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

Wu Tianjiao paid no heed to the other's hateful gaze. Now that the situation was tense, he finally had time to properly examine the man before him. The "fierce general" from the Wang Qin Empire era was recorded on the epitaph of the deceased as having suffered "tattooing" on his face, also known as "ink punishment," where characters were tattooed and painted on his forehead and cheeks...

Although "tattooing" was a form of severe discrimination during the Qin Dynasty, representing a profound trampling of one's dignity and personality, it no longer exists on Earth. They call these 743 types "fashion," or tattoos. Just thinking about people painting and drawing on their bodies, or even tattooing their entire faces to resemble zombies or skeletons...

Wu Tianjiao felt a deep sense of helplessness for General Chang Shiwan before him...

If he also possessed a soul from Earth... he probably wouldn't have chosen suicide or other ways to end his life out of shame and indignation...

But at that moment, Wu Tianjiao's pupils shrank. What he saw in front of him seemed to make him feel like he had overlooked something. The words "Sin and Punishment" were tattooed on General Chang Shiwan's cheek!

That's because the distance was far and the vision was blurry before, so I could only see these things clearly...

At this moment, Wu Tianjiao clearly noticed that, apart from the unusual characters on the cheeks, there were also "blood-red seal characters" on the forehead of General Chang Shiwan's remains...

This...this is actually...

North and South?

Wu Tianjiao stared intently at the blood-red seal script in front of him. He was very familiar with this script, although it only represented a small part of it, with the rest of the characters hidden beneath his helmet.

To get a more comprehensive view!

Wu Tianjiao moved his finger bones and increased the strength in his body, making "Chang Shiwan" clench his upper and lower teeth tightly on the phosphorescent tube!

Using this to achieve a stabilizing effect, Wu Tianjiao freed up his other hand, shook his slightly sore and numb wrist, reached out and grabbed Chang Shiwan's helmet, and pulled it upwards with force!

The blood-red seal characters on the forehead of "Chang Shiwan"'s remains were finally fully revealed before my eyes!

Wu Tianjiao looked at the words in front of him, feeling somewhat puzzled...

This...this is actually a string of numbers?

Two, three, four, five... nine...

What does this mean?

And why is the signature at the bottom of these numbers the word "North and South"?

Could it be that....

South: Two, three, four, five?

North: Nine?

Upon seeing this, Wu Tianjiao subconsciously wondered what the general terms for directions were on Earth.

North is up, south is down, west is left, and east is right.

Based on the blood-red seal script, the meaning of "north" and "south" indicates that the two downward positions of the main burial chamber are related to these numbers...

Although it was somewhat mysterious, Wu Tianjiao couldn't think of a more reasonable explanation for the time being!

Standing in the very center of the main tomb chamber of the Qin Dynasty, looking up at the top... it was pitch black. Even with a strong flashlight, the light was completely absorbed by the specially designed Shoushan stone covering the ceiling!

At the very bottom was this square stone platform beneath the bronze coffin, but Wu Tianjiao felt that without X-ray vision, it was impossible to see through such a thick layer of rock to clearly discern what was inside...

For a moment, I was completely clueless!

However, Wu Tianjiao felt that this "blood-red seal script" should not have been engraved on Chang Shiwan's forehead for no reason!

This is clearly different from the punishment the other party received before!

The characters on his forehead were tattooed on later, and the two characters are very different in color: one is jet black with a hint of green, while the other is a deep crimson, like blood...

[Ding! Special mission detected!]

[The Cause of Chang Shiwan's Death: Unveiling the Truth - Part 0]

As Wu Tianjiao listened to the task system notification in his mind, he subconsciously rolled his eyes. He vaguely remembered that the system had issued such a task before!

On the back of a stone sculpture depicting a "courtship phoenix," a similar epitaph was engraved, leading Wu Xie and his group to deduce that Chang Shiwan's cause of death was "suicide."

However, the epitaph on the "Epitaph for the Deceased" later expressed Chang Shiwan's heartfelt sentiments through a couplet.

A beautiful arm like Xi Shi's, a heart as splendid as Bi Gan's...

and many more....

Wu Tianjiao's thoughts froze. He felt as if he had discovered an important clue that he had previously overlooked!

The builder of this Qin Dynasty tomb, and the epitaph sculptor of the time, must have had a fondness for riddles, and perhaps a deep affection for couplets...

Or perhaps... there are some things he can't express openly, and can only convey through this subtle way... what is he trying to tell us, the later generations?

Upon thinking of this, Wu Tianjiao's eyes flashed with a strange light, and his thoughts were fixed on the "couplet"!

If we follow the craftsman's methods, then the two characters "North and South" should be the horizontal inscription!

The first line is: two, three, four, five;

The second line is: Nine.

The horizontal scroll reads: North and South!

If you read these two couplets together, it's not hard to see that two numbers are missing!

They are the characters for "one" and "ten" respectively!

