It's a soul-summoning wind chime!"

  As he spoke, Yu Wei Yang also looked up and indeed saw a small bell hanging above their heads, emitting a faint "tingling" sound. The bell was shaped like an open snake mouth with sharp teeth exposed, and inside it, something similar to a clapper was striking back and forth, producing the "ting-ting-ting" sound.

  Wen Baiyu patted his pocket, suddenly jumped up, and with a swift motion of his wrist, the bell fell to the ground with a "clang". The bell fell to the ground, but no one touched it, yet it still rang out automatically in the windless air, the metal piece inside shaking back and forth, emitting an eerie "ting-ting-ting, ting-ting-ting..." sound.

  Wen Baiyu didn't say a word, and with one kick, the old object shattered into pieces. No matter how sturdy it was, it had begun to deteriorate with age, and Wen Baiyu's kick made it instantly silent, not making a single sound.

  The gong suddenly shattered, and those resurrected zongzi (glutinous rice dumplings) were like wooden puppets with their strings cut off. With a few loud "bangs", they all fell to the ground, motionless.

  Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

  Wen Baiyu patted his own chest, and indeed it was the corpse-driving bell. These dumplings were driven by the bell, which is why they came forward one after another to kill him.

  There was a lot of blood on Wan Xi Jing Hou's body, and there were also splatters of blood on his face. He stretched out his thumb and gently wiped it off, the action was so suave that he couldn't help but see Chen Xiao Jie looking at him with adoration.

  The image of Wan Qi Jing Hou was momentarily extremely tall and majestic in Chen Xiao's heart, after all, at the most desperate time, he was simply like a god.

  Miss Chen was both excited and shy, saying: "Mr. Wan Qi, thank you, if it wasn't for you, we..."

  Wen Baiyu muttered to himself, "I'm the one who saved your lives! If I hadn't cleverly crushed the bell, even three heads and six arms wouldn't be enough to finish off these dumplings!"

  Wan Xi Jing Hou didn't listen to Chen Xiao Jie's words and directly walked to Wen Bai Yu's side, saying: "Are you injured?"

  Wen Baiyu shook his head, then took out a piece of gauze from his backpack and bandaged Wang Jingshou's wound. Tangzi was also injured, and Yuwang Yang bandaged him as well.

  Tang Zi laughed and said: "These zongzi are quite something, I've never seen indestructible zongzi before."

  Yu Wei's face was a bit pale as he said, "That zongzi just got its head blown off and still managed to crawl back up from the ground."

  Miss Chen saw Wen Baiyu and recognized her at a glance. She was the one who had been intimate with Wan Jiahao in the small restaurant, and she couldn't help but look at Wen Baiyu with disdain.

  Then he said: "Mr. Wan Qi, I..."

  She hadn't finished speaking when Wan Xi Jing Hou suddenly squatted down to examine the bell on the ground that had been trampled by Wen Bai Yu.

  Wan Xi Jing Hou took a glance, then picked up the dragon scale ladle and stirred the crispy fragments of the bell's tongue, suddenly furrowing his brow as if he had discovered something.

  Miss Chen also squatted down and said: "Mr. Wan Qi, what did you find?"

  Wen Baiyu rolled her eyes and thought to herself: we're not on the same wavelength!

  Wen Baiyu stood up, lightly kicked Wan Jinhou with his toe and said: "What's wrong?"

  Wan Qi Jing Hou stood up and said: "This is not a soul-calling bell for driving corpses."

  Wen Bai Yu said in surprise: "Isn't it?"

  Wan Qi Jing Hou nodded and said, "I thought it was strange before. The corpses that were being rushed should have had yellow symbols on their heads to prevent them from becoming zombies halfway, but the corpses chasing us in the forest didn't have any yellow symbols on their heads. It seems like the corpse driver wanted them to become zombies."

  He said, pointing to the broken bell on the ground. Wen Baiyu squatted down and carefully poked at it with her phoenix bone chopsticks, saying: "Huh? There's a big worm in here!"

  He said, Sister Chen was so scared that she let out a loud shriek, "Ahhhhh", and took several steps back, falling to the ground. Then her hand touched the corpse of Zongzi again, and she let out another loud scream, "Ahhhhh". The mercenaries nearby quickly helped steady Sister Chen, only then did she stop screaming.

