This tomb is quite large in size, estimated to be over a hundred square meters.
The tomb walls are made of ancient blue stone bricks. Nowadays, burials are mostly done in coffins, and such large-scale tombs are rarely built. Therefore, this tomb should be a product of ancient times, likely an ancient tomb.
This can also be inferred from the attire of the female corpses. All the female corpses in the ancient tomb are dressed in ancient clothing, but they are nothing like the beautiful women seen in ancient costume dramas. The women here all have stiff and ghastly facial expressions.
Several beams are erected above the ancient tomb, and these female corpses are neatly suspended from the beams like dried meat.
White silk cloth, three feet in length, is wound around their necks, making them look like hanged ghosts.
Apart from that, there isn't a single coffin in the ancient tomb.
This tomb is specifically used to hang these human jerky pieces. People who don't know might think this place is an underground jerky processing workshop!
Fatty and I were horrified, and under the faint glow of the fire, these female corpses appeared even more terrifying.
Fatty's voice trembled as he said, "Oh my god, this is... this is the legendary Yin Tomb!"
My heart trembled slightly. I had heard of "Yin Tomb" before.
Women belong to Yin, and tombs specifically used to bury women are called "Yin Tombs."
According to legend, the women buried in Yin Tombs are those who died tragically with grievances. After their death, their bodies cannot touch the ground. If they come into contact with the earth's energy, they might undergo corpse changes, or even transform into vengeful spirits. Therefore, these women who died with grievances must be suspended and kept away from the ground after death in order to rest in peace!
Looking left and right, there was no doubt that this was indeed a Yin Tomb.
Fatty had already wet himself, collapsing to the ground and trembling uncontrollably.
I had a slightly stronger mental endurance than him. I tried to control my emotions and quickly walked over to help Fatty up, pulling him towards the exit.
But when we turned around, we discovered something strange. This Yin Tomb actually had no way out. All around were cold stone walls, like a sealed stone box. Unless we had the ability to walk through walls, there was no way for us to get out.
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But wait, if there's no way out of the Yin Tomb, then where did we roll in from just now?
Could there be some kind of mechanism in the tomb that closed the door automatically after we entered?
I panicked and ran around the tomb chamber, frantically pounding on the walls with both hands. My hands were almost swollen from the beating, but I couldn't find any trace of a door. This was simply a sealed chamber!
I sat down on the ground, feeling a despair like never before. The last bit of courage to survive in my heart vanished in an instant.
Just as the saying goes, when it rains, it pours. At this moment, the matchbox also sizzled out.
Whether it was my eyes playing tricks on me or something else, in the instant the match went out, I seemed to see Fatty give me a mysterious smile.
The tomb chamber was now shrouded in thick darkness, and I finally understood the feeling of not being able to see anything in front of me.
The darkness enveloped me like a tide. I felt panicked and called out, "Fatty, where are you?"
But Fatty didn't answer me.
I called out again, "Fatty, speak up!"
The tomb chamber was silent, and there was still no sound from Fatty.
I started to feel scared and crawled towards where Fatty was supposed to be, groping in the dark. "Fatty, for god's sake, say something, don't scare me!"
Damn it!
Where is he?
My hands touched the cold ground, but there was no one there. Fatty, who was sitting on the ground just now, suddenly disappeared without a trace.
A chill ran down my spine, and my hairs stood on end. In this environment where I couldn't see a thing, it was easy for a person to be driven insane.
I comforted myself in my mind, telling myself that Fatty must be hiding somewhere, playing a prank on me!
I said, "Fatty, come out quickly! There's no time for hide and seek right now!"
Fatty still didn't speak, as if he had evaporated from this world.
My voice almost choked with tears, "Fatty, for god's sake, can't you say something? Can't you just speak?"
The cruel reality dawned on me that Fatty seemed to have truly disappeared.
Various chaotic thoughts flashed through my mind. I even suspected that Fatty had found a way out and escaped, but why wouldn't he come back to rescue me? Could it be that he wanted to harm me?
"Yang Cheng!"
In the dead silence of the tomb chamber, someone finally called my name.
I trembled all over, almost crying with excitement, "Fatty..."
I opened my mouth, but suddenly froze. The voice just now was sharp and thin, as if it wasn't Fatty's voice.
Besides Fatty and me, who else could be in the Yin Tomb? Could there be someone else here?
"Who are you?" I asked cautiously.
The person didn't answer me. Suddenly, a cold wind blew from the darkness, and a black shadow rushed out from the corner, knocking me down to the ground.
Terrified, I scrambled with my hands, only to find that this black shadow had a face full of stubble.
I shuddered all over. Huangpi the Yellow-Skin Ghost?!
The black shadow's strength was immense, pinning me down to the ground so I couldn't move. I heard him speak in a strange tone, "I told you, I would definitely come back for revenge!"
My heart sank. I knew I had encountered Huangpi, and I would definitely die here today.
I was no match for Huangpi at all. Just as I was about to give up resistance and prepare to die, a burst of flame suddenly surged from the black shadow's back, and with a miserable cry, the shadow fell to the ground.
In the light of the fire, to my surprise, I saw that the figure lying on the ground was indeed Fatty.
Fatty trembled all over, showing a painful expression.
A familiar figure gradually emerged from behind the flames, and my eyes immediately became moist with excitement. My voice trembled, "Ku Dashen!"
At this critical moment, Ku the Cripple appeared in the Yin Tomb like a divine intervention.
Seeing Ku the Cripple at this moment was like seeing a family member.
Ku the Cripple said, "Just now, Fatty was possessed by Huangpi, but I've already taken care of that Yellow-Skin Ghost. Get up quickly, let's get out of here!"
Fatty and I helped each other up and followed Ku the Cripple out.
Just now, Fatty and I couldn't find the exit of the Yin Tomb no matter how hard we tried, but now we quickly saw the exit and scrambled out of there.
Ku the Cripple told us that the exit had always been here. It was just that we were bewitched by Huangpi's magic, so we couldn't find the way out.
The sky outside was clear and cold, already pitch black.
Everything around was clean and tidy, with no graves or ghostly fires in sight.
Ku the Cripple brushed off the dirt on his body and said, "This Yin Tomb was a nest that Huangpi used for cultivation. Let's burn it down to eliminate any future trouble!"
Ku the Cripple asked Fatty and me to find some firewood. We set fire to the Yin Tomb, and soon thick smoke billowed up.
We didn't dare to linger. Following Ku the Cripple, we quickly walked downhill.