Chapter 65: The Tomb of Wang Guangchuan

  After Wen Kai saw the hand in the box, his attitude was quite different. When Wen Jiu Mu asked him about it, he said that it was probably someone's prank.

  The banquet had to go on, but Wen Kai kept zoning out, almost freezing up several times. Fortunately, Wen Jiu Mu was also a businessman and although he seemed gentle, he was actually quite eloquent.

  Wen Baiyu and Wen Fei both noticed Wen Lei's unusual behavior, let alone Wen Jiumu who had lived with him for so many years.

  The longevity celebration ended in disarray at around nine o'clock, and many people couldn't leave on the same day. The Wen family had guest rooms to accommodate guests, but Wen Cui was distracted and didn't make any arrangements. It wasn't until Wen Jiumu stepped in that the guest rooms were arranged, avoiding an awkward situation.

  Wen Baiyu returned to the room, took off his suit and threw it on the bed, stretched his shoulders, he always felt that men wearing suits looked good, but only when looking at others, such as looking at Wan Jiahui.

  If I wear it for a day, I'll feel uncomfortable all over. I really admire Zhong Kui and Zhong Jian who sell insurance every day in suits...

  Wan Xi Jing Hou also walked in and saw Wen Bai Yu unbuttoning his cuff, so he reached out to take off his suit as well.

  Wen Baiyu immediately stopped him and smiled: "Don't take it off yet."

  Wan Kuang raised an eyebrow and said, "Why?"

  Wen Baiyu smiled and said: "Great!"

  Wan Gui Jing Hou: "......"

  Wan Xi Jing Hou didn't move, only unbuttoning his Western-style suit jacket and sitting down. He handed a cup of water to Wen Bai Yu and said: "Your uncle received that box, what do you think?"

  Wen Bai furrowed his brow and said, "I also find it strange. Logically speaking, all those things before were directed at me, but this time there was no need to send the stuff to Uncle's face. Are they trying to drag them down?"

  Wan Xi Jing Hou shook his head and said: "I don't think so, maybe your uncle has already gone down to the water, you just don't know."

  Wen Baiyu said strangely: "What did you just say?"

  Wan Qi Jing Hou said: "Look at his reaction. Wen Lei's character won't be swayed by small things, but today he performed poorly, and in front of some wealthy businessmen who came to do business with him, he was distracted repeatedly, which means he has something on his mind, but can't tell others. He should know the origin of that hand..."

  Wen Baiyu nodded, thinking back and indeed it was the case. Since seeing that strange hand, Wen Cai had been distracted and furrowed his brow, wondering what he was thinking about. What could make Wen Cai furrow his brow might be a real puzzle.

  But another question followed closely, that is how Wen Lei knew about the connection between this ice crystal bone and black feathers.

  Wen Baiyu felt more and more that something was off, so he stood up and said: "Let's go take a listen."

  "What did you hear?"

  Wen Baiyu smiled and said, "Of course we'll listen to the wall root. Don't look at my little uncle's temper being quite gentle, but if he wants to know something, he will definitely ask, so let's just listen to the wall root."

  He said, and quietly opened the door, then beckoned to Wan Jie Jing Hou, and the two of them sneaked to Wen Sui's door.

  Wen Ke's room was closed, and it seemed quiet inside. Wen Baiyu thought he was in his uncle's room, but before they could turn around, a voice came from inside, which was Wen Jiumu's.

  "Wen Kai, what else have you hidden from me?"

  Wen Baiyu opened her eyes wide, pointed to the door, and sparkles flashed in her eyes. Indeed, Wen Kui and Wen Jiumu were inside, but their voices were not loud, and if they hadn't raised their voices, the tightly closed door would have made it impossible to hear anything.

  After that sound, the room fell silent again. Wen Baiyu put her ear to the door and heard some movement inside, but she couldn't hear clearly and didn't know what Wen Kai said.

  The door creaked open with a "bang", Wen Baiyu was listening carefully, almost fell in, Wan Kuang Jinghou stretched out his hand and grabbed Wen Baiyu's waist, pulling him back.

  Wen Baiyu was taken aback, and Wen Jiumu, with a furious expression, opened the door to leave, but didn't expect two people to be eavesdropping so blatantly, and stood frozen at the doorway.

  Wen Wei obviously hadn't seen Wen Baiyu and the others yet, and chased after saying: "Xiaojiu where are you going..."

  He said, and then saw Wen Baiyu with a dry smile on his face.

  Wen Bai Yu shrugged and said: "I... I just passed by."

  Wen Jiu Mu looked at him with an unpleasant expression. Wen Bai Yu said: "Young uncle, you've quarreled with big uncle again?"

  Wen Jiu Mu sneered and said: "Whoever argues with him can't get a fart out of him, no matter how hard they kick."

  He said, Wen Baiyu let out a "pu" sound and burst out laughing.

  Wen Ke's face was also very dark, and he looked at Wen Baiyu and said: "Alright, it's getting late, you go back to sleep."

  He said, grabbing Wen Jiumu's hand and saying, "Little Nine, come with me, I'll tell you."

  Wen Jiu Mu's attitude softened a bit, and he let Wen Lei hold his wrist. When Wen Lei was about to close the door, Wen Bai Yu immediately stopped him with her hand and said: "Uncle, regarding the antique box matter, if you want to talk, I also need to listen. To be honest, I've encountered something related recently."

  As soon as he finished speaking, Wen Cai's face immediately turned black like the bottom of a pot, and he shook his head and said: "This is impossible, this has nothing to do with you, how could you possibly encounter related things?"

  Wen Baiyu didn't say a word, but took out a black feather from his sleeve and handed it to Wen Kuang.

  Wen Kei's face first showed shock, then some despair, and he beckoned with his hand, saying: "You all come in."

  Wen Baiyu saw Wen Lei's expression change and felt a bit strange, so he turned his head to take a look at Wan Jinhou. Wan Jinhou raised his chin slightly, indicating for Wen Baiyu to follow him in.

  Everyone walked into Wen Pei's room and found a chair to sit down. Wen Pei stood alone.

  Wen Ke's room was elegantly decorated with an antique flavor, and on the antique desk, there was a box with its lid closed.

  Wen Kai's hand was placed on the box, and he remained silent for a long time. Wen Jiu Mu didn't disturb him either. Only when Wen Kai let out a deep sigh did he stretch out his hand to open the box.

  The box was opened, and it was that bony crystal hand again. The pale blue glow stood out in the brightly lit room, with a black feather stuck beside it.

  That black feather is almost the same as the warm white feather.

  Wen Ke took out the black feathers from the box and finally spoke up, saying: "Actually, this black feather, I've seen it for the second time today. You may think it's no different from ordinary feathers, any crow has this kind of black feather... The first time I saw it was when I was very young, at that time, Xiao Jiu, you had already arrived..."

  Wen Jiumu was the adopted son of Wen Lei's father, but in reality, he was a disciple raised by him. He would find children with good-looking hands, long fingers and strength, bring them home to raise and train them to become Tu Fu Zi.

  Wen Jiu Mu was completely unaware of the matter, and Wen Xuan didn't believe it at first, but later gradually came to believe it, especially after seeing the antique box.

  Wen Kai said that his father had suffered from a strange illness, which would cause bone pain from time to time. As he grew older, a piercing pain would develop in his bones, initially not very noticeable, but later it would suddenly appear and disappear, and eventually it could last for an hour before disappearing. The pain that seemed to come from within the bones almost took Wen Kai's life away. Each time, Wen Kai endured it silently, only telling Wen Jiumu that it was due to old injuries, and these days of bad weather had triggered another episode.

  Wen Ke's father also had this problem, and it was very obvious. At first, he thought it was a joint issue, so he went to the hospital for an examination. However, the doctor couldn't find anything wrong with him. Later, at a Taoist temple, he met a blind Taoist priest who claimed he could feel bones by touch. He examined Wen Ke's father.

  The blind Taoist sighed and said that this illness was incurable, a kind of hereditary disease. It was as if the ancestors of this family had offended the heavens in ancient times, causing their descendants to be cursed for generations, none of whom would come to a good end.

  Wen Kai's father never believed in it, he had been fighting all his life, and what he least believed in was the curse of ghosts and monsters. If there really were ghosts and monsters, why had he never seen a zombie rise from a rice ball, nor seen a ghost in a grave?

  Wen Ke's father didn't believe it at first, but later his bones became more and more painful. Even when he was in pain, he could see his own bones faintly glowing with a blue light in the dark, like ghost fire, which could penetrate through his skin and emit outward...

