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Do you remember the two individuals who wanted to get rich and broke into that strange Tomb in Chang'an? Do you want to know what exactly happened to them?
On that day, the two of them, armed with a Luoyang Shovel, recklessly planned to enter. Halfway through, one of them felt something was off; let's call this one Thief One, and the other Thief Two.
After taking a couple of steps forward, Thief One felt a chilling breeze blowing towards him and immediately grabbed Thief Two.
"What's wrong? Aren't we going in?" Thief Two, already feeling a bit uneasy, started to think about turning back upon seeing Thief One's reaction.
Thief One gritted his teeth and cursed, "Why not go in? Let me take a moment; the air here definitely feels off."
"Have you calmed down yet?" Thief Two looked at him disdainfully and muttered, "You’re scared but still trying to act tough. Who are you trying to impress?"
"What did you say?" Thief One poked Thief Two with the Luoyang Shovel. Thief Two quickly waved his hand, "Nothing, let’s hurry up and go in. We’ve already wasted quite a bit of time; it will be dawn in less than four hours."
Thief One swallowed hard and tightened his grip on the torch. "Alright, let’s go in. Remember, if anything happens, don’t panic."
Thief Two nodded and followed behind him, feeling somewhat strange but unable to pinpoint why. Ever since they entered, an eerie atmosphere had been swirling in his mind, refusing to dissipate.
The two walked silently for a while until the passage widened. According to the typical structure of a Tomb, they were likely entering the Chamber. In the world of Grave Robbers, some things can move after death while others cannot. If you disturb those that cannot move, you must bear the consequences.
Cautiously watching their feet and ahead of them, they focused entirely on their surroundings. In this Tomb where the dead lay, if they didn’t want to lose their lives, they needed to be extremely alert.
"Don’t you think this Chamber is a bit large?" Thief Two spoke up. Thief One waved the torch around and hesitated before stopping. "How long have we been in here?"
"Probably about the time it takes to burn an incense stick. This Chamber is rather unusual."
Thief One poked him again. "Nonsense! Nothing will happen! It definitely won’t!"
With renewed courage, he moved forward. Along the way, they saw nothing at all—not even a single burial item—causing both of them to feel uneasy. This Tomb was indeed strange; they had entered believing that skill conquers fear, but now seeing nothing was also odd and made them feel anxious.
"Why isn’t there even the simplest stone guardian? Is this really a Tomb?" Thief One could hardly believe it; the structure of this Tomb was completely different from those he had robbed years ago. Everything about its design and layout did not conform to ancient tombs at all.
"Let's keep going forward. Since we're already here, we should at least get something to take back," Thief Two said, breaking away from his earlier fearful demeanor and becoming somewhat proactive. Thief One turned back in surprise and asked, "Are you sure?"
"If there wasn't something important hidden here, this Tomb wouldn't be so strange. My Mother is still sick at home. I came here with the determination to risk my life for a big haul; otherwise, how would I face my Mother when I go back?"
Thief One didn't respond but made up his mind: "Let's continue moving forward; there must be something ahead."
The two of them walked for about half a stick of incense and successfully reached the second room. Sure enough, when they opened the door, they were relieved to find treasures inside. The House was resplendent with gold, eight fist-sized Night Pearls embedded in the walls. In the center of the House was a path paved with jade tiles, and on both sides of the path were layers upon layers of gold bricks, with countless rare treasures buried among them.
"This..." Thief Two could hardly believe his eyes and instinctively took a step forward. Thief One wanted to pull him back but it was too late; fortunately, Thief Two did not encounter any problems.
"These treasures are all ours!" Thief Two exclaimed excitedly as he squatted down to scoop up a pile of gold bricks, greedily gazing at them.
Thief One pulled out a bag from behind: "Hurry up and fill it; once we're done, we'll leave."
However, Thief Two just squatted on the ground without moving. Thief One looked at him curiously and kicked his butt with his toe: "What are you doing? Get up! Don't you want to get rich?"
"There must be even more precious things ahead!" A strange light burst forth in Thief Two's eyes!
Thief One loosened his grip on the bag: "You still want to go in?"
"There must be even more valuable things! It has to be! It has to be! As long as we get that thing, we'll be rich! We won't have to worry about food or clothing anymore!" Thief Two muttered excitedly as he slowly stood up from the ground and walked toward the jade-tiled path.
Thief One grabbed him but unexpectedly couldn't hold him back. Thief Two's state was very unusual; he shouted loudly, "Are you crazy? With these Gold Bricks, we can already live without worries! No one knows what’s ahead; you’re insane!"
Thief Two could no longer hear what Thief One was saying. He stumbled and pushed open the large door ahead. Before Thief One could say anything, he saw a long spear slicing through the air and piercing through Thief Two's body, blood splattering everywhere.
