Imperial Treasure

Chapter 584 - 378: Reminder?

Chapter 378

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In the midst of various enthusiastic and mind-numbing tunes, a mixture of male and female voices echoed throughout the ancient tomb. Perhaps the rice dumplings inside the coffins would be awakened by the noise. Perhaps the fish scales in the water might have their biological characteristics severely impacted. Perhaps...

In any case, the people in the main tomb were completely done for.

It was as quiet and solemn as a funeral...

After all, there were plenty of dead bodies, ghosts, zombies, and whatnot here...

It was fitting, although the expressions on the faces of the living were quite bizarre.

According to Gong Jiu, it was as if they had just discovered that aliens and Gyaos were joining forces to attack Earth—Doomsday was upon them!

Then the Transformers and Doraemon would come to save the Earth—how bizarre!

Eventually, the four of them gathered around to play mahjong—All’s well that ends well?

"What song is this?" Nalan asked.

"I have no clue, I usually only listen to piano solos. But it sounds like a song you’d hear in a dance hall," Wei Feng said proudly.

"The Ultimate National Style..." Mount Mover said indifferently. "That’s why I tell you youngsters who consume too much Western culture are of no use, you don’t even understand the essence of Chinese culture..."

The foreigner twisted his reddened nose, deeply agreeing, "Indeed, indeed, national culture is very important, we must all protect it well."

Protect your sister! You’re here plundering our Chinese cultural treasures!

Sect Member inheritors, like Rui Ziling and others, who knew a lot about Chinese culture, were left speechless by the irony.

The chubby one then started twisting his butt, "Yo yo cut it out!"

Third Lady Yin gave him a look as if he were insane...

Determined, the chubby man held onto his spear, very seriously, "Ah, fellows, I think the most important thing now is to open the coffin..."

Smack!

Mount Mover instantly slapped his forehead, "Open what! This Ultimate National Style surely wasn’t played by a ghost! It must be a person! Who is this person, and why are they playing it? That’s the focal point here!"

One, there’s no mobile phone signal here, let alone data for playing songs or ringtones; thus, this song must have been downloaded onto a phone beforehand.

Two, since it was downloaded beforehand, why would someone deliberately play it for us to hear? To scare us? Or perhaps they planned a big chorus to foster good relations?

Unusual circumstances must have unusual motives...

"First of all, this person is definitely not one of us. Second, this song...it’s coming from above!"

Mount Mover pointed above everyone’s heads...

Looking up, those skilled in martial arts had good eyesight; about thirty to forty percent of them could see a tiny hole at the very top, from which a white thread was hanging, with an earphone at the end of it...

The song was coming from there.

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And at this moment, Gong Jiu and the others naturally realized that the music was played by Sui Yi, their focus very aligned.

—— Heavens, Sui Yi actually playing this kind of song! Possessed, perhaps!

Soon, Gong Jiu cleared his throat, "It must be Sui Yi trying to remind us of something..."

"It’s not us," Flower Demon shook his head...

"It’s the people in the main tomb, there’s something wrong with that coffin," Zhang Wei, who was usually reticent, said, frowning. Indeed, they were the people who knew Sui Yi the best, it took them only a few seconds to figure it out.

"That young man is probably not a malicious person, and his abilities are exceptional. If he is an enemy, we can’t help; if he is a friend, then there’s even less for us to do. First and foremost, we need to get some weapons...and also go help out at the main tomb!"

Gong Jiu knew that the Palace Family would definitely send people over, and it would certainly be Sui Yi leading the team. Now with Second Master Gong in the shadows, he naturally would not miss this team opportunity, thus...

Gritting his teeth, Gong Jiu nodded, "The Goblin’s right, let’s go!"

But just as they were about to run to the secret chamber’s exit, they saw two people.

Anayi, Yang Rui!

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"This hole looks like it was where that coffin rope was hung," Wei Feng took another look at the rope on the side of the coffin lid, seemingly connected directly...

"So here comes the problem, the song must be played by someone. The headphone hanging down from that small hole above shows there’s someone up there...there’s another space up there!"

This judgment left everyone present with strange expressions.

They thought the main tomb was the secret of this ancient tomb, only to find out there’s another tomb space above them. It felt like they thought they had finished a math paper, ready to hand it in, but then realized there was another side they hadn’t done...

"Could it be, there’s a ghost up there? And the ghost likes The Ultimate National Style?" the chubby one wildly speculated...

But pretty much no one was listening to him anymore.

"But really, who would do such a thing? Gentlemen, is it one of your subordinates, or are there others lurking around in this ancient tomb..."

Those like Rui Ziling, the leader of the group, spoke faintly...

Suddenly, they heard a clear female voice, "It is trying to remind us not to move the coffin."

Everyone turned to look at Yhan Qingwu.

Nalan squinted his eyes, "Is the person above Sui Yi?"

Before Yhan Qingwu could respond, they had largely confirmed it themselves.

