Chapter 13

Chapter 13

We came out of the old castle carrying a ton of stuff. Lu Lingzhu even had a mummy strapped to her back.

Disgusted, I pinched my nose.

“Why are you carrying that? If anything, we can just have Director Chen send someone down to haul it up later.”

Lu Lingzhu snorted. “Song Feifei said the last mummy they dug up sold for ten million at auction-ten million dollars!”

“What?”

I instantly dragged Jiang Haoyan and charged back into the castle. I scooped up a mummy and tossed it onto Jiang Haoyan’s back-

Then the ground under our feet suddenly trembled. A bone-chilling, heart-stopping feeling rose up from beneath us.

Countless bats screeched as they surged up from the stairwell, flinging themselves at us. My face changed. I yanked the mummy off Jiang Haoyan’s back and gathered it into my arms in a bridal carry.

“Jiang Haoyan, run!”

The two of us crawled and tumbled our way out through the castle’s doorway. The opening was only about half a person tall; huge bats slammed into it, but they couldn’t squeeze through.

But the castle was completely blocked off now, too-we couldn’t get back in.

And the way those bats looked, it didn’t seem like they were trying to attack us.

It looked like they were running from something.

Could it be the demon in the abyss had revived?

We didn’t dare stay. We hurried back the way we’d come, hauling our loot with us.

Only after I pressed the Taishan Shigandang back down over the tunnel did that heart-stopping sensation slowly fade.

Director Chen stood to the side, practically glowing as he pawed through the things we’d brought up.

“My god-this is a medieval vase! And this sword-my god, we’re rich, we’re rich!”

“Master Qiao, why’d you seal the stone tablet back up? Aren’t you going down a few more times to grab more?”

“If you want to go, then you go. The vampire down there just happens to still be hungry. You’re all soft and plump-go keep him company!”

I shot him a glare, and Director Chen immediately shut up.

Worried he’d get any bright ideas after we left, I shifted the layout of the Qi Men Dun Jia and hid the old castle completely.

This England trip was the most I’d ever made in one go. Between the auctioned mummy, the valuables we brought out of the castle, and the cash Director Chen paid, I earned over a hundred million-converted into RMB, it came out to 118,000. What a huge fortune.

But even after making money, I wasn’t as happy as I’d imagined. I kept feeling like I’d missed something, and I couldn’t shake the unease.

I thought it over and over, but I still couldn’t remember what it was.

Then Lu Lingzhu called, pulling my attention away.

On the other end, Lu Lingzhu lowered her voice and spoke as if she were sharing a secret.

“Qiao Moyu, I’m treating you to a trip to Egypt.”

“The mummies there are really-no, I mean, the pyramids there are really beautiful!”

Side Story

Down in the abyss, a demon slept.

A few drops of fresh blood fell from above. The demon abruptly opened its crimson eyes.

All the bats were startled awake, fleeing outward as if their lives depended on it.

The demon licked its lips.

“Mm. Such delicious blood…”

“Not enough. If only there were a little more.”

After speaking, it seemed to have used up all its strength. The demon closed its eyes and sank back into a deep sleep.

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