Tomb Raiding: The Bloodline of Dragons and Snakes, Starting from the Kunlun Divine Palace

The events that had just unfolded left everyone with a lingering sense of unease that took a long time to calm down. Afterwards, they left the model of the Heavenly Palace.

They arrived at the mural that the young man had mentioned earlier. Looking at the entire snow-capped mountain depicted in the mural, Wu Xie and Fatty engaged in another round of speculation.

In this main burial chamber, there is a distinctive feature: it contains Wang Zanghai's most cherished works from his lifetime.

Take, for example, the model of the imperial city on the platform. It's a one-to-one replica of the Ming Dynasty imperial city.

As anyone familiar with history knows, the Ming Dynasty imperial palace was built by Wang Zanghai. Therefore, Wu Xie and Fatty guessed that the entire snow-capped mountain tomb depicted in the mural was also built by Wang Zanghai.

They simply couldn't guess the identity of the tomb's occupant. To be able to persuade Wang Zanghai to personally build the tomb—this person must have been of incredibly high and distinguished status.

Moreover, they could turn an entire mountain into a mausoleum. The cost would be no less than building an imperial city. Even for someone like Wu Xie, who is well-versed in history...

He couldn't imagine that any other prince or nobleman in the Ming Dynasty would be so wealthy. Perhaps only Wang Zanghai could be. But then he felt that things didn't make sense.

Since Wang Zanghai had already built an ancient tomb, why would he build this underwater tomb? Besides, even if Wang Zanghai was very wealthy, his wealth was not inexhaustible.

They simply couldn't afford the cultivation of these two large ancient tombs. Moreover, he was the one who funded the construction of the imperial palace at that time.

Moreover, Wang Zanghai couldn't possibly spend all his money just to build his own tomb; he still had to leave some for his descendants.

Therefore, based on the above analysis, the magnificent snow-capped mountain tomb depicted in the mural could not have been built by Wang Zanghai, nor could it be his tomb.

Although they have yet to find where Wang Zanghai's body is hidden.

"Brother Tian, ​​you haven't said anything yet. What do you think of this tomb? Who do you think its occupant is?"

Wu Tianjiao smiled and said, "You've said everything you needed to say. What else can I say? As for who the tomb's owner is, we'll find out when we have the chance to go and see for ourselves."

Wu Tianjiao certainly knew who the tomb owner of the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds was. But revealing it now would be too boring. It was better to leave some suspense.

After speaking, Wu Tianjiao turned to look at Xiao Ge. Xiao Ge had already moved to another part of the tomb. Wu Tianjiao approached Xiao Ge.

Soon Wu Xie, Fatty, and the others followed. At that moment, Xiao Ge was frowning in deep thought.

Wu Xie and his companions were also filled with suspicion. Before them stood a huge bronze mirror, gleaming and spotless.

"That's strange. What's the purpose of having a bronze mirror here?" The fat man scratched his head, genuinely puzzled by the presence of the bronze mirror.

"This isn't a woman's tomb. Even if it were, this mirror shouldn't be placed here."

"Let's go in and take a look." At this moment, the young man suddenly stopped frowning and walked quickly toward the tomb door behind the bronze mirror.

"What the hell? We just went through a near-death experience, and I'm still not fully recovered. Are we going to have to move again?"

To be honest, this place is already quite safe, and Fatty really doesn't want to move again.

If we go somewhere else, who knows what other dangers might occur?

This underwater tomb is not only terrifying in atmosphere, but also very eerie in other places.

This was definitely the most dangerous ancient tomb the fat man had ever been to in his life. He didn't want to go anywhere else.

But others don't think so.

As the young man went in, Wu Tianjiao and Wu Xie followed without hesitation for even a quarter of an hour. The fat man was helpless.

He gritted his teeth.

"Since you're all so fearless, then I, Fatty, will have no choice but to risk my life to accompany you." With that, Fatty followed him inside.

Shortly after entering the tomb, they discovered Aning.

"Hey, so this little girl is here. We've been looking for her for ages." The fat man shone his flashlight on Ah Ning's face.

“Tell me why you stepped on the trap and shot us with arrows. Confess and you will be treated leniently; resist and you will be punished severely. If you don’t tell the truth, you should know what the consequences will be. Don’t even think about leaving here.”

At this moment, Aning curled up into a ball, trembling uncontrollably.

"You won't talk, huh? If you don't, I'll kill you right now." With that, the fat man pulled out a pistol and pointed it at Aning. Wu Xie grabbed the gun and stopped him.

"Fatty, don't be impulsive. I feel like something's not right. Can't you see how Aning looks right now?"

The fat man nodded.

“I saw it, but so what? Who knows if that little wench is faking it?” Wu Xie felt he couldn’t communicate with this fat man. Then Wu Xie looked at Wu Tianjiao.

