Chapter Seventeen: The Rare and Precious Blood Lotus Flower

  He glanced at everyone, but saw that his second brother was still staring at this place without moving. Seeing that his second brother hadn't made a move, he seemed to be completely unmoved by the treasure on the ground, and it was unknown what he was thinking in his heart at this moment.

  He immediately got up and asked: "Second brother, why don't you take the treasure? Are you examining the burial site of the tomb owner?"

  My second brother nodded silently and suddenly pointed to the southeast corner of the stone room with a mysterious tone, saying softly to me: "Big brother, look over there."

  Following the direction of his finger, only to see that in the southeast corner of this tomb hall, there was actually a small stone house where the light was very dim and faintly emanating an auspicious aura. Everyone's attention had been attracted by the gold, silver, and jewels on the ground, and no one had noticed such a hidden place.

  At this time, Sima Lin also noticed and sighed: "It seems that the most valuable treasure in this tomb is still inside that stone house."

  Three people hurriedly held torches and arrived in front of the stone house, only to see a crystal clear red lotus flower blooming inside the stone house. The auspicious red light and aura emanating from the lotus flower filled the entire stone house with a refreshing fragrance.

  The beauty of the lotus flower stunned us, leaving us standing outside the stone house for a long time, unable to take a step forward. The fragrance wafting out from inside made everyone greedily inhale the scent in big gulps, and after doing so, they suddenly felt refreshed beyond compare.

  Three people were very pleased and sucked for a long time. Suddenly, Sima Lin sighed: "The legendary Blood Jade Lotus finally opened my eyes today."

  "Not bad, this is the Blood Lotus Flower. It seems that this place is indeed the entrance to the tomb. The master of the tomb should be buried under this lotus flower." Second Brother said lightly.

  After finishing, he held the torch and entered the stone house to come to the front of the lotus flower. Only to see that the lotus flower was emitting a blood-red glow all over its body. The root of the lotus flower faintly revealed a black square stone box. The Blood Jade Lotus actually grew on top of the stone box.

  "It seems that this lotus flower grew naturally here after the tomb owner was buried, and the hole's energy gathered here. Look at this lotus flower, it already has seven petals. My master said that each petal of the Blood Jade Lotus takes at least a hundred years to form, so we can infer that the tomb owner has been dead for at least 700 years. The lotus flower absorbs all the hole's energy and nourishes the tomb owner, and because it received the tomb owner's essence and blood, it emits a blood-red jade light. Moreover, when burying the tomb owner, there were strict rules: the tomb owner had to be buried upright in the hole." Second Brother looked at the lotus flower as if marveling at the wonders of creation.

  After listening to my second brother's words, I couldn't help but secretly envy him. This tomb is mainly because after I die, I can also be buried in such a good place, that would be great.

  The sixth brother didn't know when he also walked in and exclaimed: "If we take this Blood Jade Lotus back, isn't that a huge fortune?"

  "It's absolutely impossible to move this Blood Jade Lotus. If it is removed, the Feng Shui nourishment will be gone and it will wither instantly." Second Brother replied.

  "Moreover, some Feng Shui treasures have always produced extremely terrifying things. Of course, this includes extremely bad Feng Shui places. If we were to remove the lotus flower and destroy the Feng Shui here, the tomb owner would definitely become a zombie king. Not to mention that bad Feng Shui is an extremely damaging thing for the yin virtue." I continued.

  "Yin De was already damaged when he broke the Tai Yin formation's Yin pulse just now, is he still afraid of losing more?" Sixth Brother muttered discontentedly beside him.

  I'm lazy to reason with him, he continued to gaze at the Blood Lotus Flower in admiration of the creator's ingenuity. The vast world is indeed full of wonders.

  It's been a long time since Sima Lin spoke, and he suddenly said on the side: "The vertical burial pit is surrounded by mountains and rivers. The owner of the tomb has been nourished by the hole gas, so it must still be fresh like before. We can't move this lotus flower, I've touched gold for so long, but it's the first time I've seen such a treasure."

