325: The renowned general, a place of extraordinary significance in history.

Ye Bai picked up the Dagger and said, "The moment I pushed open the stone coffin just now, I suddenly had a bad premonition, so I overturned the stone coffin. Unfortunately, the Skeleton has vanished without a trace."

"Does this Dagger have any special significance?" Meng Ziyi asked curiously.

"You'll know once you look at the writing on the Dagger." Ye Bai pointed at the text on the Dagger.

Meng Ziyi leaned in to look, and her expression became serious. "It's Seal Script!"

Yang Mi leaned in to look, and her expression changed drastically. "It says 'Dagger of Blood Sacrifice, the Tomb opener shall die.' What does this mean? Are we in big trouble?" Her voice trembled noticeably, her eyes filled with fear.

Ye Bai frowned, his expression solemn. "It seems the Tomb Owner doesn't want us to leave easily. This Dagger should be some kind of medium for a curse."

Meng Ziyi hugged her arms in fear. "Then what should we do now? Are we really going to die here?"

Ye Bai took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. "Don't panic yet. We need to find a way to break this curse. Sometimes Seal Script has multiple meanings; perhaps this is just a way to scare people."

Saying that, he took out the Ancient Book he carried with him and began searching for records about the 'Dagger of Blood Sacrifice.' Yang Mi and Meng Ziyi watched him nervously, not even daring to breathe loudly.

After a while, Ye Bai looked up. "There are similar records in the Ancient Book. This kind of curse is usually related to the Tomb Owner's resentment. We need to find the source of the resentment; maybe that will lift the curse."

Yang Mi said anxiously, "Then where do we find the source of the resentment? This place is so big, and it's eerie everywhere."

Ye Bai looked at the surroundings and said after a moment of thought, "Let's look around this Stone Platform to see if there are any special Passages or markings."

The three began to search carefully near the Stone Platform. Suddenly, Meng Ziyi shouted, "Look, there's a hidden compartment here!"

Ye Bai and Yang Mi rushed over. The hidden compartment was very small, containing a worn-out silk pouch. Ye Bai carefully picked up the pouch and opened it to find a strand of hair and a yellowed slip of paper.

On the paper was written: 'My grievance shall be paid in blood; those who open my Tomb shall fall into Hell forever.'

Yang Mi gasped. "This seems to be the Tomb Owner's resentment, but how do we eliminate it?"

Ye Bai held the hair and the paper, examining them closely. "This hair might be the key; perhaps it has some connection to the Tomb Owner. Let's look for more clues related to this hair."

They continued searching in the Tomb Chamber and found a Stone Platform covered in Runes. There was a small hole on the Stone Platform, about the thickness of a strand of hair.

Ye Bai tried to insert the hair into the small hole. In an instant, the surrounding air seemed to freeze, and a low roar echoed from all directions.

"Not good, we've triggered something!" Yang Mi was frantic.

Ye Bai shouted loudly, "Everyone, be careful!"

Black smoke billowed from the walls, quickly rushing toward them. In the smoke, there seemed to be countless agonized faces, clawing and pouncing at them.

Meng Ziyi screamed in terror, "What are these things? Ye Bai, think of something quickly!"

Ye Bai quickly took out several talisman papers from his backpack, chanting under his breath before throwing them at the smoke. The talisman papers burst into flames the moment they touched the smoke, temporarily blocking the attack.

"This is a manifestation of the Tomb Owner's resentment. We need to resolve this situation as soon as possible," Ye Bai said.

Watching the continuous surge of smoke, Yang Mi had a sudden idea. "Ye Bai, you said the hair is the key. What if we destroy the hair?"

Ye Bai's eyes lit up. "It's worth a try!"

He took out the Fire Starter and lit the hair. As the hair turned to ash, the roars grew more intense, and the black smoke surged frantically as if to swallow them whole.

"How can this be?" Yang Mi cried out in horror.

Just when they thought they were about to be submerged by the smoke, it suddenly began to dissipate, and the roars gradually faded.

"It seems we've succeeded." Ye Bai breathed a sigh of relief.

Meng Ziyi patted her chest. "That scared me to death. I thought we were really going to die here."

Yang Mi also wiped the cold sweat from her forehead. "That was so thrilling. I'm never doing this again."

Ye Bai smiled. "Don't celebrate too early. We still have to find a way out."

They continued exploring the Tomb Chamber and found a Passage leading upwards. The Passage was very narrow, allowing only one person to pass at a time.

Ye Bai led the way, with Yang Mi and Meng Ziyi following behind. A pungent odor filled the Passage, making it somewhat difficult to breathe.

"This smell is awful," Yang Mi complained.

Suddenly, Ye Bai stopped. "There's something ahead."

They walked forward cautiously and found the Passage filled with Skeletons, some with swords and sabers stuck in them.

"It looks like a fierce battle took place here," Meng Ziyi whispered.

Yang Mi said tremblingly, "We won't encounter any danger too, will we?"

Ye Bai carefully observed the surroundings. "Everyone be careful. Don't touch these Skeletons. There might be a mechanism."

They carefully bypassed the Skeletons and continued forward. After walking for a while, the Passage gradually widened, and a Stone Door appeared ahead.

The Stone Door was covered in various carvings, including scenes of war and sacrificial rituals.

Ye Bai stepped forward and carefully studied the patterns on the Stone Door. "These patterns seem to be telling a story, perhaps related to the history of this Tomb."

"What story?" Yang Mi asked curiously.

Ye Bai pointed at the patterns and said, "It looks like the Tomb Owner was a general who was betrayed by his own people in war and died with a grievance, which is why there's such deep resentment."

Meng Ziyi sighed, "So that's how it is. That's so pitiful."

Ye Bai felt around the Stone Door and found several mechanism buttons. Following the hints from the patterns on the Stone Door, he pressed a few buttons, and the Stone Door slowly opened.

Behind the door was a massive treasury, filled with gold, silver, jewelry, Antiques, and paintings.

"Wow, so many treasures!" Yang Mi ran inside excitedly.

Meng Ziyi was also stunned by the sight. "These things must be worth a fortune."

Yang Mi no longer cared about the treasures; she headed straight for the innermost part of the treasury. On the north side of the treasury was a Stone Stele about two meters high, with two lines of characters carved on it.

Ye Bai walked to the Stone Stele and read the content seriously.

The content roughly meant: "The person buried in this Mausoleum is named Zhao Wugeng. He once led a great army to conquer the world, his fame shaking the four seas, but unexpectedly, he was framed by treacherous subjects and died with hatred."

"I, this general, hereby swear that if I ever rule the world again, I will surely slaughter the treacherous subjects and avenge Zhao Wugeng!"