Seeing that everyone had chosen this direction, the happiest person was Ah Man, because this was where Su Pu had been captured.
The group walked for a long time, and there were countless forks in the cave. Every time they came to a fork, Wu Sun would meditate and eliminate a few impossible forks. Sometimes, even he could not make up his mind, so everyone could only choose a random path. Along the way, Wu Chen would use a knife to mark the mountain walls so that when they came out, they would not be able to find the original path.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, suddenly, the view in front of them opened up, and a large open space appeared. At the end of it, there were two iron doors embedded in the mountain rocks.
Wu Chen was overjoyed, "Have we found the place where the treasure is hidden?"
The group hurried across the open space and came to the door. Wu Chen asked Sansir to turn the knocker, but unexpectedly, the door was unlatched. With a light touch, it opened with a creak.
Everyone walked in and saw that there was a hall inside. The four walls were decorated with clay and wooden statues of Buddha. After entering the hall, there was a row of houses. Most of the houses were decorated with Buddha statues. Occasionally, they saw a few Chinese characters written on the walls. They read "King of Gao Chang State", "Wen Tai", "Tang Zhenguan Thirteenth Year" and so on. There was a hall full of Han statues. In the middle of the hall was an old man. On the plaque was written the words' Da Cheng Zhi Shi Kongzi '. On the left and right were dozens of people, with the names' Yan Hui ',' Zilu ',' Zigong ',' Zixia ',' Zizhang 'and so on.
Sansir and Ah Man were confused, and Wu Chen frowned, "Who are these people?"
"These are the ancient sages of the Han people." Wu Sun was experienced and knowledgeable, so he explained, "This is really strange. The people here clearly believe in God, so why are there so many Buddha statues and Han statues?"
"Chests! Treasure! " Suddenly, a Mongolian soldier pointed at a pile of chests placed at the center and cried out in excitement. Without waiting for Wo Chen's order, the group of people ran to the treasure chests in a frenzy. Since the devastating defeat last night to the series of events that happened today, everyone had been depressed for far too long. Now that they finally found the treasure, there was no way they would not be happy.
Everyone had the same idea. They wanted to fill their pockets with more gold, silver, and jewels. Over the past few years, after the Mongolian army conquered the cities, everyone would do this. Whoever managed to get their hands on the treasures would own them, and the higher-ups would not care. Besides, this time, Wo Chen had already said that they would split the treasures equally.
Wu Chen and Wu Sun did not go over. They naturally had to pay attention to their table manners in front of their subordinates. In any case, they would not be spared in the end.
Song Qingshu was with Ahmann. Ahmann looked around but did not see Su Pu. Her eyes were filled with sadness. In order to comfort her, Sansir ran to the other rooms to see if there were any clues.
"Eh? What's this? " The Mongolian soldiers opened the treasure chests, but they did not see the gold ingots that they had expected. Instead, the chests were filled with oily green particles. "Is this a gem?"
One of the Mongolian soldiers picked one up and examined it closely. There seemed to be patterns carved on it. It looked a little like a worm, and the craftsmanship was very vivid.
Song Qingshu looked in the direction of the voice, and his hair stood on end. He shouted, "Throw it away!"
"What?" The Mongolian soldier turned around in confusion, while the others sneered in their hearts. They had heard that Gaochang was rich in gems, and they would not be able to wait to stuff these gems into their pockets. Throw them away? Were they crazy?
Just as the Mongolian soldier turned around, the 'green gem' in his hand suddenly moved. The foot carved on it suddenly stretched out, and a crack appeared on its surface. Soon, a worm shook its head and crawled out.
The Mongolian soldier felt a sharp pain in his hand. He turned around and saw that the worm was biting his finger. He instinctively wanted to throw it away, but the worm was biting so hard, how could he throw it away?
Just as he was about to use his knife to get rid of it, the worm bit through his flesh and crawled into his hand. There was a visible bulge on his arm, and it kept moving on his shoulder. Aibedo Book City
Although the Mongolian soldier was brave, he had never seen something like this. He immediately screamed in fear. If he had decisively cut off his arm with his knife, he might have been able to keep his life, but how could a normal person make that kind of decision?
While he was hesitating, the bulge had already moved from his shoulder to his neck, then to his face, temples … In the end, his whole body suddenly trembled, and he fell heavily to the ground. His mouth was wide open, and soon, a worm crawled out of his mouth.
The whole process seemed to take a long time to describe, but in reality, it happened in a short moment. Maybe it was because they smelled blood, or maybe they heard the call of their own kind, but the 'green gems' in the chest all woke up, as if they had become demons from hell, and they bit the people closest to them.
The Mongolian soldiers' screams rose and fell. The worst thing was that many of them had greedily stuffed a lot of green gems into their arms, and as a result, a large number of worms went straight into their stomachs. Soon, their flesh was eaten clean, and they turned into dried corpses.
Why did Song Qingshu have such a big reaction? It was because he recognized these things at first glance. When he watched the 'Mummy' series, the scene of the tide of scarabs devouring human bodies left a huge psychological trauma in his heart. Other than the color being a little green, this thing was exactly the same as a scarab.
The densely packed worms in the chest all woke up, and the Mongolian soldiers quickly fell to the ground while screaming in pain. Then, their bodies were covered with green worms, and not long after, they turned into a pile of skeletons.
The remaining worms spread out in the house, looking for new prey. Seeing that the whole house was about to be filled with green worms, everyone ran out with all their might, and Song Qingshu was no exception. This thing had traumatized him too much, and he did not want to have anything to do with it.
As he ran, he saw Ah Man, who had been knocked to the ground, and hurriedly pulled her into his arms. At the same time, he saw the dumbfounded Wo Chen at the side, and subconsciously pulled him along.
After running for an unknown amount of time, Song Qingshu could no longer hear the rustling of the insects behind him. He stopped and panted heavily.
"Just now … what was that thing?" Ahmann's voice was still trembling.
"It should be a Sacred Beetle. It feeds on the flesh and blood of living creatures. It is often placed in ancient tombs to prevent grave robbers. However, this thing should be produced in Egypt. Why would it appear here?" Song Qingshu said with lingering fear.
"Many thanks to Great Sect for saving my life this time." Wo Chen, who was sitting paralyzed on the ground, gasped for breath. He had fought in many wars, but this was the first time he had seen such a strange thing.
Song Qingshu was stunned. He did not understand why he had saved him just now. Speaking of which, it seemed to be more beneficial for him if he died silently here. However, in that kind of situation, it was difficult for him to not save him. In the end, he was still too soft-hearted.
Forget it, Princess Yalun had specially given him a gift. This time, he would return the favor.
"Uncle, did you see Sansir?" Ahmann asked with some fear as she tightly grasped his sleeve.
Song Qingshu replied, "I just saw him run in another direction with Wu Sun and the others. He originally wanted to save you, but Wu Sun forcibly took him away."
"It's good that he is fine. God bless us." Ahmann let out a long sigh of relief.
To the side, Wo Chen could not help but say, "This place has been here for at least a few hundred years, if not a thousand. What kind of worm can live for so long?"
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