The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

"Of course he's amazing. Senior brother said Fang Yun is even more amazing than him."

Upon hearing the old foreigner's words, Hua replied without hesitation.

"this.."

Upon hearing this, the old foreigner opened his mouth and then laughed helplessly: "You haven't even gotten married yet, and you're already siding with outsiders."

If we go somewhere else, Hua will definitely have to have a little chat with the old foreigners.

But at this moment, Hua was not in the mood to speak. Her heart was pounding with Fang Yun's movements, and her eyes were full of worry as she looked at him.

.........

Fang Yun darted and leaped through the thirty- or forty-meter-long passage, reaching the end in just over ten seconds.

At the end of the passage, there was a stone door.

Above the stone gate, several exquisite murals were painted with special oil paint, and in the center of the stone gate, a jade plate was also embedded.

The jade plate was divided into five rows, densely engraved with Western Xia script. The shape of the jade plate was similar to the lock on the safe in my previous life.

However, Fang Yun didn't look closely. Instead, he turned around, waved to the three of them, and called out in a low voice.

"Follow the stone pillar!"

In the passage before, countless stone slabs collapsed, leaving only a few stone pillars standing up from the abyss of earth spikes.

The guillotines on the walls on both sides are also one-time use mechanisms; once they are deployed, they cannot be retracted.

Just jump over those stone pillars and be careful not to get cut by the sluice gate.

Soon, the three of them jumped down the stone pillar to the end of the passage.

As soon as he passed through the passage, Partridge Whistle walked excitedly to the stone gate.

"The murals on this stone gate are so exquisite, and they have remained unchanged for thousands of years. They must have been made by the Western Xia royal family using special materials."

"Even this jade plate is made of Kunshan jade, so this must be the entrance to the treasure room."

Although Partridge Whistle was impatient, he dared not touch the jade plate. His gaze swept around and finally landed on the ancient Western Xia script on the walls on both sides.

"Brother Fang, the answer to deciphering the jade plate must lie hidden in these ancient texts."

"No!"

At this moment, Fang Yun shook his head, patted Partridge Whistle on the shoulder, and said:

"Brother Dao, your mind is too chaotic."

“As I said before, treasure troves are different from tombs. Why would the treasure hunter leave such an obvious entrance and clues? Wouldn’t that give later bandits an opportunity to enter?”

"We can use tomb raiding techniques for this level."

Upon hearing this, Partridge Whistle suddenly realized what was happening and immediately looked down at the ground.

Along this journey, each challenge is a downward one, leading deeper and deeper.

Since the stone gate was a trap and the walls on both sides could not be dug through, it was natural to dig a tunnel from under one's feet to the main hall.

When Partridge Whistle looked down at the ground, his eyes lit up immediately.

The ground was paved with a whole stretch of bluestone bricks.

However, among these bluestone bricks, there were a few black stone bricks mixed in, and those black stone bricks formed a Buddhist swastika.

The black stone brick in the center of the swastika looks a bit larger than the other bricks.

Thump...thump...

If you tap it with a little force, you can hear a hollow echo coming from below.

Upon hearing this, Partridge Whistle's face lit up with a smile. He stood up, cupped his hands in greeting to Fang Yun, and said:

"Brother Fang's predictions are truly insightful and his understanding is exceptional. I admire him!"

Not only Partridge Whistle, but even Flower and Old Foreigner looked at Fang Yun with shock.

It's understandable that someone who started out as a tomb raider would be highly skilled in finding auspicious burial sites, and his legwork is even stronger than that of the leader of the Mountain Moving Team, which can also be described as a natural talent.

But to be able to discern the location of both the life-and-death gates at a glance is truly unimaginable insight and skill.

Seeing the three people's expressions, Fang Yun was taken aback, then straightened his face and waved his hand, saying:

“I have explored the tombs of several Western Xia nobles. The Western Xia people were Buddhist, and their tombs were similar to this Great Buddhist Temple. I have also encountered similar traps before.”

After saying that, Fang Yun thought to himself again.

Ghost Blows Fire Ding, you'll know once you've seen it, you can do it too!

