He told Mi Li about his doubts, and Mi Li shook her head and said, "It's unlikely. Although this tomb is already considered magnificent, it still falls far short of the standards for an emperor."
However, she was still full of doubts: "Huh, this is the ancestral land of the Qin kings. Besides the Qin kings of all dynasties, who else is qualified to be buried here?"
Just then, Bi Linglong's voice rang out: "Look, there are paintings on this wall."
Zuan and Mi Li turned around and saw that there were indeed several paintings on the wall.
Having learned from his previous experiences, he knew that the tomb owner often used murals to record important events in his life, so he began to examine them carefully.
The first two paintings depict a general leading his army to conquer many cities, clearly displaying outstanding military achievements. The third painting shows him leading a vast army to build a long city wall. The last painting shows him surrounded by several envoys, forced to commit suicide by swallowing poison.
Bi Linglong couldn't help but sigh, "This general's life was full of ups and downs, but in the end he could only end up like this. It is true that once the birds are all gone, the good bow is put away, and once the cunning rabbit is dead, the hunting dog is cooked."
"Could this person be Meng Tian?" Zu An couldn't help but ask, gazing at the mural.
Mi Li was somewhat surprised: "How did you know?"
Zu An pointed to the third picture on the wall: "Isn't that the Great Wall being built? It's all in history books that Meng Tian led an army of 300,000 to build the Great Wall."
Mi Li sighed: "That's right. The ancestors of the Meng family were from the State of Qi. Later, they came to the State of Qin. They produced many capable ministers and famous generals, making them the most prestigious family in the State of Qin. He also had a brother named Meng Yi. Back then, the two brothers were one inside and one outside the government, and the Meng family was at its zenith. Unfortunately, because they supported Fusu, they must have brought disaster upon themselves later."
Having spent so much time together, she had already heard Zu An mention the later history of the Qin state, so she naturally knew that Fusu and the Meng brothers were later given death sentences.
Zu An's expression was somewhat strange: "Fusu is your son?"
Mi Li's eyebrows furrowed, but since their relationship had grown considerably closer, she decided to stop hiding anything from him: "Fusu is my sister's son. My sister passed away early, and I took on the responsibility of maintaining relations between Qin and Chu, coming to Qin to become the new empress. I just didn't expect that Qin would later begin to conquer the other six states. When they went to war with Chu, we, the Qin royal family members from Chu, were naturally not well-received. Because Fusu has Chu blood, Ying Zheng will most likely not let him inherit the throne."
Bi Linglong was shocked. Her previous guesses were confirmed. This woman was indeed a figure from ancient times, and a dignified empress at that. No wonder she had such a noble and majestic aura. However, she wondered what dynasty Qin they were talking about was. She would have to ask her grandfather about it when she had the chance.
"That's good, that's good." Zu An breathed a sigh of relief. For some reason, he was inexplicably happy after learning that Mi Li had not had any children.
“What’s so good about it?” Mi Li said irritably. In her opinion, the fate of the Chu state’s foreign relatives was not a pleasant memory. She looked up at the coffin in the air and her brows furrowed. “What’s the meaning of the iron chains binding the coffin so tightly? It’s like they’re suppressing him. Do you hate him that much? You can’t even let him go after he’s dead?”
Bi Linglong then said, "Don't you guys feel that the elemental energy in the room is a bit strange?"
Mi Li and Zu An both knew too much, which made their minds complicated and caused them to overlook the most direct thing. After sensing for a while, they said, "The earth element in this room is exceptionally active and strong."
As Mi Li spoke, she strolled around the room, inspecting it. She squatted down and swept away the dust with her sleeve, revealing various strange runes on the floor.
“Huh, this is a formation, and it has some kind of evil aura…” Mi Li frowned.
"Can you tell what kind of formation it is?" Zuan asked.
Mi Li shook her head: "There are too few clues, and what we see of this formation is incomplete. We need to check other places as well."
Just then, the ground suddenly undulated, and the whole room began to shake.
"Could it be that the rooms are going to change again like before?" Bi Linglong hurriedly came to Zu An's side, worried that they might be accidentally separated into different rooms. In this strange place, that would be a truly desperate thing.
“It doesn’t look like it.” As Mi Li spoke, she kept staring at the ground directly beneath the coffin not far away.
Suddenly, the ground cracked open, and a mound of earth slowly rose up, growing larger and larger until it twisted and changed shape until it finally formed the shape of a giant bear several meters tall.
Fortunately, the room was spacious and tall; otherwise, it probably wouldn't have been able to stand upright at all.
It had no eyes, but its enormous head still "looked" at the crowd, roaring as it charged towards them.
Mi Li quickly said, "When certain elements are unusually concentrated and active, corresponding monsters will form. I'm leaving it to you."
Knowing her situation, Zu'an understood that she would conserve energy by not intervening if possible, so he naturally had no objections: "Watch me."
"A real man should... ugh, ugh, he should face it head-on!" he roared and charged forward.
Bi Linglong was a little worried and hurriedly reminded her, "This monster is called the Earth Giant Bear. It has a very bad temper, is extremely strong, and has extremely strong defense. It's very difficult to defeat it?"
In her eyes, Zuan charged forward without dodging or avoiding, letting the other party punch him. As a result, he seemed unaffected and threw a punch that hit the Earth Giant Bear's head.
With a bang, the giant bear's head shattered into dust, and its massive body crashed to the ground.
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