usatvline Chapter 283 Escape Route
Chapter 283 Escape Route
In Huo Ling's hand was a round gold and jade box with openwork dragon patterns. The box, now open, contained ancient tea from hundreds of years ago.
Historical records indicate that Genghis Khan loved tea, and it seems this to be true.
The fact that tea was placed in the coffin as a burial item speaks volumes about the high regard for it.
"This tea has been in contact with the corpse for too long and is covered in corpse poison. Anyone who drinks it will die. But the box is quite nice."
Upon hearing Cheng Feng's words, Huo Ling quickly went to the side and poured out the tea leaves from the box.
After some searching, Cheng Feng discovered that there were not only Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain pieces here, but also a royal scepter and crown from a European country.
Gold coins engraved with European and American portraits, Su brocade from the Central Plains, and even more absurdly, Cheng Feng also discovered an Egyptian-style gold mask.
Besides the items that Genghis Khan particularly liked in the coffin, the burial goods in the Golden Tent were even more diverse.
There were more than a dozen scrolls covered in Hebrew, a script that Yang Shirley was able to identify.
But she didn't know the specific details and could only find a professional scholar to translate it.
Besides Hebrew, there are also parchment with Latin script from ancient Greece, and stone tablets inscribed with cuneiform script.
Of course, there are also various ancient books and bamboo slips from the Central Plains.
It can be said that the Genghis Khan Mausoleum contains the ancient cultures of almost half the world. If Cheng Feng were to release these inscribed stone slabs, parchment, and scrolls...
For the global archaeological community, this was akin to an asteroid hitting Earth.
"This is truly an eye-opener! A dazzling array of treasures, a complete collection of ancient books and cultural artifacts, and the finest artifacts from every country gathered together."
It truly lives up to its name as the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan!
Yang Xueli held an ancient English scroll that even Cheng Feng couldn't understand, and exclaimed in amazement as she looked at it.
"There are quite a few pieces of jewelry here that no one has worn before. Each of you can pick some that you wear every day, and I'll keep the rest."
Fortunately, all these jewelry pieces are on display now, making it easy to choose.
No need to rummage through a huge pile of jewelry later.
"Great! This place has the best jewelry. I'll get all the pieces I need, both the ones I wear and the ones I need to replace them, all at once."
After Huo Ling finished speaking, she smiled and started picking through the jewelry on the low table with Ah Xiang.
Yang Xueli and Chen Wenjin didn't stand on ceremony with Cheng Feng either, and began to choose jewelry that suited their tastes.
"By the way, don't rush to wear them after you've picked them out. Let me process them first so they don't get contaminated with anything bad."
After all, these were burial items, and most of these jewels were made of jade, so they had all become somewhat tainted by yin energy over the years.
After the four women had all chosen their favorite jewelry, Cheng Feng used Dragon Fire to examine each one.
Any yin energy, evil energy, curses, or poison will be burned away completely in the dragon fire. You can even taste it to see if it's salty or bland.
"It's all done. Put everything away. Don't touch anything else. I think this golden tent is a rare treasure, perfect for packing up."
The four women accepted their respective jewelry. At that moment, Chen Wenjin caught a glimpse of the beautiful women sitting behind the low table.
He quickly asked, "Old Cheng, what are you going to do with these female corpses? Should you pack them up and take them with you?"
"Take them all with you. They're all pitiful people. Once we get out, let the brothers find a good burial place for them."
Having one's own grave is better than being someone else's appendage after death.
The four women felt a pang of sorrow as they looked at these young girls, barely out of their teens, who had been brought to be buried alive with them.
These were all newly blossomed flowers, barely having enjoyed a few days of sunshine, when they were uprooted.
After sighing, Chen Wenjin said, "Let's leave the jewelry they each brought with them. Let's go all the way and see this through to the end."
Cheng Feng had a different opinion about this, not because he coveted the jewelry on the female corpses.
However, having such valuable burial goods was not necessarily a good thing for them.
But since Chen Wenjin had already said so, and Yang Xueli and Huo Ling had no objections, Cheng Feng went along with his woman's wishes.
After all, a beautiful woman's happiness is priceless. Although Cheng Feng is not King You of Zhou, he still has the extravagant ambition to win a smile from a beautiful woman by lighting the beacon fires to amuse the feudal lords.
Upon arriving outside the golden tent, Cheng Feng opened his Boundless Demon Eyes and took the entire golden tent, along with all the burial objects inside, into his imaginary space.
In an instant, the entire tomb chamber became very empty.
Only two tomb guardian beasts that Cheng Feng didn't fancy remained in the tomb chamber, one standing and one lying down.
Oh, and there was also the general who oversaw the construction of the tomb. He was quite a figure; the fact that his body was found here already reveals a lot.
The most likely explanation is that this person coveted Genghis Khan's burial goods and pretended to request to be buried with him.
By faking their own death through some means, they could retrieve burial goods from the main burial chamber through a specially left passage after the tomb was sealed.
Unfortunately, even after Genghis Khan's death, he was not someone that ordinary people could easily frame.
It's possible that when he moved the tomb guardian beast, the zombie Genghis Khan had already woken up. In the end, he gave the incorruptible bone a full dose of his blood and then casually killed it and left it in a corner.
"Since this person chose to block their way out, there must be other escape routes in this tomb chamber."
"Old Cheng, should we look for another route or go back the way we came?"
Yang Xueli looked back at the narrow passage she had come from and asked Cheng Feng.
After a moment's thought, Cheng Feng said, "Let's find that hidden passage. Once we leave through that passage, we'll block both entrances."
It's best to leave Genghis Khan's tomb as a memento, forever hidden away.
The four women nodded in deep agreement. If it were discovered that Genghis Khan's tomb had been robbed, the whole world would probably be in an uproar.
Those who have been active here will become a thorn in everyone's side.
After tapping and knocking along the walls of the tomb, the five of them soon found another secret passage hidden behind the gold bricks.
The entrance to this secret passage was just as narrow as the one we came through.
The five of them could only crawl inside, covered in dust.
Fortunately, the narrow section was only a short one, and the passage became wider as you went further in. Although the excavation work was still quite rough, it was still much better than lying in the dust.
The exit of this escape route is more than 600 meters away from where the Xieling disciples were encamped.
It is located beneath a boulder more than ten meters high. Due to the passage of time, the soil layer above it is much thicker than it should have been.
In the end, Cheng Feng used his Ghost Eye to banish the remaining soil layers, and the group was able to return to the surface through the passage.
Because the distance wasn't far, Cheng Feng and his group quickly returned to the camp.
Wang Wenxuan, who was anxiously jumping up and down outside, was initially surprised to see Cheng Feng return from outside, but he quickly realized that there might be other entrances.
"Boss Cheng, is that new tomb the Genghis Khan Mausoleum we're looking for?"
The four women silently walked towards the felt tent, leaving it to Cheng Feng.