The Invincible Doctor of the Female Village Chief-Chapter 584: Opening the Tomb Door

The excavation work progressed rapidly, and just as Liu Zixuan and the others were listening to a couple of ancient zither tunes at the Celestial Tea House, Wu Changgui came running up.

"Master Zixuan, it’s... it’s been dug out!" Wu Changgui wiped the sweat off his forehead. "I really didn’t expect that behind that sculpture, there was something resembling a wall."

"Is it just a wall?" Liu Zixuan asked with a frown. If it were just a wall, it would indicate that the digging site was incorrect.

"Only a wall, it’s already three meters wide, all wall!" Wu Changgui said while scratching his head.

"Then that’s right!" Zhou Madman smiled mysteriously, standing up together with Liu Zixuan, and said to Wu Changgui, "Have your people withdraw. And from the moment you’ve left until we come out, no one is allowed to enter the backyard. You know the consequences!"

"I understand, I understand!" Wu Changgui nodded repeatedly. Such a cold day, yet he broke out in a cold sweat. They had never even entered the backyard of the Celestial Tea House but knew there was something inside. He, Wu Changgui, dared not offend people like this.

Once everyone had evacuated, only Liu Zixuan and Zhou Madman were left in the basement.

Liu Zixuan lit a cigarette and asked, "Now that no one is here, can you tell me?"

While Zhou Madman was examining the walls with a flashlight, he asked, "Have you heard of the Lanlou Ancient Country?"

Liu Zixuan’s fingers holding the cigarette trembled slightly, ash scattering to the ground, and he suddenly lifted his head: "Are you talking about that historically most mysterious, vanished ancient country?"

"There are no records of when the Lanlou Ancient Country was founded in the real history books, but it was known by the people of the Central Province during the Chong Dynasty, and was one of the key hubs on the trade routes back then."

Zhou Madman walked beside the statue, then laughed, "Wooden mustache and red eyes, short swords crossing blades. These are the unique features of warriors from the Lanlou Ancient Country back then."

Liu Zixuan stepped closer for a look. Initially, he only saw the short sword and the glaring eyes, but upon careful examination, he indeed noticed the rather subtle mustache and the slanted sword on the statue’s side.

Stroking his chin, he murmured, "So, you think this Seven-Star Tomb is connected to the vanished Lanlou Ancient Country?"

"It’s not just the statue!"

Zhou Madman smiled mysteriously, "Although Lanlou Ancient Country is termed as a country, it was very small, only comparable to the size of a county in Ghost Wood City, yet this mysterious nation was extremely prosperous. Back then, the Western Border was in constant war, and although Lanlou Ancient Country avoided several conflicts, it still suffered different wounds."

"From then on, Lanlou Ancient Country no longer had gates, only walls! This way, even if there were foreign invaders, they would not fear a frontal attack through the main gate!"

Liu Zixuan asked in bewilderment, "But without doors, how did people inside the country get out?"

"Have you heard of Qimen Dunjia?" Zhou Madman introduced another profound term.

A flicker of a strange color flashed in Liu Zixuan’s brows: "Qimen Dunjia is the foremost of the ’Qimen, Liu Ren, Taiyi’ three major secret techniques, once used in wartime to defeat strong enemies in ways that were either by using a small force to achieve great effect, like ’Four Catties Move a Thousand Pounds’, or by deep and unfathomable methods. Meanwhile, powerful figures would also incorporate Mechanical Techniques."

"To be precise, Mechanical Techniques evolved from Qimen Dunjia."

Zhou Madman interrupted Liu Zixuan’s words and continued, "And the Lanlou Ancient Country used Qimen Dunjia to create a ’gateway’ that only they themselves could enter! Only true Lanlou people knew how to open this gate!"

"Then I feel like you’ve said a bunch of crap!" Liu Zixuan cursed irritably, "If damn it, only Lanlou people know how to open it, how are we supposed to enter? Wouldn’t it be a waste of time?"

"I’m talking about back then, but with the passage of time, plus the mysterious disappearance of Lanlou Ancient Country, countless experts and... Tomb Raider Captains have explored there, and through generations of legacy, naturally, they’ve found ways to open it!"

Zhou Madman boasted with a smirk, "Not just people from the Skill Gate can understand how to open mechanisms, you should know that we people from the Mind Gate have an innate way to open such unique types of tombs!"

Seeing Zhou Madman show off, Liu Zixuan walked over with a big smile and kicked him directly: "Since you know how to open it, stop wasting time."

"Damn it, Liu Zixuan, you’re looking for a beating!" Zhou Madman cursed displeasedly, "I put in so much effort, and it’s all to help you, alright? How can you be allowed to be a big shot and not let me show off a bit?"

Liu Zixuan pinched his forehead: "Alright, alright. We can show off later. Let’s handle the main business first, okay?"

"No way, Master Zhou is very angry now. The consequences are rather serious..."

Before Zhou Madman could finish his sentence, a sharp Silver Needle suddenly appeared next to his neck.

Liu Zixuan squinted his eyes, smiling mischievously: "Are the consequences very serious?"

"Ahem... I am your future father-in-law, you know." Zhou Madman no longer had that spirited attitude.

"Father-in-law, can we attend to the main business first?" Liu Zixuan said word by word, but without a trace of a smile.

With people like Zhou Madman, you can’t speak too kindly, otherwise, if you give him a smile, he’ll start floating up.

Zhou Madman slowly moved the Silver Needle aside and swallowed with difficulty: "Let’s attend to the main business. Step back, I’ll open the Ancient Tomb!"

Liu Zixuan threw the cigarette butt to the ground and stomped it out, then stepped aside.

Zhou Madman walked to the wall, picked up a stone from the side, and began writing and drawing on the wall, seemingly calculating something.

After a while, Zhou Madman took a small shovel from a box on one side, lightly tapped at where he had been writing and drawing, spat twice into his palms, and suddenly raised the shovel, stabbing it against the wall.

It was a wall made of very large stone bricks, and Zhou Madman’s shovel penetrated the seams between several bricks, creating a gap. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Zhou Madman frowned and gestured to Liu Zixuan: "Bring that porcelain basin over!"

Liu Zixuan quickly did as told, but as he placed the porcelain basin down, silver liquid began to flow out.

Liu Zixuan’s pupils constricted: "It’s mercury!"

"Of course, Qimen Dunjia can integrate everything corrosive, offensive, defensive, etc., a little mercury is no surprise!"

After the mercury had drained out, Zhou Madman’s hands performed sealing gestures, and a faint gas began to flow from his hands into the gap.

After a while, Zhou Madman’s eyes brightened with a smile: "Found it!"

Saying so, Zhou Madman walked to a position one meter to the left and began dismantling the wall with the shovel. The removed bricks had a specific order, gradually forming the outline of a door!

And along with it, the scene inside presented itself to Liu Zixuan.