Chapter 142
Seeing the Ape King resorting to self-harm to get rid of the effects of anesthesia, John cursed, "Shit!"
Fortunately, under the deterrence of weapons, the two sides once again distanced themselves from each other. The apes were indeed smart and magical creatures, and they also obviously began to fear the long wooden warehouses in the hands of the security team.
Under the command of the Ape King, the apes split into two groups. One group continued to harass the archaeologists from a distance by throwing stones, while the other group used vines to occupy the airspace, swinging down like a pendulum again and again, trying to snatch the weapons, backpacks and other important items of the archaeological team.
In contrast, some people on the archaeological team were injured and some were screaming. The scene was very chaotic for a while. The rope used to prevent them from getting lost had already broken in the chaos. Seeing this, Fu Yan ran and called out, asking everyone to start counting according to the numbers each person received at the beginning, and at the same time use sound to guide the direction.
1.2.3...all the way to 30.31.32.
Seeing that the number of people matched, Fu Yan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. As long as everyone was there, it was good. If they got lost in the fog, the consequences would be self-evident. But before Fu Yan could even breathe a sigh of relief, in the chaos, he heard the count again: "33... click!"
Fu Yan:?
Xiaolu, the third of the red, green and blue trio who had somehow sneaked into the archaeological team and was eventually chased by the apes, heard the others counting and subconsciously shouted along with them.
Although he was stopped by his eldest and second brothers halfway through shouting, they realized that something was wrong.
"Are you stupid?!" The red-collared man leaned close to the green-collared man's ear and said with gritted teeth.
They counted again, but this time there was no 33rd voice. While running, Fu Yan and John looked at each other, made a gesture, and then the team continued to move forward in an orderly manner. Some researchers or technicians had poor physical fitness, but fortunately they were all carried by the security team members.
However, Grandma Miao, although also breathing heavily, still insisted on rejecting the kindness of Fu Yan and Ji Qiaoyu, and tried her best to move her legs and run. With the support of Xiao Ji's arms, the old professor managed to catch up with the team and did not hold everyone back.
【Grandma is awesome! 】
Fortunately, Fu Yan and John noticed the infiltration of the Idiot Trio, but the situation was urgent and they didn't take any action. However, John also began to wander around the team, looking for the infiltrator.
[Ahhh, they're coming after us again. Oh my god, what should I do? So much blood has already been seen. I don't think anyone will die.]
Fortunately, at the critical moment, under the leadership of Ji Qiaoyu, the archaeological team passed through a barrier-like film and entered another hill. Suddenly, the view in front of them became clear. The boundary that they had just crossed was like the Chu River and Han River. The fog and monkeys seemed to be blocked by an invisible barrier.
The exhausted people were lying or kneeling on the grass in groups of three or four, gasping for breath. The doctors from the medical team dragged their tired bodies to quickly bandage the injured team members.
The person who was most seriously injured was a member of the security team. He had already passed out and was dragged away by other team members. After emergency hemostasis and treatment, he fortunately managed to save his life.
On the other side, John and several security members surrounded the red, green and blue trio.
The trio were also gasping for breath, clearly still reeling from the near-death experience they had just had.
The green-collared and blue-collared men were a little nervous about being surrounded by John and his men, but the red-collared man, after catching his breath, seemed fearless and even said directly, "Call your boss. I won't negotiate with a laborer like you."
Facing Fu Yan and Professor Miao, Red Collar said succinctly: "I know what you are looking for, Prince Ling's Tomb. I will be frank with you. The three of us brothers will go down with you. When we get there, we will split the contents in half."
Seeing that Professor Miao and Fu Yan frowned as soon as they heard his words, Red Collar tore off his coat without waiting for them to refuse, and motioned Green Collar and Blue Collar to follow him.
In an instant, the others also saw the thick layer of something wrapped around the three brothers.
John's pupils shrank, but Red Collar stood up, holding a fuse in his hand, and shouted, "Don't act rashly. I know you have weapons, but if you can't kill us three brothers immediately, you leaders will all die here."
"I'm not asking for your opinion, much less discussing anything with you. According to me, either we go down together and split the things in half, or we die here together. Anyway, the three of us are so poor that we only have three lives left."
The three brothers were wrapped in a circle of homemade explosives.
John looked at Fu Yan. Red Collar's eyes were red, and it was obvious that he was determined. After a moment of silence, Fu Yan nodded slightly at Red Collar.
