Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 1566: Chapter 1550: Entering the Cave

Mr. Huang’s eyes scanned the cave walls, probing meticulously.

Sure enough, within the soil on both sides of the stone wall, he discovered four inconspicuous iron boxes.

Because the boxes matched the color of the stone wall almost exactly, only a thorough search would reveal any clues.

In the center of each box was a small hole, from which the arrows seemed to have been ejected.

Seeing those boxes, Mr. Huang couldn’t help but let out a light hum as he quickly squatted down, picked up a few stones from the ground, and hurled them at the four boxes.

The whistling of wind cutting through the air made it impossible to see where the stones went in the dark night, but one could hear the sound of stones hitting the stone wall.

As soon as the clashing sound was heard, the four boxes seemed to be triggered, releasing arrows with a swift swipe.

The speed of the arrows was such that one couldn’t react in time.

What was even more astonishing was that after failing to hit a target, the arrows quickly shot into another opposite iron box.

These poisoned arrows could actually be reused!

This scene left everyone in awe.

Who knew how many arrows were hidden inside those boxes? The iron boxes were clearly rusty, yet the arrows inside were so well preserved, not corroded at all, and with such astonishing lethality!

And this was just the entrance, equipped with arrow traps—how many murderous traps were hidden within the entire mountain?

The mere thought of it made everyone’s scalp tingle.

”To think these traps can still work after a thousand years; those arrows must be poisoned. Be careful, this is potent poison, and just a small mistake could cost lives!”

Mr. Huang didn’t look good. Although he was an expert tomb raider, his main responsibility in the team was Feng Shui and Kanyu. Once in the tomb, his skills weren’t enough.

If Mr. Python were here, these mechanisms would be no issue, but now without an expert in this area, avoiding the traps became the most vexing problem.

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”He’s dead, the arrows were poisoned!”

Elsewhere, a few people coldly watched a bodyguard a few steps away, writhing in pain on the ground, and shortly after, blood oozed from his orifices and he stopped moving.

Gao Yuyuan’s expression turned cold, and a dagger appeared seemingly out of nowhere in his hand. In a blink of an eye, he sprung to the Long tribe chief’s face, looking ominously at him: ”Long Shan Zhang, is this the path you brought us on?!”

The chilly and sharp dagger was held against the tribe chief’s neck. His face turned pale, body frozen, and feet trembled uncontrollably as he stammered:

”Mr. Gao, please, please, let me explain. This is the first time I’ve been here too. It’s all according to this map. I didn’t know there’d be traps here either!”

Gao Yuyuan’s expression was indecisive. After a brief silence, he spoke: ”Long Shan Zhang, you’d better be honest with me, or I can’t guarantee the safety of your family...”

Long Shan Zhang shuddered at once and hurriedly said, ”Mr. Gao, rest assured, I’ll complete the task!”

The fact they could easily sacrifice a bodyguard, watching him get struck by several arrows and die without a hint of sadness, was terrifyingly cold-blooded!

Watching the bloodthirsty gleam in Mr. Gao’s eyes, the tribe chief involuntarily shivered, yet considering his family, he had no choice but to carefully navigate this precarious situation.

For the domineering tribe chief among his people, a twinge of regret arose. He felt he had let wolves into the house, placing himself and his family at the mercy of others amidst this danger, forced to collaborate with predators.

Indeed, the weak fear the strong, and the strong fear the fearless!

Right at the entrance, such a thrilling scene unfolded, putting not only Long Shan Zhang and Gao Yuyuan on edge but even those like You Laoshu among others on high alert.

Gao Yuyuan glanced worriedly at the man wrapped tightly in a close-fitting outfit who hadn’t spoken a word since they entered, carefully suggesting, ”Sir, perhaps you should return while we handle the rest. Wait at the entrance...”

Before he could finish, the man lifted his gaze, glancing at Gao Yuyuan, who immediately swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

”Proceed!”

After a pause, the man uttered two words.

Gao Yuyuan was taken aback, quickly nodded, and pulled a gun from his backpack, tossing it to Oil Rat, while giving a warning look to the tribe chief before addressing the other bodyguards:

”You two lead the way, help Long Shan Zhang. Oil Rat, you handle your task. The rest, your priority is to protect our leader!”

”Understood!” The bodyguards, hearing Gao Yuyuan’s order, bowed their heads in unison.

Seeing this, Long Shan Zhang momentarily froze, instinctively glancing sideways at the person Gao Yuyuan called ”Master.”

This man, silent since entering Miao Village, was evidently the axis around which everyone, including Gao Yuyuan, Oil Rat, and the bodyguards, revolved.

Gao Yuyuan, despite his fierce demeanor, appeared as submissive as a mouse in front of a cat in the presence of this person, not daring any defiance.

This piqued Long Shan Zhang’s curiosity about the mysterious man’s identity, why they address him as ”Master.”

But as his furtive gaze lingered, Gao Yuyuan noticed, and the dagger in his hand pressed forward again, coldly chastising: ”What are you looking at? Move and lead the way!”

The tribe chief shivered in fear, refraining from further glancing and instead focusing intently on the map in his hand.

The tribe chief wasn’t dumb; though Gao Yuyuan’s words to get the two bodyguards to assist him sounded considerate, both guards held guns, expressionless, barely acknowledging him, their real purpose simply to keep him in check and prevent any tricks.

Fully aware of their distrust, the tribe chief pretended ignorance amid the tension.

”Hold on!”

Just when Long Shan Zhang was about to proceed, You Laoshu suddenly stopped him.

You Laoshu reached into his backpack, pulling out a short-handled Luoyang Shovel, mounting a flashlight and threaded steel pipe onto it, transforming the short shovel into a pathfinder, capable of both digging soil and detecting traps.

Having assembled it, he handed the makeshift pathfinder to Long Shan Zhang with a smirk: ”Let’s go!”