Chapter 621: Chapter 621 A Ginger Cat_1
Because it involved something from the Cultivation World, those professional archaeologists would likely be helpless if they came.
Even a moment of incaution could result in a massive number of casualties.
The really professional people in handling these matters had to come from Division Nine.
And within the Tongcheng Region, Division Nine had only a few people like Li Qing they could call on.
Wang Baichuan chuckled lightly, "I had actually forgotten that this kind of thing is indeed your responsibility now."
Lü Zong listened to this with some confusion and asked in doubt, "Qingzi, from what he says, are you also involved in some other side businesses?"
Li Qing gave a haha, "Indeed, there are some other sideline businesses."
"Quick, tell me about it; it sounds quite interesting," Lü Zong asked curiously.
Wang Baichuan glanced at Lü Zong and said indifferently, "If you want to find something to do for yourself, you can follow Qingzi and be persistent in your questioning. Rest assured, I won’t arrest you this time, but I will definitely arrange a single room for you."
Li Qing gesticulated helplessly, "Although it is definitely not as exaggerated as he says, I really can’t talk about this sideline business."
"I understand, no more questions," Lü Zong nodded his head, and, giving Wang Baichuan a sidelong glance, said, "It’s just some confidentiality agreement or something, right? I’m not an ignorant sweet fool; with those four words, I would not keep pressing."
"For a social unstable element, you sure know a lot. Have you also memorized the entire criminal law, preparing it for a rainy day?" Wang Baichuan mocked.
"Why do you keep making these veiled comments without any evidence?" Lü Zong shouted.
Li Qing watched the two of them with a helpless look on his face, feeling quite impressed now.
Men remain boys until death, not just in their preference for youth, but also in these little quirks.
"Shisan, you keep watch at the door, keep an eye on these two, I’m going to take a look inside," Li Qing said.
He had no time to deal with the pointless bickering between Lü Zong and Wang Baichuan; the matter at hand was pressing.
Shisan responded, his fingers pinching a talisman, his expression vigilant as he stared at the surroundings.
Li Qing carefully stepped into the great hall.
The floor, made of some unknown material, was so polished it could serve as a mirror, creating an effect like that of floor tiles.
He was very cautious, especially with the floor that appeared to have seams, being extra vigilant not to step on any of it.
Although he wasn’t a Tomb Explorer Captain, he had watched plenty of films and TV shows.
In those movies, the traps encountered by Tomb Explorer Captains most commonly involved this kind of flooring.
One careless step on a floor tile could trigger a barrage of arrows, or open up some hidden, terrifying chamber.
After taking a considerable amount of time, Li Qing finally made it safely to the stone sarcophagus below.
At first sight, it seemed like an ordinary stone sarcophagus, but the mere fact that it was suspended in midair was enough to prove its extraordinary nature. If there wasn’t something odd about the sarcophagus itself, then undoubtedly, something valuable was hidden inside it.
Though there was no conclusive result yet, Li Qing felt a small surge of excitement.
That damned Tomb Explorer Daoist’s item that could withstand a hit from Heavenly Punishment had made him quite envious.
After studying the surroundings carefully and feeling that there probably weren’t any tricks, Li Qing leaped onto the sarcophagus.
Even with his weight of over a hundred jin, the sarcophagus didn’t even wobble.
It felt to Li Qing as though he were standing on solid ground.
Li Qing crouched down and inspected the sarcophagus closely, and was almost certain that it was just a common sarcophagus.
The material didn’t seem to be anything special either.
If that was the case, then the extraordinary thing must be inside the sarcophagus.
With a bit of trepidation in his heart, Li Qing hesitated for a while before finally slapping his palm onto the sarcophagus.
Crack.
A crack opened in the sarcophagus.
Just as Li Qing was on alert, there was another crack, and the sarcophagus closed back up.
Li Qing was stunned.
He thought he just saw a paw...
It was that paw that closed the sarcophagus.
But the thing was so fast, Li Qing couldn’t make out what kind of creature the paw belonged to.
However, in a coffin like this, it seemed that apart from a human’s paw, it could only be a human’s paw.
It should be impossible for there to be anything else.
Although Li Qing couldn’t figure out whether this was the main tomb chamber or not, even if it was for an accompanying burial, it would be impossible for the sarcophagus to contain animals like cats and dogs.
Li Qing’s spirit stirred Black Arrow and once again, he shoved the sarcophagus lid with his palm.
Crack!
This time, the opening was much larger than before.
Li Qing fixed his gaze on it, with Black Arrow ready to strike.
Suddenly, a black shadow flashed by, followed by the sound of the sarcophagus closing once more with a crack.
Although Li Qing didn’t manage to take action in time, this time he saw it clearly, it was a cat’s paw!
And it was an orange cat at that.
Damn, this was freaking unbelievable, a cat sealed within a burial chamber underground?!
Was that even normal?
Li Qing had once heard that during an archaeological dig, a live white snake was found in an underground tomb.
Everyone was astonished, capturing the white snake for a lengthy study.
It turned out to be just an ordinary python, albeit naturally larger in size.
It had burrowed all the way into the tomb chamber and then made it its home.
Snakes, rats, and such creatures could burrow, but cats... they shouldn’t have that ability, should they?
No, that’s not right!
Li Qing’s expression suddenly changed.
Never mind the burrowing capabilities of this cat, the sarcophagus lid weighed at least several hundred pounds, how could a cat possibly move it?
Shit, this cat was up to no good.
When something’s amiss, there must be demons at play!
Without wasting words, Li Qing opened his mouth and uttered a light shout, calling out two obscure syllables.
Crack!
Boom!
Two slightly different thunderous sounds abruptly exploded in the hall,
the hollow chamber amplifying the thunder as if it was bursting right next to one’s ear, with a full display of power that was utterly terrifying.
Lü Zong was startled, instinctively covering his ears, "This tomb is strange; where did the thunder come from?"
Wang Baichuan, who knew the truth, chuckled lightly, "Better run for your life, this place isn’t for you to stick around."
Lü Zong’s feet moved slightly, just as he was about to turn, he suddenly called out to Qingzi, "Qingzi, hurry up and go, we can’t stay here, leave this Wang bastard to worry about it, let’s quickly withdraw."
Li Qing was slightly touched.
At least Lü Zong remembered to worry about him while escaping.
"Officer Wang, you go with Lü Zong first, something’s indeed wrong with this place. There’s something inside, alive." Li Qing fixed his gaze on the intertwining white and purple lightning around the sarcophagus, and while staying on guard, he shouted to Wang Baichuan.
"You go too, are you daft?" Lü Zong shouted, "This place is obviously evil, don’t be foolish, let’s get out of here!"
"Hurry up and leave, this is his sideline, move it!" Wang Baichuan pushed Lü Zong, "Don’t distract him!"
