Tomb Raider: Evolution of the Red Dragon, Starting from the Ancient City of Jingjue

“Brother Qin Feng, there really doesn’t seem to be anything here, except for the layers of steps.”

At this moment, Yun also spoke up, her gaze sweeping around, but she saw nothing and found nothing unusual.

“Yunye, I think you’ve got it wrong. What you’re seeing here is an ancient tomb, not something built with modern technology. This place was definitely built by the ancients, otherwise how could there be such a large space?”

Qin Feng smiled and said.

"Really? But something feels off about this place."

Yun also frowned slightly.

"Yunye, are you saying there's something wrong here?" Qin Feng looked at Yunye, then at Jiang Hua.

"Yes, that's right. There's a very strong malevolent aura here, and it's much stronger than ordinary malevolent aura, so there must be something here."

Jiang Hua said affirmatively.

"What's here? Could it be a ghost?"

Qin Feng said with some horror.

"Ghosts? How did you come up with that idea?" Yun asked, somewhat surprised.

"Because I had heard a legend before, in which many people were killed in the tomb complex and eventually turned into ghosts."

Qin Feng explained.

"Legend has it that many people were murdered within the burial complex?"

Jiang Hua was stunned.

"Yes, it's said that many people came out of the tomb complex." Qin Feng nodded.

"Hmm, it seems this legend is true," Jiang Hua said thoughtfully.

"Then, since many people really did come out of the tomb complex, does that mean the tomb complex we found here is real?" Qin Feng asked excitedly.

"It should be true," Jiang Hua said, sounding uncertain.

"Brother Jiang Hua, does that mean we can go in now?"

Qin Feng asked with an excited expression.

"Yes, of course."

Jiang Hua nodded.

"Alright, Brother Qin Feng, let's go in and take a look." Yun also said with an expectant look on her face.

"Okay, Yunye, you just wait for us outside. We'll be out soon," Jiang Hua said.

"okay."

Yun nodded and agreed.

Jiang Hua and Qin Feng walked over and began to move forward cautiously. After walking about a few meters, they suddenly realized something was wrong, because they were on the wrong route.

Jiang Hua's heart skipped a beat, and an extremely ominous premonition immediately arose in his mind.

"Qin Feng, something seems off here."

Jiang Hua quickly stopped and looked at Qin Feng beside her, reminding him.

"Jiang Hua, is something wrong?"

Qin Feng also stopped and asked with a puzzled look.

"The terrain here is a bit strange. I feel that the terrain is odd, and the route we're taking seems to be completely wrong," Jiang Hua said to Qin Feng while carefully observing the environment.

"What? There's a problem with the terrain?"

Qin Feng was taken aback upon hearing this and quickly asked.

"Hmm, Qin Lan, the terrain is strange. Did you notice? We've been constantly going uphill, but there aren't any bumps or mounds up there. In other words, we've been going in the same place the whole time."

Jiang Hua looked up and frowned as he spoke.

"This..." Qin Feng looked at it carefully and found it to be exactly as Jiang Hua had said.

"The possibility is really high." Qin Feng nodded as well.

"What should we do? Should we continue upwards?" Qin Feng asked, looking around.

"Let's keep going up. I can't see what's wrong either. Maybe we're not going in the right direction?"

Jiang Hua looked around and then examined the path beneath her feet, but couldn't come up with a good solution for the time being. "Alright then, Jiang Hua, let's go uphill and see what's going on," Qin Feng said, shaking his head helplessly.

"Well, let's go."

Jiang Hua nodded and continued walking forward.

Jiang Hua and the other two were not moving fast. He was walking in the lead when he suddenly felt that he had stepped on something.

He froze, too stiff to move, and said rigidly.

"I think I've stepped on some kind of trap."

Jiang Hua said in a low voice.

"What mechanism?"

Qin Feng quickly asked, as he had never heard of any such mechanism.

"I don't know, it just feels like something is pricking my foot," Jiang Hua said, frowning. He had already guessed what it felt like.

"Be careful, I'm about to let go."

Seeing that Qin Feng and Yun were ready, Jiang Hua released his foot.

Instantly, a dense rain of arrows shot out from the wall, flying towards the three of them. Qin Feng and Jiang Hua were already on guard and quickly dodged as the arrows came flying towards them.

"Pfft pfft!"

The sound of dense arrows piercing the wall reached Jiang Hua and his companions, but they did not give up; instead, they quickened their pace.

Finally, the three of them stepped out of the wall. Jiang Hua and the others steadied themselves and looked behind them, and were immediately stunned.

The stone bricks they had just walked through were riddled with holes, leaving gaps large enough for them to walk through, yet they still couldn't get out.

"This is..…."

Qin Feng stared at everything in front of him, completely dumbfounded.

“I’m not sure either, but I feel it was caused by these agencies. We need to find out which agencies were responsible.”

Jiang Hua also looked solemn, staring at the chaotic scene before him, and said in a deep voice.

“Let’s keep going,” Jiang Hua said.

Qin Feng nodded.

Next, the three continued forward, and after walking more than ten meters, another sound of falling stones reached Qin Feng's ears.

This time, the three of them immediately stopped and looked around, becoming alert at the same time.

"Don't panic, this should be a passage. Let's test it out first."

Jiang Hua said in a deep voice.

"Okay." Qin Feng nodded quickly.

"Sister Yun, look."

Jiang Hua pointed to a stone slab, gesturing for Lin Yun to look.

"Yes, there are words there." Lin Yun glanced at it and nodded.

"Jiang Hua, look over there."

Jiang Hua nodded and pointed to the other side.

"Jiang Hua, look over there." Lin Yun also noticed that some of the stone slabs were problematic.

Jiang Hua quickly looked in the direction Lin Yun pointed, and saw a huge stone tablet with three characters written on it.

"Qin Family Tombs"

Upon seeing the three large characters on the stone tablet, both Qin Feng and Jiang Hua were shocked.

The Qin family tombs are the mausoleums of the imperial families of China throughout history. Every few thousand years, a grand sacrificial ceremony is held there, where the remains and coffins of emperors from past dynasties await arrangement by their descendants.

The fact that a Qin family tomb was found here indicates what?
"Could it be here?" Qin Feng asked solemnly, knowing what Jiang Hua was referring to.

"Let's go take a look."

Without a word, Jiang Hua immediately grabbed Qin Feng and led Lin Yun towards the Qin family tomb. (End of Chapter)