Yu Xing, who had packed his things, quietly sneaked into the group sitting outside, pricking his ears to eavesdrop on their conversation.
After listening for about forty minutes, he became a little sleepy due to the rising sun, and he roughly recognized the people in the team.
There are a total of twelve people in the team including him, and there are two girls. The one he talked to just now is named Shijiu. She is quite artistic, which does not match her personality at all. The other one has a babyish face and is named Ai Li, Qi Er.
He has short hair and is said to be good at medical treatment.
The captain of this team, the man with the Chinese character for mobilization, everyone calls him Brother Sun, but no one knows his specific name.
The guy with the broken gong is Finley, the guy with the scarred crew cut is called Scar, the short guy is called Ad, and the middle-aged man with the local beard is Luke, and he always speaks with "Yeah".
The person with the modal particles was named Aaron, and there were three others whom Yu Xing didn't pay much attention to. Anyway, when we went into the mountains together, we would always hear others calling their names, or just find a chance to take a look at the name tags on their bags.
He chatted with Luke, the most cheerful and talkative among them, for a while, and soon came up with a lot of background stories.
This team was indeed put together from all over the world. I heard that a few years ago, Brother Sun gathered some people from time to time and went to the first tomb. He made a lot of benefits from it. As long as the people who followed him in came out alive,
, all made a fortune.
These people tasted the benefits and simply formed a fixed team from then on, following Brother Sun everywhere, and they all had some friendship with each other.
Of course, the underground is dangerous. Only three or four of the original batch are still alive. The others have been introduced one after another to join. They all respect Brother Sun and basically will not disobey Sun.
Brother's order.
Shijiu got the news about the tomb this time. She sent her men to investigate for a period of time. Through archeology and visits, it was confirmed that an extraordinary person was indeed buried here. Such a person would always bring a large number of burial objects with him after death.
Even the tomb itself is extremely valuable.
Shijiu informed Brother Sun of the news, and Brother Sun used his connections to inquire about it for two months, and finally got more reliable information: the tomb palace here is related to a black temple.
A few months ago, there was a news story about San, Carlos, and Xiao Xuechen who experienced an adventure in a tomb. Zhou Qinghai, who also escaped from it, told the media what he knew and omitted it.
The fact that he was kidnapped by Carlos - after all, Carlos saved his life in the first place and did not really hurt him.
This matter attracted a small amount of attention and was quickly suppressed, but it can still be found if you are willing to investigate.
Brother Sun has already found out about the black temple. He thinks that San has been into the tombs of Coffin Village before, so he should be very experienced. He may have clues that no one else knows about, and he is a painter, which may be very useful in recording this.
.
So Brother Sun found Yu Xing, spent a lot of money to invite him, and put him into the team that went into the mountain this time.
Yu Xing connected the things together, but he always felt that there were a lot of missing steps, but he was not afraid. Maybe the background introduction of the system would complete his information in five hours.
He can follow the team forward in the mountains and forests for the time being. At least on the surface, Brother Sun still respects him. He will not suffer much in this team, and these people are free sources of information.
An hour passed quickly. The group of people stood up, checked some items, and then resolutely left the camp and headed for the continuous mountain peaks.
The moisture in the mountain forest is very thick, and it is very cold and humid. Yu Xing did not have the geographical information to deduce the world, so he could only make a rough judgment about the surrounding environment of this area in his mind.
He just found the cell phone hidden in the compartment of his backpack and saw the date. It showed that it was late June, a very hot time period that can make people feel chilly in the middle of summer. This shows that this place must be very special.
The road in the mountain is not flat. The only trail that has been trampled by people is only more than two hundred meters long. It is destroyed by wildly growing weeds and scattered giant tree roots. Gradually, the trees are getting denser and denser, belonging to human society.
All the sounds faded away, leaving only the chirping of insects and unknown birds.
Yu Xing waved his hand to ward off a cluster of tree trunks extending downwards. The thorny leaves left shallow marks on his leather gloves. His boots stepped on the hard soil. He guessed that it had not rained here for at least a week.
.
"Boss, this place deserves to be called Chongyin Mountain, hey, it's really cool." Luqi Hu Luke was happy as he walked. He had just joined this team not long ago, and he was lucky the last time he robbed a tomb. He succeeded without many mistakes, so he
I am not as cautious as others when going to the grave.
"You know what the heck, we haven't reached the Chongyin Mountains yet. Do you remember the mountains we saw at the camp just now? After climbing over this mountain, we have to walk for a day or two before we can find the Chongyin Mountains." Brother Sun didn't.
