Tomb raiding: Carrying a coffin during a funeral procession, rewarded with the Dragon Elephant Prajn

"Hmph, I'm definitely going to stick with Boss Li and the naive guy!"

As Wang Pangzi spoke, he picked up the newspaper from the table.

The newspaper turned out to be an old newspaper from the 1970s, reporting on an expedition team that went missing in Changbai Mountain thirty years ago.

Before Fatty Wang could finish reading, Zhao Hailou spoke in a low voice: "According to my investigation, this expedition team heard that there was a mysterious Nine Dragons Carrying a Coffin on the top of Hengshan Mountain in Changbai Mountain, so they wanted to investigate. However, none of the thirteen members of the expedition team returned alive. Afterwards, the local government sent a search and rescue team, but they couldn't find it after searching for more than half a year, so they had no choice but to give up."

After saying that, Zhao Hailou pointed to the thread-bound books and continued.

"And these are records about the Eastern Xia Kingdom from ancient times to the present."

Upon hearing this, Wu Xie's eyes lit up.

He has always been interested in the history of various ancient small countries and has previously studied many related books.

However, Wu Xie frowned more and more as he looked at it for a while.

Seeing this, Fatty Wang looked suspicious and quickly asked, "What's wrong, Tianzhen?"

"These documents... are a bit strange!"

Before Fatty Wang could speak, Wu Xie took a deep breath and continued, "According to ancient records, the Eastern Xia Kingdom actually only had one ruler, named King Wangnu! It is said that at the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, King Wangnu led his people in a great battle against the Mongol army. At that time, the Mongol army was unstoppable, and King Wangnu was no match for them. After a crushing defeat, he led his people and fled into the deep mountains and forests."

"At that time, the Jin Dynasty, Western Xia, and Southern Song Dynasty all perished one after another, but the Eastern Xia Kingdom, hidden deep in the mountains, survived. What's even more bizarre is that for nearly two hundred years, from the end of the Song Dynasty to the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the Eastern Xia Kingdom had only one king, Wang Nu!"

Upon hearing this, Fatty Wang was stunned and exclaimed in surprise, "That doesn't make sense! There's only been one king in over two hundred years. Could the King of Ten Thousand Slaves really live to be over two hundred years old?"

Wu Xie shrugged and said, "Who knows? That's just what the book says."

Fatty Wang still didn't believe it, thinking that the title of "King of Ten Thousand Slaves" might just be a title that would be inherited by someone in each generation.

Just as foreigners in ancient times referred to the emperors of the Ming Dynasty as "Great Ming Emperors," only the people of the Ming Dynasty themselves knew the specific names and reign titles of these emperors.

Before Wu Xie could speak, Zhang Hailou, who was leaning against a pillar, chuckled and directly refuted Fatty Wang's guess.

"No need to guess anymore, I can tell you. There was indeed only one King of Dongxia, and he did indeed live for over two hundred years!"

As he spoke, Zhang Hailou pointed to the photos on the table.

"You'll understand when you see the photos!"

Upon hearing this, Fatty Wang quickly pulled out the black and white photos that were tucked inside the pile of old newspapers!

These are all old photos, some of which have yellowed and faded, and only the outlines can be barely made out.

Moreover, the date and time information are clearly printed in one corner of the photo.

"1941..."

"Isn't this during the War of Resistance against Japan?"

Zhang Hailou nodded and casually explained, "It was indeed during the War of Resistance against Japan. Not only that, these photos were also taken by the Japanese invaders back then."

Everyone was taken aback by these words.

Upon hearing this, Fatty Wang's expression turned serious, and he quickly began to carefully examine the contents of the photo.

He discovered that the photograph did not appear to depict a human being, but rather a strange creature.

A blurry outline appears. This creature is enormous and has many hands and feet!

Fatty Wang exclaimed in surprise, "What the hell is this thing?"

"The King of Dongxia!"

Zhang Hailou spoke in a low voice, enunciating each word clearly.

"The King of Dongxia? A monster as the ruler of a nation?"

Zhang Hailou nodded and explained, "Legend has it that the Xia king of the Middle East had six arms and twelve legs, was immortal, and possessed immense strength."

"After each generation of Dongxia king dies, his coffin is carried by nine dragons to a mysterious place for burial. Seven days later, the same monster will crawl out from underground, devour the Dongxia king's corpse, and then take his place. The new Dongxia king will possess the memories of the previous Dongxia king, and this cycle repeats itself, which is how the Dongxia Kingdom has been ruled for hundreds of years!"

Zhang Hailou's words left Wu Xie, Fatty Wang, and Cui Dahai speechless.

These things are so unbelievable, it's simply unimaginable.

The fact that the Eastern Xia Kingdom was ruled by a monster for hundreds of years is terrifying to even think about.

Of those present, only Queen Jingjue and Li Changsheng remained calm and composed.

Li Changsheng didn't care because he already knew, so of course he wasn't surprised.

The Queen of Jingjue didn't care because, in her eyes, the mere King of Dongxia was not worth mentioning, and the shock that Li Changsheng brought her was much greater!

The Queen of Jingjue also thought that everyone in this world was a fool, including Wu Xie and Fatty.

Burning fake incense before the true Buddha!

If we're talking about powerful figures, there are probably few in this world who can compare to Li Changsheng.

Li Changsheng could handle beings like the ancient gods, so what was the mere King of Dongxia?

So, the Queen of Jingjue, bored out of her mind, flipped through a women's fashion magazine that came with her to pass the time.

In her opinion, the Eastern Xia King's Tomb was not as interesting as a fashion magazine.

The clothing styles and aesthetics of at least two thousand years later were quite to her liking.

Indeed, the Queen of Jingjue was wearing a fitted trench coat and had shoulder-length wavy hair.

She was dashing and charming, even more beautiful than a movie star.

Zhang Hailou also discovered that Wu Xie's friends weren't as bad as he had imagined. Even the seemingly unreliable fat guy, after hearing the story of the King of Dongxia, didn't show any fear or hesitation; on the contrary, he was eager to try...

Zhang Hailou was somewhat surprised, but after thinking for a moment, he continued, "These photos were obtained by a group of skilled tomb raiders who went through great lengths to snatch them from the Japanese invaders. I can assure you that the photos are genuine. They were taken at the Eastern Xia King's Tomb. Even though the Japanese invaders were well-equipped and even deployed troops, they were unable to actually enter the main tomb. Instead, they suffered heavy casualties, reportedly hundreds of people died. In the end, when the war ended, these Japanese invaders retreated in panic, thus abandoning their attempt to conquer the Eastern Xia King's Tomb."

"Hehe, that's more like it! Naïve, we really struck gold this time. If we stumble upon any treasure later, don't let me leave empty-handed!"

"OK!"

Seeing Wu Xie and Fatty Wang getting more and more excited, Zhang Hailou felt helpless.

"Are you deaf? This tomb is dangerous! There are real monsters!"

"Tch, if you're scared, just give us the map. Stop with the fuss. I don't even know why Wu Xie's third uncle sent you!"

Fatty Wang didn't care and instead mocked him.

Zhang Hailou laughed in exasperation: "Fine, as long as you're not afraid. Follow me if you want, I'm only responsible for Wu Xie's safety!"

Upon hearing this, Fatty Wang also sneered, thinking to himself, "Who the hell is protecting whom?"

Tianzhen is now much more powerful than the King of Dongxia!