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

After listening to Hu Bayi's translation, the fat man thought for a moment, pointed to the corpses of the Japanese soldiers, and said, "Hey, do you think these Japanese soldiers might be the savages they were talking about?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Bayi pointed to the contents of the notebook and nodded, saying, "Possibly. Look, it's written in this notebook, 'Showa 33'."

This year, Showa 33, is 1958. In other words, these Japanese soldiers had been wandering in this forest for more than a decade when they died.

Bai Jing was quite impressed with this. These people had lived in the wilderness for so many years, and their final cause of death was suicide after learning of the Japanese army's defeat and surrender.

Looking at the corpses on the ground, Yingzi asked with some confusion, "Why haven't they left after wandering around here for so many years?"

The fat man immediately said, "They want to get out, but the forest is so big, how can they get out?"

Bai Jing nodded and said, "This area is surrounded by an endless primeval forest. Without knowing the direction, there's no way to get out."

Hearing what the two said, Yingzi understood.

Yingzi then felt a bit creepy and urged everyone to leave quickly.

As soon as they stepped out of the shack, the fat man pointed at the corpses on the ground and asked, "So, these people outside are all tomb raiders?"

Hu Bayi shone his flashlight around and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this is the burial site."

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing smiled and said, "Forget about the tomb. The tomb is right here, and that's a matter for tomorrow. Now, let's go and rest."

After saying that, Bai Jing left without paying attention to the reactions of Fatty and Hu Bayi.

Seeing this, Yingzi quickly followed.

After seeing that Bai Jing and Yingzi had left, Fatty and Hu Bayi exchanged a glance, thought for a moment, and decided to rest for today and talk about finding a burial site tomorrow.

The next morning, before Bai Jing even got out of bed, Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang packed their things and went to dig a pit.

Seeing this, Bai Jing shook his head, tidied himself up, and then began his morning exercise as usual.

Yingzi went to gather firewood to prepare breakfast for everyone.

After finishing his morning exercise, Bai Jing went to check on Hu Bayi and Fatty's progress.

When Bai Jing arrived, he saw Hu Bayi and Fatty still feeling shaken as they filled the hole they had dug.

Seeing this, Bai Jing asked what was going on.

Hu Bayi then explained that they had been digging all morning and had actually reached the Tianbao Dragon Fire Glazed Top.

The Tianbaolong Fire Glazed Tile Top was a last resort for preventing theft. The craftsmanship of this structure was very advanced, and it was usually built with the tomb chamber hollow.

First, a very thin layer of glazed tiles is laid on the ceiling, with bags of Western Region Fire Dragon Oil on top of the tiles. Then, another layer of glazed tiles is laid on top of the Fire Dragon Oil, and finally, the earthen mound is built up.

In such a situation, the roof would break at the slightest touch if any external force entered, and the Western Region fire dragon oil inside would ignite upon contact with air. Once the tomb raiders got close, it would instantly burst into flames, burning the tomb raiders, burial objects, and the tomb owner's corpse.

This is because the tomb owner preferred to destroy his own belongings rather than have his body destroyed by tomb robbers, until better anti-theft methods were developed and replaced by this method.

After hearing Hu Bayi's words, Bai Jing immediately said, "Alright, don't bother. I've already found the side hole dug by the tomb raiders. Let's go take a look."

Upon hearing this, Hu Bayi and Fatty immediately became interested and quickly followed Bai Jing's steps.

But at that moment, a fierce barking sound came from the dog.

Upon hearing the dog bark, Bai Jing's expression changed drastically, and he immediately said, "Yingzi is in trouble."

After saying that, Bai Jing began to speed up and ran towards the direction from which the sound came.

Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang quickly followed.

Before long, the three of them saw a hole in the ground, and they didn't know whether it was dug by someone or made by some wild animal.

But Bai Jing smiled at that moment.

"Hey, what a coincidence, this is the hole I was just telling you about."

The fat man looked at the hole and asked suspiciously, "Old Bai, is this the hole dug by the tomb raiders you mentioned?"

Bai Jing nodded, then took out a rope, tied it to a tree nearby, and shouted into the cave, "Yingzi, hang in there, we're coming down to rescue you right away."

After saying that, he threw the rope into the hole.

The fat man couldn't resist any longer. When he learned that this was the location of the tomb robbers' tunnel, he eagerly signed up to be the first to go in.

Soon, the fat man grabbed the rope and slowly descended into the hole through the tunnel.

Bai Jing and Hu Bayi laughed when they saw the fat man's impatient manner.

Subsequently, Bai Jing and Hu Bayi also entered the tomb in turn.

After coming down, Bai Jing saw Yingzi clutching her leg on the ground and immediately asked with concern, "Yingzi, how are you?"

