Stabber of Hearts Chapter 5

Lin Yang stared at Liam in shock for a while, then suddenly stood up and walked away, turning his head to observe the furnishings in this side chamber, "You came in earlier than me, have you found any clues to this tomb?"

Don't say any more to her. This little beauty looks like a banished fairy. How could she say such teasing words to her?

Liam stood up with the help of the wall and shook his head slowly. "I haven't checked the layout of the tomb carefully yet. When I followed the corpses to the cave entrance, I heard a faint sound of music. It was very sharp. The corpses suddenly became as agile as living people and jumped into the treetop caves one after another. I was physically disabled, and when I came down, the corpses had disappeared. I could only move forward slowly along the corridor. It happened that I encountered those things for the first time near this ear chamber."

"Are those 'people' all zombies?" Lin Yang recalled the strange sound when the group of things passed through the ear chamber. Hearing that there were dozens of them, the hairs on his body stood up.

"Yes, and he has been dead for more than a day or two. He already stinks."

Lin Yang was chatting with Liam while walking around the side chamber. This side chamber was about the size of a first-class guest room, twenty-two feet wide and thirty feet deep. There were six carriages in the room, all of which were pulled by two horses. The carriages were gilded and inlaid with jade, and looked extremely luxurious. Apart from these, there were no other burial objects. It seemed that this was a carriage room specially used for the tomb owner to travel.

Lin Yang bent down to study the jade on the shaft of the cart, "By the way, the first time you encountered those things, wasn't it the time when you saved me just now?"

Liam stood still, following Lin Yang with his eyes, "There was another time before this, I had been hiding in this ear chamber, and only went out to look for you after I heard footsteps..."

Liam was halfway through her speech when she suddenly stopped talking, causing Lin Yang to turn around and look at her, "What's wrong?"

"When I met you, it was the second time the corpses passed through this chamber. There was a gap of about an hour between them." Liam was silent for a moment, then slowly opened his mouth, "If their movements can be traced, this should be the third time they passed through here."

Lin Yang looked at Liam and suddenly felt a chill rising from behind him, "You mean they are still conscious and patrolling in this corridor?" If this is true, who is the owner of the tomb? How could he trap them here after their death and search for uninvited guests in the tomb for him day and night?

As if in response to Liam's guess, slow and heavy footsteps were heard again in the empty corridor, coming from far away and making a hissing sound. However, they were obviously much faster than the last time, as if they had a clear target.

Lin Yang looked at Liam, then tiptoed to her side and helped her squat down close to the corner.

"Can you still hold on?" Lin Yang signaled to Liam with lip language. Seeing that man's eyes were deep, he nodded to her lightly and turned his gaze to the door of the ear chamber. In just a moment, the dragging sound came outside the ear chamber. Lin Yang was secretly shocked. Can these things speed up on their own?

"Chi------"

The sudden footsteps seemed to be amplified several times in the silent ear chamber. Lin Yang watched as a foot with most of it worn off rubbed into the ear chamber, and the other foot followed in. Lin Yang frowned slightly, and finally knew where the creepy footsteps were made. The corpse's body was stiff and straight, and the joints could not flex or extend. The dragging sounds were the sounds of flesh and blood rubbing against the ground.

But how could the corpse suddenly enter the ear chamber? Lin Yang was puzzled and turned to look at Liam, but saw that he also frowned slightly and shook his head at her. Lin Yang understood what she meant and held his breath and remained motionless. The first corpse had completely entered the ear chamber, paused at the door, and actually approached the two of them. Behind it, corpses continued to pour in, and finally almost all of them were stuffed in. Now Lin Yang had to move. He stretched out his hand to pull Liam up and protect him behind him, facing the corpses and slowly retreating to the depths. However, the ear chamber was originally closed and narrow, and there was no place to retreat. After a few steps, his back was already against the tomb wall.

Seeing the first corpse getting closer and closer, with its stiff arms almost touching her, Lin Yang gritted her teeth and silently let go of Liam. It seemed that she had no choice but to force her way out now. She didn't know how troublesome these corpses were. Although the dead were not afraid of being hurt, breaking their limbs would always make them lose their ability to move. It was better than cowering here and waiting to die.

Lin Yang had made up her mind and quickly scanned the surroundings. She didn't have time to think carefully. She saw the narrow aisle of the carriage. There were the fewest corpses here, only three. Their movements were limited by the shafts, so it should be the easiest to deal with. She was about to jump out with a light tap of her foot. Just as she took a breath, her right wrist was suddenly grabbed by someone. Lin Yang staggered and almost lost her breath. Just as she was about to steady herself, she suddenly felt a soft touch from behind. Someone pressed her down and protected her under his body. Someone gently put his arms around her waist, held her and turned her around, and she rolled under the carriage.

The carriages in the room were all driven by two people, which allowed them to lie sideways. When Lin Yang rolled under the carriage, the dust raised up made his eyes squint. His hands were held by people but he couldn't move. He felt uncomfortable and could only lean on Liam's shoulder and rub them gently, trying to relieve the stinging pain in his eyes.

The corpse was still wandering around the room, as if it knew that the intruder was hiding in this small corner, and refused to leave for a long time. Lin Yang rubbed her eyes randomly but not only did she fail to open them, but she also rubbed her tears out. Through her tearful eyes, she could only see many black shadows swaying in front of her, and their steps were stiff and slow. Just as she was enduring it, she suddenly felt the force around her waist tighten a little, and a cold and soft hand fell on the back of her head and rubbed it a few times, as if to comfort her. Lin Yang couldn't help but laugh. Did this person think that she was still acting coquettishly with her in this situation?

