Huang Mao (Little Ming) suddenly went crazy, his eyes wide as he shouted and yelled, startling Xiao Liang, who was standing in front of me, so badly that he almost jumped out of his skin.

Jiang Yongguang glared at him and loudly scolded, "Bullshit! There are no ghosts in this world, stop talking nonsense!"

But Xiao Ming stubbornly insisted, "I'm not talking nonsense, we really ran into a ghost, and that ghost killed many of our brothers..."

Hearing this, I couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Ming, is this ghost you're talking about dressed in white, with her hair disheveled, walking without her feet touching the ground, and killing your brothers with a wave of her hand?"

As soon as Xiao Ming heard this, he nodded repeatedly, saying, "Yes, yes, yes! That's exactly it! How did you know, brother? Did you run into the ghost too?"

I sneered and said, "What ghost are you talking about? You've been tomb raiding for years, and you don't even know this basic rule? You should call her Xiangu (immortal maiden)."

Xiao Ming was so frightened that he misspoke. After I corrected him, he quickly changed his tune and said, "Right, not a ghost, a Xiangu, a powerful white-robed Xiangu..."

Only then did Jiang Yongguang and the others understand that the "ghost" Xiao Ming was talking about was the white-robed Xiangu that Mei Shu and I had been chasing all along.

Mei Shu, concerned about Little Mei, quickly asked, "Is this white-robed Xiangu alone? Are there any other people with her?"

Xiao Ming thought for a moment and shook his head, "No, just her. When we were tomb raiding on the upper level, we thought we had found the main tomb chamber and were about to move the gold and silver treasures when we suddenly heard movement in the coffin... Some of the braver brothers opened the coffin, and the white-robed Xiangu suddenly popped out from inside, killing several of my brothers with a wave of her hand... She's fierce! Very fierce!"

"I see," Jiang Yongguang nodded gently.

I also roughly understood what had happened.

At first, Yang Guo's tomb raiding gang must have thought that the second level was the lowest level of this ancient tomb, and they probably didn't know that there was an ancient Shu tomb buried beneath the Ming tomb. The white-robed Xiangu came up from the ancient Shu tomb, found this secret passage, and directly found the secret door in the Ming tomb coffin.

Coincidentally, when the white-robed Xiangu came up, she ran into Yang Guo and his gang of rats tomb raiding in the tomb chamber. When Yang Guo heard movement in the coffin, he opened the coffin lid from above.

As a result, the white-robed Xiangu popped out directly, as if the tomb owner had risen from the dead.

Wouldn't that scare the rats out of their wits?

Not to mention Xiao Ming, who had personally experienced this scene, I could feel a cold sweat breaking out just imagining the scene in my mind!

At this time, Jiang Yongguang asked, "What happened next? After the white-robed Xiangu killed several of your brothers, what happened next?"

"After that, she disappeared into the coffin, and we were stunned for a long time before we came back to our senses."

Xiao Ming said with lingering fear,

"In the end, it was the Zhiguo (cook) who looked into the coffin and discovered that the coffin wasn't sealed, and there was a secret passage below. The Zhiguo said that there was probably another ancient tomb below this ancient tomb, and the real treasures were further down. After saying that, he took the lead and went in."

Jiang Yongguang couldn't help but laugh and cry, speechlessly saying, "You guys ran into the white-robed Xiangu, and several brothers died, but your Zhiguo still wanted to go down to find treasure? It really is true that people die for wealth, and birds die for food."

"That's right," Lao Wei also said, "Wanting money more than life, knowing there was a female ghost below, and still daring to go down? Didn't any of your brothers stop him?"

Huang Mao (Little Ming) said with a bitter smile, "We've been following the Zhiguo for many years, and we always listen to him. The Zhiguo's word is law, and if he tells us to go east, we would never dare to go west. Besides, when we saw this big meaty pot was so lucrative, our eyes were green with envy. So what if there was a white-robed Xiangu? Anyway, the Zhiguo would be the first to die."

Jiang Yongguang snorted coldly and asked, "What about now? Where is your Zhiguo now?"

Hearing this, Xiao Ming immediately wore a mournful expression and shook his head,

"I don't know where the Zhiguo is now. This level is too big, there are too many tomb chambers. We got lost as soon as we came down, and then that white-robed female ghost... cough cough, white-robed Xiangu appeared again, scaring us to flee in all directions. Everyone panicked and scattered immediately. It was dark, and I lost my footing and twisted my ankle. I really couldn't walk, so I hid in the corner and cried... Later... Later, I met you benefactors..."

After listening to Xiao Ming's statement, Jiang Yongguang and Lao Wei exchanged glances.

So far, this rat was quite cooperative and didn't seem to have any tricks up his sleeve. Although they couldn't guarantee that everything he said was true, at least it sounded plausible.

Jiang Yongguang asked him again, "So, Yang Guo and his accomplices are still in this ancient tomb? Is that right?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Xiao Ming quickly nodded in response.

Jiang Yongguang said, "Alright, I'll give you two choices now—either lead the way for us and help us catch Yang Guo and the others, or wait here for us to catch Yang Guo and then take you up together. Which do you choose?"

Anyway, Xiao Ming was already wearing silver bracelets. If they simply handcuffed him in a tomb chamber, they wouldn't have to worry about him escaping.

But Xiao Ming quickly said, "Don't leave me behind! Don't leave me behind! If I run into the white-robed Xiangu, I'll... I'll be finished! Let me go with you, I'll lead the way! I'll lead the way for you!"

Jiang Yongguang nodded with satisfaction and said, "You made the right decision."

Xiao Ming quickly asked, "By the way, officer, if I lead the way for you, will that count as performing meritorious service to atone for my crimes? Will it be taken into consideration when sentencing me in the future?"

Jiang Yongguang couldn't help but sneer, "Oh, so that's what you're scheming. Don't worry, I'll remember all of this for you. It will all be taken into account when sentencing you in the future. As long as you perform well, you'll definitely be treated leniently."

Hearing this, Xiao Ming grinned and said contentedly, "Great, it's settled then!"

After saying that, he limped forward, wanting to lead the way.

When Jiang Yongguang saw that this guy had sprained his ankle and was having so much trouble walking, how long would it take to catch up with Yang Guo and the others if he led the way?

It wouldn't be appropriate to have one of the Xiaoling Guards help him walk. Who would be willing to support this burden?

At this critical moment, Lao Wei had a stroke of genius. He took out the Luoyang shovel that had been found on Xiao Ming's body and connected all the sections of the iron pipe handle used to probe the soil. In this way, they formed a makeshift cane.

"Here, use this thing to walk, and try to be quick on your feet. Don't delay our time, understand?" Lao Wei said.

Xiao Ming quickly took the Luoyang shovel-turned-cane and nodded cooperatively, "Yes, sir!"