"What is this?!"

Seeing this scene, everyone's faces became even more shocked.

Thinking of Wu Liang's strange behavior just now, which was like a demon, some people suddenly understood something: Could it be that Wu Liang had noticed something hidden under the female corpse just now?

If not, he would have absolutely no reason to act like this.

But so many people were here staring at the female corpse, and no one saw what was hidden under the female corpse. Why could Wu Liang see it?

at the same time.

More people were still guarding the female corpse that Wu Liang had dragged out from under the wooden platform to prevent it from mutating and violently injuring others.

"Fourth brother, what are you..."

Guan Yu had already led his soldiers to stand between Wu Liang and the female corpse, and then turned to ask Wu Liang.

This is not the first time since he entered the tomb that he has been unable to ask the exact question he wants to ask, because he has never seen such a scene before, has never been exposed to these things, and simply does not know how to ask.

Therefore, we can only start with a vague questioning tone such as "This is...", and then wait for Wu Liang to understand the question he wants to ask, and then answer his questions.

"Second brother, please take a closer look at this female corpse."

Wu Liang smiled, pointed at the female corpse and said.

Guan Yu turned back and looked at the female corpse carefully for a long time, and then said still puzzled: "This female corpse is still the same, and there has been no obvious change."

"Second brother is right."

Wu Liang nodded and said, "This female corpse was so curled up before. Now I have dragged it out from under the wooden platform. After no support, it still remains in such a curled up shape without any change. This shows that it

It has been completely stiff and solidified. When the female corpse was shaking just now, I didn't see it completely clearly, but this time when she stirred again, I could see it clearly.

It was very clear that there were no changes in all the joints of its body at that time, but it just moved stiffly like a whole piece of wood. This means that the force may not come from the corpse itself, but from some kind of force.

External force, so I suspected that something was acting on it, so it acted like this...Facts have proved that my judgment was indeed correct."

"The fourth brother is not only courageous, but also so meticulous. Guan admires him!"

After listening to Wu Liang's explanation, Guan Yu suddenly showed a look of enlightenment and admiration, and immediately saluted Wu Liang.

"Second brother is overly praised."

Wu Liang dragged Guan Yu to help him up, then looked at everyone and asked, "Did any of you see clearly what the thing that got into the hole just now is?"

"..."

Everyone shook their heads.

They looked at it without seeing it clearly, or they looked at it clearly but couldn't recognize what it was.

Only Yu Ji stood up and said: "I think that might be a dace carp (pangolin). When I was traveling in the south, I saw this thing captured by the mountain people. It looked similar to the one that escaped, but it was only just now

The size of that thing is slightly smaller, so I don’t dare to say for sure.”

It is true that there are more pangolins in the south, but they are relatively rare in the north, and most people will never see them once in their lifetime.

"The old gentleman is still well-informed..."

Wu Liang nodded and was about to say something.

Zhen Mi, who was more knowledgeable, had already interrupted him and said quite firmly: "No need to guess, it is a dace carp, but it has undergone some changes for some reason, and now it is no longer an ordinary carp.

The correct name for the dace carp is, we should call it 'mandrill (xiao sound)'."

"Mandrill?"

Wu Liang was stunned.

According to Chinese legend, this is a kind of mountain spirit, but the appearance description in the legend is: shaped like a child, with a big head and a small body, one leg, and it looks like a bean sprout or a tadpole.

Obviously, the thing we just saw is very different from the legendary "mandrill", and is not even the same thing at all.

In addition, as far as Wu Liang knows, the records of "mandrills" in the Celestial Dynasty should have first appeared in the Jin Dynasty, which was the dynasty established after the Sima family usurped the Wei Dynasty, and then were recorded in the Tang Dynasty... Could it be that they were actually recorded before that?

There are already relevant records, but haven’t those earlier books and legends been passed down to later generations?

When Wu Liangzheng was thinking this.

Yu Ji has already raised this question: "Although I have never seen the 'mandrill', I have heard about it. It seems to be different from the thing just now. Is it because I am ignorant?"

Yu Ji is actually a person who cares about his status very much, and he has a kind of aloofness in his heart like Kong Yiji.

Careful people must have discovered a long time ago that he only calls himself "Old Man" when talking to Wu Liang, and when talking to people other than Wu Liang, he will definitely call himself "Old Man". They have always made it very clear.

