As soon as Song Laosan finished speaking, the monkey opened his toolbox, took out his tools, walked to the front of the stone gate, and began to dig and chisel.

Seeing the monkey's actions, Song Laosan walked over and said, "Time is of the essence, and there are no professionals present. I suggest we save time and proceed with the demolition immediately. Otherwise, once those people rush in..."

"when!"

Before Song Laosan could finish speaking, the monkey had already hammered the iron rod into the crack of the sealing stone. Then, he inserted another rod with a curved top, like a hook-and-sickle spear, into the crack and hammered it again.

Among our team, Monkey is the most sentimental person, which is why he feels so resentful about Song Laosan's betrayal.

Song Laosan was aware of this, of course. Even though he looked anxious, he didn't say anything more when he saw that the monkey had already made his move. He could only wait patiently.

In just over ten seconds, the monkey had driven four iron spikes in.

I knew he learned how to dig tunnels in Fengmen Village, but I didn't know he received other training as well.

At this moment, He Hai's men were gradually approaching. Seeing the monkey's movements, I couldn't help but ask, "Are you confident you can break through this sealing stone?"

"Don't worry! I won't let some people look down on me! I'll also let those who look down on us know that even without a few rotten eggs, I can still make steamed rice cakes!"

As the monkey uttered those two words, it had already pried open a crack in the edge of the sealing stone, and then began to dig at it with a chisel.

Old Song knew these words were directed at him; his lips moved, but he ultimately remained silent.

At that moment, shouts came from outside the cave: "The ropes are set up! Two people go up to the top of the mountain to secure them, and the rest of you hold the positions halfway up the mountain to prevent them from ambushing or escaping."

Hearing the sound, Song Laosan picked up the crossbow that the monkey had placed on the ground: "I'm going to the cave entrance!"

"I'll go!"

I took the weapon: "You stay here and do the explosives!"

As soon as I finished speaking, I ran towards the cave entrance.

Looking down, we saw that the people below had already launched several ropes towards the top of the cliff using rope-throwing guns, all of which avoided the area we had previously been traveling through, in order to prevent us from cutting the ropes.

I saw that some of the other side had already started climbing up the rope, so I quietly extended my crossbow and pulled the trigger.

"ah!"

With a scream, the person fell from a height of three or four meters and began to wail in agony.

"Bang bang bang!"

Seeing this, the people below also began firing indiscriminately at the cliff.

Just as I was preparing to find an opportunity to stall for time, a monkey's voice suddenly came from inside the cave: "Young Master Duan, the sealing stone has been opened. Prepare to blow it up. Retreat!"

When I heard the monkeys shouting, I stopped arguing with the people below and ran down the slope.

At this moment, Song Laosan was already installing explosives, and Monkey was also packing up his tools.

The sealing stone that was originally blocking the stone gate has now broken, and a groove has been dug out in the middle. Song Laosan loaded the explosives, took the detonator and retreated to one side: "This space is too open. The explosion will be very loud, and the debris will be sprayed out in a fan shape. Everyone, take cover on both sides to avoid being injured."

Upon hearing Song Laosan's explanation, I ran towards the stone gate: "The people down below have already started going up the mountain, hurry up!"

After I squatted down, Song Laosan connected the wire to the detonator: "Ready!"

When I heard Song Laosan shout, I covered my ears and opened my mouth wide.

"Boom!"

Two seconds later, a loud bang was heard, and the shaking of the ground made me dizzy, causing me to fall to the ground.

The explosion of this stone didn't produce much smoke. I lay on the ground for a few seconds, and when I regained consciousness from the explosion, Song Laosan had already run to the front of the stone gate.

I shone my flashlight in that direction and saw that the explosion had destroyed the reliefs and other things. The stone door also had several cracks from the impact of the explosion, but it hadn't been blown open.

"This door is more sturdy than I thought. We'll have to try again. You guys stay hidden!"

Song Laosan kicked the stone door twice, then pulled a hammer from the monkey's tool bag, knocked off a piece of rubble from the wooden door, and placed a piece of plastic explosive on it.

Seeing his actions, the three of us retreated again, and just as I crouched down, I saw the beam of a flashlight coming from the direction of the cave entrance.

Seeing this, the monkey grabbed its crossbow and was about to get up: "Someone's sneaking up here!"

"Get down!"

At this moment, Song Laosan had finished installing the explosives, rushed over, tackled the monkey, and then pressed the detonator.

"boom!"

Another explosion rang out, and the surging air currents raged wildly in the space, throwing me off balance.

Looking up, the flashlight beams that had appeared at the cave entrance were gone. It was unclear whether those who had approached had been swept away by the airflow or frightened by the explosion.

After getting up, Song Laosan shone his flashlight on the stone door and shouted excitedly, "The tomb door has been blown open!"

I picked up my travel bag from the ground and quickly followed: "The pursuers are almost here, everyone get into the cave to hide!"

Before I even got close to the cave entrance, Song Laosan in front of me turned around and shouted, "Xiao Duan, this is Juehu Tangzi!"

When I heard what Song Laosan said, I subconsciously paused for a moment.

I've only ever heard of tombs with no descendants, I've never actually seen one.

The term "extinct tomb" refers to a tomb that was never intended to be opened again from the day it was built, and there was no relocation of the grave or worship by descendants; it was completely sealed off and its lineage ended.

The reason why it is said that tombs with no descendants are rare is because, from the perspective of feng shui, such tombs are considered extremely inauspicious. Even when we opened the tomb of the evil monk, that foreign monk, Nara-er-sva-mei, did not dare to design his tomb like that.

Of course, another advantage of a tomb with no descendants is its excellent anti-theft function. Since there is no need to consider the possibility of descendants entering the tomb, all kinds of anti-theft mechanisms can appear inside a tomb with no descendants. Generally speaking, the anti-theft mechanisms built by the people who built this kind of tomb were all designed to kill the tomb robbers.

According to the unwritten rules of the underworld, most tomb raiders, upon seeing a tomb with no occupants, would light a few incense sticks, turn around, and leave without disturbing it.

To put it bluntly, it's because the risk of robbing these kinds of tombs is too great, with a death rate exceeding 99%.

When I first saw how the tomb was sealed, I already had a feeling that something was wrong with this place. After hearing what Song Laosan said, I was even more shocked and ran towards the entrance of the cave.

Old Song shone his flashlight into the passage behind the tomb door and said to me irritably, "Damn it, we've already done all thirty-six prostrations, and we never expected to encounter such a disgusting bastard in the end! We can't even get into this tomb!"