Chapter 358 Human Skin Map

In a low and dilapidated old house, small and exquisite embroidered shoes were placed on a blackened wooden table. The lights were dim and the colors made them look more and more old.

"Boss Li, please take a look." Gu Gutou made a gesture of invitation.

I picked up the embroidered shoes.

The tentacles are cold, and you can feel them without looking at them. There is a cold aura lingering on them.

Moreover, it is the kind of coldness unique to dead things.

It was exactly the same as the deathly aura of the white bones in the back mountain.

Holding the embroidered shoes in his hand, there was faint movement in the backpack. The owner of Zhuhua reacted to the shoes.

After studying it for a few seconds, I calmly put down the embroidered shoes.

"Only one embroidered shoe?"

"The dead man only had this one on him. The other shoe must still be in the tomb. If Boss Li wants, he can try his luck in the tomb."

"It is said that thieves never escape empty. So since the ancient tomb has been stolen, can the things still be left in it?"

Gu's head was stunned for a moment, obviously he didn't expect me to ask this.

After hesitating for a moment, he said: "The dead man is not a tomb robber."

"Mr. Gu, why are you so sure?" I raised my eyebrows.

"If it was a tomb robber, he would definitely have something with him to go into the tomb, but he doesn't have any on him."

This is a reason, but I feel that the ancient head is not telling the truth.

"There is another very important question, why did that man die in the back hill of your village?"

Daling Village is just an ordinary small village. A person who is carrying a map of an ancient cemetery and is poisoned by corpse poison, why would he go to such a remote place if he doesn't want to find a way to detoxify?

Unless, there is someone here who can save him.

Gutou spread his hands: "How do we know this?"

"Mr. Gu is good at calculations. He can even calculate the time when Uncle Liu will come home. How about calculating the reason for that person's appearance?"

"Boss Li doesn't know something. In our industry, we can only count the living, not the dead." Gutou sighed.

"After all that, Boss Li still doesn't believe that the map is real? In that case, we don't need to talk about it anymore."

"There's no need to talk about it?" Old Man Liu became anxious when he heard what he said, "The remaining two thousand yuan hasn't been given to me yet."

"I believe Boss Li is not the one who owes two thousand yuan." Gutou said calmly.

"No, I believe the map is real." I smiled instead.

Zhuhua's response to embroidered shoes is the best proof.

"What are you still worried about, Boss Li?" Gutou smiled, and my reaction was as he expected.

It is not difficult to surmise that I can make a special trip to this poor mountain village. The importance of the map is obvious.

"What I want to verify is not the authenticity of the map. Since I have spent money to buy it, I believe it is real. What I need is more clues."

I stared at the old shrewd eyes of the old man and slowed down my speech.

"A clue worth 80,000 yuan!"

"Since Boss Li believes in us, then everything can be discussed." The old man smiled with satisfaction and tilted his head towards Old Man Liu.

"Old Liutou, leave the rest to me. You can go back and take care of Zining first."

Old Man Liu looked worried: "Old Bones, can you do it alone?"

"What are you talking about? Are the two bosses going to eat me?" Gutou rolled his eyes and waved his hand.

"Come on, it's getting dark, and it's not safe for Zining to be alone at home."

"Ah, I'm going back right now!" When he said that, Old Man Liu seemed to remember something important, opened the door and ran out in a hurry.

He even forgot to say hello to us.

"Mr. Ancient, can you speak now?"

"Don't worry, I've been talking for so long and my mouth is dry. I'll make you a cup of tea." Gutou glanced at Dabiao with a pointed look, then turned around to pour some water.

"Dabiao, go out and wait." I winked at Dabiao.

"Okay, brother, call me if you need anything." Da Biao estimated that an old man couldn't do anything to me, so he went out happily.

It was already dark outside, and the door was closed, making the room even darker.

The mottled walls are covered with herbs, and the air is filled with a faint scent of herbs.

I took out my phone, took a look at it, quietly sent a message to Dabiao, and then put it away quietly.

"Boss Li, drink tea." Gutou put two broken teacups on the table.

It wasn't good tea, the water wasn't hot enough, and the tea foam was floating on the surface of the cup that hadn't been cleaned.

"Thank you, I'm not thirsty for now." I didn't drink.

Gutou picked up the cup, blew on the water, took a slow sip, and then said, "Did you bring the map?"

"Of course." I took out the map from my backpack and put it on the table.

The ancient head came closer, squinted his eyes, and nodded: "Well, it seems you don't know yet, this is a human skin map."

"Human skin map?" I was surprised and suddenly remembered that the feel of this map was indeed very similar to that of a human skin mask.

"In ancient times, craftsmen who built ancient tombs were usually forced to bury the owner of the tomb. In order to escape, they would secretly build a secret passage."

The old man's tone was unhurried.

"When the ancient tomb is built and the tomb door is sealed, they will escape through the secret passage."

"It is said that a craftsman who successfully escaped once brought out a map of the ancient cemetery."

"But when craftsmen are working in the tomb, they are not allowed to bring anything except tools."

"So, someone thought of a way, two people cooperated, and one of them tattooed the map on the other person's back."

"After coming out of the tomb, if you copy the map, these two people will have a treasure."

"However, human greed is never-ending."

"If one of the two kills the other, then all the priceless burial objects in the tomb will belong to one person."

“That’s where the human skin map comes from.

After saying this, Gutou shook his head with emotion.

"So, the origin of this human skin map is the ancient tomb you mentioned?" I looked at the map and asked.

"Maybe. It was only after I saw this human skin map that I realized the legend was true."

"What kind of tomb is this?"

"I don't know. The map only marked the location without any other explanation." The ancient head stretched out his finger and tapped the blurry lines on the human skin map.

I straightened up: "Mr. Gu, isn't the Eight Immortals Mountain in the next city?"

Gu Gu paused and looked at me: "Oh? Why did Boss Li say that?"

"It's very simple. I checked, and there is no mountain called Baxian Mountain in the city next door." I smiled slightly, "The real location was hidden by you."

"This is one of the key points of the necropolis map."

"So, there's another two?" Gutou didn't panic after being exposed, but looked at me with interest.

"First tell me the true location of the Eight Immortals Mountain, and then I'll tell you other key points." I said unhurriedly.

The ancient head looked at me twice and slowly stretched out four old fingers.

"forty thousand!"