Chapter 1706 Rituals for the Gods

Wynter took a few steps closer to the river, intending to inspect further. However, Dalton, who was standing beside her, grabbed her arm firmly. "There's something there." Wynter followed his gaze. She had to admit, Dalton had incredible vision. Even from this distance, he had spotted a piece of golden parchment pinned under a stone near the water's edge. Wynter frowned. "Has someone been burning parchment here?" The golden parchment was commonly used in funerary rites or ancestral worship, and it certainly wasn't something one would expect to find in a place like this. And, judging by the parchment's condition, it didn't seem like it originated here. She bent down to pick up the parchment and inspected it before turning to the others. "Balmond, did anyone check the mountains?" The mountains? Balmond shook his head. "This river doesn't flow down from the mountains." Wynter smirked slightly. "Not now, maybe. But it might as well be a mountain stream during heavy rain." She move