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

This is an ancient tomb from the Han Dynasty, and yet electric lights have appeared here.

Moreover, judging from the decorations on these lights, they are clearly from the Republican era.

Su Mo said, "It seems that besides us, someone else had already visited this tomb during the Republic of China era. They even renovated it, haha..."

Renovating a tomb?

There are always strange things every year, but this year there seem to be especially many!

Everyone's lips twitched.

Wang Kaixuan scratched his head. "That's not right. Even if someone came in and did some renovations, why did the lights turn on as soon as we came in?"

"It can't be that we came in and disturbed the air, and the air then ignited the lights here..."

Su Mo's lips curled slightly upward: "Don't forget, there's someone who entered this ancient tomb a long time ago, and we still haven't seen him."

"This means he discovered this place before we did..."

"Not bad, very thoughtful, they even knew to turn on the lights for us...hehe!"

Xie Xiaohua immediately asked, "Master, who is still in the tomb?"

Su Mo said, "Hei Xiazi came with Wu Sansheng and Pan Zi. When we came in, Wu Sansheng and Pan Zi were outside, but Hei Xiazi went into the ancient tomb before you!"

"They're probably here to help Wu Sansheng find something."

Upon hearing this, Xie Xiaohua looked at Wu Xie strangely, "So, does that mean your third uncle knows this place quite well?"

Wu Xie said helplessly, "How would I know?"

Wang Yueban complained, "Your third uncle is such a jerk! He's your only nephew, and he won't even share information with you!"

Wu Xie: "..."

Su Mo said, "Alright, let's keep going!"

The tomb passage must be about 100 meters long.

The group, guns raised, moved forward cautiously.

At the end is a wooden door from the Republican era.

Everyone stopped in front of the door.

Su Mo stepped forward, pushed open the two wooden doors, and went inside first.

The group followed behind, and as soon as they entered, they began to be on guard against dangers from all directions.

However, the situation inside was beyond everyone's expectations.

It turned out to be an office from the Republican era.

On the desk sat a skeleton dressed in a blue military uniform.

The room was fully furnished with a single bed, sofa, coffee table, bookcase, and filing cabinet.

Wang Kaixuan exclaimed in surprise, "There really are people living in the tomb? Are they from the Ancient Tomb Sect?"

Wang Yueban retorted, "Master, they are not from the Ancient Tomb Sect."

Wang Kaixuan looked at his apprentice and asked, "How did you know?"

Wang Yueban said, "This corpse is clearly male. The Ancient Tomb Sect does not accept male disciples!"

Wang Kaixuan suddenly realized, "That makes sense, after all, Yang Guo is an exception!"

Wang Yueban nodded heavily.

Everyone: "..."

What a mess!

Su Mo shook his head, looked away, and re-examined his surroundings, saying, "Judging from this person's military uniform, he should be from the warlord era!"

Wu Xie examined the desk carefully, picked up a book from it, dusted it off, and chuckled, "This guy can even read foreign languages..."

Su Mo laughed, "What? You look down on warlords? Those who can rebel and start uprisings aren't just brutes with strong limbs..."

"On the contrary, the real warlords are all meticulous people!"

"And which of these people doesn't have some scholars under their command..."

"Look at this person's rank again, a colonel, which is considered a mid-level leadership position!"

Xie Xiaohua also picked up a book from the table and started reading. She immediately said, "The annotations say that this tomb was discovered during the Republic of China era, and it has two layers..."

Wu Xie said, "It wasn't just altered; the entire tomb was cleaned, which is why it's so clean!"

Xie Xiaohua looked at Wu Xie and laughed, "Not bad, you're quite perceptive!"

Looking at the corpse, Wang Yueban asked, "So, who exactly was this person?"

Xie Xiaohua shook her head: "I don't know. I only know that this place was renovated by a division commander surnamed Zhang, but I don't know who he is..."

Wu Xie complained, "A division commander who doesn't go to fight battles but runs around building tombs is really neglecting his duties!"

Chapter 315: Is Zhang Qiling Dead?

