Baling Mountain was a place with towering trees, a sea of tea, and pines. It was shrouded in mist and clouds. There were also groups of tombs, many of which occupied the top of the mountain like a mountain. It was a very unique sight.
Decades ago, the government had paid close attention to this place and designated it as a forest park. Some of the tombs were even designated as key cultural relics protected by the country.
However, there were many tombs here, and the area was vast. Therefore, even the government experts could not spare too much energy to look at the other tombs. Moreover, the tombs here were usually either the nobles of the Spring and Autumn Period or the vassals of the Ming Dynasty. They were all of high status, and there were many valuable funerary objects in their tombs. Therefore, there were often bold tomb robbers in this place.
Tomb robbers were a form of address for tomb robbers. This term originated from the Three Kingdoms period of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was said that in order to make up for the lack of military pay, Cao Cao established the ranks of Faqiu Zhonglang General and tomb robbers. In fact, they were a group of tomb robbers.
At this moment, to the south of the Eight Ranges Mountain, several dozen miles away, Ye Xuan discovered a few tomb robbers.
These people had just come out of an underground cave. Their bodies were covered in dust, and their backpacks were bulging. They seemed to have gained a lot.
"Alright, this operation is over. Er Gou, Da Zhuang, go and cover the robber's hole with some branches. We'll leave this place immediately." A skinny old man crawled out of the cave entrance and looked around vigilantly before giving the order.
There were five people in this group, all of whom were men. Apart from the skinny old man, the other four were strong men in their thirties or forties.
Although tomb robbing was a technical job, it was also rough and tiring work. After all, digging up tombs and robbing treasures required strength. If not for the skinny old man's rich experience and his seniority, he would not have been able to become the leader of this group.
"Uncle, are we going back first or to the city?" One of the two middle-aged men with a square face asked when he saw his two companions picking up branches to cover the robber's hole.
The skinny old man pondered for a moment and said, "Let's go to the city first and deal with the Dark Artifact we got this time!"
"Uncle, after returning to the village this time, I don't want to work anymore …" Another middle-aged man who looked simple and honest said to the skinny old man in a low voice.
The skinny old man glanced at him and said, "Why don't you want to …"
Before the skinny old man could finish speaking, a serious expression appeared on his face. He looked ahead and asked the young man who had suddenly appeared in front of him, "Who are you?"
Hearing the skinny old man's words, the other two middle-aged men were startled. They quickly turned around and reached for their waists.
Looking at the movements of these people, Ye Xuan could naturally see the bulging waists of the two middle-aged men. With a glance, he could tell that they were hiding weapons. However, he didn't care. He calmly smiled and said as he walked, "Don't be nervous, I have no ill intentions towards you."
"Don't move. If you dare to take another step, I'll shoot!" Seeing the sudden appearance of Ye Xuan, the few of them were a little nervous. The square-faced man directly pulled out the gun hidden at his waist and pointed it at Ye Xuan with a fierce expression.
Although these people looked simple and honest on the surface, when they did something like robbing graves, they always put their lives on the line. Not only did they have to face the government, but they also had to face the possibility of being betrayed by their peers. They also had to face the possibility of encountering strange things down there. If they were really simple and honest, they would have died a thousand times over.
"I don't like people pointing guns at me!" Ye Xuan glanced at the square-faced man calmly. With his God's Eyes, he could see that the square-faced man's body was wrapped in a thick blood aura. It was obvious that this man had taken more than one life. Suddenly, a beam of light shot out from his eyes and directly pierced the square-faced man's forehead.
Bang! ~ ~ ~
The square-faced man did not even let out a scream. His face still maintained the fierce expression from before, then he softly fell backward.
Seeing the square-faced man suddenly fall to the ground and die, the expressions of the skinny old man and the other man with a simple and honest face suddenly changed. They retreated together and looked at Ye Xuan with unconcealable fear in their eyes.
Killing the square-faced man with just one look, Ye Xuan was like a god in their eyes. Such a method, even if they had been wandering underground all year round, was still shocking.
"Uncle, what's wrong …" Seeing the movement here, the other two men who had gone to pick up the branches immediately drew their weapons from their waists and ran over.
"Don't move, don't move, put away your guns …" Hearing the movement behind him, the skinny old man's expression changed. He quickly turned around and shouted at the two men who were running over.
"Uncle … Brother Erhu, he …" The two men ran over and saw the square-faced man lying on the ground. Their faces were filled with horror.
"Put away your guns!" the skinny old man shouted at the two men again.
The two men were startled. They had rarely seen their uncle so strict, unless they had encountered something strange in the tomb. But now, they were on the ridge.
The two men looked at each other and finally listened to the skinny old man and put away their guns. However, their bodies were extremely tense, and they looked at Ye Xuan who had suddenly appeared with fear and respect.
Seeing their actions, Ye Xuan smiled faintly. He admired the skinny old man's decisiveness. As expected, the old man was shrewd. If the two men just now had dared to point their guns at him, they would have ended up the same as the man on the ground.
Ye Xuan was not a homicidal maniac, but he was not a saint either. These people obviously had blood on their hands. Talking about kindness to them was like playing the lute to a cow. From another perspective, if the person who had come today was not Ye Xuan but an unrelated ordinary person, based on the way these people acted, that person would have been killed on the spot.
The skinny old man deliberated over his words, then looked at Ye Xuan respectfully and asked, "This … Sir, may I know why you are looking for us?"
Ye Xuan nodded faintly and said, "Yes, you must be the tomb raiders. I would like to ask you to help me find a tomb."
"Find a tomb?" Hearing Ye Xuan's words, the skinny old man's eyes flashed. He then bowed and said, "May I know what tomb you are looking for? If I know, I will definitely tell you everything I know! "
Ye Xuan did not comment on the skinny old man's words. He smiled faintly and said, "The tomb I am looking for is a tomb from the Warring States Period. There is a pair of stone doors in front of the tomb, and the words" Longevity Immortal Mansion "are engraved on it. How about it, have you seen it?"
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