Professor Miao opened his mouth, and Fu Yan shook his head slightly at Professor Miao, who looked worried, to indicate that he knew what was going on.
When Professor Miao applied to the state in his personal capacity to establish an archaeological team for the Lingwang Tomb, he had already agreed with Fu Yan that he would not touch anything in the tomb and all discoveries would be handed over to the state. However, at this moment, the three brothers, Red, Green, and Blue, obviously wanted to dig for gold and rob tombs, so Professor Miao was of course anxious.
His slightly lowered eyelids blocked the cold light that flashed across Fu Yan's eyes. He knew the temperaments of these desperate criminals. If he really pushed them into a corner, they might really do something impulsive. It would be better to follow their wishes first. Of course, in the end, he would definitely not let these people take away the national treasures in Prince Ling's tomb and sell them.
The archaeological team set up camp here. Under the siege of the apes, they lost a lot of equipment. The most important notebook was also snatched away by the ape king. Fortunately, many important information in it was remembered by Fu Yan.
Regardless of whether they followed the records in the notes or Captain Ji's exploration of the dragon's acupoints, the conclusion they came to was that they were about to reach their destination.
After the escape, some security personnel in the team were injured. After discussion and new decision-making, more than 20 people on the ground, including the injured, who were not responsible for going down to the tomb, stayed on standby and waited for news.
Fu Yan: "If we haven't come out in ten days, there's no need to wait any longer. Spread the news."
They had already concluded that if they walked towards the exit, the monkeys would not attack the team. Ji Qiaoyu also told everyone the direction of the exit calculated according to the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches 10 days later, and the method of identification. Before both parties parted, Ji Qiaoyu once again gave serious instructions.
"Remember, you can only leave at noon, that is, at noon, by following the path I have given you. Don't miss the time."
"Understood." The deputy captain of the security team had injured his arm earlier and was now arranged by Fu Yan to stay in the camp to take charge of the subsequent matters. Seeing Ji Qiaoyu's serious expression and the matter of life and death, he also said solemnly: "Mr. Ji, don't worry. I also wish the young boss, Professor Miao, and Mr. Ji a safe return."
[We are about to officially enter the Tomb of Prince Ling.]
[I'm so nervous. Just ahead of us, there's a large formation and a group of monkeys guarding the gate. The tomb must be even more dangerous.]
[Adventure, adventure, this is a truly thrilling adventure. Xuantian people are ecstatic. Director Huan really did not disappoint me.]
[Flame people are also happy, tombs, there will be a horror game that everyone likes, right? ]
[Happy to hear, sad to see, distracted, successful immediately, retired after success... peacefully! ]
You Tianren said that the previous deduction and decryption games like Qi Men Dun Jia were also very good.
Standing on the top of the mountain, Ji Qiaoyu looked out and took in the entire terrain below. He shook his head and sighed, "The star peaks are extraordinary, their branches supporting their majestic power, their physiques strong. As the song goes: Strength is the power of running."
"It's well known that finding a dragon acupoint is extremely difficult. Prince Ling ordered him to build the underground palace within a year. It's possible that he would have spent years, even decades, searching for the best dragon acupoints. Yet, Zhai Xingji not only completed it, but also found this extremely wealthy and prestigious, world-renowned, and auspicious dragon acupoint that best suited Prince Ling's status. Zhai Xingji is truly worthy of being a Yin-Yang sorcerer recorded in history books. He's amazing."
The entrance to the tomb was in the middle of the cliff. The team had already built a ladder to go down. John called out to Ji Qiaoyu from a distance: "Ji, come quickly, we're going down."
Except for the team members who were originally planned to stay and those who were injured and unable to continue to go into the tomb, there were only nine people left on the archaeological team who went into the tomb for the first time. Together with the three brothers, there were twelve people in total, which was not too many but not too many either.
The three brothers certainly couldn't let them be the first to go down to the tomb, and the three brothers themselves didn't want to be the last. In the end, both sides unanimously decided to divide the 12 people into three groups and go down one by one.
John and Fu Yan were in the first group, Ji Qiaoyu and Professor Miao stayed in the third group, and the three brothers asked to be divided into three groups themselves. Everyone was on guard against each other.
Ji Qiaoyu could probably guess what Fu Yan was thinking. He probably wanted to take this opportunity to try to subdue the three brothers before actually entering the tomb.
It was indeed the best choice. Ji Qiaoyu winked at Fu Yan quietly, put his hands behind his back and made an OK gesture, indicating to Fu Yan that he would take care of the third one.
