Inside the tomb, two people stood facing each other.
Si Yan's words had greatly displeased the brothers who were eager to leave.
"What nonsense are you spouting? I think you're just talking rubbish!"
In a fit of emotion, he immediately shouted, "We finally found a way out, and you won't let us leave!"
Si Yan glanced at him, then hid behind Jiang Nuo, looking aggrieved. "He insulted me, Nuonuo..."
She's really living up to her role as his mistress!
Jiang Nuo glanced sideways at the angry crowd, her chin slightly raised, "I didn't stop you, please."
"Oh dear, oh dear, let's not fight."
Simazi walked over, tidying up his tattered cloth bag. There were still quite a few magical treasures inside. Upon seeing this, the person who had spoken earlier immediately felt more confident.
"Let's go! We still have Simazi! Simazi! Let's go!"
"... Ah, this... this..."
Simazi was a little stunned. He looked around at Jiang Nuo and the brothers who were eager to leave, and then helplessly slapped his thigh.
"Alright, I'll take you in first," he said, then turned to Jiang Nuo and added, "If there's no danger inside, I'll have A Wu come and call you."
Jiang Nuo glanced at his tattered cloth bag, her smile widening. "Alright."
"I... I think I won't go." The leader, Da Zhu, hesitated and stepped forward. Together with Old Sun beside him, they walked behind Song Zheng amidst the angry and puzzled looks of the brothers. Zhang Lin didn't move an inch.
I still think it's safer to go with them.
"Hmph!" The person who made the suggestion snorted and led his men into the cave entrance that A Wu had found. Simazi then turned back to look at Zhang Lin.
" Zhang Linsan, are you really not coming with us?"
Zhang Lin shifted his leg, instinctively sensing that Simazi was subtly reminding him of the vengeful ghost's curse. "My leg is still injured, don't let me hold you back."
"Alright, then you can stay with Jiang Nuo. It'll be very safe."
Simazi grinned, his wrinkled face contorted in a smile. In the tomb chamber, illuminated only by a flashlight, his left cheek appeared slightly dark and bluish.
Si Yan stared at them for a few moments before watching them leave.
"Guess how many will survive in the end." Jiang Nuo crossed his arms, the little paper figures left on those people connected to Jiang Nuo's consciousness via their pinky fingers.
Si Yan in, "I'll guess one."
Jiang Nuo: "Hey, then I'll guess two."
The others in the tomb. "..."
Song Zheng exclaimed in surprise, "Could there really be a problem down there?!"
Jiang Nuo rubbed his left eye and replied casually, "Whether there are any problems is yet to be determined, but it's true that Simazi deliberately lured them in."
Da Zhu and Old Sun's expressions changed slightly, and they exchanged glances.
Da Zhu hesitated before speaking, "Actually... we don't want to go with them because we feel that Simazi is acting a bit strange."
"I've known Simazi for over ten years, but this time when I came here, he didn't recognize me, and our personalities are completely different!"
Old Sun agreed, "That's right, Simazi isn't that good, only he..."
"Only him what?" Si Yan pressed.
"Only his brother knows these strange and unusual things. Simazi isn't interested at all, but his brother is already dead! His body has already been brought back from outside!"
Old Sun made a bitter face, "How strange!"
" Simazi Brother..." Jiang Nuo murmured, repeating.
He suddenly turned to look at Si Yan, "Wait a minute! A Wu is also problematic."
"What?" Si Yan in surprise.
Jiang Nuo frowned, speaking rapidly, "Do you all remember what Simazi said in the car about how his brother died?"
Song Zheng recalled, " Simazi said... yes, he said his brother died tragically in a car accident!"
"Yes, that's right," Old Sun and Da Zhu agreed.
Si Yan understood, his voice extremely deep. "The body that A Wu called 'Uncle' in the coffin in the basement was intact, with no stitches. It couldn't have been a gruesome death from a car accident."
"Yes!" Song Zheng was greatly shocked. "This, this A Wu has been hiding his true strength far too well!"
Da Zhu asked in confusion, "What are you talking about? What corpse in the basement?"
Jiang Nuo looked at Zhang Lin for several seconds before slowly asking, "Does Simazi look like his brother?"
"I'm not too sure about that. His brother was away all the time and died young, so I don't remember what he looked like!" Da Zhu shook his head. "Anyway, I only know what Simazi looked like."
"Hey, I've seen you before, I..." Old Sun paused, scratching the back of his head blankly, "Hey, I don't remember, that shouldn't be the case."
"I only remember that Simazi rarely appeared with his brother before. I've seen him a few times, but I can't remember what he looks like."
Song Zheng pondered something strange. "Logically speaking, the town is only so big, and you see each other all the time. How could you have absolutely no recollection of a living person?"
Jiang Nuo: "Unless he doesn't exist."
Everyone was taken aback.
"What about the two souls in Simazi's body?" Zhang Lin was puzzled.
Si Yan gradually guessed Jiang Nuo's meaning.
He explained, "There has always been only one body, but two souls have alternated. A Wu is the older brother's child, who is now Simazi in the tomb. The Simazi who appears outside is the younger brother, who has no wife or children."
Song Zheng was almost completely confused, and only asked, "Then whose body is in the basement?"
"Only Simazi himself knows the answer."
Jiang Nuo turned around and continued searching for a way out. " Simazi went to great lengths to get everyone to go down into the tomb as a sacrifice."
Upon hearing the word "sacrifice," Da Zhu and Old Sun thought of the mural again and couldn't help but sigh deeply.