Chapter 326 Jinjiang
"Those who came to look for the treasure back then were willing to massacre the entire village, so they must have searched the entire village to find the so-called treasure."
The King of Hell said: "But judging from the results, they returned disappointed. The treasure is not in the village. In other words, the burial site is not open to the public."
"But it's very strange. In order to guard the tomb, this village has been so close to the outside that the burial site should be nearby. Why couldn't those people find it back then? The villagers here don't seem to know how to use spells to hide the burial site."
The King of Hell looked at the general and asked curiously, "Did you also sense that the burial ground is right under your feet?"
The general nodded slightly and said, "The burial ground is underground below the village."
Yan Shixun raised his hand and stroked his chin, and also found something strange: "Those rumors have always been vague, and the King of Hell has gone back to look for it several times, but he still hasn't found it... Even if the specific location is vague, there is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable, so it shouldn't have been found by anyone."
"Unless, after the villagers collected the remains, they did not leave any landmarks such as tombstones on the ground, or even any identification objects on the ground."
In a flash, Yan Shixun seemed to have figured something out. He looked up at the general and said, "You said that the burial ground is under the village... Is it possible that the bones were placed directly underground instead of being buried in the soil?"
The King of Hell beside him was surprised and asked, "Are you saying that the terrain has changed before?"
How could the corpses be placed directly underground? The villagers who collected the corpses were just ordinary people, not cultivators or ghosts, gods, or immortals. They didn't have the ability to move mountains or fill the sea, so how could they do such a thing?
But the general nodded and agreed with Yan Shixun's statement: "I can sense that the burial ground is in an empty area."
open?
This word flashed through Yan Shixun's mind like lightning, leaving him stunned.
The King of Hell didn't understand what was going on and was still in deep thought, but Yan Shixun grabbed his arm.
"The geological structure of Jiangbei... Have you ever heard of the legend that there was once an army in Jiangbei that marched a thousand miles a day to attack Jiangnan? The army that was supposed to be a thousand miles away suddenly appeared in front of the enemy, like a heavenly army descending, frightening the enemy so much that they collapsed without even a fight."
The King of Hell looked at Yan Shixun in surprise, wondering how he could believe such a story, but then he saw Yan Shixun laughing.
"I know an old Taoist priest who lives in seclusion. He told me that this story is true. However, there are no heavenly soldiers or generals, but... a cave."
The King of Hell was stunned for a moment, he thought about it, and then as if he realized something, his eyes slowly widened.
Yan Shixun smiled and said, "The original truth of this story is that the army at that time found a local guide from Jiangbei. The army marched quickly through the underground caves, almost in a straight line through the mountains, rivers and lakes, so they quickly arrived in the south and completed a legendary battle with swift military operations."
"After the hermit Taoist told me this, he was afraid that I wouldn't understand, so he took me to a cave in the mountains."
Recalling what happened at that time, Yan Shixun still had a look of amazement in his eyes: "Some caves are only wide enough for dogs to enter, while others are dozens of meters high, with dangerous and turbulent waters, and underground rivers and tunnels everywhere. If you are not careful, you will get lost in the cave and be trapped to death. Even if you make a wrong step, you will fall into the underground river and there is no possibility of rescue."
Many years ago, in a dark cave underground, Yan Shixun was shocked by the terrain before him. For the first time, he felt the wonders of nature and realized how fragile and insignificant the human body is sometimes in the face of nature.
The shock he felt at that time is still vividly remembered by Yan Shixun today.
The King of Hell blinked his eyes, but did not rush to answer Yan Shixun. Instead, he slowly looked at Ye Li.
"Then Yan Shixun, do you know who the protagonist is in the original truth of this legend?"
The King of Hell's eyes had a complicated look.
Ye Li raised his eyebrows and smiled at Yan Shixun, with a hint of pride in his eyes, as if he was waiting for Yan Shixun to praise him.
Yan Shixun: “……?”
"Don't tell me... it's Ye Li?"
The King of Hell nodded and said, "Although I don't want to admit it, Ye Li was indeed an excellent general when he was alive. Otherwise, the new dynasty wouldn't have been so eager to kill him. If he hadn't died, it would be hard to say whether the dynasty would have risen or fallen."
Yan Shixun: …………
He didn't know what to say for a moment.
Although he did know that Ye Li was a man who led large armies on the battlefield during his lifetime, because the first identity of Ye Li he knew was the Lord of Fengdu, he subconsciously ignored Ye Li's identity during his lifetime and simply regarded Ye Li as a ghost.
But he didn't expect that Yeli was actually the protagonist in many battlefield legends...
There is a strange feeling that the barrier between reality and fantasy has been broken.
However, before Yan Shixun could find a way to say what he wanted to say to Ye Li, the general stepped forward and said calmly: "Although there are many legends, they are not worth mentioning."
"For me, the best legend should be the one with you, Shi Xun."
The general smiled, looking at Yan Shixun with a gleam in his eyes: "If the history books can record the story of Shixun and I... then I will have no regrets."
The King of Hell’s first reaction was to look towards Ye Li: He was intercepted!
Yan Shixun's attention was also shifted from Ye Li to the general. He realized that Ye Li was now the same body but in a different position, and the glory he had gained as a mortal should go to the general.
Therefore, his gaze towards the general softened a little, and a smile appeared on his lips: "I never thought that I would actually meet the characters in history books face to face. This feeling... is too wonderful."