Fu Yan's eyelids twitched. If possible, he really wanted to tell Ji Qiaoyu that this little ancestor didn't need to take action. He just needed to protect himself and Professor Miao honestly, and leave the rest to them.
Unfortunately, the three brothers were also watching them warily at this moment. Fu Yan had no choice but to give Ji Qiaoyu a look that only meant something: "If you do nothing, you are helping."
I guess Xiao Ji must have understood that Brother Yan trusts him very much.
【Really, we are so connected, we don't understand each other at all.】
The first two groups of people were climbing down in order. Ji Qiaoyu patted the green-collared man on the shoulder from behind. As the green-collared man turned around and stared at him warily, Ji Qiaoyu innocently distanced himself and blinked his clear eyes, which were clearly black and white. "Brother, there's a bug here. I'll help you get rid of it."
"What? There are bugs? I hate bugs. Well, thank you. You're such a nice person."
He believed it. He actually believed it.
[It's over, someone else is going to be fooled by Xiao Ji again, hahaha. ]
As expected, seeing Green Collar's reaction, Ji Qiaoyu raised his eyebrows, then narrowed his eyes. The audience knew by now that Ji Qiaoyu showed this expression and was going to "do something bad". As expected, Ji Qiaoyu began to ask questions.
Ji Qiaoyu: "It's a small favor, you're welcome, brother. There's no one around here right now, let's chat."
Perhaps because Ji Qiaoyu had just helped him, Green Collar was no longer as angry as he was at the beginning. He spoke the truth in a muffled voice: "My brother told me not to talk to you."
Ji Qiaoyu: "It's okay, your brother is not here, right? Let's just chat for a few minutes and then go down. If we continue to pretend to be strangers, your brother won't know."
Green Collar hesitated for a moment. It was obvious that his two brothers were not around, and he was a little bored here. "You, what do you want to ask?"
Ji Qiaoyu: "That's what I mean. Brother, you look very righteous, you don't look like a bad guy."
Listening to Ji Qiaoyu praising his handsome looks, Green Collar slightly straightened his chest, and his dark face seemed to want to smile narcissistically, but also a little reserved, which made his facial features look even more distorted and abstract.
【Little Green is very spicy.】
[Ugly, but inexplicably cute. Is it my illusion? ]
Ji Qiaoyu coughed lightly, raised his hand to support his chin, and said in a tone that said, "I'm doing this for your own good. You brothers must be locals, right? Why are you so desperate to come here and rob people? You know we're a legitimate archaeological team, registered with the organization. If you keep doing this, you'll definitely be arrested when you get out."
Green Collar waved his hand upon hearing this: "My brother has already made all the arrangements. After we get out, we will go to the mountains first, and then there will be a boat to pick us up. When we leave the country, we can sell the things and live happily ever after."
[Alright, there's actually an informant behind the scenes. It seems Xiaohong isn't such a reckless person after all.]
Xiao Ji: Very good, very good. I'll report it as soon as I get out. I'll bust this gang of thieves and accomplish another great feat!
[Although I think that when you have money, the first thing Xiaohong should do is to show her silly brother some brains.]
[Nourishes the brain and improves intelligence. When you are tired, drink "Guaibao". Jiutian Baby takes the initiative.]
"You guys really need money?"
"Money is a good thing. Everyone doesn't need it, right?"
The ladder was being pulled by the people below. The red collar's voice came from far below. It was obvious that he was also worried about the green collar: "Third brother, are you okay over there?"
Green Collar quickly came to his senses: "No, it's okay."
The red collar man yelled again, "Then hurry up and get down. You should go to the end. If you don't obey me and come down, I'll kick you to death!"
"Hey, big brother, don't kick me. I get it. I'll go last."
Green Collar made way and called Xiao Ji, Grandma Miao and another security team member to go down.
Xiao Ji quietly squeezed Professor Miao's palm to comfort the old man, and asked the big brother of the security team to carry the old man on his back and climb the ladder first. Seeing that only Ji Qiaoyu and himself were left at the top of the mountain, Green Collar hesitated for a moment, but when Ji Qiaoyu was about to get off the ladder, he leaned close to him and whispered:
"If anything goes wrong, I'll follow my brother's instructions and take you and the old lady hostage. But don't be afraid. As long as you don't struggle, I won't hurt you. My brother said, we're after the money. As long as you cooperate, we don't want anyone killed."