  Chen Xiaojie calmed down and saw that everyone was staring at her with a ghostly gaze, couldn't help but feel embarrassed, and glared fiercely at Wen Baiyu.

  Wen Baiyu was stared at inexplicably, thinking to himself that he was just stating a fact, and even if he didn't say it, there was still a meat worm in the bell.

  The worm has been trampled to death by Wen Baiyu, and it's stuck to the ground, mixed with the fragments of the bell, indistinguishable from each other.

  Wan Xi Jing Hou held the dragon-scale dagger, walked to a zongzi (glutinous rice dumpling), and suddenly made a swift slash, neatly cutting open the chest of the zongzi. The technique was called "swift and neat".

  Wen Baiyu let out a cry of disgust and said: "What are you doing? That's so gross!"

  After Wan Xi Jing Hou opened it up, he used a spoon to stir the inside, as if looking for something. Wen Bai Yu couldn't bear it anymore and said: "Stop stirring! I can even hear the sound of his intestines!"

  Wan Kuang Jing Hou raised his eyes and looked at him for a moment, smiled, then stood up, and held the dagger close to Wen Bai Yu's face.

  Wen Baiyu took a step back, saying in disgust: "Damn it, you've squeezed out the intestines of the zongzi!"

  As he spoke, everyone suddenly discovered that on the tip of Wan Gui Jing Hou's dagger, a white object was tied up and still wriggling!

  "What thing is it, intestines? But it's still moving... kinda like the beef bone marrow in hot pot..."

  Yu Wei Yang suddenly let out a loud belch and said: "Don't mention it! How can I still face the hot pot in the future!"

  Wen Baiyu: "......"

  Wan Qi Jing Hou said: "This is a Gu worm, the insect in the bell is also a Gu worm, a kind of parasitic insect that is very strong."

  Wen Baiyu's eyes widened and he said: "Just now those dumplings were shot by guns but still crawled up from the ground, is it because of these little bugs?"

  Wan Xi Jing Hou nodded and said, "Actually, these zongzi are just puppets. What's really controlling them is the gu worm. The sound of the bell is the signal, and when these worms hear the bell sound, they will go into a frenzy."

  Wen Baiyu said: "Was the corpse driver they met before like this too?"

  Wan Xi Jing Hou said: "It should be too."

  Wen Baiyu waved her hand and said, "Alright, we all know now. You can get rid of the disgusting bug."

  Wan Xi Jing Hou slapped the wall with his brush, and the insects died instantly. Wan Xi Jing Hou then took out a piece of paper to wipe his brush clean.

  He put the dagger away and was about to grab Wen Baiyu's hand, but Wen Baiyu dodged in disgust and said: "Don't, don't touch me, you're too disgusting, your hands are all smelly!"

  Miss Chen saw Wen Baiyu with a face of disgust, while the cold and indifferent Wan Jingshou didn't get angry at all, but instead showed a hint of a smile to Wen Baiyu, making Miss Chen's heart burn with jealousy.

  "Miss Chen said: 'Mr. Wan, I suggest you cooperate with us, this tomb is very large, our equipment and food are well prepared, the things in the tomb, I only choose two, the rest belong to you, what do you think?'"

  Wen Baiyu spoke first: "Two things? One of them is wine brewed by children, what's the other one?"

  Chen Xiaojie sneered and said: "I didn't invite you, I only invited Mr. Wan Qi, what right do you have to speak?"

  Wen Baiyu let out a soft "hmm" and lifted her feet to walk out of the tomb, continuing on her way forward.

  Wan Xi Jing Hou didn't say a word and followed him up.

  Miss Chen faintly heard General Wan say: "Hiss—why pinch me?"

  Wen Baiyu said viciously: "I'm in menopause, I just like pinching people."

  Wan Kuang Jing Hou raised his hand slightly and said calmly: "My wound hurts."

  Wen Baiyu knew he was pretending, but what if it really hurt? So she patiently said: "How does it hurt, do you want to unwrap the gauze and take a look? Is it cracked?"

  As expected, Wan Qi Jing Hou chuckled and said, "If you kiss me once, it won't hurt anymore."

