Zhang Tian's face was full of question marks.
Was there another discrepancy?
"What tomb are you looking for? And you know how to swim?"
Zhang Tian's voice was not loud. He remembered that in the desert, shouldn't they be dodging sandstorms?
The young man glanced at Zhang Tian.
His eyes held a hint of strangeness.
"Are you guys capable or not?"
His voice was filled with doubt. Looking at Zhang Tian and the others, they didn't seem like capable people.
"Hey, what are you saying, kid? Who are you calling incapable? No one can say our boss is incapable. Our boss can plow ten acres of land a day without breaking a sweat!"
Fatty slapped his thigh, almost jumping up.
Zhang Tian... Don't drag me into your bragging.
"Let them in."
An aged voice came from inside.
It wasn't that Professor Chen wanted to see Zhang Tian and the others, he was just worried that Fatty would cause a scene.
They wouldn't be able to concentrate on studying the map.
"See? This is the treatment!"
Fatty said smugly, and the group slowly walked into the room.
Sitting on the sofa.
Before them was an old man.
Professor Chen.
"Hello, we are here to apply for the expedition team."
Zhang Tian extended his hand, gentle and refined.
Professor Chen looked at Zhang Tian, then at Hu Bayi and the others.
"What do you know?"
Professor Chen asked.
"We know too much to finish in a night. What do you think, Old Hu?"
Zhang Tian said with a smile, placing his hand on the wooden coffee table.
Hu Bayi nodded.
"How about this, I'll just tell you about the art of 'Fensjidingxue' (interpreting geomancy for burial sites)."
Hu Bayi said casually.
He then spoke eloquently about Fensjidingxue, earning applause from the young scholars.
Hu Bayi's words also caught Shirley Yang's attention from inside.
After Hu Bayi finished, he left Professor Chen momentarily stunned.
Then, Professor Chen readily agreed to let Hu Bayi join.
"What about you guys?"
Professor Chen looked at Zhang Tian. If Hu Bayi knew so much, Zhang Tian and the others should be no less capable.
"Us..."
Zhang Tian slowly raised his hand.
A section of the wooden table, about a foot thick, visibly dented.
"Hiss..."
Countless experts gasped.
The young man who had blocked Zhang Tian earlier took a step back, cold sweat beading on his forehead.
Good heavens, if someone were to get slapped like that, wouldn't their head spin a few times?
"Bang!"
Professor Chen stood up.
"Welcome, comrades, to the team!"
Being old and wise, he spoke before Zhang Tian could react.
With such an expert, how could he possibly refuse?
Zhang Tian, the three of them, clearly looked like formidable experts. They hadn't misjudged.
Zhang Tian: Heh, "Showing His True Colors."
At this moment, Shirley Yang also walked out from inside.
Her hair lightly brushed her chest, with a slight wave.
Dyed a brownish color, her face was fair, and her figure was good.
Compared to the female ghost, she was a little lacking.
Hu Bayi was attracted to her. A foreign woman was a rare sight.
If he could successfully pursue her, it would be a matter of great pride.
"This is Shirley Yang, our sponsor for this expedition."
Professor Chen introduced her briefly.
Zhang Tian was not interested.
In his opinion, Shirley Yang was just a young girl. Pretty, but not exceptionally so. Even if she weren't, she was still better than average, considered quite decent.
"So, Professor Chen, where is the tomb we are going to this time?"
Zhang Tian asked.
He had been curious about this question all along.
"To the deep sea. Many years ago, some professors went to the deep sea to explore an ancient tomb, but they went and never returned. This time, we want to go and see."
Professor Chen explained.
Zhang Tian was stunned.
Talk about being caught off guard. He thought this was a tomb-raiding plot, but now it seemed they were involved with the Ghost Lantern team.
Was this a crossover? And what was Shirley Yang doing there? Did she enjoy going underwater?
"So she's going too?"
"Yes, I want to find clues. I heard that within the ancient tomb, there are clues about a legendary ancient tomb."
Shirley Yang spoke, her gaze falling on the handprint on the table, her eyes filled with surprise.
