A comprehensive overview of tombs: starting with the Yellow Weasel's Tomb

Bai Jing and his group were traveling at a fast pace, and because they were taking the same route they had come from, they were even faster now.

It's about 7:30, and the sun is already setting.

Bai Jing and his three companions returned to the farmhouse they had passed by earlier.

Upon arriving at the villager's house, Hu Bayi called out again, "Grandpa, please let us rest a bit more."

Hearing the shouts at the door, the old man came over and saw the group. He immediately said, "Young men, it's you again. What happened to you? Are you thirsty, hungry, or tired?"

Bai Jing and the others quickly nodded.

Hu Bayi immediately replied, "Yes, sir, we just went to the Fishbone Temple, but my two friends fell into the maze. Luckily, we found the exit and climbed out, which saved our lives."

Hearing Hu Bayi's words, the old man looked at Bai Jing and the others in surprise, and then said, "You guys are really lucky. You fell into the maze and still managed to find your way out."

But then the old man said with some difficulty, "However, it's not that I don't want to agree, but the professor I told you about before has come from Beijing again this time."

He always stays at my house when he comes here. He has this strange habit of not wanting to see outsiders, and the worst part is that this time, the professor brought a female assistant, which makes things even more inconvenient.

Upon hearing the old man's words, Bai Jing immediately realized that Sun Xuewu and Shirley Yang must have arrived.

Bai Jing immediately said, "Sir, just tell that professor that my name is Bai Jing and that I am a professor in the Archaeology Department of Beijing University. He should know me; I'm not an outsider."

Hearing Bai Jing's words, the old man was somewhat skeptical.

Bai Jing looks to be only in his early twenties; there's no way a professor could be that young.

However, the old man still turned around and went into the room to ask the professor for his opinion.

After a moment, a figure walked out of the room.

The moment that figure appeared, everyone's eyes turned to Hu Bayi.

Chapter 201 Goodbye Shirley Yang

The reason why everyone's eyes were on Hu Bayi was because the first name the person who came out called out upon seeing everyone was Hu Bayi.

And as Bai Jing and the others had expected, this person was none other than Shirley Yang.

After Shirley Yang, a middle-aged or elderly man, around fifty or sixty years old, stepped forward.

Bai Jing took one look and immediately confirmed it was Sun Xuewu.

Upon entering the courtyard, Bai Jing first shook hands with Sun Xuewu, and then exchanged pleasantries for a while.

Sun Xuewu is a professor at the Beijing Cultural Relics Bureau, and he also mentors students.

Bai Jing met him during a joint archaeological expedition. At that time, the archaeology departments of Peking University and several universities in Beijing were conducting an archaeological expedition on a suspected ancient city in Nanhe Province, which was believed to be from the Xia Dynasty. At that time, they had no clue about the research on some of the inscriptions.

Sun Xuewu was invited to participate in that archaeological activity because of his research on ancient writing.

It was from then on that Bai Jing became acquainted with Professor Sun.

After that, the two attended several archaeological conferences and symposiums, and became increasingly familiar with each other.

Then Bai Jing introduced Hu Bayi and the others to Professor Sun.

Then, naturally, the two sides exchanged pleasantries.

Shirley Yang also explained that before she came, she went to Beijing to look for Hu Bayi and the others, but her neighbors said they had all gone out. Shirley Yang was a little disappointed at the time, but she never expected to run into them here.

What was even more unexpected was that Bai Jing and his group actually arrived in Gulan County a day earlier than Shirley Yang and Professor Sun.

After exchanging pleasantries, Shirley Yang seemed a little embarrassed to ask, but after a moment's hesitation, she still asked, "Do any of you have red spots shaped like eyeballs on your bodies?"

Hearing this, Bai Jing remained silent, while Hu Bayi and Fatty exchanged a glance. Hu Bayi knew that Shirley Yang had long been cursed with the red spots, but Fatty didn't. He immediately asked, "What's going on? How did you know?"

Shirley Yang didn't say anything upon hearing this, but turned around and exposed her shoulder. Then everyone saw that Shirley Yang also had an eyeball-shaped red spot on her shoulder.

Hu Bayi, looking belatedly aware, sighed and said, "Hey, wait, how come you have one too?"

Upon hearing Hu Bayi's words, Shirley Yang immediately understood and said with a somber expression, "I'm sorry everyone, it's my fault."

Upon hearing Shirley Yang's words, Bai Jing asked with a puzzled expression, "What do you mean?"

Then, Shirley Yang talked about the Zaglama tribe and explained that the Mountain Moving Taoist lineage originated from this red spot, but at the same time, it will also perish because of this red spot.

He returned from the United States because he had originally taken Professor Chen to treat his illness, but he discovered that Professor Chen also had the same red curse on his shoulder.

After returning to China, Shirley Yang discovered that Professor Hao also had red marks on his body.

Looking at Hu Bayi and the others' reactions, Shirley Yang realized that they had probably all been afflicted by the Red Spot Curse.

