It was already dark, and if we didn't get across this section of the road quickly, we would have to spend the night on the edge of the cliff, which was very dangerous.

Zhuang Xun couldn't bear to see it, so he stayed on that stretch of road to help those people.

However, an accident still occurred late at night.

A large man lost his footing and instinctively reached for the female office worker next to him, knocking her down with his massive body.

Seeing the situation was bad, Zhuang Xun jumped down without hesitation to save the person.

Fortunately, the woman fell onto a protruding platform. She was unharmed, but completely exhausted and unable to climb up on her own.

Conducting a rescue in the pitch black of night is too dangerous, and everyone is exhausted, so it's better to rest for the night and think of a solution in the morning.

Zhuang Xun still had some dry food and water with him, so he simply stayed on the platform with the girl.

In the middle of the night, Zhuang Xun was awakened by a strange noise.

He looked around and realized that the sound was coming from the mountain wall behind him.

The female office worker was exhausted and slept soundly, showing no signs of waking up.

Zhuang Xun left the food package behind, climbed the steep cliff for a while, and then saw a hole in the mountain wall, which was conveniently hidden by trees.

He entered the cave, and the further he went in, the more he realized how unusually large the cave was.

He found traces of human activity and rituals in the cave, and there were murals on the cave walls that looked very old.

This is clearly a place where ancient people worshipped some mysterious religious activity.

“But that’s not surprising. In those days, people would have faced countless dangers climbing treacherous mountains. There must have been religious beliefs along the Tea Horse Road,” Li Wenhe said.

Zhuang Xun: "We saw various religious totems along the way, which were not unusual, but those murals were very eerie."

He zoomed in on the photo on his phone and handed it to Mingzhuo to look at.

"The murals are very dark and difficult to photograph. However, the location of this particular mural was well-lit by moonlight, which is why I was able to take a picture of it."

The people in the mural are dressed in exquisite and refined clothing, and it is clear that they are nobles from some ancient country.

In the mural, a noblewoman gives birth to twins, much to the delight and horror of the onlookers; the next scene shows the two children, now three years old, being given a knife by their father; in the third scene, one of the children plunges the knife into the chest of the other; and in the final scene, the family of three is happily eating minced meat.

The people in the painting are depicted with remarkable realism, and each of them wears a happy smile on their face.

But from another angle, that smile also carries an indescribable eeriness and evil.

He Wangyao was stunned: "The other child died just like that?"

Zhuang Xun: "In this ancient country, it seems that twins are considered an ominous sign, and that a demon will possess one of the children and descend to bring disaster to the world. But at the same time, the other child may be a holy child, so they are both happy and afraid."

Mingzhuo: "Absurd. In ancient times, twins were considered unlucky because of the low economic level and the difficulty of raising them. These are all superstitious beliefs."

Zhuang Xun, of course, didn't believe it either. He calmed himself down slightly and said in a slightly tense voice, "Didn't you notice that there was something wrong with the minced meat they were eating?"

Reminded by him, He Wangyao quickly zoomed in on the mural for a closer look.

They then discovered that the dead child's body had been carried and thrown into a large cauldron, and the minced meat that the family ate was scooped out of the cauldron by the servants.

Even through the screen, several people felt a chill run down their spines.

Zhuang Xun almost vomited when he saw it. He felt the evil of those murals more directly than the others. Across a thousand years, it was as if the scenes were playing out in real life right in front of him.

"In order to distinguish between the holy child and the devil, they would soak a dagger in holy water for forty-nine days and then have the two children fight each other. The one who could be killed by the holy water must be the devil."

"And the corpse of a demon, when cooked with holy water, is said to have the effect of prolonging life."

Mingzhuo listened expressionlessly, then suddenly turned his back and couldn't help but gag.

Gu Xu was startled and quickly came over to pat her back and hand her a water cup.

Li Wenhe was a step too late. He stood by and watched for a while, and when he saw that Mingzhuo was just dry heaving, he felt relieved.

After thinking about it, I couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark, "Your mental resilience can't be that weak, can it?"

The others also realized that Mingzhuo was disgusted.

How strange! I thought this person was omnipotent!

He Wangyao quickly stepped forward and walked over: "Really? Let me see, let me see."

Mingzhuo thought to himself, "Are you asking for trouble? You dare to mess with me." Before he could speak, he heard Gu Xu's calm voice beside him, "Say that again?"

He Wangyao slammed on the brakes, her heart skipping a beat. Although he was mischievous, he knew how to keep his distance.

He quickly said with an innocent expression, "I think Boss isn't feeling well and should drink more water. Also, Senior Brother Zhuang, you've gone too far. How can you keep bringing up such disgusting things!"

Zhuang Xun: "..."

No, what did I do wrong?!

Mingzhuo drank a few sips of water, which barely suppressed the churning feeling in his stomach.

She glanced at Gu Xu several times, and Gu Xu, thinking she had something to say, leaned closer. "What's wrong?"

Mingzhuo: "No, I just wanted to look at you a few more times to purify my mind and eyes. Ah Xu, you are truly a treasure that wards off evil!"

Gu Xu: "..."

Zhuang Xun was dumbfounded, thinking to himself, "So this is what my idol is like in private?"

However, these words sound like flirting, making it hard not to associate them with that kind of thing!

He glanced at Gu Xu again, picked up his water glass, took a sip, and covered his eyes.

If Mingzhuo's target was Gu Xu, for some reason, he felt that all of his actions made sense.

Gu Xu felt a little helpless. He knew that Mingzhuo meant exactly what it said and there was no hidden meaning, but he still felt a little uncomfortable being stared at.

Fortunately, Mingzhuo had calmed down. "It's nothing, a small matter. Let's continue."

Zhuang Xun paused for a moment, then quickly continued.

This mysterious religion, besides using evil stories to brainwash its followers, has another secret.

They believed that the land beneath their feet was breeding evil, and that human greed was endless. If a god from another world were to descend, he could summon celestial fire to burn the evil on this land to ashes.

The world returned to chaos, but under the guidance of an alien god, a more advanced civilization was rebuilt, bringing humanity a completely new world.

Mingzhuo rested his chin on his hand and said, "I knew it. After all that disgusting stuff, it all comes back to the idea of ​​saving and destroying the world. In the end, all he wants is to rule the world. What are you pretending to be?

Master Tingyun sighed: "Teacher Ruan, you may not know that the Xuanmen sect foresaw a great calamity a hundred years ago."

Mingzhuo did have a vague recollection: "At last year's academic exchange conference, when the S-level missions were being awarded, Elder Bai seemed to have mentioned it during the meeting."

"The four elders requested the opening of S-level missions because a catastrophe is imminent, and they need to quickly train talented individuals," said Daoist Tingyun.