Tomb raiding: Trying to become a little painter

The group turned back and headed toward another single-path stone gate. Fatty Wang stood there, turning his body around and shaking his head from side to side, observing the stone gate in front of him.

"The carvings on this stone door look so much like the woman in the mural we just saw!"

Fatty Wang observed for a long time and only found that the carvings on the door were quite beautiful, but since he wasn't on the other side, he didn't see the murals from before.

However, Wu Xie was different. He had just experienced the "unease" in the illusion. Now, thinking about it, he was afraid that if he had responded to that woman's voice earlier, his body would probably be cold by now!

So when Wu Xie came over and took a closer look, he noticed something was wrong with the stone door and exclaimed in surprise.

Murals? What murals? How come Fatty doesn't know about them? Fatty Wang looked puzzled. Wu Xie pulled him aside and began to explain what had happened.

Qin Henian looked at the woman on the gate and felt something was off. It felt like her eyes were looking at him...

Qin Henian narrowed his phoenix eyes uncertainly, poking his chin with his finger as he began to observe... He didn't know until he observed, and he discovered that the woman's eyes carved on the stone door seemed to be really looking at him. Those round stone eyes were slowly observing the surrounding situation at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

"really interesting!"

"Wu Xie, put your glasses on quickly, I'll show you something strange."

Qin Henian strode over to Wu Xie's side, patted him on the shoulder, and looked at Wu Xie with excitement, as if he was about to share his new toy with his friend.

"what?"

Wu Xie turned his head to look back at Qin Henian, looking at the other's obviously excited eyes with a strange expression, and asked in return with curiosity.

"Look at the old hag's eyes on that door, isn't she glaring at me!"

"Hehe...Is my face so appealing now? Even ghosts would stare at me!"

Qin Henian's mouth sputtered like a machine gun, blurting out whatever he wanted to say. While subtly reminding everyone of his discovery, he didn't forget to boast about his stunning good looks. He even lifted his robe to half-cover his face, pretending to be a little shy... to maintain a bit of composure.

"Haha! Our little Henian is so handsome, even a rock would cherish you!"

Black Bear glanced intently at the woman in the mural, when just then, the eye on the stone wall twitched slightly, which Black Bear caught. He couldn't help but find it a little funny. Usually, things that possess stones are either caused by heavy yin energy or by external factors.

Hei Xiazi and Zhang Qilin exchanged a silent glance, neither making a move. After all, Wu Xie was the one who decided to go to this tomb, and he needed to experience the necessary training firsthand to grow.

"That's right! I'm naturally good-looking!"

He is the most beautiful male of the Bifang clan! Qin Henian was still very proud that he could amaze others whether in his true form or in human form, and he had the confidence and pride of a divine beast.

"Yes, yes, yes! My brother Wang is definitely good-looking. After all, I, Fatty Wang, am a legendary swordsman from the Panjiayuan area, incredibly handsome!"

"Handsome guys just love hanging out with other handsome guys!" Fatty Wang replied without any modesty.

"Where exactly is the mechanism for this door? It feels like the threshold has been welded shut by polishing stone!"

Wu Xie reached out and touched the edge of the stone door. Just now, Wu Xie had seen Zhang Qilin fumble around on the door several times but couldn't find any mechanism. He couldn't help but ask in confusion.

"Eye!"

Zhang Qilin had scanned the stone gate many times but found nothing else suspicious. The only problem was the eyes in the mural that Qin Henian had mentioned.

Stepping closer to the mural on the stone gate, one sees a beautiful woman with a pretty hairstyle, her Hanfu flowing gracefully, her slender hands waving and frozen in place, her large double eyelids and stone pupils slowly turning this way and that.

Click!

Click!

In the blink of an eye, Pan Zi drew the dagger from his waist and swiftly plunged it into the pupil of the mural. With a quick turn, he gouged out the stone eyeball, revealing a protruding stone wheel mechanism inside.

"This should be the mechanism to open the door, but there are two of them, so you probably have to press them at the same time to make it work!"

Looking at what was revealed, Hei Xiazi felt from the bottom of his heart that Pan Zi was truly loyal to Wu Sanxing, doing whatever he was told. Even though Wu Sanxing was gone, he was still following Wu Xie. This guy was really loyal! Hei Xiazi "liked" this kind of servant.

"Press them at the same time? What if they're pressed a fraction of a second apart?"

Wu Xie hasn't been to many tombs yet, and he hasn't seen many of the traps and mechanisms. Although he's trying his best to learn more, he can't expect to become an expert overnight. Besides, his current master hasn't even really started teaching him anything yet.

"That's where teamwork comes in! Like me and Zhang the Mute!"

"Black Bear said smugly."

Zhang Qilin turned his head away and remained silent.

"Then Master... I'll leave it to you and my brother!"

Wu Xie seized the opportunity, showing he'd really improved a lot. But old foxes are always the most cunning… and the next second came Hei Xiazi's sly remark.

"Open the door, boss, it's three hundred!"

The pass machine suddenly appeared in front of Wu Xie, and Hei Xiazi excitedly shook the pass machine in his hand.

We're about to make a profit!

Wu stared at the pass machine in front of him, looking constipated. He'd just called this blind man "Master," and the next second the man shattered his idealized image of him! But there was nothing he could do; after all, he hadn't actually performed the formal apprenticeship ceremony with the blind man yet…

"Get out! Give it to me!"

Wu Xie gritted his teeth and stared at the pass machine in front of him, his heart aching terribly. He knew that money was hard to earn and life was tough. Several of his plans required a lot of money, otherwise he wouldn't have been so poor that he had to go to the tomb!

Even with a little flower as a purse, those who "ask for help" still have to contribute... there's no one to cover for them every time.

"Good boss!"

Money can make even the blind men feel an elephant. Black Blind quickly stood in front of the stone gate and gently pressed his hand against the left eyeball on the mural. Zhang Qilin also quickly pressed his hand against it, and after exchanging glances, they pressed hard together.

Click!

The stone door moved, slowly sliding upwards to reveal a new tomb chamber inside.

A few minutes later, the group entered the tomb chamber. It wasn't large, only about 30 or 40 square meters. They turned on their flashlights and began to observe. The first thing that caught their eye was a dark brown, rhomboid wooden coffin placed on a high platform in the center of the chamber. Next were the walls surrounding the tomb...

"A rhomboid wooden coffin—this is a child's coffin from Han Dynasty feudal superstition!" It's different from the Qing Dynasty version!

Looking at the rhomboid coffin in the tomb chamber before him, Qin Henian recalled that era and wondered who was inside and why they were buried in such a coffin…