An extraordinary life journey through old Beijing courtyard houses

Besides the boxes containing copper coins, there were the skeletons of more than a dozen women.

Without exception, they all had ropes around their necks.

It appears that he was strangled to death and then buried alive with the deceased.

Damn! That's a piece of junk!

You're dead, so why are you still harming women?

Below the platform, another row of chairs was placed.

Each one has a mutilated skeleton on it.

Without exception, each skeleton has its own treasure chest.

Although it was smaller than the chief's, it was still full of valuable items.

He was clearly a subordinate of the leader on the platform, who followed him in life and went to the underworld with him in death.

This is actually a good thing; when heroes swear brotherhood, they always say—

I'd rather die on the same day as someone in the same year than be born on the same day of the same year!

This can be considered putting it into practice.

Further out, the area was littered with corpses, stretching as far as the eye could see, numbering at least over a thousand.

These should all be low-ranking soldiers.

Good heavens! They'd repay a debt with their lives! That's true loyalty...

No, no, Jiang Baobin immediately realized.

It wasn't that they were loyal, but that they had no other choice.

In ancient times, far more soldiers died from wound infections than from direct combat on the battlefield.

These people were clearly wounded, abandoned by the main force and left here to die.

A very small number of them recovered from their injuries or stayed behind as medics to take care of them.

The cave collapsed due to the earthquake.

These people wanted to escape, so they could only go by water, but they all drowned.

As for those who cannot move, they can only stay in the cave and wait to die.

Each of these people had valuables such as gold, silver, and jade with them.

This means they are either a large group of bandits or rebels.

Although they made a fortune through burning, killing, and looting, they ultimately met a violent end.

As the saying goes, those who do many evil deeds will surely perish; they have received their just deserts...

Jiang Baobin, who was deep in thought, suddenly shivered.

Oh no, his Kundalini skill has reached its time limit!

Although the cave was almost completely enclosed, it was not warm at all.

Given Jiang Baobin's current state of being so candid.

Without a microcosm of heat, how can one ward off the cold?

Even if we swim back now, it's too late; we'll definitely freeze to death halfway there!

According to scientific research, a person will lose the ability to move within five minutes in water at zero degrees Celsius.

He'll die in fifteen minutes.

Although Jiang Baobin is incredibly talented, given his current condition, it's highly unlikely he'll be able to swim to Black Dragon Pool.

Could it be that the protagonist is going to die?

Of course not.

The guy grinned: Hehe, luckily I had expected this.

Didn't you see that besides a short thatch, I was also carrying a water bottle?

The pot contained a whole world of surprises—not just water, but also chopped fish and dried meat.

It's for unforeseen circumstances.

See? This guy is always the cunning rabbit with three burrows, always thinking about defeat before even considering victory!

Although the thin paste in the pot had cooled down completely, there was no time to worry about that now.

"Glug, glug..."

After swallowing half of it, Jiang Baobin quickly began practicing his Kundalini Qigong.

The inner universe within my body quickly ignited...

Don't stay here for long!

After regaining his composure, this was Jiang Baobin's first thought.

Although there was enough food in the kettle for him to eat once more, and the system still had more than 100 minutes left in the countdown.

But he decided to get everything done in an hour.

Then he left, never to return!

This guy quickly went through the whole thing and collected the most valuable items.

His main goal was to store the two exquisite boxes at the leader's feet into his spatial storage.

Then the box vanished into thin air, and with a "crash, crash," the leader's two leg bones broke apart after losing their support.

The sudden sound startled Jiang Baobin.

While looking around, they were already preparing to escape!

In movies and TV shows, there are always stories of people accidentally touching some kind of mechanism or disturbing the tomb owner's treasures.

Will something catastrophic happen, like the sky falling and the earth collapsing?

Fortunately, the system didn't seem to want to make things difficult for him—the surroundings remained silent and unchanged.

Jiang Baobin breathed a long sigh of relief; the system had finally acted like a human for once.

He glanced longingly at the precious sword in the leader's hand.

In the end, they didn't touch it. That must have been the leader's weapon; they'd keep it to be buried with him.

Those boxes of copper coins were rather useless.

Because Jiang Baobin had tried it, even if he only accepted the copper coins inside.

It can only hold two mouths; any more than that would exceed the space's capacity.

So which one should we install?

He opened it and looked inside; it was hastily and randomly packed—in strings, scattered, densely packed.

If you have trypophobia, you might faint on the spot!

Let's just give up everything and leave it to the leader to be buried with him.

Jiang Baobin tilted his head and glanced at him, then chuckled and said:

"Boss, look at you, you've already committed so many atrocities in the mortal world."

"Should we just stop carrying the knife? Fighting and killing are ultimately not good."

"Besides, I've already left you so many copper coins to be buried with you, so you'll be a rich man even in the afterlife."

"It's so nice to live a peaceful life, so I'll keep the precious sword for myself."

"..."

"Since you're not answering, that means you agree willingly, hehe, thanks for understanding."

I've never seen anyone as shameless as this guy, actually discussing things with a dead person.

However, to Jiang Baobin's surprise—just as he put the knife into his storage space, a system notification appeared immediately:

"Ding! Hidden quest completed: 'Embroidered Spring Descends'!"

"In embroidered robes, spring stands tall against the heavens; in colorful attire, one approaches the courtyard daily."

"In the fifteenth year of Hongwu (1382), Emperor Taizu of Ming, Zhu Yuanzhang, sought to strengthen centralized power."

"The Embroidered Uniform Guard, directly under the emperor, was established, and the Embroidered Spring Blade became its indispensable symbolic equipment."

"It is not merely a knife, but a symbol of imperial authority and majesty!"

"And this knife is the prototype of the Embroidered Spring Blade, a truly precious sword!"

"Mission complete. Rewards: ① 'Six Harmonies Knife Technique'; ② 'Flying Knife Technique'."

Wow! I didn't expect to have such an unexpected bonus.

"Excellent! Excellent!" Jiang Baobin thought to himself.

Take out the knife and examine it carefully...

He then closed his eyes and silently recalled the moves and tips of the "Six Harmonies Knife Technique" and the "Flying Knife Technique".

His skills were already quite basic; at least he could clearly distinguish between a good and a bad sword technique.

At this moment, he was very satisfied—this sword technique was very lethal.

Especially the throwing knives, you should practice them properly when you get back.

Otherwise, carrying a swift sword around all day wouldn't be right.

Logically speaking, according to Jiang Baobin's plan, they should have withdrawn by now.

But there's still so much space left; it would be such a waste to leave like this.

Put those copper coins in there? No, no, that won't do.

He had already promised the leader that he would be buried with him, so he couldn't go back on his word, could he?

Forget it, to avoid shortening my lifespan, I should restrain my greed.

So what else can one take without incurring public wrath?

Looking around, Jiang Baobin's eyes lit up...