Tomb raiding: Trying to become a little painter

Walking through the dark passage, the sound of footsteps echoed.

As Qin Henian walked through the passage, he suddenly felt a chill on his ankle above the top of his shoe; a cool, soft sensation brushed against his skin.

"Holy crap! You pervert, who the hell is crouching down and touching me?!"

Qin Henian originally came to watch the excitement and was observing Wu Xie's progress in this experiment. Who would have thought that he would encounter such a thing so soon after entering the tomb and just taking a short break? He was so shocked that he kicked his leg repeatedly.

Swish!

Zhang Qilin's eyes lit up instantly. His golden pupils looked down at Qin Henian's feet. The blue-green hand was still clinging to Qin Henian's ankle. Zhang Qilin frowned, raised his hand and snapped his fingers. A wisp of golden flame rushed towards the blue-green hand.

Smoke billowed up, and the blue-green palm instantly shrank, shrank, and withered, turning into black ash.

"What is that? It looks like a severed human hand. Could it be that the King of the South Sea was truly endowed with some mysterious power by the Thunder God in the sky?"

The moment the little Qilin burned away the blue-green hand that was tugging at its leg, Qin Henian leaped onto the person's back, no longer intending to step on that spot.

It's disgusting...

Wu Xie, who had used his flashlight to see the blue-green hand that had been burned in the ashes on the ground, was thinking very fast. He was still muttering the clues he had obtained. When he matched them with the things on the ground, his eyes lit up. He was wondering if he would encounter the paper horses and paper soldiers mentioned in the story again.

This discovery also gave Wu Xie the biggest clue to the tomb: Lei Gong!

"Brother, Henian, please keep an eye on your surroundings and see if there's anything related to Lei Gong. Let me know if you find anything."

Having grasped the main clues, Wu Xie had a direction.

"it is good!"

Qin Henian naturally obeyed orders. Since Wu Xie was to lead the team this time, he would not interfere.

Wu Xie held a flashlight and kept shining it around, his pace quickening. After reaching the end of the passageway in this direction and finding no clues, he sighed. It seemed he would have to go find Fatty and the others to meet up.

A dozen minutes later, on the other side, Fatty Wang and Xie Yuchen, along with Zhala Rova and the others, had finished exploring the passage on their side.

To be honest, apart from discovering that a pure gold statue of the Thunder God had been secretly kept by Fatty Wang, nothing else was found in this passageway.

"Fatty, we've searched so carefully and haven't found anything wrong. The only difference is the Thunder God statue you just put in your bag. Take it out quickly and let's examine it together."

Xie Yuchen had also seen many murals and constructed many stories about the King of the South Sea in his mind, the most famous of which was listening to thunder.

Thinking about listening to thunder, Xie Yuchen, whose mind was still sharp, naturally remembered the Thunder God statue in Fatty Wang's hand, which seemed like a secret treasure but was actually seen by everyone.

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't find any clues, Xie Yuchen wouldn't have wanted to ask a guy who was obsessed with money.

"How could that be? There are so many murals here, didn't you guys notice them? And I'm an honest man, I didn't take anything."

Fatty Wang naturally didn't want to take things out of his pocket again, so he pointed at the mural and said...

"Ten thousand!"

"I'll buy the Thunder God statue you have!"

Xie Yuchen didn't want to waste any more words. He knew Wang Pangzi's personality well. Since he loved money, he would just give it to him.

"Alright, Mr. Flower! Please wait a moment, Fatty will get it for you right now!"

As long as there's money to be made, Fatty Wang doesn't care whether he sells it outside or here. If Wu Xie and his group don't find any clues, and neither do they find any here, sooner or later he won't be able to keep the gold in his bag.

swish swish...

With a ripping sound, the backpack zipper was pulled open, and a golden statue of the Thunder God, about 15 to 18 centimeters tall, was taken out. Wang Pangzi's originally bulging backpack deflated.

"The King of the South Sea was fond of listening to thunder. The story also says that he had six ears and wanted to hear the secrets of heaven. Based on the equipment that He Nian gave us, plus the earplugs that need to be put in the ears, listening to thunder, the Thunder God, and the thunder in it are the key clues to this tomb."

"There were still stars in the sky before we came down, which means it won't rain tomorrow or now, so we won't hear thunder. According to legend, thunder is needed for change, so those of us searching for things should be careful, as there might be some mechanism in this tomb that can repeat the sound of thunder."

Based on his own deductions, Xie Yuchen quickly deduced the key to the tomb: thunder.

"There are such mechanisms? Fatty has really learned something new."

Fatty Wang looked at Xie Yuchen with a mixture of belief and doubt. He saw that Xie Yuchen's analysis was very logical, and with the introduction of the life of the King of the South Sea, it might really be as Hua'er Ye said, but scientifically speaking, it was not the case.

Having smart people around is such a nuisance. Fatty Wang raised his hand to rub his head, then lowered it again.

Forget it, smart people do smart things, he just needs to follow the smart ones.

"Fatty, Little Flower, have you found anything?"

Just then, Wu Xie and his group came over to find Wang Pangzi and Xie Yuchen. Before they even met, Wu Xie's piercing shout came from the other side of the passageway.

"There's a statue of the Thunder God, that's all. What about you?"

Two minutes later, a figure appeared from behind. Only when they got closer did Jie Yuchen answer Wu Xie's question.

"A statue of the Thunder God?"

Wu Xie was surprised.

"Yes, and regarding this statue of the Thunder God, combined with the story of the King of the South Sea, I've discovered a very important issue. Wu Xie, come here, I'll tell you… It's like this…"

(A long, drawn-out conversation between childhood friends, omitted here.)

After understanding the reason, Wu Xie nodded emphatically, indicating his agreement with the clue discovered by his childhood friend.

Thus, he also obtained the golden statue of the Thunder God. He played with it in his hands for a long time, when suddenly a flash of inspiration struck him. Wu Xie seemed to have discovered something, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

“There are many statues of the Thunder God in this passage, but the golden Thunder God statue is unique here. The others are just ornaments or lamps... Moreover, this golden Thunder God statue is quite heavy. Its uniqueness and eye-catching appearance suggest that this Thunder God statue is either a mechanism here or the key to that mechanism.”

Wu Xie was just thinking about the Thunder God statue, the Golden Thunder God, when suddenly a flash of inspiration struck him, and he thought of the Ghost Seal.

If the Ghost Seal is the key to opening the Bronze Gate, then why can't the Thunder God statue be the key to opening the main tomb of the South Sea King's Palace?