Time passes quickly like running water.
In a blink of an eye, we had been in the deep well space of the Zhaowang Tomb for three days. We had eaten all our food long ago, but later, we got some food from the backpack of the tomb robber Jiang Xiaoyang.
But Jiang Xiaoyang didn't bring much with him, so we were still hungry at this moment.
The six people were in very bad mental states, their faces were pale and they looked like they were anemic.
Jiang Xiaoyang, who had been crying and laughing, also calmed down. He ignored us and found a corner by himself, squatting there like a punching bag.
The five of us had dry lips and were unwilling to talk, so we just sat there in a daze, as if there was an invisible death scythe hanging over our heads, which could take our lives at any time.
That night, we were together when Jiang Xiaoyang suddenly stood up from the corner.
Although his footsteps were slow, I still heard the sound.
I opened my eyes slightly and asked him, "Where are you going?"
The mute point on Jiang Xiaoyang's body has been unblocked by Master Liu.
Jiang Xiaoyang tilted his neck, smiled at me sinisterly, and said in a deep voice: "I want to go out."
I frowned slightly when I heard this, and then my brows relaxed again.
I snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "You want to go out? I still want to go out! But now the exit here is blocked, and there is no way out. I think you should not waste your energy."
But Jiang Xiaoyang was still smiling sinisterly. When he smiled, his cheekbones were shaking, as if they were about to fall off, which made me think he was a lunatic.
Jiang Xiaoyang looked determined and said to me, "No, I want to go out! There must be a way out. The main tomb chamber cannot be completely closed, which does not conform to the structure of ancient tombs. I am the heir of the Jiang family, and I will definitely be able to find a way out."
"Also, I want revenge. I want to kill Cheng Tie."
As Jiang Xiaoyang said this, he clenched his fists and his eyes were filled with resentment.
The Cheng Tie he mentioned was the good brother he called "Tie Zi", and the one who harmed him.
Seeing how determined this psychopath was, I casually said, "Okay, then go and look for it. I hope you can find it." I felt that it was impossible for him to find a way out because there was no way out.
Jiang Xiaoyang looked at me, and there was no more emotion in his eyes.
Then, he began to knock on the walls on all four sides of the deep well with his hands, just like when we were trapped here in the beginning.
The sound of his palms hitting the wall woke up Master Liu and others.
Master Liu looked at Jiang Xiaoyang with a bit of surprise in his eyes, and then he asked me: "Tianyi, what happened to that kid?"
I explained, "He was unwilling to give up and wanted revenge, so he was looking for a way to leave here. He also said that he was the heir of the Jiang family, but he didn't know what the Jiang family did."
Who would have thought that after hearing what I said, Master Liu and Hong Qingzong suddenly sat up straighter.
"Jiang family? ... Is that boy from the Jiang family?"
Hong Qingzong asked me with his voice raised a few degrees.
I said, "What Jiang family? I don't know. But what did that kid say?"
Hong Qingzong said hurriedly: "That's what he said... It seems that he is right. The Jiang family is quite famous in Xichuan City. It is said that their ancestors were craftsmen who built tombs for emperors and generals. Their craftsmanship was outstanding and very powerful. Later, they made a fortune little by little by relying on their tomb-building skills."
"If this Jiang Xiaoyang is really a member of the Jiang family, maybe he can really find a way to leave here."
Master Liu nodded and also recognized Hong Qingzong
words.
Immediately, several of us stood up from the ground and walked slowly towards Jiang Xiaoyang.
After all, Jiang Xiaoyang only appeared here a day ago, so his physical condition is much better than ours.
Hearing the footsteps, Jiang Xiaoyang, who was standing by the wall, turned around and stared at us.
"What are you doing?"
When he saw us coming, he thought we were up to something.
Master Liu clasped his fists towards Jiang Xiaoyang and said politely, "Little brother, you are a descendant of the Jiang family and should know a lot about ancient tombs. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to dig a tunnel to get here. Did you see anything special about this tomb after taking a look around?"
Jiang Xiaoyang said indifferently: "Not yet. However, the structure of this main tomb is very special. I guess there is a possibility that there is a path leading to the outside."
Hearing this, we were all delighted.
But then Jiang Xiaoyang poured cold water on us again. He said, "Whether we can find it or not depends on luck. If we can't find it, we will be trapped here and wait for death."
Damn, this is really true...
But we are too lazy to argue with him. It would be best if we could find a way to leave.
Xiao Li, who was standing behind me, suddenly reminded Jiang Xiaoyang: "Now you have basically completed the survey of the deep well space, right? If you don't find anything, I suggest you go to the bottom of the deep well space and take a look inside the main tomb chamber."
Xiao Li’s opinion was good, but the main tomb chamber was so small that apart from the center of the formation and a bronze coffin, there seemed to be nothing else.
Jiang Xiaoyang looked at Xiaoli for a moment, nodded and said, "It's time to go down and take a look."
No matter what, we still have to look for a way out.
Then, under our arrangement, the troublemaker Duoduo was released from the soul collecting barrel by me, and I asked her to take Jiang Xiaoyang down to the main tomb chamber.
