The Rebirth of the Cultivation Leader Qin Zhao as a Celebrity
Chapter 224 - 221: Entering the Tomb; The Greedy Beast Swallows Elephant

Chapter 224: Chapter 221: Entering the Tomb; The Greedy Beast Swallows Elephant

The next day, Qin Zhao and Shangguan Qiu headed to the deep mountains where the tomb was located.

As they were about to reach the tomb, they encountered two familiar faces.

"Sister, what a coincidence."

Ye Qian and her boyfriend Kang Xingkuan, dressed in mountaineering gear, greeted Shangguan Qiu with a smile.

Shangguan Qiu kept a cold expression and did not respond.

Ye Qian continued, "Since Sister is unwilling to bring us along, we could only come by ourselves. If we encounter any dangers inside, at least we have each other for support."

"You’ve been waiting here intentionally for us, haven’t you?"

Shangguan Qiu let out a cold laugh, not bothering to be polite with her.

When they were coming over, Shangguan Qiu noticed two figures approaching them from afar, and those two had originally been resting at that spot.

Clearly, they came over after seeing them.

Ye Qian’s purpose was bluntly pointed out by Shangguan Qiu, but she didn’t feel embarrassed and continued to smile amicably.

Her boyfriend, Kang Xingkuan said, "Why would we wait for you here? There’s an ancient tomb, and all from the Imperial University’s Archaeology Department have the right to inspect it. We just chose today to come, is that not allowed?"

Although he said that, his gaze kept sweeping over Old Li from time to time.

The reason they were waiting here for Qin Zhao and the group was because of the Tomb Robber who could safely enter and exit the tomb.

Otherwise, they would have entered the tomb on their own a long time ago.

"Sister, now that we’ve met, it must be fate. Let’s go together?"

Ye Qian pulled her boyfriend and said to Shangguan Qiu cheerfully.

Even if they disagreed to join forces, Ye Qian and Kang Xingkuan would follow on their own.

Therefore, Shangguan Qiu and Qin Zhao remained silent and continued to let Old Li lead the way into the tomb.

They did not take the path that the archaeological team used but the one from which Old Li had emerged, stating it was safer, leading directly to the main burial chamber.

Upon entering the dim passageway, there were still many traps left inside.

Old Li had been here before, so he was quite familiar with the mechanisms along the passageway.

As they made their way, they hadn’t encountered any danger.

Ye Qian and Kang Xingkuan, walking at the rear, exchanged glances as they saw Old Li skillfully navigating, a look of unusual excitement in their eyes.

It certainly seemed like following them was the right choice, allowing them to avoid many dangers.

"The main stone chamber is up ahead, do you want to go take a look?"

"Of course we want to."

As soon as Old Li spoke, Kang Xingkuan eagerly responded.

Qin Zhao turned his head and noticed Kang Xingkuan’s expression was particularly excited.

Old Li looked at Kang Xingkuan with a somber gaze, "In the main stone chamber, there’s a monk’s skeleton, some inscriptions, and probably quite a few accompanying burial items. You really should go and see."

"Is that all there is?"

Ye Qian furrowed her brows, "Last time the archaeological team came, everyone picked up a lot of gold. Where can we find that kind of gold? We need to take some back to study."

"Right, do you know anything about the gold?"

After his girlfriend asked, Kang Xingkuan also stared intently at Old Li.

"What gold? I don’t know anything about that."

Old Li immediately denied knowing, but both Qin Zhao and Shangguan Qiu noticed a flicker in his eyes.

The archaeological team had indeed found quite a bit of gold on their last visit. It seemed that Old Li was also aware of this, but deliberately concealed it. Why would he keep it hidden?

"Let’s head to the main stone chamber first."

Qin Zhao swept over these three people thoughtfully, each harboring their own ghost fetuses, their purposes for entering the tomb were anything but pure. A hint of mockery flashed in her eyes because she had seen from their faces that their days were numbered!

Old Li led them to the main burial chamber, which required twisting a mechanism to open the stone chamber.

After entering the tomb, Qin Zhao could always feel a bone-chilling cold seeping from the ground, the yin energy containing a certain sinister aura that sent shivers down one’s spine and made the scalp tingle.

And this feeling somewhat subsided when they reached the main burial chamber.

The rocky ground was covered in talismanic inscriptions, while the monk’s skeleton was situated in the most central position.

Qin Zhao’s gaze settled on the monk’s skeleton, seated in a lotus position. Employing the Qi Observation Technique, one could see a golden glow emanating from the skeleton, an aura so pure and yang that it protected the main burial chamber.

Next to the skeleton was a stone tablet with an inscription in ancient text.

Shangguan Qiu stepped forward, paid her respects to the skeleton, and then began to peruse the text on the stone tablet.

Qin Zhao asked her, "Can you understand it?"

She nodded, "It’s written in Sanskrit."

"What does it say?"

"Roughly, it suggests that he sacrificed himself to forever suppress the greedy monster, Swallowing Elephant, here. If someone comes in, the items accompanying the tomb can be taken, but his skeleton must not be moved."

Right after Shangguan Qiu finished speaking, there came some noises from behind.

Turning her head, she noticed that Old Li was standing outside the main burial chamber, and the stone gate to the entrance was about to close. He watched the few people inside the burial chamber with an icy look and sneered coldly.

"Quick, run! He must be trying to trap us in here while he escapes!"

Shangguan Qiu’s expression changed slightly, and she prepared to leave, but Qin Zhao held her back.

"Don’t panic, he won’t get away."

Seeing Qin Zhao’s composed demeanor, Shangguan Qiu calmed down.

But a glance at the main burial chamber revealed that Ye Qian and Kang Xingkuan were gone as well!

"Qin Zhao, it’s just the two of us left."

"I know."

Ye Qian and Kang Xingkuan had never come in; they took a look at the main burial chamber and then turned around and left. Soon after they departed, Old Li sneakily ran out.

Once the door of the main burial chamber closed behind him, Old Li hurried off in another direction.

The reason he changed his mind yesterday was that someone had brought him a message, convincing him to return here. His previous partners had found something remarkable that could make them wealthy for life!

Furthermore, Old Li didn’t want to end up in prison and was looking for a chance to escape, so he proposed bringing Qin Zhao and the others into the tomb.

Old Li used his flashlight to illuminate the stone walls, where his partners had left special symbols to guide him to their location, and then they could jointly retrieve that thing!

His footsteps quickened, his expression growing more and more excited.

Just after rounding a corner, suddenly a silhouette pounced towards him.

"Ah!"

Old Li cried out in alarm, only then realizing it was a person.

A young man held a fruit knife to his neck.

In the light of the flashlight, Old Li finally saw the man’s face clearly.

It was Kang Xingkuan, who had left early, and then Ye Qian emerged from a shadowy corner.

"Do you know where the gold is?"

"Ah? I—I don’t know!"

"Don’t play dumb! If you didn’t know, why would you still be here?"

"I’m looking for my family heirloom, and once I find it, I’ll leave."

Kang Xingkuan signaled to Ye Qian with his eyes, and she stepped forward to tie Old Li’s hands with a rope.

The two of them searched him and, indeed, found several pieces of gold on his body.

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