No matter how many treasures are in that tomb, or even if there are no treasures, Liu Zixuan will not let the He Family gain any advantage.

Currently, the He Family and Lingxiu Village are in a very delicate situation, where any sudden move would immediately lead to a confrontation between the two parties.

That's why Liu Zixuan arranged everything carefully; if the He Family dared to do anything dishonest, he would strike back immediately!

This time, he was determined not to give the He Family any chance to breathe!

After He Yuan left, Liu Zixuan exchanged a few words with Liu Ruyan and the others, then took the tools he bought and headed towards the North Mountain.

After descending underground, Liu Zixuan suddenly felt a sense of vast emptiness.

It had to be said that these men were quite diligent, as they had managed to excavate the entire entrance of the tomb in such a short time.

"Damn, this is not a tomb entrance at all, but a palace gate!" Liu Zixuan exclaimed.

In front of him were two doors about two meters high, made of stone, with two lifelike dragons intricately carved on the edges of the door.

Between the left and right doors was a large totem design, but it was so complex that it was impossible to discern what it represented.

"Brother Xuan, I feel that it's definitely not a tomb inside, but a small palace built some time ago and then buried by soil." Huang Youcai commented.

"Why don't we open it and take a look?" Liu Zixuan grinned.

Saying this, he walked over to the Stone Gate, carefully examined it from the side, and then peeked inside through the crack.

"I checked just now and couldn't find any mechanism. We also tried, but we couldn't push it open at all!" Huang Youcai said helplessly.

Liu Zixuan chuckled, then stood still and began to contemplate.

Since it was a door, it must be openable; if it couldn't be pushed open, there must be a mechanism.

After exploring for a few minutes, Liu Zixuan finally noticed some oddities—the totem between the two doors could be moved, similar to a sliding puzzle.

He rubbed his chin and said to Liu Mazi, "Mazi, take seven or eight brothers out, leave two or three waiting at the entrance to support us, and have the rest hide around the pit that the He Family is digging. It's already dusk, they might arrive soon."

"See if there's any sign they want to enter here. If they continue digging, ignore them. But if they're trying to get in here like us, immediately take some people over and bury the hole they dug!"

"Brother Xuan, you mean to bury them alive?" Liu Mazi asked in surprise.

"Not necessarily alive. If they keep digging, we don't have to bother. But if they try to enter this tomb, we must destroy their way out. Only then can we gain the upper hand. If they openly compete with us for treasures, we'll take them out right here!"

As Liu Zixuan said this, a glint of coldness passed through his eyes!

Huang Youcai and the others exchanged glances, understanding that at such a time, there could be no softness. In this survival-of-the-fittest era, if you showed mercy, your opponents would unhesitatingly eliminate you!

After Liu Mazi and the others went out, Liu Zixuan had Huang Youcai and the others lift him up. Standing on their shoulders, he began to manipulate the design in the middle of the door.

After a while, the Stone Gate suddenly emitted a 'click'.

Liu Zixuan jumped down, placing his hand on the door and pushed hard.

Whoosh...

The door slowly opened a crack, and countless dust particles began to swirl up into the air.

The group covered their noses and mouths, and after a while, they managed to see the situation in front of them clearly.

As the view in front of them became clearer, everyone widened their eyes and showed signs of surprise!

What lay before them was indeed a palace, with four columns on each side, big enough that three or four people together could not wrap their arms around them. They rose up to support the ceiling three to four meters high.

And right in the middle was a stone-brick bridge, with water pools on both sides. Strangely, the water in the pools was red.

After crossing the bridge, there was a large coffin made of brown wood, surrounded by four stone figures resembling Terracotta Warriors.

The area was covered in dust.

The most attention-grabbing thing was a Luminous Pearl embedded in the wall behind the coffin, radiating multi-colored light!

"Check if there are any side halls." Liu Zixuan instructed Huang Youcai.

Huang Youcai nodded, "Brothers, be careful, there might be mechanisms here just like in the movies."

"Alright." The group nodded and started searching.

If it was just this scene in front of them, it would be a bit of a letdown.

In the entire hall, only the Luminous Pearl seemed to be worth some money; the rest... were too inferior, and besides, those stone pillars and Terracotta Warriors couldn't be taken away.

Liu Zixuan took a deep breath and walked alone towards the pool.

Getting closer, he didn't smell any scent of blood, indicating that it was not blood inside. He took out a Silver Needle, dipped it in the water, and brought it to his nose, inhaling a faint fragrance.

"Really strange stuff." Liu Zixuan grinned. Despite his experience, he couldn't identify what it was!

He pocketed the Silver Needle and walked over to the coffin.

The coffin was much larger than usual. Although it was unknown how long this tomb had existed, it certainly wasn't modern, but the wood of the coffin showed no signs of decay.

Liu Zixuan circled the coffin and glanced at the four Terracotta Warriors nearby. The Warriors were covered in dust, but the coffin wasn't.

This point piqued his curiosity.

Shortly after, Huang Youcai and the others returned, their expressions looking somewhat dissatisfied.

"How was it?" Liu Zixuan asked.

Huang Youcai sighed, "Brother Xuan, it's a bit of a loss. After days of digging, what's inside isn't as much as we hoped for!"

"What did you find?"

"We searched everywhere and only found a box of Golden River and a box of silver bricks." Huang Youcai shrugged, "Plus, we've looked around, and there doesn't seem to be any other chambers."

Hearing this, Liu Zixuan grimaced, "Could such a large hall have only this little stuff?"

A box of gold and silver bricks together would only be worth about a million or so. With the Luminous Pearl added, the total value might reach close to ten million.

Such a small profit shouldn't have motivated the He Family to mobilize to this extent, should it?

Liu Zixuan was also puzzled as to why such a large hall contained so little.

"Brother Xuan… could it be that the valuable stuff is all in the coffin?" Huang Youcai suddenly suggested.

Liu Zixuan frowned and nodded, rolling up his sleeves, placing his hands on the coffin lid, and giving it a strong push...

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