Chapter 424 - The Hidden Treasure (Part-5) (1/2)

Ryuu blinked once, he blinked twice but the writing did not change no matter what, not only him but others as well, they were so stunned that words did not form in their lips as they kept staring with the look of disbelief on their faces.

'To all those brave thieves that have managed to reach this far, if you have guessed that this is my tomb then you are right, this is my tomb and the coffin containing body is here, you may now dance with joy and please give a round of applause and if I were alive I would even give a pat on your back but alas I am dead, so missed the real treasure. Now, you must be turning my entire tomb outside down trying to find my treasures so let me tell you the truth, you see the mausoleum costs a great amount of money and even then after my death the rest would have a been used to repay my debts as such there should not be even a small spirit stone left for you, as such the jokes on you and next time DO NOT TRY TO STEAL FROM A RESPECTIVE PERSON EVEN IF THEY ARE DEAD LIKE ME.'

Ryan read it once, then twice and then thrice rubbed his eyes, blinked them but the message remained unchained, no matter what, as Ryan could not help but speak out loud, ”What in Heaven's name is this?'

True-Spear trembled slightly as he spoke with disbelief in his voice, ”Tell me Ryuu that I am not hallucinating, that we have not fought our way here to be laughed at by the dead.”

”Sorry brother but this is very much real, we came all the way here just to return empty-handed.”

True-Spear trembled even more before he shouted out at the top of his lungs, ”That's it after I am done, he would regret dying let alone make fun of me.”

As he was about to attack he was stopped by Zywia who hurriedly spoke to him, ”Stop, do not attack who knows what kind of trap it might trigger.”

”Zywia is right brother so whatever you do please do not attack.”

True-Spear simply growled at that but he stayed his hand not before giving a stink eye to the coffin of the deceased, before he spoke with a huff, ”So we are just going to let him go just like that.”

Ryuu shrugged at that as he spoke, ”Well I can cook up something that would only activate once we are very far away.”

Frost Flames glared at the stone stele as she spoke, ”You do something for this, this….. I do not have words to describe for him.”

Frozen Ocean gave her an understanding smile as she spoke, ”I have seen many things but this is something beyond everything that I know of, I have never seen any tomb like this one.”

Zywia pursed her lips as she spoke, ”Hoarding treasures after death is meaningless, as such cultivators leave behind tombs with elaborate traps, traps that prevent the unworthy from gaining access, as most of the time they are tests given out for those who braved into the tomb to test and see I they are worthy of being bestowed upon by their legacy.”

”So true Zywia, so true.”

Meanwhile, Ryuu felt a bit conflicted upon hearing them true he was a bit miffed upon seeing nothing for them after going through so much trouble but on the other hand, the poison was a bit appreciated gift, 'Whoever you are I wish to apologize, and thank you for the gift of poison, but as I like to preserve my relationship with the living I would be causing some mayhem in your resting place.'

Su-Min looked dejected as she spoke, ”You know it might be some ruse, a hoax to dissuade others from finding the real treasure, maybe if we search for it then we might find something.

Zywia looked at her with a frown as she spoke, ”Well you can check if there is anything after all it might simply be hidden just as you have said.”

With a huff Su-Min left to search as Ryuu spoke with a frown, ”You know she might be right, after all, it might be a ruse to make us give up, and as such maybe we should lend her a hand in searching.”

The others sighed as they decided to help Su-Min, though they were a bit half-hearted in their attempt and Ryuu could not blame them after all, seeing the empty room with a slight mound at the centre and a stone stele was not encouraging at all.

After a couple of hours most of the group had given up which included Su-Min, all they had found was a hidden narrow door nothing more, nothing less.