Reborn as the spoiled male wife of the mortal enemy

Chapter 323 The Tomb Owner Who Loves Life

Nanchun stayed in the secret base for a few days, learned about the team's general situation in Xinchuanling, and also got to know the terrain here.

One day, Li Minghe, Doji and Manager Shi brought Nanchun to the road that fell from the sky.

There was a hidden exit at the back of the secret base. From there, one had to climb up a steep, hidden path. The path that descended from the sky was behind a huge rock. The entrance was only wide enough for one person, and the weeds surrounding it made it difficult to spot from the outside.

Nanchun stood at the entrance of the cave and looked down, all he could see was the bottomless depths and pitch black darkness.

"It's like the tomb owner is playing a joke on us. He built a huge maze-like tomb over there and lured everyone there.

We spent years digging a passage to the tomb, battling the Bai family and a bunch of grave robbers, circling back and forth inside the tomb. Finally, after all the hard work, we got in, only to discover the real path was right above us. "It's really a mixture of anger and laughter," Li Minghe said helplessly.

"Hahaha, the tomb owner probably just wants to see our helpless look of wanting to be angry and laugh at the same time." Doji said with a smile.

Nanchun looked at their slightly weathered smiling faces and felt a little sad. They had experienced the most difficult years here.

After Li Minghe and Shi Zhanggui went down, Duoji tied the rope for Nanchun and told her, "Hold steady and don't shake. You will land on the shore after you go down."

"Okay." Nan Chun took two deep breaths, trying to ease the tension.

"No problem! Manager Shi and Minghe are waiting for you!" Doji patted his shoulder.

Nanchun nodded.

The rope slowly descended, revealing a vast and deep space. Nanchun saw Li Minghe waving a torch, and not far behind him, on the rock face, a giant dragon loomed in the flames.

Nanchun's mood changed from nervousness to excitement.

He finally arrived at the place described in the "Family Letter" and mentioned by his grandfather.

When you get down, stand on the left side of the canyon and look up, you can see the entrance to the cave. A beam of light runs along the canyon, dividing the cave into a dark and sunny side.

Nanchun looked down into the canyon and saw the broken suspension bridge. The canyon was so deep that even with a torch, one couldn't see what was below, but one could hear the gurgling water.

It's really thrilling to watch!

Thanks to my grandfather’s rich experience, if it were him, he would probably have fallen off if the bridge broke.

Nanchun turned to look at the stone gate on the rock wall. On it was a winding, majestic five-clawed dragon. The lines were smooth and natural, and it looked lifelike.

Its scales were exquisitely detailed, its dragon head held high, its eyes piercing. Its mouth parted slightly, revealing sharp fangs. Its claws were as sharp as knives, its tail powerful and powerful. The dragon's orb was polished to a smooth, delicate consistency. When the firelight shone on it, it shimmered faintly, as if it were real.

The exquisite carving craftsmanship is amazing.

"Just by looking at this, you can guess how many treasures are inside this tomb." Shopkeeper Shi raised his hand and touched the dragon's tail. "No wonder Third Master... would rather die with those people than expose this place."

Li Minghe turned the mechanism of the stone door, and it opened with a loud bang. Nanchun shone the torch inside and saw the long road that Grandpa had described.

"Watch your step. Don't step on the first stone slab. There is nothing underneath. You will fall into the trap if you step on it." Li Minghe said as he pushed the stone slab hard with his stick. The flat stone slab turned.

Nanchun stuck his head out to look and saw that the pit below was very deep and full of sharp knives.

If this falls, there is basically no way to survive.

"Follow me and be careful to avoid numbers one, three, nine, eleven, and seventeen. Stepping on these stone slabs will trigger the mechanism." Li Minghe said.

As Nanchun walked, he observed the stone walls on either side, covered in exquisite murals and reliefs. The figures in the paintings were depicted with meticulous detail, bringing them to life. The textures of their clothing were intricate and detailed, and their facial expressions were vivid and lifelike.

Then walking forward, there are city life, palaces and pavilions, mountains and rivers, and finally the auspicious beasts of dragon and phoenix, and unicorn. They are either soaring in the sky or galloping on the ground, adding some mystery to the murals.

"Mr. Nan said that the tomb owner was a man with the world in his heart. He might have come from the market, walked into palaces and towers, and then lingered in the beautiful rivers and mountains. Finally, he understood the affairs of the world and entered a free and unrestrained state." Li Minghe said.

Nanchun felt that this man was someone who loved life. Even though he was living in the city and had a hard life, he still lived very positively.

"The owner of the tomb loved life very much." Nanchun said with a smile.

"Why do you say that?" asked Shopkeeper Shi.

"Look here, the city life is portrayed in great detail, taking up a lot of space, and everyone here is smiling. You see, the street vendors are smiling, the pedestrians are smiling, the diners are smiling... Although these palaces and pavilions are portrayed in a magnificent manner, there are very few figures in the painting, and they are all very serious and not smiling," Nanchun explained.

Li Minghe said in surprise, "That's true. Old Master Nan was very curious before, why the tomb owner buried those things with him! I'll take you to see it!"

Nanchun followed him to a tomb chamber where there was a large stone coffin and many funerary objects were placed beside the coffin.

Most of them were exquisitely shaped gold, jade, and porcelain items, but right next to the coffin were some inconspicuous items.

Nanchun took a closer look and found that it was a tool for planting flowers.

Shovels of all sizes, various flower pots, watering cans, and even soil and fertilizer.

Nanchun smiled. "It seems the person in the coffin loved to grow flowers. And he placed these worthless items right next to the coffin. He valued the person's preferences more than those precious gold and jade items. Are there any other tombs?"

Li Minghe nodded. "Yes, we found a tomb. The other one is similar to this one. It also contains a sarcophagus like this one, surrounded by funerary objects."

"There should be a tomb next to this." Nanchun said.

"Grandpa Nan said the same thing. But this place is also a maze, just like the one above. I've walked through it many times, and either I'm going around in circles or I'm at a dead end." Li Minghe said dejectedly.

maze?

Nanchun recalled what his grandfather had said: the tomb owner had risked being robbed to open a third eye, allowing the light of the sun and moon to flow in. The canyon in the middle of the cave, dividing it in two, looked like the polar opposites of yin and yang.

Tai Chi gives rise to the two opposites, the two opposites give rise to the four images, and the four images give rise to the eight trigrams. [Note 1]

Nanchun had an idea in mind, so he asked, "What do you think... could this maze be a Nine Palaces and Eight Diagrams formation?"

"Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams Formation?" Li Minghe and Shopkeeper Shi looked at each other, somewhat confused.

"Tell me in detail." Shopkeeper Shi said hurriedly.

【Note 1】From the Book of Changes