Chapter 1: Mountain and River Festival 181. The Mysterious Man in Black

Even if Lin Yuan got the treasure in the imperial mausoleum, there was no need to kill everyone in this village. Because these people were originally the descendants of the loyal ministers of Emperor Gaozu of the previous dynasty hundreds of years ago. What was even more strange was that Lin Yuan, as a descendant of the royal family of the previous dynasty, did not know the secret of Emperor Gaozu's mausoleum. Instead, Doctor Lin, who raised Lin Yuan, knew it. Of course... if it was explained that Lin Yuan was still young at the time, it would make sense. But... if Doctor Lin did not want him to have the idea of ​​restoring the country, he could have not told him his identity. When Lin Yuan came to this village, he was only one year old and it was impossible for him to remember anything. Looking up at Doctor Lin who was sitting in a trance, Ye Li raised her eyebrows slightly. This Lin Yuan... I always felt that something was wrong. And the treasure of Emperor Gaozu, it obviously doesn't look like the ordinary treasures such as gold, silver, treasures, antiques, jades, etc. It doesn't look like some legendary treasures such as secret books of military tactics, precious swords, etc. So... what is it?

Ye Li looked at her belly with some regret. If it weren't for the inconvenience of having a baby, she really wouldn't mind exploring the treasures and secrets of this founding emperor of the previous dynasty.

After resting enough, the two stood up and walked along the route shown on the map. Regardless of whether there was danger in this imperial mausoleum, the feeling of being in such a closed space was not very pleasant. Along the way, Ye Li habitually wrote down the route they had taken. As a special soldier of the front-line army, a good sense of direction was obviously a must. At least no matter where you are, you can always find your way.

She never worried about getting lost. The two walked forward silently. Ye Li frowned slightly as she looked at the increasingly gorgeous decorations around her, and asked casually, "Master, are we going the wrong way?"

Doctor Lin looked down at the road map in his hand and sideways at her. "Oh? What do you mean?"

Ye Li frowned and said, "We seem to be heading towards the center of the imperial mausoleum, which is exactly the opposite of the exit." Even if the imperial mausoleum cannot give a straight line distance, it can't be completely opposite, right? Even if the earth is round, the imperial mausoleum does not occupy the entire earth. Doctor Lin looked at her and said indifferently, "Who said the exit is in Hongzhou?" Ye

Ye Li was silent, looking at Doctor Lin in silence. Even if it wasn't in Hongzhou, it couldn't be in the center of the mausoleum, right? Being looked at like this by Ye Li, Doctor Lin felt a little uncomfortable and said, "Okay, I have to go get something before I can leave. If you don't want to go, you can wait for me here, or you can look at this map and copy it and leave first."

Ye Li heaved a sigh of relief. This at least proved that this cheap master had no intention of harming her. Otherwise, although she was sure that she could control him, it was hard to say what she would encounter in such an ancient imperial tomb that was hundreds of years old. After thinking for a while, Ye Li hesitated and asked, "Lin Yuan... Is there any other way to get in?" Lin

The doctor was obviously unwilling to hand the thing over to Lin Yuan, so he wanted to rush over and take it away. Doctor Lin was silent, but Ye Li understood just by looking at his expression. Sure enough... those so-called sayings of only one exit were never reliable. For example, it is said that the craftsmen who built the imperial mausoleum in ancient times would leave a secret passage for themselves to prevent the royal family from killing people to silence them.

Ye Li shrugged and said with a smile: "I'd better go with Master. What if I get lost and can't get out?"

"Think it over carefully. As far as I know, this imperial mausoleum is not dangerous. You can wait for me at the exit. If I haven't come in two days, you can open the mechanism and leave by yourself."

Ye Li looked around and said, "Originally I didn't know if it was dangerous here, but now it's not certain. I'm a girl, and I'm always a little scared walking in the mausoleum alone. It's good to follow Master to build up my courage." Doctor Lin looked at her deeply, sighed softly, turned around and walked forward, "I don't know why you, a girl, must follow me. If

If you are implicated, don't blame me, an old man." Ye Li smiled and took two steps forward and said softly, "Because you are my master, I know that my master is a good person." Doctor Lin snorted, "I am not a good person, and you, girl, don't pretend to be ignorant in front of me. I have seen many people in my life, but there are few people whose depth I can never tell." Ye Li said to

He pretended not to notice the mockery and blinked his eyes. "Master, are you complimenting me?"

