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Chapter 267 - 267: Taotie Beast Statues! Half a Tael of the (Ün Dynasty! Whose tomb is this? (2)
Chapter 267 - 267: Taotie Beast Statues! Half a Tael of the (Ün Dynasty! Whose tomb is this? (2)
Chapter 267: Taotie Beast Statues! Half a Tael of the (ün Dynasty! Whose tomb is this? (2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Since both the dead entrance nd the life entrance posed the same level of danger, Luo Feng concluded that this would not be a simple matter. He needed to think more like the people from the past in order to understand the situation.
Could it be that the life entrance was intentionally designed to resemble the dead entrance to discourage the half-hearted and deter them from proceeding?
“If I were a tomb builder during the Qin Dynasty, and I created the dead entrance, I would certainly want tomb robbers to perish in this place!” Luo Feng mused.
“Would some fengshui masters conclude that the gates have switched places, thinking that the gate of death is actually the gate of life? But upon entering the death gate, they find it even more dangerous?”
“In such a situation, it would indeed be a malevolent tomb!” Luo Feng continued, “Those who are inexperienced or lack proper skills would definitely meet their demise here, just like the skeletal remains at the bottom of the life entrance’s well.”
“This could only be the beginning of the danger; there might be even more peril ahead!” Luo Feng thought to himself. After some consideration, he once again descended into the ancient well of the life entrance, using An Peng’s rope.
This time, armed with plenty of insect repellent, he managed to drive away the venomous snakes. Seeing that all the snakes at the bottom of the well had fled, Luo Feng descended to the bottom, stepping on what seemed solid, yet not quite stable ground.
“Huh? The snakes are gone, but the treasure markers remain?” Luo Feng wondered aloud. “Does that mean the treasure markers we thought were snakes were actually fake?”
Of course, some of the snakes were indeed indicated by the treasure markers, but even after they had left, there were still some treasure markers left. That meant there was definitely something valuable below.
However, the treasures could not be these bones.
“Brothers, this is indeed the life entrance! There were so many snakes, making it seem like a mix of real and fake, just to make people think this is the dead entrance!” Luo Feng explained.
Such a simple trick could fool most people, but not Luo Feng.
Picking up a pickaxe, he struck the floor of the well, producing a hollow sound.
“Is it not solid? Is there a hidden space below?” Luo Feng said with a grin.
As expected, there was a secret passage.
“Damn! The host discovered yet another secret?”
“Amazing! He found it by going down the well a second time?”
“Don’t tell me you calculated this, too?” his audience inquired.
Luo Feng laughed, “Of course I calculated it. Do you think it’s just luck? If it were, there wouldn’t be so many skeletons at the bottom of the well! Perhaps the life entrance used to have traps that were triggered by those who perished here, exhausting its mechanisms!”
Shamelessly, Luo Feng credited the knowledge he received from the system as his own. But since the knowledge was now in his mind, it could indeed be considered his own calculation.
After digging for about ten minutes, Luo Feng’s system alerted him.
[ Ding! Congratulations, Host! You’ve discovered an ancient Qin dynasty tomb worth 1.2 billion yuan! ]
Damn!
A tomb!
He had finally found the ancient tomb, and it was worth 1.2 billion. Luo Feng knew the system’s valuation was always conservative, and the actual transaction price was usually much higher.
“Brothers, we’ve found it!” Luo Feng grinned at the drone’s camera and continued digging.
After digging for a while longer, he discovered floor tiles at the bottom of the well. Luo Feng pried them open, but not all of them, leaving some space for him to stand on.
Shining a light into the opening below the tiles, he discovered a hidden chamber with a set of man-made stairs, clearly designed with purpose. Luo Feng lit a candle and lowered it down on a long line. Realizing that the candle struggled to burn, this meant he would need oxygen tanks.
He arranged for the delivery of some oxygen tanks from the air transport company.
“Anyone who wants to follow me down can do so!” he announced. “But I cannot guarantee whether or not it will be dangerous. However, with me here, you can rest assured!”
Luo Feng chuckled and added, “Moreover, since this is the life entrance, there shouldn’t be much danger. The life entrance is meant for you to enter and exit alive. Although the tomb owner went to great lengths to disguise this gate, once the snakes are gone, the danger should be gone as well.”
“I’ll go down with Old Luo!” one person volunteered.
“I’ll go, too!” another chimed in.
“Luo Feng, are you sure there’s no danger via the life entrance?” Su Meiji agreed to go down but still asked with concern.
“The life gate isn’t completely without danger, but since it was left as a path for entry and exit, there should be no major obstacles.” Luo Feng explained.
“Why would the tomb builders leave a life entrance? It doesn’t make sense!” Li
Shishi asked, puzzled. “Is it specifically for tomb robbers?” “Heh, of course, it was left for themselves!” Luo Feng answered.
“Themselves? But the tomb owner is dead, why would they need a life entrance? Unless the tomb builders, fearing death, dug it secretly?” Su Meiji had some knowledge about this.
“Heh, looking at the scale of this life entrance, how could it possibly have been dug secretly by the tomb builders?” Luo Feng argued. “At first, I found it strange that such a large-scale life entrance couldn’t have been dug by the workers, but if it was the tomb owner who dug it, they must have intentionally left it for their own convenience in the future and disguised it as the dead entrance.”
“The owner’s already dead by the time he’s buried, so why would they need the convenience of coming back out? Isn’t that just a joke and a waste of time?” Zhang Shunyong said, exasperated..