Chapter 620
You're not hungry, but I am!
Lin Wenxin's movements startled Tian Tian, who was cultivating. Because they were quite close, Tian Tian stood up.
"You guys came out so early?" Tian Tian asked Chen Ze and the other two in surprise.
"Hmm!" Chen Ze responded softly.
"Then why don't you leave?" Tian Tian asked again.
Zhang Bing and Chen Ze looked at each other but did not answer.
"Can't find the entrance? Do you need help?" Tian Tian asked enthusiastically. Although everyone in this world was hostile towards her, Tian Tian didn't dislike the three people in front of her because their personalities were different.
“No need, we’ve already found it,” Zhang Bing replied.
Tian Tian looked disappointed.
“But you shouldn’t stay here any longer. Get out of here quickly. I’m worried something might happen.” Zhang Bing seemed to have thought of something, and her face showed some worry, because this place always gave her a creepy feeling.
"I won't leave unless I die," Lin Wenxin stubbornly refused.
"I'm not leaving either!" Zhang Bing also refused Lin Wenxin's request.
"Ugh, you two are so annoying! If you're not leaving, I'm leaving. I'm not going to bother with you anymore. I'm going to scout ahead." Chen Ze couldn't stand the two girls dawdling anymore, so he slipped away from the side, leaving the two girls staring at each other.
"Hmph!" Lin Wenxin snorted coldly, then continued to observe her surroundings.
Tian Tian sighed silently, watching Chen Ze's disappearing figure, a strange sadness welled up in her heart.
Chen Ze walked to the spot where Zhang Bing had just been and squatted down.
"Hey, isn't this pattern a bit strange?" Chen Ze suddenly noticed that there was actually a painting here.
Chen Ze picked up the painting; it depicted something resembling an altar. An altar? Chen Ze remembered seeing it online before; it was a place where ancient royalty held banquets or sacrifices.
Could it be that the emperor's funeral was held in this mausoleum?
Chen Ze put the blueprint away, intending to study it sometime.
Chen Ze then continued to wander around the tomb, but still found nothing. He even tried touching the murals around him.
The murals on these walls were eerie. When Chen Ze touched them, they didn't change or get damaged, just like an ordinary wall, but they weren't ordinary either, because Chen Ze discovered that they had souls.
Chen Ze wanted to destroy them, but they wouldn't disappear. Chen Ze didn't know what the purpose of these things was. Were they there to prevent outsiders from breaking in?
Not only Chen Ze encountered this situation, but Lin Wenxin and Zhang Bing also encountered the murals one after another.
However, all three chose to give up.
"Let's not waste any more time, let's go outside and talk first," Chen Ze suggested.
Lin Wenxin, Zhang Bing, and Tian Zhuoli all agreed with Chen Ze's proposal.
The three of them had only taken a few steps when they heard a clanging sound.
The three stopped in their tracks and turned to look in the direction from which the sound came. A skeleton fell out of the stone gate.
"Wow~ That's scary!" Lin Wenxin was terrified.
The skeleton was seen falling out of the cave, rolling a few times on the ground before stopping, then lying down and not moving again.
Chen Ze and his two companions walked over and discovered that the skeleton was actually the body of the tomb keeper from before. Looking at the exposed ribs on his chest, it was clear that he was not young. As for his exact age, it was unknown, but Chen Ze was certain that he was at least an old man.
"When did he die?" Zhang Bing asked, looking at the skeleton on the ground with a puzzled expression.
"What do you think?" Chen Ze countered.
"Did you discover something?" Lin Wenxin guessed.
"I didn't find anything. This place is huge; I guess it's a maze. And there are many tomb chambers inside. I estimate there should be many remains of the tomb owners inside," Chen Ze said.
"Then let's hurry up and get out of here," Zhang Bing suggested. "Out of where? Isn't the exit over there?" Chen Ze said, pointing to the stone wall in the distance.
"what?"
"What 'ah'? Hurry up, we still have time to rest before dark. We'll be in trouble tomorrow morning," Chen Ze urged.
Lin Wenxin looked at Tian Tian, who nodded, indicating that Chen Ze was right, because according to Zhang Bing and Lin Wenxin's prediction, there would be a monster attack tomorrow night, and there was still a whole day left.
Tian Tian, Zhang Bing, and Chen Ze walked up to the stone wall, and Chen Ze carefully studied the patterns on the stone wall.
"What kind of characters are these? They're so hard to understand." Lin Wenxin looked at them for a long time but still couldn't figure them out. After all, there were too many characters, and many of the symbols were unfamiliar to Chen Ze. Chen Ze hadn't even finished memorizing the classical Chinese texts he had memorized, let alone these traditional Chinese characters.
"Let me take a look. You don't need to worry about me. Just sit down and rest." Chen Ze pointed to the carpet not far away, indicating that the two women should rest.
"I'm not tired, I don't need to rest," Tian Tian insisted.
"I need to rest!" Zhang Bing echoed Tian Tian.
Chen Ze shook his head. Since Tian Tian said so, Chen Ze wouldn't force them. However, Chen Ze planned to look up the information himself.
Chen Ze tried to translate the text on the stone wall in his mind, but unfortunately, he translated a bunch of messy symbols and data and couldn't understand a single sentence.
Chen Ze was too lazy to continue reading, so he sat cross-legged on the ground and began to circulate the Yi Jin Jing to restore his energy.
Chen Ze lost track of time during his seclusion, and when he opened his eyes, it was already dusk.
"Awake?" Zhang Bing and Tian Tian were both asleep on the spot, and they only woke up when Chen Ze woke up.
Chen Ze looked around. "Huh, why are we still here?"
"What? Why are you still here? What are you doing? Didn't you say you were going to rest?" Zhang Bing asked.
Chen Ze: "Oh, I read through the inscription, but there were no clues, so I came back."
Zhang Bing: "Oh, I see. I looked it over too, but I didn't find anything special, so I came back to keep you company."
Chen Ze: "I'm not sleepy. Are you guys hungry? How about some barbecue?"
Zhang Bing: "I'm not hungry!"
Lin Wenxin: "I'm not hungry either!"
Finally, Chen Ze took Zhang Bing and Lin Wenxin to the river to wash up, and then they started eating barbecue.
After the group finished eating the barbecue, Lin Wenxin said, "We should be in an ancient tomb now."
Chen Ze: "I told you long ago, this ancient tomb is no ordinary place."
Lin Wenxin: "Yes, we've come in, but we don't have a single clue. I suspect we won't be able to get out at all."
Zhang Bing: "This place is completely empty, there's nothing here. How are we supposed to get out? Let's go back!"
Lin Wenxin: "I think this place is quite safe; there are no traps or hidden weapons or anything like that."
“Yes, although the environment here is harsh, the air is relatively fresh.” Tian Tian agreed with Zhang Bing’s statement.
Chen Ze watched the three girls arguing with a grin, having no right to speak.
"Hey, can you two stop talking nonsense? Do we even want to live? You're not hungry, but I am," Chen Ze couldn't help but complain.
Zhang Bing, Lin Wenxin, and Tian Tian: "..."
"Brother Chen Ze, your cooking is pretty good!" Zhang Bing suddenly praised.
Chen Ze smiled slightly and said, "That's a must."
Chen Ze generally doesn't like to cook because he's too busy and simply doesn't have the time for such things. So, Zhang Bing and Tian Tian usually help him. (End of Chapter)