In Panjiayuan, the first thing they did was trick Lao Hu into going tomb raiding.

Wang Kaixuan blinked, surprised, "A burrow? That's incredible! To be able to pinpoint the location directly to the bottom of the coffin, was the person who dug this hole a pangolin? How could they be so good at digging!"

Old Hu shook his head. "Who knows... But this tomb-raiding tunnel has broken the trap of nurturing qi and hiding corpses, turning a spiritual acupoint into a deadly one!"

Let's go...

Su Mo went in first, and the others followed suit, turning over and entering the coffin before jumping into the cave.

The tunnel was leading somewhere, and when everyone jumped down, they all fell into the water. After swimming for a while, they passed through an underwater stone passage and continued straight along it.

……

Lao Hu and others may not know this.

Their movements underwater terrified Wu Xie, who was above.

Along the way, Wu Xie was truly pitiful, like an abandoned child, alone in the dimly lit tomb.

He had also encountered a sea monkey before. If he hadn't run away quickly, this day next year would probably be his death anniversary!

When he was too scared, Wu Xie could only keep doing psychological work and comforting himself.

Startled again by the ripples on the water, Wu Xie cautiously hid behind a stone pillar, a dagger in hand.

"Splash!"

A group of people emerged from the pool. Wu Xie shone his flashlight on them, took a closer look, and immediately beamed with joy.

"Master Su! Silent One! Fatty!"

Wu Xie, holding a flashlight, excitedly went to the edge of the pool and pulled Zhang Qiling out.

really!

The tunnel leads to another side chamber!

Su Mo muttered to himself.

Seeing everyone come up, Wu Xie was excited and said to them in a boastful manner, "Gentlemen, I have made a new discovery."

After saying that, Wu Xie took his spoils, a meter-long jar, and placed it in front of everyone.

"The painting on this porcelain jar depicts a scene from the construction of the tomb's occupant. Look, the clothing is from the early Ming Dynasty, with a short gauze hat and narrow sleeves..."

"This suggests that the tomb's occupant was likely a nobleman or a high-ranking architect of the time, who was also skilled in feng shui and other ingenious arts."

"Because only in this way could he have the financial resources to build an underwater tomb, and only someone like him could come up with so many elaborate designs for his own tomb!"

Wang Yue sat on the ground, leaning against a pillar, looking at the large jar in front of him, and said, "Brother Porcelain Jar, you were our free tour guide before, and now you're providing information about the tomb's occupant."

"You're such a selfless and dedicated comrade! It's just that I can't take you with me. If I could, I could exchange you for stacks of banknotes, oh my!!!"

"That would be even more perfect!"

Wang Yueban, worthy of being a disciple of Wang Kaixuan, is now full of witty remarks.

Wu Xie looked at Wang Yueban, "Don't interrupt!"

"..."

Wang Yueban reluctantly shut his mouth.

Wu Xie continued, "Following this line of thought, in the Ming Dynasty, or more precisely in the early Ming Dynasty, there weren't many skilled craftsmen like this, especially considering how large this underwater tomb is."

"The tomb owner must have been of illustrious status. There's only one person I can think of who meets all these criteria!"

Old Hu said in a deep voice, "Wang Zanghai!"

Wu Xie looked at Lao Hu excitedly: "That's right, Master Hu, it's Wang Zanghai!"

Everyone says that Master Hu is as steady as a mountain. In terms of both status and wisdom, he is second only to Master Su. Now it seems that the reputation is well-deserved.

Wang Kaixuan asked, "The one that repaired the Ming Imperial Palace?"

Wu Xie nodded: "He not only built the entire Ming Palace, but also several major cities at the time, all of which were designed by Wang Zanghai!"

"I once saw a book about feng shui written by Wang Zanghai. The contents were extremely profound, almost like glimpsing the secrets of heaven!"

At this moment, Lao Hu squeezed next to Su Mo and asked in a low voice, "Brother Su, the Wang family you mentioned earlier, isn't that the one founded by this Wang Zanghai?"

After the battle at the Yuan Dynasty stronghold ended, Lao Hu began to pay attention to the Wang family.

In recent years, although the Wang family has kept a low profile, Lao Hu still managed to detect their existence through various clues.

Old Hu was a soldier, and he would never show mercy to the enemy.

Su Mo nodded slightly, "Mm!"

At this moment!

The pool is acting strangely again.

Countless small ripples appeared on the entire pool.

In a short while, all the water in the pool disappeared without a trace.

The once clear pool has now become a huge circular pit.

At the edge of the pit, there is a row of rotating stone steps leading down.

The group arrived at the edge of the pit.

Wang Banyue said, "This is strange, truly strange..."

Su Mo looked at the stone bricks on the wall in front of him and said, "Look here, there's a mark and letters next to it. It must be a mark or code left by someone."

After Su Mo finished speaking, he glanced at Zhang Qiling behind him.

