Above the Galaxy
Chapter 58 - 58 45 The Entrance to the Ancient Tomb!

58: Chapter 45, The Entrance to the Ancient Tomb!

58: Chapter 45, The Entrance to the Ancient Tomb!

Tang Fei and Little Fatty rode on horses, with Tang Fei riding a small horse and Little Fatty on a large one.

No way around it, the small horse couldn’t carry Little Fatty…

The horses were brought over by people from the Flame Shrine; Little Fatty rode a tall, large horse while Tang Fei was on the Copper Coin Assassin’s smaller one.

It looked skinny, but it could run fast, not falling short of Little Fatty’s horse’s strength.

Above the Old Land, some cars leftover from before the great disaster still existed, but those were the private collections of some big shots.

Car factories had long disappeared, and maintenance required somewhat specialized personnel to operate, let alone the fact that cars needed to burn oil or electricity…

Whether it was oil or electricity, these were scarce resources on the Old Land.

It was funny when you thought about it, humans fought fiercely over energy, and after the fights…

Humans were gone, and energy became even scarcer.

To find that Ancient Tomb, they rode along secluded mountain roads this time; the roads were long unmaintained and overgrown with wild grass and thorns, making travel by car very inconvenient.

It was better to use the oldest method of travel, cattle and horses.

Of course, they didn’t have a car…

But there was a Flying Car on New Star.

Thinking of the Flying Car, Tang Fei couldn’t help but think of Phoenix.

She should have safely reached home by now, right?

Was the Flying Car already packed and on its way to the Old Land?

If they had had a Flying Car, he and Little Fatty would have reached their destination three days ago.

They might even have been able to make a round trip in one day; who would then need to suffer bouncing up and down on horseback?

Little Fatty complained that his bottom was sore, mainly because his behind was too tender, not as tender as Phoenix’s…

“Big Brother, where is the Ancient Tomb?

We’ve been wandering these mountains for two days now,” Little Fatty wiped the sweat off his face and asked.

The sun was blazing overhead, yet despite the effort being exerted by the large black horse beneath him, it seemed Little Fatty was having a harder time.

“I’m looking for it,” Tang Fei said.

“Look at the map, there’s a red dot here, which should be Xiu Xue…

should be marked by Phoenix.

They came to the Old Land this time to look for the Great Tomb right here.”

Little Fatty scratched his head and said, “Big Brother, I don’t understand.”

“Well…” Tang Fei almost overestimated Little Fatty’s intelligence.

He thought how good it would be if Phoenix were here.

He and Phoenix shared an unusual understanding, knowing each other’s intentions with just a glance.

Eh, why was he thinking about Phoenix again?

It was all because she had shouted “miss me” when leaving, making him feel like a particularly lousy man if he didn’t think of her ten or twenty times a day…

But what was there to miss?

A beautiful woman he would never see again in this lifetime.

“We are currently in an area called Shennongjia… The Ancient Tomb is in the deep mountains of Shennongjia…” Tang Fei stared at the map and said, “The tomb is in a crescent-shaped valley… Do you see the Crescent Valley?”

“No,” Little Fatty shook his head and said, “I was looking for fruits on the trees.”

“…”

When Tang Fei and Little Fatty set out, they had prepared some dried meat and food, but they had finished it all on the first day.

No helping it, Little Fatty ate too much.

Luckily, Tang Fei, being an excellent Hunter, meant they weren’t short of fresh ingredients along the way.

Yet, Little Fatty seemed like a bottomless pit, just gnawed on a large chunk of rabbit leg, and in the blink of an eye, started looking for fruits on the trees to snack on…

Seeing Tang Fei stay silent, Little Fatty took the initiative to start a conversation, asking, “Big Brother, did Sister Phoenix give you this map?”

“Of course,” Tang Fei nodded.

The map was dug out from under the pillow, hidden together with the Xiu Xue Blade.

Since the Xiu Xue Blade was given to him, it logically follows that the map was also meant for him…

Tang Fei’s educational level wasn’t high, but he was quite skilled in self-justification.

“Sister Phoenix said they came to find this Great Tomb because some people wanted to take it for themselves, that’s why they attacked her…” Little Fatty looked to Tang Fei and said, “Since those people have already found the Great Tomb, could they have already cleaned out the inside?

What if we get there and can’t touch anything?”

Tang Fei squinted his eyes and smiled, “My view is exactly the opposite.

Phoenix indeed came for this Great Tomb, but in some people’s eyes, keeping Phoenix in the Old Land forever is more important than the tomb itself…”

“Sister Phoenix staying in the Old Land is also good…

She went back several days ago, and I still miss her…” Little Fatty said.

“What I meant by ‘staying’ and your ‘staying’ are not the same, they wanted to kill your Sister Phoenix…” Tang Fei explained.

Little Fatty became angry, furiously saying, “Why would they want to kill Sister Phoenix?

Sister Phoenix has such a kind heart and is good to people…”

“In this world, many things have nothing to do with character.

Within three feet, it’s all calculated interests.

Only those who have nothing can experience true purity.”

“Oh,” Little Fatty nodded in a half-understanding manner, and said, “Someone wants to snatch Sister Phoenix’s interests.”

“That’s more or less it,” Tang Fei said.

“Sister Phoenix said this is a King’s Tomb…

could there be a lot of gold buried inside?”

Tang Fei laughed and said, “King’s Tomb was just a casual remark from her; she hasn’t been inside, so how could she know what tomb it is?”

“How do you know she hasn’t been inside?”

“I asked.”

“…Sister Phoenix also lies?” Little Fatty felt disappointed, not expecting Sister Phoenix to lie, especially not to him.

