Tomb Raider【Filling My Heart with Unresolved Feelings】

"The place where Xuanwu refuses corpses," Wu Xie frowned, racking his brains to figure out what kind of deep meaning the "place where Xuanwu refuses corpses" left by his third uncle contained.

Fatty Wang was so impatient that he kept pacing back and forth, muttering, "What on earth does this Third Master mean? Xuanwu's corpse-rejecting place sounds so evil and unlucky!"

Xie Yuchen was carefully observing the surrounding environment at this time, and said calmly: "Wu Xie, don't panic. Since Uncle Wu left this sentence, it must have a special purpose. We have to think about it from the literal meaning and in combination with the topographical features of Yunding Palace."

Black Blind Man was leisurely leaning aside, playing with a dagger in his hand, and casually interrupted: "I say, there is no point in you being so anxious. This Yunding Palace is a big mystery. We have to take our time."

Bai Mumu reminded him, "Think carefully about why your Third Uncle left you this message. Is it that only you and your Third Uncle can understand this message?"

Wu Xie pondered for a while, then suddenly said, "I think I have some idea!"

Pan Zi asked anxiously, "Young Master San, please tell me in detail."

Wu Xie looked at everyone intently and began to explain the meaning of "Xuanwu Rejection of Corpses" - "I think 'Xuanwu Rejection of Corpses' is pronounced in Hangzhou dialect like 'along the river to the bottom'. This may be the key clue left by Uncle San, suggesting that we should follow the flow of the river to the end, where may be the entrance to the underground palace."

He paused for a moment and continued, "Xuanwu, in ancient Chinese mythology, is a spiritual creature composed of a turtle and a snake, and is often related to direction and feng shui. The corpse-rejecting place may mean that the feng shui pattern of this place is relatively special, or there are some taboos. But combined with the actual situation here, what Third Uncle wants to express is that we should look for river water according to the characteristics of the terrain."

Wu Xie recalled his uncle's actions and continued to analyze: "Since his uncle specifically asked Shunzi to convey this to me, it means he knew we would encounter such a terrain and believed that I could understand its meaning. We had no clue before, but now it seems that this may be the key to finding the entrance to the underground palace!"

Listening to Wu Xie's explanation, everyone's eyes lit up, and Fatty Wang slapped his thigh excitedly: "Hey! That makes sense! Then let's look in the direction of the river water, maybe the entrance to the underground palace is there!"

Xie Yuchen said: "In that case, let's go and give it a try."

Afterwards, everyone began to explore along the route where river water might exist. Along the way, everyone was careful to avoid various traps.

Pan Zi always remained highly vigilant and paid close attention to the movements around him to prevent any emergencies.

Shunzi also relies on his familiarity with geographical locations to provide everyone with some useful references from time to time.

During the search, they found some strange symbols and marks. After careful study, Xie Yuchen concluded that these were probably some kind of hints left by his uncle or his predecessors.

After unremitting efforts, they finally succeeded in finding the direction of the canal water flow. Following the direction of the water flow to the end, they really found a hidden passage.

Wu Xie said excitedly: "It seems that this is the right place!"

Fatty Wang: "What are you waiting for? Let's go! Maybe your uncle is waiting for you up ahead."

Wu Xie thought about it and felt that it was right, so he stopped hesitating and walked in first.

The few of them continued to walk deeper and deeper along the seemingly endless canal, and it became increasingly darker and darker. They didn't know how long they had walked, but suddenly, a huge stone wall appeared in front of them, and a dark hole was revealed at the bottom of the stone wall.

"Oh my god, what is this?" Fatty Wang shone a flashlight towards the cave entrance and shouted at the top of his voice, which was particularly loud in the silent environment.

Wu Xie approached the pile of rocks at the entrance of the cave, looked left and right, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "Hey! Look, this is the same mark as the one left by Menyouping in the underwater tomb!"

Fatty Wang: "What? The little brother left it. Let me see it."

When everyone heard this, they all gathered around. Xie Yuchen narrowed his eyes and frowned slightly: "This mark... looks like it's pointing inside the cave."

Fatty Wang: "Do you want us to go inside the cave?"

Pan Zi nodded, with a serious face: "Then let's go in and take a look, but I think we still have to be careful!"

Hei Xia Zi: "What are you afraid of? Since Dumb Zhang has left a mark for us, it proves that there is no danger."

Wu Xie: "The blind man is right. I believe that the little brother will not harm us. Let's go in and take a look."

So everyone went into the cave one by one. Every ten meters in the cave, there was a 9-shaped curved pipe-shaped cave for breathing.

Fatty Wang walked in front, muttering to himself, "Hey guys, this place is too cramped. I can hardly turn around!"

Black Blind laughed from behind: "Fatty, stop complaining and be careful not to get yourself stuck!"

As they walked along, they came to a tomb. Wow, there were more than a thousand wine jars neatly arranged inside.

The fat man's eyes lit up immediately, and he reached out to grab the wine jar: "Oh my, maybe there is a world-class wine in it, Fatty, I have to try it!"

Pan Zi was quick to stop him: "Fatty, don't move!"

The fat man was not willing to listen. He opened the jar of wine without saying a word. Just as he was about to put the wine into his mouth, Pan Zi kicked the jar over.

"Pan Zi, what are you doing!" The fat man was so angry that he jumped up and down and yelled.

As a result, when he looked down at the contents at the bottom of the jar, his face suddenly turned as pale as a pig's liver, and his stomach churned. He had to force himself not to vomit.

Bai Mumu almost vomited after seeing this scene: "This... this is too disgusting!"

Wu Xie quickly patted her back and asked with concern, "Mu Mu, are you okay?"

Bai Mumu: "It's okay, let's go quickly. If we stay here any longer, I'm afraid I'll vomit."

Xie Yuchen looked helpless, shook his head and said, "Be careful, there might be something scarier here."

After hearing this, everyone felt nervous and continued to move forward more cautiously. The atmosphere was becoming more and more tense, but from time to time, the voices of Fatty Wang and Hei Xiazi joking with each other could be heard, making people nervous but also wanting to laugh.