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Chapter 1272: Chapter 1272: Expedition
The whole family was very curious.
"Was ancient technology really this advanced? The corpse is so well-preserved."
"Where’s the danger?" Qi Yan also frowned.
"Maybe he didn’t sense our presence?"
No one knew, "I’ll go take a look. You all protect your mom."
"Dad, I’ll go with you." Qi Yan was also worried about his father.
The father and son quickly approached the coffin.
They saw with their naked eyes that the man lying inside suddenly sat up straight.
Qi Wen exclaimed, "Is this a zombie?"
Then, the covers of the other two coffins also moved, and two more figures sat up.
"Mom, isn’t this really scary now?"
"Yeah." Yuanyuan was extremely nervous. She was someone who never dared to watch horror movies in her past life, so how could she not be tense standing here in reality?
The one in the middle seemed to be the leader; he emitted a wheezing sound that was very grating to the ears.
The ones on either side jumped out and seemed pretty agile.
They attacked the father and son, but they posed no significant danger to them.
Moreover, the swords they wielded were Spiritual Artifacts, quickly chopping down the two.
The middle one also jumped out. "Qi Yan, I’ll handle this one. You grip the Spirit Stone and use the Thunder Control Skill to burn them." Tan Shaoting instructed his son.
Qi Yan rarely used the Thunder Control Skill, but dealing with the two immobilized zombies was no problem.
Both were struck by the Thunder Control Skill, visibly turning to ash; it was truly magical.
Tan Shaoting effortlessly dealt with the other one, and as it fell, Qi Yan’s Thunder Control Skill also struck.
Now, the danger from all three had been addressed.
The father and son returned. "I feel this wasn’t the main coffin."
Yuanyuan nodded, "Judging by the clothing, it shouldn’t be."
"Since we’re here, we might as well check."
Yuanyuan nodded upon hearing Tan Shaoting’s words. "Actually, is what we’re doing really okay? They weren’t causing any harm, and it’s us who have disturbed them."
The four family members fell silent; the logic was undeniable, but they had been attacked upon entering, so they had to defend themselves.
Claims of eliminating evil were just hollow rhetoric; the truth was, they were the ones who had disturbed the zombies.
The family was leaving; they weren’t interested in the coffin’s contents at all.
"Dad, there doesn’t seem to be another path. I just checked."
"Let’s head back the way we came."
Half an hour later, they were back in the hall, this time entering the adjacent door.
No maze here, but skeletons were scattered messily along the way.
"The price of greed."
Qi Wen’s statement was something the whole family agreed with.
This time was quicker; within fifteen minutes, they encountered another set of three coffins.
The operation was the same as before. After this, they proceeded adjacently.
There were ten doors in total, and over ten hours had passed.
Upon entering the last door, the family marveled; this must be the king’s burial chamber, with its magnificent opulence still evident.
"Dad, as we’ve ventured forward, the number of skeletons on the ground kept dwindling. Is it that whoever comes must start from the first door, or else they can’t progress to the others?"
Tan Shaoting didn’t know the answer to that.
"Should be like that for the first five doors. No references for the ones after."
Upon entering, they witnessed nine coffins encircling one particularly large coffin in the center.
"Everyone be cautious," Tan Shaoting warned.
They stood still for quite some time without any movement, and so the father and son began to lift the coffin covers.
Everything here seemed normal; they were merely skeletons, not as terrifying as the ones before.
The surrounding nine coffins appeared to be the same. Judging by the situation, they should be women, and the accompanying offerings were rather lavish.
When the last coffin was opened, the whole family gasped.
"So amazing? It doesn’t even resemble a corpse?"
After waiting a significant amount of time and witnessing no corpse changes, they closed the lids of the ten coffins once again; if there were no issues, they should not disturb them.
After exiting, the door automatically closed behind them.
No one in the family had any desire to disturb them further.
"Dad, should we notify the archaeologists?"
Tan Shaoting remained silent; he wasn’t sure what the best course of action was.
"Dad, even if we bury the entrance, someone will eventually enter again. That would be even more disruptive to them, right?"
"Yeah, let’s go back and make a call."
This time, the mother and son didn’t enter the space, but instead followed Tan Shaoting as they walked.
"It’s already afternoon, have Qi Hao and Qi Xuan come out at the exit."
When seven people exited, the gentle sunlight seemed a bit glaring.
They didn’t linger there; Tan Shaoting and Qi Yan already entered the space to shower and change clothes.
On the way down the mountain, Qi Hao and Qi Xuan were carried by Tan Shaoting. They were quite curious about the lush greenery, turning their heads to take in the view.
Before they reached the foot of the mountain, they encountered Liu Bowen who was leading three people up.
"Mr. Su, three young friends."
Qi Hong stepped forward with a smile, "Mr. Liu, truly sorry, we went in once by ourselves.
In truth, we’re quite sorry for that. We’ve already checked inside. There are many good things indeed, but it’s not suitable for private entry now."
Liu Bowen’s face held a warm smile, "No problem." He was aware of Su Yuanyuan’s position. It was understandable, perfectly so.
Su Yuanyuan felt a bit apologetic too. Although they might have indirectly saved Liu Bowen and his party of four, they had gotten the information from them after all, and they also wanted to go in. Who could foresee the consequences?
"Mr. Liu, apologies. If you want to take a look, when the archaeological team arrives, I can arrange for you to accompany them. But you won’t be able to gain anything."
Liu Bowen smiled and nodded, "Thank you, Mr. Su, that would be an honor.
I saw the car at the base earlier and knew you had already gone up. I thought I would surely become your benefactor, but you managed to solve it so quickly."
Liu Bowen looked curiously at the two children in Tan Shaoting’s arms.
"Is there anything wrong?" Tan Shaoting asked.
Liu Bowen laughed, "No, they just look very beautiful."
"Mr. Su, tonight I’ll host you all for dinner."
Su Yuanyuan smiled, "Mr. Liu, really sorry, we have to manage this situation."
"Then another time."
Couldn’t understand a rejection, right? This time Su Yuanyuan didn’t refuse.
They headed down the mountain. The family got directly into the car, with Qi Hong driving.
Liu Bowen’s group had taken a horse-drawn carriage, watching the family leave.
"Mr. Liu, should we just leave like this?"
"Let’s head back."
People had already promised he could join and observe later; if they went privately now, it wouldn’t be a small matter. Honestly, for the sake of a few items, it wasn’t worth antagonizing Su Yuanyuan.