85 Liu Yixin
◎Just a shell◎
After running out of the corridor, there are several forks in the road leading to different directions.
There were so many monsters with human faces and animal skins chasing them from behind that the crowd had no time to make any judgments. They just ran towards whichever one they saw. By the time they realized what was happening, the team had already gotten separated.
But even so, they did not dare to stop and fled for a long time. Along the way, they kept hearing the sounds of people being attacked, struggling, screaming, and the monsters' hideous laughter.
No one can tell exactly how many people died.
Qi Qiuxue and the others chose the path in the middle. While running, she took the opportunity to look back. Following behind her were Li Yiqing and Liu Ge, as well as the one-eyed man, Da Niu and A Hai. The rest of the people had disappeared.
"Close the door!" There was a heavy stone door right in front of them. Qi Qiuxue tried to push it hard, and it actually opened directly. Seeing that the monster behind was about to catch up, she didn't care about anything else and hid inside the door with Li Yiqing and Liu Ge.
Seeing this, the one-eyed man and others were not willing to be left behind. The three of them followed one after another, and then turned around and closed the door as quickly as possible.
The monsters were blocked outside, howling shrilly and scratching the door with their claws. Da Niu and A Hai held the door tightly with their bodies, and remained in a stalemate with the monsters outside for a long time.
It was not until about ten minutes later that the monsters finally gave up the attack and rushed towards other forks.
"Huh..." Da Niu and Ah Hai collapsed on the ground, their chests heaving violently as they gasped for breath. It was almost there. If they had closed the door a little slower, he would have been the next one to die.
Qi Qiuxue turned the flashlight to its brightest and carefully surveyed everything around her.
This seemed to be an attic, with an unexpectedly large area. There were many candlesticks on the wall, each with a candle inside. Qi Qiuxue lowered her eyes, blew out the tinder, and used the flame to light the candle.
Gradually, the entire ear chamber became brighter and brighter, and everyone was finally able to see everything inside clearly.
It was not until here that they seemed to finally get a glimpse of the majesty and splendor of this tomb. Even though it was just a small attic, the renovations inside were completely incomparable to those of ordinary tombs.
The surrounding walls are inlaid with gold, and the murals on them are exquisite and carved from jade. It is said that the eldest princess loves plum blossoms, so countless plum blossoms are carved on the walls in various styles and postures, which are lifelike. When illuminated by the swaying candlelight, it adds a bit of beauty, as if you are in a plum garden.
"Oh my god..." Da Niu was so stunned that he couldn't even think about resting. He struggled to get up and tried to pick at the jade on the wall. "These treasures will sell for a fortune if we take them out!"
"Be careful, they're poisonous!" The one-eyed man stepped forward and grabbed his collar, feeling ashamed of his subordinate's inexperience. He sternly asked, "Why are you holding them?! Are you so fascinated by such a small thing?"
"A small ear chamber is so good, and what comes next will only be more and better." The one-eyed man said with a dark face, "Don't forget why we are here!"
These words barely helped Da Niu regain some of his composure.
"I'm sorry for my lack of experience, Brother Lu." Da Niu retreated silently. Even though he knew there were better treasures waiting for him, he still couldn't help but take a few more glances.
There is a square, bottomless pool in the center of the attic. In addition, Li Yiqing also found a hidden door on the wall opposite the stone gate.
"Can I push it open?" Qi Qiuxue asked.
Li Yiqing tried to push it, then shook his head: "It can't be pushed open. It seems that a key is needed to open it."
"The key?" Ah Hai, who was secretly observing from the side, then asked, "Where is the key?"
"Did we find the key on the way here?" He turned around and asked the big guy behind him.
"I don't know." Da Niu was still coveting the gold and jade on the wall and had no intention of answering.
There was no telling whether the monsters outside would come back again, so it was obviously not a wise move to risk going out now. To be on the safe side, everyone started searching the surroundings, carefully checking the corners, candlesticks, walls, and even the top of their heads.
Nothing.
The only place that hasn't been checked yet is...
Everyone turned their eyes to the pool of water at the same time.
Will it be in there?
Qi Qiuxue turned on the flashlight again and squatted beside the pool to shine it inside. It seemed very deep, but the strong light from the flashlight still couldn't reach the bottom.
"Liu Ge, try to push your chain blade down to estimate the depth." Then she said.
"Okay." Liu Ge did as he was told. He slowly lowered the chain blade and probed deep inside, but still couldn't reach the bottom. So Qi Qiuxue changed her strategy, "Try stirring the water."
"Hmm." The chain began to rotate in circles in the direction of Liu Ge's wrist swing, causing ripples in the pool water. Qi Qiuxue frowned and looked carefully with the help of the flashlight. It seemed that there was something extremely tiny shining in the deep place.
