Tomb Raiding: My Family's Last Clan Chief is Little Brother

Chapter 136 Insect Incense Jade
(Thanks to the generous donor Nie Mowangqing for the 10 Qidian Coins and 67 monthly tickets, this is an extra chapter for him~)
When Wu Xiaoxie spoke, Fatty realized what had happened. Remembering how he had acted up earlier, he felt embarrassed. However, Fatty had a good attitude and strong self-regulation skills, and he threw the embarrassment to the back of his mind in less than half a minute.

"This godforsaken place is really cursed. I think we'd better get out of here as soon as possible," the fat man said.

Zhang Wuxun walked back to the edge of the pit and pointed to the magnetic turtle inside, saying, "No matter what caused it, I always feel that there is something strange about this stone turtle. It seems that our emotions became abnormal after we dug this thing out."

The young man added, "Wang Zanghai has gone to great lengths to hide this place. Now that we've been let in, it'll be hard for him to let us out again."

The fat man was getting anxious and was about to jump up and down, but remembering what the young man had said, he managed to keep his mouth shut.

Wu Xiaoxie asked for him, "So what should we do now?"

Chen Pi Asi sneered, "Of course we have to destroy this magnetic turtle, otherwise no matter how many times we come, the result will be the same."

Everyone glared angrily at the magnetic turtle in the pit; clearly, nothing was more annoying than this "turtle" at that moment.

(Magnetic Turtle: Is it my fault?)

The fat man volunteered to sprinkle the smokeless furnace fuel on the magnetic turtle, then casually lit a cigarette, took two deep drags, flicked it, and the cigarette butt flew smoothly onto the fuel, igniting it and instantly unleashing a scorching heat wave.

Everyone retreated to a safe distance, put on their backpacks, and waited for the damned "turtle" to burn out before they set off.

Chen Pi Asi then ordered his men to check around to see if there were any similar items, and only after finding none were they relieved.

Zhang Wuxun stared at the stone tortoise, which was glowing red from the heat, and murmured, "I think we should be prepared."

Pan Zi lit a cigarette by the burning flame and asked curiously, "What are you preparing?"

Zhang Wuxun turned to look at the young man, "Did you smell anything strange?"

The young man frowned, staring at the still-burning stone turtle, his expression changing. "You mean?"

"Run, damn it!" Zhang Wuxun pulled up Wu Xiaoxie and Pan Zi, who were squatting by the pit to keep warm, turned around and ran. He didn't finish his sentence until he had run two meters away, "There might be a fragrant jade hidden in that stone turtle!"

As soon as the words "Insect Fragrance Jade" were uttered, Chen Pi Asi's side instantly erupted into a frenzy, with everyone jumping up faster than rabbits.

Fatty ran a couple of steps, then remembered that Shunzi was still unconscious on the stone coffin. He cursed and turned back, throwing Shunzi onto his back. He then cursed and used his agility to catch up with Chen Pi Asi and the others, even showing signs of overtaking them.

In a life-or-death situation where you need to escape, as long as you ensure that you are never left behind, you are at least temporarily safe.

Not long after they rushed out of the jade gate of the rear hall, a muffled explosion suddenly came from the place behind them where they had just escaped from. Obviously, the stone tortoise had been burned and cracked, and the contents inside had exploded.

Now, not only Zhang Wu noticed it, but the uninvited guests hidden in the darkness also started to move.

They could clearly hear countless rustling sounds coming from above their heads, getting closer and louder, and gradually enveloping them.

The sound was like countless feet rubbing their soles against the roof beams, giving anyone goosebumps.

At the same time, the darkness amplified this fear, and almost everyone was desperately trying to escape. Wu Xiaoxie felt his throat was like a broken bellows, burning and dry, exhaling more air than inhaling. Soon, he felt his vision blurring, but he forced himself not to stop with sheer willpower.

Unfortunately, no matter how strong one's willpower is, physical strength is ultimately a fatal flaw.

Suddenly, something tripped his toes, causing his knees to buckle. Wu Xiaoxie's upper body remained in a running posture, but his entire body began to shrink uncontrollably downwards.

Just as his mind was bracing for a dizzying experience, he suddenly felt someone grab him under his armpit, forcing his entire body upwards. Then, he felt a dizzying sensation, and by the time he realized what was happening, Zhang Wuxun was already carrying him on his shoulder and continuing to run forward.

With Zhang Wuxun's thin shoulders pressing against his stomach, Wu Xiaoxie felt as if his internal organs were about to be squeezed out. But at this moment, he couldn't care less about comfort. Wu Xiaoxie tightly closed his mouth, trying his best to suppress the churning in his stomach and reduce the burden on Zhang Wuxun.

After a frantic run, they had no idea how far they had gone. The dense sounds seemed to have receded into the distance, and their pace gradually slowed down.

At this moment, Ye Cheng suddenly exclaimed, "No, no, my stride is one meter. I noticed before that the distance from the palace gate to the back hall is about eight hundred steps. Based on the speed at which we were running just now, we should have already left the palace gate by now."

The fat man put down the straight and took a breath, somewhat disbelieving, "Are you sure? Could it be that you were too nervous and miscounted?"

Ye Cheng affirmed, "Absolutely no mistake."

Wu Xiaoxie, who was clinging to Zhang Wuxun's back, spoke weakly, asking Zhang Wuxun to put him down first. He then said, "Then it can only be that there is something strange about the environment here, which creates the illusion that we are running forward, when in fact we are just going around in circles."

Pan Zi cursed, "Damn it, what the young man said is right, that son of a bitch Wang Zanghai never intended to let us get out alive."

Hua Heshang and the others caught up. They were puzzled to see Zhang Wuxun and the others standing there, but when Ye Cheng explained his earlier speculation, Hua Heshang and the others turned as green as lettuce.

Hua the monk spat and suggested, "How about we split into four groups and attack the four directions..."

Before he could finish speaking, the fat man retorted, "You're kidding me. Look at how few of us we have left. We're splitting up. Even if we shaved our heads, we still wouldn't have enough to go around."

Monk Hua's temper flared up after being insulted, "Then you tell me what to do?"

The fat man snorted and shut his mouth sheepishly.

Zhang Wuxun spoke up to help him out of the predicament, "Let's all check ourselves and see who's missing."

This is quite something; Chen Pi Asi, Xiao Ge, and even the "God of Cannons" Lang Feng are all absent.

Compared to Hua Heshang and the others, who were already as anxious as ants on a hot pan, Zhang Wuxun and the others were already used to Xiao Ge. It would be strange if Xiao Ge didn't disappear every time he went into a tomb.

Hua the monk was so anxious that he immediately turned back to look for the person. Suddenly, two points of light appeared on the dark road they had come from. Hua the monk excitedly shouted in that direction. A moment later, Lang Feng was seen running towards them, supporting Chen Pi Asi.

The young man was the only one missing.

(End of this chapter)