0038. Sound

Human head and snake body?
This image is not unfamiliar to everyone. In Chinese mythology, the renowned Nüwa is depicted as a snake-bodied woman. And many records about snake-headed people have also been found in numerous ethnic minorities and ruins. Even Xu Lingshan is aware of this image. However, this bronze statue is built high and large, standing in this solemn hall, overlooking them, inexplicably giving people a shiver.
"Who is he?" Yan Qiuling frowned. "If it is Nüwa, the goddess, who is enshrined here, I can understand, but this is a man."
In front of the bronze statue, there is an altar, and in front of the altar, there is a large cauldron with ashes inside.
Song Xian looked earnestly at the bronze statue, seemingly thinking of something, then turned his head to look at Yin Mingyao.
However, Yin Mingyao was not staring at the statue, but reached out to pinch some ashes from the Cauldron and gently smelled it in front of his nose.
"What is this?" Song Xianzi knew that whatever could catch Yin Mingyao's attention must be extraordinary.
Yin Mingyao looked regretful, "It's a pity, these ashes should be the remnants of Dragon Bone Incense."
"Dragon Bone Incense?" Yan Qiuling obviously knew what this thing was. "The dragon bone incense that can assist cultivators in meditation?"
"Yes," Yin Mingyao nodded. "The divine dragon disappeared without a trace a thousand years ago, and the dragon bone incense has gradually dwindled. I didn't expect to find such a large amount of dragon bone incense ashes here."
"Who is this person? They are actually being worshipped with dragon bone incense," Yan Qiuling exclaimed, taking a cold breath. "This hidden temple is truly extravagant."
"Could it be Fuxi?" the person who was hit by the pear blossom needle spoke.
众人便看向他。
他被众人注视，顿时有点脸色赧红，说：“我、我也就是随口一猜，人首蛇身形象，最有名的女性是女娲，最有名的男性是伏羲，不是吗？”
Yin Mingyao shook his head, "He is not Emperor Fuxi."
Xu Lingshan was stunned. Why did Yin Mingyao call Fuxi Emperor Fuxi? Although Fuxi is one of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, everyone still calls him Fuxi directly.
At this moment, Mei Zhi whispered in his ear, "Shen Nong Valley respects Fu Xi and Shen Nong. It is said that the first generation Valley Master of Shen Nong Valley was their disciple."
Hearing this, Xu Lingshan was greatly shocked.
Is the origin of Shennong Valley so significant?
It is unclear what the background of this person with a serpent body copper statue is. After thinking for a moment, everyone couldn't figure it out, so they continued searching the main hall.
Zhou You suddenly walked over and stopped Yin Mingyao, with a serious expression on his face, and asked, "Yin Mingyao, what do you mean by saying that Lanping was killed by Song Mingzi?"
Yin Mingyao frowned, "It's none of your business."
Just now, she was emotionally excited and wanted to avenge her good friend. Zhou You interrupted, and she didn't think much about it. She followed Zhou You to fight with Song Mingzi.
But after the calm just now, Yin Mingyao has regained his sanity.
Revenge is still necessary, but she doesn't want to deal with someone like Zhou You, who has unclear intentions and cruel methods.
Seeing Zhou You, both Xu Lingshan and Mei Zhi turned their heads to look elsewhere, if they didn't shift their gaze, they couldn't hide their hatred towards Zhou You.
Song Xiang observed this and a suspicious look crossed his eyes.
At this moment, Zhou You suddenly grabbed Yin Mingyao's shoulder and sternly asked, "Speak!"
Yin Mingyao coldly smiled and his flying sword instantly slashed towards Zhou You's wrist, forcing Zhou You to withdraw his hand.
"What does it have to do with you if Lanping dies?" Yin Mingyao said coldly, "Get out of here."
Zhou You's face became very ugly, and he looked at Yin Mingyao with a dark gaze, saying, "I want to find the killer who killed Lanping, I want to avenge her."
Yin Mingyao was stunned for a moment.
"Yin Mingyao, I know you and Lan Ping'er have been good friends for many years. Don't you want to see her unjustly dead? Do you really think she died in the mountains by accident? With her capabilities, how could she have had an accident if she wasn't plotted against by someone? Wu Zhao investigated for a year, checked everyone who entered the mountains at that time, and found no problems except for Song Mingzi... It's really him, it's really him!" Zhou You exclaimed, his emotions heightened.
"Just now, I got carried away," Yin Mingyao said, looking at Zhou You in this state, and continued, "I just found the blue bottle's dagger in Song Mingzi's storage bag."
"It must be him!" Zhou You angrily said, "If it wasn't him, why would Bottle's dagger be in his hands?"
With those words, he noticed a look of surprise on the faces of the people in front of him.
"Bing'er?" Yin Mingyao suddenly became angry and said, "Why are you calling me so intimately?"
Zhou You realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, snorted, and turned around to leave.
Yan Qiuling murmured, "They're so intimate, could he and Lan Ping'er be a couple?"
Yin Mingyao and Song Xian both scolded in unison, "Impossible!"
Yan Qiuling didn't expect that her words would be firmly denied by both of them.
Just at that moment, someone suddenly shouted loudly, "There are stairs here!"
Everyone ran towards that direction.
As Xu Lingshan was about to take a step, he suddenly heard a sigh, not from someone nearby, but seemingly floating down from above.
His feet immediately stopped.
"What's wrong?" Mei Zhi noticed him standing still and also stopped, asking, "You..."
"Shh." Xu Lingshan made a gesture of silence to Mei Zhi.
Mei Zhi immediately shut up.
"..." Xu Lingshan pricked up his ears and carefully distinguished the origin of the sigh in a chaotic noise.
As people gradually moved away, they discovered a staircase in a corner deep inside the hall.
In the blink of an eye, only Xu Lingshan and Mei Zhi were left beside the bronze statue, even Yin Mingyao didn't notice, and the two of them didn't follow.
The surroundings became empty and pitch-black, which made Mei Zhi a little scared.
但她看到徐灵山聚精会神地仔细听着什么，又不敢打扰。
她答应了魏元哲，要保护徐灵山安全。
徐灵山闭上眼睛，没有了视线的干扰，耳朵对声音更为敏锐。
The sighing sound, like a wandering soul, finally resounds in Xu Lingshan's ears.
"...Come, my successor," an old voice sounds by Xu Lingshan's ear, "go beneath the bronze statue and find a box, become the inheritor of my hidden temple..."
The sound disappeared, and Xu Lingshan waited for a while, but couldn't hear any sound anymore.
He opened his eyes again, showing an expression of disbelief.
Mei Zhi saw that he finally opened his eyes and asked, "What did you hear?"
Xu Lingshan was about to speak when Yin Mingyao suddenly turned back, seemingly relieved, and said, "Why are you still here? I thought you were gone."
Mei Zhi looked at Yin Mingyao without saying a word.
Xu Lingshan hesitated for a moment and said, "I heard a noise again just now."