  Later, Wen Yu's father had one of his hands chopped off by a guillotine when he was burying someone.

  Wen Kai said faintly: "The broken bone of the hand is this pale blue ice crystal... I've checked a lot, but there's no record of such a thing. Instead, I saw it in the unofficial history of the Western Han Dynasty, but most of them are mythical stories and can't be trusted."

  Wen Jiu Mu was extremely shocked and said: "How could you not tell me about this earlier?!"

  Wen Ke did not respond, of course, he didn't want Wen Jiu Mu to know that this illness was almost incurable and there was no point in mentioning it, which would only make Wen Jiu Mu worry. Although Wen Jiu Mu had a gentle personality, his thoughts were too heavy, always overthinking things, and Wen Ke was afraid that if he knew, he would also overthink.

  Wen Ke changed the subject and turned to Wen Baiyu, saying: "Although we adopted you, there is no blood relationship between us, so I said it's impossible."

  Wen Baiyu thought for a moment and indeed didn't have any bone-aching illness himself.

  Wan Kuang Jing Hou furrowed his brow, staring at the antique box for a while before suddenly reaching out to run his hand along it and saying, "There's a hidden compartment."

  Everyone was shocked and rushed to see the box. Wan Zongjinghou said, "It seems there is no mechanism."

  He said, his fingers exerting force, "crack" sound opened the box's interlayer, inside was a piece of paper.

  The paper is new and doesn't turn yellow or brittle. It looks like it was just put in, with a row of words on top, which is an address in Yangzhou, along with the door number.

  The handwriting of Wen Baiyu's note is exactly the same as the one on the paper left in the small restaurant before.

  Wen Kai looked at this address and frowned, as if he suddenly remembered something.

  "What did you find?"

  Wen Kai smiled and said: "Since I've already let you know, I won't hide it from you anymore."

  He said, waving the paper, "I'm sure you all know something about my father's character. I have many half-brothers and sisters, and this address is one of them. It's been many years since we last contacted each other. He followed his mother's surname, surnamed Zou, what was his name... I've already forgotten."

  Wen Baiyu said: "Looks like it's still an old house with some age? Don't know if it's been abandoned or not? There's an address here, are they trying to get us to go there?"

  Wen Kai shook his head and said, "You can't go."

  Wen Baiyu said: "Why can't I go? I must follow you, otherwise I won't be at ease. Uncle, you are the one who has no right to speak."

  He said, looking at Wen Jiumu and saying: "Right, little uncle? I and Wan Kui Jinghou will go too, and we can help you."

  Wen Jiu thought for a moment and nodded: "We'll set off early tomorrow."

  Wen Kai was left aside by everyone, a bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, but there was nothing he could do.

  Wen Jiuru told Wen Baiyu to go back to sleep, Wen Baiyu and Wan Jingshou walked out of the room, and Wen Jiuru also kicked Wen Kai out, saying: "First go buy train tickets to Yangzhou, then sleep in the living room."

  Wen Baiyu: "......"

  Wen Baiyu saw her uncle going to buy tickets with the servant, and couldn't help but nudge Wang Juexuan, saying: "Hey, don't you think my little uncle is especially stylish?"

  Wan Xi Jing Hou raised an eyebrow and said: "Get some rest now, there's still a lot of work to be done tomorrow."

  Wen Baiyu lay on the bed, tossing and turning, and as soon as she closed her eyes, a vast expanse of black feathers floated down, followed by ice crystals covering the ground.

  Wen Baiyu didn't sleep well, and the next morning everyone set off early because the journey wasn't long, so they didn't bring anything.

  After getting off the train, Wen Baiyu thought of inquiring first whether this address was abandoned or not, then taking a taxi there.

  As a result, they came out of the train station and saw a black luxury car parked in front of them. A young man got out from inside, who was very tall, wearing a black windbreaker, glasses on his face, with a cold and stern expression, and white gloves on his hands, looking very formal.

  The man came down and said to them: "Is Mr. Wen? My young master has been waiting."

  Everyone was a little surprised, they didn't expect someone would come to pick them up as soon as they got off the car, this is even more mysterious than predicting the future.

  The man took out a piece of paper with the address they were going to written on it.

  Everyone got on the bus, and after an hour's drive, they had already arrived in the suburbs. It was then that they saw a very large ancient mansion in front of them, with a traditional quadrangle courtyard layout.

  The car stopped in front of the gate, and inside the old mansion was very quiet. It was already late autumn, the trees had withered, and yellow leaves fell to the ground, scattered sparsely, looking ancient and elegant.

  The man's face was cold and indifferent, but his attitude was very strict. He led the crowd in and said, "My young master's surname is Zou, and his full name is Zou Chengyi."

  They said, and had already entered the quadrangle courtyard. This quadrangle courtyard looked very large from a distance, at least three rooms in and out. They entered the gate, bypassed the screen wall, and came to a huge sky well. There were several trees planted around the sky well, which were also withered. The man led the crowd into the main hall facing the screen wall.

  The walls on both sides of the hall were adorned with treasure cabinets, which held various bottles and jars. Everyone present was a connoisseur, and at a glance, they could tell that these were antiques, rare treasures that were hard to come by. The hall had two rows of seats, eight in each row, making a total of sixteen seats. Between every two seats, there was a tea table made of red wood, which also looked like something from a wealthy family.

  The man asked everyone to sit down and said, "Wait a minute."

  He said, brought out tea and put it on the tea table, then walked out of the hall.

  Everyone looked around and found that the house was very quiet, seemingly with only one male servant. However, judging from the man's demeanor, he didn't seem like a servant at all. Moreover, he always referred to "young master" but never "old master", which made Wen Baiyu think that Uncle, his father's brother from another mother, had probably passed away.

  Before long, a "gurgling" sound came from the skylight.

  Wen Baiyu saw a man pushing a young boy in a wheelchair from outside.

  The young man looked no more than eighteen years old, his complexion somewhat pale, and he sat in a wooden wheelchair that also seemed to be an antique.

  The young man wore a black changshan with rolled-up sleeves, and on his right thumb was a bright red jade ring. On his index finger was an extremely thin silver ring. He matched the ancient mansion perfectly. His legs were covered with a blanket, but it was unclear whether he was covering up his disability or just trying to ward off the chill.

  The young man's face was extremely pale, but his lips were slightly orange in color, which didn't seem to be a natural flush. His eyes were a light tea color, and his nose bridge was high. His lips were thin, but just looking at him made you feel like he was an elegant person.

  The young man was pushed in by the man, and when the wheelchair crossed the threshold, the man's hands were still on the push handles at the back of the wheelchair, without seeing him exert any force, he had already lifted the wheelchair up, steadily crossing the threshold, and then gently put it down, without making a single sound.

  Wen Baiyu looked at Wan Jijinghou, who nodded slightly, seemingly in agreement. This man appeared to be a skilled fighter, with extremely powerful hands and arms.

  The young man came in, smiled and said: "Yesterday at Uncle Wen's birthday banquet, my nephew had a leg problem and couldn't go to pay respects to Uncle Wen, but I heard some news."

  He said, "My surname is Zou, and I am called Zou Chengyi. He is my servant, named Yi Feng."

  The two characters "Feng Shui" originated from the Burial Book, which is the ancestor of Feng Shui. No matter how Feng Shui has evolved and changed over time, it must be based on the evolution of the Burial Book.

  "The one who buries is the one who hides, and also the one who rides on the vital energy. The energies of yin and yang, when they are emitted, become wind; when they rise, become clouds; when they descend, become rain; and when they move through the earth, become vital energy."

  Everyone listened and knew what this young master was doing. It's estimated that he still inherited the family business, is a rustic scholar, but looking at his legs like this, I don't know how to be a rustic scholar anymore.

  Wen Kai said: "How did you know we would come, just heard the news of Shouyan. The mobile phone mobile terminal first launched address:"

  Zou Cheng shook his head, beckoned with his hand, and Yi Feng took out a box. Everyone looked at it, and this box was exactly the same as the one Wen Xuan had received. It should be said that they were a pair.

  Zou Cheng put a box on the table and gently pushed it open.

  Everyone had been prepared and, as expected, inside was another skull hand made of ice crystal, along with a black feather.

  What's unusual is that this hand has only four fingers, one of which is broken.

  Zou Cheng opened a layer of the box and found a note inside with an address in Jinhua, which was the mansion of Wen Xue and Wen Jiuxiu.

  Zou Cheng smiled and said, "Little nephew's legs are not nimble, and Uncle Wen is also impatient. I didn't expect him to come over so early the next day. That's why I asked Yi Feng to pick up a few people. Hopefully, it won't be too abrupt."

