Chapter 58: The Tomb of King Xiang 2

  The Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, but the temperature has started to rise again. The weather is exceptionally good today, Saturday, and Panjiayuan is at its most lively time.

  The rain pattered against the iron anti-theft door of the shop, and suddenly a man was startled to see a man sitting on the threshold of the shop smoking, with cigarette butts scattered all over the ground like wheat, surrounded by swirling smoke, as if in a fairyland.

  Yu Wei Yang was taken aback for a moment, then excitedly said: "Wen Bai Yu? You're back?"

  Wen Baiyu came back to her senses after hearing the sound, stood up and saw Yu Yang holding a fan, quickly pinched out the cigarette.

  Wen Baiyu was always smiling, but Yu Wanting soon felt that he was somewhat unusual, as if thinking about something, his face very serious.

  "What's wrong?" Yu Wei Yang asked tentatively.

  Wen Baiyu said: "I didn't go."

  Yu Wei Yang said: "How come you didn't go? What about those people of theirs, haven't they returned yet?"

  Wen Baiyu said: "When I woke up, they had already left for a week and didn't let me go... This time I came to find you, I want to ask you to join forces."

  Yu Wei Yang felt more and more strange as he listened, "Have they encountered an accident?"

  "Wen Baiyu asked: 'Has Tangzi contacted you?'"

  Yu Wei Yang said: "Contacted me last week, but not this week yet."

  Wen Baiyu nodded and said: "Gan Zhu said they got separated and lost contact with each other."

  Yu Wei Yang's eyes widened, and he immediately took out his phone to make a call. However, the phone on the other end was already turned off. Yu Wei Yang's hand holding the phone began to tremble uncontrollably.

  Wen Baiyu said: "I'm going to find them, Gan Zhu is waiting for me at their dispersal place, are you coming?"

  Yu Wei Yang's eyes seemed to reveal some fear, Wen Bai Yu knew he hadn't walked out of the previous shadow, was extremely resistant to the outside world, and only stayed in his own small shop. He would only open the door on Saturdays and Sundays when business was booming at Panjia Garden, and at other times, the big iron gate would be closed, and no one would see him.

  Wen Baiyu quietly waited for a while, then said: "Are you coming?"

  Yu Wei Yang glanced at his phone in his hand, clenched his fist, seemingly with some effort, and said: "Come on, of course I'll count as one share."

  He finished speaking, as if he had let out a sigh of relief.

  Wen Baiyu patted his shoulder and said, "I still have a few people to call up, I'll give you a phone call after we've made contact. We can't drive there, it's too far away. Once we arrive at the location, we'll find someone to prepare our equipment."

  Yu Wei Yang said: "Where are we going anyway? Let me see if there's anyone preparing equipment."

  "Kunlun Mountains."

  Yu Wei Yang was stunned for a moment, his business is mostly in Shaanxi, and he never thought of finding connections near the Kunlun Mountains.

  Kunlun Mountains, the first sacred mountain since ancient times, the ancestor of dragon veins. When Gan Zhu spoke out, Wen Baiyu had a kind of sudden enlightenment, perhaps he should have thought of it long ago.

  When Wan Xi Jing Hou and his team left, they drove. With so many people and the equipment they brought that couldn't be prepared locally, driving was a must. However, this drive took up half a month's time, which Wen Bai Yu and his team couldn't afford to waste.

  Gan Zhu said that there was not much dry food left on him and could wait for them to gather at the original place, which meant they had to meet with Gan Zhu earlier.

  Wen Baiyu contacted someone again. Yu Wei Yang was in charge of buying the ticket. He only brought some simple luggage and clothes, so it can be said that he traveled lightly.

  The next morning before dawn, Wen Baiyu took Nao Shou and Yu Wei Yang to the airport and headed straight to Tibet.

  The beast heard that everyone had scattered, and naturally couldn't sit still either. In fact, the calmness before was all pretended, and the beast was actually the most impatient one, shouting to leave on the same day, but Rain didn't buy a ticket for the same day, so he had to rush to catch the first flight the next day.

  Three people got on the plane, and they couldn't help but feel a little emotional. Normally, if they were going out, it would be Wan Xuanjing and Tang Zi together, but now it was this combination. They didn't have much experience with underground fighting, let alone that Gan Zhu was also trapped, and he didn't know where the real Xiang Wang tomb was. The road ahead was still unknown.

  Six hours flight, soon arrived in Tibet, Wen Baiyu got off the plane and suddenly felt that the air was different from Beijing.

  Yu Wei Yang's body had always been poor, Wen Bai Yu looked at him with some concern, Yu Wei Yang shook his head and said: "I'm fine."

  They left the airport and there were already cars waiting for them, two cars. The first car had Shi Xu and Tao Huai in it, while the second one had Zi Ju and Xue Bai.

  At that time, they beckoned and said, "Get on the car."

  Wen Baiyu and three others quickly got on the car, Shi Xu said: "We arrived yesterday afternoon."

  He said, throwing a box to Wen Baiyu, "We're already on the highlands, hurry up and drink the medicine. I'll send you guys to the hotel, you rest today, I'll go get equipment, and come find you tomorrow morning."

  "Today's a rest day? But Gan Xue's side is running out of food."

  "Let you rest, just rest well. Look at the three of you, so thin, still taking a plane here, I'm afraid you'll be shocked now. You've never been to Tibet, nor have you had any experience with low altitude, let alone Kunlun Mountain. Everything must listen to me, I don't want to bring three corpses to find Wan Qi Jing Hou."

  As soon as he spoke, the beast shut its mouth obediently.

  The hotel had already been booked, just next door, and they were put down nearby. The room card was handed over, and they were told to go upstairs themselves. "Be sure to rest, high altitude reaction is not a joke, here is only 3,700 meters above sea level, where we are going is much higher than this."

  Wen Baiyu nodded and led the two into the hotel.

  The driver of the car behind waved his hand and said, "Let's go, we're going to get equipment."

  The child started the car and followed the car in front.

  Wen Baiyu went upstairs, they came by plane, but just arrived in Tibet and didn't feel any high altitude reaction, only felt the air was a bit thin, the hotel sold oxygen, Wen Baiyu was afraid that Yu Yang's body was too weak, so she bought some spare.

  They entered the hotel, but no one's mind was on rest. At this time, they went to prepare, even if they had the ability, they couldn't enter Kunlun Mountain empty-handed, and they might not be able to make it into Kunlun Mountain at all.

  Lunch was eaten on the plane, and it was also tasteless. However, no one wanted to eat anymore, so they fell asleep.

  Wen Baiyu slept very restlessly, perhaps for more than half a month, he had been sleeping very restlessly. He hadn't gone to Kunlun Mountain, but Wan Kuang Jinghou and the others were all scattered, indicating that this divine mountain was more difficult than they had imagined.

  Wen Bai's mind was a mess and she fell asleep in a daze.

  He suddenly saw a pitch-black tomb, on the top of which were the sun, moon and stars, as if it was a flowing river of stars. The walls of the tomb were surrounded by nine dragons, and the ground was carved with mountains, rivers and streams. The tomb was very grand, with two coffins placed in the middle.

  One of the coffins was cracked open, the lid slanted, and it was empty inside.

  And another coffin was sealed.

  Wen Baiyu clearly saw the tomb, but in an instant, she was suddenly trapped in a small space. The surroundings were pitch black, without any light, and Wen Baiyu couldn't even feel the air. It was sealed tight.

  He stretched out his hand in horror, pushing against the top, the board was very thick, and there were even flower carvings inside, Wen Baiyu suddenly became horrified, this was a coffin, he was lying inside the coffin.

  Suddenly, the coffin was on fire. Wen Baiyu didn't know how the fire started, but it was indeed on fire. The crazy heat swept over Wen Baiyu in an instant, and she felt that her entire skin was being scorched. A huge flame engulfed the coffin in an instant.

  "Ah..."

  Wen Baiyu let out a loud cry, and his groans woke up both the beast and Yu Yang. Wen Baiyu was still in a daze, with a lot of sweat on his forehead, his breathing extremely weak, and he was shivering all over.