The master and the apprentice walked and stopped, because they had to take care of Ye Li's health and Doctor Lin was not young anymore, so they did not walk fast. There was no sunlight in the imperial mausoleum, so Ye Li could only roughly estimate the time. They walked and stopped for three or four hours after entering the imperial mausoleum, and rested for several hours in a stone chamber. They spent about an hour in this place.

Days passed. But the two had just reached the entrance to the inner part of the imperial mausoleum. Standing in front of a majestic palace gate, Doctor Lin turned to Ye Li and said, "Be careful when you go in, don't touch things you shouldn't touch. If you trigger the mechanism, don't blame the master for not reminding you." Ye Li looked at him, "The master clearly said that it's not dangerous here." Doctor Lin snorted.

With a sound, a bit of pride appeared between his eyebrows, "It is certainly not dangerous to follow Master. If you follow someone else, it may not be the same. What happened outside the imperial mausoleum was just a trick. The traps inside are at least five times more than those outside."

Ye Li wiped the nonexistent sweat from his forehead, "Master, I feel like I've fallen into a trap. What would have happened if I hadn't come in with you before?"

Doctor Lin raised his lips without a smile and said, "There are more mechanisms at the exit than here. And the map to crack the mechanism is placed with the treasure."

"You know it very well." Ye Li muttered in a low voice. The mausoleum was silent, so Doctor Lin could hear Ye Li's voice clearly. He smiled with some pride and said, "This mausoleum was designed and built by our ancestors. Do you think there is anyone in the world who knows it better than me?" Ye Li raised her eyebrows and followed Doctor Lin's steps and walked inside.

After entering the imperial mausoleum, Ye Li finally understood what an imperial mausoleum was. No one knew what was inside the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. Most of the imperial mausoleums Ye Li had seen in her previous life had been looted by tomb robbers or excavated, and were now only ruins. Ye Li remembered that the Records of the Grand Historian had recorded that the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang "dug three springs, lowered copper and led to the

"The coffin, palaces, palaces and government offices are filled with strange and bizarre objects. Mercury is used to represent rivers and seas, which are pumped by machines. The upper part is equipped with astronomy, the lower part is equipped with geography, and the candles are made of mermaid fat, which will not burn out for a long time." She didn't know whether this imperial mausoleum could compare with the grandeur of Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum, but the scene in front of her eyes was enough to prove that it was at least as rich and elegant as Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum.

The marble floors and walls are beautifully carved, and streaks of mercury and stars are densely spread throughout the huge and amazing tomb. Looking up at the sky full of stars, they are all astrological maps decorated with various night-shining pearls. The burial objects in the tomb are not bronze objects, but various exquisite gold objects, jade objects, gems, etc. There are eternal lamps placed around the tomb, and with countless gold objects, night-shining pearls and treasures throughout the tomb, the entire tomb is like daylight. Looking at the magnificent mausoleum in front of him, it looks like a miniature imperial city. Ye Li couldn't help but focus on the few short sentences in the historical records...Are the ancient imperial tombs so similar no matter which time and space?

"Are there terracotta warriors or something near the imperial mausoleum?" Ye Li muttered softly, and followed Doctor Lin carefully forward. Even though every item in front of her was a rare treasure, she had no intention of touching it.

Doctor Lin turned around and looked at her. "How did you know there were terracotta warriors?"

Ye Li was shocked, "Is it true?" Could this Emperor Gaozu of the previous dynasty be the reincarnation of Qin Shi Huang? Ye Li shook her head and waved away the wild thoughts in her mind. The Qin Emperor swept across the world, and although Emperor Gaozu of the previous dynasty was also a martial arts master, he was still a little short. Doctor Lin looked at her, turned around and continued to walk inside, saying, "According to the records of our ancestors, there really was. But at that time, the world was just beginning to settle, and it was impossible to spend such a huge amount of money to build the imperial mausoleum, so in the end Emperor Gaozu's idea was cut off by two-thirds. The Terracotta Warriors were only mentioned in a very few secret histories about Emperor Gaozu." Ye Li sighed, it was only one-third of the scale at this scale, if he really let him build the entire mausoleum, the previous dynasty might have died one or two hundred years earlier.

