As Tong Xinglong raised the silver staff in his right hand, the dark road ahead became bright. The entrance to the huge palace appeared in front of everyone. Everyone was overjoyed, and the most excited one was Zhao Xiaojun.. As the deputy director of the National Cultural Relics Bureau, being able to personally feel the aura of the Qin Emperor's tomb was undoubtedly a shining point in his life. His love for ancient artifacts made him walk quickly and disappear from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye. Tong Xinglong glanced at the crowd, put away the shovel, and walked toward them quickly. Because of this cute little girl Susu, the team could not help but become lively. Everyone also took extra care of this bold girl.
The atmosphere of the entire exploration team became lively as everyone talked and laughed.
Everyone walked around the underground palace. The palace was relatively magnificent. The length of the east and west was about the actual length of the north and south. The total area was square meters. It was designed and built according to the famous Zhengsi Underground Palace of the Qin Dynasty. It could be said to be a relatively good palace at that time, but it did not seem to match the identity of the Qin Emperor, Ying Zheng. The underground palace of the Qin Mausoleum was the largest underground palace in the Qin and Han Dynasties. Its size was equivalent to five international football fields, and it was further confirmed by archaeological drilling that the deep and grand underground palace was vertical. The Square Palace Style was slightly worse than the vertical style. The vertical style and the Square Palace Style were only used by the royal family. No one else could use them. The difference was that only the emperor and the prince could do the vertical ** style, while the square palace style could do it.
It was a palace used by ordinary royal families.
"This Qin Emperor's tomb actually uses this square palace style tomb palace. This is completely illogical.”Zhan Jie frowned and muttered.
Mrs. Hill fiddled with her long blond hair and expressed her opinion."Perhaps this isn't the main palace. The main tomb's main palace isn't here.”
Zhan Jun shook his head slightly and said,"Don't tell me we're just going back like this? It's too embarrassing!”
"Damn it, why did we invite a few tomb raiders when we were exploring the cemetery? If there were tomb raiders, we wouldn't have to spend so much effort. Damn it, he actually forgot such an important thing.”Zhou Xuan Ming shouted.
Everyone agreed. However, since they were already here, it was unrealistic to think about this.
"Everyone, spread out and search for clues," Tong Hanfeng said loudly. We'll gather at the center in an hour.”
The palace, which had a total area of square meters, was not very big, but it was not too small either. Soon, Tong Xinglong was left alone. He stood quietly in the center of the palace and carefully observed the entire palace. Standing there, he could see the entire palace clearly. Although it was a little blurry, he could still get a general view.
There were hundreds of rooms in the palace, and every room was decorated exactly the same. It was dazzling to see, but there was nothing strange about it. However, what made Tong Xinglong feel strange was that there were no palace maids or guards buried with him. Even the rare jewelry buried with him were mostly inferior goods. This had never happened in history.
As a member of the royal family, even if he was not favored by the emperor at that time, he would never be buried with inferior goods after his death. There must be something strange about it.
An hour later, everyone returned to where they were and shook their heads one after another. Clearly, no one had found any clues. At this moment, Mrs. Hill fainted on the ground with a bang.
Everyone was shocked. Mr. Mark Bob quickly hugged him and shouted, Wake up, what's wrong with you? Say something!”Tong Hanfeng hurriedly rushed to Mrs. Hill and raised his hand, like an old Chinese doctor taking someone's pulse. After a short minute, Tong Hanfeng frowned and asked in puzzlement,""She was poisoned. The poison wasn't very strong, but her physical fitness wasn't very good, so she was unconscious. As for why he was poisoned, he did not know.”
Mark Bob hurriedly said,"Is there any way to save her? How can we do it?!"”
At this moment, everyone gathered around, wanting to see what was going on. Tong Xinglong was very observant. He glanced at Mrs. Hill, who was in Mark Bob's arms, and then at Marinda. He saw that Marinda's expression was also a little strange. He sighed softly and shook his head helplessly.""Women are troublesome."
Although his voice was soft, everyone could hear it clearly in the quiet palace. Zhan Jun smiled and said,"Don't say that? After all, this was an emergency. Perhaps one of us was poisoned as well!”Everyone's expression changed when they heard this, and their hearts could not help but tighten.
It was a father who understood his son. Tong Hanfeng asked,"What's wrong with Stardragon? Although the poison isn't very serious, it will still have a great impact on the body over time.”Tong Hanfeng's words subconsciously gave everyone a glimmer of hope. They all looked at Tong Xinglong as if they had rehearsed it.