"snort."

Zhen Mi glanced at Yu Ji disdainfully, and snorted in her trademark arrogant tone, "You are indeed ignorant. Everything in the world can be turned into a mandrill. This creature was born in the mountains and is loyal to the mountains. It will never leave you in life.

, so there is no specific appearance, what you hear is just rumors."

Yu Ji had never been so angry before. He immediately puffed up his beard and stared at tears, and scolded as if he was angry: "You are a young girl, but your tone is not young. No matter how ignorant I am, I can't compare to you, a childish child."

child?"

"good."

Zhen Mi pursed her lips and nodded.

"you!"

Such an understatement was not very harmful but extremely insulting. Yu Ji suddenly trembled with anger and didn't know what to say.

"Okay, okay, old gentleman, calm down. Your knowledge is obvious to all of us. There is no need to argue with her."

Wu Liang came out at the right time and acted as peacemaker to prevent Yu Ji from getting angry at his age. He also winked at Zhen Mi and told her not to argue with Yu Ji anymore.

Tell me about you, an old monster who has lived for thousands of years, how can you still be so childish and quarrel with a child who has only lived for more than ninety years? Isn't that a little disrespectful?

Minato is shameless!

After Yu Ji calmed down slightly and stopped talking with a dark face, Wu Liangcai pulled Zhen Mi aside and asked in a low voice: "I also heard that as long as you can call out the mandrill's name, you can subdue it. This rumor

Is it true?"

"Yo! You know it's quite a lot."

Zhen Mi glanced at Wu Liang in surprise, then curled her lips and said, "But the name of the mandrill came from the knowledge he gained from the mountain after it had possessed spiritual intelligence. If it refused to say it, how could others know it? Therefore, this rumor

Just listen to it, it's of no use. Besides, if you don't have any ill intentions towards the mountains it protects all its life, it won't take the initiative to provoke you, and it won't even show up in front of strangers, so don't take it too seriously.

"

"I see."

Wu Liang nodded slightly. Listening to Zhen Mi's description, wouldn't the mandrill become the prototype of the more common land father-in-law in "Journey to the West"?

After pondering for a moment, he looked at the small hole previously hidden under the female corpse, and then asked Zhen Mi: "Then the hole in the wall of the tomb was probably made by a mandrill, right? As far as I know, if it was

Ordinary dace and carps should definitely be unable to dig through this wall."

"Since this mountain has given birth to a mandrill, it has also entrusted itself to the mandrill, and the mandrill can take whatever it wants."

As Zhen Mi spoke, she pointed to the crack on the top of the tomb and said, "If my guess is correct, this sudden crack is probably caused by the mandrill. It should be warning you to leave quickly. If you dare to do anything reckless,

If you act recklessly, you will never come back."

"oh."

Wu Liang couldn't help but feel a little scared.

If the mandrill really had what Zhen Mi said, then they would really have to thank the mandrill for its mercy, because it could directly cause the mountain to collapse without any warning, and then they might not even have a chance to escape.

As for why it didn't do this, it's hard to say.

Do you really have good intentions and show mercy, or are there other reasons?

"By the way, then my big cock..."

Wu Liang then asked again.

"No need to look any further."

Zhen Mi said sternly, "If the mandrill wants to accept it, you should treat it as a sacrifice to the mandrill. This is not a bad thing. Maybe it is because the mandrill regards it as a sacrifice to you that he will treat it."

You are merciful; and if the mandrill refuses to accept it, it will not be a surprise to many people. It will also accept your mercy and will return it to you. This is no longer something you should think about. "

"So, I'm still missing the mark."

Wu Liang smiled.

"This is your destiny too."

Zhen Mi nodded and said.

At this point, Wu Liang suddenly thought of Liu Bei again.

Now he was a little unsure whether he was Liu Bei's villain or Liu Bei's noble man.

Although Liu Bei had a difficult life before, he failed to find the tomb this time. He finally had to turn to Wu Liang for help, and even went on many adventures because of it. However, it was precisely because he failed to find the tomb that he was given the opportunity to intervene.

Opportunity to get in.

Thinking about it differently, assuming that Liu Bei successfully found the tomb this time and entered the tomb smoothly without bringing Wu Liang with him, is it possible that the mandrill directly attacked Liu Bei and others because he did not get the sacrifice?
To be continued...