Tomb Raiding: My Family's Last Clan Chief is Little Brother

Chapter 28 Tragedy in the Tunnel
The young man found the eight-treasure exquisite lock on the golden nanmu coffin and used the two iron hooks in the treasure box to crack the mechanism.

With a snap, the coffin lid popped open, and a stench-filled stream of black water rushed out, hitting the top of the head. Zhang Wuxun and Wu Xiaoxie, who were closest to the coffin, were so overwhelmed by the stench that their eyes rolled back.

On the contrary, the young man seemed completely unaffected, as if he couldn't smell the overwhelming stench.

"Huh~"

The fat man frowned, pushed open the coffin lid, peeked inside, and almost vomited.

"Damn it, why are there so many rice dumplings?!"

Inside the open coffin, steam swirled, and through the mist, one could vaguely see a large, oval-shaped unidentified object with more than twenty human limbs entangled and coiled around it. The limbs were rotten and swollen from being soaked in the black water inside the coffin, and had become waxy and stuck together, forming a huge piece of corpse.

Zhang Wuxun covered his nose with the back of his hand, his brows furrowed tightly. "Even if there are many more burial items in here, I don't want them."

It would be more cost-effective for him to just put a few porcelain jars and bottles into the space.

The fat man chuckled upon hearing this, "You said it yourself, so all the treasures will belong to me, Fatty."

That's what he said, but looking at the clumps of solidified corpse oil floating on the black water, the fat man hesitated for a long time but still couldn't bring himself to do it.

But I get so itchy to get my hands on it.

Zhang Wuxun suggested to him, "Why don't you just find a pottery jar or something, scoop out the water, and then touch it?"

"Hey? That's a good idea." The fat man's eyes lit up, and he was about to get going.

Zhang Wuxun quickly said, "I'll go get you the jar, and we'll go get it for 28 later."

The fat man thought it was a good idea; more people would mean more treasures.

Seeing that the two of them had already decided who would get the funerary objects in the coffin, Wu Xiaoxie curled his lips speechlessly, "This burial coffin is so disgusting, how could you two do that?"

The fat man, eager to show off, said, "Little naiveté, you don't understand. Who can twist a burial coffin like a pretzel? This thing is called a 'corpse-raising coffin,' and in feng shui..."

Zhang Wuxun didn't quite hear what was said after that. He had already arrived at the tomb chamber where he had been collecting treasures... oops, I mean, he was looking for pottery jars, and incidentally, he was also rummaging through his spatial storage for a few treasures.

Hmm? Those three-star blue and white porcelain bowls over there look pretty good; they should be worth a lot of money. And here are two celadon dishes—they're all treasures.

Zhang Wuxun's eyes widened, and he stuffed everything into the space.

Thanks to the system for providing so much space.

"Wooden Fish, what are you doing?"

Suddenly, Wu Xiaoxie's voice came from behind.

Zhang Wuxun jolted awake, nearly dropping the jar in his hand.

"Huh? No... I didn't do anything."

Having almost been caught red-handed, Zhang Wuxun felt a little guilty and dared not look Wu Xiaoxie in the eye, so he tried to change the subject to cover up his mistake.

"I just want to find a jar with a handle so I can scoop water without getting my hands dirty."

"I was wondering why you've been gone all day." Wu Xiaoxie took the jar from his hand. "As long as it can hold water, that's fine. Don't be so picky. I'll scoop it out with Fatty, and you and Xiao Ge can just watch from the side."

Zhang Wuxun chuckled twice, grabbed two jars, and was about to follow him out of the tomb.

"Huh?" Wu Xiaoxie seemed to have noticed something. "This jar...where did you get it?"

Zhang Wuxun pointed in that direction, and Wu Xiaoxie immediately ran over and squatted down, staring intently at the patterns on them, saying, "Put down those two jars you're holding, and find the one without patterns."

Zhang Wuxun shrugged, said "Oh," placed the jar beside him, glanced towards the passageway, and estimated the time.

Zhang Wuxun quickly grabbed two cheap jars and ran over to give them to Fatty. Just as he was about to run towards Wu Xiaoxie, Xiao Ge blocked his way again. This drove him a little crazy!
Zhang Wuxun stared into the young man's eyes, frowned, and mouthed, "Can we put aside any deal between you and Wu Sansheng for now? Tianzhen will be in danger on his own."

The young man didn't flinch, his eyes were deep, and he stood there quietly without saying a word.

Zhang Wuxun frowned slightly and clicked his tongue. This was a bit troublesome. He wasn't confident he could beat Xiao Ge, but he couldn't ignore Tianzhen's situation.

The atmosphere between the two was at an impasse, with neither willing to back down.

The fat man next to the coffin was humming a song and scooping water with great enthusiasm, completely unaware that something was wrong.

Finally, the young man stepped aside to make way.

Before Zhang Wuxun could even feel happy, he discovered that the tomb chamber opposite had disappeared without him noticing.

Zhang Wuxun: "..."

He turned to look at the young man with a dark expression, a forced smile on his face, and squeezed out three words through gritted teeth, "You—grand—scum!"

The young man kept a blank face, still expressionless, glanced at Zhang Wuxun indifferently, and then turned back to help the fat man scoop water.

ahhh-

Zhang Wuxun unleashed a set of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms at the wall in a fit of impotent rage.

Helpless, he could only swallow his anger, silently squatting in the corner, secretly cursing the young man to trip and fall on flat ground.

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On the other side, Wu Xiaoxie looked at the row of jars he had arranged in order, his face full of barely suppressed excitement. He turned to share his discovery with his friends, "Wooden Fish, look! These...wooden fish? Wooden fish! Holy crap!"

The echoes lingered in the empty tomb chamber, which was pitch black; he was clearly all alone.

This reminded him once again of the time he was abandoned in the main burial chamber of the Seven Star Lu Palace, a situation exactly the same as his current predicament.

Wu Xiaoxie felt both sad and scared, and he repeatedly cursed his unreliable third uncle and his untrustworthy brother Muyu in his mind.

He grabbed a basin and was about to rush into the passageway when he was shocked to find that the opposite side chamber had reverted to its previous white marble walls.

Wu Xiaoxie was almost in tears. He forced himself to calm down and comforted himself, saying that the mechanisms in the tomb were frequently activated, and maybe the side chamber would turn back on its own in a few minutes.

But this empty passageway is so damn scary!

Why do I always feel like something is watching him from behind?

Wu Xiaoxie shone his flashlight around and felt a panic running through him.

With a "splash", the water splashed.

Wu Xiaoxie's heart skipped a beat, and he shone his flashlight in the direction of the light.

What did he see?
"My goodness!"

It's a sea monkey!
Wu Xiaoxie cursed under his breath and ran back as fast as he could.

The sea monkey spotted its prey, let out a roar, and quickly darted out from the left jade gate to give chase.

The more anxious and flustered they became, the closer they were to the tomb. Suddenly, they tripped and fell to the ground, seeing stars and bleeding from their nose.

Wu Xiaoxie lay on the ground, groggily touching his nose, and breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, his nose bone wasn't broken.

(End of this chapter)