The notebook in his hand sparked his interest, filled with Japanese notes from the first page to the middle, presumably stopping there. Let's take a look at this note first.

  Although the basement was damp and some of the papers had stuck together, Mochizuki read on patiently. The author of this notebook should be the steward of the Mochizuki family in his grandfather's generation, Tachibana Kakujin, who is also the grandfather of Chiyuki and Chiyo. Mochizuki glanced at the two sisters but didn't reveal the truth, continuing to read on.

  The notes record the time from their first step into Chinese territory. The text mentions that after receiving a secret message, there may be divine wood in southwestern China. Under the leadership of Wangyue Jiazhong, the four men took a boat to land in Korea and enter Northeast China. Along with the Japanese invasion army, they marched all the way to Central China, during which time they killed wantonly on Chinese territory under the name of Imperial Warriors. They led small elite troops to search for various Chinese treasures and cultural relics for the royal family, and recorded the origin and names of these treasures one by one. Among them, there were not a few that Wangyue Yimu had seen in the Japanese National Museum.

  After Japan's defeat, the four did not return to their country with the rest of the team. To avoid pursuit, they disguised themselves as war refugees and hid in China to continue some investigations. At that time, everything was waiting to be restored, and everywhere were refugees from other places. Because they were proficient in Chinese culture, these people blended into the local life and had legal Chinese identities.

  After hiding for a few years, he came to the southwest under the pretext of digging medicinal herbs and wandered among various famous mountains, searching for news everywhere until they met a Mr. Zhuo, who looked up at Zhuo Yigui with a raised eyebrow, this should be him.

  To avoid leaking the news, they poisoned the wine and almost slaughtered the entire village, leaving only Zhuo Yigui for later use. The next day, the four of them took a shortcut through the mountain road to approach the mist-shrouded Qifeng Mountain.

  Then they introduced what they saw and heard in the mountains, they saw an ancient building complex, and were also attacked by some unknown figures, including a giant snake. After going through countless dangers, they entered a underground palace. In the underground palace, they encountered many unbelievable situations. During the process of being chased by a fish-like humanoid creature, they walked into a fork in the road. In order to cover up for the master of the Wangyue family to go first, the three of them attracted those ferocious fish-like humanoids to chase themselves until they entered this area, and then used large rocks to block the entrance, also blocking their own escape route. Finally, the three people decided that rather than starving to death, it would be better to disembowel themselves to thank the Heavenly Emperor!

  After finishing, Mutsuki closed the book and glanced at the Tachibana sisters before putting it away. No wonder his grandfather had refused to reveal the reason; as a samurai, to save one's own skin by sacrificing others was an absolute insult!

  Looking at the pile of withered leaves, Wang Yue had an idea in her mind. Since she hadn't seen any sign of the Taoist until now, he must have dispersed already. Rather than being trapped here, it would be better to search for the fork in the road recorded in her notes. If her grandfather could leave, then as long as she entered that place, couldn't she also leave? After saying this, she used her sword to poke around her surroundings a few times and indeed hit something hard. Using her hands to dig for a while, several large stones appeared one after another.

  "Mr. Zhuo, come and give me a hand, move this away!" Although the words were polite, Old Man Zhuo knew it was a naked order. A good man doesn't take advantage of what's in front of him, which has always been his guiding principle. He responded with his mouth while moving over at the same time.

  The stone was not light in weight, and the two of them tried for half a day before they could move one piece. They were already exhausted and panting. Chitose and Chiyuki rested for a whole day, their complexion looked better, and it seemed that their bodies had improved slightly, so they also came to help together.

  The four of them joined forces and slowly but surely moved the last big stone, and indeed an opening appeared that one person could crawl through. Wang Yue took a look at Zhuo Lao Han, and the old man knew he had to take the lead again, so before Wang Yue could say anything, he said: "I'll go down first and scout out the route for everyone."

  Wang Yue was very satisfied with Zhuo Lao Han's performance this time, and equipped him with a rope tied around his waist, the other end of which was pinched in his own hand, agreeing that if things didn't go well, he would pull him back.

