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

"what sound?"

"ghost!"

Yan Wanlei and Wang Haichuan both exclaimed in surprise.

At the same time, the entire team's spirits instantly tightened.

One wave subsides only for another to rise; anyone with even a slightly weaker mental resilience would likely not be able to withstand it.

Chen Yibai quickly put the triangular cover of the bronze tower back on, and the eerie, arrogant laughter disappeared instantly at the same time.

"Don't panic, it's just a sound transmission device, a trick!"

Chen Yibai quickly calmed everyone down.

While it was said to be a charade, Chen Yibai wasn't entirely sure, but he wanted to calm everyone down first.

Panic leads to chaos, and that's a taboo.

"No matter what happens, you must stay close to the team!"

Chen Yibai gave another solemn and serious instruction, then took out a soybean from his person, placed it in the niche as a marker, and led the team to continue forward.

These soybeans, candles, and ink lines were all purchased by Yang Qingyun at Chen Yibai's request.

Although they are all inconspicuous little things, they can play a big role at crucial moments.

Of course, these are all the rich practical experience accumulated by the tomb raiders.

Every three meters further along the passage, an identical niche was carved into both sides, containing the same tower-shaped bronze artifact.

Niches are common in ancient tombs, and they have many uses and interpretations. For example, they were used as storage rooms, to place the remains of those who were buried alive, and for more practical purposes, such as to place ever-burning lamps.

Chen Yibai was not yet clear on the specific meaning of the tower-shaped bronze artifacts in these niches, but he had a feeling that it was definitely more than just what had been said above.

Since it's unclear for the time being and there's no time to study it carefully, we can only ignore it for now and simply place a soybean in each niche we pass by as a marker.

After walking about 30 or 40 meters forward, another Y-shaped fork appeared ahead.

Just like the one we just saw, the two openings facing opposite directions are the same size.

Because there were no landmarks nearby, and it was a dark underground space, the scene in front of me was so similar to what I had just seen that it gave me the illusion that I had just been there before.

"Mr. Chen, have we... just been here?"

Wang Haichuan stood behind Chen Yibai, peering at the two openings that appeared before him, and nervously asked.

This was mainly because Wang Haichuan remembered what Chen Yibai had just said about "being trapped in a maze".

"Bullshit! The entrance is exactly the same as the one from before!"

Chen Yibai immediately and firmly denied Wang Haichuan's words, showing great confidence in his sense of direction.

We just entered through the 'Du Gate' in the southeast. Because the passage is curved, the entrance on the right has now become the 'Jing Gate' in the due south.

So, barring any unforeseen circumstances, continuing to choose the right-hand opening will allow you to exit the passageway and reach the tomb chamber!

"Those behind, keep up! Continue moving to the right!"

Chen Yibai confidently led his team to the right.

"Keep up, everyone behind, and continue to the right," Little Tiger replied.

Yan Wanlei repeated the sentence even louder.

"Received from the rear, stay close to the group and continue to the right!"

Xiao Hu's voice immediately came from the back of the group.

They coordinated their efforts to ensure the team would never get separated.

However, just as Chen Yibai confidently led his team into the right-hand passage, before they had gone more than ten meters, the familiar niche reappeared ahead.

The niche also contains strangely shaped, tower-shaped bronze artifacts.

Chen Yibai was just about to take out the soybeans to continue marking them.

But when the beam of the headlamp shone into the niche, Chen Yibai stared in astonishment for a moment.

Inside the niche, a soybean had been placed, looking as conspicuous as a nail!

"Damn it! How is this possible!"

In that instant, Chen Yibai felt as if the sky were about to collapse.

I remember things exceptionally clearly, and my sense of direction and route is absolutely correct.

But how did a soybean end up here?

Chen Yibai picked it up and looked at it; it was indeed the soybean he had brought with him.

"We're stuck in a maze? We've really gone in circles again!"

At the same time, Yan Wanlei's expression changed drastically when he saw the soybean that Chen Yibai took out of the niche.

It seems that what Chen Yibai just said about being trapped in a maze has really happened.

"I knew it! We think we've been here before."

