Chapter 497

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At this moment, the archaeological team exploring the seabed of Xisha had already, under the leadership of Zhang Tianshi, penetrated deep into the tomb passage!

It was just that they had been swimming for nearly an hour, and they still hadn't seen the end of the tomb passage.

Everyone felt anxious in their hearts, and with the surrounding illusionary realm remaining unchanged, only the sound of water and the pitch-black tomb passage brought great psychological pressure to everyone.

Seeing this, Zhang Tianshi said to everyone on the communication channel: "Swim for another ten minutes. If there is still no end, return the way we came and explore again tomorrow!"

The group responded one after another through their headsets.

Tianzhen and Pangzi were discussing Zhang Lin's storytelling in real-time on the trio's small channel.

This was also the reason why the three of them hadn't felt bored after swimming for nearly an hour.

Although Tianzhen didn't know about the list, he could still hear the abnormality in Chale'gai's words.

He said into his headset: "This Mongol has a major problem!"

Zhang Tianshi also said: "He has developed murderous intent toward Ban Jie Li; I am very familiar with this aspect."

Pangzi then said: "If you're talking about the people of the Laojiu Sect, they are all quite capable!"

"Take this Li Tangzhu, for example; when he was young, he couldn't do anything, but he had talent in one specific area."

"This is probably what people call a gift from the heavens, something ordinary people can't get even if they beg for it."

Tianzhen also agreed in the channel: "Ban Jie Li's talent is indeed beyond reproach, but whether it's a blessing or a curse is hard to say."

"However, I am quite curious about the situation of Genghis Khan's imperial mausoleum."

"Zhang Tianshi, you are knowledgeable and experienced; do you have any guesses about this imperial mausoleum?"

Zhang Tianshi was at the very front of the team, and Pangzi and Tianzhen couldn't see his back, only the archaeological team members following behind him.

But Zhang Tianshi's clear voice still came through the headset.

"In my impression, I don't seem to have ever seen a tomb of the Mongol imperial family."

"However, the Mongols are a people of the grasslands, and they also have many mountains, rivers, and lakes there. Generally speaking, their mausoleums, like ours, are also built deep in the mountains."

This answer was standard and conventional; after hearing it, Tianzhen and Pangzi had no special reaction.

However, Pangzi, on a whim, suddenly said: "Genghis Khan was a generation of heaven's pride; wouldn't it be lacking in status to build his tomb in the mountains?"

"Even Wang Canghai knew how to arrange a shipwreck burial; who's to say Genghis Khan's mausoleum isn't even more marvelous!"

"That so-called Land of Eternal Life, I don't think it's ordinary; it's possible that Lei Cheng and Genghis Khan's mausoleum have some connection."

Although Pangzi's statement was strange, Zhang Tianshi and Tianzhen couldn't find any words to refute it for a moment.

After all, right now, the location of the imperial mausoleum hadn't even appeared, so any guess was actually reasonable!

Just at this moment, on the public channel, everyone suddenly heard Zhang Tianshi's call.

"I have touched the tomb door; this tomb passage has reached its end."

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Inside the Crescent Hotel, the audience lacked key information.

So, although like Zhang Yueshan at the beginning, they sensed a logical problem in Chale'gai's words, they couldn't confirm exactly where the problem lay.

Everyone looked at Zhang Lin with solemn expressions, looking forward to hearing more effective information!

Zhang Lin glanced at the clock on the side of the stage and knew that the storytelling time for today was running out.

He had to wrap up today's story and, by the way, leave a little cliffhanger to maintain the audience's anticipation.

"Chale'gai said that because Ban Jie Li learned part of the language of the Borjigin clan, he wanted to tell him a secret, which made Ban Jie Li exceptionally excited!"

"At this moment, he hadn't realized that he had already stepped into a minefield."

"Ban Jie Li asked the other party very excitedly: Mr. Chale'gai, what do you want to tell me? Is it about the purpose of our coming to this mountain pass? When I was observing from a high place just now, I seemed to see a large valley in the distance! Could the imperial mausoleum be in the valley?"

"This sentence made Chale'gai even more wary in his heart!"

"Although he knew that the tomb-raiding masters of the Central Plains had the ability to determine burial sites by looking at the terrain, he didn't want these abilities to exceed his control!"

"He needed tomb-raiding masters he could control, not a greenhorn like Ban Jie Li."

"Chale'gai nodded and said: Yes! That valley has secrets! It is indeed about the imperial mausoleum!"

"After he finished speaking, he stood up; because he was drunk, his body staggered, and his face was very flushed."

"Then he pointed to the valley not far away and said: There, that might be a location where the mechanisms for the imperial mausoleum were built!"

"Hearing this, Ban Jie Li also stood up excitedly and looked in the direction Chale'gai pointed, but unfortunately, he couldn't see anything."

"At this time, Chale'gai said again: Of course, the secret I want to tell you is not this! It is about Genghis Khan!"

"Ban Jie Li pricked up his ears to listen, because he discovered that from this point on, Chale'gai started using the Borjigin language again; only by concentrating fully could Ban Jie Li understand what Chale'gai was saying."

"Chale'gai said intermittently: The Great Khan... that is, Genghis Khan Temujin, whenever there was an important battle, would find a time to be alone, and even those as close as his nephews could not follow."

"Whenever the Great Khan was alone, a Myriarch would take on the guard duty, leading a ten-thousand-man troop to heavily surround the camp where the Great Khan was!"

"When Chale'gai said this, he suddenly turned his head to look at Ban Jie Li and asked him: Guess, what was Temujin doing when he was alone before a great battle?"

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