Chapter 826 The Truth - Breaking the Tomb

Faced with Gu Shuyan's question, the old man did not give her an answer.

The old man carefully put the person he was holding down, and then, in full view of everyone, he slowly opened the cloth bag.

When the person in the bag poked their head out, both Emperor Wei and Mu Fan covered their mouths in shock. Emperor Wei, in particular, couldn't help but let out a wail.

Gu Shuyan turned around and saw that Emperor Wei was trembling slightly, and Yang Kun was helping him take a few steps forward.

Then, with a thud, the Emperor Wei knelt down, crying out, "Royal Sister! Royal Sister!"

Gu Shuyan hadn't thought anything of it at first, but after the Emperor Wei called her "Imperial Sister," she froze on the spot.

"This, this is Princess Baiyun?"

Princess Baiyun and Emperor Wei were born of the same mother, and even from the same womb. Their bond since childhood was something that ordinary people could not match.

Seeing the Emperor Wei weeping, Gu Shuyan felt a strange sensation. Why did Princess Baiyun seem no different from a living person?

Her gaze swept across Princess Baiyun's face. To be honest, neither Gu Renjie nor Xu Yunzhi seemed to resemble Princess Baiyun more than Emperor Wei.

It is often said that a nephew is like his uncle, and this is clearly demonstrated in the case of Gu Renjie and Xu Yunzhi.

However, due to their physical appearance, even though they are twins, Gu Renjie and Xu Yunzhi only look about three-tenths alike upon closer inspection.

Gu Shuyan's eyes narrowed slightly as her gaze fell on the old man's face.

It's incredible that a person who has been dead for twenty years has not only not turned to dust like others, but also has his body and appearance preserved so well.

"I thought I would never see you again in this lifetime, my elder sister."

As the Emperor Wei spoke, he reached out to touch Princess Baiyun's face, but the old man slapped his hand away as soon as it approached her.

Don't touch the clouds with your hands.

"She is my elder sister."

This was the first time in a long time that the Emperor Wei had become so hysterical in front of the old man.

After the initial excitement of their first meeting, Emperor Wei gradually came to his senses, and his eyes turned bloodshot when he looked at the old man.

Everyone knows that Princess Baiyun was married off to the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty and was buried in the imperial mausoleum of the Great Zhou.

But someone who should have rested peacefully in the imperial mausoleum for twenty years is here, his body still incorrupt. Who would believe it if the old man hadn't done something to Princess Baiyun?

The old man didn't care what the Emperor Wei said at all. In his eyes, Princess Baiyun was his lover, and he wouldn't allow anyone, including Princess Baiyun's son, to harm her in the slightest.

“Your elder sister? Your elder sister died twenty years ago, but she, she is my Baiyun, Baiyun that belongs only to me.”

As the old man spoke, he picked up Princess Baiyun again and even kissed her forehead in front of so many people.

"You're a madman, you're a madman."

The Emperor Wei looked at the old man as if he had seen something disgusting. If he could, he would really like to snatch Princess Baiyun away.

Gu Shuyan looked at the old man and listened to his words, feeling a chill run down her spine.

Thinking of the war that the old man started, thinking of everything he had done before, and looking at Princess Baiyun in his arms, was all of this for her?

Yun Yichen had told her more than once that the old man wanted to unify the three kingdoms, destroy both the Great Zhou and the Wei Kingdom, and even destroy the entire royal family of the Great Zhou.

Furthermore, with the fact that he raised Xu Yunzhi by his side and made him the crown prince, and with Princess Baiyun involved, everything seems to make sense.

The State of Wei married Princess Baiyun to the State of Zhou, thus cutting off his path to marrying her; the late emperor of the State of Zhou used a scheme to marry Princess Baiyun, but then mistreated her. Whichever of these two families it was, they were his enemies.

As for Xu Yunzhi, as the surviving son of Princess Baiyun known to the old man, the old man regarded him as his successor in order to show his love for Princess Baiyun, which also satisfied his morbid needs.

"You brought us here, you wouldn't be trying to resurrect Auntie, would you?"

Gu Shuyan's words hit the nail on the head, and the old man finally looked up at her.

"You are indeed a smart man. You brought you here because of Baiyun."

As the old man spoke, he carried Princess Baiyun and retreated to a corner. Gu Shuyan, Emperor Wei, and others were also led to the corner. A subordinate carrying a package slowly walked to the front of the tomb.

Gu Shuyan watched as the fuse was lit, and then there was a muffled thud that shook the ground, but the tomb door still didn't open.

The old man walked to the grave himself, and looking at the black powder he had personally improved, his eyes almost bled.

"how so?"

He had already calculated it precisely; this amount should be enough to blow open the gate.

Seeing the tightly closed tomb door, the old man, in a fit of anger, slapped it. Perhaps the gunpowder had worked, because the door actually reacted.

A rumbling sound came from both sides, and the door slowly opened.

Seeing this, the old man quickly stepped back a few paces. Once the door was fully open, he waved to Gu Shuyan.

What exactly is inside?

Gu Shuyan leaned closer to Emperor Wei and asked in a low voice. Emperor Wei shook his head upon hearing this. In fact, he really didn't know why the old man had come here.

"There is something here that can revive Baiyun."

The old man heard Gu Shuyan's question and turned to look at her.

It wasn't that he wanted to explain, but some things had been kept in his heart for too long, and he always felt an urge to tell others about them.

Led by the old man, the group slowly walked into the tomb. To be honest, Gu Shuyan didn't feel anything when she first entered.

To her, this road, apart from being dark, was not much different from the roads outside. However, as the group ventured deeper, a chilling feeling gradually crept over them.

"etc!"

The old man walked at the front of the crowd, with two subordinates ahead of him scouting ahead of him. Suddenly, the flame on the torch flickered, and the old man quickly raised his hand to stop the crowd.

In the darkness, Gu Shuyan saw the old man probe something ahead, then slowly approach a lampstand not far away, and light the torch as it approached the lampstand.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the lampstand lit up, immediately igniting the fuse inside, and then the entire tomb was quickly set ablaze at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Gu Shuyan looked at the majestic tomb by the light. Judging from the construction and layout, it was not hard to imagine how wealthy the tomb's owner must have been.

Without immense wealth, building such a tomb on such a large mountain would be no easy feat.

"Let's go!" the old man said, taking another step. This time, the light made his steps much faster.