  Wen Baiyu saw him speaking slowly and seemingly in no hurry at all, and said: "What does the thing inside this box represent, do you know?"

  Zou Chengyi smiled and said: "I'm not satisfied with what everyone says, but I really know because this hand, before my father passed away, I saw it every day."

  Wen Baiyu felt a chill run down her spine as soon as she heard him say that.

  Zou Chengyi continued: "Although I dare not completely confirm, but also have 80% confirmation, because my father's hand was cut off when he was beaten to death, his right hand had only four fingers left after the index finger was cut off. However, my father's grave is still buried in the back mountain now. If it really is my father's hand, I don't know who dug him up."

  "What do you think these ice crystal bones represent?"

  Zou Chengyi smiled again, his face looking very relaxed. He beckoned to Yi Feng, who bowed and leaned in close. Zou Chengyi whispered something in his ear, and then Yi Feng quickly walked away.

  He came back in less than a minute, put a notebook on the table and said: "Young master, please ask a few guests to watch a video."

  He said, opening a video, the video was very unclear, it looked like it was shot for a long time, fortunately it was in color.

  The video starts with a man facing the screen, his face has a very large close-up, and suddenly appears, startling people.

  The man's face looked a bit like Wen Xue, and he seemed to be Wen Xue's half-brother.

  "This is just like Father."

  The video started moving, and Zhou Chengyi's father indeed had only four fingers on his right hand. His index finger was cut off at the root, and the wound had fully healed a long time ago, looking somewhat frightening.

  What's even more frightening is that Zou Chengyi's father had a very sinister expression.

  The video should have been shot at night, with warm-colored lights in the house, but this warm yellow light shines on his face, making it look exceptionally ferocious and terrifying. His expression is very strange, as if he is enduring something with great effort.

  Suddenly, the person in the video moved and fell to the ground. A voice came from behind him, but the person in the video waved his hand as if to stop him from coming over. Then, Zou Chengyi's father suddenly let out a loud, hoarse shout while on the ground, tearing at his own arm as he yelled.

  Zou Chengyi's father rolled on the ground in agony and then shouted loudly, "Turn off the lights!"

  The lights in the room went out, and someone turned off the lights. Strange things happened. The surroundings were pitch black, seemingly airtight, but Zhou Chengyi's father's body emitted a faint blue glow. That kind of light was just like Wen Xuan said, as if it came from his bones, and could penetrate through skin and flesh to emit outward, abnormally terrifying.

  The person in the video is rolling wildly on the ground, hitting their head against the leg of a chair, constantly wailing, and sweating profusely with pain, almost fainting.

  It ended right there, and the recording suddenly cut off, with the screen going black.

  Wen Baiyu's heart was racing with fear, she never thought it would be so painful.

  Wen Kai and this person are blood brothers, Wen Kai looks younger than him.

  Zou Chengyi said faintly: "What you all saw is a video recorded by my father. He once said that this is a kind of thing similar to genetic disease, which is brought in the blood. All clan members will have this disease and will not end well. When my father passed away, he was only 39 years old. In addition to pain and glowing skin, his flesh would slowly wither away, leaving only bones behind. At the time of death, a black feather would grow from his bones."

  "Wen Baiyu was startled and said: 'Black feathers?'"

  Zou Cheng nodded slightly and said, "My father has been studying this strange disease all along. After my father passed away, he only found that the pain of this disease will become more and more painful as age increases. Generally, it can be felt after the age of thirty, but there are exceptions to everything..."

  He said with a smile, suddenly stretched out his hand and placed it on the blanket on his leg, then gently lifted it up, and Wen Baiyu couldn't help but take in a breath of cold air with a "hiss".

  Zou Chengyi's leg had turned into a pale blue-colored bone from the knee to the middle of the calf, with no skin or flesh left, only bones emitting a pale blue glow.

  Wen Kai and Wen Jiu Mu furrowed their brows at the same time, Wen Kai's body was now only slightly convulsing, he didn't think that this young man had already endured such great suffering.

  Zou Chengyi gently put down the quilt, and Yi Feng squatted down to tidy up the quilt for Zou Chengyi.

  Zou Chengyi said, "After my father passed away, I also studied these things and coincidentally made some discoveries. Uncle Wen is also on the same string as me, I don't know if you're interested in listening."

  Wen Ke hadn't responded yet, but Wen Jiu Mu already said: "Of course I'm interested."

  Zou Cheng smiled and said, "In my family, we are engaged in antiques. My father likes to collect antiques, while I like to collect ancient books. After browsing through countless ancient books, I found a similar strange disease that appeared in the Western Han Dynasty. However, in the records, it was not mentioned as a disease, but rather referred to as a craft."

  Zou Chengyi said: "In the Western Han Dynasty, there was a Guangchuan King named Liu Qu. Liu Qu loved beauty and had two favorite concubines, one named Wang Zhao Ping and the other named Wang Di Yu. The two concubines were sisters, and Liu Qu said he would make them queens. This story must have been heard by everyone, but later Liu Qu fell ill. During his illness, a maid servant took meticulous care of him and eventually gained his favor, namely the famous Yang Cheng Zhaoxin. Later, Yang Cheng Zhaoxin was good at being jealous and competing for favor, and in order to become queen, she framed Liu Qu's other concubines. Liu Qu believed the rumors and had Wang Zhao Ping and Wang Di Yu flayed, tortured, flogged, and burned with fire."

  Wen Baiyu had once heard Wan Xi Jinghou talk about the Guangchuan King, and Xi Chi used to be a guest of the Guangchuan King. Later, he was granted the title of He Yu Hou, but Zhong Jian was still crushed by the Guangchuan King.

  Zou Chengyi continued: "However, I have read several ancient books, and the records on this are somewhat different. Because they were added with divine colors, I initially felt unbelievable, but later I saw several other ancient books, all of which had the same records... The two concubines of King Guangchuan, Wang Zhao Ping and Wang Diyu, were sisters by blood relationship. After being framed by Yang Chengzhaoxin, King Guangchuan was extremely angry, thinking that Wang Diyu wanted to assassinate him, so he captured Wang Diyu and interrogated her with severe torture. Yang Chengzhaoxin suggested peeling off Wang Diyu's skin and cutting her flesh with iron needles. Liu then ordered people to peel off Wang Diyu's skin, and then cut her flesh piece by piece. A strange thing happened: Wang Diyu's bones were not the white bones of ordinary people, but pale blue ice crystals..."

  "In other words, she's like me. Our ancestors must have been the same person, so she also has this strange disease."

  Liu was originally fond of grandeur and extravagance, and he often went on hunting trips to admire beautiful women, not missing a single one. Moreover, he had a special interest in excavating ancient tombs and collecting antiques, taking pleasure in owning rare treasures that others did not have.

  Guang Chuan Wang saw that the bones of Wang Di Yu were actually similar to jade, and he felt extremely unbelievable. He personally cut off all the skin and flesh of Wang Di Yu, revealing the intact bones inside. The bones of Wang Di Yu had not completely turned into ice crystals, only the arm bones had fully crystallized, while other places looked like jade mixed with impurities, although beautiful, but not perfect.

  Guangchuan Wang was born cruel, and at this time Yang Chengxiao slandered again, saying that actually Wang Diyu was a monster who confused the world, and the king was to eliminate harm for the people. In this way, if Wang Diyu is a monster, then her sister Wang Zhaoping must also be a monster.

  Liu had someone capture Wang Zhaoping and flay the skin and cut the flesh in the same way, and as expected, ice crystals also appeared on some parts of Wang Zhaoping's bones.

  These two sentences are a miracle in Liu's eyes, he has seen countless corpses in the tomb, dry, bloody, well-preserved, but never saw bones that were jade.

  Later, Yang Chengxiao captured two more maidservants and killed them with cruel methods, but still did not find the bones of Feicui.

  Liu was obsessed with this bone, and to become the queen, Yang Cheng also helped him inquire about it. From a technician's mouth, he learned that only one tribe would have this jade bone, and the formation of the jade bone was an extremely painful experience. When the true jade bone is fully formed, the person's skin will also shrink completely, turning into a skull.

  So these ethnic groups have been seeking ways to break through.

  The thing that can really break this deadlock is not mentioned in the ancient books.

  Yang Chengzhao told the story to the King of Guangchuan, who was overjoyed and appointed Yang as his queen. He then ordered a large number of Taoist priests to start researching an elixir that could supposedly cure the disease.