After a brief chat, Partridge Whistle squatted down on the black stone brick and began to examine it.

After tapping here and there, they finally took an arrow from the old foreigner and used it to pry open the black stone slab.

As soon as he made his move, Partridge Whistle felt the black stone brick shift slightly. He was overjoyed and began to pry the brick up even faster.

In just over ten seconds, they pried the black stone brick out.

After the black stone bricks were removed, a dark and narrow passage came into view.

The secret passage was vertically downwards, pitch black inside, and could only accommodate one person at a time. If someone was overweight, they wouldn't be able to get in at all.

Seeing that there was indeed a hidden passage under the black stone bricks, Partridge Whistle breathed a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on his lips.

"Indeed, this is where Buddhism teaches to leave a way out in everything we do, and it truly did leave a way out for survival."

Upon hearing Partridge Whistle's words, Fang Yun suppressed a laugh, opened his mouth but didn't say anything.

This is a treasure trove; how could we possibly leave any chance for outsiders to survive?

It is estimated that the Western Xia royal family believed they might survive the Yuan dynasty, so they left a path in this treasure trove, intending to retrieve the treasures later and use them to make a comeback.

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Chapter Forty-Four: Jade, the State Funeral of Western Xia!

After waiting a few minutes for fresh air to fill the tunnel, the four of them began to crawl inside one after another.

The passage was small and not very deep; it only took about five or six meters to reach the bottom.

Similar to the path they had taken before, this secret passage led to another small stone chamber, and directly in front of them, another passage appeared.

The passageway was very large, with many openwork holes in the walls on both sides, inside which were placed countless Buddha statues of various sizes.

After lighting up his phosphorescent tubes and distributing them to the three of them, Fang Yun led the way into the passage.

The passage was very short; in just two minutes, the group reached the end, surrounded by hard earthen walls.

Fang Yun looked up and saw a brick floor above him, which he could touch with his hand.

Click...

With a slight lift, it raised the stone brick above its head and moved it around.

Then, he climbed up directly.

Hua and her two senior brothers followed closely behind, climbing out of the tunnel one after another.

The treasure is quite strange; there are passages everywhere, and as you climb out of one, another one appears.

Right now, they've somehow managed to slip into another passage.

The three of them were about to say something when they saw Fang Yun, who was standing at the corner of the passage not far ahead, gently raise his hand and gesture for them to be quiet.

Seeing this, the three of them felt a chill and slowed down, moving slowly to Fang Yun's side.

Following Fang Yun's gaze, a huge Buddhist temple came into view. With the faint blue light of the phosphorescent tube, one could vaguely see a Buddha statue sitting at the end of the temple.

The Buddha statue was entirely deep black, as if it swallowed up all the light around it.

Most importantly, countless black hands were scattered behind the Buddha statue, and the Buddha's outline was covered in countless shapes!

The Great Evil Buddha with a Thousand Hands and a Thousand Bodies!

Upon seeing the black Buddha with a thousand hands and a thousand bodies, the three people's expressions changed drastically.

Based on what Fang Yun had said earlier, and what they were seeing before them, it meant that the legend was real.

Thinking of this, the three of them looked at Fang Yun.

Seeing the serious expressions on the three faces, Fang Yun shook his head slightly and said:

"Don't worry, that Buddha statue is inanimate; it was built by humans."

"That's what we should be worried about!"

After speaking, Fang Yun pointed to the top of the passage. The three of them looked up and saw several dark figures hanging upside down from the top of the passage.

The dark shapes looked like a honeycomb, only much larger than a regular honeycomb, each about half a person's height.

At the top of this passage, there were more than a dozen of them, densely packed together!

"This is a swarm of mites. A single mite is hard to see with the naked eye, but there are more than a dozen swarms here... the number is incalculable."

"But there's no need to worry too much. Our body temperature isn't high enough to wake them. As long as we don't light a fire and move around quietly, we'll be fine!"

Upon hearing Fang Yun's words, the three of them nodded solemnly, lowered their stances slightly, and followed Fang Yun as he slowly walked forward.

Soon, the four of them passed through the swarm of insects and arrived at the Buddhist temple.