novelraw Chapter 300 The Tomb of the Lost Yao
Chapter 300 The Tomb of the Lost Yao
Chapter 300 The Tomb of the Lost Yao
"What did you say?!"
Xiao Qing's eyes widened, her emerald scales trembled slightly with unease, and she quickly coiled up.
Tan Zhige frowned slightly. She didn't show the same surprise as Xiaoqing, because she had already prepared herself. Hearing Hua Xian's words, she just sighed softly.
"What happened?" Tang Zijun looked at Tan Zhixin with some curiosity. "What does 'tomb raiding' mean, and what happened to the missing rainbow crystal flower?"
"It's Shi." Tan Zhixin didn't hide anything. "After our last conversation, I asked Queen Ruos and the Flower Fairies to check Shi's grave for me. You're right, the Shadow Calamity doesn't erupt for no reason. If that guy really has a great relationship with Shi, then her grave must have clues."
"If I remember correctly, you said you burned the body that was lost." Tang Zijun looked at Tan Zhixin with a questioning look.
"Yes," Tan Zhixin nodded. "The bodies of magical girls carry magical power, and even their remains retain miraculous power. This power has an extraordinary attraction to external demons, so cremation is a necessary condition to prevent anything from desecrating the lost remains."
"What is that rainbow crystal flower?"
Tan Zhixin knew what Tang Zijun wanted to ask, and she answered directly, "After a magical girl dies, the corresponding rainbow crystal flower becomes invalid, so I left it in the Lost Grave."
Tang Zijun had indeed heard Qin Nan mention this before. When they found the unclaimed rainbow crystal flower in the dream world, Qin Nan explained in detail the relationship between the magical girl and the rainbow crystal flower.
Simply put, the Rainbow Crystal Flower is like a magical girl's exclusive ID card. Generally speaking, each magical girl and her spirit beast will only be bound to one Rainbow Crystal Flower for their entire lives.
If the magical girl sacrifices herself while the spirit beast survives, the spirit beast will be able to carry the Rainbow Crystal Flower to find a new successor after a period of time. However, if the spirit beast sacrifices itself while the magical girl survives, the magical girl will still be able to use magic to transform, but her combat power will be greatly reduced.
As for situations like the Lost, where both the magical girl and the spirit beast are sacrificed, the Rainbow Crystal Flower will become ownerless, and no one in the world will be able to use the power of this gem.
Eventually, the magic within the rainbow crystal flower will slowly dissipate, transforming into natural energy and vanishing into the world. The rainbow crystal flower will then become an ordinary glass bead, losing its power.
Perhaps it was because no one could use this rainbow crystal flower that Tan Zhixin left this relic in the lost tomb.
"I think I understand." Tang Zijun turned to look at the flower fairy. "Did you just come back from there? Take me to see her."
"I'll go with you," Tan Zhixin said, following behind.
"No, your body needs rest right now." Tang Zijun shook her head slightly. "Although we can't be sure what happened yet, it would be too dangerous for you to go there rashly given your physical condition."
"Are you worried about me?" Tan Zhixin smiled gently. "Don't worry, although I can't unleash the power of a Blue-level Magical Girl, I'm not a weak woman without any ability to protect myself."
"But..." Tang Zijun hesitated.
"No buts, probably no one in this world understands loss better than me. Maybe I can find some clues." Saying this,
Tan Zhixin smiled again. "Besides, you're still here."
Upon hearing this, Tang Zijun didn't say anything more. "Alright, let's go together then."
With the flower fairy leading the way, the group quickly arrived at the scene.
Although she was supposed to be "leading the way," she didn't actually do anything. Tang Zijun simply reopened the passage she had previously traversed, and the group instantly arrived in the real world.
In a desolate place far from the city, a white stone archway stands not far from the roadside, with a black plaque with white characters hanging high on it that reads "Qingshan Cemetery".