  After finishing, he couldn't help but praise himself with a "tsk tsk" sound. Everyone knew that this rare treasure couldn't be taken away, and they reluctantly turned to leave in disappointment. Only the sixth brother remained, still looking back at the Blood Jade Lotus Flower. I couldn't help but think of the poem carved on the stone gate by the tomb owner: "Thieves also have a way, a way, a way." Indeed, no matter what you do, you need to pay attention to the word "way", otherwise, you will inevitably bring about great disaster.

  Everyone packed up their bags and started to head back along the original route. The most precious thing in this batch of treasures is that exquisite jade horse, but since it was coated with highly toxic substances, we didn't dare to carefully examine it too closely, only waiting until after returning to remove the poison before slowly studying it.

  The treasure hasn't been taken yet, this is Sima Lin's requirement. He said that as a person, one shouldn't be too greedy and should leave some for the people who come later to dig up gold.

  Everyone returned with a full load, all of whom were overjoyed. After passing through the stone forest, I and Sima Lin knelt down and bowed three times as an apology for disturbing the tomb owner.

  After finishing the prayer, Sima Lin stood up and looked at the coffin forest, saying: "This time, thanks to the arrival of Ghost Dao brothers, if you didn't come, I think even if we walked here, we couldn't get through this coffin forest. Let alone with my strength, I'm afraid I couldn't even deal with that blood centipede. Fortunately, everyone is safe and sound, otherwise, I would definitely regret it for the rest of my life."

  Sima Lin's face was full of apology as he said, "I know he's afraid that we'll get into trouble. Before this, my sixth brother was almost killed by that stone essence that was still waiting outside, and he spat out blood."

  To dispel the guilt in his heart, I hastily said: "It's okay, Brother Sima. Big things won't be done without danger. We had already thought about it before we came. Moreover, this time was relatively smooth and everyone returned safely with a full load. After leaving the tomb, I still have something to ask for your help."

  I patted the travel bag and burst out laughing. Having dispelled Sima Lin's awkwardness, we could now leave with a clear conscience. At that time, I would also ask him about the whereabouts of Master Fu's ancient characters and ancient pictures in his will, breaking the curse of our master and giving us more hope.

  As I came out of the tomb, I entered the small house that was decorated with splendor. The stone spirit was still guarding the door. To prevent it from suddenly rushing at me, I drew my golden knife and walked out first. The stone spirit saw me walking in front and angrily raised its stone fist, but reluctantly made way for me. If it were an ordinary person, they would have been attacked by it long ago.

  As soon as we walked out of the stone hall, we entered a dark passageway with ancient poems carved on the stone steps. After everyone came out, my third brother took out the ancient characters and reinserted them into the stone wall in their original state. The stone gate closed with a loud rumble. If there are people coming later, let them think about it slowly by themselves. The Blood Jade Lotus inside was not destroyed by us, how many petals will grow depends on its own fate. And the Taiyin Array will lose its effect over time and reappear with its due power as the yin energy grows. Whether future generations can crack it or not is none of our business.

  As we emerged from the ancient tomb, the bright moon shone outside and the stars in the sky twinkled mischievously as if they knew our secret. The mountains were already very hot and dry, and I didn't know how long we had stayed inside the tomb.

  Everyone took a deep breath of the fresh air outside, feeling like they had been buried for three days, but it was already three years outside. Thinking about how they killed the Blood Centipede, broke through the stone door mechanism, shook off the Stone Essence, and finally passed through the Taiyin Array, everything they saw and experienced on this journey was beyond what ordinary people could achieve. Moreover, they had been on the verge of life and death countless times, yet they still managed to return safely with their bags full. Everyone couldn't help but pat each other's bulging bags, looking at each other and bursting into laughter. Under the moonlight, they didn't care about their fatigue and arrived at a small stream in front of the mountain, where they used their hands to scoop up water to wash their faces and rinse their mouths. After washing up, they felt refreshed and returned to the cave dug by Third Brother, just as the sky was about to brighten up in the east.

  After resting in the cave for a day and night, everyone's physical strength had fully recovered. They then calculated which route to take to return. Since they were carrying a lot of jewels, they couldn't take the official road and could only take small roads. After this gold-hunting trip, they gained a lot and basically didn't need to go out to run errands or do odd jobs for a long time. The money earned would also have to be divided among the fourth and fifth brothers. The warlords' battles outside were estimated to not end anytime soon, so everyone decided that for safety reasons, they had to return by the original route.