697 A Million Times for You 59 (2/2)

Unlike what she had imagined, it was not a skeleton.

Instead, it was the body of a tall and slender man.

He was dressed in a white, long-sleeved shirt, which was made of dragon fabric, and a pair of black boots.

His long, jet-black tresses were laid across the pillow supporting his head.

An Xiaoning would have thought that the corpse belonged to a woman if she had not noticed his build and his hands.

His face was covered by a golden handkerchief.

She would have to remove the handkerchief in order to see his features.

An Xiaoning was filled with nervousness, which made her feel as if her heart was about to jump out of her chest. Both her hands reached inside the coffin. All she had to do was to bend forward and the handkerchief would be removed.

She was extremely gentle with her movements and was shivering slightly. Standing on tiptoes, she bent forward and pinched the handkerchief.

The sight of the man's face gave her a terrible shock, which threw her off balance, causing her to fall to the ground.

She winced and grimaced in pain.

”Xiaoning!” Gu Beicheng screeched.

”Xiaoning, are you alright?” Lin Mingxi exclaimed worriedly.

Breaking out in cold sweat, she answered, ”I'm alright, don't worry.”

Her legs turned to jelly, and she tried to stand up on her feet with all her might. She stood next to the coffin and took another glance at the man inside.

Her lips were quivering, and her heart was ricocheting vigorously against her chest.

Her heartbeat was terribly fast.

The man was extremely pale and no longer breathing. Surprisingly, his features were exactly identical to Jin Qingyan's.

An Xiaoning was bewildered, for the man had already been dead for centuries.

A man belonging to the ancient times looked identical to Jin Qingyan. Just what was going on?

Moreover, she could not figure out why she had teared up involuntarily and uncontrollably.

Her tears flowed from her eyes like a broken faucet.

She could not wrap her head around why she had lost her grip on her emotions.

There was nothing she could do apart from crying.

Yet, she was crying uncontrollably, despite her rationality constantly telling her to stop.

After she'd been crying for a long time, the sky turned completely bright outside the cave.

There were a million burning questions in her head. Yet, it did not seem to be the right time to ask.

An uproar would definitely arise, should the archeologists come by again and discover that the corpse looked exactly like Jin Qingyan.

After much consideration, she decided to seek the opinion of the spirits.

”The archeological team might very likely come by again with a medium. That'll be very dangerous for you. Are you guys willing to leave with me?”

”Of course we are, but Master…”

”I'll come up with a solution.” An Xiaoning then said to Gu Beicheng, ”Beicheng, come in and lend me a hand.”

Despite being petrified and consumed by terror, Lin Mingxi nonetheless proceeded to enter the cave together with Gu Beicheng while shuddering in fear from head to toe.

By the time they entered, An Xiaoning had already placed her cap onto the corpse's head to mask his face.

”What do we do?”

”Carry him into the car.”

”Carrying a corpse…” Lin Mingxi spluttered.

Gu Beicheng was taken aback as well. After all, carrying a corpse down the mountain was extremely terrifying.

Coincidentally, Gu Beicheng's phone rang.

After ending the call, a grave expression formed on Gu Beicheng's face. ”The people keeping close tabs on the archeologists said that the archeologists have gone to search for a medium.”

”Let's hurry, then. Don't be afraid, you just have to carry him to the bottom,” said An Xiaoning, trying to comfort him.

After all, Gu Beicheng was a prideful man who did not want to appear cowardly in front of the women.