Chapter 21: The Mysterious Tomb
I don't know how long it took, but Duan Tian finally woke up.
"My head hurts so much. Where is this?" Duan Tian patted his head with his hand, then looked around and muttered to himself in confusion.
It was pitch black in front of him, with only a ray of light slanting from the top. Duan Tian felt as if his body was being pressed by something. Through this ray of light, he saw Li Shishi.
"Shishi! Wake up!" Duan Tian shook Li Shishi and said.
Li Shishi opened her eyes slightly, looking at the dark and unfamiliar environment in front of her, she felt shocked.
"What place is this?" Li Shishi asked Duan Tian next to her in confusion.
Duan Tian didn't know where this place was, so he shook his head at Li Shishi.
The two of them were going to take a look along the dark road ahead.
Duan Tian got up with difficulty first, and then pulled Li Shishi to her feet with difficulty. The two of them walked cautiously towards the darkness.
The two of them were walking on tiptoe, and suddenly Duan Tian bumped into something, and all the lights in the cave suddenly turned on.
Under the light, the two of them opened their mouths in surprise.
I saw a large hall appearing in a cave in front. In the center of the hall was a throne studded with pearls and jade. Next to it were two golden dragons more than three feet in length. In the center were two finely crafted gold unicorns. There were piles of gold and silver jewelry.
It filled both sides of the hall.
Duan Tian and Li Shishi walked towards the main hall.
"What kind of place is this?" Li Shishi looked around, and Duan Tian asked in confusion.
"I don't know. It's so magnificent. It couldn't be a treasure, right?" Duan Tian said, looking at the gold and silver jewelry around him.
"Ah!" Li Shishi shouted at this time, and Duan Tian hurriedly walked over.
"What's wrong?" Duan Tian looked at Li Shishi and said.
"Look!!!" Li Shishi said, pointing towards an open space behind the gold and silver jewelry.
Duan Tian looked up and saw dozens of corpses lying scattered on the ground. The clothes of the corpses were in tatters, but it could be seen that these people died while fighting for the treasure, because there were still traces of bones on their corpses.
Various treasures are scattered around.
But the attentive Duan Tian saw some clues, because the bones all had an obvious feature, that is, the bones were black in color. They were definitely not killed by swords, but probably killed by poison.
So who killed them? Duan Tian continued to think.
Since Duan Tian came to Li Shishi's side, Li Shishi gradually became less afraid.
This is when Li Shishi saw a particularly beautiful jade hairpin among the jewelry next to her, and was about to reach out for it.
"Wait!!!" Duan Tian shouted. Li Shishi was frightened and hurriedly retracted the hand she just extended.
"What's wrong Duan Tian?" Li Shishi turned around and asked Duan Tian in surprise.
"Take off the silver hairpin on your head." Duan Tian said seriously to Li Shishi.
"Why do you want a jade hairpin? You are not a girl?" Although Li Shishi was puzzled, she still reached out and took off the silver hairpin on her head, and then handed it to Duan Tian's hand.
Duan Tian took out a kettle from his luggage, dipped the silver hairpin in water, and then gently wiped it against the jewelry on the ground.
The silver hairpin instantly turned black.
Yes, it is indeed poisonous. Duan Tian thought to himself. Then he turned around and warned Li Shishi.
"Shishi, please don't touch anything here. The jewelry here is coated with poison.
Li Shishi saw all this when she was trying out the silver hairpin at Duan Tian, and felt a chill in her heart. She didn't expect that she had almost lost her life just now.
"Well, what should we do later?" Li Shishi wiped her cold sweat and asked Duan Tian.
"We'd better look for an exit first and then make a plan." Duan Tian looked around and said.
"I'm with you, I'm afraid." Li Shishi said with a frightened face.
Duan Tian nodded, then took off a lamp on the wall and walked around,
At this time, Shi Tiantian seemed to have discovered something and walked towards a place in the corner.
"Shishi, come and look, there is a book here." Duan Tian said to Li Shishi beside him.
"Let's find a place to go out first." Li Shishi said disdainfully.
Although Li Shishi didn't pay attention, the attentive Duan Tian still walked over and picked up the book.
The book may have been damaged over time, but the handwriting can still be read.
I saw "Xuanwu Ji" written on the cover.
"Could it be...I know." Duan Tian raised a smile at the corner of his mouth.
At this time, Li Shishi was confused. What happened to Duan Tian? What did he know? Li Shishi thought to herself.
"So it's here." Duan Tian continued to mutter to himself.
Seeing Duan Tianshen's nagging, Li Shishi couldn't help but ask questions.
"Duan Tian, what do you know?" Li Shishi looked at Duan Tian and said.
"Do you know where we are?" Duan Tian lowered his head and asked Li Shishi.
"I don't know." Li Shishi asked blankly. Li Shishi thought to herself, didn't you ask me just now? What's wrong with Duan Tian? He kept mumbling.
"Let me tell you, we are now in the tomb of Master Xuanwu." Duan Tian opened the book as he spoke.
"Who is Master Xuanwu?" Li Shishi asked casually.
"I'll tell you slowly. Master Xuanwu is the leader of the Xuanwu Sect. Fifty years ago, the Xuanwu Sect was the largest gang in the world. And the leader, Master Xuanwu, is even more of a legend." Duan Tian said as a stone stood next to him.
The bench sat down and a lamp was placed. Li Shishi also sat down on the other side and listened carefully to Duan Tian's words.
"How did he become a legend?" Li Shishi asked.
"According to rumors among Jianghu people, Master Xuanwu once roamed the Jianghu with one man and one sword without ever encountering an opponent. His Netherworld Divine Sword was unparalleled in the world. He once controlled the Jianghu for more than thirty years, but for unknown reasons, he suddenly died suddenly and left behind
There are too many mysteries for future generations.”
"How do you know this is the tomb of Master Xuanwu?" Li Shishi looked at Duan Tian and asked in confusion.
"Because there is a rumor in the world that Zhen Xuanwu was very extravagant and lustful during his lifetime. It was once said that he used gold to build a tomb for himself. For Feng Shui reasons, there were two pairs of spiritual beasts guarding it," Duan Tian said.
"You mean the golden dragon and the unicorn?" Li Shishi said thoughtfully.
"Yes, and the Xuanwu sect's people are good at using a kind of bone-eroding poison. The bones of all the tomb robbers seen today have turned black, so they must have been exposed to this poison." Duan Tian continued to explain.
"Then how do we get out?" Li Shishi said and sighed.
"There is another mystery in this tomb. I have a solution. Come with me." Duan Tian said and stood up.
Li Shishi followed Duan Tian towards the main hall.
At this time, the night gradually fell, Leng Jian tidied up, and prepared to go to Bai Ruyu's room in the middle of the night to find out.
At this time, Bai Ruyu and Li Qin were drinking in the room. As they drank, they didn't realize that half of the night had passed.
Bai Ruyu said goodbye to Li Qin and collapsed on the bed alone.
Leng Jian opened the window and jumped to the roof. He gently lifted the tiles on the roof. Due to the angle, he saw a person lying on the bed with half of his legs exposed, but he still didn't see Bai Ruyu's appearance.
So Leng Jian thought for a moment and decided to observe from the window next to him.
Leng Jian gently flew down with Qinggong, holding the window with both hands, preparing to open it and use the candlelight to take a look at the mysterious young man Bai Ruyu.
Unexpectedly, due to Leng Jian's negligence, the window made a "squeaking" sound.
"Who?!" Bai Ruyu shouted, and then saw a black shadow floating past the window.
Chapter completed!