Tong Xinglong reached into his backpack and took out the antidote.""Let's detoxify her first." He handed Mark Bob the antidote for Mrs. Hill to inject. Tong Xinglong, on the other hand, took out another antidote. He walked to Marinda and said leisurely,""Alright, don't force yourself. Just give me an injection. This is a powerful antidote. I specially hired someone to make it.”As he spoke, he injected the antidote into Susu. Tong Hanfeng was stunned. Everyone looked at Tong Xinglong in confusion, waiting for his next move.
Tong Xinglong was still unhurried. He pursed his lips and said,""Everyone, don't worry. If you have touched the jade artifacts buried with the dead, it's best to take them out. Otherwise, you will bear the consequences.”"It doesn't matter if I take some jade articles. What's wrong?" Zhou Xuanmin asked in confusion. It was not illegal to take some of the jade and jewelry here as specimens.”
"Stop!"
" I don't mean anything else," Tong Xinglong said with a smile." I just want to say that this is a trap in itself. A dangerous trap to test whether we are greedy or not." Do you understand what I'm saying?"
Seeing that everyone was shaking their heads, Tong Xinglong took out a pair of gloves and put them on. Then, he took off a small ring made of white jade from Marinda's left index finger. The ring was small and exquisite, and it was obvious that it was not an ordinary item. He glared at Marinda and said slowly,"The rings were poisoned, and that was how the two ladies were poisoned. That's why we were fine while they were poisoned. Of course, Marinda's physique was better and she had practiced ancient martial arts before. Her resistance to poison was also much stronger than the average person, which was why she could survive until now. Mrs. Hill, on the other hand, was not so lucky. Her physical fitness was not very strong.”
Mark Bob was embarrassed. He turned his head and complained,"Then why did you smear poison on these inferior jade artifacts? It's obvious that you want to kill us.”
"It's to poison the people here to death in the future. This can be considered a way of self-defense. It can also be said to be a means to prevent grave robbers from robbing the tomb.”Suddenly, Han Ming said something that shocked everyone. Han Ming continued," I thought this place was weird. Even if it wasn't the Qin Emperor's palace or tomb, it was still the tomb of a high-ranking official. How could there be no traps? It turned out that it was to lower our sense of urgency and make us willingly and inexplicably poisoned to death. The scheme was vicious and ruthless.”
Zhao Xiaojun was shocked and his expression changed. He hurriedly said,"I have also touched those poisonous and rare jade. Although they are of inferior quality, they are still very valuable in the modern world. That means I'm poisoned too. Why don't I feel anything? What should I do now?"
Tong Hanfeng looked at his son, Xinglong, with a questioning look in his eyes, as if he was seeking a reasonable explanation.
Tong Xinglong smiled and asked his sister,""Marinda, you should be feeling weak all over after being poisoned, and you especially want to sleep, right? Moreover, his limbs were weak and he felt exhausted, as if he had just gone through a violent exercise. Isn't that right?"
Marinda looked at Tong Xinglong in surprise. She asked in surprise,""Brother, you're right, you're absolutely right. But how did you know? Could it be that you were poisoned as well?”Dragging his tired body, he slowly stood up and quickly supported his sister who was still unsteady. " It's very simple," she said softly." Who asked you not to read more books? You need knowledge to talk about reality. You foolishly followed the ancient tomb without bringing anything. How dare you do that?" Vice Director Zhao, you don't have my sister's symptoms, right? Congratulations, you are not poisoned. Just think about the time.”
"Oh, I see. So that's how it is." Yes, it was time. As long as it was organic, it would go bad. This poison was no exception. After 2,500 years, it had long gone bad. No matter how poisonous the poison was back then, after a particularly long time, it no longer had the lethality of that year.”Tong Xinglong nodded and continued." Basically, it's like this. I've seen this poison in Sima Qian's historical records. It's called 'Sleeping Fragrance Crystal'. According to legend, Jing Ke had smeared this poison on the Yuzang Sword in an attempt to kill Ying Zheng, the King of Qin. Unfortunately, he failed.‘Sleeping Fragrance Crystal.
It was indeed very beautiful, but it was extremely poisonous. In the past, there was no other poison that could kill. It could be said to be a strange poison. It was extracted from the fruit of an ancient plant, the Fragrant Crystal Tree. It could unknowingly fall into a deep sleep and never wake up.”