After speaking, Finley answered.
He chuckled with his broken gong voice and added: "From now on, if nothing happens to us on the way, it will take us two or three days to walk to Chongyin Mountain. Be prepared. This is not as good as the small tomb last time."
, it’s very dangerous inside!”
Brother Sun just said "hmm" in agreement. Although Finley has a bad temper and a bad character, he has rich experience and is more reliable than other stupid young people.
He has a map spread out in his hand, and Finley next to him is holding a compass. Now Brother Sun and Finley are walking in the front, with Scar and Ade behind them, and Shijiu is walking on the left side of the middle with a beard.
On the right side, the others dispersed, protecting Yu Xing and doctor Aili, who had no fighting ability.
This formation is not fixed, and when something happens, they may scatter and run away at any time, but at least everything is normal now, and they still have to do something to make them look more regular.
Yu Xing also has a compass in his hand. They are now walking northeast, crossing the nameless wild mountains at their feet.
The camp they just stayed in is the last dividing line between the city and the mountains. After leaving the camp, the mountains are completely unexplored. Without locals to lead the way, they can only rely on the compass to reach the location of the pre-calculated tomb.
Walking in this direction is completely like opening up wasteland.
The shade of the tree above the head did a good job of blocking the increasingly harsh sunlight. After walking for about two hours, Yu Xing felt that there were a lot of small bugs in the air. If he didn't tighten his sleeves and collar, he would be bitten all over his body. He frowned
I wrinkled slightly and sprayed some insect repellent spray on my body.
“Hey, Mr. San, can you let me squirt a little too?” Ai Li came over and asked.
At first glance, she looked like Yu Xing, who was temporarily thrust into the team. Although Brother Sun chose her because she regularly worked out and had outstanding physical strength and skills among doctors who took on illegal jobs, she ultimately lacked experience and had already
I was annoyed by the bugs.
Yu Xing casually threw the spray in his hand to her, and heard Finley in front of him sneer: "You are so pretentious like a girl, do you still need to spray some detergent on the body after you get to the grave?"
Finley’s voice is so penetrating. Although he didn’t name him by name, his specificity was very obvious.
Yu Xing chuckled lightly: "Is this pretentious? Don't worry, when you see the way I draw, you will know what true pretentiousness is."
“You really think I’m complimenting you when I say you look like a bitch? Okay, next time I’ll be a bitch for my pleasure——”
"Finley." Brother Sun interrupted him and gave him a dissatisfied look, "Don't look for trouble. If you have nowhere to spend your energy, save it for exploring in the tomb later."
Brother Sun's tone was already very stern, but Finley didn't seem to take it seriously at all. Instead, his voice was filled with laughter, and he said exaggeratedly: "Brother Sun, let me tell you, I am helping him adapt to the atmosphere in advance~ Otherwise
Will you be able to bear it when the time comes when your skin is slightly broken and you are yelling that you can’t leave and you have to go home to find your mother? Don’t worry, we are all people who lick blood from the edge of a knife. Now that we have joined this team, we can’t survive without some mental endurance.
."
Hearing this, Brother Sun said nothing more. Finley turned around and looked at Yu Xing with a provocative look, which made Yu Xing look confused.
Why? Think you can make him feel wronged by just talking nonsense?
The rest of the team silently pretended not to hear these disputes. On one side were the experienced old teammates, and on the other side were the painters who had paid a lot of money and had relevant clues. They did not want to get into trouble with either side.
Aili finished spraying the insect repellent spray and glanced at Finley's back with disgust. Only Shijiu raised her eyebrows: "Say, Finley, why are you helping San adapt to the atmosphere? Isn't it because you can't stand good-looking men?
If you’re a bitch, don’t set up a memorial arch. You know what you mean.”
She had a hot temper and didn't frighten Finley at all. She scolded him on the spot: "Usually, you can say what you say about a little bitch, like a little bitch, and I don't care about you. Now that Ellie and I are in the team, I hope you feel a little more confident.
Don't be unhappy."
"Tsk, just help him. If you can, protect him all the way." Finley glared at Shijiu unhappily, but he didn't quarrel with her after all. In fact, quarrels and quarrels with each other are a daily occurrence in their team.
, but no one would get really angry if they suffered a loss. They had more or less life-long friendships with each other, so they couldn't bear even a little bit of verbal quarrel.
Shijiu sneered, glanced at Yuxing with an indifferent expression, and did not continue.
