Movie variety show soul travels between two worlds to become a rich man

Chapter 524 Everyone Has a Share - Working Together

"Gudong-"

Fatty Wang swallowed hard, staring at Gao Dongxu with his mouth agape, his eyes gleaming as he asked in a trembling voice, "Young Master Gao, is this magic or some kind of divine skill?"

"Guess—" Gao Dongxu said with a faint smile.

Fatty Wang said with a wry smile, "Young Master Gao, don't tease me. Being with you is like a small fry getting its eyes opened. In my eyes, you are an enlightened master. Even if you said you had the Qiankun Ring, I would believe you."

"Hehe, if that's the case, then why are you asking?" Gao Dongxu chuckled, looking at the shocked group, and said calmly, "Besides my brother-in-law, we've been through thick and thin together before. I trust you won't go around spreading rumors, right?"

"That's—no, wait, Young Master Gao, besides Xiao Jiang, there's another outsider here..." As he spoke, Fatty Wang turned and frowned at Baldy Zhang.

Wu Xie blinked his innocent big eyes at Zhang Tu Zi, while A Ning directly pulled out a gun and pointed it at Zhang Tu Zi, looking at him with a cold and sharp gaze.

When Jiang Zisuan saw his sister raise her gun, he quickly drew his own and aimed it at Zhang the Bald.

Everyone couldn't help but recall the scene of Gao Dongxu holding a knife to Zhang the Bald's neck, and stared intently at him.

"Who exactly are you?" Fatty Wang stared intently at Baldy Zhang and demanded.

"Aren't you going to reveal your true identity yet? Aning is my woman, you don't need to be wary of her." Gao Dongxu said calmly to Zhang the Bald.

"So you recognized me after all..." Zhang the Bald said indifferently.

A Ning, Wu Xie, and Fatty were all stunned. How could Zhang the Bald's voice have changed, and yet it sounded so familiar? Suddenly, Zhang the Bald straightened up, and with a click, he grew several centimeters taller. Then, he stretched out his hand, and with another click, his hand also grew several inches longer.

Everyone's jaws nearly dropped, and Wu Xie exclaimed in astonishment, "Bone-shrinking technique?!"

Everyone had heard of this amazing skill, but no one believed that anyone could actually do it. They always thought it was a joke. Now, if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed that such an amazing skill existed.

Zhang Qiling let out a long breath, grabbed the back of his ear and pulled, tearing off another human skin mask to reveal his original face.

A Ning, Wu Xie, and Fatty Wang were almost dumbfounded. Inside that human skin mask was none other than Zhang Qiling!
Wu Xie was stunned for a moment, then suddenly felt a surge of anger and complained irritably, "You're such a good actor, you could be an Oscar winner. I really didn't notice at all."

Silent One shook his arms as if he hadn't moved them in a long time. Fatty Wang was speechless for a while before grabbing him and saying, "Brother, what do you mean by this? Are you deliberately making fun of us?"

Having removed his mask and revealed his true self, Zhang Qiling also reverted to his true nature, becoming less talkative and simply saying, "To infiltrate A Ning's team."

Ah Ning rolled her eyes in annoyance and put away her pistol.

"Young Master Gao, when did you realize he was Zhang Qiling in disguise?" Fatty Wang asked Gao Dongxu curiously.

"When we shook hands the first time we met..." Gao Dongxu looked at Zhang Qiling, who was looking at him, and said with a faint smile, "Next time you shrink your bones, you'd better shrink your 'Hair-Shrinking Finger' as well."

"The Tomb Raider's Finger?!" Fatty Wang and Wu Xie looked at Zhang Qiling's right index and middle fingers at the same time, and then complained together in annoyance that they hadn't noticed it.

Zhang Qiling nodded in realization and said, "I'll be more careful next time."

"..."

Everyone was speechless as they watched Zhang Qiling revert to his usual taciturn self.

"Alright, everyone here is on our side, so I won't beat around the bush. I can take all the artifacts in this container with me. After I take them out, I'll sell them all off. Everyone gets a share of the profits, ten million each. Any questions?"

Gao Dongxu wasn't one to hog everything. This time, unlike the Lu Palace, this underwater tomb was far more complex. He needed Zhang Qiling, Wu Xie, and Fatty Wang to pave the way.

"Haha, that's great! Young Master Gao is so generous!" Upon hearing that he could get ten million, Fatty Wang immediately rubbed his hands together excitedly.

Wu Xie was also impressed by Gao Dongxu's generosity, and smiled as he gave him a thumbs up, saying, "Young Master Gao is so generous!"

“I have no objection—” Zhang Qiling nodded and said.

Ah Ning glanced at her equally excited younger brother, then looked at Gao Dongxu and smiled, "Following you, I'm sure I'll get to eat well."

Gao Dongxu raised an eyebrow at A Ning and teased, "Whether there's meat to eat or not, don't you know best?"

"Pah—" Ah Ning's pretty face immediately turned red with embarrassment, and she spat lightly with a look of shame and annoyance in her wide eyes.

"Pfft—" Fatty Wang almost burst out laughing the moment he understood. He quickly covered his mouth, trying to suppress his laughter, his shoulders shaking uncontrollably.

Wu Xie also turned away awkwardly, shutting his mouth to stop himself from laughing. Only Zhang Qiling and Jiang Zisuan looked at the four of them with strange expressions, not understanding what was going on.

"Alright, let's investigate further. Take all the artifacts, leave nothing behind." Gao Dongxu said as he walked towards the bottles and jars placed in the corner.

