The Crazy Son-In-Law

After a minor incident, the group quickly resumed their journey. A few minutes later, a long, narrow crevice appeared before them. About two meters wide and bottomless, this was the end of the underground river; the sound of water they had heard earlier was emanating from here.

Thankfully, they had discovered this crevice in time. Had they fallen in the dark, they would have likely been crushed to death. The ground on the other side was about two meters higher, blocking their view of what was above.

“What do we do? We can’t cross without tools. Perhaps we should go back,” Glasses suggested. “We’ve more than accomplished our task. We’ve been in here so long, our walkie-talkies have lost signal. They’re probably getting anxious waiting for us outside.”

The main purpose of their trip was a rescue mission. Since there were no survivors, they considered their task essentially complete.

Zhao Xianyong pondered for a moment, then expressed his regret, “It seems that we have no other choice. Let’s go back.”

“Shouldn’t we at least take a look above?” Xiao Shun looked up at the edge of the rock wall. “I want to see what’s over there.”

“How do we get there without a ladder? Do we fly…?”

Before Zhao Xianyong could finish his sentence, Xiao Shun lightly stomped his foot. His body turned into a white shadow, flickered, and he lightly floated onto the rock wall across. Zhao Xianyong was speechless; Xiao Shun had indeed flown across.

While most ordinary people knew about martial arts practitioners, the concept of lightness skill was generally only found in novels or movies. They had never seen such a thing in real life.

Following this, Yuxu also showed his agility and lightly jumped across.

With the beam of their flashlight, they quickly discovered an oval, very flat area. There was a stone door directly across from them. Clearly, someone had been here before.All content © N/.ôvel/Dr/ama.Org.

“What’s up there?” Zhao Xianyong no longer dwelled on how the two had flown across. He conceded that he had underestimated Dr. Xiao.

“You two wait here. We’re going to check it out.”

Xiao Shun did not answer his question directly, but walked ahead. After a few steps, he removed his gas mask, which was quite cumbersome. As soon as he took it off, he smelled a strange odor. He immediately called upon his internal energy to form a protective barrier around his body, then peeled off his protective suit, which was also inconvenient to move in.

Yuxu, realizing he wasn’t as strong as Xiao Shun, obediently followed him while still wearing his protective suit and gas mask.

“Could this be the tomb of some hidden expert? It’s very mysterious,” Xiao Shun murmured as he approached the stone door.

“It’s possible. Maybe it was a master of poison,” Yuxu chuckled. Anyone who could deploy poison in such a vast space was certainly skilled.

As they reached the stone door, they had no tools and had to rely on brute force.

With a loud rumble, Xiao Shun slammed his palm against the stone door, causing it to fall to the ground.

Zhao Xianyong and Glasses heard the noise and exchanged glances. Unable to see what was happening, they could only worry. Zhao Xianyong called out, “What happened?”

Of course, there was no reply.

Indeed, a simple, square tomb appeared before them. The tomb was drier than the outside, with a coffin in the middle and smooth walls all around.

“Golden Phoebe wood,” Yuxu said, brushing off the dust from the coffin. “This coffin alone is worth a fortune. It seems that the one buried here was either rich or noble. However, according to the records, no major tycoons or nobles have ever emerged from this area.”

“Can you take its value out?” Xiao Shun joked.

“Probably not. Even if I could, I’d probably have to surrender it,” Yuxi admitted.

Xiao Shun smirked, “Let’s open it up.”

If it was just a tomb, their trip would have been rather unprofitable.

With a little effort, Yuxu lifted the coffin lid, revealing a complete skeleton.

Their eyes were immediately drawn to a rose-like plant growing from the skull. It had dark green leaves, a robust stem, and a crystal-clear droplet of water on it. Unbelievably, it had grown out of the skull.

“What is this?” Yuxu wondered aloud.

“Dark Rose, a nice find,” Xiao Shun said with a satisfied smile.

“Dark Rose?”

“Yes, this thing may have formed from the essence of this fellow here. It’s really rare. Rosesare common, but Dark Roses are extremely rare,” Xiao Shun explained.

“There’s a legend that long ago, there was a divine doctor with superb medical skills who could bring people back from the brink of death. However, his fame also brought calamity. The princess of a king fell ill with a strange disease, and the doctor was summoned. He was ordered to cure the princess within three months or his entire village would be executed.

“Despite his best efforts, he was unable to cure the princess’s illness. As the deadline approached, he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. Fortunately, he found a prescription in a medical book that could cure the princess’s disease.”

“But the prescription required an extremely rare medicinal ingredient, the Dark Rose. Dark Roses are extremely yin and cold, growing only in decaying coffins. To find them, one must dig graves, which is seen as a curse. After much thought, he decided to dig up his own parents’ grave… and he really found it, saving the lives of all villagers.”

“I thought this was just a folk tale, but it turns out this thing actually exists,” Xiao Shun said.

“Something growing out of a corpse is ominous. What disease can it cure?” Yuxu asked skeptically.

“I’m not sure what it can cure, but as it’s rare, it must be highly valuable. Let’s take it back first. I’ll look for a medical book that records Dark Roses when we get back,” Xiao Shun said eagerly.

As he spoke, he carefully plucked the Dark Rose. It was cool to the touch, like holding a block of ice.

“Cover it up. Let archaeologists figure out who this person was,” he said.

After Yuxu replaced the coffin lid, they circled the tomb again, tapping the walls. The walls were solid all around, indicating that there was nothing else in the tomb.

There was at least some reward, even if they didn’t know what the Dark Rose could do, Xiao Shun thought.

After leaving the tomb, he wrapped the Dark Rose in his protective suit, ready to leave.

Seeing him carrying his protective suit and gas mask in one hand, Zhao Xianyong was shocked, “Dr. Xiao, put on your gas mask quickly!”

“Don’t worry, I’m fine. I’ve been immune to poison since I was a child.”

With a relaxed expression, Xiao Shun and Yuxu jumped back across the crevice and said, “Let’s go, we can go back now.”