Datang: Longevity for Thousands of Years, Exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 67 The Horrifying Ancient Tomb, Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang!

So many years have passed, are you okay?

Qin Changye's eyes flickered.

I can't help myself,
He thought of the child from that year. He watched him grow up, and also watched him leave Zhao State and return to Qin State to rule the world.

Also watched him get married and have children.

Zulong, ah Zulong….
Except for the second half of his life, Qin Changye watched him go through most of it with his own eyes.

"Ah, old friend!"

Little Sizi's eyes sparkled, and he smiled in a baby voice, "Can you take me with you? I want to go and see it, too!"

Qin Changye heard this and was about to say no.

But suddenly I thought,
The little guy in front of me is not one who can sit idle.

When he was still asleep, the little guy dared to explore the ancient tomb by himself. Even when he fell in front of the bronze door, he was not afraid at all. He pushed the door open and even climbed directly into his coffin.

This little guy….
You are so brave.

Qin Changye didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

He thought about it and said unhappily, "It's not fun there, are you going there too?"

Little Sizi nodded frantically and raised his hand, saying, "Sizi wants to go! As long as the second brother goes, hehe~, it will definitely not be boring!"

"Second brother, oh my, just agree to Sizi, Sizi is so good~!"

Talking,

Little Sizi grabbed Qin Changye's hands with her small hands and started shaking them and acting coquettishly.

Maybe the little girl didn't know that this was called acting coquettishly, but she subconsciously thought that this was an action to persuade Qin Changye.

Qin Changye rolled his eyes: "Okay, stop shaking, stop shaking, I'll take you with me."

Upon hearing this, Little Sizi was overjoyed: "Hehe, great! Second brother is really the best!"

that's it,
Qin Changyechao left with Xiao Sizi.

He looked at the mountain far beyond the horizon, his eyes narrowed slightly.

Zulong, I’m here to see you.

This time, I brought guests...
….….….….….….
at the same time.

The Jinwu Guard, who was secretly responsible for protecting Xiao Sizi, couldn't help but frowned slightly when he saw Xiao Sizi leaving with Qin Changye.

"His Highness Xiao Sizi and that young man have left. What should we do?"

"Yeah, where are they going?"

"Commander Li...Commander Li was here just now, but now he's gone. What should we do?"

"...."

The Jinwu Guards frowned slightly.

Judging from the direction Qin Changye left, he was heading out of Chang'an City, and the order they received was to protect Xiao Sizi within Chang'an City.

In other words, the fat little Sizi cannot leave Chang'an City.

now.

If anyone else tried to take His Highness Xiao Sizi away, they would stop them directly.

but….
This is Qin Changye, whose identity is too special.

This is a bit difficult to handle.

For the time being, they don't know what to do.

"By the way, His Highness Changle is at Wangyun Inn. How about we ask His Highness Changle?"

As soon as this word comes out,
The eyes of the Jinwu Guards were bright.

"Well, we should ask His Highness Changle!"

"Yes, you go and ask. I will follow His Highness Xiao Sizi and the young man first to avoid being out of sight."

"...."

The Jinwu guards split into two groups, one group went to ask Princess Changle, and the other group temporarily followed Qin Changye and waited and saw what would happen.

……

Inside Wangyun Inn.

Princess Changle was still thinking about the poetry meeting when she heard the Jinwu Guards report on Xiao Sizi's whereabouts.

"Oh? Master Qin... wants to take my little sister away from Chang'an City?"

Princess Changle's eyes sparkled.

She would be worried if someone else took Xiao Sizi away, but when Qin Changye took her away, there was only curiosity in her eyes...

"That's right, Your Highness. What should we do?"

"Should we go and...stop that young master?"

The Jinwu Guards bowed and saluted, neither humble nor arrogant.

Princess Changle laughed and said, "No need. Although I don't know where Master Qin is going to take Little Sizi, Little Sizi will be safer with him than anywhere else."

The Jinwu Guard frowned slightly: "Your Highness, this...does it need to be reported to His Majesty? We are waiting..."

He was interrupted by Princess Changle's cold voice halfway through his words.

"No need."

