Imperial Treasure
Chapter 115 - 91: Opening the Tomb, Human-faced Moss

Chapter 115: Chapter 91: Opening the Tomb, Human-faced Moss

This person is either really careless or an exceptionally skilled Master, Sui Yi thought to himself, there are quite a few capable people around Ninth Miss, and there are still four cars behind us.

"Don’t take it lightly, even Sui Yi with his skills couldn’t handle that weird attacker, I reckon the filthy things inside the Ancient Tomb won’t be easy to deal with either..." Although Ninth Miss was tough-talking, she actually acknowledged his strength, so she still paid attention to his opinion, her expression slightly darkening as she spoke.

"If we had known it would be like this, we should have upgraded our equipment more and prepared better, too bad those people have already made their move," she lamented.

"Yeah, those bastards are really shameless, taking advantage of us when we’re in trouble, I’m sure they have found their own way in as well."

Brother Ma clenched his teeth, exchanging a glance with Gen Fengsha, both eyes filled with a cold intent.

"Is this why you were in such a hurry to act?" Sui Yi asked. Although he had guessed some of it last night, he did not know which side the other party was from, but he presumed it was likely from the forces of Provincial City.

Ninth Miss glanced at Sui Yi, "Originally, I thought you didn’t want to go in with us because it was your ancestral tomb. Now that someone has shamelessly dug up your ancestral tomb first, we can’t be blamed..."

Miss, are you saying that like it’s the pot calling the kettle black?

Sui Yi knew these people were still hiding something from her, but she didn’t press the issue.

She just looked out of the window at the scenery.

This road, she knew it so well...

Yet, she suddenly felt that this might be the last time she was going back.

An inexplicable feeling of desolation.

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On the small path outside the village.

Five SUVs stopped behind, and people got out one after the other,

Getting out of the car, Sui Yi counted - 20 people in total, just the right number, and some of them each packing an identical-looking backpack, while a few others traveled light, bulging at the waist, seemingly firearms.

As these people hurriedly prepared their gear, they greeted Ninth Miss who had just gotten out of the car.

Everyone called her Ninth Miss.

"Is that your bag? Are you going on an autumn outing?" Ninth Miss stared at the simple backpack on Sui Yi’s back, wondering what else it could possibly hold, aside from a few sanitary napkins?

The remark was quite impolite, but Sui Yi was already accustomed to it, glanced at her, and responded indifferently with a hum.

Could you be any more perfunctory?

"..."

Ninth Miss was angered once again.

This secluded place could be accessed through the small path, just with a bit more hassle, having to cross a reed thicket...

The decision not to stop at the entrance of the village was because of previous encounters when they were chased away by the villagers wielding brooms.

Once past that road, the villagers would notice them.

Quite a hassle indeed.

Soon, the 20 people completed their preparations. Sui Yi also spotted the tall youth she had seen at the gym that day, who indeed looked more like a young man.

His name was Zheng Hai.

Everyone called him Ah Hai.

As for military prowess, it was Ah Hai, Feng Sha, Brother Ma, and one named Zhang Lin who were the main force, all adept in handling knives and firearms. There were others skilled in reconnaissance as vanguards, some were tech-savvy with robots, and still others looked like doctors, genteel and scholarly.

Apart from the three doctors, the rest of the people looked quite agile.

All in all, this team of 20 people was very well-equipped.

"Let’s go," she said.

And with that, the group entered the path, front to back.

At this moment, it was around eight o’clock in the morning.

Yet, on a branch, a dark crow perched.

It cawed several times, then flapped its wings and took off, several black feathers falling with the wind, sharp as they cut through the sky.

Sui Yi looked sideways at it, feeling a slight chill in her heart.

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Though Ninth Miss had been disdainful of Sui Yi’s small backpack initially, after encountering the myriad of buzzing, black mosquitoes among the grass and the thickets, she had no choice but to hand it to her subordinate Sen Sen, using Sui Yi’s menthol oil to cool off.

Damn it, all of them claimed to be professionals, yet they didn’t expect so many mosquitoes?

"Miss, this place is really strange. Even at this time of year, why are there so many mosquitoes..."

The climate in Nanxun is usually such that by August, there are no more mosquitoes or the like, but here we are in September, and there are still so many, it’s exceedingly strange!

"Exactly, and they’re all so big!"

The professionals felt wronged; one even pointed at a mosquito flying back and forth in front of him, damn it, the mosquito was as big as a horsefly.

"It wasn’t like this before, be careful, it feels a bit off," Sui Yi, being a local, found it strange, and naturally, it was strange. The others began to apply the menthol oil, which had a strong scent and seemed more potent than the usual kind, successfully causing the mosquitoes to keep their distance.