Ji Qiaoyu paused, shook his head and smiled silently: "Xiaolu."
"What? What Xiaolu? My name is not Xiaolu, my name is Muma."
"...So is your brother's name Mu Niu or Mu Yang?"
"How do you know?"
"Well, that's not important. What's important is that I think you're a pretty good person by nature."
The herder raised his hand and scratched his head, his dark face slightly red again. Why, why was he praised for no reason?
Ji Qiaoyu curled his eyes and said, "A gentleman loves money but earns it in a proper way. We are ordinary people, so we should live a down-to-earth life. When we get out in the future...with hands and feet, if we work hard, we will definitely be able to save money and get married. I, a half-immortal, am quite accurate in fortune-telling."
Mu Ma looked at the top of Ji Qiaoyu's head and scratched his head in confusion. His IQ was indeed not very high. At this moment, he thought Ji Qiaoyu was talking about coming out of the tomb. He muttered, "My brother said that when we get out, we will be rich and can definitely get married!"
As the eldest brother of the security team took the lead in carrying Professor Miao into the rock wall, the atmosphere inside the rock wall became even more tense.
The moment Ji Qiaoyu landed, the flashlights in the hands of Fu Yanyuehan and others at the entrance of the tomb suddenly went out. Before the light went out, the red collar shouted angrily:
"I knew you guys wouldn't follow the rules. Second and third brother, prepare to take action according to the plan."
Following the previous direction, Red Collar rushed directly towards where Fu Yan was, first dealing with this weak pretty boy who was obviously the leader.
As for the blue-collar guys, well, the second one is thick-skinned and tough, so he will be beaten up by the foreigner first. Once he and the third one have controlled each other's people, they can exchange for the second one.
One for one, they still have one hostage left, and the problem is solved perfectly.
As for pulling the gunpowder and being buried together, who would want to die if they can live?
Two screams were heard in the darkness. The first one to fall to the ground was the second in command, who was arranged by the boss to be a punching bag. However, the boss misjudged the strength of the pretty boy leader Fu Yan.
"Ah!" With his knees pressed by Fu Yan's backhand and his face against the cold stone wall, the eldest brother had not given up yet. They still had the third brother. Although his third brother was not very smart, at a time like this, what was needed was not the brain, especially when they were dealing with a little liar with skinny arms and legs and an old lady with unsteady legs.
They still have a chance of winning.
Before the boss could finish his thought, a burst of laughter came from the cave where everyone was.
"Hahahaha, hahahaha, help, it's itchy, hahahahaha."
The lights then came on.
The eldest brother saw the third brother rolling on the ground and laughing.
Red Collar closed his eyes in despair, thinking it would be better to be blown to death.
John took off the homemade gunpowder from the three brothers. Now that he had subdued them, he had just the right time to send them outside before leaving the tomb and let the remaining team members take care of them.
The three brothers were pushed away dejectedly. They knew that since all their belongings had been searched away, there was no chance for them to go to the fields with this group of people.
However, just as the three brothers were about to climb back to the top of the mountain under the threat of John's fists, something unexpected happened.
The mountain wall suddenly shook, and everyone hurried to steady themselves. Amidst a rumbling sound, the mechanism was triggered, and the cave entrance they had just climbed in was blocked by thick stone walls that suddenly protruded on both sides.
【This is? 】
Ji Qiaoyu narrowed his eyes slightly. "I didn't expect there were traps here. It seems this road is only for entry, not exit. If I want to leave, I have to find the real exit."
Breaking it open violently is not impossible, but because of the location of the entrance, not only is blasting potentially dangerous, but most importantly, the original entrance to the tomb has collapsed. If one wants to go down to the tomb to explore again, whether it is to find a way out or to open it directly with force, it will be more time-consuming and labor-intensive, and may even affect the large tomb below.
Seeing that they didn't have to leave, Red Collar started to get excited again: "God doesn't want us to leave, let's go in quickly, hahahaha."
John restrained the arrogant red collar: "Behave yourself."
Although no one wanted to take three people with bad intentions into the tomb, under the current circumstances, they could not send them away. However, before actually pushing open the tomb door, Fu Yan warned the three people again:
"Going down into a tomb is no joke. Not to mention the things inside, I can't let you take them out and sell them privately. Down there is the tomb of Prince Ling. It's said that to prevent it from being disturbed by future generations, there are many traps and mechanisms set up inside. If you're not careful, you could be in danger of your life. So, put away all your little tricks."
