freenovelworld Chapter 27 This is a curse!
Chapter 27 This is a curse!
Seeing that Yun Yao had angered the crowd, Wu Chen spoke up in displeasure in order to prevent the Imperial University team from being targeted again.
"Yun Yao, I think you should go back to the hotel first. We don't need you here!" Wu Chen said.
If Wu Chen had said these words earlier, Yun Yao would have actually listened to them, since she didn't want to waste any more time here. But now...
Yun Yao ignored Wu Chen and the others, instead looking at the tomb door behind them. After a moment of thought, she slowly spoke.
"There are four rings at the four corners of the tomb entrance; this is the only way to open it." Yun Yao's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, but it reached everyone's ears perfectly.
After Yun Yao finished speaking, they didn't bother to verify whether what she said was true or false; instead, they burst into laughter.
"This academic failure, I've really learned something today. You know nothing about archaeology, yet you spout such nonsense? There are no rings at the four corners of this tomb door. I think you not only have a problem with your brain, but your eyesight is probably also failing you!" The speaker was Cheng Mingkuan, the captain of the A University archaeological team, his face full of disdain and mockery.
As soon as Cheng Mingkuan finished speaking, the other members of the archaeological team burst into laughter, looking at the self-righteous Yun Yao with even more disdain.
Wu Chenwan never expected that Yun Yao would make him lose face so much. To prevent her from saying anything more shocking, he simply stopped talking to her and instructed the others to work hard.
Yun Yao's cold gaze swept over everyone present, lingering for a few more seconds on Cheng Mingkuan's smug face.
Cheng Mingkuan was a student of Qin Zheng, a leading figure in the field of archaeology. At a young age, he made significant achievements in the field and gained a renowned reputation. Naturally, he looked down on everyone.
When Cheng Mingkuan saw Yun Yao looking at him, he assumed that the young girl had been wronged, which made him even more proud.
"Gentlemen, in my opinion, this tomb door is no different from any other tomb door. It's just that the cracks are not very noticeable due to years of weathering," Cheng Mingkuan said, pointing to the center of the tomb door.
"Yes, yes, I think Cheng is right. Even if the tomb door opens to the sky, it's still the same kind of opening!" Everyone agreed.
"Idiot." Yun Yao's voice was particularly loud in this atmosphere. When they looked at her, all that was left was a faint silhouette.
Yun Yao was too lazy to waste words with them. If they kept opening the tomb at this rate, it would take forever. She couldn't wait any longer, and her slender figure disappeared into the deep forest...
"Situ Miao, you certainly know how to pick a spot for yourself." Yun Yao walked slowly through the forest, her feet crunching on the leaves.
Yun Yao walked for a long time until she could no longer hear the excited shouts of those people who had dug up something.
She looked at a broken, wordless stele hidden in the weeds, squatted down to examine it, and then kicked it.
If it were someone else's kick, it would certainly not have any effect on the monument. However, Yun Yao's kick was filled with the anger of more than two thousand years. The monument under her feet shattered instantly, and stones flew everywhere.
After the monument shattered, a dragon-shaped stone protruded from the base.
Yun Yao looked up at the towering Wolong Mountain and roughly estimated her current location; she was probably at the foot of the mountain on the shady side.
On her way there, she encountered many poisonous snakes, rats, insects and ants, and also passed through a miasma forest. These barriers prevented ordinary people from making their way through, so no one has discovered her to this day.
Yun Yao composed herself and retrieved the memories from the Yuan Qin era, trying to find a way to unlock the mechanism before her.
But the more she thought about it, the angrier she became.
"Situ Miao, I didn't know until I thought about it, and now I realize how shameless you are, you deserve to be beaten!" Yun Yao's voice echoed through the woods, sounding sinister.
She simply stopped thinking about how to open the mechanism, raised her hand and placed it on the mountain wall, closed her eyes, and probed it with her divine sense.
A moment later, her eyes opened, flashing with a sharp light.
The section of the mountain wall in front of her was hollow.
He channeled his profound spiritual power, about to smash the mountain wall open with a single palm strike.
Just then, a strong wind arose, and dark clouds instantly gathered in the sky. Yun Yao's clothes fluttered, and strands of hair brushed against her face.
Yun Yao's eyes darkened slightly, and she stopped gathering spiritual energy.
"You bastard, you really are meddling in other people's business!" Yun Yao withdrew her attack, her face so gloomy it could drip water.
This world cannot tolerate a powerful being like Yun Yao. If too much power that does not belong to this world is used, there will always be people or things that are affected.
This is precisely why Yun Yao stopped. If she continued, not only would the creatures on Wolong Mountain be destroyed, but Wolong Mountain itself would likely be destroyed by the lightning bolts rising from the sky.
Falei, as the name suggests, is the thunder of law enforcement.
Yun Yao ultimately couldn't bring herself to split the mountain in two. Though ruthless, she couldn't bear to see so many people and things lose their lives because of her selfish desires. She glanced at the mountain wall, lowered her eyes, and turned to leave.
At the same time, all the animals on Wolong Mountain began to jump around, searching for hiding places.
The sky was dark and gloomy, and deafening thunder rumbled from behind the clouds.
Not only the animals, but even the people on the mountaintop panicked and all stood up to look at the sky.
"Oh no, it looks like a downpour is coming! The forecast said the next ten days would be sunny, this rain is really too weird!" Wu Chen said in a low voice, looking at the dark clouds in the sky.
"Alright, Lao Song, stop lamenting. Let's hurry down the mountain. It looks like a downpour is coming. If we don't get down now, it'll be too late!" Liu Yanzhi pulled Wu Chen away.
Other archaeological teams were also scrambling to organize their tools, fearing they might be stranded on Wolong Mountain.
"Hurry up! It's going to rain! Let's get going!" The main force quickly retreated down the mountain.
Despite the strong wind, Ge Xiaoxiao's small body could barely stand.
"Professor Gu, Yun Yao hasn't returned yet!" Ge Xiaoxiao called out to Gu Feng.
Gu Feng didn't even turn his head, replying directly, "Ignore her, she's probably already run back to the hotel! Let's go!"
Ge Xiaoxiao looked around, trying to find Yun Yao.
"Ge Xiaoxiao, what are you doing? Hurry up and leave!" Wu Chen, who came up from behind, pulled Ge Xiaoxiao away.
The group braved the strong winds and headed towards the mountain road. Every step was difficult, and everyone held hands, afraid of being blown away by the strong winds.
"Wow...what a strong wind!"
"Are we...are we going to die here?!"
"What nonsense are you spouting! Shut your mouths and save your energy!"
Ten minutes passed before they finally reached the path.
Just then, a bolt of lightning ripped through the dark sky, thunder roared, and torrential rain poured down.
The raindrops pelted everyone, and in no time, everyone was soaked to the bone.
People were constantly being blown away by the strong winds, and many others slipped and fell because the road was too muddy. In short, the scene was chaotic.
Screams rose and fell as everyone scrambled through the mud, suffering injuries of varying degrees.
A girl was crying, possibly because of a broken ankle, and sat on a large rock with a look of despair in her eyes.
“The Yuan Tan period, this is the Yuan Tan period when they were skilled in witchcraft! They must be angry that we disturbed the tomb, this is punishment! This is punishment! No... no, this is a curse, this is a curse! We all have to leave our lives here!” The girl sat on a big rock with her hair disheveled, the rain hitting her face so hard that she couldn’t open her eyes.
The girl's words terrified the already desperate people even more. Some of them didn't even bother to escape; instead, they kowtowed towards the direction of the tomb entrance...