If I'm not mistaken, these marks were left by Zhang Qiling.

To be precise, it was left by Zhang Qiling more than ten years ago.

Wang Yueban shone his flashlight on the area and laughed, "Hey, it really is! There's English here."

Wu Xie feigned surprise and asked, "Fatty, you know English?"

Wang Yueban puffed out his chest and said confidently, "Although I'm not good at English, I still know all twenty-four letters of the alphabet!"

"........."

Wu Xie rolled his eyes and said speechlessly, "It's twenty-six!"

Chapter 106: The Forbidden Woman and the Sea Monkey

"It's twenty-six, okay..."

Wu Xie was speechless.

Wang Yueban blushed and quickly changed the subject, "No wonder all the good stuff in this tomb is gone. It turns out those foreigners who carved English got there first."

Wu Xie stepped forward and took a look, saying, "Those who write in foreign languages ​​aren't necessarily foreigners, because writing letters is simpler than writing Chinese characters, and this looks like an abbreviation..."

"These characters are so hastily written, it must be because of some unexpected situation at the time, and he carved them on the spot for future generations to see!"

Old Hu analyzed, "It's also possible that it was intended for their own people to see."

Zhang Qiling looked at the markings and letters and said, "I feel like I've been here before, but... I can't remember what happened here..."

Su Mo walked directly up the stone steps. "Instead of making wild guesses here, let's find out for ourselves!"

The group nodded and continued to follow behind Su Mo.

After stepping over stone steps, wading through muddy water, and walking for about ten minutes, the group discovered another stone platform that resembled an altar.

There is a very tall building in the middle.

Several stone statues were distributed around the stone platform. The group came to a stone statue and observed it.

Zhang Qiling stood blankly in front of the stone sculpture in the middle, motionless and without saying a word.

Wang Kaixuan then walked over, looked at the text at the bottom, and asked, "Brother Su, what does it say here?"

Su Mo explained, "It says here that the tomb owner built a heavenly palace, and the gate to the heavenly palace is hidden inside the stone tablet. If you are destined to meet him, this gate will open for you and lead you to the heavenly palace."

Everyone looked at the stone tablet.

This stone tablet is indeed strange. It has four sides, and in the center of each side is a bronze mirror!

Wang Kaixuan exclaimed in surprise, "There's a Heavenly Palace here too? What's wrong with these people? Are they all just bored out of their minds and want to build Heavenly Palaces?"

Old Hu sneered, "He's probably just another guy hoping to become an immortal!"

Wang Banyue asked curiously, "Master, have you seen any other heavenly palaces?"

Wang Kaixuan said proudly, "That's right. Although I don't know what this Heavenly Palace is like, it is indeed extraordinary. Four auspicious clouds swirl around it, as if it's in the sky. It can fulfill everyone's fantasy of a Heavenly Palace..."

Wang Kaixuan was referring to the Heavenly Palace in the tomb of King Xian. Although more than 20 years have passed, they still have a vivid memory of that Heavenly Palace.

"I remember now..."

Zhang Qiling said, "At that time, Wu Sansheng was sleeping right here, and everyone else was writing reports. Huo Ling accidentally kicked a piece of porcelain. After picking it up, she unexpectedly discovered that there was a number on the bottom of the porcelain."

"Some of them thought it was a kiln mark, while others thought it was an inscription representing the identity of the tomb owner. Just as the two were arguing, Huo Ling came over with the porcelain and asked me!"

"I felt something was amiss, so I turned over all the porcelain pieces and examined them. Each piece had a similar character on it..."

Wu Xie pressed on, "And then? What happened next?"

Since it involved his third uncle, Wu Xie dared not be careless in the slightest.

Zhang Qiling said, "I think there should be more clues in the coffin in the rear hall, so I suggested we continue exploring. Chen Wenjin disagreed, but my mind was made up!"

"Finally, we left Wu Sansheng, who was sleeping, behind, preparing to return quickly. Later, we also discovered this passage, coming all the way here from the stone steps at the front..."

"Just as we were about to leave, we saw Wu Sansheng looking in the mirror. He had found a way to enter the Heavenly Palace, but he went in alone!"

"By the time I caught up, the stone gate had already closed. Standing in front of it, I could feel a wall inside that was slowly rotating!"

Wang Kaixuan asked, puzzled, "Is the wall rotating?"

Su Mo smiled slightly and explained, "Wang Zanghai must have used the power of the tides to operate these mechanisms. As long as the seawater doesn't dry up, these mechanisms can keep operating."

"Hehe, most of the ingenious tricks in this world are about using human power to fight against nature. But Wang Zanghai does the opposite, going with the flow of time and place. He is both big and comprehensive, which makes him impossible to guard against!"

Su Mo guessed that the missing A Ning had probably already arrived at the hall with the image of the Heavenly Palace.

Thinking of this, Su Mo stood up. "Wang Zanghai's traps are nothing to be surprised about!"