Kung Fu Baby with 17 Doting Brothers-Chapter 434: Strange Laughter

Tuanzi spent quite some words convincing Gu Zhuo that there was nothing wrong with her mind and that she didn’t need to go to the hospital for a checkup.

In order to distract him from pursuing the matter further, she shifted the topic and asked many questions about the nearby ancient tomb.

When interacting with people, Gu Zhuo is extremely introverted and not very articulate, but when it comes to the nearby ancient tombs, he has a lot to say.

"We currently deduce that this is a tomb of a general, most likely from..."

He went on to talk about the tomb owner and burial goods, then moved on to stories from the general’s era.

Gu Zhuo spoke endlessly, and the two listeners did not interrupt him, which made him all the more engrossed in his explanation.

The three of them sat in a row on the earthen mound. Tuanzi swung her little short legs and looked up at Gu Zhuo.

[Miaomiao: His eyes seem to be shining]

[Ancient Martial System: A person’s eyes can’t actually shine; it’s called having spirit in one’s eyes]

[Miaomiao: Oh, it’s the same thing, Little Gu, don’t be so serious]

When Gu Zhuo realized his mouth was dry, he promptly apologized, "Sorry, did I talk too much?"

"No, no, we enjoyed listening."

Tuanzi quickly nudged his arm and smiled sweetly, "Cousin, you really like this field, don’t you?"

Gu Zhuo was stunned. In his memory, only his younger brother had ever asked such a question after he made his choice. His parents had moved from blame to disappointment and then to indifference.

Even so, he didn’t regret it.

"I really like researching this," Gu Zhuo answered seriously.

[Ancient Martial System: This is an indirect admission that he doesn’t quite like some of the rules in this field]

Tuanzi also picked up on the subtext.

She clenched her fist, "Then, cousin, keep it up. Can Miaomiao still come find you to play in the future? Miaomiao really likes these stories."

Gu Zhuo showed a delighted smile, "Of course."

The two of them ignored Ji Zhangzhuo again.

Ji Zhangzhuo, bored, bent one leg and propped his chin with a hand. He looked at the laughing siblings and then at the distance.

"There’s some noise."

"Huh?"

Tuanzi snapped back, moving her small ears.

Gu Zhuo was somewhat amazed. It was the first time he had seen someone move their ears without turning their head.

"It’s someone. From the sound of the footsteps, there are four people, and there’s the sound of tools rubbing together. They’re moving away from us, towards the ancient tomb."

Tuanzi quickly assessed and then turned to ask Gu Zhuo, "Cousin, do you work at night too?"

Gu Zhuo shook his head, "The professors are very cautious. They’re afraid of damaging the site, so generally, there’s no work done at night. There’s none tonight."

Most archaeologists are very patient. They are willing to spend months slowly excavating to ensure that the relics are undamaged and would rather not ruin the relics with a single shovel hit.

He then realized too, "Someone went to the ancient tomb area? Four people?"

But among so many archaeological experts, only his mentor stayed behind. Besides him and Xu Yue, who stayed to take care of Professor Guo, there were only two security guards patrolling on shifts.

"They come with unfriendly intentions," he judged and quickly wanted to go have a look.

"Cousin, don’t rush. Your heavy footsteps might expose you. Let us take a look first and contact you if there’s a problem."

Tuanzi lifted her phone, "Just pay attention to our messages."

Gu Zhuo hurriedly nodded.

Tuanzi and Ji Zhangzhuo tapped their toes, and their figures landed on a tree not far away. Another tap, and they were a hundred meters away, quickly disappearing from Gu Zhuo’s view.

The young graduate student couldn’t afford to be amazed and cautiously headed in that direction. On the way, he saw a sturdy dead branch and picked it up to bolster his courage.

In less than two minutes, Tuanzi and Ji Zhangzhuo saw four sneaky individuals. They carried backpacks and held small packs in their hands, with items inside making small collision sounds, though not very noticeable.

Tuanzi excitedly grabbed Ji Zhangzhuo’s sleeve and slightly opened her mouth.

Could they possibly have encountered tomb robbers?

Live modern-day tomb robbers!

[Ancient Martial System: You guessed it right]

They had heard of a new antiques appraisal show before. This show innovatively chose to go outdoors for interviews, and Tuanzi suggested they could help catch tomb robbers.

But nowadays, the state’s crackdown on tomb robbery crimes is very strong, and not all ancient tomb excavations are made public. Also, not all ancient tombs have valuable antiques, so encountering tomb robbers is quite unlikely.

Tuanzi took out her phone and, in a whisper, said, "Senior, you call the police, Miaomiao will keep watch."

Ji Zhangzhuo lowered his head and saw her catlike expression watching a mouse, so he agreed.

When he looked again at the four tomb robbers, he saw them as four mice. Little junior sister, the cat, will surely catch them.

The four tomb robbers had monitored for a long time and knew that at night, only two guards patrolled alternately, perfectly evading the guard’s patrol routes this time.

One of them whispered, "I heard a group of experts came, but what kind of experts are they? Their information isn’t as good as ours."

The relevant departments didn’t pay much extra attention to this archaeological excavation. The tomb’s owner was a person seldom mentioned in history, so it seemed there weren’t worth-researching burial goods, and not many guards were arranged. Many tombs from the same era had already been excavated, providing ample material for research.

Yet, the tomb robbers, their horns to the ground, had heard word that this tomb likely contained a batch of jade artifacts, valuable and easy to sell.

The remaining three were silent. This man restlessly patted one person’s shoulder, "Hu Tou, I heard you accidentally got into the picture, so be careful!"

Speaking in a tone wishing to see the excitement. He’s been dissatisfied for a long time with how the boss values Hu Tou.

Hu Tou, the man in the baseball cap seen in the small supermarket earlier, glared at him, "If someone hadn’t lost the food, I wouldn’t have needed to go buy some."

The man immediately withdrew his hand and laughed sheepishly, staying silent.

The four of them thought they were perfectly sneaky. They reached the entrance of the ancient tomb, put on shoe covers, and cautiously walked in.

At this moment, a strange force pulled them in the opposite direction.

The group suddenly lost their balance, sitting on the ground, with bags heavily thudding onto the surface.

"What’s going on?"

They all looked like startled mice at that moment, exchanging glances and warily scanning around. Seeing no suspicious figures, they breathed a sigh of relief and stood up one by one.

Another wave of strange force pressed down, causing them to sit back down before they could straighten up.

The voice of the one who had previously mocked Hu Tou began to tremble.

"Could it be the tomb’s owner..."

They had descended into tombs many times and frequently encountered bizarre occurrences. Some could be explained scientifically, while others couldn’t.

Hence, before entering a tomb, they would also pay respects to the tomb owner.

Worried about being discovered, they had paid their respects to this tomb’s owner from afar.

The always-silent leader barked at him: "Don’t scare yourself. Stand up quickly. It’s the least staffed night today. If we miss this opportunity, who knows how long we’ll have to wait."

The group hurried to their feet.

Just then, an eerie laugh came on the wind.

"Hahahahaha!"