Cui Hao glanced at the wall reluctantly, but in the end he did not act rashly as I said, but continued to follow me and walked forward faster.
There were no other abnormal situations along the way, and we passed this tunnel quite smoothly.
But the further I walked, the more uneasy I felt. Because the strange beasts carved around them are so lifelike, they have changed from the size of a palm to the size of a human body, or about two or three meters in height. And the jade and jewelry inlaid in their eye sockets are the size of fists.
Cui Hao could no longer suppress the greed in his body, so he simply stood in front of a deer-shaped beast with four eyes and long horns, and began to dig out his eyes with a dagger.
Because this bead is about the size of a fist, its surface is full of light, and when you shine a flashlight on it, it can reflect seven colors of auspicious light.
Even the reflected glazed light embellishes the entire cave with colors, making it look like a special treasure at first glance.
How could Cui Hao bear to have this thing flow away under his hands, so he simply stopped and started rubbing the mural on the wall, preparing to dig out the four orbs, put them in his backpack, take them out and sell them. .
"Young Master, just compromise with me this once. I'll dig this thing out and I'll follow you. No matter how good the treasure is in the future, I won't waste your time, okay? Just take these four beads out. It’s absolutely priceless, and we won’t have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of our lives.”
Cui Hao generously said that he could give one of them to me, and I would share a quarter of the money from the sale.
I know that he loves money, and since he has been here for so long, Cui Hao has been secretly helping me when I have been in danger several times. It is reasonable for him to want some benefits.
I didn't stop him. I nodded and reported the situation to Mr. Wang, asking if I could wait here for a while before moving forward.
Mr. Wang was kind, stroking his beard and nodding with a smile.
"Of course it's no problem. I happen to be tired too, so we can take a break."
The team stopped. Mr. Wang said he wanted to take a break. Zhao Yueming and the others had no objection, so the entire team stayed in the passage.
I found that not only Cui Hao, but also several members of Zhao Yueming's team also secretly took things and began to pry off the jewelry on the wall.
Of course, no one dared to snatch what Cui Hao had in his hand. These four glazed beads had become his private property by default.
I sat down leaning against the wall. Wang Wangyang sighed and leaned next to me.
"There may be some rough patches ahead."
Wang Wangyang held up the compass with an extremely solemn expression.
He pointed to the silver needle on the compass, which pointed to the southwest.
"Look, the silver needle of Tianchi points to the southwest. This is the gate of death. If you step into it, you will either die or be injured. You must be careful next."
I nodded. Wang Wangyang has always been good at divination. He actually took the initiative to remind me. This proves that there is indeed danger ahead.
I knew it in my mind, and at the same time I pulled Mr. Wang to my side and explained Wang Wangyang's hexagram to him in detail.
We rested on the spot for half an hour. Finally, Cui Hao was sweating profusely, holding four glass beads, and sat down next to us with a face full of joy.
"I finally dug out these things. It took a lot of effort. But these things actually sold for a big price, so I won't lose money this time."
Cui Hao was so happy that he couldn't get out now, he might have found someone to show off his orb.
I smiled and patted Cui Hao on the shoulder.
"Now that you're done, get ready to leave. We're all waiting for you."
Zhao Yueming's men, who were also picking at the treasures on the wall, had already stopped. They each put the treasures they had picked out into their pockets and began to rest.
I found that they only held one treasure in their hands. It seemed that Zhao Yueming had given instructions that they could take away the things on the wall, but they could only take one piece.
So they rested early. They had started to rest more than ten minutes ago. Cui Hao was the only one holding something and prying it there.
"We've all been waiting for you. Just as you're done, let's go directly."
Cui Hao suddenly felt as if he was mourning for his heir, and his face suddenly fell.
We all had enough rest, but he had been busy for half an hour and was so tired that he finally expected to rest for a few minutes, but we had to set off again.
But Cui Hao couldn't do anything to make the forty-odd of us wait for him. He could only stand up with a sad face, pat his butt, nodded helplessly and followed behind us, ready to set off.
After I said hello, they all immediately got up from the ground and quickly followed us to prepare for action.
The team was assembled again. I took a deep breath, took the lead, and led them around the corner along the passage.
After passing this corner, a completely different scene suddenly opened up before my eyes.
