strictlysupreme Chapter 603 The Mysterious Tomb
Chapter 603 The Mysterious Tomb
The scene behind the bronze door became quite ordinary... It was a square passageway, not very deep, and the tomb chamber with its open door was visible as far as the eye could see.
However, the passageway was lined with waist-high lamps that kept burning all the time.
These ever-burning lamps emitted a dim, yellowish glow. Although the light wasn't very strong, it was enough for the archaeological team to clearly see the scene inside the tunnel.
"Huh? Why are these candles still lit? This Chi You tomb is at least 5000 years old, right? How can these candles burn for 5000 years without going out?"
Wang Yanyan stared in disbelief at the glowing candlelight.
For a fleeting moment... she even felt that the immortal arts and divine techniques of ancient times were real! But Meng Yu's words instantly shattered her dream of cultivating immortality.
"These candles haven't been burning for 5000 years! The white wax at the center of these candles is made of mermaid oil! Mermaid oil has special properties and ignites upon contact with air!"
Before the bronze door is opened, there is no air in this passage, and the mermaid ointment will be extinguished. But when we open the bronze door, air rushes into this passage.
The mermaid ointment will ignite instantly! This will create the illusion for tomb raiders that the candle is constantly burning, scaring them away.
Meng Yu and Hu Jizhou had been traveling the world for many years.
They've robbed quite a few ancient tombs.
Therefore, she had a good understanding of mysterious things like mermaid ointment, but since this was the first time she had seen the real thing, she had a surprised expression on her face.
"So there are things like this in ancient tombs..."
Zhang Yunfeng muttered to himself.
Although Shao Wei was equally shocked, he still pursed his lips and tried his best to remain silent to avoid attracting attention and lest they bring up the past and ruin his reputation.
"Let's go!"
Seeing that everyone had seen enough.
Qin An then gave the order to continue forward, since they were here to excavate the tomb of Chi You, not for tourism.
After hearing Qin An's words.
The members of the archaeological team did not hesitate at all.
He quickly withdrew his gaze from the tour and followed Qin An warily. The passageway was often full of traps, such as arrows, poison gas, or oil.
However, this time is an exception.
The archaeological team walked all the way to the entrance of the tomb chamber but did not see any mechanisms.
Yang Lele couldn't help but sigh, "I'm still not used to the fact that there are no traps in the passageway this time."
Zhang Sitian raised her hand to deliver a chop to Yang Lele, but Yang Lele easily dodged it. Zhang Sitian was annoyed at missing the target.
"Watch your mouth, and if there really are traps in this passage, you'll be unhappy about it."
"Hehe~"
Yang Lele grinned foolishly.
See this situation.
Zhang Sitian was even more furious. She had taken the inner core of a corpse wolf, while Yang Lele had taken the inner core of a centipede python. In terms of both quality and age, the inner core of the centipede python was clearly superior to that of the corpse wolf.
The most intuitive reaction is...
Zhang Sitian can't beat Yang Lele!
Think of this.
Zhang Sitian's gaze drifted to Qin An's retreating figure. She wished Qin An could give her something to boost her power; she was willing to do anything with him for that.
No... even if there's nothing that increases power.
Zhang Sitian also wanted to be with Qin An, but she was afraid he wouldn't agree.
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Meanwhile, Qin An, who was standing at the forefront of the archaeological team, was completely unaware that his body was already being targeted by others. He was looking at the tomb chamber in front of him with a furrowed brow.
The tomb chamber was empty.
Only a few candles emitting a yellow glow were on the surrounding stone walls!
The fewer things there were inside, the more Qin An felt that this tomb was not simple.
"Brother Qin An... what's wrong?" Shao Wei noticed that Qin An had been standing at the entrance of the tomb for a long time without going in, so he couldn't help but ask.
Qin An came to his senses and said, "This tomb seems a bit strange. Be careful."
After saying that sentence.
Qin An then strode inside.
It wasn't until the archaeological team entered the tomb that they understood why Qin An had hesitated at the entrance—the tomb was simply too eerie!
It's so eerie it's frightening!
This is a circular tomb chamber, with murals covering all four sides of the walls. However, the murals are rather eerie, depicting either horned monsters eating human brains or naked women dissecting themselves.
In addition, the candles on the ceiling of the tomb chamber flickered on and off.
It makes the terrifying figures in these murals seem almost alive!
Xie Wenjing's face had already turned deathly pale: "What... what was the purpose of building this tomb? Brother Qin An... can you find a way out of this tomb quickly? Let's get out of here as soon as possible!"
Hear this.
Qin An nodded without comment.
Not only Xie Wenjing, but the rest of the archaeological team also felt that the magnetic field here was a bit strange. If they were not careful, their backs would be covered with cold sweat, and their heartbeats would speed up from time to time.
Every cell in their bodies was urging them to leave.
"Huh? There are words here!"
Jiang Liuli was filming along the stone wall with her live-streaming phone when she suddenly noticed two lines of small characters below a mural, though she didn't recognize them.
"Where?"
Shao Wei and Zhang Yunfeng spoke up in unison.
The archaeological team then hurried towards Jiang Liuli's direction. When they arrived at the stone wall, they looked in the direction she was pointing and saw that there were indeed two lines of small characters directly below the mural.
"There was no writing system during Chi You's time, right? I remember that when the Yellow Emperor ordered Cangjie to create characters, it was already after the Battle of Zhuolu had ended and the Yellow Emperor had entered the Central Plains!" Wang Yanyan said somewhat uncertainly.
Hear this.
Zhang Yunfeng adjusted his glasses and said, "This statement is absolutely correct! The Chiyou tribe was the predecessor of the Miao people. According to the legends passed down among the Miao people, the Chiyou tribe had its own independent writing system, but it was lost because Chiyou lost the Battle of Zhuolu!"
However, this claim lacks scientific basis, but now it seems... I can actually understand these two lines of text using the script from the Yellow Emperor's era?
I can read the two lines of small characters on the mural.
Even Zhang Yunfeng himself was somewhat shocked!
However, Shao Wei could also understand these two lines of text. In order to take credit, he spoke first: "Humans pray to the Jade Emperor for light, but ghosts and gods blaspheme the light. When the candle goes out, beware of the ghosts around you."
After Shao Wei finished reading those two lines of text.
The entire archaeological team was stunned!
What does it mean?
Isn't this tomb raiding?
How did I end up in a world of strange and uncanny rules?
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