Zhang Tian now understood. These people, just out of Xin Shi Village,
were preparing to go to the Xisha Underwater Tomb, a nightmare-level tomb.
It was truly unbelievable.
This ancient tomb was built by the designer, Wang Zanghai, who had previously overseen the construction of the Cloud Top Heavenly Palace.
Based on his experiences in foreign lands, he left behind three snake-browed bronze fish, which were stored separately in the Lu Royal Palace, a ancient pagoda in Guangxi, and his own underwater tomb.
Eventually, the underwater tomb was sunk by Wu Tianzhen.
Nothing was left.
Zhang Tian was immediately annoyed.
They claimed to be protecting cultural relics, but they raided one and destroyed another...
However, with these people suddenly going to the underwater tomb, could there be clues about the Jingjue Ancient City?
Curiosity piqued, Zhang Tian nodded.
"Alright, but when are you leaving?"
Zhang Tian asked.
Shirley Yang thought for a moment.
"In about a month. We don't know the exact location yet, so we need to find it."
As she spoke, her large eyes looked at Hu Bayi.
Old Hu, uncharacteristically, blushed.
Seeing this, Zhang Tian didn't say much.
"Old Hu, you stay here and cooperate with them. Remember, you leave in a month."
Zhang Tian instructed.
Hu Bayi understood something and nodded.
He needed to control the pace, not discover things too early. After a month, they would find the location of the ancient tomb.
Shirley Yang's expression changed. This Zhang Tian was quite shrewd.
This was also a form of showing his power.
Taking a breath, Shirley Yang forced a smile.
"Alright, Fatty, we're leaving. Old Hu, good luck."
Zhang Tian patted Hu Bayi on the shoulder and winked.
Fatty chuckled.
"Old Hu, good luck! Conquer the foreign girl and bring glory to our nation!"
Fatty clenched his fist.
Hu Bayi's face turned even redder.
Shirley Yang truly did not expect that after recruiting three people, she thought they were geniuses and experts, but they turned out to be three big scoundrels.
They were lusting after her!
Shirley Yang felt completely overwhelmed.
After leaving Professor Chen's place, Fatty was still thinking about Hu Bayi.
"Heh heh, Boss, Old Hu is in luck. A beauty is being delivered right to his door, Old Hu can't refuse her."
Fatty chuckled.
Zhang Tian gave him a disdainful look.
"I advise you to stop thinking about others."
"Be careful you don't end up pulling a cart."
Zhang Tian said, making Fatty shiver.
"Boss, how did you know I used to pull carts?"
"Guessing."
With that, the group left.
Zhang Tian also needed to go back and prepare. The amount of information was too much, it had disrupted his plans, and he needed to go back and re-strategize.
At this moment, in the interrogation room.
Seeing herself, Chen Xi felt a surge of excitement.
"Grandpa..."
Looking at the elder, Chen Xi felt a sense of familiarity and strangeness.
She had never met her grandfather or father since she was a child.
Therefore, her feelings for them were not very deep.
Seeing him again, she felt that it was very different from her impression.
"The Underwater Tomb, this should be Grandpa's first collaboration with them."
"My father should have appeared during the Jingjue Ancient City. What did they go through? Will the legendary things in those diaries come true?"
Chen Xi pondered, her heart beating rapidly.
Countless people present also looked on with anticipation.
[The Underwater Tomb, I heard it's very dangerous.]
[That's nothing, the Cloud Top Heavenly Palace is the real deal.]
[Is this Professor Chen? The greatest contributor? So cool, my idol.]
[By the way, isn't Zhang Qiling with Zhang Tian and the others? Why hasn't he appeared yet?]
[He should be here soon.]
On the scene, some people were discussing, and at this moment, the picture continued.
In the tomb of the Jin Dynasty, the experts followed the route and arrived at a large door.
The door was already open, clearly having been entered by someone.
The walls were covered in Jin Dynasty script and totems.
These scripts and totems attracted the attention of the expert team...
(To all my little brother's wives and all the handsome guys, please give a rating. Thank you. If we go to the deep sea, little brother will be brought along. Thank you again...)