Chapter 736: Whoever takes it will die
These words were spoken by several young people from the Tomb Cave Sect. Their sect had sent many people this time, but now they had lost nearly half of them.
Knowing the dangers of the ancient tomb, they were clearly more meticulous and cautious in their considerations than others.
However, there were also some people with particularly strong curiosity. After hearing their words, they waved their hands dismissively and said, "What's there to be afraid of? Isn't there Mr. Feng here? Besides, we came here for the things in this tomb. Now that the things are right in front of us, how will we know what's hidden inside if we don't open it and see?"
This reason was truly irrefutable. Captain Liu hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Feng Tianyu before finally deciding, "Open it and take a look."
Upon receiving the order, the men quickly stepped forward and opened the lid of the box.
Not knowing what was inside beforehand, the men responsible for lifting the lid were very nervous, on the verge of something jumping out.
Unexpectedly, when the lid was lifted, no living creature jumped out. Instead, the thing inside was so dazzlingly golden that it almost blinded everyone.
"This is...gold?"
Captain Liu was stunned. To be precise, it was all kinds of exquisite gold jewelry, including gold necklaces, gold bracelets, gold hairpins, and even some gold headdresses with phoenix and bird designs.
This entire set is priceless even now, let alone decades or centuries ago.
"Could it be that the tomb's occupant was a woman? Or perhaps a woman of exceptionally high status in ancient times?"
Captain Liu stroked his chin and pondered for a moment, then called to the others, "Open the other boxes as well."
Clang...
The other boxes opened with a click, and the contents inside further confirmed everyone's suspicions.
The eight large chests contained gold ornaments and some silver items, including one chest that was filled with pearls.
The round and full pearls remain breathtakingly beautiful despite the passage of time.
Captain Liu reached out and grabbed a handful of pearls. He found that not only were the pearls beautiful, but each one was also about the same size. It was obvious that this box had been carefully selected, and the best quality pearls had been chosen.
Besides these gold and silver jewelry, there were also some antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and high-quality writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstones.
This left everyone somewhat puzzled. Could it be that the tomb's occupant was not only a woman, but also a talented one?
Several large boxes of gold, silver, jewelry, pottery, and antiques—not to mention Captain Liu, probably no one present had ever seen so many treasures.
With so much stuff, greed is easily aroused. Faced with such a large number of boxes of treasure, many people were already plotting their own schemes.
Finally, someone spoke first, tentatively asking, "Captain Liu, what are we going to do with these boxes? Are we going to move them out?"
"We definitely have to get these things out of here." Captain Liu paused for a moment. "Since we entered this tomb, we've lost all contact with the outside world. We'll try again later to see if we can get in touch with the outside. If we can, we'll call in more people to help us get these things out."
These are all antiques. Regardless of their intrinsic value, the sheer number of years they've existed makes them worth taking back for careful study.
Captain Liu's words failed to notice the instant freeze on the faces of many people.
Contact the outside and ask someone to come in and move these things out.
Who is Captain Liu? And who is the person who contacts him? If they are allowed to smuggle these things out, will they still get a share?
However, Captain Liu's words reminded them that they had lost contact with the outside world after entering the tomb, so the people outside had no idea what was happening inside. If they...
Captain Liu, preoccupied with his own thoughts, didn't notice the changes in these people's expressions, but He Ziyuan saw it clearly, and his heart skipped a beat.
Just then, someone sneakily reached for the box of pearls, grabbed a small handful, and tried to hide it behind his back.
He Ziyuan's expression darkened slightly, and he said coldly, "What are you doing?"
He Ziyuan's shout drew everyone's attention. The man who stole the pearl stiffened slightly, pretending nothing had happened, and said, "What? What did I do? I didn't do anything!"
"You stole the pearl!"
He Ziyuan's junior brother angrily pointed at the other party and stepped forward to try to snatch the pearl back, but the other party seemed to have been prepared and quickly turned around and disappeared into the crowd, hiding behind his fellow disciples.
The fellow disciples blocking his way immediately became alert, drawing their knives for self-defense and taking stances to prevent their junior brother He Ziyuan from getting close.
He Ziyuan and the others' faces darkened, and they became even more furious, saying, "What are you doing? You think you're right to steal?"
"What do you mean by stealing? Is this yours? Why are you putting it so harshly? This is a cemetery for the dead; the things here are all unclaimed. What's wrong with me taking a little?"
His shout stirred up the already interested people who were already eyeing the jewels, and they clearly agreed with his statement.
Captain Liu's face was grim. He never expected that at this critical juncture, because of these few boxes of treasure, his "own people" would start fighting amongst themselves.
Just as he was about to say something, he heard Feng Tianyu shout from not far away: "Don't touch it."
He then added, "Those who take it will all die."
Many people, including the person who stole the pearl, instinctively shivered.
However, human greed cannot be deterred by a few warnings.
Gao Wu, who had recently cowered and acted like a quail, jumped out again and shouted, "Don't listen to his nonsense! He's just trying to scare us so he can keep all this treasure for himself. These are all valuable things; how could we possibly die if we take them?"
Some of the wavering individuals were instantly brought back to reality. Captain Liu and He Ziyuan were not blinded by the treasure; instead, they thought things through more deeply.
They all knew that there had been several previous cases where victims brought insidious items home, harming themselves and their families.
Feng Tianyu's words are most likely true, but unfortunately these people not only don't appreciate it, but also resent their savior for the sake of these gold and silver treasures, which is truly disheartening.
Feng Tianyu didn't care what these people thought of him at all. He was just giving them a reminder. Since these people were eager to court death, he had no interest in stopping them. He then stepped towards the stone coffin in the center of the tomb.
"Mr. Feng!"
Seeing this, Captain Liu couldn't help but shout, "Be careful, there might be a trap inside the stone coffin!"
Even if he didn't say it, Feng Tianyu understood in his heart, so from the beginning he didn't intend to push the lid on the stone coffin, but instead directly used his sword to split it open.
The moment the coffin lid was split open, there were no switches or anything that came out.
On the contrary, the stone coffin was empty, without the expected bones and corpses, only a crystal-clear jade fan!
(End of this chapter)
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