  The beast crouched on the shoulder of the snake, saying with a hiss: "The tyrant is too shameless. This childish method, and yet the master always falls for it."

  They continued walking in, and Chen's group followed them from a distance.

  Wen Baiyu whispered: "These people are looking for two things, what is the second thing?"

  Yu Wei Yang said: "Could it be looking for that bronze box?"

  "What's really in this box?"

  Wan Xi Jing Hou said: "If the three boxes are all obtained, they should be able to form a bronze candle holder with nine yin, which is a ritual vessel for the state of Mu Gong to offer sacrifices, but what specific function it has, I am not clear."

  Wen Baiyu said: "It's been passed down in such a mysterious way."

  They walked forward, passing through the corridor, and in front of them was a large gate, which had been opened a crack, not blown open.

  Miss Chen's group of people behind them, looking like they passed through this door, must be the sports car that just flashed by.

  Wan Xi Jing Hou walked over, took a look at the stone gate and said: "There is poisonous powder inside the door."

  As soon as he said that, Wen Baiyu lowered his head to look at the ground and indeed saw some black powder on the ground. It looked like it was sprayed out when the stone gate was opened. There were also several scratches from crossbow arrows on the edge of the door, as well as bloodstains.

  Wen Baiyu raised an eyebrow and said, "It seems that someone has been recruited from that Zi vehicle."

  Tang said: "Many tomb doors are closed and cannot be opened again. Even if the craftsmen want to escape, opening them will also trigger a trap. These mechanisms themselves are unsolvable. If you don't use explosives and advanced anti-toxic equipment, the space in the tomb passage is so narrow that it's almost impossible to avoid."

  Wen Baiyu said: "Fortunately, someone has tested the waters for us."

  They carefully squeezed past the stone gate without touching the black powder.

  Wen Baiyu said: "Don't mention that, the kid's got quite a nerve, with all these traps and mechanisms around here, he actually came in alone."

  Yu Wenyang said: "Moreover, he didn't have any food or equipment on him."

  Tang Zikou said: "There is a gun with no bullets."

  "It's like the dead soldiers in TV dramas."

  They entered the stone gate and hadn't taken two steps when they suddenly all stopped.

  The Chen sisters and the mercenaries behind them also came in, and everyone was stunned for a moment, looking at the scene in front of them. I guess they had never seen anything like this in their lives.

  Before me lies a vast mausoleum, with countless coffins placed in the open space ahead. These coffins are arranged in neat rows, looking incredibly luxurious, all made of solid jade and crystal.

  Next to each coffin, a bronze lamp slave crouched, the lamp slaves were dressed strangely, and on the candle holders of these lamp slaves, flames were actually burning, which was a long-lasting lamp.

  The scene was magnificent, with rows of crystal jade coffins and lanterns, the flickering flames illuminating the massive tomb platform, giving people a sense of grandeur.

  Through the flickering flames, the incoming mercenaries almost went crazy. In the semi-transparent coffin lay a corpse, and besides the corpse, a large number of burial objects could be seen.

  All tombs have one thing in common, the most valuable things are often on the corpse, or in its mouth, or worn, held in its hand, even anti-corrosion and color-fixing beads, just touch one and it's worth a fortune.

  Those jewels shone brightly across the coffin!

  Not to mention mercenaries, even Chen Xiaojie, a rich second-generation, got excited. She had never seen so many jewels before and ran over to stare at the coffin, reaching out to touch the lid of the coffin, saying: "Quickly... quickly open it, empty the backpack, throw away some useless equipment, and take everything away!"

  Wen Baiyu had never seen so many treasures before. Although he wouldn't starve to death, he wasn't a rich man either. Of course, he liked treasures too, but Wen Baiyu was also worried that they might be poisoned or have mechanisms/traps on them.

  Wen Baiyu walked through the layers of coffins, looking around and suddenly exclaimed "Huh?"

  Only after the coffins were lined up did it suddenly become apparent that there was no road, and a steep cliff appeared. The cliff was very high, with dark holes at the bottom that couldn't be seen clearly. And on this strange cliff, long and short iron chains were densely packed.

  The iron chain has already rusted and broken in many places, with a dense and messy degree, as if it were for rock climbing.

