A person died.
He died right in front of them, with that kind of ferocious and terrifying face, whimpering and vigorously clawing at his throat, then looking at them with despair and emptiness, like a deflated balloon, all flesh and skin disappeared, leaving only clothes and a skin...
"Zhenmu, you fool! Come here quickly—ah ah ah—!"
The man surnamed Yan had not spoken yet. Xiao Li chuckled, as he had long found Zhen Hao displeasing. So now he looked at Zhen Mu's ugly face and deliberately whistled, "Zhen Mu, your master is calling for you~"
Implicitly, he said that Zhen Mu was a dog raised by the Zhen family for Zhen Hao!
He wanted to see if Zhen Mu would swallow his pride and save Zhen Hao, or if he would reveal a fierce side and coldly watch that idiot die!
However, Xiao Li raised the corners of his mouth, laughing like a notorious wild dog. But whether these two from the Zhen family die, it's a good thing for both of them, right, boss?
He looked up at the stiff-faced man, then froze. Why was their leader so happy?
Was he really that annoyed by Zhen Hao?
Any man with dignity would be furious when insulted like this. Zhen Mu was naturally sharp-minded, but internally he was as solid and patient as a mountain.
He tightly clenched his Changfeng sword, his cheeks swollen from gritted teeth. Zhen Mu listened to Zhen Hao's cries, closed his eyes tightly, and when he reopened them after a few seconds, a lot of his anger had subsided. He was about to step forward when suddenly two hands grabbed him.
Zhen Mu looked to his left in surprise. Leijie, behind him, insincerely let go of his hand. "Ah, excuse me. I almost slipped and fell just now, and I just happened to help you."
"……"
He looked expressionlessly to his right, where Zhen Bei, teary-eyed, clung tightly to his sleeve. When he saw Zhen Bei's eyes, he released his hand. Looking pitiful, he resembled a frightened and obedient large dog whose fur was being shaken: "Brother, I'm scared."
"……"
Zhen Mu fell silent for a moment. But it was during this delay caused by their intervention that the two creatures, shrouded in skin and snickering back and forth, had also rushed to Zhen Hao's side.
In Zhen Hao's shrill screams, the skin slapped onto his face and body with a 'smack!'
As the soft skin fell onto his face, Zhen Hao's screams sounded like a broken tape, with unpleasant audio due to the abrupt end.
Then with a thud, he rolled his eyes and fainted on the ground...
Zhen Mu's pupils shrank, and he rushed forward, but thanks to the two creatures tossing the skin away, they could see that they were actually humanoid monsters with the flow of jellyfish. Although they were transparent, their young-looking facial features were clearly visible as they grinned at them!
When Zhen Mu rushed to Zhen Hao and raised his sword to fend them off, he expected a fierce battle. However, when he approached, the two "gravekeepers" noticeably hesitated, not only did they not attack, but also took a step back.
"……Jiji?" There is the scent of wood on this person’s body!
"……Jiji?" Can't eat, can't eat… the master will be very angry.
Under the incredulous stares of everyone, the two gravekeepers mumbled to each other for a while like real people and then melted into the ground, becoming a puddle of moving water that disappeared!
"!!!"
Everyone, ignoring the increasingly close overhead tomb, looked at Zhen Mu with incredulity.
Damn, when did this guy become so awesome!
…Actually, they were afraid of killing the wrong person and being reprimanded, so they quickly fled, Muzhijiu and Muzhishi: "Jiji?" Even they didn't know how they managed to escape.
But it was a good thing that the monsters had fled, the greatest threat was gone, and the exit behind them was also open.
Zhen Mu didn't have much time to think, but he quickly picked up Zhen Hao from the ground and shouted to Mr. Yan, "Mr. Yan! Are we running or not now?!"
Mr. Yan was taken aback, then his eyes held a hint of calculation. He said indifferently, "Why run? The password is not difficult to guess. According to the hints on the silk and the stele, the owner of the tomb set the password of the entrance mechanism to the most important year of his own life..."