“Doesn’t the old man always educate us that all women are deceivers, and the prettier they are, the better they deceive?

This must not be forgotten; it’s very important.

Sometimes it can even be life-threatening.”

“Sister Phoenix is indeed beautiful,” Little Fatty acknowledged Phoenix’s beauty and said, “But Sister Phoenix didn’t deceive you.”

“Why?”

“Because she can’t deceive you,” Little Fatty said proudly.

Big Brother is smart, Big Brother being smart means I am smart…

“That’s true,” Tang Fei nodded and said, “Since those people intended harm towards Phoenix, they wouldn’t have the mindset to look for this Great Tomb…

If they had started trouble before even entering the tomb, then there’s even less reason to continue looking for the tomb’s location…”

“Why?” Little Fatty asked.

“If you were caught peeking at Widow Li taking a bath…

would you still not run away from the scene?”

“I’d run,” Little Fatty said with a chuckle.

“Only a fool wouldn’t run.”

He paused, then explained, “Bro, I didn’t peek at Widow Li taking a bath.”

“I know, I was just making a comparison.” Tang Fei consoled Little Fatty, saying, “You know, your Sister Phoenix is a princess from the Phoenix Empire—her identity is quite special.

Those people wanted to kill her, but she escaped…

Would they dare to brazenly stay and search for the ancient tomb?

They’ve long since fled without a trace.”

There was more that Tang Fei didn’t say, and there was no point telling Little Fatty.

Judging by Phoenix’s status and the discernment she had shown during the time they spent together, anything she valued had to be extraordinary…

So, it was worth looking forward to what kind of Great Tomb this really was.

Tang Fei took Little Fatty around more hills for over an hour.

They were both exhausted, barely able to keep going.

So, Tang Fei jumped down from the little horse and said, “Let’s find a place to rest for a while.

A tomb of this level, pursued by others for hundreds or thousands of years without success, how could we possibly find it in just a few days?”

Tang Fei’s attitude was quite positive.

Finding it would be great, of course.

Not finding it wasn’t a big deal either.

They had a map, and you have to try, dates or no dates.

Neither of them knew how to read landscapes or find dragon lairs; it all depended on luck.

How could it be easy?

Books say that heartbroken men love to travel to distract themselves.

Let’s consider this trip a “spiritual redemption journey.”

“Alrighty,” Little Fatty cheerfully jumped down from the big black horse, and with a thud, the horse knelt down exhaustedly on the ground.

Then it opened its mouth, gasping for air, exhausted from the past few days.

Tang Fei glanced at Little Fatty and said, “Little Fatty, you should really lose some weight.”

“Okay, big brother,” Little Fatty readily agreed, then rummaged through his bag and started crunching on the roasted frogs he hadn’t finished in the morning.

“That was for dinner tonight…

I was going to reheat them…

never mind, never mind, eat up,” Tang Fei couldn’t stand Little Fatty drooling pathetically over the food.

“Thank you, big brother.” Little Fatty ate happily, handing a frog leg to Tang Fei, saying, “Bro, you eat too.”

“I’m not hungry,” Tang Fei said.

“I’ll look at the map some more.”

“Okay.” Little Fatty stuffed the frog leg into his own mouth.

Reading a book makes you sleepy, and it’s even worse with a map.

Tang Fei yawned and soon dozed off.

Little Fatty was also sleepy, but he hadn’t finished his frogs, so he tried to hold on a little longer.

When Tang Fei opened his eyes, it was already completely dark.

The night was cool as water, the moon full and bright.

Such good weather was rare in the Old Land.

“It’d be nice if Phoenix were here,” Tang Fei thought to himself.

“She’d definitely love a night like this.”

Slap!

Tang Fei slapped himself in the face.

“At such a critical time, how can you think about women?

Get your act together.”

Little Fatty was startled by the slap, jumping up from the ground, and asked worriedly, “Bro…

bro…

what’s wrong?

What happened?”

“Nothing…

just a mosquito biting me,” Tang Fei said.

“Oh.” Little Fatty relaxed, saying, “My fault, I should have sat closer to you.

Then the mosquitoes would only bite me and not you…”

Little Fatty’s body was plump, and he had a lot of blood, which mosquitoes found satisfying.

When he was young, ever since he discovered this special ability, he would intentionally sit next to Tang Fei every evening at dinner…

That way, mosquitoes would only swarm around him.

Little Fatty single-handedly protected Tang Fei and the old man and fed all the mosquitoes in the Henshan Gathering Area.

“You didn’t sleep, huh?” Tang Fei asked.

“No,” Little Fatty shook his head, saying, “Didn’t you say that when we’re away from home, even if we sleep, we have to stay alert and keep one eye open?”

“I was afraid I would fall asleep and close both eyes.

So I didn’t dare to sleep.”

“You silly boy…” Tang Fei said, somewhat annoyed, “Are you hungry?”

“Hungry,” Little Fatty nodded.

Big brother had slept too long, and it had been hours since he had last eaten.

“Wait here, I’ll find something to eat,” Tang Fei said.

“Alrighty,” Little Fatty said happily, knowing that big brother would never come back empty-handed.

Tang Fei found a lake in a valley and decided to change it up a bit with some grilled fish.

He crouched by the waterside for a while, spotting small fish, shrimp, and various tiny organisms swimming around, and confirmed that the lake water was drinkable.

He scooped up a mouthful of water, finding it sweet-tasting.

So, he lay down on the ground, happily drinking directly from the lake…

Then, he suddenly looked up.

He glanced at the moon in the sky, then the moon reflected in the lake.

He jumped up from the ground and ran towards where Little Fatty was, shouting, “Little Fatty…

Little Fatty…

I know where the ancient tomb is, I’ve found the entrance.”