Chapter 1226 - 1225: So, How About... We Swap?

Chapter 1226: Chapter 1225: So, How About... We Swap?

The candlesticks inside and outside are all placed in the same position, with uniformity in location, except for the colors being different. Outside is one red and one white, while inside, there are two white candles.

As expected, it’s the Death Gate.

If white is desired, then let it be pure white!

Gu Tong took out a lighter and effortlessly lit the white candle. She then walked to the other side and lit the corresponding white candle.

A white candle holding a red flame, the entire tomb was filled with an indescribable eeriness.

It felt as if something filthy might jump out at any moment.

Gu Tong retracted her flashlight and began to examine the layout. But with just one glance, her pupils widened directly!

The first thing that caught her eye was a row of copper statues, resembling trainees in armor holding pointed weapons, standing in formation, blocking the central corridor, making passage impossible.

Their expressions were serious, meticulously crafted, lifelike, as if endowed with life!

Gu Tong’s surprise lasted only three or four seconds, she quickly regained her composure in almost an instant!

She regained her reason in a moment and first exclaimed, "It’s just like..."

The master who created these copper statues was certainly extraordinary, with craftsmanship so superb that they could easily be mistaken for the real thing.

If Gu Tong hadn’t observed closely, she might not have been able to discern the differences, instead thinking these were horse-infantry statues like those of the trainees.

The trainee horse-infantry statues have thousands of faces, even the buried copper statues are modeled after thousands of faces.

However...

Despite the varied expressions on the copper statues before her, there was something odd about them.

The first four copper statues that caught the eye represented joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.

They seemed like the masks from the theater stage, peeled off and brought here.

What kind of tomb uses joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness as guardians, such an arrangement seems more like it’s aimed at tomb robbers.

Gu Tong did not let her guard down and instead carefully observed the layout within the Death Gate.

She was determined not to miss any peculiarities.

The Death Gate is definitely not so simple.

Gu Tong took a couple of steps, and suddenly her pocket trembled.

She was startled, reached back to touch it, and her expression became slightly frozen...

A cell phone???

Signal inside the underground tomb???

Gu Tong picked up the phone, incredulous at the name on the screen, ’Xia Xi is a little cutie’.

"..." This operation was unbelievable!

Gu Tong’s mouth twitched twice as she answered the phone, saying, "Hello!"

"I almost forgot, just in case, I once installed a super strong signal tower in the mountains, now it’s really coming in handy~"

Xia Xi was somewhat smug, particularly grateful that when Yanggou Village was installing cables, she was strategic in placing personnel inside, otherwise they would be out of contact now.

"..." Though this chap usually clings a lot and acts coy, occasionally indeed, she comes in handy.

Gu Tong pressed her lips together and said, "How’s everything on your end?"

Xia Xi raised her brows, looked around at the surroundings, and said, "Ancient bed, red silk curtains, and a pair of newlyweds, it’s just like a wedding scene."

Ancient bed, red silk curtains...

Wedding scene...

The image formed in Gu Tong’s mind, her legs nearly gave out, almost kneeling on the ground.

...

Xia Xi said, "Wait, wait..."

Just as Xue Tong was about to open the Death Gate, Xia Xi interrupted her.

Xue Tong raised an eyebrow and said, "Hm?"

Xia Xi coughed and said, "I went out to check my Tarot card fortune, the fortune teller said today is auspicious for pairing with red, and for standing north facing south, and there are signs of wealth and great fortune, so how about... we switch?"