I work as a security guard at a cemetery, and I overhear the dead chatting about getting rich quick.

Everyone stopped in front of the stone gate.

Nobody was in a hurry to move forward.

The drumbeat stopped too suddenly, and Luo Xiaohu's death was too bizarre.

That eeriness still weighed on everyone's chest, like an invisible layer of ash in the passageway.

The array of lights behind us is no longer visible.

Luo Xiaohu and several other unconscious people were fixed in place.

One end of the safety rope was fastened to their bodies, and the other end was hung on a temporary anchor point on the rock face.

Xing Shanhe personally inspected it.

But Lin Ye still felt that as long as he turned around, he would see Luo Xiaohu standing under that cold white light, smiling and saying that there was light ahead.

He didn't turn around.

You can't just look around here.

Don't listen to random things.

We must not respond recklessly.

Don't touch it carelessly.

Now there's another door in front of us, and we don't know whether we should open it or not.

That door is very tall.

It is almost integrated with the entire stone wall.

There were no words on the door.

There were no densely packed kneeling figures either.

It was unusually clean.

Only the center of the door is recessed.

Pointed at the top and pointed at the bottom.

Long and narrow.

It's like a jade tablet that was forcibly pressed into a stone and then taken away, leaving only an empty space.

Master Lai stood three steps away from the door, his eyes shining so brightly they were almost frightening.

He did not approach immediately.

Even though the old man was excited, he didn't lose his composure.

Xing Shanhe raised his hand.

The remaining people immediately fixed the light positions.

The lamp stand was lowered, and the light shone obliquely from behind, casting everyone's shadows behind their feet.

A tomb raider taps the ground with a probe.

a bit.

Two times.

Three times.

There was no hollow sound.

Another person checks the gas.

"Oxygen levels are normal."

"No alarm was triggered for hazardous gases."

Nobody believes that anymore.

Even with normal oxygen levels, Zhao He still died.

Even though the gas alarm didn't go off, Luo Xiaohu's heartbeat still stopped.

Xing Shanhe glanced at the data and simply said, "Record it."

The technician is not in front.

The tomb raider's fingers trembled as he recorded the data.

Su Tinglan took half a step forward.

Bai Yuan reached out to stop her.

She didn't force her way in, but instead shone her flashlight from the side.

The light fell on the groove in the center of the door.

She stared at it for a long time.

"This is not like a regular mechanical lock."

Lin Ye looked at her.

Speak like a human.

Su Tinglan paused for a moment, looking at the gui-shaped groove, her voice even lower.

"It's a gift."

Lin Ye twitched the corner of his mouth.

"That sounds even more ominous."

Xing Shanhe asked, "Do we need to put something in there?"

Su Tinglan did not answer immediately.

She shone the light on both sides of the door.

Only then did everyone notice that there was a row of very low stone niches on each side of the stone gate.

They used to hide in the shadows, looking like two rows of closed eyes when the light wasn't shining on them.

There were things placed in the stone niche.

not much.

One piece per niche.

There is black pottery.

There is a broken jade disc.

There is a stone wall.

There were also a few pieces of dark-colored copper.

In the very center of the stone niche, there is a long, narrow fragment of a jade artifact.

Its shape is very similar to the groove in the door panel.

It is also pointed at the top and pointed at the bottom.

It was missing a few pieces along the edge, and its color was dark and dull, as if it had been smoked.

If Luo Xiaohu were still alive, his eyes would probably be wide open again.

But now nobody's interested.

Everyone felt a chill run down their spines as they looked at those things.

Xing Shanhe did not allow anyone to do it.

He raised his hand slightly.

The two tomb raiders immediately took out their clamps and ropes.

Long pole.

Soft hook.

Insulating gloves.

Fastener.

Avoid touching anything with your hands.

After suffering three losses, no one dared to think they were invincible anymore.

Master Lai looked at the long, narrow jade fragment in the middle and took a deep breath.

"The air is very heavy."

Lin Ye looked at him.