The corpse wandered around in the ear chamber for half an incense stick of time, and finally began to slowly exit the ear chamber after failing to find its target. Lin Yang listened to the dragging sound gradually fading away, until it completely disappeared in the depths of the corridor. He moved his body, wrapped his arms around Liam, and rolled out from under the car.

Lin Yang pulled Liam up from the ground, with a very unhappy look on his face, "Why are you touching my head?"

Liam's eyebrows softened, and his expression was calm and natural. "I think you are afraid."

Lin Yang's heart skipped a beat unconsciously, but his face became more gloomy. He shook his head and showed his little fangs, "I'm afraid? Do you think I'm afraid?"

Liam's eyebrows curved slightly, and he looked into the depths of the tunnel, frowning slightly, "Speak softly, don't lure them back."

Lin Yang kept silent subconsciously, and after a moment, he asked in a puzzled voice: "Didn't you say that these corpses don't have five senses? How come they were attracted by the sound of talking?"

Liam glanced at her and said, "I don't have the five senses. I just want to scare you."

Lin Yang: "......"

Lin Yang choked in her chest. She didn't know why, but she seemed to have been laughed at by this man many times since she entered the tomb, and she was unable to refute each time. Lin Yang sighed, and her voice was quite depressed, "Why did those corpses enter the ear chamber just now?" They had clearly escaped safely the first two times, so why did they rush straight into the ear chamber the third time, as if they were guided by something.

Liam's eyes dropped, and he said calmly: "It's blood."

"Blood?" Lin Yang frowned and looked in the direction of his gaze, only to see a small piece of bright red blood on the ground in the corner where the two had been hiding. It was particularly eye-catching in the darkness and had not yet completely dried. It was what Liam vomited out when Lin Yang was healing him.

"I think it's because the blood has the vitality of the living, which can be sensed by the corpse."

Lin Yang immediately raised his eyebrows and looked at Liam with a provocative look, "So it was you who lured them here?"

"My chest hurt at that time." Liam glanced at her faintly, his voice was soft, but his hand was on his chest, his brows were slightly frowned, as if he was enduring the pain. Lin Yang knew that he had lost again this time, and hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, it's my fault."

Liam curled the corners of his lips slightly, and then he regained his calm expression in an instant. He turned around, stepped onto the carriage where he had just hidden, and reached out to feel around.

"What are you looking for?" Lin Yang came forward curiously and took a look. Liam leaned forward and breathed a little hard. "A box. When I was hiding from the corpse just now, I saw a wooden box on the seat in the car." While he was talking, he suddenly heard a "pop" sound in the car. Liam said, "I found it."

The wooden box seemed to be quite heavy, and Liam couldn't hold it with one hand. He had to lean his whole body into the carriage and hold the box out with both hands.

The wooden box was only the size of a jade pillow. The box was dark brown with clear patterns. It looked like something of high quality. Lin Yang tapped the lid with his fingers and asked, "What do you think is in this box?"

Liam shook his head slightly and pressed two fingers on the gap on one side of the box, wanting to open it directly.

"Don't!" Lin Yang screamed in fright and quickly held down Liam's hands. Liam lowered his eyes to glance at her, raised the corners of his lips slightly, and stopped what he said.

"If you just open it like this, what if there is some hidden weapon or poison inside? Wouldn't we die in vain?" Lin Yang was afraid that Liam would open the box again, so he held Liam's hands tightly. Liam raised his eyes indifferently, and was not in a hurry to pull his hands away. His deep eyes seemed to be smiling, "Will there be tomb robbers who search for treasures in the burial carriages and horses?"

Lin Yang was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said honestly: "No, the best burial objects are all in the coffin, so it is enough to just search the main room."

Liam continued: "Then why set up the mechanism in a place where no one comes?"

Lin Yang was silent for a moment, and had to admit that what Liam said made sense. He silently withdrew his hand and said, "Okay, then you can open it."

A ripple slowly spread across Liam's eyes, and then calmed down in an instant. He pressed the buckle on the box slowly, and the lid was slowly opened a little. A faint light came out through the gap. Liam paused for a moment, then suddenly opened the lid. Bright but not dazzling light suddenly scattered and dispelled the darkness in the room. Four palm-sized luminous pearls lay neatly at the bottom of the box, looking very valuable.

Lin Yang and Liam looked at each other and no one spoke for a while.

"These four beads look very valuable. It seems that the tomb owner is an unusual character." Lin Yang chuckled and picked up a night-shining pearl and tossed it up and down, his eyebrows full of teasing. "Is it possible that the tomb owner liked to go out at night to look for prostitutes when he was alive, so he left these lights on his car so that he can enjoy himself in the underworld?"

Liam lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then shook his head slightly, "This is unusual, so it's better to be careful. However, these night-shining pearls can be used for lighting, so we can continue on our way."

"It's so stuffy in this big coffin. I've wanted to leave for a long time." Lin Yang nodded in response, took out two night pearls from the box, handed one to Liam, and left the remaining two in the covered box, then raised his hand and tucked them under his arms.

The corridor was deep and quiet, full of ghosts. The dozens of corpses I saw just now were still wandering in it. I didn't know when I would run into them. Lin Yang walked in front holding the night-shining pearl, looking around. "I know a little about the layout of the tomb. Generally speaking, the side chambers are mostly set up opposite to each other to hold various funeral objects. If you walk forward, you can reach the front and back main chambers. The back chamber is where the coffin of the tomb owner is located. Most of the traps are concentrated outside the back chamber. I see that the tomb here is very large. I think it is the tomb of some dignitary, but I can't tell what dynasty it is."

After Lin Yang finished speaking, she didn't hear anyone answering from behind her. She was startled and turned around abruptly, only to see Liam standing there intact, looking at her with a gloomy gaze.