Who knew that not long after I went down, Duoduo flew up and said to me with joy: "Brother, we found it! There really is a passage in the main tomb that can lead us out of this place. It's right under the bronze coffin."
"What? Is there really... a passage?" Hong Qingzong was not excited at all, and his voice was trembling.
Duoduo looked at Hong Qingzong and nodded.
Then, under my arrangement, we went down into the main tomb chamber together.
At this time, Jiang Xiaoyang was standing next to the bronze coffin, and the lid of the bronze coffin was thrown aside by him.
Seeing us coming down, Jiang Xiaoyang said, "The bottom of this bronze coffin is hollow, which is the passage to leave here. According to my understanding of the tomb, the passage below should have been dug by those craftsmen who were afraid of being trapped in the tomb as a burial companion by the emperor or generals. It is very likely that the passage will lead directly to the outside."
Uncle Sun stood aside and urged, "What are you waiting for? Move this bronze coffin away!"
We all thought so too.
Afterwards, with the combined efforts of several people, we finally pushed aside the bronze coffin, which weighed several thousand kilograms. The bronze coffin was pushed aside, revealing a green stone slab underneath.
The stone slab is made of two small square stone slabs, with a gap in the middle.
When I saw those gaps, I knew that Jiang Xiaoyang was really capable. There really was a passage underneath.
Then, I used the Seven-Star Dragon Abyss Sword in my hand to pry open the two small stone slabs, and a dark passage really appeared underneath.
As for where the passage leads to, we don't know.
We got a few luminous pearls from the stone wall, and then the six of us entered the passage one by one.
The passage was very damp and narrow, with stagnant water and mud in many places.
His feet and pants were covered with yellow mud.
But even so, we were still excited.
We held onto the wall and followed one another as we walked deeper into the cave.
From time to time, you will see rats, scorpions, cockroaches and other things on the walls or at the foot of the walls.
Xiaoli was afraid of these things and followed me closely.
But when a python as thick as a bowl appeared in front of us, we all stopped.
The python was several meters long, coiled up, with its head erect, facing us. When it heard the noise, it kept twitching its tongue, looking threatening and intimidating.
It was as if we had intruded into its territory.
I held the Seven-Star Dragon Abyss Sword and wanted to kill this guy.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Xiaoyang stopped me and said in a deep voice, "You take a rest, let me do it."
Then, Jiang Xiaoyang took the Seven-Star Dragon Abyss Sword from me without asking me if I was willing.
What surprised me was yet to come. Jiang Xiaoyang looked crazy before, but at this moment he seemed unusually calm.
It seems that after being trapped in the tomb of King Zhao and being betrayed by his own friends, his character changed.
Jiang Xiaoyang rushed forward and fought with the python. In just a few minutes, the Seven Star Dragon Abyss Sword in his hand successfully pierced into the python's body. And the piercing point was the python's seven inches.
"Hey, damn it!"
Jiang Xiaoyang said coldly when he saw the python struggling on the ground. Then he pulled out the Seven-Star Dragon Abyss Sword from the python and stepped aside.
The python might have been in pain so it kept hitting the wall with its head, making the wall make a "puff puff" sound.
There was an obvious wound at the seven-inch position of the python, and bright red blood kept flowing out as the snake's body twisted.
The python struggled on the ground for more than ten minutes. With a "bang", its tail fell to the ground and it remained motionless.
Seeing the python die, Jiang Xiaoyang ran towards the python with the Seven-Star Dragon Abyss Sword.
When he arrived in front of the python's corpse, Jiang Xiaoyang actually used the Seven-Star Dragon Abyss Sword to cut open the python's skin.
A line was drawn on the python's body, and Jiang Xiaoyang peeled off the entire snake's skin.
Then, Jiang Xiaoyang cut a piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth, and started eating it with a "smacking" sound.
Seeing this scene, the five of us were stunned. We didn't expect that Jiang Xiaoyang was so wild and would eat raw meat directly.
Perhaps because he saw us still standing there, Jiang Xiaoyang turned around, grinning with his blood-stained mouth, and said loudly: "Aren't you hungry? If you are hungry, you have to eat."
"Although the python meat smells fishy, it can still satisfy your hunger. Now that it's dead, the snake's body will only rot if left here, and will naturally be eaten by insects and rats. It's better for us to enjoy it."
This is true...
But soon, we all surrounded the python and cut off pieces of snake meat with knives.
Snake meat does smell fishy, but we had been hungry for several days so we didn’t care.
I have to say, once you get used to the fishy smell, python meat tastes really good in your mouth.
The cool feeling makes the dry esophagus feel much more comfortable.
So, the six of us gathered around the python and feasted on it.
In the end, the python's body was already tattered by the knife.
As for Jiang Xiaoyang, he not only ate the python meat, but also drank a lot of its blood.
After satisfying our hunger, our group of six continued walking deeper into the passage.
I originally thought I could leave the Tomb of King Zhao directly, but unexpectedly, the passage in front collapsed, and near the collapse site, a black hole pointing upwards appeared.
(to be continued)
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