Daomu Biji: Restart

Book 1: Chapter 164

The skull was yellowed and oxidized, and some parts had fallen off after the cartilage had rotted away, but the round holes on the bone fragments could still be seen clearly. Each hole was as big as a penny and went all the way up alongside the ear. Some skulls had seven holes at most, while some only had two. They were exactly the same as the corpse we had seen in Yang Daguang's ancestral tomb. These holes were very neat and almost made the whole skull look like a musical instrument.

Based on the yellow color of the bones and the clothing on the corpses, they must have been the spy force here at that time. Since they had been here less than sixty years, they were fairly well preserved. Since the oxidation of the holes was consistent with that of the skull, it indicated that the holes had been made before these people had died.

I was so stunned that I looked at Liu Sang and then touched his skull, but he ducked away, "Fuck off. Are you insane?"

Can you really hear better if you make a hole in your skull? I secretly wondered. Why do these people from sixty years ago have holes in their skulls? Arent spies supposed to focus on subverting the regime? Were these spies here to listen to thunder?

At this time, Liu Sang suddenly saw something and climbed onto the wooden bed that was nearby. The wood had long since decayed, so it started to crumble as soon as he stepped on the boards. After a few steps, the wooden bed completely disintegrated. He moved all of the bones in the corner aside, revealing a mark on the wall.

I went over and determined that it was the Zhang familys mark. It still looked very new, so it should have been engraved within the past half month. This particular mark was used to indicate direction, and I saw that it was pointing in a certain direction. I took out my cell phone and silently took a photo. Liu Sang murmured, "Idol has a really weird temperament. Who the fuck would find this?"

I had to agree with Liu Sang this time, but I couldnt resist saying, "Isn't it found now?"

"What does this symbol mean?"

"I won't tell you." I looked around. Why did Poker-Face leave his mark in such a secret place? Although I knew that his marks were always very well hidden, if this particular mark was meant for Fatty and me, it was still a bit too much.

But this mark mustve been left for us, so I tried to think about the reasons for it. The only possibility was that he had also made a warning mark to let us know that there was something under the trees. But that warning may have been destroyed by someone.

Liu Sang didn't ask any more questions and took a few steps forward to smash the wood scraps apart. When his flashlight shone down, he gave a hum. I also looked down and saw that there was a metallic luster under the wooden boards. Liu Sang picked a piece up and found that it was an old gold bar.

We removed the wood fragments and saw that the whole area beneath the boards was full of old gold bars. Liu Sang's eyes zeroed in on them.

I took a few, climbed back up to the surface, and threw them to Kan Jian. In a wild place like this, gold was the most useless thing we could find. Liu Sang also took a few and tapped them against each other. Kan Jian and Baishe were about to climb down, but I stopped them. I told them that the pit was all theirs after we finished our rescue efforts, but they wouldnt even be able to walk if they took the gold now.

Poker-Face's location was very clear, so I marked it on the compass and had our group set off again. We couldn't really walk in the middle section of this forest since the ground was covered in leaves and mud. It was a combination that made the ground soft, which soon caused our knees to become weak. We eventually sat down to rest for an hour.

Kan Jian and Baishe immediately dozed off, but I was able to endure it. I looked up at the sky and found that it was almost completely dark out. The moon was very bright, and its frosty glow made the valley appear as white as jade. The miasma finally returned to the soil, but the cold was enough to make my bones ache.

Liu Sang wasnt sleeping either. There still werent any sounds in the whole valley, and the silence was just too strange. He had nothing to listen to, but he still seemed a little overwhelmed.

"Is it interesting for you to chase your idol like this?" I asked him.

Liu Sang was a little surprised that I was suddenly chatting with him and glanced at me, "When you dont know how to live and find that theres someone like you who knows more than you, then you must follow them. I think that Im very similar to him, so I can only live in this world by following his example."

Oh, youre like a fart compared to him. I spoke freely in my heart but didn't say it aloud. I didn't think it was necessary to start arguing when everyone was so tired, so I reined myself in and said, "Youre still a lot different than him. Do you want to rethink it? You may find that following his example isnt something you can bear. Many things cant be seen from the surface."

"Don't you worship him? Dont you want to be like him? Liu Sang looked at the old gold in his hand and sighed, "Of course I know you can't do it. Youre just a mortal."

I smiled bitterly and scolded in my heart, you dumbass. I'll bury you in the woods and take a piss on your grave once I have some free time.

At this time, Liu Sang suddenly sat up. I was about to argue with him, but he waved his hand and mouthed, "Theres something out there."

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So it's come to my attention that someone has uploaded stuff from the site to wattpad without my permission (dick move btw). But it's the internet, so not like there's a point in doing anything about it. If you all prefer wattpad's format, you can read there but it's not fully up to date and the links to all the refs I make aren't included. My salty ass is taking the rest of the day off, so until tomorrow dears~~