PCJ – Chapter 432 The Main Tomb

Luo Changjun came to Meizi’ao again. This time, he was not alone. His younger brother, Luo Changhai, had also brought a team of people and secretly arrived at Meizi’ao.

“Has Jiaohua entered the tomb?” Luo Changjun frowned.

“Not just Jiaohua, the entire Great Tomb Fable film crew has gone in. They said they are starting to shoot scenes inside the tomb today,” said Shang Jiuyuan.

“Crazy. I hope nothing goes wrong,” Luo Changjun said worriedly.

“Should I bring my people down now?” Luo Changhai asked.

“Wait, the situation down there is unclear. If you go down recklessly, and if He Shouye has set something up, it could make things worse,” Luo Changjun shook his head.

“But so many people have gone down. If something happens, no one will be able to take responsibility!” Luo Changhai said with concern.

“There are already county police officers down there. Even if you go, it won’t help. Don’t underestimate Jiaohua; this situation depends on him,” Luo Changjun said. He didn’t have a better solution, so all they could do was wait patiently.

Inside the tomb, the Great Tomb Fable crew, apart from Jiaohua, Tang Yan, Chen Cheng, and the disguised police officers from the Xintian County Police Department, no one realized they were in great danger. The tense atmosphere in the tomb made it hard to breathe.

“Director, everyone is a bit tired today. How about we go up to rest and continue this afternoon?” Tang Yan said after finishing a shot.

Lin Jianming checked the time and saw it was only 11 o’clock. “It’s still early. We’ve finally come down here. We still have a few shots that don’t need costume changes. Let’s finish these before going up. Everyone can rest more at noon and continue shooting in the afternoon.”

Normally, Lin Jianming would never disregard Tang Yan’s request, but he was eager to catch up on the delayed schedule. So, even though Tang Yan had spoken up, Lin Jianming still didn’t agree.

Tang Yan helplessly shook her head at Chen Cheng and Jiaohua. She couldn’t reveal the truth, and now with Lin Jianming’s refusal, there was nothing she could do. If she continued, it would just look like she was throwing her weight around.

Deeper inside the tomb, He Shouye and Long Wuyi, along with a group of people, were exploring.

“The main tomb should be around here. It’s really cold,” Wang Daxian said, holding a compass and measuring in the tomb.

Wang Zhenren’s expression was serious, “This is strange. It shouldn’t be so heavy with yin energy. Although this is a corpse-raising place, a bit more yin energy is normal. But it’s been abandoned for so many years. Why is it still so intense?”

“Wang Zhenren, what’s wrong?” He Shouye shuddered. At nearly fifty, his body couldn’t compare to younger people like Sun Lei, and his yang energy was naturally weaker. In such a place dense with yin energy, his body immediately felt as if it were immersed in ice water.

Long Wuyi also complained, “What kind of place is this? It’s so cold.”

“Look, there!” Yang Jinlong pointed ahead.

Under the bright flashlight, a more solemn tomb entrance appeared. The stone door was tightly shut, with intricate patterns carved into it. This tomb looked more like a palace than a tomb.

“This must be the main tomb. The door is special, made of exquisite white jade. The value of just this door is worth what we’ve spent on this trip. But moving it is not going to be easy.” He Shouye walked forward, illuminating the door with a flashlight and rubbing his hand over the intricate patterns on the stone.

“Fourth Master, how do we open this door?” Sun Lei asked.

“There should be a mechanism nearby. Everyone, look carefully,” He Shouye instructed.

Everyone immediately took their flashlights and searched the walls.

While Long Wuyi was feeling along the wall, he found a small bump and pressed it in. Suddenly, the sound of a light click came from the stone door.

“Crack!”

The door slowly began to open, and a large tomb passage revealed itself in front of them.

Inside, there was light! A dim oil lamp illuminated the tomb, and although the contents couldn’t be seen clearly, various shiny vessels were neatly arranged on wooden shelves around the tomb. These vessels, which had clearly been there for many years, were completely free of dust, as if time had stopped for them.

Everyone was mesmerized by the gold, silver, and antiques in the room, but Bai Daxian and Wang Zhenren’s eyes were fixed on the coffin placed in the center. Half of the coffin was buried in the ground, and the lid was tightly shut.

“Didn’t they say the ghostly being was the tomb’s owner? Why is the coffin lid closed?” Bai Daxian asked, walking over to the coffin and knocking on it with his hand.

“Bang, bang, bang,” the sound from the coffin was heavy and muffled.

“Why don’t we open it and see?” Long Wuyi said.

“Do you really want to open it?” Wang Zhenren asked.

“Of course, we have to open it. The best things are always kept in the coffin with the tomb owner. How could a tomb raider not look inside the coffin?” Long Wuyi said without hesitation. However, opening the coffin was risky. This was not an ordinary tomb. It was a corpse-raising place. If the tomb’s owner was still there, he might be in a dormant state, but opening the coffin would awaken him. The corpse-raising bodies that had been preserved for thousands of years would likely be much stronger than the previous ghostly creature they’d encountered.

Everyone hesitated.

He Shouye frowned and looked at the group, “We can’t leave without knowing what’s inside. Let’s take a big risk and open it!”

“We came for this. Since the odds are in our favor, we should open it,” Wang Zhenren said.

Bai Daxian nodded, “Before we open the coffin, let’s make it clear. If there are any magical items inside, they belong to Wang Zhenren and me. If it’s just gold, silver, and antiques, it belongs to Fourth Master and Long Ye. Everyone agree?”

“Then it’s settled!” He Shouye nodded. Since their interests didn’t conflict, he was happy to ally with Bai Daxian and Wang Zhenren, cultivators.

“I have no objections,” Long Wuyi also agreed.