Chapter 1024 Epitaph
"How exactly did he die? Was it stated?"
"According to that person, after they entered the tomb, they inexplicably stumbled into a pitch-black tomb. The tomb was strange; in the very center was a large coffin, surrounded by countless white candles. Most importantly... all those candles were lit."
A white candle is burning next to a coffin in an ancient tomb that is over a hundred years old. It looks very eerie!
What kind of candle could burn for so long? Or were there other living people in that tomb besides them?
But if there are other living people, why light so many candles next to the coffin?
"They were terrified when they saw this. Their first instinct was to run away, but they found that the road they came from had been blocked."
"So how did he escape later?"
"He couldn't explain how he escaped. He only said that some terrible things appeared and ate his companions. He thought he was going to die too and fainted. When he woke up again, he was outside the tomb. He had no memory of how he got out of there. He only knew that his companions never appeared again. It's highly likely that what he saw was real, and they were all eaten by some terrible thing."
As Xiao Jihui spoke of this, he subconsciously recalled the wide-eyed, terrified expression on the tomb raider's face when they interrogated him.
It was a fear etched into the soul. Even if you didn't know what it was or what it looked like, the moment you thought about it, the urge to panic when you saw it remained.
This fear will haunt him for the rest of his life, and will even resurface in his dreams at midnight, bringing back that heart-stopping terror.
"Did he take anything out of that tomb?"
"No, it's probably because he didn't have time. We checked his and his relatives' and friends' bank transfer records for the past ten years, but we didn't find any clues. In addition, his parents and wife also clearly stated that when he came back ten years ago, he was dressed in rags and didn't bring anything with him."
"But from that time on, his body suddenly aged rapidly. He wasn't sick or injured, and he aged for no reason. During this time, he went to many places, saw many doctors, and even tried countless folk remedies, but none of them worked. So he concluded that he was cursed, cursed by the owner of that tomb."
Ye Wanxi touched her chin, remaining noncommittal.
Generally speaking, the tombs of ancient kings and nobles were very large, and the entrance to the tomb chamber was a long distance away from the main tomb chamber.
Before the main burial chamber, there are some concubines and ministers who were buried with the emperor, as well as an outer burial chamber for those who were buried with the emperor after his death, helped to lower the tombstone, and were buried with him. There are also some maze-like corridors specially designed to prevent tomb robbers.
Therefore, it was not an easy task for these tomb raiders to enter the final main burial chamber.
According to the surviving tomb raider, they accidentally entered the tomb chamber shortly after entering the tomb entrance, and the tomb chamber was quite shabby, with no burial objects.
Therefore, this burial chamber is most likely not the main burial chamber, and its current state is not necessarily due to the tomb owner.
"You've said so much, but you still haven't made it clear: what does this have to do with me?"
Xiao Jihui chuckled twice: "Isn't it going to be mentioned soon? Don't be in such a hurry. After the tomb raider finished explaining these things, the archaeological experts were worried that the tomb had been opened by the tomb raider before, and that some of the artifacts inside had suffered irreversible damage. So that afternoon, they led people and various instruments down into the tomb."
"fine?"
"No problem, it went very smoothly. We didn't encounter any of the situations the tomb raiders described, nor did we find the burial chamber they mentioned. Those who came back all said it was incredible; they had excavated many ancient tombs, but none had ever gone so smoothly. From the moment they entered the tomb, they always had a vague feeling that something was helping them, guiding them, so they wouldn't get lost in the maze inside the tomb."
"They overcame many obstacles and reached the entrance to the main burial chamber, only to find that the chamber... could not be opened."
"Can't open it?"
"Yes, they tried everything but couldn't open the door to the main burial chamber. They were afraid of damaging the contents of the tomb if they forced it open, so they had no choice but to retreat. But just as they were about to leave, some of the archaeology students who had accompanied them into the tomb suddenly discovered a piece of writing on the door of the main burial chamber."
Ye Wanxi's eyelids twitched; she had a feeling that all the secrets Xiao Jihui had said were hidden in this passage.
"What word?"
"They are some very strange characters. Several senior scholars searched through historical books and finally found a record of this kind of character in a miscellaneous book. They were able to piece together some of the content of this text and guess that it should be an epitaph."
Xiao Jihui paused for a moment, then said in a hoarse voice, "Miss Ye, this epitaph mentions you."
"Me?" Ye Wanxi's eyes narrowed slightly, and she stood up abruptly from the sofa.
When Xiao Jihui first learned about this, he was no less surprised than Ye Wanxi.
In this ancient imperial tomb, which is at least five or six hundred years old, there are specific documents that clearly mention the name "Ye Wanxi".
Xiao Jihui's first reaction was that it was a coincidence that they shared the same name.
But when he told Feng Tianyu about it, Feng Tianyu's rare emotional expression and his subsequent request for him to keep it a secret for the time being gave Xiao Jihui an almost absurd idea.
The "Ye Wanxi" written on the tomb door might really be the Miss Ye he knew.
"What else is written on it besides my name?"
"Those characters are rather scattered, and some of them have complex structures. Several senior researchers are still studying them, and it is not yet possible to draw any conclusions."
In that instant, countless thoughts flashed through Ye Wanxi's mind, but in the end, she only asked one question: "When did you tell my senior brother about this?"
"Just now, about half an hour ago."
"Where is he now?"
Xiao Jihui pursed his lips and remained silent.
Ye Wanxi's eyes narrowed slightly: "He went to that tomb?"
Xiao Jihui remained silent.
"I see."
Xiao Jihui: "???" No, what do you know?
"Thank you for reminding me. I'll consider myself indebted to you."
Ye Wanxi hung up the phone as she spoke, leaving Xiao Jihui bewildered, staring at the disconnected caller ID.
No, Miss Ye, please come back and explain to me what you're going to do. If Mr. Feng finds out that I just promised him to keep it a secret, and then immediately tipped him off...
Can I use this favor to save my life?
(End of this chapter)
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