Chapter 245 (1/2)

Chapter 245 – Blackwave Zither (1)

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Ning Xuemo nodded. “Of course we’re entering! However, we cannot knock on the door. It’s very likely that it is contains a trap. You wait here. I’m going to examine it first.” They currently had no other way out, so they could only try to open this white onyx door first.

There was indeed a mechanism installed on the door. Fortunately, Ning Xuemo was an expert at dismantling traps. She carefully touched here and there while knocking at other places. From time to time, she would also use her fingers to push on the door.

After a while, a rumble resounded as the jade door parted on both sides, opening widely by itself. In a moment, the dark tunnel was flooded by the light of a candle.

The instant the jade door opened, Ning Xuemo pulled the little qilin and dodged to the side. It was easier to guard against any surprise attacks that could come from behind the door by using the terrain to their advantage.

The moment she saw the candle light, she was slightly shocked. ‘How could there be candle light in such a place?’

She held her breath and waited for a short moment. The warm light of the candle made it easier for her to see. There wasn’t anything terrifying emerging out of the door.

She coordinated with the little qilin to probe out what’s behind the door. However, after she saw everything inside, she blanked out.

The first thing she saw was a hall. Oil candle holders filled with black oil were embedded on both sides of the hall. Only a small part of the wick could be seen emerging out of the oil, faintly emitting a yellow flame. As soon as she saw the oil, Ning Xuemo knew this was the legendary mermaid oil lamp[1] that won’t extinguish even after a thousand years.

The arrangement of the hall was incredibly simple, devoid of tables and chairs, with only a bed placed in the middle of the room. On the bed laid a transparent coffin…

When she saw the coffin, she couldn’t help letting out a sigh.

‘In the end, this place was a tomb!’

However, the structure of the tomb was extremely simple. For a distinguished and eminent person’s tomb, this was rather unusual, unlike the usual complicated layout.