The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

To continue moving forward, Fang Yun needed to use his handstand skills. He braced his head against the ground on one side, then used his hands to push himself up, using his head as the center point, and then flipped over to the next flip board.

After repeating this process more than ten times, Fang Yun, though a little dizzy from exhaustion, finally managed to walk out of the bronze passageway.

Standing on the other side of the road, looking back at the passageway, Fang Yun felt a mix of emotions. He had almost lost his life because of this inconspicuous path. It seemed that he would have to be extra vigilant in the future.

Some people experience a sense of relief after surviving a dangerous situation, and they relax as a result. However, they may not realize that the danger they thought they had overcome might just be one link in a chain of dangers.

Faced with the possible situations that might arise, Fang Yun dared not be careless at all, and once again became extremely alert.

"Wu Xie, where did you all go? The best way to find this tomb is for everyone to work together. Don't make it too hard for me to find you."

Fang Yun couldn't help but mutter to himself.

After passing through another long, dark tunnel, the space gradually expanded until it opened up, revealing a huge stone gate in front of us.

This stone door probably leads to the core of the tomb.

Fang Yun stepped forward and pushed the door with his hand, but it didn't budge.

"Pushing it with force is definitely useless; we need to see if we can find the mechanism for this door nearby."

Thinking about it, Fang Yun walked around the door a few times, but the area around the door was very clean. Apart from some scattered sand and gravel and some dust that had accumulated over the years, there was nothing particularly special about it.

Fang Yun then took out a hollow stick and tapped it along the nearby wall, but the sound that came back was quite dull, probably coming from solid bricks and stones.

"Is there no escape route left here?"

A hint of doubt flashed through Fang Yun's mind.

The so-called "gate of life" was a mechanism left by the craftsmen who built the tomb so that they could escape.

Otherwise, once all the doors are closed and all the mechanisms are locked, the entire tomb will become a cage. The craftsmen who built the tomb will be trapped, waiting to die, and will be buried alive as funerary sacrifices.

Of course, unless the tomb owner held a high position of power and was the kind of person who regarded human life as worthless, they would not usually do such a thing.

After pondering for a long time, Fang Yun still couldn't come up with any clues. Now, all he had in front of him was this door. If he couldn't open it, then going back was his only option.

Clearly, Fang Yun did not want to go back.

By this time, Fang Yun's strength was almost completely depleted after the journey. When he suddenly stopped, he felt a strong sense of hunger.

Fang Yun sat down, took out a bag of dry food, and first stuffed a large mouthful of corn into his mouth.

Although this thing doesn't taste very good, it's small in size and because it's hard to digest, it keeps you full for a long time.

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While chewing his dry rations, Fang Yun's thoughts didn't stop. He kept looking around, trying to find some clues in this seemingly flawless place.

Just as Fang Yun was about to stuff a mouthful of corn into his mouth, he suddenly noticed a thread mixed in with the corn, so he picked it out with his other hand.

The thread was grayish-white in color, and looked similar to the appearance of corn, so you could easily accidentally eat it.

...... ........ .......

Fang Yun was halfway through his action, about to discard the loose thread, when his eyes suddenly widened. He slapped his forehead and muttered to himself, "Right, I don't have any other lighting equipment, so how could I see this loose thread?"

This tomb is not like the outside. Without a flashlight or candle, it is almost completely dark. Sometimes you might not be able to see anything even if someone is right in front of you, let alone such a tiny thread.

Thinking of this, Fang Yun stood up and looked up at the ceiling, but he didn't see any light coming through.

Fang Yun is currently several feet underground. If there is any light, it can only come from the top, not from other places in the same location.

So Fang Yun didn't observe other positions and focused his attention on the area below his head. But even after his neck got sore from looking up, Fang Yun still hadn't gained anything.

"That's strange, where is this light coming from? It's so hard to find."

Light is not something that other objects can play hide-and-seek with you, or that you can hide in a corner of.

Chapter 355 Unknown Light Source

"Never mind all that for now, let's eat our fill and regain our strength first."

After looking at it for a while, Fang Yun finally decided to give up, since it was quite a test of eyesight, and his eyes soon became sore.

When Fang Yun found a corner to sit down and planned to rest against the wall for a while, he suddenly noticed that the beam of light from before was actually brighter. Could it be because of the angle?

Fang Yun looked up, but it was still pitch black, and he couldn't find anything.

"That's strange, could it be that the light isn't coming in from outside?"

Fang Yun couldn't think of any other good explanation. Just as he was scratching his head, he suddenly noticed light shining through the crack in the wall not far away, marked "687".

Fang Yun was startled and ran towards that location to take a closer look. This time, it really wasn't an illusion; the light was indeed coming from inside the wall.

"This is quite unusual; the light isn't coming down from the ceiling, but rather from another dark room."

