A comprehensive overview of tombs: starting with the Yellow Weasel's Tomb

In ancient times, this was far more valuable than gold, silver, or porcelain. Keep in mind that possessing armor was illegal in ancient times; even Nurhaci, the founder of the Qing Dynasty, rose to power with only thirteen suits of armor.

After listening to Bai Jing's words, everyone understood the importance of the armor and also roughly understood that the tomb owner must have been of high status.

Afterwards, Bai Jing and his group went to another side hall and found that it was full of pottery, which was even less valuable.

Bai Jing shook his head and said, "The people who buried this tomb owner were stingy, as they buried armor and weapons with him. But they were also generous, as there isn't a single piece of porcelain here, just some pottery jars, which are all worthless things."

After speaking, Bai Jing walked out of the side hall and entered the main tomb chamber again.

The fat man circled the main burial chamber but couldn't find the coffin.

Bai Jing, on the other hand, carefully observed the tomb chamber, not missing any details.

Soon, Bai Jing discovered the location of a mechanism.

At that moment, the fat man asked in confusion, "Where do you think the coffin is hidden?"

Now that Bai Jing had found the location of the mechanism, he immediately said, "Old Hu, Fatty, Yingzi, the three of you hide in the side hall first. Wait for me to call you out. I've found the location of the mechanism. If there are any hidden fires or arrows later, I can't help you."

Upon hearing Bai Jing's words, the fat man's face lit up with joy, but he also knew that staying here would only be a hindrance, so he simply left the main tomb chamber and hid in the side hall.

But all three of them were curious about how Bai Jing would activate the mechanism, so they tilted their heads to look at the main tomb chamber.

Immediately afterwards, Bai Jing placed his hand on a protruding spot on the wall and pressed down.

Then move to another location, where there is also a raised area.

Bai Jing pressed down again.

The next moment, Bai Jing felt a throbbing in his heart.

Fortunately, Bai Jing was prepared. After pressing down the protrusion, he quickly ran towards the side hall.

As soon as Bai Jing ran into the side hall, he saw countless sharp arrows suddenly fly out from the wall of the main tomb chamber, shooting in all directions.

Seeing this, Hu Bayi and the other two were shocked. If they had been in the main tomb chamber, they would probably be covered in quills by now.

Several seconds passed before the hidden arrows in the main tomb chamber finally stopped.

Immediately following, a series of clicking sounds came from the mechanism in operation. The stone platform in the middle of the tomb chamber slowly opened up, and finally a magnificent coffin slowly rose from it.

Upon seeing this, the people present realized that the coffin had been hidden.

The group immediately left the side hall and entered the main burial chamber, where they began to examine the coffin.

Chapter 130 Opening the Coffin

This coffin is very thick; it's clearly not something ordinary people can afford.

Moreover, the patterns on the coffin have strong characteristics of the Northern Jurchen people, but are also different.

It can be seen that this coffin has characteristics of the Jurchen people of the Jin Dynasty, but also some characteristics of the Han people.

Therefore, it can be inferred that the tomb owner was very likely a Han Chinese general of the Jin Dynasty.

Furthermore, the coffin is made of red wood with black lacquer, and it is also decorated with gold, which suggests that the tomb owner was probably of very high status.

While he might not be the highest military commander in the country, he should certainly be considered a general in his region.

Ordinary junior officers were not qualified to use coffins of this size.

For a moment, Bai Jing didn't know whether he should do it or not.

The tomb's occupant is very likely a general whose name is recorded in historical texts. The tomb of such a person is of great archaeological value, and if it were looted, there would be some loss.

But then Bai Jing remembered that the tomb's occupant was very likely to have turned into a zombie, and if not, people might die when the archaeologists arrived later.

After a moment of internal struggle, Bai Jing gritted his teeth and made his decision.

At this moment, Yingzi spoke.

"Brother Bai, Brother Hu, Brother Pang, let's go outside. I feel like this place is eerie, like something is watching us."

Upon hearing this, the fat man immediately patted his chest and said, "Don't be afraid, little sister, with your big brother here, everything will be alright."

After comforting Yingzi, the fat man immediately stared intently at the coffin and said, "Brothers, the treasures are all inside, let's hurry up!"

Hu Bayi quickly stopped the fat man and took out his compass.

Seeing this, Bai Jing smiled, took out a candle from his backpack, and quickly found the southeast corner of the tomb chamber, just as Hu Bayi had found the southeast corner.

Just as Hu Bayi was about to ask Fatty for candles, Bai Jing had already lit them.

It was only then that Hu Bayi remembered that Bai Jing was not only an archaeologist, but also the pinnacle of tomb raiding—the 'Heavenly Official of Tomb Raiders'.

The fat man looked at Hu Bayi and Bai Jing's actions with some confusion and immediately asked, "What are you doing?"