  Yu Wei Yang said: "No way, could it be a fever?"

  Yu Wei Yang reached out to touch Wen Bai Yu's forehead and found it was really hot, like a ball of flames, scorching his hand badly.

  The beast walked over and touched him, saying: "It's not a fever, but if this continues... Hurry up and wake him."

  Wen Baiyu seemed to be struggling in a nightmare, unable to wake up for the time being. Yu Xiangyang fetched some cold water and splashed it on his face.

  Wen Baiyu let out a loud "ah" and suddenly opened her eyes, startling both of them.

  Yu Wei Yang looked at him with a head full of sweat, panting heavily, and patted his back, saying: "What's wrong?"

  Wen Baiyu looked around and found that it was a hotel, not a tomb, nor a coffin, and there were no huge flames. She immediately let out a sigh of relief and said, "Nothing, just had a nightmare."

  Yu Wei Yang touched Wen Bai Yu's forehead again, and Wen Bai Yu woke up to find that her fever had gone down. She couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, knowing that a common cold in the highlands could be life-threatening.

  The three of them had nothing more to say and rested for a while. It was already time for dinner, but they still hadn't returned.

  The three of them simply ate at a small shop next to them. After eating, both Wen Baiyu and Yu Wei Yang felt uncomfortable, with chest tightness, shortness of breath, dizziness, and headaches, which must be the high-altitude reaction.

  Wen Baiyu could still hold on, but Yu Yang's body was originally weak and couldn't hold on for much longer. The three of them returned to the hotel and went straight to rest.

  The next morning, the door was knocked loudly with a "bang bang bang" sound.

  Wen Baiyu struggled to get up and open the door, only to see Shi Xu standing outside, saying: "Hey, you look pale, must be high altitude sickness, I told you guys to rest well, but you didn't listen, I was worried that all three of you would just collapse in the hotel room."

  He walked in, carrying a lot of big bags, and put them on the ground, saying: "Let's get ready to leave. From here to Kunlun Mountain, it will take a long time."

  The three of them quickly packed up their things and followed Shi Xu downstairs.

  They had already settled the bill for the room, they went out, there were two cars in total, the one behind was a spare, everyone got on the front car, there was a dedicated driver, who was a local, familiar with the road, to take them there.

  Everyone on the road didn't say much, looking out the window, the scenery outside the window slowly began to desolate, a vast expanse, the sky was a deep blue, and it was different from any place where Wen Baiyu had been.

  Shi Xu looked at Wen Baiyu and patted his shoulder, saying: "Don't worry, what kind of person is Wan Kuang Jing Hou? They may have just been dispersed, maybe the remaining people are still together, they are not ordinary people, they will be fine."

  Wen Baiyu nodded slightly, but didn't say anything.

  During this time they had some contact with Gan Zhuo, but the signal there was very poor and sometimes they couldn't get through at all.

  Gan Zhu said they hadn't arrived at Kunlun Mountain yet, but were on a plateau when the guide ran away. He didn't know where he was, and there was a temple nearby. They encountered strong winds that night and took shelter in the broken temple, where strange things attacked them.

  That's all the information that Ganzhu can convey to Wen Baiyu, there is no other way, they were dispersed, and Ganzhu also thought of searching, but this area is a no man's land, he has no car, no equipment, no guide, and doesn't know where to go, the only thing to do is wait here.

  The car drove at a moderate speed, neither fast nor slow. It had set off at dawn when the sky was still dark. Wen Baiyu didn't even glance at his watch; every time he looked at it, he felt anxious.

  The car arrived at the destination in the dead of night, and Wen Baiyu and others got off the bus. A guide walked over, who was found by Shi Xu before and paid a high price to hire him. He claimed to be very familiar with the Kunlun Mountains area, and they wanted to climb the mountain. Absolutely only he could take them up.

  Wen Baiyu looked at this person, who had a somewhat sly and cunning appearance. He wasn't a local Tibetan, but rather someone who had married a local woman and stayed behind, which was equivalent to being a son-in-law who had married into the family. However, he spoke Mandarin very well and was familiar with the terrain.

  "This kind of person is nothing, anyway we have guns in our hands, just keep an eye on him, and when the time comes, give him some more money, otherwise we won't be able to find a suitable guide for a while."

  Wen Baiyu nodded slightly.

  They rested for a few hours and set off again when the sky was slightly bright. The whole area was Gobi, fortunately there was no snow, and the car drove a bit better.

  The guide said, "Further ahead, there are many old temples that are very ancient. The path you're taking is a wild road that nobody usually takes. Further ahead, cars can't be used and we won't be able to pass through, so we'll have to change to pack animals."

  The guide said: "Boss, you have to ask your friend what temple it is. Otherwise, with so many temples, we'll have to search one by one, won't that be a waste of time?"

  Wen Baiyu thought it was also right, and wanted to ask Gan Zhu what kind of temple it was, if there were any special signs, so that the guide could take them to find it.

  The guide stopped the car and began to let people get off, replacing yaks to continue moving forward. They were not going to take the main road up Mount Kunlun, but instead took a detour through the wilderness. This place was undeveloped, but the guide said he knew the way and could walk there, which would save time compared to taking the main road.

  Everyone got off the bus and started moving their luggage down. Wen Baiyu dialed a phone call to ask Gan Zhu.

  The phone rang many times and turned into an automatic callback, but no one answered the phone. Wen Baiyu felt a little anxious in her heart. Had Gan Zhu encountered something? If it was just that there wasn't enough food, they could hold on for many days, it's impossible not to answer the phone, or had they not heard it?

  Wen Baiyu gripped her phone tightly, the automatic redial had already gone through, and the "beep beep beep" waiting sound was still coming from the phone. Just as Wen Baiyu's heart was in her throat, the other party suddenly picked up the call.

  Wen Baiyu let out a sigh of relief and said: "Gan Zhu, you..."

  His words were not yet finished when a loud cry of "roar" was heard. It wasn't Gan Zhu's voice, but some kind of wild beast.

  It wasn't just Wen Baiyu, the other porters and even the tour guide were all startled by the loud roar coming from the phone, which suddenly went silent, followed by rapid panting sounds, as if someone was running while holding the phone, then a loud "bang" sound, immediately followed by a series of "crashing" sounds, as if the phone had fallen to the ground.

  "Gan Bei!"

  Wen Baiyu immediately shouted at her phone, but the other party still didn't say a word.

  Everyone was staring at their phones with tense expressions, and after a moment of silence, a burst of maniacal laughter suddenly rang out. Wen Baiyu and the others couldn't see the screen, so they had no idea what was happening.

  But that sly laugh was absolutely not Gan Zhu's, perhaps it was the beast that made it, laughing more miserably than crying, and then a burst of "gaga" laughter, followed by a loud roar.

  Wen Baiyu's heart completely rose, just at this moment, suddenly heard a loud "pa" sound, the mobile phone immediately issued a busy tone, and then displayed the call ended, the other party hung up the phone.

  Wen Baiyu dialed back again, but Gan Zhu's mobile phone had already been turned off. Wen Baiyu didn't give up and dialed several more times, still getting a switched-off tone.

  Everyone exchanged a glance, and Gan Zhu's mobile phone was likely destroyed. They were now truly out of contact.

  The white-feathered bird crashed into the front hood of the car.

  The tour guide had never seen the world, he was just greedy for the money from the itinerary. He had never seen so much money before, and being a henpecked husband with no pocket money of his own, he thought he could make some extra cash, but didn't expect such a terrible thing to happen.

  The tour guide's legs immediately trembled and said, "What is this thing, bosses?"

  Shi Xue said: "You're really funny, you don't even know, we people who just arrived are even more clueless."

  The tour guide waved his hand repeatedly and said: "Forget it, forget it, I don't want the money anymore, I'm leaving. This is too terrible. Boss, I advise you not to go either, let's go back quickly!"

  He said, just about to run out, Shi Xu still wanted to speak, when suddenly the car squatted down, opened the backpack, took out a gun, "bang" loaded the bullet, then "click" pulled the trigger.

