The bald man watched Han Mo staring at the corpse and even reaching out to pull at its clothes, a look of displeasure on his face. "Brother Han Mo, even though the woman in this coffin is dead, you shouldn't be so disrespectful. And, your girlfriend is watching!"
He knew the intimate relationship between Han Mo and Bai Xi.
But to pull at a corpse's collar in front of his own girlfriend was definitely not something a normal person would do. Bai Xi had saved him earlier, and later, for their safety, she had taken a risk alone to deal with the Ghost Entwining Branches. In his heart, Bai Xi was already a heroine.
In the past, he had been impressed by Xue Yi's talent and extensive knowledge, which was why he served him.
But now, he felt that people like Bai Xi were the true heroes.
More importantly, she was a female hero!
If this man had any ill intentions towards Bai Xi, he absolutely would not allow it.
Bai Xi looked at Han Mo and said calmly, "Do you recognize this female corpse?"
He reached out and pulled at the female corpse's collar, revealing a butterfly birthmark. She didn't think it was a coincidence.
But how could Han Mo know someone who had died over three hundred years ago?
Han Mo tidied the female corpse's collar, remained silent, but his eyes were filled with an indescribable coldness.
Seeing Han Mo's silence and slight frown, Bai Xi glanced around at the people present. She truly felt that this topic was not suitable for the current situation, so she didn't press further.
Han Rui saw the strange expressions on Bai Xi and Han Mo's faces and frowned slightly. However, the most difficult thing to mediate was the relationship between two lovers. As an outsider, it was indeed awkward for him to intervene. "Alright, Xue Yi, close this coffin."
The young woman in the pure gold coffin was his ancestor. Naturally, she hadn't left any beneficial remedies for saving the world, so he, as her descendant, should preserve the body well and pay his respects.
Xue Yi was stunned when he heard this and immediately said to Han Rui, "This coffin was finally opened, why close it? Every single burial object in this coffin is a masterpiece, so precious. If it's closed, they'll all be in this dark coffin. Wouldn't that be too much of a shame?"
The jade bracelet, the white jade pendant, the amber belt, the gilded crown, the carnelian necklace... each piece was made of the finest material. Especially the seven-colored glazed bead she held in her arms, he didn't know what material it was, but it could emit seven-colored light, and being held by the corpse, even carved in the coffin's paintings, it must be extremely precious.
Perhaps this item was also related to the corpse remaining uncorrupted even to this day, appearing as if alive.
He had come all this way, expending great effort, almost losing his life to get here, so how could he bear to see treasure gathering dust?
Xue Yi immediately said, "Good brother, I've thought it over. I don't want any of these other things. Why don't you give me the bead in the corpse's hand!"
Han Rui frowned slightly, looking at the bead the corpse was holding.
In fact, he had also considered that the bead was something special, perhaps even the most valuable item in the entire tomb.
However, it was clear that his ancestor had gained the submission of the people and everyone else through this bead. As a sign of respect for his ancestor, and due to a vague sense of unease in his heart, he decided to leave the bead here forever.
"As I said, the gold and silver treasures outside will be divided among you in three portions. Don't think about anything else."
He had always kept his word. Moreover, dividing the gold and silver treasures here into three portions for Xue Yi was already a great fortune and repaid the small favors he had done today.
Xue Yi frowned slightly upon hearing this.
Xuan Feng saw his expression and said calmly, "It seems you don't even want those three portions."
As soon as he said this, Xue Yi's expression changed immediately. He put on the smiling face they often saw, "Yes, I want them, of course I want them."
After speaking, he stepped forward.
Han Rui stood to the side, watching him close the coffin.
Xue Yi stepped forward and walked back to the place where he had adjusted the switch. He crouched there, pointing his fingers at the very complicated mechanism buttons, as if studying how to close it.
Just as everyone's attention was focused on the female corpse, Xue Yi suddenly darted out from the corner of the coffin and directly reached out, snatching the seven-colored treasure bead from the corpse's hand.
By the time Xuan Feng recovered his senses, the item was already tightly grasped in his hand.
"Mr. Han, I don't want anything else, I just want this bead. This bead is truly too beautiful, it fascinates me."
Han Rui frowned, a hint of resentment in his eyes. "Didn't I tell you? This item cannot be taken away..."
Before he could finish, those beautiful phoenix eyes widened slightly.
Because Xue Yi's hands began to burn directly from the palm holding the seven-colored treasure bead. The seven-colored flames slowly encroached and spread.
Perhaps because Xue Yi's fingers were wrapped in thick bandages and he was already in excruciating pain, he didn't feel the engulfing flames for a moment. By the time he realized it, they had already spread to his wrist.
He was so scared that he dropped the seven-colored glazed bead. The moment it hit the ground, it suddenly exploded into countless fragments. The fragments were like round sealed containers, and the seven-colored light emanated from something that seemed liquid.
The liquid fell onto the ground and began to burn. It looked beautiful but could even burn the bluestone slabs on the ground, which was extremely strange.
Xue Yi wanted to use something to extinguish the fire on his hands, but nothing he touched could put it out. Not only that, but even more terrifying was that everything his hands touched began to burn.
Even the pure gold coffin, or the pure gold utensils, began to burn.
His hands were like torches, and everything in the room was fuel to be burned.
At this moment, his eyes were filled with panic and fear. "Save me, save me, please, save me!"
As he spoke, he ran towards the bald man and another subordinate.
The two of them immediately dodged, their eyes filled with fear of the unknown.
Xue Yi refused to give up the chance to survive and lunged directly at the closer subordinate.
But in the next second, the subordinate's body also caught fire. It began to spread from his chest, where Xue Yi had grabbed him, and spread even faster than Xue Yi's own burning. Soon, a large hole had burned through his chest, and he collapsed to the ground shortly after, but the flames continued to spread.
Seeing this, Han Rui's eyes widened. "You, don't move around!"
Xue Yi still wailed, trying to approach everyone. "Please, save me!"
Seeing this, the bald man looked at Bai Xi and said, "Miss Bai, please, save Seventh Master."
He even knelt down and kowtowed several times towards Bai Xi.