The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 464 - 435 A Red and A White Lightning Flash_1

Chapter 464: Chapter 435 A Red and A White Lightning Flash_1

Another person heard this and walked over, saying in a deep voice, "Boss, why not just kill them? We’re about to reach the inside anyway. Take the items and we’ll leave."

After weighing the pros and cons, Boss Lu shook his head and said, "We can’t act recklessly. Killing those people will definitely attract the villagers’ attention. This ancient tomb is very special, and we have only one way out. If they block our escape route, we’ll all be trapped inside."

"So what do we do?" Hu Sanchuan asked. "We’ve spent so much effort, it would be a waste if we can’t take anything back."

"How could it be a waste?" Boss Lu scoffed. "Fourth Zhao, prepare more knockout drugs and knock them out again today. One night is enough time for us to take action."

"But, Boss, it seems like those people are getting suspicious?" Hu Sanchuan said. "Do we still need to use the knockout drugs?"

After hearing this, Boss Lu shook his head with a smile, "So what if they know? The village has at most two hunting rifles, while the seven of us brothers each have a gun. Are we afraid of them?"

"Boss, what I mean is if they notice and report it to the county, won’t it cause us trouble?" Hu Sanchuan said. "When I went out today, I saw Secretary Qi biking towards Huai City. It could be because of this."

"Heh, don’t worry, those big shots won’t act that fast," Boss Lu said. "It’ll take at least three to five days before they send anyone over."

"Really?" Hu Sanchuan asked with surprise. "If that’s true, then that’s great. We won’t have to take lives, and we can still get the items. By the time those so-called archaeologists arrive, they’ll just find an empty tomb."

"Haha, let them bustle around for nothing," everyone laughed heartily.

"Alright, eat something and get some rest. We’ll take action when it’s dark," Boss Lu instructed. They worked at night and needed to rest during the day.

He Tiantian was worried when He Jingyu sent her away.

"Gurulu gurulu mi... Gurulu gurulu mi..." He Tiantian mumbled to herself as she descended the mountain, hoping the Snake King would reply to her.

However, by the time she got home, He Tiantian still hadn’t contacted the Snake King.

No matter what He Tiantian did, she was distracted.

Meanwhile, the Snake King lay on the Gold-Threaded Jade Clothing, absorbing energy, and its body continued to grow. Its original golden color gradually turned red, becoming deeper in shade.

As the Snake King continued to absorb Spiritual Energy, the jade pieces on the Gold-Threaded Jade Clothing went "snap... snap... snap..."

Piece by piece, they shattered into powder.

The Snake King hovered in the air, with the time between each shattering jade piece becoming shorter and more frequent.

For a moment, the entire tomb chamber was filled with the powdery residue of shattered jade, diffusing everywhere like dense fog.

"Snap..." After one last loud crack, the sound of breaking jade stopped.

Even more intense Spiritual Energy surged into the Snake King’s body. Its body swelled dramatically, and its bright red skin began to crack, and blood began to ooze out.

This blood scattered over the powdery residue in the tomb chamber, forming a mist of blood.

The Snake King kept its eyes closed, with its Jade Pendant emitting a pure white light.

After an unknown amount of time, the bloody air gradually returned to the Snake King’s body until it had absorbed the last trace.

The Snake King crawled out of the robber’s tunnel, and outside it was completely dark.

The Snake King didn’t return to the protective barrier at He Tiantian’s, but instead went into the cave to cultivate and suppress the surging Spiritual Power within its body.

As the Snake King burrowed into the water tank, in just the blink of an eye, the water in the tank began to bubble furiously and turned into boiling water, a mist rising in patches from the surface.

He Tiantian, uneasy at home, ran to Village Chief Qi’s house that evening to inquire about the situation.

"Village Chief Qi, what’s the word from the county?" He Tiantian asked, feeling persistently uneasy as if something was about to happen.

Village Chief Qi had just returned home and with a sigh said, "I heard from Big Brother Niu that he’d report to the leaders in Huai City tomorrow. I don’t know when we’ll get a response. Tonight, I will send more people to watch over Peach Orchard, lest real tomb robbers come."

"Oh! So that’s the case," He Tiantian felt disheartened; the process of reporting up the chain was cumbersome, and there was no telling when someone would be sent over!

"Yes, as you know, the leaders have been busy with meetings and river work inspections recently, they’re not really concerned with these matters," Village Chief Qi said, "Moreover, our area has never had any significant historical figures. Many people also don’t believe there’s a burial site here worth excavating."

Even Village Chief Qi, a local through and through, didn’t believe it, let alone those more knowledgeable leaders.

It seemed Village Chief Qi’s trip had been in vain.

"That makes sense," He Tiantian nodded, left Secretary Qi’s house, and went straight home.

It had already gotten dark outside, and He Tiantian was very worried since her dad had not yet returned.

He Tiantian went back inside the house and started calling for the Snake King.

"Gu-lu-gu-lu-mi..." He Tiantian called out to the Snake King again, and just then, she saw a bright light flashing across the distant sky.

The light was white but mixed with red. It moved from far to near, sending a chilling feeling.

About seven or eight seconds later, the light moved towards the direction of the back mountain.

Only to hear a "crack" sound, a thunderous noise, as the pursuing red light caught up with the white light.

He Tiantian could even feel the ground trembling, and the furniture in the house shook.

He Tiantian hurriedly went out to find Third Grandma Qi, saying, "Mom, Grandma, come out quickly, it seems like it’s an earthquake..."

Wang Shuping quickly came out of the kitchen, and He Tiantian helped Third Grandma Qi out as well.

"Oh dear, what’s happening?" Third Grandma Qi frowned, "It’s already winter, how can there be such loud thunder?"

"Yeah, really strange," Wang Shuping frowned, "Grandma, look..."

Wang Shuping pointed into the distance where two flashes of lightning, one white and one red, approached from afar. The red one was clearly faster and caught up with the white light again at the back mountain, the sound more deafening than before.

He Tiantian suddenly realized that the Snake King was undergoing Tribulation!

It wasn’t an earthquake!

He Tiantian grabbed two umbrellas and said, "Grandma, Mom, I have to take umbrellas to Dad!"

"Tiantian, don’t go outside..." Wang Shuping called from behind, it didn’t matter if her husband caught a cold from the rain, but her daughter couldn’t go out late at night!

"It’s okay, Mom, I run really fast," He Tiantian said, already running off.

Wang Shuping was in the middle of cooking and couldn’t leave, stomping her feet in frustration.

At that moment, Village Chief Qi came by with two villagers.