  Because of this elixir, Guangchuan Wang quickly attracted a group of people from this ethnic group. However, Guangchuan Wang only treated them as handicrafts, and the purpose of attracting them was nothing more than skinning and cutting their flesh, removing their bones and playing with them in his hands.

  Wen Baiyu listened and couldn't help but frown, saying: "This Guangchuan King is really cruel."

  Zou Chengyi smiled and said: "The King of Guangchuan was extremely tyrannical, but later suddenly died violently. His cruel killing of innocent people also came to the attention of Emperor Wu of Han, who banished his family to Shangyong, and the king's corpse also disappeared in the vicinity of Shangyong. Some ancient books say that he was abandoned in the market, and no bones could be found... However, I checked it out, and the King of Guangchuan had been fighting all his life, and was very familiar with ancient tombs. As soon as he became the King of Guangchuan, he began to build an underground tomb for himself, and the location of the tomb happened to be Shangyong, which is now Hubei."

  Wen Baiyu frowned and said: "You want to go to Hubei to find the tomb of Guangchuan Wang? Want to find that kind of elixir?"

  Zou Cheng nodded slightly and said, "I do have this intention, but my legs are not convenient, and I've been planning for a long time without taking real action. Recently, the pain in my legs has gotten worse, and it seems like if I don't go find them soon, there won't be enough time left. I wonder if Uncle Wen and the others have any interest in going to Hubei with me?"

  Wen Kei hesitated for a moment, then said: "Given the cunning nature of Guang Chuan Wang, it's hard to say whether he actually refined the elixir that could control the outbreak of the disease at that time. Maybe he just lured those people into a trap."

  Zou Cheng smiled and said, "Uncle Wen, my father spent his whole life searching for it, I've been searching for over a decade. To be honest, this strange illness is like a curse, it's possible that there will never be a solution. But now that a glimmer of hope has appeared, even if it's just a faint one, shouldn't we try to find out more?"

  He said, his expression changed, and then said: "I have never done anything that hurts the sky and reason in my life. Why should I bear this unjustified pain for no reason? In fact, even if you don't come to Yangzhou, I plan to leave for Hubei next week. There are still a few days left, and you can consider it."

  "Never mind."

  Zou Chengyi finished speaking, and Wen Jiumu and Wen Baiyu surprisingly spoke up together.

  Wen Jiuxi coughed and Wen Baiyu continued: "Just let us know when we're leaving next week."

  Zou Cheng smiled and said: "Since everyone is a straightforward person, let's set off next week. At that time, Yi Feng will drive to pick you up, we need to drive over."

  Wen Baiyu nodded, and everyone stopped lingering, then took the train back to Jinhua.

  All the way, Wen Lei didn't say much, but as soon as he entered the house, he suddenly sighed and said, "I once said that I would never go down to the arena again for a lifetime, but I didn't expect to break the rules again."

  Wen Jiu Mu ignored him and sat down to write a list of tools they would need along the way, then handed it to Wen Kuai and said, "Hurry up and get ready."

  Wen Kai took a look and smiled helplessly, saying: "Yes, wife."

  Wen Jiu gave him a stern look, kicked him out of the door with one foot and said: "Get out quickly."

  Wen Baiyu smiled and looked at them with a smile, saw Wen Xuan leave, then pulled Wen Jiumu and said: "Young uncle, help me check something."

  "What's going on? It's so mysterious."

  Wen Baiyu smiled and said: "Can't let Uncle hear it, Little Uncle help me check out this Huang Laoban."

  Wen Jiu Mu said strangely: "Everyone is dead, what's the point of investigating?"

  Wen Baiyu said: "Old Master Huang previously obtained a map engraved on a jade silkworm, the jade silkworm is very strange and wrapped in human skin used for resurrection. The seller also warned Old Master Huang not to throw away the human skin, I think this seller is suspicious and must know something. We also encountered black feathers and ice crystal bones in the fight, so I think there's a connection. Little uncle, you have many connections, help me investigate Old Master Huang and this seller."

  Wen Jiu nodded and said: "Alright, I'll go now."

  Wen Baiyu and others went to Wen Jiumu, and also made a phone call to Yu Wei Yang in Beijing, asking Yu Wei Yang to help investigate. After all, Wen Jiumu's connections are in the south, while Yu Wei Yang's connections are in the north, so it would be faster to investigate together.

  Yu Wei Yang told him it was no problem and would let him know when he found out.

  Wen Baiyu put away her phone and saw that Wan Jiahao was also on a call. "Who are you calling?" she asked.

  Wan Xi Jing Hou's phone was identical to Wen Bai Yu's, and the screen displayed "Call Ended" with the name of the other party being - Xi Chi.

  Wen Bai's eyelid twitched, and Wan Qi Jing Hou said calmly: "Next week we're going to Hubei to find the Guangchuan King's tomb. I suddenly thought of Xi Chi, maybe he'll be willing to make a move too. Xi Chi is the Huayu Marquis, familiar with the Guangchuan King's character, and coincidentally has some past grievances, so he should put in quite an effort."

  Wen Baiyu: "......"

  Who says the most poisonous is a woman's heart? The most poisonous is actually Wang Qi Jing Hou. Xi Chi and Guang Chuan Wang are not just passing by, Guang Chuan Wang wants to kill Xi Chi, and also wants to crush Zhong Jian's bones into ashes. Xi Chi has been searching for Zhong Jian for two thousand years, enduring countless hardships.

  Wen Baiyu didn't need to use his brain to make up for it, he had already thought of the scene of this next fight. What's more, Chi Chi was not just going to exert himself so simply, Wen Baiyu was afraid that he would exert himself too much!

  Wan Xi Jing Hou smiled and kissed Wen Bai Yu's lips, saying: "Xi Qi just promised that he would try to come to Jinhua and meet with us in the next few days."

  Wen Baiyu said: "If you don't respond soon, there will be a ghost."

  Wan Qi Jinghou said: "There are resources, they must be used reasonably."

  "Old cunning fox."

  He said, frowning: "I'm just afraid that Xi Chi is too emotional."

  Wan Xi Jing Hou said: "Don't worry, Zhong Jian has come back to life. More than half of Xi Chi's heart disease is gone. Moreover, with Zhong Jian watching over him."

  Two days later, Xi Chi and Zhong Jian arrived in Jinhua. Wen Baiyu and Wan Kui Jinghou went to the airport to pick them up. Everyone returned to Wen Xuan's home. Xi Chi couldn't help but exclaim: "I didn't expect your uncle's house to be so rich."

  Everyone sat down and told the story again. Xi Chi listened, furrowed his brow, and coldly said: "Such brutal methods are indeed the doing of Guangchuan Wang. Liu Qian did ask me to find some jade bones before, but I didn't find any during the search. As for the elixir you mentioned, it's possible, and the probability is quite high. Although Liu Qian was brutal, he obtained a lot of wealth from the underground fighting, and being rich enough to rival a country is not an exaggeration. With money, there will be many talented people under his command. At that time, there were many alchemists, and Liu Qian even presented elixirs to Emperor Wu of Han."

  Xie Chi was speaking, when Wen Kai and Wen Jiu Mu returned from outside. They had gone to buy a few tools that were not easy to get, and as soon as they entered the house, they saw two strangers sitting in the living room.

  Wen Baiyu had said that he would ask for help, all of whom were familiar people. Wen Kai did not refuse either. The people he used to be familiar with didn't want to contact him again after all, there was nothing worth contacting about.

  Two people came in and sized up Xi Chi and Zhong Jian. Zhong Jian looked very proper and honest, like a good husband at home, while Xi Chi...

  Fifteen or sixteen years old in appearance, looking petite and lovely, even beautiful with no distinction between male and female.

  Wen Ke and Wen Jiu Mu were both taken aback. Could it be that this was the helper Wen Bai Yu had found? He didn't seem very reliable either.

  Xī Chí smiled and continued to say to Wēn Bái Yǔ: "In the past, when Guangchuan King built his own mausoleum, I also participated in it. However, Guangchuan King was naturally suspicious, so he suddenly abandoned the completed tomb. I reckon that at that time, he had already begun to feel that my achievements were too great and that I would overthrow him after his death. Later, I heard some news that if Liu built his tomb in Shàngyōng, it would also be reasonable."

  Wen Ke and Wen Jiu Mu are actually normal people, but Xi Chi's words are mostly not quite normal. When Wen Bai Yu saw Wen Ke and Wen Jiu Mu casting strange glances at him, he dryly laughed twice and beckoned to Xi Chi, saying: "Let's go talk in the study..."

