His words expressed the sentiments of everyone, not just him, but even Yue Qi couldn't explain what he had seen.
The group stared at each other in stunned silence for a while, until Wen Jiajia, who had fainted from fright, slowly woke up.
She rubbed her eyes, hardly believing what she was seeing. She looked around, wondering if she was still dreaming.
"Where's the Azure Dragon statue? And that stone coffin? They're nowhere to be found!"
For the first time, Wen Jiajia felt that her eyes seemed to be malfunctioning. Could it be that she was hallucinating again?
So she pinched herself hard, and the intense pain finally brought her back to her senses, and she immediately jumped up.
"No, that brat Yan Qing is still in the coffin, we have to go save her!"
Now that she thinks back, although the woman in the bronze coffin she saw was dressed almost exactly like the woman in the mausoleum, her face was clearly that of that brat Yan Qing!
She absolutely cannot be wrong!!
Yue Qi pondered for a moment before looking at Wen Jiajia, "What makes you so certain that the woman is Yan Qing? She is clearly an ancient person; her clothing, hairstyle, and attire are all distinctly in the style of an ancient Han Chinese woman—"
"I'm absolutely certain!" As one of only two people who had personally witnessed the beautiful woman surrounded by jewels in the mausoleum, Wen Jiajia was the most qualified to speak on this matter.
"The woman I saw in the mausoleum with that brat Yan Qing was dressed exactly like Yan Qing is now! If it weren't for that, would I have fainted from fright!"
Ugh, at first she really thought that woman had come back to life, okay? It wasn't until she came to her senses that she realized that the person wasn't her, but Yan Qing!
Wen Jiajia couldn't sit still any longer. "Where's the Azure Dragon Coffin Bearer? Where is he? And Yan Qing—"
Yue Qi's expression was no longer just one of shock, but one of deep regret.
No wonder she thought that woman's eyes looked exactly like Yan Qing's. And the excited expression on her face when she saw her—did she recognize them and come to rescue her?
But he didn't recognize her!
Even Wen Jiajia could see Yue Qi's regret, but it really wasn't Yue Qi's fault. It was just that the thick layer of makeup on Jiajia's face was practically a complete makeover.
To be honest, her ancient Han Dynasty attire is just as stunning as the pale-faced actors in modern operas. If she weren't a woman, you definitely wouldn't recognize her.
But wow, who would have thought! That brat Yan Qing actually suits this elaborate, heavily made-up style perfectly. I almost mistook her for an ancient empress!
So she patted Yue Qi's shoulder hard and comforted him, "Don't worry, it's not your fault. How could you recognize Yan Qing when she turned into that ghostly form? -- Alright, we'll figure out a way to save her later!"
While the two men were talking, the Sun brothers and the boy ran to the stone coffin that had been thrown down at the same time, almost in perfect unison.
This stone coffin is indeed somewhat unusual.
It was clearly part of the huge stone coffin on the Azure Dragon's body, so why was it suddenly thrown out?
Also, who exactly is the person inside this stone coffin?
Filled with questions, the three of them surrounded the stone coffin.
This stone coffin looks almost too ordinary; it doesn't look like the place where a high-ranking official would live. It looks rather shabby.
The material of the stone coffin is currently unknown. Its appearance is not much different from ordinary marble, except that it is grayish-white in color and has no decorations at all.
"What's that?" the boy asked curiously, pointing to the stone coffin lid.
The stone coffin lid also looked unremarkable, but unlike the rest of the coffin, it appeared to have been carved with something. The shape was remarkably like a huge chain, crisscrossing across the entire lid.
That wasn't the strangest part. What truly surprised them was the chain marks on the coffin lid, which were clearly newly carved. Moreover, the carving was very stiff, suggesting it was no more than ten years old.
This is quite intriguing.
When the Sun brothers saw the chains on the stone coffin, their expressions changed drastically.
“Hey, this thing looks like it was engraved with an electric engraving knife!” Wen Jiajia interrupted, completely oblivious to the situation, which immediately turned the faces of the Sun brothers as green as the bottom of a pot.
Alright, now everyone's suspicions are finally starting to surface. The boy also seemed to have thought of something, and he even adopted a look of anticipation, as if he were watching a good show.
"How about we open it and take a look first?" the boy suggested. "Oh, and don't forget to bring out that bronze coffin you prepared—the one with my ancestor's remains inside."
As the boy finished speaking, a hint of schadenfreude appeared on his face. "Believe me, this will be of some help to you."
Yue Qi glanced at the boy, and although he guessed his plan, he still said nothing.
Sun Qiang could only take out the bronze coffin that contained the remains of the first King of Jinzhu Yelang. This bronze coffin was a priceless treasure of their Sun clan. He really wouldn't have brought it out if it weren't for a life-or-death situation.
The bronze coffin appeared in the void, standing quietly to one side, motionless, right next to the stone coffin.
After the bronze coffin emerged, it remained completely still. However, the stone coffin opposite it suddenly began to shake violently, so violently that the lid of the stone coffin was almost shaken open.
"My God, what is in this stone coffin?" Wen Jiajia pointed incredulously at the boy who was watching the show. This guy must know something.
She guessed correctly. As the stone coffin began to shake violently, the boy suddenly let out a long sigh of relief, as if a heavy stone that had been weighing on his heart for a long time had finally been lifted. A tear even welled up in the corner of his eye.
Wen Jiajia naturally wouldn't miss his change in expression, so she immediately pressed him for answers.
"Tell me! Did you guys get your hands on this thing?!"
"Big brother, he actually succeeded! Hahahaha—" The boy suddenly burst into laughter, but then he cried as he laughed, "Two thousand years, we finally did it!"
He knelt down with a thud, raising his hands to the sky, "Father, Ancestor... you can finally rest in peace! My elder brother has finally freed our people from the curse! Two thousand years of blood and tears can finally end in our generation—"
Upon hearing the boy's words, the Sun brothers' faces immediately turned from ashen to deathly pale. They could barely control themselves and hastily pulled out their tools to open the coffin.
Behind them, the boy quietly wiped away his tears, watched them silently, and a strange smile appeared on his face that seemed out of place for someone his age.
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