Chapter 88 Spirit Vein - 3 A series of loud bangs, and four people...
With a series of loud thuds, the four people were indeed badly injured from the fall.
Even though Lu Qing was being protected by Wu Chen, she was still dizzy from the fall and it took her a while to see the scene clearly.
To her surprise, it was a stone chamber, empty and devoid of anything.
Lu Qing got up and reached out to help Wu Chen, "How are you?"
Wu Chen breathed a sigh of relief, took her hand, and stood up. "I'm fine. How about you guys?"
Yu Jitang groaned, "My back is about to break. Help me up!"
Wu Chen reached out to pull him up. Lu Qing saw what appeared to be an oil lamp on the wall, so he took out a tinderbox and lit it. The stone chamber instantly became bright.
Lu Qing stood on tiptoe to look at the oil lamp, then reached out and pried it off. She held it up and examined it, tapping on the wall with her ruler. "Strange, where did we fall in from? That stone wall was clearly hard, how did we get through?"
Wu Chen was examining Yu Jitang and Qi Ying. The two of them acted as cushions for Wu Chen and Lu Qing, throwing and hitting them repeatedly, but fortunately, none of their bones were broken, and they should recover after a rest. Wu Chen breathed a sigh of relief and looked around, "There must be a protective formation here, which is why it's like this."
Huh?! A formation? That's not the kind of place you find in storybooks!
Lu Qing tucked the ruler into her waistband and reached out to touch the wall. "If I find some kind of mechanism, will I be able to see the treasure room? Is there some kind of magic pill or martial arts manual inside?"
Yu Jitang and Qi Ying, their faces contorted in pain, burst into laughter.
Yu Jitang sneered at her through gritted teeth, "You actually believe those fabricated stories?"
"Why don't you believe it?" Lu Qing countered. "Isn't it said that you should treat the dead as if they were alive, especially powerful cultivators in life? If someone is willing to build a tomb for them after they die, they will surely bury some of their favorite things with them. Even if the dead don't need elixirs, their favorite things are still worth something."
Wu Chen sighed, "Although there might be burial objects in this kind of tomb, there's a greater chance of ghosts or zombies. Especially since it's so close to the spiritual vein, it might be something particularly powerful..." Before he could finish speaking, Lu Qing bumped into something, and a wall slowly turned around with a grinding sound that made one's teeth ache.
Lu Qing scurried back to Wu Chen's side like a little mouse, peeking out from behind him at the turning stone wall.
Wu Chen glanced at them briefly, then asked Yu Jitang and Qi Ying, "Are you two feeling better?"
The two nodded.
"Let's go then." Wu Chen took the wall lamp from Lu Qing's hand, placed it face down on the ground to let it go out, and scolded her, "In a place like this, don't touch anything, especially lamp oil or spring water. First, we don't know if it's poisonous; second, in this cold place, the light might attract something."
Lu Qing nodded repeatedly, very obediently, "I remember, I will never do it again next time."
Next time?! There's a next time.
Wu Chen was speechless, unable to catch his breath, his throat tight. After a long while, he sighed helplessly, "Walk behind me, and behave yourself."
He took out the precious pearl and walked in front. The shadows of the four people were stretched and distorted, projected onto the stone wall. Even Wu Chen didn't notice that extremely fine black threads were slowly moving in the shadows, following behind the four people.
Outside the stone chamber was a huge courtyard with trees and flowers in the shape of them. When they got closer, they saw that the lifelike flowers and plants were actually carved from jade with spiritual energy, and even the stamens were made of gemstones and gold and silver wire.
Lu Qing muttered to herself, "See, they really are rich."
Wu Chen turned around and glanced at her.
Lu Qing said confidently, "Look how obedient I am, I said I wouldn't touch it and I didn't."
The three of them were left speechless with amusement.
Continuing forward, in the center of the courtyard stood a palace-like building. Wu Chen braced his sword hilt against the door, and the palace doors creaked open. The luminous light of the jewel flowed in like water, illuminating everything within the palace.
"Oh my god!" Lu Qing reached out and covered her mouth, tightly silencing a scream.
This hall is full of "people"!
Some were sitting and drinking with friends, some were kneeling and leaning forward to pour wine, some were dancing with their feet twirling and waists twisting, and there were also maids and servants walking among them. All the "people" were frozen in a moment, their hair and sleeves still seemingly fluttering.
The four of them seemed to hear the sounds of clinking glasses, singing, dancing, and string music. But if there were any sounds, they wouldn't be feeling this chilling. The entire hall was both extremely "lively" and extremely silent.
The luminescence of the jewel made their skin appear pale and bluish, as if it would turn to look at them at any moment.
Lu Qing was so frightened that she burrowed into Wu Chen's arms, never having been so close before.
Yu Jitang, unusually, did not laugh at her, because he and Qi Ying were also quite frightened and stood side by side.
The four stood stiffly for a while, making sure that the "person" in the hall did not react to their disturbance before daring to breathe.
Yu Jitang lowered his voice to a minimum, "Wu Chen, are they alive or dead?"
Wu Chen gently patted Lu Qing's back and whispered back, "You'll see when you see it."
Lu Qing felt her heart pounding in her chest. She slowly raised her eyes and looked at those "people." Their clothes were very different from anything Lu Qing had ever seen before, and she couldn't tell how long ago they lived. "Maybe we should look for another way? If we can avoid disturbing them, let's not."
Yu Jitang nodded repeatedly, "That makes sense, that makes sense."
Wu Chen thought for a moment, then hooked the handle with the hilt of his sword and closed the door again.
The four people stood outside the hall, looking at each other in bewilderment. Suddenly a gust of wind came, and they all felt a chill on their backs.
Yu Jitang felt that his behavior just now was a bit cowardly, and tried to make amends by saying, "What are those things? They're kind of scary."
Wu Chen shook his head. "I haven't encountered this either. How about this, let's look around and see if there are any other solutions."
Without Wu Chen needing to say anything, the three tails followed him with remarkable unspoken understanding, never leaving his side. Unfortunately, they searched the area outside the main hall thoroughly but found no exit. Instead, they found a considerable amount of gold, silver, and jade.
Lu Qing felt a chill run down her spine at the thought of those cold, dark eyes in the main hall, and even the urge to be greedy vanished.
Since they couldn't find it, they had no choice but to come back. When Lu Qing finally stood at the entrance of the main hall again, her face pale, she tried to encourage everyone, "Maybe it's just scary-looking. If a fight really breaks out, we might be able to take care of it in no time."
Yu Jitang: "That makes sense."
Qi Ying honestly replied, "What if they take care of us in a couple of moves?"
"Children shouldn't talk nonsense." Lu Qingyi said sternly, but looking at the palace gate, he really couldn't muster the courage to reach out and push it open.
Wu Chen gently nudged the door with the hilt of his sword, and the palace door opened again.
But……
"Where is he?" Lu Qing almost doubted her eyes.
Yu Jitang rubbed his eyes hard, then peered through the palace door, asking, "Where has everyone gone?"
When I saw them just now, I wanted to gouge my own eyes out; but now that they're gone, I'd rather they were all still there, safe and sound.
Wu Chen stepped inside. "Since you're here, go in and pay your respects."
Lu Qing was also pulled inside.
Qi Ying immediately moved closer to her master, knowing that she was safest wherever she was.
Yu Jitang looked back around and felt that the rocks and plants there had an inexplicable eeriness and strangeness. He shuddered and quickly followed them inside.
The palace doors slammed shut by themselves with a bang...
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