allonlinenovel Chapter 45 First-Grade Tomb
Chapter 45 First-Grade Tomb
Inside the carriage, Wu You looked up at the person who lifted the curtain and entered. Their eyes met instantly.
Time seemed to stand still for a moment, and the two stared blankly at each other. Even through two identical masks, a single glance was enough for them to recognize each other.
Wu You snapped back to her senses, hurriedly moved to the side, straightened her loose dress, and looked at the carriage roof, the carriage planks, and the curtains beside her, but avoided looking at Li Lianhua.
Li Lianhua was both annoyed and amused by Wu You's series of actions and her reluctance to look her in the eye, and felt quite helpless.
Finally, she saw her, and she was really standing in front of her. Li Lianhua was still in disbelief, staring at her intently, not wanting her to disappear from her sight.
The manor lord outside the carriage was furious at being looked down upon. He pointed at the group and said, "You guys go and teach him a lesson." The men pointed at had no choice but to put down the melons they were happily eating, draw their swords, and charge at the carriage.
"Fang Xiaobao."
Fang Duobing reacted to the sound and stood in front of the carriage. In a few moments, the tomb raiders who rushed at him were knocked to the ground.
The others wanted to rush forward again, but Wu You tugged at Li Lianhua's sleeve, realizing that if they continued fighting, it would be difficult to end the situation. Li Lianhua understood Wu You's meaning and stopped them, saying, "Xiao Bao, let's go with Master Wei."
Seeing that Li Lianhua was willing to follow, Master Wei stopped making a move, snorted, and turned to walk forward.
Wu You followed Li Lianhua out of the carriage, still getting involved in this mess. He took a piece of silver from his bundle and handed it to the coachman: "Uncle Zhang, you should go back to Jiaozhou City. I'll go to the prefectural city another day."
"Yes, young lady, please take care of yourself." Uncle Zhang, the coachman, took the silver, thanked Wu You, and happily drove the carriage away.
Unexpectedly, he received his payment one day while out sightseeing, before even delivering his employer to the address. He hurried back to tell his wife the good news, to share the joy with her. As he thought about it, Uncle Zhang's whip-cracking movements became much more cheerful.
Watching the carriage drive away, Wu You followed the group of tomb raiders towards the First-Class Tomb.
Someone as afraid of ghosts as myself never imagined that one day I would end up in a grave; the thought is terrifying. Perhaps I should first offer some prayers to Buddha and burn some incense.
When you come out, be sure to take a bath, change your clothes, burn incense, and pray to Buddha to get rid of bad luck.
As for why Wu You followed them, one reason was that he didn't want to disrupt Li Lianhua's plans, and the other was that he believed Li Lianhua's kung fu skills could protect him.
As for Wu Youxue's kung fu, after four years of persistent practice, it's at most only slightly inferior to Fang Duobing's current skill level. If Fang Duobing were to win, it would be quite difficult. However, if Fang Duobing were to undergo further training with Li Lianhua soon, he would definitely be no match for him.
In other words, it's neither good nor bad, better than some but worse than others.
Many tomb raiders looked at Wu You with ill intent when a woman joined the group halfway through.
Seeing this, Li Lianhua grabbed Wu You's wrist with her left hand and pressed herself tightly against him, while Fang Duobing walked behind Wu You, blocking the gazes from behind.
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After traveling for half an hour, the group arrived at a bamboo forest. The forest was shrouded in mist, obscuring everything and blocking their path. It was believed to contain elements of the Five Elements Mystic Arts.
A man stepped forward from the crowd behind; this man was Gu Fengxin, who was an expert in Qimen Dunjia.
Gu Fengxin examined the bamboo forest formation. After observing for a moment, he discovered that the formation's core was on a single bamboo stalk. He struck out with his palm, and instantly all the bamboo disappeared, along with the dissipating mist.
The smooth stone walls inside were revealed.
Gu Fengxin explained, "This formation is indeed remarkable, drawing in the mist from the entire mountain to conceal it. However, it seems that the key to this formation was broken not long ago. Otherwise, even if my master came, he wouldn't have been able to find this place."
