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

Chapter 155 Burning Rhinoceros Searching for Ghosts
Wu Xiaoxie recalled the illusions he had encountered in the Qinling Mountains and felt a chill run down his spine.

He was truly tormented at the time, feeling like he was about to evolve into a madman, and almost began to doubt his own existence.

“What you’re talking about can also be categorized under the third one.” Zhang Wuxun added the word “illusion” in parentheses after the third one, and suddenly laughed. “We’ve gathered all four major disciplines, from metaphysics to engineering to psychology to quantum mechanics.”

I haven't figured out the fifth one yet. The four ones on the ground are [1. Ghost wall, 2. Mechanism, 3. Illusion (illusion), 4. Space folding].

The first point is too far-fetched, so we'll put it aside for now. As for the second point, Zhang Wuxun is the most knowledgeable about mechanisms here. Because he knows the original plot, Zhang Wuxun simply crossed out the second point and explained, "If there were mechanisms, it could only be like the underwater tomb, but obviously it isn't. I didn't find any trace of mechanisms in the tomb."

The third point couldn't be proven to be true, but the fat man thought of a way to prove it wasn't.

Human senses can be influenced, but bullets cannot.

The fat man, holding his gun, pointed it towards the tomb door, shifted the muzzle slightly to one side, and said to Zhang Wuxun and the others, "You all stay far away. If it really is as Comrade Tianzhen said, some kind of spatial folding, the bullet will hit one of our lucky ones the moment it leaves the barrel."

Upon hearing this, everyone quickly moved away from that area, pressing themselves against the tomb walls. After the fat man counted down three times, he fired a shot.

With a loud bang and an echo, the tomb door shook violently before everyone's eyes, sending up a cloud of smoke. Upon closer inspection, a bullet hole was clearly visible on the tomb door, just five or six centimeters below the muzzle.

Everyone's hearts skipped a beat, and then they felt a chill run down their spines.

The fat man's hand holding the gun was trembling. In the end, he gave up and put it on the ground, his face looking extremely ugly.

Zhang Wuxun crossed out the third illusion.

Now only the first ghost wall and the fourth space fold remain.

Pan Zi said decisively, "If it's the fourth one, then it's like sentencing ourselves to death. None of us will be able to get out alive. But since someone walked out of here ten years ago, it can't be the fourth one."

The fat man retorted, "How can you be sure it's definitely eight people? Maybe there were already six when they came in."

Zhang Wuxun patted him on the shoulder, "Back then, there were a few people who were of no help to our situation. If the fourth assumption is true, then all our previous struggles and efforts will have been meaningless, understand?"

Wu Xiaoxie encouraged everyone, "Let's go through the materials they left behind again and see if there are any clues."

He then distributed the basic notes and a novel he had found in the backpacks left by the mummies to everyone, and they all searched through them.

Zhang Wuxun took the novel, casually flipped through a couple of pages, then picked it up and shook it. The already flimsy pages immediately fell apart, and the photos tucked inside fell out.

Zhang Wuxun picked it up, glanced at it, and then handed it to Wu Xiaoxie, saying, "Take a look at this."

Wu Xiaoxie was puzzled. He took the item and looked at it. His mind went blank for a moment, and he felt a lump in his throat. His eyes rolled back and he was about to fall backward.

Zhang Wuxun was surprised by his strong reaction and quickly supported him, patting his chest to help him catch his breath. "Don't get excited, don't get excited. Come on, inhale slowly and exhale slowly."

Panzi and the others were startled and quickly asked what was wrong.

After a long while, Wu Xiaoxie's trembling body finally calmed down. He tightly gripped the slightly yellowed black and white photo, his voice hoarse. "This photo is a group photo of my third uncle and the others at the dock before they went to the underwater tomb in Xisha."

"What?!" Pan Zi exclaimed in shock, "Third Master's photo!"

Wu Xiaoxie hummed in agreement and pointed out Wu Sansheng, Xiao Ge, Chen Wenjin, and Huo Ling inside to them. The fat man suddenly understood, turning to look at the mummified corpse on the ground, "So that means..."

The fat man didn't dare to say what he was going to say next because Wu Xiaoxie and Pan Zi's expressions were just too ugly.

Zhang Wuxun sighed. It was truly a misery to have such a troublesome third uncle. It was just a pity that Wu Xiaoxie had been kept in the dark all along.

Zhang Wuxun broke the tense atmosphere by speaking, "Since this team is the same one that was the expedition team back then, it proves that someone did indeed leave from here ten years ago. Everyone, cheer up! As long as we deal with the ghost hiding in the shadows, we will have a chance to get out."

Wu Xiaoxie took a deep breath, rubbed his face, suppressed his upset feelings, and said, "Muyu is right, the most urgent thing is to find that 'ghost'."

The fat man and his companions then turned their attention to the several mummified corpses on the ground.

“It’s not these people.” Zhang Wuxun waved his hand lightly, almost silently saying, “The ‘ghost’ I’m talking about isn’t these people, but the real ‘ghost’ that trapped and killed these people back then.”

Everyone shuddered involuntarily, turning their heads to look in all directions with suspicion.

The fat man's lips trembled as he asked in a small voice, "How do we find it?"

Zhang Wuxun pointed to the fat man's neck and said in a low voice, "I need you to make a sacrifice."

Upon hearing this, the fat man jumped up and shouted, "Dream on! Muyu, you're too wicked! I've been through so many life and death with you, and you actually want to kill me so that my soul can negotiate with the ghost? I won't do it! If you kill me, I'll conspire with that ghost to make things even worse for you. I'll even follow you out, stand by your bedside, and scare you to death in your dreams."

Zhang Wuxun was speechless. What was all this about?

"What the hell are you spouting? Don't try to frame me. When did I say I wanted to kill you? I just meant to borrow your tomb-raiding talisman."

The fat man breathed a sigh of relief, muttering as he removed the tomb raiding talisman, "Why didn't you explain earlier? You scared me to death."

Zhang Wuxun laughed in exasperation, "Scaring you to death would save me trouble. Maybe that ghost likes your voluptuous figure."

The fat man spat twice. "Nonsense! You're the best looking one of us. If a ghost is going to choose a bride to accompany it, it will definitely choose the best looking one. You were fine the first time you came in. It's very likely that the ghost couldn't bear to part with you. You two, Lao Pan and Xiao Shun, don't you agree?"

The fat man wanted to recruit Panzi and his group as outside help to agree with his words.

Listening to Zhang Wuxun and his companion's pointless bickering, Wu Xiaoxie and the others felt a little relieved, as if a heavy weight had been pressing down on their hearts.

Zhang Wuxun cursed at the fat man, "Bullshit, I'm too lazy to argue with you, just give it to me."

As he spoke, he snatched the tomb raiding talisman from the fat man's hand.

"Hey, be gentle! This thing is very valuable. You'll have to pay for it if you break it," the fat man shouted.

Wu Xiaoxie asked in confusion, "Wooden Fish, what are you doing with this?"

Zhang Wuxun pulled a lighter out of his pocket and waved it, "Looking for a ghost?"

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