  This is a vertical cave with a very steep slope, and Lao Han slipped down like a slide as soon as he lay down in the cave. His buttocks were rubbed raw by the friction, and he gritted his teeth in pain. Fortunately, the depth was not great, and before long, he reached the bottom. Then he shouted upwards: "Mr. Wangyue, it's safe down here! You can come down!"

  The first to come down were the Tachibana sisters, and Mutsuki was the last one. After landing, all four of them had lighting equipment and found themselves inside a stone crevice that seemed to be naturally formed. According to the notes, walking out from this passage would lead to a fork in the road, one being the escape route their grandfather took back then, and the other should be where their grandfather and his group came from, that place filled with danger.

  It's already a loss of soldiers and generals, looking at the moon without daring to be arrogant. I plan to take the route where my grandfather escaped first, and then look for clues. Since they didn't find the divine wood in that dangerous area back then, why should I go through it myself?

  Less than five hundred meters along this passage, there is indeed a fork in the road. According to records, if you want to get out, you have to go left. Although I don't know if my grandfather had any trouble on this road back then, at least he got out safely, while those three people were trapped to death. After firming up his own thoughts, Wangyue Yimu let Zhuo Lao Han lead the way in front, because of the lesson from last time, they kept a distance of about three meters this time.

  The arrival of the tragedy was always so fast, just like the unpredictable changes in nature. When a pile of huge rocks appeared in front of him, Zhuo Lao Han could only turn his head back to look at Wang Yue's wooden house in despair. From a geological point of view, these stones were clearly freshly fallen, and there were still small stones rolling down from time to time around them, presumably caused by the previous earthquake. The road was cut off!

  Looking at these giant stones, Wang Yueyi already understood that his grandfather's escape route no longer existed, and now the only thing he could do was to return from the road they took when entering the mountain! However, the things recorded in the notes were still vivid in his mind, and he didn't know if those things were still there after decades. At this point, he had no choice but to turn back. If it weren't for needing a mine detector, Wang Yueyi even had the heart to tear Zhuo Lao Han apart, and said irritably: "Turn back, continue walking in front, follow this road all the way, I won't stop until you hear me say so, got it?"

  The old man rubbed his sore calf, which had been cramped from walking. Since he left the big mountain, when did he ever suffer such hardships? But he still couldn't reveal it, in case he provoked that Yan Wang's displeasure, or else he would be beaten to death, and at worst, lose his head.

  Wang Yue tied the rope to him again, thinking he was clever. Now, Zhuo Lao Han is no different from a dog, being led by others to explore the way ahead. What's this called? This is called "self-inflicted evil cannot be tolerated"!

  All the way, there were constantly rolling rocks, fortunately not too big. This kind of fracture was not very stable in itself, and since the earthquake had just passed, anyone with a little common sense would know that it was still possible to have aftershocks later, so they quickened their pace as they walked. After walking for half an hour, they made their first discovery - a corpse lying by the side of the road, next to which was a bronze spear. The corpse was the most heart-wrenching, because from any angle, human ribs would not grow like that, densely and densely bulging outward, more like fish bones. If it weren't for the limbs and skull, it would have been mistaken for a big fish.

  Especially the remains of that foot, which was several times larger than a normal person's, made Mochizuki realize at first glance that it wasn't a foot but a flipper! Because Japan has a well-developed fishing industry and often hunts seals, Mochizuki himself had gone seal hunting as a hobby, and the shape of the bones left by this person's foot was identical to that of a seal's flipper!

  "Mermaid! We need to be careful, this guy must have been killed by Grandfather here, the notes recorded that there is a ferocious mermaid here." After instructing, Ichinose pulled out a small dagger from his body and handed it to Takashi, saying it was for self-defense, while he himself held up an MP5 and followed behind.

  Four people walked step by step into the road where their predecessors had fled, no one knew if they would encounter those things, and now our Cha Wenbin faced the golden masked "Super Child" what should he do?

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