Chapter 71

Lin Yi, with a mix of nervousness and excitement, entered the tomb with Wu Xie, Xiao Ge, Uncle San, Pan Zi, and A Kui.

Wu Xie was also here for the first time, feeling the same nervousness and excitement.

Uncle San, Pan Zi, and A Kui were somewhat excited; this was a tomb from the Warring States period!

Only Xiao Ge remained calm and composed, always so indifferent.

On the ground of the tomb, there were large stone slabs, engraved with ancient characters. These slabs were arranged in a pattern similar to the Eight Trigrams, with the outer ones being larger and the inner ones smaller.

Around the tomb, there were eight long-burning lamps, all of which had long since gone out.

In the center of the tomb, there was a four-legged square tripod, and on the ceiling above it, the sun, moon, and stars were carved.

Directly in front of them was a stone coffin, behind which was a passage that seemed to lead downward, its destination unknown.

Uncle San, looking at the ancient characters on the ground, asked Lin Yi and Xiao Ge, "Lin Zi, Xiao Ge, can you look at these characters and tell us who is buried here?"

In Uncle San's eyes, Lin Yi and Xiao Ge were both mysterious and very capable.

Ever since Lin Yi saved Wu Xie, everyone's relationship had become much closer.

Xiao Ge looked at the ancient characters on the ground, shook his head, and said nothing.

Lin Yi also pretended to look at the ancient characters, but he couldn't understand them. He knew these ancient characters, but they didn't know him!

However, Lin Yi still put on an air of authority and said, "Lu Wang."

Everyone was startled, "Lu Wang?"

That sounded really impressive!

Everyone looked at Lin Yi again, wondering if he was so amazing that he could recognize these ancient characters and figure out who was buried here.

At this moment, Pan Zi actually climbed onto the four-legged square tripod in the center of the tomb and shouted, "Uncle San, there's treasure here!"

Everyone climbed up as well and saw a headless mummy inside the tripod, its clothes completely rotted away. The mummy still had some jade ornaments on it.

Pan Zi didn't hesitate and took the ornaments, putting them on himself.

Uncle San examined them carefully and said, "This sacrificial offering was likely a prisoner of war; slaves wouldn't have ornaments."

Pan Zi jumped into the tripod to see if there was anything else.

Uncle San scolded him, "You brat, this tripod is used for sacrifices. Do you want to be a sacrificial offering?"

Pan Zi laughed, "Uncle San, I'm not Da Kui. Don't scare me."

As he spoke, he pulled out a large jade bottle, "Look, there are quite a few good things here."

Suddenly, a "clicking" sound was heard.

Everyone was startled and instinctively looked at the stone coffin. Upon closer listening, they realized the sound was coming from Xiao Ge.

Xiao Ge was staring intently at the stone coffin, making a continuous "clicking" sound without moving his mouth, which was quite terrifying.

Seeing the situation, Uncle San immediately pulled Pan Zi out.

Everyone looked at Xiao Ge in confusion, wondering if he was some kind of zombie.

Suddenly, Xiao Ge stopped making the sound, and the tomb became completely silent.

After a while, the lid of the stone coffin suddenly flipped up and began to shake violently.

A chilling, frog-like sound came from inside the stone coffin.

A Kui was so scared that he sat down and instinctively moved closer to Lin Yi.

Lin Yi focused on the stone coffin and silently took out the Three Pure Ones Bell.

This scene caught the attention of the live stream viewers, who were even more convinced of Lin Yi's abilities.

At this moment, Xiao Ge suddenly knelt down and bowed deeply to the stone coffin. When he raised his head, he made a series of strange sounds, as if reciting a spell.

Uncle San broke out in a cold sweat and whispered, "Is he talking to it?"

Lin Yi watched this strange scene and thought to himself that learning a foreign language was really important!

In the live stream, the chat was boiling—

"Streamer, I give you ten thousand 6s! This is so realistic!"

"You guys don't know anything. The ornaments Pan Zi took from the tripod are definitely from the Warring States period! I'm a professional archaeologist!"

"Stop bragging! Professional archaeologist? Why don't you say you're a tomb raider?"

"Enough, be quiet. Don't disturb my idol while he's talking to the thing in the coffin!"

"Your obsession is ridiculous! Talking? Are you kidding? Can you understand it?"

"What's moving in that stone coffin? I'm so scared! I can't watch!"

"Don't be scared. It's probably just an extra. The streamer is rich, you know? They come in batches. This is just the beginning."

"In the original story, there's a blood corpse in the stone coffin! It later escaped and was killed by Xiao Ge!"

"What's a blood corpse? So scary!"

"Is a blood corpse better to eat than a zombie? I'm hungry again!"

"Your taste is heavy."

...

After a while, the stone coffin finally stabilized and stopped shaking. Xiao Ge bowed again, then stood up and said, "We must leave here before dawn."

Uncle San wiped his sweat and asked, "Xiao Ge, were you just negotiating with the zombie grandpa?"

Mute Oil Bottle made a gesture to not ask and said calmly, "Don't touch anything here. The entity in this coffin is extremely powerful. If it's released, even a great immortal can't escape."

"Maybe not," Lin Yi chuckled and shook his head. He knew there was a blood corpse in the stone coffin, and it was quite strong, but it probably couldn't beat Xiao Ge.

He wondered if his Three Pure Ones Bell could subdue the blood corpse.

Everyone looked at Lin Yi, thinking, "Right, we have a living immortal here! The one who made a thousand-year-old zombie kneel and beg for mercy!"

Xiao Ge shook his head, said nothing, and pointed to the passage behind the coffin, "Move quietly, and don't touch the coffin!"

Everyone nodded, thinking, "Only a fool would touch that stone coffin." They stuck to the walls, keeping as much distance as possible from the stone coffin, and moved toward the passage behind it.

The passage sloped downward, and the walls were carved with inscriptions and stone carvings, which no one could understand.

Because the tomb was full of traps, everyone moved very carefully. Uncle San led the way, taking a long time with each step.

After about half an hour, the passage started to slope upward. At this point, they saw a relatively new tomb raiding hole, likely dug by a group of people about two weeks ago.

This made everyone feel more at ease. Since someone had "cleared the way," they didn't need to be so cautious.

They sped up and continued deeper into the tomb.

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