Yan Qing was naturally very happy, but she was now more interested in the "thing" that Sun Gui had put away.

The familiar touch she had just felt sparked a bold idea in her mind, but judging from the shape, she was clearly unsure.

Could it be that she's mistaken?

Yue Qi's gaze remained fixed on Monk Yuanhui. Ever since the stone platform collapsed, everyone's eyes had been on the rectangular piece of white cloth that had fallen out of the stone platform.

Only he noticed that a very faint yellow light, mixed among the rubble, flew towards Monk Yuanhui and eventually disappeared into his body.

The light just happened to fly past his eyes, so Yue Qi was able to see that it seemed to be a small pagoda lid, which looked obviously incomplete.

After the broken pagoda lid flew into his body, Monk Yuanhui's complexion visibly improved.

Yue Qi did not miss the huge surprise that flashed in his eyes. It seemed that this small pagoda lid must be a very powerful magic artifact.

Moreover, the shape of the pagoda gave him a lot of inspiration. He remembered that in the information he had read about the "Tomb of King Jinzhu Yelang", a Buddhist ritual implement called the Nine-Refined Jade Cloud Pagoda was mentioned. It was one of the ten supreme treasures of Buddhism.

The small pagoda cover we see today is very similar to the legendary Nine Refined Jade Sky Pagoda, which makes Yue Qi suspicious.

After all, the strongest evidence in the records suggests that the Nine Refinements Jade Cloud Pagoda disappeared more than two thousand years ago. It is said that it was refined by a Buddhist master using his own body.

This magical artifact can be divided into nine parts; when combined, it possesses boundless power, and when divided, it allows one to control a region. Ordinary magical implements simply cannot compare to it.

The monk Yuanhui accepted the magical artifact, clearly showing no intention of explaining. Moreover, no one present noticed the mere broken yellow pagoda lid. Therefore, he was now utterly confident.

The people who were happier were actually the Sun family and their group, as if their initial goal was that piece of white cloth.

Yan Qing secretly leaned closer to Yue Qi and whispered her suspicions.

"Yue Qi, I accidentally touched that white cloth just now, and it seems to feel similar to human skin. So, I'm guessing—"

Yue Qi's expression remained unchanged, but what he said shattered her eyes: "You don't need to doubt it, those are the dismembered body parts."

"What?!" Yan Qing was truly terrified. She had just had intimate contact with that "thing".

“You don’t need to be too surprised. That white cloth actually explains everything.” Yue Qi’s photographic memory finally came in handy. He happened to have read about this custom of the Yelang Kingdom.

"When a nobleman from Yelang Kingdom dies, his body is covered with a special kind of processed red salt, which is left to absorb all the moisture from his body for seven days and seven nights. Then, special herbs are stuffed into his body to prevent it from decaying."

"After all the preparations are complete, the body will be wrapped in a type of cloud grass cloth that is only produced in Yelang Kingdom, and finally placed in a coffin for burial. And the cloud grass cloth is the white cloth you see."

"Cloud-patterned cloth?" Yan Qing became interested. "What kind of cloth is this? It looks no different from ordinary white cloth."

Yue Qi shook his head. "The difference is huge. Cloud grass has a characteristic that it can never be dyed with any other color, so the cloth made from it will only be the white of the cloud grass itself. However, that's secondary—"

He paused, then continued, "The most famous characteristic of cloud grass is that it remains as good as new for a long time, never decaying, no matter how many thousands or tens of thousands of years pass. However, due to its scarcity, in the Yelang Kingdom, those who can use cloud grass cloth are all royalty and nobles."

Yan Qing finally understood that the owner of the corpse wrapped in cloud-grass cloth must have been a person of extremely high status in the Yelang Kingdom.

But why was this person's body cut up? And why was it suppressed here with such a vicious curse?

As a result, her doubts did not decrease, but rather increased.

After Sun Gui collected the body parts, the Sun family members all felt much more relaxed. Sun Qiang even reverted to his playboy ways, taking the initiative to cultivate a relationship with Wen Jiajia.

Wen Jiajia quickly resumed her passionate relationship with him; as for what she truly thought, only fate could tell.

The short rest period was for everyone to recover their strength and eat. Once everyone was ready again, Sun Qiang gave the order, and everyone continued to move forward.

The journey was almost too smooth, with only ordinary traps and hidden weapons encountered. These were child's play for the Sun family and their group, who easily led them through without much effort.

After passing the traps, Sun Gui specifically reminded everyone that they could rest for a while ahead, and there shouldn't be any major problems for a short time.

Given that these traps and mechanisms were almost entirely evaded thanks to the efforts of the Sun family members, although they had an easy time, everyone, including Sun Qiang, ended up with some injuries.

Now that they've suggested taking a break, no one has any objections.

Monk Yuanhui was completely unconcerned and simply found a place to meditate. Yan Qing, feeling utterly bored, began discussing the temporary resting place with Yue Qi.

We've exited the tomb passage and entered a natural cave. According to Sun Gui, these kinds of places are usually used as rest areas by the construction workers who built the tomb, so they aren't overly decorated.

The cave looked extremely simple; it was just rocks, nothing but rocks.

Above her head were vast stretches of stalactites. They were probably cut short because they were too long and in the way. Besides, the ground was covered with a dense array of sharp stones, making the chair very uncomfortable.

The sheer number of stones made her instinctively uncomfortable, yet she couldn't find any dangerous spots. In the end, she could only conclude that she was overthinking things.

Yan Qing became obedient. After what happened with Monk Yuanhui, she vowed that she would never be curious about anything in this cemetery again!

After all, she only has one life.

However, she did see Yue Qi with his hands behind his back, looking up at the stalactites above him, seemingly lost in thought.

She leaned closer. "What's wrong? Have you discovered something again?"

Yue Qi pointed to Lingxi behind her and said, "Why don't you just ask her?"

Although Yan Qing released Lingxi again, she originally intended for her to hide and eavesdrop on some news. Who knew that the Sun family members actually went to rest.

So Lingxi had to find some fun for herself, and the stalactites in front of her were a very interesting place.

"Master, I love it here! The food here is absolutely delicious!" Lingxi's words came from the bottom of her heart. She genuinely felt that this place was incredibly comfortable, and the food smelled absolutely wonderful.

"Taste? You said the taste here is exceptionally delicious?" Yan Qing wondered if she had misheard. How could that be?!