  Xie Chi said: "Shang Yong is now the southwest corner of Zhushan County, Hubei Province. The mountains and rivers gather together, although it was relatively remote during the Western Han Dynasty, but it looks like a treasure land with good feng shui. However, the territory is not small either. If we don't have any clues and go to find it, I'm afraid it will take a lot of time."

  Wen Baiyu also felt that if he only knew it was in Shangyong, with so many mountains in Shangyong, and not to mention the water tomb, it would be really easy to find.

  But no matter what, they must find out. Wen Baiyu closed his eyes and still remembered the scene when Zou Chengyi lifted up the blanket on his legs, the terrible feeling made Wen Baiyu shudder, not knowing how much suffering he would have to endure.

  Wen Kai is also of this physical constitution, it's just that it hasn't fully developed yet.

  Many people stayed in Jinhua for a few days, Wen Wei and Wen Jiuyi were businessmen who had to take care of their own business, and next they would go to Hubei, where they could not do business for a period of time, nor could they let others know that Wen Wei and Wen Jiuyi went to Xia Dou, so naturally they had to make arrangements.

  During this time, Wen Jiuxi told Wen Baiyu that the matter he had asked to investigate seemed not to be simple. He had asked someone to inquire about it, but hadn't heard any news. The seller seemed to have intentionally hidden his identity.

  Wen Baiyu also made a phone call to Yu Wei Yang, and Yu Wei Yang told him the same thing.

  The more he said that, the more Wen Baiyu felt that this seller was not ordinary, and it's possible that he knew something else, or maybe this seller was the owner of Hei Yu Mao.

  The wind contacted them soon, and the time was set. They would drive to Jinhua, pick up Wen Baiyu and others, and then drive to Zhushan County. Because from Jinhua to Xiangyang it takes fifteen hours, and from Xiangyang to Zhushan, it takes too long. The plan is to drive from Jinhua to Zhushan for fourteen hours, and driving is convenient for carrying tools, so everyone chose to drive directly.

  They were Wen Baiyu, Wan Kui Jinghou, Wen Kai, Wen Jiumu, Zou Chengyi and Xi Feng, plus the newly joined Xi Chi and Zhong Jian, a total of eight people. Coincidentally, Xi Feng had an eight-seater car with plenty of space for luggage.

  Yi Feng stopped the car at the entrance, helped everyone put their luggage in the trunk, and looked at the car with a smile, saying to Wen Baiyu: "Ah, the people you know are all quite wealthy."

  Wen Baiyu thought to herself, "Yes, they're all quite wealthy, only I don't have any money."

  Zou Chengyi sat in the front passenger seat, rolled down the window and smiled at the crowd, saying: "Get on the bus."

  Wen Baiyu looked at him and saw that he was still wearing a black Chinese tunic, but with an additional outer jacket on top. His thumb still wore a red agate ring, while his index finger had an extremely thin silver ring.

  Wen Baiyu looked at him so weak and thought of persuading him to wait for the others in Yangzhou, but after a moment's thought, Zou Chengyi's legs were already like this, even if it was a knife mountain fire sea, he would probably have to rush through himself, otherwise he wouldn't be willing.

  Wen Baiyu got on the bus and sat in the last row. Wan Xizonghou sat beside him, while Xi Chihongjian sat opposite them.

  Xi Chi hooked her finger at Wen Baiyu, tilted her head and pointed to the silver ring on Zou Chengyi's index finger, lowering her voice: "That ring of his is not simple."

  Wen Baiyu gave a somewhat strange glance, the silver ring looked extremely thin, thinner than iron wire. If it weren't for Zou Chengyi's fingers being very slender themselves, it would probably be invisible on someone else's hand.

  Wan Qi Jing Hou said: "That is used to break the mechanism."

  Wen Baiyu suddenly realized, it turns out that Zou Chengyi is not simple either.

  Everyone got on the bus, and Yi Feng was the last one to get on. He started the car, and everyone began their journey to Zhushan County.

  At this time, Zou Chengyi took out a map from his pocket. The map was made of brown leather with routes drawn on it and then painted over with paint. Although it had faded somewhat, it was still clearly visible.

  Although Wen Baiyu was sitting far away, she also saw the map and said, "What's in your hand?"

  Zou Cheng handed the map to Wen Lei and Wen Jiumu behind him, saying: "This is an antique map I received two years ago. This antique map marks that there is an ancient tomb in Shangyong, which coincides with the time of Liu's tomb 2,000 years ago, during the Western Han Dynasty. After checking a lot of information, I can confirm that this map should be the tomb of Guangchuan King. Anyway, we don't have a specific destination, so let's just follow this."

  Everyone passed around and took a look. The map was indeed an antique, but because it was too old, there were big differences with the current map.

  Wen Baiyu saw the skin tighten and said: "Is this human skin?"

  Zou nodded and said, "It should be."

  "Is it human skin again?"

  Because Wen Lei didn't know about Huang's situation, Wen Baiyu also found it inconvenient to say more. Wan Qi Jinghou took a glance and said, "It won't cause any trouble."

  Everyone drove, and the most miserable one was Wen Baiyu. Wen Baiyu had prepared motion sickness medicine in advance, but it didn't work very well. The journey would take more than ten hours if there were no traffic jams, and Wen Baiyu wouldn't be enough even if she slept twice in the car.

  Yi Feng had been driving for four hours, so Zhong Jian took over for a few hours. Xi Chi wanted to sit with Zhong Jian, so he went to the passenger seat. Yi Feng picked up Zou Chengyi from the passenger seat and put him in Xi Chi's original seat, buckling his seatbelt for him.

  Zou Chengyi sat down and took out a book to read, Yi Feng also made tea and placed it beside him. Zou Chengyi read the book while occasionally taking a sip of tea.

  Wen Baiyu was lying on Wan Zongjing's leg, he most admired people who could still read books in the car, especially Zou Chengyi sat in a reverse seat, if it were himself, he would have vomited long ago.

  When night fell, they had already arrived in the wilderness, because they followed the human skin map and got on the highway. They quickly turned off and made several turns, and didn't know where they were anymore. Fortunately, the road on the map was bumpy but still faintly visible.

  The sky was too dark, the road was bumpy, and they had to climb mountains from time to time. Adding that Wen Baiyu was already "on his last breath", everyone stopped and prepared to set up camp outside, have dinner, and rest well for a night.

  He took out a folded wheelchair from the trunk, opened it up, and then spread a soft blanket on it. Only then did he carry Zou Chengyi out of the car and place him in the wheelchair, covering his legs with another blanket.

  Everyone lit a fire, took out pots, and heated up the rice they brought. Wen Xue and Wen Jiu Mu both sighed, it had been many years since they last did this kind of thing. The equipment in the past was not as advanced as now, but it was all more or less like this.

  Of course, at that time all the local tyrants were harboring different intentions, no one could trust anyone else, and they had to be on guard against each other.

  Wen Ke looked at Wen Baiyu, who was chatting happily with Xi Chi. Next to them, Zhong Jian had served rice and brought it over. Xi Chi said something with a smile, making Zhong Jian slightly flustered.

  In short, the relationship between several people seems to be good, and it's not a superficial relationship. Wenxi thought to himself, it seems that his nephew is more capable than himself.

  Yi Feng took a flashlight and went around the nearby area alone. Wen Baiyu said, "Let someone follow him, otherwise in this desolate wilderness, who knows what kind of wild beast he'll encounter."

  Zou Cheng smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Don't worry about him."

  He then said to Yi Feng: "Hurry back."

  Yi Feng nodded and left quickly, returning with a flashlight tied to his arm, carrying many branches back. He added more firewood to the flames, then took out a water bottle from his backpack and said: "Young master, there's a mountain spring over there, I'll go get some water."

  Zou Cheng nodded slightly, and the wind went away for five minutes before coming back. He poured out the water from the thermos, put it on the fire to heat up, and after boiling, he took out a set of tea utensils from his luggage and brewed a cup of tea for Zou Cheng.

  Everyone had a cup of tea, and I don't know what kind of spring water this is. This deep mountain forest should be quite natural. The brewed tea is clear and fragrant, with a sweet and rich flavor.

  Wen Baiyu felt that this was not just about coming to find Dou, but also about going on a suburban tour, sitting in a luxurious car and drinking good tea.

  After finishing dinner, everyone decided to rest. Since Yi Feng had to continue driving the next day, Zhong Jian said he would keep watch for the night. This place was easy to guard and there shouldn't be any wild beasts.

  Everyone discussed and then entered the tent, the tent was very large, Wen Baiyu lay beside Wan Qi Jing Hou, he was shaken all the way and was very tired, as soon as he lay down he became drowsy and wanted to fall asleep.

