Chapter 7: Brother Xuan, Does the Crystal Coffin Count as a Treasure?
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Viewers in the livestream room grew instantly excited upon seeing a familiar username reappear.
“Damn, the tomb raider’s son is really back!”
“The tomb raider’s son is cutting in on the Carnival livestream? Could it be he’s uncovered some genuine artifact for appraisal? This is going to be epic!”
“Haha, absolutely amazing! Tonight definitely doesn’t disappoint!”
“I thought this guy got caught, but here he is boldly connecting again tonight!”
Zhang Xuan wore a peculiar expression, having assumed this guy had already fled. He hadn’t expected him to openly connect this time around.
This kid’s got some serious guts!
“Hello, brother!”
“Nice to see you again. What treasure appraisal do you want tonight?”
“Huh?”
“Where are you right now?”
“Why is the camera so dark?”
Zhang Xuan couldn’t see anything clearly, only hearing the sound of rushing water. It seemed this guy was outside somewhere, which made Zhang Xuan’s expression turn strange.
“Brother, can you hear me?”
“I’m outside.”
“Wow, your livestream has so many viewers tonight.”
Zhou Cheng’s voice came through.
Zhang Xuan was momentarily stunned; the echo suggested they were in a cave. Considering this guy’s identity, Zhang Xuan’s lips twitched as he lowered his voice slightly, “Brother, you’re not exploring a tomb, are you?”
Laughter came from Zhou Cheng’s end. “Xuan, you really get me.”
“But I’m trapped now and hoping you can help me find the exit.”
Zhang Xuan’s face darkened. “.........”
“Brother, what was your major in college?”
Zhou Cheng replied, “Civil Engineering.”
Zhang Xuan slapped his forehead, feeling a headache coming on. “That’s perfectly relevant!”
The viewers in the livestream instantly understood the situation.
Although Zhang Xuan was subtle, the longtime fans caught his meaning immediately!
Especially those who had watched last night’s livestream—they were utterly shocked!
“Amazing!”
“Majoring in civil engineering and immediately interning in the field!”
“This guy’s crazy brave. Daring to connect the livestream while inside a tomb? Isn’t he afraid of getting traced through the internet line?”
“Is he joking? Or just insane?”
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Monitoring Center.
Liang Jingyi seemed to have only half caught the conversation and asked Lu Wenbin with some confusion, “What are they talking about?”
“Sounds like a riddle.”
Lu, however, wore a serious expression. “Sister Liang, this guy is tomb raiding!”
Liang Jingyi’s face instantly turned pale. “What?”
Lu explained, “There are sensitive words in the livestream. ‘Exploring’ is code for tomb raiding, and ‘civil engineering major’ means a professional tomb raider!”
Liang Jingyi suddenly stood up. “I think they’re insane!”
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Lu nodded in stunned agreement. “I think so too!”
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Inside the Corpse Accumulating Cave!
Terry stared at Zhou Cheng in shock. “Nephew, you really made the connection?”
“Third Uncle, aren’t you going to say something?”
Zhou Zeyi sighed. “This is the last chance. If we can’t find the entrance, we’ll have to give up.”
“If the kid is confident, then let him try.”
Terry looked at the crystal coffin embedded in the wall and the rocky cliff ahead, falling into a helpless silence.
They had almost risked their lives for this Warring States tomb. Even Black Camel was still lying in the hospital.
They had failed miserably.
He was naturally unwilling to give up.
He glanced at Zhou Cheng, who shushed him.
Then Zhou Cheng turned on his flashlight, illuminating the cave.
At the same time, Zhang Xuan’s heavy voice came through the phone, “It really is the Corpse Accumulating Cave!”
Terry’s eyes widened in shock as he looked at Zhou Zeyi.
Zhou Zeyi nodded in surprise and whispered, “Recognizing the Corpse Accumulating Cave at a glance is no ordinary feat!”
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Livestream Room!
When the viewers saw the cave appear on the screen, they were stunned.
“Damn, he really went underground!”
“This guy’s hardcore, my scalp’s tingling!”
“Unbelievable!”
“This brother’s done for!”
“Holy crap, this is insane!”
Zhang Xuan was both amused and exasperated. Though he had guessed this would happen, seeing the familiar scene still made his blood pressure spike.
Fortunately, the system granted him privacy rights in the livestream room, or else it would have been shut down.
But the guy connecting didn’t know this.
No doubt, this guy was truly fearless!
Zhang Xuan took a deep breath. “Ahem!”
“You got trapped while exploring, right?”
Zhou Cheng: “Yes, Xuan.”
Zhang Xuan: “Okay!”
“Saving lives is positive energy!”
“Friends, let’s spread positive vibes!”
Zhang cleared his throat. “Brother, take a look around.”
Zhou Cheng shone his phone light around. A pitch-black river extended ahead, and on the riverbank lay eerie, glowing green corpses—horrifying and disgusting.
Zhang Xuan frowned deeply. Perhaps it was because he had studied the full sixteen-character Yin-Yang Feng Shui secrets, but he actually saw a faint, shadowy black energy on the screen.
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Zhou Cheng’s voice came through: “I entered from the opposite side. The water level has risen, so I can’t go back.”
“Xuan, can you help me see if there’s any other way out?”
Zhang Xuan’s expression darkened again. He understood what was really meant—finding an exit was just finding the entrance.
“Sigh, this place is dangerous.”
Zhou Cheng said, “Yeah, and there are those green-glowing dead bodies nearby.”
“Xuan, should I get a closer look?”
Zhang quickly waved him off. “Brother, calm down!”
“I just started streaming; don’t mess up my livestream room!”
Zhou Cheng: “Got it.”
The livestream’s viewers had clearly grown. It had dropped to two thousand but now surged past three thousand and kept rising.
Many viewers felt chills down their spines hearing about the green-glowing corpses, even through the screen.
“What? The green glow is coming from corpses?”
“I thought they were fireflies. What kind of place is this? Doesn’t look like an ancient tomb!”
“Though shocked, it’s starting to feel like a show.”
“This livestream is awesome! It’s my first time seeing a treasure appraisal streamer show an ancient tomb!”
Zhang Xuan: “Brother, this is a treasure appraisal livestream.”
“This is putting me in a tough spot!”
Zhou Cheng quickly said, “Xuan, saving a life is greater than building a seven-story pagoda!”
“And there are treasures here too!”
Zhang Xuan felt an ominous premonition. “What treasures?”
Zhou Cheng aimed the camera at a stone wall above. “A coffin!”
Five meters up on the stone wall hung a crystal coffin. Under the light, it looked exquisite yet eerie.
Zhou Cheng: “Looks like crystal. That counts as treasure, right?”
“Xuan!”
Zhang rubbed his temples. “Sigh, just what I feared!”
“Brother, you really opened my eyes!”
Suddenly, the livestream chat exploded.
Clearly, the viewers were stunned by the coffin.
“What did I just see? Terrifying!”
“Crystal coffin?????”
“Damn, you scared me in the middle of the night!”
“Amazing! Voice cracking!”
“Brother, take it easy, don’t ruin the stream!”
“Looks like the brother triggered a trap inside the tomb?”
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