109: Has Ye Bai's identity been exposed?

Professor Han had actually seen this species before; he had seen it at a fellow professor's place at the Archaeology Academy.

They were interested in the historical artifacts within the Tomb, but they had no interest in this plant. In the end, that book ended up in his hands.

He was very interested in biology, but he was equally interested in the plants found in Tombs. He had once read about this ghost avoider.

"ghost avoider?"

Xiao Song suddenly looked at Professor Han and spoke in confusion.

"The ghost avoider is a plant that doesn't need sunlight, but it does need blood. In its early stages, the ghost avoider must be soaked in a blood pool for seven times seven, forty-nine days, before it can be transplanted. This transplantation process is also very cruel; it involves constantly drenching its leaves and roots with blood."

"This continues until it reaches the designated location, which is a steep cliff. The cultivation after transplantation is also very important."

"It still requires a massive amount of blood, and this blood must come from those with virgin bodies. After seven consecutive days of irrigation, it will finally succeed. From then on, it must be irrigated every other year for a total of ten years."

As Professor Han spoke to this point, he looked at the ghost avoider with a trace of pity.

What a sin!

To irrigate this great tree, it would take at least tens of thousands of lives to succeed.

Professor Han's words left all the professors stunned; no one had expected this great tree to be so brutal.

"My god! It actually takes that much blood to keep this tree alive?"

"I understand now why this tree is this color!"

"No wonder it grew so large. This thing is truly sinister; how is this a normal tree?"

The other professors stared at the Live Stream Room in horror, finally understanding why this tree was so massive.

It turned out this thing was very special.

"But Professor... what is the function of this ghost avoider? What is the point of this tree's existence?"

Xiao Song's face was pale as he looked at Professor Han in terror.

"This... I don't know. It wasn't recorded in the book. I only know that this tree is very unusual and that it protects its master... as for how it protects them, I don't know."

Professor Han sighed helplessly; he really didn't know about this part.

Otherwise, he would have warned them directly.

"What species it is doesn't matter anymore. I just hope they can stay safe."

One of the professors looked at them with eyes full of worry.

Inside the Tomb.

Ye Bai looked up at the corpses hanging from the great tree above.

Judging by their clothes—the long braids and the tunics—they were clearly people from the Qing Dynasty.

Ye Bai also clearly saw several holes in this great tree, though they didn't look very large.

It wasn't just Ye Bai who saw them; Wu Jing and Yang Mi also clearly saw these holes.

And they looked extremely familiar.

They had seen holes like these on the Titanoboa before—the bloody holes caused by Ye Bai.

Strange!

Why were there holes like that here too?

Could Ye Bai have been here before?

Wu Jing and Yang Mi exchanged a glance, both of their eyes filled with confusion.

"How were these holes made? Why would someone do this to the tree?"

Cai Xukun also noticed the holes. He had indeed seen similar holes before, but was it necessary to put so many holes in this tree?

"Two-Finger Tomb Exploration; it's the ultimate technique of the Heavenly Official of Grave Opening."

"Among these people, someone was a descendant of the Fa Qiu Lineage."

Ye Bai responded coldly, his gaze still fixed on the corpses above.

The fingers of one of the corpses were as long as his own.

When Ye Bai saw this, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Oh no!

I've exposed myself.

He wasn't a descendant of the Heavenly Official of Grave Opening, but the Zhang Qilin he was role-playing certainly was.

This is bad. Once they get out, they might arrest him as a Tomb Robber.

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Jing and Yang Mi's hearts both sank.

Two-Finger Tomb Exploration?

Wasn't that the skill he had demonstrated before?

Could he also be someone from the Fa Qiu Lineage?

As they thought of this, their expressions became unnatural... Thinking back on Ye Bai's performance along the way, it really didn't seem like the skills a summer intern should have. Now that they thought about it, the identity of a Tomb Robber suited him quite well... but they couldn't say it out loud, as they had no evidence.

"Someone from the Fa Qiu Lineage? Then the others must be Mojin Captains and Mountain Overseeing Protectors, right?"

Reba didn't think that far ahead; instead, she looked at the bodies. These were the ancestors of Tomb robbing!

If they hadn't entered the Tomb in this lifetime, who would have had the chance to see such people?

"Why would these people turn swords into plowshares and come here together? What kind of treasure is inside here?"

Zhang Dada felt this was very strange. If they were to believe Ye Bai, these people were all formidable figures.

Any one of them was impressive, yet they came here together. This was enough to prove that whatever was here was very important, and perhaps very dangerous... Otherwise, for enemies to set aside their grudges and enter a Tomb together, it must be something significant.

Zhang Dada's words made sense, and they were all wondering about it too. What secret lay within that could bring these leaders of the Tomb-robbing world together to explore this Tomb?

It wasn't just the celebrities who thought so; the audience was just as curious.

[Holy crap! Zhang Dada finally said something sensible. I want to know too; what kind of treasure is in this place that would make those people risk their lives here?]

[Does it have to be a treasure? Could it be a hoard of riches?]

[That's hard to say. Regardless, it should be an incredible treasure, otherwise why would they come together? I think this thing might not be money, but something else.]

[Why do you say that? What if it's a hoard? Tons of gold and silver jewelry! Wouldn't you be tempted?]

[If it were me, I'd certainly be excited, but they wouldn't be. Think about it, those are the ancestors of the Tomb-robbing world. They have heritages. What Tomb couldn't they enter if they wanted to? Their experience is much broader than ours. Would money really be an issue for them? What ancient artifact couldn't they get their hands on?]

[Crap! The person above is right! That makes sense.]

[If it's not money, what could it be?]

[That's why we have to keep watching. What's the point of guessing here?]

[Could this be very dangerous? Even the ancestors of the Tomb-robbing world were turned into sausages. Isn't this a bit too terrifying?]

Upon seeing these images, the viewers were shocked and began to speculate.

Inside the Tomb.

"Ye Bai, do you know something?"

Yang Mi felt that Ye Bai should know. After all, he was technically part of the Fa Qiu Lineage, so it was only natural for him to know these things.

Ye Bai carefully recalled the memories regarding Zhang Qilin.

Regarding this specific memory, he actually did remember it.