  Wan Jie Jing Hou stretched out his hand and wrapped it around his waist, kissing his forehead. His lips were especially warm, making Wen Bai Yu hum a sound in his throat, but he didn't refuse. Then Wan Jie Jing Hou became more aggressive, following the curve of Wen Bai Yu's forehead to kiss downwards, finally landing on his lips.

  Wen Baiyu opened her eyes wide, among these people, Zou Chengyi and Xi Feng didn't know their relationship, and Wen Baiyu also didn't have the habit of kissing in front of people.

  Luckily, Wan Xi Jing Hou just lightly kissed her and then said: "Go to sleep quickly."

  Wen Baiyu nodded slightly, being held by Mo Jiahao was still quite warm and soon fell asleep.

  He was sleeping drowsily, when he heard a faint "ah..." sound, followed by intermittent moans and groans. Wen Baiyu's ears were very sharp, and they were in the wilderness, so he woke up immediately.

  Wen Baiyu opened her eyes to find that the lamp in the tent was still lit, and she saw that Zou Chengyi, who had been sleeping at the back, was already sitting up, leaning against Xi Feng's body. His forehead was sweating profusely, his face deathly pale like a ghost, and his lips were no longer their usual orange color but had turned purplish blue. He was shivering uncontrollably, with both hands pressed on his legs, and his breathing was extremely labored.

  Wen Baiyu subconsciously glanced at Zou Chengyi's legs, which were hidden in his pants and looked very thin, trembling constantly and gasping for air with difficulty.

  The expression on Feng's face remained indifferent as he said, "Young Master..."

  Zou Chengyi waved his hand, signaling him not to speak. The gesture seemed to have exhausted all his strength. Zou Chengyi's body tilted and was about to fall to the ground when Yi Feng stretched out a hand and caught him, holding him up.

  Zou Chengyi gritted his teeth in agony, a pained moan escaping from between them. His face contorted like a beast's, and Wen Baiyu suddenly recalled the video footage of Zou Chengyi's father, who had worn the same expression - an anguish that seemed to emanate from his very bones, perhaps something only he could truly understand.

  Zou Chengyi clenched his fists, and his lips were bitten through a hole. Yi Feng stretched out his hand to stroke Zou Chengyi's lips and wiped away the blood that flowed down, saying: "Young master, don't bite anymore."

  He said, his hand stiffly prying open Zou Chengyi's lips, placing the tiger mouth of his palm over his mouth.

  Zou Cheng didn't hesitate for a moment, suddenly opening his mouth to bite down on Hei Feng's hand. His throat was suppressing a roar as his body trembled nonstop. Wen Baiyu quickly saw that Hei Feng's palm was bleeding, and the thick smell of blood slowly wafted out.

  The expression on Er Ye's face remained very calm, his eyes behind the glasses didn't even blink, as if it didn't hurt at all, and he didn't take it seriously.

  Zou Chengyi's suffering lasted for about half an hour. When Zou Chengyi finally calmed down, Yi Feng softly called out: "Young Master?"

  Zou Chengyi suddenly felt a sense of relief and fainted on the spot.

  Wen Baiyu kept watching, but was of no help. He turned his head to look at Wen Kai, who was not far away, and estimated that the people on that side had also woken up. Uncle also had the same strange illness, and when it broke out, it was probably like this too. The ferocity and pain made Wen Baiyu feel a little shocked.

  Wan Xi Jing Hou tightened his hand around his waist and whispered: "Sleep, we still have a long way to go tomorrow."

  Wen Baiyu slept drowsily in the second half of the night.

  He felt a chill and suddenly woke up. When he opened his eyes, he found that there was no one beside him. The tent was empty, and everyone had gone somewhere unknown.

  His heart tightened, he quickly lifted the tent flap, the bonfire outside had gone out, but there was still heat, the car was there, the equipment was there, but surprisingly not a single person was left, Wen Baiyu didn't know where they went, and there wasn't even a sound.

  Wen Baiyu heard a "creak" sound, suddenly turned around, and the tent behind him suddenly disappeared, replaced by a coffin. The previous "creak" was the sound of the coffin opening.

  The coffin lid slowly opened by itself, and Wen Baiyu's eyes widened. Inside the coffin lay a person, or rather, a skull that emitted a blue icy glow all over its body.

  The skull lay quietly, suddenly moved a little, and then the skull's face slowly grew flesh, followed by the neck, hands, and legs also began to grow flesh. The flesh wrapped around the blue ice crystal bones.

  Wen Baiyu let out a cold breath, staring at the corpse that had grown skin and flesh. The corpse suddenly opened its eyes, and a pair of light brown eyes collided with Wen Baiyu's gaze.

  "Zou Chengyi?!"

  Wen Baiyu was shocked and his head suddenly felt dizzy, as if someone was shaking him.

  Wen Baiyu was dazed and confused, Wan Jie Jinghou shook him awake. Wen Baiyu suddenly sat up, looked around, and found himself sitting in a tent. It turned out that he had just been dreaming, and Wan Jie Jinghou was beside him.

  "What's wrong, Bai Yu? Have a nightmare?"

  Wen Baiyu took two deep breaths, perhaps because she saw Zou Chengyi fall ill last night, which is why she had such a strange dream.

  Wen Baiyu raised an eyebrow and saw Wan Qi Jinghou looking at him with a bad expression, then lowered his head and kissed his lips lightly, saying: "You actually dreamed of other men in your sleep? Hmm?"

  Wen Baiyu: "......"

  Wen Baiyu's heart sank, thinking that Wan Kuangjing had also fallen ill, fallen ill!

  Fortunately, Zou Chengyi and Xi Feng were no longer in the tent at this time. Wen Baiyu let out a sigh of relief, and Wan Kuang Jinghou did not lose face in front of outsiders.

  The tent flap was soon raised and Zhong Jian walked in, seeing Wen Baiyu awake, saying: "Breakfast is ready, come out to eat."

  Wen Baiyu stood up and came out of the tent, only to see Zou Chengyi sitting in a wheelchair. Except for his pale face, everything else seemed normal. Yi Feng took a wet towel and rolled up Zou Chengyi's sleeves, then wiped his arms, before rolling up his pant legs and wiping them clean.

  Wen Baiyu knew that Zhou Chengyi must have sweated a lot when he fell ill last night, and bathing was a problem in this place, after all they didn't have much water.

  Xie Chi was roasting and eating beside the bonfire, Chong Wenbai waved his hand and said: "Look quickly, roasted rabbit, you can eat game in the early morning."

  Wen Baiyu walked over and found that Xi Chi was indeed roasting rabbit meat on a skewer. However, after raising the beast himself, Wen Baiyu had never eaten rabbit meat again, as it felt too strange.

  Wen Baiyu's cooking skills are not bad, and the seasonings they brought are also complete. They mixed some seasonings together, sprinkled them on the rabbit meat, and roasted it together. The aroma that came out was particularly strong.

  The rabbit meat was roasted in the early morning because they couldn't take it away, so they all roasted it. It just happened to be eaten as breakfast. Everyone gathered around, and the aroma of Wen Baiyu's cooking was particularly strong. The rabbit meat itself didn't have much flavor, but after being cooked by Wen Baiyu, it became tender and fresh, with a smoky barbecue aroma.

  After everyone finished breakfast, they extinguished the fire and loaded their luggage onto the vehicle. With a whistle, the driver started the car, ready to depart.

  Everyone got on the bus, and Wen Baiyu started sleeping again. Because she had a strange dream last night, she didn't sleep well, and after eating too much rabbit meat, her stomach was too full. After getting on the bus, she began to feel drowsy, and with the road being quite bumpy, she fell asleep leaning against Wan Kuang Jing Hou.

  When he woke up again, it was already dusk, and the car had stopped.

  Wen Baiyu opened his eyes to take a look, and good fellow, the surroundings were actually all green, with low shrubs and grasses. Their carriage came to a stop, and Wan Kuangjing accompanied him in sitting inside, while everyone else got out of the carriage.

  Wen Baiyu hastily pulled down Wan Kuang Jinghou from the carriage, and they saw Zou Chengyi already sitting in a wheelchair, holding that human skin map, pointing at a lake not far away in front of him, and talking to everyone.

  Zou Chengyi said: "It should be ahead, there is this cave on the map."

  Wen Baiyu looked ahead and then at the map again, dryly saying: "It's not just a mountain cave, it's already become a water cave."

  He pointed to the route on the human skin map and said, "There is only this one road that can be passed on the map. It just so happens that we need to walk through the cave, but now the cave has become a water cave. We have to go to the nearby village to borrow a boat."