"North Calendar 1326, crowned from Chushuyuan, North Calendar 1328, gathering old followers to establish the hidden nest, North Calendar 1330, powerful force killing political enemies, also being named the dark mage lord in the same year, North Calendar 1334, obtaining the elixir and besieged, fleeing with his senior brother but the senior brother perished, personally using the elixir to become immortal, in the next year 1335, exterminating his senior master and fellow disciple, also exterminating the suspected clan, suspected aristocratic family, and forcing the emperor to abdicate and supporting a new emperor… North Calendar 1445, completion of the tomb and burial with his senior brother, committing suicide in honor of love…"
"Wow, this person is really devoted for his senior brother, doing so much for him... He must have considered 1334, when his senior brother perished, or in 1445, the year they were buried together, as the most important to him," Zhen Bei blinked. "I guess."
Leijie also nodded in agreement: "But we don't know which day is truly the most important to the tomb owner, if we choose wrong..."
Mr. Yan, however, smirked and said, "Actually, you only guessed half of it."
"Half?"
"Yes, the password is indeed related to the tomb owner's senior brother, but it’s different from what I just said. The real password is—"
"The tomb owner's senior brother's birthday: North Calendar 1308."
Everyone: "…"
What the hell, why are you babbling on like this after a long explanation? The roof is about to cave in and turn us into meat paste, yet you're still interested in beating around the bush?!!!
And does this tomb owner have to change his phone's passcode and screen saver to his girlfriend's birthday like a high schooler?!
Damn it!
Zhen Mu and Leijie looked at Mr. Yan expressionlessly, grinding their teeth fiercely.
Feeling the awkward atmosphere, Mr. Yan cleared his throat lightly and looked at Xiao Li beside him.
At that moment, Xiao Li suddenly grasped the point. He said, "Boss, you really know a lot!"
Mr. Yan smirked, saying, "It's alright, just a bit of research."
Zhenmu, Zhenbei: "......"
Leodan, Xiaoluo: "......"
............ This tomb, I'm afraid it's some kind of intellectual blow.
But after knowing the password, they quickly opened the big door and left the place they were just in. Zhenmu carried Zhenhao on his back, while Zhenbei carefully followed behind him.
After passing through the big door, the surrounding tomb passages were filled with colorful carvings, and every stone brick underfoot bore special totems.
If the area in front of the gate was ordinary, inside the gate was like luxury in the tomb!
The man surnamed Yan looked at the murals on the wall, clenched his fingers and then let go, gently stroking the wall.
Wenfengjin, I finally made it here...
Ah, I really want to see the expression on your face when you see me.
Wenfengjin, I must obtain what I want by any means necessary! Because you owe it to me!
......
In the depths of the tomb, Wenfengjin attached himself and placed his hand on the face of the 'bride' sleeping in the red joyous coffin. The fair and ruddy cheeks were lifelike, and the black long hair was spread out behind him like soft spider silk.
"......Senior brother has always been so beautiful."
"Since I was a young boy, I have been longing for the day when I could wake up every day and touch your face like this... I have let them in, senior brother, soon you will be able to be free from bondage and no longer suffer like this..."
The sleeping Wang Xiaomie quivered his eyelids in his dreams, but he couldn't open his eyes.
......
In the following journey, they roamed through this magnificent tomb like tourists with tickets, but not a single tombkeeper came to stop them.
The cold tomb was a resting place for the dead, so quiet that it made people feel like hugging their shoulders tight.
This grand building was impossible to fully illuminate with a flashlight, and they seemed to have become tiny ants lost in the abyss, so small that they felt uneasy, and how many monstrous creatures were hidden in the areas beyond their vision...
"Master, why haven't we encountered anything strange on this journey, but I can't help feeling anxious in my heart?" Xiaoluo secretly spoke to Leodan.
Leodan glanced at him, but before she could say anything.
'Hoo~' The oil lamps around the palace suddenly lit up.
It was in this moment of illuminating light that the entire palace was lit, and the distant dark areas were also fully revealed.
Various shaped monsters on the left and right sides were exposed, squinting at them carefully!
Leodan: "Disciple, tell your master when you last had a bright idea?"
Xiaoluo: "......"
"Why are you still hesitating to be vigilant!" Xiao Li, holding two daggers, looked at those monsters with a cold sweat: "Damn, which one of you triggered the mechanism?!"
At the critical moment, Zhenmu laid the unconscious Zhenhao on the ground and drew out the Changfeng Sword with a frown.
Mr. Yan, on the other hand, stared at the front of the palace, where a strange light was flickering. Even his stiff face curled into a big smile!
"Xiao Li, put down your weapons, it looks like the owner of the tomb has invited us in!"