"Is it anger again?"

Master Lai didn't look at him.

"Everything here is covered in it."

"Can you tell which one is which?"

Master Lai remained silent for a moment.

This silence speaks volumes more than anything he could say.

After a while, he said, "It's too close."

Lin Ye frowned.

"What do you mean?"

Master Lai looked up and gazed at the entire stone door.

"It's like a person standing in water looking for a drop of water."

Lin Ye understood.

The "qi" here is too strong.

It was so thick that even Master Lai couldn't distinguish the real thing.

This is not good news for Master Lai.

This may not necessarily be a good thing for Lin Ye either.

Because he could already hear sounds.

It wasn't the sound of drums.

It wasn't the same kind of disordered breathing as before.

This time, the old voice was very soft.

It's like someone standing at a distant altar, reciting words that have been carved long ago, one by one.

"Looking at the black weapon."

"Take the jade in your hand."

"Everyone is courteous at the door."

Lin Ye's eyelids twitched.

He didn't move.

Xiaoman, standing slightly behind him, immediately whispered, "Did you hear that?"

Lin Ye gave a soft "hmm".

"What did you say?"

Lin Ye did not answer immediately.

Because the sound from behind came again.

"Li Fei Gui"

"Those who do not recognize the jade tablet..."

The voice suddenly lowered.

It's like being swallowed halfway by a stone gate.

Lin Ye's Adam's apple bobbed.

Xing Shanhe, look over here.

Master Lai also looked over.

He's no longer beating around the bush.

"What did you hear?"

Lin Ye looked at the row of stone niches in front of the door.

"I heard this door is quite difficult to work with."

Master Lai's expression remained unchanged.

Stop being sarcastic.

"Honestly," Lin Ye said, "I suggest you don't release any of them."

Xing Shanhe frowned.

"reason."

Lin Ye pointed to the groove in the center of the door.

"This place has never welcomed living people since the very entrance. Now, stuffing things in here is practically like handing over a resume to the King of Hell."

The remaining tomb raiders' expressions changed.

They are now afraid to hear such words.

Unfortunately, Lin Ye's sharp tongue always seems to be right in the end.

Xing Shanhe looked at Master Lai.

Master Lai did not respond.

He only stared at Lin Ye.

"Don't put any of them in."

Lin Ye's heart sank.

Master Lai said slowly, "You know all of this is wrong."

Xiaoman stepped forward a little.

She did not speak.

But her hand had already gripped the edge of the small black bag.

When Bai Yuan saw her move, she adjusted her position accordingly.

Chen Jin stood beside Su Tinglan, his eyes fixed on the front.

The atmosphere immediately became tense.

Su Tinglan said, "Now is not the time to pressure him."

Master Lai looked at her.

"Miss Su, have you softened your heart?"

Su Tinglan's expression was very calm.

"He's confused, who's going to listen now?"

That's a lame reason.

Very practical.

That's exactly what she should be saying right now.

Lin Ye chuckled upon hearing this.

"Miss Su, you've done a very good job of calculating."

Su Tinglan looked at him.

She did not explain.

There's no way to explain it.

In a place like this, you can say, "That's not what I meant."

Xing Shanhe did not interrupt.

He only looked at the stone gate.

Try the nearest one first.

Master Lai did not object.

Lin Ye immediately frowned.

"You guys are really going to try?"

Xing Shanhe looked at him.

"You're wrong about everything, but you didn't say what would happen."

Lin Ye: "..."

That's hard to refute.

People who go down into a tomb can't just stop here because of a "gut feeling".

Especially Master Lai and Su Tinglan, who came here specifically for the inside.

They've lost people; things have come to this point.

No one will turn back.

Xing Shanhe did not allow anyone to approach.

He had the remaining skinny tomb raider set up the long clamp.

The front end of the clamp is covered with a soft pad and a thin rope to prevent direct hard impact.

The first item selected was the black jade fragment in the middle that most resembled a gui (a type of jade tablet).