  Wen Baiyu looked curiously for half a day, could it be that the child in front was crawling down along this cliff? Otherwise, there would be no road.

  The mercenaries behind him have started frantically prying open coffins.

  The coffins were very sturdy one by one, but these people's equipment was good, and everyone worked together to pry open several coffins.

  "Bang!"

  "Bang!"

  "Bang! Bang!"

  Several cracking sounds were heard, and several coffins were pried open at the same time. The mercenaries pushed the coffin lids to the ground, then hastily reached in to grab the burial objects inside.

  Yu Wenyang murmured "Huh?"

  Wen Baiyu also walked over and asked, "What's wrong?"

  He looked stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look at the coffin behind him.

  These coffins are arranged very tightly, and even a slightly fat person cannot squeeze through the gaps between them. As soon as you turn your head, you can see other coffins. Wen Baiyu looked around in another direction again.

  The coffin lid was pried open in all directions, and a strange feeling crept over me.

  There is no corpse in all coffins!

  Just now, because of the half transparent coffin cover, I couldn't see clearly. Now that the lid is open, Wen Baiyu can see it clearly. There are indeed many jewels and burial objects in the coffin, but there is no corpse inside.

  Those corpses are all fake, all made of jade, and it's unknown what the purpose is of placing so many fake corpses here.

  Wan Qi Jing Hou also frowned and looked at the coffin.

  The mercenary next to her also found it strange and said, "Sister, are these corpses fake?"

  Miss Chen said: "It's jade, it looks valuable too, but it's too heavy, let's take the more expensive burial goods first."

  She said, suddenly "hmm" and said: "What are these black things?"

  Miss Chen said and then stretched out her hand to touch.

  Wen Baiyu only saw that in the coffin, a dark and misty thing slowly rose up, looking like fog, slowly shrouding everything.

  Wan Xi Jing Hou suddenly shouted: "Damn it."

  Wen Baiyu wanted to ask what was going on, but suddenly felt that these corpses had begun to melt, and then emitted a gas with a pungent smell.

  Wen Baiyu's heart also skipped a beat, looking at the dense lights beside him, like falling into an ice cave. The black body was not jade, but should be insect jade, which would evaporate immediately when exposed to high temperatures.

  "Ahhh!!!!!!"

  A large amount of black fog rises around, with someone's hoarse and piercing screams.

  Wan Xi Jing Hou pressed down on Wen Bai Yu's head with one hand, letting him lean against his chest, using his own body to shield Wen Bai Yu. Wen Bai Yu then heard the sound of someone gasping for air beside him. Tang Zi had protected Yu Ruo Yang in his arms, and his arm was instantly corroded by the insect jade, turning black in an instant.

  "Quickly! Climb down along the iron chain!"

  In the chaos, due to the small gap, it seemed that someone knocked over the lamp, and with a "bang" sound, the lamp fell to the ground. Then there was a "whooshing" sound, as if the fire had come into contact with oil, and suddenly a huge flame burst out, filling the sky. The insect jade began to emit rapidly.

  Wen Baiyu was shocked, and the flames suddenly surged up, with obvious oil on the ground!

  Wen Baiyu followed Wan Jieyinghou as he charged forward, but Wan Jieyinghou suddenly let go of him and said, "You go first."

  Wen Baiyu was taken aback by his sudden words, and said: "Are you crazy? What are you stunned for? Quick, run! The fire is coming, hurry up and climb down!"

  Wan Kuang Jing Hou did not leave, under the big fire, his face rarely showed a hint of panic, this expression Wen Bai Yu had never seen before, when was Wan Kuang Jing Hou not calm, even when facing blood corpses he had never panicked.

  Wan Kuang's eyes gazed straight ahead, and he suddenly sighed, saying: "Bai Yu, hurry up and walk, my eyes can't see anymore."

  Wen Baiyu was stunned, as if he had been hit by a mallet. He looked at Wan Qi Jinghou's eyes and saw that they were indeed shrouded in a layer of gray mist, as if they had been scorched by the insect jade earlier.

  Wen Baiyu's heart skipped two beats.

  Yu Wei Yang and his companions had already rushed to the edge of the cliff, unaware of their sudden change, shouting: "Run fast! Don't be stunned!"

