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"Azure-scaled giant python, raise your head!"
Everyone looked at the giant python, but it did not raise its head.
Mika panicked.
"Azure-scaled Giant Python, if you listen to me, I'll ask Sister Yifei to spare your life; otherwise, prepare to be made into snake soup!"
"Besides, I've heard that snake gallbladders are a valuable medicinal ingredient. Since you're so big, your snake gallbladders must be even more valuable!"
Now, everyone saw the giant blue-scaled python tremble in fright, enduring the pain in its body, and raise its huge snake head, its round snake eyes looking at Meijia with aggrieved expression.
Mika can actually communicate with the Azure Scaled Python!
However, the giant blue-scaled python remained unmoved by the orders of others.
Old Meng looked at Chen Meijia with delight, as if she were a piece of uncut jade.
Their lineage of beast tamers... has a worthy successor!
Chapter Twenty: Hu Yifei's Princess Carry!
The giant blue-scaled python has indeed never harmed anyone, not because it didn't want to, but because it never had the opportunity.
After all, Zhelong Mountain is sparsely populated, and you might not see a single person for several years.
With Meijia's pleading, Hu Yifei spared the giant green-scaled python, warning it never to harm anyone again, or she would surely kill it with her sword!
Finally, the giant blue-scaled python, dragging its wounded body, slipped away through the hole in the stone wall.
Old Meng surrounded Meijia, asking her all sorts of questions.
After learning about Lao Meng's abilities, Hu Yifei stopped paying attention to him.
and.
Mika truly has a talent for taming beasts.
Old Meng taught her some basic beast-taming and qi-cultivation techniques, which Meijia quickly mastered.
As the group continued their journey and soon left the cave, seeing the light of day again, Meijia had already developed a faint sense of Qi!
And using a wisp of Qi from his dantian, he perfectly controlled a flying insect in mid-air!
This made Lao Meng overjoyed, and he was already preparing to contact Meijia's parents to consider the matter of her becoming his apprentice.
the other side.
Wang Zhenqiu glanced at Zeng Xiaoxian as he watched Lao Meng teach Meijia the Qi cultivation method.
He didn't find a good opportunity to complete the task Lao Hao had assigned him along the way.
Teach Zeng Xiaoxian the basic techniques of the Fire Virtue Sect and see if he is a successor of the Vermilion Bird Sect!
"It's truly a case of 'the flowers you plant with care may not bloom, while the willows you plant unintentionally may thrive'!"
The group abandoned the boat and went ashore.
They had now arrived in the forest north of Zhelong Mountain.
In this dense primeval forest, the most eye-catching feature is the two intertwined old banyan trees.
The tree is enormous, its canopy blocking out the sky!
It was already nearing evening, and there was no better place to set up camp.
Under Hu Bayi's command, the group began to clear the campsite under the banyan tree, since he was the only one among them with experience in wilderness survival.
Groups of two to three people worked together, with some searching for dry branches to start a fire, others preparing food for dinner, and still others setting up tents.
Hu Bayi and Wang Pangzi dug a ditch around the camp with entrenching tools and laid a layer of insecticide made of realgar and various medicinal herbs at the bottom of the ditch.
This insecticide not only prevents venomous insects and snakes from invading the camp, but also repels wild animals to some extent because it contains the excrement of male tigers.
Li Yang was led by Hu Yifei to take a look up in the tree.
Li Yang originally wanted to grab Hu Yifei's hand and ask her to lead him up.
As a result, Hu Yifei grabbed Li Yang's hand and placed it on her neck.
Then, with one hand around Li Yang's waist, she lifted Li Yang's body with a little force, and with the other hand, she grabbed Li Yang's legs and carried him in a princess carry.
This embarrassing pose almost drove Li Yang to despair.
"Yifei, you..."
Hold me tight!
A sword light appeared beneath Hu Yifei's feet, carrying Li Yang as they soared into the sky and landed on the canopy of the banyan tree.
The wreckage of an American transport plane lay quietly on the huge branches of a banyan tree, with Morse code beeping coming from the cabin.
This Morse code means: SOS!
An internationally recognized distress signal!
"Hey, everyone's working, what are you doing hiding in the trees?"
Under the banyan tree, Shirley Yang stood with her hands on her hips, raising her head to question Li Yang and Hu Yifei.
As a woman, and a smart one at that, Shirley Yang had already sensed that Hu Yifei's attitude towards Li Yang was not quite right.
Although Hu Yifei did not express her feelings explicitly, Shirley Yang was certain that she had some affection for Li Yang.
That's why Hu Yifei always disliked Li Yang when they were being affectionate.
However, after a few days of getting to know Hu Yifei, Shirley Yang also figured out her personality: she was a bit arrogant and stubborn.
She would never be the first to say that she likes Li Yang!
Therefore, Shirley Yang decided to strike first.
The struggle for the position of empress has always been like this!
Shirley Yang absolutely forbids Hu Yifei and Li Yang from being alone together.
So when he saw the two fly up to the treetop, he immediately interrupted them.
Without giving it much thought, Li Yang explained, "There's something in the tree. If you're interested, you can come up and take a look!"
Everyone immediately put down their work. Except for Professor Chen and Hao Aiguo, everyone else climbed up the banyan tree and saw the transport plane.
Wang Zhenqiu suddenly realized.
"This is the plane from the records that crashed into the array barrier of the King Xian's tomb!"
