I was almost standing in the back row. There were so many people in front of me, and with my current state, even my own mother might not recognize me if she stood right in front of me. Moreover, the aura on me had long been concealed by the Dragon Scale, so surely no one would recognize me.
It would be strange if Gu Yuan could recognize me. Thinking of this, my heart wasn't as nervous anymore.
If they came near me, as long as I pretended to be scared, I probably wouldn't be chosen.
In just a few minutes, countless possibilities of him not recognizing me had flashed through my mind, until my nose suddenly itched. It must be the Dragon Scale's fault. He must have given me a cold when he flew me here.
"Achoo~"
After this sneeze, everyone's gazes were fixed on me.
I awkwardly rubbed my nose, looked around, frowned and quickly said, "Sorry."
Gu Yuan's cold eyes swept over me, and the corner of his mouth hooked up in an almost imperceptible arc. He raised his finger at me and said, "It's her."
"Burp!" I got so excited that I couldn't help but burp.
I quickly tugged at the corner of the Dragon Scale's clothes and gave him a look. He returned the same look, telling me to play it by ear.
I was completely at a loss now. How on earth was I supposed to play it by ear?
In a hurry, I burped again. It must be because I'd swallowed some wind.
Seeing me standing there without reacting for a long time, the Dragon Scale quickly stepped forward with his hands clasped in front to try to smooth things over:
"Great Immortal, my friend is sick. She's also a bit stupid and ugly. I'm afraid she'll neglect you if she goes in with you. You'd better find a more clever one to accompany you in."
Xue Liang stepped forward, glanced at me, then immediately turned his face away, not even wanting to look at me for an extra second. He quickly raised his hand to cover his nose and mouth and whispered in Gu Yuan's ear:
"Yeah, yeah, he's right, Third Master. It'd be so embarrassing to take this girl in. Let me tell you, the rest of them are all delicate and untouched. They're much better than this one."
"Oh? Really? Then she has to go in even more."
"Why?" Not only was Xue Liang puzzled, but I was also confused.
"Looking at beautiful women for too long makes me sleepy. Looking at her..."
Gu Yuan, with his already sickly face, hooked up a devilish smile. "...It'll wake me up!"
After hearing Gu Yuan's words, I took a deep breath. I really wanted to kick him. You're the one who wakes people up. Your whole family wakes people up.
I didn't know if it was just my imagination or if it was really so, but Gu Yuan's previously pale and cold face seemed to have relaxed a bit after seeing me.
Gu Yuan hooked the corner of his mouth at me and then turned to leave. I still didn't dare to let out the breath that was stuck in my chest.
You were lucky to leave quickly. Otherwise, I'd have given you a flying kick.
There was nothing I could do. I had to find a way to save face, right?
Watching Gu Yuan leave, I turned to look at the Dragon Scale. I really didn't know what to do.
"You go in first. As long as you can get in, I can get in too. Whether it's working from the inside or the outside, these people can't be left outside alone. There's something wrong with those paper figures. I'm afraid they'll be in danger, so I have to stay outside to save them. After you go in, be careful everywhere. If there's any danger, call my name immediately. I'll come right away."
The Dragon Scale conveyed his meaning through his mind. In this situation, even if I didn't want to, what else could I do? I could only bite the bullet and go.
"Hurry up and go."
One of Xue Liang's lackeys saw that I wasn't moving and gave me a push, almost knocking me down. I staggered, and the Dragon Scale quickly supported me and said:
"Be sure to be careful. I'll wait for you to come out here."
That lackey sneered.
"I hope you can wait for her."
I acted timidly and followed that lackey into that huge tomb.
The structure here wasn't much different from a normal tomb. There were no bolts on the outside. Only the people inside could open the door.
Up ahead, Xue Liang ordered someone to press the tomb door. This tomb door was made of excellent golden-threaded nanmu.
It was an excellent coffin for raising corpses. As the sound of the door opening rang out, this huge golden-threaded nanmu door slowly opened to the sides.
The moment the tomb door opened, a strange fragrance wafted out from inside.
I originally thought there would be a smell like rotting meat or moldy wood in the tomb.
I never expected it to be a fragrance, and this fragrance was no less than that of any big-brand perfume.
However, the environment here was truly eerie. The walls were all plastered with lime.
There were all kinds of murals on them, painted so vividly that they were mostly about the time before the creation of the world.
On the walls were painted scenes like Nüwa Mending the Sky, Kuafu Chasing the Sun, and Nüwa Creating Mankind. These well-known myths were all depicted here.
There were the most stories about the Goddess Nüwa. As the torches around one by one lit up.
It was more like a tomb for the living dead than a tomb for the dead, because what was buried here wasn't just the dead. There should also be living people buried alive, and they were living people who had been alive for thousands of years without dying.
And there was also a fake-dead living immortal. This immortal must have a great relationship with the Goddess Nüwa, otherwise the portrait of the Goddess Nüwa wouldn't appear so many times.
Even the story of Nüwa plucking her scales and bestowing them on Báixǐ was among them, and it was depicted the most vividly.
Through this information, I seemed to have already guessed who the owner of this tomb was.
Now I only needed to go to the center of the tomb to confirm it, and then the truth would be revealed.
After walking for a while, I followed them into the main tomb of the mausoleum.
Although everything inside was white, it was all made up of high-quality white marble.
In the middle of the main tomb was a huge crystal coffin. Through the crystal coffin, one could see a graceful woman lying inside.
She was wearing a black robe with golden trim and a phoenix crown on her head. Her facial features were shrouded in a layer of mist, so one couldn't see her face clearly.
"Master, Third Master has arrived." Xue Liang said in a low voice to the coffin.
"Kneel down." A cold scolding voice came from the darkness.
Judging from the voice, it should be an old woman who had experienced a lot.
This sentence gave Xue Liang a big scare. He immediately knelt on both knees in front of the crystal coffin. The look of panic on his face was in sharp contrast to his arrogant attitude before.
"Master, I've already brought Third Master here. I don't know where I did something wrong. Please forgive me, Master."
Xue Liang was kneeling on the ground, shaking like a chick. His voice was trembling. I didn't know what he was so afraid of.
"I'm telling the person beside you to kneel down." The old man in the darkness gave another order.
Xue Liang turned to look at Gu Yuan: "Third Master, Master wants you to kneel down. Just kneel down."
This guy was really arrogant. Who was Gu Yuan? His arrogance was deeply ingrained. How could he easily kneel down to someone?
Unless...
Just as I was thinking this, I saw Gu Yuan step forward to the coffin and solemnly kneel in front of the crystal coffin.