Yingzi checked herself over and felt much better. She immediately said, "Brother Bai, it's nothing. I must have twisted my ankle, but it's almost healed now."

Bai Jing and Hu Bayi breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Yingzi say that, and then the two of them stepped forward and pulled Yingzi up.

Yingzi was initially a little affected after standing up, but after a while it became clear that she was fine.

Seeing this, Bai Jing and Hu Bayi were finally relieved.

Then, the group looked into the cave.

This is a stone-paved passage, and some tomb guardian beasts are carved on the stones.

Bai Jing nodded and said, "It seems I'm right, this is the tomb passage."

Upon hearing Hu Bayi's words, Fatty was so excited he almost burst out laughing. He immediately said, "Old Bai, Old Hu, this is the tomb passage! Shall we go in and take a look?"

Before Bai Jing and Hu Bayi could agree, the fat man took out a rope from his bag and swung it forward, seemingly to test if there were any traps or mechanisms there.

Chapter 129 The coffin has been found

Seeing the fat man's actions, Yingzi was immediately puzzled and asked, "Brother Fatty, what are you doing?"

Upon hearing this, the fat man continued swinging his two ropes without turning his head, and replied, "I'm just testing if there are any mechanisms or anything here."

Bai Jing was speechless for a moment, then shook his head and walked forward.

Hu Bayi followed Bai Jing and said to Fatty, "If there were any traps here, they would have been activated when the tomb raiders came in before. Alright, let's go."

Upon hearing this, the fat man sheepishly put the rope away.

Bai Jing was at the front and had already reached the tomb entrance.

As a result, Bai Jing saw that the tomb door seemed to be half open.

It's likely that the tomb raiders had already dug a tunnel through the area and were about to enter when they were startled by the commotion of the Japanese soldiers outside, so they hadn't had a chance to enter the tomb chamber yet.

Seeing this, Bai Jing looked around and, finding no signs of fear, immediately stepped forward and began to push the stone door open.

As Bai Jing channeled his energy, the stone gate slowly opened.

Bai Jing was the first to enter the tomb.

The tomb chamber had been left half-open for ventilation for decades, so naturally, no one smelled any putrid odor upon entering.

Bai Jing shone his flashlight toward the top of the tomb and saw that it was indeed covered in green tiles.

Yingzi didn't know about this thing yet, so Bai Jing immediately explained its function.

Tell everyone not to fire at the top.

After listening to Bai Jing's words, Yingzi indicated that she understood.

The group then entered the tomb chamber.

Upon entering the tomb chamber, Bai Jing was certain that this was the tomb of a general or nobleman from the Jin Dynasty.

It's a very typical front-main-back-side layout.

The main hall is located at the entrance, and two side halls are connected by a passageway behind the main hall.

However, after entering the main burial chamber, Bai Jing did not see a coffin.

However, Bai Jing noticed that where the coffin should have been placed, there was a stone platform, but it was not a mortuary.

Bai Jing stepped forward and tapped on the stone platform, discovering that it was hollow. He then understood that the coffin of the tomb's occupant was actually beneath the stone platform.

Then, Bai Jing, combining this with the Heavenly Treasure Dragon Fire Glazed Tile Top, understood that although the tomb owner had set up the Heavenly Treasure Dragon Fire Glazed Tile Top, he had also set up a hidden compartment under the stone platform, where his coffin was stored.

In this way, even if someone enters from the outside and damages the glazed roof, his coffin and corpse will not be damaged.

This person seems to be quite interesting.

Now that the location of the coffin had been determined, Bai Jing disregarded everything else and instead looked at the surrounding murals.

As Bai Jing looked at the murals, he said, "This is the tomb of a general or nobleman from the Jin Dynasty. According to the content of these murals, they depict four scenes: battlefield fighting, triumphant return, being captured and in distress, and being granted titles and ranks. Based on the regulations here, I guess the tomb owner should be a person from the late Jin Dynasty."

Hu Bayi also agreed with Bai Jing's statement.

But at that moment, they heard the fat man shout.

"Old Bai, Old Hu, come and take a look!"

Bai Jing and Hu Bayi exchanged a glance. The voice came from the side hall, so they immediately went to the side hall with Yingzi.

At that moment, the fat man was strolling around the side hall, remarking as he walked, "This so-called general is really poor; all he owns are scrap metal."

Bai Jing smiled upon hearing this, and then explained, "In the era in which the tomb owner lived, these things were not just scrap metal; they were symbols of military power. Moreover, judging from the content of the murals, the tomb owner must have died in battle."

This person was probably buried by his enemies. In that case, what kind of burial goods could the enemy possibly provide? It would be quite good if he had these things.

Besides, putting everything else aside, the fact that the enemy didn't confiscate the mace and armor belonging to the tomb's occupant is quite generous.