The skin membrane is no longer intact, and the skin as thin as rice paper is cracked into pieces, sticking to the bones like fish scales. Because of the violent movement just now, it is still trembling slightly. The oil under the skin has already precipitated and adhered to the bones.

On the skin, after years of decomposition, it looks like food has become moldy, with strands of dark gray cilia clustered together and turning into soybean-sized protrusions. At first glance, one might think they are corpse hair produced by corpse transformation.

However, after all, it is a dead body, not a rice dumpling.

My tense body relaxed, I let out a long breath, my alertness faded away, and my brain quickly entered a thinking state, re-examining the mummy in front of me. After all, we had seen a lot of white bones along the way, and this mummy was still

First time seeing it.

Gradually, I noticed something very unusual, and said softly: "Hey, this skeleton... looks a bit coordinated!"

As I said that, I lightly touched Brother Yaozi with my elbow. Brother Yaozi still didn't respond. When I turned around, I saw that the other person's eyes were wide open, and the shock on his face was worse than seeing the words "Five stars are unearthed to benefit the East."

It was worse than ever before.

Compared to Brother Yao Zi, I was more interested in this mummy. I hesitated for a moment, ignored Brother Yao Zi, and slowly moved towards the mummy. I was about to squat down and take a closer look. Brother Yao Zi looked like a ghost.

Suddenly a sentence came out: "You read that right, this is a person..."

This mummy should be a child of two or three years old. After being transformed into a mummy, the body is small and pitiful, and the head is about the size of two fists put together. It is similar in size to the many skulls we have seen along the way. However, such a long head

It's indescribably weird on an adult, but on a child like this, from a human aesthetic point of view, it's much more harmonious.

Such a ratio... no matter how you look at it, it’s all individual!!

It's just that the mummy was held in the arms of the skeleton. I looked at the skeleton and the bones were relatively slender. It should be a woman. If nothing unexpected happens, she is the wife of the person in the study. And this mummy is very likely to be.

Eighty-nine are their children.

How could the children of these weird things from the Three-Eyed Kingdom be human?

"Perhaps, their clan only has a body, not a head? So, no matter how old they are, their heads are exactly the same..."

I talked to myself, as if trying to convince myself to accept this strange and inexplicable situation.

"Do you think it's possible?"

Brother Yaozi sneered. At this time, he completely came back to his senses. He strode up and squatted down next to me. While observing the mummy, he said: "There are many bones in the secret passage. Among the bones are men and women.

Except for that weird little head, overall he is not much different from a human being. At most, his bones are relatively slender than those of a normal person.

This kind of body structure determines that their delivery method is similar to that of humans.

If they really only have a body but not a head, wouldn't it mean that their heads have been this size since they were born? What kind of woman do you think can open her pelvis so wide and squeeze out such a big head?

Nowadays, people like to talk about science in everything. Let’s not talk about anything else today, let’s just talk about science. Can their body and bone condition be able to give birth to such a big thing? If every one of them counts, they will all die!"

After saying that, he still felt it was not enough. He tapped the top of the mummy's head lightly with the knife in his hand and said: "Did you see that the Tianling Cap is still on the head, but there is no mushroom growing on it? This is a human being, no need to doubt it!"

"I understand everything you said. Looking at it rationally, this is indeed what happened."

I said: "But let's talk about emotions. Did you see the corpse on the bed? You held the child tightly in your arms before you died. If it wasn't your own child, who would do this?"

"We only look at things and don't consider those things. People are people. Why are we here? We were not there at the time. Who knows?"

Brother Yaozi said: "Isn't it possible that these two couples picked them up from outside? We might as well raise them as our own children..."

I shook my head. These things have a very strong purpose in coming here. They are not here to enjoy the mountains and rivers. A ruthless character who will destroy the dragon's veins if they disagree with each other will adopt a child?

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go back and see if Lao Bai and the others have discovered anything."

I got up and left. When I walked to the door, I glanced at the broken door and said, "Let's seal up this room later. If we want to leave here, we may have to dig holes and stay here for a while."

Now, the house is so big, and when all the evil spirits in here dissipate, we will suffer."

Brother Yaozi thought for a while and said that he had someone in his bag and asked me to go back first, while he stayed and sealed the place.

The house has been checked and there is no danger. I nodded in agreement. When I went back, the study was already in a mess. The decayed bookshelves were collapsed and looked like a garbage dump. Lao Bai and the others lay on them and rummaged through some.

Useful parchment rolls.

There were quite a few parchment scrolls, but they threw them away after just one glance. Not a single scroll was left behind, and it is estimated that nothing was found.

As soon as I entered the house, Lao Bai threw a roll of sheepskin at my feet in annoyance.

