Chapter 616: 616
A guard blocked Xia Lei and Fan Fan off before they could get close to their destination . Fan Fan showed her ID and was allowed to go through, together with Xia Lei . Xia Lei and Fan Fan walked forwards for a bit more before they saw an entrance . It was a passageway that that a worker had cut, slanting and extending underground, with crushed stone spread out around it . An arching stone door was at the end of the passageway . The stone door had already been opened, and another rock-covered passageway extended downwards . Some lamps had been lit in the passageway, but there were several curves and corners, so they couldn’t see the end in a glance .
“I came with my grandfather three times but we didn’t discover anything at all,” said Fan Fan when they entered the passageway behind the stone door . Her voice echoed in the passageway along with the clicking sounds of her high heels, going into the depths of the passageway .
“Did you guys go to the unopened areas too?” asked Xia Lei .
“No,” said Fan Fan . “Some of the unopened areas are buried in soil, and water has seeped through in some areas so you can’t even go there . ”
“This place was discovered two years ago . Do you know why it hasn’t been completely opened up yet?”
Fan Fan thought for a moment . “It’s probably because of the reservoir . This ancient tomb is next to the reservoir and also stretches underneath the reservoir . If some parts were rashly excavated, the water in the reservoir would flood this place, then you wouldn’t be able to save the place even if you wanted to . ”
The two chatted and they walked and unknowingly entered the ancient tomb .
This was a very big ancient tomb . The space at the end of the passage seemed like a hall of a palace . It was very wide, and there were dozens of stela, each large enough for a person to hug, supporting the dome . There were dozens of statues in the hall, some officers riding on horses and some others soldiers on foot . These statues were fine work, and their facial expressions were all rather life-like .
There was a stone arched door in the hall in front of them, as well as on the left and right . Behind each stone door was a passageway which extended onwards .
“Princess Yongmei’s burial chamber is in this direction . ” Fan Fan pointed at the stone door straight ahead .
Xia Lei glanced at it and then looked over at a stone door at the side . “What’s behind there?”
“That’s also a burial chamber, but the people buried there are just a few servants and some cultural relics and antiques . ” She then pointed in the other direction . “It’s the same for that area . This place is very wide and the terrain is complicated . When I first came here, I was shocked by it . How is this a princess’s tomb? It’s practically an underground palace,” said Fan Fan .
Xia Lei’s heart thumped and he thought to himself, ‘It’s normal for an emperor like Zhu Di to have such a huge tomb, but for a princess’s tomb this is abnormal . Could this place really have something to do with the legendary Yongle treasure?’
He didn’t know if the archeologists had thought of this before, but it was possible .
When they entered the stone door in front of them, Xia Lei and Fan Fan walked for about five minutes in a very twisty passageway before they reached Princess Yongmei's burial chamber . The burial chamber was very imposing and regal . Flowers were carved onto every single floor tile . A white, marbled jade coffin was in the center of the room . The coffin was open but nothing was inside . The archeologists had long since taken the things inside away, including the ashes from after Princess Yongmei had become dust .
"Every single inch of this place has been carefully examined . Those archeologists even tapped every single floor tile but they didn't find anything," said Fan Fan .
The examination process had been clearly very meticulous since the archeologists had tapped on every tile .
Xia Lei said, "I'll just look around casually . "
"Okay, I'll wait for you . I'll bring you to another place when you’re done looking around here," said Fan Fan .
Xia Lei slowly walked around the oval-shaped burial chamber . As he walked, he silently activated his left eye's ability . He first saw through the four walls of the chamber, trying to see through as much as he could . Then he looked through the chamber's dome and floor, trying to see as far and as deep as he could .
The results were disappointing . The four walls of the chamber and the dome were dirt which had been treated, and this protective layer was made up of a lime, glutinous rice, and soil paste . This protective layer was common in old tombs . It could protect against white ants and soaking . It could even seal the air to prevent the corpse from rotting .
Because of his overuse of his ability, Xia Lei's body reacted with fatigue . He used his hand to support himself on the jade coffin, and shut his eyes as he waited to recover .
"What’s wrong, Big Brother Lei?" asked Fan Fan in concern as she moved in close .
Xia Lei opened his eyes and was startled by what he saw . He saw Fan Fan, but she was no longer wearing a shirt and a short skirt but a translucent thong and bra . The white, gauzy cloth couldn't even cover up her important parts and he saw about 80% of the beautiful parts of her body . Full, firm, fair and clear like jade, fragrant, with crevices which were mysteriously seductive .
However, that wasn't why he had been startled . He was startled because Fan Fan was holding a rubber toy in one hand with a mischievous smile on her face . That toy in her hand, and her mischievous smile… was she hinting at playing that kind of game with him, where their roles were reversed?
"Big Brother Lei, you…"
"Don't come any closer!"
"Huh? What's wrong?" Fan Fan didn't leave but she grabbed Xia Lei's arm . Xia Lei's reaction made her even more nervous .
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