  Just then, "Boom!"

  The desolate land was devoid of human presence. The guide had just walked a short distance when suddenly a loud noise rang out, and something hit the ground right next to his feet. A large chunk of earth splashed up, covering his feet, and he felt like he was going to bleed from the scratches. He let out a pained "Ah yo!" as he fell to the ground, clutching at his toes and crying out in agony, his back already drenched with sweat.

  The little station master stood up, put the gun back on his waist and said: "If you want to leave, return the deposit."

  The guide's eyes spun wildly, he hadn't expected this group of people to look so handsome and beautiful, yet they were carrying so many things. He had thought he could make a quick buck, but it turned out they weren't easy targets. He felt a pang of regret, but the large deposit he had already taken was gone, how could he spit it back out? Wouldn't that be spitting out his own lungs?

  The tour guide thought for a moment, forced a smile and said: "Boss, bosses, let's talk this over. Actually, I was just afraid earlier. Since we've already received the deposit, of course, we have to bring you there!"

  He said, and walked back, saying: "I'm telling you, I suddenly remembered, that sound, I have some idea what it is."

  "What is it?"

  The guide said: "Hey, I'm hearing this for the first time too, and I don't know if it's true or not. Everyone, bosses, if what I say is wrong, please don't shoot me."

  The young man frowned impatiently and put his hand on the gun at his waist, saying, "Cut the crap."

  Wen Baiyu found that Zi Che's temper seemed to have improved, while Xue Bai sat on the other side, seemingly not bothered and with a smile on his face.

  The guide was startled, and he still remembered the child's shooting skills. He stuttered and said: "In this place, there is a legend that says a long time ago, a god was buried nearby. The god itself was a good god, said to have a snake body and human head, but it was killed by people and buried in a sacred lake. Later, the god became evil, hiding in the water to pull passersby down to eat them. Moreover, its voice sounded like both crying and laughing, especially terrifying!"

  Wen Baiyu furrowed his brow upon hearing this, unsure if he was making it all up.

  Yu Wei Yang thought for a moment and said: "What's the name of this immortal you're talking about?"

  The tour guide chuckled and said: "Hey, boss, I don't know either, just heard it somewhere. Who believes this stuff normally? If I hadn't heard that laughter earlier, I wouldn't have remembered it."

  Yu Yu Yang said to the crowd: "What he said is not entirely false, perhaps it's about Kun Peng. In the Classic of Mountains and Seas, it is recorded that Kun Peng was buried in the ruins of Kunlun. Kun Peng was originally a heavenly god, but was murdered after being framed by humans. Later, when the Heavenly Emperor heard about this incident, he ordered people to carry Kun Peng to Mount Kunlun and had Wu Peng, Wu Di, Wu Yang, Wu Lü, Wu Fan, and Wu Shou hold the elixir of immortality to revive Kun Peng."

  "Wen Baiyu immediately caught a key point and said: 'Elixir of Immortality?'"

  Yu Wenyang shrugged and said, "This is just a record in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, but no one has ever seen a Kun. Some people say that a Kun has the body of a snake and the head of a human, while others say it has the body of a wild beast and the head of a dragon. There are many different theories, so let's not even mention the elixir of immortality, which no one has ever seen either."

  Gan Zhu had already lost contact with them, and everyone did not dare to delay any longer, so they set off immediately, heading towards Mount Kunlun.

  They abandoned the car and walked, which naturally slowed them down. The guide became increasingly tense, and in front of them appeared a building similar to a temple, but it looked very dilapidated from afar, as if it had been abandoned for many years.

  Wen Baiyu looked around and said: "From here to Kunlun Mountain, how much further is it?"

  The guide said: "Hey boss, you asked the right question, there's still some distance to go, and if everything goes smoothly, it'll take another day."

  Wen Baiyu immediately furrowed his brow, and Gan Zhu said they were ambushed in a broken temple, everyone scattered, and Gan Zhu didn't know the way. Food was scarce, there were no cars or livestock, and they could only wait for Wen Baiyu on the spot.

  And what Yu Wei Yang said, how could the tomb be buried on Mount Kunlun and suddenly appear near the broken temple?

  If it's said that Gan Zuo encountered something and had to give up the broken temple and move forward, but he didn't say a word, how could he possibly arrive at Kunlun Mountain and meet Xiangxiang in such a short time?

  Wen Baiyu's heart was filled with countless questions, all tangled together, and she couldn't untangle them no matter what. The most urgent thing to do now was to find Gan Zhu.

  The guide was very afraid, fearing that they would encounter some kind of monster, but also wanting money and fearing that Wen Baiyu and the others had guns, so he could only steel himself and continue walking forward.

  Many temples have collapsed halfway, looking like a pile of rubble. As people walk by, they see many broken pillars on the ground.

  These pillars should be the temple's load-bearing pillars, but they are twisted and broken in the middle, without a cutting edge, and are brutally snapped.

  Moreover, there are gun holes on the pillar, which indicates that Wan Zongjing and others have indeed been here.

  Wen Baiyu looked at those pillars and immediately felt a wave of joy, Yu Wei also squatted down to check, but after the two people's joy, they showed worried expressions.

  What kind of beast can knock down so many pillars at once? The outstretched hands of the Wan Qi Jinghou are absolutely not comparable to those of ordinary people, yet they were scattered by the beast's charge.

  Wen Baiyu said: "Let's search inside and out, see if there is any Gan Zhu."

  Although they didn't know Gan Zhu at the time, after searching inside and out, they found that there wasn't a single person.

  Not to mention what Gan Zhu said.

  Wen Baiyu said: "Gan Zhu's personality is a bit impulsive, but he will never run away suddenly without food and weapons. He must have encountered something."

  The guide was scared out of his wits by what he said and hastily retreated to the side.

  Wen Baiyu and others checked the temple again, which was already very dilapidated. On one wall, there was a mural with extremely bright colors, and it was also well-preserved, but Wen Baiyu and others couldn't tell what the painting depicted.

  He is considered a rustic scholar, but he can't even understand these colorful characters.

  Yu Wei Yang saw many ancient books, but no eyebrows or eyes. This wall is like a scribble, with horizontal and vertical brushstrokes, bright and piercing colors, which seems to be a work of venting anger, and has no meaning at all.

  He looked at it from afar, then looked closer, and then tilted his head to look again, but still couldn't figure out what was going on.

  The sky has darkened, and strong winds have picked up outside, just like the scene described by Gan Zhuo. The guide said: "Everyone, with such strong winds, it's likely to rain, we absolutely can't continue walking through the night, let's find a place to rest for the night."

  "What's wrong with this place? It's good enough. Although it's a bit run down, at least it can block the wind."

  The tour guide waved his hand repeatedly and said, "No way, no way, I think there's something fishy going on here."

  "Are you saying that Buddha is unclean?"

  The guide hastily waved his hand again, but Wen Baiyu and the others were not going to leave. This was where Gan Zhu disappeared, and they had no leads at all. They would definitely have to stay here for a while; otherwise, they wouldn't know where to start looking. The Kunlun Mountains were so vast, and they didn't even know where the Xiang Wang Tomb was.

  The guide had no choice but to follow them and stay behind.

  Wen Baiyu turned around the ruined temple several times and found a flashlight that had fallen into a corner. At first glance, it was not visible because the flashlight had been trampled to pieces and could not be distinguished without careful observation.

  The material is extremely solid, this time's equipment was bought by Tangzi, it's said that he spent a lot of money, but the result is such a mess, Wen Baiyu looked at it with a bit of trepidation.

  He wanted to pick it up, but the flashlight was already crushed and couldn't be picked up. Wen Baiyu suddenly went "Huh?" and sat down beside him, saying: "What's wrong?"

  Wen Baiyu said: "There seems to be something that can emit light inside this flashlight?"

  He said that, Gluttony was about to reach out and grab, Wen Baiyu stopped him, Gluttony said: "Don't worry, I'm a fierce beast, nothing will happen."

