Don't pretend, anchor, I've seen you touch the golden talisman!

Chapter 454 Strange Totem
Now that we have figured out the identity of the owner of this underground palace and the level of the designer of this mausoleum, we must be alert at all times to deal with possible situations.

Captain Qiao, Bai Lu and Qin Renjie walked around in a large circle, but still couldn't find Qin Renqian's shadow.

But on the top of this stele pavilion, another shrine was discovered.

Inside this shrine, a hedgehog in anthropomorphic form is enshrined.

In the territory of Huaxia, many ethnic groups are integrated. In addition to the dragon as the totem of the Huaxia people, in the territory of Qianzhou, an area where ethnic minorities gather, each ethnic minority has its own inherited totem.

But Lin Yi couldn't think of anyone who used hedgehogs as their totems.

"There is a hedgehog in this shrine! Little sister, do you Nanmiao people use hedgehogs as branches of their totems?"

Wanya thought carefully and shook her head firmly.

"Our clan has many totems, the most important ones being cows and birds. Other branches have other animals as totems, but hedgehogs probably don't exist."

"Snake and fox, are there any?"

"No, I'm sure of that."

Bai Lu held up a flashlight to observe the hedgehog statue in the shrine, and explained to Lin Yi and the others:

“The Tujia people are the most famous for having snakes as their totem; looking at the entire Chinese region, only the Xibe people have the fox as their totem.

As for the hedgehog, only the Kizi people regard it as the totem of their nation. "

There are three shrines dedicated to three different beasts, and the gathering places of these three ethnic groups are thousands of miles apart. So what does this mean?
Just when Lin Yi was still thinking about the connection, Team Qiao suddenly shouted to them:

"Have any of you seen Mr. Qin and his assistant?"

Only then did everyone realize that Qin Renjie and his assistant had not been seen for a long time.

"Oops, he must have been anxious because we were all studying this stone tablet and didn't help him find his elder brother. He might as well go find it himself."

"President Qin!"

Captain Qiao shouted, but received no response. He quickly used his flashlight and rushed out first.

He was sent here by his superiors, first to investigate the cause of Assistant Hui's death and several subsequent accidents, and then to ensure Qin Renjie's safety.

Now not only has the case not been investigated clearly, Qin Renqian's body has been lost, and now even Qin Renjie can't be found. There is a buzzing in his head.

"Third brother, take a photo of the content on this monument. It may be useful later. The others are following me!"

Qian Sheng stayed where he was to take photos and record documents, while the others followed Lin Yi towards the stone road.

After a curve in front, there is a "Lingxing Gate" in front of you. Passing under this gate means that the deceased will be separated forever.

And a shrine was once again discovered at the top of this Lingxing Gate.

The items in this shrine made Wang Qiang shudder after just one glance.

There was actually a mouse inside.

"Oh my god, are there people using mice as totems?"

"Of course, the Lisu people with the surname Chu take 'rat' as their totem, and the first of the twelve zodiac animals of our Chinese tribe is rat. In a sense, 'rat' is also considered as the symbol of our nation. One of the totems.”

When Wang Qiang heard this, he couldn't help but shuddered all over.

"Don't the Bangzi Kingdom like to steal everything? Why didn't they steal this totem? If the rat is regarded as their totem, that would be more appropriate."

"Stop being poor and leave quickly."

Lin Yi felt more and more weird the more he looked at it, but for a while he couldn't tell what was wrong. Seeing Captain Qiao disappearing, he could only put aside these doubts temporarily and continue on his way.

Qian Sheng, who was catching up from behind, grabbed Wang Qiang and passed through the stone gate, followed in the footsteps of Lin Yi and Bai Lu, and continued moving forward.

After turning a corner and walking a few hundred meters, I finally saw Captain Qiao.

He stood alone by a Jinshui Bridge, staring at the bridge in a daze.Lin Yi followed him and came to him. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Captain Qiao raising his arm, pointing at the bridge, and then stepped up.

"Team Joe, Team Joe!"

Lin Yi called out twice, but Captain Qiao didn't react at all. He still kept the same action. After crossing the bridge, he suddenly turned his head.He showed a strange smile towards Lin Yi, and then waved to him.

"Consultant Lin, come here! I know them!"

Wang Qiang and Qian Sheng followed them to the bridge. They saw Captain Qiao waving to them at the other end. When they were about to get on the bridge, Lin Yi stretched out his arm to stop them.

"Stop, there's something wrong with this person!"

"What's the problem? Isn't he Team Joe?"

"I also think there is a problem. When have you ever seen Captain Qiao smile like this?"

Bai Lu raised the flashlight and shined it directly on "Captain Qiao's" face.

At this time, his face had turned pale, and the corners of his mouth were grinning to the limit, as if two invisible ropes were pulling the corners of his mouth to both sides.

"Come here!"

When the "Qiao Team" on the opposite side made this sound, the expression on his face still maintained that weird smile, and he didn't even open his mouth when he spoke.

Seeing this scene in front of them, Wang Qiang and Qian Sheng couldn't help but feel a little scared.

"What's going on? What happened to Team Joe?"

Lin Yi frowned and quickly thought about everything that happened in front of him.

"Brother, there is no way. The way we came here is gone."

Qian Sheng turned around accidentally and found that the stone road behind them had disappeared out of thin air, but a circle of fog appeared, and they were currently surrounded by this fog.

Then a scream was heard.

"Wanya! Little sister!"

Bai Lu screamed twice.

When they followed the sound and looked over, Wan Ya, a little girl from the Southern Miao ethnic group who was inseparable from Bai Lu, seemed to be dragged away by something. She only let out a scream and disappeared completely in the mist.

"do not go!"

Lin Yi reached out and clasped Bai Lu's wrist, pulling her back forcefully.

"But Wanya is her."

"It seems that someone wants to separate us on purpose. No matter what happens now, the four of us can't be separated again!"

"Gone, that Team Joe is gone!"

When Wang Qiang turned around, he found that the 'Yuhe Bridge' that was just under his feet was still there, and Captain Qiao who was standing on the other end of the bridge had disappeared.

Lin Yi turned around and observed Wukong's movement on his shoulder.

It was also paying full attention to everything happening in front of it at the moment. At least judging from its reaction, they had not encountered any danger yet.

"This bridge can't be the special Naihe Bridge, right?"

"Brother Qiang, we are here now, and my heart is in my throat. Can you please stop making blind assumptions? This is called the 'Yuhe Bridge'. After crossing this bridge, there is the entire mausoleum behind it. The main building.”

"We've been walking for so long, and we're still just walking around in circles outside this mausoleum?"

Just as they were talking, Lin Yi accidentally discovered that what was sitting at the head of the bridge was not a liger, but two anthropomorphic statues, which were exactly the same style as those in the previous shrines.

(End of this chapter)