The horizontal scroll reads: North and South!

Logically, it should be "East, West, South, North" but it's missing the word "East"!

The moment he thought of this, Wu Tianjiao's facial muscles twitched...

Could it be... that this General Chang Shiwan "starved to death"?

Clearly, the meaning of this blood-red seal script couplet is that they lack clothing (one) and food (ten), and have nothing at all...

Chapter 265: The Origin of the Jade Carved Human Face

According to Wang Yueban's description, during the Qin Dynasty, there were 1,500 years of history between then and the present-day Great Xia Federation.

During its historical period, the Qin Empire was frequently plagued by war. Soldiers clashed on the front lines, and the king would always levy grain taxes on the territory under his jurisdiction. The constant warfare led to a deficit, forcing ordinary people to tighten their belts...

I'm often so hungry that I'm skin and bones...it's become the norm!

This is the most ordinary and normal manifestation; if we were to view it according to the closest truth... lack of food and clothing would mean hunger and cold...

Apply this directly to Chang Shiwan...

His real cause of death... could it be...?

Starved to death?

Wu Tianjiao was also amazed by his own thought process. He felt that he must have been infected by that half-baked Wang Yueban, which made his mind not very sharp!

These hundreds of thousands of bodies have all turned into "giant rice dumplings," how could they possibly still be troubled by hunger!

After waiting for a long time, Wu Tianjiao still didn't see any notification from the system in his mind that the task was completed, so he could only shake his head helplessly!

Looking towards the entrance of the tunnel, I hadn't paid attention to the source of the screams before due to the critical situation, but now that Chang Shiwan was subdued, I finally had a chance to observe...

Having been strengthened by the scroll of the Mountain-Moving Taoist, Wu Tianjiao easily saw the scene near the tomb raider's tunnel. However, what he saw before him made his heart race...

.......

"Hey! What is this thing?"

Wang Yueban exclaimed in surprise. He had just used the black donkey hoof of the Great Xia Federation, intending to solve this "trouble" by hitting him with the club, but the blood-stained stone sculpture of a human face was able to "hold" his black donkey hoof!

Now, Wang Yueban pulled this jade face statue out of the tomb. When it came into contact with the surrounding eerie green firelight, it was clearly reflected that a black "cloak" was wrapped around the back of the jade face!

The cloak was very spacious, covering everything hidden inside completely!

The jade face was clearly covered in blood. No one expected Wang Yueban to be so strong. The tunnel was more than a meter above the ground, and the force of the swing was incredible!

"Cough cough!" A slight cough came from inside the jade face!

"Hey! I guessed right! There's no such thing as 'demons and monsters' here. You 'trash' dare to scare my naive little brother! Wu Xie, don't be afraid. I'll avenge you and let this fool know what's good for him. I'll let him experience my athlete's foot!"

Wang Yueban's words were accompanied by swift and decisive footwork! Her shoe slammed forward, striking the figure lying prone beneath the black cloak!

"I'll teach you a lesson for being arrogant! I'll teach you a lesson for scaring people!"

Wang Yueban kicked several times in a row before finally stopping, panting heavily!

"Hey! Wu Xie, you know what... this jade face is actually the same one we saw in the narrow tomb passage before..."

Wang Yueban felt his head burning with anger, and his eyes were fixed on the jade carving of a human face in front of him!

"Well, you're something else! I knew you looked familiar. Turns out you beat me to it. I'm really unlucky! A tomb raider like myself hasn't even made a move yet, and you're the one who's interfering!"

Wang Yueban's face was very ugly. He was angry whenever he thought about it. He had been monitored by Jiang Jiaxu, a burly young man from the academy, who had pointed a camera at him the whole way. As a result, he had been unusually self-disciplined after entering the tomb of the Wang Qin Empire this time!

He was very clean! During this time, Wang Yueban tried many times to sneak away from Jiang Jiaxu and secretly hide the "treasure" behind the tomb passage in his bag by himself!

But without exception, they all failed!

The precious "antique" that even a tomb raider like himself couldn't manage to get his hands on has been secretly stolen here by this cloaked figure!

Seeing the other person continue coughing inside the cloak, Wang Yueban's lips curled into a grin:

"Hmph! I don't care who you are! How dare you steal the burial goods in the tomb passage of the Qin Dynasty? You're going against me! I have a set of educational methods for people like you who sneak around and want to eat alone. Hmm... here we go, I'll break off an arm first, to teach you a lesson!"

Wang Yueban's expression was ferocious, and his facial skin trembled uncontrollably, making him look remarkably similar to a "fierce" big man!

Of course, he wouldn't actually break the man's arm. He was just furious that someone had sneaked into his "back garden" and taken away his valuable "antiques," which had caused his resentment. If he didn't vent it on this man, Wang Yueban felt that he would be so angry that he would die of anger by noon the next day!

Just as he was about to step forward and unleash his skills against the cloaked man, Wang Yueban suddenly heard a low shout!