  He said, from the fragments of the flashlight, he picked out an elliptical piece with a curved edge.

  The size of the bright piece is about three centimeters, not very large. Under the dim light, it reflects a metallic luster.

  "What is this?" said Wen Baiyu.

  Gluttony put the shiny piece in his hand and touched it, saying: "Scales."

  Wen Baiyu was startled and said: "Scales? What scales?"

  "Take it easy, it's definitely not your man. The scales of the dragon are too big, how could they be so infatuated with you?"

  Wen Baiyu let out a breath and thought of it, if Wan Kuang Jing Hou really turned into a candle dragon, then his scales should be very large, this temple would not just break the pillar, but the entire top would collapse. Moreover, the scales of the candle dragon were red like flames, while these scales were somewhat grayish and emitted a metallic luster.

  The glutton is an ancient fierce beast, and it can't be seen what the scales are. "It's possible that it's a pangolin, but I've never seen a pangolin before, nor do I know what it looks like."

  Wen Baiyu got up from the ground, turned around again, and stood in front of that strange mural, hugging her arms and staring blankly.

  Everyone was busy for a while, checking inside and out, then assigned the night watch list. By the time they started cooking, it was almost 10 o'clock. The tour guide was starving to death and rushed to grab a bowl of food.

  Wen Baiyu was still standing in front of the wall, hugging her arms and looking carefully. Wen Baiyu didn't know why, but this wall gave people a strange feeling, with messy lines, bright and dazzling colors, and an unpredictable atmosphere.

  All the other walls were dilapidated, and the pillars were about to collapse. Only this wall was preserved so perfectly, without any damage at all. Everyone didn't dare to move it rashly, thinking that there must be some poisonous liquid applied on it.

  Moreover, the wall surface emits a metallic luster, and it is said that it may be coated with mercury. It's best to keep a distance from it, as mercury has a low ignition point. Although it evaporates quickly, it's unknown whether it evaporates completely or not.

  "Here, eat something. Don't worry too much. The higher the altitude, the more you need to rest and not exhaust yourself."

  Wen Baiyu nodded and sat down to eat, but his high-altitude reaction was a bit severe. Although he had gradually adapted, they were still moving forward in the higher and thinner air, and some people's reactions would be more intense.

  Wen Baiyu finished eating the three steamed buns, and then stared blankly at the wall again. Zi Che wanted to persuade him some more, but Xue Bo pulled him over to sit beside him, putting his arm around his waist and saying: "Don't try to persuade him anymore, think about it, if I were the one who went missing this time, would you be able to calm down?"

  The child didn't say a word, but just glanced at Xue Bai. Xue Bai let him lean on his own shoulder and said, "Go to sleep now, I'll keep watch tonight, you have a good rest."

  He said, lowering his head and kissing the forehead of Ziche, Ziche's face turned red, very unnatural, although it was just a simple kiss, perhaps very pure, but with so many people around, and unfamiliar guides, Xue Bai did it very naturally.

  The little cart coughed once and honestly closed its eyes.

  Xue Bai smiled and patted him on the back, as if coaxing him to sleep, smiling and saying: "Good boy."

  Wen Baiyu sat in front of the mural wall, staring at it. The night was already deep, and they had finished dinner almost at eleven o'clock. Everyone found a place to sleep one after another. The wind outside grew stronger and stronger, blowing "Wooooo" like a ghost crying at night. A strong gust of wind blew away the clouds, revealing the bright moonlight.

  The moon shed its silvery light, leaking from the broken temple's roof and shining directly on the wall of murals.

  Wen Baiyu suddenly stiffened for a moment, as if he had discovered something. He stood up abruptly, his legs numb, and kicked the backpack beside him, making a "clattering" sound.

  Apart from the guide, everyone was a light sleeper and woke up immediately.

  Shi Xu looked at Wen Baiyu and said, "What's wrong?"

  Wen Baiyu was now standing up, pointing at the wall and saying: "The mural on the wall has changed."

  As soon as he said that, everyone was shocked and gathered around. Indeed, they saw the moonlight leaking from the roof and shining on the mural. The change in light and darkness made the mural also change.

  Wen Baiyu raised her head and looked at the roof. The place was not leaking due to its age, but rather had a small square opening, similar to a ventilation shaft. However, no one would put a ventilation shaft on top of their head.

  The moonlight comes down from the air vent and shines on the wall, as time passes, the moon's angle slowly changes, shining in different places in front.

  Everyone looked at it very clearly, and it was a narrative mural that had nothing to do with religion. It is not known which skilled craftsman painted it here.

  Yu Wei Yang was astonished, his mouth agape, and said: "So that's how it is. The coating on this wall is very special. I once saw an ancient painting, and when I looked at it at different times of the day - morning, noon, and evening - the content of the painting was different each time. It was because of the way the light shone on the coating. So this wall is like that too."

  The mural on the wall slowly reveals itself, and it has nothing to do with religion, but a mural that records events. First, someone discovers the temple, which is already in disrepair at that time. Then there is a moon in the sky, which may indicate their current situation. Immediately after, this person finds a passage, where all kinds of monsters live, including cow ghosts and snake gods.

  The mural is very simple, and as soon as you walk out of the corridor, you see the vast snowy mountains.

  Wen Baiyu pointed at the painting and said: "Isn't this Mount Kunlun?!"

  The tour guide also squeezed over and nodded: "It should be, this painting is simple but it should be. I've lived here for so many years, there's no way I'd get it wrong."

  Wen Baiyu said: "That's right, Gan Zhu is waiting for us in this temple, but suddenly encountered something, perhaps discovered the secret passage in the painting."

  Yu Wai Yang said: "Are you saying that Kan Zhu has entered this tomb passage?"

  Wen Baiyu nodded and said, "I think there's only one possibility. The other end of the secret passage is inside Mount Kunlun. Gan Zhu must have met someone on Mount Kunlun after he came out. Otherwise, without a weapon or food, why would he suddenly choose to head forward recklessly? And at his walking speed, even if he knew the way, it's impossible for him to reach Mount Kunlun. We have horses and still need to walk for another day."

  The guide nodded and echoed, "Right, right, this boss is right, this is a no-man's land, further ahead there are many wild beasts, many hunters who want fur are there, some were even bitten to death, it's impossible to walk on foot without any preparation."

  Shi Xu stroked his chin and said, "But this temple, San Wen Bai Yu alone has searched inside and out three times, not even a single hair was found, where can we find the secret passage?"

  Wen Baiyu looked at the mural, and as the moonlight moved slowly, it illuminated the next one. This time, it was a painting of a snow-capped mountain surrounded by nine large gates, but she didn't know what it meant.

  The moonlight slowly moved away and finally disappeared from the air vent, and it suddenly became pitch black everywhere. Because they had just been using the moonlight to look at the murals, everyone had turned off their flashlights.

  Just as Shi Xu was about to turn on the flashlight, Wen Baiyu suddenly said: "Don't shine a light, turn off the flashlight."

  As soon as he spoke, Shi Xue immediately turned off the flashlight that had just been opened. In an instant, Wen Baiyu's words were surprisingly authoritative. Shi Xue thought to herself, who is the leader after all? How did it become Wen Baiyu?

  He turned off the flashlight, and it was pitch black all around. Although several pillars had collapsed and a large part of the wall had caved in, the light from outside somehow couldn't penetrate this ruined temple, and it was unclear how it was designed that way.

  Wen Baiyu slowly raised his hand and pointed at the wall covered in murals.

  Everyone let out a collective "ahh—" and took in a sharp breath, only to see that the wall with the mural had slowly disappeared into complete darkness, replaced by a large bronze gate...

  Wen Baiyu stared at the bronze gate and said, "Door?"

  He finally understood why there was a metallic luster on this wall. It wasn't because of mercury, but because the wall itself was actually a large gate.

  The old-fashioned gate was tightly closed but not locked and there were no door bolts on it.

  Everyone looked at each other in dismay.

  Yu Wai Yang said: "According to what the mural says, if we go in from the passageway behind this door, can we directly reach the interior of Mount Kunlun?"

