Chapter 624
Cemetery
This time, Tian Siyao did not rush back, but stood outside the stone chamber staring at Chen Ze studying the note.
After a moment, Chen Ze frowned and said, "The contents of this note have nothing to do with this place. It simply tells us where the secret of this mausoleum is."
After saying that, Chen Ze got up and crawled towards the cave entrance.
Seeing this, Tian Siyao quickly chased after him, "Master, where are you going?"
"I'll take you out," Chen Ze replied, then swam faster towards the outside.
In less than half a minute, Chen Ze grabbed Tian Siyao and pulled her out of the tomb.
After emerging, Chen Ze discovered that he was still inside the mountain and had not left.
"Master, what should we do? Will we ever come back?" Tian Siyao looked around, but all she could see was darkness.
"Let's wait until dawn!" Chen Ze sighed, then turned and slapped the stone wall to one side, causing pebbles to roll down instantly.
“This stone wall is fake; we can get out from there,” Chen Ze said, pointing to the left.
"Fake?" Tian Siyao was taken aback.
“During the time I was in the stone chamber, I carefully observed the stone coffins, stone beds, and paintings on the walls. I found that the patterns on each coffin were different, but they were basically arranged and combined according to some kind of formation. If I’m not mistaken, that formation can control the entire stone tomb,” Chen Ze slowly stated his judgment.
“But we haven’t studied classical Chinese!” Tian Siyao said with some worry. Her master said that those symbols were arrays, and it would be terrible if they were confused or offended something.
Chen Ze smiled and said, "Don't worry! Although your master knows a little classical Chinese, he is far inferior to me. At least he doesn't know that the concept of formations exists in this world."
Tian Siyao rolled her eyes at Chen Ze.
This guy is really asking for a beating!
Chen Ze looked at Tian Siyao and asked, "Yaoyao, do you remember anything strange that happened between us before 367?"
“Strange thing?” Tian Siyao frowned and thought for a long time, then her eyes lit up and she said, “That’s right, after we were trapped in the cave, we encountered a giant beast deep underground. It could understand human language and could also transform into human form. It also told us that it had once lived in China.”
"Yes, that's it!" Chen Ze confirmed Tian Siyao's words.
Tian Siyao felt helpless. Her master didn't even recognize ancient Chinese characters, let alone her. She had no idea how to break the formation!
After a moment's hesitation, Tian Siyao tentatively asked, "That giant beast, must be the test left to us by the owner of this tomb?"
"Possibly!" Chen Ze nodded approvingly.
Tian Siyao then asked, "What kind of tomb do you think this is?"
Chen Ze shook his head: "I don't know, but I always feel that since it set up a test, it means it wants us to find what it left behind."
"So you mean we just need to find what it left behind, and then we can break the test?" Tian Siyao was surprised. So the test didn't necessarily have to be broken!
“Perhaps.” Chen Ze shrugged with a faint smile and continued, “Whatever is hidden in this tomb, we must bring it back to the country. After all, we have already excavated it, and even if it is unwilling to hand it over to us, we have the right to take what belongs to us.”
Tian Siyao nodded thoughtfully.
"Next, let's enjoy the beautiful scenery while breaking the formation, and wait for the sun to set before setting off." Chen Ze pointed to a tall stone bridge in the distance.
The stone bridge leads to the cliffs on the other side, and on the other side of the cliffs is a lush jungle.
Tian Siyao glanced at the height of the cliff and sighed inwardly, "This cliff must be more than ten meters high!"
"More than ten meters, twenty or thirty meters!" Chen Ze said with a smile. "Twenty or thirty meters?" Tian Siyao was stunned. How difficult would it be to climb over such a high cliff!
"Let's go!" Chen Ze said, and took the lead in walking forward.
Tian Siyao hurriedly followed.
Less than a minute after Chen Ze and Tian Siyao stepped onto the stone bridge, Tian Siyao's body suddenly went limp and she collapsed to the ground.
"Yaoyao, what's wrong with you?" Chen Ze looked at Tian Siyao with great confusion.
Tian Siyao shook her head, her face pale. "I...I can't take it anymore."
"You're not good enough?" Chen Ze looked Tian Siyao up and down suspiciously.
Then, Chen Ze tapped Tian Siyao's chest a few times.
Tian Siyao felt her body return to normal, but her legs were still sore and weak, and she couldn't stand up at all.
Tian Siyao smiled wryly and helplessly, "The gravity here is just too great. I can't withstand it at all. If an ordinary person came here, they would probably fall to their death."
Chen Ze frowned slightly and said, "You didn't collapse because you weren't eating and were hungry, did you?"
Tian Siyao nodded and said, "I guess so! I ate too much this morning."
Chen Ze suddenly realized: "I forgot, you don't usually like to make breakfast, but you specially bought breakfast today, so you probably didn't want to eat it."
Tian Siyao rubbed her stomach with a wry smile and said, "If I had known it would be like this, I would have refrained from eating breakfast last night."
Chen Ze comforted him, "Don't worry, since this formation won't harm our lives, it means we only need to cultivate in the formation until nightfall or when it gets dark before we can leave."
Upon hearing this, Tian Siyao rested for a while, then forced herself to stand up and walked along the stone bridge with Chen Ze.
Half an hour later.
Chen Ze and Tian Siyao finally reached the other side of the cliff and stepped onto the lawn covered with green plants.
"Where is this place?" Tian Siyao looked around but found nothing unusual. The only thing that could be considered a threat was the tree in front of her.
“This is a cemetery,” Chen Ze replied simply, then his gaze shifted to Tian Siyao, staring at her chest for a few seconds before saying, “We need to get to that grave quickly. That grave is the closest; we can go through it.”
"But my legs are numb and I can't walk. Can you carry me?" Tian Siyao said coquettishly. Although this place didn't look like a tomb, it gave her a strange sense of panic.
Chen Ze refused without hesitation, "I'm not responsible for taking you back."
"Then...then I'm not going!" Tian Siyao said through gritted teeth, glaring angrily at Chen Ze.
"No, we've arrived, we have to go, otherwise you'll definitely faint from exhaustion on such a short journey." Chen Ze said without room for argument. The danger level in this tomb was extremely low, and he couldn't care less about Tian Siyao.
Tian Siyao stomped her foot in exasperation, but finally gave in.
Chen Ze carried Tian Siyao on his back and walked straight towards the cemetery opposite.
Tian Siyao lay on Chen Ze's back, her heart pounding. She felt Chen Ze was a bit rough, but she understood. After all, she wasn't a delicate girl, and she couldn't possibly enjoy herself on a man's back, so she kept quiet. (End of Chapter)