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

The others were visiting the Hundred-Eyed Cave for the first time and couldn't help but marvel at the wonders of nature.

The Hundred-Eyed Cave below is actually a small basin formed by several hills.

Moreover, everyone could see that there seemed to be several portals along the mountainside.

Bai Jing knew that this was actually a sentry post set up by the Japanese in the past.

However, as time went by, these things became dilapidated.

The fat man looked down at the Hundred-Eyed Cave and found the name more and more fitting, so he immediately said, "No wonder it has such a weird name."

Bai Jing smiled upon hearing this and immediately said, "Alright, let's hurry up and continue our journey, and try to get down before it gets completely dark."

Seeing this, Old Sheepskin quickly tried to dissuade them, saying, "Young men, listen to my advice, you mustn't go into the Hundred-Eyed Cave."

Upon hearing this, Fatty Wang became displeased: "Uncle Yang, everyone's revolutionary enthusiasm is so high right now, don't keep pouring cold water on it."

Chapter 52 Entering the Hundred-Eyed Cave

After Fatty Wang finished speaking, Hu Bayi chimed in, "Yes, old man, we've come all this way, we should at least find out what's going on."

Old Sheepskin wanted to refute something, but remembering Bai Jing's words earlier, he opened his mouth but ultimately didn't say anything to dissuade him.

Huamei didn't say much; she simply walked towards the Hundred-Eyed Cave below without uttering a word.

Seeing this, Bai Jing felt somewhat helpless.

This girl is really willing to risk her life to achieve her goal.

Seeing this, Old Sheepskin also shouted, "Come back, don't go!"

But clearly, the thrush didn't listen to the old sheepskin at all and continued walking forward.

Seeing this, Hu Bayi said, "Grandpa, you seem to care about her a bit? I wasn't planning to go in, but when I saw Huamei go, you've changed quite a bit."

Upon hearing this, Old Sheepskin opened his mouth, but didn't know how to explain.

Seeing this, Bai Jing smiled. He knew what was going on, but he didn't intend to explain for the time being.

Bai Jing then looked down at the Japanese military base and called to the others, "Let's go. I'll bring you all back safe and sound."

After saying that, Bai Jing followed Hua Mei down the hill and headed towards the Hundred-Eyed Cave.

As the saying goes, going up a mountain is easy, but going down is hard. Although the mountain here is not steep, the temperature is very low and the road is very slippery because it is winter.

Therefore, the group did not descend very quickly.

Finally, the group reached the bottom of the mountain before the sun completely set.

Then the group followed the mountain path to a gate.

The gateposts were painted with Japanese military flags, the left wall read "3916 Water Supply Unit" and the right wall read "Prohibited."

The text behind it was in Japanese. Of the people present, only Hu Bayi knew a little Japanese; the others didn't recognize it. The green iron gate in the middle looked rusty, suggesting that a long time had passed.

Seeing this, Bai Jing said, "This should be a former Japanese military base, and 3916 is their unit number."

The others agreed with Bai Jing's statement.

Hua Mei, however, didn't have so many thoughts and said directly, "The Japanese are building a military base here, so there must be something they're up to. Let's go in and take a look."

After saying that, he walked towards the iron gate.

Bai Jing knew that Hua Mei's goal was the bronze box, and now the bronze box was very likely inside. How could Hua Mei possibly stop there?

Seeing this, Hu Bayi also shouted, "Then let's go in."

Upon hearing this, the others quickly followed suit.

Although Old Sheepskin kept shouting that he couldn't go in, his body language betrayed him.

After all, now that they were already here, Old Sheepskin obviously wanted to know what was inside.

At the same time, I'll see if I can collect the body of my brother, Yang Erdan.

Bai Jing could tell from the entrance that this place hadn't been opened for at least several decades. Clearly, Sun Qiaoshan hadn't arrived yet, or hadn't entered from here.

However, Bai Jing didn't take Sun Qiaoshan seriously.

In Bai Jing's view, Sun Qiao

Shan's ideas are nothing but those of a clown.

Bai Jing did not pay any attention to the other party's intentions.

As night had fallen, the entrance to the Japanese base now looked to everyone like the entrance to the underworld.

Bai Jing and Hu Bayi immediately stepped forward and slowly opened the door.

Once everyone had entered the portal, it began to close automatically. Bai Jing, being cautious, found a stone and placed it at the portal's entrance to prevent it from closing.

This door is clearly equipped with a door closer, and it will automatically close after being opened. It's been closed for who knows how long, and there's a musty smell in the air. It's good to leave it open for ventilation, isn't it?

As the group entered the portal, although it was slightly ajar, it was still incredibly dark and eerily silent inside, which gave them a chill.

Immediately, the group took out flashlights, and the dark space was instantly illuminated.

At this point, everyone could finally see clearly that behind the door was a short, sloping staircase, a little over a meter wide. A few steps down the stairs, there was a small platform, followed by an open iron gate, and then another sloping staircase.

