amaotonovel Chapter 432: Mechanism Activated, the Secret of the Bronze Door
Chapter 432: Mechanism Activated, the Secret of the Bronze Door
"I guess... this mechanism needs to be activated by force." Ye Bai said slowly: "Didn't you notice just now? The mechanism on this door has already turned, but the speed is not fast enough."
When everyone looked carefully, they found that the gears on the bronze door were turning slowly.
"This mechanism requires power to activate, and it requires a lot of power!" Ye Bai said.
"What should we do then? Do you know how to operate the mechanism?" the fat man asked worriedly.
"I'm not good at this." Ye Bai shrugged: "You guys think of a way."
Fatty and Yang Mi looked at each other.
The two of them were not very strong to begin with, and in this closed, enclosed space, they couldn't use their full strength at all.
"Let me give it a try." Xinxin suddenly stepped forward. "Our village has been passed down for generations. My father is a carpenter. I've been around since I was a child. Maybe I can help."
"Xinxin, can you do it?" The fat man asked with some doubt.
"I'll give it a try." Xinxin said, "It's always better to give it a try."
"Okay." The fat man sighed, "Let's do our best. I hope we can escape alive."
"Yeah!" Xinxin nodded, walked to the bronze door, took a deep breath, and then pushed the bronze door open with force.
The door slowly opened, and a ray of sunlight shone through the gap.
Everyone's horizons gradually broadened.
This is a spacious and bright hall with two coffins placed in the center.
"Wow! A coffin!" the fat man said in surprise.
Everyone looked in the direction and saw two golden nanmu coffins lying quietly in the center.
The two nanmu coffins are covered with dust, vaguely revealing the vicissitudes of time, which makes people feel inexplicably awe-inspiring.
"This is the coffin of the tomb owner." Ye Bai said in a steady tone, his eyes scanning the surroundings like lightning.
"Where is the body of the tomb owner?" asked the fat man.
Xinxin said, "I guess it's buried under the coffin."
Ye Bai shook his head: "No, you guessed wrong."
"Why?" Everyone turned their heads and stared at Ye Bai.
Ye Bai pointed to the passage on the left: "Someone has been there."
"Someone has been here?" Everyone was surprised.
"Yeah." Ye Bai nodded. "Just now, I saw a lot of footprints outside, and all of them are concentrated on the left side of the passage."
The fat man felt the wall and found many traces of both new and old on it.
"These footprints seem to have been left not long ago..."
Ye Bai frowned and said, "It seems the tomb robbers haven't left yet."
"What should we do? Let's leave quickly!" the fat man urged.
"No, I want to take another look." Ye Bai gently stroked the bronze key on the back of his hand and murmured, "I always feel that I have a connection with something here. I must find out what is hidden in it."
Fatty and the others looked at Ye Bai anxiously, and kept persuading him, "Let's retreat first!"
"Don't be impatient. Just look at it patiently. I always feel that there is another mystery here..." Ye Bai said, looking at the two nanmu coffins again.
The lid of the coffin was flipped aside.
Between the two coffins were two bamboo slips with strange symbols painted on them.
Ye Bai approached the two coffins and picked up the two bamboo slips to examine them.
There are two paragraphs recorded on this bamboo slip, the handwriting is sloppy, obviously written in a hurry.
Ye Bai quickly finished browsing and frowned slightly.
"What's wrong?" asked the fat man.
"It says here—My name is the King of Jiuzhou, and my life's ambition is to establish a great cause that will last for generations to come..."
Ye Bai paused, then continued, "There's a parchment scroll attached to this sentence, which should contain the secret of this mausoleum."
"Have you finished reading it?" The fat man widened his eyes.
"I've finished reading it." Ye Bai nodded.
"What about these two bamboo slips?" The fat man pointed to the two bamboo slips on the ground.
"Burn it." Ye Bai said calmly.
"Why?" The fat man said with a sad face, "These two bamboo scrolls are priceless..."
"Because it's too dangerous for us." Ye Bai said calmly: "We'd better run away as soon as possible!"
Fatty and Yang Mi nodded in agreement when they heard this.
At this moment, the two nanmu coffins shook violently, and the friction sounds of "crackling, crackling" came one after another.
The fat man and others were startled and hid behind Ye Bai.
"Damn! What are you afraid of?" Ye Bai rolled his eyes. "The coffin is just a decoration. There must be no mechanism inside!"
Hearing this, the fat man breathed a sigh of relief: "That's right!"
Yang Mi curled her lips, looked at him with disdain, and then shouted excitedly.
"We've entered the mausoleum!"
"Yes, yes! The treasures in here are absolutely priceless!"
"Haha, that's great! God bless me, I can finally leave here!"
Several people were extremely excited, as if they saw countless golden gold piled up into a mountain.
This doesn't feel like a game!
Ye Bai also showed a look of joy.
"Everyone, be careful! This mausoleum may contain many traps and mechanisms. Don't mess around!"
The fat man warned: "Especially the coffin, we must not disturb the ancient emperor's resting place inside!"
"Yes." Ye Bai nodded seriously: "I will be careful."
Everyone held their breath and walked slowly towards the depths of the passage.
This corridor is straight and deep, as if it has no end.
However, the deeper they went, the more they felt a sense of oppression and gloom coming towards them.
"It's so cold!" The fat man couldn't help shivering and hugged his arms tightly. "Is this a haunted house?"
"Shh!" Yang Mi covered the fat man's mouth.
"What's wrong?" The fat man was stunned.
"Aren't you afraid of waking up the tomb's owner?" Yang Mi asked. "Tell me, isn't this place quite creepy?"
The fat man was speechless. He had never thought of this before, and now he was even more scared.
"You two are such trouble!" Ye Bai complained.
Fatty and Yang Mi felt extremely aggrieved, but due to consideration for their feelings, they did not dare to argue.
The three of them continued to explore deeper into the corridor. After walking for about half a minute, Ye Bai suddenly looked up and forward.
A flash of red light reflected in his pupils.
"Look!" The fat man pointed ahead and said, "What is that?!"
About five or six meters away from the three people, some gold, silver, jewelry and jade articles were scattered all over the place.
Ye Bai squatted down, reached out and picked up the jade pendant on the ground, examined it for a moment, and suddenly frowned and said, "The age of this jade pendant is quite special. It seems to be a product of the late Han Dynasty."
"Isn't that worth a lot of money?!" The fat man rubbed his hands excitedly.
"I'm afraid these riches don't belong to us." Ye Bai smiled faintly.
The fat man was stunned when he heard this: "Why?"
"Because this was once the site of the Qin Dynasty's imperial mausoleum." Ye Bai said, "According to historical records, the Qin Dynasty was one of the world's top nations, with a powerful military and wealth comparable to that of other countries.
In order to avoid any accidents, the King of Jiuzhou ordered the construction of this mausoleum and hid many mechanisms in it.
If someone hadn't accidentally broken in, these treasures would have been buried with him forever."
"Ah!" The fat man broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this: "Fortunately, we didn't touch anything else..."