  Wen Baiyu suddenly came back to his senses, grabbed Wan Qi Jinghou's hand and said: "I'll carry you on my back!"

  Wan Kuang Jing Hou was stunned for a moment, and said in a low voice: "I can't leave, you go!"

  Wen Baiyu's face suddenly turned red with rage, and he bellowed: "No more nonsense, listen to me!"

  Wan Jie Jing Hou was stunned again, and Wen Bai Yu had already reached out to put him on his back. Wan Jie Jing Hou's height was much higher than his, and carrying him seemed very strenuous, but at this critical moment, Wen Bai Yu didn't seem to feel the strain either, saying: "Hold tight."

  He said that, rushing towards the cliff, then grabbing the iron chain with both hands, carrying Wan Jiahui down.

  A huge fire suddenly spread over, fortunately, the insect jade was drifting upwards, although the black fog filled the sky, but no powder of the insect jade fell down, all were absorbed on the top of the stone cave.

  The iron chain was scorching hot, and the iron chain above the cliff instantly burned her hands. Wen Baiyu let out a pained cry of "Ah——", but she grasped the iron chain tightly and refused to let go, with blisters immediately appearing on her palms. This was no different from torture, and even if she were beaten to death, she still couldn't release her grip.

  Wen Baiyu endured the pain, cold sweat suddenly breaking out, her clothes completely drenched, she tightly grasped the chain and slowly climbed down, trembling as she said: "Hold... hold on tight."

  Wan Qi Jing Hou did not speak, his eyes were still dull and gray, a patch of black was burned on his arm, the skin seemed to be corroded, but it was slowly recovering.

  The cliff is very large, the iron chain extends all the way down, and Wen Bai's arm is tied with a flashlight, but the flashlight is shining upwards, so you can't see how deep it is below. Even if you shine it downwards, it's too deep below, and the light can't penetrate through.

  Wan Qi Jing Hou's arm was also tied with a flashlight, but for him it was completely useless, his eyes couldn't perceive even a hint of brightness.

  Wen Baiyu endured the temperature of the iron chain and quickly climbed down, just at this moment, the flashlight flickered, and suddenly a large black mass swooped down along the cliff.

  Wen Baiyu's eyes widened and she shouted: "Bats!"

  At this moment, a large number of bats were frightened and rushed down from above, aiming at the people on the cliff to grab them.

  Wan Xi Jing Hou tilted his head to listen, and suddenly stretched out his hand. With a "pa" sound, the dragon scale dagger sliced off one of the bat's wings. Even if he couldn't see with his eyes, his aim was still very deadly.

  Wen Baiyu took a deep breath and said: "You... you deal with the bat!"

  Wan Jie Jing Hou grunted and another bat swooped down, all of which were quickly knocked to the ground by Wan Jie Jing Hou.

  The bat that was almost knocked off by the beast below shouted upwards: "Don't throw trash randomly!"

  Wen Baiyu scolded with a smile: "Damn it, what time is it now? You're still telling me cold jokes! My hands are about to freeze!"

  Tangzi's voice shouted from below: "Hold on a bit longer! We're almost there!"

  Wen Baiyu heard this sentence, it was like hearing heavenly music, and she felt her energy suddenly full, just like being fully charged.

  After crawling down for another five minutes, they finally saw the bottom. The big fire did not burn down, and the iron chain below had cooled down a lot. Wen Baiyu let out a sigh of relief.

  "Bang!" Everyone jumped down from above, and below was a huge empty space, very flat.

  Wen Baiyu let out a breath, and suddenly fell to the ground, his physical strength severely depleted. However, he suddenly sprang up as if burned by fire, supported Wan Jinhong, and said: "How are your eyes?"

  Wan Xi Jing Hou's face was pale and he just shook his head.

  He said that, and the others only then discovered Wan Jie Jing Hou's abnormality. Huashe was shocked, walked over to examine Wan Jie Jing Hou's eyes, and immediately told Wen Bai Yu: "I want Mr. Bai Yu's blood."

  Wen Baiyu was taken aback and said, "My blood?"

  Huaxiang said: "The toxicity of Chongyu is very strong. I want to use Mr. Baiyu's blood to counteract the toxicity of Chongyu first, and then wash his eyes."

