Tomb raiding: A mere 20 is nothing!

Shen Mingchao ultimately chose to remain silent.

Sometimes being too honest can put you in a passive position, and she doesn't want to gamble on human nature.

She curled her lips into a smile, met Zhang Haike's gaze, and immediately took the initiative: "Even without a reason, if I want to know, can't you tell me?"

Her voice was extremely soft, like a gentle breeze brushing past the ear, silently enveloping the heart.

I couldn't refuse.

This thought popped into Zhang Haike's mind.

After all, Shen Mingchao rarely makes any requests, and even less often does he do so in such a gentle and pleasant manner.

So he could only put aside all his concerns, slightly open his lips, and slowly tell everything.

The story begins many years ago.

In the Zhang family's ancestral precepts, there are three places in China that they have always paid close attention to.

One of them is called the Blind Tomb.

It's an area in the rainforest where people are said to go blind if they enter, and their sight will only gradually return once they leave the area.

This is its most dangerous aspect.

Anyone who goes in becomes a headless fly.

In the 1930s, when Zhang Qilin and Zhang Haiyan went to a Yi village to search for a Bimo (priest), they discovered that the village was suffering from an insect infestation. More importantly, the insects were the kind that could only be found inside bronze doors, and the source of the insects in the village was the Blind Tomb.

After they dealt with the insect plague, Zhang Qiyu, Zhang Haiyan, and Zhang Xiaoshe, who was later taken in as a member of the village, went to the Blind Tomb to investigate.

But an unexpected incident occurred in the end.

After Zhang Haiyan and Zhang Xiaoshe came out of the Blind Tomb, they did not find Zhang Qilin.

Their chieftain has disappeared.

The Blind Tomb was a forbidden area for the Zhang family. They had not explored it since then, but had always kept an eye on it.

Let's go back a month.

Zhang Haike, who was playing chess disguised as an old man, suddenly received a message for help from Zhang Xiaoshe.

After Zhang Xiaoshe became a member of the Zhang family, he was assigned to be stationed near the Blind Tomb, and was considered the person in charge there.

According to the information sent by Zhang Xiaoshe, three members of their tribe have disappeared without warning.

Following the remaining clues, they eventually discovered that the missing person had most likely entered the Blind Tomb.

This is strange. The Blind Tomb is a restricted area; without orders from above, no member of the Zhang family could enter casually.

When Zhang Xiaoshe and his men arrived at the vicinity of the Blind Tomb without stopping, and were considering whether to go in, the clansmen who were exploring the surrounding area discovered the corpse first.

A corpse, mangled and grotesque, with its skeleton exposed, gnawed by something unknown.

Meanwhile, a member of the Zhang family lay on the ground, barely alive. Before dying, he only managed to point his finger towards the blind grave and say, "Alive."

Three people went missing, and now two are dead. The implication is clear: one person is still alive, inside the Blind Tomb.

Ignoring the advice of others, Zhang Xiaoshe decisively entered the Blind Tomb, while the other clansmen stayed outside to provide backup.

Two days later, in the early morning, they found a person lying unconscious on the ground during their routine patrol.

They are the third person to go missing.

The situation is extremely tragic; he is covered in blood and no longer recognizable as a human, but fortunately, he still has a breath left.

Next to him were four blood-red characters: "Eat people and save people."

After entering the Blind Tomb, Zhang Xiaoshe disappeared for several days, and his fate was unknown.

After analyzing the blood-written message, they roughly deduced that there were cannibalistic creatures inside the Blind Tomb and that they were being asked to rescue Zhang Xiaoshe.

This is all the information Zhang Haike received.

The Zhang family has lost someone, and they certainly won't sit idly by. The question is how to handle it and who to send.

The Blind Tomb was an extremely dangerous place, and Zhang Haike dared not make a rash decision. He thought about it all night and then told Zhang Qiyan about it.

After hearing the whole story, Zhang Qilin's expression gradually became serious. He nodded to him and said, "I'll go."

That's settled.

If the clan chief is going, he will naturally follow.

Upon hearing the news, Zhang Haiyan immediately said, "I've been to that place before, I know it well, take me with you."

Zhang Qianjun was the only one left. They originally planned to leave him where he was and wait for orders, but he was incredibly stubborn and said he wouldn't be a coward.

They've all left, and Hong Kong can't be left without someone to oversee things, so this responsibility naturally fell to Zhang Haiqi. Although the woman was very unwilling, she said that out of respect for the clan leader, she would still provide them with support.

Before leaving, the group went to see Shen Mingchao. Their intentions were unclear; no one brought up the matter, but they tacitly agreed to it.

Perhaps it's to leave a memento.

A wanderer who has traveled far away has roots, which is better than being adrift on endless duckweed.

Within a few days, they arrived at the Blind Tomb.

Upon arriving at the Zhang family's stronghold, they first examined the two corpses, and from the shape of the wounds, they discovered a horrifying truth.

Not only had insects devoured their bodies, but there were also obvious marks from human teeth tearing at them.

The two people present who had been to the Blind Tomb changed their expressions. Zhang Qi frowned, while Zhang Haiyan's reaction was even more outrageous: "Strange, after so many years, could it have become the lair of cannibals?"

Zhang Haike suddenly said, "As far as I know, most of the cannibals in the world are isolated primitive tribes living in the primeval forests of certain island nations in Oceania, while there are currently no cannibals in China."

Disliking Zhang Haike's pretentious intellectual airs, Zhang Haiyan rolled her eyes and said sarcastically, "Thanks for the explanation, but I didn't know that if you hadn't told me."

Zhang Haike: "If you're uneducated, read more books."

Zhang Haiyan scoffed, "You call yourself an intellectual? Then tell me, what kind of creature eats people in the Blind Tomb?"

Who knows?

According to their experience, the blind burial mound is pitch black and full of insects, making it impossible for a person to survive inside.

"However..." Zhang Qianjun stroked his chin, offering his thoughts: "I think there might be cannibals in there. Haven't we seen enough strange and bizarre things already?"

One sentence silenced the entire room.

Leaving aside other examples, just look at the Zhang family; they are completely outside the realm of normal people.

The world's great wonders.

Coincidentally, they saw it especially often.

Zhang Qianjun switched hands and touched his chin, then asked everyone, "What are we doing now?"

"Of course!" Zhang Haiyan replied casually, then lowered his eyelids.

The man, who was usually eccentric, had now concealed all his sharpness, and a rare hint of sadness appeared in his eyes.

Although these immortals should have long since taken life and death lightly, they couldn't help but feel a little melancholy at the departure of their clansmen.

He then waved towards the door, and soon several people came in and carried the body out.

"Of course, we should send them off properly and give them a grand funeral."

However, when he said "send away," he didn't mean sending the body directly to the Zhang Family Ancient Building. These outsiders weren't qualified to be buried intact in the ancient building.

Rather, it refers to burning the body, keeping the ashes in a box, and bringing them back to the ancient building to hang up, which can be considered a small consolation.

After examining the two corpses, there are still living people to question.