"Yes, the Third Prince stole it from the palace. It is said to be a treasure passed down from generation to generation in the royal family," Yue Qinghai said, "Do you remember the previous dragon magician? He kept urging me to get the Red Emperor Dragon. I found this from his corpse." "
Corpse? Did you kill him?"
"He wanted to bite me with the dragon and steal my "Gu Jing". It's so funny. Am I afraid of being bitten by a dragon?"
He was very proud. "What do you think? Do you want to take me with you? I promise that I just want to get rid of the dragon on my body and I will never think of getting the Red Emperor Dragon."
Chai Qi frowned and thought deeply.
Now it seems that Yue Qinghai has to be taken with him.
"Yue Qinghai, Liu Shu and I will go to the tomb of the great ancestor," Chai Qi decided. "The others will stay here and wait for news."
Xiao Xiaoyu hurriedly said, "I will go with you!"
Chai Qi waved his hand, "You stay and take care of Mr. Shi. Your martial arts skills are too weak, and you don't know how to rob tombs. It will only be a burden if you go."
Xiao Xiaoyu wanted to say something, but Chai Qi glanced at him with a stern look in his eyes. He lowered his head and dared not speak.
When Luo Jin heard that he was not going to take him with him, he said anxiously, "I want to go too! I want to save the princess!"
"You don't know martial arts, what's the point of going? Stay!" Chai Qi ordered.
Yue Qinghai was stunned, wondering what Chai Qi meant by saying that Luo Jin didn't know martial arts? Could it be that Luo Jin deliberately hid from him?
He naturally hoped that Luo Jin would go with him, so that the chances of winning would be much greater. Although it would be impossible for him to get the Red Emperor Dragon, it was not that important compared to saving his life.
He didn't dare to say anything to upset Luo Jin, so he said quickly: "Let Miss Luo go with you. Isn't she... a... mascot? Robbing graves is a very mysterious thing, and it's not bad to bring a mascot."
Luo Jin was a little surprised. Yue Qinghai actually spoke for her?
Chai Qi still shook his head, "How can you let her, a person who doesn't know martial arts, take risks for such a ridiculous reason? Absolutely not!"
Luo Jin pulled Chai Qi aside and whispered, "This Yue Qinghai is not easy to deal with. What if he steals the Red Emperor Dragon? How can you deal with him alone? Liu Shu is from Xiyuan, and you can't trust him at all. Even if you use "Thousand Tribulations" and barely subdue Yue Qinghai, the consequences of the secret medicine are very high. Jin'er is very big, you can't get out by yourself, shouldn't someone from your own side carry you back now?"
Chai Qi was silent for a while, "Then I might as well take Xiao Xiaoyu with me, he at least knows some martial arts."
Luo Jin said anxiously: "He can't be trusted! He is Liu Shu's apprentice, think about it, if Liu Shu asked him to help snatch the Red Emperor Dragon, would he listen to you or his master? He is the kind of person who would die for his master."
"You... can be trusted? I have other subordinates in Xiyuan..."
"I am the princess's man, of course I can be trusted, is there anyone in the world more trustworthy than me? What if your subordinates betray you?"
Chai Qi lowered his head in thought, he didn't want to believe Luo Jin, but she was willing to go to such an extremely dangerous place as the tomb of Emperor Gaozu. That is a place that even Long Ying dared not go!
He had to go for his sister, but Luo Jin obviously didn't have to go. If she went, she would be risking her life.
She was such a weak person.
He finally said, "Okay, you go with me."
Chai Qi asked people to prepare some necessary items. In addition to some medicines made by Mr. Shi to deal with insects, they also needed to bring food and water, and even clothes for insurance.
Luo Jin found it strange that Liu Shu was empty-handed and asked him, "Brother Liu, where are your professional tools? Compass, rope, shovel and other things... Don't you need to bring any of them?"
"No," Liu Shu said.
"Awesome!" Luo Jin raised her thumb, "Real masters don't need these equipment, right? Just like high-level alchemists don't need to draw alchemy formations, and high-level mages don't need to chant."
