Chapter 9: A Human Skin Blood Book

  "Alright, alright, no more nonsense, hurry up and open it." Song Ah urged.

  "It's really easy to open this thing!" Wu Xiaoshou said with a smile, while opening the box. I was also curious and bent down to take a look, but unexpectedly, inside the box there was only one thing, which wasn't gold, but a piece of relatively well-preserved cloth?

  Wu Xiao Shou suddenly wilted and was no longer as cautious as before, saying disappointedly: "It looks like it's only been over a thousand years, it's not worth much."

  "This piece of cloth has been preserved for a thousand years without rotting!" I asked in amazement.

  "Pshaw!" Wu Xiaoshuai looked at me and said: "This is a piece of human skin, the words on it are written with blood mixed with other things!"

  "How did you know this was a human skin blood book?" I asked discontentedly.

  Wu Xiao smiled complacently and said, "Of course I know this. It's not the first time I've seen a human skin book."

  "What's written on it?" Su Dai asked.

  "The master's life story revealed a secret, also about longevity, but finally mentioned a piece of jade..."

  "Is that so? I casually glanced at the person's blood book, but unexpectedly saw something I never thought I'd see. Before the thin wizard could finish speaking, I snatched the thing from his hand and examined it carefully. It was actually this thing! I stared at it in shock, unable to utter a word!"

  "I asked the young man, what's going on with you all of a sudden?" Wu Xiaoshou was somewhat displeased, but I still spoke up and said: "Can I have this thing?" Although I knew that this thing wasn't of much use to me, yet in my heart there seemed to be a voice saying "I must take it"!

  "What do you want this thing for? Are you also interested in the long production?" This was asked by Song Ah, I shook my head and directly rolled up my sleeve, the pattern drawn on the human skin blood book is exactly the cat eye stone bracelet that I carry with me!

  Wu Xiao Shou's expression changed, and he exclaimed in surprise: "Young man, you're actually wearing a Qin dynasty antique from several thousand years ago on your hand! Aren't you afraid of being robbed?" After speaking, he still gazed at it with some reluctance.

  I just smiled and didn't speak, seriously looking at the blood book. The first time this bracelet appeared was during the Qin Shi Huang's reign, it is said that Qin Shi Huang attached great importance to its owner, but no one has ever seen its owner, even when going out, its owner would wear a large cloak and cover his face.

  This thing is indeed mysterious, but what does it have to do with me? What was I just thinking of wanting this thing for? Just as I was about to say no, Wu Xiaoshuai said straightforwardly: "Anyway, this thing isn't very useful to me either, so I'll give it to you. Later on, you can help me get one more Ming dynasty vase and that's all!"

  "Alright." I reluctantly accepted it, looks like this thing is indeed not worth much money, otherwise this skinny guy would have definitely beaten me up badly!

  Wu Xiaoshou handed me the thing and then said with a mysterious face: "Do you know what I just saw in the water?" Seeing us shake our heads, he said again: "I saw a coffin! Although it was a bit blurry, but it was right down there." As he spoke, he also pointed to the bottom of the water.

  "Never mind what coffin or not, we are here to find people, not to open coffins. Think about how to get out!" Su Dai brushed Liu Hai aside, a delicate small face filled with solemnity.

  "Right, right, finding a way out is the priority!" The four of us unanimously stopped mentioning the coffin and instead searched for a way out in the room. I originally suggested going out to look, but Song Ah and Wu Xiaoshuai strongly opposed it, saying that the black hair was probably provoked by us, and who knows how many snakes are outside now. I thought about it too, that black hair was burned on my face, it's probably very angry?

  "Look!" Su Dai exclaimed in surprise.

  At this moment, I saw the water in the pool suddenly start to churn, and the bottom of the pool seemed to be splashed with ink, getting darker and darker. First, one snake emerged, followed by countless snakes floating out of the water surface one after another.

  Good heavens! What's all this? How come I've encountered such dangers on my first trip down here?! I'm so frustrated that I could cry, but I have to find a way out quickly.

  "This wall seems a bit strange?" Su Dai said, crouching in the corner of the wall, tapping on it with his hand.

  I hurried over to her side, and saw that Xiao Shou had also learned from Su Dai's example, using his hand to tap on the wall. Then, as if he had discovered a new continent, he exclaimed excitedly: "There should be a hidden cave here!" As he spoke, he began to kick at the wall with his foot, and under his gaze, a hole about half a meter in diameter suddenly collapsed.

  Wu Xiaoshou was the first to crawl in, followed by Su Dai, then Song Ah, and I was the last one to enter. Looking at the snakes crawling on the ground in a dense mass, I quickly took off my outer garment, mixed it with mud to block the entrance of the hole, and then crawled forward as fast as I could, I didn't want to be entwined by the snakes again while crawling!

  The moment I crawled out of the cave, I took a deep breath of fresh air. Outside, it was already daylight, and we hastened down the mountain without stopping for a moment.

  That night, we slept in a small inn. Wu Xiaoshuai said that the tomb we went to this time was just an ordinary small tomb. Maybe someone had already helped us avoid the danger, or maybe the owner of the tomb hadn't designed any deadly traps, otherwise, even if we had ten lives, we would have lost them all there.

  It wasn't until years later, when I looked back on this experience again, that I realized how ordinary and insignificant the thrill I thought I had was...

  Because Wuma You gave me the human skin blood book, so this time back I promised to give him another week's time. Within this week, if his team didn't come back, then Song Ah and I would find a new local guide to replace him. Wuma You was still a bit unwilling, but could only repeatedly agree, after all, the price we offered was quite good. Fortunately, on the fifth day, he excitedly ran over to say that people had arrived and they could set off at any time.

  There were actually only four people, three men and one woman. The leader was a young man named Pei Zi. It seemed that Wu Ma You had already told him about our business, so as soon as he saw us, he said enthusiastically: "I know everything, I'm really sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. Which tomb do you want to go to? We can set off at any time."

  "Don't you need to rest for a bit?" I sized up Pei Zi, his skin was somewhat dark and his muscles were more developed, looking much more reliable than Wu Ma You. He wore a deep-colored tight suit, with new bruises and wounds on his face and other exposed skin, apparently having been called away by Wu Ma You to a new battlefield as soon as he returned.

  "It's okay, in our line of work, we can take a break anytime." Pei Zi said with a silly smile.

  "Alright." I nodded, then remembered that he asked which tomb to go to, and this got me into trouble. At first, I only knew that my dad came to Hei Zhu Gou, but as for which specific tomb, it wasn't very clear. Never mind, no risk no gain, so I made up my mind and said: "Let's go to the most mysterious, most dangerous, and richest tomb! Can you guys find it?"

  After hearing my words, Pei Zi was slightly stunned, but then smiled and said: "To be honest with you, apart from us, there aren't many people who are familiar with this place! But before we go, I still want to ask, how much do you know about here?"