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

"Fatty Wang, wait a minute! Something's very wrong!"

In the main tomb chamber of the Qin Dynasty, on the Shoushan stone floor, Wu Xie stared intently at the jade carving of a human face stained with blood. His voice was somewhat hoarse.

"Hey! Little Naïve, why are you still being so indecisive? This guy was clearly taken down by us and is basically unable to resist. He's just a petty thief. What's wrong with him? I bet you were so frightened while moving around that your nerves are a bit shaky!"

Wang Yueban muttered his opinion to Wu Xie behind him, while giving him a playful look.

But when his gaze fell on Wu Xie's serious expression behind him, which was almost dripping with "water," his joking words came to an abrupt halt!

Wu Xie ignored Wang Yueban's mocking tone, which grew increasingly hoarse.

"That's not it! What I'm saying is that something's wrong with this jade carving of a human face. Putting aside the fact that it's covered in blood, the main problem is its appearance!"

"We previously believed that this jade carving of a human face was designed based on Chang Shiwan, the owner of the main tomb. Due to time constraints, we didn't examine it carefully at the time. Afterwards, I recalled it and discovered something strange..."

"From my current perspective, this jade-carved human face could be 'Chang Shiwan,' but it doesn't represent 'Chang Shiwan'!"

Wang Yueban stared blankly at Wu Xie, momentarily confused as to why the other would suddenly offer such an explanation:

"Hahaha...."

Wang Yueban smiled awkwardly and scratched her forehead:

"My little darling, can you please stop playing riddles?"

Chapter 266: The [Hooking Through] Technique, Bizarre and Terrifying!

"We're both grown men, so why don't we just speak frankly and directly? Wouldn't it be better to be straightforward? If you keep saying things halfway through, even a genius with an IQ of '250' would find it difficult to communicate with you!"

Wu Xie's hands showed no sign of stopping; he reached out and gestured for Wang Yueban to give him the phone!

Wu Xie clearly remembered that when they encountered the jade face in the tomb passage, the fat man casually took a few photos. In fact, even without the tomb raider's explanation, he knew that Wang Yueban was planning to find someone to appraise the price after he got out and then come back to this tomb of the Qin Empire to retrieve the goods later!

Wu Xie opened the phone's photo album and found the original photo of the jade face statue that was not stained with any blood. Then, his gaze lingered on the jade face statue on the ground in front of him that was stained with blood for a while. After comparing the two, Wu Xie was basically certain of his guess!

"Wang Yueban, I once saw a record in a notebook about a jade carving technique called 'clever use of color,' which was applied to this jade face! But I didn't finish my sentence at the time!"

"In addition, the notes also record a jade carving method called 'Gouche'! It refers to outlining shallow grooves according to the designed pattern and highlighting the lines, also known as yang lines. We can understand it as cutting diagonally from one side; the other side is an incised line, which can also create a raised effect."

"Similarly, there is incised line carving in jade. These are recessed lines carved into the surface of the jade. Currently, it includes single incised lines or two parallel double incised lines. After the Qin Dynasty, most of these incised lines were very shallow, often made up of short lines connected together, or had a discontinuous quality, or were made by lightly lifting and lowering the grinding wheel."

At this point, Wu Xie realized that Wang Yueban knew very little about this kind of carving technique! But he had already expressed his meaning in a clear way!

The carving technique of "cleverly utilizing color" in jade carving of human faces can be further subdivided into "gouche" (勾彻).

"The technique of carving is also divided into two types: one is positive lines, which is engraving!"

"The other type is incised line carving!"

"The carving techniques of the yin and yang are very similar. If you don't know anything about this, you can't judge the specific details at all!"

Wang Yueban's eyes widened in surprise upon hearing this!

"Wow, there are so many tricks to this jade face carving? Let me be frank, based on your judgment, the jade face in the tomb passage before was a 'positive line,' and this jade face with bloodstains now is a 'negative line'?"

After Wang Yueban finished speaking, he looked at Wu Xie and nodded slightly in acknowledgment, and for a moment he was actually quite happy:

"Hehehe! Saving it for last really paid off. This tomb raider is going to be rich! We even managed to find such a 'rare' antique! It's like finding a needle in a haystack! How awesome is that? We've struck gold..."

Upon hearing this, Wu Xie instinctively felt his thighs go weak and he was about to stumble and fall to the ground. He looked at Wang Yueban beside him with utter disappointment and frustration!

"You fatso! Do you even understand the true function of 'yin lines' and 'yang lines' in this [Gouche] method?"

Near the entrance to the tomb raider's tunnel inside the main tomb, Wu Xie looked at Wang Yueban in front of him and felt a wave of exasperation washing over him!

Is this what they mean by "a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger"?

Wang Yueban relied on his "lack of knowledge" and "ignorance is bliss" spirit!

Hearing Wu Xie's angry rebuke, Wang Yueban became somewhat unhappy in the next instant:

"Hey! Little Naïve, don't tease me like that. Although I'm just a half-baked tomb raider with limited skills, I do have some eyesight and a good knowledge base! It's just a jade carving technique, what's all this talk about? The real function of the 'yin lines' and 'yang lines' in the [Gouche] method?"

"Pah! What annoys me most are those ancient literati and scholars, with all those complicated naming conventions. Carving is carving, what's with all the fancy stuff? In my eyes, this is just a 'treasure' that can make money! Stop spreading panic here, we're not the ones who are really worried!"

"But it's this hooded thief, he's already fish on the display board, there's no way he can escape!"

As he spoke, Wang Yueban took a step forward and walked without hesitation toward the motionless jade face "hooded figure" lying on the ground!

