Invincible Little School Doctor

Chapter 882: Chapter 881: Just a Single Coffin? (8 Chapters)

All three suspected locations were within the mountains, and Ye Haochuan led Long Keyue to the first one, pushing aside the weeds to reveal a faintly visible tombstone.

Long Keyue pointed at the grave and said, ”You go down first.”

Ye Haochuan grimaced and said, ”Female Hero, if this really is the grave of an ancestor of the Long Family, wouldn’t it be inappropriate for me, an outsider, to enter?”

”Quit the nonsense and get in there!”

”Female Hero, as a junior at the Innate Realm, I won’t be of much help to you; it would be better if I just wait outside.”

”Humph, how do I know you haven’t set up a trap for me inside?” Long Keyue said with the corner of her mouth curved in an amused smile.

”Female Hero, I wouldn’t dare set a trap for you!”

Ye Haochuan’s face was almost green, wondering if Long Xiaotian had told her something.

”Not daring, huh? So you’ve had the thought, then?”

Long Keyue laughed light-heartedly, as radiant as a myriad of blooming flowers, but Ye Haochuan felt the chill of an unending winter, bone-piercing cold.

”Female Hero is joking, I would never have such thoughts!”

Having said that, Ye Haochuan, keen to dispel Long Keyue’s doubts, opened the grave and jumped in first.

This grave wasn’t big, and it was empty inside. After a comparison, Ye Haochuan said, ”It shouldn’t be here.”

”Let’s go, onto the second one.”

Long Keyue did not dwell on it and immediately followed Ye Haochuan to the second location.

This time Ye Haochuan didn’t utter a word; he directly opened the grave and jumped in, only to find, regrettably, it was not the place.

Long Keyue asked indifferently, ”You’re not just putting me on by randomly picking a few graves, are you?”

Ye Haochuan suddenly felt extremely stressed, ”Female Hero, I am also following clues based on the investigation, and I can’t guarantee that the Long Family grave will be within these three locations. But don’t worry, if it’s not among these three, I will continue searching and definitely help you find it!”

”Fine then, let’s proceed to the next one.”

Neither of the two locations turned out to be the Long Family Ancient Tomb, but Long Keyue didn’t get angry. She hadn’t expected to find it on the first try. After all, the ancient tomb’s age was unknown, and there were few clues; it was normal not to find it immediately.

The third suspected location was even more desolate. Ye Haochuan intended to go in first but, after several attempts, found that he couldn’t even open the tomb door.

”Female Hero, this tomb door seems to be made of some special mineral. With my strength, I can’t open it,” said Ye Haochuan with a hint of embarrassment.

”Oh?”

Long Keyue’s eyes suddenly brightened, ”It seems we’ve found the right place.”

Ye Haochuan was now a Cultivator in the Late Stage of the Innate Realm, and if even he couldn’t open the tomb, it was certainly no ordinary grave; it could very well be the Long Family Ancient Tomb!

Long Keyue stepped forward, extending her delicate and smooth palm with a faint glow surrounding it. Without touching the tomb door, she simply made a slight gesture with her hand, and the door opened with a rumbling sound.

Ye Haochuan’s eyes widened in disbelief. This was the disparity between realms!

The tomb door he couldn’t open despite exerting all his might, Long Keyue opened it as though playing house, a simple wave of her hand, and it was done. Truly, comparisons are odious!

After opening the grave, Long Keyue gave Ye Haochuan a look, signaling him to go first.

Ye Haochuan muttered to himself as he entered, ”Does she need to be so cautious?”

Long Keyue, following behind him, suddenly spoke, ”Better safe than sorry. The path of cultivation is not like ordinary life; sometimes, a single careless moment can lead to irreversible doom.”

Oh crap!

Ye Haochuan’s forehead was streaming with cold sweat. Does she know everything I’m thinking? That’s terrifying!

He gave an embarrassed laugh and said, ”You’re right to admonish me; listening to your words is better than studying for ten years. It is truly my lifetime’s fortune to receive your advice!”

”Hehe...”

Long Keyue let out a gentle laugh, like a fairy descending to earth.

”Your skill in flattery is quite impressive.”

”Female Hero, every word I said came from the bottom of my heart; how can it be considered flattery!”

Long Keyue’s laugh seemed to relax Ye Haochuan quite a bit, and he no longer felt as tense as before.

This tomb was very deep; it took the two of them descending about a hundred yards to reach the bottom.

Illuminating the underground tomb chambers with a Crystal Stone, there were several chambers, with the central one holding an ancient coffin.

Long Keyue stared at the cryptic paintings on the stone walls of the tomb for a long time. Ye Haochuan, with his level of strength, could hardly recognize them, but Long Keyue seemed to be deeply engrossed.

”Did you find anything?” Ye Haochuan couldn’t help but ask.

After a while, Long Keyue responded, ”It seems that this is indeed a burial place of an ancestor of the Long Family. These paintings match the descriptions in the ancient texts.”

Long Keyue had not shared this information with Ye Haochuan yet.

After examining the paintings, Long Keyue walked around the central chamber. The chamber was spacious, yet apart from the coffin, there was nothing else.

Finally, Long Keyue stood before the coffin, performed a respectful bow, and after three bows, she opened the lid.

Looking at the coffin, Long Keyue showed a hint of disappointment.

”What’s inside?” Ye Haochuan asked curiously.

Long Keyue shook her head and said, ”Nothing.”

Empty? Was this Long Family ancestor too stingy, or what? Not to mention a body in the coffin, you’d at least expect some valuable burial goods. Otherwise, wouldn’t our trip be for nothing?

”Let’s check the other chambers.”

The central chamber connected to several others, and at this point, Long Keyue no longer needed Ye Haochuan to lead the way, which showed she no longer had any guard against him.

Cautiously following behind Long Keyue, they entered and exited one tomb chamber after another.

This tomb was like a maze; one chamber connected to another and there were hundreds of them, large and small. Ye Haochuan felt dizzy just from the number!

After exploring hundreds of chambers, even the composed Long Keyue couldn’t help but frown.

”Such a huge tomb, and there’s only a decrepit coffin?” Long Keyue walked around the coffin a few times and couldn’t help but snark, ”I’ve traveled thousands of miles to Haishan, am I supposed to bring back a decrepit coffin?”

Ye Haochuan commented leisurely, ”Maybe this coffin is the treasure?”

”Considering a coffin a treasure, you do have a peculiar taste. If you like it, I can give it to you...” Long Keyue smirked wickedly. Ye Haochuan quickly shook his head and said, ”I... I was just making a casual comment!”

Ignoring Ye Haochuan, Long Keyue murmured to herself, ”How could the noble Long Family build an empty tomb? We must have missed something!”

”Hey, come help me look again.” Long Keyue turned her gaze onto Ye Haochuan, who said wearily, ”Female Hero, haven’t we just searched through?”

”When I say search, you search. Cut the chatter!”

Seeing Long Keyue’s stern glance, Ye Haochuan, who was slumped on the ground, sprang up as if injected with adrenaline and declared, ”Right away, immediately!”

Looking around at the several tomb entrances, Ye Haochuan ingratiatingly asked, ”Female Hero, where shall we start this time?”