"Mr. Li, do you happen to know what's inside this?" Liu Changsheng asked in surprise.
The people around were equally confused. The box hadn't been opened yet, so how could Li Yang possibly know what was inside?
Even if he knew divination, he couldn't possibly divine something like this.
Wouldn't that mean there was nothing in the world that Li Yang didn't know!
Li Yang smiled slightly and looked at them, explaining, "I'm judging based on the style of the tomb below. This is a Han Dynasty tomb, and the person who resided here was a noble consort."
"This noble consort loved calligraphy and paintings. I can tell from the brushstrokes below, so how could this noble consort's burial objects be without treasures like calligraphy and paintings?"
"The calligraphy and paintings have been hidden deep below for so many years, completely shielded from light. Moreover, precious Han Dynasty calligraphy and paintings were mostly made on thin paper. Once exposed to light, they would weather extremely quickly, leaving you no time to handle them."
"Therefore, you should not open this box of treasures for now. It's best to take it back and open it in a suitable location."
"Mr. Li makes sense. When we went down earlier, we did see many murals on the walls below, all depicting things favored by ancient scholars and artists," Xu Hongmao quickly chimed in, explaining to everyone.
His other companions nodded in agreement, confirming that Xu Hongmao was telling the truth.
Upon hearing their attitude, Liu Changshan no longer insisted. He respected Li Yang's opinion and instructed his subordinates to load the box onto the vehicle and take it back for inspection later.
"Mr. Li, when did you arrive? It's truly an honor to see you here."
Just then, a familiar, somewhat aged face wearing a Tang suit emerged from the woods ahead. It was Qi Tongwei, the museum director.
After the incident, he had called for an ambulance and gone to the foot of another mountain to wait for it. However, before the ambulance arrived, he had already received news that the archaeology team members had been rescued.
He had been curious about who was so capable and only realized it was Mr. Li Yang when he arrived.
"Old Qi, where have you been? I've been looking for you for ages."
Li Yang turned around to see Qi Tongwei approaching and said with a smile, "I had already gone to the museum, but the people inside told me you weren't there but had come to the southern suburbs. So, I came here to find you."
"What business do you have with me, Mr. Li?" Qi Tongwei asked curiously.
"We'll discuss our matters after we go down the mountain. I do have something very important to talk to you about," Li Yang said seriously.
"Alright, I'll listen with great interest."
Qi Tongwei readily agreed and then noticed the large box in front of them, asking in surprise, "Was this box moved up from below the tomb?"
"Such a large box must contain many national treasures!"
"There are indeed many national treasures, but Mr. Li is not allowing it to be opened now. We'll only know what's inside once we get down the mountain," Liu Changshan explained as he walked over.
"Oh? Then I must take a good look. This trip shouldn't be in vain!"
Qi Tongwei said jokingly.
As they were chatting, the subordinates sent out by Murong Xue began to return one by one. Their trip was not in vain; they had actually captured an evil sorcerer hiding in a cave.
"Captain, we've captured the person. We went into the cave and saw this fellow setting up an evil formation. We apprehended him on the spot," the deputy captain reported to Murong Xue.
Murong Xue turned to look at the captured individual. He had strange facial features, protruding at the top and caving in at the bottom, much like a character from television.
However, his eyes held a strong, sinister glow, indicating he was no good.
He had a rebellious spirit. Even though he was caught, his expression showed he was still defiant.
"Let me go! What right do you have to arrest me? If you don't release me, I'll make all of you pay with your lives." The evil sorcerer bared his teeth at everyone around, threatening them fiercely.
"You're already caught and still so arrogant. I think you're asking for a beating."
Seeing his audacity, Murong Xue's anger flared. She rushed in front of him, took a stick from a subordinate, and struck him hard on the leg.
"Ah!"
A scream echoed through the air. The evil sorcerer was subdued by Murong Xue in a few moves.
He screamed and begged, "Sister, stop hitting me! I know I was wrong, please stop!"
"You ungrateful wretch, let's see if you dare to be so arrogant again."
Murong Xue threw away the stick and kicked him hard in the body, her tone icy.
The evil sorcerer endured the pain. Seeing Murong Xue turn her head, a sinister glint flashed in his eyes, and he began chanting an incantation, causing the surrounding air to warp and distort.
Li Yang's brow furrowed. Sensing the man was about to cast another formation, he lunged forward, unleashing golden light from his palms and striking the gap in the formation. The half-formed formation was instantly shattered.
The evil sorcerer suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood!
He looked at the place where the formation was broken in astonishment, his eyes narrowing into slits. He stared at Li Yang and asked, "Who are you, kid? How can you break my formation?"
"I am naturally the one who can defeat you. You have no escape now, yet you still want to harm others. You truly are unrepentant. Scum like you deserve to be eliminated."
"Spare, spare me! Great hero, spare me!"
The evil sorcerer, seeing a sharp, cold glint appear in Li Yang's eyes, was terrified and immediately begged for mercy.
However, Li Yang gave him no chance to beg. He rushed forward, grabbed both of his wrists, and with a snap, broke them simultaneously.
Then, he forced open his mouth, pulled out his tongue, and struck him with a palm. The tongue was ripped out, causing him to scream to the heavens in pain, blood gushing from his mouth.
This scene made everyone's faces turn pale with fright.
Murong Xue recovered and walked up to Li Yang, asking, "Li Yang, what are you doing? If you pulled out his tongue, how am I supposed to interrogate him?"
"He can cast evil formations through his eyes and incantations. If you don't do this, you won't be able to control him," Li Yang explained seriously. He then patted Murong Xue's shoulder and said, "You were almost caught in his evil formation just now. Feel your back; is there a flow of energy running amok?"
"Yes, what's going on?" Murong Xue asked in surprise.
"The incantation he was chanting was centered on you, so you've already accumulated some evil energy within your body. If it's not cleared out in time, it will be very harmful to your health."
As Li Yang spoke, he channeled his palm's power, instantly expelling the evil energy from her body.
Pfft!
Murong Xue opened her mouth and spat out a mouthful of ink-black blood, mixed with two black worms!