"Hey! Look! This kid's pretending to be dead! He's obviously intimidated by my 'domineering aura,' or maybe he just fell and hit his head on the back of the head! He's got a mild concussion and passed out... Whatever, let's take off his mask first!"

"This antique 'treasure' must not be damaged!"

Wu Xie's facial expression began to change, and he became nervous. There was something very wrong with the "Wang Yueban" in front of him!

Previously, when entering any tomb, if he encountered "academic" issues, he only needed to ask questions and offer some advice, and the guy would obediently follow his opinions. But now, his personality has completely changed!

Through the previous conversation, Wu Xie clearly sensed the fluctuations in the other party's emotions and psychology!

Kicking people indiscriminately! "Violent"

Their eyes were only fixed on the burial goods in the tomb! "Greed"!

They won't listen to their own advice! "Ignorance"

this..

Wu Xie calmly analyzed the situation, and beads of sweat immediately began to appear on his forehead. 1.8.

"Irritable," "greedy," and "ignorant"!

These words, when put together, happen to be similar to the "case studies" recorded in the notebook in my mind!

"The 'yin line' and 'yang line' in the [Gouche] method are indeed so 'strange and terrifying'!"

The moment Wu Xie thought of this, he felt a little anxious!

What should we do to help this simple-minded Wang Yueban get out of his abnormal emotions?

"correct!"

On a sudden impulse, Wu Xie instinctively lunged forward, picked up the Tomb Raider Talisman that had fallen at the entrance of the tomb passage, and casually tossed it to Wang Yueban behind him!

Strangely enough, when the Tomb Raider Talisman approached Wang Yueban's body, his previously enthusiastic move to step forward suddenly froze!

Chapter 267: The Cloaked Man! Triggering the Corpse Fiend Eight Trigrams Formation!

Strangely enough, when the Tomb Raider Talisman approached Wang Yueban's body, his originally enthusiastic move to step forward suddenly froze!

Wang Yue was stunned for a moment. He felt a deep "exhaustion" welling up from the depths of his heart, as if he had been "on drugs" before, or as if he had drunk too much the day before and was now "woke up" with a headache and discomfort!

"Wu Xie...I...you...what happened just now? Why do I feel so uncomfortable for no reason...?"

Seeing Wang Yueban stop what she was doing, Wu Xie's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, gradually calmed down. He bent down again and put the tomb raiding talisman back into Wang Yueban's hand.

When Wu Xie first saw the blood-stained jade face, he found his limbs numb and weak, and he entered an inexplicable "mental state"! If it weren't for Wang Yueban's tomb raiding talisman, he would probably have been in danger!

If this blood-stained jade carving of a human face were brought close to your cheek, the outcome would certainly be extremely tragic!

Wu Xie stepped forward and steadied the swaying Wang Yueban, his mouth instinctively opening to explain:

"This is what I told you before about the 'strangeness' of the carving method used in jade face carving: the 'yin lines' and 'yang lines' in the [Gouche] method!"

"The [Gouche] technique was listed as a forbidden technique during the Qin Empire, and very few people knew it. You were wondering why blood and tears would suddenly appear on a bald face, because of the 'yang line' within it!"

"The first jade face we saw was carved using the 'positive line' technique. The jade carver would cruelly use the blood of a 'man' who had not died as a guide, dip the carving knife in it, and then carve and draw on the raw stone! Each person's blood volume is limited, but a carved sample cannot be easily completed in a short period of time!"

Wang Yueban was momentarily shocked upon hearing this, and he subconsciously looked up at Wu Xie:

"So much to say... If the jade face carving takes a month to complete, doesn't that mean we have to keep supplying fresh blood from 'living people' all the time?"

Wu Xie nodded:

"That makes sense, but think about it, given the exquisite craftsmanship of this jade face carving, it certainly can't be completed in a short time. It will take at least a few months, and longer than that, it's impossible to estimate..."

...

"Damn it, he's truly a 'tyrant'! The king of the Qin Empire is just too cruel!"

Upon hearing Wu Xie's description, Wang Yueban instinctively slammed his fist into the ground, looking at the jade-carved human face not far away with lingering fear.

"Wu Xie, according to your explanation, this jade-carved face uses the 'yin lines' and 'yang lines' of the [Gouche] technique. So... this mask in front of us was carved with a 'woman's' blood..."

"Hiss... But that doesn't make sense! The two faces are exactly the same, so why use the blood of a man and a woman? Besides, the facial features clearly belong to a man! What's the point of using the woman's blood and the 'yin lines'?!"

Upon hearing Wang Yueban's question, Wu Xie completely suppressed the strange emotions that were rising within him, and he spoke in a low voice:

"This is the most eerie part I told you about at the beginning: the 'woman's' blood, the man's 'face'... This... in any historical period, is... an ominous thing..."

"If you touch this thing, I can't say for sure about other things, but just based on how eerie it was before, if it weren't for your tomb raiding talisman protecting you, you probably wouldn't even know how you died!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Yueban felt a surge of panic. He opened his mouth, but for a long time, he couldn't utter any harsh words!

Just then, a loud shout came from the stone platform in the main tomb chamber not far away. The voice was like a booming bell, and Wang Yueban knew that it was Wu Tianjiao's voice!

Watch out behind you!

"That thing is here again!!!"

Near the entrance to the main tomb chamber's looter's tunnel, Wang Yueban suddenly heard shouts behind him and instinctively turned around to look at the area behind him!

This stemmed from his instinctive reaction:

"What on earth is it that could prompt 'Wu Tianjiao' to offer such a warning!"

However, Wu Xie, who was supporting Wang Yueban, did not give him time to think. Upon hearing Wu Tianjiao's warning, he immediately lowered his body and lay down on the bluestone floor, pulling Wang Yueban down with his elbow along with his neck!

"Whoosh!"