“…………”
Actually, Old Hu was quite apprehensive. Who knows if the Queen of Jingjue is still alive?
Are there not many paranormal things happening nowadays?
The man-snake symbiosis just now?
Wasn't it said that there are no monsters after the founding of the nation?
What was that just now?
It scared the living daylights out of me!
Moments later, the group arrived at the underground dark river.
Seeing the water, Fatty Wang was overjoyed, rushing forward to gulp down a large mouthful of water.
“This should be the lost Zi Du Dark River, what you said was true, Comrade Xiao Bai!”
“If we truly find the underground Zi Du Dark River, then we will truly be able to reach the ancient city of Jingjue!”
Professor Chen was incredibly excited upon seeing the dark river.
Sadly, except for Old Hu who heard his words, nobody paid any attention to Professor Chen.
“Professor Chen, have some water, there’s a long way to go!”
“Yeah, old man, don’t just stare there, don’t die of thirst!”
Faced with the kind reminders from Old Hu and Fatty Wang, Professor Chen nodded and went to the river to fill his water bottle.
“Here, drink some!”
“Thanks!”
Taking the water bottle passed by Bai Tian Yu, Shirley Yang took a sip and passed it back.
“You drink some too!”
Fearing that Bai Tian Yu might misunderstand, Shirley Yang added.
“By the way, how do we proceed?”
“There’s a pried-open stone gate over there, we’ll go over there after we rest!”
Having finished his water, Bai Tian Yu said.
“I’m afraid the real challenge is just beginning!”
Thinking about the bottomless ghost cave, the Queen of Jingjue’s coffin, and the final Corpse Fragrance Magnolia, these are not things an ordinary person can obtain.
Now that the Corpse King has appeared, how long until Mi Le Tuo?
Of course, it is also possible that the connection between the Queen of Jingjue and the Western Queen Mother isn’t so deep, but there must be quite a few Corpse Kings.
Or perhaps there are other monsters in the bottomless ghost cave?
“Hmm, I must go!”
Thinking about the dreams she had occasionally, Shirley Yang affirmed firmly.
Perhaps this is the guidance given by the Zagalama tribe to her?
They rested for about an hour.
Everyone began to pack up their luggage and fill their water bottles.
“Let’s go, there’s a hidden bridge here!”
Seeing others looking at the dark river with concern, Bai Tian Yu reminded them.
The hidden bridge here is quite ingenious, but it has already been triggered. To Bai Tian Yu, it is naturally clear as day.
“You’re pretty good, Lao Bai, you even found this!”
Fatty Wang praised, stepping on the hidden bridge in wonder.
“Yes, Comrade Xiao Bai, your archeological knowledge may not be enough, but your observation skills are truly remarkable!”
Thinking about the deceased members of the archeological team, Professor Chen felt a little dejected.
If he hadn’t been so foolish and hadn’t waited for Bai Tian Yu and the others, with their protection, there wouldn’t have been a complete wipeout, no matter what.
Looking at Bai Tian Yu and the others, even the older guide was fine.
The archeological team must also be alright!
Professor Chen completely forgot that the reason Bai Tian Yu wanted to pull Shirley Yang away was to avoid taking the archeological team as baggage.
If the archeological team was present, Bai Tian Yu would rather go to the ancient city of Jingjue next year.
Anyway, Bai Tian Yu had the ability to convince Shirley Yang. At worst, they could go to the Dragon Ridge Labyrinth first and get the half-piece of Dragon Bone Scripture.
Get the map of the King Xian’s tomb from Chen the Blind and resolve the curse first. After that, if Shirley Yang still wants to go to the ancient city of Jingjue, Bai Tian Yu would accompany her.
What’s the big deal!
However, as far as Bai Tian Yu knew, if the curse was really lifted, Shirley Yang wouldn’t go to the ancient city of Jingjue anymore. The curse is gone, what’s the point of going to the ancient city of Jingjue?
It’s not like they are short of money!
Of course, she might still go, because she wants to find her father?
Bai Tian Yu, if he remembered correctly, Shirley Yang’s father should have gone to the King Xian’s tomb alone.
He died in the mountain god temple, a worthy death.
Because he really found the whereabouts of the Kunlun Jewel. The King Xian’s tomb indeed had the Kunlun Jewel.
Such a pity!
“This place… has been blown up!”
Reaching the stone gate on the other side, Old Hu looked at the traces on the stone gate and speculated.
“It seems like more than one group has been here!”
