Tomb raiding: following the plot while tearing up the script

No one heard what Su Li and Zhang Qiling were saying. They were all gathered around the corpse wrapped in a jade burial suit, marveling at how it could still shed its skin and breathe after a thousand years.

And then it was Zhang Qiling's turn to perform.

Su Li had no idea how Wu Sansheng had convinced Zhang Qiling to say such a long string of words in one breath. For a moment, Su Li even wondered if he had been possessed by Hei Xiazi.

Meanwhile, Wuxie Wang, Fatty, and the others listened with rapt attention to the life story of King Lu Shang, marveling at the contents of the silk scroll in the purple jade box behind the corpse's head.

Finally, Wu Xie raised a question.

"What happened to this man called the Iron-Faced Scholar in the end? It seems the silk manuscript doesn't provide details, and..."

Wu Xie gestured twice across his neck as he spoke. "Buried alive???"

Wu Sansheng expressed his doubts about this.

"This man, who has always served as a strategist under King Lu Shang, is exceptionally intelligent and should have foreseen that King Lu Shang might take extreme measures. Therefore, he should not be so blindly loyal as to be buried with King Lu Shang."

The man with a cold smile curled the corners of his lips.

Tie Miansheng would certainly not allow himself to be buried alive with the emperor, because by the end of the story, the one lying in the jade figurine was no longer King Lu Shang, but himself.

"Hiss! Could it be that he switched himself with King Lu Shang in the end??" Wu Xie gasped.

"He advised King Lu Shang only to use his power to realize his own desire for immortality."

"The real King Lu Shang... is in the first stone coffin we encountered after we came down."

"Oh my god, is that the thing that Xiao Li tied up like a dumpling and threw back?" Fatty Wang exclaimed.

Zhang Qiling nodded.

"Is that the one you just brought over, young man?" Wu Xie asked, pointing to the blood gourd dragging four sticks.

"That was King Mu of Zhou."

"So the two previous owners who wore this jade burial suit both turned into blood corpses." Fatty Wang's gaze towards the jade figurine had lost its fervor.

This is practically a massive disenchantment event.

Although, according to this guy, the jade terracotta warrior was opened at the wrong time, which is why the person inside turned into this state, the thought that anyone who passed through it would turn into a monster is still chilling.

Although their romanticized view of this jade burial suit is almost completely shattered, it is still a treasure after all. Even if they don't like it, they can still make a few million by selling it!

So, we still have to take our things with us; who would turn down money?

The jade burial suit couldn't be removed from the outside, and Wu Sansheng was even considering taking it along with the corpse.

Fatty Wang expressed his desire to show Wu Sansheng, this roughneck from the South, the skills of the Northern school, and eagerly prepared to study them.

"We can't let them keep playing around. Brother Zhang, turn off your bloodline pressure and send those corpse beetles over to drive them away," Su Li reminded Zhang Qiling.

If the system actually dismantles the jade burial suit and then refuses to accept it, by the way, you can also collect some corpse beetles to exchange for points.

From the moment Zhang Qiling entered the tomb, he continuously released the aura of his Qilin bloodline, so no corpse beetles came out to cause trouble wherever he went.

As soon as the oppressive aura dissipated, the rustling sounds of crawling insects could be heard all around.

No one spoke in the tomb; everyone held their breath, waiting for Fatty Wang to figure out how to unlock the jade figurines. So, they quickly noticed something was amiss.

"Third Master, listen, there's a noise," Pan Zi reminded Wu Sansheng.

The voice was so familiar. He had almost been torn apart by these insects before. He didn't know what medicine the Third Master had given him, but his injuries had healed so quickly.

"It's corpse beetles!" Wu Xie and Fatty, who were also surrounded by a swarm of corpse beetles, exchanged a glance and exclaimed in surprise at the same time.

Wang Pangzi stopped studying and stood up, leaning against Wu Xie, staring at the direction of the stone wall.

From the holes in the stone wall, large and small corpse beetles began to emerge in an endless stream, gathering together like a blackish-green tide surging towards them.

"Damn it, how can there be so many!" Wu Sansheng cursed under his breath.

I've never encountered such a large swarm of corpse beetles when I scouted the location before!

Zu Li secretly bought a piece of Insect-Scented Jade from the system shop to lure monsters, keeping his merits hidden.

Stepping forward, I tossed out a few seeds, and tiny vines sprouted wildly, weaving a large green pouch with an opening facing the swarm of corpse beetles, briefly halting their advance.

"Hurry up, I can't hold them off for long," Su Li said, making a show of great difficulty on her face.

"Ah Li! No, we have to go together!" Wu Xie, a well-rounded young man who had developed morally, intellectually, physically, aesthetically, and practically since childhood, simply couldn't bring himself to abandon a child to cover his own retreat, even though this child was truly amazing.

“Little Ali, we’ve shared a meal together, aren’t I the kind of coward who abandons his comrades and runs away?” Fatty Wang held an entrenching tool in his hand, wary of the person in front of him.

Panzi grabbed Wuxie and snatched the firearm from his hand. "Third Master, you and Third Master go first, Panzi will cover your retreat!"

Zurich: ...

You guys are really being loyal at the wrong time! What am I supposed to say? That I just deliberately gave you guys a break so I could sell your junk?

"Climb up the Nine-Headed Cypress." Zhang Qiling drew his Black Gold Ancient Sword from his back and shielded the group behind him.

"Brother..." Wu Xie still felt a little guilty.

Fatty Wang grabbed Wu Xie and ran towards the Nine-Headed Serpent Cypress. "With Xiao Ge here, Fatty is relieved. Little Innocent, let's not hold these two big shots back, hurry up."

Pan Zi also began to help Wu Sansheng climb up the nine-headed cypress.

Su Li gave Wang Pangzi a thumbs up and focused on weaving her corpse beetle net. The fine vines intertwined, trapping the swarming corpse beetles tightly.

The swarm of corpse beetles had barely stepped inside when Su Li sold them to the system, her ears ringing with a constant "points increase 0.1, 0.1, 0.1..."

Su Li spent a long time trying to turn off the annoying notification sound. This system is not smart at all. No wonder her master keeps saying he wants to give it a bad review.

System Clone: ​​I only have one clone, how intelligent can I be? You two, master and disciple, don't make things too difficult for the system!!

While Su Li was busy preparing the corpse beetles, Zhang Qiling took advantage of the fact that the unrelated people were huffing and puffing as they climbed the tree and no one was paying attention to him. He quietly dragged the resentful ghost child, the blood corpse, the iron-faced man sitting in the coffin, and the blue-eyed fox corpse lying on the jade platform, which Su Li had tied up earlier, one by one to Su Li's feet.

Zuli could sell these items if she just took a moment to pay attention.

Seeing that the number of corpse beetles swarming into the vine pockets was decreasing, and that the group climbing the tree was almost at the top, Su Li decided to call it a day.

He packed up the corpse beetles in his pocket, sold them, and then turned and ran with Zhang Qiling.

Arriving at the tree, Su Li activated her spiritual power, and the vines of the Nine-Headed Serpent Cypress wrapped around their waists, flying upwards towards the cave.

While Wu Xie and his companions were climbing the tree, panting and worried about the two people covering their retreat below, they felt a gust of wind sweep past them. The people who were covering their retreat below had flown past them and were now standing on the ground at the top of the cave not far away.

Wuxie: ...

Fatty Wang: ...

We seem a bit foolish, tormented by our conscience.

Wu Sansheng & Pan Zi: Shocked! When did Dumb Zhang acquire this ability? His strength is truly unfathomable!