Chapter 56: The Real Tomb

  Thank Newton for discovering the law of universal gravitation, and thank that apple. At this moment, I was swept away like a toilet being flushed, rushing out. My feet had a foothold, and I finally stood up, seeing only waist-deep water, throwing my head back and taking big mouthfuls of air that I hadn't tasted in ages.

  "Is it all right now?" Pengpeng said behind me.

  As I turned around to celebrate their safety, he punched me right in the face. In an instant, I fell into the water, and he didn't stop there, rushing over and grabbing my collar, pushing me underwater. The sudden turn of events left me completely unprepared, and I was at his mercy.

  "You damn fool, did you know what just happened?" Pengpeng stopped in his tracks and yelled at me.

  "I know." I pushed him away, spitting out the water in my mouth.

  "We three people can't defeat the monster, and you let Coffin face it alone. What kind of brother-in-law are you? You're so cowardly, my sister really made a mistake marrying you!"

  It's clear that he has a good relationship with the coffin, otherwise he wouldn't have knocked me out when I found out about the coffin.

  "Do you know why I didn't bother with him? Because at that time, he was telling me in my mind to hurry up and leave. Such simple words, yet they conveyed so much meaning. If I hadn't done so, all three of us would have died. You also know that he's a seasoned operative, a government official who has had many similar experiences before. He knows how to escape with his life, but if we were there, we'd only be a burden."

  Peng Peng stopped talking and just looked at the direction we came from, hoping that the coffin would also appear from there. Ten minutes passed, still no movement.

  "Brother-in-law, I'm sorry, I was too impulsive."

  "It's okay, family members don't speak of two households, let's leave a mark here, he will follow."

  And so, we and the coffin which had always disappeared at first, parted ways once again.

  It seems to be a shallow water area, and next to it is the soft sandy ground. We got ashore, squeezing our wet clothes. When cleaning my pockets, I found that the ancient book of worldly people was still there, but "The Diamond Sutra" was gone. It seemed that before getting into the water earlier, I put it on the shore, preparing to wrap it in clothes. Originally, this Buddhist scripture wasn't afraid of water, but I still had some worries. Later, when tying the rope, I forgot about it because I was thinking about "The Ancient and Modern Secret Records" said by the coffin, and only wrapped the ancient book inside. At this moment, my heart finally felt at ease. That "Diamond Sutra" somehow has a special power to restrain that monster, with it, the chance of survival for the coffin is 100%.

  "Friend, is your dagger still with you?"

  "It's gone, it seems like it fell into the drain."

  I picked up the backpack strap again, only to find that one end was cut off. I told PongPong everything, and at this time, PongPong finally showed a smile. With the experience of the coffin plus these two treasures, he must be able to escape safely.

  With our worries gone, we also regained our spirits and began to take stock of our surroundings. Here was a square-shaped building with neat and tidy rooms, just like the houses we lived in at home. There was water and sand, and the air was fresh and clean - this must be the legendary "living door" of the tomb, the secret passage left by the craftsmen who built the tomb for themselves. Heaven rewards those who work hard, and we finally arrived at a proper tomb chamber. After dressing properly, we continued on our way, but the area wasn't very large, and in just a few steps, we came to a stone gate. This stone gate was surprisingly small, just like the doors of ordinary people's homes, and you could only crawl through it - perhaps it was designed this way for concealment purposes.

  Pushing open the stone gate, we crawled out and found ourselves facing a wall. The right side was also blocked by solid rock. It wasn't until we looked to the left that we discovered the secret: a large horse's buttocks were staring straight at us. It turned out that this door had been built behind the guardian beast's body. In order to avoid being discovered, it had been cleverly designed. Pengpeng also followed me out, and we decided not to close the stone gate again. This was just to save some energy for the coffin. After all, it had taken both of us using all our strength to push open this stone gate. The coffin's slender body would surely be impossible to open.

  Peng Peng suddenly pulled out a ham leg from somewhere, broke it in half and handed it over to me.

  "Go ahead, this is really the last one."

  I took it over but didn't eat it. In fact, I was hungry long ago, but this last bit of food had to be saved until there was no other choice.

  "I just drank a bellyful of water and I'm still feeling bloated."