Chapter 116: Brash and Impulsive
Upon hearing Li Yanchu’s question, Granny Chang smiled faintly. “The Marquis probably pulled a petty trick to fake death.”
Her expression remained calm and composed, and when she spoke of the Southern Guardian Marquis from the Great Xia Dynasty, it was with an air of deep familiarity.
Li Yanchu couldn’t help but notice this. Could Granny Chang really be so well-versed in the hidden corners of history? Or... did she perhaps have some personal connection to the Southern Guardian Marquis?
“This Southern Guardian Marquis truly was a fascinating man,” Li Yanchu said sincerely. “Since this is his tomb, I fear there are even more dangerous places ahead.”
Granny Chang swept her gaze slowly across the cultivators gathered in the burial chamber, and their expressions varied. Some were worried, some eager, some tense, others excited.
She gave a subtle smile and said no more.
The group didn’t encounter any malevolent spirits in this chamber. The coffins remained tightly sealed, showing no signs of having been disturbed. This room resembled the mural chamber they had seen earlier in layout, but this time, there was no yin-yang master stirring up trouble in the shadows, so they passed through safely.
In fact, these outer chambers of the tomb were never meant to be heavily trapped. The real dangers lay further inward.
As long as no one acted recklessly, these outer rooms weren’t too deadly. They were designed to honor and display the Marquis’s legacy, his campaigns, and his military feats, leaving a place for future generations to admire.
The intentions of this Marquis of Zhen’nan were as elusive as a hanging antelope's horn[1], but they also left a sliver of hope for those who entered the tomb.
This group had come here to exorcise evil, and had chosen to delve deep into the tomb, so they would not retreat easily. The tomb’s feng shui had already been disturbed, and it was only a matter of time before chaos erupted. And if the forces within were allowed to escape, true devastation would follow.
Of the original twenty-six, only eighteen now remained. Aside from the monks and Daoists from various temples and sects, the group included Granny Chang, Old Ghost Wu, Mr. Ma, Yan Chixiao, Li Yanchu, Bai Hongtu, and Wang Yunting.