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  Xiao Hua narrowed her eyes, shining the light across to the other side. The dim flashlight pierced through the darkness, and it seemed that no matter how far they looked, they couldn't see the end. It appeared that the space behind them was quite large. Next, Passerby A put a backpack on his back and tossed another one at Xiao Hua, saying: "Shall we cooperate?"

  Xiao Hua nodded, shining her flashlight as she climbed to the other side. I was the last one to enter, mainly because of the many injuries on my body, both on my feet and from gunshots. In fact, my physical condition had already reached its limit, but I didn't know how much longer I could hold on, nor did I know who around me I could trust. Although I always had opinions about Jie Xiaojiu and Luren A, deep down in my heart, I never considered the two of them as enemies.

  But now I realize that these two people who were once considered companions are too far away. Four people, four hearts, such a team, how long can it last?

  At the front was Xiaohua, who was shining his flashlight around, while Route Man A was behind him, holding a gun in one hand and making a claw-like gesture with the other, as if he might attack at any moment. Lao Liu's physical condition was better than mine, still expressionless, and his footsteps were steady.

  I was the last one, stumbling along, cold sweat dripping down, I felt embarrassed myself, if it were in the past, I would have started howling long ago, at least when I howl, there's Third Uncle and Fatso coming over, even if Oil Bottle doesn't say a word, his gaze will move, falling on the first-aid kit, hinting that the medicine is there.

  Now I cry out to whom?

  Forced a wry smile, I mustered up my spirits and tried to ignore the pain from my injuries all over my body. I began to observe my surroundings, but due to the limited light of the flashlight, I couldn't see much, only that it was a very large space, and the beam of light couldn't reach the end.

  There were four of us, with only two flashlights. One was in Xiaohua's hand, which originally belonged to me. The other was in Lao Liu's hand. Passerby A and Xiaohua didn't bring any equipment, probably because something had happened before and their equipment was broken.

  At the time, we found a lantern on the wall, and a kind of gel-like black oil, I don't know if it can still be used. I tried to light it with a lighter, who knew that as soon as it was lit, a fire dragon suddenly rose up, forming a circular ring.

  In the darkness, I only saw that fire dragon seemed to come alive, moving on the tomb wall, suddenly high and suddenly low, with a big difference from the ordinary lamp design.

  In just a moment, the fire dragon circled around the entire tomb and then connected with its head. Instantly, a magnificent scene unfolded before our eyes.

  This is a magnificent and grand tomb, with a height of over 20 meters, a length of about 450-500 meters, and the ground is paved with large bluestones, making people feel as if they are not in a tomb, but in a huge square.

  Such a large underground tomb is the largest I have ever seen. Anyone who has studied architecture knows that it's not easy to expand such a large space underground, even building subway stations today is a costly and time-consuming project that requires professional technology and a lot of materials. So how did the ancient people over 2,000 years ago excavate such a huge tomb at the foot of Mount Kunlun?

  This tomb chamber is not only astonishing in size, but on the east side of the tomb chamber, a majestic bronze door stands upright. The door is tightly closed and it's unknown how many years it has been standing there. The surface is already covered with copper rust spots. Even from over 100 meters away, I can still see the embossed patterns on top of the door from where I am standing. In an instant, I recalled the bronze door that Fatso and I saw at the cliff edge, and suddenly realized it was the same one.

  Unexpectedly, the back of the ghost road is connected to the inside of this bronze gate. Where's Fatty? Has he found a way in? What's the deal with that German corpse?

  The tomb was very empty, but in front of us, it was a dynamic picture scroll. The movement of the fire dragon was like a mysterious sketch, and the walls of the entire tomb were the paper, with the fire dragon drawing out continuous mountains and even figures.

  As the flame flickered high and low, these mountains and figures seemed to come alive. The mountains sometimes seemed to have experienced an earthquake, suddenly disappearing, and sometimes seemed to have returned to ancient times, with the earth's crust violently colliding, and the towering mountain range rising from the ground. What we saw was like a history of the evolution of the mountains, from ancient times to the present, with the mountains and seas changing, inspiring awe in people's hearts.

  Those figures, sometimes motionless, sometimes nodding their heads, and sometimes taking steps, as if they were performing some sort of ritual.

  Apart from this, the empty spaces between these red dragons are carved with stone statues, wolf-headed and human-bodied, with different postures, expressions, sizes, and clothing, densely inlaid on the wall, completely countless.

