Liu Shao glanced at Ling Feng beside him, then shook his head at Master Hu, "We don't need the things below for now. I know you must have a way to open this coffin, right?"
Seeing Liu Shao's insistence, Master Hu's brow furrowed.
But he still nodded at Liu Shao, "Yes, I can open the coffin, but I'm not sure what's inside. Also, I can't be sure if all the mechanisms here are completely frozen. If we touch anything, we might all... perish here!"
Liu Shao heard Master Hu's words clearly. In fact, when Master Hu was halfway through his sentence, Liu Shao had already tried to stop him with his eyes.
However, Master Hu clearly didn't listen and continued to utter these morale-damaging words.
Seeing that many people around him looked grim again, and everyone seemed to be having second thoughts, Liu Shao truly hated Master Hu to the extreme.
"Alright, how about this, Master Hu? After opening this coffin, whether there's anything inside or not, and whether we gain anything or not, we'll just leave it. We'll head back and move the gold out, rest for two days outside, and then come back! What do you say?"
After speaking, Liu Shao looked around at the people present.
Upon hearing this, everyone's faces showed a look of relief.
They all subconsciously nodded at Liu Shao.
Clearly, they saw hope for survival and the dawn of victory!
A cold smile curved Liu Shao's lips. These guys were far too outmatched to play mind games with him. They wanted to go back and divide the gold?
Anyone who dared to disobey him here wouldn't live to see tomorrow.
If Master Hu weren't still useful, Liu Shao would have killed him first!
Master Hu naturally understood Liu Shao's tricks. When Liu Shao employed a feigned retreat to advance, Master Hu knew that he had to find a way to open this coffin today.
He took a deep breath and said to everyone around him, "Alright, find something to block those air holes!"
Everyone nodded and moved some heavy objects to block the air holes.
Although they didn't know what this was for or what its effect would be, they naturally trusted Master Hu's words.
At this moment, Liu Shao curiously asked Master Hu,
"Master Hu, what's going on? Will this coffin open by itself if we block these air holes?"
Master Hu shook his head slightly at Liu Shao's question.
"The lid of this coffin is fitted on. You see it rising now because of the accumulation of ice. Blocking the air holes on the side has triggered a mechanism, causing this thing to be lifted bit by bit. There's another layer inside the inner coffin, so it's safe to assume that the contents of the coffin should be undamaged!"
Master Hu explained patiently. However, at this point, he still glanced towards Ling Feng.
He clearly wanted to see if Ling Feng had any other opinions on his explanation!
But, evidently, Ling Feng had no objections to his explanation. In fact, Ling Feng hadn't even cast a second glance at them, his eyes fixed solely on the coffin.
Of course, he did step back a few paces, blocking Zhou Jin behind him, as if to protect Zhou Jin!
This scene did move Master Hu somewhat.
Anyone could see that Zhou Jin's status and importance to Ling Feng were completely different. It seemed Zhou Jin was merely Ling Feng's subordinate!
But how many people could be so protective of their subordinates?
Even shielding their own bodies in front of their subordinates in such a perilous situation?
Having such a friend would surely make Zhou Jin very happy.
It also provided a great sense of security.
If the Liu Shao by his side could be half as good as Ling Feng, then Master Hu would willingly dedicate his life to Liu Shao.
Unfortunately, he hadn't met such a good person!
"Master Hu, you haven't finished speaking, have you! Keep talking!"
Seeing Master Hu pause for a long time, Liu Shao felt an itch in his heart and continued to press him with curiosity!
Master Hu nodded, "Next, block the air holes, and the coffin lid will continue to rise, opening by itself!"
*Kaka kaka!*
As soon as Master Hu's voice fell, the coffin lid indeed moved upwards, and the ice on the ground vibrated slightly.
Everyone watched this scene with amazement.
The people who had blocked the air holes were trembling uncontrollably. Their hands were covered with thick gloves, but their palms felt completely frozen.
Liu Shao's eyes widened to the extreme, his face filled with surprise and eager anticipation as he looked at the coffin in the center!
At this moment, they were waiting for the coffin to open.
The way it rose made it seem as if someone below was pushing the lid!
*Kaka kaka!*
After rising only about ten centimeters, the thing stopped.
There was no further movement, but nothing could be seen inside yet!
Liu Shao couldn't help but turn back and ask Master Hu, "Master Hu, what's going on? Why has it stopped? Has the mechanism broken?"
"It's not broken, it's reached its limit. It just didn't spring open by itself. It looks like we'll have to move it ourselves!"
Master Hu's brow was furrowed. Things were slightly different from what he had imagined, but there were no major deviations, and it shouldn't cause any significant problems.
As Master Hu gestured to the people around him.
Seven or eight people gathered around the coffin again.
As soon as a few people crouched down, someone exclaimed, "Hey, there's really a gap underneath, it looks like it's about to open, but it's stuck by the ice around it!"
Hearing this, Liu Shao happily looked at Master Hu and gave him a thumbs-up, "Master Hu, you're amazing!"
With that, Liu Shao urged the people who were working on it, "Alright, stop the nonsense and hurry up and open it. Let's see what treasures are inside!"
"Heh heh..."
A group of people exerted their strength, shouting like a rallying cry.
Indeed, the lid of this coffin was too heavy!
*Kuang dang!*
The inverted lid was finally lifted, rolling to the side, making it look like an empty coffin.
However, who would care about such a thing at this moment?
Everyone excitedly crowded forward.
That Liu Shao was naturally the fastest!
Zhou Jin couldn't help but crane his neck curiously, but Ling Feng in front of him slowly approached.
Zhou Jin could only cautiously follow behind.
Soon, the two reached the front of the coffin. At this moment, the group of people in front had completely frozen in place!
"Beautiful, so beautiful!"
"How can this be a dead person?"
"This is a living person, right? Just laid in there?"
"My heavens..."
The group of people who had lifted the coffin lid were practically crawling into the coffin, because lying inside the coffin was a woman, a woman of exquisite beauty, who also had a touch of exotic charm.
This was because the clothes she wore also looked very unusual!
This was a fairy who had stepped out of a painting!