Chapter 1

Chapter 1: Gu Mu Country of Qinling Mountain [1]

Translator: Xah

Pressed up against the piercing ice-cold human skin, Zhang Qiu froze and shivered. Both of his eyes were in dazed, his thought however was quite clear. The soft yet ice-cold lips tracing along the side of his face to neck and throat. Liked a hibernating snake, slowly glided down. In the quite space, the only human sound was heard was his own panting noise. The other party did not even make the least bit of sound … …

Not like a human.

The ice-cold to the bone snake coiled up around, as if wanted to swallow him into the darkness.
In a flash, a pair of fine bright cold and detached eyes shown up in the dark.

Zhang Qiu suddenly sat up on the bed. His confused eyes looked around and seeing it was familiar, he slightly relieved.

“It is this dream again.” Zhang Qiu raised his hand to wipe out the cold sweat on his forehead. Suddenly there was a burst of nausea, disgusted and couldn’t help but barefooted to the bathroom. He leaned on the toilet and dry heaving.

The room lights were all switched on.
Zhang Qiu’s face looked pale. He pinched a sour plum into his mouth, which only depressed the discomfort in his stomach.

Only a few seconds later, the eyelids were pulled down again, obviously experienced a nightmare. The result, did not sleep for another second.

Drowsiness, nausea, and eating sour.
God knows that he used to hate sour things before.

Zhang Qiu felt that he wasn’t quite right. He licked the plum in his mouth vaguely, wrapped his quilt around and thought about it on the bed. It seemed that it started from more than a month ago after he came out of the tomb.

…….

More than a month ago.

A mountain resort was being built in the Qinling Mountains. When the ground was dug up, an ancient tomb was found accidentally. The excavator was aiming at the entrance of the tomb and exposing a script record stone tablet carve in primitive simplicity.

The first group to enter was the Shan Bo* Archaeological team and his professor. The professor was who specialized in the study of oracle script and inscriptions on ancient bronze objects, was very famous in the Shaanxi Province archaeological circle. Following the Shan Bo Archaeological team with collaboration, at once brought him to see the world to enrich his experience. He also considered theoretical knowledge practices.

*Shaanxi Doctorate

The tomb was not robbed. If it wasn’t accidentally excavated this time, didn’t know how long it would stay in the Qinling Mountains. The pedestrians cautiously entered from the entrance of the tomb. Obviously it was the day of June. Zhang Qiu who was about to enter felt chill, obviously there was no wind, but always felt that his ears were ringing. He followed behind the professor, his expression was a look of nervous with a trace of excitement. His movements were very careful, not dared to say a word, both eyes thoroughly passed the dim light to look around all sides.

This time it was a rush repaired quality tomb with a large hole like a mouth. God knows who this tomb owner was and whether the historical relics in it would be the same as the Terracotta Warriors and Horses buried with the dead. Along with the air circulation caused any destruction could not restored.

The tomb was square, very large, with a layer on top of it, and the outermost wood was somewhat yellow. He didn’t know if it was the cause of the light or it was really yellow. The wood looks very solid and there was no damage.

“It’s five layers.” The professor sounded and his voice contained uncontrollable excitement. “But this a large tomb fitted for a nobles and kings rank.”

The archeological team took the lead and said, “«Master Gou•Ceremony Doctrine Article»” said that ‘the Son of Heaven had ten layers of inner and outer coffins, nobles had five, senior official had three, and soldier had double’, looked at the color of wood, like cypress and the yellow intestine inscribe specifications, I don’t know which dynasty it was.” The light dangled on the topmost stone tablet. “You see, there is an inscription, just this word—”

When the professor came forward to see the stone tablet, Zhang Qiu did not rush to the front. He was not qualified to come down. He still looked at the face of the professor. Now he only needs to be an invisible person.

“This, this word…” The voice of the professor’s excitement was quivering, he controlled the party and said, “As in the Shang dynasty period, the traces also revealed some differences. You look at these words—”

The pronunciation of the word was made vaguely in the professor’s throat. After waiting a few seconds, the professor finally confirmed it. His eyes could not conceal the shock. “Gu Mu Country, it is actually Gu Mu country!”

Zhang Qiu was jumped startled by the professor’s appearance. He entered the school one semester ago. He hadn’t seen the time when the professor’s expression be exposed.

Gu Mu Country?

Zhang Qiu was unable to understand. Several archeological students next to him came to understanding, their face were exactly the same as the professor.

The next archeological team accelerated the process and began to deal with the layers. They were eager and curious to know the identity of the tomb owner who had been buried for more than 3,000 years. The professor’s excited face was flushed and Zhang Qiu stared at the ‘soon to be opened’ most outer tomb. His right eyelid had been jumping nonstop more and more rapidly.

“Open! Open!”

“Ah!”

“How many bones?!”

People who rushed into the front screamed backwards, the lights flashed on and off, and Zhang Qiu was pushed by one. The whole person leaned back to the corner two steps later, and he didn’t know what weightlessness he was pressing and went straight down falling.

The cries for help had not yet been exported, and Zhang Qiu had collapsed. Before he fainted, he seemed to have seen a pair of cold, red eyes.

