Tomb raiding: Trying to become a little painter

Stepping through the stone gate, a downward stone staircase came into view. After following the steps for a short while, Qin Henian and Zhang Qilin arrived at a relatively small tomb chamber. Because the tomb chamber was small and the surroundings were empty, all they could see was a circular platform on the ground and a shadow hanging overhead.

The truncated cone protrudes only a few centimeters, touching the ground, and is carved with strange patterns. The gaps in the middle form winding channels, and dark brown powder remains on the edges of the channels.

"It's so empty here, except for this strange pattern on the ground! And what are those dark, shriveled things above our heads?"

After the group entered the stone chamber, someone looked around and asked a question.

"Ah Ning, go check if there are any traps or mechanisms here!"

Qiu Dekao scanned the crowd and finally looked at A Ning, asking her to look for the mechanism around them. Qiu Dekao had a lot of trust in A Ning's work ability.

"Yes"

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Qin Henian and Zhang Qilin, who had entered earlier, were now standing in the corner of the tomb chamber, both of them craning their necks to look at the "dried cured meat" hanging from the top of the tomb.

"Little Qilin, is your family's entertainment all so down-to-earth?"

"If I'm not mistaken, the meat hanging up there is beef and horse meat..."

Are they setting up some kind of hellish gate? Are they just putting up a front for something else?

Qin Henian clicked his tongue and, while commenting, reached out and tugged at the hem of Zhang Qilin's hoodie, trying to find a sense of validation.

"do not know!"

A hint of annoyance flashed in Zhang Qilin's eyes as he looked at the dark, shriveled jerky, but then he lowered his head and looked at the patterns on the stone platform. The brown powder on it, combined with what was hanging there, quickly gave Zhang Qilin a general idea.

"The government offices were filled with blood!"

Zhang Qilin tilted his head and glanced at the hand tugging at his clothes. A smile involuntarily crept onto his lips. He then reached out and took the hand that was tugging at his clothes, leading the person toward the underground stone slab.

"Use blood?"

Huo Xiangu sized up Zhang Qilin with her eyes, and then, as if remembering the rumors circulating in the underworld, she realized that the person in front of her was the famous Northern Mute. She then turned her attention to the men she had brought with her.

Of course, it certainly wasn't one of the Huo family's employees!

Anyway, Jude Kao brought so many foreigners, losing a few wouldn't make a difference.

Huo Xiangu immediately turned to Qiu Dekao's direction, and in the blink of an eye, she met a pair of eyes that were just as calculating as her own.

"Boss Huo! As a native of China, you should naturally be the first to take charge when doing things on your turf!"

Qiu Dekao had no intention of indulging Huo Xiangu. He had already made up his mind after hearing what she said. In any case, he had paid a generous sum of money to the people he brought, but he couldn't let them be lost before they even got to the Zhang Family Ancient Building.

Moreover, the Huo family brought quite a few men, all of whom used blood, so why not use theirs!

Both sides' leaders shared this view, which led to a change in the situation and a tense atmosphere...

Qin Henian and Zhang Qilin, who were watching the scene unfold, stood close to the wall, remaining vigilant to avoid getting involved in the fight...

Just then, the old man in white who had previously determined the location of the tomb suddenly spoke up. He looked at the groove in the ground and suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

"Bosses, this grooved channel in the ground is so long. Even if you drain a few people of blood, it won't work. Why don't you have someone try to see if there's any mechanism that triggers it?"

"Do you need water? We can give it a try!"

Qiu Dekao reacted very quickly. Although he was old, his mind was still sharp. Since there were other methods, why not try them...?

A dozen minutes later, the dripping water stopped falling from the bottle, and the group of people standing nearby tightened their belts, staring intently at the groove on the ground.

Qin Henian, pulling Zhang Qilin along, had turned his back to the group a few minutes earlier while the others were pulling down their belts and pants. Now, the grooves were full of water, and it was at this moment...

Click!

Click!

The sound of a mechanism turning rang out, and a diamond-shaped hole appeared in the center of a wall in the tomb chamber. The cut surface of the hole was made up of several stones with different angles and facets, and there were protrusions on the stones. Clearly, this was the mechanism in the tomb chamber.

Qin Henian looked up, and his phoenix eyes narrowed slightly for a second before returning to normal in the blink of an eye. He already knew that this was where the password from Banna would be used.

"Little Qilin, the combination lock!"

Qin Henian spoke cheerfully, seemingly very excited. Of course, deep down, Qin Henian was indeed very excited, after all, he was also quite curious about what treasures might be buried in a grave.

"Ok!"

Zhang Qilin nodded!

Zhang Qilin responded!

As he stepped forward, his cold gaze swept over the group of people who wanted to come up and take a look. The look and the aura emanating from Zhang Qilin did indeed intimidate the group of people who wanted to come forward to check.

After all, anyone in the underworld knows that this Bei Ya is highly skilled in martial arts and not someone to be trifled with!

As he poked at the diamond-shaped blocks, his fingertips moved the stones little by little to match the code coming from the other side of Banna. When he successfully matched the last stone, the clicking sound of the mechanism came from the tomb chamber again.

At the same time, the stone platform that was originally on the ground sank down, revealing a downward stone staircase corridor.

...............

On the other side of the plane, Xie Yuchen, along with Wu Xie, Wang Pangzi, and Hei Xiazi, were on the Xie family's private plane heading towards Banna.

"Xiao Hua, do you think Brother Xiao and He Nian entered Zhang Family Ancient Building after they received our password?"

Wu Xie sat uncomfortably in his airplane seat. He was worried about the two people in Banna. Since boarding the plane, he had asked the other three people the same question several times.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk!"

"Young Master Wu! You've been keeping Blind Flower and Fatty in circles ever since you boarded the plane. Let me tell you, if you keep talking like this, while talking is free, I, the blind man, will have to pay to listen to you!"

"Uncle Hei's prices are fair~ 200 yuan an hour, card or cash?"

On the plane, Hei Xiazi finally got to experience Wu Xiaogou's nagging. To be honest, Wu's mouth was just as sharp as his own throughout the journey, but it didn't have the same "decisive" feeling as his own, which went straight to the heart!

In other words, he didn't have a sharp tongue! Ugh! Foolish college student!!!

"Two hundred yuan an hour! You're robbing me!"

Upon hearing Hei Xiazi's words, Wu Xie immediately became displeased. Although he was a rich second-generation, what did the Wu family's money have to do with him, Wu Xie?

Helpless, Wu Xie could only worry about Banna's situation in his heart. After all, the situation was beyond his control, and he couldn't defeat Hei Xiazi.

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P.S. Just a quick aside! To clarify, the "madness literature" phenomenon occurred in the later stages!