That San Cun Ding knew that falling into the hands of the Xiaoling Guard meant his life was over. He smiled dejectedly and said softly:

'Don't laugh when I tell you this, but despite my appearance, I'm considered someone in this line of work. Because I'm a natural dwarf with short limbs, it's easier for me to drill holes and go down into tombs. Others need to dig three-foot holes, but I only need one foot to get in. The brothers on the road are kind enough to give me a nickname—Tu Xingsun.' (Earth Element Grandson)

As he spoke, he involuntarily raised his chin, seemingly quite proud.

But upon hearing the name "Tu Xingsun," Xiao Liang and I couldn't help but chuckle.

Looking at his appearance, he really did resemble Tu Xingsun from Investiture of the Gods.

Jiang Yongguang nodded and said, "Tu Xingsun... the name suits you."

At this time, Tu Xingsun said again: "Although my nickname is Tu Xingsun, my surname is not Sun. My surname is Rao, the Rao of abundance."

Jiang Yongguang didn't pay attention to these details, but asked: "Are you a tui zi (leg man) or a xia ku (coolie)?"

The Tu Xingsun surnamed Rao said: "When I first entered the industry, I naturally did xia ku. At that time, I didn't understand anything, and because of my strange appearance, it was easy to attract attention, so I never did any lookout or soil-scattering work that exposed myself. I immediately followed the tui zi to dig holes... After a few years, I accumulated experience, and because I was practical and willing to work hard, the zhi guo (pot holder) valued me and promoted me to tui zi."

Jiang Yongguang's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Because the tui zi is already considered a relatively important role in a tomb raiding gang, they often know more about the structure of the tomb than the zhi guo. Catching a tui zi will get you much more information than catching a xia ku.

"How many people are in your gang? How many trips have you made to this tomb? Is this your first time back?" Jiang Yongguang asked in a series of questions.

Tu Xingsun scratched the back of his head and said with a slightly embarrassed expression: "Comrade, it's not that I'm not cooperating, but Shopkeeper Wang's gang is a mixed bag. He's hired three batches of tui zi before and after, and I'm the third batch to come. There's another tui zi at the same table. As for the xia ku, they've been replaced wave after wave..."

Speaking of this, he deliberately lowered his voice and said mysteriously:

"You don't know, do you? This ancient Shu tomb was originally a completely water-filled cave. The entire tomb was submerged in the underground water of the Tuo River. We drained the underground water from the water-filled cave little by little before we came in. To drain the water, more xia ku drowned than you can count on both hands!"

Hearing this, I immediately thought of the corpses I saw in the bottom of the Tuo River. It seemed that Tu Xingsun was not lying, and those corpses were all xia ku who came to drain the ancient tomb.

Jiang Yongguang squinted his eyes and continued to ask:

"From what you said, you just entered the tomb not long ago? In that case, are there still other 'rats' in the ancient tomb?"

Tu Xingsun shook his head and said:

"I'm not afraid to make a fool of myself, but this trip was originally foolproof. However, Shopkeeper Wang didn't know where he hired a professor from the University of Geosciences as a tui zi to cooperate with me, dividing the ancient Shu tomb into two parts, north and south, and letting us each be responsible for one part..."

"I thought that university professor was a highly educated intellectual and that there would be no mistakes in his work, but who would have thought that he was just Zhao Kuo, who talked about military strategies on paper. He knew the theory very well, but when he actually used the shovel, he screwed things up! He directly chiseled through a waterproof wall in the northern tomb, causing the river water to pour in, drowning many brothers and washing away a large number of treasures into the Tuo River... What a moron!"

Jiang Yongguang sneered: "Hmph, that's what you get! You will be doomed if you continue to do evil!"

Then he asked: "So you mean, you don't know if there are any other 'rats' in the ancient tomb now?"

Tu Xingsun nodded and said: "I don't know either, I got separated from them a long time ago. I have the best swimming skills in this gang, and I was able to save my life, but others may not have the ability..."

After saying this, he added:

"But if there are any survivors, they will definitely go to the main tomb. You should be able to catch them if you go to the main tomb."

"Why?" Jiang Yongguang asked.

Tu Xingsun said: "Because the main tomb has the most treasures. For those of us in this business, life is not as important as treasures. As long as they are not dead, they will definitely go to the main tomb to look for treasures."

I couldn't help but laugh when I heard this.

Tu Xingsun added: "In addition, Master Gao's jade slip has not been obtained yet, and Shopkeeper Wang will definitely not break his promise. He promised to get the jade slip for Master Gao, and he will definitely get it."

Xiao Liang couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "This Shopkeeper Wang is quite trustworthy. So many brothers have been drowned, and he is still thinking about getting the jade slip for Master Gao."

Jiang Yongguang sneered:

"Do you think Shopkeeper Wang doesn't want to break his promise? He's just doing it for himself! If he can't get what Master Gao wants, Shopkeeper Wang shouldn't expect to continue cooperating with him in the future. There are very few reliable appraisers in the world, and Master Gao is the only one. If he offends this big shot, Shopkeeper Wang can basically retire."

Xiao Liang suddenly understood and nodded: "So there is this layer of relationship."

Tu Xingsun also said: "That's right, appraisers are the top people in our industry, and even the most prestigious zhi guo dare not offend them."

After questioning him here, we have basically figured out the situation in the ancient tomb.

Presumably, after this group of tomb robbers was tricked by that professor from the University of Geosciences, they were either dead or disabled.

At this time, Jiang Yongguang asked: "Tu Xingsun, since you are a tui zi, you must know where the main tomb is, right? Tell us about the terrain of this ancient tomb and tell me the location of the main tomb."

Tu Xingsun didn't dare to hide anything and quickly described the specific structure of the tomb.

After hearing his description, I realized that it was more of an underground palace than an ancient tomb.

The ancient Shu people once possessed a very glorious civilization in this land. Their people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and their royal family was deeply loved.

Because of this, the custom of tomb robbing was not prevalent in the ancient Shu Kingdom—the people could eat and dress warmly, so they naturally didn't bother to dig graves and tombs, and the royal family was deeply loved, so the people couldn't bear to destroy their tombs.

Therefore, there were basically no anti-theft facilities in this ancient tomb, and there were no mechanisms even in the main tomb.

Of course, this is just what Tu Xingsun said.

After listening to Tu Xingsun's words, Jiang Yongguang still kept a wary eye. He threw Tu Xingsun back into the stone coffin and closed the coffin lid, leaving only a gap for ventilation.

Before leaving, he said to Tu Xingsun:

"We'll go to the main tomb first and then come back to find you. If you dare to play tricks on us and trick us into dying, then no one will come back to save you, and you can only starve to death in the stone coffin, understand?"

Tu Xingsun nodded quickly:

"Understood! Understood! I don't want to starve to death in the stone coffin. Please be careful and be sure to come back alive!"

Jiang Yongguang patted the coffin in response and followed Tu Xingsun's instructions, leading us back on the road towards the main tomb of the ancient Shu Kingdom.

At this time, I thought that this dangerous journey was finally coming to an end, but I never expected that the real adventure had just begun.

Waiting for me in the main tomb will be a huge mystery that has plagued me for half my life!