With so many people climbing the tree, the thick branches groaned under the weight.
Shirley Yang quickly reminded everyone, "This banyan tree has too many parasitic plants growing on its surface. It's absorbing nutrients beyond its capacity, and the trunk is definitely hollow in the middle. Don't be fooled by its vibrant appearance; it's actually weak inside. Be careful!"
Just saying.
goo goo~
A voice came from afar, rapidly approaching.
Everyone looked at it.
Suddenly, a huge owl flew in silently.
Its wingspan is more than two meters long, and it flies in the air like a glider.
As it approached the transport plane, it quickly folded its wings, squeezed into the cockpit, and then rotated its head 270 degrees, giving Li Yang and his group of uninvited guests a strange look.
aside.
Lin Wanyu exclaimed, "What a huge eagle owl!"
"This owl is one of our magicians' favorite messengers, but I don't like it much because it's too fierce."
"My messenger was a snowy owl, white and cute, and it could even laugh, but I left it at home after I ran away from home."
This eagle owl was more than half a person's height, glaring menacingly at the crowd.
It wasn't until Meijia, under Lao Meng's guidance, used her Qi to soothe the eagle owl and gained the opportunity to communicate with it that she was able to control it.
The group entered the transport plane.
Most of the items in the cabin had rotted, but a few boxes were well preserved. When opened, they were found to contain a layer of tarpaulin.
What was wrapped in tarpaulin turned out to be a bunch of brand-new submachine guns that looked like they had just been released.
Fatty Wang was a gun expert, and he burst into laughter when he saw these submachine guns.
"Oh, it's a Thompson submachine gun, also known as the Chicago Typewriter. It weighs 4.9 kg unloaded, is about 860 mm long, and fires 11.43 mm caliber bullets. Its maximum rate of fire is 800 rounds per minute!"
“I used to really like this gun, but ever since Lao Hu and I registered as official tomb raiders, we’ve stopped appreciating these outdated pieces of equipment.”
As official tomb raiders, Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang are granted the right to carry guns, and can even be equipped with the most advanced sniper rifles!
Just as everyone had circled the transport plane to explore without finding anything and was preparing to leave.
Perhaps it was the weight of these dozen or so people that overwhelmed the banyan tree, making it the last straw that broke the camel's back.
The transport plane began to shake violently!
The branches of the banyan tree are starting to collapse!
boom!
With a loud bang, the transport plane crashed into a cavity inside the banyan tree.
The members of the expedition team were rescued by extraordinary humans, including Hu Yifei, Lin Wanyu, Lu Zhanbo, Wang Zhenqiu, and Lao Meng.
Li Yang once again enjoyed being carried in a princess carry by Hu Yifei.
At that moment, he disregarded his shame and turned on the headlamp.
The light shone into the hollow of the banyan tree, revealing a huge red coffin lying quietly in the center of the hollow floor!
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The massive branches of the banyan tree collapsed, exposing the hollow inside the trunk.
In the center of the tree hollow was a red coffin!
This huge discovery made everyone forget about dinner and rush into the tree hole.
Hu Yifei unleashed a sword strike, splitting the banyan tree trunk open enough for one person to pass through, connecting it to the camp and allowing Professor Chen and the others to enter the tree hollow.
A group of people stood around the red coffin, marveling at its magnificence.
Fatty Wang's eyes lit up as he examined the coffin.
"Is this thing jade? Or crystal? Why is the color so strange?"
"Old Hu, doesn't this look like those chicken-blood stones we used to trade in Panjiayuan?"
Hu Bayi did not answer, but said, "This red coffin is like jade or crystal, smooth and translucent. There is a thin layer of milky white on the outside, which gradually turns red inside, and the color gets darker as you go in, just like blood!"
"To be honest, I've explored quite a few ancient tombs, but I've never seen such a strange coffin!"
"However, judging from the material alone, this should be a genuine jade coffin!"
Professor Chen asked curiously, "How could there be such a jade coffin inside the tree?"
“Zhelong Mountain is already within the area of the King Xian’s tomb. This jade coffin should be a secondary tomb to the main tomb. Look at the reliefs on the jade coffin. The shapes are peaceful and gentle. Although the expressions are a bit dull, the carving techniques are simple and clear, beautiful yet profound, which is in line with the ancient style of the Qin and Han dynasties!”
"Why would a perfectly good jade coffin be placed in this tree hollow?"
Hu Bayi took a deep breath and shook his head.
“Since ancient times, when building tombs, people have always paid attention to having a mound and a tree. The tree is a symbol of the tomb. It is built in front of the mound and makes the tomb layout look like it will bring blessings to the descendants. I have never seen anyone put a coffin in a tree. That is not proper.”
Seeing that even Hu Bayi, a tomb raider, couldn't explain this strange scene, Professor Chen looked expectantly at Li Yang.
"Comrade Xiao Li, what's your opinion?"
Li Yang smiled slightly, "This jade coffin is indeed a secondary tomb to the tomb of King Xian. The reason it was placed in the tree hole is to serve the overall feng shui layout of the tomb of King Xian!"
"This jade coffin, along with the twin banyan trees outside, are all part of the feng shui layout of the Prince Xian's tomb!"
"Oh, and the things inside this jade coffin are also for the feng shui of the King Xian's tomb!"
Fatty Wang asked curiously, "What's inside this jade coffin? Besides rice dumplings, could there be some other treasure?"