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However, after listening carefully, the sound seemed to come from some sort of wooden box. There were also similar sounds coming from the roofs of the houses nearby.

"Brother Zhou, could it be that there are a lot of people here?"

"I don't think so. Let's go and take a look!"

"Ah?" We still need to go and take a look!? "

Hearing my words, the large board already had a pained expression on it, but I ignored it and headed straight for the stairs to the house.

After hearing about the technique from Zhang Zikong, I had looked it up on the internet. After the founding of the Kingdom of Ancient Yunnan, the people of the surrounding countries had indeed been transformed into people who controlled the surrounding countries. However, the lifespans of those people were not long, and eventually disappeared without a trace.

Even if the people who came in earlier were all turned into humans by some unknown sorcery, there still wouldn't be this many. So I directly climbed up the stairs to the roof.

It was unknown what kind of wood this old-fashioned wooden ladder was made from. Although it was very old, it could still be used. It was just that the creaking sound it made while stepping on it made people worry that it would collapse at any time.

When I reached the roof, I found nothing on it but what looked like a small altar. At the same time, the big board also climbed up the stairs.

Strange, there's nothing above, then where did that sound come from?

As I was climbing up the stairs, the sound disappeared, so I crept towards the back of the altar.

However, when I went to the back of the altar, I was shocked to find that there was a person seated behind the altar! No, to be exact, it was a mummified corpse! A desiccated corpse with skin as dry as tree bark!

Judging from the way that person was dressed, he should be one of the last people to barge in. But we couldn't find any other cave near the bronze door. Could it be that they came from somewhere else? Or perhaps, they knew of the method to open the bronze door?

This thought only lasted for a moment in my heart, because I saw an open wooden box beside him. In his hand, there was even a small booklet!

The box was empty, but what really caught my interest was the book in that person's hand.

Zhang Zikong's whereabouts were unknown, and now that we have strayed away from Xu Man, that also means that Big Board and I can only rely on ourselves.

If we can find any description of this place in the booklet, it will undoubtedly increase our chances of survival by quite a lot. If the map for their entry is recorded in the booklet, then this booklet will undoubtedly be something for us to save lives!

However, just as he was walking towards the dried corpse, he suddenly heard a sound of wood breaking, followed by the sound of a large board falling to the ground and his grumbling, "Oh my, I fell to my death!"

The wooden ladder was old to begin with. With the heavy iron rod on the back of the wooden ladder, it was reasonable that the wooden ladder could not bear his weight. However, the sound created when the large board fell was not small in this silent underground world!

Furthermore, just as the grumbling of the big board was about to start, I heard the weird sound from before. It unexpectedly started once again! And it came from the body of the mummy in front of me!

That sound was like something grabbing onto a wooden board, causing one to feel goosebumps!

F * ck, could it be that this person is hiding something inside his body?

As I thought about it, I suddenly remembered what Xu Man had said at the bronze door. Could it be that this person had also become the receptor for something? But didn't that demonic technique only exist in the ancient Kingdom of Yunnan?

Even though I was quite scared, the book in that person's hands was extremely attractive to me.

Fuck, I don't care! In any case, staying behind was equivalent to waiting for death. He might as well fight it out. Who knows, maybe there was a way for him to get out of that booklet!

With this thought in mind, I walked over to the dried corpse and grabbed the book in its hands.

But to my surprise, even though the mummy had probably been dead for a long time, I had tried so hard to pull the book out of his hands!

I had no choice but to use both hands at the same time to try to pry open the dried corpse's fingers.

However, I don't know if I used too much strength, or if the dried corpse's body was too fragile, I just probed around and that dried corpse's finger actually broke and fell onto the ground!

The moment the dried corpse's finger broke, I could clearly see countless light yellow worms squirming within the section. Furthermore, after coming into contact with the air, the worms actually started to turn black. In the blink of an eye, the worms actually grew black wings and let out buzzing sounds as they pounced towards my face!

The moment I saw the light yellow worm turn into a black flying bug, my mind buzzed!

Wasn't that one of those deadly bugs?

When I think of the way I died, with only skin left, my heart immediately goes cold! Furthermore, at such a close distance, I have no time to dodge!

However, when those bugs pounced in front of my eyes, they immediately stopped in midair!

My heart went cold as I looked at those terrifying black death gods buzzing less than two centimeters in front of my eyes.

However, what made me puzzled was that after staying in front of me for a few seconds, those worms flew off into the distance.

Although I don't know what happened exactly, but at least I got my life back.

Could it be that Shimin gave me a qilin to protect me? I remember Shimin saying before that this qilin could prevent any nefarious things from harming me. Could it be that those bugs sensed the existence of the qilin when they approached me and left?

Thinking of this, I immediately took out the qilin from my chest. An inexplicable feeling of gratitude welled up in my heart.

After which, I pulled out the book from the corpse's hands and walked down the damaged staircase.

However, I didn't even have the time to look through what was written in the booklet. A loud sound came directly from the opposite side of the house, as if someone had kicked open the opposite door! A roar that sounded like a beast's roar could be heard!

Not good! Perhaps the sound of the plank falling down the stairs had lured the two men over!

Staring at the empty walls and the only door, Broad Tree and I were as anxious as ants on a hot pan, while the footsteps of the two men directly headed for the house we were in!