Seeing that Cao Ya had no intention of making a move, the group had no choice but to give up.

Wu Xie felt puzzled and asked Hua Heshang, "That's not right. The Eastern Xia country was destroyed by the Mongols a long time ago. I've seen some information saying that they only existed for more than seventy years and were always at war. If the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds was built by them, how could such a small country have the ability to build such a large-scale mausoleum under the conditions at that time?"

Many people showed their agreement when Wu Xie said this.

The Eastern Xia was a small regime that suddenly appeared in the Jilin and Heilongjiang areas during the period when the Jurchen state was destroyed.

Its founding emperor, Wannu Wang, didn't even have time to pass the throne to the next generation before the Mongols bypassed Korea and destroyed it.

At that time, Mongolia was extremely powerful, killing gods and Buddhas alike. If the scene in the mural was indeed that decisive battle, given the Mongolian character, they should have wiped them out completely.

It might even lead to the massacre of the entire city!

At that time, the productivity of the Central Plains dynasties was generally low, let alone that of a small country in a remote corner. The population of the entire country was probably only a few hundred thousand, at most a few hundred thousand, but definitely no more than a million. Without a large labor force, even if the country had not been destroyed, it would have been impossible to build such a huge mausoleum.

The Eastern Xia Kingdom does not have this capability.

Chen Pi Asi said that the emperor of Dongxia was buried in the Heavenly Palace on the Cloud Top. At first, he did not notice anything unusual, but now he felt more and more that something was wrong. No matter how he thought about it, it was impossible, because Dongxia did not have the time or the strength to do so.

All eyes turned to Chen Pi Asi, who claimed that he was the one who buried the Eastern Xia Emperor in the Heavenly Palace on the Cloud Top, but now it seemed that this was absolutely impossible.

Chen Pi Asi knew what everyone was thinking. He glanced at the mural expressionlessly, sneered, and then looked at Monk Hua, saying, "Since they don't believe it, Monk, you should explain it to them and broaden their horizons."

Monk Hua agreed and turned to smile, saying, "I know what you're doubting. I dare say you're all wrong. Most of the information you've seen about Dongxia is based on inferences from some incomplete ancient books. In reality, there's very little information left behind by the Dongxia Kingdom."

"Don't even mention it if it's too little. What does it matter whether Dongxia lives or dies? Are you leaving or not? If not, I'm leaving first!" Cao Ya interrupted. He wasn't interested in the affairs of Dongxia; he was only interested in what was inside the bronze door.

He didn't care at all about the past of the King of Dongxia Wannu.

Any trouble they cause, kill them all.

That's how satisfying the brute force style is.

"Grumpy old man." Wu Xie was stunned for a moment, envying Cao Ya's style. If he had Cao Ya's strength, he would definitely control his third uncle and make him tell him all his secrets.

However, I don't know what happened to Third Uncle in the hands of Ah Ning and her people.

Wu Xie suddenly felt a little worried. If it weren't for his third uncle, he wouldn't have come to this godforsaken place.

Fatty and Panzi simply gave a thumbs up.

Chen Pi Asi glanced at Cao Ya but didn't say anything more.

He was very wary of Cao Ya, especially when he had nothing to do.

Without a gun in his hand, he really didn't dare to talk back to Cao Ya.

So even though he didn't agree with Cao Ya's attitude, he had no choice but to agree.

Hua the monk was a little dissatisfied. He had finally gotten started, but he was interrupted. However, he did not dare to refute Cao Ya's words.

There was no way around it, I was scared.

Monk Hua coughed and said quickly, "Since Brother Cao wants us to speed things up, I'll get straight to the point."

"Then let's listen, Cao Ya, wait a little longer." The fat man said, suppressing a laugh. He just couldn't stand the arrogant expressions of Chen Pi Asi and his gang, as if they were all bumpkins, looking down on them for asking a question.

Wu Xie, Pan Zi, and Shun Zi looked at each other and blinked.

Only the Silent One remained unchanged, merely glancing at Cao Ya, lost in thought.

Cao Ya shrugged, signaling them to hurry up.

I have a good relationship with the fat guy, so I should give him face.

Monk Hua breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly, "We have very direct information about the Eastern Xia Kingdom."

As he spoke, he deftly pulled a piece of white cloth from his inner pocket and unfolded it in front of everyone. Wu Xie, Fatty, and Pan Zi were all taken aback when they saw it.

Snake-browed bronze fish!

From the Qixing Lu Palace to the underwater tomb in Xisha, they found traces of the Snake-Eyebrow Bronze Fish. Unexpectedly, Chen Pi Asi also had one.

Hua the monk didn't notice Wu Xie and Fatty's expressions, or perhaps he did but pretended not to.

He continued, "This bronze fish is a variant of the dragon. Our old man obtained it by chance. I believe it was made by someone who knew the situation in Dongxia. What's strange is that he cleverly hid a top-secret message on this bronze fish. Look."

He placed the bronze fish to one side of the lantern. The gilded scales reflected a golden light, casting many fine spots of light on the mural. When Monk Hua turned the fish, the spots of light began to change, gradually transforming into several dots resembling characters.

"The secret lies here: there are forty-seven Jurchen characters hidden in the scales of this fish," Monk Hua said with a slightly proud tone.

Wu Xie was acting strangely; he had two bronze fish in his pocket.

Panzi, Fatty, and Silent Bottle all know about this.

In fact, Cao Ya knew this too.

He even knew the origin of this bronze fish, a keepsake of Wang Zanghai, which recorded some of the events of his capture by the King of Wannu to build his mausoleum.

The most crucial part was his discovery of the truth about the King of Ten Thousand Slaves—a monster from the depths of the earth!

Monk Hua also mentioned these things, as well as other speculations, such as the history of Dongxia, which existed in secrecy for hundreds of years, had a total of fourteen emperors, and faced the crisis of national subjugation several times, but survived for a strange reason: the enemy country withdrew its troops.

"What reason? Can't you just say it straight? Don't be like a charlatan, only saying half of what you mean." Panzi was impatient; he hated guys who only said half of what they meant.

Monk Hua shrugged: "I don't know. The information on the bronze fish is incomplete. There must be other things that record another part. But based on these few words in my hand, I dare say that something very strange must have happened for the Eastern Xia Kingdom to survive! The rest of the content is missing. We have been trying to find it, but unfortunately, our old man has been searching for many years and has not found the other parts."

He paused, initially intending to keep her in suspense, but a glance at Cao Ya beside him made him abandon the idea and speak frankly:

"It says that none of the Wan Nu Kings throughout history were human."

"If it's not human, then what is it?" the fat man asked.

Monk Hua put the bronze fish away: "It says that they are all monsters that crawled out of the ground."

"No way?"

The group exchanged glances, probably feeling a little uneasy.

"Monster? Wan Nu Wang doesn't even deserve that title. He's nothing but a beast." Cao Ya sneered.