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I tugged at Yi Yan's clothes, signaling her to look up.
The moment she raised her head, a watermelon-sized object fell down.
"Watch out!" I shouted, then dashed forward in a flash.
With all my strength, I pushed Yi Yan aside.
Bang—
A muffled sound echoed.
A bloody head landed where Yi Yan had just been standing.
I stared in shock at the grotesque head on the ground, its twisted features forming a bizarre curve, as if mocking us.
Wasn't that Liu Jiawei?
He had clearly escaped; why was he here now?
Before I could process this, another shadow fell from above.
It was the headless corpse.
The headless body and the head had separated.
I watched in terror at everything unfolding before me, my mind blank.
"What are you doing?" Yi Yan exclaimed as she got up from the ground, glaring at me in anger.
"What’s wrong with you?"
She rubbed her shoulder, a pained expression on her face.
My push had been too forceful; she had fallen to the ground and injured her shoulder.
“Liu Jiawei... his head... and his body...”
I stammered, unable to speak clearly.
“What head? What body?” Yi Yan glared at me, “Are you seeing ghosts?”
She followed my gaze, and her expression gradually became strange.
I nodded vigorously: “It’s... right behind you!”
Yi Yan turned to take a look. The wall behind her was empty; there was no head or corpse anywhere.
“Wang Fan!” she gritted her teeth and called my name, “You did this on purpose, didn’t you?”
I was taken aback: “Huh?”
“Huh what?” Yi Yan was so angry her ears turned red, “You pushed me down on purpose, wanting me to get hurt so you could go find the treasure by yourself, right?”
“What do you take me for?”
“I... I didn’t mean to...”
I desperately tried to explain, but Yi Yan wouldn’t listen at all.
With a sweeping kick, she knocked me to the ground and stepped on my chest, coldly threatening, “Wang Fan, if you push me again, I’ll make sure you crawl out of here!”
I instinctively looked up.
On the wall behind Yi Yan, a bull-headed figure suddenly appeared.
It opened its bloody maw, preparing to bite Yi Yan.
"Watch out behind you!" I shouted.
Yi Yan's movements froze for a moment, and then she stepped on my foot even harder. "Are you trying to scare me?"
I sighed helplessly.
When I looked up again, the wall behind Yi Yan had returned to normal.
The bull-headed figure and the headless corpse had disappeared.
"I was really—"
"Enough!"
I was about to explain when Yi Yan interrupted me.
She squatted down beside me and forcefully pried my eyes open, examining them closely.
"You’re hallucinating," she stated firmly.
"What?" I reluctantly retorted, "How could I possibly be hallucinating?"
"This hall is filled with a colorless, odorless sweet-smelling gas. Anyone who breathes it in becomes disoriented."
"You were too nervous earlier, so you inhaled a lot of the gas and ended up hallucinating."
"Is that so?" I was somewhat skeptical.
Yi Yan rolled her eyes at me. "If you don't believe me, just take a whiff yourself."
I took a careful sniff and indeed detected a faint sweet aroma in the air.
I breathed a sigh of relief, but then a wave of doubt rose within me.
Since this is a toxic gas, why are both Yi Yan and I affected?
Aren't the builders of this ancient tomb afraid that their descendants will be poisoned if they enter?
Yi Yan seemed to sense my thoughts and explained calmly, "This gas, although colorless and odorless, has a characteristic: it specifically targets those who are tense."
"The more tense you are, the deeper the poisoning."
"If you enter the tomb with a mindset of treasure hunting, you will definitely be affected."
"If you enter with a mindset of escaping for your life, you are unlikely to be affected."
"So, the builders of the tomb are not worried about their descendants coming in."
After hearing her explanation, I felt a bit more relaxed.
However, I still felt that something was off.
"If this tomb is really that simple, why would it have so many twists and turns?"
Yi Yan's expression turned serious: "That's the second thing I wanted to tell you."
"The security measures of this tomb may be more complex than we imagine."
"We should be cautious to avoid being affected."
I nodded and got up from the ground.
We carefully walked along the tomb passage for about five minutes until we finally saw a small chamber containing oil lamps.
I stepped into the chamber and tentatively lit one of the oil lamps.
To my surprise, the oil lamp actually worked.
I leaned in closer and discovered that the lamp oil was still full.
It seemed that this tomb had been sealed very well, with no oxygen flowing in, which allowed the lamp oil to be preserved for so long.
On the middle wall of the tomb, there was a bloody handprint, looking as if someone had pressed a bloodied hand against the wall.
Could this be a secret message left by Uncle?
I felt a surge of excitement and quickly took out my lighter from my pocket. After lighting it, I moved closer to see clearly.
"Be careful!" Yi Yan suddenly shouted.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
The oil lamps around the tomb flickered suddenly.
The floor beneath my feet began to rotate.
It was moving at an incredible speed.
I had no time to react and was instantly trapped inside.
After the floor started turning, a heavy stone wall separated me from Yi Yan.
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