CH 382

382: The Self-cleaning Tomb

The wind blew into his ears and the stung his cheeks. It felt like his body was being pulled up by something, as though he was flying higher and higher. He wanted to open his eyes and see what was going on, but he had made a promise, so though he was curious, he kept his eyes shut tight.

Everyone had their secrets and if Feng Wu didn’t want him to open his eyes, then the secret had to have something to do with them leaving. Zo wasn’t one to pry.

Zo’s discreet tact gave the spirits sending him up the cliff change their opinion of him for the better. They had thought he was a clueless little leech, but it didn’t seem to the case. His character wasn’t bad after all.

Who knew how long it took? Maybe a few minutes, maybe a few hours, but Zo finally made it back up the cliff onto solid ground.

“You can open your eyes now.” Feng Wu’s voice came out sweet and adorable. Even if her face was as stiff as a brick, it didn’t affect her cuteness. Unfortunately, Zo wasn’t in the frame of mind to appreciate such cuteness. His head was spinning and his body was heavy.

“Are you OK?” Feng Wu had also been sent up by the spirits. They had used their powers to block the yin wind[notes] for her, so she hadn’t felt any discomfort coming up.

Zo didn’t get the same treatment. The spirits listened to Feng Wu and sent him up the cliff, but they weren’t inclined to block the wind for him and since he was an ordinary person, the impact was quite rough on him.

Zo coughed twice as he shook his head to indicate he was fine; she didn’t have to worry.

They were standing on the opposite cliff, the one the others had crossed over to. The group were nowhere in sight.

After Zo settled down, he asked about exploring the area some more. He had caught Feng Wu up in his troubles, so he wanted them to find a way out as soon as possible.

They walked through the tomb with all the spirits trailing around.

“Never expected to walk around my own tomb in this lifetime.” The king sighed as he lamented the vicissitudes of life and the changes wrought by time.

“It’s my first time here! It turns out Your Highness’s tomb is like this.”

“There is dust everywhere! Let’s clean up quickly!” The maids went to work like little worker bees using their spiritual powers to clean the tomb.

These were the maids responsible for taking care of the king’s daily needs. How could they, after seeing such a thick layer of dust everywhere, not immediately set to work? This was where the king lived. The conditions were unacceptable!

The spirit who took the lead was the owner of the corpse body from the sarcophagus. She was the highest ranked maid, and based on her clothes, it was obvious she was a person some standing.

Zo wondered if he somehow opened his eyes wrong. Why did it feel like the entire tomb got cleaner all of a sudden? The thick layer of dust, that could have easily left imprints, seemed to disappear. Was this a self-cleaning tomb?!

Unlike Zo, Feng Wu was able to see the spirits. She watched as they busily moved about, cleaning diligently, and working hard to make the tomb a suitable place for their king.

Rui Baby looked at the scene speechlessly. They were all going to be reincarnated! Even if they turned it into a palace, it wouldn’t matter because they wouldn’t live there that long.

Feng Wu: So clean!

The tomb became cleaned as they walked. The air even became delightfully fragrant, which made the time fly by. Why did the feel this way? Well that’s because there was a dainty garden at the end of the passage.

Butterflies fluttered in the air while plentiful plants sprouted from the ground. So many plants and butterflies were attracted to the garden because the orb acted like the Sun. The people outside would have gone crazy if they saw what was growing in the garden.

Well in fact there were already crazy people in the garden.

“That’s mine! I found it first! Give it here!”

“Fuck off! Says who?!”

“You better drop that ten-thousand-year-old medicine or you won’t leave this tomb alive!”

“Shit! I’d rather throw it down the toilet than give it to you!”

“You bitch! If I knew you were like this, I would have killed earlier! I knew you were plotting something!”

“Humph! Losers always talk big. You think you’re so amazing? Don’t act like you didn’t steal this from someone else!”

“I stole this fair and square! Unlike you, you bitch! I didn’t use any dirty tricks!”

The people fighting were Bisi and the others from their group earlier. When Feng Wu and Zo fell, they had felt she was vicious, but after she explained why, they let it be.

If her motive for doing it had been unreasonable, they would have found a way to ditch her, but since it was for revenge, the group decided not to pursue the matter.

Aside from her actions against Feng Wu, Bisi kept to herself. Her behavior was acceptable so the group didn’t try to kill her or drive her away.

That was until the garden came into view, then everyone’s friendly attitude ended. They had moved forward together amicable when encountering danger, but now there were valuable items to be had. Their cooperation shattered in the face of their conflict of interests.

They were fighting in order to grab ten-thousand-year-old medicinal herbs and other such spiritual fruits. Some had already perished in the melee.