Who else could it be?

"Do you know what she is trying to convey?" Wei Feng stared at Yhan Qingwu.

"I already said... this coffin is strange, we mustn’t touch it—she must think so too... She’s warning us."

Yhan Qingwu was unfazed by their piercing gazes, speaking softly yet clearly, paused a moment, scanned the crowd, and finally resting her eyes on that rectangular, eerie coffin, said, "If she senses danger from it, how many here could withstand it? And considering there are so many of us here, and she still felt the need to warn us, it shows that this coffin..."

"is extremely dangerous!"

"It could lead to our total annihilation."

Yhan Qingwu’s voice was crisp and melodious, echoing around ominously, adding a chilly weirdness to the moment.

The group stared at the coffin...

Rui Ziling’s leader suddenly scoffed, "You expect us to believe you just because you say so? Just because she says it’s dangerous, it is?"

"Uncle Han," Rui Ziling couldn’t help but interject, "Sui Yi is very powerful, she..."

"You mean martial arts," Uncle Han cut her off before she could finish, "She might be strong against you, but that doesn’t mean she’s incredibly powerful... Besides, in this ancient tomb, it’s not her place to decide."

Man, that one sentence left both Rui Ziling and Luo Xiuxian speechless.

Not only undermining their strength but also their experience...

That was a group injury.

Many of the youngsters there, like Nalan, Wei Feng, and others, scoffed at these words.

Those people actually sending such a narcissistic and senile fool was really a godsend for them... at least it greatly diminished the threat.

But that coffin...

Nalan looked at Wei Feng, his eyes signaling, what do you think?

Wei Feng thought for a moment, then shook his head, "I’ve had a few encounters with her, whatever she says or does usually turns out to be right. Moreover, if she talks this way, she also has her people here to consider. If it wasn’t sincere, she wouldn’t bother doing this."

"Could it be just for the sake of this coffin?"

"If she truly wanted it, who here could stop her? Moreover, she always means what she says; if she is here looking for someone, then she definitely is."

Wow!

Is this how you talk about an enemy?

"It sounds like you have a crush on her," Nalan shot a glance at Wei Feng.

He was praising her, almost as though she were as flawless as Athena.

Wei Feng paused, then smiled, "Heh, did you already know that? I thought I was being quite obvious."

Then he saw Yhan Qingwu’s indifferent look...

Meanwhile, up above, Sui Yi pulled on her headset, music already turned off, so the sounds from below were clearly audible...

Even through a small hole sound could travel.

Hearing Wei Feng’s playful remark, she felt the young man beside her glance her way, her brows slightly furrowing.

Did this man truly recognize her?

Could he be another character like Jiang Chenyu?

Just then, she heard from below...

"Ah ha, handsome, are you talking about that Oriental Beauty we met earlier?" the foreigner spoke up unwillingly to be left behind.

He didn’t need anyone to confirm; he had already seen enough from their expressions. Looking back at the coffin, he narrowed his eyes, "She left that national treasure there to warn us of the danger inside this coffin?"

Without waiting for an answer, he grasped more. Touching his chin, he mused, "Ah, this is troublesome. We all came here for the treasure, so do we just give up like this?"

"Are you also giving up? Not opening the coffin? It’s possible... we might as well just carry the coffin away."

The foreigner caressed the coffin lid as tenderly as one would a beloved woman...

His actions made many skin crawl, and several people snickered.

"Foreigner, this coffin is Chinese, don’t get any funny ideas!"

"NO, NO, NO, culture belongs to all of humanity. Your Chinese protection of culture is too poor. As your fellows, we definitely have a duty to safeguard these treasures for you... Perhaps when we’ve completed our research, we’ll share some findings with you..."

The foreigner was just short of using a microphone to preach about international friendship...

"Japan used the same rationale when they invaded our China," Yhan Qingwu stated flatly.

Her words made the Chinese present slightly upset.

However, what the foreigner said wasn’t entirely wrong, well, the first part...

Having come all this way, should they just leave the coffin untouched?

Wouldn’t that be a wasted trip?

What about the many who died previously, what about them?

Yet, Sui Yi’s caution still left Wei Feng and his people uneasy. Having interacted with Sui Yi, they tended to believe her more, but if the foreigner’s group and the sect persisted, could they still back down?

Perhaps...

Wei Feng smiled, "You make a valid point, sir. In that case, you go ahead and open the coffin first. We’ll wait and see what happens."

The foreigner’s eyes flickered. Using me as a test stone, you dark-hearted!

The man completely forgot that he was the one rolling up his sleeves to pry open the coffin earlier. Still, better safe than sorry. The foreigner was somewhat wary of Sui Yi, mainly because of the previous warnings from the two.

So...

"Thanks for the courtesy then... but I think I’ll go ahead and open the coffin..."(To be continued. If you like this book, you are welcome to vote for it at qidian.com or m.qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)