Chapter 367 - 65_5

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Chapter 367: Chapter 65_5Inside, an unknown number of fireflies resided, and the current echo was actually their internal layers awakening. They fluttered their wings, fully awake now, like ghostly flames ignited upon a pile of bones. In the bones, the outermost were horses, cows, sheep, pigs, dogs, and chickens; the middle contained tigers, deer, bears, apes, and birds. These corresponded respectively to the six domesticated animals and five wild creatures. Many scattered bones were around, but most still retained the intact structure of their assembly. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be so easily recognizable. The very center, which supported the height of the bone pile, was human. Human skeletal remains, like a construction game, were piled upon each other. One dragged the other, and one supported the other as they climbed upward, forming the main support of the bone pile. Xue Liangliang opened his mouth, his eyes filled with shock. With a professional mindset, what he saw was an aesthetics combining mechanics and beauty. *Perhaps, among the four present, the only one who could deeply feel the cruelty and reluctance was Tan Wenbin.* *Human sacrifice, or so-called artworks created using human lives, always evoked a sense of kinship in misfortune.* *Yet, as Tan Wenbin looked left and right, Run Sheng still had his usual expressionless face, while Xiao Yuan and Liangliang were more appreciative. He kept murmuring in his heart: "It’s all in the past, it’s all in the past."* After the silent prayer, he also pinched his own leg forcefully, so hard that tears welled up from the pain. Xue Liangliang noticed this, patted Tan Wenbin’s shoulder, and comforted him, "Look past it, it’s all ignorance from the past." The fireflies, although lighting up, did not have an aggressive stance. Moreover, their presence illuminated the large area. Behind the "Bone Fire Pile," several ascending steps appeared. Above the steps was a giant bed, draped with golden curtains that shimmered in the light, providing good visual isolation. Looking at the style of the curtains, even without seeing inside, one could easily imagine a woman sitting there. Most importantly, behind the large bed was a slightly ajar door. This was the only place in the entire underground palace that seemed like a way up, which was crucial for everyone to leave the underground and return to the surface. The four of them circled around the Bone Fire Pile, arriving at the foot of the stairs. Immediately, the three of them were stunned. Xue Liangliang curiously asked, "Why is there a shovel here, has someone been here?" Tan Wenbin said, "Looks like our Yellow River Shovel." S~eaʀᴄh the NôᴠelFirё.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Run Sheng bent down and picked up the shovel, "It’s exactly our Yellow River Shovel, the same model." With two "crack" sounds, Run Sheng originally intended to assemble it, but the shovel directly broke apart due to rust. Tan Wenbin said, "So, have our predecessors been here?" Xue Liangliang asked, "Do Corpse Recovery Divers also rob tombs?" But quickly, Xue Liangliang corrected himself, "Oh no, this isn’t a tomb, there’s a bed but no coffin." Immediately after, Xue Liangliang added, "Maybe your predecessors came in here to deal with that big creature, to eliminate it for the people." Li Zhiyuan said, "Brother Liangliang, you don’t need to be so nervous. We came here by accident this time, but if I had known about this place beforehand, I would have wanted to come down, but with proper preparation. Besides, there is a group called the Water Monkeys, specialized in robbing water burials. Although I don’t consider them my peers, what they’ve learned, is essentially along the same lines as us." Saying this, Li Zhiyuan reached out to take the broken Yellow River Shovel from Run Sheng, checked it to confirm it was indeed from their trade, and not a Luoyang Shovel. This meant that their real predecessors had indeed come in here, and from the rusted broken shovel, one could see the details. The original was very professional, just like the standard Yellow River Shovel configurations in Wei Zhengdao’s books. Therefore, the predecessors who came in were also professional. *But, did they really come just to make a fortune?* Everyone began ascending the steps, discovering nothing else besides the Yellow River Shovel at the beginning. Until they reached the top, level with the large bed, they discovered a square groove around it, filled with a white-green liquid. An unexplainable scent, initially undetectable, started to reach their noses as they stood up there. The scent was too familiar that even without Run Sheng’s hint, Tan Wenbin could blurt out, "Water Corpse stench." Run Sheng added, "Very strong, very pure." Li Zhiyuan reminded, "We go from the side, avoid disturbing or touching anything else." The side was narrow, only allowing one person to pass sideways, so they moved carefully, inch by inch. Even Tan Wenbin, who was tempted by the gold on the bed curtain, didn’t dare act on any thoughts to take it, realizing that it involved corpses, especially of this kind, at this scale. Greed was not appropriate. Without any risks, they bypassed the bed and the pond around it, reaching the back. The door was right above them; going up should lead to a way out. The four of them couldn’t help but turn back and look behind them. From this angle, the previous bed looked more like a small boat in the middle of a pond. Tan Wenbin sighed, "What a pity, so much gold." Xue Liangliang lightly patted his arm and asked, "What, tempted?" Tan Wenbin admitted frankly, "Yes." Xue Liangliang reminded him, "The things here are not to be taken." Tan Wenbin, "Uh..." "The thing Xiao Yuan took nearly got us killed. It’s our enemy, so taking it away should be accepted. Moreover, when this place is excavated for archaeological purposes later, if that thing stays down, it might pose a hazard to our archaeological colleagues. It must be removed prior."

Chapter 367 - 65_5

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