Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"Something's not right?"

Upon hearing Lu Feng's reminder, Shen Tianzhong's expression changed slightly, and he instantly became alert. "Brother Lu, could it be that you mean...!"

"That's right, someone has been to this shrine, and more than one person..."

Lu Feng glanced around again, then said in a deep voice.

"How...how is this possible?!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Tianzhong paused slightly, then subconsciously added, "Brother Lu, the valley where the Shen family ancestral tombs are located is a forbidden area of ​​our Shen family. It is not only rarely visited by people, but also almost unknown to the outside world..."

"Moreover, there's an illusionary array protecting the outer edge of the valley; no one should dare to set foot here..."

Shen Tianzhong's tone was somewhat incredulous.

After all, the location of the Shen family ancestral tomb is a family secret. Since the Shen family was wiped out, this secret has been buried underground. Now, apart from him, the only survivor, almost no one knows about it!

Besides, the ancestral hall and the surrounding cemetery were in a state of disrepair. Even the tombstones on the side were mostly broken and scattered around, with no trace of any living person having ever set foot there.

Therefore, Shen Tianzhong was naturally very surprised by Lu Feng's deduction.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, although I am not a monk from a temple, I do not usually like to lie, and I would certainly not fabricate something out of thin air..."

Faced with Shen Tianzhong's questioning, Lu Feng simply shook his head slightly, not caring at all. Instead, he casually pointed to the ground below the ancestral hall opposite, "Someone has tampered with this place."

"And that's not all; the entire Shen family ancestral mausoleum has been tampered with...!"

"What?!"

As soon as the former finished speaking, Shen Tianzhong frowned slightly, then suddenly drew the Judgment Blade from his back. At the same time, his whole body burst out with boundless killing intent, as if facing a formidable enemy!

"Fellow Daoist Shen, don't be too nervous. Right now, it's just the two of us here..."

Seeing this, Lu Feng grinned again, then said unhurriedly, "Although I don't yet know who that person who set foot in the Shen family's ancestral tomb was, this person is quite cunning and seems to know a lot about your Shen family. They are probably not as simple as an ordinary martial artist from the outside world..."

"Brother Lu, what do you mean by that...!" Shen Tianzhong frowned slightly.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, haven't you noticed yet? The soil on the ground outside the ancestral hall..."

"soil?"

Before he could finish speaking, Shen Tianzhong also bent down and squatted down, then grabbed a handful of soil from the ground and brought it to his eyes. The next moment, his expression changed slightly. "This is... the red soil from the outer edge of the valley?"

"That's right."

Lu Feng nodded and continued, "The interior of this valley is mostly gray soil, but the soil around this shrine is mixed with a small amount of red soil found only on the outskirts of the valley. This indicates that not only have outsiders set foot in this shrine, but it has also been tampered with..."

"I see! By renovating the soil around this shrine, they concealed their tracks, creating the illusion that no one had ever set foot here..."

"Unfortunately, this person's cleverness backfired. The red soil outside the valley is different from the gray soil of this shrine. Even if footprints can be covered up, these 'small pieces of evidence' cannot be erased."

Lu Feng crossed his arms, clearly having noticed the unusual nature of the ancestral hall long ago.

"But why would that guy do that? Could it be that some tomb raider has set their sights on the Shen family's ancestral tomb?"

Shen Tianzhong frowned deeply.

Because the Shen family had been wiped out decades ago, and now only he remains alive. Apart from him, no one else in the world knows the location of the Shen family's ancestral tomb.

Therefore, the only possibility that outsiders have set foot in the Shen family ancestral tomb is that it has been raided by tomb robbers.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, do you really think tomb raiders would come to steal things from this desolate, uninhabited valley?"

Faced with Shen Tianzhong's analysis, Lu Feng shook his head slightly, his tone somewhat playful, "Moreover, there's an illusion array protecting the outer edge of this valley; ordinary tomb raiders would probably have a hard time getting in..."

Not to mention that he used to be a tomb raider and knew the rules and procedures of the trade like the back of his hand. Right now, apart from a bunch of uncleaned graves and a dilapidated and rotten ancestral hall, there was not a single valuable treasure in the Shen family ancestral mausoleum.

Therefore, Lu Feng was confident that there would be absolutely no tomb raiders in the world who would come here to steal treasures.

"Young Master Lu, someone's coming, be careful...!"

Just then, Gu Canyang's voice suddenly rang in my ears.

Lu Feng's heart skipped a beat, instantly sensing a deadly threat approaching. His hair stood on end. "This aura...is that of a Yuanhai Realm expert?!"

"Brother Lu, what's wrong with you...?"

"Fellow Daoist Shen, hide!"

Before the other party could finish speaking, Lu Feng leaped back behind a huge tombstone, pulling Shen Tianzhong to his side. His Yuan Qi aura also dropped to its lowest level, as if he had sensed some kind of danger.

Shh...!

Just as Lu Feng led Shen Tianzhong to retreat and hide, a faint sound of wind and sand came from the entrance of the valley. The next moment, two black ghostly figures appeared out of thin air and then slowly drifted towards the Shen family ancestral mausoleum on the opposite side.

"This, this is... a ghost?!"

Upon seeing this, Shen Tianzhong, who was hiding behind the tombstone, couldn't help but shrink his pupils and turn pale, as if he was terrified.

Lu Feng, standing to the side, frowned slightly and gestured for the other to calm down, saying, "Fellow Daoist Shen, there are no ghosts in this world. There are only some people who like to play tricks..."

"If I'm not mistaken, these two people whose whereabouts are unknown and who dare not show their true identities should be the ones who set foot in the Shen family's ancestral tomb in the past."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Tianzhong also composed himself and took another look. "The Yuan energy aura emanating from these two guys... they are indeed living people!"

At first, he was a little flustered and didn't notice that the two "ghostly figures" opposite him were only wearing black cloaks, and also had shadows and feet. Moreover, their Yuan energy aura was strong, so they were obviously not ghosts or monsters, but martial artists.

"Hehe, this place is still the same as before, nothing's changed..."

One of the tall, black-robed warriors, carrying a huge rock on his back, stepped forward. His entire face was covered by a skull mask, making it impossible to see his true appearance. Only a strange, cold smile appeared on his lips.

Beside the black-robed warrior was a shorter, thin, lame young man, who also wore a skull mask, clearly indicating that he was in cahoots with the black-robed warrior.

"Hey little cripple, are you still going to do what you always do, pay your respects to these Shen family martial artists before you leave?"

The black-robed warrior turned to look at the lame youth beside him and said in a low voice.

"Well, if you mind, you can wait outside the valley. I have no objection."

The lame young man didn't turn his head, his tone remained calm, and he slowly limped towards the ancestral hall opposite, clearly showing no respect to the other party.

"That brat...!"

Upon seeing this, the black-robed warrior frowned slightly, but did not react, as if he was already used to it.

"Hey little cripple, I have no problem with you wanting to pay respects to these Shen family martial artists, but..."

At this point, the black-robed warrior's gaze suddenly fell on the tombstone where Lu Feng and the others were hiding not far away, and then his killing intent was revealed, "Wouldn't it be better to clean up these stinking rats hiding here first...?"

"not good!"

"We've been discovered...!"

Sensing a deadly killing intent suddenly locking onto him, Lu Feng's heart tightened. He immediately grabbed Shen Tianzhong and then leaped back, not daring to be careless in the slightest!