When the light entered the cave and disappeared before their eyes, the two were stunned. They looked at each other and frowned: "It... it's gone. This is so strange. How could this happen?"

Jiang Lie looked at the dark cave entrance and his intuition told him that something was wrong. His unease grew stronger and he subconsciously pulled his wife's hand and hid behind the bushes.

Wen Yao looked at him in confusion, opened her mouth as if to say something, but the next second her mouth was covered by the man's large hand.

"Shh~"

The two looked towards the dark cave entrance, and soon something emerged from inside—a clearly illusory figure dressed in distinctive yellow clothing and carrying a bayonet…

His pupils contracted as he stared in disbelief at the unbelievable scene: a large, imposing Japanese column carrying their loads as they walked outside.

The figure flickered in and out of the light, just like the swaying candlelight.

When the column finally disappeared from sight, Wen Yao's hands, gripping his arm and clothes, trembled, and her voice quivered, "Ah Lie, that was... a Japanese column?"

"No, how is that possible? China has been established for over twenty years. There couldn't possibly be any Japanese devils in the country long ago. So what are we seeing now?"

Jiang Lie said in a low voice, "Wife, did you see the markings on their bodies just now? Words or something? I can't read, so I don't know what they said."

"And did you look closely at that box? Is there any marking on it?"

"Don't be afraid, this must all be fake. A living person can't be a phantom. Perhaps this is caused by the magnetic field problem you mentioned. Since it's not real, there's nothing to be afraid of."

Seeing his composure, Wen Yao felt her tension ease a little, but she didn't dare loosen her grip: "There are no markings on him, but there's a grenade pattern on the box."

"Those boxes were probably for guns and ammunition, and there were black skulls on them. Yes, I don't know why I could see them clearly, but they had skull patterns, which are usually a sign of danger."

"I don't know whether it's poison or something else."

Jiang Lie hummed in agreement, looked up at the sky, took out a flashlight and shone it on the watch. Sure enough, the hands stopped moving.

"The magnetic field here is really strong. I'm even hallucinating. The needles have stopped moving. I wonder what time it is. If I'm not mistaken, it should be almost five o'clock."

"It should be dawn soon. Don't be afraid. You can doze off in my arms for a while, and we'll go check it out when it's light."

Wen Yao hummed in agreement, sat on his lap, reached out and hugged his neck, her body pressed against him. She was terrified and dared not sleep, so she stayed awake until dawn.

As dawn broke, Jiang Lie picked the person up, stretched his slightly sore and numb legs, and said softly, "Eat something, then we'll take a walk around the neighborhood."

"it is good."

The two ate their steamed buns in silence. Wen Yao glanced at the cave every now and then, thinking of the strange scene she had witnessed the previous night, and whispered, "Ah Lie, do you think what happened last night was really an illusion?"

"Why would a group of one or two hundred Japanese soldiers carry things out of the cave? And why did those bands of light formed by will-o'-the-wisps disappear into the cave?"

"We've never seen this thing before. Even if it's a hallucination caused by the magnetic field, we shouldn't be seeing Japanese soldiers."

Jiang Lie nodded and said, "What my wife said makes sense. When people have hallucinations, they usually see what they're thinking about, but we have no idea about this Japanese army."

"We shouldn't see them, unless they actually exist and aren't something we've imagined."

"Even if it's just a hallucination, it's unlikely that we'd both see the same illusion. There must be something wrong. Let's go look around first and reconsider going into the cave."

Wen Yao nodded and said, "Okay, let's go take a look behind the mountain. I feel like the wind blowing from there is much more humid than here."

"Okay, let's go take a look."

The two walked around to the back of the mountain, where they saw a sunken basin covered in flowers, butterflies fluttering about, and the buzzing of bees.

It was so beautiful, like another world. Wen Yao stared in astonishment at one spot: "Ah Lie, look over there, is that... a Ganoderma lucidum?"

"My God, so many Ganoderma lucidum mushrooms!"

Jiang Lie looked at the place before him, which was like a paradise on earth. It was completely different from the other side of the mountain. This side was full of life, while the other side was a deathly silence.

Wen Yao walked over quickly, bent down and sniffed. The fragrance of the flowers was rich and real; it wasn't an illusion, it was real.

Gao Xing waved his hand and said, "Ah Lie, come here quickly! We've found a treasure! This is a natural planting area with fertile soil and humid air. The temperature of around 20 degrees Celsius is perfect for plant growth."

"Great! From now on, we can just come here to dig for medicinal herbs. The quality here is really good."

Seeing his somewhat serious expression, Wen Yao suppressed her excitement, quickly walked over, and asked softly, "What's wrong, Ah Lie? Is something wrong?"

Jiang Lie hummed in agreement: "Wife, don't you think it's too quiet over there on the other side of the mountain? It's like there's no living thing there. Did you hear any birds chirping just now?"

"Look at these two places, separated by a mountain wall, the situations are completely opposite, isn't that too strange?"

Wen Yao calmed down a bit and said thoughtfully, "Yes, Ah Lie, you're right. It's very strange that the two sides of this mountain are completely opposite. Let's go and take a look at the cave on the other side."

"Hmm, I want to go take a look. My intuition tells me there must be something in there, maybe it's related to those Japanese ghost images."

"Okay, let's gather some herbs here first, so we don't go back empty-handed, and avoid having to go back to the cave to gather herbs later."

She was actually more afraid that the valley of herbs was an illusion, and that she might not be able to see it when she came back later. So she decided to take advantage of the situation and pick the rare medicinal herbs to take with her.

Jiang Lie nodded, climbed up the vines on the mountain wall, and picked the brown Ganoderma lucidum from the wall.

Wen Yao wasn't idle either. She bent down and searched carefully, and she actually found two decent ginseng plants, which were at least a hundred years old.

Kneeling on the ground, they dug little by little, afraid of damaging the ginseng roots. After digging it out completely, they took out a cloth, spread it out, put the ginseng inside, and carefully rolled it up and placed it in a cloth bag box.

An hour later, the two finished their work.

Jiang Lie led his men around to the front of the mountain wall, looked at the cave hidden by vines, pulled them aside, and slowly walked in.

Wen Yao followed behind.

Gradually, the two men's expressions became somewhat solemn. Their gazes fell on the mountain of white bones, and they slowly opened the box, revealing it filled with firearms and... sealed containers.

"Hunter, something seems off about this jar."

"This is... a sealed container for bacteria and viruses!!"

Wen Yao's face turned pale instantly. She subconsciously pulled Jiang Lie back, her eyes filled with terror as she looked at the closed boxes, her body trembling uncontrollably.

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