Chapter 116: Mermaid Tears
Zhao Si and his companions had just entered from another place, so they had no idea what was going on with the murals, the princess, and the general.
However, they also understood that there was a woman inside the crystal coffin. That was why the main tomb chamber was decorated to resemble a woman's boudoir. Furthermore, the burial objects contained numerous female jewels.
They were not interested in any of these, all their attention was on the rare treasures in the wooden box.
When they heard Lu Yichen ask Zhong Nianyao what she liked and that he would give it to her later, they lost their composure. However, they were not fools and knew how to judge the situation. So even though they had a lot of dissatisfaction in their hearts, they didn't dare to say anything.
Because of Zhong Nianyao's words, everyone walked towards the crystal coffin and saw a man and a woman inside. They didn't look like corpses at all, but rather like they were sleeping.
"This princess is truly beautiful!" Ouyang Chenwei couldn't help but sigh, "Those murals just now couldn't capture even one-tenth of this princess's beauty."
"Why don't we open the crystal coffin and take a look? What do you think?" Zhao Si looked at the crystal coffin and suggested, "Based on my years of experience, there might be something even better inside!"
After making the suggestion, he subconsciously looked at Lu Yichen because he knew that Lu Yichen was the leader of their group and everyone acted according to his instructions.
Although he didn't quite understand how Lu Yichen could become the leader of these people, he saw clearly from beginning to end that Lu Yichen was definitely the weakest among them. From beginning to end, he had always relied on others for protection.
However, thinking of the sky-high reward that Zhong Nian Yao mentioned, he thought that maybe it was because he was rich that he hired so many people to protect him!
However, he was even more curious. Why would such a rich man choose to rob tombs? If he had so much money, he would definitely enjoy life and would never do something like robbing tombs. This is gambling with your life!
Could it be that these rich people choose to go to the cemetery because their lives are too boring?
After a long while, seeing that Lu Yichen had no objection, Zhao Si called Qian Wang, and the two of them worked together to push open the lid of the crystal coffin.
Suddenly, the scene inside came into view. Clearer than what he had just seen through the crystal, within the coffin lay a man and a woman, both of whom looked peaceful. If it weren't for their pale complexions, one might have mistaken them for sleeping rather than cold corpses.
"It's been hundreds and thousands of years, how come these two bodies haven't decayed at all?" Yu Xuezhi wondered, looking at the two people in the crystal coffin. "I didn't expect that the embalming technology in ancient times was so advanced."
"No," Zhou Yifu shook his head, then pointed at a seemingly ordinary bead embedded in the crystal coffin, "It should be here."
"This bead has such a great effect?" Joseph's eyes widened and he exclaimed, "This is really amazing."
"I suspect this must be the legendary Mermaid's Tears!" Zhou Yifu adjusted his glasses and continued, "I've looked up historical records. This general fought several battles overseas and, by chance, came across a treasure called Mermaid's Tears."
"It's said that mermaid tears are the tears shed by mermaids in the sea, and that drinking them can keep one young forever. Unexpectedly, they're used to inlay a crystal coffin, protecting the corpse inside for thousands of years without any changes."
Zhong Nianyao chuckled, "I didn't expect that the most valuable thing was actually in this crystal coffin. It's just a pity——"
Her gaze fell on the mermaid's tears, an unknown light flashed in her eyes, and her expression became a little strange.
However, everyone's attention was on the Mermaid's Tears at this time, so they didn't notice anything unusual.
Only Lu Yichen, as if he had noticed something, came to Zhong Nianyao's side and asked softly, "Is there something wrong with the mermaid tears?"
Zhong Nianyao was stunned when she suddenly heard Lu Yichen's voice, but she recovered quickly. She frowned and said, "Something is indeed wrong. It's just that——"
"Maqin, what are you doing?"
Before Zhong Nian Yao could finish her words, she heard Zhao Si's angry voice, interrupting her immediately.
Looking in the direction of the voice, everyone saw what Makino did. She actually reached out and took the Mermaid's Tear off the crystal coffin, held it in her hand, then took two steps back and looked at everyone vigilantly.
When Zhao Si and Qian Wang looked at Ma Qin, their eyes were almost murderous.
Following Makin's actions, the general and princess within the crystal coffin seemed to have been transformed from two seemingly peaceful sleepers into two skeletons, two eerie corpses that made it impossible to tell what they had looked like in life.
If they had not just seen with their own eyes the two corpses in the crystal coffin that showed no signs of decay, they might have thought that everything they saw was real.
However, thanks to Makin's actions, everyone confirmed Zhou Yifu's claim about the mermaid's tears. It seemed that the mermaid's tears were indeed keeping the two bodies in the crystal coffin incorrupt.
"Maqin, put down the Mermaid's Tear in your hand immediately," Zhao Si said with a hint of cruelty, "otherwise, don't blame us for being rude."
"Why should I let you go?" Maqin gritted his teeth, his face twisted. "We're robbing tombs. What we can get depends on our own ability. Now that I have the mermaid's tears, they are mine."
When she said this, there was a hint of madness in her eyes, "As long as I have these mermaid tears, my face will definitely be restored to its original state. Not only that, I will become more beautiful and stay young forever."
"Besides, I only want this one treasure. I don't want anything else. Is that not okay?"
"You're dreaming!" Qian Wang cursed. "From the moment we went down to the tomb until now, you haven't been able to help us at all. And now you're trying to take the precious things from here. How dare you do that? I'm telling you, hand over the things now, or we won't let you go."
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