“This is a Dragon-Stopping Gate, once it falls, it can’t be opened again. To open this thing, they must have gone through a lot of trouble!”
Bai Tian Yu couldn’t help but click his tongue.
“Do you think it was the foreigners in the valley who did this?”
Shirley Yang’s speculation was not agreed upon by Bai Tian Yu.
“The traces here are very old, probably more than ten years. It must have been done by Walt’s group!”
Currently, only Walt and his team are known to have successfully reached the ancient city of Jingjue. Guessing that he is the culprit should be the correct answer.
“Indeed, the dust is too thick. It’s definitely not the traces from the past few days.”
Old Hu carefully checked the traces of the explosives and agreed.
“Alright, let’s go. Since someone has paved the way for us, we don’t need to worry anymore!”
The group continued to move forward.
As they walked, they reached a dead end. Looking at the empty space ahead, feeling like a cliff, Bai Tian Yu glanced at Shirley Yang.
Shirley Yang nodded and, with perfect understanding, threw the smoke bomb in her hand down.
“Ssshh～～～～”
Mountains of gold, silver, treasures, pearls and gems, various kinds of Ming Dynasty artifacts.
Looking at the countless gold and silver treasures at the bottom of the cliff, Fatty Wang’s breathing became heavy.
Even Shirley Yang couldn’t help but exclaim.
“It’s worthy of the Queen of Jingjue’s burial offerings, so many!”
And Professor Chen was ecstatic.
“This is absolutely the Queen of Jingjue’s tomb. These are the burial offerings!”
“The Queen of Jingjue’s mausoleum must be behind it, let’s go down!”
Saying so, Professor Chen couldn’t wait to look around, trying to find a way down.
This made Bai Tian Yu feel strange. Professor Chen shouldn’t be such a hasty person, right?
“I guess it’s because we’re close to the Queen of Jingjue’s mausoleum!”
Old Hu knew why. This is the ear chamber for the burial offerings, so it is not far from the main tomb chamber and the Queen of Jingjue’s coffin.
“Hey, keep an eye on Fatty Wang. Don’t let him take anything. Wait until Professor Chen walks ahead, then take it. Understand?”
Knowing that Fatty Wang is impatient, Bai Tian Yu reminded him.
Professor Chen is a national official, after all. Taking burial offerings in front of him is practically suicide!
Even if he’s alone, as long as Professor Chen finds out, if he reports it to the state, Fatty Wang will probably be finished.
Moreover, they will also be implicated. By then, even Wang’s father won’t be able to help.
“Got it, I’ll keep a close eye on this guy!”
Old Hu also knew Fatty Wang had sticky fingers, naturally, he knew what to do.
Lowering the rope from his backpack, the group reached the bottom.
Professor Chen only glanced at the styles of the burial offerings, further confirming his guess, impatiently saying,
“Let’s go, let’s continue forward. The Queen of Jingjue’s mausoleum must be ahead!”
When Old Hu stepped on the gold and silver treasures, his breathing also became hurried.
It’s just too much. There’s no place to put their feet!
Everyone is an ordinary person, everyone is running around for money. Seeing so much gold and silver treasure here, even Shirley Yang, a wealthy person, couldn’t help herself!
Each of the rare and precious items here would be priceless if taken out!
Fortunately, Professor Chen had already gone, probably he also knew that he couldn’t stop them, so he just chose not to see it.
“Old Hu, hurry, let’s pack it up!”
Without waiting for Bai Tian Yu to speak, Fatty Wang started packing with nimble hands and feet.
Now Fatty Wang is even more certain that this is not a dream. It is simply that Fatty Wang has dreamed such beautiful dreams countless times.
“Shirley, you take a few you like!”
Seeing Shirley Yang standing there without moving, Bai Tian Yu said.
“Um……… alright!”
Although Shirley Yang wanted to remind Bai Tian Yu and the others that they shouldn’t take the treasures here, but thinking about it, even she didn’t believe it, how could they believe it?
So Shirley Yang dropped the idea and took a few items she liked and put them directly on her body.
As for the backpack, Bai Tian Yu took it and packed the large items. As long as they go back this time, Bai Tian Yu and the three of them will be millionaires at the very least.
After all, burial offerings from the ancient city of Jingjue haven’t appeared at all these years.
Of course, they can’t be released all at once, otherwise, they will be investigated by the state, which is suicidal!
After the three of them filled their backpacks, they kept some necessities and threw away the rest.
“Let’s go, catch up, don’t let Professor Chen wait too long!”