Chapter 167: After the Wealthy Lady Went Bankrupt – 10

Once the professionals finished clearing the entrance, they waited for the professors’ next instructions.

Zhan Tian filled Ren Xin in. “That oldest guy is their leader, and he’s also the biggest pain in the neck. If Brother Mo didn’t want to avoid trouble and let our own people handle this, we would have reached the Main Burial Chamber by now.”

Ren Xin nodded in agreement. These people were indeed quite sluggish.

As the door opened, everyone put on gas masks beforehand. It was clear that having a sponsor made a difference; the masks looked to be of very high quality.

Zhan Tian said proudly, “I bought all of these. I don’t pick what’s most practical, only what’s most expensive.”

Ren Xin: “…” She had a sudden feeling that these people didn’t have much longer to live.

This time, the group no longer deferred to Ren Xin or expected her to lead the way. The professors’ bodyguards entered first, and the rest followed in single file. As the man with the goatee passed Ren Xin, he let out a loud, disdainful huff.

Childish!

Beyond the entrance was a long corridor. There were no designs on the walls, only rough grit and sand.

After walking for a while, Ren Xin grew bored and cast a Light-Body Talisman on herself to make the trek a bit more comfortable.

Feeling restless, she started chatting with Book Spirit Number One.

“Tell me, why am I suffering like this in a world where I could just lie around and do absolutely nothing?”

Book Spirit Number One flipped through its little notebook and said with certainty, “This is all your own doing. Remember when you had that ‘stroke of genius’? Well, you acted on it.”

Ren Xin: “…” End of conversation.

Ren Xin looked ahead; the path seemed endless. The lead professor was actually giving a lecture to the students, acting as if every single stone had some grand historical significance.

Ren Xin whispered to Mo Qiuyang, “I don’t want the rest of the payment. Can I leave now?”

“How would you leave?”

“I have my ways, don’t ask!”

“In that case… no!”

Ren Xin: “…” He didn’t even try to offer her more money to stay.

“Sss-sss-sss…” A sound like animals crawling reached her ears, but the others didn’t seem to hear it. Ren Xin sent Book Spirit Number One ahead to scout the situation.

Book Spirit Number One grumbled as it drifted away. It returned a moment later, trembling as it spoke to Ren Xin. “So disgusting, truly disgusting. There are snakes everywhere up ahead, so many of them… if you keep going, you’ll definitely run into them.”

Ren Xin immediately said to Mo Qiuyang, “There are snakes ahead, a lot of them. How are we going to avoid them?”

Mo Qiuyang glanced at Ren Xin and then waved his hand. His subordinates stopped in their tracks, waiting for further orders.

Mo Qiuyang sent a man to inform the others that there was danger ahead and they needed to prepare.

The one who reacted most strongly was the man with the goatee. He looked at Ren Xin with deep suspicion. At that moment, Ren Xin felt like she had become Daji¹, the legendary concubine who bewitched the king and brought chaos to the court.

Fine, she would take it as a compliment.

The professors at the front turned back and walked over to Mo Qiuyang, asking with stern expressions, “Mr. Mo, on what basis have you determined there is danger ahead?”

Mo Qiuyang looked at Ren Xin, hoping she could provide an explanation that would convince everyone.

“I guessed!”

Mo Qiuyang: “…” That was incredibly convincing.

The professors’ faces turned icy as they scolded her harshly. “This kind of nonsense is a complete waste of everyone’s time. You expect everyone to just wait here without a shred of evidence? Then tell us, what do you suggest we do next?”

The man with the goatee followed up with a sneer. “What? Did you calculate this with your fortunes too?”

Translator’s Notes