89 The Real Treasure
There is no more treasure
The worms died naturally shortly after leaving the human body.
Qi Qiuxue stood there and observed for a while. Seeing that the insects were not threatening, she spoke again, "Let's go."
"The main tomb chamber should be just ahead." She looked at the door in front. This time the key was hidden among many treasure chests. Although it seemed difficult to find, it was actually very easy as long as she found the key clues.
There was a string of strange symbols on the right side of each treasure chest, which complemented the patterns engraved on the door. The three of them spent some time figuring out the pattern and locked onto four of the many treasure chests.
He opened it and took out all the gold, silver and treasures inside, revealing the secret compartment at the bottom, and a quarter of the jade puzzle appeared in his field of vision.
Putting the four jade stones together becomes the "key" to open the mechanism.
“…”
With a loud bang, the door slowly opened, and Qi Qiuxue and the other two stepped onto the corridor leading to the main tomb chamber.
The temperature here was obviously lower than outside. Even though the three of them were wearing thick protective clothing, they still felt cold. Li Yiqing glanced at the walls on both sides of the corridor and found that they were covered with a thick layer of ice.
If you look closely, it seems that there is still something carved inside, which is basically the same painting with immature brushstrokes.
"The content this time is different from the previous ones." Li Yiqing turned the flashlight to its brightest and squinted his eyes to examine the painting carefully. "Desert, sunset, horses, military tents... It looks like someone stationed at the border painted it when they had some free time."
"Is he someone very close to the eldest princess?"
"That should be it." Liu Ge nodded beside him. "That's the only way to explain why these paintings are here. It's because of their close relationship that they can tolerate each other's imperfections. Even shortcomings become strengths in her eyes."
After he finished speaking, Li Yiqing and Qi Qiuxue both looked over silently.
After a while, Li Yiqing said, "Isn't this how you and your lover are?"
"Yes." Liu Ge nodded. She was not shy about talking about her lover to others. Maybe some people thought she would feel sad, so they avoided her, but that was not the case.
On the contrary, she would feel happy and blessed. Every time she mentioned Meng Yiyue, her lover would resurface in her memories and words. The gentle, kind, brave, and resolute Meng Yiyue was the person she loved most in her life: "But in my eyes, my lover has no flaws at all."
"That's great." Li Yiqing nodded and said sincerely, "Tell us more about her when you have the chance in the future."
"Okay." Liu Ge looked at her with some emotion after hearing this. After a few seconds, he said, "...Aqing, actually, when you're not a dog, you look quite like a human."
Li Yiqing: “?”
"Liu Ge!"
"Alright, alright." Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Qi Qiuxue patted Li Yiqing's back soothingly. This time the key was hidden in the ice above his head. Liu Ge used the chain blade to pierce a hole in the ice, successfully inserted the chain in, and took out the key.
After opening the last door, they finally reached their destination.
——A place where secret treasures are said to be hidden.
The cold tomb chamber is not suitable for raising any living creatures. Flowers, green willows, hawks, white rabbits... these beautiful and vital things seem to have no connection with this place, but as long as you are willing, it is not difficult to present such a vibrant and beautiful scene.
Qi Qiuxue didn't know what kind of craftsman had such skills. When the three of them walked into the tomb, it was as if they had come to a fairyland on earth. There were springs made of white and blue crystals, willow trees carved out of emerald jade, flowers dotted with colorful gems, and intricately carved wooden animals.
It was beautiful, as beautiful as anything they had ever seen.
Qi Qiuxue looked around and saw many secret characters carved on the wall. Although she didn't understand their meaning, judging from the format, they seemed to be letters. There were two types of handwriting, one with a clear and sharp stroke, and the other with a vigorous and powerful style. It was obvious that they were written by different people.
"The coffin is over there!" Li Yiqing pointed to the center of the tomb and motioned for the two to look over there. "Could the secret treasure be hidden there?"
"This coffin looks too big." Liu Ge frowned and walked forward with extreme caution. "It looks like it can hold more than just one body."
"What's in there?"
"Just open it and you'll know." Qi Qiuxue thought for a moment, and based on what she had seen and heard along the way and the information from the tomb robbers, she felt that the so-called "secret treasure" was inside the coffin.
But... maybe it's a little different from the secret treasure in the ordinary sense.
If it were in real life, she would definitely not disturb the deceased too much, but this was in a copy, and she had to do this if she wanted to complete the task. Qi Qiuxue took a deep breath and took out the tools needed to open the coffin from her backpack.
"Sorry to bother you. Please forgive our rudeness." She said sincerely, and after a moment of silence, she began to move. Li Yiqing and Liu Ge joined in. After some effort, the coffin was successfully opened.
What appeared before his eyes were two women who still looked young and lively, snuggling together tightly. Although an extremely long thousand years had passed, their bodies were still well preserved, as if they were not dead, but just fell into a deep sleep and could wake up at any time.
Both of them are very beautiful, each in her own way. One has jade-like bones and icy skin, and an ethereal appearance. Judging from her clothing, she is probably the legendary eldest princess, while the other has an unbreakable clear and heroic look between her eyebrows. She looks like a person with superb martial arts skills who has fought on the battlefield for many years.