  At this time, he squatted down and pulled out the weapons from his backpack, handing them to Zi Che and Xue Bai. He also handed a dagger to Piao Yu, saying: "What are we waiting for? Let's hurry up and go, the sooner we find them, the sooner we can rest easy."

  The guide immediately ran over and said, "Hey, bosses, no way! Didn't you see the mural on the wall? There are all kinds of monsters behind this door. What if the thing you're talking about is also inside? We wouldn't even be enough for him to use as a toothpick."

  Shi Xu smiled and turned his head, saying: "Alright then, we'll go in. You stay here. Anyway, you don't want to leave. The wind outside is so strong, it's likely to rain. Just wait for a night. If no wild beasts come to take you away by midnight, and you're lucky enough to see the sun tomorrow morning, then you can go back. We won't even ask for the deposit back."

  While speaking, the guide sifted flour on the other side.

  Shi Xu took out two guns and handed them to Wen Baiyu and Yu Wei Yang, saying: "You two, do you know how to use a gun?"

  Wen Baiyu and Yu Wei Yang exchanged a look, really didn't know how to use it.

  "If you can't use it properly, just treat it as a club. Never point it at people, don't let it misfire, and if you hit your own people, you'll regret it."

  The beast approached and said: "Give me one too!"

  Shi Xu smiled and said: "What's a minor like you doing in this commotion?"

  "......"

  Everyone held their weapons, tied flashlights to their arms, Wen Baiyu held a gun in one hand and grasped the Phoenix Bone Dagger with the other. He felt that compared to guns, the Phoenix Bone Dagger was still more reassuring.

  Shi Xu and Fei Yu were holding onto a copper ring, ready to open the bronze gate.

  "Ready, set, go!"

  "Cut the crap, let's get on with it!"

  As soon as he spoke, Shi Yu's hands immediately gained strength, and the two of them simultaneously pulled open the bronze door.

  Rumble——

  A loud noise, the bronze door was pulled open, inside a pitch black, not a glimmer of light, looked incredibly deep and mysterious, and the slope led down, no one knew where it went, seemed like hell.

  Shi Xu shook his wrist and said: "This broken door is quite heavy, I'll take the lead, you guys follow up."

  He said, leading the way in first, with Piao Miao following behind him. Wen Baiyu and Yu Wei Yang also walked in, just as Xie Shou was about to follow, the guide suddenly became frightened and quickly caught up, inserting himself in between them. He was afraid of being left at the back, in case something happened, it would be easier for the person in the middle to escape.

  After Zǐ Chē and Xue Bai followed, everyone walked into the gate.

  They walked forward for a short distance when they heard a loud rumbling sound, "Boom!!" The bronze gate behind them suddenly closed with a fierce impact.

  Everyone jumped down and the tour guide shouted loudly: "Ghost ahhhhh!!"

  The child's car used a gun head to knock him, saying: "Don't shout, if there really is a ghost, you'll be called over like this."

  The guide immediately shut his mouth and stuttered: "D...d...door..."

  Shi Xu looked back strangely and said, "This door is really strange. When we opened it, we didn't feel anything behind it. There's no spring or rubber band, so how did it close by itself? Is the wind too strong?"

  He said that, and the tour guide immediately started trembling again. Then everyone smelled a foul odor, and he was so scared that he wet his pants!

  Wen Baiyu felt somewhat helpless and said, "Let's go quickly."

  Everyone held their flashlights and gave it their all, coming on strong. Although Shi Xu was smiling, his movements were very professional as he slowly walked forward with his gun at the ready.

  They had been going downhill all the way and finally leveled out. The surrounding area began to appear with polished smooth stone walls, the passage was arched, and below it was square.

  Wen Baiyu felt a bit uneasy and said: "Why does this place look like a tomb?"

  He said that, and the guide shouted again, "What? A tomb?! Let's hurry back!"

  Shi Xue laughed and said, "You're not young anymore, you're a grown man, how can you be so timid? I'll tell you, this round mound is probably a tomb. If there are mummies or zombies or something like that inside, with your shouting, they'll rise from the dead immediately."

  As they walked forward, it was soon confirmed that this was indeed a tomb, because they saw the first chamber.

  The guide did not dare to enter, standing outside, this tomb is very strange, logically speaking, the location is quite remote, it's not a main tomb, just an accompanying burial, but the accompanying objects inside are countless.

  Gold and silver jewelry, as well as some crystal clear gems, copperware, jade ware, and porcelain, filled half of the tomb chamber.

  In the middle of the offerings, there was a coffin with its lid closed, and it was unknown who was inside.

  The guide had never seen so many treasures in his life, and his eyes were fixed on them. Wen Baiyu was afraid he would mess with things that shouldn't be touched and wake up the corpse, so she said: "There's a coffin inside, wait outside."

  The guide was somewhat unwilling, but seeing the coffin really made him feel uneasy, so he could only stand outside and look in with his head stretched out.

  Wen Baiyu and others walked in, whispering to each other, "This tomb chamber is so small, with so many offerings, how can the other chambers be enough?"

  At this point, some strange looks at those extreme products and said: "These are all non-toxic on the surface, but they are preserved so well."

  He said, and suddenly Zi Che said: "Look."

  Everyone turned their heads to look back, and all they saw was a pile of things in the corner of the tomb, which were blocked by the tall offerings. As everyone took a peek, their hearts skipped a beat.

  There were countless white bones, and some that had not yet rotted, looking like they had just died.

  Wen Baiyu rushed over and looked at each body one by one before finally letting out a sigh of relief, not finding Wan Kuangjinghou among them.

  The little cart pointed at a corpse that had not yet rotted and said: "This corpse is strange, look at his movements."

  "Suicide?" said Wen Bai Yu in surprise.

  This corpse was a suicide, anyone could see that, because his military knife was still stuck in his own chest, his hand tightly grasping the hilt of the knife, which had almost been embedded into the flesh, stabbed with extreme viciousness.

  "Usually, when people commit suicide, they wouldn't stab themselves so deeply due to the instinctive pain response. It's as if he had a deep grudge against himself. And his expression was also too gruesome."

  The corpse's expression was indeed extremely ferocious, with his teeth clenched, as if the bayonet had stabbed not him, but his arch-nemesis, a blood feud of the deepest kind. His eyes were round and intact, completely devoid of pain and the suffering of death, his face twisted in a grimace.

  Wen Baiya crouched down, took out a pair of gloves from her backpack and put them on, then started rummaging through the corpse's backpack.

  A backpack was placed next to the body, which looked like it was the same brand as the clothes on the body and should be his.

  Wen Baiyu flipped through it and frowned, saying: "There's food, there's water......it's actually a local tyrant."

  Shi Xu laughed and said, "This brother is really strange. He has food, water, and complete equipment, yet he ran to this place and killed himself? If he was trapped here, he shouldn't have killed himself even when his equipment was full."

  "Could it be that he was frightened?"

  The beast said: "Look at his expression, he's scared but still trying to put on a brave face."

  Everyone was already speechless, with so many corpses here, some had turned into white bones, while others had just died not long ago. The piled-up offerings were still there, and Wen Baiyu always heard that the local villain would never leave empty-handed, but now it was extremely strange.

  Wen Baiyu frowned and said: "Have you caught a cold?"

  As soon as he said that, everyone's face turned gloomy. Perhaps it was really like this, otherwise why didn't the treasure decrease, but so many people died? Except for being possessed by evil spirits, there seemed to be no other reason for someone to dig their own grave so deeply and still look so smug and satisfied.

  Wen Baiyu stood up, took off his gloves, and looked around. There was no sign of struggle here, nor were there any bullets. Everything was spotless. If they hadn't seen the corpses, they would have thought that no one had discovered this place.

  It is difficult to tell from these quiet expressions whether Wan Xizong and his party have ever entered this tomb chamber.

  "Let's go."

  He said, and then heard "Ka!"

  Then it's "Ka la......la......la——"

  The sound was very strange and came from the coffin in the middle of the tomb.

