Chapter 349: A Prime Minister’s Tomb? These Tomb Raiders Were Outrageous! (1)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
With a soft squelching sound, Luo Feng quickly began to dig. As he excavated the soil, it was clear that it contained compacted earth and fragments of tomb bricks.
Strangely enough, the corpse he found came with no coffin.
Could this have been a sacrificial burial or perhaps a tomb construction worker?
It was evident that the body was not of high value, so it could not have belonged to the tomb’s owner.
Though Luo Feng did not unearth many items, he was able to gain a basic understanding of the situation below.
“Listen, everyone,” he said, “this should be an ancient tomb from the Tang Dynasty. The tomb has been raided, and the damage is quite severe. Even fragments of the tomb bricks were dug out. I think the tomb below has most likely collapsed ! ”
Luo Feng wandered around the area, trying to locate the main burial chamber and tomb passage.
“Wow! Is this the first Tang Dynasty tomb the host has discovered?”
“Tang Dynasty tombs are usually found in Guanzhong, and Taibai Mountain is clearly in Guanzhong, so it’s actually quite normal to find one here,”
“The host is so lucky, to think that he managed to discover a Tang Dynasty tomb when there weren’t even many around to begin with!”
“What luck? This tomb has already been raided!”
“Forget it. If tomb raiders have been here, there probably won’t be anything left inside a Tang Dynasty tomb,”
Luo Feng spoke up, “I’ll try to find one of the raiders’ entrances and go straight down to see how severe the collapse is.” Although there were signs of tomb raiders, there were still plenty of treasure markers below. The strange occurrence made Luo Feng wonder why so many treasures remained even though the tomb had been plundered to the point of collapse.
He speculated that the tomb raiders might have damaged the main structure while digging their tunnel, causing the treasures to be buried beneath the collapse. That was the only possible explanation, as a tomb visited by raiders would not normally retain this many treasures.
Quickly determining the main burial chamber’s location, Luo Feng then headed south to find the tomb passage. Though the treasure markers in the tomb passage were fewer than those in the main burial chamber, they were still relatively abundant. Based on the distribution of treasure markers below, the entire tomb chamber (including the living room and bedroom) should have been U-shaped.
Despite searching for over an hour, Luo Feng was unable to find the entrances that were supposed to have been left behind by the tomb raiders.
“How strange! Why isn’t there an entrance to be found?” he wondered aloud. “If the entrance that the tomb raiders dug out had caused the entire tomb chamber to collapse, the entrance must be directly above the main burial chamber. It should be obvious, so why,’ can’t we find it?”
“Could the entrance have led to the tomb corridors?”
“If the tomb raiders were really that professional, they wouldn’t have caused the entire tomb chamber to collapse in the first place! ” Luo Feng was confident in his professional knowledge. If he was unable to find the tomb raiders’ entrance, the fault must have lied on his method, not his theory.
Resuming his search, Luo Feng continued, “Tang Dynasty tombs generally face south, and it applies to from the emperors’ tombs to the commoners’. The tomb passage should be right beneath my feet!” He stopped and reexamined the main burial chamber’s position. “As much as I’d like to dig straight down, let’s do this the proper way!”
In theory, since the tomb chamber (living room and bedroom) had collapsed, Luo Feng could have dug straight into the main burial chamber. However, considering the unique structure of Tang Dynasty tombs, he abandoned this idea. Tang Dynasty tombs usually had a sloping descent, so if the tomb passage was at a depth of one meter, the main burial chamber could be seven or eight meters deep. Thus, digging directly into the main burial chamber would mean digging very deep.
With a soft squelching sound, ten minutes passed, then half an hour, and eventually two hours. Luo Feng and the wealthy second-generation heirs had dug a large pit over three meters deep, filled with compacted earth and fragments of tomb bricks. Finally, they reached the structure of the tomb passage itself.
“The tomb passage is more than three meters deep! If so, the burial chamber must be over ten meters deep!”
“Thankfully, I’m a rather skilled treasure hunter!” Luo Feng quietly praised himself, giving himself a mental pat on the back. With more squelching, Luo Feng continued to dig.
The soil below suddenly became looser.
Suddenly, Luo Feng stopped and said, ‘We’re about to break through. Be careful not to step into any hollow spots. Those who wish to head down with me, make yourselves known, As for the three cuties, it’s better to stick with me. I know you’re curious, but I’ll protect you! Get your equipment ready, namely, the oxygen tanks and gas masks!”
“Whoa, have they penetrated through?” someone asked. “What do you think? Since they’re putting on their gear; that must be the case!”
“I think you’re talking about something else!” a viewer joked.
“You noticed that? Impressive, huh?” another replied sarcastically.
“By the way, has the host already won over the three cuties? Have they, you know, taken flight?”
“Yeah, the host’s tone sounds just like a man who has won the hearts of three cuties,” another person chimed in.
“I’m so envious of those three cuties!” one person lamented.
“No, wait, I’m actually envious of the host!” another corrected.
With seven or eight people in tow, Luo Feng put on an oxygen tank, slung it on his back, and prepared to lead the way down into the depths of the ancient
Tang Dynasty tomb..
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