Book 1: Chapter 52


    From Fatty''s point of view, I was definitely crazy. I still didnt understand why I could see what they couldnt see, but I was willing to believe that what I was seeing might not be real. Poker-Face had asked me if I had hallucinated, after all.


    Fatty looked in the direction I was speaking several times as the three of us continued moving forward. "Youre too forceful, he said after a while. Were in someone elses territory. Dont offend them." He then arched his hand in the air, "Well, this Mr. Nave has never been in love. He''s very straightforward, so I hope you dont mind what he says. There are plenty of fish in the sea. Im sure you can definitely find a better one, right? Anyway, youve been single for more than a thousand years, so you shouldnt sell yourself short. Let me tell you, he has athlete''s foot. You wont be able to stand it."


    After walking a few more steps, I found that all my hair was standing on end. The leather figurine womans appearance lingered in my mind, but I didn''t want to look back.


    We went more than a dozen meters before I dared look back again. I found that it hadnt followed me, which made me wonder if it was an illusion or some kind of special mechanism. I couldnt see the ground since it was underwater, but maybe there were some tracks and dark wheels under the waters surface.


    At this time, we finally saw an exit. We got closer to it and found that it was another deep well, which probably led to another tomb chamber.


    I looked in front of us, but found that the waterway didn''t extend any further and actually came to an end.


    As I nced at the countless stone beams above us, I suddenly remembered something. I went to check my cell phone and found that the battery was dying. Liu Sang''s Bluetooth device wasnt showing up, but I didnt know if that mean it wasnt nearby or if the structure here was tooplicated and the signal was blocked. As I calcted how long we had been walking, I realized that I didnt know where we were in the ancient tomb anymore. The South Sea Kings tomb looked small at first nce, but it turned out that there was such a huge drainage system below. It appeared the fucking budget had been spent on this.


    Those leather paper dolls were still appearing regrly, but I didnt see any other female ones facing in different directions.


    "This King Zhi of the South Sea seems to be a poor man, Fatty said. Except for those buried statues in the horse and chariot pit, all the other treasures in this ce are paper, which isnt worth much money. Your Uncle Three took the main coffin away, so it looks like wevee here for nothing."


    I emphasized yet again that we werent here to rob the tomb. Even if we deceived ourselves, we were here to find clues. Anything else in the tomb wasnt important.


    "Liu Sang said before that there were people everywhere down there, Fatty continued. Maybe he saw those paper dolls youve been seeing. If thats the case, then the female figurines are probably on another level. I bet theyre very special."


    As the three of us began climbing the stone beams, Fatty said in between gasping for breath, "The main tomb chamber may also be filled with these leather figurines. You said that one of them not only looked like a woman, but was also very delicate. I bet its a high-quality good from the main tomb chamber, but it somehow fell into the waterway. Moreover, when I think about those people we saw earlier, they seemed to be constructed of human skin. If the main tomb chamber is above, then I bet its full of those kinds of things."


    The leather figurine womans hands had been broken, so I couldnt see her fingernails. But if what Fatty said was true, then the skin of these figurines must have been yed off the servants together with their fingernails.


    If the nails of the dead could continue growing, did that mean the nails attached to these leather figurines could also keep growing? But how?


    Climbing up the beams was hard work, so the three of us stopped talking and focused on climbing all the way to the top of the well. A huge hole appeared above us and there were signs of sting damage around it. I looked at it and thought to myself, <em>based on this size, Uncle Three mustve taken the coffin out from here.</em>