Chapter 716 The True Colors Are Revealed
What appeared before them in the distance was indeed a broken bridge.
Not long ago, Qin Feng almost lost his life on that broken bridge, nearly killed by Tang Zhi and his group.
From their current position, they have already gone far away from the broken bridge, and can only vaguely see the shape of the broken bridge behind them—a small section of the bridge, cut off, is still swaying in the deep ravine, like a half-dead worm.
"Looking at it this way, we've actually turned misfortune into blessing, managing to cross the broken bridge! It's truly amazing!" Hou Kai exclaimed.
"Hey, if we had known we could have taken a detour, why were we in such a hurry? Brother Feng almost lost his life!" Old Qi chimed in.
"Hindsight is 20/20. If it weren't for that senior, are you sure this would be a way out? We would have been squeezed into a pile of pies long ago," Han Xu said coldly, turning his head away.
"Huh?" Old Qi mumbled, still a little confused. "Oh, right."
"Stop overthinking!" Han Xu patted him on the shoulder: "Just get on with me."
Seeing that Qin Feng and Kong Wange had already followed Wan Qingzhou in another direction, Lao Qi hurriedly followed.
"Senior, do you know how to get to the main tomb chamber?" Qin Feng couldn't help but ask, seeing that Wan Qingzhou was leading them with great confidence and that the journey was almost unimpeded.
"Don't ask any more questions, just follow me." Wan Qingzhou seemed to have more patience only when dealing with Kong Wange.
Qin Feng: "..."
He was too embarrassed to ask any more questions after being rebuffed, but Kong Wange guessed, "You've been in this secret passage before?"
But then I thought that probably couldn't be the case, since Tang Zhi had only recently created the jade pendant, and no matter how fast Wan Qingzhou was, he couldn't be faster than Tang Zhi.
She then considered another possibility: "Does Tang Zhi have an inside man...?"
Meeting Kong Wange's curious gaze, Wan Qingzhou slightly curled her lips, then her gaze turned cold again: "Tang Zhi has become increasingly eccentric and arrogant in recent years. However, the more he acts this way, the more mistakes he will make."
When Kong Wange heard that he did not deny it, she understood what was going on.
When she was on the other side of the broken bridge, she heard Tang Zhi call out the name "Shi Yu," and it seems...
She didn't ask any more questions, and then said firmly, "No matter what, I won't let Tang Zhi get the medicine."
...
The group made their way toward the main burial chamber.
With Wan Qingzhou leading the way, they no longer had to run around like headless flies, and their speed increased dramatically.
Along the way, they saw many traces left by Tang Zhi and his group.
The tomb chamber was riddled with traps, and Tang Zhi and his group, just as predicted, had indeed navigated through them all.
Arrows were scattered everywhere on the ground, along with the corpses of Tang Zhi's men and bloodstains.
After an unknown amount of time, Wan Qingzhou stopped and said, "From here, go another hundred meters forward, and you will enter the main tomb chamber. Although Tang Zhi and the others have already traversed this hundred meters, there are still some missed mechanisms. You must follow my footsteps."
The people behind him nodded cautiously.
Wan Qingzhou then lifted her foot and stepped onto a square brick.
The path he took clearly followed some pattern, sometimes forward, sometimes backward, sometimes left, sometimes right...
This short 100-meter stretch, which should have taken only two or three minutes, took them more than twenty minutes to complete.
Once he finally stood on the last brick, Wan Qingzhou let out a long breath and said, "Be careful, I'm about to open the tomb chamber."
...
Inside the tomb.
Tang Zhi's men lit the candles on the wall, instantly filling the dark tomb with an orange glow.
With his vision clearing, the man beside Tang Zhi pointed to a spot not far away and said, "Master Tang, we've searched everywhere, but we haven't found the divine medicine. The only thing we haven't checked is that coffin!"
Tang Zhi stared at the coffin, his pupils suddenly contracting.
Of the forty people he had gathered, only about ten remained, and even his own calf was injured.
They were all dressed in tattered clothes and looked disheveled.
But all the hardships and setbacks vanished the moment they arrived at the main burial chamber.
Tang Zhi's gaze burned with fervor as he walked step by step toward the coffin.
The coffin was made of Phoebe zhennan wood and was very impressive.
As everyone searched, he already had a hunch that the tomb owner's identity was definitely extraordinary.
Otherwise, where would they have found the manpower and resources to build such an ingenious tomb?
Therefore, he believed that the miraculous medicine was likely in the coffin.
He walked to the coffin, reached out and touched the exquisite carvings and patterns on it, his fingers trembling involuntarily...
After more than 20 years of painstaking efforts, he has finally reached this day.
He took a deep breath, turned to his men, and ordered, "Open the coffin!"
Four people came up behind him, one of whom lifted a corner of the coffin.
"one!"
"two!"
"Three, open!"
With the combined effort of the four people, a loud rumble was heard as the massive coffin lid was slowly moved...
A moment later, the coffin lid was overturned, revealing the scene inside the coffin to everyone.
Surprisingly, the body in the coffin, despite being from a long time ago, had not decomposed and was well preserved, revealing that it was a very bright and beautiful woman.
Through her slightly parted lips, a black pill was visible.
Tang Zhi's gaze grew even more intense when he saw the pill.
The secret medicine... just as he had deduced, was in the corpse's mouth!
The fact that this corpse has remained incorrupt for thousands of years must be due to the nourishment it received from divine medicine.
It's true, the rumors are true, there really is a miracle drug!
His long-cherished wish was finally about to be fulfilled. He was so excited that his hair stood on end, and he slowly reached out towards the black pill...
Closer, closer...
Just as his hand was about to touch the pill, suddenly, a short knife flew silently from a distance, moving with incredible speed!
Tang Zhi reacted almost a fraction of a second before the dagger pierced his palm, abruptly pulling his hand back. The dagger clanged as it was driven into the coffin.
"Mr. Tang, are you alright?!"
The subordinate was startled and rushed over immediately.
Tang Zhi's face was shockingly ugly—anyone whose grand plan was about to succeed would probably not be in a good mood if it was interrupted.
Tang Zhi didn't look at him, but turned his head away, his face gloomy and his eyes narrowed.
In the dimly lit tomb chamber, the tomb door was already open, and Wan Qingzhou and his group strode in.
Tang Zhi didn't look at him, but turned his head away, his face gloomy and his eyes narrowed.
In the dimly lit tomb chamber, the tomb door was already open, and Wan Qingzhou and his group strode in.
"Master Tang!" The man beside Tang Zhi picked up a stick, adopting a protective stance.
Tang Zhi waved his hand, signaling not to act rashly. His gaze was fixed on Wan Qingzhou the whole time, with doubt and contemplation in his eyes, until he saw the long sword on Wan Qingzhou's back, his eyes suddenly narrowed: "Wan Qingzhou?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the people around him were instantly stunned.
More than twenty years have passed, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the world has changed dramatically.
The Wan Qingzhou before them had deep, unfathomable eyes, like an ancient bell, a stark contrast to his former demeanor. Coupled with his sloppy attire, no one recognized him when he appeared.
It wasn't until Tang Zhi spoke that everyone realized what was happening—
"Wan Qingzhou? Wasn't he rumored to be dead long ago?!"
"How could he possibly be here? He's been missing for over twenty years..."
"I'm not mistaken, it really is him. Look at the knife on his back, isn't that the Bloodthirsty Blade that's always by his side!"
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