  Wen Baiyu lifted her head and took a glance, then suddenly inhaled a breath of cold air, saying: "The coffin is open."

  Everyone heard the sound and looked over, and indeed the coffin had opened a crack. The dragging sound just now was the sound of the coffin opening by itself.

  The coffin was sealed, but it suddenly opened by itself, revealing a gap. Everyone held their breath, afraid that something would emerge from inside, perhaps a zombie or a white skeleton, but whatever it was, anything that could open a coffin on its own was bound to be terrifying.

  "Ah!!!!!!"

  A shrill cry came from behind them, and when they turned around, they were all gritting their teeth.

  Originally, the tour guide saw them squatting together studying something, studying very intently, and looking at a treasure trove of gold, silver, and jewels. Although he had already received a lot of deposits, he had never seen so many valuable things before, and these were all antiques. If he could just grab a few pieces to sell, he would become rich.

  The guide thought, following these people into Kunlun Mountain, it's unknown when they can come out. Although the money is good, it's a tough job. If he takes one or two treasures from here and sneaks back, since they came by straight roads, he can return by the original route. After going out, he can still recognize the road, and there are livestock, so he won't worry about not being able to go back. It's better than now.

  The tour guide thought it was great, so he took advantage of their inattention and slipped in quietly. He looked around for half a day, his eyes wide with wonder, and all he saw were gold, silver, and precious jewels. The tour guide thought the jade must be especially valuable, as people say that ancient jade is priceless. He thought to himself that he should pocket one piece of jade.

  But there were too many jade pieces, and he began to worry, fearing that Wen Baiyu and others would discover them.

  At this time, the tour guide discovered a jade box!

  The entire body of the ancient jade box is smooth and lustrous, with a crystalline purple color inside, as if there is water moving, extremely smooth and lustrous. The purple jade box emits a faint blue glow, shining exceptionally in the dim tomb chamber.

  The guide couldn't take his eyes off it, this is absolutely a good thing, the box is so beautiful, it must be filled with good things, even if there's nothing inside, the box is so big, made of a whole piece of jade, that's also worth a lot of money!

  The guide tiptoed over, holding the box in his arms, and reached out to touch it. It didn't quite feel like jade, but it was a bit like jade. The coolness of it seemed to penetrate into his bones, making him shiver all over.

  The guide couldn't help but open the lid of the jade box and take a look inside.

  As soon as this opened, it suddenly screamed.

  As the guide opened the jade box, the coffin's lid also quietly pushed open a gap.

  Everyone took a look and found out it was the tour guide's fault.

  The guide let out a loud cry, sat down on the ground with a thud, his face turned deathly pale, his lips turned purple, and he lost all color in an instant. His eyes stared fixedly at the box.

  Wen Baiyu knew that there must be nothing good inside, so now they were surrounded by wolves and tigers. The coffin was opened, and the jade box had something eerie inside. This was what they called "disaster doesn't come alone". He finally understood why those corpses couldn't take away a single thing.

  The coffin creaked open a small gap and then stopped moving, everything was quiet again, with only the tour guide's heavy breathing sound.

  The tour guide's hand shook and he could no longer hold onto the jade box. He finally threw it to the ground with a thud.

  Wen Baiyu suddenly opened her eyes wide and shouted: "It's a corpse! Quick, light the fire and burn it!"

  Corpse fragrance.

  Shi Xu had only heard of it, but had never seen it before. Zi Che had also received training, but he hadn't seen anything like this either. At the time, when they were fighting, Yu Yang's eyes couldn't see, and neither had he ever seen a corpse. The only person who had seen a corpse here was Wen Baiyu.

  And this time, the corpse fragrance and Wen Baiyu saw were very different again.

  Why is it different? Because this corpse fragrance is extremely huge.

  The outside is a transparent spherical egg, inside which lies a huge meat worm, the black meat worm curled up together, emitting a faint fragrance as the box opens, a very strange taste, can't describe what it feels like.

  Tàotiè is an ancient ferocious beast. Upon seeing the gigantic corpse, its breathing becomes unstable at once, and the horns on its head and the fangs in its mouth grow out instantly.

  The tour guide let out a loud "Ah!!" and fainted to the ground with a thud, completely knocked out.

  The child's movements were quick, and he immediately pulled out a flame, then casually grabbed a piece of flammable cloth, poured alcohol on it, and covered the corpse with it. Then, "whoosh" - he ignited it.

  A fierce fire broke out, and a huge egg-shaped object emitted infant-like wailing sounds.

  His situation was very unstable, he crouched on the ground with his head in his hands, his fangs and fingernails were very long, his eyes glowed, and his face was extremely ferocious.

  Wen Baiyu said: "Hurry up and leave, let's talk about it later. You take the food first, the scent of corpses has a great impact on fierce beasts."

  At that moment, Shixu was holding onto the glutton, when the glutton suddenly glared at Shixu with anger, its sharp fingernails scratching his arm.

  Blood gushed out, but Shi Xu didn't make a sound. He gritted his teeth and held onto the wound, saying: "We'll go first, you guys follow quickly."

  A low growl escaped from Xie Rou's mouth, and he was dragged out of the tomb by Shi Yu. Xie Bo's situation was also a bit off, his eyes were terrifying, staring at his own hands nonstop, as if looking at something.

  The young master grabbed Xue Bai's hand and said, "Uncle, what's wrong?"

  Xue Bai's breathing quickened, and a resentful expression appeared on his face, as if he didn't recognize Zi Che at all.

  Wen Baiyu's heart skipped a beat, the influence of Corpse Xiang was too great. Among these people, each person had their own pain, and the effect of Corpse Xiang was to dig out the darkest things from the bottom of their hearts once again.

  Yu Wei Yang's body also trembled, and he retreated several steps backward, reaching out to touch his eyes, then touching his lips again, a pained moan escaping from his throat.

  Wen Baiyu saw him about to retreat beside the coffin, Wen Baiyu's heart was anxious, while the incense ball of the corpse had not burned out, perhaps it was too big, and the incense inside was still screaming incessantly, emitting a scream similar to wailing.

  Wen Baiyu's hand trembled slightly as he raised the gun and fired at the burning corpse, "Bang!" It was his first time firing a gun, and he didn't react at all.

  The corpse let out a loud shriek of "Ahhhhh!!!" and suddenly emitted a thick, foul odor.

  A loud gunshot echoed through the tomb, instantly startling Xue Bai and Yu Wei Yang.

  Xue Bai's hands grasped Ziche's wrists, his fingernails digging into the skin, causing Ziche's wrists to become bruised and swollen.

  Xue Bai suddenly loosened his grip, looking at the blood on his hands in some disbelief.

  The young master saw him regain consciousness and let out a sigh of relief, saying: "Uncle, are you okay?"

  Xue Bai took a deep breath, his expression somewhat complex, looking at Zi Che's bloody hand, his hands trembling slightly as he lifted it up.

  The child quickly pulled his hand back and said, "I'm fine."

  He said, turning his head to Wen Baiyu: "Hurry up, there's something wrong with this place."

  Wen Baiyu nodded and said to Ao Shou: "You carry the guide on your back."

  The ferocious beast unwillingly pouted and said: "He almost killed us, let him keep company with gold, silver, and jewels."

  Wen Baiyu said: "He knows the way of Kunlun Mountain, we have to ask him to be our guide when we go up the mountain, hurry and carry it on your back."

  The deceitful beast was unwilling, but had no choice, and still carried the guide on its back. Although it looked small in size, after all, it was a spiritual beast, and it still had strength.

  Xue Bai supported Zi Che, and Wen Bai Yu supported the still trembling Yu Wang as they walked out.

  They were just about to leave when they heard a voice saying "Bai Yu..."

  The white feathers on her back suddenly stood up, and she stopped in her tracks.

  Yu Wei Yang looked at him and saw his expression suddenly change, saying: "What's wrong?"

  "White Feather..."

  Wen Baiyu suddenly opened his eyes wide, turned his head to look at the coffin in the middle of the tomb, and his eyes were slightly straight. The voice actually came from inside the coffin, and the person inside the coffin knew what he was called.