"I have said that you don't need to worry about this matter."

Princess Changle seldom used the term "this palace" because she was always so gentle, whether she was treating officials and her family, or even her subordinates and strangers.

The fact that she had to use the word "Ben Gong" meant that...she was on the verge of getting angry.

She was angry because of Qin Changye's matter, and she would not allow anyone to doubt Qin Changye's intentions.

Even if this person is concerned about something, it is still the same.

The Jinwu Guards were greatly shocked and quickly bowed and saluted: "I obey your orders!"

Then, he left slowly.

After he left,

Princess Changle thought thoughtfully: "I seem to have...changed a little."

As she spoke, she thought that whenever someone mentioned Qin Changye's ill intentions, she would subconsciously get angry.

"Is this... good or bad?"

Princess Changle couldn't help but smile bitterly.

….….….….….….
at the same time,

After returning to the palace, Li Shimin did not go back to Taiji Palace to handle primary government affairs.

Instead, he came to the hall where the nine tripods were piled up and looked at each one with fear.

"Is this... the Nine Cauldrons from ancient times?"

"Someone once said that whoever obtains the Nine Cauldrons will rule the world, but there is no way to verify this later because the Nine Cauldrons could not be found. Now my Tang Dynasty has indeed found them. Could it be that the rumor is true?"

Li Shimin's voice trembled slightly.

These words,

A eunuch nearby, as well as Meng Xing and Cao Kewei who were accompanying them, did not dare to answer.

This involves the Di family, and it is not something that small people like them should answer.

Li Shimin took a deep breath, withdrew his eager gaze from the Nine Cauldrons, and asked, "Mr. Meng, won't that person blame you for bringing these Nine Cauldrons out of the ancient tomb?"

That person refers to the old senior who is immortal.

Because of his various deeds, he was almost deified, so much so that he had to be referred to as "that person" as a sign of respect for that person.

Meng Xing smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. I have talked to the descendants of the Guardian Clan, and the senior said there is no problem."

"The old ancestor is very open-minded about these things and will not blame anyone."

Li Shimin was relieved when he heard this, as if a big stone in his heart had fallen: "That's good, that's good."

"Nine Cauldrons... I never thought that they would be able to reappear in the world in my generation."

Li Shimin looked at the Nine Cauldrons again, his eyes filled with eagerness.

"His Majesty."

Cao Ke interrupted and said, "I would like to enter the ancient tomb again this afternoon. I would like to ask for your permission, Your Majesty."

"Oh?" Li Shimin raised his eyebrows slightly: "My daughter Xiao Sizi has been found, do you still want to take the risk of possible death?"

Cao Kewei replied solemnly, "Your Majesty, according to ancient records, our ancestors regretted that they were unable to explore the ancient tomb and the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. I cannot go to the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, but I still have a chance to visit this ancient tomb."

"So I want to continue to do my best to help Your Majesty explore the deeper parts of the ancient tomb and fulfill the last wish of my Cao family ancestor."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin looked at Cao Kewei deeply, and then looked at Meng Xing.

"Did that person agree?"

No matter how much Cao Kewei said, that person's opinion was the most important.

Yes~!

The things in the ancient tomb are certainly important, but they are just dead objects after all. They have been sealed for so many years and will not be lost in his generation.

It is far from being comparable to the immortals who are still alive.

Meng Xing bowed and saluted, then slowly replied, "Your Majesty, our ancestor sent a message to the descendants of the Guardian Clan, saying that they agreed. I also talked to Cao Kewei, so I formed a common front with him."

Li Shimin nodded: "Okay, since both of you are willing to continue exploring the ancient tomb, I can't hold you back."

"From today on, I will have Li Junxian bring people to protect you, and the court will satisfy all your requests regarding the ancient tomb."

"Whenever you two want to withdraw, I will order the ancient tomb to be sealed and restored to its original state, even a hundred years ago."

The words fell.

Meng Xing and Cao Kewei bowed together: "We, the common people, obey your orders."

After leaving the place where the Nine Cauldrons were stored, Meng Xing and Cao Kewei began to prepare everything for entering the tomb again. After half an hour, they felt that it was about time, so they found Li Junxian and entered the ancient tomb with him.

