Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 240 Seven Star Coffin
Let's leave aside for now how Hu Ming was luring Wu Sansheng and his group.

In short, this is not an easy process.

If it were just Wu Xie and Pan Zi, achieving this through beautiful language wouldn't be difficult.

But the difficulty lies with Wu Sansheng…

A man who has painstakingly planned his confrontation with "him" for over twenty years—is he so easily swayed?
Although Wu Sansheng didn't know the details, the various clues here were enough for him to guess what was going on.

Didn't you see Wu Sansheng staring at the empty stone coffin with a look of astonishment and uncertainty?
"Alright, let's move on. It's getting late, and we don't have much time left."

In the end, Wu Sansheng only took one deep look at Hu Ming and Xiao Ge before leading the way toward the passage behind the stone coffin.

Wu Sansheng led the way, while Hu Ming and Xiao Ge walked at the very back of the group.

Wu Xie, standing in the center of the group, occasionally cast a suspicious glance at Wu Sansheng, Hu Ming, and Xiao Ge.

This guy is no pushover either.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the group became somewhat strange.

The tomb passage slopes downwards, and both sides are carved with inscriptions, dates, murals, etc.

Given the previous unexpected situation, everyone's vigilance was at its highest.

We carefully made our way forward for a good half hour, using a searchlight.

Hu Ming and his group suddenly spotted a tomb robber's hole.

"The old guide said that a group of people entered this valley two weeks ago. Could it be that group of people who dug it?"

Seeing this, Wu Xie frowned and asked.

"It's hard to say, although the soil here looks relatively new."

"But this place is not exactly a secret; even the villagers at the foot of the mountain know that there is a large tomb here."

"It's unclear whether it's the same group of people from half a month ago or someone else."

Hu Ming stepped forward, picked up a pinch of fine soil, and sniffed it lightly.

Long ago, Hu Ming had acquired the skill of identifying tombs by tasting the soil.

Although Hu Ming is a bit of a germaphobe and strongly dislikes putting something as foul as grave soil into his mouth, his understanding of grave soil is genuine.

It's not a problem to be able to tell when the soil was dug out by relying on a keen sense of smell.

"It's hard to say, but this hole was dug in a hurry. It doesn't look like it was dug to get in, but rather to get out!"

"The worst-case scenario is that we've really been beaten to it."

Wu Sansheng nodded, his brows furrowed deeply, and he gave a wry smile.

Hu Ming knew that Wu Sansheng probably already knew the details of this Warring States period tomb from the silk manuscript and some special experiences from a long time ago.

If the young man came here for the Ghost Seal, then Wu Sansheng came here for the Snake-Eyebrow Bronze Fish!
The snake-browed bronze fish was a token of Wang Zanghai's trust, and it contained some top-secret information.

At this moment, Wu Sansheng was afraid that someone had already gotten there first and taken everything he wanted from the main tomb chamber.

"Don't be discouraged, Third Master. Look at this tunnel. Something must have happened to the people inside. I think the treasure should still be there."

Pan Zi comforted her softly.

Wu Sansheng nodded worriedly and quickened his pace to continue leading the team forward. Fortunately, the presence of a tomb raider's tunnel meant that the path ahead had already been cleared.

About twenty minutes later, Hu Ming and his group arrived at a thickened corridor.

The decorations here are more elaborate, and at the far end is a magnificent and enormous jade gate.

However, the jade gate, which should have been tightly closed and locked, was now wide open.

Judging from the remaining traces on the jade gate, it must have been opened from the inside.

Behind the Jade Gate, there are two statues of hungry ghosts on the door frame.

One of the demon-faced statues holds a demonic claw in its hand, while the other demon-faced statue respectfully holds a black seal in both hands.

"Hey buddy, let's find a place and an opportunity to talk privately later."

Upon seeing the black seal, Hu Ming raised an eyebrow, his gaze sweeping across the dark tomb chamber, and whispered to Xiao Ge.

The young man shifted his gaze from the seal in the ghost-faced statue's hand, glanced at Hu Ming, and nodded.

Strictly speaking, Xiao Ge and Hu Ming can be considered old friends of twenty-three years.

Whether before or after amnesia, Hu Ming was known only through previously recorded texts.

In short, the young man and Hu Ming have a pretty good relationship.

In particular, both of them knew some ancient secrets unknown to ordinary people.

Without hindering his own goals, the young man didn't mind exchanging ideas with Hu Ming.

In this world, unless there is no other choice, no one likes to be a lone wolf.

This guy is human too; it's just that over the years, he hasn't had any like-minded companions and has gotten used to being alone.

But this doesn't mean that the young man enjoys wandering alone across China, searching for his memories, and ultimately fulfilling the Zhang family's responsibilities in solitude.

The interior was very large and completely dark. To make matters worse, the searchlights were running out of power and didn't illuminate the space very well.

However, this had no impact on Hu Ming.

Under the vision of night vision, there is no difference between day and night except for the change in the color of the vision.

"Third Master, Master Ming, look! Why are there so many coffins here?"

Even in the dim light, the general outline of the tomb chamber was clear enough. Panzi swept the searchlight across the area and couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

In the very center of the tomb chamber, seven coffins were arranged in a specific formation!
The dome of the tomb chamber was covered with murals, and the surrounding stone walls were densely covered with inscriptions.

There are two side chambers next to the main tomb.

Wu Sansheng and Wu Xie cautiously approached the coffin closest to them.

It was covered with inscriptions, and Wu Xie's expertise lay in the Warring States period script.

The inscription on the coffin records the general life of King Lu Shang.

This included the story of King Lu Shang using the Ghost Seal to command ghost soldiers to attack cities and seize territory...

(End of this chapter)