My Sexy CEO Wife-Chapter 161 - 160: Journey to Kunlun (Part 3)
"There's no mistake!" Gao Fei said with a smile, "There's an ancient tomb below."
"Really, there is!" Xia Tao's eyes lit up.
"There is," Gao Fei nodded. "Dig for another day and you'll see it."
Seeing how certain Gao Fei was, Xia Tao did not say anything more. His visit to the Kunlun Mountains was purely for the ride, and he was there to follow Gao Fei's commands. Whatever Gao Fei said, went.
Gu Qi and Zhou Yong made a fire and began to roast meat, while Gao Fei and Xia Tao helped.
In the deep mountains, having a barbecue was the best option, simple, convenient, and delicious.
After everyone had their fill, they found their own places to rest.
The night was uneventful.
Early the next morning, Gao Fei, leading Xia Tao and the others, started to excavate.
A few hours later.
"Crack!"
A crisp sound came from the bottom of the pit.
"There's something!" Gu Qi, who was clearing rubble, shouted.
"Swoosh!"
Gao Fei leaped down, "Did you find the ancient tomb?" While speaking, Gao Fei walked over to Gu Qi, squatted down, and took a careful look: "That's right, it's the ancient tomb! Clean up the rubble around it."
After half an hour, the rubble was cleared, and they saw a blue stone slab carved with three ancient characters. Gao Fei called Xia Tao over, "Look, what do these three characters mean?"
Xia Tao stared at the stone slab for a long time before reading, "Seal Stone...yes, that's it, Seal Stone."
"Seal Stone?" A flash of light passed through Gao Fei's eyes. "You mean the stone slab that seals the tomb entrance, right?"
"Correct, that's what it means," Xia Tao nodded. "Move the Seal Stone, and you'll see the tomb entrance."
Gu Qi and Zhou Yong bent down and extended their hands to move the slab, putting all their effort into it, but they still couldn't budge it an inch: "No use, the stone is too heavy, we simply can't move it." Gu Qi and Zhou Yong sat on the ground, panting heavily: "We'll probably need a crane to move the stone slab."
"Let me try," Gao Fei bent down and gripped the edge of the stone slab, "Lift!" Gao Fei exerted force with both hands, and the hefty slab wobbled.
"It moved!" Gu Qi and Zhou Yong exclaimed in surprise: "It really moved! Mr. Gao's strength is incredible!" This stone slab must weigh at least several thousand pounds, and it is very difficult to move by manpower, but Gao Fei turned the impossible into the possible, moving the slab with his own strength.
Xia Tao, however, was very calm, showing no sign of surprise, mainly because Gao Fei had given him too many shocks already, and his nerves had grown numb.
"Lift!"
Gao Fei gripped the stone slab and heaved upwards, flipping the heavy slab open, and instantly a puff of black air floated out from beneath it.
"Poison gas! Everyone back off quickly!" Xia Tao's complexion changed, and he hastily retreated.
Gu Qi and Zhou Yong also reacted swiftly, moving back as soon as they saw the black smoke.
Gao Fei also saw the black smoke, but he didn't take it seriously. With his current level of cultivation, ordinary poison smoke couldn't harm him.
"Disperse!" Gao Fei forcefully exhaled, blowing the poison smoke away.
"Clang!"
Gao Fei threw the heavy slab to the side, his face not flushed, nor out of breath, showing no signs of fatigue.
Just as Xia Tao had said, after lifting the stone slab, a stone gate appears, tightly closed with not a crack showing. If all goes well, simply opening the stone gate would permit entry into the ancient tomb.
Just as Gao Fei was preparing to open the Stone Gate, Xia Tao stopped him, "Be careful, there might be a trap behind the gate."
Gao Fei glanced at Xia Tao, then at Gu Qi and Zhou Yong, "You guys go up."
"What?" Xia Tao and the others were stunned.
"I will go in alone," Gao Fei said. "There are sure to be many traps inside the tomb, it's too dangerous for you to follow me, and since the three of you came with me, I must ensure your safety. Go up, I'll take a look inside and come out quickly."
"Well... alright, we'll wait for you outside," Xia Tao nodded, leading Gu Qi and Zhou Yong away. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
All three of them were tied with ropes, the automatic ascending and descending kind, and as soon as they pressed the lift switch, the three of them quickly returned to the ground.