"You two, I have to remind you that this is dangerous."

Li Junxian frowned.

It was obvious that he didn't want to enter the ancient tomb again, because he had encountered some very bad things in this ancient tomb. Through the Twelve Golden Men of the Qin Dynasty, he saw the extremely terrifying Qin Changye.

That was a nightmare.

Besides, there are all kinds of strange things in the ancient tomb, and you never know where you might fall, so you don’t want to go in even more.

"Neither of us are afraid."

Cao Kewei will be the substitute.

Li Junxian took a deep breath and said, "That's it... Let's start entering the tomb."

Finally, the group entered the tomb again.

Compared to last time,

This time they were more skilled, and after a while, they reached the left fork.

after that,

Cao Kewei chose a new fork in the road to move forward.

There was no danger along the way.
But when they suddenly arrived at a place, Cao Kewei called for everyone to stop, with a serious expression.

"Mr. Cao, what's wrong?"

Li Junxian couldn't help but ask.

Cao Kewei did not answer, but just frowned and looked forward.

Not far ahead is... the place where the Kun hexagram was born!
Dui on top and Kan on bottom, a marsh in the water.

Such a feng shui layout.

This shows that the blood corpse encountered before was just a trivial trick.

Along the way, Cao Kewei has already understood the layout of this place!

Apart from the bloody corpse, there are endless crises and variables hidden in this place. Once triggered, it will trigger a chain reaction!

And ahead, as the core of the Kun hexagram, all life will be cut off!
There is no escape!
"Commander Li, you must be more careful next time."

"It could be... dangerous."

Cao Kewei said solemnly.

Li Junxian did not dare to be careless. After all, it was Cao Kewei who saved their lives when they explored the ancient tomb last time, so Li Junxian quickly gave orders, asking everyone to be vigilant.

The crowd continued to move forward.

After a while, they appeared in a large flat open space!

This place looks more like an extremely large independent tomb chamber. When Cao Kewei came to the end of the tomb chamber, he found a magnificent painting carved on the extremely flat wall in front of him!
"What is this painting?"

Li Junxian immediately became interested and walked over to watch carefully alongside Cao Kewei!

By torchlight,

The two looked at the mural in front of them and saw that it could be roughly divided into two parts.

On one side, there are depictions of many birds and beasts living in the mountains, with different expressions.

The other side is depicted with endless dry bones, like purgatory.

In the center is a mountain that towers into the clouds!

On the top of the mountain, a figure wearing a loose robe is looking back!

When they looked at each other, it was as if the figure in the painting was looking at the people who had arrived!
This scene immediately shocked Li Junxian and the people who saw it behind him.

"The person in the painting, could it be the First Emperor?!"

"What does this painting... mean?"

"Could it be that the First Emperor had already anticipated that someone would come to the ancient tomb at this moment and dig up his master's tomb?"

……

Many Jinwu Guards felt solemn. Apart from the Terracotta Warriors, some documents, scrolls, weapons and the Nine Cauldrons, the carvings in front of them could definitely be considered a huge discovery in the ancient tomb!
But this painting is also confusing.

"Danger.…"

Cao Kewei murmured to himself. He didn't know why, but when he saw this painting, as a descendant of a tomb-raiding lieutenant, he couldn't help but feel a weird feeling in his heart because of the ability to sense the danger of ancient tombs that he had developed over the years.

The person in the painting seemed to be dissuading him from going any further. This feeling was really strange.

This made Cao Kewei feel a little uneasy.

After living for so many years, Cao Kewei believes that his greatest strength is his ability to listen to advice.

After all, the family has fallen into poverty.

The Cao family, which was once extremely famous and benefited from the graces of the previous Wei emperor, now only has him as the only descendant left.

If I don't listen to the advice and live, and I die, then the Cao family will definitely be extinct.

Therefore, he never acts on his own.

Facing the painting in front of him, Cao Kewei had a premonition that perhaps...if he continued to go deeper, there would be no way out...

But in the next second.

Wow!

A Jinwu Guard at the back accidentally stepped on a floor tile and caused it to dent. Immediately, the space began to vibrate suddenly.

