red tomb

The depth of the lone tree forest is estimated to be at least 500 meters.Several people looked around and stopped hesitantly.

Because although Quercus qinggang is huge, the intertwined branches are all bare, without exception.Not only that, but its bark has also dried up and cracked, peeling off in large pieces, exposing the scorched inner core.Looking around, there are no traces of birds and beasts, just a dead place.

Originally, based on the estimation of the density of the branches, it would definitely cast a large shadow that blocks the sky and the sun in normal times; but now, the hot, lifeless abnormal scene with the midsummer sun shining on the body can't help but make people feel chills.

Such a big tree, such a weirdness out of season, coupled with the dusty sarcophagus, completely shocked Su You and the others for a moment.

"As expected..." Du Ying was the first to speak, her tone trembling unavoidably.The Quercus qinggang in Lishan has died, so it is no wonder that it is outside.

Jin Sheng was the first to recover.

If there is no accident, Du Ying did not deceive them later, then this must be the final joint; whether it is for their goal of leaving here, or for Du Ying's goal of restoring Paiyun Mountain's former aura.

But he moved his lips, but still didn't express his conjecture.A part of him thought that maybe Du Ying's goals conflicted with theirs, and Du Ying didn't tell them; this was entirely possible, because the three of them really didn't know anything, and all the information came from each other.

After all, he still didn't fully trust Du Ying.That being the case, it is no good to speak first, it is better to observe and speak later.

"If you can find out why it died, will your problem be solved?"

As soon as Su You said this, before Du Ying answered, he immediately got Jin Sheng's eyes.Always thinking about the other party and not thinking about yourself, it's terrible in such a life-and-death situation!

It was rare for Jiang Siqi to stand on the same front as Jin Sheng.He didn't speak, but he already implied his opposition without opening his mouth to support Su You's point of view.

"I think so." Du Ying replied to Su You, and at the same time guessed what the other two meant, but he just pretended not to know. "If you don't mind, let me take a closer look."

Jin Sheng looked at Du Ying, hesitant to speak, but he still didn't speak in the end.Jiang Siqi remained silent.And Su You, after receiving the attitude of the other two, could only nod his head: "Come back as soon as you find something wrong!"

Du Ying was really surprised at this moment.If it weren't for the soaring evil spirit on Su You's body that couldn't be ignored at all, he would have suspected that he had identified the wrong person-how could such a character become a human evil?

But this is not a good time to delve into doubts.Du Ying nodded slightly, then raised her legs and walked over.

The ground under the single tree forest is bare loess, without a single grass bud.The reason is obvious, nothing can grow under the big tree, and now something unexpected happened.Now the land is dry and cracked, and one by one is warped up; there is a faint sound of water not far away, not to mention how weird it is.

Du Ying walked forward slowly in this situation.He looked like a tree now, and there was a dead tree behind him for comparison, so Su You and the others were a little terrified, for fear that Du Ying would be swallowed by the crack that suddenly opened his mouth at any step.

Thankfully this bad idea is just an idea.Nothing unusual happened until Du Ying walked to a place two or three meters away from the suspected sarcophagus.

"What did you see?" Jin Sheng asked impatiently.Similar to the grotto pool, the sound is the same no matter how far or near it is.

"A large cuboid stone." Du Ying described it objectively. "It's gray and looks like some kind of leaf rock." He slowly circled the sarcophagus. "There are no patterns, and no gaps can be seen."

"The whole piece?" Su You was suspicious.I always feel that it should not be a whole piece!

"It looks like this," Du Ying affirmed, rounding the short side of the stone. "There's a small circular groove on the top," he looked up. "The roots got thinner and thinner, and then got into it."

The three of them looked at each other in the distance.Because the distance was so far away, it was impossible for them to see the tree roots that finally became as thin as a hair, and they thought they were just ordinary hanging in the air.But now, the roots actually got in?

"Does that mean there is something in the stone? It provides the nourishment for the tree?" Jiang Siqi made a reasonable guess. "open to take a look?"

"Although I also think it should be opened, but now it seems that unless it is completely smashed, otherwise..." Du Ying replied softly, "Or, is there a secret door mechanism that I didn't pay attention to?"

Jin Sheng couldn't stand anymore.It can be seen from the door hinge incident that he has no resistance to delicate mechanisms. "Is it okay for us to walk over? The dead wood won't fall down?"

"How is it possible?" Du Ying looked back in shock, "It's normal for the one on the outer mountain to hit someone, but the one on the inner mountain is a spirit body!"

But before Du Ying answered, Su You had already taken a step. "No gossip, no machinery?" He said to himself, "It's time for you to see our professional level!"

Jiang Siqi didn't want to go over at first, but seeing that Su You and Jin Sheng both moved, he had no choice but to move forward.What he didn't say was that from the moment he saw the suspected sarcophagus, he felt that something was wrong.It was as if a pair of eyes were staring at him, and at them, out of nothingness.And the direction of that line of sight was exactly where they were going!

But Jiang Siqi didn't say anything.Because, like Su You, he is a complete atheist.Not only did he have no evidence to prove his feelings, but he had to go and see at this time no matter what.In that case, it's better for him to suppress it, so as not to affect the already weakened nerves of others.

In fact, Du Ying is right, no gap is no gap.The three of them went back and forth several times around the big rock, and finally confirmed that, except for a small hole on the top—so thin that a human hair can’t get through—the only suspect is the bottom where the rock is in contact with the ground. .

"Turn it over and take a look?" Su You had already started gearing up, but still had some concerns. "Can you turn it over?" He turned his head and asked Du Ying.

"Turn it over." Du Ying replied. "If there is really something in it, it is probably gone now."

"It's better not to say what you said." Jiang Siqi couldn't hold back his complaints, and at the same time suppressed the increasingly obvious feeling of being watched in his heart.

"I have no objection." Jin Sheng also agreed.

So the three of them watched Su You lift up the three-meter-long, one-and-a-half-meter-by-one-and-a-half-meter-high stone with one hand, as easily as cutting tofu, and couldn't help being dumbfounded.

Jiang Siqi had already prepared for the worst, but after he saw what was at the bottom of the rock, he immediately cursed himself for the illusion—there were only thirteen holes!

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