The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

"A mere dead body has scared you all?"

At this moment, Chen Yulou cursed coldly and walked to the front of the tomb robber's hole.

Having been a member of the Unloading Ridge Warriors for several years, he was actually frightened by a corpse. Not only did he lose a jade screen, but he also became a laughing stock for the Tomb Raiders and Mountain Movers.

However, in order to maintain his leader's demeanor, Chen Yulou did not reprimand these few Unloading Ridge Warriors too much.

As soon as he squatted down, Chen Yulou's pupils contracted.

"wrong!"

"This palace dates from the Qin to the Tang dynasties, yet this person's attire does not belong to those three dynasties, nor is it the attire of the later Yuan dynasty..."

"This tunnel was dug from elsewhere and came here from elsewhere."

After careful observation, Chen Yulou had already made a guess. Seeing that the corpse was disheveled and its face was unrecognizable, he was about to reach out to examine it.

"Don't touch it!"

At this moment, Fang Yun quickly stepped forward and grabbed Chen Yulou's hand.

When Fang Yun stopped him, Chen Yulou was taken aback. Fang Yun would not deliberately embarrass him. Could it be that he had seen through something?

"Brother Fang?"

Fang Yun didn't answer, but instead pulled out his pistol, poked the corpse twice, and pulled out a gold medal covered in slime.

After taking the sulfur wine from a strongman of the Unloading Ridge Sect and carefully rinsing the gold medal, he finally held it in his hand.

"Guan Shan Taibao!"

Chen Yulou leaned closer to Fang Yun's hand and took a look, then immediately exclaimed in surprise.

Upon hearing Chen Yulou's words, even the usually composed Partridge Whistle couldn't contain his surprise and walked up to Fang Yun, examining the gold medal in Fang Yun's hand.

At the same time, Fang Yun narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the mission: obtaining the Guanshan Gold Medal from the Yuan Dynasty General's Mausoleum."

"Mission Reward: Dragon Scale Armor Bulletproof Vest, awaiting collection."

"All three tasks are done... Awesome!"

Fang Yun was secretly delighted, but then he noticed that Chen Yulou and Partridge Whistle were both looking at him with curious eyes.

So, he also put on a serious expression and said:

"Indeed, it is the Grand Protector of Guanshan of the Great Ming Dynasty. I'm sure you two are familiar with him."

"And this gold medal is the Guanshan Gold Medal, which was bestowed by the Ming Emperor."

“My lineage of tomb raiders has a deep-seated grudge against Guanshan Taibao, so I recognized Guanshan Taibao’s tomb raiding attire and the imperial gold medal at a glance.”

(The romance plot was poorly written, so I've reduced it...otherwise I'll get scolded. Also, please give me flowers and ratings.)

Chapter Nineteen: Yuan Dynasty General's Tombs

"It's actually Guanshan Taibao!"

Looking at the Guanshan Gold Token, Chen Yulou frowned, and his gaze towards the corpse of the Guanshan Taibao changed.

The position of leader of the Unloading Ridge faction has been passed down for three generations and over a hundred years in his Chen family. As the current leader of the Unloading Ridge faction, he naturally knows the secrets about the Guanshan Taibao.

The four schools of tomb raiding—the grave robbers, the tomb raiders, the mountain raiders, and the mountain thieves—suffered heavy losses during the Ming Dynasty, all due to the machinations of the Mountain Guardian.

The tradition of tomb raiding and excavation has almost been cut off, and the entire clan of the Mountain Moving clan fled for refuge, suffering considerable losses.

But if we're talking about the place with the most deaths, it's the Unloading Ridge.

The Xieling bandits originated from the Chimei bandits. With their large numbers and powerful influence, they were notorious in the martial arts world. When the Ming Emperor was cracking down on them, the Xieling bandits, whose tracks were the easiest to find, were the first to be targeted. The emperor was determined to kill the innocent rather than let the guilty go free.

Seeing the corpse of Guanshan Taibao now, a surge of anger naturally welled up in his chest.

"Guanshan Taibao has always acted mysteriously and never appeared in public. I never expected to find his corpse in Ping Mountain."

Partridge Whistle also spoke in a deep voice, his expression not very good.

The Three Nails and Four Armors were more than half lost in that great cleanup. Even the Seven Star Yin-Yang Technique was reduced to just Kui Xing Kicking the Dipper and a few formations.

"According to our clan's records, Guanshan Taibao originated from the Feng clan, a powerful family in Wushan. They lived in the Coffin Gorge of Wushan for generations and obtained the celestial book and strange artifact containing witchcraft from the countless hanging coffins in the gorge."

"The Feng family, being a powerful clan, did not descend into tombs for money. What they wanted were the ancient books and prescriptions found in the tombs, for mysterious witchcraft and ancient elixir formulas, hoping to ascend to immortality through them."

