Knowing is one thing, but whether you’ll be scared is another. This situation is indeed a bit frightening.
Yingzi asked, “Brother Xu, this can’t be real, right? It’s been so many years, how could the corpse be preserved so well? It looks like it just died recently.”
Fatty replied, “This definitely isn’t real. Look, the coffin owner has turned into dust. Could it be another zombie?”
Xu Lang said, “It’s just preserved using a special method. The two children we saw earlier are the ones in the coffin.”
Lao Hu reminded, “Don’t touch them with your hands. The mercury patches on their bodies are poisonous. These two children were injected with mercury while they were alive. After they were injected, mercury powder was applied to their bodies, like making a specimen. It won’t decay for thousands of years.”
Fatty’s eyes turned red after hearing this. He felt a lump in his chest and couldn’t hold it back. He immediately cursed, “Damn it, that’s too cruel. Why is there such a bullshit saying about making children accompany the dead in death!”
Lao Hu sighed, “If you want to keep the corpse’s appearance, you can only inject mercury into a living person. The blood of a dead person doesn’t circulate, so you can’t inject anything into it. There were many inhumane methods in the feudal society. Have you ever thought about how many people would have been killed to experiment and discover this method?”
Xu Lang sighed softly and calmed down. He said, “We’ve explored everything here. We’ve found the two children’s bodies. Wrap them in cloth and bring them out. Be careful not to touch their bodies with your hands to prevent infection and poisoning.”
Hearing about something is one feeling, but seeing it with your own eyes is another. The few of them felt a mix of emotions in their hearts.
Seeing the gloomy atmosphere, Lao Hu comforted, “This kind of thing was commonplace in ancient times. We should be grateful to live in the new era under the sun. There are just too many tragic examples in history. We can’t change any of them.”
“All we can do is make the new era better, let the people of Gangzi Camp live a good life, and let those around us live with dignity.”
“Let’s not think too much. We’re all hungry after all this commotion. Let’s get them out quickly and let the two little ancestors rest in peace.”
They wrapped the two bodies in canvas and returned the way they came. The journey back was smooth and they soon arrived at the tomb chamber of the red-haired zombie.
Lao Hu suddenly stopped and said, “This Tianbao Dragon Fire 琉璃顶 is too dangerous. It could kill someone if something unexpected happens. I’ve already checked. Even if we burn everything here, it won’t affect the fortress.”
Xu Lang had no reason to object. After the three left, Lao Hu took his assault rifle and shot a barrage of bullets.
In an instant, the 琉璃顶 shattered.
The Western Region Fire Dragon Oil encountered air, and endless flames blazed. It wouldn’t be long before everything here turned to ashes and all traces would be erased by this great fire.
Back on the surface, basking in the long-lost sunlight, although it hadn’t been long, it felt like a long time had passed for them.
Lao Hu checked with his compass and said, “The feng shui here is good. Let’s bury the two little ancestors here.”
After finding a suitable location, they all worked together, and soon the two bodies were laid to rest.
Fatty lit three cigarettes in front of the grave and sighed softly, “Two little ancestors, this place is backed by mountains and faces water. It’s an excellent feng shui location. May you rest in peace. I hope you can be reincarnated into the new society in your next life and live a happy and beautiful life.”
Xu Lang said with a smile, “The two little ancestors don’t smoke. Let’s go back quickly and welcome the beautiful life that belongs to us.”
Fatty carefully guarded those treasures. There was no need to worry about this. Fatty would never allow those treasures to suffer any mishap.
They rode their horses back together. The previous gloominess was gone. The sunlight is where living people belong.
Right now, the thing Xu Lang wanted to do most was to find a place to take a good bath and then eat a big meal to satisfy his appetite. He guessed the others felt the same.
Especially Yingzi. Girls are different from men.
On the way back, Yingzi left markers along the way. This way, even if she didn’t come back, the experienced old hunters in the village could find the place.
Whenever he had time, Xu Lang would explain the techniques to the three. It was the first layer of the Qingyuan Sword Art. He wasn’t a stingy person, and besides, they might not be able to cultivate the Qingyuan Sword Art.
If they couldn’t cultivate it, the techniques would naturally be useless.
Even if they could really cultivate it, Xu Lang had the later techniques in his hands. Whether he gave them or not was up to him.
Besides, Xu Lang was very curious to know whether he was special, whether others could cultivate successfully. He needed someone to cultivate to verify whether the cultivation in this world required a spiritual root.
Going back was naturally much easier than coming. They occasionally chatted, and most of the time they asked about the unclear parts of the techniques, wanting to master them as soon as possible and try to sense the spiritual energy between heaven and earth.
No one could be indifferent to the power that transcended human beings. Xu Lang was no exception back then.
Xu Lang had been cultivating hard for many years. On the one hand, it was to improve himself and gradually transcend the shackles of life, and on the other hand, it was to show off his abilities in front of others. It would be a waste of time to cultivate hard without showing off.
Xu Lang had to admit that the three of them had a look of utter bewilderment when he killed the red-haired monster. It was really satisfying.
Based on Xu Lang’s guess, even if they could cultivate, the first layer of the technique would be enough for them to cultivate for a few years.
If cultivation didn’t require a spiritual root, Xu Lang would be ecstatic. Otherwise, decades later, the familiar people around him would grow old, get sick, and die, leaving him alone in the world. Maybe one day he would go crazy, even thinking that living too long might not be a good thing.
This wasn’t being sentimental. Humans are social animals after all. If they didn’t have emotions, what was the point of living?
Just ten years had passed, and it felt like a lifetime to Xu Lang. The old village head and the others had all aged. Even if the old village head could cultivate, his age and blood were already weak. Even if he managed to cultivate, it might not be useful.
Besides, with the old village head’s personality, he would definitely report the matter of the techniques.
Xu Lang didn’t want to be dissected for research. This was the fundamental reason why he hadn’t revealed it ten years ago.
People’s thoughts are not the same. Although he admired people like the old village head from the bottom of his heart, for various reasons, he still had to take basic security measures for the techniques before he had the ability to protect himself.
They had already decided to go to the capital together on their way back.
Even if she went to the capital for a while, Yingzi would still return to Gangzi Camp.
After a few days, they finally returned to Gangzi Camp. The first thing Xu Lang did was to take a bath by the river in the village.
Yingzi went to the old village head to tell him about the Kwantung Army fortress and asked her father to personally lead the villagers to move the things, reminding them which things they couldn’t touch, such as some weapons, which were a minefield. Once these weapons fell into the hands of the people, they would definitely be a huge hidden danger.
After finishing all this, Yingzi changed clothes, and they all left Gangzi Camp together.