By this time, they had gone deep into the mountain. Judging from the height, it was probably on the mountainside. The types of trees around them had changed, and there were more flowers and plants that could not be named.
The group of people were all in good physical strength and were moving forward at a constant speed. Scar would leave marks on the tree trunks and the ground from time to time, making it easier for them to return later.
Brother Sun directed the direction according to the map in his hand. At first, Yu Xing was very interested in walking and observing the plants around him. Later, when he got tired of looking at it, he took out his wired earphones and plugged in his mobile phone to listen to music.
He believed that it was useless to keep the battery on his mobile phone. After entering the mountains, the signal got worse and worse. At this time, it had completely disappeared and the function of external communication was lost.
Moreover, Yu Xing already knows the nature of the deduction very well. In the later stage, there will be nothing to do with the mobile phone. He is probably either about to escape or on the way to escape. There is not much time for him to listen to music comfortably, so he might as well relax for a while now.
.
Not long after, Dr. Aili approached him again, with a trace of inquiry in her eyes, and asked in a low voice: "Hey, I heard that Brother Sun came to you to copy the murals?"
Yu Xing looked at her, then looked away: "Yes."
“Can you really copy them? The murals in the tomb palace are more or less difficult to copy depending on their preservation conditions, but they are already very blurry, and some are so damaged that I can’t even understand them!” Ai Li sighed.
Yu Xing: “Have you seen the murals in other tombs?”
Aili shook her head: "No, I just saw the rubbings and photos from my relatives."
Luke was close, and after hearing what she said, he came over to join in the chat: "Relatives? Are your relatives... also in this business?"
"No, otherwise there would be no way for me to come here. Aren't you interested in this so-called temple and tomb? But my relative is not a great person, he still does a lot of cheating." Ai Li laughed, the baby
His fat face looked very cute when he smiled, and Luke giggled twice.
Yu Xing: “……”
He looked at a burly man with a full beard showing a naive smile to a petite beauty, which was a bit irritating to his eyes.
Just as they were whispering and chatting, Ade, who was lagging behind, suddenly let out a "ouch", attracting the attention of the whole team.
“What’s wrong!?” Brother Sun asked immediately.
Ade frowned, pulled out the big bug that had crawled onto his neck at some point, and cursed: "This bug is really good at finding places. It almost crawled onto my face, and I was bitten by it."
"Isn't it just a bite? Come, look at my brother's hand." Scar smiled and stretched out his hand. There were little red dots on the back of his hand. "I have been bitten so many times and I didn't make a sound. You are yelling nonsense."
What?"
“This is different. Look, what kind of insect is this? Its mouthparts are so long! Damn it hurts!”
Yu Xing glanced over and saw that the gray bug in Ad's hand was as long as half of his thumb. The most terrifying thing was its mouthparts, which were thin and long, about two centimeters, and as hard as a needle.
The insect had compound wings on its back, and he was fanning it in vain in Ade's hand, making a buzzing sound. Its two large compound eyes would close and open for a while, which was very disgusting.
Brother Sun was not as unconcerned as Scar. He said cautiously: "I have never seen this insect before. It should be a special species in the mountains. Aili, please help Ade to see if the insect is poisonous and whether the wound is deep."
Ai Li responded, and the group stopped and walked towards Ad, wanting to see the wound so as not to be at a loss when they were bitten.
Ade angrily threw the bug on the ground and crushed it with his foot: "Dead bug!"
At the same time, Alila pulled Ade's collar away, but was shocked: "No, it's really poisonous!"
Yu Xing looked closely and saw that the wound where Ad was bitten was just a small red dot, but under the skin around the red dot, intricate blue-black spots like a spider web quickly spread, entangled in the flesh and blood like tree roots.
"It needs to be dealt with immediately." Ai Li planned to take out the antidote from her bag and inject it first.
As she started to work, Finley sniffed and asked doubtfully: "Did you smell anything?"
smell?
Everyone imitated him and sniffed, and then they all said, "It's true!"
“When something goes wrong, there must be a monster, hurry up and find out where the scent is coming from?”
“Oh, I think this smell must be something bad. Can we leave immediately after giving Adelaide some medicine?”
Yu Xing actually smelled it just now. It was a faint and strange fragrance that made people feel a little trance-like.
He covered his nose, lowered his eyelids, and reminded: "Adé, move your feet."
Adé stretched his neck to receive Aili’s treatment and moved his shoes away for no apparent reason.
Suddenly, the strange aroma became stronger, and everyone's expressions changed.
Because this fragrance comes from the insect carcasses at Ad’s feet!