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Chapter 684 Tomb of Emperor Xi

"Is it not necessary?" Zhou Chang pondered over these four words.

The white ghost face exerted more strength in his hands: "Give me the jade pendant first. Once I confirm that the jade pendant is real, I will let you go."

"No, the kidnappers have no credibility." Zhou Chang couldn't give in easily, and then he thought of a key point, "Besides, how can you confirm the authenticity of the jade pendant?"

"You know that Emperor Xi's tomb is right here, don't you?" The white ghost face sneered sinisterly.

Zhou Chang had never heard of it, but he changed his words immediately: "Of course, have you actually found the entrance to Emperor Xi's Tomb?"

White ghost face by default.

Zhou Chang picked up the jade pendant and shook it again: "That's perfect, one hand to hand over the person, the other hand to hand over the item."

"Wait, what's wrong with your jade pendant..." The white ghost face realized that there was something wrong with the jade pendant with intertwined branches. "It doesn't match the pattern."

Zhou Chang grinned and told the truth: "Haha... Sorry, I stepped on the jade pendant and cracked it. I had no choice but to re-inlay it with gold. It looks much better than before."

"This..." The white ghost face widened his eyes behind the mask, unable to understand, "Do you know that the jade pendant is the key to the treasure in Emperor Xi's Tomb? How could you break it?"

"Your letter said that you wanted to exchange the jade pendant for someone, but you didn't say that the jade pendant must be intact." Zhou Chang said nonchalantly.

The white ghost face's eyes darkened: "In this case, whether this jade pendant can still open the tomb door is unknown..."

"Hey, you can't deny your debt. Whether the treasure is true or not is still unknown." Zhou Chang never believed in the existence of treasure. "Even if the jade pendant is intact, it can be opened. What if it is empty? As I said before, one hand hands over the person, the other hand hands over the item. As long as the jade pendant is real, the deal is done."

White Ghost Face couldn't just give up. He thought of another idea and said, "No, if we can't open the treasure, this jade pendant is useless. If you want to let him go, it won't be that easy."

"In the final analysis, you still want money?" Zhou Chang leaned back as he spoke. As long as the other party wanted money, he would feel more at ease. "If you want money, I have prepared it today. As long as you are willing to release the person honestly, you can take it."

"Humph, how can the little stuff you brought compare to the treasures in Emperor Xi's Tomb?" The white ghost face sneered, and it was obvious that he had a better idea. "Since neither of us is willing to give in, then you come with me. The jade pendant is in your hand, and you open the tomb door yourself. If it can be opened and there is a treasure inside, then we will release you immediately. If not... hehe... then don't blame me for being rude."

"I'm not feeling well, not mentally ill." Zhou Chang sneered, "Haha, the tomb door is open, the treasure is in front of you, if you don't let me go, what else can I do?"

"Didn't you bring a lot of people with you? Let them form a human wall and a barrier between you and me. I just need to confirm that there is a treasure inside the tomb. Then, we can hand over the person and the treasure. How about that?" The white ghost face had obviously thought it through.

"You want me to bring troops?" Zhou Chang tightly grasped the jade pendant, and after a little thought, he could only nod in agreement, "Okay, I'll trust you for once."

To show his sincerity, the White Ghost Face sheathed his sword and walked forward alone. Ren Gaoyuan and his men surrounded him.

Zhou Chang, with the help of the skinny monkey, struggled to stand up from the chair on the sedan chair. His feet were weak as he approached the white ghost mask.

Thinking of turning around to take a look, he told the skinny monkey, "You and Wu Ling should not be idle either. Go down the mountain and look after the remaining things on the carriage. Gao Yuan and his men can just follow me."

Although the skinny monkey was worried, he could only agree: "Yes."

Wu Ling had been in a lot of trouble since this morning and didn't want to move at all, but was dragged down the mountain by the skinny monkey.

After Zhou Chang gave the order, he turned around again and suddenly smelled a special fragrance coming from the white ghost mask, a mixture of herbs and floral dew.

This is so familiar.

The white ghost mask was completely unaware and had already strode towards the right side of the boulder.

Gao Yuan immediately followed up with alert and asked Han Bin and Wei Ning to bring dozens of elite soldiers to protect Zhou Chang closely.

Zhou Chang was now exhausted and could barely keep up.

The group went around the boulder and found that there was a downhill slope behind it.

This is the cliff of the tail peak of Fengming Mountain. If you walk further down, you will follow the cliff to the bottom of the cliff.

Going downhill further, after walking a distance, there are huge rocks blocking the road again.

After going around the huge rock, there is a valley below.

The valley was surrounded by cliffs on three sides, all of which were covered with plants. Only in the middle, a moss-covered stone wall had been cut out with a knife, and all kinds of strange runes were carved on the stone wall.

The white ghost face led Zhou Chang and his party to the bottom of the stone wall and pointed with his hand: "It is here. The runes on it should match the runes on the jade pendant in His Royal Highness Prince Yi's hand."

After saying that, he stepped back a few steps generously, waiting for Zhou Chang to come forward and open the door.

Gao Yuan always followed behind the white ghost face, holding a sword at the back of his neck to keep him on guard.

Without waiting for Zhou Chang to move, Gao Yuan ordered the guards who followed to form a semicircle around Zhou Chang and protect him in the center.

Zhou Chang then slowly stepped forward and carefully examined the runes on the stone wall.

The runes on the stone wall are indeed similar to the strange runes on the back of the jade pendant.

Zhou Chang took out the jade pendant again.

The white ghost face reminded: "You have to take the jade pendant out of the gold shell and insert it into the groove with the phoenix eye pattern in the middle."

Zhou Chang ignored it and hesitated for a moment.

This was carefully crafted by Yuan Qi's craftsmen.

But now was not the time to worry about this, so he asked for a dagger from the guard next to him and pried the jade pendant out of the gold-inlaid shell first. Doing so would inevitably scratch the shell of the gold-carved sun and moon.

After taking it off, Zhou Chang compared the strange protruding runes on the jade pendant with the phoenix eye rune on the stone wall, and raised the jade pendant in his hand to embed it.

"Click" half of the jade pendant fits perfectly into the groove.

Zhou Chang added the other half.

"Your Highness, slow down. Be careful of traps." Just as he was about to try to turn or press it, Gao Yuan stopped him.

The white ghost face laughed at him: "If you are afraid, why not let me do it."

Gao Yuan ignored him and ordered Han Bin: "You stay and watch over this man. I'll go and try."

As they spoke, three guards armed with knives followed Han Bin forward, took Gao Yuan's position, and surrounded the white ghost dough.

Gao Yuan came to Zhou Chang's side and said, "Your Majesty, you also step back."

Zhou Chang was still wrapped in a black cloak. He was already sweating profusely after walking all the way. He was exhausted, so he retreated as he was told.

Except for the alert guards, everyone's eyes were focused on the jade pendant with intertwined branches.

The crimson jade pendant was embedded in the stone wall covered with green moss, like a red eyeball.