binnovel Chapter 635 Tomb Raiding (11)
Chapter 635 Tomb Raiding (11)
After searching in vain, everyone turned their attention to the two lifelike corpses in the middle. The man was even wearing a fox mask. Everyone felt a little out of control, but they quickly came to their senses.
"Something's not right with this thing. What is it?"
"Blue-eyed foxes are skilled at creating illusions."
"Luckily, we were all wearing amulets to ward off evil spirits, otherwise we would definitely have been affected."
With the help of several professional tomb raiders, a key was taken from the woman's mouth, and the once lifelike corpse instantly turned into a skeleton, fulfilling the saying that beauty fades into dust.
Besides wearing a fox mask, the male corpse was also holding a box. After some analysis, everyone concluded that the key was the one that could open the box.
Given that the items inside the tomb are not very stable, we decided to wait until we got out before making any decisions.
Then, Wu Xie unfortunately stepped on a mechanism again. Subsequently, the vines around the Nine-Headed Cypress began to recede, and then a coffin was spat out from its massive body.
"The ancients were so technologically advanced! It's been over a thousand years, and these iron chains haven't rusted at all. You must have made a whole string of them. What kind of craftsmanship is this!" The bodyguard captain exclaimed in amazement, demonstrating the feat himself.
"This coffin looks like it was deliberately opened; it wasn't sealed properly."
Then, everyone worked together to open the coffin lid, revealing a corpse dressed in jade. From the quiet coffin, a very obvious breathing sound could be heard.
"Could King Lu Shang still be alive?!"
“He is indeed still alive, but if you take off this jade puppet, he will immediately turn into a blood corpse.”
"Let's get this over with quickly and leave. We'll leave the rest to the archaeological team." After the trip to the Seven Star Lu Palace, Wangyou completely lost interest in tomb raiding; she didn't take off her mask the entire way.
The person inside the coffin had their neck snapped and breathed their last. The jade figurine was pulled off by the group working together. After all, it was a treasure; for a person to still be breathing after more than a thousand years was truly amazing.
I just don't know if those ancient people really wanted to live such a long life, without eating, drinking, or moving, with only breathing being a way to prove they were truly immortal.
After disposing of King Lu Shang's body, the bodyguards, led by Zhang Haiguan, cleaned the entire tomb. Wu Xie didn't let him come along, after all, this man was no ordinary evil.
Finally, everyone safely left the Seven Star Lu Palace and returned to the capital.
They also managed to extract some information from the captured individuals, but these were only peripheral members and their knowledge was very limited. However, it wasn't all for naught; all of them had the same phoenix and pigeon blood tattoo, only the size varied.
With this clue, and with the members of the Nine Gates acting in the spirit of redemption, they did manage to capture quite a few, but unfortunately, they weren't of much use.
After a two-week break, she set off for her next destination, the Qinling Mountains. After thinking it over for a long time, Wangyou decided not to go. The smell inside was too awful, and she didn't want to suffer for nothing.
Wangyou stayed, as did Xie Yuchen, because he wasn't originally part of the scheme. But Zhang Haiguan and Heixiazi couldn't, so Zhang Haiguan was quite unhappy and lingered for a long time before leaving.
With amusement, Wangyou saw off the reluctant people and began to ponder her relationship with them.
He is as aloof as an immortal, standing there like a god among men, but he is also very cute at times, creating a strong sense of contrast.
One is a woman of exceptional beauty, possessing both stunning looks and a masculine spirit. Most importantly, she has a beautiful voice, especially when singing opera, which is absolutely amazing.
No matter which one they choose, the other one will get hurt and will definitely not give up. Considering longevity, Zhang Haiguan is definitely more suitable, but she can't bear to see Xiaohua's face sad.
As for which one she preferred, Wangyou touched her heart, seemingly without an answer. She knew very well that she was simply attracted to the man's looks, and felt nothing else.
Suddenly, Wangyou realized that she had never fallen in love with anyone in the past hundred years. She didn't experience the blushing and heart-pounding sensations described in storybooks.
As for physical urges, that's even more absurd; she seems calmer than a monk.
Forget-Me-Not seriously recalled that Xiao Ge and Xiao Hua seemed to flirt with her quite a bit in their daily lives, but how did she do it? It seems that she flirted back without blushing or skipping a beat, and she was happy to see their awkward expressions. As for anything else, it seems that there was nothing else.
After thinking for a long time without finding an answer, Wangyou decided to study it. She then found someone to look at some less-than-healthy films and promptly rejected them.
Then, still unwilling to give up, Wangyou went to some places and bought some books whose covers looked unserious, but when she opened them and saw the contents, they were as serious as could be.
Later, Wangyou secretly asked around online and found some random websites recommended by netizens. When she clicked on them, all she saw was a bunch of gibberish and some articles. She couldn't even finish reading a couple of paragraphs. What kind of nonsense was this?
After considering various options, Wangyou decided to follow her heart. She was a bit greedy and wanted both, so let them choose for themselves!
Touching her already fragile conscience, she happily went to eat her rice, forgetting her worries.
With Zhang Haiguan gone, Xiao Hua became responsible for her three meals a day. Wangyou thought she would wait for her brother to come back and tell him everything at once, otherwise she would have to repeat herself twice, which seemed like a lot of trouble.
After resolving a major concern, Wangyou took out the Ghost Seal she had brought from the Lu Palace to study. The material used to carve the Ghost Seal seemed to be meteorite. Judging from the technique, the craftsmanship must have been quite good, and the person who carved it must have been very capable, since meteorite has a high density.
The guy told me that this thing is one of the keys to open the bronze gate of Changbai Mountain, which means there is another Ghost Seal.
"Xiaohua, there's another piece of this thing, can you help me find it?"
"Alright, I reckon this thing is in the hands of Old Madam Huo, but she's been imprisoned."
"That's easy, go in and ask for me!"
"Okay, shall we have barbecue tonight?"
"Eat! We want mutton, beef, seafood, and a roast suckling pig!" Wangyou got excited when talking about food.
“Okay, I’ll take them all.” Xiao Hua smiled and ruffled Wang You’s long hair, earning her an unseemly eye roll.
"Send me to the research institute first, I want to study what the energy in here can be used for."
Will it?
"Okay, that'll do for now. I'll remember to come back for dinner tonight."
"Are you sure you can come out the same day you go in?" Xiaohua asked with a smile, recalling the previous situation.
"Uncertain." Wangyou also thought of the enthusiasm of the old men at the research institute and decided to take matters into her own hands.
"Do we still want to go?"
"Let's not go. Let's go buy some materials and I'll make it myself. I've been so idle for too long that I almost forgot I could do things myself." Wangyou decided to clear out an empty room in her house to use as her laboratory.