  Wen Baiyu was stunned again, but didn't say another word. He took out the phoenix bone dagger from his pocket and slashed it on his own hand.

  The phoenix bone dagger's edge was sharper than anything else, and with a single swipe of its warm white feathers, the water bubble-like skin burst open, releasing a massive amount of fresh blood.

  Wan Xi Jing Hou heard the sound and said: "Bai Yu?"

  Wen Baiyu didn't say a word, but instead took out an empty bottle and connected his own blood to it. He stretched out his hand and moved his palm, making his blood flow faster. He seemed not to feel any pain at all, but beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead, and his face gradually turned pale.

  Wan Xi Jing Hou finally couldn't bear it anymore, grasped his hand and said: "Enough, that's enough."

  Huaxi didn't say a word, took the bottle of blood and washed Wan Jiahui's eyes. The moment the blood touched Wan Jiahui's eyes, it turned into a dark color with what seemed to be black powder stuck on top.

  Wen Baiyu let out a breath and suddenly sat down on the ground, Yu Yang hurriedly supported him, saying: "Quickly bandage it, don't let the wound get infected."

  Wen Baiyu's arm was injured and he couldn't move, feeling a bit dizzy. He stretched out his hand to let Yu Yang bandage it for him, his eyes fixed tightly on Wan Kuang Jing Hou.

  Wan Qi Jing Hou washed his glasses, and his pale face was covered in blood. He grabbed some paper and roughly wiped it off.

  Wan Kuang Jing Hou and Wen Bai Yu almost simultaneously said: "How are you?"

  Wan Xi Jing Hou smiled and said: "Don't worry, it's just temporary blindness, you won't really go blind."

  Wen Baiyu let out a sigh of relief and said, "Scared me to death."

  He said, looking at his own hands wrapped in dumplings, wondering if his blood was really that fierce.

  Tang Zihuan looked around and said: "This place is relatively open, let's take a break here and eat something to replenish our energy."

  Wen Baiyu nodded and said, "I'm going to die from exhaustion."

  Wan Xi Jing Hou sat down beside him, and Wen Bai Yu leaned against his shoulder, falling asleep after only a couple of sentences.

  Wan Kuang Jing Hou, unable to see, felt a bit anxious and grabbed Wen Bai Yu's hand. The snake by his side whispered, "Your Majesty need not worry, Mr. Bai Yu has simply fallen asleep."

  Wan Xi Jing Hou reached out and touched his forehead, which didn't have its usual high temperature. A cold sweat broke out, and he couldn't help but carefully wipe it away, letting out a sigh.

  Wen Baiyu slept for a very long time and when she opened her eyes, she was still a bit dazed. She thought to herself that it was truly a matter of life and death just now.

  "Are you awake?"

  He moved, and Wan Jie Jing Hou immediately discovered that Wen Bai Yu sat up, covered with Wan Jie Jing Hou's clothes. The other's eyes were still looking straight ahead, but he couldn't see anything, however his hearing was very keen.

  Wen Baiyu looked at him and said: "How are your eyes?"

  Wan Xi Jing Hou shook his head and said: "It's okay, it will recover slowly."

  He paused for a moment, his eyes turned around, and although he couldn't see clearly, he stared in Wen Baiyu's direction, chuckled softly, and said, "Thank you."

  Wen Baiyu felt that Wan Kuangjing's eyes couldn't see, but his gaze seemed even more focused. Those jet-black pupils made his heart beat faster as he said, "What's there to thank?"

  He said, Wan Jie Jing Hou suddenly leaned in and kissed him on the lips, and Wen Bai Yu's pale face was instantly flushed with redness. Thinking that Wan Jie Jing Hou couldn't see, he smiled slyly and pressed his lips to Wan Jie Jing Hou's mouth again.

  Wan Jie Jing Hou let out a low, husky sound, reached out to grasp Wen Bai Yu's waist and pulled him in for another kiss. The two of them tumbled to the ground, Wan Jie Jing Hou pinning Wen Bai Yu down as he deepened the kiss. Wen Bai Yu's breathing grew ragged as he moved in sync with Wan Jie Jing Hou's actions.

  Wan Xi Jing Hou's voice was hoarse as he asked, "Is your hand still hurting?"

