158: Ye Bai's decisiveness and direct attack

The Village Chief's words were cut short by Professor Wang.

"Isn't this inappropriate? We're just catching some insects, how can we trouble someone to lead the way? Will it disturb you?"

"No! We also want to help; this is serious business."

The Village Chief gave no chance for refusal and turned to look at the villagers behind him.

"Ah Long, aren't you free? You go with them. Bring more medicinal powder, just in case you encounter any snakes, insects, rats, or ants, you'll have a way to deal with them."

"Okay."

Ah Long said and turned to leave. In a short while, he was seen holding a machete in his hand, and some cloth bags were hanging from his waist.

"Everyone, please."

Ah Long made a gesture of invitation and walked ahead to lead the way.

"In that case, thank you, old sir."

Professor Wang smiled and thanked the Village Chief, then followed Ah Long deeper into the stockade.

The Village Chief watched their departing figures with a smile until they were far away, then the smile disappeared from his face, and he looked at the villagers behind him.

"Try not to go too far; wait for news from Ah Long."

After the Village Chief finished speaking, the villagers all became extremely vigilant.

They were all very concerned about outsiders.

Ah Long walked in front, while Professor Wang and Ye Bai walked side by side.

"Ye Bai, we need to go in quickly."

Professor Wang remembered the Village Chief's words. Besides them, some people had already gone in first, which most likely meant Tomb Robbers.

The matter of the Tomb of King Xian was an open secret; there was danger, but there were also great treasures.

"How do we get in? Ah Long is still leading the way."

Xiao He heard this and also realized something was wrong, muttering softly.

After hearing this, Ye Bai's black figure suddenly flashed, and in a few steps, he stood behind the villager and struck his neck with a hand chop.

Before Ah Long could realize what was happening, he felt a pain in his neck, his eyes went black, and he lost consciousness.

Professor Wang, Wu Jing, the Search and Rescue Team, and the security personnel were all stunned by Ye Bai's actions.

Was he really that fast with his moves?

He just acted without hesitation.

Ye Bai didn't explain but took out a communicator from his clothes.

Seeing this item, everyone immediately understood.

Leading the way was false; testing them was true.

Ye Bai ignored everyone's gaze and walked in first.

"Wait for me!"

"Me too!"

Meng Ziyi saw Ye Bai walk in and quickly followed.

Reba and Bai Lu also followed closely behind.

Professor Wang looked at Ye Bai's back and felt relieved by his decisive actions.

Excellent, excellent!!

Full marks for this action.

"We need to hurry in so the Tomb Robbers don't get there first and steal everything."

What he was distressed about wasn't the treasures, but the cultural relics. If they were destroyed by Tomb Robbers, that would truly be heartbreaking.

The others behind him quickened their pace, and as they passed Ah Long, they felt sympathy for him.

That blow just now, they all felt the pain.

In the Live Stream Room, the audience didn't expect Ye Bai to suddenly strike.

But when they saw the communicator, they understood why Ye Bai had suddenly acted.

[Damn it! This is calculation upon calculation. People's hearts are truly hard to guess. This smiling Village Chief is actually so vicious!]

[This isn't viciousness; it's fulfilling his duty. Vigilance is good, but thankfully, Young Master Ye Bai acted quickly. If he had been exposed, it would have been difficult to handle.]

[What I'm concerned about now are the people the Village Chief mentioned. Fortunately, Professor Wang reacted quickly and didn't expose those people, otherwise, it would have been even harder for them to get in.]

[Who are those people? Could they be Tomb Robbers?]

[Definitely! Professor Wang's Archaeological Team is the official one. How could anyone else have access? That's impossible.]

[Oh no, besides facing creatures, we also have to face those Tomb Robbers?]

The audience was now very concerned about the Archaeological Team members and the cultural relics inside the Tomb.

Upon learning that others had already gone in, the people from the Archaeology Academy began to get nervous.

"Someone went in first? Will they get in before us?"

"Probably not? The map is in Old Wang's hands. Without a map, they'll have to grope around for a while; it shouldn't be that fast."

"Haven't you noticed something? According to the Village Chief's personality, those previous people should also have had a villager lead the way, but they didn't realize it wasn't someone from the School of Biology. Perhaps that villager is already dead."

"But there's another possibility: he was bribed."

One of the professors speculated.

As soon as he finished speaking, the professors were all dumbfounded. If it was the former, it might be better, but if it was the latter... that meant they could successfully find the Tomb even without a map, and their speed would be much faster than theirs.

"Can they really be bribed? Aren't these people supposed to be Tomb Guardians?"

Professor Qian felt that might not be the case; the possibility of death was high.

"After guarding for so many years, people's hearts change. Would you leave treasures untouched and live a hard life here?"

"The Village Chief might hold his ground, but the villagers might not, after all, human hearts are unpredictable."

Professor Guo also thought this possibility was very high.

It has been said since ancient times that wealth moves people's hearts; this is an eternal truth.

Now... Old Wang and the others will have a difficult time.

In the mountain forest.

Ye Bai walked in front, leading everyone towards the forbidden area inside Zhelong Stockade.

When they arrived at a forest, many cow and sheep skulls appeared before their eyes. There were even many red cloth strips on the trees, and cloth piled into banners hung from the trees.

This looked just like a Sacrificial Altar.

In the very front, a huge bull's head was fixed on an even thicker tree.

Below the tree, several unrotted pig, cow, and sheep heads were placed on the ground.

Many maggots were wriggling on them, emerging from the eye sockets.

This scene disgusted the security personnel and the Production Team.

However, after their previous encounters in the forbidden area, the celebrities had become accustomed to it.

They had seen the Corpse Accumulation Ground and the Corpse Beetles; what else was there to fear?

"This is a local custom; they are offering sacrifices to King Xian."

Professor Wang said calmly, looking at the scene.

"It's just a sacrifice."

Ye Bai suddenly spoke.

But he didn't finish his sentence.

It was just a sacrifice, praying to King Xian to bless them with favorable weather.

If King Xian had that ability, why would he pursue immortality?

With this thought, Ye Bai didn't give anyone a chance to speak and continued walking forward.

Professor Wang merely glanced at it, instructing his team members behind him to photograph the scene.

Then he followed Ye Bai deeper inside.

As noon approached, everyone arrived at a river, and waves of coolness emanated from the water.