Tomb raiding: It all started with shocking the archaeological team.

In the alleyway filled with blood mist.

Chen Yibai, alone with his sword, forcefully carved a path to survival through the crowded alley.

However, the number of Imperial Guards in this city was far greater than imagined, and they were endless, impossible to kill completely.

If Chen Yibai hadn't possessed the bloodline of the Candle Dragon and relied on his super-strong endurance to hold on, he probably would have been worn down to death by the dry war.

uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...

Suddenly, the sharp sound of arrows piercing the air rang in my ears again.

At this moment, Chen Yibai was holding the crimson ancient sword in his hand and did not have time to switch hands to open the Vajra Umbrella. Moreover, the blood mist was so thick that he could not even accurately tell which direction the arrows were coming from.

An open arrow is easy to dodge, but a hidden arrow is hard to defend against.

In a split second, Chen Yibai could only lunge forward, squeezing his body into the ranks of the Imperial Guards, getting up close and personal with them, using the chaos to deflect hidden arrows and protect his head as much as possible.

Clang clang clang!

One of the arrows whistled past Chen Yibai's face and struck the eye of a nearby Imperial Guard, piercing through it with a soft "plop."

Chen Yibai could even hear the sound of his eyeballs being popped out, and a chill ran down his spine involuntarily.

If it were any more off-center, I might have been the one getting splattered.

At the same time, all the other arrows were blocked by the Golden Guards standing nearby using their bodies.

However, these arrows struck the Golden Guards without having any effect on them.

The remaining arrows were all blocked by the Golden Guards standing nearby using their bodies.

Woohoo… Woohoo…

Then, several eerie wailing sounds came from within the blood mist. The sounds were intermittent and echoed in the air, sounding like some kind of command.

It seems that there is a leader secretly hiding among these Imperial Guards, who is directing operations.

As the sound faded, the blood mist that had been billowing overhead suddenly changed.

Before Chen Yibai could even look up, a huge black wire mesh appeared in the blood mist above his head and descended directly over him.

The barbed wire netting covered almost the entire area, making it impossible to hide in the crowded alleys. Even if you had wings, you couldn't fly out.

"Damn! Is this some kind of inescapable trap?"

Chen Yibai cursed inwardly. This was both a sneak attack and a trap. No wonder the Heavenly Path Society had arrived eight days early and were still enjoying the cool air outside.

Let alone a descendant of the Tomb Raiders or an Iron-Armed White Ape, anyone who came here would probably be severely injured.

Of course, apart from Chen Yibai!

The overhead net was woven from soft iron wire, a technique that was relatively rare in the Western Han Dynasty.

Chen Yibai immediately cleared away the Imperial Guards around him, raised his sword above his head, and slashed down at the descending net from a distance.

With a hiss and a snap, the wire mesh was torn open in the middle, sparks flying.

Before an all-powerful sharpness, everything else is just fancy and flashy.

After breaking through the rope net, in order to avoid being shot at any time by hidden arrows, Chen Yibai could only continue to increase his speed and rush straight towards the central palace.

Finally, after being crushed like a human meat grinder, Chen Yibai broke through the two-story tower surrounding him and arrived in front of the central palace.

The palace, located in the center of the city, is much larger than it appeared from a distance. Its design is very similar to the Daming Palace of the Tang Dynasty. The palace has a trapezoidal base made of bluestone bricks, which is nearly 20 meters high, and five arched city gates.

On the base of bluestone stands a solemn and majestic pavilion, its entirety obscured by a thick fog of blood. The more obscured it is, the more mysterious it appears.

All five arched city gates directly in front were open.

But through the blood mist, one could vaguely see that beneath each of the five arched city gates stood many dark figures wielding long halberds. These were likely imperial guards sentries, creating a scene of heavy vigilance.

The Western Han Dynasty imperial tombs, a 1:1 replica of the underground palace?

It seems the owner of this imperial tomb wasn't satisfied with being an emperor during his lifetime!

However, Chen Yibai is not yet certain which emperor from the Western Han Dynasty was the owner of this imperial tomb.

But he was definitely not the Western Han emperor recorded in historical books.

Strictly speaking, he was probably not a legitimate emperor, because legitimate emperors would have their mausoleums located in auspicious feng shui sites and have a Minglou (a type of ancient Chinese tower) built on top for future generations to worship.

To put it bluntly, this is a clandestine 'unofficial imperial tomb'.

But the more they do this, the more unconventional their methods become!

In fact, there are many similar imperial tombs or large tombs built secretly and without authorization throughout history, but they are not mentioned in historical records.

Meanwhile, on Wu Daoshan's side...

I've been waiting for almost half an hour, and still no one has come out?

And the sound gradually disappeared.

The atmosphere within the blood mist was eerily silent. Wu Daoshan's face was also extremely grim, his brows furrowed, and his eyes filled with uncertainty and doubt.

It's unclear whether Chen Yibai died inside or actually made it through.

However, in Wu Daoshan's prediction, neither of the above two possibilities should exist.

It would be reasonable for Chen Yibai to retreat the way he came.

"Mr. Wu, is he dead inside?"

The subordinate next to him couldn't help but lower his voice and ask.

Wu Daoshan shook his head: "Probably not. This colleague is quite strong; he shouldn't die so easily inside..."

"So, is it really... that they made it through...?"

The subordinate who had spoken earlier asked again in a low voice.

"That's even more impossible!"

Wu Daoshan's gloomy face was extremely resolute.

Since it's unlikely they'd die inside, and even less likely they'd rush over, what about the people?

"Mr. Wu, shall we continue to lie in ambush here?"

The subordinate next to him lowered his voice and asked quietly.

Wu Daoshan did not respond immediately.

Because Wu Daoshan was also hesitant at this moment.

clack clack...

Just then, footsteps suddenly came from behind Wu Daoshan.

The footsteps were peculiar, like the sound of a pair of iron boots scraping against a bluestone slab.

Hearing the footsteps suddenly coming from behind him, Wu Daoshan showed no panic. Instead, he frowned, his dark expression revealing a hint of displeasure and anger. At the same time, he muttered to himself, "I thought you'd run away! I needed you just now, where the hell were you? Why are you only showing up now?"

However, despite grumbling to himself in displeasure, Wu Daoshan turned around and, facing the direction from which the footsteps came from the blood mist, his expression instantly changed, and he gave a respectful, apologetic smile: "Kang Yuanliang, where did you go just now?"