"ah!"
Du Tianli suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest and screamed uncontrollably.
Looking down, he saw that his chest was torn by the whip and his clothes were torn.
Immediately afterwards, the guards around him screamed one after another.
In the blink of an eye, the thirty or forty guards who rushed to the royal cemetery were all knocked to the ground by the gravekeepers.
Du Tianli then realized that they were being chased by wild beasts and in their panic had accidentally entered the royal cemetery.
"Please show mercy. We were also pursuing criminals under the Emperor's orders. We were chased here by wild beasts in the mountains. We didn't mean to disturb the late Emperor!"
Du Tianli endured the severe pain in his chest, clasped his hands together, and explained in a hoarse voice.
He was too embarrassed to say anything when a palace guard was chased by a wild beast and had no choice but to take a panicked approach.
Who could have known that there were so many giant snakes, tigers and wild boars coiled in the deep mountains.
When they saw them, they rushed up desperately, even though they were already exhausted from running.
Many people were injured due to the sudden attack by so many wild beasts.
At this time, there were still many brothers hanging on the trees.
He has had a bad year. Why hasn't anything gone well for him this year?
"snort!"
The gravekeeper snorted coldly with a sullen face, "Get out! If you dare to disturb the late emperor again, you will be killed without mercy!"
"Yes, yes, let's go now."
Du Tianli responded repeatedly while gritting his teeth.
After being beaten up by the gravekeeper, he could only swallow this loss in silence.
If you can't afford to offend him, you can afford to avoid him.
The fighting and screams from above the mausoleum just covered up the noise inside.
At this time, Xiao Yunzhan, relying on his experience and careful observation, had already led his family through several secret doors.
Every time the secret door opened and made a sound, Xiao Yunzhan's heart rose to his throat.
He never dared to put down the sword in his hand, and did not dare to stop along the way, and quickly passed the customs with his family.
Lin Yiran was very worried when she heard the intermittent screams coming from the tomb.
It seems that the pursuers have reached the royal cemetery.
Fortunately, although the pursuers reached the royal cemetery, they had no idea they were there.
Otherwise, if two groups of people chase them, then...
I have to say, this mausoleum is really big.
After turning left and right for an hour, they were still in the mausoleum. Lin Yiran had long lost track of the direction and just mechanically followed the large group.
The sisters-in-law's steps became heavier and heavier.
Lin Yiran looked at Madam Xiao's pale face, put down the clay pot, picked up Madam Xiao, and placed her directly on the clay pot.
Without giving Madam Xiao a chance to sense anything, Lin Yiran simply followed the main group holding the pottery jar.
Old Madam Xiao's face turned from pale to red in an instant. She pursed her lips in embarrassment and unconsciously hugged Lin Yiran's neck with both hands to prevent herself from falling.
At her age, she still had to be carried around and treated the same as her little granddaughter. She felt a little embarrassed.
Old Madam Xiao hooked one hand around Lin Yiran's neck and wiped the sweat from her forehead with her other hand holding her sleeve.
Lin Yiran pursed her lips and smiled sweetly at Old Madam Xiao, not daring to stop at all.
Because she heard the footsteps of the pursuers leaving the mausoleum.
If we don't leave quickly, the grave keeper might hear the stone door opening and come down to check. If they start fighting, it would be bad if the antiques are destroyed.
Xiao Yunzhan was also very anxious, but he still calmed himself down and carefully looked for a way out.
The good thing is that there is always a breeze flowing in the tomb. If we follow the direction of the wind, we will definitely find the exit.
With so many craftsmen, there must be more than one escape route.
After turning around several times, Xiao Yunzhan finally found another stone door.
The stone door was pushed open with a loud friction sound.
Xiao Yunzhan waved his hands quickly, urging everyone to pass through the stone gate quickly.
The moment Xiao Yunzhan closed the stone gate, the gravekeeper just happened to open the stone gate of the lower cemetery.
The two sounds overlapped, and the gravekeeper didn't notice any movement inside the tomb for a while.
He just wanted to check what was going on with the friction noise in the tomb before the imperial guards arrived.
After kneeling down, the gravekeeper stood at the stone gate and carefully looked around the tomb.
After seeing that there was nothing unusual, he took a step back and closed the stone door respectfully.
He was not allowed to enter the mausoleum at will, as it would disturb the late emperor's eternal sleep, which was a crime of great disrespect.
Besides, no one dared to steal anything from the royal tombs. If anyone stole anything and took it out, it would be a serious crime punishable by the extermination of all nine generations of the family.
When Xiao Yunzhan and his group heard the sound of the gravekeeper closing the stone gate, they all stopped, slowed their breathing, and looked at the stone gate nervously.
Lin Yiran listened carefully for a while and said softly,
"Let's go, that person didn't come in."
Xiao Yunzhan twitched his ears twice, listened carefully, and nodded, "Let's go, be gentle."
Fortunately, the gravekeeper didn't come down to take a look, otherwise he would definitely smell the scent of candles.
When everyone heard this, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief, pursed their lips, and followed Xiao Yunzhan quietly, continuing to grope forward.
The further you walk, the more the candle flame flickers and the stronger the wind is, which means you are closer to the exit.
A smile also appeared on Xiao Yunzhan's face. When they saw the dog hole that was half a person's height again, everyone's faces were filled with smiles.
As a result, after the family passed through the dog hole, they found another long tunnel.
Lin Yiran sighed softly and rolled her eyes quietly.
She said, after all, it is a royal garden that has been there for generations. It is not much smaller than the imperial palace. There are tombs next to each other. How can you walk out of it so quickly?
Looking at the time on their phones, they had walked from two in the afternoon to seven, a total of five hours.
In the end, I still couldn't get out from underground.
Xiao Yunzhan looked at his family members who were exhausted and knew that they had reached their physical limit.
"Just rest here and have something to eat."
"Everyone take a break after eating. We won't be able to leave this cemetery for a while, so don't worry."
Lin Yiran put down the pottery jar and Old Madam Xiao and said something casually.
Seeing everyone's frown, she comforted them again.
"It's better to stay underground for one more day. It will just allow us to miss the pursuers and let them catch us empty-handed."
No matter which exit they find now, they may encounter pursuers.
After all, the royal cemetery is between these two mountains, and the pursuers have just left the royal cemetery. They may be looking for them everywhere nearby.
If they go up later, they will be behind the enemy and can then launch a surprise attack on their pursuers.
Madam Xiao nodded in agreement. "What Lin said makes sense. Don't worry too much. If you can get in, you can definitely get out. Now is not the best time to go out."
"Don't think too much about it for now. Eat well, build up your strength, and then slowly find a way out."
The second sister-in-law grinned and said, "Mom is right, I'm almost starving and I've been wanting to eat for a long time."
The eldest and third sister-in-law smiled and nodded.
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