However, this staircase was much longer than the previous one, and the end was no longer a platform. But because the flashlight could not reach the bottom, everyone only found out what was below after they went down.

However, it's easy to guess that what follows is just a larger platform or space.

As everyone suspected, there was indeed a spacious underground space beneath the long staircase, containing many items, and a staircase nearby.

The group shone their flashlights upwards and discovered that the military base appeared to have three floors, with a tattered Japanese military flag hanging below the stairs on the second floor.

The group wandered around the first floor but didn't find anything interesting. So they went up the stairs to the second floor to take another look. For a moment, the only sound in the quiet space was the sound of their footsteps.

Suddenly, everyone smelled a putrid odor and frowned.

The fat man covered his mouth and nose and said, "What's that smell? It feels like something's moldy."

As he spoke, the fat man waved one hand in front of him, seemingly trying to fan away the smell.

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing laughed and said, "I'm not trying to be mean, Fatty, but the Japanese have been defeated for over twenty years, and these things have been abandoned for over twenty years. Anything left for over twenty years should taste the same."

Upon hearing this, Hu Bayi immediately declared, "That's right, Fatty, you're being too pretentious. We can conquer any danger without hesitation, yet you're being intimidated by this smell. Look, the women haven't even said anything yet, and you're already being pretentious."

Hu Bayi was just joking, and the fat man didn't take it to heart. Instead, he asked, "What do we do now?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing asked, "Do you still remember the Ghost Bureau?"

Hu Bayi and Wang Pangzi both nodded upon hearing this, and Bai Jing followed up by saying, "Then you should remember that the few Mud Society corpses we encountered in the Ghost Office were carrying the water supply troops' canteens, and the Ghost Office was empty at the time."

Upon hearing this, Hu Bayi also recalled this matter, but still asked with some doubt, "Old Bai, do you mean that what those people took back then might be here?"

Chapter 53 Goodbye 'White Skin'

Bai Jing nodded when he heard Hu Bayi's words, and then said, "You should all remember what I said, right? Whether it's the Huang Xiangu Temple or the Ghost Yamen, they are both Xianbei ethnic sites from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period."

Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang both nodded; of course they remembered this.

Suddenly, Hu Bayi remembered the stone tablet they had seen in front of the Hundred Eyes Cave, which also depicted a weasel.

Immediately, Hu Bayi asked, "Old Bai, do you mean that the Hundred-Eyed Cave, the Yellow Fairy Temple we visited before, and the Ghost Office are all related to the weasel?"

Bai Jing nodded and said, "That's right. Although this place is thousands of miles away from Ganggangyingzi, during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, these places were all Xianbei territory. In that case, it's understandable that they would share a common belief."

Even today, parts of Northeast China, including Inner Mongolia, still retain a portion of the worship of the weasel, referring to it as "Huang Daxian" (Great Immortal Huang). This is a remnant of an early Xianbei belief system.

As he spoke, Bai Jing glanced around and then said, "If I'm not mistaken, this place should also be a temple built by believers of the Weasel during the Northern and Southern Dynasties."

Upon hearing this, everyone else fell into deep thought.

Bai Jing continued, "We came out to find the horse herd, but as you saw before, the herd has most likely been blown away by the fire wind to some unknown place."

But if we actually find something here, or discover some secrets, then reporting it to the organization will be a way to make amends. The higher-ups won't make things difficult for us then, right?

This statement immediately won the approval of Fatty Wang.

The others thought about it and agreed that Bai Jing's words made sense, so they immediately headed up to the second floor.

The layout of the second floor is very different from that of the first floor; there is a long corridor here.

On both sides of the passageway were many boxes and gasoline drums, and it was unclear what they contained.

The group walked into the corridor with flashlights and found that there seemed to be houses on both sides of the corridor, but all the doors were completely sealed with red bricks. Moreover, there were various talismans and other things pasted on the original door locations.

This sent a chill down everyone's spine; the place had a very eerie feel to it.

As they walked, they discussed why the doors of these houses were sealed off.

Hu Bayi frowned, then looked at the electrical box next to him and said, "Look, they're cutting off the power and blocking the door, as if they're trying to prevent something from coming out."

Bai Jing naturally knew that this place was once where the Japanese studied chemical weapons. It was obvious that they had developed something extraordinary, but they couldn't control it, so they chose to do this.

Ding Sitian seemed to remember something and immediately asked, "Hu Bayi, I think I heard you mention before that in Northeast China, putting stones in a house can ward off ghosts. Could this be..."

Hearing this, Hu Bayi quickly comforted him, "Xiao Ding, this is all feudal superstition and shouldn't be believed. Besides, placing stones to ward off ghosts is just for peace of mind when living there. Houses like these are sealed off like this..."

"Forget about people living here, even a thief with big eyes couldn't fit in. We might as well just tear the house down."

Bai Jing also laughed and said, "Old Hu is right. If there really is a ghost, do you think you can block it with just a few bricks? You know, according to folk legends, ghosts have no physical form. The reason why this is done here is only one possibility."