Liu Shu: "..."
Luo Jin noticed that there were some recent scars on Liu Shu's face, and there were also many scars on his exposed hands. She remembered that he had fallen into Chai Qi's hands before, and Chai Qi had tortured him many times in order to make him tell the secrets of Xiyuan. These scars must have been left at that time.
Liu Shu noticed Luo Jin's gaze, frowned slightly, met her gaze, and had a hint of displeasure.
Luo Jin retracted her gaze, it was impolite to stare at other people's scars, not to mention that these injuries were caused by her master Chai Qi.
Fortunately, these scars did not leave any psychological shadow on Liu Shu. When he saw Chai Qi, his expression was always cold and indifferent, without any fear.
After loading the things on the carriage, the group got on the carriage and drove towards the tomb of Emperor Gaozu.
The carriage passed through the woods and stopped at the entrance of the tomb.
The tomb of Emperor Gaozu was chosen in a place with excellent feng shui, far away from the town. There were originally tomb keepers here, but many years ago a group of powerful tomb robbers killed the tomb keepers, opened the tomb door and entered the tomb, but never came out again.
After that, the royal family sent another group of tomb keepers, but for some reason, these people did not live long. Later, no one dared to guard the tomb, so the royal family stopped sending people to guard it and only built nets around it. In fact, these nets could not stop anyone.
Later, batches of tomb robbers entered the tomb, but no one came out alive. This place gradually became a terrifying legend, and no one came here again. Although the tomb robbers were greedy and coveted the wealth in the tomb, their lives were more important, and no one was willing to take such a big risk to enter the tomb.
The tomb door was open, probably because the previous group of tomb robbers did it. The surrounding area was overgrown with weeds, and it seemed that no one had set foot here for many years.
The surrounding area was filled with tall trees, blocking out the sun. The light in the forest was already poor, and it was even darker when looking inside from the cave entrance.
After the carriage stopped, the coachman was left watching at the door, and several people got off the carriage together, took some personal belongings, and walked towards the tomb.
Liu Shu walked fast and entered the tomb first. With him walking in front, the others were not in a hurry. There must be an organization in the emperor's tomb, so it would be safe for professionals to explore it first.
Chai Qi took two steps and saw Luo Jin following behind. He stopped and waited for her to catch up, and said, "Follow me closely."
Luo Jin was slightly startled, and said "Oh", and followed Chai Qi closely.
The three of them lit torches and entered the tomb one by one.
As soon as he entered, Luo Jin was nauseated by the fishy smell.
With the light of the torch, she saw that it was a not very big stone chamber, but there were nearly a hundred dead bones on the ground, some of which were stained with black dried blood. Many bones were covered with fragments of clothes, but the flesh on the bones had disappeared, and there was no meat residue left.
She finally understood what the three words "corpse-eating snake" meant. She couldn't help but touch the sachet on her waist, and her breathing became a little rapid.
Fortunately, she had this sachet, otherwise she would have died as soon as she entered the door.
"Where is Liu Shu?" Luo Jin asked. She saw that there was a door on the left, right and front of the small space in front of her. Yue Qinghai was walking in front, so he must have seen it.
"I saw him go in the right." Yue Qinghai said.
"You judged the correct direction so quickly? You are really professional!" Luo Jin couldn't help but praise him. She thought Liu Shu would have to think for a long time before coming in! She had read novels about tomb raiding. Professional tomb raiders often use feng shui, geography, yin and yang, and the five elements to deduce the correct direction. It is a very brain-intensive job.
At this time, she heard a series of "ding-dong" and "clang" noises coming from the tomb on the right, like the sound of a mechanism being triggered and hitting the wall. Then, Liu Shu flew out of the tomb on the right and went to the tomb on the left.
Professional techniques are just a method of trial and error, right? There will always be a right answer by trial and error, right?
Then, the same noise came from the tomb on the left.
Luo Jin: "I think we should go to the tomb in front."
Chai Qi: "Does he really know about tombs? Has he really robbed a tomb before?"