"The mountain wall in front is not naturally formed; it must be a hidden gate with a mechanism, which must be the entrance to the First-Class Tomb."
Faced with this situation, everyone discussed it and tried to think of a way to get in. Suddenly, someone discovered a mountain pass that was more than ten zhang high. If one was skilled in light-footed martial arts, one could go up to it.
Everyone marveled at the incredible lightness of their bodies; such skill was rare indeed. Just then, a man clad in iron armor, carrying a young boy on his back, stepped forward.
Unbeknownst to everyone, the young man was Di Feisheng, the leader of the Golden Mandarin Duck Alliance, who used the Bone Shrinking Technique to shrink his body so that others would not recognize him, thus hiding himself and obtaining the Guanyin's Tears from the First-Class Tomb.
Di Feisheng stepped forward without saying much, channeled his inner strength into the "Sorrowful Wind and White Poplar" technique, and flew to the mountain pass more than ten zhang high.
Before long, a stone gate slowly opened as rocks rolled down the mountainside ahead. Huge boulders, each as tall as two people, seemed to roll out of the gate and toward the group.
The numerous tomb raiders quickly scattered in all directions, dodging the rolling boulders. Wu You was wondering where to hide when he suddenly felt a tightening around his waist. The bamboo forest beside him rushed past, and when it stopped again, he was at the entrance of the stone gate.
Wu You looked at the person beside him, who remained calm and composed, showing no emotion, as if he had only done a trivial matter.
Sure enough, I always felt safe with Li Xiangyi by my side.
After Li Lianhua stopped, she removed her hand from Wu You's waist and quietly changed her grip from holding Wu You's wrist to holding his. Seeing that Wu You did not object, she did not let go.
Wu You wasn't against it, but she didn't notice that they were holding hands now, instead of wrists.
A scream rang out, and Fang Duobing went forward to check. It turned out that Duan Hai was trapped underneath.
People had already died before even entering, which showed how dangerous the trip was. Seeing that everyone was a little scared, Master Wei said that he was just unlucky; everyone in this line of work was in some kind of danger, and no one objected.
The group entered through the stone gate. The First-Class Tomb was dimly lit and deep, with rows of eternal lamps covered in gold leaf. Master Wei encouraged them, saying that since they had come to the First-Class Tomb, they would be well-off for the rest of their lives.
Wu You wasn't interested in this. He followed closely behind Li Lianhua, wanting to leave this first-class tomb as soon as possible. As soon as he entered, he felt that the surroundings were gloomy and terrifying.
Li Lianhua and the other two walked slowly at the back of the row. Fang Duobing leaned closer and whispered, "Li Lianhua, I just saw you quickly leave with Miss Wu. I didn't expect your lightness skill to be so good. You've been hiding it well."
Li Lianhua smiled faintly: "Not at all, not at all. When you're in the martial world, you still need to learn how to escape."
"I see that you and that young master have such high levels of lightness skill, so why didn't you leave your names on the register of ten thousand people?" I asked, expressing my curiosity.
Li Lianhua remained completely calm and simply said, "Is it possible that those skilled in lightness skills weren't included in the list of ten thousand people? Since the list is mainly based on martial arts ranking, could there be a separate book for that?"
Wu You watched Li Lianhua's famous online charade of Fang Duobing, suppressing his laughter but not revealing it at all.
The key point is that Fang Duobing nodded in agreement: "It's not impossible. Li Lianhua, do you know which book it is? I'll go back and find it to take a look."
Seeing Fang Duobing's foolish appearance, Li Lianhua couldn't bear to look at him: "I don't know. Do you think Li Xiangyi would care about who the Ten Thousand Person Register is?"
Fang Duobing said proudly, "You're right. My master is the best in the world and he's not afraid of them, so why would he care?"
Wu You turned her face away, not wanting Fang Duobing to see her suppressed smile.
The stone steps led upwards, and the group walked for a long time without reaching the end. After an hour of walking, they finally found the terrain level and stopped going upwards.