195: Chapter 195 There are living things in the tomb

As the words faded, Ye Xiao felt a strange power surge through the two fingers of his right hand.

Ye Xiao stroked his index and middle fingers, which had grown by a full inch, his expression strange.

And the other reward—wenxiang jade.

Ye Xiao took it out from the system space and placed it in his pocket.

This wenxiang jade could emit a peculiar fragrance.

It had a fairly obvious restraining effect on poisonous insects and some evil spirits in the tomb.

In an instant, the people around him smelled a strange fragrance.

For a moment, even everyone's brains seemed to become a bit clearer.

"What a unique fragrance. Where is this scent coming from?"

Miao Feng suddenly asked.

Professor Zhou sniffed repeatedly, eventually turning his gaze to Ye Xiao:

"This scent is somewhat familiar. Is it a bit like wenxiang jade?"

Ye Xiao nodded and immediately said:

"It is indeed wenxiang jade. I was worried there might be poisonous insects down here; after all, there are many poisonous insects in the desert!"

Upon hearing this, Professor Zhou was just about to press for more details.

But nearby, Mu Li and Tu Kun returned from the tunnel ahead.

"We found traces of that woman ahead!"

Because of the interruption, Professor Zhou had to let it go, turning his gaze forward instead, and continued:

"Then let's go. Too much time has been wasted!"

Immediately, the group quickly walked through the tomb along the tunnel dug by hand and covered with rammed earth and bricks.

A moment later, however, throughout the journey, Ye Xiao's expression never felt relaxed.

Because he could feel that the yin energy at the entrance was on a completely different level from the yin energy deep in the tomb.

The further they went inside, the heavier the yin energy became.

Moreover, this entire tomb made Ye Xiao feel extremely uncomfortable.

He could feel that the yin energy deep in this tomb felt very abnormal to him.

It was a kind of... yin energy reeking of a thick aura of death.

It was not pure yin energy.

It was as if... some monster had crawled out of hell, bringing the thick aura of death from hell into the tomb.

In short, all of this corresponded to the divination Ye Xiao had done before entering the tomb.

"I hope it's just my imagination!"

Ye Xiao said to himself.

But suddenly, an extremely faint "rustling" sound abruptly startled Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao, who was already at the head of the team, immediately raised his right hand to signal everyone to stop.

Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but become nervous.

Miao Feng wanted to ask what was happening, but Professor Zhou hurriedly pulled him back and made a "shh" gesture.

Ye Xiao kept his ears pricked, listening to confirm whether the rustling sound he had just heard was real.

Listening carefully again,

"Rustle, rustle..."

"Rustle, rustle..."

It was still that extremely eerie sound, as if... some creature was rubbing against the wall.

"Something's wrong!"

Upon hearing these three words, everyone's faces instantly turned incredibly terrified.

"What???"

Everyone subconsciously took half a step back and instantly shone their flashlights into the tunnel ahead.

However, at the end of the light, it was still pitch black, and nothing was discovered.

"What's wrong, Xiao Ye? Did you find something again?"

Professor Zhou asked with a trembling voice.

Ye Xiao pondered for a long time, then said:

"There is... a living thing in this tomb!"

Hearing the last three words, everyone was slightly stunned.

Once they understood what Ye Xiao meant, everyone was struck like lightning, and even their breathing stopped for a moment.

"A... a living thing?!"

Professor Zhou swallowed hard, and his expression gradually turned ugly.

"What kind of living thing???"

Everyone looked into the depths of the tunnel with suspicion and fear, their hearts beating "thump, thump" rapidly, rising to their throats.

Beside them, Ye Xiao shook his head slightly, indicating he wasn't sure.

Subsequently, Ye Xiao prepared to step forward, wanting to investigate the situation clearly.

But he was grabbed by Professor Zhou.

"Are you sure... it's not something like that Big Zongzi?"

Ye Xiao slowly shook his head and said:

"It should be a living thing, something alive! Maybe it fell into the tomb from some quicksand somewhere!"

"Let's go take a look first. We'll know once we see it!"

Seeing Ye Xiao taking it so lightly, everyone couldn't help but feel a bit doubtful about life.

Good heavens, are you pushing us into a pit of fire?

Are you serious about being so calm when you discover a living thing in the tomb?

For a moment, everyone looked at each other.

However, seeing that Ye Xiao had already started walking slowly into the tunnel, everyone followed without hesitation.

Compared to investigating the living thing, everyone was, of course, more afraid of being left behind by Ye Xiao in this tomb!

A moment later, after turning a corner and arriving at a new tunnel, suddenly, everyone felt a "swish," and a black shadow flashed before their eyes.

In an instant, everyone's footsteps stopped in place.

A chill climbed rapidly up their spines, instantly reaching the tops of their heads, making their scalps tingle.

"Just now... just now, what was that?"

Professor Zhou swallowed hard, and fine beads of sweat had already formed on his forehead.

Ye Xiao "oh"ed, then said:

"That should be the living thing I just mentioned."

Miao Feng looked at Ye Xiao, took a deep breath, and asked tremblingly:

"That... it just went by with a 'whoosh'???"

Ye Xiao nodded and said "un" indifferently.

In an instant, terror filled their faces. Everyone felt a wave of horror, and goosebumps covered their entire bodies.

"I... I think, why don't we go back up first and wait for... wait for reinforcements!"

Miao Feng shrank his neck and tried to lift his heavy legs, wanting to retreat.

But he suddenly discovered that his legs seemed... to have lost all feeling; he simply couldn't control them.

Although the others didn't speak, their frantically trembling hands expressed their inner terror.

They also wanted to retreat, but everyone found that, like Miao Feng, their legs were uncontrollably weak, and they couldn't take a step no matter what.

At this moment, the barrage in the Live Stream Room erupted instantly.

"I admit, I regret clicking in. I was so scared the moment I entered that I'm afraid to sleep now!"

"I originally... originally wanted to watch the stream for a while before sleeping, but now I'm completely unable to sleep, my back is covered in cold sweat!"

"Who can handle this? It's like a horror movie!"

"I'm panicked. What was that thing that just zoomed by? A big black rat?"

"What is Ye Dao made of? Why is his expression different from the others? Can't he feel fear?"