Chapter 2: Die for Love!

  A week later.

  "Hey, Yang Ge, I've got a lucrative project for you. It's a bit risky, but with your skills and experience, it should be no problem. What do you say?" The phone rang, and on the other end was a loud, boisterous voice that Yang Tianyou knew belonged to his best friend and partner-in-crime, Ma Yu. He was slightly chubby, younger than Yang Tianyou by a few months, so Yang Tianyou called him "Fatty". Hearing Fatty's voice made Yang Tianyou feel warm inside.

  "Fatty, what's going on? Is it very profitable? What is it, tomb raiding?" Yang Tianyou said with some surprise.

  "Hey Yang, don't say it's that difficult, we're also underground workers, but this time it's really not bad. I heard the country is about to take action soon, so we need to hurry up. Brother knows your current situation and your expertise, how about it?"

  "Brother, when are you going?"

  "Afternoon, I'll go pick you up by driving."

  "Alright." Yang Tianyou hung up the phone, feeling very calm in his heart. This was also why Yang Tianyou could do so well - no matter what he did, he would always keep a calm mind beforehand, which was crucial for success.

  "Hey, Little Luo, I know you've been feeling down lately, but this time it's about a national key ancient tomb. It's said to be a very mysterious grave. This time, I hope your team can make some major discoveries. Alright, just remember to be safe." The phone hung up, and Luo Yanqiu stared blankly at the test results she had just picked up from the hospital, unable to believe that she was actually pregnant. Oh my god, Luo Yanqiu felt like the sky was falling down on her. What she couldn't accept most was that the person involved had already run away. She was heartbroken and lost, so she readily accepted this task, although it was a bit dangerous. She hoped to use this archaeological expedition to forget about the whole thing. But some things aren't so easy to forget, and some things are actually predetermined."

  In a villa, a pale-faced young man answered the phone, "Are you telling the truth? This stinky bitch, okay, I know. Remember not to tell Grandpa about this." After hanging up the phone, the young man's anger subsided, and his face turned sinister, "Hmph, is that so? This time, I'll definitely make you pay, opposing me, Ximen Zu, will only lead to a bad ending." The wine glass in Ximen Zu's hand was smashed to pieces.

  In the late afternoon, on the road to Province by County, Yang Tianyou sat in a business car, gently sucking on the cigarette in his hand.

  "Are we almost there, fatty?" Yang Tianyou asked calmly.

  "Hurry up, Yang Ge, in ten minutes, we'll head over there on foot. The mountain road is not easy to walk, and there are a few brothers waiting for us there." said the fatty with some excitement.

  After walking for over ten minutes, Yang Tianyou and Pangzi carried their tools into the depths of the mountain, heading towards an ancient tomb. The tomb was said to be strange, with many people entering but never returning.

  "Yang Ge, do you think there will be zombies?" asked Pangzi with some terror.

  "It's hard to say, let's go in quickly, generally the more dangerous it is, the greater the harvest will be." Yang Tianyou said calmly and walked into the dark cave. At the entrance of the cave, there were a few people, probably the partners that Fatso had mentioned.

  Yang Tianyou and his companions walked for a while, and the front gradually began to widen. They found that there were 12 holes in front of them, all of which could allow people to pass through. Each hole was about 2 meters high. Yang Tianyou and his companions hesitated, wondering which one to take.

  There were footprints at several of the entrances, indicating that someone had already gone in. It was unclear whether they were grave robbers or personnel from a national research institute.

  Yang Tianyou chose an untraveled entrance and walked in directly, and the people following him naturally also walked in together.

  Yang Tianyou felt hotter and hotter as they walked further in, the scorching air directly sucked into their nostrils making them feel warm all over.

  "Fatty, tell the brothers to be careful, this place feels strange and might be dangerous." Yang Tianyou said calmly, his wise eyes fixed straight ahead.

  "Yes, Brother Yang." Fatso also said solemnly. This place was fraught with danger. If this was a witch's tomb, who knows what kind of mechanisms the cunning witches would set up inside their own grave? Just thinking about it sent chills down his spine, as if he saw countless sharp arrows flying in from all directions and piercing into his body.

  After walking for about 20 minutes, Yang Tianyou felt that he was going down all the way, but didn't know how deep he was from the ground now. Taking a deep breath, Yang Tianyou thought and decided to continue anyway, since he had already walked for so long and wasn't concerned about this point anymore.

  "We're almost at the innermost part, it can be said that we're in a state of crisis. Now, those who don't want to go in can withdraw." Except for Fatso, Yang Tianyou has become the de facto leader here.

  Several people began to fall silent, and after a few minutes, three people had already returned the way they came. Now only three people were left, and Fatso would not leave naturally. Except for Yang Tianyou, there was only one young man in his 20s left.

  "Brother Yu, I won't leave, Linzi's life is yours now, and I'll follow Brother Yu from now on." The young man said firmly.

  "Alright, as expected I didn't misjudge you, this brother I acknowledge, right, this is Yang Ge, from now on we all have to listen to him." Ma Yu said generously.

