Rebirth 1958: My Home is in Nanluoguxiang

The location of the Zhuochen Pearl has been found out. According to the revelation Shirley Yang got from the ancient snake, it is located in the vast mountains in the southwest region.

"Zhalong Mountain, the upper reaches of the Snake River. We have consulted historical records. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked the Kingdom of Dian for the Zhuchen Pearl, a rebellion broke out in the Kingdom of Dian at the same time. A man named King Xian led a group of people to escape into Zhalong Mountain. The Zhuchen Pearl should have been taken away by this man. Otherwise, there is no way to explain why the Red Eyebrow Army did not find the Zhuchen Pearl in Maoling. It's a pity that our Zagrama clan, who moved mountains for more than 2,000 years, traveled thousands of miles, but could not find the whereabouts of the Zhuchen Pearl. It turned out that it was hidden by this King Xian. What a great irony!"

Shirley Yang put down the information in her hand, thinking of her grandfather Partridge Whistle's endless helplessness and indignation before his death, which at this moment turned into a long sigh at fate.

Lao Hu, who was sorting out his equipment, spoke to comfort them: "The thousand-year mission of your Zagrama clan should be completed in our hands this time."

"hope so!"

Shirley Yang stretched, her face full of anticipation for the future.

The southwest region in April is like a scene of blooming flowers. On the winding mountain road, two military trucks are driving one after the other on the bumpy road.

"Ugh, when will this crappy road end?"

Fatty Wang lay at the back of the car and retched for a while, then sat back down with a miserable look on his face, being laughed at by others.

"Fat brother, have you eaten too many steaks in America and been corrupted by the sugar-coated bullets of imperialism?"

"Chang Laowu, you are such a heartless person. I, your fat brother, brought you so many delicious foods. Can't you just think of your fat brother's kindness?"

"A little bit..."

Chang Laowu made a face at Fatty Wang, causing everyone else in the car to burst into laughter.

"Well, since we are in the southwest now, why don't we follow the local customs and sing a folk song!"

Huo Ling's proposal was immediately agreed by everyone, and cheerful mountain songs began to echo in the vast mountains.

"It's great to be young!"

Black Eyes lay on his equipment, listening to the laughter coming from the car behind him, pulled down his sunglasses, turned over and continued to sleep.

This time, the team went into the mountains to search for the Zhuochen Pearl. It was led by Black Glasses and consisted of nine investigators, including Lao Hu, Fatty Wang, Chang Laowu, Chen Wenjin, and Shirley Yang, who was a non-staff member. Excluding the logistics personnel, there were a total of eleven people going into the mountains.

Bang, bang...

Stab it!

The truck braked suddenly, and the sharp brake sound immediately interrupted everyone's singing.

Fatty Wang, who had been lying at the rear of the car, would have been thrown out if Chang Laowu had not been quick-witted.

Fatty Wang, who was still frightened, jumped out of the car in anger and rushed to the driver's seat and started cursing: "Do you know how to drive? Ah, do you know how to drive..."

The young logistics staff member's face turned red and he wanted to explain himself, but suddenly there was another bang, which interrupted him directly.

"What the hell?"

Fatty Wang was startled. What was that thing that just fell from the sky?

At this time, everyone in the car bought it themselves. Everyone came to the fallen objects to check them out, and soon found that these were all some hideous stone figurines.

However, these stone figurines did not seem to be solid, and some had already cracked. Chang Laowu picked up some broken branches from the roadside, picked up the pieces of the stone figurines, and then dense maggots swarmed out from them.

"Ugh, so disgusting!"

Chang Laowu threw the broken branch into the grass with disgust. Everyone checked the other stone statues and found that they were full of maggots.

The man with black glasses came over, squatted down, picked up a piece of the stone figurine fragment, squeezed it, put it under his nose and smelled it, then threw the fragment away.

"This is a 狋人, a kind of evil magic unique to Dian. The practitioner places insect eggs into the human body and then makes the human into a figurine. The insect eggs hatch in the human body and eat the flesh and blood of the figurine. Legend has it that these flesh-eating insects will give you incredible abilities after you die in pain. Let's go. Since we have found a 狋人 here, it means we are not far from King Xian's lair."

"King Xian is quite a pervert!"

Chang Laowu looked at the terracotta warriors on the ground with disgust. He felt uncomfortable when he thought that these terracotta warriors were made from living people.

Fatty Wang came over and said in a mean way, "Little pig, are you scared?"

"I think the fear is you!"

Chang Laowu looked at Fatty Wang with disdain, snorted coldly, and got into the car.

The truck started up again and left here. After driving about ten kilometers, except for the logistics personnel who stayed behind to guard the truck and supplies, the others carried half-person-high backpacks and turned into the forest beside the road.

The group trekked for thirty miles along the forest path opened up by the lumberjacks and finally arrived at the foot of Zhalong Mountain.

"According to the information provided by the local forestry comrades, they will use the waterway in Zhalong Mountain to transport trees. Let's split up and look for where that waterway is."

Fifteen minutes later, as a flare streaked across the sky, everyone quickly gathered together.

"Master Hei, that should be the waterway."

Jie Lianhuan pointed to the cave entrance not far away. Wu Sansheng took out the map to compare it, then nodded in approval.

Black Glasses then ordered the cutting of bamboo to prepare for making bamboo rafts.

With strength in numbers, the bamboo raft was ready in just over half an hour. Everyone had a quick bite by the river and rested for an hour. Then they threw their equipment on the raft, jumped on it, and slowly entered the dark waterway using bamboo poles.

The sound of flowing water is extremely clear in the silent waterway. Since entering the waterway, everyone seems to be infected by the quiet environment. They stop talking and just look around silently.

"Pay attention to the fork in the road. The information given by the forest farm said that there is a gate of hell here. Once ordinary people enter, it will be difficult to get out again. Our mission is to find the Zhuchen Pearl, not to go through the gate of hell."

The words of the man with black glasses came from behind the bamboo raft. Everyone perked up when they heard it, and scanned back and forth with the flashlights in their hands, trying to find out the difference here.

Soon they came to a fork in the road, and everyone followed the marks left by the lumberjacks and took the road on the right.

Just like that, an hour later, the bamboo raft successfully left the waterway and passed through Zhalong Mountain.

"How spectacular!"

Everyone stood halfway up the mountain and looked up. The Snake River meandered through the forest below, and Zhalong Mountain was quiet and peaceful under the setting sun.

"It's going to be dark soon, we have to hurry and find a place to camp."

Black Eyes spoke, interrupting everyone's reverie, and led the way down to the jungle.