Chapter 256: Horse Bones? Could it be Xiang Yu’s Black Wind Horse? (3)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Brothers, have you heard me clearly? Study well and follow in Old Luo’s footsteps to make a fortune in the future!”
“Ha, first you need to have the money for a foraging permit!”
Luo Feng spoke up, “We’ve discovered the five-color soil, so the presence of an ancient tomb is now confirmed. Let’s all anticipate what kind of burial site it will be!”
With that, Luo Feng began to excavate carefully with the group of wealthy second-generation heirs.
It did not take long before a notification chimed.
[ Congratulations, host! You’ve discovered an ancient tomb worth 600,000 yuan from the pre-Qin period! ]
Luo Feng was taken aback. Another small tomb? He thought it was strange that even ordinary people from the pre-Qin period would use five-color soil for their burials. Were ordinary people really that extravagant? Could it be an illegitimate child of a prominent figure?
Luo Feng glanced at the scattered treasure locations around him, puzzled but undeterred, and continued excavating quickly.
Soon, a rectangular coffin, approximately 2 meters long, was unearthed by Luo Feng.
When the coffin was opened, the skeletal remains inside were arranged in a crouched burial position, accompanied by several pottery burial items. There was not much difference between this tomb and the previous seven small tombs.
“Damn! Host, what happened to the large tomb you promised? Why is this all you manage to unearth?”
“Did the host make a mistake?”
“Were you just acting like an expert, explaining that there was a large tomb?”
Luo Feng did not reply. At that moment, he was struggling to understand why the five-color soil was indeed present, but the tomb seemed too small. However, as he continued to examine the tomb, he felt that something was off. Unable to pinpoint the issue, he continued excavating.
“Hmm, why does something feel off? I feel like something is missing.”
Soon, the soil was completely cleared away. Although Luo Feng was excavating on a large scale, the protective effect of the Swallowtail Hoe ensured that the artifacts were not damaged.
“What’s going on with the host? Isn’t he going to leave the small tomb to Gu Santong and his team like before?”
“Seeing Old Luo’s expression, I think he’s frustrated. He was expecting a large tomb, but ended up with this little thing?”
When the entire skeleton was unearthed, Luo Feng finally understood the problem.
This tomb belonged to a woman.
He had noticed earlier that there was something off about the skeleton; it was smaller in size.
There were indeed only size differences between male and female skeletons for laymen, but experts can see significant differences in leg bones, pelvic bones, and so on.
“Li Shishi, Su Meiji, this is one of your kind!” Luo Feng laughed as he looked at the two beautiful women.
“What do you mean by ‘our kind’?” Li Shishi did not understand.
“A woman’s tomb?” Su Meiji, being smart and clever, instantly grasped the meaning.
“Yes, I kept feeling that something was off, but now I understand,” Luo Feng said as he moved toward the next marker, all the while pondering the mystery of the woman’s tomb with its five-color soil and meager burial items. This was completely unexpected.
Arriving at the next location, Luo Feng continued to excavate while pondering.
He would not be able to sleep tonight if he did not solve the mystery. At around 9 p.m., Luo Feng and the others had been digging for over an hour. During that time, they found a significant amount of five-color soil. There was definitely another ancient tomb below.
“Little Luo, are you not going to rest?” Gu Santong came over after finishing his archaeological work on the other side.
“After I finish excavating this area, I will rest,” Luo Feng told him. “I just found a woman’s tomb earlier!”
“Really? A woman’s tomb? Did you find multicolored soil?” Gu Santong asked.
“Of course! But the burial items were just some pottery vessels,” Luo Feng replied.
“Hmm… Multicolored soil in a woman’s tomb? And yet her status seems quite ordinary?” Gu Santong was surprised and furrowed his brows.
Clearly, both of them were experts and found the combination of these factors puzzling.
[ Ding! You’ve discovered an ancient tomb! From the Pre-Qin period! Worth
2,000 yuan! ]
What the heck? Only 2,000 yuan?
Luo Feng was getting more and more confused.
He expected things to be cheap, but not to such an extent!
An ancient tomb from the Pre-Qin period, no matter how shabby, it couldn’t be worth only 2,000 yuan, could it? Luo Feng was truly curious.
What was buried below?
How could it be worth only 2,000 yuan?
Quickly, Luo Feng dug down with his hoe again.
The feedback he received was not that of a coffin’s, but for bones.
Could it be that the tomb’s owner was so poor they couldn’t even afford a coffin?
“What did you find?” Gu Santong approached when he saw the activity and asked.
“There is something, but my hoe is giving me feedback that it’s likely bones!” Luo Feng shrugged helplessly.
“What? Bones?” Gu Santong was also surprised. Was there no coffin?
Soon, Luo Feng and his team started digging.
A few minutes later, a long bone was unearthed.
Gu Santong squatted down with a flashlight to examine it.
After looking at it for a while, he still couldn’t figure out which part of the human body this bone belonged to.
“This doesn’t seem to be a human bone, does it?” Luo Feng furrowed his brows.
It was strange. There was multicolored soil, and the system had indicated it was an ancient tomb.
But what was buried below?
Not a human skeleton?
Could it be the tomb owner’s pet?
“I’ll dig some more!”
Luo Feng forced a smile and immediately resumed digging with his hoe.
Half an hour later, the scale of the tomb gradually became apparent.
It was actually four meters long and about two meters wide.
Compared to the smaller tombs from before, this one seemed quite large.
The shape of the bones in the tomb also became clear.
Luo Feng and Gu Santong each held a flashlight, shining it down into the tomb.
Immediately, both of them realized something and exchanged glances.
Both of them understood that the shape was not that of human bones, but of a horse.
Of course, it must have been a horse from the Pre-Qin period.
If it had been a few decades later, Luo Feng would have thought it was Xiang Yu’s famous black steed.
After all, they had just discovered a female skeleton.
According to the legend, Consort Yu committed suicide before Xiang Yu died in battle.
Suddenly, Luo Feng thought of something and blurted out, “Master Gu, I understand now!”
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