  Wen Baiyu thought of taking a detour, the cave in front looked very dark, a piece of emerald green lake water, all the way to the cave, the lake water just flooded half of the cave entrance.

  Wen Baiyu is a dry duck, who dislikes walking on water roads the most. The water road is humid, and if there are animal or human corpses in the cave, they will easily become zombies.

  Wen Baiyu looked at the map and found that all the roads around were broken, only this one was left, and it seemed there was no other way.

  After passing through the water cave, they were very close to their destination. After studying for a while, everyone got on the car and drove for about 15 minutes before seeing a village surrounded by water, where there must be boats.

  The village is surrounded by water and leans against the mountain, although there are boats, but unfortunately, there are only three boats, and they are almost isolated from the world. To put it bluntly, they are self-sufficient, and money is almost useless.

  Wen Baiyu and his friends exchanged a boat for some advanced electronic devices, and no matter how many more families came, they wouldn't exchange again.

  The boat is very large, and it's an old-fashioned rowing boat, enough to seat eight people. However, the problem arises that although the boat can seat eight people, luggage cannot be carried too much, and also the waterway is not wide, how can such a big boat turn around?

  Wen Baiyu and they wanted to find a guide in the village to take them through the water cave ahead.

  The villagers were shocked and stared at them, saying: "You're actually going to that devil's cave? You can't go!"

  Wen Baiyu said strangely: "Is there a ghost inside?"

  "The villagers said: 'What's the fuss about ghosts, there are man-eating devils inside! Our village wasn't originally like this with so few boats, you know that too. We rely on fishing for a living and every household needs to have a boat. If one gets damaged, we need to have another one as backup. But now there are only three left. It's because many people suddenly came before saying our place has ancient tombs and they want to buy our boats to go into the mountain caves."

  Wen Baiyu thought to himself, indeed what he thought would happen did happen, and there was actually a tomb in the water cave? After being soaked in water, the yin and yang energies were all mixed up, wouldn't they all turn into zombies?

  "They paid a high price and took many things to exchange with us, but they didn't say they came to steal the cave, they said they came for scientific research... We believed them at the time and rented our boat to them. But this water cave is very eerie, old people say there are ghosts crying inside, every time it's overcast, you can hear the sound of ghosts crying coming out, and this cry is absolutely true, we've all heard it before. No one dares to get close. We grew up listening to stories about the ghost cave here, who would dare go there to send themselves to death? Those people took our boat and went in by themselves."

  "What happened next?"

  The villager snorted and said, "What later? Later is just that none of them came out."

  Wen Baiyu said: "Maybe they left from the other end?"

  The villagers shook their heads and said, "We also thought so, because we had never been inside and didn't know how long the water cave was. We just thought that it might be very short and we could get out after entering, but it wasn't... A few days later, someone went fishing and saw a stream of red water flowing down from upstream. Guess what it was?

  Wen Baiyu was taken aback and said: "Blood?"

  The villagers nodded and said, "That's right, it was blood. It was too scary. Along the water flow, it rushed out very far, and then gushed out from that cave entrance, one after another, with two human heads rolling out, glaring and baring their teeth. We recognized them as those who had gone in. Absolutely no mistake. Later, a heavy rain fell, the water rose, and gradually washed away the bloody water. When the river water receded, you guessed it, what else was discovered?"

  He finished speaking and didn't wait for others to respond, saying: "I actually found a pile of bones that had been washed ashore, it was really too frightening."

  The villager finished speaking and shook his head, saying: "I advise you not to go in either. It's really true that once you enter, there's no return. And even if there are any valuable things inside, after being soaked in water for so long, how can they still be worth anything?"

  Wen Baiyu said: "We are not here to sift sand, we just want to get out of this water cave."

  The villagers saw they were determined to go and couldn't stop them.

  There was no guide, and they could only row the boat in by themselves. Among them, only Wen Xue and Wen Jiumu had experience with waterways, so on that day, they carefully prepared some things.

  They themselves wanted to wait until tomorrow morning to cross the water cave, when the sun rises and the yang energy is sufficient. Now that the sky has turned yellow and it's getting dark, if the water cave is long, they will enter when the sun sets, and at night the yin energy is too strong, fearing that something unexpected will happen.

  However, just as they were sorting out their equipment, Zou Chengyi's bones started aching again. The pain seemed to be tearing his heart apart. They wanted to give Zou Chengyi some painkillers, but the painkillers wouldn't take effect for a while. In fact, Zou Chengyi had brought an analgesic injection with him, but this thing was often used and had immunity.

  Zou Chengyi said that it's not time for the injection yet, and we still have to wait a bit longer. If we don't, when the real pain comes, it won't work anymore.

  Zou Chengyi's pain time has been prolonged a lot compared to before, which makes everyone feel tense, as if they can't afford to delay any longer. The pain time is getting longer and the frequency is getting higher, this is not a good omen.

  Everyone discussed it and decided to enter the cave before sunset.

  They carried the luggage onto the boat. Since there was no way to use a wheelchair on the boat, Yi Feng folded up the wheelchair and placed it in the pile of luggage. Then they helped Zou Chengyi onto the boat and had him sit down.

  Everyone got on the boat, Wen Yue and Wen Jiu Mo took control of the direction. After all, they grew up by the water's edge, rowing a boat was easy, and soon they rowed towards the water cave.

  The water is emerald green in color, extremely clear, and the closer you get to the water cave, the clearer the water becomes, even allowing a glimpse of what's at the bottom.

  Wen Baiyu leaned against the side of the boat, and this feeling of drifting he really couldn't enjoy. Wan Jinhou saw his tense appearance, grabbed his hand and said: "Didn't I teach you how to swim?"

  As soon as Wen Baiyu thought of that time when Wan Jiahao taught her how to swim, her face turned a little red and she coughed.

  Zou Chengyi's legs were weak and there was no place to lean on the boat, so he let him lean on himself.

  Zou Cheng furrowed his brow and stared at the water below, just as he was about to enter the cave, saying: "Look."

  They were going against the current, and the water was glistening as it slowly flowed out of the water cave, not rushing because the boat was heavy, so even if they didn't row much, it would only slowly drift backward.

  Everyone lowered their heads to look into the water and suddenly took a cold breath.

  Near the water cave, the green water is very clear, and there is a layer of aquatic plants at the bottom. The aquatic plants stretch out their soft limbs in the ripples, and among those aquatic plants, there are corpses entwined one by one...

  Wen Bai's eyebrows furrowed, those corpses some had already turned into white bones, some were wearing thick clothes, the exposed faces and hands had swollen up, extremely frightening, and the dead also showed an extremely fearful expression, presumably they had encountered something.

  Wen Kei hesitated for a moment and said: "It seems that this water cave is not simple, let's get ready to move out, everyone prepare yourselves."

  He said, looking at Wen Jiumu, who nodded, and the two of them started paddling forward again.

  The moment I entered the water cave, it was as if a dark room suddenly pulled up its curtains, and the surroundings suddenly darkened, with an impenetrable darkness sweeping in all at once.

  Wen Baiyu involuntarily held her breath, then turned on her flashlight and swept it around.

  They brought complete lighting tools, the flashlight was bright enough, each person had a flashlight, and the cave was lit up very brightly.

  The water cave is not as narrow as I imagined, it's very spacious inside, although the boat can't turn around, but turning corners is absolutely no problem.

  The cave was straight for a long time and could be illuminated in front of it, very deep, all the way.

  Wen Baiyu said: "So deep? Can't walk out in ten or twenty minutes?"

  Xī Zhì smiled and said: "Ten minutes or so? I don't think so."

  He said, pointing to the river water. Everyone looked down and saw that the water flow in the cave seemed to be narrower than the outside, and it was more urgent, with a tendency to become even more turbulent as they went deeper. They were going upstream, so it was estimated that the time spent rowing would increase as they went further in.

  Wen Baiyu lowered his head to look at the water, and suddenly let out a "huff" sound. Everyone followed his gaze to the bottom of the water, where the green water in the darkness had turned into black water. Underneath the faintly black water, there were rows and rows of people's heads at the riverbed.

  All of them sank to the bottom of the water, and they were neatly arranged with their faces up. They were all different in size, but it was clear that they were all young men.

  If it weren't for the water rising in the cave, this would be a tomb!

  Now the cave is flooded with water, they float on it and slowly pass over these people.

  Wen Kai lowered his head and looked down, frowning and saying: "There's something strange about these people that can't be put into words."

  He said, "Because of his expression."

