Fang Zishu shook his head slightly and said confidently, "Qi Sanpang, I wonder if you still remember one thing."
"What is it?" Qi Sanpang was curious.
Fang Zishu's voice was low, "We've met Old Chen many times, and this time it was him who led us into the cave. On the way here, we walked with Old Chen the whole time, and we've dealt with him the most in the past few days. Have you forgotten that there's a large mole on the corner of Old Chen's mouth?"
"The large mole at the corner of his mouth?"
Qi Sanpang was stunned, he recalled carefully, then nodded, "That's right, Old Chen did have a mole the size of a thumb on the corner of his mouth. I remember Little Hui teasing Old Chen about his appearance, but if it was in ancient times, he would definitely be a military advisor next to the magistrate!"
Fang Zishu nodded and pointed at the sinister looking face, "Then look at the corner of the mouth of the face in the stone wall. That place is completely bare, and there is no sign of a mole at all."
"Could it be that the mole was blocked by the stone wall?" Qi Sanpang asked.
In theory, there is such a possibility, but look at the rocks surrounding the face of Old Chen. Each face is extremely hard, Professor Xu, you are an expert in archaeology, so you must have studied a lot of things that are sealed in rocks.
Without thinking, Professor Xu said, "Judging by the way the stone and the face were sealed, the person in the stone must have been dead for at least ten years. If not, the stone would not be in this state.
Fang Zhushu chuckled, "Now the problem is, half a month ago we personally sent senior Chen out of the cave, and in that short half month, even if senior Chen were to meet with mishap and be sealed in a stone, how could the 'horn rock' that Professor Xu spoke of appear on the stone? The most important thing is, don't you think that Old Chen's appearance is a bit too … "
Qi Sanpang was stunned by what Fang Zishu had said earlier.
In his opinion, Fang Zhoushu was absolutely right. Half a month ago, they had indeed sent Old Chen out of the cave, and now, less than ten days had passed. Even if Old Chen had died in the tomb, he should not have been in this state, no, it should not have been this kind of situation.
Qi Sanpang didn't know much about the so-called 'Hornless Rock', but his many years of experience in 'hand-to-hand combat' had taught him that the stone that sealed the corpse of Old Chen was definitely not something that could be formed in a few days.
Coupled with the obvious mole at the corner of senior Chen's mouth, after confirming these two points, Qi Sanpang was certain that this person, who gave them a sense of familiarity, was not the senior Chen, whom they had parted with a few days ago.
Since this face was not that of Old Chen, then who was the person who died here?
Who had such a similar face as Old Chen?
"Let's go take a look!"
Fang Zishu patted the plump man on the shoulder, gesturing for him to continue moving forward.
However, Fatty Dun was obviously frightened by this familiar face, as if he still hadn't come back to his senses.
Only after calling him a few times did he regain his senses. He held the flashlight and walked towards the horrifying face.
As he was looking at the stone face to face, he was even more sure that his judgement was not wrong. Then, who exactly was this person with the face of an old man that looked like Old Chen sealed within the stone?
Could it be Old Chen's twin brother?
But they had never heard from Old Chen that one of his relatives died here?
Fang Zhushu looked at the statue for a long time before saying faintly, "Old Chen is already in his seventies this year, and the face in front of us, although it is similar to old Chen's, if you look at it carefully, it seems to be a little too …" It's the feeling of being too young! "
It took him a long time to come up with an adjective.
"Young?"
The fat man also nodded, "Although this dead man has a beard, he looks to be at most forty or fifty years old. He's not as old as Old Chen at all."
Xiao Hui seemed to have thought of something as he faintly opened his mouth, "Say, do you guys think that the person who died in the rubble was the son that Old Chen lost decades ago? There are a lot of 'horny rocks' around this stone. All of these prove that the person inside the stone has been dead for many years or even decades. Aren't these conditions on par with Old Chen's son? "
What Xiao Hui said made Fang Zhisu more excited.
According to what Elder Chen said, that winter, the people of Chen family Dam were unable to harvest their crops due to the drought. Senior Chen was prepared to hunt in the deep mountains behind the mountains due to the heavy snow, in order to find prey to make up for the lack of food.
However, not long after they started their journey, Old Chen's only son, Tiger Boy, followed them.
When they arrived at the Sobbing Ghost Cliff, Tiger Boy and Little Qi disappeared together. It took the entire village several days to find out that Tiger Boy had gone missing in the Solitary Eagle Ridge. As for the later part of the story, although Old Chen did not tell it, the book had already made a guess.
If he wasn't wrong, Old Chen's only son, Tiger Boy, and Little Qi met their prey when they were resting at Sobbing Ghost Cliff. Under the lure of their prey, they unknowingly arrived at the Solitary Eagle Ridge.
More accurately, they had arrived at the pit in the northwest part of the Solitary Eagle Ridge. When 'Tiger Boy' saw those lifelike frescoes inside the pit, he had been swallowed up by the frescoes when he came up to touch them, and then died inside the tomb.
However, what Fang Zishu couldn't understand was, if his hypothesis was correct, how did the corpse of Tiger Boy, which should have been inside the 'fresco', appear here? Could it be that after the murals devoured the living, they moved on their own?
When he thought of that mural, Fang Zhisu couldn't help but think of a note. This guy had already lost connection with them for almost a week, and now he didn't even know if he was alive or dead. Thinking of this, Fang Zishu could not help but reveal a sorrowful look, his eyes turning red.
Qi Sanpang also felt it was strange when he saw Fang Zhoushu's helpless look. He could not help but ask, "Brother Fang, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with this mural? Is there any danger hidden? "
Fang Zishu wiped the tears that were on the verge of flowing out and shook his head, "That's not it. When I first saw this statue, I immediately thought of a note. We've already been out of touch with him for so long, but we don't know this guy's current condition.