986 Perplexed and Smitten 46 (1/2)

Wen Lele conjectured, ”Maybe they had already left using another route. After all, whoever comes here would have to come using the main route. Since someone has already gone inside, we might have made a wasted trip this time. But we can't be too sure either.”

”If it were that easy to go in, would I have had to come a second time?”

”You have a point,” said Wen Lele.

”Lele, wait above ground when we go inside later, alright?”

Wen Lele was obviously reluctant to do so. Thus, she said, ”Let's go down together.”

”If all of us go down together, how are we supposed to come out if someone fills the hole? It's better to be safe than sorry,” said He Yi.

”There isn't a single soul in sight. Who's going to fill the hole? I must go in with you guys to get an eye-opener.”

Seeing that there was no way to convince her, He Yi decided to give in and allow her to go in with them.

Once the three of them went inside the hole, Fan Shixin got down from the tree and stood beside the hole. He looked in to see that it was a hole of darkness.

Fan Shixin did not enter, for he believed that An Xiaoning would do her best to avoid bumping into them once she discovered their presence.

In that case, he would only complicate things if he were to go down too.

It would be more appropriate for him to stay above ground.

An Xiaoning had already verified which wall the booby trap was on. Just as she was about to go over, she heard some familiar voices. To her surprise, they had managed to catch up.

It would be difficult for her to move the corpse away with the three of them around. Hence, the only solution she had at hand was to knock them unconscious.

An Xiaoning removed her shoes and picked them up in her hands, thus allowing her footsteps to be silent. She also made a conscious effort not to shuffle her feet or make too much noise when moving.

Gradually, she approached them, and the three of them seemed to have no idea that she was near them.

”It's freezing in here. Why does it feel like it's winter?” Wen Lele remarked, quivering from head to toe while hugging her arms.

”We're so deep below ground, of course it's going to be cold. If you can't tolerate it, you can go up and wait for us,” said He Yi, who decided to put up a brave front despite feeling cold as well.

Wen Lele refused to give up and denied, ”I can tolerate the cold. If you two can, why can't I? I'm not that pampered.”

He Yi did not insist any further.

The man who was with them remained silent throughout.

”Fortunately, I made some markings the previous time I came. At least we won't have to go around in circles trying to find it.” He Yi continued to walk inside and said, ”Do you think there'll be a corpse in this grave? Would anyone have stolen it?”

Wen Lele answered truthfully, ”If no archeologists have ever found out about this graveyard, the corpse should still be in the coffin. Usually, people would covet money and treasures. No one would want to take away the corpses. They can't be exchanged for money anyway.”

He Yi was at a loss for words. The three of them proceeded to walk further inside. He Yi stepped forward and picked up a few books that were on top of a rock. He flipped through them and said, ”Look at these books. They're written in the ancient native language of S Nation.”

His two companions took a look one after another, though they still did not sense anything amiss.

He Yi suggested, ”It's too slow for the three of us to stay together. We might not be able to find anything by dusk. How about we split up instead? This place is neither too big nor small anyway. Let's meet here in an hour if we still haven't found anything by then.”

”I'll go with you, I'm scared to be alone,” said Wen Lele, who was unwilling to split up.

”If you're so scared, go wait upstairs.”

”In that case, why did you ask me to come along? Wouldn't it be better if I just didn't come at all? All you do is despise me and find me troublesome,” Wen Lele snapped.