Chapter 39: The True Story of the Tomb Robbery (1)
The bomb was accurately thrown into the gap by Chen Long and soon submerged by a large number of ground beetles.
"Boom!" Although the three people had already retreated dozens of meters at the same time, they were still swept away by the intense explosion shockwave. Chen Long's whole body shook violently, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood. Jiang Feng and others, because they ran first, received smaller shockwaves, but several people also suffered varying degrees of injuries. Originally, even if Chen Long had run later than them, he should have caught up with them, but because he had been shot before and overused his magic, his physical strength was greatly reduced, which is why he was swept away by the explosion shockwave.
"The creaking sound of the stone gate closing completely made the few survivors breathe a sigh of relief at the same time, including the middle-aged man who had been expressionless all along. Not being afraid to die was one thing, but being eaten by insects was another matter altogether, and this way of dying was something that most people would not want to accept."
The stone gate was still emitting thick smoke, and the bodies of dozens of dung beetles were piled up there. This stone gate is also unknown what material it is made of, such a fierce explosion did not damage it at all.
"Jiang Feng, didn't you say that the power of this bomb is similar to the Symbol Bomb I used? Is this also what you call 'similar'?" Chen Long couldn't help but complain, if he hadn't underestimated the power of this bomb, he wouldn't have suffered such severe injuries. If he had known, he would have definitely kept a safe distance and used his magic to throw it away.
Jiang Feng's face turned red with embarrassment: "I also saw it on a military website, I only recognized the appearance, who knew its power was so great? The old Soviet military technology is indeed solid, such a small bomb is actually so fierce!"
The volume of this bomb is only slightly larger than a ping-pong ball, but its power is in no way inferior to that of an ordinary grenade, which is indeed hard to believe.
The middle-aged man and Yuan Hua walked in the front, followed by Yuan Tian, then Chen Long and Jiang Feng. Having suffered such a severe injury, Chen Long had to be even more careful. The five of them rested once along the way and returned safely to the switch that originally closed the tomb door. Nothing else happened on the way back. The only thing that made Chen Long relatively satisfied was that when the middle-aged man saw the corpse covered with mites, he voluntarily revealed the identity of this person. In the eyes of the middle-aged man, it didn't matter much to say something about this person's affairs, and at the same time, it could also make Chen Long and others feel that he still had some use value, so they wouldn't kill him immediately.
The deceased was actually an antique dealer who led the group of grave robbers, named "A Chang". He was originally just a solo tomb raider from a family that had been involved in this line of work for generations. However, due to the rules passed down through the generations, they could only take a few items each time, so his family had always been poor. He was also a filial son and did not want to break the rules set by his ancestors, so he changed professions to become an antique dealer. With a good eye for spotting valuable items, he managed to make a name for himself in the northern region.
This time, it was indeed a coincidence that this Ah Chang argued out several newly unearthed Five Dynasties artifacts in the antique market. To his astonishment, he found that these ceramic jars were not only extremely intact but also freshly unearthed, with no possibility of being counterfeit. He then bought them at a high price and subsequently tracked down their original owner by following leads.
He was an old professional tomb raider, known to those who knew him as "Old Chu". According to legend, he had a wealth of skills and in his youth not only mastered many life-saving techniques but also possessed some magical powers. This allowed him to navigate the world of tomb raiding for decades without losing his life. Coincidentally, Ah Chang's father was an old friend of Old Chu's, which is how Ah Chang came to know some of the details.
This old man told him that these things were all found unintentionally in an ancient tomb deep in the Taihang Mountains when he was searching for dragon veins. Originally, his purpose of searching for dragon veins was not to rob tombs, but to find a suitable place to bury his descendants and bring them good luck, after all, modern cremation is something that these people avoid extremely. Since they encountered an ancient tomb that had never been excavated, it naturally aroused the old man's strong interest, and through continuous observation, he was astonished to discover that this tomb was quite unusual.
Firstly, this place is not only not a dragon vein, but also an extremely yin place. Moreover, the air transport has been forcibly changed by a superior person, and the brushwork of this superior person is very shocking to him. He asked himself that even if he spent his whole life trying, he would not be able to complete it. There are only two possibilities in such a situation: Firstly, the tomb owner and the layout person have deep grievances, so after the tomb owner's death, the layout person used the craftsmen to make changes to the tomb. Secondly, this superior person has no deep grievances with him, but thinks that this place can gather yin energy to generate extremely fierce ghosts, so he followed the law and took action, and finally used the Feng Shui destiny method to forcibly seal this place, making it impossible for ordinary tomb raiders to discover.
He had spent his whole life practicing, and it was only because of this that he was able to discover the tomb. However, this also made him rather hesitant, as it would be better not to disturb such an ancient and intricately designed tomb, lest something unpredictable happen, leaving no room for regret.
His curiosity and strong desire to win overcame his fear and hesitation, so he decided to go in and take a look, but not too deep, just to get a few things out to prove that he had been there. So, he entered the ancient tomb, although he was already prepared, but the scene inside still shocked him deeply. The countless dead bodies in the great hall made him certain that the tomb owner was at least a vassal lord during the Five Dynasties period, and most likely the ruler of a medium-sized country. At that time, the dynasties changed frequently, and it was an era of great chaos. Those countries basically experienced one generation before they perished, which also made it possible for the things in the tomb to include the accumulation of several decades of a country.
The secret made Old Zhu extremely frightened, after all, such a handwriting is not necessarily available to the emperors of past dynasties. The dung beetle did not bring much trouble to Old Zhu, who was well-versed in the art of reversal and used some small tricks to get rid of the insect. After that, he arrived at the main tomb chamber, filled his bag with some ceramics and was about to leave, those gold and silver objects were more valuable but hard to sell, meanwhile these things were beside the coffin of the tomb owner, Old Zhu feared that taking the gold and silver treasures would disturb this ghost who had absorbed all the yin energy, so he retreated.
The sky did not fulfill the wishes of man. When leaving, Old Chu encountered a giant poisonous spider that survived in an ancient tomb. While escaping, he accidentally knocked over a vessel, causing a slight gap in the entire seal formation. Old Chu originally thought that with his own magical powers, although he couldn't set up such a formation, filling it should be no problem. Who knew that after trying, he was shocked to find that even with all his efforts, he couldn't fill the gap well.