"Looking for immortals?"

Chen Yulou chuckled and said disdainfully, "Now he has truly become an immortal, and his physical body is incorruptible, which is quite an achievement."

"Men, drag this corpse out and burn it! Put it in the alchemy furnace in the cave ahead and send him to become an immortal!"

The Unloading Ridge faction prioritizes righteousness.

Even if the senior member of the Unloading Ridge Sect who died during the cleanup wasn't his close relative, he absolutely couldn't give this Guanshan Taibao a dignified end in front of so many Unloading Ridge warriors.

According to the methods of the Unloading Ridge Sect, it would be considered a great act of kindness not to hack them to pieces and feed them to the dogs.

"Be careful, the corpse is covered in pus and its flesh is bluish-black, it must be poisonous, don't touch it!"

Seeing the two Unloading Ridge Warriors about to attack, Fang Yun gave them another warning.

After hearing Fang Yun's explanation, Chen Yulou finally understood why Fang Yun had stopped him earlier.

Soon, several strongmen of the Unloading Ridge used ink nets to scoop up the body of Guanshan Taibao, lifted it with bamboo poles, and walked towards the front cave.

Seeing this, Fang Yun sighed inwardly.

This is an eye for an eye.

When Guanshan Taibao died, he would never have imagined that his body would be discovered by his fellow travelers, who turned out to be Guanshan Taibao's mortal enemy.

So when Chen Yulou said he wanted to put the corpse in the alchemy furnace to burn, even the kind-hearted Hua did not object.

A blood feud cannot be glossed over with a mere recollection of an old story.

.........

After some delay, Fang Yun looked at Chen Yulou and Partridge Whistle and said:

"Gentlemen, let's go into the cave and explore."

"This is a steep, reverse-cut tunnel, likely dug by the Mountain Guardian from top to bottom. Judging by its location... going up through this tunnel will lead to the mouth of Ping Mountain!"

Having completed all three tasks within Ping Mountain, he now only wanted to leave as soon as possible and find a place to properly study the inner cores of those powerful demons and the millennium-old pills.

"it is good!"

Upon hearing Fang Yun's words, Chen Yulou and Partridge Whistle nodded in agreement.

From this perspective, Guanshan Taibao actually did them a great favor.

Otherwise, they would never have imagined that they could make a hole in this iron wall.

"I wonder how that Guanshan Taibao managed to dig a hole in this iron wall," Chen Yulou exclaimed, marveling at the feat.

"Guanshan Taibao is skilled in puppetry. He is adept at paper puppetry and can roam freely in the tomb. He can also command the five poisonous beasts to his advantage."

"This pig iron can't stop the poison of those centipedes, but it's probably because those centipedes are so numerous and extremely poisonous that Guanshan Taibao fell for it."

Fang Yun replied, then immediately crawled into the tunnel and peered forward.

There were a few poisonous centipedes resting inside the cave, but as soon as Fang Yun entered, they scattered like mice before a cat.

Seeing this, Fang Yun looked at his hands, which were covered with strips of cloth, and grinned.

His hand wasn't fully healed yet, and the strips of cloth were covered in Qilin blood; it would be strange if any poisonous insects dared to approach.

.........

The tunnel was steep and quite long; it took about a minute to climb to the end.

The exit of the tunnel was completely covered by vines, but through the gaps, one could still vaguely see light coming from outside.

pat...

With a few quick movements, Fang Yun tore off the vines at the entrance of the cave and crawled out, where a bright and clear view suddenly appeared before him.

The first thing you see is a huge cave, at least the size of a football field.

In the center of the cave, there is a large hall. Judging from its appearance and construction specifications, it reflects the customs and habits of the Yuan Dynasty.

Looking up, you can see the cliffs on both sides of the main hall, with faint light shining in from above.

This cliff was formed by an earthquake, and the crack in the cliff is right next to the tomb of a Yuan Dynasty general.

That's why you can walk down the cliff and directly reach the tomb of a Yuan Dynasty general.

This is also the place where Chen Yulou suffered a loss a few days ago.

A quick glance revealed tattered clothing and weapons scattered on the ground, left behind by the Unloading Ridge Warriors who had been bitten to death by centipedes a few days prior.

At this time, Chen Yulou and the others also climbed out of the cave one after another.

"How did we end up here?" (Group)

Upon seeing the grand hall before him, Chen Yulou's face immediately darkened. ⑧

Before Fang Yun, Partridge Whistle, and the other two arrived, he and Luo Laowai had already climbed down from the cliff. ⑨

He gained nothing but losses; many people died, including Hua Maguai, the deputy his father had trained for him, who perished in the centipede's mouth. ③