  Those statues, some smiling, some crying, some surprised, some angry, some fearful, some sad, a combination of human and animal, yet these statues seemed to come alive. The four of us were completely unprepared psychologically, I was already on edge, prepared for anything from encountering zombies to insects to strange things, but I never expected to enter such a place.

  For a moment, everyone was silent and speechless, only staring at the painting composed of flames in shock. It wasn't until then that I realized things weren't as I had thought, because those statues were all integrated with the tomb chamber, meaning they were carved out together with the mountain body. Perhaps when the owner who built this tomb discovered this underground cave, he renovated it into its current form.

  Subconsciously, I went to see the tombstone, and in an instant, my heart skipped a beat. My whole body felt limp, and a chill ran straight up my neck.

  All I saw was on top of the cave, densely packed with one corpse after another hanging upside down.

  These mummies have been completely dehydrated, with purple or reddish-purple skin, and wrinkled flesh bunched up. Their feet are tied together and they are hung upside down, head down. Their hair has not fallen out to this day; the ancient people had very long hair, which flows down to a length of over one meter, densely covering the top of the tomb.

  It's hair again.

  I swallowed hard, my heart which was just shocked back to normal in an instant, no shock at all, only high alertness. I swear, I have a grudge against hair, for a long time now, whenever I see the beautiful hair of female compatriots, I feel uneasy, last year I even told Fatty that if I were to find a girlfriend, I would look for one with short hair, but Fatty directly blurted out: "Why don't you just say you want to marry An Ning?" which made me so angry that I kicked him several times. Now seeing this thick and dense hair swaying in the flames, I feel my scalp tightening, as if all these hairs were growing on my own body.

  Maybe I stared at the tomb for too long, and Xiaohua and others also looked up one after another. As a result, they were all stunned like me, and it took them a while to come back to their senses. Lao Liu frowned and said, "Don't pretend to be mysterious."

  I quickly pulled out a gun from Xiaohua's backpack, it was one of those short-range derringers that could be held in one hand and fired continuously, but the magazine only held twenty rounds before needing to be reloaded, very inconvenient. These equipment were all arranged by my second uncle, naturally they couldn't compare to the ones brought back by Roadside A, so we just had to make do with them. Now, I don't trust anyone, I don't rely on anyone, damn it, I only believe in guns.

  I looked for a long time, but didn't see any movement from those hairs, and the zongzi didn't seem like it would come back to life either. My heart gradually calmed down, and then our group walked under the bronze gate.

  Xiao Hua furrowed her brow, and Passerby A's mouth was straight, obviously they both thought the way forward was behind the bronze gate, but only I knew that behind the bronze gate was just a cliff. But I didn't say anything, instead I quietly walked to one side and started examining this huge tomb chamber.

  If it were before, I would definitely stand on Xiaohua's side, explain the situation and discuss countermeasures with him. But this time, I was thoroughly disappointed. I didn't expect that my trip to Kunlun this time was actually calculated by Xiaohua.

  And what he said to passerby A: I am the one closest to the ultimate.

  I don't understand the meaning of this sentence, but I guess it's related to Wen Jin and Men You Ping. Only these two people know the ultimate secret, and coincidentally, they have a deep connection with me. Obviously, Xie Yu Hua has an ulterior motive that cannot be revealed. From the previous conversation between the two, this surname Xie actually used me as a bargaining chip to cooperate with Lu Ren Jia. If it weren't for the current situation being out of my control, I really wanted to rush up and beat him up badly.

  Currently, I'm following Ling Yu Hua and others, but it's too passive. Third Uncle once said that one must take the initiative to attack. If I continue to be led by them like a fool, I'll probably rise from the dead in anger. However, no matter what, the thing they're looking for must be related to Wen Jin. I must find Wen Jin before they do. So, where would something extremely important be placed? Naturally, it's in the main chamber of the underground palace. Therefore, I must get rid of Ling Yu Hua and others and find the main chamber before them.

  Now, their minds are being misled, and they're focusing on the bronze gate. This is the best opportunity. I'm holding a rifle with a bayonet, limping along the tomb chamber, observing. At this moment, there's no one else by my side, no one will come to save me, no one will listen to my complaints. I can only rely on myself. Perhaps this is what the ancients called the psychology of a desperate army. My spirit is highly concentrated, reaching an unprecedented state, and even the sound of the fire dragon's movement seems like the thick beat of a drum, striking my eardrum.

