The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

"Young Master Fang, today my young lady has shown great righteousness by giving up her treasure. She only hopes that you will not forget the Gu family in the future."

Aunt Pei spoke calmly, her face expressionless.

Fang Yun was taken aback. Aunt Pei then asked, "Does Young Master Fang intend to wait until everyone else arrives before he is willing to leave?"

Fang Yun suddenly woke up, cupped his hands, and said, "I, Fang Yun, will remember this favor from the Gu family."

With that, Fang Yun waved his hand and quickly left with Xiao Ye and Huang Ying.

As for Gu Tingfang, she also took several deep breaths. Aunt Pei patted her on the shoulder and sighed softly, "Good child, some decisions are hard to make, but time will give you the answers."

After saying that, Aunt Pei waved her sleeve and led Gu Tingfang away from the spot.

Soon after, the area around the stone chamber became lively again, filled with the noise of people.

Standing at the front of these people were several familiar faces: Ke Qiang, Bai Hansheng, Chen Xian, and others.

When they saw that the stone door had been opened a crack, they were stunned and secretly thought that something was wrong.

When they saw that the dragon claw on the coffin was empty, they knew that they were too late and could not help but sigh.

Unexpectedly, even though I didn't dare to rest for a moment, I was still too slow. I don't know who beat me to it and took it away.

Ke Qiang's eyes darted around, constantly searching his mind for the previous scenes, as if trying to find some clues.

When Chen Xian saw that the bead was missing, he was also very disappointed. After all, he had gone to great lengths for it, just for such a small thing.

Now that this thing is gone, it means that all our efforts have been in vain, wasting both time and energy.

Has anyone seen Miss Gu?

At this moment, someone suddenly shouted, and the others instinctively looked for Miss Gu. Sure enough, Gu Tingfang was nowhere to be seen.

“I remember Gu Tingfang came in at the same time as us. I hadn’t seen them before and thought they had fallen behind, but I didn’t expect them to have come ahead of us.”

Ke Qiang snorted, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

"The Gu family really benefited this time, but they came and went so quickly, they didn't even let us take a look at the bead."

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Immediately, people began to discuss the matter, all saying that the Gu family had obtained the bead.

As for Ke Qiang and Chen Xian, they quietly instructed their subordinates to evacuate from the stone chamber.

The Gu family is the weakest among these families, and there are always many people who want to take advantage of them. Now that they have obtained such a treasure, won't they attract the covetousness of others?

Moreover, once the news of the Gu family's treasure spreads, many people will naturally start to covet it. Even if Chen Xian or Ke Qiang did it, who would know that it was them?

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Their reputation will remain unaffected.

Therefore, almost all those with the strength who dared to covet the Gu family are now rapidly retreating.

The Gu family must not have gone far after taking the items; they need to catch up quickly.

As for Fang Yun, he knew the way well and walked straight out of the cave.

When the oriole saw the sunlight again, it stretched lazily and felt very comfortable.

"Finally out again, finally able to see the sunlight again. If I had to stay inside for any longer, I think I would have gone crazy."

Huang Ying yawned. Clearly, the environment inside was very stressful, and coming out suddenly made her feel relaxed and sleepy.

"By the way, Brother Fang, why did Gu Tingfang give this thing to us in the end? Judging from her expression, didn't she also really want this bead?"

Huang Ying's question was also something Fang Yun had been wondering about, but after thinking about it along the way, he now had the answer.

Chapter 498 Farewell

After obtaining the Puppet Suppressor Bead, Fang Yun immediately tested its magical power. However, he felt a slight blockage, as if the bead had been placed under some kind of restriction, preventing it from fully exerting its power.

This feeling is like a sluice gate that originally had a large flow of water, but someone deliberately added some obstacles to the sluice gate, making it difficult for the water to flow.

So, although there was plenty of rain, the water was stuck because the sluice gates were very clogged.

This is exactly the feeling Fang Yun has now. Although he knows that the magical power of this bead, "820," is not small, he can only use a little bit of it now.

As for how to break the restriction, Fang Yun still has no idea.

The person who could place such a seal in such a divine artifact must have been a great power from ancient times, and I am far from being able to contend with them with my current abilities.

Therefore, Fang Yun is hardly considering how to break the seal now. If he could break it, he would need to rely on other magical artifacts that could counter it, or find the incantation left behind by that great master back then.

There is no other way but these two methods.

If this bead cannot be used at its full potential, then it won't be of much use to Fang Yun, and he probably won't even take it out to use it sometimes.

"We need to find a way to discover the records of this bead from those ancient sects. If we can get our hands on those ancient materials, we might be able to find some clues."

Fang Yun thought for a while and then thought of the sects in the mountains, which were places with a long history and countless generations of tradition.