  Yang Tianyou looked at Ma Yu, and Ma Yu nodded in approval. In this way, the three of them slowly walked towards the center of the tomb.

  What appeared before the eyes of several people was a sea of flames, in a pool of over 100 meters, filled with flames. However, what was eerie was that in such a large fire pit, there was a huge thing like a heart that kept floating up and down, as if it were breathing. Such a frightening scene scared several people to tremble all over, Yang Tianyou barely calmed himself down, now only being careful would allow them to survive.

  In the distance, on the other side of the river, there were a few people, one of whom was someone Yang Tianyou knew very well. Seeing that beautiful woman with a worried expression, Yang Tianyou's heart ached and he couldn't help but want to hold her in his arms to comfort her. However, he didn't dare to, fearing that he would hurt her, unaware that she was waiting for him to take responsibility.

  Across from him, Luo Yanqiu also seemed to have seen Yang Tianyou, with a complex look in her eyes, unsure of what to do. She opened her mouth, not knowing what to say, and then swallowed back the words she was about to speak, turning her head away so as not to look at him. These people had also come from different cave entrances to gather here, it turned out that all 12 cave entrances led to this place.

  Suddenly, Yang Tianyou felt a familiar sinister gaze, turned his head to look and it was Ximen Jue. What a coincidence, he didn't want to run into him here. Heh heh, Yang Tianyou let out a cold laugh, turned his face away and stopped looking in that direction, continuing to observe if there were any secrets around.

  On the contrary, Xi Men didn't care what was here, all he wanted to do was destroy Luo Yi and Yang Tianyou, those two people who made him lose face.

  Yang Tianyou looked at Xi Men Ze with a fierce expression and felt uneasy, turning to look at Luo Yanqiu. Yang Tianyou's palms were now filled with sweat, hoping that nothing had happened to Luo Yanqiu.

  Time passed minute by minute, second by second, and the hundred-meter sea of flames was still raging fiercely. It seemed as if a stranger had entered, and the surrounding flames began to scatter in all directions. Looking at these flames that seemed to have a life of their own, people were shocked and amazed.

  "No!" Yang Tianyou ran frantically around the sea of flames towards Luo Yanqiu's location, and to his surprise, he saw Xi Menze pulling Luo Yanqiu, who was in danger of falling into the sea of flames.

  "Ximen Jue, what are you doing? Quickly let go of Luo sister!" Yang Tianyou angrily shouted as he saw Ximen Jue grabbing Luo Yanqiu's neck.

  "Haha, you bitch are still here pretending, pretend away, today all of you will die, haha." Ximen said crazily.

  Yang Tianyou was worried about Luo Yanqiu's safety, and he wanted to save her, but he had the heart but not the strength, and he was also afraid that Ximen would be furious and push Luo Yanqiu into the sea of fire, which would be a loss.

  "Don't hurt her, you can do whatever you want, just let Luo Jie go quickly." Yang Tianyou said anxiously. Looking at Luo Yanqiu's face, which was slightly red from being roasted alive, he felt heartbroken, but Luo Yanqiu just tightly covered her stomach and didn't say a word, her eyes revealing an unspeakable mix of fear and relief.

  Yang Tianyou watched with a sense of urgency in his heart, wishing he could go and replace him.

  "If you jump down, I'll let her go. How about it? You're not fond of her, are you? Today, let me see how you love her." Ximen said with one hand pointing to the sea of fire below.

  "Alright, as long as you let Luo Jie go, I'll jump down, but you have to let Luo Jie go first." Yang Tianyou said resolutely.

  "Hum, don't haggle with me, or you two will both die."

  Watching Ximen's madness, Yang Tianyou stepped step by step towards the edge of the sea of fire.

  "Oh no, heaven help!"

  "Don't, Brother Yang!"

  Two voices sounded at the same time, looking at these two people who care about him, Yang Tianyou smiled with relief, he was satisfied, but unfortunately, he did not see his parents' happy old age.

  At the critical moment, Yang Tianyou's keen discovery made Ximen somewhat relaxed. "This person must not be left behind, otherwise there will be endless troubles, and his own family members will be harmed first. If he is killed, at worst, he will be a good man again after 18 years."

  Yang Tianyou took a deep breath, and if he didn't succeed, he would sacrifice himself. Taking advantage of Ximen's inattention, he quickly ran towards Ximen, grabbed his hand with one hand, and pushed Luo Yanqiu away with the other. Then, hugging Ximen tightly, he jumped into the burning sea of flames.

  "Take care of my family" In the moment he jumped, Yang Tianyou shouted to Ma Yu and Luo Yanqiu on the shore. Looking at Luo Yanqiu, his eyes shot out with infinite tenderness, no regret, only unwillingness, a refusal to surrender to fate.

  "No———" Luo Yanqiu screamed with a heart-wrenching cry, she finally felt a fear more terrifying than the sky falling down, a painful shout fainted away, only one hand still tightly protecting her abdomen, perhaps this was her last guard.

  "Yang Ge" Ma Yu anxiously looked towards the sea of fire but where was Yang Tianyou's shadow.