Shanhai Folklore Research Institute

Han Xiaofan felt that he was very unlucky. The ancient corpse was stolen on the night of his shift, and he was reprimanded by the captain, even the comrades who came to handle the case gave him problems.

"You really can't go down this hole casually. You are not wearing protective clothing. What if the cave collapses halfway?" Han Xiaofan tried to reason with them.

However, Lin Mian's words successfully made him shut up.

"If I say that the ancient corpse you lost is in the ruins, do you believe it?"

"Ah?" Han Xiaofan was confused, suspecting that the fair-looking young man in front of him was talking nonsense.

Wasn't the ancient corpse stolen?He still remembered the bastard who threw stones at his head last night, it was really despicable, if there is a chance to meet him, he must open his head!

Han Xiaofan thought angrily.

Lin Mian didn't explain much, and followed Wu Ting all the way down the rope ladder. After about ten meters, Xing Xiyang turned on the flashlight of his mobile phone. The soil in Sanming Mountain is mainly yellow mud, and it is very It was dry, and as far as the eye could see were small rooms separated by earthen walls.

"The archaeological pit is the first floor of the site, and it has basically been excavated. This is the second floor. After digging for a long time, someone discovered the ancient corpse. The team leader was very happy when he found out. Everyone worked overtime overnight and dug for more than ten hours. Dig her out."

Han Xiaofan trotted over while talking, pointed to a sunken place beside his feet and said, "Here, it's here."

Lin Mian followed his movements to look at him, the place was cleaned very cleanly, and the complete human figure could be vaguely seen.

"I heard from your captain that the ancient corpse was buried directly in the soil when it was discovered?" Xing Xiyang casually touched the earth wall beside him.

"Yes." Han Xiaofan walked in front, and he was familiar with this place, "In ancient times, people would use various methods to preserve corpses, such as removing internal organs, filling them with spices, soaking them in special potions, and even The structure of the tomb itself will also greatly affect the preservation time of the corpse, such as the mummies of ancient Egypt is a good example.

However, we couldn't find any traces of special treatment on this ancient corpse at the Sanmingshan site. She didn't even have a coffin, but she was the best-preserved one. It was simply a miracle in the history of archaeology. Well, a mummy is just a strip of dried bacon. "

Han Xiaofan was excited, and immediately thought that such a miracle had been lost by him, and his whole body froze instantly.

The three of them followed Han Xiaofan as they walked forward, the fewer traces the archaeological team left behind. After about a quarter of an hour, he stopped: "The archaeological team's previous excavation of the second floor ended here."

When Lin Mian first saw the archaeological pit and the earthen wall, he didn't understand why this archaeological site in Sanming Mountain was called a ruin, but now he understands.

There is a barren ruins in front of me. As far as the eye can see, there are broken walls and ruins. The loess did not completely bury this place, but formed an independent space. This space is very wide, but it is extremely quiet, or it is dead. , it was gray everywhere, I couldn't see the way ahead, and there wasn't a single living creature.

Wu Ting walked to the nearest tall stone wall, and rubbed his fingers on a strange pattern.

The pattern is a small figure carved in stone, with a pointed chin, big eyes, and a little residual cyan paint can be vaguely seen on the slender body... those who don't know think it is an alien.

Lin Mian was shocked by her own brain hole.

Seeing that they noticed this pattern, Han Xiaofan explained: "Because the ancient corpse has dark skin all over, the accompanying history professor thought it might be a characteristic of that clan, so they called the country where this site is located the Ancient Black Country. And this pattern is the totem of the ancient black country, and it can be seen on many utensils dug out."

Han Xiaofan explained very seriously, Assistant Lin couldn't understand what he was listening to, and as for Xing Xiyang... his face was full of black question marks.

Ancient black country?What ancient black country?You just call him Guheiguo if he has dark skin. Do you intellectuals choose names so casually?

"This is not the totem of the ancient black country." Wu Ting, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said.

"Ah?!" Han Xiaofan didn't expect this young man, who seemed calm and self-assured, to question the professor's conclusion, and stammered to refute, but couldn't say a word for a long time.

Xing Xiyang and Lin Mian were a little surprised.

The corner of Wu Ting's mouth curled up in a strange arc: "This is a female demon."

"Female, female demon?" As a member of the archaeological team, Han Xiaofan naturally knew the female demon, and Lin Mian had also seen a description of the female demon in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas: The Great Wilderness Northern Classic".

Nuba is a goddess in green clothes. It doesn't rain in the place where she lives. In ancient times, Chi You fought with the Yellow Emperor, and the Yellow Emperor won in the end, which is also due to Nuba.

"Why does the image of a female demon appear here?" Xing Xiyang scratched his head, "And what is that ancient black country?"

"In ancient times, Nuba, as a goddess, helped the Yellow Emperor defeat Chi You, and had many believers. They painted Nuba on food utensils and beams in order to obtain her protection. As for the ancient black country you mentioned... "

When Wu Ting said this, he glanced at Han Xiaofan, who was still a bit skeptical, "The "Shan Hai Jing · Overseas South Classic" records a very special small country. The people living there have dark skin, and everyone can live forever."

live forever...

"Undead!" Lin Mian couldn't help exclaiming.

In addition to all kinds of strange monsters, "Shan Hai Jing" also includes many ancient ancestors, such as the two-faced lady I saw at the special management office, the long-armed man who is good at fishing, and so on.

