Looking for you in reincarnation

Chapter 250 Entering the Tomb

There is a large cave at the bottom of the slope in front of the valley. The grass and trees around the cave have been cleared, and there are many dense footprints on the ground, all extending into the cave. It seems that this is the entrance to the ancient tomb, and many people have already entered.

The people who stayed outside were guarding the horses and some items. There were not many of them, with only a few people left in each team, and some even only one person left.

The arrival of Ning Ji and Si He attracted the attention of people in the valley, but when they saw that there were only three of them, many people looked at them with contempt.

Ning Ji and Si He didn't pay attention to the gazes of the people around them, and only focused on looking at the cave in front of them and the surrounding environment.

From the topographical point of view, there is indeed not much difference from the one on the drawing. There are several streams converging in front of the valley, forming the shape of a chicken claw, so this valley is also called Chicken Claw Mountain.

Ning Ji helped Si He get off the horse, and then he put on two bags, which contained some important items, dry food, and a water bottle. Si He carried the small bag containing the bronze tripod. As for the other bags, they were still hanging on the horse's back and were watched by Liu Mao.

This time when entering the ancient tomb, Ning Ji had no intention of forcing Liu Mao in. His role was to guard the horses and bags, just like those who stayed behind outside.

Liu Mao had no objection to this arrangement. He wished he could stay outside and didn't want to enter the ancient tomb at all. The main reason was that he knew there would be no benefit in going in and it would be risky, so it would be safer to stay outside.

After getting the things, Ning Ji and Si He walked into the cave in full view of everyone.

Someone originally wanted to stop the two from entering the cave, but was stopped by their companions and after a few whispers, they gave up.

Obviously, they were not optimistic about what the two of them could gain from going in, or even if they did gain something, they would still have to come out in the end.

Liu Mao was guarding the two horses and looking at the people around him with different thoughts. He felt complicated.

Before entering the cave, Ning Ji lit a prepared torch, which not only illuminated the way, but also dispelled some evil spirits, because some medicinal juice was added to the torch. In this evil place, the faint smell of the burning medicine could make people more clear-headed.

Ning Ji held a torch in one hand and a sword in the other, and Si He followed closely behind him.

After entering the wide cave, Ning Ji did not go in immediately. Instead, he stood at the entrance of the cave and looked around.

Si He followed him and looked around, and immediately found that the rock walls around the cave entrance were engraved with runes to suppress evil. There was also a bronze mirror inlaid on the top of the cave. If you look closely, you can see that the bronze mirror is also engraved with runes to suppress evil.

In the light of the fire, the bronze mirror reflected bright light.

This ancient tomb is not simple.

After looking around for a while, Ning Ji took Si He deeper into the cave. As they walked, they carefully observed the cave's evil-suppressing arrangements and the traces along the way.

This cave was originally very spacious, but the deeper you go, the narrower it becomes. Occasionally, you can see runes that can suppress evil along the way, but Si He can clearly feel that the evil aura here is getting stronger and stronger.

After walking in for dozens of meters, the cave has become narrower, from the original more than ten meters high and more than ten meters wide to a passage of about three meters high and three meters wide. There are obvious traces of artificial excavation, but these traces look at least a few hundred years old.

There was a lot of moss and vines growing on the surrounding rock walls, but most of the vines had been cut down by people who had come in before. The ground was covered with vines, including the corpses of some snakes and insects.

As we walked forward, the cave meandered downwards. At this moment, there were not only the corpses of snakes and insects left on the ground, but also several corpses that had been dead for some time and skeletons that were very old.

The air was filled with a foul smell that was so bad that it almost suffocated people.

Those corpses should be the people who discovered this ancient tomb a few days ago. Some of them left alive, while some died here.

Because there are many insects and ants in the cave, these corpses have been eaten beyond recognition by insects and look very scary.

Si He tried her best to hold her breath, and she and Ning Ji quickened their pace and walked deeper.

The cave was unusually quiet. Apart from the occasional snakes and insects popping out, there was no sound at all. It looked very eerie.

After walking down for a while, we finally arrived at the end of the cave. In front of us was a wider underground cave. Compared to the dampness of the previous passage, it was much drier here.

At the end of the underground cave is the entrance to the ancient tomb.

The stone gate of this ancient tomb was built very majestically, with stone statues of strange beasts guarding on both sides. At this time, the stone gate was wide open, and there were many footprints on the ground, which were very messy. It was estimated that hundreds of people had entered.

Looking at the stone statue of a strange beast next to the stone gate, Si He was reminded of the ancient tomb in Tianshan Mountain. The carving and size of the stone statue were very similar.

"Husband, the stone statue beside the tomb door is very similar to the one I saw in the Tianshan Ancient Tomb."

Thinking this, she told Ning Ji.

Ning Ji glanced at the stone statue of the strange beast beside the tomb door. "This is not surprising. After all, this is where Jiang Yuan nourishes his spirit. I just hope that the spirit in this tomb has not been taken away yet."

Si He thought about it and nodded in agreement. Looking at the layout of the tomb, she didn't know how long Old Man Jiang had lived.

However, seeing the messy footprints on the ground, she was a little worried, "Will these people burn the nourishing essence inside?"

People who enter ancient tombs do so for wealth. If they encounter a vicious corpse in the tomb, they might kill it completely and then burn the corpse to prevent future troubles.

"It's not easy to burn a corpse."

Ning Ji pointed to the mysterious runes on the tomb door and explained them to Si He.

This is an ancient Yin-Gathering Curse. This place is originally a very evil and dangerous place. With the addition of these Yin-Gathering Curses, the evil energy underground is gathered together, making this tomb even more dangerous. If there are many evil corpses and ghosts in the tomb, ordinary people who enter will die.

Upon hearing this, Si He carefully looked at the runes on the tomb door and thought about it. It was indeed true. Old Man Jiang must have made sufficient preparations for these nourishing bodies and would not let them be destroyed easily.

She recalled that when she was in the Tianshan Ancient Tomb, Old Man Jiang fed the evil corpses with humans so that the evil corpses could better breed spiritual essences. Perhaps the so-called treasures here were bait to attract people.

Otherwise, the cave of this tomb is too conspicuous. Although it is in the deep mountains and forests, as long as someone can come to this valley, anyone brave enough can easily enter.

Looking at the tomb door again, it seems that there is no mechanism installed. This door is just a decoration that can be opened by pushing it.

So, it looks like a trap no matter how you look at it.

Since it is a trap, the danger inside is extraordinary.

Thinking of this, Si He became a little worried again, because there was no description of the situation in the tomb on the drawings. It was obvious that old man Jiang was also on guard against people when he made these drawings.

He needed to use drawings to record the locations of many tombs. After all, there were too many resting places. As for the situation in the tombs, he knew it clearly and did not need to record it. At the same time, he was also on guard against people, even his loyal subordinates.

Once you enter, there are many unknown factors and it will be quite dangerous.