Thinking of this, Shirley Yang's expression also turned sorrowful.

After hearing Shirley Yang's account, what was originally a minor matter...

The fat man, who had no idea what was going on, could no longer hold back and immediately cursed, "Is this imperialism still determined to destroy us? You know perfectly well that going to that hellhole will bring a curse, yet you still lead us into a pit of fire!"

What are you up to? Old Hu still thinks about you every day.

Upon hearing this, Hu Bayi, who was about to say something, suddenly choked.

Bai Jing seemed to have thought of something, a mischievous smile flashed across his face, and then he said seriously, "That's right, the fortune teller originally told me that I would live to eighty-eight, but now look what happened, snap, more than half of my lifespan is gone."

The fat man nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, that's it!!"

Then Bai Jing continued, "It's such a pity for Lao Hu's sincere heart. I offered my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shone on the gutter."

At this point, Hu Bayi could no longer tolerate the two troublemakers and immediately shouted, "Alright, you two, what's the use of being anxious now that things have already happened? You still need to get treatment and find the right medicine."

"Let Miss Yang finish speaking first. What's the rush? Besides, what does this have to do with me? Don't make baseless accusations. And Lao Bai, you're fine, what are you jumping around for?"

Well, this guy completely ruined Bai Jing and Fatty's performance.

However, Bai Jing was now certain that Hu Bayi had indeed taken a liking to Shirley Yang.

This is different from the previous situations Hu Bayi had with Huamei, Yanzi, Ding Sitian, and others.

At the time, the other person might have had feelings for Hu Bayi, and Hu Bayi also had feelings for her, but now, according to Bai Jing's observation, it is highly likely that Hu Bayi has fallen in love.

Shouldn't we give them a push?

However, Shirley Yang heard something different in Hu Bayi's words.

Immediately, Shirley Yang's eyes lit up as she looked at Bai Jing and asked, "Mr. Bai, don't you have the red spot curse on you?"

Bai Jing immediately said, "No, but a flower has appeared."

Hearing Bai Jing's words, Shirley Yang was stunned. What did he mean by "a flower has appeared"?

Immediately afterward, Hu Bayi said, "The flowers on Bai Jing's body look to me like the legendary Treasure Flower that emits boundless light and illuminates the ten directions of the world."

Upon hearing this, Shirley Yang was even more bewildered.

Bai Jing simply revealed the tattoo that had reappeared on his back once again.

At this, Shirley Yang and Professor Sun, who had been just observing, both stood up in surprise.

Professor Sun even put on his glasses and said, "There's absolutely no way a tattoo could achieve this level of detail."

After Bai Jing finished dressing, he began to recount a series of bizarre events that he experienced in August 70 when he visited his relative Bai Qi in Northeast China.

After hearing Bai Jing finish speaking, Professor Sun finally asked, "Professor Bai, you were the one who brought out the corpse of the King of the Vertical Eyes?"

Bai Jing nodded.

As an archaeologist, Professor Sun's discovery of the "King with the Vertical Eyes" was quite shocking, and it's normal for him to know that.

However, Professor Sun clearly knew some things that Bai Jing did not.

Then Professor Sun asked, "Professor Bai, I don't know if you are aware of this, but the mask that the King of the Vertical Eyes was wearing had writing on it, so he invited me over to conduct some research."

The corpse of the King of the Vertical Eyes that you brought out back then has not decomposed to this day, and even looks lifelike. If it weren't for the fact that all the cells and nerves in the body have been confirmed dead, we would really think that this person is still alive.

and"

Professor Sun seemed to hesitate at this point.

Chapter 202 Clues

Seeing that Professor Sun paused, everyone waited for him to continue.

Professor Sun stared at Bai Jing and said, "I heard from their researchers that there is also a flower pattern on the back of this King with the vertical eyes, but the flower looks like it is withered."

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing was taken aback. What did he mean by that?

Bai Jing was a little confused, but Professor Sun continued, "I once knew an old man from Northeast China who told me a legend."

Bai Jing also became interested and wanted to hear what Professor Sun had to say.

Then Sun Xuewu said, "That was in 78, right? I was on a business trip to Northeast China when I met an old man from the Northeast. He told me a legend, and the story goes something like this."

There used to be a magical country in Northeast China where people lived exceptionally long lives, and everyone in that country had a flower-shaped tattoo on their back.

This flower appears at the time of a person's birth, initially as a bud, and gradually unfolds as the person grows older.

When the flowers on these people's backs have fully bloomed, it signifies that they have reached adulthood.

At this point, Professor Sun pointed at Bai Jing and asked, "If I remember correctly, Professor Bai should be in his thirties now, right?"

Bai Jing nodded upon hearing this, and Sun continued, "If this legend is true, and the flower on Professor Bai's back represents your age and condition, then why has it only fully bloomed recently? I don't know, after all, this is just a legend I've heard."

At this moment, Bai Jing understood what Professor Sun was saying.