This large porcelain jar with blue and white decoration from the Yuan and Ming dynasties is an absolute treasure. Such a size is extremely rare in the world, and it's likely that every one that gets broken is one less available.

Previously, Fatty Wang had lamented that the items were too big to take with him, but now, seeing these rare treasures disappear before his eyes, he couldn't be happier.

No one bothered to find out how Gao Dongxu had taken the porcelain. Although they were all incredibly curious, since Gao Dongxu didn't want to talk about it, they were recklessly searching and might end up staying in this underwater tomb forever.

Some secrets are truly best left unexplored, especially the secrets of a powerful figure like Gao Dongxu, whose abilities and strength completely overwhelm others.

Soon, Gao Dongxu had collected all the Yuan and Ming dynasty porcelain pieces. Looking at the empty side chamber, Fatty Wang exclaimed, "This is what tomb raiding is all about! From now on, we don't need to talk about tomb raiders or grave robbers anymore. We're the new era's tomb raiders! When the tomb raiders appear, not a single tile will be left behind!"

"Alright, stop joking around, let's keep going, and hurry up. We don't know how long the oxygen here will last. This tomb is no ordinary one; it was built under the supervision of Wang Zanghai. So, as we continue exploring, we must be careful," Gao Dongxu cautioned.

"Wang Zanghai?!" Everyone exclaimed again, looking at Gao Dongxu, who seemed to know everything.

"Yes, it's Wang Zanghai, so everyone must be careful not to accidentally trigger the mechanism," Gao Dongxu reiterated.

"clear--"

After everyone finished resting, they walked into the dark passageway. The fat man cursed and immediately followed. It was pitch black inside. When they shone their powerful flashlights inside, they saw that it was a straight passageway built of white marble bricks, very simple, and there was nothing inside.

There are two lamp trenches on both sides of the ground, with lamp holders spaced 1 meter apart. At the other end of the terracotta warrior path, there is a jade gate, and there is also a slightly smaller gate on each of the left and right sides, a total of three, all of which are open, and it seems that people have already gone in.

Everyone stood together in the passageway, looking at the three jade gates at the other end. Fatty patted Wu Xie and said, "These bare stone slab paths usually have traps. Tianzhen, take a look, is there anything wrong with this place?"

Knowing he had no choice but to take responsibility, Wu Xie nodded and shone a powerful flashlight on the ground. The bottom of the terracotta warrior passage was made of small stone slabs, which likely contained powerful crossbow traps.

“There are indeed traps, everyone watch your step and follow me—” Wu Xie reminded everyone, then adjusted his backpack and was the first to walk forward.

To avoid the traps, the best thing to do is to lie down and stick to the wall, but there are two light channels on both sides of this terracotta warrior passage. It's dark inside and we don't know what's inside. If we run into something, it might cause even more trouble. We can only walk along the edge of the channels.

Wu Xie kept reminding everyone to pay close attention to their footing, but even he himself had no clue. There were nuances to how hard and fast a foot should be placed. These things definitely required experience, which Wu Xie had none of. So the more he walked, the more flustered he became.

After walking nervously for a dozen steps, Wu Xie broke out in a cold sweat. Seeing how nervous he was, Fatty Wang panicked and said, "It seems this job with Lei isn't so easy after all. Tianzhen, if you're too tired, let's take a break."

Wu Xie didn't have time to argue with him and said, "Don't make a fuss. If I get distracted, I might step on the wrong step. I'm warning you, don't bother me."

Listening to their conversation, Gao Dongxu smiled slightly and led A Ning across the stepping stone that triggered the mechanism.

Now, Ah Ning, who is by his side, will no longer intentionally step on or use the traps to kill Wu Xie and the other two, as she did in the original story.

Of course, even if the mechanism is triggered, it's a close call, as the crossbow bolts with lotus heads are not likely to kill anyone.

Therefore, everyone successfully passed through the dangerous passage and entered the jade gate in the middle without hesitation.

After everyone entered the jade gate and arrived at a main burial chamber, they saw a huge coffin made of Phoebe zhennan wood placed on the platform.

They were all taken aback by the sight of such a large golden nanmu coffin, and Wu Xie and Fatty Wang were almost overjoyed.

As is well known, Phoebe zhennan wood is the finest material for coffins. For thousands of years, the size of a coffin has depended on the size of the wood. This coffin is enormous; judging from its size, the Phoebe zhennan logs used to make it are probably about the same thickness as the 32 Phoebe zhennan logs used to make the giant pillars in the Ming Changling Mausoleum. This thing is probably more valuable than a piece of silver equal to one's own body.

"How could such a valuable coffin be placed in a side chamber? If such a valuable coffin can only be placed in a side chamber, then the main burial chamber must contain at least a golden coffin..."

Wu Xie frowned as he looked at the enormous golden nanmu coffin in front of him and addressed the crowd.

"Tianzhen, are you saying there's something strange about it?" Fatty asked Wu Xie while greedily touching the golden nanmu coffin.

“Hmm, as we’ve come this far, I’m feeling increasingly confused. If this tomb was built by Wang Zanghai, then it’s even stranger. There’s no sense of order whatsoever. Not only has he completely disrupted the feng shui of this place, but he’s also set up extremely clever traps everywhere, yet they’re so obvious that they don’t seem to be meant to take lives. I wonder what he’s trying to do…” Wu Xie said, frowning.

Hearing Wu Xie's many questions, Gao Dongxu naturally understood that Wang Zanghai's purpose in building this underwater tomb was mainly to conduct various longevity experiments.

This is the laboratory that Wang Zanghai used to experiment with the longevity techniques he obtained from the Eastern Xia Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)