“The book is a good book.”
The general naturally took over the conversation and said, "It's a pity that there is no story about us."
Yan Shixun was amused and waved his hands, saying, "How could the compiler have thought that someone who should have died a thousand years ago would reappear a thousand years later? He doesn't have the ability to predict the future, so how could he know that we would meet now?"
King of Hell: Ah... As expected of Yan Shixun, I totally didn’t understand what the other party meant.
However, the King of Hell still breathed a sigh of relief, and his tense spirit also relaxed.
If Yan Shixun really understood the general's meaning and even responded to him, that would be a disaster.
——It is equivalent to causing hatred between two people with the same body but different locations.
If Ye Li really fights with the general, even the Great Dao will be unable to stop it and can only watch the world collapse.
If it came to that, Yan Wang felt that he would also die in order to prevent the battle from happening.
Ye Li's expression relaxed even more, and he looked at Yan Shixun with satisfaction. He felt that he had never been so happy before, and that his lover was so slow in feelings.
"Since you have used the cave before, you should know how to enter it, right?"
Speaking of caves, Yan Shixun's expression became serious.
Even though it is now almost certain that the rumored burial ground was actually where the villagers at that time took advantage of the special geological structure of Jiangbei and stored a large number of corpses in underground caves.
But Yan Shixun couldn't enter it easily.
Just as the hermit Taoist priest had reminded Yan Shixun when he first saw the structure of the cave.
Because the cave is intricate and the underground river is turbulent, every step is extremely dangerous. If you take a wrong step, you may be trapped to death in the cave. Therefore, don't easily enter the cave for curiosity or fun. Even if you have to go, you must find a guide who is familiar with the local terrain to lead the way to ensure that you will not get lost in the cave.
After all, the cave is not like the ground, it is dark everywhere and there are no landmarks, so it is easy to get lost. Once that happens, death is not far away.
But now, even if Yan Shixun wanted to find a guide, he couldn't do it.
After all, the only known village nearby had just had all its inhabitants die tonight. Even if they went to look for people from other villages nearby, those people had vicious karma with the headless corpse stored in the abandoned charity cemetery, and the dead souls would not allow those people to set foot on the burial ground they had guarded with their own death.
The only solution now seems to be to let Ye Li, who has experience in caves, lead the way.
Moreover, if those ghosts did not go far, they might be able to sense Ye Li's identity and guide them in the direction of the burial place.
However, Yan Shixun was not prepared to put all his hopes on Ye Li. After all, to Ye Li, his own corpse had long become a stranger, and it was hard to say whether he could accurately find the burial place in the intricate caves.
They also need to find the bodies in the burial ground before dawn, before the rescue team arrives, and send the souls who died with hatred to reincarnation.
If you get lost, it will turn into a tricky situation.
Yan Shixun turned his gaze back to the headless corpse in the coffin and came up with an idea.
He remembered that after he dug the skulls out of the mud outside the charity cemetery, a pack of wolves appeared and made way for them to lead to the cemetery.
Perhaps, they could ask the gravekeeper to lead the way to the burial place.
Thinking of this, Yan Shixun straightened his clothes and bowed solemnly to the headless corpse.
"Repaying the kindness of a meal with death, protecting the kindness of a life from generation to generation... This is loyalty and righteousness that has long disappeared in history books, but I never thought that I would have the honor to witness it today."
Yan Shixun said softly: "The last child of Ye has now returned to Ye to look for his remains and the remains of those fallen soldiers. I beg you to point out a way for us to find the children of Ye."
“I was able to return home.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of knocking on the coffin came from the thin coffin that had not yet been opened, as if the corpse inside was excitedly wanting to come out, to see with their own eyes the general who had finally returned to Ye after a thousand years, and to see the benefactor whom they had guarded with their death.
But the noise only lasted for a short time before it became quiet again.
Yan Shixun waited patiently.
A few minutes later, a slight sound of footsteps was heard from outside the charity cemetery.
It doesn't look like that of a human, but rather has the agility and lightness of a hunter.
Yan Shixun glanced sideways.
The figure of a wild wolf appeared outside the house.
Its sturdy body has smooth lines, and its silver-gray fur is smooth, thick, and sparkling in the bright moonlight, revealing its wild, powerful beauty.
It looks like he is the leader of the wolf pack.
The leader wolf's pair of dark green eyes stared at Yan Shixun intently, as if it knew naturally who it was looking for.
Yan Shixun chuckled.
He walked out with long legs. He did not feel any fear or discomfort when facing the wolf alone. He even squatted in front of the wolf, stretched out his palm and patted the wolf's back fur, as if he was greeting a colleague.
The leader of the wolf pack, the only ghost exorcist who can hold up the evil ghost to his bones.
This is a meeting unique to top predators, where absolute strength brings calm composure.
They both saw appreciation for each other in each other's eyes and recognized each other's strength.
The wild wolf stared at Yan Shixun quietly, as if confirming his identity.
Then it shook its head and trotted forward without saying a word, as if signaling Yan Shixun to follow its lead.
A smile finally appeared on Yan Shixun's face. He raised his eyebrows and turned to look at Ye Li: "Let's go and find your body."
"Looking for the remains of my lover..."
Yan Shixun chuckled and shook his head: "What a wonderful experience."
Ye Li: Shi Xun admits that I am his lover!
He looked at the general provocatively.
But the King of Hell who was watching:...Tsk.
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