There was the rustling sound of earth and rocks rolling, and the clacking sound of machinery running!
Boom!

Several stones on the wall nearby suddenly fell off!

Dozens of huge holes, large and small, were revealed!
Crash.…

Crash….
At the same time, along with sporadic strange sounds, many Jinwu Guards suddenly changed their expressions!
"Oh no! The mechanism has been triggered!"

"I recognize this mechanism. Your Majesty also sent people to explore the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, and there was also this mechanism. I still remember that when the mechanism was triggered last time, a lot of bugs appeared, and two brothers died at that time!"

"Damn it! I want revenge on them!"

……

Some Jinwu Guards felt their scalps tingling and were extremely worried.
But there were still a small number of Jinwu Guards, with hatred in their eyes, rushing towards the insects with torches in hand.

But that's only because there are so few bugs.

next moment,
When dense swarms of black shadows and insects really appeared in those holes and quickly surrounded everyone, no one could sit still.

The boundless darkness seemed to gradually spread throughout the entire space, which made them feel fear and panic.
Li Junxian also looked unhappy, and shouted in a low voice: "Use rockets and torches!"

"Leader!"

Several Jinwu Guards hurriedly took out arrows from their bags and ignited sparks. In front of them were Jinwu Guards holding torches, who were responsible for blocking the approaching monster insects. Both sides performed their duties and began to fight against the approaching monster insects.

For a while, the Jinwu Guards and the insect swarm were in a tit-for-tat situation, and no one could make any further progress!
“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh…”

Many arrows with sparks on them shot into the dark swarm of insects.

Everyone was counting on those rockets to succeed, but when they were shot into the water, they didn't cause any ripples.

This is true not only for rockets, but also for torches.

"Damn it! They're not afraid of fire!"

Li Junxian widened his eyes, full of disbelief.

He had never encountered an insect that was not afraid of fire, but there was one in this ancient tomb.

This... this ancient tomb owner, the immortal, what kind of terrifying person is he! How could he raise such a terrifying thing!
Li Junxian was extremely shocked.

"Let Brother Meng try!"

Li Junxian said loudly.

Last time, it was Meng Xing who stepped forward and made the blood corpse stop. It seems that this ancient tomb is extremely respectful to the Meng family. Maybe these insects can stop because of this.

Although it sounds like a fantasy.

But... you can't say for sure, and this is the only way at the moment.

Meng Xing walked out, his heart beating fast.

But he soon discovered something.

It didn't come from the bug, but from Cao Kewei.

It can be seen that in the insect swarm, no insects approached Cao Kewei within ten feet of his body.

Even some bugs,
When passing by, they acted as if they had encountered a natural enemy and deliberately avoided it!

Any insect that got close to it felt as if they had seen something extremely terrifying.

He began to twist and struggle wildly on the ground.

After a while, he started foaming at the mouth and could no longer move at all!
For a moment, a vacuum zone with no insects at all was formed within a ten-foot radius of Cao Kewei!

This scene made everyone's face change drastically!

"How is this possible?"

"Could it be possible that the descendant of the tomb raider knows the art of witchcraft?"

……

The Jinwu Guards and Meng Xing widened their eyes in disbelief.

Their faces were filled with shock and confusion, and they seemed to be struck by lightning!

"Impossible, this...how could this be..."

What is totally unbelievable are the Jinwu Guards who once explored the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang.

When they explored the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, they tried all kinds of methods to test these insects, but they... were not afraid of anything at all!
now,

How could I be so scared just because of one person?

Could this be the unique method used by the descendants of the tomb-raiding lieutenant?

Everyone was shocked.

However, these bugs were just a casual act of Qin Changye.

In this way, they feel like they are facing a formidable enemy, and even regard the existence that can destroy these insects as incredible and powerful.

If Qin Changye knew about this, he would only be troubled and say, "What's the big deal? Aren't they just some bugs?"
The Jinwu Guards were still looking at Cao Kewei.

"No, those bugs are not afraid... They are afraid of Master Cao. It's more like a suppression from their bloodline! It's like they are facing the might of heaven!"

