In the pitch-black underground caverns, everyone held up torches.
The sound of rushing wind came from beside their ears.
It made everyone feel immensely reassured.
When going into a place like this, the greatest fear was a lack of wind.
Without it, people would suffocate before long.
These caverns truly extended in all directions. Someone must have dug many ventilation shafts.
Based on Wenren Sheng's observations, the caverns were roughly thirty meters below ground.
It was neither too deep nor too shallow.
If properly utilized, they could actually serve as free subway passages beneath the capital.
Wenren Sheng noticed that several cavern passages were perfectly straight, clearly having been deliberately renovated.
Following the bones, the group continued onward for a while.
Then they finally made a new discovery.
This time, they found an execution site.
A row of people had their hands bound, faced the wall, and had their heads chopped off.
They were clearly ordinary commoners. Their clothing was a mess, and they came from all walks of life: waiters, chefs, fortune tellers, scholars...
Such a motley assortment could hardly have all been criminals who deserved their fate.
"Ah!" The constables cried out in fright.
Though they had seen plenty of murder scenes, this sort of slaughter, coupled with the surrounding atmosphere, still left them terrified.
Wenren Sheng frowned slightly at the sight.
Whenever he saw humans slaughtering one another, he was already unmoved by it, yet it still displeased him.
After all, many people did such things not for any gain, but simply because their beastly instincts erupted.
"Damn it, this place underground really is a devil's den!" Investigating Magistrate Liu said angrily.
"My lord, we should go back. There are too few of us. What if we walk into an ambush?" one constable said.
"That's right. We'll