"Boss, shall we just wait outside?" Gu Qi asked hesitantly, "We've spent so much effort to find this ancient tomb, not going in to take a look… really leaves one feeling somewhat unwilling."
"Yeah," Zhou Yong nodded in agreement, "Based on my experience… this is definitely a super-large ancient tomb, and there must be many secrets hidden inside…"
"Alright, enough," Xia Tao waved his hand, "all of you just stay here obediently and wait for Mr. Gao to come back."
"But…" Gu Qi was about to speak when Xia Tao cut him off.
"The ancient tomb isn't going to disappear; you'll have the chance to go in later," said Xia Tao.
"Oh, got it." Gu Qi nodded and said no more.
Zhou Yong moved closer and asked in a low voice, "Boss, what's the story with this Mr. Gao… I see you hold him in high respect? And he has impressive skills too."
Gu Qi also pricked up his ears; he was curious about Gao Fei's background as well.
Xia Tao glared at Zhou Yong, "Don't ask what you shouldn't! Some things are not for you to know."
"Oh, I won't ask anymore." After being scolded, Zhou Yong immediately lost his nerve and dared not inquire further about Gao Fei.
...
At the bottom of the pit.
Gao Fei tapped the Stone Gate, and then a crack appeared on it, which was slowly growing larger… "Boom!" In an instant, the Stone Gate shattered, "swish, swish, swish…"
A volley of arrows shot out from behind the Stone Gate.
With a wave of his hand, Gao Fei deflected all the incoming arrows. A trap of this level might pose a challenge to ordinary people, but it was nowhere near enough to deal with Gao Fei.
After the Stone Gate shattered, a dark entrance was revealed, and Gao Fei did not hesitate to jump down.
The darkness was of no use against Gao Fei, who possessed Clairvoyance; he could clearly see his surroundings. It was a passageway built of bluestone, about two meters high and three meters wide, with a floor paved with smooth and even stone slabs, which emitted a dull "thud, thud" sound when walked upon, like the sound of drumming.
The passage sloped downwards, and after walking about a hundred meters or so, another Stone Gate appeared in front, inscribed with ancient characters, none of which Gao Fei recognized.
Gao Fei glanced at the Stone Gate, then chuckled, "They really went to great lengths to prevent theft." As he spoke, Gao Fei pushed at the Stone Gate, and with a "creak, creak, creak…" it opened.
"Swish, swish, swish…"
Several giant pythons shot out from inside the Stone Gate, opening their gaping mouths to bite at Gao Fei. Each of these giant pythons was over ten meters long, with bulky bodies and eyes that emitted a greenish glow, looking quite terrifying.
These giant pythons were placed in the tomb by ancient people to protect the mausoleum. It was incredible to think that they had survived for so many years, completely isolated from the world.
"Bang, bang, bang…"
"Clang, clang, clang…"
"Clang, clang, clang…"
In the narrow corridor, Gao Fei clashed with several giant pythons. These pythons were thick-skinned, immensely strong, and very agile; an ordinary person would have been devoured long ago, but they were up against Gao Fei… and that was not going to end well for them…
"Bang!"
One of the giant pythons was sent flying by a punch from Gao Fei, hitting the corridor and then rolling to the ground, blood oozing from its mouth.
"Bang, bang, bang…"
The remaining pythons were all dispatched by Gao Fei, one after another, all incapacitated.
"You are quite remarkable indeed," Gao Fei remarked, "To live until now in isolation underground, given a few more years, you might even become sentient. Too bad… your fortune is bad, having encountered me…" Saying that, Gao Fei flicked his fingers, sending out streams of finger wind that penetrated the heads of several giant pythons.
These pythons were dealt lethal blows; even if Gao Fei had spared them, they would not have lived much longer. Better to die quickly than to gasp for breath and wait for death.
After disposing of the giant pythons, Gao Fei stepped through the Stone Gate.
This was a hall, roughly a few hundred square meters in size, with pottery jars placed in each of the four corners, and three stone pillars stood in the center, each topped with an oil lamp. Unfortunately, the oil had long since burned out, leaving behind empty lamps.
Gao Fei looked around and noted, "The design of the traps is quite ingenious. If it wasn't for my Clairvoyance, I really wouldn't have detected them." Gao Fei walked up to the three stone pillars, and slapped each of the oil lamps once.
"Click, click, click…"
The middle stone pillar suddenly started to shake and, under Gao Fei's gaze, cracked open.