  "White Feather..."

  "White Feather..."

  Wen Baiyu's mind was buzzing, and he felt a little out of control. He sensed that Yu Yang was calling him, shaking him nonstop to bring him back to his senses. However, Wen Baiyu's mind became increasingly muddled, and he didn't know if it was due to the high-altitude reaction or not, but he couldn't snap out of it.

  The sky spun and the earth turned, Yu Wei Yang shouted loudly, Wen Bai Yu fell head-first to the ground...

  Wen Baiyu felt his head was muddled, he walked back and forth uncontrollably, the people around him all disappeared, leaving only the gold, silver, and jewels in the tomb, a coffin, and the white bony corpses on the ground.

  Wen Baiyu stepped over the corpse and walked to the side of the coffin, which was still as it was before, with a small gap open. Inside, it was dark and empty, only a black edge could be seen, nothing else.

  Wen Baiyu's head was dizzy, and by her ear was still the soft whisper of "Baiyu...Baiyu...", not like Wan Kuangjing Hou's gentle voice, that sound was very light, very soft, as if it was a call.

  Wen Baiyu walked over, and inexplicably stretched out his hand, lightly placing it on the coffin lid. Then, slowly using force, he pushed the coffin lid open bit by bit.

  "Rumble——Boom——"

  The coffin lid was slowly pushed open, and Wen Baiyu's eyes widened instantly. Inside the coffin lay a man dressed in black clothes, with a dark long gown wrapped around his slender figure, and a head of long hair scattered down. If it were to be said that it was a corpse, it would be better to say that it was a man who was fast asleep.

  He lay peacefully in the coffin, with a warm white feather staring at him, because that person looked exactly like himself!

  Suddenly, the man in the coffin suddenly opened his eyes, with a pitch-black pupil on top of a warm white feather, and an upturned eye tail, carrying a sense of strangeness and familiarity.

  The man slowly sat up from the coffin, and Wen Baiyu was so frightened that he wanted to retreat, but his body didn't obey him and remained standing beside the coffin.

  The man stretched out his hand, his hand was as white as a dead person, paired with a black wide sleeve robe, the white was almost frightening.

  His hand gently touched Wen Baiyu's cheek and smiled: "Thank you for letting me out."

  As he spoke, a black feather suddenly appeared between his index and middle fingers. The man inserted the feather into Wen Baihe's chest pocket and smiled, saying: "We'll meet again."

  Wen Baiyu's mind buzzed with a loud noise, and her vision suddenly went black.

  "Olivier Blanchard! Olivier Blanchard!"

  Wen Baiyu heard someone talking beside her ear, "His heartbeat is too weak, don't know what's wrong, suddenly fainted."

  "Could it be altitude sickness?"

  "It shouldn't be like this, after so many days, I should have gradually adapted to the high altitude reaction."

  "Whether it's corpse fragrance or not, we've all fallen for it."

  "Wake up!"

  Wen Bai's eyes opened with great effort, and he found himself lying on Yu Yang's leg. Everyone was surrounding him, seemingly relieved.

  Yu Wei Yang said: "You scared me to death."

  Wen Bai Yu looked around in surprise, it was a pitch-black tomb passage, they had already come out of the tomb chamber.

  "What's wrong with me?"

  "Shi suddenly said: 'You suddenly fainted, no matter how we called you, it was useless. We thought you were going to fart.'"

  He was speaking when he was kicked by a beggar.

  "Is it really a fragrance of death, or have you just imagined it?"

  Wen Baiyu sat up and listened to him say that. Earlier, he was indeed like in a dream. It turned out that it was an illusion, and the influence of this corpse fragrance was too great.

  Wen Baiyu felt a bit short of breath and his chest was stuffy, so he covered his chest with his hand. As soon as he did, something pricked his hand.

  "Hiss——"

  Wen Baiyu took a deep breath, reached out and pressed his hand on the pocket in front of his chest, suddenly a spark of inspiration, quickly pulled something out from inside.

  Yu Wei Yang lowered his head and took a look, saying: "Feathers? Are they black, like those of a crow? Why are you carrying this kind of thing?"

  Wen Baiyu's whole body felt cold, the black feathers, what he saw in his own illusion just now, the person lying in the coffin looked exactly like him, he took out a black feather and inserted it into his pocket.

  Wen Baiyu thought it was a hallucination caused by the corpse fragrance, but if it was an illusion, what was this black feather?

  Wen Baiyu immediately got up from the ground, Yu Yang shouted: "Where are you going?"

  He turned around and walked back without looking back, saying: "I want to go take a look at that coffin."

  Everyone didn't know what had happened, but Wen Baiyu's face was very bad, something bad must have happened, and they quickly followed up.

  The air in the tomb was filled with a foul odor and a burnt smell, while the corpse fragrance eggs had turned into a pile of thick black powder on the ground, making one feel extremely nauseous.

  The coffin in the middle of the tomb had its lid completely open, Wen Baiyu rushed over and looked down to see that there was nothing inside the coffin.

  There was no one, no burial objects, and no man wearing a black suit that looked exactly like him.

  The crowd also rushed over, fearing that some dumplings would jump out of the coffin, but it was empty.

  The only thing in it was a very inconspicuous black feather lying in the coffin, just like a crow's feather.

  ...just like the one in the warm white feathered pouch...

  Wen Baiyu couldn't understand it and recounted the dream from earlier, the beast said firmly: "It's impossible to be exactly like Master, Master must have been affected by Corpse Fragrance."

  " I've heard of the Corpse Eater insect, which makes people see things they've seen before. The fear it brings is always something you've witnessed with your own eyes. So, in this coffin, there really must be a zongzi (glutinous rice dumpling). It should be someone that Wen Baiyu doesn't know, but because he was affected by the Corpse Eater and had an illusion, he saw the face of the zongzi as his own. This fear is quite reasonable."

  Shi Xun spread out his hands and said, "To put it simply, Wen Baiyu was affected by the Corpse Fragrance. When he first fainted, he released a rice dumpling."

  He finished speaking, and his wife kicked him again. He pretended to be in great pain, hugging his leg and saying, "Old lady, why do you always kick me?"

  Wen Baiyu's heart sank, he had actually let go of a rice dumpling, and the illusion was the same, that person thanked him for letting him go!

  This is terrible.

  Wen Baiyu said: "Let's hurry up and get out of this tomb, don't touch anything here, the main thing is to enter Kunlun Mountain."

  The little car nodded and glanced at the guide who was still unconscious, saying: "Anyway, he's still out cold, so no one should be causing any more trouble."

  The greedy beast pouted and said: "I'm tired of carrying him on my back, let's hurry up!"

  Just as everyone was about to leave the tomb, Wen Baiyu suddenly stopped and said: "Actually, I've been wanting to ask for a long time, what is this jade?"

  He said, pointing to the purple jade box on the ground.

  That is a jade coffin with incense, filled with ice crystals, looking very beautiful.

  Shi Xu lowered his head and took a glance, suddenly stunned, saying: "Goodness gracious, you didn't say it, I hadn't noticed, this is actually jade!"

  Yu Wei Yang said: "Purple amethyst ice crystal, but this thing doesn't look like jade."

  "This is certainly not jade, it's human bone!"

  Wen Baiyu was startled and said: "Human bones?"

  Shi Xue said: "I've never seen anything like this before, but I heard from my seniors in the Taoist sect that when they went to Changbai Mountain, they found a coffin made of this material, but it wasn't purple, you guys take a closer look, it's actually not purple, it should be due to the lighting that caused the color change, it's actually light blue with a hint of pale purple."

  Wen Baiyu took a closer look and indeed it was so, light blue with many crystals inside.

  Shi Xu continued: "The senior said that he saw a coffin of this texture on Changbai Mountain, and at the time thought it was jade. Such a large piece of jade would be very valuable, especially since it's an antique. When they opened the coffin, inside was a skull of the same texture, with ice crystals all over its body. The senior said that this isn't actually jade, but human bone - no one knows what method was used to make the human bones into this state. It's supposedly a way to preserve corpses."

