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

Chapter 486 The Descent of the Star Zhen
Zhang Wuxun looked at the bell in his hand, and a question that had been puzzling him for a long time was finally explained.

Moved by the sound of a clear bell!

The Wang family's original purpose in taking the small octagonal bell from Ma Chongshan was likely to use the power of Maponim to enter the underground lake here.

Unfortunately, the bell only had the effect of calming the mind and focusing the spirit. Since the Wang family failed to achieve their goal, how could they give up so easily?

Zhang Wuxun sneered inwardly, resealed the bell in his hand with rosin, put it back in the wooden box, and then looked around.

Zhang Wuxun had never been to this place before when he stayed in Kangba Luo. Judging from the layout and furnishings, this place was probably built a long, long time ago.

It is clear that the surface of the stone wall cave has been reinforced and repaired by humans on the original foundation. The marks are very recent and must have been put on not long ago.

It seems his guess was correct; the Khampa people were indeed hiding in this area.

As you walk in, there is a niche carved out every five meters on the cave wall, containing a pine oil lamp the size of a football.

There are still many damp water droplets on the stone wall, but the further you go in, the less water there is. Some casually carved bird and animal murals also begin to appear on the wall. The coloring is also very simple, only vermilion and grayish-blue. The color spots have gradually fallen off due to oxidation, giving people the feeling of walking in a primitive tomb passage.

Could there have been an ancient tomb here? Or perhaps this was a mass burial site built by the ancient Khampa people?

Zhang Wuxun did not linger here and went straight along the stone path.

After a few turns, a stone gate appeared ahead. Although the mechanism was simple, a bell was attached to it, hidden in an inconspicuous corner.

Zhang Wuxun carefully cut the rope tied to the bell, unlocked the mechanism, pushed open the door, and entered, where a gently descending staircase appeared before him.

After walking a few meters, I heard a series of steady footsteps coming from the stone path ahead.

Zhang Wuxun listened to the increasingly close sound and stood at the top of the stairs for a moment. A glimmer of light appeared in the dark passage.

Wearing a crimson robe, Logonbu slowly walked out with two young Tibetans. Upon seeing Zhang Wuxun, he immediately bowed and clasped his hands in greeting, saying, "Young chieftain, you've returned."

Zhang Wuxun placed his right palm on his chest, nodded in return, and asked, "Are all my uncles, brothers, and sisters well?"

The expression on Logonbu's face was neither sorrowful nor anything else; he simply said, "Why don't you come with me and take a look?"

Zhang Wuxun's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately had a bad feeling. "Are the casualties in the tribe very serious?"

Logonbu waved his hand, signaling the two young Tibetans to continue patrolling ahead. He then led Zhang Wuxun down the steps, saying as they walked, "Most of the tribespeople are safe and sound. Only Dorje and a few other young men who were evacuated at the last moment accidentally fell into a snow cave and suffered minor injuries. The rest of the people were evacuated in time under Lord Lawa's leadership."

Hearing that everyone was safe and sound, Zhang Wuxun felt a little relieved.

“What is this place? Judging from the layout, it seems to be the passageway of an ancient tomb,” Zhang Wuxun asked, pointing to the murals on the wall.

Logonbu nodded. "This is indeed a group of Tibetan tombs built by the Khampa Luo people a thousand years ago. However, this place is located on the outer edge of the tomb hall, and it is as far away from the main burial chamber as a snow-capped peak."

"What about that ice burial cliff in front of the glacial lake?" Zhang Wu asked. "Aren't the people buried inside the cliffs of the Khampa people?"

“They are our people.” Logonbu didn’t hide anything from him. “The mass burial ice cliff you see is only a part of the entire ice burial complex. More of it is buried under the ice cliff. As more and more ice coffins were piled up, it gradually formed the massive ice cliff we see today.” Zhang Wuxun understood what he meant. In other words, the tomb passage and the ice cliff where the two of them were now were actually one entity. Perhaps the mountain ranges surrounding the Wenbugongga Glacier Lake were also divided into several parts of the mass burial complex.

