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

Tiger, Lao Kuai, and the others couldn't stand the arrogant attitude of the Taoist priest Gou Huo, and they huddled together in whispers, grumbling to each other.

Apart from Lao Kuai, all four of them were Xiang Yunfeng's childhood friends from the same village.

I travel all over the country, simply to make money.

Among the group, Tiger noticed the gold medal hanging from the waist of the poisonous corpse Feng Shiqi and his heart stirred.

He thought for a moment, and taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, he quietly moved to the front of the corpse and carefully took the gold medal of Guanshan Taibao.

This gold medal, made from such a large piece of gold, is worth tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan just for the gold itself, even without considering its cultural value.

He also overheard Li Changsheng's words and knew that Feng Shiqi was a poisonous person, so he tried his best not to touch the corpse.

Soon, his fingers touched the gold medal, and he was overjoyed. He quickly grabbed a corner of the medal and tore it off.

With the gold medal in hand, Tiger's face lit up with even greater joy, and he quickly took it to examine it.

but……

The next second, he felt a sudden, excruciating pain in his palm!

"Ouch! Ouch! It hurts so much!"

With a clatter, the gold medal in Tiger's hand fell directly to the ground.

He clutched his palm, bent over in pain, like a boiled shrimp.

Upon seeing this, Xiang Yunfeng rushed over and shouted, "Tiger, what's wrong?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the gold medal on the ground, his eyes narrowed, and he instantly understood the reason.

Li Changsheng just mentioned that this ancient corpse is poisonous, but who knew that Hu Zi would dare to touch the things on the corpse.

"Are you stupid!"

Xiang Yunfeng was furious at his son's lack of ambition, but he couldn't just stand by and watch Huzi die.

He hurriedly shouted, "Old Kuai, bring out the antidote powder we brought this time!"

Tomb raiding gangs like theirs often venture deep into the mountains and forests, where they frequently encounter poisonous insects, snakes, and ants.

Therefore, all kinds of detoxifying powders and insect repellent powders are prepared in advance.

Xiang Yunfeng didn't know if the antidote powder could neutralize the poison in Hu Zi, but for now, he had no choice but to try anything.

Upon hearing this, Lao Kuai acted swiftly, quickly taking out the medicinal powder from his backpack.

However, before he could even open the packet of medicine powder, Li Changsheng's voice drifted over.

"It's too late!"

Everyone looked at Hu Zi in unison, only to see that his palms were turning black and corroding at a visible speed, and the corrosion was spreading to his arms.

In just over ten seconds, his entire right hand had been corroded, exposing the stark white bone.

Similarly, Tiger was in so much pain that he collapsed on the ground, unable to even scream, his face deathly pale.

Instantly, everyone present felt a chill run down their spines.

Just now, Li Changsheng said that Feng Shiqi was a poisonous person, and the others hadn't taken it to heart yet. But seeing Hu Zi's appearance, they couldn't help but feel a little scared.

Even worse, some of them quietly moved a few steps away from Feng Shiqi and Hu Zi, fearing they might be contaminated by the deadly poison.

On the other side, Ah Ning coldly watched as Hu Zi's right hand corroded, secretly thinking that the poison in Feng Shiqi's body was probably more potent than the most venomous jellyfish. She feared that within minutes, the poison would completely invade Hu Zi's heart, corroding him into a pool of bones and blood.

Seeing the critical situation, Xiang Yunfeng didn't care about anything else. He pulled out a sharp entrenching tool from the backpack behind Lao Kuai and slashed it directly at Hu Zi's arm.

In an instant, blood splattered, and Tiger's entire right arm was severed.

Tiger screamed in pain and then fainted.

However, Xiang Yunfeng was not yet sure whether this action had blocked the poison, so he could only stand aside and observe carefully.

After seven or eight seconds, seeing that there were no signs of corrosion from the toxins on Tiger's wound, he breathed a sigh of relief and rushed forward as fast as he could to apply hemostatic powder and bandage Tiger's wound!

After working for a while, Xiang Yunfeng finally stopped the bleeding. He didn't bother to wipe the sweat from his face and turned to look at A Ning.

"Miss Aning, I failed to manage my subordinates properly this time, and I will refund the deposit to your company. However, Tiger is my brother, and I must withdraw from this operation and take him to the hospital for treatment."

Ah Ning nodded slightly.

With Li Changsheng, there's both a guide and a top expert, so whether or not Xiang Yunfeng's team is there won't have a significant impact.

Aning even thoughtfully added, "You don't need to refund the deposit; consider it your subordinate's medical expenses."

Xiang Yunfeng nodded, then with a stern face, he directed Lao Kuai and the others to carry Hu Zi on their backs and return along the same route.

After they left, Aning turned her gaze back to the Nine Palaces Chihu Locked Stone Coffin.

She looked at Li Changsheng and asked softly, "Feng Shiqi's last words said there was a mechanism on the stone coffin. Can you open it?"

Li Changsheng shrugged and shook his head, saying, "The Nine Palaces Dragon Tiger Lock requires mastery of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams, which I don't possess."

Although he understood Maoshan Taoist arts, especially Maoshan talismans, he really didn't understand anything about the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams.

Hearing this, Ah Ning thought for a moment and then asked, "Can we break it open?"

"Definitely not. If it could be broken open, Feng Shiqi would have done so long ago. As far as I know, the nine dragons on the coffin are actually an extremely ingenious mechanism."

If the correct unlocking method is not found, or the wrong sequence is pressed, the coffin will spew out raging oil, burning all the funerary objects and treasures inside to ashes.

Upon hearing this, Ah Ning instantly became somewhat unsettled.

She quickly turned her gaze to Hei Xiazi and Gou Daoshi...

Among those present, her mercenaries were not to be counted on; most were foreigners, some of whom didn't even speak Chinese, let alone know how to unlock the Nine Palaces Dragon Tiger Lock.

only……

Seeing A Ning's gaze, Hei Xiazi quickly waved his hand.

"Miss Aning, don't look at me, I don't know how either."

In the end, only Gou or the Taoist priest remained. He shook his head helplessly and frowned, saying, "I can only try, but I can't guarantee that I can solve it."

With that, he steeled himself and stepped forward to break the Nine Palaces Dragon Tiger Lock.

Li Changsheng leaned against the rock wall not far away, his gaze fixed on Feng Shiqi, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground.

Despite Hu Zi's earlier commotion, Feng Shiqi remained completely silent.

This made Li Changsheng feel a little regretful, and he even missed Wu Xie a bit...

The people in front of me are all rotten.

I searched through the corpses for ages, but not a single one had come back to life!

Of course, Li Changsheng's own hands were even worse.

If he goes up to open the coffin, or touch the corpse, or even if he is supposed to be a zombie to complete a quest, there is a chance he will fail.

It's probably because he's a person that gods and ghosts hate; those evil creatures like zombies would rather their souls be scattered than see him.

"Alas, I offered my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the gutter... Why didn't you enjoy a proper funeral for me?"

Just as Li Changsheng was feeling sad, Hei Xiazi came over.

He smiled ingratiatingly and asked in a low voice, "Advisor Li, why do you seem not at all worried about whether the stone coffin can be opened?"