"Brother Tian, ​​what happened to Aning? How did she become like this?" Before Wu Tianjiao could speak, the young man suddenly asked. His voice was calm.

But one sentence from him almost scared Wu Xie and the others to death.

"He must have seen something unclean."

A Ning is a professional assassin and also the leader of a tomb raiding organization. Naturally, she has been to many ancient tombs. Therefore, A Ning is certainly not a coward.

But this has terrified Ah Ning to this extent. It's enough to show just how terrifying that so-called evil thing really is.

Just as the young man finished speaking, Wu Xie and Fatty felt a chill run down their spines. At that moment, a lightning-fast black shadow suddenly darted out.

It emerged directly from underground, like a shadow.

Chapter 173: The Bell on the Coral Tree

The young man immediately drew his black gold ancient sword and began slashing wildly at the shadowy figure. However, the figure was extremely fast. No matter how sharp the young man's black gold ancient sword was, he couldn't catch it.

It was all for nothing.

If the fighting continues, the entire tomb will probably be destroyed.

Wu Tianjiao frowned.

Logically speaking, this shouldn't be the case.

Actually, the guy's knife had already struck the shadowy figure, but strangely, it didn't hurt him at all.

No matter how powerful he is, he couldn't possibly escape injury after being slashed by the young man. Unless he really is just a shadow.

But the tomb chamber was pitch black, so where did the shadow come from? And it was the kind that moved like lightning. Wu Tianjiao picked up his flashlight and looked around the tomb chamber. He discovered a strange tomb door.

Wu Tianjiao suddenly realized something.

Wu Xie carried A Ning on his back and entered the tomb. Then he said to Xiao Ge.

"Hey buddy, stop hitting it! This thing is indestructible, let's go!" The group quickly entered the eerie tomb door. It was eerie because the carvings on the door depicted a ghost's head.

The group quickly ran into another tomb chamber, and before they even entered, they could vaguely see a red light. Wu Tianjiao led the way inside.

Just then, a huge coral appeared before them. The fat man, seeing the coral, instantly became overjoyed. "We're rich! We're rich! This time we're really going to make a fortune!"

They rushed over as if they had really seen some treasure.

"Fatty, forget about getting rich. This coral isn't actually worth much," Wu Tianjiao said.

"Not worth much money?"

The fat man was taken aback. "Why?"

"Apart from being a bit big, this thing is very ordinary. I can find plenty of it for you outside."

“Besides, this coral is just too big. Even if it’s really valuable, you can’t move it,” Wu Tianjiao said.

"Well, it's really a pity."

Just as the fat man was feeling somewhat disappointed, he saw something hanging on the coral tree, and his eyes lit up instantly. He was about to pick it down when the young man suddenly scolded him.

"Don't move, don't touch that thing."

"No, what's wrong now?" The fat man was getting anxious. Why were the things he liked either untouchable or worthless? Couldn't we just play together peacefully anymore?

At this moment, Wu Xie put A Ning down and walked over as well.

"Hey, why do these bells on the coral tree look so familiar?"

“We’ve seen the corpse cave outside the Seven Star Lu Palace,” the young man said.

Wu Xie looked at it more closely. "I have to say, it really does look like it."

“It’s not just a resemblance, it’s the absolute truth,” Wu Tianjiao said.

"The reason why the young man didn't let you touch it was because once this thing makes a sound, it's exactly the same as the one we made in the secret passage of the Lu Palace."

The person will feel lethargic and experience hallucinations.

Wu Xie was startled by Wu Tianjiao's words and quickly withdrew his hand.

I couldn't help but recall the scene I encountered at the Seven Star Lu Palace. There, a giant corpse beetle, resembling a small pig, had a bronze bell, almost identical to this one, tied to its leg.

They only had one bronze bell at the time, and they almost suffered total annihilation.

If all these bells were to ring at the same time, the consequences would be unimaginable. The fat man lowered his head, deep in thought.

"Brother Tian, ​​Brother Xiao, could this Wang Zanghai also be a tomb raider?"

"Look, let me analyze it for you. There is a snake-browed bronze fish in the Seven Star Lu Palace, and there is one here too. There is a bronze bell in the Seven Star Lu Palace, and there is one here as well."

Wang Zanghai has essentially moved the valuable items from other people's tombs into his own.

"Fatty, if you don't know, don't talk nonsense."

"What good could this bell be? Don't be fooled by its golden appearance; it's just brass with a layer of gold dust on the outside."

"And that snake-browed bronze fish you mentioned isn't worth much either. I just don't know what secrets it holds."

Wu Xie retorted.

Meanwhile, Wu Tianjiao was also looking at the bronze bells, lost in thought. Actually, what the fat man said wasn't wrong.

Wang Zanghai was indeed a tomb raider. However, while other tomb raiders stole things from the outside, Wang Zanghai brought things in.