Tomb Robbing: The Suspicious City

Summary

Pang Zi and the narrator find themselves in a strange tomb after falling through a trapdoor. They discuss the oddities of the tomb, suspecting it was designed to trap tomb robbers. They discover a staircase leading deeper into the tomb, but hesitate to descend after seeing a mysterious white object. Suddenly, they are kicked down the stairs by an unseen force, landing on a platform littered with bones. They suspect a third person may be involved, possibly A Zhong, but Pang Zi dismisses this. They find a large door with a recent blast hole, indicating that experienced tomb robbers may have been there recently, possibly seeking a larger treasure at Xumi Mountain. The narrator realizes that the robbers likely arrived by ship, leading to concerns about their intentions and the dangers ahead.

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