"Boss, why don't we just smash this box with one of Fatty's farts?"
Seeing Zhang Tian still staring at the box in his hand, Fatty said impatiently.
"Fatty, you don't know what might be inside this box. If it's just a nail, your old age might not be guaranteed."
Hu Bayi said, patting Fatty's shoulder as he walked forward.
The box in Zhang Tian's hand was entirely red, as if it had just been painted, looking very new.
However, judging by the carvings and patterns on the box, it was clearly an item of great age.
"Lao Hu, I suspect this is a puzzle box. There's a button here."
Zhang Tian said, handing the box to Hu Bayi.
"This box is quite heavy. It should have a lock. Hey, wait, Boss, didn't we get a key from inside that giant spider earlier?"
Hu Bayi suddenly weighed the box, then seemed to recall something and spoke up.
After Hu Bayi finished speaking, Zhang Tian's eyes lit up.
He hadn't thought of that for a moment.
Zhang Tian took out the key and looked at the button. After pressing it, a small lock appeared.
"I didn't expect that key to have something to do with this."
Wang Banyue watched from the side and exclaimed.
"Fatty, do you think there might be some supreme martial arts or a divine artifact inside?"
Wu Tianzhen's imagination was running wild. He was no longer dreaming of Serpent-Brow Copper Fish or Ghoul Masks; martial arts skills seemed more reliable.
"Fatty estimates it's probably a map to some gold, silver, and jewels. After all, who has too much money?"
Wang Banyue said with a smile.
Wu Tianzhen shot him a glare.
His gaze shifted to Zhang Qilin, who was studying the herbs placed on the ground.
He even picked some up and sniffed them.
"Click."
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhang Tian easily opened the box with the key.
As the box opened, a bead appeared.
"What is this?"
Zhang Tian and Hu Bayi were both stunned.
A box so heavily guarded contained only a single bead.
"This bead is so strange, Boss. It has dragon patterns inside. Could it be a Dragon Ball!"
"The kind that glows green in the middle of the night."
Fatty's eyes lit up.
After Fatty spoke, Zhang Tian's mind conjured a strange image.
Could he summon a divine dragon by collecting seven Dragon Balls?
But such a thing was impossible to imagine.
"It exists for a reason. There should be some clue on it."
Zhang Tian examined the bead repeatedly. Apart from the dragon patterns inside and its overall green color, it seemed quite normal.
"There's another line of text underneath."
"The dragon roars across the land, its might vast. The mountain hides a dragon, and the dragon hides treasure."
Hu Bayi looked inside the box and read the inscription aloud.
"Boss, this bead seems to be the key to some grand door."
Hu Bayi silently repeated the words twice, then looked at Zhang Tian.
Zhang Tian also repeated them in his mind. Indeed, the meaning of these words was self-evident.
Zhang Tian's eyes darted around as his mind raced.
"The tomb passage we entered earlier, and the murals in the Vermilion Bird tomb chamber, etc."
"From the structure of this tomb chamber and the information we have, it's almost entirely focused on medicine. And before, Xu Fu's handwriting when we passed through this passage."
"This bead is most likely related to that Medicine King. Didn't Xu Fu find the Medicine King earlier?"
Zhang Tian said, and Hu Bayi nodded, a faint smile on his face.
If they could find the Medicine King's tomb, they would truly soar, with no worries about resources.
"Then, Boss, will we achieve pill freedom?"
Fatty also caught on.
A smile couldn't help but spread across his face.
"That being said, the authenticity remains to be verified."
"Also, we haven't inspected the pills inside yet. Let's check the pills first."
Zhang Tian said softly.
"There must be something good in there. Fatty's sixth sense is never wrong."
"When that happens, Fatty will have a Soul Pill in his left hand and a Qi Restoration Pill in his right. Just thinking about it is exciting."
Fatty's strange smile reappeared.
Zhang Tian ignored Fatty and looked around.
At this moment, Zhang Qilin had also finished examining the herbs. He walked over slowly, holding a few of them.
"These are intact?"
Seeing this, Zhang Tian guessed what had happened.
"Yes. I don't recognize these medicinal herbs."
Zhang Qilin said, handing the herbs over.
The herbs in Zhang Qilin's hand were indeed strange. There was a black flower and something that looked like a purple mushroom.
Zhang Tian wasn't sure about them either.
"Let's put these medicinal herbs in the space for now. I don't think that person can refine pills."
Zhang Tian thought of the person lying in the space. The possibility of the Queen refining pills was very small.
So there was no need to worry about the Queen embezzling them.
Besides, Zhang Tian wanted to see what would happen if these medicinal herbs encountered his spiritual water.
Would they come back to life, or would their medicinal properties improve?
Zhang Qilin simply nodded slightly, then watched Zhang Tian look around before picking up a few withered herbs and going inside.
Zhang Tian entered the space alone.
The space inside was a chaotic mess.
Many cultural relics were piled high, like a garbage dump.
There were also some giant spider legs, jade, and gold. No wonder the Queen had pushed these things aside.
If this were his resting place, Zhang Tian wouldn't want to see such a mess.
"I'll clear these things out in a few days."
Zhang Tian muttered, walking towards the spiritual water.
"Hope it works."
Muttering, Zhang Tian gently planted the withered herb next to the spiritual water.
After planting it, the herb didn't show any special reaction. It remained the same, sickly, with its petals all wilted.
"Perhaps not enough time. Let's bring all the herbs in first."
Zhang Tian wasn't in a hurry, seeing the herb's lack of reaction.
He understood the saying that one cannot get fat with a single bite.
Then, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhang Tian planted all the withered herbs from the small space into his own space.
Soon, looking around, Zhang Tian's space was filled with medicinal herbs along the bank of the spiritual water lake.
They were dazzling and looked beautiful. The only pity was that all the herbs looked sickly.
"If only they could be saved. Oh well, let's go out for now. This trip has been quite fruitful."
Zhang Tian shook his head, still hoping the herbs could come back to life.
"How is it, Boss? Did they come back to life?"
Seeing Zhang Tian emerge, Fatty was the first to speak.
"No, maybe not enough time. Let's study this side chamber first."
Zhang Tian shook his head gently, and Fatty and the others sighed in unison.
"Boss, actually, while you were planting, Lao Hu and Fatty joined forces and discovered the mechanism long ago."
"Heh heh, you have to praise Fatty for this, Boss!"
Fatty said, and he slapped the table where the pills had been placed. The next moment, the table began to move slowly!
As the table moved, Fatty looked proudly at Zhang Tian.
As if waiting for praise.
"Alright, stop looking up, your head is about to hit the wall. Fatty, you're amazing, okay?"
Zhang Tian was speechless.
"Heh heh, actually, Brother Er discovered it. But, Boss, you praised Fatty, and Fatty is very happy. Brother Er will surely be happy for Fatty, so we are all happy."
Fatty said shamelessly. Zhang Tian was already numb and didn't want to talk to him anymore.
His gaze turned to the passage ahead, wondering where it led.