He then asked, "How did you know in advance that the Germans would launch a surprise attack? I was worried that the Huns would use detonators to blow up the snow on the high peaks of the valley at night. By the way, a few people escaped from the copper bell formation at the frozen lake. They should be heading towards the valley. Did you catch them?"

"Lord Lawa foresaw that our tribe would suffer a devastating snow disaster that would be the worst in a century, and he had people repair this place long ago. The women, children and other children in the tribe were moved here more than half a month ago, and only a few people were left to guard the original valley," Logonbu replied.

Speaking of the Germans, Logomb's face darkened slightly. "After those four Hungarians detonated the detonator, causing an avalanche that buried the entire canyon, I don't know what they were thinking, but they actually walked to the deepest part of the canyon where the snow was thickest, seemingly trying to find something in the snow. But what goes around comes around, and they soon got their comeuppance, falling into the hollowed-out snow cave and all of them died."

They're dead, so be it. The Germans' goal was nothing more than Yama riding a corpse. They probably blew up the mountain because they couldn't break the formation set up by the Khampa. But whatever they were looking for in the lama temple, it was all related to Yama riding a corpse.

But for some reason, Zhang Wuxun still felt something was off, so he simply asked directly, "Has something else happened in the clan? After the falcon you released brought me the box, it flew off towards the outside of the mountain. It was going to find Dan, right?"

Logombo was silent for a few seconds, then sighed, "Lord Rawa's time is running out."

Zhang Wuxun was startled and looked at him in disbelief. "How could this be? The old patriarch was also a long-lived person, how could he suddenly..."

“It’s because of the backlash from the prophecy,” Logomb said sadly. “Since he turned one hundred, Lord Lawa has rarely performed the ritual to predict future events. In the past sixty years, he has only performed the ritual four times after receiving a hymn from heaven and a dream.”

The first time was when the last spirit master came to the snow mountain; the second time was when the Zhen constellation descended, and its omen of good or evil was deduced; the third time was at the beginning of the year two years ago, when the natal chart that should have been fixed suddenly changed, simply because the Wei constellation returned to its position.

"The fourth time was during the Red Moon of that year. When Dan found the young clan leader in the Yama Temple, Lord Lawa sensed that the divine crow had returned to the snow mountain. This meant that the critical moment for the survival of the Khampa tribe had arrived."

"Master Lawa said that Yin He is a matter of life and death, and the official ghost transforms into the useful god. The Kui hexagram indicates that there will be difficulties after the obstruction. Therefore, it is followed by Jian, but the southwest is favorable. If you can see through this calamity, you can seize the life gate."

Zhang Wuxun frowned, his mind replaying the words relayed by Uncle Abu.

The last spirit summoner, this is easy to understand, it's when the young man first came to Motuo and went to the Bronze Gate.

The star Zhen descends. Zhen is also known as "Zhen Water Earthworm". It belongs to the water element, is located at the tail of the Vermilion Bird, and was called "Heavenly Chariot" in ancient times. It is mostly associated with misfortune.

In terms of personality, the Zhen constellation symbolizes vitality, shyness, inner weakness, and lack of competitiveness. Although timid, it is pure and kind. It is the most easily accepted type of person among the twenty-eight constellations, suitable as a leader, and able to exert influence well.

Although Luo Gongbu did not specify the year, Zhang Wuxun felt that the name "Zhensu" matched his own Wu Xie perfectly.

As for the year before last, it was February of that year. That was the first time Wu Xie went into a tomb with his third uncle. Perhaps it was because of this that his destined astrological chart changed drastically. So who does "Tail Constellation" refer to?

He recalled the look in Logonbu's eyes when he said those words, and an incredible thought suddenly arose in his mind: could "Tail Constellation" refer to himself?
Therefore, the change in the destiny chart likely refers to him being destined to die, but unexpectedly arriving in a parallel world.

Or perhaps the changes in this birth chart refer not only to him, but also to everyone involved in this birth chart.

Zhang Wuxun's emotions were like a rollercoaster at this moment. After the ups and downs, he felt a sense of relief, as if he had just realized it.

Human life is preordained, with fortune and misfortune intertwined, causes and effects intertwined, even birds do not avoid them, everything is predetermined in the dark.

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