As for the description of the undead people, the original text in the "Overseas South Classic" is like this, they are black, long-lived, and immortal.

In just one sentence, it can be said to be quite simple.

"So the people who lived in the ruins were not some unnecessary ancient black country at all, but undead people?" Xing Xiyang touched his bearded chin, "Is there really a person in this world who can live forever?"

"Yes, didn't the archaeological team just dig out one?" Lin Mian felt that what Wu Ting said was correct. Most of the Sanmingshan archaeological sites were the remains of the Undead Kingdom.

Xing Xiyang thought about it, and it seemed to be the case. The lifelike ancient corpse was not dead at all, but just slept in the ground, but woke up a thousand years later, hungry, and there was no one beside him. To eat, I had to bite Hou San who stole cultural relics...

Thinking about it this way, that guy Hou San deserved it.

"What's the sound?" Xing Xiyang's expression froze suddenly, Wu Ting also narrowed his eyes slightly, and Lin Mian couldn't help pricking up his ears.

The underground was very quiet, and Xing Xiyang almost thought he had heard it wrong, but the voice rang out again after a while.

"Someone seems to be singing?" Lin Mian was not sure.

Xing Xiyang nodded: "That's right, and a large group of people are singing."

"?!"

No matter what Han Xiaofan said, he is also a top student who graduated from the Capital University. His rich knowledge allows him to know that Wu Ting's statement about female demons and undead people is not just nonsense, and if all this is true, the goddess and her followers in ancient times ...It's unconstrained and unconstrained, and it's reasonable, it's more exciting than some nonsense ancient black country, isn't it!

Han Xiaofan was so excited, but why are there people singing in the ruins? Are you really trying to scare me on purpose? !

Soon he knew that no one was scaring him, because he heard the song too!

The voices of men, women, young and old are mixed together, and the melody is melodious, with a rare ancient rhyme, but I can't understand what they are singing.

The moment Wu Ting heard the singing, his brows were deeply frowned, and he lowered his eyes and whispered to Lin Mian, "Follow me closely."

"Yeah." Lin Mian looked serious, and he had already grasped the Ditai Chess with his right hand.

Xing Xiyang also touched the barrel of the gun at his waist, and he looked at Lin Mian's weapon with a complicated expression.

A brick is quite special...

Han Xiaofan completely panicked, and shivered pitifully and helplessly behind the three of them—let’s just say that the Sanmingshan ruins are haunted. The two people from the special department who came before didn’t believe it!

The singing was getting closer and louder, making Lin Mian feel a majestic atmosphere from ancient times. Several black dots appeared in his field of vision. Slowly, more and more black dots became more and more clear.

Lin Mian slowly opened her eyes.

It was a team of thousands of people, men, women and children, all dressed in brightly colored clothes, with dark complexion and handsome faces.

"Undead people, a lot of undead people!" Han Xiaofan was like a screaming chicken with its throat choked.

"Do the undead people still live here?" Lin Mian was surprised.

Han Xiaofan shook his head like a rattle: "I don't know about the third floor, but more than half of the second floor has been excavated. If there were so many people in the ruins, we must have discovered it long ago, but in fact we only found The original ancient corpse."

While talking, the gray ruins seemed to be re-colored by an invisible paintbrush. The collapsed stone houses were restored to their original state, and rolling hills rose up. Under the black hole, Lin Mian could even see To the sky and the flowing clouds!

The sudden change made Han Xiaofan dumbfounded. This is a dream, he must be dreaming!

Lin Mian also felt a little unreal, but now is not the time to sigh.

There were a lot of people here, and in such an environment, it was hard to tell whether it was an enemy or a friend, a ghost or a demon. The palm of his hand holding Ditai Chess was slightly sweaty, and the back of his hand was gently comforted by a warm and dry palm in the next second. He patted it lightly, as if to say don't be afraid.

Lin Mian raised her head subconsciously, and saw Wu Ting's stern and sharp profile.

Powerful and reliable.

These four words came out of Lin Mian's heart suddenly, and then he felt that the skin on the back of the hand that Wu Ting had patted was a little hot, and he really wanted to rub it against his clothes.

After a while, the team of thousands of people was close at hand. They were singing and dancing, singing and dancing. Xing Xiyang swallowed. With so many people, if there is a conflict, it will be useless to give him ten guns, at least one tank !

Fortunately, the other party did not show any hostility, and even completely ignored them, passing by the four of them mightily.

"What's going on? What are these undead people doing?" Han Xiaofan looked at the back of the team, his voice trembling.

"You'll know if you go and have a look?" Xing Xiyang raised his chin.

Wu Ting did not object, and the group of four fell far to the end of the line.

"Dean, can you understand what they are singing?" Lin Mian gently tugged on Wu Ting's sleeve, and the latter looked down at him.

The language of the undead people was mysterious and obscure, but the little assistant was inexplicably full of confidence in the dean, and the latter also explained with practical actions that the ancient monster was so powerful.

Wu Ting nodded: "They are welcoming the saint."

The author has something to say:

About the Undead——

"Shan Hai Jing · Overseas South Classic": "The undead people are in the east, and they are black, long-lived, and immortal."

It probably means that the Republic of Immortals is to the east of it (Jiaoshan Kingdom), and the people here are dark-skinned and immortal.

The Shan Hai Jing has very limited records on the undead people, and there is no conclusive evidence that the undead people are believers of female demons, but there is such a statement in some materials, babies should just make it up, refill~