Fang Yun touched the wall with his hand and suddenly noticed something strange. The wall was obviously much softer than the other walls, as if it were plastered with mud.

Fang Yun scratched it again with his hand, and sure enough, he managed to scrape off a large chunk of mud.

Because of the long time that had passed, the mud had turned black and hardened, like a stone that had been baked in a pile of coal.

Now that he had made this discovery, Fang Yun naturally wouldn't give up the opportunity to dig deeper, since using his fingernails to scratch was a limited method.

So Fang Yun used some bamboo products he found on the road and whittled them into a small shovel with a knife. He then used this shovel to dig the soil, which greatly increased his efficiency.

After a while, Fang Yun realized that it was a fake wall, and he could see the gap inside without much effort.

After digging with even greater effort, a hole large enough for one person to pass through had been dug out of the wall in front of them.

Fang Yun curiously peeked inside. It wasn't a hidden room or secret chamber, but rather a roughly constructed mud staircase.

That ray of light came from the very top of the staircase.

Without hesitation, Fang Yun entered the cave and then climbed the stairs one step at a time.

The stairs were probably built with soft soil, but after so much weathering, they have become very hard.

The staircase seemed endless, and Fang Yun continued climbing for a long time without reaching the end.

And the higher you go, the stronger the light becomes.

"Could this be a robber's tunnel? It looks like we could just walk right out."

After a short while, Fang Yun finally reached the edge of the staircase, where the originally square space had turned into a circle.

Fang Yun reached out to touch it and realized that, without her noticing, the soil was gone, replaced by the hardness of rock.

When Fang Yun poked his head out, he discovered that he was at the bottom of a well, and the light was shining in from the well opening.

It's clear that the weather is pretty good today; the manhole cover was only half open, yet the sunlight was already abundant.

The well was dry year-round, and there was a lot of debris and dead leaves at the bottom. Fortunately, there were some cracks in the bricks of the well wall, and Fang Yun stepped on these cracks and climbed up.

"Regardless of the situation outside, Fang Yun now understands at least one thing: this tomb has already been discovered, and the fact that such a large tomb-raiding hole could be dug out suggests two things..."

First, there must be some very valuable treasures down there; otherwise, tomb raiders wouldn't have gone to such lengths to build a staircase. Second, these tomb raiders are no ordinary people, having managed to create such a cleverly constructed tunnel.

When Fang Yun cautiously poked his head out of the well, he found that there was no movement outside, except for the occasional bird calls coming from the mountains.

"Has this place already been abandoned?"

Fang Yun didn't believe that since the tomb raiders had gone to such great lengths, they wouldn't have left without even opening the stone door below.

Unless the stone door below is completely impossible to open.

However, according to Fang Yun's estimation, although the stone door below was difficult to open, it was not intended as a last line of defense. If the right tools were available, opening it would only be a matter of time.

With these questions lingering in his mind, Fang Yun climbed out of the well. 1.3

Everything outside was quiet. We were still deep in the mountains, and in the distance, there were dense forests.

Not far away, there seemed to be a farmhouse courtyard, surrounded by a green bamboo fence, with several simple thatched huts inside.

Fang Yun guessed that the person living there was likely the one who guarded the well, who was also one of the tomb raiders at the time.

As for why he gave up halfway, Fang Yun would have to go over and have a proper talk with that person.

Thinking of this, Fang Yun walked towards the thatched hut. Everything was quiet and peaceful; a typical day in the mountains was just like that.

Chapter 356: The cabin in the mountains

As Fang Yun approached the thatched hut, he heard some faint chirping sounds. It turned out that there were some chicks and other poultry living inside the fence.

"So it seems that someone lives here, or even lives here permanently."

Thinking of this, Fang Yun did not go in directly, but quickly found a place to hide behind a large rock, from which he could see the courtyard.

It's best not to show up rashly before you've gotten to know the other person properly.

After a long while, the courtyard remained as quiet as before, with nothing to be heard except for the chirping of the chicks.

There seemed to be no one inside; the doors were all closed, and no one was seen coming out.

"Could it be that they went out?"

Fang Yun muttered to himself, intending to wait a little longer, but several hours passed before he could even think of going out to check the house.

"I'll wait another 15 minutes. If no one comes in, I'll go in directly."

Fang Yun looked at the setting sun, realizing it was already afternoon, and muttered to himself that he was ready to go out.

Just then, a sound of voices came from the distant mountains. Upon closer listening, it sounded like someone was singing a folk song.

Fang Yun remained hidden behind the rock, listening carefully to the lyrics of the song. The lyrics were simple folk tunes, but judging from the dialect spoken, the singer was not a local.

As the sound grew closer, Fang Yun tensed up. This person was likely guarding this tomb-raiding tunnel, and Fang Yun was eager to see who this person was.