Wang Haichuan nervously echoed, then immediately suggested, "Since we've only just come in and haven't gone far, let's quickly turn back the way we came and go in through another passageway."

"No!"

Chen Yibai directly rejected Wang Haichuan's proposal.

"What? Mr. Chen, you're not going to keep going forward, are you? Isn't this the soybean you just put there? We've clearly gone in circles. If we keep going forward, aren't we just going in circles again? Since we've gone the wrong way, shouldn't we turn back and start over?"

Wang Haichuan frowned and looked at Chen Yibai.

Wang Haichuan's logic is indeed correct.

However, this logic cannot withstand close scrutiny.

This was only the second fork in the road after entering the passageway, and the entire journey was only a little over a hundred meters.

If you think about it for a second, if you really went around in circles and ended up back where you started, then the route you took must have been circular, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to come back.

The entire route is only a little over a hundred meters long. If it were a circle, it would be a very small circle with a large curve. The entire route would be a 'C' shaped section, which anyone could feel!

Therefore, combining these inferences...

Chen Yibai believed that his sense of direction was still correct.

It didn't go in circles!

I've never been to this place before!

It's definitely not a "ghost wall"!

Although Chen Yibai didn't know why there was a soybean in the niche.

But Chen Yibai was certain that this was definitely a trap with a conspiracy.

If we follow Wang Haichuan's suggestion and go back to choose another passage, we will definitely be fooled.

Therefore, at this time, we must firmly adhere to our own judgment and not be misled by such illusions.

"There's a soybean here, but that doesn't necessarily mean we've passed this point! Keep moving forward!"

Chen Yibai's gaze remained unwavering: "The direction we're heading is definitely due south! If I'm not mistaken, we'll definitely find the tomb if we keep going straight!"

"Keep moving forward, and stay close."

Yan Wanlei agreed with Chen Yibai's speculation and shouted loudly in response.

Although Wang Haichuan had his doubts, he didn't say anything more when he saw how determined Chen Yibai was.

This time, however, Chen Yibai did not put soybeans in the niche again. Instead, he used incense as a marker. He lit an incense stick, blew on the tip, and inserted it into the tower-shaped bronze vessel in the niche.

Every few meters you walk forward, you'll encounter a niche; insert a stick there.

In Chen Yibai's prediction, the end of this passageway must be the tomb chamber.

However, when the passageway came to an end, and Chen Yibai saw the Y-shaped fork in the road appear again, his scalp tingled!

Contrary to expectations, a familiar scene reappeared.

What made Chen Yibai even more terrified was that a row of orange-red lights were shining in the right-hand passageway.

That's the incense that Chen Yibai just changed the markings on and put in the niche!

It's numb! It's numb! It's numb!

This time it's really numb!

Looking at the row of incense sticks stuck in the right passageway, Chen Yibai almost exploded on the spot.

Why does the passageway, which is only a little over 100 meters long and doesn't go in circles, keep repeating itself?

Could it be that something sinister really did tamper with my mark?

Absolutely impossible!

The so-called 'ghosts' are merely lingering spirits in the mortal realm; they absolutely cannot control physical objects.

"Fuck your mother! You want to force me to go left? I'll just go right!"

Chen Yibai gritted his teeth, the more bizarre the situation, the more determined he was to stick to his judgment. This was definitely not going in circles: "Keep going to the right!"

"Keep up, everyone behind, and continue to the right," Little Tiger replied.

Yan Wanlei called out habitually.

We must coordinate our movements, maintain formation, and never be careless.

But this time, there was no immediate response from Xiaohu.

"Keep up, everyone behind, and continue to the right," Little Tiger replied.

Receiving no reply, Yan Wanlei deliberately raised his voice and repeated the sentence, while turning around to look behind him.

At the same time, Chen Yibai had a bad feeling and turned around.

Behind him were only three archaeological experts: Wang Haichuan, Yang Qingyun, and Sun Dachang.

The original team of thirteen has been significantly reduced!

Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!

Chen Yibai immediately had a very ominous premonition: something terrible had happened!

When did the group behind us suddenly disappear without a trace?