After hearing Black Emperor's words, I didn't hesitate in the slightest and headed straight for the burial sacrifice pit.
The burial sacrifice pit was perfectly square, with hard yellow earth below.
Beside it was a stone statue kneeling on the ground.
The statue wore a bronze mask, its expression one of intense pain.
It looked like a statue of a slave.
"Black Emperor, this is the place, right?"
I confirmed the location.
Black Emperor nodded.
"That's right, this is it.
Just dig down. Hurry up.
We need to get out by daybreak, or we'll both roast to death in here."
"Alright!"
As I spoke, I grabbed my shovel and started digging downward.
The temperature here really was strange. It was gradually rising...
Since we were short on time, I directly used my true qi.
Every thrust of the shovel carried tremendous force.
Even the hard yellow earth could be gouged out in large chunks.
As long as the burial sacrifice pit wasn't buried too deep, digging out an Old White Bone in a short time shouldn't be much of a problem.
Bang! Bang! Bang...
I kept swinging the shovel, digging out rammed earth again and again.
The outer layer of this burial sacrifice pit was the commonly seen rammed earth used in tombs, and it was relatively hard.
Inside were yellow earth, sand, gravel, lime, poison, and other materials, used to keep out insects and water.
Once I dug through the outer layer, I should be able to see the white bones of the sacrificial slave.
That old dog Black Emperor didn't help at all. He simply lay off to the side and said to me,
"Ningzi, got any cigarettes?"
I froze.
"Black Emperor, you smoke?"
"I'm all worked up. Get me one..."
Seeing that he genuinely wanted one, I