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

Chapter 259 Entering the Meteorite Jade
The female corpse was well preserved, with her eyes closed and her face pale and gray. At first glance, she looked like a lifelike statue on a temple altar. Under the pale light, she appeared eerie. Her face was shriveled and wrinkled due to dehydration. If it weren't for her hair bun, it would be impossible to tell whether she was male or female just by looking at her face.

The fat man clicked his tongue, as if afraid of disturbing something, and said softly, "This... this is really the Queen Mother of the West? She's so well-preserved. If she opened her eyes, I would definitely think she was a living person."

Wu Xiaoxie glanced at the armored mummies guarding the throne on both sides, nodded, and said softly, "Judging from this situation, who brought the black donkey hoof?"

The fat man shook his head. "I didn't bring any, I only have detonators. What do you need the black donkey hoof for?"

"I'm worried that this thing might rise up later. What if we can't beat such a big boss?" Wu Xiaoxie whispered in his ear.

"Hey!"

A pale, icy-cold hand suddenly landed on Wu Xiaoxie's shoulder, startling the two of them so much they almost jumped up. A scream caught in their throats, and they turned around in terror. When they saw it was Zhang Wuxun, they immediately cursed silently in anger.

Zhang Wuxun raised an eyebrow, completely unconcerned. "What are you two whispering about, head to head?"

"Do you have any black donkey hooves in your treasure chest? I'm worried they might turn into rice dumplings, so I'm just taking precautions," the fat man said.

Zhang Wuxun laughed and said, "Don't worry, this female corpse has been dead for over a thousand years. It's just an empty shell and won't jump up and bite anyone."

Upon hearing this, the fat man's eyes lit up, and a wicked grin returned to his face. He rubbed his fat hands together, eager to make a move.

"Finally, I've seen some good stuff. Naïve, step aside. I'm going to start looting." Fatty said, reaching for the gems on the female corpse. He missed on his first try, then looked down at the round stone brick in front of him, which was carved with human faces and bird patterns. Just as he was about to lift his foot, he was stopped by the young man.

"Don't go over there, there's a trap," the young man said seriously.

Upon hearing this, the fat man immediately withdrew his foot and crossed his arms. "What mechanism?"

“I estimate it has the same load-bearing mechanism as the outermost main hall,” Zhang Wuxun added. “Look at the patterned discs; there are clearly small gaps between them and the surrounding stone bricks.”

The fat man gazed at the glittering jade pieces on the woman's body and sighed regretfully.

Wu Xiaoxie patted his shoulder sympathetically, "My condolences."

"Get out! Get out! Get out!" The fat man huffed and walked away from the throne. He looked up at the meteorite that was right next to him, which was emitting a dark green light. He began to get restless again.

"Naive, tell me, if Fatty took a piece of this thing on our heads and carried it out, how much money could he get for it?"

Wu Xiaoxie also looked up at the huge meteorite hole above, jumped up and reached out to touch it. It felt warm and smooth, not cold at all, and he couldn't help but hiss. "This doesn't seem to be an ordinary meteorite. Look at its luster and texture, doesn't it look a lot like a jade figurine?"

“This is meteorite jade!” Chen Wenjin confirmed his idea. “Meteorite jade is a very special type of meteorite, which was extremely precious in ancient times. It seems that the formation of blood corpses is inextricably linked to these meteorites.”

Wu Xiaoxie immediately understood her implication: "You mean, the meteorite jade is the key to Wang Zanghai's search for immortality?"

"Therefore, the reason why the gold-threaded garments unearthed in archaeological excavations over the years have rotted even the outer jade is due to the material of the garments. The only place where jade that can be made into jade figurines can be found is where the jade is truly made."

Wu Xiaoxie's thoughts began to wander, his brain racing. "Wang Zanghai probably discovered the drawbacks of ordinary jade, which is why he came here to find the materials in ancient books that could actually be used to make jade figurines." "Then wouldn't he have misled later generations by leaving behind the revised Warring States silk manuscript?" the fat man asked doubtfully.

Zhang Wuxun curled the corners of his lips and said calmly, "All of Wang Zanghai's tomb raiding activities are traceable. As long as future generations follow in his footsteps, they will find this place sooner or later."

“That doesn’t make sense either.” The fat man scratched his head, still confused. “According to what you’re saying, since Wang Zanghai was able to find this place, he must have already succeeded, but we didn’t see any jade figurines or anything like that in the underwater tomb.”

Chen Wenjin stared intently at a vertically upward-facing crater directly behind the throne and slowly said, "Therefore, Wang Zanghai's goal is definitely not the jade figurine. I have a feeling that the answer I'm looking for is definitely inside these craters."

Her tone was ethereal and mysterious, as if she were possessed. The group looked at each other, somewhat stunned.

"I want to go in and take a look." Chen Wenjin said firmly, and then untied the rope from his backpack and tied it around his waist.

Wu Xiaoxie felt uneasy; the cave was pitch black, and who knew what might be hidden inside.

Just as he was about to speak up to stop them, he saw Zhang Wuxun and Xiao Ge staring at him with expressions that were hard to understand.

Wu Xiaoxie was taken aback, somewhat confused as to what was going on.

The young man quickly turned his eyes, squatted down, and took out food from his backpack to hand to Chen Wenjin.

Zhang Wuxun patted Wu Xiaoxie on the shoulder and said softly, "Tianzhen, we didn't tell you before because we were worried you would be scared, but the Queen Mother of the West on the throne is actually fake."

Wu Xiaoxie's eyes widened, and he immediately understood the meaning in the two people's eyes. He opened his mouth, but swallowed the words he was about to say. He silently walked to the side, piled the food in his backpack together like Xiao Ge, and stuffed it into Chen Wenjin's hands.

"Whether you find it or not, you have to come out and give us a report in three days," Wu Xiaoxie said solemnly with a serious face.

Chen Wenjin smiled at him, not telling him that she might not return, and lovingly patted his head before slinging her full backpack over her shoulder.

The fat man tied the ropes together and sighed, "If anything seems wrong, pull the ropes, and we'll drag you out from the outside."

Zhang Wuxun also came over and handed her a cloth bag, saying earnestly, "There are some daily necessities inside, which you should be able to use. We'll wait for you outside for three days. After three days, I'll leave the supplies outside, so remember to pick them up then."

Chen Wenjin took the small bag and slung it over her shoulder, smiling playfully like a little girl. "Why do you all seem like my elders? Don't worry, maybe I really can be reborn inside."

Zhang Wuxun and the others watched Chen Wenjin climb into the meteorite cave until her thin, frail figure disappeared at the entrance. Only then did they turn around and find a place to sit down.

Black Bear, with one leg bent, idly chewed on half a compressed biscuit, nudging Zhang Wuxun with his elbow, "Hey, why aren't you and Dumb Zhang going in?"

Zhang Wuxun raised his eyelids and glanced at him sideways, "Guess."

Black Bear chuckled and shook his head, muttering as if sighing, "Anyway, I'll have to go in sooner or later."

Thank you so much to the lovely person who's always hungry! And thank you to the two generous donors, WY and WEY, for the huge donations! *
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