Under the circumstances where they hadn't seen anyone yet, the Yin Qiao and Yang Lu dare to claim they could treat mercury poisoning?

Liu Zixuan chuckled to himself, wondering how they would boast next! He then said, "Then go ahead and take them all away."

"But... I heard at home that your medical skill is better than theirs." He Yuan scratched his head. "How are they going to heal them?"

"What if they know some medical skills that I don't?" Liu Zixuan shrugged, equally curious about how Yin Qiao and Yang Lu planned to save these people.

After saying goodbye to Liu Zixuan, He Yuan took the people and left.

Standing at the doorway, Liu Zixuan watched the first rays of sunlight pour in. He stretched lazily, and seeing that Liu Ruyan and the others were still asleep, he headed towards the North Mountain.

Arriving at the pit the He Family had dug, he looked down and slowly walked inside. The further in he went, the heavier the damp smell became.

After about five minutes, Liu Zixuan sensed the presence of mercury powder. Holding his breath, he carefully looked ahead.

In front stood a wall built of stone slabs, with vague patterns etched upon it.

Returning to the surface, Liu Zixuan then went to the deep pit that Huang Youcai and his group had excavated. To his surprise, the two pits were less than 300 meters apart.

And because Huang Youcai's group had more people, their excavation was deeper than the He's. Oddly enough, nothing peculiar had been discovered in Huang Youcai's pit!

He was puzzled; could it be the wrong direction, or perhaps the space below was tiny and only that small part excavated by the He Family?

All sorts of doubts gave Liu Zixuan a headache.

At this moment, Huang Youcai and his team arrived.

"Zixuan, you're up so early?" Huang Youcai greeted.

"Well, did you guys dig up anything?" Liu Zixuan asked.

"We were too tired to find you after digging yesterday, but we did discover something interesting!" Huang Youcai grinned. "We dug out two small stone lions yesterday."

"Stone lions?" Liu Zixuan raised an eyebrow.

"But those lions are peculiar—entirely red, with mouths larger than a lion's and two tiny horns on their heads. Far better looking than lions," Huang Youcai spread his hands. "I had them stored away, didn't bring them here. I'll take you to see them at noon!"

From Huang Youcai's description, Liu Zixuan was convinced they weren't lions but Qilin!

He recalled a book that mentioned: "Stone lions guard official gates, Qilin watch over burial mounds."

The meaning is straightforward; generally, wealthy homes would have stone lions at their doors, symbolizing power and the family's influence.

Similarly, Qilin often guard the entrance to burial mounds, sharing the same symbolism.

Moreover, whether lions or Qilin, they typically only reside at particularly grand residences and tombs!

It seemed that Huang Youcai and his team had indeed excavated to the entrance of the space below!

Ha ha ha!

Liu Zixuan grinned with joy. After all their digging efforts, they hadn't reached an official spot, but here, after just three days, they had found the main entrance.

He grinned: "Alright, just keep digging a bit today, but stop as soon as you see stone slabs!"

"Stone slabs? Did they dig them up?" Huang Youcai asked.

"Yes, but they also brought trouble—mercury powder poisoning. Whether they're alive or dead, we don't know yet. Be careful; stop once you come across slabs or a gate and call me to handle it!" Liu Zixuan said seriously.

"Got it, Zixuan."

Liu Zixuan chatted a bit more with them and left.

He was quite the busy man in the village now, spending mornings at the clinic healing people and afternoons at the factory overseeing underwear production.

In the evenings, he couldn't forget to banter with the two beauties Liu Ruyan and Bai Jingjing!

By the time he returned to the clinic, a few patients were already waiting, mostly from nearby villages.

Liu Zixuan quickly ate some breakfast and got busy.

The morning flew by, and just past noon, Huang Youcai called.

"What's up?" Liu Zixuan asked.

"Zixuan, something's happened, you have to come over. Today's been really messed up!" Huang Youcai cursed in frustration from the other end.

Liu Zixuan hurriedly hung up and ran over.

Beside the big pit, several burly men were filthy, with some bloodstains visible. Huang Youcai had a scrape on his forehead, though it wasn't serious.

"What happened?" Liu Zixuan asked.

"Don't even mention it. We just dug out the stone slabs like those ancient doors and thought of removing them completely to expand the space so we could enter later. But suddenly, two large snakes appeared; the guys were so scared they ran away, and two even got bitten!"

Huang Youcai explained.

Liu Zixuan frowned, growing increasingly intrigued by this burial site.

First, the stone slabs, then mercury powder emerged, next the entrance revealed Qilin stone statues, and now large snakes guard the door!

A grave of such scale, even to the uninitiated, clearly signifies a remarkable individual lies within!

Looks like this could be a life-changing discovery!

Liu Zixuan walked to the men who had been bitten, quickly bandaged them, and then headed down alone with a flashlight.

"Be careful, Zixuan, those beasts are quite formidable, about as thick as a bowl!" Huang Youcai cautioned.

Liu Zixuan nodded and proceeded. The passage, wide enough for two people to walk side by side, had droplets trickling down around it.

After about seven or eight minutes, Liu Zixuan halted. It was messy here, indicating it was where everyone had fled before.

Looking to the side, he glimpsed a stone slab exposed on his left hand side, its patterns clearer than those of the He Family's pit.

He brushed the dust off its surface, revealing even clearer engravings.

"It's truly massive."

Liu Zixuan murmured to himself. This tiny pattern alone was taller than he was, suggesting the doors might reach up to three meters in height and over two meters in width.

If the doors were that large, imagine the space inside!

"Hiss hiss..."

Just as he was about to continue exploring, a strange sound came from the side, followed by two giant, pitch-black pythons!

The two pythons looked nearly identical, each about as thick as a bowl, raising their massive heads. Their tongues flicked in and out, their bodies emanating an icy aura.

Liu Zixuan grinned: "You little creatures dare behave so arrogantly in front of me?"

"Hiss hiss!" The pythons, not understanding him, flashed a trace of different light in their eyes.

Swaying their bodies, they suddenly charged at Liu Zixuan!

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