"There must... be..." Thief Two collapsed onto the ground with a thud, his eyes wide open as he murmured, his body stiffening.
Thief One stood there watching this moment unfold. Despite having seen many companions die in tomb raiding over the years, nothing was as peculiar as this; in that instant, it was as if Thief Two had lost control of his mind.
What exactly controlled his mind? Thief One found it strange, but he also knew that human greed could consume everything, so he returned to the spot and continued to fill the Gold Bricks into the cloth bag, pouring continuously. Only when the bag was full did he slowly turn his head to look at Thief Two, who was kneeling on the ground, dead. However, strangely, he did not see Thief Two at all!
Thief One was startled and stood up abruptly, walking over in confusion. What was going on? Was it a trick? In such a short time?
Holding his weapon tightly, he swallowed hard and walked toward the door, slowly pushing it open. He leaned to the side to look inside and saw a coffin that was crystal clear and emitted a strange glow. The previously missing Thief Two was kneeling properly in front of the coffin. As if sensing Thief One's gaze, Thief Two turned his head in a peculiar manner and smiled at Thief One.
Unable to contain himself any longer, Thief One fell to the ground in fear, accidentally injuring himself with the House, causing a few drops of blood to flow out.
Should he go in or not? Thief Two was his brother; after such an incident, if he didn’t bring his body back to Mother, she would surely be even more heartbroken. Bringing him back would also provide an explanation to Thief Two's mother.
Thinking this, he gathered his courage and walked forward. Upon entering, he discovered that lying on top of the coffin was a Stunning Beauty, peacefully resting as if she were merely asleep. However, upon closer inspection, one would notice that this beautiful corpse was floating above the surface of the coffin.
“First, I kneel here to beg for mercy from you, my lord. If I disturb you in any way, please forgive me. I only ask to take my companion's body back; not a single piece of gold or silver from this Tomb will be touched... Please allow me.” Thief One sincerely bowed three times on the ground and then reached out with his blood-stained hand to pull Thief Two's body when he suddenly heard a long sigh from a woman beside him.
Thief One swallowed hard as his hand continued to stretch forward; the sigh became more pronounced.
Finally, all the sighs converged into one sentence: “...So you are here!”
Turning around, Thief One saw a young woman standing behind him, smiling as she looked at the coffin. He felt that this woman looked somewhat familiar; after glancing at the coffin again, he was horrified to discover that the woman standing before him looked exactly like the one on top of the coffin!
“Are you human or ghost?” Thief One knelt on the ground and dared not move. After years of tomb raiding, he had never encountered such a vividly alive corpse; it truly opened his eyes. If he fell for this trick now, it would be because they had gone mad from poverty.
The stunning woman smiled lightly and pointed delicately at the woman on top of the coffin: “I am her…”
Unable to hold back any longer, Thief One screamed and ran out without looking back...
The beautiful woman seemed delighted by this scene; she stepped forward and pushed aside the kneeling and oblivious Thief One, standing in front of the coffin while gently caressing it with her delicate fingers and sighing: “Jun Liuji... In just a little while longer, we will be reborn.”
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Qi Che sat grimly on his horse, looking at the battlefield strewn with corpses before him. He wiped the bloodstains from his face with the back of his hand and snorted coldly, "If it weren't for Resolute Stone holding things up, this Crimson Kingdom would be nothing!"
"Resolute Stone will arrive at Jiangling in two days. Master, should we make some arrangements?" Deputy General said from behind Qi Che.
Qi Che pondered for a moment. "Two days until they reach Jiangling? I doubt they will actually get to Jiangling. Instead, they will likely choose the easily defensible Jingyang, not far from Jiangling."
"Why is that?" Deputy General asked curiously.
Qi Che sneered, "That's the cleverness of Resolute Stone. If there's anyone in this world who can rival Resolute Stone, it would be This King Fourth Brother."
"But right now, the prince..." Deputy General expressed some concern.
Qi Che laughed nonchalantly, "Since even Crimson Gate has come out, how can the forces of Resolute Stone, no matter how formidable, compete against an army that devours human flesh? There's no need to worry. Today, we will press our advantage and capture Jiangling. By then, we will have a city to defend."
Since his Fourth Brother had entrusted all the power of Crimson Gate to him, he couldn't let his Fourth Brother down. He would hold off Resolute Stone, as long as he prevented them from returning to Chang'an City; everything would be fine!
As for what would happen later, he hadn't thought that far ahead. He would take it one step at a time. Whether or not Qin Ge and his Fourth Brother would end up together was something he could only hope that Heavenly Fate would not be so cruel. His Fourth Brother had sacrificed so much for Qin Ge, more than any ordinary person could imagine.
His Fourth Brother truly had it hard.
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