The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

After all, Wu Xie studied architecture in university.

After doing a quick mental calculation, I realized that all the aspects I had mentioned earlier met the requirements.

If this hole can be opened during the retreat period, the chances of escaping are very high.

"With your brains, instead of learning some tomb raiding knowledge, you spend all day thinking about these nonsense. Do you know how long it will be before the tide goes out? We don't even know if the air here can hold out until then. Everything you're talking about depends on whether God wants you to live."

Fang Yun said helplessly.

"We can't worry about that now. Since we have a method, we have to try it. It's better than being controlled to death here."

"That's what the fat man said firmly."

Wu Xie and Fatty roused themselves, tidied up their belongings, and headed towards the terracotta warrior passage.

The two were stunned as soon as they stepped out of the stone gate of the terracotta warrior passage.

"This place is really too eerie. I've made up my mind that if I can get out of here alive, I will never touch this underwater tomb again."

The fat man cursed loudly.

Fang Yun and Zhang Qi came over when they heard the fat man's shout.

Where there was originally a brick wall, a door suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Wu Xie shone his flashlight and saw a huge coffin made of golden nanmu wood inside the door.

Although they had already learned about the characteristics of the tomb's elevator structure, the sudden appearance of a door here was no longer surprising to them.

The reason why the owner of this underwater tomb designed it this way is unknown, but the crowd has calmed down.

However, the coffin inside left these people somewhat stunned, as golden nanmu wood is a top-grade coffin material.

For thousands of years, the size of a coffin has been largely determined by the size of the wood.

This coffin is enormous. Judging from the appearance, the nanmu wood used to make it is probably about the same thickness as the 32 golden nanmu wood pillars used to make the giant pillars of the Ming Changling Mausoleum. This thing is comparable to gold when compared to gold.

"Why would such a valuable coffin be placed in a side chamber? This is simply too puzzling. If such a coffin can only be placed in a side chamber, then what kind of coffin is in the main burial chamber? What's even stranger is that the owner of this tomb is completely baffling. Not only did he completely disrupt the feng shui, but he also designed very elaborate traps everywhere. And yet, these traps don't directly take lives. It's really incomprehensible."

Wu Xie muttered to himself.

"Fatty, are you so captivated by this coffin that you can't move your feet again? You're acting like you're seeing your own father. Otherwise, I'll wait for you here, and you can go in and retrieve some good items."

Wu Xie said sarcastically.

It's unclear whether Fatty sensed Wu Xie's sarcasm or was simply pretending to be serious.

"Don't worry, my awareness is far superior to yours. I know exactly what our main task is right now: quickly find the tools to break through this damn tomb roof. Once we've got the equipment and broken it down enough, we can come back and retrieve a few more items. There will definitely be enough time."

The fat man said with a smile.

"I have no idea what's going on in your head. When we come back, who knows if this door will still be there? Maybe it'll be replaced by a new door in a short while."

Wu Xie said with a smile.

The fat man looked troubled. He was probably thinking about the funerary objects, but then he thought that if he took the funerary objects, he wouldn't be able to leave this underwater tomb and would end up with nothing. However, the temptation of the funerary objects was clearly putting the fat man in a difficult position.

"I advise you not to get your hopes up too much. This coffin is not an ordinary coffin you usually see. It's a corpse-raising coffin."

Fang Yun said calmly.

Zhang Qi lowered his body and walked into the side chamber where the coffin was placed. As soon as the fat man saw Zhang Qi go in, he quickly followed.

Fang Yun shook his head helplessly from behind. Seeing that Fang Yun didn't say anything, Wu Xie didn't dare to make any rash moves.

"Let's go, what are you standing there for? If you want to see it, then take a good look."

Fang Yun said helplessly.

The group then entered the tomb chamber behind the door.

This tomb chamber is exactly the same as the previous one, with the same two giant snake reliefs on the ceiling and just a spring in the middle.

Basically, there are no major changes, except that the porcelain jars from before are no longer available.

Only a huge coffin was placed to the side.

Zhang Qi took out the small knife he was carrying and inserted it directly into the seam of the coffin, slowly cutting along it as if he were looking for some kind of mechanism.