Listening to Wu Xie's complaints, Su Mo went to the desk drawer, opened it, and took out a notebook and a letter.

Su Mo opened the notebook, glanced at it a few times, shook his head, and handed the two items to Xie Xiaohua, saying, "This should be a diary and a letter. Put them away for now!"

"There's another room across the street. Let's go see if there's anything else there!"

"it is good!"

Jie Xiaohua put away the envelope and diary.

The group left the tomb chamber and went to the room opposite.

These were originally two symmetrical side chambers, but they have now been converted into two rooms.

There are more than a dozen bunk beds, some daily necessities, and two long tables inside.

Su Mo said, "Judging from this, this should be a soldiers' dormitory!"

Wu Xie was puzzled and asked, "But why turn the tomb into a dormitory?"

Su Mo said, "This place must have been inhabited for some time, and the renovation of the tomb chamber was probably to make it easier for them to live here..."

"I suspect there must be something here that requires them to live and guard it closely!"

Wang Kaixuan boldly speculated, "I think this tomb must contain other treasures. The Wang family went to great lengths to come here, clearly for this treasure..."

Su Mo said, "Let's go check out the main burial chamber on this floor; there should be more clues left there!"

The group left the soldiers' quarters and climbed the stone steps to the main tomb chamber.

Before Su Mo could speak, the Chaos Gluttons attacked together, pushing open the stone door.

The group quickly slipped inside and began to search all directions.

This tomb contains many bronze mirrors, which stand upright here, resembling a mirror maze.

Not long after, Chaos shouted, "Master Su... we've found a wooden door over here..."

Su Mo stepped forward and said, "This wooden door has a mechanism!"

After a careful look, Xie Xiaohua immediately noticed that the wooden door had been forcibly opened, but without success.

"This is a specially modified mortise and tenon structure..."

"This door can only be locked from the outside. It seems that someone tried to get in before, thinking that they could get in simply by breaking the key. Actually, the mechanism is not here."

Hearing Xiao Hua's words, Su Mo smiled and nodded, quite satisfied.

He had also taught Xie Xiaohua mechanical arts, but there was simply too much for her to learn.

Su Mo only taught him the basics of mechanical arts, and then stopped teaching him.

However, although it's just the beginning, there's a lot of foundation to learn, and Xiaohua's level is by no means inferior to that of the experts in the underworld.

Wang Yueban said, "I didn't realize that Commander Zhang was not only good at leading troops into battle, but also at tomb raiding, and he's a master craftsman!"

Su Mo said to Xie Xiaohua, "Come on!"

Xie Xiaohua nodded.

The master and apprentice stood on either side of the door and solved the mechanisms on it one by one.

"Click-click-click!"

The mechanism has been cracked!

Su Mo gave the door a light kick, and the wooden door opened with a thud.

After Su Mo and Xie Xiaohua went in, a group of people quickly slipped inside.

Upon entering, everyone discovered that this was also a room that had been modified.

Inside, there are also desks, sofas, coffee tables, double beds, bookshelves, and so on.

However, the things here are more luxurious than the room of the previous colonel-level officer, and the space is also much larger than outside.

Behind the desk was a huge tomb wall carved with patterns.

Su Mo glanced around and immediately said, "Judging from this scale, this should be where Commander Zhang lives!"

Jie Xiaohua's assistant, Jiasha, asked doubtfully, "But what about his body? Could there be a secret room here?"

Su Mo nodded and said, "Judging from the structure of this tomb, there must be a secret chamber..."

If Su Mo said it existed, then it must exist. Xie Xiaohua never doubted her master's words, and immediately said, "Scatter and search for the tomb!"

Upon hearing Xie Xiaohua's words, the group dispersed.

Su Mo then went to the tomb wall with the carved patterns and began to look at it.

Wu Xie and Wang Yueban walked to the desk.

Looking at the watch on the table, Wu Xie said, "This watch doesn't seem to belong in this room!"

Wang Yueban asked, puzzled, "Why doesn't it look like it?"

Wu Xie pondered, "The way he placed it is too strange. Why would he put this watch right in the middle of the table?"