  Wen Baiyu coughed slightly and said, "A little."

  Wen Baiyu was pressed to the ground by him, and the people around seemed to be asleep. Wen Baiyu stared at the focused eyes cast by Wan Jingshou, her heart pounding, as if she had been enchanted, and hugged his back, actively kissing his lips.

  Just then, someone suddenly said "hey" beside him, Wen Baiyu immediately withdrew his attention and looked over to find it was Xie Shou.

  The beast has awakened, with red eyes staring at them in the dark, saying with a face full of disdain: "You are very disturbing, tyrant, don't pretend to be pitiful, don't try to win my master's sympathy!"

  Wan Xi Jing Hou smiled slightly and didn't say a word, but instead picked up Wen Bai Yu from the ground and asked: "You haven't eaten anything before, are you hungry?"

  Wen Baiyu's stomach started growling after he said that, and she quickly rummaged through her things to find something to eat.

  He ate something, and Yu Yang, who had been pretending to sleep, finally let out a sigh of relief, got up from the ground, pretended to have just woken up, and said: "Ah...... how long did I sleep?"

  Tangzi smiled cooperatively and said: "Half an hour."

  After Wen Baiyu finished eating, they prepared to continue walking forward. They passed through a vast empty space and in front of them was another stone gate. The gate was open, just a slit. It seemed that they had been following the path of the child cart all along.

  They entered the stone gate, where the real tomb was inside, and things started to get formal.

  The murals and decorations are very exquisite, with the mystery of ancient tribes. All the words they can't understand, even Yu Wei Yang can't recognize a single character, saying: "I don't know what kind of characters these are."

  "Wen Baiyu suddenly shouted loudly: 'Come quickly!'"

  He finished speaking and walked into the front tomb chamber.

  Only to see that the tomb is very large, as soon as I walked in, I smelled a wine fragrance, although it was very light, but with a strong and intoxicating aroma.

  This is a very large tomb chamber, with bronze jars of various sizes placed on the ground, all sealed and neatly arranged in three rows, looking very majestic.

  Wen Baiyu said in surprise: "These... these can't be the wine that Sister Chen is looking for, right?"

  He said, Yu Wei Yang shivered and asked: "Are these bronze jars filled with children?"

  Wen Baiyu sighed and said, "So many."

  Wan Xi Jing Hou suddenly tilted his head and said, "Someone."

  He said, raising his hand to point, and the crowd looked in the direction he was pointing. A flashlight shone over, and indeed there was a dark shadow. Wen Baiyu thought it was a zongzi (glutinous rice dumpling), but it turned out to be a living person!

  It's a child car!

  The black clothes on his body were all wet and dark, probably with bloodstains, and his face was even paler.

  The child moved, and Wan Qi Jing Hou's hand moved. The dragon scale knife struck with a "pa" sound, and immediately a muffled hum was heard, as if it had hit its mark.

  The child rolled on the ground, very agile, then hid behind those bronze jars, and with a quick flick of his waist, he suddenly fired a shot, "bang" hitting the lowest bronze jar.

  The can shook a bit, but surprisingly didn't break. Instead, the base was unstable and wobbled with the can on top, then "bang" - the can on top fell off, its lid flying off in an instant.

  A strong and intoxicating aroma of wine wafted out, and Wen Baiyu could feel its allure even if she wasn't a drinker.

  Wine and water spilled all over the floor, and a one-year-old child rolled out from inside, his body almost puffed up, it was unknown how long he had been soaked.

  Wan Kuang Jing Hou furrowed his brow and said: "Hurry up, we need to raise the corpse."

  The white feathers were ruffled, and the tongue was sticking out. Could it still come back to life in this state? Just as he thought so, he saw the child on the ground suddenly move, its head tilted to one side, with two black holes for eyes staring at him.

  The child suddenly let out a sharp cry of "Ah!"

  "Wen Baiyu shouted: "Damn it! The corpse really revived, run quickly!"

  The crowd quickly exited the tomb, just in time to see Zi Che's shadow running from the depths of the grave path, with a lot of blood still flowing on the ground.

  Wen Baiyu took a glance and said, "Follow him, he seems particularly familiar with the terrain."