I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse
Chapter 593 Going into the Tomb_1

Chapter 593: Chapter 593 Going into the Tomb_1

"You, did you do that on purpose?"

Sun Mingyu looked unbelieving.

Because they often dealt with each other professionally, Sun Mingyu was somewhat familiar with Xiao Feng’s character. In his view, Xiao Feng was usually casual and unceremonious, and only took matters seriously when it came to handling cases.

Seeing Sun Mingyu’s expression, Xiao Feng smiled without answering, "You’ll know later."

As he spoke, Xiao Feng lay back on the grass, hands behind his head, with golden light filtering through the gaps in the leaves, casting a brilliant glow over him.

"Hey, hey, support me a bit!"

The exclamation of Hong Xiu echoed through the entire pitch-black space. After all, she was still getting used to this body, so as soon as she descended from the hole, she naturally fell into Du Xishan’s arms.

A beauty in his embrace, Du Xishan was naturally flushed with embarrassment, but fortunately, it was pitch dark in their world, and no one saw his awkward state.

"Where is this? It’s so dark here?"

Xian Qianling’s voice also spread out.

Sunlight is the source of life on Earth. Humans instinctively yearn for light, so when they enter this dark world, everyone feels a bit uncomfortable, even fearful.

"Shh, don’t talk."

Upon hearing your voice, Xian Qianling relaxed a bit and said in the direction of your voice, "Where are you? It feels like you’re some distance from us."

"Don’t worry, it’ll be light soon."

As you spoke, eight yellow cinnabar charms emitting a weak glow flew out of your pocket.

"Firefly Curse."

You snapped your fingers in the air, and those eight yellow cinnabar charms immediately turned into countless tiny luminescent dots, scattering in all directions.

These luminescent dots looked very faint on their own, but when they gathered together, it was a different story, and the pitch-black underground chamber soon lit up.

The group discovered that their current location was an underground stone chamber of about one hundred square meters, with walls made of bluestone all around, including underfoot, while the ceiling was made of smooth rock.

The chamber was round in shape, with equal distances in every direction.

Carved patterns and inscriptions adorned the rock walls around, with two coffins in the center, and otherwise it was completely empty.

"This... is this King Goujian of Yue’s tomb?"

As it was her first time in a tomb, even Xian Qianling, who considered herself brave, couldn’t help feeling a little scared, especially upon seeing the two coffins in the center of the stone chamber. She felt a wave of nervousness and instinctively moved closer to you.

Seeing Xian Qianling lean towards herself, you were slightly surprised, but you quickly came to terms with it. Although Xian Qianling is usually brave and meticulous, fearless in the face of criminals, she is, after all, a girl in her twenties. It was her first time entering someone else’s tomb, so it was inevitable that she would feel some oppression and tension.

"Hey, what’s that greenish thing that looks like an insect?"

With that question from Xian Qianling, everyone began to notice those insects.

"These should be jade," someone said.

Hong Xiu reached out to grab one, but Du Xishan immediately issued a stern shout, "Don’t move!"

"What’s wrong?" Hong Xiu’s hand stopped a few centimeters away from the jade, and she slowly retracted it.

Du Xishan pulled Hong Xiu to his side, his expression solemn and stern, "Once you’re in the tomb, you must be cautious with everything you do, because anything you do here might lead to a companion’s death, providing an accompaniment to the tomb’s owner in the afterlife!"

Hearing Du Xishan speak so gravely, Hong Xiu pursed her lips modestly, feeling slightly embarrassed, "I’m sorry, I was wrong."

That was one of Hong Xiu’s endearing qualities—despite her exquisite face and proud figure, she was still the same old maid. In front of the man she liked, she would occasionally act childishly, but when faced with real issues, she would cling to her man like a devoted little wife.

"It’s okay, I should not have brought you down," someone responded, "after all, for a girl, entering a tomb is inherently wrong."

As you focused attentively on examining the murals, you couldn’t help but turn to him with a smile, "Old Du, you should look at the three girls who came down here. One is a crazy woman, one is a biochemical person, and the other is a blonde foreigner. They are all full of life, and the yin energy in this tomb won’t harm them."

As soon as she heard you call her a "crazy woman" in front of others again, Xian Qianling immediately asked with dissatisfaction, "Little man, what are you looking at?"

"I’m certainly looking at the life of King Goujian of Yue, it’s clearly depicted on this mural," you said.

Xian Qianling naturally couldn’t understand the ancient script, with its twisted and turned characters. She glanced around and asked you, "Are you saying this is all there is to the tomb of King Goujian of Yue?"

"Otherwise, what?"

"This... this is too small, isn’t it?" Xian Qianling said incredulously, "The underground tombs in movies are always like mazes! Aren’t the tombs supposed to be filled with traps and guarded by beasts and other terrifying things?"

Straightening up, you turned to Xian Qianling and said, "Crazy woman, you’re not wrong. Many tombs of kings and nobles indeed have many deadly traps, and some even have guardian beasts. But you also have to consider who is buried in this tomb."

"He’s just Goujian, isn’t he?"

"Yes, Goujian," you continued with a smile, "Looking solely at the size of the tomb chamber, it does seem that Goujian, as a sovereign, was somewhat stingy with himself. But from another perspective, this could show that he saw through the mystery of life. After a king dies, his heirs usually bury massive amounts of gold, silver, and jewels with him. Only a very few powerful people opt for simplicity, and Goujian was one of them."

Du Xishan nodded and added, "Mu Yun is right, the text on this side of the wall has been recorded very clearly. Goujian spent his early life plotting against the Wu State and later exhausted all his strength to defeat King Wu Fuchai, conquering the Wu State, and striving for dominance in the Central Plains, thus establishing a powerful regime. Yet, when he lay on his sickbed, he suddenly comprehended that life is fleeting and his grand plans for dominance were nothing more than a fool’s dream. He could never conquer the Central Plains in his lifetime and in the eyes of the true strong, he was merely a clown. Therefore, he commanded his descendants to keep his funeral simple and to be buried only with his most beloved."

"His beloved? Who, Xishi?"

Sophia, who had been influenced by her elder sister since childhood and developed an interest in Chinese history, particularly idolized Xishi, one of China’s four great beauties.

"It couldn’t have been Xishi. With Goujian’s disposition, it’s highly unlikely that he loved Xishi," you said, turning to look at the two coffins in the center of the chamber, pondering aloud, "Actually, I was also wondering about the female occupant of the tomb. Since King Goujian’s consort, Ya Yu, was buried with the palace under the Fragrant Torreya forest, then who lies in this coffin?"