As they were talking, Wuxie noticed something was wrong, and so did the others: behind the human face were fish bones.

"This is a legendary animal called the human-faced fish. There are so many fossils of the human-faced fish here, and considering the structure of the rock layers, if I'm not mistaken, this was once an ancient river channel," Wuxie explained.

The fat man's focus was solely on the human-faced fish. His eyes lit up as he stared at the rock wall and he leaned over. "Human-faced fish? This must be tens of thousands of years old!"

Ji Huaichuan also suddenly remembered that this human-faced fish... that old immortal tricked him into eating it before. At that time, Shen Tingsi chopped off the head of the human-faced fish, but he didn't know about it and ate it happily... He was speechless.

"Okay, don't waste time, let's go."

Seeing that the others were about to leave, the fat man pulled the rock slab down with all his strength and shouted, "Don't go! Take it back to the local cultural relics research center for research!"

Wu Xie took a step behind and whispered to the fat man, "Do you know why the mermaid has a human face?"

"Why?" asked the fat man.

"Because... it feeds too many people!" Wuxie threatened the fat man seriously.

The fat man shuddered, dropped the rock slab in his hand and chased after him, but he still insisted, "You know so much!"

The few of them walked for a long time, and around noon, they climbed a hill. The fat man found something at the bottom of the hill. When he looked over, he saw that it was the equipment bag of Aning's team.

Aning said, "This is our equipment. Our people should be nearby."

Fatty and Pan Zi walked a little further to the side and found a smashed car, which also belonged to Aning.

"Not only are there equipment, but there's also a car."

Hearing the noise, others went over to take a look. The SUV was turned upside down and the bumper was smashed. When they came near the car, they found several packages of various sizes scattered on the ground.

"That's my backpack!" Ji Huaichuan found the backpack he had left at the camp before, and there were his new clothes in it.

"Why is your bag here?"

Ji Huaichuan scratched his head and said embarrassedly, "I was in a hurry to leave and forgot to bring it. They might have taken it with their equipment bag. There's even a little chicken pendant on it."

…

Hei Xia Zi and Jie Yu Chen walked up a slope after twists and turns and found a particularly tall stone pillar.

"What is this carving?" Hei Xiazi looked up at the stone pillar in front of him.

“It’s a totem.”

"It used to be a totem, but now it's been exposed to the wind and sun and it's hard to tell what it was. How can we find any clues?"

"But you can give it a try." Xie Yuchen looked at the stone pillar, "You go over first."

"Why should I go first?" Hei Xia Zi was not convinced.

"Why are there so many whys? Just go over there quickly!" Xie Yuchen raised his eyebrows slightly and said softly.

Hei Xia Zi shrugged his shoulders, put on his backpack and walked to the stone pillar. While Hei Xia Zi was walking forward, Xie Yuchen took out a notebook, determined the position and started drawing.

Hei Xia Zi struck a cool pose and began to look forward to it. Xie Yuchen looked at him and drew at the same time. It didn't take long before he finished the drawing. He walked up to Hei Xia Zi with the notebook and handed it to him.

"I roughly restored the totem. Although it's damaged, there are still traces of it."

"Wow, you are so talented, young man." Hei Xia Zi took a look and praised with a smile, then looked carefully at the totem on the picture, "It's a human-faced bird."

"Human-faced bird?" Xie Yuchen was a little confused.

"Yes, have you heard of the Yunding Palace? There is a human-faced bird there." Hei Xiazi nodded.

"But the human-faced bird is far away in Changbai Mountain, and we are in Tamutuo. What is the connection between them?" Xie Yuchen pondered.

The sky suddenly darkened, interrupting Yu Chen's train of thought. Hei Xia Zi also noticed something was wrong. The two of them looked up and saw human-faced birds, about five or six of them. It was true that as soon as you mention the devil, he will appear.

"Tsk, Master Huaer, it seems you don't have to worry about it, there's something ready here." Hei Xiazi laughed out loud.

"You blind bastard, why are you still joking at this time? Think about how to deal with it quickly." Xie Yuchen took out a dagger and took a defensive stance.

Looking at the nervous Jie Yuchen and the human-faced bird glaring at them, Hei Xiazi was clearly not panicking, as if he knew something. "Don't panic, Master Hua'er. They're not coming for us. They've come such a long way, they must be hungry. Do you have anything to eat?"

"Food?" Xie Yuchen frowned slightly. "You look like food to me!" Although he said that, he felt a little relieved. It had been such a long time. If the human-faced bird wanted to cause trouble for them, it would have launched an attack long ago.

The black bear shook his head, took out a few pieces of cactus that he had put away from his bag, and threw them at the human-faced birds. Five or six human-faced birds swarmed over and the few pieces of cactus were eaten up in an instant. They were like children who had asked for candy. They flapped their wings at the black bear and flew away without looking back.

This action stunned Xie Yuchen who was standing beside him. "Does the human-faced bird like to eat cactus?"

Hei Xiazi knew at a glance that Xie Yuchen must have misunderstood, and explained: "It depends on the species. The ones in Yunding Tiangong like to eat cactus, I don't know about the others."

Xie Yuchen turned his head to look at Hei Xiazi, a hint of suspicion flashed in his eyes, and asked: "How do you know that they are the human-faced birds in Yunding Tiangong and not from somewhere else?"

Black Blind Man paused and said, "Didn't you see the red hair on their heads? That's the basic feature of the human-faced birds in the Cloud Top Palace. It's very easy to recognize! Besides, I've seen them before."

Xie Yuchen thought about it and realized that the human-faced birds did have red feathers on their heads. His doubts were resolved and he felt relieved. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This thing appeared here. Maybe this is the core area of ​​the Queen Mother of the West. Let's go in and take a look."

Hei Xiazi just remembered the picture he had just looked at halfway, and pointed to a pattern in the corner of the notebook and asked: "Wait a minute, what is this?"

"Glasses." Xie Yuchen answered confidently.

"So I've been standing here for a long time, and you won't let me move, so you just draw glasses for me?"

"Your role is to provide proportion. I drew glasses for you out of courtesy." Xie Yuchen said with a smile.

Black Blind nodded and said angrily, "I should have let those guys take you away just now!"

Xie Yuchen laughed, "Okay, let's get going quickly."

Hei Xiazi picked up the notebook, compared it for a long time, and said, "Wait, your drawing is wrong..."

"What's wrong? Among the human-faced birds on this stone pillar, three are lying down and one is standing." Xie Yuchen said.

"Okay, then let's dig here." Hei Xiazi took out a shovel from his bag and started looking for a place.

One shovel, two shovels...

(shovel: qiāo)

Xie Yuchen stood by and watched Hei Xiazi digging the soil. As he dug, the originally flat ground suddenly sank. As the sand and soil flowed down, the entrance to a cave was revealed.

"Looks like this is it."

"This should be the entrance to the Queen Mother of the West Palace."

"Okay, let's go down and take a look."

Hei Xia Zi and Jie Yu Chen smiled at each other, put away the shovel in his hand and walked into the cave first, with Jie Yu Chen following closely behind.