Chapter 234 Mummy
This tomb is not very secret. Not to mention tomb robbers, even ordinary people who are out for a walk can easily find it by chance.
Judging from the shape, the owner was at least a duke or a first-class marquis.
But judging from its dilapidated appearance, the descendants of the owner of this tomb are not doing well, and they haven't repaired the tomb for at least a hundred years.
In other words, it is almost inevitable that this place will be visited by tomb robbers, and isn't it a bit too bold for the Ghost King to place his base directly here?
"Old man, I don't think something is right. We need to take it easy."
The old eunuch said with a serious face: "Go ahead, I will take care of you."
"Sister, go forward bravely and don't look back!" Zhao Yushu sang loudly, and the old eunuch, who was so excited, almost slapped him from behind and sent him through time again.
"Hey, I'm just trying to be brave."
The mausoleum itself is not scary, it's just a matter of going into the tomb. One has already been there before, so even if someone comes back to life, there are still the big guys in the interior to support him.
But the Ghost King made people feel uneasy. The Shadow Step was undoubtedly a magical skill. If one could practice it to the inner realm, traveling a thousand miles in an instant would not be a dream. Zhao Yushu would not believe that the Ghost King could not reach the inner realm even if he was beaten to death.
And this is only one of the three secret books, "Hundred Solutions of Mechanisms" and "Cloud-Exploring Hands". Any one of them can be an earth-shaking method if practiced to the extreme, and the Ghost King is likely to be the top master of all three.
Zhao Yushu looked back at the old eunuch worriedly. If the Ghost King had practiced all three secret books to the extreme, this old man might not be his opponent.
Although it is said that this sect has disappeared a hundred years ago, Yu Shu actually got the secret book. What if this group of tomb-raiding captains are still alive?
Under normal circumstances, Zhao Yushu would never come to take this opportunity when he was only at the fourth level. He would have to reach the seventh level at least. The seven magic weapons would most likely make him invincible below the inner realm. Only then would he have the confidence to give it a try.
But now he had to come. His friends had already used up all the means they could. Even if the academy took action secretly, it would only push the situation to the current state.
The interior view is so powerful.
If I don't find a way to improve my strength, not only will I be unable to escape on the road, but I will also be a burden once I enter Chang'an.
That's the battlefield for the interior scenes.
The old eunuch waved his hand and brought a large amount of firewood from outside the mausoleum. With the stimulation of his spiritual power, flames suddenly ignited, and the outer room of the mausoleum was suddenly as bright as day.
"There's nothing here." The old eunuch took a look and said, "It's probably in the main tomb chamber."
Zhao Yushu nodded, picked up a burning piece of wood, and groped cautiously in the tomb passage for a while. With a click, the stone door leading to the main tomb chamber slowly opened.
It was just an ordinary mechanical device, no traps, no dumplings, just a false alarm.
There is one main tomb chamber and two secondary ones. There are two coffins in the main tomb chamber. According to the description on the stele, this is the joint burial of the head of the family and his mistress. The side chamber is for the two concubines who were granted imperial decrees by the court.
Zhao Yushu secretly complained in his heart that even though the existence of spiritual power has infinitely elevated the status of women, feudal society is still an absolute patriarchal era. There is no way around it because there are too many ordinary people.
"Does your little sign respond?" The old eunuch walked around the coffin and put his hand on the lid. As long as Zhao Yushu nodded, the tomb owner would be able to "see the light of day again" immediately.
Zhao Yushu looked at the flame on the Ghost King's Order and said, "Nothing has changed. I don't know if it's because I'm not close enough or if there won't be any other changes at all."
"Now that you're here, take a look." The old eunuch exerted force and the stone coffin was opened, revealing the nanmu coffin inside.
"Be careful, there's a trap. Let me take a look first." Zhao Yushu moved forward, but was stopped by the old eunuch: "No need to look. Someone got there first."
The old eunuch stretched out his hand, and with the spiritual power in his palm, several thick rusty iron nails were grabbed up. These should have been nailed to the coffin, but now they were scattered inside the coffin.
"The air here is dry, but it has rusted to this state. It must have been at least a hundred years old." Zhao Yushu took an iron nail and looked at it carefully, then opened the coffin lid without hesitation.
Sure enough, it was empty.
"Wrong place again?"
"It can't be wrong." Zhao Yushu smiled and reached out to touch the bottom of the dark coffin. As expected, his fingertips slid across it and a very subtle feeling disappeared in an instant.
Zhao Yushu took out his hand, and walked around the coffin, groping around. It didn't take long before Zhao Yushu's face lit up with joy. With a click, the bottom of the coffin suddenly opened, revealing a dark entrance.
The old eunuch snorted and thought of the dark bed board in the small courtyard in the East Capital City. They were really a family.
"I'll go down first." Zhao Yushu threw a torch down. The fire was normal and the air was fresh and non-toxic.
The old eunuch followed closely behind, and the moment he jumped down, he waved his hand to close the partition at the bottom of the coffin again.
The passage was very narrow, and Zhao Yushu stood there blocking the road. The old eunuch was about to ask something, but Zhao Yushu moved sideways, revealing the scene inside the passage.
The monks all have their eyes open, so even in the dark, as long as there is a glimmer of light, they are able to see the scene clearly.
The old eunuch frowned, walked around Zhao Yushu, walked to the front and squatted down. In front of him was a corpse, or rather, a mummy.
"Even if he's just skin and bones, you can tell he's an expert at fingering. Yes, he's also very good at kicking. You've come to the right place."
Zhao Yushu still looked forward: "Can you tell how they died?"
Yes, it was not him, but them. The old eunuch was checking the first corpse. The narrow aisle was filled with densely packed mummies.
"I can't be sure, but there are no broken bones or obvious scars on the body. Huh? This person's neck was cut by a sharp weapon. This person, strangely, was stabbed in the heart. It looks like something sucked the blood out of him and he died."
Zhao Yushu's whole body tensed up. A group of masters who were regarded as great by the old eunuch were all killed by a single blow and their blood was sucked dry. This kind of plot could be made into a horror movie in his previous life.
"What I mean is that we should go back first. Even if you go to Chang'an, your life should not be in danger."
The old eunuch retreated rarely, proving that he was somewhat afraid of the unknown murderer.
Zhao Yushu walked over and asked: "If I die halfway, will you be punished?"
The old eunuch laughed and said, "Everyone knows that I will not kill you. If you die, I will only be guilty of failing to take good care of you. At most, I will stay in the palace until I die."
"In that case, let's continue. I think this body is at least a hundred years old. I don't believe the murderer can live that long."
"Okay, to be honest, I really hope he is still alive. It would be too pathetic for such a master to die without a sound or a trace."
The two men walked past one mummies after another, slowly but steadily towards the darkness.