Bai Jing lit the candle and explained, "When the rooster crows and the lamp goes out, you can't touch the tomb. This is a rule that has been passed down for thousands of years by the tomb raiding lineage. Once you enter the tomb, if you want to touch the tomb, you must light a candle in the southeast corner of the tomb."

This is a rule established by the tomb raiders and the deceased: if the candle goes out halfway through, they must leave the tomb immediately and must not take any items from the tomb with them.

The Heavenly Official who discovers tombs is alright, because the Heavenly Official bestows blessings without any taboos, so he can occasionally break the rules. But in reality, the true Heavenly Official who discovers tombs will abide by the rules even more.

The tomb raiders, lacking the abilities of the tomb raiders, and having spent years traveling underground and traversing between the realms of the living and the dead, placed particular importance on this aspect.

"Fatty, if you really want to do this job, then you have to follow the rules, because everyone who didn't follow the rules is dead."

After saying that, Bai Jing didn't say anything more.

While others might not know, Bai Jing did: spirits truly existed at this time.

Although he has the protection of the Tomb Raider Seal, as long as he follows the rules, even if those evil spirits are dissatisfied with him, they cannot do anything to him. If he breaks the rules, then he deserves to be attacked by the evil spirits.

After all, everyone makes mistakes, and no one can guarantee that they will never make a mistake in their entire life.

After saying this, Bai Jing patted the fat man on the shoulder and said nothing more.

As for how much the fat man can absorb, that depends on his own comprehension.

After hearing Bai Jing's words, Hu Bayi put his hands together and said to the candle, "Grandmaster, please bless me. This is my first time tomb raiding. I beg you to bless my tomb raiding lineage."

After praying, Hu Bayi went to the coffin.

Bai Jing then took out the 'Little Divine Edge' hidden sword that he had previously picked up from Da Jin Ya, and ran it along the seam of the coffin to make sure there was nothing else between the coffin and the coffin lid.

After doing all this, Bai Jing put away the 'Little Divine Edge'.

Then Bai Jing took out the Chuqiu Seal, chanting incantations while making hand seals.

Hu Bayi and Fatty couldn't quite understand what Bai Jing was doing.

The incantations and spells that Bai Jing was chanting at this moment were actually meant to appease the spirits of the dead.

After doing all this, Bai Jing used the Fa Qiu seal to imprint the four sides of the coffin and the lid.

After doing all this, Bai Jing finally spoke.

"Fatty, you go to the left, Lao Hu, you go to the right, I'll stay here, the three of us will pull together."

In reality, Bai Jing could have handled the coffin by himself, but Hu Bayi and Fatty needed to feel involved.

Besides, strictly speaking, this was Hu Bayi and Fatty's first time tomb raiding, so it was impossible for them not to be nervous. Therefore, Bai Jing treated this mission as a test of their courage.

However, Bai Jing also noticed that Hu Bayi and Fatty were probably more excited than anything else at this moment.

"One, two, three, push!"

With the three of them pulling, the coffin lid was lifted up.

To prevent damage to the coffin lid, Bai Jing and the other two moved slowly and laid the coffin lid flat on the ground.

We'll have to cover it up again after we get our things.

After the coffin lid was placed, Bai Jing and the others looked at the candle in the southeast corner again. Fortunately, nothing had changed.

The fat man hurriedly shone his flashlight toward the tomb owner inside the coffin.

Bai Jing and the others also gathered around.

Then, Bai Jing saw that it was a giant corpse that was at least two meters tall. At this moment, the corpse was lying quietly in the coffin. The corpse was wearing a mask on its face, and a pair of ancient jades were placed at its waist.

In addition, Bai Jing noticed that the corpse's clothes were already rotten.

Looking at the exposed skin of the corpse, Bai Jing understood that the tomb owner must have been burned to death.

Because the skin on the corpse was clearly carbonized.

However, Bai Jing also noticed that the corpse seemed to have been given some kind of secret medicine, otherwise it should have turned into a skeleton long ago after so many years.

The fat man looked inside the coffin and was immediately dumbfounded.

"Is this the general? He seems even poorer than us."

Bai Jing smiled upon hearing this, and then removed the mask from the tomb owner's face.

Then he said to the fat man, "Alright, this is all the tomb owner has. The ancient jade isn't anything valuable, but it should be very important to the tomb owner. Don't touch it. Take the mask."

After saying this, Bai Jing suddenly realized something and looked sharply at the face of the corpse in the coffin.

Chapter 131 Solving the Tomb Owner's Problem

The fat man didn't notice Bai Jing's actions, but instead looked at the two pieces of ancient jade and asked, "Aren't they worth anything? How much can they be sold for?"

Bai Jing didn't expect the fat man to ask this question, but he didn't care and said, "A few thousand yuan, less than ten thousand yuan."