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

"Do zombies really exist in this world?"

Su Ling'er shrank her neck, feeling a chill in the air, as if the stilted building itself was somewhat eerie.

To Su Chen's surprise, the black-backed sixth brother, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.

"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes!"

Upon hearing this, Su Renxiu became interested and quickly asked, "Brother, tell me about it."

Black-backed Old Six hesitated for a moment, then, seeing the curiosity on everyone's faces, he began to speak slowly and in a low voice.

That happened several years ago. Back then, Black-backed Old Six was a newcomer who took on a job from the government to eliminate bandits.

At that time, a group of swordsmen waited in the desert of northern Shaanxi for five days and five nights.

Only then did they wait for the bandits to leave the stronghold.

That night, the swordsmen relentlessly pursued the bandits, eventually catching up with them on a mountain.

At that time, the tomb chamber had already been dug open, and the coffin lid had been lifted by the bandits.

Strangely, the remains of the tomb's occupant inside the coffin remained intact.

Although the swordsmen were puzzled, they didn't care too much and immediately grabbed their Guanshan swords and started fighting with the bandits.

Who knew that, in the heat of battle, someone's blood splattered onto the corpse.

Soon, the tomb owner underwent a transformation into a corpse.

Zombies are fearless and have skin and bones of iron, making them impervious to swords and blades.

The battle quickly turned into a one-sided massacre!

The bandits and swordsmen realized something was wrong, but it was too late.

The few remaining men could only fight and flee.

In the end, it was Blackback Six who, at the cost of losing an arm, managed to cut off the zombie's head.

From then on, Black-backed Old Six became famous among the swordsmen.

But no one knew that after this battle, Blackback Sixth Brother spent more than half a year recuperating before his injuries were fully healed.

Hearing this, Su Chen's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but think to himself: No wonder Black-Backed Sixth Brother went from a swordsman from Guanshan to the Nine Gates Admiral. It turns out he had a long-standing connection with tomb raiding and had even seen zombies...

Furthermore, according to his description, it was just an ordinary zombie, without any white hair, and not even a hairy zombie.

Of course, Blackback Six was too young back then, and his strength had not yet reached its current level.

If it were the current Blackback Six, he could probably finish the fight with just one strike.

Su Chen clapped his hands and said, "Alright, everyone get some rest. We'll continue digging tomorrow!"

Upon hearing this, Su Yitian and the others each found a clean floor and lay down to rest.

Only Su Ling'er felt uneasy after hearing the story told by Black-backed Old Six.

She moved closer to Su Chen, feeling a little embarrassed, and whispered, "Brother Chen, can I lie down here with you? I'm a little... a little scared!"

Su Chen smiled gently and nodded, "Of course, go to sleep early."

"Ok!"

The next day!

As dawn broke, the group woke up.

Perhaps because of what Blackback Lao Liu told them last night, none of them slept well.

Even Su Chen looked tired.

Blackback Six, on the other hand, felt refreshed after a good night's sleep, his body back to its peak condition, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light.

Seeing this, Su Chen felt very envious.

"You stingy system, you'd better give me something decent in the newbie gift pack, or I'm quitting..."

Su Chen silently complained to himself before announcing the departure.

With a clear goal in mind, the group moved quickly and arrived at the east side of Lishan Mountain in less than half an hour.

The clear lake water, its surface shimmering, reflects the rising sun.

On a slope not far from the lake, the large pit that Su Chen and his group dug last night is still there.

The group arrived at the earthen slope, and Su Yitian picked up a shovel, ready to break open the sealing bricks of the ancient tomb.

Seeing this, Su Chen quickly stopped him and said, "Don't rush, keep digging and widen the pit."

This ancient tomb wasn't particularly large. Even though Su Chen didn't know much about tombs, he felt that the tomb's specifications didn't meet the standards of a feudal lord.

It is highly likely that it was just a secondary tomb.

These are the tombs of the family members or trusted ministers of feudal lords.

Su Chen asked Su Yitian to dig the pit, partly because it was early morning and the sunlight wasn't strong enough.

On the other hand, he wanted to completely expose the tomb to sunlight.

In this way, even if the tomb owner really did turn into a zombie, the sunlight would be a better alternative to being in a dark tomb!

Although Su Yitian was puzzled, he still followed the instructions and took turns digging a large pit with Su Yihu and the others.

After digging for another morning, the gentle slope was almost completely cleared up. Su Yitian quickly asked, "Brother Chen, is the pit big enough now?"

Su Chen didn't answer, but instead looked up and glanced at the sun out of the corner of his eye.

The weather was great today, with not a cloud in the sky, which made the midday sun even more intense.

Su Chen nodded slightly, then said, "That's about enough, let's begin breaking open the tomb!"

This secondary tomb doesn't have the glazed tile roof from the stories; it's just ordinary bluestone bricks with some rough cloud patterns on them.

These tomb bricks are all two feet square and weigh over a hundred kilograms!

If a person were to go down into a tomb, it would be a time-consuming and laborious task to move all those layers of tomb bricks.

Fortunately, Su Chen had a lot of people on his side.

All seven of them worked together, taking turns moving bricks.

In less than half an hour, all the bluestone bricks on the top of the tomb were removed.

Su Chen looked into the tomb chamber and immediately realized that they were located directly above it.

Below it was a black coffin.

Sunlight shone on the coffin, and you could even see the dust that filled the air.

Judging from the material, it should be Phoebe zhennan wood. Although it has been thousands of years, it is still well preserved.

Su Chen was overjoyed; the sunlight shining on the coffin was good news.

Thinking of this, he called over Black-backed Old Six and Su Renzhao, and the three of them used ropes to rappel down to the bottom of the tomb.

Although the tomb chamber was not luxurious, there were still quite a few murals and scattered burial objects.

Su Chen glanced at them briefly and found that most of them were worthless ancient coins.

When talking about ancient coins, one must mention...

Not all ancient coins are valuable. The value of a coin does not depend on its age, but on its rarity, historical value, and intrinsic value.

For example, the cowrie shells from the Shang and Zhou dynasties are so numerous that their value is less than that of a copper coin from the Qing dynasty.

Song Dynasty gold coins, such as the Chunhua Yuanbao Gold Buddha Offering Coin, are extremely valuable because only a thousand of them exist, they are made of gold, and they have high historical value.

In the 1980s, when people were still earning a few dozen yuan a month, a Chunhua Yuanbao gold Buddha offering coin was already selling for hundreds of thousands of yuan!

Although they were worthless, Su Renzhao's eyes lit up. He quickly grabbed a cloth bag and stuffed all the ancient coins into it without hesitation.

Su Chen shook his head and turned his gaze to the coffin.

Whether we can acquire any funerary artifacts or treasures on this trip is secondary.

Most importantly, complete the newbie tasks issued by the system!

Thinking of this, Su Chen's eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice, "Prepare to open the coffin!"