When he woke up again, he was naked and lying on a super-large jade bed surrounded by an oil lamp. He was stunned and scared. A goose bump appeared on his body and he looked down to see a large red mark on his chest. The place between the legs was also—

Zhang Qiu thought of the content of his dream. His face burst into red for a while. He had no time to gnash his teeth. He heard footsteps and a call for his own name, and quickly wore his T-shirt and trouser.

“Thank God for being the one to find you!” The archaeologists saw Zhang Qiu safely and relieved before he noticed the environment.

Zhang Qiu felt a sense of wetness from his behind and guessed what it was, and suddenly his face was ugly. Fortunately, the archaeological team that came in later focused on the environment here.

“God! The lamp oil here is still burning.”

“Captain, you see this jade bed…”

Zhang Qiu looked around and did not see the man with his crimson pupil he saw before fainting. He was overwhelmed and felt his shoulders getting heavy. He was scared and paralyzed. He was relieved when he saw the professor.

Professor Fang met him with a look of worry. “Xiao Qiu, are alright?”

Zhang Qiu was still plagued by the traces of that dream and on his body, but he couldn’t say anything. He’s a man who was in a dream with another man. He still didn’t know that this man was a human or a ghost. .

Only vaguely said: “Nothing, it is a bit cold.” Changing the topic, “Professor, why did you all came here?”

“I discovered that you were missing, and the big guys rushed to find you, only to find that there was an institution in the corner of the main burial chamber, it was down.” The professor said one by one.

It was originally found in the fifth layer of the main burial chamber that the body of glittering-greenish emerged. It was like the luminous light in the darkness. At that time it scared people and caused some panic. The archaeological team feared that the bones were poisonous and quickly requested support.

If it was really the tomb of the Gu Mu country, the corpse was well preserved for more than 3,000 years. The bones were well preserved, and it’s very strange how the green light looks.

After waiting for the order above, the professor discovered that Zhang Qiu was missing. He searched for clues and found the institution. He came down directly, but the delay was five hours.

“Professor Fang discovered it.” The captain complimented the professor.

The professor told Zhang Qi to follow him closely and stop losing it. Zhang Qiu followed behind and walked a bit strangely. He seemed to press his legs together like a leg support, himself felt awkward for a long time, but he found that no one was paying attention to him. The professor said to the captain: “These are like ritual writings. I don’t understand.”

Zhang Qiu discovered that there were pillars that were engraved with black and white characters in the nine directions around the jade bed.

“This tomb is full of weirdness everywhere. The main burial chamber is full of corpses of the mourners. The ground below the main burial chamber is also empty.” The captain suddenly thought of Zhang Qiu first further and turned to ask. : “Little classmate, what did you find when you fell in?”

Zhang Qiu was still hesitating to tell the truth. Before he fainted, he saw a pair of eyes. There should be a man here. He heard the next man said, “Captain, we checked it carefully, and there are no dead bodies. There is nothing to be buried.”

“It’s me thinking too much, even if there really is anything more than 3,000 years, is it still impossible to have obtain a long leg and run?” The captain laughed himself thinking much more, turned his head and devoted himself to study the post symbol.

Zhang Qiu would also be ignorant. If that eyes were real and the traces on the body were also real, what was he?

*

Sleepy Zhang Qiu did not sleep well. He had an intermittent dream more than a month ago, and he woke up more than eight times.

The mouth was full of bitterness. The core of the sour plum that was eaten last night was still in his mouth, quickly spat it out. When brushing the teeth he was retching and vomiting, spiting out all sour water. Gasping to the door of the lab, he didn’t breathe a few more breaths, and the door pushed away. The people inside saw him like this. “Why is the face so white? Are you uncomfortable?”

“Senior Huating.” The other person was a proud student who taught in Beijing before. Zhang Qiu didn’t know what he was like now. He obviously slept a lot lately, but he didn’t sleep enough. “Maybe running too fast. Where is Professor?”

Huating poured a cup of hot water and handed it to Zhang Qiu. He said, “The professor went to Shaanxi Province and told me to tell you to go home and have a good rest.”

The school had started the summer vacation three days ago. Zhang Qiu originally wanted to stay with the professor and went to learn more about the tombs of the Gu Mu Country in the Qinling Mountain. The tombs were everywhere and the main burial chamber excavated 1,800 green burials. The corpses, there was a jade stone bed placed in the main burial chamber below, but there was no tomb owner – Zhang Qiu was now beginning to self-doubt that day was not what he had smoked that had cause hallucination.

It’s just that he’s vomiting and spiting at times, something was wrong, and he didn’t want to stay strong. He nodded. “Then have to trouble Senior Huating to help me thank Professor.”

“I know you are curious. What any new progress, I will send to you.”

Zhang Qiu laughed sheepishly. “Have to thank Senior.”

He did not live in the dormitory, he rented a house outside the school. Simply packed up his luggage, Zhang Qiu went directly to the high-speed rail station and bought a ticket back to Yuncheng.

Three hours later, Zhang Qiu arrived in Yuncheng. Getting off, his whole body felt top-heavy and unsteady, cold sweating. The service staff next to his deathly pale face yet asked a few words. Zhang Qiu thanked for his good intentions. “No need, I have someone to pick me up.” After looking up, he saw his dad.

“Dad!”

Zhang Qiu shouted happily, he saw his dad walking from far away staring at him. The more he neared the more unsightly his face looked, and finally swept by his stomach, Zhang Qiu had not yet asked, but his dad opened his mouth.

“In your stomach —”

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