  As soon as he said that, everyone immediately understood that the Terracotta Warriors were a kind of sacrifice used to show off the wealth and status of the tomb owner. The Terracotta Warriors of Qin Shi Huang are mostly majestic and solemn, symbolizing the guardians of the imperial mausoleum.

  The people here all have ferocious and frightening faces, frowning and squinting their eyes, as if they are enduring extreme pain.

  This expression is too strange, who would use such a ferocious person as a sacrifice?

  Zou Chengyi gazed calmly at the people submerged in the water, saying: "I once saw an ancient book that described a punishment method, not human-shaped, but could be molded into a human shape. In ancient times, some people used this punishment on slaves or prisoners of war. A mixture of special materials and mud was poured into the person's mouth, but did not block the nine orifices of the body. When the mud reached its limit and couldn't be spat out, it would flow out from the gaps in the person's body..."

  He said, looking at the crowd and smiling, "The mud flows out of the eyes, nose, and other crevices. This kind of mud dries quickly when it encounters wind and sticks to a person's body, turning into something like human-shaped mud."

  Wen Baiyu's hair stood on end as she listened and said, "No wonder these people have such ferocious expressions."

  Xie Chi nodded and said, "The King of Guangchuan has this hobby, only more so. He uses a special kind of mud. He likes to put the people he killed in a large cauldron, add peach wood ash and some poisonous herbs to stew them until they are mushy, then add the mud. Although the herbs are deadly, they have antiseptic properties."

  Zou Chengyi continued: "It seems that we have found the right place. This cave is marked on the map, and it's likely to be the place where Guangchuan Wang was abandoned."

  The crowd paddled forward for a while, when Wen Baiyu suddenly heard a "plop" sound, seemingly coming from the water. He immediately shone his flashlight on the water surface, but there was nothing, just the usual rows of stepping stones at the bottom of the river, and no other movement.

  "Wen Baiyu said: 'Did you hear any sound?'"

  Because Wen Lei and Wen Jiu Mu were paddling the boat, there was naturally some noise from the water, so no one heard any unusual sounds.

  "Hmmph..."

  "Hmmph..."

  It was two sounds again, and Wen Baiyu was sure he hadn't misheard, and that the sound came from underwater, behind them.

  Wen Baiyu suddenly shone her flashlight backwards and shouted "Watch out!"

  All that was seen was the flashlight's beam, a pale muddy face had quietly emerged from the water and was crawling up to the edge of the boat, ready to pounce forward.

  The stern was luggage, Zou Chengyi and Xi Feng sat at the back. He shouted loudly, Xi Feng stretched out his hand to push Zou Chengyi away quickly, and then touched a knife in his hand. With a "whooshing" sound, he stabbed the incoming hand of the person who pounced on him, the action was very neat and swift, directly nailing the person to the deck.

  Just then, a loud "splash" was heard. At the moment when everyone's attention was focused on one person, another person had sneaked up and grabbed Zou Chengyi, pulling him into the water.

  The water was crystal clear. Zou Chengyi was dragged into the water, and a large amount of bubbles immediately surged up to the surface. Apparently, Zou Chengyi was unprepared and choked on the water.

  Everyone was shocked. Zou Cheng's body was so weak and frail, and he was also disabled. Being pulled into the water, he sank to the bottom in an instant. Isn't this a case of more harm than good?

  Wan Kuang pressed down on Wen Baiyu and said: "Take care of our luggage, I'm going down."

  As he spoke, more and more people emerged from the water's surface, making "plop... plop... plop..." sounds as they climbed onto their boat one by one.

  Just as the lightning flashed, Wan Qi Jing Hou had not yet entered the water when suddenly a loud "Boom" sound was heard. Zou Chengyi had already floated to the surface, followed by a "Bang" sound, as Ren You grabbed Zou Chengyi's arm and violently slammed him against the side of the boat.

  The boat was violently shaken, and Zou Chengyi's head was suddenly slammed to the back of his head. His eyes went dark for a moment, and he lost consciousness for a second before quickly regaining it. He suddenly raised his hand, grabbed Ren Yu's neck with his right hand, and heard a "hiss" sound. Zou Chengyi's hand slid along Ren Yu's neck, and Ren Yu's head suddenly tilted to the side, spewing out a stream of greenish-black water from inside.

  Young Master!

  Yi Feng shouted and quickly stretched out his hand to block in front of Zou Chengyi, then grabbed Zou Chengyi's shoulder and pulled him up, and suddenly heard a "splash" sound, Zou Chengyi was pulled out of the water by Yi Feng.

  Zou Cheng let out a loud gasp, collapsed to the ground, and his physical strength was somewhat unknown.

  The back of Yifeng's hand was corroded by the green water in a large area because it had been blocked for a moment, emitting a burnt smell.

  Wen Baiyu only then saw clearly that the ring on Zou Cheng's thumb was not an ordinary ring, but a ring with a retractable blade inside that would pop out when needed.

  "Bang!" With a loud noise, General Wan Xi Jing kicked someone off the boat and said: "This is not the time to rest, row quickly, the people below have been startled."

  Wen Baiyu looked down and saw that there was blood on the boat. Zou Chengyi's arm had a gash, and there was also blood flowing from the back of his head.

  Wen Baiyu quickly rushed over, pulled out a simple bandage made of gauze and wrapped Zhou Chengyi's arm and head, then wiped the blood off the boat.

  But the smell of blood was very strong, and those people at the bottom of the water had obviously smelled the smell of blood. If they were really Western Han people, then it would be a two-thousand-year-old glutinous rice ball that had been hungry for two thousand years, and if all of them came up, they wouldn't even be enough to fill their teeth.

  A loud "Boom!" echoed through the air, and it seemed as though the ship had struck something.

  Wen Kai cursed and said: "The luggage on our backs, the water in front is too shallow, we have to run."

  More and more people kept emerging from the water and pouncing on their boats.

  Wan Qi Jing Hou and Zhong Jian each grabbed a package, quickly slung it onto their backs, and then blocked the rear of the boat, telling everyone to hurry up and get their luggage.

  The water ahead was too shallow and their boat was too heavy, making it extremely laborious to row. Everyone hastily gathered their luggage and rushed forward.

  The wind blew Zou Chengyi onto his back, and he immediately rushed down the boat. Wen Baiyu shouted to Wan Xiangjinghou and Zhong Jian: "Hurry up."

  Two people retreated and ran, those people had some apprehension towards them, but inside the urn was , after breaking it would splash out toxic water, Wan Xiang Jing Hou and Zhong Jian also did not dare to break the urn rashly.

  They ran all the way forward, with many people behind them, and less water under their feet. At its shallowest point, it only reached Wen Baiyu's knee.

  In front of the cave, a fork in the road suddenly appeared. On one side was a rapid current of water that gushed out from inside the cave and poured into the entrance where they were standing, while on the other side it was slightly damp.

  Everyone did not stop, they could not rush into the water, so they chose to run forward on the other side of the wet.

  The people behind him let out a "roar... roar..." sound, but when they chased to the fork in the road, they suddenly stopped and started turning around in circles, going back and forth, and finally all turned around and ran away.

  Everyone let out a sigh of relief, but at the same time held their breath. These people were as hard as steel and had toxins in their bodies. Due to their extreme resentment, their yin energy was very heavy. Such heavy yin energy actually also had places it did not dare to enter.

  The cave was just damp, and after walking a few steps, there was no accumulated water. The ground was covered with wet pebbles and fine sand. Further ahead, a stone road appeared, apparently paved by humans.

  A gust of wind blew from the end of the stone road, mixed with a chill breath, and Wen Baiyu always felt that there must be something heavier in the depths of the cave.

  The ground was flat, and the wind put Zou Chengyi down, saying: "Young master needs to stop bleeding."

  Everyone also stopped, and Zhong Jian's arm was injured. Wan Xi Jing Hou was fine, the terrain was relatively flat, so everyone decided to tidy up a bit here.

  Yi Feng took out the hemostatic medicine from his backpack, unwrapped Zhou Chengyi's gauze, Zhou Chengyi pursed his lips and didn't make a sound, only his lips trembled slightly. Yi Feng sprinkled the medicinal powder on him and then re-bandaged him.

  Xi Chi was also bandaging Zhong Jian's arm.

  Just then, a "gudong" sound echoed, followed by "gu lu lu... gu lu lu..."

  Something rolled out of a dark hole and immediately came rolling over with a "thud" sound, bumping into Wen Baiyu's feet.

  Wen Baiyu looked at the thing that had stopped in front of her feet and said, "What is this?"