Xu Yang and Song Yiran stood shoulder to shoulder at the door, looking inside mockingly.
"Aren't you coming in yet?" Yan Yan said.
The two of them came in one after another, still clicking their tongues at me and Fatty. They were really two gossips. Only these two could get along so well.
Yan Yan flicked a notebook onto the table and said, "Take a look at the arrangement and the specific content."
The few of us swarmed over. Fatty reached out and snatched the notebook. Xu Yang chased after Fatty and shouted, "Hey, give it back! Let's look together!"
"Get lost! Brother Mu, come quickly! If this guy gets it, we won't have a chance to look!"
Fatty and Xu Yang circled around the table. But Fatty was right. If Xu Yang got it, he would surely go and look at it with Song Yiran like a sycophant. Then what chance would we have?
After the frolicking, the few of us sat around looking at Yan Yan's arrangement. The notebook not only had the location but also the strategy and an introduction to that place.
"Why do we have to go there?"
Song Yiran frowned as she looked at the first page of the notebook, which read - Qin Yu Tower. Although it was called a tower, in fact, it was simply a deep tomb. Many experienced veterans were willing to go there.
It was said that few people who had been there could come out alive. Even if they did, they might not be intact.
Looking at such a place, Xu Yang couldn't help but gasp in surprise. "Yan Yan, have you had enough of living or don't you want to live anymore? Why do you want to go to this haunted place?"
Yan Yan glanced at everyone and said calmly, "This is a place we must go. Whether you go or not is your own choice. I won't force you."
Although he said he wouldn't force them, his words were beyond doubt. I was definitely going. There were still many things I didn't understand waiting for me to solve the mystery.
"Does anyone know where my Goddess Shi has gone?" Fatty said timidly.
Xu Yang looked around and found that Shi Yuhan wasn't there. "Hey, it's really strange. Where is Shi Yuhan?"
Yan Yan took out his phone and read the message on it. "Brother Yan Yan, I'll wait for you at Qin Yu Tower."
Fatty pouted discontentedly and said sourly, "Why didn't she send it to me? And she calls you brother. That's too much, Yan Yan."
"I'd like to say that my ancestors have records about this tomb."
Regardless of the family rule that the records should not be spread, he said, "This is a haunted tomb, a top - grade Class A tomb. There are many unclean things inside, which will endanger everyone's lives."
Yan Yan nodded at me. Xu Yang said cheerfully, "That's great. I like excitement the most."
Then he reached out and lifted Song Yiran's chin, raising his eyebrows as he said, "Then we can die for love."
Song Yiran kicked Xu Yang in the calf. "I don't want to die young. If you want to die, do it on your own."
Xu Yang pretended to hug Song Yiran, but Fatty, who was so tactless, stood in front of Song Yiran and said, "Our little Yiran said that if you want to die, do it by yourself."
"When did you two get so close?"
"You don't understand the friendship between men."
Xu Yang's face instantly turned cold. His eyes wandered back and forth between the two of them.
"Come on, Fatty. What are you butting in for?"
I pulled Fatty aside, really afraid that Xu Yang might lose control and beat Fatty to the ground.
"It's about time. Let's go."
Yan Yan got up and walked outside. Fatty quickly followed. Song Yiran walked behind with a cold face. Xu Yang tried to pull Song Yiran shamelessly, but was slapped away by Song Yiran.
There were too many complex relationships between them. No one could explain clearly. We several people, for various reasons, now had a common goal and were about to start a new journey.
Then we arrived at Qin Yu Tower. The environment around the great tomb was beautiful, with green trees providing shade. However, there was no sign of animals. Although it was full of greenery, there was an inexpressible desolation. It was really strange that there wasn't even a crow.
We dug an entrance to the tomb and entered this haunted tomb from under the green grass. Xu Yang lit a candle and walked in front, while Yan Yan walked at the back. The rest of us were in the middle, groping our way in. The passage was a bit long, and the air was filled with the smell of soil.
"Brother Mu, I think I stepped on something."
Fatty grabbed my hand and said in a trembling voice. Xu Yang squatted down. The candlelight shone on the ground, and there was a skull under Fatty's foot. Fatty let out a scream and stepped back, so scared that the flesh on his body was trembling.
"It's normal. Be careful. There will be something later."
Xu Yang looked up at Fatty and said, "Your Goddess Shi is waiting for you in the tomb. Don't be afraid."
Fatty straightened his back and said, "Who said I was afraid? I just didn't react in time."
Fatty was really funny. He was exposed but still tried to act. It was a pity that he didn't go into acting.
"Hey! There are butterflies!"
Fatty reached out to catch the butterflies on the wall, but was grabbed by Song Yiran. "Are you crazy? Those are blood butterflies!"
Fatty retracted his hand and said, "I just thought they were beautiful. It's the first time I've seen such butterflies."
The butterflies on the wall fluttered their wings.
"Shh, be quiet. Hold your breath."
Yan Yan said. Everyone silently obeyed and continued to follow Xu Yang deeper in. They took a deep breath only after passing that butterfly.
Fatty gasped for breath. "It's just a little butterfly. Do we really need to be so cautious?"
"That's not an ordinary butterfly. Blood butterflies suck the blood of the living and attract their companions. Such extremely yin creatures are common in the passage. If you accidentally touch one, you're done."
Fatty pursed his lips awkwardly and kept silent.
"Be more careful, you fat slob."
Song Yiran said calmly, "The passage is very long. Besides blood butterflies, there are also some other creatures."
Song Yiran knew a lot about these things and had done sufficient research. After this small episode, our group continued to move forward.
"Damn it, which way should we go at this fork?"
Xu Yang asked, "In such a haunted tomb, you'll either die or be in a bad state."
Fatty asked, "What's the difference between the two?"
Xu Yang gave him a disdainful look and didn't say a word. He looked at Yan Yan behind us. "Go left. The left is more honorable."
"Got it."
Xu Yang led us down the left - hand path. The left - hand path was much wider than the one we had entered from, and there was a bit of light. It seemed that the exit was just ahead.
After walking about twenty meters, the view suddenly broadened. There was a very large tomb. It didn't seem to be the main tomb. The layout was a bit simple.
The coffin was placed with its head facing the entrance, using an extremely yin method. How haunted this tomb must be to use such a method to place the coffin. Presumably, the person buried here was a powerful figure.
"Did we find the tomb so quickly?" Fatty asked in disbelief.
I patted his shoulder. "Don't dream. The tomb isn't that easy to find. This is probably a side tomb."
Fatty looked at me hopelessly. "It's so big and it's not the main tomb. When will we be able to enter the main tomb?"
Yan Yan silently looked at the tomb and pointed to a bulge in front of it. "Is that a person over there?"
Everyone looked in the direction Yan Yan was pointing.