Chapter 1194 The Returnee's Notes 268
Xie Ning had never learned these things, but whether it was pig bones, other bones, or even human bones, they could all be made into some kind of prop. Of course, not all bones could be used.
This requires certain conditions, but these are areas where she has little knowledge, as the old lady doesn't know much about this industry either.
Snow Fox buried the last bone, then stood up and looked at the people opening the coffin. Just as he was about to say something, he heard the sound of the coffin being pried open, which seemed to be mixed with the sound of something falling. He didn't know if it was his imagination.
Before he could even finish wondering what it was, Xie Ning pounced on him, grabbing Ouyang Lin and rolling her around in his arms.
"It's a crossbow!"
Larger ancient tombs usually contain mechanisms, and some of these mechanisms are extremely well hidden.
Xie Ning didn't know much about archaeology, but she had occasionally chatted with some of the officials in the Ministry of Works, so she knew a little about it.
She had been carefully observing the situation when she placed the red rope. Just as she noticed something was wrong, she heard a falling sound and realized something was amiss. Turning around, she saw that Ouyang Lin was in the most dangerous position, so she quickly pushed her away.
Ouyang Lin stared at the arrow in front of her, clutching her heart. She had almost been pierced through the head.
The others quickly dodged at Xie Ning's shout, but Yuan Ming's position was not good, just like Ouyang Lin's. Huifa even pulled him back, otherwise he would have suffered more than just a slash on his down jacket from an arrow.
At this moment, he was also glad that he was dressed warmly.
The crossbow only fired once before stopping. Xu Jiu glanced at the coffin and asked hesitantly, "Should we fire it again?"
They're not professionals, and this is a physical attack, so it's going to be tough.
Yuan Ming's expression changed. He was willing to accept it, after all, even if it was a small tomb, the things inside must be quite good, but it was really dangerous just now.
He didn't know if the crossbow broke after only one shot, or if he would trigger some mechanism if he continued to pry open the coffin.
Snowfox stepped forward, glanced at the coffin lid that had been closed again, and said, "Let's continue. If it rises again, we'll just have to be careful."
The crossbow bolt just now revealed his position. As long as he pays attention to the direction, he can dodge it, and others certainly can too.
Seeing that Yuan Ming and the others were startled but still wanted to continue opening the coffin, Xie Ning couldn't help but facepalm.
"Stop prying! Get out of here! This mechanism was clearly activated by moving the coffin. It seems to have stopped now, but if you keep moving the coffin, it will definitely activate again. And since they've made a crossbow, there's bound to be more than just this one. Maybe..."
There are others; they will open the coffin even if they don't move it.
While the others were still hesitating, Xie Ning grabbed Ouyang Lin and ran towards the tomb passage. Halfway there, they heard several more thuds, which confirmed her guess.
The others, who were still hesitating about whether to continue prying open the coffin, were suddenly provoked and scattered, running towards Xie Ning's direction.
Ouyang Lin followed Xie Ning to the entrance of the tomb passage, looked back at her teammates, and asked with some worry, "Is this place safe?"
Xie Ning took a breath. "The crossing is safe for now, but the road is uncertain."
Some tomb passages also have traps or mechanisms; let's just hope their luck wasn't too bad.
Her gaze also fell on Yuan Ming and his group, who were dodging stray arrows. Their skills were indeed quite good; at least their sensitivity was very high, and they were quick to dodge.
Xu Jiu was the most agile among them, as nimble as a cat. In no time, she leaped to Xie Ning's side.
At the same time, the red ropes hanging around Xie Ning suddenly started moving, and the bells on them made a tinkling sound.
Huifa paused, and the prayer beads in his hand were getting hot.
The ghost has arrived.
But they are still dodging arrows in a sorry state. This time is actually very short, but for them at this moment, it feels like an eternity.
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