The thin captain had a very steady hand.

But his face was pale.

A long clamp extends into the stone niche.

Gently clamp the two sides of the fragment.

no response.

Everyone was staring at him.

The skinny captain carefully removed the fragments.

The moment the object left the niche, the lights in the passageway dimmed again.

Duanmei was originally strapped to the safety rope behind him, but his eyes were unfocused.

At that moment, he suddenly raised his head.

His eyes slowly turned toward the center of the door.

His lips moved.

"I don't recognize the jade tablet."

Lin Ye felt a chill run down his spine.

The skinny captain's hand trembled slightly.

Xing Shanhe immediately lowered his voice.

"Stay calm."

The skinny captain gritted his teeth and slowly pushed the fragment of black jade into the groove in the center of the door.

When it was still half a foot away from the groove, a little black water suddenly seeped out from the door crack.

It's very sticky.

very dark.

It was like blood seeping from inside a stone.

The unfinished words that Lin Ye had been reciting finally fell into Lin Ye's ears.

"Keep."

He suddenly spoke.

"stop!"

The skinny captain stopped immediately.

This time, no one questioned it.

Because everyone saw the black water seeping through the crack in the door.

The fragment of black jade was stuck in mid-air, just a little short of the groove.

The front end of the clamp begins to vibrate slightly.

It's like the groove in the center of the door is sucking it in.

Cold sweat rolled down the skinny captain's forehead.

"Captain Xing, it's pulling."

Xing Shanhe stared at the fragment.

"Can we bring it back?"

"Yes, but it has to be slow."

The skinny captain pulled back little by little.

The clamps were vibrating more and more violently.

The man with the broken eyebrow started chanting again.

"I don't recognize the jade tablet."

"I don't recognize the jade tablet."

"I don't recognize the jade tablet..."

The sound got faster and faster.

It's both annoying and unsettling to hear.

Lin Ye looked at the black water seeping through the crack in the door.

The substance stopped flowing out.

But they didn't go back.

It's like a mouth that's already open, but it stops temporarily because the food has been taken away.

The skinny captain finally put the black jade fragment back into the stone niche.

The moment he put the item back, the clamp loosened, and he stumbled back half a step, almost falling to the ground.

No one laughed at him.

In places like this, having weak legs is already a sign of strong mental fortitude.

Xing Shanhe looked at the forest.

"What happened just now?"

Lin Ye was silent for a moment.

"Those who are let in might be trapped inside by the door."

The skinny captain's face turned deathly pale.

"What does 'stay' mean?"

Lin Ye glanced at the black water seeping through the crack in the door.

"I don't think you'd want to know."

The skinny captain shut up.

Master Lai took half a step forward.

"What you're hearing isn't a possibility."

Lin Ye looked at him.

Master Lai stared into his eyes.

"You know it's wrong."

"Nonsense," Lin Ye said. "The door is leaking black water, and you still say it's wrong? If you still say it's right, then I suggest you take it to the emergency room."

Master Lai did not laugh.

"Aren't you afraid it won't turn on?"

Lin Ye also stopped laughing.

Master Lai slowly said, "You're afraid it will make a mistake."

The moment those words were spoken, the air seemed to grow even colder.

Xiaoman directly blocked the way in front of Linye.

That's enough.

Master Lai looked at her.

"Little girl, I haven't touched him yet."

"You're pressuring him."

He should have said it.

Xiaoman's voice turned cold.

He doesn't owe you anything.

Master Lai smiled.

"You don't seem to understand your situation yet."

He looked at Lin Ye.

"Lin Ye, don't play dumb. You know none of these are in front of the door."

Lin Ye didn't answer.

Master Lai continued, "Then you must also know what it is."

Lin Ye's fingers slowly tightened.

He really didn't know.

I don't know yet, at least not at the moment.

He only heard that everyone at the door was being polite, but that politeness was not the standard.

He knew none of these were true.

But he still hadn't heard where the real Gui was.

But you can't say things like that.

