The body presented a pose of worship, kneeling before the divine idol, with a devotion so earnest that even ascetic monks might feel ashamed by comparison.
This person seemed to have lost his life suddenly in the midst of worship, frozen in time until everything was smoothed over by the years, and then discovered by Lu Ban.
"This might be someone lost on the mountain roads seeking shelter from the rain. This mountain is peculiar, with its formations and an unshakable sense of eeriness."
Tang Que also noticed the corpse, uttered a brief comment, then squatted down, pulled out rubber gloves, and donned a mask to examine it.
"About thirty years old, male, has been dead for quite some time. The mist and dampness of the mountain have caused severe decay. Look, this is where his internal organs rotted and burst his belly, the contents oozing out from his behind," she explained with complete disregard for the filthiness of the corpse, even pointing at a black substance under the straw.