Is he a general?
It seems that most of the paintings on the wall are her works.
"They look like a couple," Li Yiqing said softly. "They must have had a very close relationship in life. Even after death, they were buried together, snuggling together."
"Let's not disturb them." She felt sorry for her behavior and gently tugged at the corner of Qi Qiuxue's clothes. "Axue, let's find the secret treasure as soon as possible and leave once we find it."
"No need to look for it." Qi Qiuxue shook her head, "The secret treasure is right in front of us."
Li Yiqing was a little confused after hearing this: "What?"
Qi Qiuxue said softly, "This general is the eldest princess's most precious treasure."
"The murals on the walls, the correspondence, and the way they embraced each other are enough to prove it." Qi Qiuxue's eyes moved and saw the jade pendants tied around their waists. "Even those two jade pendants are a pair."
"According to the information Sister Yang found earlier, this place seemed to have been a frontier area many years ago. It was only after thousands of years of climate change and topographical unrest that it gradually evolved into its current state. I think the general probably died here in battle. The princess was heartbroken upon hearing this and willingly followed her."
"Because of her royal bloodline, she couldn't openly be buried here with her lover, so she secretly ordered the construction of two tombs. One was in the imperial mausoleum that the tomb robbers had recently visited, and the other was here."
I see.
Li Yiqing nodded after hearing this, and after a moment he said, "But if the truth is this, how can we take the secret treasure away?"
"We..." Qi Qiuxue opened her lips and was about to speak.
But before she could finish her words, the eldest princess who was hugging her lover tightly in the coffin suddenly opened her eyes.
"No." She slowly sat up under the gaze of everyone, staring at the people in front of her with a sharp and paranoid look. A black gas emanated from behind her and quickly crawled up the bodies of the three people like a cold snake.
Wrapped in the black air, several people could not move at all and were forced to raise their heads and look into the eldest princess's eyes. The longer they looked, the more intense the physical discomfort became, from the initial coldness to severe pain, dizziness, blurred vision and tinnitus.
The black air seemed to penetrate their skin, like a hand tightly gripping their hearts, with just the right strength, at the critical point between life and death. Although it was not enough to kill them, it could make people feel pain that pierced their bones and heart.
"I'm sorry..." Qi Qiuxue struggled to speak amidst the severe pain, "We didn't mean to hurt you."
"We came here out of necessity. We don't harbor any ill intentions. We're truly sorry. We'll leave now and never come again..."
"I promise not to take anything from here. If you break my promise, you can kill us immediately." Physiological tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes. Qi Qiuxue clenched her teeth, trying her best to make her tone sincere and explain things seriously to the other party.
Perhaps because they realized that they really had no hostility, after a very long stalemate, the gas that enveloped them finally dissipated. The feeling of surviving a disaster made them scared, and the three of them gasped for breath, trying to calm themselves down as soon as possible.
The tomb chamber returned to calm once again, as if it was just an illusion and nothing had happened. Qi Qiuxue raised her head again and looked at Li Yiqing and Liu Ge beside her: "Seal the coffin."
"But..." Li Yiqing hesitated slightly.
"Our mission is to find the legendary treasure, not to take it away." Qi Qiuxue said, "Now is enough."
After he finished speaking, a system notification popped up: [Congratulations to the three players for completing Task 1 and obtaining the Real Treasure Achievement.]
"Okay." Li Yiqing and Liu Ge nodded in succession and cooperated with Qi Qiuxue to seal the coffin again.
As promised, the three of them did not take any treasures and turned back.
The journey out of the tomb was smooth, with no more scary ghosts or poisonous insects. The three of them returned to the ground along the same route they came.
They didn't know how long they had stayed in the tomb. They only knew that it was already dawn and the howling wind and snow had stopped at this moment. Looking up, they could see beautiful clouds and sunshine.
"Let's go." Liu Ge breathed a sigh of relief, feeling extremely exhausted. "The remaining tomb robbers in the guesthouse are relatively easy to deal with. Let's rescue Sister Yang and the others and then leave the dungeon."
"Yeah." Qi Qiuxue nodded and said okay, but she was not in a hurry to leave.
"What's wrong, Axue?" Li Yiqing looked over with concern. "Is there anything else to do?"
"Yes." Qi Qiuxue said softly, taking out the item obtained in the previous copy from her backpack: the invisibility potion.
Li Yiqing understood what she meant after a brief pause: "You want to..."
"Yes." The item description didn't say that it couldn't be used on non-human objects. In that case, it could be used on this tomb. Qi Qiuxue poured all the potion. Although this was just a disposable item and the user's invisibility would disappear after being touched, it was good to give the two of them a moment of peace, even if it was only for a while.
At least at this moment, there are only two loving souls on the top of Musoğlu Mountain.
There is no "treasure" anymore.
【Author’s words】
Coming
Thank you for your Bawang tickets and nutrient solution, and thank you for your comments and reading~
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