He said he didn't know, but Master Lai wouldn't believe him.

He said he knew that Master Lai would continue to pressure him.

He only told half of it, which could kill even more people.

Xiaoman didn't turn around, but whispered, "Don't let him lead you by the nose."

Lin Ye hummed in agreement.

Master Lai looked at the two of them and suddenly said, "Next time, let her go."

Xiaoman's expression remained unchanged.

She even took half a step forward.

"Can."

Lin Ye suddenly looked at her.

"You're nothing!"

Xiaoman didn't look at him.

"I'm fast."

"Does this place test how fast you can kill someone?"

"At least faster than them."

Lin Ye gritted his teeth.

"Could you please refrain from displaying professionalism at a time like this?"

Xiaoman then looked at him.

"Then tell me."

This statement does not imply coercion.

Her voice was very flat.

But Lin Ye understood.

She wasn't asking him to bow down to Master Lai.

She was telling him that if he continued to make mistakes, she would really stand in front of him.

As Su Tinglan watched this scene, her fingers tightened little by little.

She suddenly spoke.

"Master Lai".

Master Lai did not turn back.

"Um?"

"If he really knew, he wouldn't have waited until now."

Master Lai smiled.

"Miss Su spoke up for him twice today."

Su Tinglan did not dodge.

"I'm speaking for everyone."

"Yeah?"

"If you push him too far and he says the wrong thing, it might not be him who dies," Su Tinglan said steadily. "If you want to try, fine. But don't gamble with someone who can hear you."

Master Lai finally turned around and looked at her.

Su Tinglan stood very straight.

His face was pale, but his eyes remained bright.

Lin Ye looked at her.

The slight irritation in my heart suddenly stopped.

He didn't want to accept this favor.

But you can't pretend you didn't hear it at all.

He only whispered one sentence:

"Miss Su is quite good at finding excuses."

Su Tinglan glanced at him.

"Once you get out of here alive, you can continue being sarcastic and unpredictable."

Lin Ye was taken aback.

This is something she would say in the past.

It's not Miss Su from the mission.

It's Su Tinglan, the one who would ask him to buy milk tea at the intersection of Nanqiao Street.

But it was only for a moment.

The next second, she looked away again.

Master Lai did not press the matter further.

He looked at the stone gate.

"None of these are in front of the door."

He spoke very slowly.

"That means we haven't reached the real position yet."

Xing Shanhe asked in a deep voice, "Retreat?"

Master Lai shook his head.

"Keep searching."

"What are you looking for?"

Master Lai looked at the gui-shaped groove in the center of the door.

"Things that it can recognize."

Just then, the old voice rang in Lin Ye's ears again.

It's very light.

It's lighter than before.

Like a speck of ash leaking out from behind a stone gate.

"Everyone is courteous at the door."

"Li Fei Gui"

"Those who do not recognize the jade tablet, may remain."

Lin Ye remained motionless.

Xiaoman sensed something was wrong with him and lowered her voice:

"You heard it again?"

Lin Ye nodded.

"What did you say?"

Just as Lin Ye was about to speak, Jiu Sheng suddenly added another sentence.

This time, there were only four words.

But it was like a stone that smashed directly into his heart.

"True Gui is in the dust."

Lin Ye paused for a moment.

尘？

What dust?

dust?

soil?

scrap?

Or are they those things that they trampled over and that nobody even glanced at?

Master Lai immediately looked at him.

"What did you hear this time?"

Lin Ye looked up at the stone door without any words on it.

The gui-shaped groove in the center of the door is so black it looks like an open eye.

He slowly tucked his hands into his sleeves; his fingertips were already getting cold.

"I heard it say that."

Lin Ye paused for a moment.

"You're all pretty unpopular."

Master Lai stared at him.

There was no laughter.

He didn't say anything.

Because he knew that Lin Ye wasn't telling the truth this time.

Lin Ye also knew this.

From this moment on, what he was hiding was no longer just a rule for survival.

That's what they're really looking for.