Chapter 140 Finding the Secret Passage
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be the burial place of the royal family of the previous dynasty."
Pei Shaoling looked at the words on the tombstone and said lightly.
"Is this the previous dynasty tomb we visited earlier?"
Qiao Qiqi asked softly.
"No, it's not Daxia, but the Apocalypse Empire from hundreds of years ago."
Pei Shaoling shook his head. "It was a country before the split between Dayong and Dagan. And Daxia was just the predecessor of Dayong."
Oh my god!
Is it that complicated?
Qiao Qiqi nodded. "No one would have thought that these royal family members would be buried in the woods outside Liangzhou City, right?"
"Well, according to unofficial history, the Apocalypse Empire once dominated the entire continent. Later, a Greedy Wolf appeared in the royal family, leading to the fall of the empire. After that, the empire split, and two countries emerged, one in the south and one in the north, competing with each other."
"So, these royal families of the Apocalypse Empire were killed by that so-called Greedy Wolf Star?"
Qiao Qiqi looked at the strange words on the tombstone and guessed.
"That's right! It is said that after that person was calculated to be the Greedy Wolf Star, he became the most lowly person in the Apocalypse Kingdom and suffered unfair treatment. Until he counterattacked and killed all the descendants of the Apocalypse Royal Family! Later, the Greedy Wolf Star also disappeared with countless treasures."
"Is it so legendary?"
Qiao Qiqi couldn't help but click her tongue. "Then, it seems that Tan Langxing is just seeking revenge, right? If he had taken over the Apocalypse Empire, it wouldn't have become two countries."
"Well! Madam, do you want to go look for the treasure left behind by the Greedy Wolf Star?"
Pei Shaoling asked softly with a smile in his voice.
Qiao Qiqi's eyes suddenly lit up, "Do you have any clues?"
"Well, after we take care of these things, I'll take you to find the treasure, okay?"
Looking at Qiao Qiqi's sparkling eyes, Pei Shaoling couldn't help but curl his lips and smile.
"OK!"
Qiao Qiqi nodded.
Who doesn't love treasure?
"Let's go. Since this is the burial place of the royal family, it means we are not far from the secret passage!"
Pei Shaoling held Qiao Qiqi's hand and walked around the tombstones towards the front.
An Lei, who was ignored on the side, followed suit.
Snap!
Suddenly, Qiao Qiqi felt a clear sound under her feet.
She seemed to have stepped on something!
I thought it was a dead branch or something, but when I looked down, I saw!
It turned out to be a bone!
It doesn't look like animal bones.
She was so scared that she took a step forward.
But he found that there were white bones lying all over the front.
Next to the corpses were some soldiers' helmets and boots.
Perhaps because of the age, some are half buried in the soil, while others have begun to weather.
"So many corpses, they must be from hundreds of years ago, right?"
Qiao Qiqi carefully avoided the piles of bones that looked a bit creepy and spoke in a low voice.
"Well, most of them! Some probably strayed into the woods by mistake."
Pei Shaoling lowered his head to examine it and said softly, "My lady, don't be afraid! The dead won't harm you."
"Yeah, I know, it just looks a little creepy."
Qiao Qiqi nodded.
"How about your husband carry you on his back?"
Pei Shaoling looked at the corpses everywhere in front of him and spoke softly to Qiao Qiqi.
Qiao Qiqi wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, she nodded, "Okay! But I want a princess hug!"
There was a hint of coquettishness in her voice.
Girls, you have to act weak sometimes, right?
"Okay, whatever you say!"
Pei Shaoling stepped forward, picked up Qiao Qiqi horizontally, and walked forward with her.
Qiao Qiqi, on the other hand, put her arms around Pei Shaoling's neck and said, "Husband, am I heavy?"
Pei Shaoling raised his eyebrows, and immediately felt that if he didn't answer this question well, it would definitely be a fatal question.
"No, my lady, you're too light! Are you thinking about losing weight again recently? Girls look better with a bit more body. Your husband doesn't like to sleep with you when you're skinny."
"hey-hey!"
Only then did Qiao Qiqi nod in satisfaction and said nothing more.
Which girl doesn’t like to be thinner?
"OP, look, a big banyan tree!"
An Lei pointed to a dense canopy of trees ahead and said, his voice filled with joy.
"Yeah, that's right! It's this tree!"
Pei Shaoling quickened his pace and took Qiao Qiqi to the big banyan tree in two or three steps.
"Husband, put me down!"
When they saw the big banyan tree they were looking for, Qiao Qiqi asked Pei Shaoling to let her down.
After she stood firm, she looked at the two of them and said, "We found the banyan tree, but where is the passage?"
"No rush! Unofficial history says the passage is about fifteen steps in the direction of the banyan tree. I need to calculate the location first."
After Pei Shaoling finished speaking, a compass similar to the Bagua appeared in his hand.
"Hey, how come you have this thing?"
Qiao Qiqi asked curiously.
"It belongs to Mr. Ruan! Besides being proficient in medicine, he also studies astronomical calculations and feng shui reasoning. I followed him and learned a little bit. This time when I came to Liangzhou, I borrowed this compass from him."
Pei Shaoling explained while picking up the compass and began to deduce.
Soon, he found the Kan position he mentioned.
Then he walked forward fifteen steps, tapped the ground lightly with his toes a few times to confirm the location, "Here it is!"
"Master, leave the rest to me!"
An Lei took out his weapon, a long sword, and began to dig in the ground.
Soon, the grass and a layer of mud were shoveled away, revealing a stone slab with patterns!
"OP, it's really here!"
An Lei looked very happy and took a deep breath to move the stone slab away!
Then he took out a tinderbox and prepared to jump in!
"etc!"
Seeing this, Qiao Qiqi quickly stopped him, "It hasn't been exposed to sunlight down there for hundreds of years, so there must be a lot of gas in there. Don't go down yet!"
You know, the gas here is likely to explode if it encounters fire, and she doesn't want Pei Shaoling's most loyal and honest subordinate to die!
An Lei looked at Qiao Qiqi in confusion, then looked at Pei Shaoling.
Pei Shaoling nodded gently, "Listen to my wife!"
Qiao Qiqi then curled her lips and took out three flashlights from her space and handed them to the two people, "You can't use torches down here, let's use these for lighting. Also, don't take off your masks."
An Lei took the thing from Qiao Qiqi's hand with doubt and looked at it doubtfully, "Can this little thing light up?"
"Well, you just have to flip this switch."
Qiao Qiqi gave him a demonstration and turned on the flashlight in her hand.
Looking at the bright light coming out of Qiao Qiqi's hand, An Lei's eyes lit up, "This is amazing!"
"Do you like it? If you like it, I'll give it to you!"
Seeing that he was as happy as a child, Qiao Qiqi said generously.
"Thank you very much, ma'am!"
An Lei glanced at Pei Shaoling, and seeing that he didn't say anything, he quickly thanked him.
"Madam, can we go down now?"
Pei Shaoling asked softly.
"Okay, let's go!"
The three of them jumped down from the entrance of the passage one after another.
However, what they didn’t know was that a greater crisis was waiting for them in the passage!
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