Marinda smiled sweetly. There was a hint of blood and redness on her charming smile, which could be described as pitiful. She said in a delicate voice,"Of course, I can't compare to you in terms of knowledge. You're so smart, I can't compare to you. You don't eat or sleep for a few days when you start reading. I can't learn that.”
Tong Xinglong smiled." That's called hard work. I'm not like you who only knows how to dress up every day. Even your studies are so-so.”
Marinda pouted and said,"I'm ignoring you, stinky brother, bad brother.”
Everyone burst into laughter. Susu saw everyone laughing at her and could not help but blush. She glared at Stardragon beside her and pinched him hard. Stardragon was in so much pain that it cried out. As it was supporting Marinda, it could not leave. It could only passively endure the pain.
Tong Hanfeng walked to Mark Bob's side and said,""In that case, hurry up and find the jade on Mrs. Hill's body. Although she has studied it, it's not safe to carry poisonous things on her.”
"Thank you." Mark Bob nodded.”
After a while, everyone was tired. Tong Hanfeng, who was the first captain, said loudly,"Everyone, rest. Eat something and sleep first so that the two of them can recover their strength. It's already seven or eight o'clock at night. I'll keep watch for the first half of the night, and you'll keep watch for the second half of the night!”
Hearing this, the Zhan brothers took out a small box from their backpack. They opened the box and took out the air bag bed inside. They inflated it and made a very simple two-person tent. The rest of the people also followed suit and made their own nests. They entered them and ate while discussing the expedition. In Tong Xinglong's tent, Marinda was drinking sweet sugar water and eating delicious roasted meat. Her oily little mouth was chewing, and she looked very cute.
Marinda said as she ate,"This is the first time I've eaten such delicious meat. Why didn't I notice it before? It turns out that roasted meat is so fragrant."”
Looking at the way Marinda ate, Stardragon couldn't help but smile."Hurry up and eat. After you sleep, you'll be fine.”
The next morning, of course, the people in the ancient tomb could not see the sun.
After shouting and eating some dry food, Marinda and Mrs. Hill also recovered their spirits. It seemed that the powerful antidote was indeed very effective.
"Then, let's continue moving forward, team members," said Tong Hanfeng.”
Everyone looked at the darkness around them. Zhang Guangyuan said,"Captain Tong, where are we going?”
Tong Hanfeng said with a grave expression," Now, everyone is faced with this choice. Our exploration has only just begun. This ancient tomb was built using the method of building a tomb within a tomb. In other words, from now on, we will be very close to danger, and there may be the danger of death. Therefore, everyone has the right to choose whether to stay or go. Remember, I'm not joking." Joshua exclaimed," It's actually the construction structure of a tomb within a tomb. This is the first time I've seen it. Of course, I'm going to continue moving forward. No matter what, I'm going to finish the entire journey."”
" No matter what, I won't give up," Zhang Zhiyuan said." I will continue walking. Even if I die, I will continue walking. I don't have many opportunities like this."”·····Mrs. Hill looked at Mark Bob beside her and said firmly,"I won't back down. I also want to see if this is the Qin Emperor's tomb, so I won't back down. Mark Bob shook his head and smiled." Since everyone is determined to move forward, I can't be a deserter."”
Tong Xinglong looked at Marinda without blinking and said,""Susu, you should go back. I have a bad feeling that something will happen.”"I don't want it." A delicate voice interrupted Stardragon's words. Stardragon looked at his father.
Tong Hanfeng hesitated for a moment." Susu, you should listen to your brother. After all, you're not part of the expedition team. You don't have to take the risk. You should listen to your brother and go back."”
The strange thing was that this time, Marinda nodded obediently and agreed to her father's request.
Tong Xinglong frowned and looked at his father.""Dad, ask Susu to come with us. You know her personality. It would be strange if she didn't follow us secretly. Instead of being alone, it was better for everyone to take care of each other. Susu, don't look at me with those innocent eyes, as if I've wronged you.”
"Captain Tong, let Miss Susu follow you. I don't think there will be anything particularly dangerous." Zhan Jie said cheerfully.”"Yeah!" Joshua echoed. No matter what, he couldn't let a little girl act alone!”
Under everyone's persuasion, Tong Hanfeng finally sighed and said,""Alright then. Susu, stay by your brother's side. Don't leave your brother's protection. Zhan Jun, Zhan Jie, protect Mrs. Hill and Mark Bob. Try your best to take care of them. Then let's set off!
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