Chapter 626
Just kill me!
Tian Siyao ignored Chen Ze's words, put the luminous pearl in her hand into her pocket, and secretly began to make plans.
She knew that the ambush Chen Ze mentioned wasn't a real attack, since there were mechanisms at the entrance to the tomb, and if it were an ambush, it wouldn't be able to get past those mechanisms.
Her only worry was that someone might break in while she was sleeping at night. After all, the place was eerie and scary, and she was timid, so she couldn't guarantee she wouldn't be scared into having insomnia.
Of course, if there really were emperor's remains here, she wouldn't mind sleeping with a luminous pearl on her back...
Seeing that Tian Siyao was in a daze, Chen Ze assumed that she was afraid to sleep with the luminous pearl on, so he quickly took the luminous pearl from Tian Siyao's hand, put it in her pocket, and then led Tian Siyao away from the tomb.
Back outside the tomb, Tian Siyao grabbed Chen Ze's arm and asked, "How do you know that an emperor was once buried here? I heard from my grandfather that he once brought people in here, but they all died. Didn't you say you had never been there? Who exactly are you?"
"I only heard that this used to be the entrance to an emperor's tomb, so I thought I'd come and see if I could find anything."
"You're kidding me!" Tian Siyao didn't believe her.
Chen Ze didn't bother to explain. "Believe it or not, I'm tired and need to rest. You can go back now!"
"No!" Tian Siyao insisted.
Chen Ze frowned unhappily. "I'm afraid you'll run into danger."
"How do you know there will be danger? There's no such thing as a supernatural thing in this world. If you're scared, we can go our separate ways." As she spoke, Tian Siyao let go of Chen Ze's hand and walked forward on her own with her slender legs.
Chen Ze stared intently at Tian Siyao's departing figure, his eyes deep and unfathomable, lost in thought.
About five or six minutes later, Chen Ze suddenly caught up quickly and pulled Tian Siyao toward the secret passage on the other side.
"What are you doing? This secret passage is a dead end, there's no way to go through it."
Chen Ze didn't say anything, but led Tian Siyao straight into the secret passage and continued walking without stopping.
While struggling, Tian Siyao questioned, "What exactly are you doing?"
Chen Ze remained silent until he reached the end of the road, at which point he suddenly stopped.
Tian Siyao braked suddenly and almost hit Chen Ze on the back.
She rubbed her head and scolded angrily, "How can you be like this? I already told you, this is a dead end."
After saying that, Tian Siyao looked down and ahead, and was surprised to find that there was a light ahead.
This secret passage has already led to the underground palace.
This underground palace is not large; at its widest point, it is only two meters wide, and it has hardly any decorations.
"How did you know there was an exit in that hidden compartment?" Tian Siyao asked.
Chen Ze shrugged. "A feeling."
Tian Siyao scoffed, "Feelings? If you're that capable, why would you need to rely on feelings to do things?"
"Once I sense something, I will pursue it without hesitation, just like the luminous pearl in your hand right now."
"It is true that what I have is a luminous pearl, but I never said I wanted a luminous pearl. You gave it to me against my will."
Chen Ze raised an eyebrow. "Why don't you ever tell the truth? If you don't want it, then don't wear it."
After saying that, Chen Ze pretended to reach out and snatch the luminous pearl back from Tian Siyao's hand.
Tian Siyao hurriedly protected it and scolded, "Who gave you permission to take my things?"
Chen Ze chuckled. "So you knew this was yours! If it's yours, why have you been hiding it?"
Tian Siyao pursed her lips and remained silent.
She was just reluctant to part with the luminous pearl. Seeing this, Chen Ze decided not to force her. He took out a flashlight from his pocket, looked around, and said, "Let's go look somewhere else."
"Elsewhere..." Tian Siyao muttered, taking a few steps forward along the secret passage, and then saw a light coming from ahead, which grew brighter and brighter.
"what is that?"
It should be an export.
As soon as Chen Ze finished speaking, he quickened his pace and chased after her, with Tian Siyao following closely behind.
As soon as they stepped out of the tomb and stood still, a piercing scream echoed throughout the entire space.
The two men exchanged a glance, then simultaneously drew their guns and rushed toward the source of the scream.
When the two arrived, a girl was huddled in a corner, hugging her knees and trembling.
Because the girl was wearing heavy clothing, her face was not visible.
But Tian Siyao recognized the other woman's clothes because she and the old woman who served her mother were wearing the same style.
"Hey! Are you crazy?" Tian Siyao shouted at the girl.
The other person remained huddled in the corner, trembling, and instead of answering, asked, "How did you get out of the underground palace?"
Chen Ze, his face cold, raised his gun and aimed it at the girl. "Tell me who you are first."
"Kill me!" the girl gritted her teeth and closed her eyes.
"You think dying is so easy?" Chen Ze said dismissively, putting his gun away, and then asked Tian Siyao, "Shouldn't we call the police?"
"Are you stupid! We've only been here for less than half an hour, there aren't any cameras here at all!" Tian Siyao shouted angrily. She had checked the area before entering the tomb and found no cameras, which meant there was no surveillance equipment installed here at all.
Chen Ze was completely dumbfounded.
The girl opened her eyes at that moment.
Although her eyes were still brimming with tears, she looked at Chen Ze with hope and said, "I know how to leave here, please let me stay!"
Chen Ze narrowed his eyes, about to refuse, when he heard Tian Siyao say, "In that case, tell us how you got in first, and then we'll decide whether to help you or not."
"Okay, as long as you're willing to help me, I'll do anything you ask!" the girl said excitedly.
"Then tell me first, how did you get into this ancient tomb?" Tian Siyao coaxed her step by step.
"Actually, this ancient tomb was built by my father before he died. I learned carpentry from him. Later, when he was building the tomb, he accidentally unearthed a stone coffin and put it in the underground palace. I came in with him..."
"How did you get in?"
"I was pushed in by my grandmother."
Where is your grandma?
Upon hearing this, Tian Siyao looked around and, after scanning the area, pointed to her right and said, "My grandma is lying there."
Upon hearing the sound, Chen Ze looked up in that direction, then frowned and said, "I didn't see your grandmother."
"It's right here!" Tian Siyao replied confidently to Chen Ze, then ran over and carefully searched in that direction. "Strange, my grandma really is in that direction!"
As Tian Siyao spoke, she turned back to look at Chen Ze, "Could it be that my grandmother doesn't exist?"
"Do you think it's up to you whether it exists or not?" Chen Ze didn't like Tian Siyao's extremely self-centered attitude. They saved her life, and she didn't even say a word of thanks!
Tian Siyao glared at him defiantly, wanting to retort, but when she met Chen Ze's icy gaze, she swallowed the words she was about to say and angrily turned her head to continue searching the vicinity. (End of this chapter)