  This tomb is over 200 meters wide and 450 meters long, like a huge underground square. Under the flickering flames, it's as bright as day. The figures on the walls seem to be moving, like a giant 3D screen, giving me an illusion that I'm not in an underground palace, but at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. No, this is even more magnificent than the Spring Festival Gala, not some fake technological fantasy, but a real and vivid scene.

  Limping along the way, at this time, Xiaohua called out: "Wu Xie, what are you doing?"

  I hesitated for a moment, shook my head and said: "It's just that I find it strange, why build this place, and the dried corpse on top, I don't know if it's some kind of local custom." Their attention was still focused on the bronze door, so I casually threw out two questions to avoid being noticed by Xiao Jiu.

  But Xiaohua's face suddenly changed, saying: "Hanging corpse."

  "What?" I didn't quite catch it and asked subconsciously.

  Xiao Hua furrowed her brow for a long time before saying, "There's a rather strange burial practice called 'hanging corpse'. It's said that this is done to make the buried slaves stand in high places and keep watch over the entire tomb." I felt a chill run down my spine. Could it be...that the corpses above us are watching us?

  Subconsciously looked up, but before I could see clearly, the surroundings suddenly darkened, and the fire dragon seemed to be pressed down by something. The original 50-centimeter-long flame tongue instantly shrunk to 4 or 5 centimeters, a majestic fire dragon on its last breath. The originally vivid and lifelike mountain figures seemed to have reached the end of the world, with the danger of destruction looming at any moment.

  The surroundings suddenly darkened, although the fire dragon did not completely extinguish, but here the space is too large, everything around became dim, only the places close to the wall were slightly brighter.

  What's going on?

  Has the headlight burned out?

  At this time, passerby A was already standing at the bottom of the bronze gate, farthest from me, and I couldn't see his shadow at all. Lao Liu followed closely behind him, with a vague outline visible. Xiao Hua was closest to me now, and we exchanged a glance before I asked: "What did you come over here for?"

  Xiao Hua smiled and said, "What do you know?"

  I looked at his smile, and I had a strange feeling in my heart. This time in Kunlun, Xiao Jiu's personality changed greatly, he was gloomy all day, as if the debts of America were on his shoulders. Now that he smiled, his face, which was as beautiful as a woman's, had a peculiar feeling. I felt that his smile looked like someone else's. After thinking for a moment, I suddenly realized that this smile, I had seen it on An Ning's face before.

  "What do you think I know?"

  Xiao Hua smiled slyly, her voice extremely low, and said: "Behind that bronze door, do you know something?" I knew he was referring to the bronze door in front of us. I couldn't help but furrow my brow, even Xiao Jiu noticed it - how could Roadman A not know?

  Just as I was thinking of how to turn the conversation around, a gunshot suddenly rang out in the empty and quiet tomb.

  Who's shooting!

  Who's going in the morning?

  Xiao Hua was right in front of me, he didn't fire his gun.

  The two of us simultaneously shifted our gaze to the bronze door, and the shotgun in my hand was instantly raised. Two shots rang out in succession, followed by a dull thud, like something had fallen to the ground, and then there was a muffled groan.

  What's going on?

  After the muffled hum, a string of gunfire rang out, and I didn't know if it was Old Six or Passerby A who fired them. The direction of the shots was unpredictable, and bullets were flying everywhere. This place was desolate, without even a place to hide. Just when I thought I would be killed by the stray bullets, the gunfire suddenly stopped. At the same time, the fire dragon, which seemed to be on the verge of extinction, suddenly surged up, its flames shooting up to one meter high, illuminating the entire tomb chamber with a bright light.

  At the same time, I saw clearly that passerby A was holding a small assault rifle and panting, his chest heaving constantly, with a scattering of shell casings at his feet, while old six beside him had vanished.

  Xiao Hua immediately ran forward and asked: "Where is he?"

  Passerby A stood up straight, waved his hand and said: "There's something. I don't know what it is." Then he added another sentence: "Find a way out, quickly."

  As he spoke, he looked at the bronze gate again, his mouth tightly pursed.

  "I asked: 'What about Old Six?' The place was empty and desolate, how could Old Six suddenly disappear?"