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The origin of the gunfire was in the darkness at the very back of the Underground City. Zhu Yingqiong and I simply did not have the time to investigate the residences of the White Kingdom residents, so we quickly penetrated through them and arrived at the very back.

It was called a temple, but it was more like the altar used by the worshipers of the People of White Kingdom. There were many carvings of stone statues on both sides of the altar, looking extremely sinister. A row of stone steps led straight to the entrance of the altar.

"Chen San, look, it's this kind of sculpture again!"

Zhu Yingqiong pointed to the statue at the door and said in surprise, I anxiously looked over, only to see that the stone statue was carved to only my waist, the lower half of the body had not been carved out, it was only a stone pillar, but the head of the upper half of the body had been carved perfectly, like a human head, but the weird thing was that the mouth was directly extended to my ear, revealing a sinister smile, which made people's hair stand on end!

While Zhu Yingqiong and I were hiding from the miasma, we accidentally entered a run-down temple. There were murals inside, and the stone statues on top of it were also of the same kind, but at that time, our gazes were all attracted to the murals of the Ming Dynasty's army, so we didn't have the chance to look carefully at them.

However, it was precisely because of this that he felt it was strange. People of White Kingdom's previous self was an ancient nation of Nanzhao, and the Nanzhao worshipped a woman named Nuwa.

We looked at each other in confusion and stepped into the altar. It was completely broken and empty. The sound of gunfire from earlier came from this place, but we didn't see anyone when we rushed over.

There were lots of footprints on the ground, and I found a discarded double-barreled shotgun, but it was empty.

"The person who fired that shot must have encountered something here!" Zhu Yingqiong said with a cold expression.

I frowned as well. I thought it was strange, since the gun had been fired, why was there no body on the ground, not even blood, could it be an empty gun?

I looked around the altar but didn't find anything. Only the gigantic sculpture in the middle of the altar was still standing there. The sculpture looked exactly the same as the one on the outside.

The upper half of his body was still that strange head, the corners of his mouth reaching to his ears, his smile very sinister. The lower half was a snake with a human head and snake body, coiled at the bottom of the sculpture.

Zhu Yingqiong stared at the stone statue for a long while before saying, "I understand, this is indeed the totem of the People of White Kingdom, or rather, a deity being sacrificed. Chen San, look carefully …"

Zhu Yingqiong pointed to the lower half of the statue: "Below us is the human head and snake body, above it are the sinister heads, which means that after People of White Kingdom came here, she changed her faith and became a believer of the sinister. But under the head is the head and the snake body, which means they hate the people of Nanzhao, which means they hate the people of Nanzhao, which is why they carved the snake body on top, which looks like the ferocious head above has subdued the snake body, which means the People of White Kingdom has suppressed the people of Nanzhao!"

I curiously asked, "Then what you mean is that there might be gods worshipped by the People of White Kingdom underground?"

shook his head: "It's hard to say, the past totems, some were real, but some were fake, the Wild Mountain is too strange, and even the Beastmen have appeared, we better not be careless, this way, we can split up and search around, regardless of what we discover, we can regroup in half an hour, and if we encounter any danger, we can shout and remind the other party."

I nodded my head and left the altar, beginning to search through the People of White Kingdom Residence in Underground City, while Zhu Yingqiong went to the camp left behind in Japanese.

Walking on the streets of Underground City, there are two sides that are deathly still houses, this kind of feeling is extremely sinister, I searched door to door, and indeed, I can see a lot of things of the ancient White Kingdom, such as daily necessities for living, swords and weapons. If these things were to be studied by historians, it would definitely shock the entire world.

However, I am just an ordinary person and don't have the time to waste on this. After circling around, I returned to the location of the altar and looked down from the altar, I suddenly realized that something was amiss. The houses of these White Kingdom dwellers are very strange.

It was not that the houses were strange, but that the arrangement was very strange, because none of the houses were close together. From a distance, one could see that the houses were surrounded by a large circle, and the center of it was the altar, which was very similar to the Eight Trigrams of Yin and Yang.

I couldn't help but think back to a tourist magazine that described the Xunyang Taiji City in Shaanxi Province. Since ancient times, Xunyang City in Shaanxi Province had always been a place where every military power fought over the city. It was said that there were Taoists who, in order to avoid war, built homes for the villagers on the basis of Taiji Yin and Yang.

If enemies intrude into this place, they will often get lost, or they won't be able to find the north, south, or west. After circling around this place for a while, they will always return to the starting point. The villagers are hiding in a corner, and the enemies won't be able to find them at all.

