1919.
Although it was only winter, the weather was already extremely cold.
A cold wind blew from the North, accompanied by snowflakes.
A wooden boat was traveling down the upper reaches of the Daning River. It was carrying a group of people who had fled from the north.
At this moment, war had broken out in the north, and the people were in dire straits. Many people chose to move their families to the south after the war.
Once the wooden boat entered the river, there were cliffs on both sides. The scenery was completely different from the north. The people who had stayed in the cabin for a few days walked up to the side of the boat.
He looked at the scenery along the way excitedly and sighed in admiration from time to time.
"What's that?"
"My God, there are so many coffins on the cliff.”
When the boat passed the middle section of the river, everyone suddenly discovered that there were countless coffins placed on the cliff. They were densely packed like tree holes, making people feel afraid.
"This is the hanging coffin of Mount Wu."
The boatman walked up and explained when he saw everyone discussing.
"It's been there for a long time. I heard from the older generation that the hanging coffins here can be traced back to the Ba Kingdom more than 2,000 years ago.”
"I think this cliff is at least dozens of meters high. How did you put it up?”
"I'm not sure. No one can say for sure. I only know that this hanging coffin technique has long been lost.”
As they chatted.
The boat went down the river. As the boatman said, more and more hanging coffins appeared on the rock walls on both sides.
Many of the coffins were already rotten beyond recognition, and one could even see the white bones inside.
Suddenly.
A woman's eyes widened as she pointed at a broken wall above her head and shouted in disbelief.
"Look…there's a person up there.”
Someone was there?
As soon as he said this, he immediately attracted the attention of everyone on the boat.
All of them raised their heads and looked up.
There was a black shadow between the coffins.
Although they were far away, they could still vaguely make out that it was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old youth. In the cold weather, he was wearing a black short coat.
With only a rope tied to his body, he moved between the cliffs with extreme agility.
"It really seems like a person."
"Heavens, how did he get up there?”
"If he fell, would he still be alive?”
The group of people were dumbfounded. At the same time, they were worried that the young man would lose his footing and fall off the cliff. Their hearts were in their throats, and they were so nervous that they did not dare to say anything.
"Shh!"
The boatman also looked up, but suddenly, as if he remembered something, his expression changed drastically. He rushed into the crowd and made a gesture to keep quiet.
"Everyone, keep your voices down. That's not an ordinary person. Since ancient times, there have been ruthless characters who make a living in coffins in Coffin Gorge.”
"Those people eat the food of the dead, looking for gold and stealing bones. Don't be targeted.”
Thinking of the stories passed down by the older generation, the boatman's face became paler and paler. He did not dare to continue watching and hurriedly urged the waiter to hurry up.
"Boatman, who is that?”
A middle-aged man dressed like a teacher asked thoughtfully.
"The elders said that they are called the Mountain Guardian!”
The
boat followed the thin ice on the river and soon disappeared into the winding canyon.
"He's finally gone."
Retracting his gaze from the distance, Feng Bai heaved a sigh of relief.
This was a shady business, and it was taboo for outsiders to see it. Coffins like his were even rarer.
He turned his head and looked at a hanging coffin not far from him.
The coffin was slightly different. It looked like a ship, and there were many lines carved on the outer coffin. If one looked carefully, they would find that it was made of birds and beasts.
"Using a ship as a coffin, a phoenix totem…that's right.”
A hint of excitement appeared in Feng Bai's clear eyes.
This was a ship coffin that was unique to the Ba Kingdom more than 2,000 years ago. Those who could carve a phoenix totem on the coffin were all high officials and nobles.
Taking a deep breath, Feng Bai didn't waste any more time. He grabbed the rope and stepped on a protruding rock, leaping up.
After climbing a few times, he quickly arrived at the entrance of the ship's coffin.
Unlocking the lock.
Feng Bai walked in front of the coffin and examined it.
The coffin was two to three meters long and was made of high-quality sandalwood, which was also known as Yin wood.
This kind of coffin had excellent anti-corrosion effects. If one was buried in it, the bones would not rot for a thousand years.
To be able to use a coffin of this size, the owner of the tomb was definitely not an ordinary person.
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. Feng Bai reached out and took out a short knife from his waist. He drew a circle around the coffin and broke the wax seal.
As soon as the wax layer was removed, a strange smell immediately floated out of the coffin.
The corpse was sealed all year round, and the death aura and poisonous miasma gathered. Ordinary people would be affected by it when they smelled it, but Feng Bai did not react at all. He did not even dodge. He raised his hand and forcefully moved the coffin cover away.
He looked down.
At the bottom of the coffin lay a perfectly preserved female corpse.
She was wearing a long robe with the colors of the Ba Kingdom. Her hands were folded in front of her chest and she held a jade token in her hand.
There was a gold buckle on his forehead, which looked like a vertical eye. It seemed like it would open at any moment, giving people an inexplicable sense of horror.
Her eyes were tightly shut and she was silent, but one could still vaguely see the peerless beauty of the past on her face.
If he didn't know that she had been dead for more than 2,000 years, Feng Bai would have thought that she was just sleeping.
Living corpse!
Seeing this scene, Feng Bai's expression finally became serious, and he no longer looked relaxed.
Living corpses were extremely rare, and most people might not even see one once in their entire lives.
"I don't mean to disturb you, but I only want one thing!”
Feng Bai quickly took out three incense sticks, three stacks of paper, and a pot of wine. He burned them in front of the coffin and cupped his hands at the female corpse.
After burning the joss paper.
Feng Bai reached into the coffin and took out the jade token from the female corpse's hand.
As soon as the jade token entered his hand, he immediately felt a gentle and delicate aura.
At the same time, two system notifications sounded in the depths of his mind.
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