"It's not bad, actually. If the descendants have any problems, they can just demolish the imperial mausoleum." Ye Li smiled. Doctor Lin snorted in front, "Even the most unworthy descendants will never demolish the tomb of their ancestors." Ye Li blinked, "Then what are all these gold and silver treasures hidden here for?" She knew the reason, and probably people who had never been emperors would never understand the meaning of building such an imperial mausoleum. It would be better to leave so much money for future generations to deal with emergencies.

There was no more conversation along the way. Even under the guidance of Doctor Lin, the two of them carefully bypassed several checkpoints before approaching a palace-like building in the center of the mausoleum. Ye Li understood that this was where the coffin of the tomb owner was placed. This was a building made entirely of white jade, standing at the end of the entire tomb chamber. Even from a distance, this snow-white palace could be seen. When you get closer, you can see the intricately carved window lattices and pavilions. Dragons squatted on the eaves, and lifelike flowers and plants carved from jasper hung under the eaves. Domineering and graceful dragons and phoenixes were carved on the steps of the palace. The most important thing is that there is a huge white dragon entwined around this white palace, and the head of the dragon is on the roof of the palace, with a pair of huge eyes made of night pearls glaring at visitors. I don't know why, when seeing this palace that can be said to be a combination of luxury, splendor, and domineering, Ye Li couldn't help but twitch his lips, and a very strange feeling rose in his heart. However, seeing the excited admiration and nostalgia on Doctor Lin's face, Ye Li decided not to say anything more.

"Master, do you want to go in?" Ye Li couldn't help but ask as he stared at Doctor Lin in a trance.

Doctor Lin came back to his senses, put away the expression on his face, looked at the white building in front of him with some reluctance, and nodded.

The two stood at the palace door in a daze. The palace door was closed, with no lock or anything else. There was only a piece of black jade with words engraved on it, surrounded by coiled dragons. The two looked carefully, and saw a few simple words arranged in a random pattern, but these blocks of words were movable, and obviously needed someone to rearrange them. Ye Li raised her eyebrows and looked at the words in front of her - Sweep, Combine, Six, Lord, Down, Heng, Lin, Tian. It was a very simple eight-character game, and the spelling should be Heng Sweep Liuhe Lord Lin Tianxia.

Seeing Doctor Lin step forward and start to move the letters on the door, Ye Li's eyebrows wrinkled slightly, and she felt uneasy for some reason. But after looking carefully for a long time, she still couldn't figure out what was wrong, so Ye Li could only stand aside and carefully stare at Doctor Lin. Suddenly, Ye Li seemed to see the letters on one side twisted very strangely. Ye Li blinked, trying to make sure whether she was hallucinating or really saw something. Staring carefully at the word "天", she finally found that the part below the word "天" was somehow tilted a little, and if she looked carefully, she would find that something was slowly squirming. Ye Li's mind flashed quickly, and something flashed quickly in her mind. Without time to think carefully, she reached out and grabbed Doctor Lin who was lowering his head to move the letters and pulled him away.

"Ouch..." Doctor Lin screamed, and without Ye Li's help, he stepped back repeatedly, looking at his fingers in shock. There were some strange black things sticking to his two fingers, which were slowly wriggling, and his fingers were also corroded at a very fast speed. Doctor Lin's face changed drastically, and before he could think carefully, Ye Li grabbed Doctor Lin's hand, and the sharp dagger in her hand drew two silver lights, and the skin on Doctor Lin's two fingers and part of the corroded flesh had been cut off and fell to the ground. Then the two were shocked to find that the rotten flesh on the ground was actually continuing to corrode the white jade foundation on the ground.