If there's anywhere else you can find the answer, it must be there.

However, by this time, almost all the sects in the mountains had become secluded places, and even I don't know exactly where they are now.

Although he knew a general location, such as a corner of the southeastern mountain range, the area was simply too vast. Even if Fang Yun were to search for it, he didn't know how long it would take.

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Seeing Fang Yun deep in thought, Huang Ying asked curiously, "Brother Fang, now that you have everything, is there anything you're not satisfied with?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Yun smiled wryly, realizing that nothing was wrong, and casually recounted the situation.

Upon hearing this, Huang Ying said, "In that case, let's go find it. Now that we can even find the bead itself, why are we afraid of not finding those documents and ancient books?"

"It's not as simple as you think. These sects have survived to this day because they have their own ways of survival, and they generally don't like others to bother them."

Fang Yun shook his head, finding these reclusive families quite troublesome.

"Of course, there is another way, which is to offer something that will also tempt them in exchange. That way, there might still be a chance to get their ancient books."

That's what they say, but where can they find those valuable or rare treasures? If we're talking about rare items, the most precious thing they have right now is this Puppet-Suppressing Pearl in their hand.

It was impossible to exchange this bead for something else, so Fang Yun could only laugh and stopped thinking about it for the time being.

"Forget it, this isn't something that can be rushed. You've all been inside with me for a long time already, so why don't you go back and get some rest now..."

Upon hearing this, Huang Ying asked, "Brother Fang, what about you? Where are you planning to go?"

Fang Yun said, "I'm going back to Guangling city first. Some of my friends are waiting for me there. I haven't told them I've been out for so long, and they're probably getting impatient."

When Huang Ying heard Fang Yun say this, a hint of sadness flashed in her eyes, and she couldn't help but ask softly, "Will you come back in the future? Will we meet again?"

Upon hearing Huang Ying's tone change, Fang Yun's heart stirred. After a moment of surprise, a bright smile appeared on his face.

"Of course, you've all followed me for so long this time, and you've done a lot of work. I can't be the only one who benefits without you."

"Go back and wait for me. Don't worry, I'll bring you a satisfactory gift in a few days to half a month."

Although Huang Ying and the other girl kept saying no, it was clear that they were happy.

Although parting is extremely difficult, it is inevitable that we must part ways eventually; no one can avoid it.

Seeing Huang Ying's reluctant departure and her repeated turning back, Fang Yun felt a pang of sadness in his heart.

"What's wrong with me?"

Fang Yun chuckled and punched his chest, trying to shake off those vague thoughts, but the feeling just wouldn't go away.

"Alas, how much helplessness and how many disappointments there are in this world."

Fang Yun knew that his path was too different from theirs, and no matter what, it would be difficult for them to reunite in the end. Therefore, it was better to make a decision sooner rather than later and not leave any lingering feelings.

Chapter 499 Gathering Information

"Hurry up, everyone! Don't let that young lady surnamed Gu escape! Search her quickly!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Yun's heart skipped a beat. Seeing these people walking towards him, he immediately found a clump of grass and squatted down, preparing to secretly observe their movements.

Then, they saw a man carrying a steel knife and wearing a blue cloth robe walking with three other men dressed as servants. They were using the knife to poke at the weeds beside them, as if they were looking for something.

"That's strange. All the valuables are in that mountain cave. What are these people looking for here?"

"What bad luck! All that effort from a bunch of us grown men was wasted, and that treasure was taken by that little woman from the Gu family. What bad luck!"

"You didn't see how awful our master's face was. He didn't take these women from the Gu family seriously at all, but he ended up getting caught out by their tricks. The one who wasn't paying any attention got the stuff."

Upon hearing their conversation, Fang Yun wondered to himself, "The surname Gu isn't uncommon. Could the girl with that surname be Gu Tingfang?"

"What if we can't find it? I don't think it's possible for them to hide around here. Once they get the item, they'll rush home immediately."

Someone complained again, but was immediately met with a snap of the fingers from the leader.

"You're being nosy. Since the master has given the order, we'll just do as he says. Why all the fuss? Even if we don't find it, the master will come straight to our residence. It'll just be a little more troublesome..."

At this point, the man clearly realized that there were some things he shouldn't have said, so he shut his mouth and started urging the others to get back to work.

Fang Yun was crouching in the grass, but he heard it clearly and knew exactly what the man said.

At first I was a little confused, but soon I suddenly understood.

These people must believe that Gu Tingfang took the treasure, and they are unwilling to accept this, so they want to pursue her.

In that case, Gu Tingfang's current situation is quite dangerous.

Compared to the Gu family, which was just a wealthy family that started out in the jewelry business, they couldn't be compared to forces with military backgrounds.