I suddenly thought of Chen Jun. He claimed to be the successor of Tang Dynasty Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng, so he naturally knew about the five elements and wind power. Could it be that he specially built this Underground City for the People of White Kingdom?

However, the People of White Kingdom had already moved underground and no one would ever be able to find them. So why did they build an Yin Yang City to defend against the enemy?

Wait!

The entrance to Sakyamuni Army and the stone wall were built to prevent things underground from coming out. Could it be that the White Kingdom was built to defend against some terrifying object or monster?

If he thought like that, then the matter became unfathomable. It was very likely that the White Kingdom migration was not to avoid the armies of the Tang Dynasty, but to prevent things under the ground from rushing out, which was why they were migrating into the ground.

When I told her my conjecture, she stood atop the altar and looked down at the Underground City. She also felt that it was a little inconceivable, although she grew up in England, she definitely understood Chinese culture, so she understood what was going on with Yin Yang Eight Trigrams.

She suddenly turned her head to look at the deep dark space behind her, and said, "If it's really for defense, then the defense is at the back, and the source of the gunshot might be related to this. Let's go take a look immediately."

I nodded my head and quickly followed Zhu Yingqiong towards the back of the altar, where the back of the road was still within the range of the Underground City. After passing through the houses, we quickly arrived at a relatively flat clearing, and I could see a small, underground river flowing at an extremely calm pace. We followed the river and could see that the ground was paved with many broken rocks.

When I looked up, I felt a sense of insignificance. At first I thought I had encountered a stone wall like before, but as I walked in, the light from my flashlight shone on the shadow and I was stunned!

F * ck, that was actually a city wall over 20 meters tall!

I never thought that I would see a city wall underneath the ground. Even though the city wall is very short, it just so happens to block off the left and right sides of the underground space.

On the wall, one could see the remnants of the war that could be seen on the wall. Standing below the wall, there was a wave of ancient vicissitudes of life that pressed down on one's face, causing one to be unable to breathe.

The red sun of the flag was extremely glaring, and it pierced through all the gaps in the wall. I saw the cannons at the top of the wall, which means that the Japanese had taken over this wall back then, and it had become their most ideal defensive base.

I don't know why, but when I first saw this city wall, other than the shock I felt at first sight, the only thing that remained was an awkward feeling of incompatibility, especially the flags that were stuck all over the place, as though I was wearing clothes upside down.

After looking for a while, I suddenly understood what was going on. However, my face was soon filled with astonishment. Damn, this city wall is the reverse of a Anti-wall.

The city walls were used as a military defense in ancient China, mainly to defend against foreign enemies. The reason why Qin Shi Huang wanted to build the Great Wall was also to defend against the Huns.

Since ancient times, besieging a city was the most difficult battle. No matter who the opponent was, whenever a besieging city came into contact with a city wall, the enemy would have to use their life and body to break it. This was because once the city was broken, the enemy would lose!

Why did the Ming Dynasty build walls in every prefecture and county without restraint?

That year, there was a hermit called Zhu Sheng who told Zhu Yuanzhang that if the Ming Dynasty wanted to endure the war, they would have to "build high walls and accumulate large amounts of food." That was the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang gave the order to repair the city walls.

The reason why the city wall in front of me is actually in the opposite direction is really weird. The reason why the city wall is built in the opposite direction is not to defend against the enemies that are coming in from outside, but to defend against the things outside the city wall.

If even the People of White Kingdom had to build walls to guard against it, then just how powerful would this thing be?

The more I thought about it, the more creepy I felt. When Zhu Yingqiong heard about the city walls, she suddenly frowned: "Maybe before People of White Kingdom, there were already people living underground. People of White Kingdom chased them all into the depths of the earth, then built a wall to guard against them!"

Zhu Yingqiong's idea was too whimsical, but it seemed like this was the only explanation for the current situation. But who were the people that lived underground before White Kingdom?

Or maybe not human at all?

Buzz …

At this very moment, an extremely muffled voice suddenly came from the city walls. It was a voice that carried a wave of passion with it.

We all looked towards the top of the city wall at the same time, but we didn't even see a shadow. Zhu Yingqiong's expression immediately changed, and her voice trembled a little: "This is the sound of a horn, in the ancient times, it was a reminder to soldiers to prepare to charge into battle!"

I thought to myself, this is motherf * cker, there's no one on the Anti-wall, why would the horn sound for no reason?

A charge? Who had come to attack the city?

Before I could understand what was going on, a dense white smoke came out from the city walls. The smoke was sparse and quickly spread over the city walls. My heart sank. Damn, this is the smoke from a beacon!