Yue Qinghai said: "Just tell me whether he has found the right way?"
Chai Qi: "..."
As expected, Liu Shu flew out of the tomb on the left again and entered the tomb in front firmly.
There is still a stone chamber in front. The bones in this stone chamber are not as many as those outside, but there are still a lot. Obviously, some people were bitten to death by necrophile scorpions after entering this room. But the bones here are strange. They are not put together as well as those outside. Many of them have traces of fractures, and some are broken.
"Did they fight after entering?" Luo Jin asked.
"But this is too brutal, isn't it?" Yue Qinghai observed the bones, "What kind of weapon could have done this? Some of them are broken into pieces! How can they be beaten like this?"
There are several rope loops in front of the stone room, and it seems that the way to crack it is very simple: just pull the right rope loop.
But if you pull the wrong one...wouldn't it be gone on the spot?
Everyone looked at Liu Shu.
Liu Shu said, "You step back."
The three of them followed his instructions and stepped back a few steps.
Liu Shu said again, "Step back again."
The three of them retreated to the door of the stone room together, and Liu Shu reached out and pulled the first rope loop.
Suddenly, the floor of the stone room flew up and hit the roof in an instant. Under everyone's astonished gaze, Liu Shu quickly escaped from the stone chamber before the floor flew up, clapped his hands and said, "Not the first one."
If he had been a little slower, he would have been crushed into a pulp by the stone slabs on the ground, right?
Yue Qinghai couldn't help but praise, "Good body movement!"
Even with his ninth-level strength, he couldn't do such a neat body movement, and couldn't help but praise it out loud.
After waiting for a while, the floor fell back to the ground and returned to its original state. The bones on the ground fell back and became more broken.
Finally, we know how these bones are broken.
Liu Shu walked in again, and this time everyone stood very far away and watched.
Liu Shu pulled the second rope ring at an extremely fast speed, and then flew out of the stone chamber, his movements were so fast that it was difficult to see clearly.
But this time, no mechanism fell, but a hole appeared in the middle of the room.
Liu Shu said, "The second one is right."
Everyone: "..."
Does he need to say that?
The hole was pitch black. Chai Qi picked up a bone and threw it down. It took a long time for the echo to come back. Obviously, this hole was very deep.
Liu Shu said, "You guys stay here. I'll go down and take a look first."
He said and jumped down.
Yue Qinghai wanted to make a contribution, so he also said, "I'll go too!"
and jumped down.
Soon, Yue Qinghai's voice came from below, "It's safe, you can come down."
Liu Shu's voice also rang, "Okay."
Chai Qi grabbed Luo Jin's arm and said, "I'll take you down!"
Luo Jin was pulled by him and jumped down the stone cave. It was pitch black in front of his eyes, and he could only hear the whistling of the wind in his ears. Although she couldn't see anything, she subconsciously closed her eyes until her feet touched the ground.
Chai Qi gently placed a palm on the ground the moment she landed, relieving her of the force of falling and allowing her to stand steadily on the ground without any force of diving.
Liu Shu and Yue Qinghai, who came down first, were looking for the next entrance with torches. This stone chamber was empty, surrounded by stone walls, and it was unclear how to operate to get to the next room.
There were also some bones on the ground, but the number was very small, much less than when they were up there. It seemed that someone had come down, but was still eaten by the necrophile scorpions.
Yue Qinghai said, "There are paintings on this wall, I wonder what they mean."
With the light of the fire, you can see exquisitely carved murals all around, depicting pictures of battles on the battlefield, with golden swords and iron horses, and murderous aura.
Luo Jin said: "The clue is in this mural. Speaking of which, the eyes in these paintings... are a little strange. Is it a clue?"
She was thinking, but she saw Liu Shu walked to the mural, suddenly raised his palm, and slapped the mural. The wall that was hit was dented, and the surrounding murals were shaken and dropped a lot of stone chips.
Everyone: "..."
Luo Jin just wanted to shout "Help."
This time it's not a desperate move, but a miracle with great force, right?
He actually wanted to use brute force to find the hidden doors around!