Tomb raiding: Intercepting Yin Xinyue and building a family of immortals

With the help of the traitor Hao Pingchuan to cover for him, Su Chen had no more scruples and told these foreign devils some rumors.

Traveling a thousand miles a day, my consciousness wanders freely.

For those amazing creatures, it might only take an hour or two to reach the Yellow River.

Because they are mortals, they travel very slowly.

With Hao Pingchuan's embellishment, these foreigners became skeptical once again.

Fortunately, there was a farmhouse nearby, so the group decided to rest there for the time being.

The farmers had never seen so many foreigners before, and they were trembling with fear.

Su Chen had Hao Pingchuan, a traitor, give the farmer a silver dollar to put the farmer at ease.

So the group set up camp around the farmer's house.

The Loess Plateau can be roughly divided into four parts: loess plateau, loess ridge, loess mound, and gullies.

Loess plateaus, also known as loess platforms or loess table-shaped highlands, have relatively flat tops, making them ideal for encampments.

At the boundary between two loess plateaus, there are numerous gullies.

The two loess plateaus may look close, but to get across them, you have to go down to the lowest gully and then climb back up, which takes a lot of time and effort.

"Master Su, is the place you chose reliable? We've been walking for so long, if we go any further, those foreigners will start to complain."

Hao Pingchuan asked somewhat anxiously.

His original intention was to find a way to lure these foreign devils into an ancient tomb, scare them, and make them back down.

But after traveling for so long, Su Chen still couldn't find a single place.

"Don't worry, it's right here!"

Su Chen smiled.

Based on the timeline, Partridge Whistle and Chen Yulou should have arrived as well.

They most likely arrived in this area early in the morning and are waiting for Su Chen's next move.

"Philip, Philip!"

At this moment, a voice sounded.

A foreigner was about to go to the toilet, but the rural dry toilets were too smelly, and he wasn't used to them at all.

Just as the foreigner was about to leave, overwhelmed by the stench, he tripped over something.

The foreigner turned around and found that what had tripped him was actually a stone tablet.

This stone tablet looks quite old.

Philip and his team were very interested in things from Kyushu that were old.

Moreover, they had a keen eye and realized that this stone tablet was no ordinary object.

Upon hearing this, Philip and the others immediately rushed into the outhouse, enduring the stench.

Su Chen couldn't hold back any longer and took out a cigarette from his pocket.

The smell of cigarette smoke is always better than the smell of a dry toilet.

As for Philip and the others, they were completely absorbed in the stone tablet, seemingly oblivious to the stench.

"This stone tablet is at least one or two thousand years old!"

Philip ordered the stone tablet to be dug up.

Unfortunately, the stone tablet is broken, and the inscription on it is incomplete.

Nevertheless, Philip carefully instructed everyone to put the stone tablet away safely.

……

These foreign devils have been here for an hour or two, and haven't done anything strange. They even gave the old farmer a silver dollar.

The old farmer was overjoyed. Seeing that these foreign devils didn't seem as dangerous as the rumors suggested, he simply joined them and chatted with them.

Upon learning that Su Chen was heading southwest, the old farmer's expression suddenly tightened. "The southwest is no good place!"

"There is a fishbone temple nearby. The surrounding hills seem unremarkable, but they are full of hollow earthen shells."

"If you're not careful, you'll get trapped!"

"Don't say I didn't warn you, even we locals rarely go there, people die there."

Su Chen gave Hao Pingchuan a wink.

Then Hao Pingchuan, looking distressed, pulled another silver dollar from his pocket. "Uncle, what's the deal with that Fishbone Temple?"

Seeing that there was money to be had, the old farmer happily accepted it, but said, "Well, I don't know about that. I have heard that there are many strange things in that place."

"A few years ago, a group of people rushed there with a bunch of equipment, but in the end, there was no news of them at all."

After listening to the old farmer's words, Su Chen realized that he had met a senior!

Those tomb raiders had so much stuff they must not have been a disorganized mob, yet they all ended up perishing in the Dragon Ridge Caves.

After getting the information from the old farmer, Hao Pingchuan, the traitor, immediately reported to the team leader, Philip.

Upon learning that there might be news about Fishbone Temple, Philip and the others became restless and quickly got up, wanting to rush there as soon as possible.

So the group set off again, heading towards the Fishbone Temple.

About two hours later, the group finally arrived at the vicinity of an earthen temple.

The traitor Hao Pingchuan asked with some doubt, "Old Su, this temple is a bit strange."

"What's strange about it?"

Su Chen countered with a question.

"Other temples are either built by the river, on the mountaintop, or halfway up the mountain. Why is this temple built in a ravine?" Hao Pingchuan asked.

"You can't ask me about that. You should ask the people who built this temple back then."

Even though Su Chen knew the answer, he didn't say it outright.

Hao Pingchuan had no choice but to give up.

After arriving at the temple, these foreign devils began to inquire about the place.

Su Chen walked to a nearby high point and looked down at the surrounding feng shui.

Hao Pingchuan is right; it is indeed inappropriate to build a temple here.

But if it's used as a mausoleum, there's absolutely no problem.

Just as Su Chen was observing the feng shui, a foreigner's voice suddenly rang out from not far away.

"Help!"

"Help!"

"..."

The foreigner cried out for help.

Half of his body was already buried in the yellow earth.

If I fall down there, I'll definitely be dead.

Leader Philip rushed over with several foreigners, while Su Chen stood still, watching the commotion.

"Brother Su, why don't you go and lend a hand? These foreign devils are quite important."

Hao Pingchuan pondered.

His idea was simple: if he could save the foreign devils, the reward upon his return might be even greater.

"Go if you want, but don't drag me into it," Su Chen said coldly. "There are many hollow areas here, and you might accidentally step into one. If you fall, there might be no one to save you."

Upon hearing this, Hao Pingchuan reluctantly shut his mouth.

No amount of reward can compare to the importance of one's life.

"Then I'll stay here."

Hao Pingchuan stood still, quietly watching Philip and the others carry out the rescue.

Just like the Calabash Brothers saving their grandfather, before long, several more people stepped on the soil and fell in.

Philip panicked for a moment and didn't know what to do.

He then took a gun out of his pocket and pointed it at Hao Pingchuan and Su Chen.