"Big Brother Zhang, what’s in your bag? It’s so strange, it seems to be moving."
Along the way, Yingzi kept glancing at Zhang Tian’s backpack.
Unable to contain her curiosity, she finally spoke.
Before Zhang Tian could answer, Fatty, standing beside them, chuckled.
"In Boss’s backpack, there’s something incredible. Yingzi, I guarantee you’ll want to sleep next to Boss tonight after seeing it."
Fatty boasted shamelessly.
Yingzi’s face turned a deep red.
But she still pouted, disbelieving.
Yingzi was a bit stubborn and a tomboy. Hearing Fatty’s words, she immediately scoffed.
"Tch, there's nothing in this world that scares me."
As Yingzi spoke, Hu Bayi chuckled beside her.
"Fatty, if you keep talking, you might not be pulling the cart tonight, but the coffin."
Hu Bayi warned.
Fatty quickly shut his mouth.
The dream he had last night was too bizarre; Fatty still remembered it.
Zhang Tian looked at Yingzi.
"You'll know what's inside in a few days. I call it 'Little Turtle'."
Zhang Tian said, and Yingzi looked puzzled.
"Little Turtle? That's a cute name, but it is a bit strange."
Yingzi murmured to herself.
Cute?
Zhang Tian smiled. Yingzi might not find it so cute later.
The distance from the village to Pengyue Gou was quite far.
Yingzi spoke up.
"It's said that wild men often appear in Pengyue Gou, and it’s very dangerous. Brother Bayi, what are you going there for?"
Yingzi asked, confused.
"To see if there's anything good."
Fatty grinned, and Hu Bayi and the others didn't say much, riding their horses quietly.
Soon, it was evening.
Zhang Tian, Hu Bayi, and the others arrived beside a valley.
The bright moon hung high in the sky.
The mountain peaks on both sides of the valley looked like two hands cupping the moon.
It was precisely because of this that the place was named Pengyue Gou.
Hu Bayi dismounted, and the group, carrying their backpacks, looked up at the bright moon.
He took out his compass.
After observing for a moment.
"Boss, this valley is called Pengyue Gou because, when the moon reaches its highest point above the valley, the surrounding peaks resemble two large arms…"
"Embracing the entire valley. This is an absolutely perfect burial ground!"
Hu Bayi exclaimed, his eyes gleaming with excitement.
Fatty's grin widened; if Old Hu said so, it was clearly a good spot.
Zhang Tian observed for a moment.
He spoke slowly.
"The terrain of Pengyue Gou is stable, majestic, and awe-inspiring. To the west is grassland, and to the north it connects to the Greater Khingan Range. The vast grasslands of Outer Mongolia are like an endless ocean."
"Pengyue Gou is like a great river. Nobles of the Liao Dynasty often chose to be buried here. The feng shui here can absorb the essence and auspicious energy of the sun and moon. There must be a grand tomb here."
Hu Bayi nodded solemnly after Zhang Tian finished speaking.
The group looked around and decided to explore further.
Yingzi gradually began to understand what they were here for.
"Um, Big Brother Zhang, from what you're saying, aren't we here to dig up graves?"
Yingzi asked, a hint of fear in her voice.
In Yingzi's eyes, grave robbing was a wicked deed.
It wouldn't be good to attract any malevolent spirits.
"Hey, Yingzi, how can you call what we do grave robbing?"
"We call it donating cultural relics! Protecting national assets!"
Fatty said shamelessly.
Hu Bayi patted Yingzi's shoulder.
"Don't worry, we'll just take a look, we won't go in."
Hu Bayi reassured her.
Zhang Tian: "???"
That sounded like a pickup line.
Yingzi could only nod.
Soon, they arrived at a forest.
Zhang Tian knew that Yingzi would discover remains here.
So, he took the lead.
"Look over there, there are some remains."
Zhang Tian spoke first.
Since he was present, he wouldn't let Yingzi be too shocked.
"What? Remains?"
Yingzi's face turned pale with fear.
"Um, Big Brother Zhang, Brother Bayi, why don't we go back? This place is really scary."
Yingzi was frightened.
People in the village were generally superstitious, especially in this era.
"What are you afraid of, Yingzi? Fatty will protect you."
Fatty walked ahead.
He appeared fearless.
The others looked towards Zhang Tian. On the ground, a samurai sword was stuck.
And there were corpses all around.
It was evident they were the bodies of the Kwantung Army.
Zhang Tian picked up the samurai sword from the ground and looked at it. There were still some bloodstains on it.
"According to rumors, the Kwantung Army set up a stronghold here back then. I didn't expect it to be true."
Hu Bayi's voice was low, but his tone was heavy.
He had no good feelings towards these people.
Many of his comrades had died because of them.
Hu Bayi naturally had no affection for them.
"Damn, Kwantung Army people?"
"Damn it, Fatty hates these guys the most."
Fatty said, and he slapped the head of an officer on the ground.
The next moment, the head flew off.
Seeing this, Zhang Tian and the others were instantly speechless.
Fatty had cultivated and possessed great strength; his palm could send a head flying was normal, but Yingzi had never seen anything like it.
"This... Fatty, Brother Fatty, you're so strong."
Yingzi said, her voice filled with shock.
She truly didn't expect Fatty's palm could send the corpses flying.
"Hmph, back then, Fatty was known as the Grandmaster of the Iron Sand Palm, one slap, one kill."
Seeing Yingzi's reaction, Fatty began to brag.
Zhang Tian and Hu Bayi were speechless.
On the ground, Zhang Tian found some tomb-robbing equipment.
"Boss, there's a Luoyang shovel and some ropes below. I guess these people must have encountered a group of tomb robbers."
Hu Bayi said.
Zhang Tian nodded.
Hu Bayi was indeed sharp-witted and quick-thinking.
"Let's dig down a bit."
Saying that, ignoring the bragging Fatty, the two of them picked up shovels.
They dug down a section.
When they hit something green, they exchanged a look.
"We can't dig further."
Zhang Tian said, and both of them understood what it meant.
Zhang Tian hadn't expected that Pengyue Gou would be so accurate, matching the plot. This meant there should be a powerful zombie below.
It seemed his ancient sword would finally be useful.
"Are we going into the tomb now?"
Hu Bayi asked.
"No, we'll wait until morning. It's too阴气 (yin energy) heavy to go down at night, and we don't have dog's blood with us."
Zhang Tian replied. He had only brought Little Turtle; he hadn't brought the bowl.
It was simply impossible to carry everything due to lack of space.
"Okay, then we'll set up camp here."
Hu Bayi agreed immediately.
Then, the group chose to set up camp there. Zhang Tian and the others leaned against the trees, while Yingzi sat between Zhang Tian and Hu Bayi.
None of the three slept well.
They were all in a semi-conscious state.
In the latter half of the night.
The head of the officer, which Fatty had slapped off earlier, began to move slowly.
The head made an unpleasant sound and, after rejoining the body, it actually stood up.
The surrounding corpses also began to make strange noises.
Zhang Tian, who hadn't been sleeping, opened his eyes upon hearing the commotion.
Under the moonlight, a shadow, leaning to one side and holding a military knife, cast a shadow that grew longer and longer in the moonlight.
"It's a reanimated corpse!"