I said look at it, things almost flew into my face, and then I bent down to pick up the parchment, unfolded it and took a look, and I understood why they had nothing to gain.

Many of these parchment rolls are damaged, which is normal. They can even be considered very good. Compared with paper, parchment rolls are easier to preserve after all. There is indeed content on them, but the problem is... I don't understand this kind of writing at all.

know!!

These scripts are unlike any known script...

Hieroglyphics, cuneiform, etc...

There is no trace of these words.

This should be the writing of the Three-Eyed Kingdom. Even this country has not been found in the history books, let alone their writing. I don’t know it at all. It is different from the rock paintings and other things we have seen before. These writings have become a system, and their meanings are

No longer superficial, talking about cracking is a joke!!

Seeing me coming back, Lao Bai irritably threw away the parchment he had just taken out, stood up and said: "I don't know his handwriting, so I don't think this is of any use. What about you, did you find anything?"

I nodded and talked about the mummy.

Now Lao Bai became more energetic. He took the wet towel in my hand and walked to the other side of the bedroom. Zhang Xinya and my master were also a little interested, so they also went to the other side. Only me, Wu Shuang, and Xiao Zhi were left here.

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I'm not a person who likes to give up. Seeing that the two of them weren't going to join in the fun, I said, "Let's keep looking. Maybe there's something useful?"

Wushuang grinned, shook the parchment in his hand, and said: "It is indeed useful. I just dug it out. Just as I was about to say it, Lao Bai and the others ran away..."

As he spoke, he rubbed his dark hands on his pants, found a clean place, and spread out the parchment in his hands.

Compared to other parchment rolls, this one is larger.

This is a map!!

I got up and took a closer look, and found that this map was the layout of the ancient city, but it was marked with many symbols. Some of these symbols were on the city walls, and some were in the fortress...

Although I didn’t recognize some of the words on it, I had a guess based on the symbols: “This is... the military distribution map of the ancient city?”

Wushuang smiled shyly, making me want to hit him. Seeing that I didn't look kind, he pointed to an area on the map: "Look at this place, there are a lot of troops distributed underground..."

The place he pointed to was surprisingly next to the market.

When the ghost town emerged, the market was very eye-catching and I remember it very vividly. Next to it was a very large open space.

I was still thinking about it at the time. The overall layout of the ghost town seemed very cramped, so why should such a large area be freed up?

Now we have the answer. The content is hidden underground. It is probably the most important place in the ghost town. The largest number of troops are distributed there, more than on the city walls and fortress combined!

Wushuang hesitated and said: "Our earliest target was to set on that fortress. After all, it is the most eye-catching place, but now it seems that this place is also very important. Maybe... the Earth Spirit Pearl is actually here!!"

Of course I understand this, but things are not that simple. That place is far away from the fortress, separated by a market. The key is that we have to dig a robbery hole. If we find the wrong place, let’s not talk about the dangers.

, if you want to dig into the fortress, you will have to go through a big circle!

Whether this is something I can decide, he sighed and said: "Why are you still hanging around? Go call them back and we can discuss it."

Xiaozhi got up and left. After a while, everyone came back in a hurry, gathering in front of the map to read and listen to Wushuang's explanation.

"Where are the supplies? Are they enough?"

Zhang Xinya grasped the crux of the problem very keenly: "How long will it take to dig from us to this place, if the Earth Spirit Pearl is not there, and then dig into the fortress?"

I look ugly. Indeed, the dry food and water we carry with us are very limited!

Lao Bai said: "Little Weizi, you have to do the math. We are like iron rice or steel. If we don't eat one meal, we will starve. This will cut off the supply. There is no Guanyin soil here for us to eat. We have to eat."

shit!"

This person is really a loser...

"Eat it if you like it. If you want it, I'll give it to you right now!"

I said something to him angrily, calculated carefully, shook my head and said, "Normally, the supplies we bring are definitely not enough. If we reduce the food and drink by half, it's almost just right!"

These words made everyone feel melancholy. Eating Guanyin soil last time became a nightmare for us in this life. From then on, every time we went out, we had to carry food and drink with us, but in the end... we still ended up with something like this.

When in doubt, ask Master.

This is the fine tradition of our Zhenwu Temple.

Several pairs of eyes fell on my master.

"Let's dig it. From today on, the dry food and water will be halved. Xinya will distribute it. How can a monk not be able to bear this little hardship? Moreover, the situation at this time is different from the previous encounters. Now the retreat is with us.

If there is nothing you can do after your death, you can leave and come back after you have made arrangements!"

My master stared at the blank area on the map with shining eyes: "Even if the Earth Spirit Pearl is not here, it is still worth a visit. Let's see what secrets these things are hiding and protecting by hoarding so much power. I have
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