Tomb raiding: It all started with the kidnapping of Yin Xinyue

Chapter Sixty - The Mountain Guardian of Wuxia Gorge! (Please subscribe to the full chapter!)

Chen Yulou hadn't reacted yet.

Partridge Whistle gave the answer directly.

He said crisply, "Tomb raiders."

Chen Yulou suddenly realized the truth and understood everything at once!

"Could it be that......"

This reminded me of the paper doll I saw in the Boundless Immortal Palace.

"Was that Ming Dynasty paper figure of a woman in the Wuliang Hall also left behind by this guy?"

Besides.

He couldn't understand why the Dan Palace, which had been looted by a Yuan Dynasty general, would have paper figures of women from the Ming Dynasty.

After Chen Yulou's reminder, Partridge Whistle and Red Girl also realized what was going on.

He bent down and carefully examined the clothes on the corpse.

Judging from the degree of decay and the remaining style, it seems to have been left over from the Ming Dynasty!

Hong Guniang wanted to pick it up and take a look, but Li Xiaohu pulled her up directly.

"Don't touch."

Li Xiaohu warned, "This corpse is poisoned."

"Poisonous?" Red Girl didn't understand how Li Xiaohu could tell.

Li Xiaohu explained, "From the moment it approached the corpse, the Angry Golden Rooster exhibited obvious abnormalities."

"But there are no poisonous insects or monsters here."

"The only possibility is that it contains a highly poisonous substance."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at the bamboo basket on his back and discovered that the Angry Golden Rooster inside was emitting faint, uneasy cries.

The bamboo basket was also trembling slightly.

Luo Laowai, who was nearby, retreated repeatedly, afraid of being contaminated by the toxins.

Chen Yulou gestured for everyone to step back.

Then he ordered two of his men to set up a centipede-shaped ladder, go forward, lasso the corpse, and drag it out.

The bandits temporarily retreated to Dan Pavilion.

Under the bright firelight of Dan Pavilion.

The appearance of the corpse, Black Impermanence, became more and more obvious, and just a few glances were enough to send chills down one's spine.

Chen Yulou took a wooden stick and carefully probed the corpse.

Pick up the tattered clothes.

The rotting skin was immediately exposed, covered with disgusting pustules and boils!

The exposed parts of the corpse appeared to be uncorrupted, but what lay hidden beneath the clothing was this state—it was obvious.

It definitely contains potent toxins!

Chen Yulou perked up and carefully removed the black top hat from the corpse, then smoothed out the messy beard and hair.

Everyone was able to see it.

The corpse's face was covered with some very strange symbols, and its mouth, nose, and facial features were filled with a white powder.

Upon seeing this, Chen Yulou immediately ordered everyone present to wear masks to prevent the white powder from splashing out, as it contained a deadly poison.

Sudden.

Hua Ma Guai noticed that the wooden stick in Chen Yulou's hand had changed slightly!

The originally yellow stick head suddenly turned black and was rotting and decaying at a visible rate!

He quickly called out, "Head Boss!"

Chen Yulou noticed this as well and quickly dropped the wooden stick in his hand.

He then remarked strangely, "This person's corpse is quite bizarre."

"Wearing the black robes of the deadly assassin is bad enough, but his entire body is covered in deadly poison!"

Partridge Whistle added, "Judging from the pustules all over his body, it seems to be due to poisoning before his death."

"Was he afraid that others would disturb his body after he died?"

"But I have never heard of a method of preserving a corpse by ingesting poison internally."

"Who exactly is this person?"

Seeing that the two had guessed in the wrong direction, Li Xiaohu reminded them, "You're overthinking it."

"He came in to rob the tomb, so he definitely didn't take the poison to preserve his body after death."

"He took the poison to avoid the poisonous insects and monsters in the cave."

"However, although he managed to drive away the poisonous insects in the end, he didn't have time to detoxify himself, and he died here in such an absurd way."

Chen Yulou and Partridge Whistle exchanged a glance upon hearing this, and nodded in sudden understanding.

"Brother Xiaohu is right, we've been overthinking it."

"But then again," Chen Yulou said, somewhat curious about the tomb raider's identity.

To be able to reach this place alone, one must be a person of great ability.

"Who exactly is this person? Or rather, which sect or school of martial arts master does he belong to?"

Li Xiaohu noticed a glimpse of gold peeking out from the corpse's waist, pointed at it, and said, "That looks like a waist token. Why don't you take it out and take a look?"

The brothers from the Unloading Ridge nearby quickly set up the Centipede-shaped Mountain Ladder and pulled him out.

He splashed it with water several times, and even put it on a fire to roast for a while before handing it to Chen Yulou.

Chen Yulou accepted the waist token by placing a piece of cloth under it.

I noticed that four large characters were written in neat regular script above.

"Guan Shan Taibao!"

"Guanshan Taibao?!" Chen Yulou was stunned for a moment, then his face slowly darkened!

"Paper-making techniques, witchcraft... no wonder."

Upon hearing this, Partridge Whistle, who was standing nearby, also frowned.

Yin Xinyue asked curiously, "Who is Guanshan Taibao? Their reaction seems so strange."

Li Xiaohu gestured for Yin Xinyue to be quiet and whispered, "You'll find out in a moment."

Chen Yulou remained silent for a long time.

He slowly opened his mouth and said, "Damn Guanshan Taibao, I never thought I would run into him today!"

Luo Laowai didn't understand the reason either, and asked in confusion, "What exactly happened to this Guanshan Taibao?"

"I've never even heard of this person before, Lao Luo."

"Why are you reacting so strongly?"

Chen Yulou sighed deeply, trying to calm himself down.

Then he started explaining to those who didn't understand.

"There are countless sects, big and small, in the tomb raiding business."

"It is common knowledge that the four major schools of tomb raiding, mountain moving, and mountain unloading are the most powerful."

"But little did they know that during the Ming Dynasty, there was another sect that rose to prominence, namely the Guanshan Taibao."

"Not only was it once on par with the four factions, but it even crushed them not long after!"

"Why?" Luo Laowai asked in confusion.

Given its prestigious reputation, why had he never heard of it?

Chen Yulou glared at him, and the latter obediently shut his mouth and stopped talking.

Chen Yulou then continued, "Guanshan Taibao was originally called Guanshan Taibao."

"Its origins lie in the Feng clan of the Wushan Coffin Gorge area. The entire clan is proficient in witchcraft, paper-making, and furnace fire techniques, and is especially skilled in mountain observation and navigation."

"Due to a chance encounter, Guanshan Taibao was given the honor of building the imperial mausoleum for the emperor and was awarded a gold medal by the emperor, and was given the title of 'Guanshan Taibao'."

"At this point, the honor or disgrace of Guanshan Taibao is none of our concern."

"But he deserved to die because, in his greed for merit, he actually told the emperor to silence him and, to ensure that the imperial tombs would never be robbed, to forever sever the tradition of tomb raiding!"

"The tomb raiding and grave robbing lineage was once incredibly glorious, and the influence of my Unloading Ridge faction spread throughout the north and south of the country, with a force of over a million strongmen!"

"But they all suffered attacks from the imperial court, their networks gradually dwindled, and some even lost their lineage!"