General of the Heavens

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

A dozen or so engineers covered their mouths and noses and used shovels to break down the doors. In less than an hour, the two tomb doors, weighing several thousand pounds, were finally opened.

Smoke billowed continuously from the tomb entrance, only dissipating as the sun set. When Luo Laowai sent people to investigate, they discovered that the tomb passage was entirely made of stone slabs!

"Hey! That grandson of a bitch is a real devil!"

Chen Yulou shook his head. "That's normal. Commander Luo, think about it. If you were building a tomb, you would definitely try every means to prevent tomb raiding!"

"Oh dear, Manager Chen, I'm so anxious! There are so many treasures inside, I'm waiting to exchange them for guns and cannons!" Luo Laowai was much more impatient than Chen Yulou.

"Haste makes waste; take it slow!"

Ning Chen recently inquired about Luo Laowai's situation. Several warlords near his territory have been expanding their power aggressively recently.

It's understandable that this guy is anxious.

Heavy stone slabs were piled up haphazardly, and it took Luo Laowai two more days to have the tomb passage completely cleared.

At this moment, a line of strongmen stood in front of the door, some carrying temporarily transported lime powder to deal with the poisonous insects lurking in the tomb.

Some people also dragged centipede-shaped ladders to climb mountains and build bridges over rivers in ancient tombs.

In addition, Chen Yulou's confidants all carried rattan shields to shield themselves from hidden fire and arrows in the tomb. Luo Laowai's troops were also fully addicted to opium, with bullets loaded and waiting for the order to fire.

Seeing hundreds of his men standing in front of the tomb passage, Chen Yulou couldn't help but feel proud, and at the same time, a surge of heroic spirit and boiling blood welled up in his heart!

"We weren't born bandits or thieves, but the world is in chaos. Besides, which of the gold and silver treasures buried with us wasn't looted from the people?"

We enjoyed it while we were alive, and now it's still on our side after we die. We take it because we are acting on behalf of Heaven. This is called repaying kindness with kindness!

Brothers, those who accomplish extraordinary things are destined to be heroes. As the saying goes, boldness conquers the world, while caution makes progress difficult. So, be bold and follow me to raid tombs!

"Roar! Tomb raiding! Tomb raiding!"

Watching Chen Yulou's spirited encouragement of the troops, Ning Chen's lips twitched, and for a moment he felt that Chen Yulou was born in the wrong era!

The bandits echoed in agreement and followed behind their leader, about to enter the tomb passage to make their fortune, when Ning Chen stepped forward again.

"Brother Chen, Commander Luo, better safe than sorry. Didn't you really consider that this might be a trap?"

Luo Laowai asked in surprise, "A trap?"

Ning Chen patted Chen Yulou on the shoulder and said, "You're all inferior to me in this respect. When it comes to being steady, if I claim to be second, no one dares to claim to be first!"

Ning Chen had Luo Laowai's adjutant bring over the few heavy smokers who had almost been executed; now it was their turn to do the work.

To be honest, Ning Chen wanted to be a good person, but it turned out he was wrong. Before, when they were tomb raiding, these big smokers were the fastest to run away, abandoning their teammates without hesitation!

Luo Laowai thought Ning Chen saved them out of kindness. Haha, now that they need people, if they don't step up, who will?

"Sir, are you really letting us go first?"

One of the heavy smokers asked with some "surprise," because there's always a rule in tomb raiding: the more you take, the more you get in the end. Those who go first, aren't they all rolling in money in the end?

"Brother Ning, you..."

Just as Luo Laowai was about to raise a question, Ning Chen decisively said, "Commander Luo, rest assured, I'm quite confident in my abilities!"

Luo Laowai stopped talking and pulled out his gun. "Damn it, you bunch of hanged ghosts can't even get your hands on this kind of glory? Get up and go!"

"Don't worry, Commander! We'll go right away!"

The seven or eight heavy smokers were overjoyed and thanked them profusely. Then they quickly entered the tomb passage. Chen Yulou remained silent, seemingly lost in thought.

Finally, he even added, shouting, "Everyone who gets the treasure will be rewarded, and those who dare to back down will inevitably get shot!"

Several people, their faces covered with black cloth, rushed into the tomb passage. This passage was originally a domed corridor in front of the Alchemy Immortal Palace. The ancient road was wide and flat, and could be used by horse-drawn carriages.

After walking three or four hundred steps, the tomb passage gradually widened, and they came into view of the tightly closed city gate. The group worked together to use the mountain ladder to pry open the gate, and then they heard several sharp shrieks from inside, like the mournful screams of a female ghost!

These individuals had never been involved in tomb raiding before, and upon hearing this sound, they nearly wet their pants in fright. They wanted to escape but were afraid of Luo Laowai's bullets.

It was only at this point that they seemed to realize that Ning Chen might not be as kind as they had imagined!

Chen Yulou, however, knew that the unusually sharp sound confirmed his earlier guess: it was not the shriek of a vengeful ghost, but rather a vibration caused by the rapid compression of air.

The city gates had already been opened, triggering the security mechanisms. The reason Ning Chen insisted on letting these people leave first, despite everyone's objections, was to send them to their deaths as cannon fodder!

"Brother Ning is a ruthless man!"

Chen Yulou muttered to himself, realizing that he had been underestimating Ning Chen all along, which was why he always ended up being proven wrong...

After the ghostly screams subsided, a sharper sound rang out from the city, and dozens of black water arrows, carrying a strong stench, shot out from the doorway.

Several people, carrying grass shields that hissed and emitted white smoke, had all managed to save their lives. However, Ning Chen knew that the real show was yet to come.

The group entered the city gate. The space inside was enormous, with coffins scattered everywhere, each containing a precious object lying in its place.

"It's out! Brothers, let's get moving!"

The group carried large shovels with them, and for a time, the clanging sounds were incessant. Ning Chen and Chen Yulou, who had the best eyesight, could see them clearly.

But Ning Chen gave no instructions, and no one dared to go in. They could only watch helplessly as these people made a fortune by hacking and slashing!

Finally, just as the coffin was about to be broken open, Chen Yulou heard something amiss with the noise of the coffin being opened, and immediately shouted, "Stop!"

But when these people saw the coffin, their eyes turned red. Chen Yulou tried to stop them, but it was too late. Finally, they must have triggered some mechanism. Suddenly, there was a loud bang at the entrance, and the heavy gate fell down, completely blocking their escape route.

The next moment, screams of agony echoed from inside the tomb.

Luo Laowai hadn't figured out what was going on, so he hurriedly asked Chen Yulou what had happened.

Chen Yulou first gave Ning Chen a deep look, then said calmly, "This isn't an ancient tomb palace at all, but a trap within the tomb passage. Those people are completely finished!"

As soon as Chen Yulou finished speaking, the sound of machinery whirring like flowing water could be heard from inside the city gate, with the rapid, intense clicking of bowstrings and crossbows.

After hearing Chen Yulou's words, Luo Laowai shivered, and then his gaze toward Ning Chen became strange. Could this kid be able to predict the future?

"If he uses this trick to let everyone in, how will his hundreds of men have any chance of survival? You absolutely cannot be an opponent of this kind of person."

This is what Luo Laowai was thinking at that moment.

Chen Yulou felt sorry for those scapegoats, but he was even more relieved. If it hadn't been them who died, it might have been him!

"Brother Ning, you really are a ruthless person!"

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