These people were clearly prisoners of war, massacred here, just like the picture they saw upon entering—they were used for sacrificial purposes. What chilled the Great Sage Equaling Heaven to the bone was that none of these prisoners' heads were missing. Sure enough, on the opposite stone wall, there was a colorful painting. Although it had become somewhat blurred with the passage of time, the general content was still discernible.
The scene depicted in the picture is a sacrificial ceremony. Rows of prisoners are bound in the square, facing a bronze human-faced statue, with strangely dressed executioners standing beside them. The Monkey King noticed that these executioners all wore masks, and their exposed eyes emitted a chilling gaze, devoid of any emotion. They seemed like walking corpses, a sight that sent chills down one's spine. At the same time, the Monkey King also noticed that each executioner had a bluebird tattoo on their arm, giving off an eerie feeling. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that the bluebird's head was actually a snake's head, with eerie eyes and a black forked tongue protruding from its mouth.
A chilling wind swept through the area, and Gouwa broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly put away his flashlight and shone it elsewhere. When the flashlight beam swept across a corner on the other side, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven felt as if his heart was about to explode and his mind was on the verge of collapse. There was clearly a dark figure standing in that corner, the same one he had seen when he came in, its eyes staring at him with cold malice.
Instinctively, the Monkey King took off running. After running a few hundred meters, he was stopped by a cliff. Gasping for breath, he collapsed to the ground. He checked his watch; it was already morning, and it was bright outside, but it was still pitch black inside. With a cliff in front of him and evil spirits chasing after him, the Monkey King was on the verge of a mental breakdown in this situation.
He took a sip of water to soothe his body, knowing in his heart that if this continued, he would either be killed by evil spirits or suffer a mental breakdown. He had to find Master Hei as soon as possible.
He glanced at the flashlight, which was already dimming; clearly, the power was running out. If he didn't find Blackie or a way out before the flashlight ran out, he would surely die.
Standing up, the Monkey King took out some pine resin, lit it, and threw it off the cliff. The cliff wasn't high, and with the help of the firelight, he could see that below the cliff was a flat area with rows of black coffins neatly arranged in a single line, totaling seven rows.
The Monkey King counted them; there were seven coffins in each row, and forty-nine in total. At the very back, there was a stone coffin placed horizontally, which was one-third larger than the other black wooden coffins.
Upon seeing this scene, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven understood the general idea. The stone coffin must contain the remains of a tribal chief or someone of extremely high status, and the black wooden coffins in front of him or her people or descendants.
The Great Sage Equal to Heaven had heard from Blackie that such a tomb is called the "Second Heavenly Lord Burial" in Feng Shui. The person was a king in life and will remain a master after death. Those who followed him/her in life will continue to serve him/her as their master after death and will be loyal to him/her through life and death.
Of course, not all of these people were truly willing to pledge allegiance in life and death. It's just that the ancient Shu tribes possessed too many supernatural powers that modern people could hardly understand, leaving you no choice but to accept divine punishment.
"Could the person buried down there be the tomb owner?" The Great Sage Equaling Heaven pondered for a moment. The pine resin had burned out. He wanted to go down, but then he thought that this place was extremely strange. Anyone who was in this line of work knew that the most dangerous and terrifying place in all ancient tombs was the one where the tomb owner was buried. He should not take the risk. Right now, he should think about how to get out!
With that thought in mind, I walked towards the other side of the cliff. A chilling wind blew, as if evil spirits might pounce out at any moment.
Following the wind, the Monkey King quickly found a steep cliff. When he shone his flashlight on it, he saw that it was covered with hanging coffins, some of which were already broken and the fragmented white bones were faintly visible.
At this moment, the Monkey King really wanted to burst into a tirade of curses, and he actually walked step by step into a dead end. Just as he was about to squat down for a smoke, he saw two footprints on the ground. "Aren't these Blackie's footprints?" The Monkey King was overjoyed. He had found Blackie's footprints here, which proved that Blackie had been here. Since Blackie had been here, it meant that there must be a way out.
Shining a flashlight around, they discovered a wooden ladder on the cliff that led all the way to a cave above.
The wooden ladder is located in the middle of the hanging coffin, and it is difficult to spot if you are not paying attention. Blackie's footprints disappeared at the wooden ladder, which clearly indicates that Blackie climbed up the wooden ladder.
The wooden ladder had existed for who knows how many years. In some places, the wooden stakes had fallen off, but the Monkey King had no other choice. He pulled out the hidden knife he carried with him and climbed up.
Fortunately, although the wooden ladder looked very old, it was surprisingly sturdy, no matter what kind of wood it was made of. Even the Monkey King, who weighed 140 or 150 pounds, did not collapse when he stepped on it.
It was pitch black all around, so quiet that the only sound was the sound of the Monkey King climbing the wooden ladder. With a 'crack', a piece of the ladder broke off. Reacting quickly, the Monkey King used his hidden knife to cut into the crevice in the rock above him, and stepped on a hanging coffin next to him with his other foot.
Unexpectedly, the hanging coffin was extremely decayed. The Great Sage Equaling Heaven stepped directly into the coffin. Based on his senses, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven knew that he had stepped on a corpse, but the corpse under his feet seemed to be hard, like a stone.
With a "crash," the Monkey King pulled his foot out, and the coffin broke open, revealing the corpse inside. Shining a flashlight on it, the Monkey King felt a chill run down his spine. The body inside was a mummy, wrapped in a shroud, its entire body blackened, as if it had died of poisoning. The corpse's eyes were wide open, clearly indicating it had died with its eyes open, making it impossible to determine its gender. What puzzled the Monkey King was that, despite being buried in a hanging coffin, there wasn't a single burial item.
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