While the three of us were rolling around in the ruins house, Brother Yaozi and the others were not idle up there either.

Lao Bai and Fu Huicheng worked together to break open the second roof ridge exposed on the ground, while Zhang Xinya took Xiaozhi to count the number of houses within the visible range.

One hundred and seventy-one!

This is the result that the two came to after repeated calculations.

A house cannot be just one family. Wushuang and I have been there, and the space inside is very large. If we restore it according to the structure, it is estimated that it can accommodate at least four to five families. It is completely possible for a family to live together.

In other words, the number of people who migrated here at the beginning was at least about 3,000!

This is a horrifying statistic. Once the number of people exceeds 10,000, there are no boundaries. Three thousand people is quite a lot. Furthermore, they have just experienced a long migration. Those who survived are all the strongest tribesmen. Among them, young people

The proportion of prime-age men is probably very large, and their combat effectiveness is definitely very high. It is not an easy task to destroy such a concentrated tribe.

dig!

We must dig out the truth of that year!

This is everyone's opinion, and it is becoming more and more determined at this moment. If they don't understand what happened here, probably no one will dare to move forward.

That day, we broke into eight or nine such houses one after another. Not every one of them contained water and bones that had not decayed for thousands of years. As for the strange trees with hallucinogenic green-skinned fruits, there was only one case.

, no semicolon.

Most of the houses are empty. Occasionally, some bones with slight signs of petrification can be excavated, as well as some rotten and tattered artifacts that have long been of no value. As for corpses, demons and the like, they do not exist at all.

These dug-out houses provided us with the best shelter, and we hid in them to rest that night.

This was the most peaceful sleep I had since entering the restricted area of ​​Heizhugou, and the energy I had wasted was well replenished.

Just like a stubborn donkey encountering a mill that cannot be pulled, in the following time, we were completely at odds with this place. Wushuang and I would occasionally go hunting. This jungle never let us down, and there was always something to gain.

, there are more and more strips of meat dried in the shade, and the excavation of these houses never stops for a day.

Some findings once again confirmed Wu Ye's guess.

A well-sealed house was opened, and there was a statue painted with colorful paint inside. Because of the excellent seal, when it was first broken, the statue still maintained its bright colors, and then it disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It gradually dimmed, and finally seemed to be burnt, pitch black.

This process was very fast, it only took a moment, but we saw clearly that it was a statue with a bull's head and a human body.

Wu Ye circled around the statue, taking out a magnifying glass from time to time to take a look at it. He clucked his tongue and patted his thigh at the end. He said with certainty that this was Chi You's statue, and it was the earliest statue!

Why do you say that?

He traced a circle on the forehead of the statue with his finger and said with a smile: "At first glance, the two sharp horns on the top of the statue's head look like a bull's head. But if you look carefully, you will see that there is a circle of obvious bulges on the forehead, indicating that

The horns are just a decoration placed on the top of the head, just like the Norse horn helmets. This is exactly the earliest image of Chi You!"

"It has a human body, ox hooves, four eyes and six hands, ears and temples like swords and halberds, and a head with horns."

This is the description of Chi You's appearance in "Shu Yi Ji", and it is also the most widely circulated statement in the world.

However, just because it is widely circulated does not mean that it is correct.

Countless studies have proven that Chi You probably existed, but his appearance was not as exaggerated as in the legend. The real Chi You should be a human being. He might have some extraordinary abilities, but his appearance was not weird, otherwise he would not be the God of War.

Yes, but a monster.

Sanmiao is relatively close to the era when Jiuli was destroyed. The description of Chi You's appearance during that period should also be the most accurate. The statues from that period look like this, a warrior wearing horns!

"So, it is certain that this tribe is a branch of the ancient Qiang people who just gathered after the split of Sanmiao!"

Wu Ye was a little proud, feeling that his years of research had not been wasted.

This discovery has some value, but it only once again verified our previous guesses and has no greater value.

Halfway through the excavation, an accident happened.

One of the houses had just been excavated, and when Lao Bai and Brother Yaozi stepped down, a huge collapse occurred on the back.

With a loud rumbling sound, stones rolled down one after another.

At that moment, my pupils contracted, and I was trembling with great fear. Losing it turned out to be far more terrifying than my own death.

Zhang Xinya cried loudly and kept beating the ruins, like a widow crying in the countryside, which was so sad that it made people feel heartbroken.

After wailing, he started digging the soil like crazy, using almost all the tools available.

However, before the ruins were dug up, Lao Bai popped up from behind us like a groundhog.

It turned out that when the collapse occurred, the two of them happened to land on the ground. When the first stone fell, the two old guys immediately realized that something was wrong, found a corner and plunged in!

The reason for the collapse was very simple. The adhesive failed. The whole house was made of stones. When we broke the top, the force shook the whole house, and then... the collapse occurred.

The wall collapsed, and the two of them hid in the corners and dug out without being hit!

"Guess what?"

Lao Bai patted the dirt on his head, and a big fat worm that looked like a hot pepper rolled out of his hair. Xiao Zhi was most afraid of these things. He pointed at them and yelled that they were maggots, which broke Lao Bai's diaphragm and cursed him.

He said something naughty, stepped on the fat bug until it exploded on the ground, and then continued: "When we just dug outside the house, we dug up a lot of human bones. There is a mass grave underneath!!"

Brother Yao Zi casually threw a bone stick on the ground. It was a leg bone. He said that the handle of the engineer's shovel was broken, so he pulled one out of the soil and screwed it on for use.

The corpse can talk. It doesn't mean that it just sits up and chats with us, but it tells us the answer in many details!

If nothing else is said, keep digging!

Following the dirt tunnel dug by Lao Bai and Brother Yaozi, we soon saw this mass grave!

Bones, all bones!!

"That is to say, many people fell dead outside the house at that time!"

Zhang Xinya cleaned out a relatively complete corpse, pointed to the posture of the corpse lying on the ground and said: "Look, there are only bones and no weapons, which means it was a surprise attack and they died before they even had time to resist!

"

Soon, several huge earth caves like silkworm chrysalises were dug out from under the stacked bones!

The outside of the cave feels wet and slippery.

"Clay!"

I haven't seen this thing very often in the past few days. I have been digging back and forth in this area. We are very familiar with everything here.

The soil was moist, forming a lot of clay, which absorbed the water and swelled, like dough. A lot of pottery was also found in those houses, which must have been fired after they migrated here.

.

Lao Bai gently cut the clay with a knife, just like cutting kneaded dough, and soon... a human hand was exposed.

The skin shows a dark gray color, which is the color formed by the small amount of metal contained in the clay that has penetrated into the skin over time. Although it is shriveled, the skin still maintains some elasticity, and it can be regarded as a kind of wet corpse.

The most important thing is that the skin on my hands has obvious large-scale ulcers, and the big sores are shocking!!

"Acid fog!"

Wu Ye was a little excited and said in a loud voice: "Yes, it is acid mist. After being contaminated, the capillaries under the skin will bleed first, and then the pores will begin to bleed. Gradually, sores will form one by one until the skin and flesh are completely rotten.
Chapter completed!