Chapter 172: After the Wealthy Lady Went Bankrupt – 15

The comments section was a mix of praise and criticism, but none of it affected Ren Xin in the slightest. She was currently preoccupied with being angry and throwing a tantrum at Mo Qiuyang.

“It’s all your fault! I said I wanted to leave, but you wouldn’t let me!”

Mo Qiuyang coaxed her helplessly, “How about this: I’ll increase your payment again?”

Ren Xin recovered instantly. “Fine. Actually, I’m not even that mad anymore.”

Mo Qiuyang asked with an amused smile, “Then can you tell me now? How did you know that slaves were buried here?”

“Heaven’s secrets must not be revealed¹!”

In the end, Ren Xin was ignored. What a pragmatic man!

As the group decided to continue forward, Ren Xin said languidly, “You can’t get through up ahead. At least, not with any currently known grave-digging tools. If you try to force your way in, you’ll only cause the entire Tomb Cluster to collapse.”

Disappointment showed on everyone’s faces. The guy with glasses retorted, “Is what you say necessarily true? Is this just another one of your guesses? It might not be accurate!”

Ren Xin gestured with her hand, signaling for him to go ahead and try.

“After you, then. I won’t stop you. Good luck with that!”

Prison Brother carefully recalled the blueprints and routes he had studied earlier. He whispered to Mo Qiuyang, “There’s a side chamber over here that should contain funerary objects. Let’s go take a look so we don’t leave empty-handed.”

To their surprise, the side chamber contained nothing of value, only a few broken jars.

For a moment, the group was at a loss for what to do.

Mo Qiuyang turned to Ren Xin. “Do you have a way to get to the Main Burial Chamber? One hundred million?”

Ren Xin replied without a moment’s hesitation, “Deal. Just follow me!”

Ren Xin marched forward in a single direction. She was more than just familiar with this place; it was as if she had been involved in its design.

Book Spirit Number One shared this confusion. “Shen Shen, how are you so clear about this place?”

Ren Xin explained, “I felt it was familiar before, but I couldn’t quite place it. It wasn’t until I saw those snakes and that coffin that I remembered completely. I’ve been here before. Back when they were building this underground Tomb Cluster, I watched the whole thing for fun. I even kindly saved a few people at the time, but they were all ungrateful wretches, so I threw them back in. The positions they’re in now as skeletons are exactly the same as they were back then. Nothing’s changed!”

Book Spirit Number One: “…”

“So, how exactly did you come to this world?”

“Just wandering around! I’ve really lived for far too long.”

Ren Xin ignored the various traps, even going so far as to kindly explain their functions and lethality to the group as they passed.

She turned around with a “friendly” look at the guy with glasses. “For a little weakling like you, killing you would take less than a minute. You won’t be able to play the moral high ground then. Want to try? I can time it!”

The guy with glasses was too terrified to speak, his voice trembling as he apologized, “I was wrong. I failed to recognize your greatness². Please forgive me…”

Hmph!

Ren Xin took extra care of Mo Qiuyang, even grabbing his clothes with her hand. “Just stay close to me. If you’re going to kick the bucket, please finish the payment before you die, okay?”

Mo Qiuyang: “…”

【What kind of streamer did I even follow?!】

【This is too powerful. Did you guys see that giant spider flash by just now? The moment it saw the streamer, it fled in terror.】

【Is this really not a movie?】

【I saw it. The best part was the streamer muttering regretfully about why the little spider didn’t recognize its own kin!】

【I am officially shutting down from the shock!!】

【I’m staying in this stream forever. I just hope the streamer doesn’t stop. This is literally real-life tomb raiding! I love it. I’d pay for a membership just to watch this~】

Translator’s Notes