Chapter 272: Entering the General’s Tomb
With the tireless efforts of Tom and the others, the heavy stone door was finally pushed open, revealing a gap large enough for four people to pass through. Seeing that the gap was large enough, Fang Xiaocao immediately said, “Alright, that’s enough.”
Hearing Fang Xiaocao’s words, Tom and the others breathed a sigh of relief and immediately stopped.
The weight of this stone door was conservatively estimated to be over a thousand pounds, and they had all used up all their strength.
“Let’s go in!”
Fang Xiaocao said, and prepared to enter this general’s tomb from an unknown era through the door gap.
Fang Xiaocao stepped forward, wanting to enter the general’s tomb.
Tom, who was beside her, was startled.
He hurriedly reached out and grabbed Fang Xiaocao.
“Princess, please wait a moment.”
Being stopped by Tom, Fang Xiaocao was stunned.
She turned her head and looked at Tom in confusion: “What’s wrong?”
Tom smiled wryly and explained, “Ancient tombs are sealed for a long time, and there may be turbid air and thin oxygen. It’s not suitable to enter immediately after opening the door. Moreover, some ancient tombs are filled with poisonous gas. Even if the gas has dissipated over time, it still needs to be ventilated.”
Hearing Tom’s words, Fang Xiaocao looked enlightened: “Oh, I see!”
“I read about it in tomb raiding novels before, they even mentioned throwing live animals inside to test for poison. How could I forget?”
Fang Xiaocao shyly scratched her hair.
“Let’s rest nearby for a while and let the tomb ventilate, then we’ll go in.”
Fang Xiaocao said with a smile.
Tom and the others naturally wouldn’t object to Fang Xiaocao’s order. It was the most sensible decision.
Taotie walked a few hundred meters away to stand guard for Fang Xiaocao and the others, while Fang Xiaocao and the others sat in a circle not far from the tomb door, waiting for the tomb to ventilate.
Half an hour later!
Taotie, who was on guard, returned.
Taotie was carrying a bat in his hand.
Seeing the bat in Taotie’s hand, Fang Xiaocao was startled and immediately hid behind Tom.
Fang Xiaocao was most afraid of bats.
Not only were they ugly, but they were also very dirty and full of viruses.
“Taotie, what are you doing with that?”
Fang Xiaocao pointed at the bat and exclaimed.
“Hehe~”
Taotie grinned mischievously.
He deliberately moved closer to Fang Xiaocao with the bat.
Fang Xiaocao immediately pushed Tom forward.
At the same time, she shouted, “Tom, if he dares to come any closer, beat him up for me.”
“Uh…”
Fang Xiaocao’s reaction stunned Taotie.
“It seems…”
“I went too far!”
Taotie muttered to himself awkwardly.
Seeing that Fang Xiaocao was really scared, Tom glared at Taotie with an unkind expression, then turned to comfort Fang Xiaocao: “Princess, don’t be afraid, I’m here.”
“And you, keep that thing away!”
Tom turned his head and glared at Taotie again.
Taotie smiled awkwardly and explained, “Princess, I caught this bat to test for poisonous gas.”
As he spoke, Taotie took out a fishing line, tied it to the bat’s leg, and threw the bat into the general’s tomb through the gap in the stone door.
Free from Taotie’s restraint, the bat immediately flapped its wings, trying to fly away.
But unfortunately, with the fishing line tied to its leg, no matter how it flew, it couldn’t escape Taotie’s clutches.
It could only be pulled back and thrown out by Taotie like a yo-yo.
General’s tomb: Thank you, old friend, for the bat…
Uh…
The other party withdrew a bat…
Knowing that Taotie caught the bat for a good reason.
Fang Xiaocao couldn’t blame Taotie anymore.
But that didn’t mean Fang Xiaocao would forgive Taotie, the blockhead.
She would write this down!
And settle the score later!
Taotie messed with the bat for half an hour. It had to be said that the bat’s vitality was very strong. If it had been any other creature, it would have been killed by Taotie long ago, but this bat survived.
Although it was a bit weak, it was still alive.
“Princess, it should be safe to go in now.”
Taotie pulled the bat back and stomped on it with his big foot.
With a “crack,” the bat was turned into a bat pancake by Taotie.
Seeing that Taotie had executed the scary bat, Fang Xiaocao finally had the courage to come out from behind Tom.
After confirming that the bat was indeed dead, Fang Xiaocao breathed a sigh of relief.
“Tom?”
Fang Xiaocao looked at Tom, seeking his opinion.
Fang Xiaocao didn’t trust Taotie in this matter.
She had to listen to the chief steward, Tom.
Tom walked to the stone door, poked his head through the gap, and sniffed the air inside the general’s tomb.
“Achuu~”
Tom sneezed hard.
Rubbing his nose, he retracted his head.
General’s tomb: The other party withdrew a human head.
“Princess, it’s safe to go in.”
“There’s nothing but a musty smell in the air.”
Tom said to Fang Xiaocao.
Fang Xiaocao nodded: “Let’s go!”
Fang Xiaocao waved her little hand and smiled.
“Taotie, you lead the way, Hummingbird, you bring up the rear, I’ll protect the princess.”
Tom immediately arranged the formation.
No one objected to Tom’s arrangement.
Taotie drew his dagger and took the lead, Fang Xiaocao and Tom walked in the middle, and Hummingbird walked at the end.
The four-person tomb raiding team was formed.
They went through the door gap and entered the general’s tomb, which had been sealed for many years, starting their tomb raiding journey.
“Taotie, be careful. A tomb of this size and status is very likely to have traps to prevent tomb raiding. Don’t fall for them.”
Walking in the tomb passage, Tom reminded him worriedly.
Taotie nodded: “Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing!”
Taotie patted his chest and assured him confidently.
Hearing this, Fang Xiaocao and the others twitched their lips.
“It’s precisely because you’re doing it that we’re worried.”
Fang Xiaocao silently complained in her heart.
Tom beside her and Hummingbird behind her had the same expression.
Obviously, they didn’t trust Taotie, the blockhead, very much.
Taotie didn’t care what expressions Fang Xiaocao and the others had. He walked ahead on his own. Although he looked careless, it could be seen that Taotie was also careful and cautious in exploring the way.
Following the tomb passage paved with bluestone slabs, Taotie led Fang Xiaocao and the others for about a kilometer.
Two more stone doors appeared in front of them.
These two stone doors were exactly the same as the previous two, only thinner.
Seeing these two stone doors blocking the way, Fang Xiaocao and the others looked at each other, their expressions a bit helpless.
Taotie curled his lips: “Well, we killed the bat too early.”
Hearing Taotie’s words, Fang Xiaocao rolled her eyes.
She put on a fierce expression and glared at Taotie, silently condemning him.
“Don’t mention the bat!”
“If you dare mention the bat again, we’ll beat you up!”
Fang Xiaocao clenched her small fist and threatened.
Taotie shrugged and grinned with an innocent smile.
“I won’t mention it anymore, alright~”
Taotie said with a smile.
“What do we do now?”
Fang Xiaocao glared at Taotie and looked at Tom.
