A comprehensive overview of tombs: starting with the Yellow Weasel's Tomb

Inside the tomb, the sounds of fierce fighting suddenly erupted.

Legend has it that centipedes have three fears. First, they fear hens. If someone is bitten by a centipede, they can be cured by covering the hen's buttocks with a chicken's buttocks for two hours. Second, they fear mugwort. In fact, not only centipedes, but all the five poisonous creatures fear mugwort. Then, they fear shoe soles. Needless to say, they just hit the hen with a shoe sole!

However, the centipede in front of them clearly did not belong to this category.

Such a large centipede is certainly not afraid of shoe soles, and besides, no one can find a hen, let alone mugwort. How could there possibly be mugwort in the tomb?

In this way, the only option left for everyone was to launch a direct attack.

Bai Jing was naturally unafraid and immediately took out the Kangxi Treasure Sword and began slashing at the giant centipede.

Although the giant centipede's shell was hard enough, its legs could be cut by Bai Jing's Kangxi sword.

With the assistance of a rifle that could barely penetrate the giant centipede's shell, the giant centipede gradually slowed down as Bai Jing chopped off more and more of its legs.

Bai Jing seized the opportunity and cut off the pair of pincers in front of the centipede's head.

He then slashed the centipede's feet twice, striking its eyes.

Finally, the giant centipede could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground, no longer moving.

At this moment, Bai Jing was also panting a little.

Bai Jing felt that this thing's strength was even close to that of a tiger, and it had a thick armor. Most importantly, this thing was covered in poison, making people dare not get close to it.

It is the combination of various factors that makes this thing so difficult to deal with.

Fortunately, Bai Jing was exceptionally skilled, and with the assistance of Bai Pi, Bai Qi, and others, they were able to achieve final victory.

After defeating the giant centipede, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and sat down to rest in the tomb.

During the break, everyone took a look around the tomb chamber and the adjacent side chamber, only to find that they were completely empty.

Upon seeing this, the fat man couldn't help but complain, "Whose grave is this anyway? It's cleaner than my pockets!"

This was exactly what Bai Qi was wondering. Bai Qi looked around and then suddenly said, "Why do you think the foxes from Black Mountain Head come here before they die? And why does the giant centipede on the tomb also come in?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing fell into thought, while Jian Guo and Lu Jun said with some confusion, "Didn't you and your brother say that this is on some kind of dragon vein? It must be a feng shui treasure land."

Bai Jing shook his head and said, "That's not the case. In fact, of all the so-called feng shui treasure lands, not to mention all of them, I have been to real feng shui treasure lands, but more than 90% of the so-called feng shui treasure lands are just making a fuss about them."

Besides, the concept of dragon veins is actually a concept applicable to humans. Do you think foxes could understand yin and yang feng shui? If I'm not mistaken, this tomb must contain some supreme treasure, attracting wild beasts and poisonous insects from all around.

But at that moment, a voice that didn't belong to the others rang out: "Then what do you think it is?"

The moment that voice rang out, everyone present felt their hair stand on end.

Immediately afterwards, everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

The sound came from the archway through which they had just climbed in.

In an instant, several flashlights shone in that direction.

Bai Jing was also sweating profusely at this moment.

I didn't even notice anyone entering this tomb. Could it be that my abilities have failed me?

When Fatty and White Flag saw who it was, they were stunned for a moment, then quickly ordered their men to put down their weapons and go up to pull the man up.

Clearly, White Flag and Fatty knew this person, while Army and Sharp Fruit did not.

This piqued Bai Jing's curiosity.

Only after Bai Qi explained the situation did Bai Jing understand what was going on.

It turns out that a year ago, Farm No. 17 had been temporarily abolished for a period of time.

At that time, Bai Qi and the other three were assigned to work in the villages of Shangxia Heishuihe.

Baiqi and Fatty were assigned to Upper Heishuihe Village, while Lujun and Jianguo were assigned to Lower Heishuihe Village.

Shangheihe Village is not large, with only a dozen or so households, all of whom are hunters. No one farms; they all make a living by hunting deer.

Fatty and White Flag were assigned to a hunter's family, and the person in front of them was the family's daughter, named Hazel.

Hazel explained that he was hunting in the mountains when he encountered a pack of wolves. In his panic, he found the cave entrance and crawled in. He then overheard Bai Jing and the others' conversation and chimed in.

Chapter 96 Entering the Underground Palace

After listening to Bai Qi and Fatty's explanations, as well as Hazel's words, Bai Jing breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that it wasn't that his ability had failed, but rather that Hazel didn't have any ill intentions towards him at all, which is why Bai Jing didn't notice it.

However, this also served as a reminder to Bai Jing that he needs to train more in the future, otherwise he won't even know if someone approaches him silently.

Afterwards, everyone continued to discuss what exactly it was that could attract the attention of so many venomous insects and ferocious beasts.

Bai Jing thought for a moment, then leaped up and grabbed the crack through which the golden-headed centipede had entered, wanting to investigate further.

But Bai Jing didn't find the crack.

But Bai Jing noticed that the brick walls of the tomb were incredibly hard.

At the same time, these tomb bricks are neat and tightly packed, and are incredibly sturdy. Even an entrenching tool can only leave a mark when it is used to chisel them. Moreover, molten copper and iron were poured between the tomb bricks, so that even water cannot seep in. It is clearly a 'Water-Dividing Vajra Pagoda'!