"What's the matter?"

……

The Jinwu Guards, Li Junxian and others could not understand it, and even found it hard to imagine.

How is this method used to prevent the strange insects from getting close?
"Look, what is Mr. Cao doing?"

Suddenly, one of the Jinwu Guards seemed to have noticed something. As the words fell, Li Junxian and many other Jinwu Guards looked at him intently!
I saw Cao Kewei holding two fingers together in front of him, nodding slightly, muttering something, no one knew what he was doing.

"Mr. Cao, could it be that you really have mastered some magic?!"

Li Junxian felt inexplicably confused.

Just as everyone was thinking and surprised.

Buzz….
A strange trembling sound suddenly came from the tomb!
Under everyone's gaze, the wall carved with murals began to tremble inexplicably!
Click.…

Click….
Along with that, there was a sound of something breaking.

Under everyone's gaze, a crack suddenly appeared on the wall with murals carved on it in front of Cao Kewei!
Click….
Click….
The strange sound continued to be heard, and the cracks on the mural in front of Cao Kewei became bigger and bigger!
Cao Kewei remained expressionless and continued to mutter to himself.

Click.…

Wow….
Boom….
The cracking sound continued, and more and more cracks appeared on the mural in front of everyone.

Until a moment later, accompanied by the sound of rolling earth and rocks, large and small stones fell off the wall one after another. When they fell to the ground, the mural wall seemed to have lost all support and collapsed!

Then, along with a strange smell like mold, an extremely huge and eerie passage appeared in everyone's sight!

And those insects quickly went into the passage.

They...fled!

"This, Mr. Cao!"

Li Junxian quickly walked up to Cao Kewei and asked, "Are you... okay?"

Cao Kewei's face was extremely pale at the moment: "It's okay, I used some things from my ancient books on tomb raiding, and now I'm a little tired."

Li Junxian was stunned: "Using something, you... you don't really know magic, do you?"

Li Junxian felt like he was going crazy. He had previously learned about an immortal like Qin Changye, and now he met someone who was suspected to be a magician. What was going on in this world?
Cao Kewei rolled his eyes and said, "It would be great if I knew magic, so I wouldn't have to live such a wandering life."

"What I performed was an action."

"How did my Cao family ancestors know that this move could restrain these insects? I don't know. I only know that at that time, the immortals of the Cao family were being chased by these insects. Later, an ancestor of the Cao family, at the moment of life and death, performed some moves and made those insects retreat."

“At first he didn’t know what was going on, but later he slowly figured out the steps he was using by fighting with those bugs, and eventually he came up with the steps I have today.”

"They exist in many ancient tombs from the pre-Qin period, including the tombs of Meng Tian and Li Xin. The group of insects seemed to be controlled, and were prompted by their original owner to protect the ancient tomb. My action just now should be their owner's action to control them to retreat."

The words fell.

Li Junxian was even more shocked. What kind of existence could control these insects?
Cao Kewei was also shocked. Perhaps the tombs from the pre-Qin period had been almost completely robbed by tomb robbers.

So that
In his generation, he did not encounter any pre-Qin tombs, nor did he encounter these insects.

He originally thought that these insects were just casual records made by the ancestors of the Cao family, but he never expected that they were real.

Could it be you, old timer?
Cao Kewei's eyes flickered slightly, and he subconsciously thought of the owner of this ancient tomb, the immortal old senior.

If it was really arranged by the old immortal, then...what kind of terrifying existence is he?
The more Cao Kewei thought about it, the more terrifying it became.

I took a deep breath and forced myself not to think about it anymore.

at the same time.

Qin Changye, who was taking Xiao Sizi out of the city, couldn't help but yawn.

"Ha Qiu..."

Qin Changye hit her once and then nothing happened.

It was a very common thing, but the little Sizi beside him asked with twinkling eyes: "Second brother, have you caught a cold?"

Qin Changye smiled and said, "No, maybe someone is scolding me from behind."

While talking,
Qin Changye turned around and looked straight towards the direction of Chang'an City.

At this moment, his eyes seemed to penetrate time, space, and everything, and he saw beyond his eyes...his own place of sleep.