"Did you all see that?" Qi Qiuxue pointed to the glowing area, "That might be the key."
"I see." Liu Ge and Li Yiqing nodded in succession.
"What?" But the one-eyed man and others gave the opposite answer. They stared in the direction Qi Qiuxue pointed, but they could not see the so-called glowing thing no matter what.
A similar situation to the previous light ball occurred again.
Why is this?
Qi Qiuxue pondered subconsciously. Was it related to gender? Or... to the past experiences of these tomb robbers?
She recalled what Ah Hai had boasted about. Before coming to Musoglu, the last imperial tomb they visited had a great connection with this place. Both were built by the owner of the tomb, a resourceful princess. Perhaps in many places, the two places were connected or complementary.
Ah Hai said that they all had hallucinations at the time, so serious that they felt uncomfortable for several days even after leaving. Perhaps the hallucinogenic substances in the imperial mausoleum were still flowing in their blood, not showing on the outside, until they arrived in Musoglu, and were awakened again by some special factors.
If it weren't for Qi Qiuxue and the others, they would probably have died before entering the tomb.
There are also those blue light spots that float into the wounds of this group of people, and the keys that only the three of them can see. It seems that it doesn’t matter whether they can reach the final main tomb or whether they can get the legendary treasure. As long as they try to enter this tomb, they will have only one ending.
die.
They are doomed to die. Even if they escape this time, there will be a next time and the next time.
"Can you try to fish it out?" Qi Qiuxue asked Liu Ge beside her calmly without showing any expression.
"No." Liu Ge shook his head. "The thing in the water seems to be buried very deep, with only a small part exposed. Let alone fishing it out, the chain can't even wrap around it."
It seems that the problem can only be solved through manpower.
"Put away the chains," Qi Qiuxue said, "I'll go down."
"What?" Li Yiqing shook his head immediately after hearing this, "No."
"Axue, your body hasn't fully recovered yet. Diving into deep, cold water will only make things worse." Li Yiqing stopped her from diving, "I'll do it."
"No need." Qi Qiuxue refused firmly.
Li Yiqing was very anxious: "Axue!"
"You two stop arguing." Liu Ge shook his head and said, "I'll leave."
"I've learned to dive for a while, so I have more experience than any of you." She said, neatly tying the chain around her waist and handing the other end to Li Yiqing. "You're strong, so I'm counting on you. If anything happens to me down there, remember to pull me up."
"Okay." Li Yiqing nodded, "Don't worry."
"Be careful in everything."
"I understand." Liu Ge said, standing by the pool, took a deep breath, and jumped into the water swiftly.
The water in the pool was very cold, and she shivered uncontrollably as soon as she jumped in. However, Liu Ge did not stop diving and continued to swim downwards at a rapid speed.
After a period of effort, she finally saw the shining object again. Seeing this, Liu Ge sped up again and headed straight for that thing.
Their guess was right. The shiny thing was indeed a key. With the resistance of the pool water, Liu Ge grabbed the exposed end of the key and pulled it out of the mud and sand.
You can go back now.
Liu Ge did not linger and quickly turned around to swim upstream, but at this moment, something suddenly grabbed her ankle.
"!" It was indeed not so easy to get the key. That thing was very strong and Liu Ge couldn't break free after struggling for several times.
In panic, she looked up at the water surface, but it was pitch black and she couldn't see anything. So she grabbed the chain tied around her waist and shook it hard, trying to attract the attention of Qi Qiuxue and others.
Unfortunately it was useless, there was no response from the other end of the chain.
I'm not going to die here, am I?
Liu Ge frowned and was forced to look back at the thing that was holding her tightly.
“…”
In the next second, her eyes widened.
The person who appeared before her was not someone else, but the person she thought about day and night, the person she would never forget no matter how many days or years passed.
Her lover Meng Yiyue.
She was still the same as I remembered, wearing her favorite white dress and her most common half-tied hair style.
She called her: "Yixin."
Liu Yixin, this was the name Meng Yiyue gave to Liu Ge after she broke away from the constraints of her original family. A new name represents a new beginning. Liu Ge's future life will be away from all the pain and sadness she once had and she will start anew.
Liu Ge liked this name very much. It was a gift from Meng Yiyue to her. Just as God sent Meng Yiyue to her, she was happy and cherished it.
But later, Meng Yiyue died in the copy, dying in order to save her.
Liu Ge buried Meng Yiyue with his own hands, along with the name "Liu Yixin". The happy and lucky Liu Yixin died together with Meng Yiyue on that day.
All that was left was a body called Liu Ge.
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