As time passed, the clanging sound above our heads became clearer and clearer. We realized that the grave robbers were getting closer and closer to the burial chamber.

After about three more hours, I could even hear muffled voices. Although I couldn't make out the specific content of their conversation, it was enough to show that the grave robbers were very close to us.

Hu Wazi was overjoyed, grinning as he said, "I never thought that a group of us trying to catch grave robbers would end up being saved by grave robbers. How hilarious!"

Yun Jie also laughed and said, "This Qu Shang underground palace is really lively, like a vegetable market. One group of people comes, then another."

Seeing them chatting so happily, Silver Ring Snake quickly reminded them, "Shh! Keep it down, everyone. If you can hear the people above talking, it means the people above can also hear us! Don't alert the enemy and scare these *yuan liang* away..."

Silver Ring Snake was, after all, an experienced grave robber. She knew that grave robbers were a very vigilant bunch. During the *dao dou* process, any disturbance could change their original plan. If they heard our voices, they might retreat directly or dig a new tunnel.

Old Wei also quickly gestured for everyone to be quiet, saying, "Please, everyone, bear with it and don't make any noise. Whether we can leave this stinky ghost place early depends on this group of grave robbers."

So we all quieted down and sat in the burial chamber, quietly waiting for the grave robbers above to dig the tunnel.

The only sound in the entire burial chamber was the old woman's moaning and groaning. But because she only had half a life left, the volume of her voice wasn't loud, so even if she kept groaning, the grave robbers above wouldn't hear her.

In the blink of an eye, another hour passed, and I suddenly heard a loud "crash" coming from the passage outside!

The sound was like the ceiling of the underground palace had collapsed. I immediately guessed that this group of grave robbers had bypassed the outer wall of the underground palace and successfully dug a tunnel to the outside of the burial chamber.

Unfortunately, they didn't directly dig into the burial chamber where we were, but rather to the outside of the burial chamber, separated from our room by a wall.

But this was actually not bad. Maybe this group of grave robbers would come to break into our burial chamber later.

After a few more minutes, I heard the sound of people tumbling down from the tunnel one by one.

Because our burial chamber wasn't completely sealed, there were more or less some gaps in the sealing stone and the walls of the tomb, so it was still quite clear to hear the movement outside.

I could hear the grave robbers chattering.

A man with a northern accent and a hoarse voice laughed loudly and said, "We're rich! We're rich! This tunnel directly hits such a deep position, with burial chambers on both sides!"

Then a man with a high-pitched voice said, "It has to be said that Old Zhao's legwork is superb. The tunnel he dug can be called a celestial tunnel, right?"

Immediately, another person followed up and said, "Celestial tunnel! Celestial tunnel! It's definitely a celestial tunnel! I admire Old Zhao's skills!"

Then another person chuckled and said, "Hehe, if Old Zhao's skills weren't up to par, I wouldn't have hired him from Baoding at a high price. I reimbursed him for the plane ticket!"

"..."

This group of people chattered and should have gone to a burial chamber next to ours. The burial chamber didn't have too many funerary objects, but there were bronzes, jade, and a small number of lacquerware, which was considered relatively comprehensive.

Soon, I heard the cheers of these rats.

"Oh! A big pot of meat! So fatty it's dripping with oil!"

"We're rich this time!"

"Brother Shou, take a look at this bronze staff. It's intact and has inscriptions on it! Isn't this worth seven or eight figures?"

"..."

We listened next door, not daring to make a sound, just silently listening to them bragging.

However, the burial chamber next door was, after all, inferior to ours, and the number of funerary objects was limited. After only ten minutes or so, they had drained the pit next door.

After sweeping away the cultural relics next door, the rats naturally began to look for other burial chambers.

At this moment, I heard someone shout loudly at the door, "Damn! Brothers, come and take a look. The door of this burial chamber is blocked with a sealing stone! There must be treasures inside! Maybe it's the main burial chamber!"

I was amused when I heard this. Looking back, Old Wei, Silver Ring Snake, Little Liang, and the others were also dumbfounded.

Soon, this group of rats surrounded them, blocking the entrance of our burial chamber, pointing and gesticulating inside.

"Good heavens, this sealing stone has some weight to it. It can be seen that the owner of this burial chamber is of an extraordinary status!"

"Sealed with such a thick sealing stone, there must be all kinds of good things in the burial chamber!"

"Old Zhao, hurry up and start chiseling this stone open! I bet that the funerary objects in this burial chamber are enough for us to eat until we're full!"

"Yes, yes, yes, hurry up and chisel it open! There must be good things in the burial chamber!"

"..."

Hearing this, we all had our hearts in our throats. Whether we could be rescued early depended on this group of grave robbers.

At this time, I don't know which cunning grave robber was lying on the sealing stone, sniffing inside along the gap, and then "wow"ed, almost throwing up, pinching his throat and saying, "Damn! Why is there a fishy smell in this burial chamber! It smells like a chamber pot, as if someone is peeing in it!"

These words made me break out in a cold sweat! Were we going to be exposed because of these few pees?

Immediately someone outside said, "Bullshit! It's an ancient tomb from thousands of years ago. Who would pee in it for you?"

Someone else said, "It's probably because water entered the tomb and the ancient corpses soaked in it produced a strange smell. Ancient tombs from ancient times have all kinds of smells. It's normal to have a fishy smell."

Immediately afterwards, another grave robber analyzed, "Great! This is a good sign! A fishy smell means there are many treasures in this burial chamber! Many lacquerware and bronzes will emit a fishy smell after being soaked in water! This is a good thing! There must be many treasures in this burial chamber! Brothers, don't stand there, start chiseling the door!"

Before he finished speaking, I immediately heard a sound coming from the sealing stone, and it was obvious that this group of grave robbers had begun to chisel the door.

We all immediately became excited, and smiles that were difficult to suppress appeared on our faces.

Old Wei turned around and gestured to us to turn off all the flashlights, and then asked the Xiaoling Guards to take out their weapons and aim them at the sealing stone.

As soon as they chiseled open the door, we would give them a surprise!

The group of grave robbers outside didn't know anything and were still working hard to chisel.

I don't know what kind of tools they were carrying, but what is certain is that these tools were very powerful. The sealing stone, which was originally very thick, was chiseled open by them in a short time!

With a "bang," several beams of flashlights and headlamps shone in from the outside. I knew that we had regained our freedom!