readytorunbook Chapter 127 Looting the Coffin Mountain
Chapter 127 Looting the Coffin Mountain
Through the gaps in the occasional spray of water, Hei Xiazi saw a huge space behind the waterfall.
"Eat something first to regain your strength."
Exploration is not something that can be accomplished overnight. If you don't allocate your physical strength properly, you'll be doomed if your legs give way when you encounter danger.
After resting for a while, everyone ate some dry rations to stave off hunger.
Black Bear was munching on his tasteless dry rations when he started to miss the stir-fried pork with green peppers that he used to eat during the Chinese New Year.
I was thinking that if I could, I would definitely try to bring some back when I started working again.
"Let's keep going. Let me know if you find anything."
With that, Cheng Feng led the way toward the waterfall.
The shoreline here extends all the way to the waterfall, and the group passes through the corner of the waterfall to enter the inner space.
"So many coffins! Looks like we've found the right place."
Black Bear, carrying a flashlight, casually surveyed his surroundings.
As he said, the space was very large, and as far as the eye could see, there were coffins one after another.
"Go in and have a look."
After passing several rows of decaying coffins revealing exposed bones, the group discovered numerous corpses lying in various locations.
The corpses were still covered in rusty weapons, indicating that they had been through a fierce battle.
Without Cheng Feng giving any instructions, everyone dispersed to investigate.
Hei Xiazi wasn't very proactive and just followed behind Cheng Feng.
"Young master, when are you and Wenjin planning to get married? I'll definitely give a generous gift then."
Cheng Feng ignored the guy completely and walked on, trying to observe the situation of both sides in the battle.
Black Bear wasn't angry; instead, he continued:
"I always thought that the third son of the Wu family was cunning and not a good person."
"However, Wenjin is no pushover either, so you'll have to keep an eye on her in the future, son-in-law."
"By the way, how come your eyesight seems better than mine? You spotted the female corpse in such a dark place at a glance."
Cheng Feng turned back to look at Hei Xiazi speechlessly. How come he hadn't noticed that this rascal had the potential to be a chatterbox before?
"Blind man, are you a mosquito? You keep buzzing in people's ears."
Black Bear chuckled and didn't refute.
Cheng Feng had no way to deal with this stubborn person, so he sighed and continued walking forward.
Black Bear strode up to Cheng Feng with a thuggish gait, then suddenly said:
"The fighting party should be the native inhabitants of this place, namely the Ku people."
The other faction, clad in armor reminiscent of the Northern Wei dynasty, was likely the official force.
Cheng Feng finally responded this time:
"That's right, the invading party should be the legendary Silent Riders. This group of mute soldiers are in the business of tomb raiding."
"I haven't heard of them from other places, though."
Hei Xiazi seemed to be deep in thought when Cheng Feng pointed out the identities of these soldiers, which surprised him.
Soon, the group searched their way to the deepest part of the tomb.
The scene here is extremely spectacular.
Several thousand coffins were stacked layer upon layer here, forming a mountain of coffins that was hundreds of meters long and tens of meters high.
Cheng Feng led everyone to the vicinity of Coffin Mountain.
The coffins on the ground were closely connected, and you had to step on the coffin lids to get to them.
“There’s movement in these coffins. Everyone, get your blood-stained parchment ready.”
Cheng Feng stared intently at the mountain of coffins before him, his gaze sharp and unwavering.
Since the bloodline of Emperor Yan became more concentrated, Cheng Feng's ability to perceive poisonous insects and evil creatures has also increased considerably.
Even through the coffin, he could sense the stench of poisonous insects inside.
Everyone took out their parchment and held it in their hands.
Perhaps stimulated by the bloodstain, rustling sounds began to come from inside the coffin.
Soon, the coffin lids began to tremble and make thumping noises.
The scene was incredibly eerie, as if thousands of rice dumplings were about to burst out of the coffin at any moment.
As if reaching a critical point, almost simultaneously, countless fist-sized corpse beetles surged out of the coffin.
They come together and flow down from the coffin mountain like streams of water.
As they approached the location of Cheng Feng and the others, they split into two streams, leaving behind an oval-shaped space.
"No wonder we haven't seen any of the previous groups. If you die here, it'll be hard to even leave a complete corpse."
Black Bear hid beside Cheng Feng; with this human-shaped nemesis of poisonous insects, he didn't even bother to pick up the parchment.
Soon, swarms of poisonous insects left the place through various gaps.
"Open the coffin. Don't put away the parchment in your hand, lest there be any remaining corpses."
Seeing so many coffins, the disciples of the Unloading Ridge Sect were already itching to get their hands on them.
If they weren't short-handed, they would have turned this place upside down.
They always take back anything of value; that's the consistent style of the Unloading Ridge faction.
Clang, clang...
One by one, the coffin lids were lifted by the disciples of the Unloading Ridge Sect.
They worked in pairs, one responsible for opening the coffin and the other for checking if there were any valuable antiques inside.
Soon the coffins on the ground were turned over, and to everyone's disappointment, the coffins on the ground were all broken.
Upon seeing this, Cheng Feng looked up at the top of Coffin Mountain.
"Don't open the coffins at the bottom. Go open the top row of coffins and take a look."
If the coffins on the ground are all broken, it means that the owner of the coffin was of low status.
Conversely, the coffins of people of high status are placed at a higher position.
Upon hearing this, the disciples of the Unloading Ridge Sect all climbed up Coffin Mountain.
Just as Cheng Feng had predicted, they soon reaped the rewards.
After working diligently for two hours, the hardworking disciples of the Unloading Ridge Sect finally achieved a partial victory.
After climbing down from the mountain of coffins with the last batch of valuable antiques, they placed the items on an open ground.
At this moment, the open space next to Cheng Feng and Hei Xiazi was filled with various antiques.
The most numerous items were bronze artifacts, followed by gold and silver jewelry.
The most precious item was a jade pillow. The disciples of the Unloading Ridge sect reported that the pillow was hollow inside.
There must be something hidden.
"Chief, the top row of coffins has been opened, and everything is here."
Cheng Feng glanced at everyone with satisfaction.
"Alright, we won't take the contents of the other coffins. After all, we, the Unloading Ridge Clan, aren't garbage collectors."
After saying that, Cheng Feng opened his Ghost Eyes and swept away all the treasures.
This sudden turn of events nearly caused the bear to fall into the coffin.
"What happened? How did the thing suddenly disappear?!"
Black Bear struggled to his feet from the coffin and quickly walked to the spot where the treasures had been placed.
After confirming it himself, he knew it wasn't a trick; the thing had truly vanished into thin air.
"Young master, you've really startled me. Is this the kind of thing a human could do?"
Hei Xiazi noticed that, apart from him, all the other disciples of the Unloading Ridge Sect appeared calm.
It's likely that everyone is aware of Cheng Feng's methods; it's probably not a secret within the organization.
"You wouldn't be so surprised if you knew about the deeds of the Kunlun Demon Kingdom."
Cheng Feng casually mentioned one clue, leaving the rest to Hei Xiazi to find out on his own.
This can also be seen as a preparation for the future trip to the Demon Kingdom.
Hei Xiazi kept the Kunlun Demon Kingdom in mind. Although the shock had not yet subsided, he did not continue to ask questions.
"As this was a burial site exclusively for the Ku Kingdom, there must have been a route for transporting coffins here."
Finding it should lead to the true core area.
Ignoring the preoccupied Hei Xiazi, Cheng Feng spoke to the disciples of the Unloading Ridge Sect.