Chapter 1051: Fire Dragon in the Tomb Chamber
Since this mountain collapse was caused by the heavens, countless rocks and sand appeared in the originally clean passageway, resulting in cracks on the top and sides of the tomb passage.
Therefore, the people in the tomb passage are still not safe. Any further disturbance might bury them alive inside.
After passing through the passage, Liu Zixuan and his group of three had just seen the entrance to a chamber and were about to go inside when they smelled a faint scent of gunpowder.
"Could someone be trying to blow open the chamber inside?" Luo Xi frowned and said.
Liu Zixuan raised his eyebrows: "Quickly stop them; otherwise, if the chamber collapses, no one will be able to get out!"
Luo Xi nodded slightly and took the lead towards the chamber. When Liu Zixuan and the beautiful master came in, there was a man lying at the door, groaning in pain. Two old men looked around vigilantly, one of them holding a torch, standing before a huge stone with three strong young men behind him, and there were clearly explosives behind them.
Luo Xi’s face was icy, staring at the old man: "Hand over the torch to me or extinguish it!"
"Why should we listen to you!"
Having just watched Luo Xi kick down one of their bodyguards, they were somewhat intimidated.
"Just because if you ignite the explosives, we’ll all be buried alive here." Liu Zixuan stepped forward and said.
The old man sneered: "We’re not fools; of course, we know the chamber is unstable. These explosives have been meticulously calculated, and the entire chamber can withstand it."
"What’s behind this huge stone?" Liu Zixuan asked.
"It’s a main chamber. Someone went in earlier; we got here too late. When we wanted to go in, the person inside manipulated something, causing a huge stone to drop down and block our way!"
The old man paused for a moment: "So we must quickly blow it open. The treasure in the main chamber can only belong to our Xiangyang Group. We can’t let others take it!"
Again with the Xiangyang Group!
Liu Zixuan glanced coldly at these guys. Although he disliked people from the Xiangyang Group, they were ordinary people. If the chamber collapsed, they’d all die. As martial artists, they could avoid some disasters.
After pondering for a moment, he said hoarsely: "We’ll open the huge stone, but you need to quickly leave with your people!"
"Impossible!"
Another old man came forward, adjusted his reading glasses, and said firmly: "Our Xiangyang Group has already bought the entire mountain, so everything inside should belong to us. I see you’re not good people, like those who went in earlier. You should leave!"
Liu Zixuan’s mouth twitched slightly: "Some people just don’t cry until they see the coffin!"
As he said that, he pulled Luo Xi and the beautiful master, and they walked out of the chamber entrance together.
Luo Xi asked puzzledly: "Are we just going to let them in? What about the Seven-Star Tomb inside?"
Liu Zixuan smiled: "We’re definitely going to the Seven-Star Tomb, but you see, these people don’t listen to reason. We might as well let them learn a lesson. It’ll not only stop them but also intimidate those who went in first."
"That’s a two-birds-one-stone strategy, but what if the chamber collapses?" The beautiful master frowned: "Although we’re not afraid due to our strength, if it completely collapses, it’ll be hard for us to get out!"
Liu Zixuan smiled: "Two beautiful ladies, am I really going to drag you into danger with me?"
The beautiful master thought for a moment and comforted Luo Xi: "Liu Zixuan has visited the Seven-Star Tomb more than once; he probably has his plans. Let’s wait and see!"
Luo Xi was still half-believing, looking on suspiciously since no one dared to promise anything in such a situation.
Of course, she wasn’t afraid. If the chamber really collapsed, she’d suffer minor injuries, but teaming up with the beautiful master, they could still create an exit.
Just as they were talking, the ground beneath them suddenly rumbled.
Following this, the entire passage shook violently.
Dust flew up, stones fell rapidly, as if the entire passage was about to be crushed.
Liu Zixuan shot two Ghost Gate Needles from his fingers into the air, and suddenly a basic defense array shielded everyone in front of him.
At this moment, Luo Xi and the beautiful master were dumbfounded. Watching stones skim past the array without harming them, they turned their heads and looked at Liu Zixuan oddly.
Liu Zixuan raised his eyebrows: "I know I’m handsome, but you don’t have to idolize me like this!"
"You... wasn’t your cultivation technique sealed?" the two beauties asked in astonishment.
Liu Zixuan chuckled mischievously: "What’s sealed is the past!"
With that, he took the jade hands of the two beauties and walked towards the ruins of the chamber entrance.
Having entered, where there were originally five or six people, now only one person was still standing. The three strong young men had been crushed into the ruins, one old man lay screaming in pain with his leg pinned down by a stone, while the old man with glasses was struggling to save them.
Seeing Liu Zixuan and his companions enter, the old man crawled over in a panic: "Please, help us, save them please?"
Liu Zixuan smiled playfully: "Weren’t we the ones you were trying to drive out just a moment ago?"
The old man blushed: "Previously, we underestimated the chamber. I hope you won’t hold it against me. If you help us, I promise we won’t go further in."
"Not going in?" Liu Zixuan smiled meaningfully: "That’s not right. If I save you, you’d only have some injuries. For the treasure inside, how could you possibly not go in?"
"We don’t dare enter!"
The old man said crying: "The huge stone was blown open; we would’ve been fine, but suddenly a fire dragon appeared, flew straight out, causing the entire chamber entrance to shake and crushing those three young men to death!"
As he spoke, the old man pointed to the other side: "Look at those people!"
Liu Zixuan turned to look, seeing two people... oh no, now they shouldn’t be called people, precisely speaking, they were corpses, lying there without human form.
"They’re not your people?"
"No, they were brought out by the fire dragon, turning into dried corpses instantly." The old man said in horror, "The situation inside the chamber is far beyond our understanding; hence, we don’t dare enter anymore."
Liu Zixuan helped the old man remove the stone: "Then you’d better get out quickly!"
"You’re still going in?" The old man thought that after saying all that, Liu Zixuan and his group wouldn’t go in!
Liu Zixuan smiled without saying anything, instead exchanged a glance with Luo Xi and the beautiful master, and walked straight inside.
Looking at those two dried corpses and the fire dragon mentioned, it seemed the people inside had already discovered the Seven-Star Tomb. If they didn’t go in now, it’d definitely be too late!