Mouse King of 12 Caves

  When he heard the shout, Liao Dongfeng immediately came to Peng Jianjun's side. When he shone his flashlight over, he found that in the corner of the wall closest to them was indeed a dead body, with skin and flesh already rotted away. At this time, a military uniform was wrapped around nothing but a skeleton, perhaps due to the damp darkness underground, the bones of the deceased were slightly greenish in color, which was quite frightening.

  Peng Jianjun, although he claimed to be fearless, was also intimidated when he saw the dead body. When Liao Dongfeng went closer to examine it, he asked in a trembling voice: "Dongzi, did you find anything? What's the story behind this dead person? And look at that officer's coat, it's not something ordinary people would have!"

  Liao Dongfeng turned his head and said in a normal voice, "Aren't I checking right now? What nonsense are you spouting? Don't you have better things to do than waste time like this? Otherwise, why don't you come and do this job?"

  Peng Jianjun turned away and walked aside to continue searching for a way out. Liao Dongfeng also started rummaging through the dead man's belongings at this time.

  Apart from taking down a somewhat familiar strange whistle from the dead man's neck, a small piece of sheepskin similar to a map was also found in the grass-green backpack next to him. When he lit up his flashlight and took a look, Liao Dongfeng almost fell to the ground, sitting down with a thud.

  Luckily, a soldier's shovel was lying on the ground, and as he sat down with a thud, he almost became disabled, immediately covering his buttocks while rolling around on the ground.

  Peng Jianjun rushed over to see what had happened when he heard the commotion, and when the flashlight shone on the soldier's shovel on the ground, he couldn't help but sigh: "If I'm not mistaken, this dead person is probably the legendary tomb raider? Look at how complete his equipment is."

  Just after finishing speaking, Liao Dongfeng suddenly sprang up from the ground, raised his fist and punched Peng Jianjun in the face. Peng Jianjun's eyes immediately spun with stars and he stumbled, falling to the ground with a thud. He opened his mouth and cursed: "You damn thing! Why did you hit me? Are you crazy?"

  Liao Dongfeng knew his emotions were a bit out of control, and he stabilized his mind before answering in a low voice: "Junzi, sorry about that... that person is my grandfather."

  "Your grandfather? Isn't your grandfather already dead? You little brat need to tell me this clearly."

  Peng Jianjun just asked a question and didn't say anything else. He was afraid that he couldn't control his mouth, and if he wasn't careful, he would invite another punch.

  Two people remained silent for a while, and it wasn't until later that Liao Dongfeng picked up the strange whistle and said: "I saw my grandfather use this whistle when I was young. When I found this whistle earlier, I didn't believe all of this was real. It turns out he quietly passed away here alone."

  Listening to Liao Dongfeng's words was a bit sorrowful, and Peng Jianjun didn't know how to comfort him, so he simply stopped talking and continued listening to Liao Dongfeng tell stories about his grandfather.

  "My grandfather's name is Liao Yang, you should know that, but what he does you may not be clear about. I can swear to Chairman Mao, my grandfather Liao Yang absolutely is not a grave robber, although he has been to many big tombs, he absolutely did not take anything from inside, he didn't go for the dead people's things, but had another purpose, however what that specific purpose is I also don't know. And this time accompanying you all to Shaanxi to insert into the queue, a very large part of the reason is because of my grandfather."

  Liao Dongfeng said, "Peng Jianjun immediately interrupted and said, 'Dongzi, since we are friends, I'll be honest with you. At first, I suspected your motives for joining us, because I know your family's circumstances are much better than mine. It doesn't make sense that you would give up such good conditions to suffer in this wilderness. But now that we've talked it out, I understand your intentions. What I don't understand is why your family would let you come find the old man? Your father is a notable figure in Beijing, he wouldn't be easily investigated. There must be some trickery involved. Why did they have to send their own son to suffer instead of just finding someone else?"

  Peng Jianjun's words hit the nail on the head. At this time, due to the very dark surroundings, Peng Jianjun did not notice Liao Dongfeng's movements and only saw Liao Dongfeng grasping the sheepskin map tightly in his hand before answering: "Although my family conditions are superior, I am not a good-for-nothing son who is lazy and gluttonous. From a young age, I have been living with my grandfather away from my parents, and at my grandfather's place, I learned many things, including the art of bone-setting."

  Liao Dongfeng's voice was choked with emotion, and Peng Jianjun knew he was heartbroken, so he hastily consoled him: "Dongzi, this time the old man has been found, we need to take him out of here." At this point, Peng Jianjun felt a bit short of breath and stopped. It wasn't until then that the two men remembered they were still underground, so they dropped the subject and continued searching for an exit.

  Liao Dongfeng picked up the scattered tools on the ground, then handed the entrenching shovel to Peng Jianjun and said: "Your strength is greater than mine, this entrenching shovel will be more useful in your hands. Also, it's dark here, we might have missed some places when searching, let's search carefully again to see if there's a way out. I believe that since the big rat can come here, it must have a way to get here."

  After they finished speaking, the two of them began searching around again. About half an hour later, due to the increasingly thin air underground, the slightly fatter Peng Jianjun started panting and crouched on the ground, complaining: "Damn big wastrel, if I catch you, I'll skin you, pull out your tendons, gnaw on your bones, drink all your blood, you son of a bitch."

  Here is the translation:

  "Ah! I'm telling you, Dongzi, this matter doesn't feel right to me! Do you think that big rat might have really become a spirit with some kind of magical power? Otherwise, how can we explain all this?"

  Liao Dongfeng thought for a moment before responding, "Indeed, it's not quite right. To be honest, I also have some suspicions about this aspect, but there's an old saying that things can't be judged solely on what one sees and hears. I need to see it with my own eyes to believe it."

  Just finished speaking, heard Peng Jianjun yell "ah".

  Liao Dongfeng turned his head to take a look, and in the darkness, he saw a crimson light that was particularly eye-catching. The big mouse king had already quietly come to the back of the two people at some point.

  What made Liao Dongfeng even more puzzled was that this big rat king could have quietly taken the lives of both men, but it remained still in the darkness without making a single move, really unbelievable.