The so-called "Water-Dividing Vajra Pagoda" is actually an ancient tomb built to prevent moisture and theft. The entrance to the tomb passage was reinforced with a tower wall made of huge bricks, and molten copper and iron were poured between the bricks. It is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, and the top of the tomb chamber is shaped like a water-dividing point, hence the name "Water-Dividing Vajra Pagoda".

This 'Water-Dividing Vajra Pagoda' is like an immovable Vajra, capable of keeping almost all tomb raiders out.

Bai Jing also discovered that phosphorus was buried in the murals of this Liao Dynasty tomb. If tomb raiders broke through the murals, they would be ignited by the phosphorus and die without a burial place.

The security measures here are truly top-notch.

All indications suggest that this is definitely a super-large tomb, far beyond what ordinary princes and generals could handle.

Bai Jing vaguely remembered that this place was very likely related to the tomb of the Liao Dynasty's Empress Dowager.

But Bai Jing wasn't sure either, because there was a mountain between Ganggangyingzi and the town where he was sent to work, called Niuxin Mountain, which could be said to be the tomb of Empress Xiao of the Liao Dynasty.

The tomb where Bai Jing and his group are currently located, although Bai Jing is still unsure whose tomb it is, is definitely a large tomb no less impressive than the one at Niuxin Mountain.

At this moment, Bai Qi also discovered the 'Water-Dividing Vajra Pagoda'. However, he was also puzzled. Logically speaking, the 'Water-Dividing Vajra Pagoda' should be located where the tomb entrance is. Why is the Vajra Pagoda in this Liao tomb hidden behind the murals?

Bai Jing noticed Bai Qi's confusion and said quietly, "Perhaps we are mistaken. This is a great tomb, far greater than we imagined."

After listening to Bai Jing's analysis, Bai Qi also explained to Fatty, Lu Jun, Jian Guo, and Zhen Zi what the 'Water-Dividing Vajra Pagoda' was.

Suddenly, Bai Qi thought of a possibility and immediately said, "Do you think there might be a secret passage here for burial of coffins?"

Upon hearing this, the fat man immediately retorted, "Didn't you just tell Brother Bai that the Vajra Pagoda sealed the entrance to this tomb passage? Aren't the coffins carried in through the tomb passage? Why would there be a need for a secret passage?"

Upon hearing Bai Qi's words, Bai Jing felt as if a lightning bolt had struck his mind, and immediately said, "My brother is right. People in ancient times were superstitious, whether it was for burial or..."

Okay, whether we seal the tomb passage or not, these underground palaces will only be open for a few hours at most.

There wasn't enough time to wait for the coffin to enter the underground palace before building the Vajra Pagoda, so there must have been an opening in the Vajra Pagoda that allowed the coffin to enter.

If the burial truly took place through this passageway into the underground palace, then the Vajra Pagoda blocking the passageway would have shown signs of sealing, indicating at least one other secret passage.

As he spoke, Bai Jing held up a torch and shone it around the area where the mural was located, saying, "Look, this mural is clearly a single piece, and it has never been repaired. Therefore, the secret passage must exist!"

Bai Jing spoke with great confidence.

Bai Qi and Bai Jing shared the same thought, both glancing at each other with smiles in their eyes.

However, Lu Jun asked somewhat hesitantly, "So, where do you think this secret passage is?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing pointed to the rotten logs on the ground.

The others were all somewhat confused.

What does this have to do with the rotten wood on the ground?

But Bai Qi understood Bai Jing's meaning and immediately explained, "This Liao tomb is so huge, the coffin must be quite large. The tomb passage is narrow, so it can't be carried in. But if we don't carry it, won't pushing it directly on the ground damage the coffin? How do you think we can get the coffin in without damaging it?"

At that moment, Jian Guo seemed to have thought of something and excitedly said, "I understand! We'll rely on these pieces of wood!"

Bai Jing gave him an approving look and then said, "Jian Guo is right. It's all thanks to these logs. When these logs are intact, they are all logs of similar size. We can lay these logs on the ground and place the coffin on them. This way, we can get the coffin in without damaging it."

After hearing Bai Jing's words, the fat man suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. No wonder there are so many rotten woods in this tomb. I was wondering before who would put dozens of wooden stakes as burial objects, but I didn't expect that they had this purpose."

Bai Jing confirmed the fat man's words and then began to wander around the tomb.

Soon, Bai Jing discovered a pile of sand in a corner of the ground, confirming that this was the entrance.

Immediately, Bai Jing picked up an entrenching tool and began digging.

The sand seemed bottomless. Bai Jing dug for a long time before he finally dug out a sand hole, but he also discovered that as he dug, it seemed that sand was still falling from above.

Seeing this, Bai Jing, Bai Qi, Fatty, and Lu Jun took turns digging.

As the group dug, the quicksand pit stopped dropping sand.

After about an hour of digging, they finally dug out a passage large enough for one person to pass through. Just in case, Bai Jing used the still intact pieces of wood among the rotten wood as support and was the first to crawl through.

The others followed closely behind, and when they arrived, Bai Jing saw that the Vajra Pagoda was seven layers thick with bricks, and on the other side was a tunnel. The ground was paved with peony-patterned tomb bricks, and there were neat chisel marks on the stone walls.

It seems that the Liao Dynasty tomb's underground palace was indeed carved out of the mountain, with the grottoes carved out from the mountainside serving as the underground palace.

When everyone arrived, the torches had already been extinguished, leaving the underground palace pitch black and filled with an aura of death. It felt eerie and oppressive, and the group couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines upon entering.

As everyone lit the torches, the scene inside the underground palace finally became clear.

The fat man stared in disbelief at the scene before him.

"Such a large tomb must have buried an emperor."