I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse
Chapter 777 Grandpa’s Letter_1

Chapter 777: Chapter 777 Grandpa’s Letter_1

"Those two are my students, and a major part of the funding for this archaeological activity came from their families, so..."

Cao Shan felt somewhat embarrassed to go on, a bashful flush coloring his cheeks.

"Funding isn’t the issue, the main problem is that the entire archaeological team’s progress can’t continue to be this slow."

At that moment, Wu Qiyi’s voice came from outside the tent. In no time, three ladies emerged as a stunning scene before your eyes.

"How come you all are here?" you stood up, looking at Wu Qiyi, "After trekking over mountains and through rivers all day, everyone must be exhausted. You should go back and rest, and we can talk about anything tomorrow."

Given Zhao’er’s stature, she naturally wouldn’t feel any fatigue; on the contrary, you felt somewhat distressed for Wu Qiyi and Xi Yu, as these two beauties should not be in such a mountain forest where one couldn’t even see the sky.

She simply smiled serenely, "It’s not a bother, I may not have any special skills, but my endurance is quite good."

Cao Shan wasn’t very familiar with Wu Qiyi, so Sun Lin promptly introduced her. After learning that Wu Qiyi was the legitimate eldest daughter of the Wu Family Clan, Cao Shan quickly became more animated, even sending frequent glances towards Zi Qian.

The intents of those looks were so obvious that Zi Qian embarrassingly didn’t know where to put himself.

Although both considered heavyweights in the field of archeology, Cao Shan was vastly different from Sun Lin and Du Xishan.

Compared to the other two, he valued his reputation, status, and wealth more.

This was also your most direct impression of Cao Shan after arriving at this camp.

Furthermore, it’s worth mentioning that Qin Han and Cao Shan are old friends, and their business collaboration has spanned over a decade.

Because of this, you were extra cautious in dealing with Cao Shan.

When it comes to handling people and affairs, Xi Yu was an expert in this area. She quickly interjected and addressed the ever-obsequious Cao Shan, "Professor Cao, how many people are in your family and where they all work isn’t something we’re interested in. Right now, what we need to be clear about is where exactly is the First Emperor’s Mausoleum located?"

"Well..."

Caught off guard by Xi Yu’s blunt question, Cao Shan didn’t know what to say.

Because in the past fortnight, aside from those discoveries in the cave, they hadn’t found the slightest clue.

As Cao Shan was in fact his own uncle, Zi Qian, although not agreeing with his way of doing things, felt obliged as a junior to say something.

He turned to you and said, "Brother Li, speaking of which, this matter has puzzled us too."

"How so?"

"From the beginning until now, we’ve been using the most advanced ground-penetrating radar and magnetic resonance imaging technology to explore the underground veins, yet our expedition has come up with nothing," admitted Zi Qian candidly and sincerely, without any embarrassment. "Logically speaking, the area within a kilometer radius of that strange cave is within our search perimeter, but we’ve thoroughly searched this sector and found nothing. I even suspect that the First Emperor’s Mausoleum might not be in our dimension. Outside of here, the First Emperor’s Mausoleum is known to be the Terracotta Army in Lintong..."

"Wait a minute," you suddenly interrupted Zi Qian, "what do you mean by the Mausoleum not being in this dimension?"

Zi Qian’s words made you suddenly remember something the Empress had said to you. The Empress had mentioned that there were three locations for the First Emperor’s Mausoleum, all within the Zero Boundary.

This Zero Boundary could very well be the other space Zi Qian was referring to, and it was also a crucial point of this journey.

Previously, the Empress had told you that the scroll given by Old Lady Cen should be able to help, but after examining it with Xi Yu for a long time, you couldn’t find any clue; its only use was to lock down the orientation, centered around the cave, within a radius of about one kilometer.

Zi Qian scratched his head, "This is just one of my speculations. When I was very young, I secretly read a book of archaeological notes written by my grandfather. It was his personal journal, never published. In it, he mentioned leading a team to excavate a tomb of an unknown noble. The tomb was sizable, but there were few items for study. After clearing the site, the archaeologists withdrew one after another, leaving only my grandfather and a few of his students to do the final clean-up."

Clearly unaware of this information, Cao Shan asked, "Is that notebook still around?"

Zi Qian shook his head, "I burned it on the day my grandfather was buried."

"Burned it!?" Cao Shan slammed the table and stood up, "You burned such important documents?"

The latter replied with a wry smile, "It was my grandfather’s last wish, which I had to follow. He said it contained too many secrets that shouldn’t be publicized. Once people found out, it would undoubtedly cause social unrest."

"Continue," you glanced at Cao Shan, causing him, who was just about to erupt, to sit back down and stew in silence.

Zi Qian nodded and continued, "My grandfather was a workaholic, and it was precisely because of this, he developed health issues and left us in his seventies. One late evening, as he prepared to leave the tunnel and head back to the camp, he inadvertently found a Bronze Coin on the ground. He picked up the coin, wiped it clean with his clothes, and while looking at it by the moonlight, he discovered a very strange phenomenon through the coin’s central hole."

Seeing the listeners’ earnest attention, Zi Qian went on, "The space viewed through the Bronze Coin was another dimension. In that dimension was a Splendid tomb chamber filled with countless treasures."

"And these treasures?" asked Cao Shan, a knee-jerk response.

Glancing at Cao Shan, Zi Qian replied with a smile, "What treasures? You can only see them by moonlight, and they can’t be touched. They seem to be right before your eyes, but no matter how you try to grasp them, it’s nothing but air."

Sun Lin mused, "You mean to say, the First Emperor’s Mausoleum might also exist in another dimension."

"Yes," Zi Qian nodded, "My grandfather referred to that kind of space as Zero Boundary."

At those words, your eyebrows naturally twitched, but you didn’t show much else, instead waiting for Zi Qian to continue.

"In subsequent excavations, my grandfather also encountered spaces similar to the Zero Boundary, varying in size—some were even just big enough to contain a single coffin. " Zi Qian said, as he took out a round Bronze Coin from his pocket and placed it on the table, "It’s this one. By moonlight, you can see the objects within the Zero Boundary, but you can only look at them, you can’t touch."

Xi Yu picked up the Bronze Coin from the table, inspected it, and then handed it to you, "Master Li, take a look."

Taking the coin, you didn’t rush to examine it but instead asked Zi Qian, "Have you used it to observe the surroundings?"

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