The fat man thought Zhang Qi was going to open the coffin.

"Hey buddy, you usually seem like a quiet, honest guy, but how come you're more reckless than me when it comes to a coffin?"

As the fat man spoke, he took out a candle, placed it in the corner, and lit it.

Although candles are not as bright as lamps, they can still illuminate a space.

The sudden light startled the fat man, who fell to the ground on his hook.

Seeing the fat man's appearance, Wu Xie quickly turned on his flashlight and shone it over.

Startled, I slipped and almost fell into the spring.

In that corner was a shriveled dead cat, unusually large, like a Tibetan Mastiff, but already a dried-up corpse.

All the skin on its body had peeled off, revealing a row of fangs under its chin, staring intently at the fat man.

"The owner of this tomb really knows how to play around. Didn't they worry about the corpse suddenly rising up if they kept a cat in the tomb?"

The fat man cursed.

Wu Xie also felt that there were too many illogical things here, as if the tomb owner had done it on purpose.

Chapter 273 Cultivating Qi and Concealing the Corpse!

While Wu Xie was pondering, Zhang Qi had already found the mechanism of the coffin.

With both hands clasped inside, and somehow, with a snap, the entire coffin lid popped open.

A stream of black water gushed out of the coffin.

At this point, the fat man no longer cared about the disgusting black water and pushed open the coffin lid.

"What the hell? How come there are so many rice dumplings here?"

The moment the coffin lid was opened, a foul stench wafted out.

Wu Xie leaned closer and saw that the coffin was filled with black water, and underneath, he could vaguely see some limbs intertwined.

It's unclear exactly how many bodies there are; they've all stuck together to form a huge body part.

Wu Xie casually counted, and there were at least twelve corpses.

This scene made Wu Xie vomit instantly.

Upon seeing this scene, Zhang Qi only considered it for a moment.

The coffin contained dark gold round nails, arranged in a row every few centimeters.

Even when submerged in water, it's impossible to tell whether it's pure gold or coated with gold.

There seemed to be something strange beneath the body parts, and the fat man shone his flashlight inch by inch from bottom to top.

It appears to be a stone slab with inscriptions.

⒈001671０5

Jade artifacts were found at the junctions of the body parts and on the hands; these items were priceless and very easy to carry.

The fat man felt a strong urge to see it, but the body parts in 617 were just too disgusting.

Even though the funerary objects were very tempting, the fat man didn't dare to put his hand into the coffin, which was covered with a layer of human oil, to retrieve anything.

That would be too outrageous.

After thinking for a while, the fat man had no choice but to give up.

"Based on our deductions, the owner of this tomb should have been a Taoist practitioner, but I never expected him to create something so sinister."

The fat man muttered curses.

"Why would such a disgusting joint burial coffin be placed here?"

Wu Xie suppressed his nausea and asked.

"How can I tell you you're an amateur tomb raider? Who crams a group of people into a coffin like a twisted rope? This thing was clearly buried alive, with all these people inside and suffocated to death with poison. This is called 'preserving life and hiding the corpse'."

The fat man said with a look of disgust.

"You fatso, you know so much? Tell me what it means to preserve one's inner energy and conceal one's corpse."

Wu Xie asked.

"To put it simply, this thing is called a corpse-raising coffin. It's a feng shui item, usually used in places like mountains and forests. If there's this coffin, it means there are two good feng shui locations in this ancient tomb. If you don't put coffins in both locations, the empty coffin locations will attract evil spirits because they gather the energy of the sea and rivers."

"So we put a coffin here to bury the body, and inside it must be buried a blood relative of the deceased. Only then can it be considered a joint burial. Moreover, this coffin must be the same as the one in the main tomb. In feng shui, this is called nurturing qi. Do you understand?"

The fat man said.

"So many people are buried here, who were they?"

"So this guy is really disgusting, he probably put his whole family in there."

"That's what the fat man said with disdain."

"Are you stupid? If this feng shui is really as good as you say, it's meant to make future generations better. What's the point of burying the whole family here if the feng shui is good?"

Wu Xie asked.