  Everyone listened in astonishment, feeling a chill run down their spines. They didn't dare to touch anything else in the tomb and quickly retreated outside.

  The tomb is very large, they can hardly reach the end.

  "After walking for a long time, Shi Yu suddenly said: 'There is no road ahead.'"

  Wen Baiyu looked up and saw that it was indeed the case. The road ahead suddenly broke off, and there was a stone bridge in front of her. However, the stone bridge had actually broken in half from the middle, with many sharp scratches on its edges.

  Gluttony lowered his head and took a look, saying: "Is this a paw print?"

  "Such big paws?"

  Gourmand nodded and said: "It's not a fierce beast, I don't know what it is."

  Wen Baiyu looked up and suddenly saw on top of the broken bridge, a weapon was inserted into the stone, it was Gan Zhuo's copper ladle!

  Wen Baiyu recognized it at a glance, this bronze ladle was brought back by Hun Dun only on his second trip to the grave.

  Yu Yu Yang said: "How can a copper ladle be inserted in such a high place?"

  Wen Baiyu thought for a moment and said: "Is Gan Zhu using ropes to swing over?"

  As soon as he spoke, Shi Xu immediately took off his backpack and pulled out a rope from inside. He tossed it upwards several times before finally lassoing the copper ladle stuck in the stone crevice.

  At this point, Shu stretched out his hand and pulled hard, making a "click" sound.

  Everyone's heart skipped a beat.

  Shi Xu shrugged and said, "I think this is too dangerous. With so many of us crossing like this, tied to the rope, and with the copper ladle scraping against the iron like mud, who knows who might fall off? It's so deep, we'll definitely end up as a pile of mud."

  He said, and then kicked him again, saying: "Can't you say something good?"

  "Hey wife, you kicked me again."

  Wen Baiyu looked around and suddenly saw a mark on the ground, she couldn't help but squat down to take a look, it was actually an arrowhead, pointing downwards.

  Wen Baiyu was overjoyed and said, "This has a mark on it, maybe it's something Gan Zhu left behind."

  Yu Wei Yang said strangely: "The arrow is pointing down? Are we supposed to go down?"

  He said, looking up at the copper ladle stuck on his head, "What if Gan Zhu didn't swing to the other side, but instead slid down along the cliff?"

  Wen Baiyu said: "There must be a discovery at the bottom of the cliff."

  Everyone discussed it and found that the child was agile and slender, so he tied two circles around his waist with a rope. The crowd held onto this rope and then reached out to grab the rope tied to the copper ladle, slowly lowering it down.

  Xue Bai was somewhat worried and kept staring down, the shadow of the child's car soon disappeared into the darkness.

  After a long time, they didn't see Ziche's safety, and Xue Bai was worried. At this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of a whistle, which wasn't far away. Everyone listened and it was Ziche's signal. Below them, there was indeed something.

  Everyone then grabbed the rope of the copper ladle and climbed down one by one, which was better than drifting to the other side.

  The beast of burden carried the guide on its back. Wen Baiyu let him go down first, then covered the rear himself, grabbing the rope and climbing down bit by bit.

  Everyone was already standing below, where there was a raised flat area with a stone bridge leading to the opposite side. On the other side was a cave entrance, but it was unclear whether they could exit the tomb through it.

  Wen Baiyu slowly climbed down the rope, her head making a slight "creaking" sound as she moved. Her back was tense with sweat, and she quickened her pace while trying to keep the rope steady, lest the copper gong really fall off.

  Just as it was about to land, Wen Baiyu let out a sigh of relief. At this moment, he suddenly heard a bird chirping. Wen Baiyu immediately looked up and saw nothing in the dark sky, but the bronze gong seemed to have received a huge impact, emitting a loud "crack" sound. Wen Baiyu felt his body lose control and rapidly descend.

  "Soft White Feather!"

  The crowd shouted loudly, and Wen Baiyu fell down. Just as he was about to touch the stone platform, a large bird flew over, its beak grasping the back of Wen Baiyu's neck.

  Suddenly there was a loud "Bang!" and the heavy bronze gong fell down.

  Wen Baiyu felt the whistling wind in his ears, his body out of control, being carried by the big bird's beak, rushing forward with the wind, flying over the stone bridge, and charging into the mountain cave. Wen Baiyu's body hit the wall of the cave, and he let out a painful cry.

  This change was too sudden, and everyone didn't react in time. Wen Baiyu was suddenly dragged into the cave.

  Shi Xu picked up the copper gong and put it on his back, and the crowd rushed over the stone bridge, rushing towards the stone cave. Inside was a piece of darkness, the stone wall was carved very crudely, with only one path, and it seemed that there were no traps either.

  Wen Baiyu was carried by the big bird flying forward, and the bird didn't care that Wen Baiyu had crashed into the stone wall three times in a row. Wen Baiyu was already on the verge of internal injury, feeling only a suffocating chest, as if a mouthful of blood was stuck there.

  The big bird showed no signs of stopping, Wen Baiyu reached into his pocket and pulled out a phoenix bone dagger, hooked it upwards, grabbed the big bird's claws with both hands, and then swiftly stabbed the phoenix bone dagger into the big bird with a "whooshing" sound.

  The big bird's mournful cry, the sound of birds chirping all around, and Wen Baiyu finally saw that this bird actually had three heads, looking incredibly frightening.

  The big bird was in pain and loosened its claws, shaking out its warm white feathers.

  Wen Baiyu was caught off guard, subconsciously hugging his head and tucking in his neck to avoid injury, "thud" as he fell to the ground, rolling wildly on the ground, unable to stop himself from rolling forward.

  Wen Bai's eyes suddenly turned dark, and she felt as if the sky was spinning. She stumbled and almost fell to the ground. Just as she was about to lose consciousness, a cold gust of wind blew over her, followed by an intense beam of light that pierced through her eyelids.

  Wen Baiyu suddenly opened his eyes and saw a vast expanse of white snow all around him. He stretched out his hand and found himself at the entrance of a cave, he had actually emerged from the tomb!

  Wen Baiyu suddenly felt that the air he inhaled into his neck was cold, but after taking two deep breaths, he immediately opened up the stuffiness in his chest cavity.

  He struggled to get up from the ground, and behind him were voices, it was when they rushed out of the cave.

  "Shi Xu shouted loudly: 'Wen Baiyu! Get down!'"

  Wen Baiyu was stunned for a moment, and then he heard the sound of strong winds approaching. He was blown to the ground with a loud "whoosh". The three-headed bird flew over his back, its claws barely missing him, and it had already flown far away.

  Wen Bai Yu scrambled to his feet and took off in a sprint, wanting to reunite with Shi Xu and the others. Shi Xu and Zi Che were quick on the draw with their guns, immediately crouching down to take aim.

  Wen Baiyu sprinted forward with all his might, and at this moment, Shi Yu shouted loudly: "Get down!"

  Wen Baiyu immediately bent his legs and fell to the ground, not caring about the狼狈 situation. At the same time, he heard two "砰砰" sounds, Shi Xu and Zi Che simultaneously fired their guns. The large bird let out a piercing cry, seemingly injured, with blood dripping down from the sky. After circling twice in mid-air, it seemed to be wary of their weapons and reluctantly flew away.

  Wen Baiyu didn't let out a breath of relief until now, stretching out her hand to support herself on the ground and crawling out of the snow.

  He moved his hand slightly and suddenly let out a "hiss" as if something had cut him, and immediately swept away the snow on the ground.

  In the white snow, a dagger was inserted, it was the dragon scale dagger of Wan Gui Jing Hou!

  A dagger is stuck in the snow, inserted very deeply, with a piece of fur in between.

  Wen Baiyu trembled as he picked up the dragon-scale dagger from the snowy ground, and on the fur wrapping, there were words. Wen Baiyu took a look and knew it was the handwriting of Wan Jie Jing Hou, this was left behind by Wan Jie Jing Hou!

  Head north and meet me under the tree.