"Meng family boy, you have to be careful, it's full of dangers."

Qin Changye laughed.

"Brother, why are you talking to yourself?"

A little one next to him asked again.

Qin Changye turned around, picked him up with one hand, and rubbed his nose with his other hand: "Little Sizi, you are the one who has the most questions."

Little Sizi snorted, "It's no use asking! Damn second brother, I'll write something to curse you when I get back! Sizi curses you, you won't be able to speak during meals~!"

Okay,

The little princess' threats were always so weak. Even if she wanted to curse, she only dared to curse Qin Changye a little.

Qin Changye smiled and said, "What if, does the second brother apologize to you?"

"Apologize?" Little Sizi's eyes were suddenly full of light: "Then Sizi won't curse you anymore, hehe, second brother is still a good second brother!"

Qin Changye rolled his eyes and said, "Then your curse sounds really cheap. You can change it anytime and anywhere."

"Oh, second brother, how hateful! Now Sizi will never change! I curse you, I curse you~!" Little Sizi said angrily.

One big and one small, they kept arguing with each other as they moved forward.

Their noise made the Jinwu Guards behind them feel extremely ashamed.

Although they didn't know what Qin Changye and the other man said specifically, but judging from the intensity of their argument and their actions, it was obvious... Qin Changye was teasing His Highness Little Sizi.

And it also made His Highness Xiao Sizi angry.

"The world is going downhill. If someone in the palace offended His Majesty, His Majesty would skin him alive."

"Yes, it's better here. Your Majesty won't be able to see His Highness Xiao Sizi getting angry."

"If he saw it... I don't think His Majesty would be angry at him. After all, that young man saved His Highness Changle."

"This is true."

"...."

The two of them kept talking, still keeping a certain distance from Qin Changye.

Soon they stopped because Qin Changye stopped in front of them.

Here they are. They have arrived.

The Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang is the burial miracle of the Tang Empire and even of China over the past few hundred years!
….….….….….….
now.

royal palace.

Inside the ancient tomb.

"Will they...come back?"

After the swarm of insects retreated for a while, Meng Xing walked forward and asked.

Cao Kewei shook his head. "I don't know, but even if they come again, we don't have to be afraid, because they are afraid of this move. As long as I continue to dance this move, they will be scared away. They may even be scared away and hide somewhere, not daring to look directly at us or attack us."

After saying this, everyone around felt something was strange.

According to what Cao Kewei said, do those insects have intelligence? Do they all know how to be afraid?

In fact, if you think about it carefully, there are many unusual objects and things everywhere in this ancient tomb.

When I think about it this way, it seems... understandable.

for the rest of the time,

Everyone waited for a long time, but the insects did not come out, so they dared to continue exploring.

as predicted.

Just as Cao Kewei said, they did not encounter any danger on the rest of the journey, and soon they arrived at an open area.

This place is about the same size as the place where the Nine Cauldrons were placed before, but no one could find anything useful here.

"Commander, it seems like this is time and space."

There is a report from the Jinwu Guards.

Li Junxian looked around: "Check again, and see again!"

He gave the order and the Jinwu Guards had to search again.

"This place...can't be empty."

Cao Kewei narrowed his eyes slightly.

While the Jinwu Guards were searching, he also checked the surrounding area. With years of experience, he learned that this place did not look like an empty lot, nor did it look like anyone had moved anything away.

There are even some footprints here, which means that someone once lived here.

"Commander Li, this is definitely not that simple. I suggest that everyone continue to investigate carefully."

Cao Kewei said this because he was afraid that Li Junxian would just do a perfunctory job.

Li Junxian nodded: "Don't worry, Mr. Cao. Before I came here, His Majesty told me to listen to you and Mr. Meng in everything. My original intention was to continue the search. Now that you have said this, it is even more necessary to continue the search there."

Cao Kewei heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this: "Okay."

He chatted a few more words with Li Junxian and then began his search as a tomb-raiding lieutenant.

After searching for a while, Cao Kewei's eyes widened.

Because he found... a bamboo slip!

Bamboo slips related to Qin Shihuang!

(End of this chapter)