They all turned around and looked at the door. The self on the door had gradually blurred. More black things were crawling on it, and it felt like it was trying to escape from it. Ye Li pulled Doctor Lin back two steps and said, "Master, this is a big trouble. Let's go." Doctor Lin looked at his right hand, which was still covered in blood, and his face was very ugly. "The secret records passed down from our ancestors didn't mention this." Ye Li said, "It's obvious that the great ancestor of the previous dynasty has deceived you."

"What is that?" The two of them walked down the steps quickly, but it was obvious that the tomb owner had no intention of letting off the offender so easily. The bridge piers that were originally built on the surface of the Mercury River for people to cross the river suddenly sank to the bottom of the water. Ye Li even heard many clicks, which were obviously the sound of some mechanisms being activated. Not to mention that no one could jump over the Mercury River now, even if they could, the next mechanism and hidden weapons would be difficult to deal with. The designer of the tomb would definitely not have thought of the possibility that the person who broke into the tomb might be a martial arts master.

The two turned back to look at the door. The black thing had already grown bigger than before, and the words on it could no longer be seen. Some of the body had already separated from the main body and flew out like a small insect. The two had seen how powerful those insects were. Doctor Lin only touched two fingers with a little bit of it and they were corroded. There was also a hole the size of a wine glass on the white jade base. If they let them touch their bodies, they would not only die, but also die very ugly.

"What is this thing..." Doctor Lin frowned. Although his family had long ceased to be involved in mausoleum-related matters, there were still many records in the family. But he was sure that he had never seen such a thing before. Ye Li pulled Doctor Lin, looking for a place to retreat, while vigilantly staring at the black mist not far away, "Master, you know about Cordyceps sinensis, right?" Doctor Lin was puzzled, "Cordyceps sinensis, what does this have to do with Cordyceps sinensis?" Ye Li said, "In winter, it is a worm, and in summer, it is a grass. This is the same, it is a worm when it is warm, and like jade when it is cold. When Master moved the word block just now, the temperature of his fingers made these little things come alive. Master, do you have any solution?"

Doctor Lin was helpless. "I've never seen this thing before. What can I do?"

Ye Li said, "That's a problem. If these little things fly around, not only will we be in trouble, but the treasures in the entire mausoleum will probably be in trouble as well."

"Do you still have time to think about these things now?" Doctor Lin glanced at her and said unhappily.

Ye Li smiled faintly and said, "Just because I don't miss you doesn't mean others don't miss you?"

Doctor Lin was stunned, "What other people?" Just as he finished speaking, a black shadow flew up from the opposite side, and there were several whizzing sounds, and several sharp arrows quickly shot at the black shadow in the air. The man in black narrowly avoided the sharp arrows in the air, and a row of huge nails pressed down on his head again. The man in black, who had no time to land in the air, had to turn over again and avoided the nails with difficulty. There was a swish sound, and it was obvious that his clothes were scratched a little. Only then did he see the man in black fall here in a wolfish manner, swaying on the ground and standing firm. Ye Li's move was as fast as lightning, and a cold light flashed across the dagger in his hand. The man in black had just stood firm when the cold tip of the knife was already against his back, "Don't move. If I use too much force, I may not take your life, but I'm afraid you will lie in bed for the rest of your life."

The man in black tilted his head slightly, "Princess Ding? So you are still alive?"

Ye Li smiled, "So you are an acquaintance? However... I don't think there is anyone like you among the people I know?"

The man raised his hand, threw the weapon in his hand to the ground, and said, "Princess, don't be nervous. I won't hurt you, and I will never let you die. At least... I will never let you die here."

Ye Li smiled sweetly, "I am deeply moved, but please tell me your origins before you come. Otherwise... I can't guarantee that you won't die here." As she spoke, Ye Li held the dagger in one hand and the man in the other hand, turned him around, made him face Doctor Lin, and asked with a smile, "Master, do you know him?"

Doctor Lin looked at the man in black with complicated eyes. After a long while, he sighed and said, "You finally came."

The man said as a matter of course: "I just came to take back something that belongs to me. What's wrong with that?"

Ye Li tilted her head and looked at the two of them, smiling, "I am really becoming more and more curious about who you are."

The man smiled and said, "Princess, why don't you come to the front and take a look yourself?"