Zu An smiled slightly and held Pei Mianman's soft little hand: "Not only in this secret realm, but even outside, she has helped me a lot."
Pei Mianman was taken aback, not expecting him to suddenly take her hand. However, now that the crisis had passed, she relaxed and took his hand in return, gently leaning against his shoulder, her cheeks as radiant as flowers.
Seeing the two embracing intimately, Mi Li was speechless. What sins had she committed to deserve witnessing this lovey-dovey couple showing off their affection like this?
Anger from Mi Li +333!
She simply returned to the Tai'a sword, hoping to avoid seeing or hearing about it.
Sensing her anger, Zu'an knew he had provoked her, but there was nothing he could do. He couldn't just stop being intimate with Da Manman from now on; the Empress would probably get used to it.
If Mi Li knew what he was thinking at this moment, she would probably be furious.
At this moment, Pei Mianman said, "Azu, shall we go down?"
In fact, she was enjoying the rare warmth she was experiencing and did not want to break the feeling of this moment and step into unknown dangers.
Zuan nodded: "Yes, besides the way out, there might also be a tremendous opportunity..."
He recounted his conversation with Mi Li, and pondered that this must be one of the twelve "unspeakable places," hiding a secret manual. He wondered what new features the Keyboard Warrior system would unlock if he could obtain it.
Pei Mianman wasn't particularly interested in any kind of opportunity; she just thought that staying here wasn't a solution, and it would be better to go out and be with him forever.
The two reached an agreement and headed down the underground staircase.
When they passed by the cauldron, they found that the evil spirits inside had disappeared, and only two skeletons of the crocodile and the Taotie remained.
Zuan noticed two unusual bone fragments among them, with ancient patterns on them and faintly flashing with electricity.
He remembered that these should be the two horns on the head of the Taotie, and something that could emit lightning must be extraordinary, so he put them away.
He subconsciously turned his head to look at the skeleton of the giant Taotie below the steps; its two horns were even larger, making it presumably more precious.
Just as he was about to reach for it, his foot stepped on the steps, and a strange melody suddenly rang out. The surrounding air seemed to grow colder, and the flames on both sides of the steps flickered, becoming bright and dim.
Zuan immediately pulled his foot back. What a joke! He didn't want to trigger the evil spirit again; he had no offerings this time.
Although somewhat unwilling, he had no choice but to give up his idea of taking those two giant horns.
The two of them each took a torch and walked down the dark tunnel.
The steps are not straight, but meander downwards, as if going down around a pillar.
The walls along the way are carved with many merchants and warriors, as well as various cloud and dragon patterns, taotie patterns, thunder patterns, bird and beast patterns and so on.
Zuan was not an expert in this field and could only make a judgment based on the documentary he had watched in his previous life.
He originally wanted to ask Mi Li for help, but Mi Li seemed to be really angry and never responded to his inquiries.
As for Pei Mianman, she seemed to have some psychic abilities just now, but unfortunately, those abilities seem to have suddenly disappeared, and she can't explain what she's seeing.
After an unknown amount of time, the two finally reached the top of the stairs and arrived at flat ground.
A solemn and ancient avenue stretches straight ahead, paved with countless large and neat stone slabs. To achieve this, one can only imagine the immense manpower and resources required.
The two walked on, torches in hand, for an unknown amount of time, when suddenly Pei Mianman cried out in surprise, snuggling closer to Zu An: "A-Zu..."
Zuan followed her gaze and found that there was a deep pit on both sides of the road. These pits were not as big as the pit outside, but they were filled with white bones.
Zuan patted Pei Mianman's hand to comfort her, then came to the edge of the pit to examine it carefully. The pit wasn't very deep, only a few meters deep, and couldn't possibly trap a person.
However, worried that there might be some traps at the bottom of the pit, or that the strange snakes like the ones he had seen before might be hiding among the bones, he did not rush down. Instead, he first knocked a small stone off the floor and threw it down to test the way. Only after finding that there were no dangers as he had feared did he jump down to take a look.
"Azu, come up quickly!" Pei Mianman really didn't want to go down, but at the same time she was worried that something might happen to Zu'an down there.
After examining the area for a while, Zuan jumped up and said, "These should be sacrificial pits. Unlike the pits outside, these skeletons seem to be thicker and more robust. Obviously, they were better nourished in life than the guys in the pits outside."
“You mentioned before that this is likely the location of the Shang Dynasty royal tombs, so the offerings here must be of a higher standard than those outside,” Pei Mianman analyzed.
“That’s right,” Zuan agreed, “but what’s even more striking is that the skeletons outside don’t have any external injuries, while the skeletons inside this pit are all decapitated.”
The skeletons in the tunnel had their bodies on one side and their heads scattered in another direction, making it impossible to tell whose head belonged to whose.
“For captured enemy nobles or warriors, it is best to offer a sacrifice by beheading,” Pei Mianman suddenly said.
Zuan stared at her in surprise: "???"
After saying those words, Pei Mianman covered her mouth in panic, and it took her a long time to catch her breath: "I don't know why, I just blurted it out subconsciously. Am I possessed?"
She is extremely worried. She has just confirmed her relationship with Zuan and the future is full of hope. She doesn't want anything to happen to her.
Zuan said in a deep voice, "Your condition is probably not due to possession. It's more likely that you have some connection with this place. Don't be afraid; it may not be a bad thing."
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