"Otherwise..."
As he spoke, Fu Yan lifted his outer robe threateningly, allowing Red Collar to see the wooden cannon at his side. It was obviously a real weapon. Red Collar and Fu Yan looked at each other for a moment, and after confirming that he was not joking, he also restrained himself slightly, but he still said ambiguously:
"Not only do I know that there's Prince Ling's tomb down there, but the three of us are also descendants of the Mountain Moving Sect. Who knows, after we get down there, you might even need us for help."
The tomb door creaked open and the audience held their breath nervously.
【Want to try harder? 】
[I've heard before that a tomb this large must have some sort of mechanism to prevent future generations from robbing it. It's going to be as thrilling as the previous "Mist" plot. I'm looking forward to it.]
[The outside world has many tricks it can use, but I can't imagine what kind of eye-catching traps there are in this closed underground space. I hope Director Huan can give me some unique surprises.]
[Although I couldn't have imagined it, I have to say, after going through so much, family, we should learn to trust the wisdom of our ancestors!]
And this time, the ancestor did not disappoint the younger interstellar generations.
Falling rocks: If you accidentally trigger the mechanism on the ground, accompanied by a loud rumbling sound, the top of the tomb passage will open to both sides, and huge rocks will roll out from the back, chasing you in horror.
Upgraded version of the chain stone hanging game: accidentally step on the pedal, and the suspended boulder will fall rapidly with the heavy turning sound of the chain. Unexpectedly, there is more than one boulder.
Hidden Crossbow: If you are not careful, crossbow arrows will be shot from hidden places in the tomb.
Wo Nu: Did you dodge the An Crossbow? Let's check out the combo. Can you survive hundreds of crossbow arrows fired at you?
…
One thrill after another, and even the mechanisms that could really cost people's lives if they were not careful, opened the eyes of the younger generation of interstellar players and allowed everyone to experience firsthand what it means that there is nothing that cannot be done as long as you can think of it, and that you can still "have fun" like that.
Fortunately, with everyone working together, we got through the journey safely.
Fu Yan also showed everyone that his skills, reactions and judgment were even more agile than John's.
Facing the red-collared man's incredulous gaze, John proudly gave him a thumbs-up: "Young boss, you're awesome."
Before, Red Collar wanted to pick on the weak, so it was obviously too much to catch the young boss.
In addition to the thrilling "escape room", Professor Miao also gave everyone hard-core professional knowledge in between, including the general structure of ancient tombs, the purpose of the east and west side chambers, the side chambers, and the types of burial objects.
In the words of the StarCraft audience: "The knowledge entered my mind in a despicable way."
In addition, the huge amount of treasures in Prince Ling's tomb were displayed there as if they were free of charge. The diamonds, treasures, gold and silver mountains made the interstellar audiences stare blankly. Well, it was probably because of the behavior of the three brothers on the screen, with weak legs and unable to walk, that they couldn't help but think about how great it would be if all this wealth was theirs.
[Slurp, it's a pity that I can see but not touch.]
[At this moment, I sympathize with Xiaohong and the other two.]
In the camera, not only did the archaeological team not allow the three brothers to touch the burial objects in the tomb, they themselves did not touch them either. They came here only for investigation, and now that the existence of King Ling's tomb has been confirmed, they will definitely have to hand it over later. As for how to protect it at that time, it depends on the organization's arrangements.
Of course, being the first warrior to see King Ling’s tomb was enough to make the team members excited.
Compared with the excitement of other team members, Professor Miao, Fu Yan and Ji Qiaoyu did not show much joy on their faces. Along the way, although they saw some traces left by the archaeological team twenty years ago, they did not see the bodies of any team members.
"All that's left is the main tomb."
The audience also realized the problem belatedly: [Could it be that all those team members were buried in the main tomb? ]
[How powerful a mechanism would that be?]
[Ah, I suddenly thought, will Zongzi Brother appear? Ahem, don't mind, I was just kidding.]
[To answer the question above, I did some research while playing in a haunted house. Generally speaking, the "weirdness" of Zongzi Brother's is something that can only be nurtured in extremely sinister and ominous places. As Xiaoji has mentioned before, our Ling Wang Tomb is a particularly good feng shui site. It's understandable that kings, princes, and generals would not allow themselves to be "uneasy" after death.]
[Look, Xiao Ji and the others are about to push the door open! ]
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