The painted murals on the surrounding walls are even more lifelike, and the surface of the stone walls is even painted with special mineral powder, making it shiny and connected.
There are three luminous pearls inlaid on the top of the cave, which illuminate the entire passage, and the passage after we turned is only ten meters long.
After turning around, looking forward from where we were, there was a gate seven or eight meters high at the end.
This gate is as tall as three men stacked on top of each other. It is majestic and about seven meters wide. It stands in front of us and submerges into the dome above. We have to look up to see the stone carvings on the top of the gate.
But what shocked us the most was that the door was actually ajar, as if inviting us in.
"What's going on? The door isn't closed tightly?"
I looked up at Mr. Wang. He immediately understood what I meant. He quickly took out his mobile phone and sent a message to several of his undercover agents.
We just waited for a few minutes, but still got no response from them. I don't know if this door was opened by the other three families who entered the tomb first and left it here unintentionally.
If they didn't close it after opening it, then you don't have to worry too much when entering. But if the door was originally open, it proves that there is definitely a trap inside.
I was hesitant for a moment, wondering whether I should take them forward.
As if he noticed my confusion, Cui Hao happily came to my side, reached out and patted my shoulder.
"Young Master, you have too high demands on yourself. These people voluntarily joined our team, and we also voluntarily follow your decision to move forward. Even if we are really in danger, it is not your responsibility. , but should be our shared responsibility.”
His words instantly cleared away the doubts in front of me. The reason why I was so nervous was that I was afraid of taking them in and accidentally letting them die. Then I would have to bear a huge responsibility.
The pressure on me was too heavy, so I didn’t move forward without any burden like before.
Recognizing the meaning behind Cui Hao's words, Mr. Wang also walked up to me and greeted Wang Meng and the others.
"Come on, let's go in directly. Let's give the young master a head start. Even if our masters really die here today, it's not the young master's fault. It's us who want to go in."
While he was talking, Wang Meng had already led several people to the door, reaching out to touch the huge bluestone door.
"Come back, don't touch anyone, let me come."
They don't understand the power of the mechanism in this tomb. If they accidentally touch it, thousands of arrows may be fired, and their entire team will be lost.
Seeing me cheering up, Wang Meng turned back and looked at Mr. Wang uncertainly, waiting for his instructions.
Mr. Wang smiled and waved.
"The young master has already spoken, why are you still hesitating? He will be your second leader from now on. Just listen to what he says."
Mr. Wang has already delegated his power to me, so hesitating is not a man anymore. I quickly walked to the giant door and observed the surrounding situation.
There are no traces of violent dismantling of the door's lock. In other words, the door where the lock should have been is empty, as if there was no lock in the first place.
I took out the dagger again, dug it under the door, and walked from left to right. It was confirmed that there were no grooves or protrusions on the bottom of the door lock, nor did it seem to have a mechanism.
“Isn’t it the work of human beings?”
I stared at the dark door frame, held up a flashlight to see what was going on inside through the crack in the door, tentatively picked up a few stones from the road, and threw them to both sides of the middle of the road.
The stone rolled around on the ground without touching any mechanism. I breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that there was no danger in touching this door.
"You all stay away, I'm getting ready to open the door."
I told Mr. Wang and the others to step back, and I stood by the door and grabbed the knocker, trying to open the door.
However, just as I started shooting, I vaguely heard an extremely sharp roar coming from my ears. Whenever I stopped, this sharp roar would disappear immediately.
"what sound?"
Confused, I tightened the door knocker again and gently pulled it out. The huge iron door was extremely heavy. I used all my strength to pull it out only a few centimeters.
But just when I pulled the door knocker, the sharp roaring sound echoed in my ears again, and even Cui Hao, who was standing not far from me, had an abnormal expression on his face.
"Young Master, did you hear any sound just now?"
Cui Hao looked around, obviously hearing the sharp neighing just now and looking for the source of the sound.
I frowned in confusion and followed him around, but I never noticed the source of the sound.
Seeing the two of us milling around in front of the door, Zhao Yueming and the others came over curiously. After learning that we heard a faint neighing sound, Zhao Yueming winked at the guide beside him.
The guide nodded and quickly took out an instrument from his body.
"Sound detection equipment can effectively capture weak sound signals and determine the direction of their source. We have used this to block a lot of dangers on the road."
