There were some dry grasses not far from their feet, and beneath them lay several skeletal remains, their state of decay indicating they had been dead for a long time.
Finding bones in such a place, even a man would be terrified, let alone a young girl like Yingzi. Even some timid old men would be scared to pee their pants; this is no joke.
Clearly, Yingzi was frightened.
She was definitely not deliberately throwing herself at him. Even if the young girl liked Xu Lang, she wouldn't be so manipulative.
This girl, who usually appeared spirited, carefree, and even a bit tomboyish, was terrified of corpses and skeletons.
Xu Lang felt no discomfort, only a very pleasant feeling, from her weight against his chest. At this moment, he was thoroughly enjoying this sensation.
Yingzi was still tightly clinging to him, making Xu Lang think about what Lao Hu and the others would think if they saw this…
He shook his head, dismissing the random thoughts. It wasn't like it would cost him a piece of flesh, so he held the girl's slender figure, his hands cupping her rounded contours, and slowly walked towards the other side.
However, as Xu Lang walked, Yingzi’s body swayed slightly, and this intoxicating touch gave him a sense of invincibility, which he found increasingly difficult to control.
"Xu kid, what are you doing? Let go of my little sister…."
Damn it, Xu Lang's face turned black.
Why did they have to come at this very moment? Was this a plot twist?
Xu Lang didn't remove his hands, even though the posture was incredibly awkward.
The romantic atmosphere was completely ruined. Yingzi finally came to her senses and hastily jumped off Xu Lang. Her originally pale face turned a deep crimson, even her ears were abnormally flushed.
Seeing this, Xu Lang thought to himself, could it be that I was tricked by this little girl? Even if she was scared of the bones, she wouldn’t cling to me for so long, right?
Yingzi quickly explained, "Fatty, it's not what you think!"
Lao Hu laughed, "Xu kid, you bully Yingzi like this, aren't you afraid of Second Uncle breaking your legs?"
Seeing the bones not far away, Lao Hu and the others had already guessed the reason, but they still wanted to tease the two of them.
Xu Lang said, "Think what you want, anyway, Yingzi is so pretty, I might as well just take her in, make you two old bachelors jealous, after all, you two are stuck in the gutter."
The sky had darkened completely, and under the moonlight, Yingzi's cheeks seemed to be flushed.
Fatty chuckled and teased, "So this little girl has things she's scared of too. I thought Xu kid was up to no good with you."
Lao Hu chimed in, "This is a good thing! Even if we can't find the Japanese Army fortress, we can still achieve something, so it's not a wasted trip."
Hearing their playful teasing, Yingzi wasn't upset at all, she even lowered her head slightly, with a hint of delight and shyness.
In this situation, Xu Lang knew exactly what Yingzi felt. With her extraordinary physique, he had no reason to refuse.
As a time-traveling cultivator, Xu Lang would naturally not be content with an ordinary life. He would definitely get the most beautiful… cough, he would do great things….
Lu Xun once said, if you want to live well, you can't have too few girls!
Xu Lang stayed beside Yingzi. Even though she had calmed down, the ambiguous atmosphere enveloped them both. Neither of them wanted to break this moment.
Lao Hu had entered the makeshift shelter and was taking out a notebook from a Japanese soldier's uniform.
Lao Hu said as he read, "These were Japanese soldiers. The corpses outside were those of grave robbers. The two groups met, and the Japanese soldiers killed the grave robbers. But they couldn’t get out of the forest, so they all committed seppuku."
Fatty found a tool bag next to the grave robber's bones. He opened it to find a loyang shovel, a military shovel, ropes, and other tools, all ready to use. He also found an army knife next to a Japanese soldier.
He drew it out and found the steel to be of excellent quality, gleaming brightly. This made Fatty ecstatic.
Fatty gave a thumbs up and praised, "Lao Hu, you're amazing! You even recognize Japanese characters."
Lao Hu smiled slightly and said proudly, "That's nothing. The Japanese are descendants of our Chinese people. They stole their writing system from our country, so I can just guess and figure it out."
"Those so-called wild people, I think they were Japanese soldiers. They couldn’t get out of the forest, so they just wandered around, and eventually people thought they were wild. If I'm not mistaken, the tomb must be somewhere around here."
"It's too late tonight. We'll go back and rest early. We'll talk about anything else tomorrow. It's too dangerous to do anything at night."
They returned to the camp. Yingzi sent the dog to stand guard.
Xu Lang had been practicing at night for the past few days. After several days and nights without sleep, he felt a bit tired and actually slept until dawn. The warm sunlight on his face made him reluctant to move.
"Xu Big Brother, have some water and eat something."
Yingzi was already standing nearby as soon as Xu Lang woke up, it seemed like she had been waiting for him to wake up.
Xu Lang drank some water and then took the food Yingzi handed him. He felt that after last night, the distance between them seemed to shrink suddenly, and the sense of separation they had before seemed to disappear.
"Where are Lao Hu and Fatty? Why can't I see them?"
Xu Lang's eyes scanned the surroundings, but he didn't see them. Did those two go relieve themselves together again?
Yingzi explained, "Fatty and Hu Big Brother were digging over there early this morning. Xu Big Brother, do you want to go and see them?"
Digging? Digging what?
Damn!
Xu Lang suddenly remembered that those two guys were probably digging a tunnel. He remembered that there was a dangerous mechanism here, called the Tianbao Dragon Fire Glazed Tile Dome, and if they weren't careful, they could be burned to death.
Before he even reached them, he could hear Fatty's voice from afar: "Lao Hu, come over here and take a look. I found treasure! You tell me if this is a legendary emerald?"
Lao Hu hurried over and examined it for a moment, then said, "Bullshit emerald. We can't dig here. This is a special material, I felt something was wrong before. It turns out this is where grave robbers dug before and then filled it back in. This is the Tianbao Dragon Fire Glazed Tile Dome."
Thank goodness those two were alright. Xu Lang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. After all, this was the real world, anything could happen.
Fatty asked, "What is the Tianbao Dragon Fire Glazed Tile Dome? Can you explain it directly?"
Lao Hu explained, "This was a common anti-theft mechanism used in the tombs of aristocratic families during the Northern Song Dynasty. Their burial chambers were hollow, and a layer of glazed tiles was laid on top, with West Region Fire Dragon Oil inside, and then another layer of glazed tiles on top, and finally the burial mound."
"The tiles were specially made, extremely airtight and thin. Once an external force entered, the West Region Fire Dragon Oil would ignite upon contact with air, burning everything in the tomb to ashes."
"Fortunately, you didn't break the glazed tiles, otherwise we would have perished with the tomb owner."
"The person who made this mechanism must have been a master craftsman. If they were careless when making it, they would have been burned to death. An ordinary craftsman couldn't do such a delicate job."
"Let's take a look around, there must be a side tunnel dug by those grave robbers nearby. Digging a side tunnel can cleverly avoid the Tianbao Dragon Fire Glazed Tile Dome mechanism."
Xu Lang's spiritual sense swept across the area and had already found the location of the side tunnel. He stepped forward and said, "Follow me, I’ve already found the side tunnel."