Tang Zijun's figure emerged from the reflection of the tiles. He curiously observed the surrounding scenery, his ears twitching slightly, and the sounds of every blade of grass and tree around him fell into his ears.
"Is this the place?" Tang Zijun asked casually.
"Mm." The flower fairy nodded slightly, then flapped her wings and flew towards the cemetery. "It's just ahead, please follow me, sir."
As soon as the group approached the cemetery, an elderly man, over fifty years old, came over. Judging from the broom in his hand, he must have just been cleaning.
Noticing this, Hua Xian darted into Tang Zijun's pocket, and the moment she disappeared, the old man's voice came over.
"What are you doing here? Are you here to sweep the graves?"
"Yes, sir," Tang Zijun answered loudly. "We came to visit our friend and pay our respects."
The old man stopped after getting a certain distance away. Perhaps because there was usually no one around, he looked at Tang Zijun and Tan Zhixin with a strange gaze.
He paused for a moment before nodding slightly. "Go inside. I'm nearby. If you need any yellow paper ingots, you can come find me."
"Yes, sir. Thank you for your hard work." Tang Zijun nodded gently, then without saying anything more, she and Tan Zhixin walked directly into the cemetery.
Watching the two figures disappear into the cemetery, the old man shook his head slightly.
"This young man, seeing his friend arrive empty-handed."
He picked up the broom again, and an even stranger idea popped into his head.
"How come we haven't seen their car in such a remote place...?"
On the other side, Tang Zijun and her group, who had already entered the cemetery, quickly headed towards the tombstone of the deceased.
Xiaoqing peeked out from Tan Zhixin's sleeve, looking around with a sigh. "This place has really changed a lot. We haven't been here since that day..."
Tan Zhixin's feelings were also quite complicated. She did not stop walking. Although she had not been here for a long time, she still clearly remembered where the lost tombstone was.
I stopped in front of a tombstone, but the scene of chaos I had imagined did not appear. The tomb in front of me was no different from the others around it.
Seeing this, Tan Zhixin breathed a slight sigh of relief.
On the tombstone was a small black-and-white photograph of a girl with a disdainful expression. Judging from her appearance...
It should be a child around ten years old.
Although there were some changes in her expression, Tang Zijun could still tell that the girl in the photo was indeed identical to the woman in the shadow.
However, today's female shadow actors are more alluring.
"I've come to see you."
Tan Zhixin's voice echoed in the deathly silent cemetery, lingering for a few seconds before being dispersed by the breeze.
Xiaoqing climbed onto Tang Zijun's shoulder and whispered, "Sister Tan has wanted to come and sweep the graves for years, but I've stopped her. Without the ability to transform, if she leaves the flower shop rashly, she'll become a sitting duck for all evil creatures."
Tang Zijun nodded slightly in understanding. Every magical girl has a corresponding nemesis. Given the reputation of Tan Zhixin and her team back then, there must be many outsiders among them who want to kill her.
Furthermore, they were unaware of the complete annihilation of the Greedy Ones at that time, so Xiaoqing's decision not to let Tan Zhixin come over was also for her safety.
However, Tang Zijun hadn't forgotten their purpose for coming here. Taking the flower fairy from her pocket, Tang Zijun asked, "There don't seem to be any signs of damage here. How do you know her grave was robbed?"
"In reply to your question, sir, we flower fairies do not need to use our eyes to judge. Although this tomb appears unchanged on the surface, in reality..."
I can feel that it's empty inside.
"What? Empty?!" Xiaoqing stuck out her tongue. "What do you mean by empty?"
"Literally, there's nothing in this tomb—no ashes, no burial goods, no rainbow crystal flowers, nothing at all," the Flower Fairy said truthfully.
Upon hearing this, Xiaoqing looked at Tang Zijun, while Tang Zijun looked at Tan Zhixin.
"I was there on the day of the burial. I watched them cover the stone slab and seal it up," Tan Zhixin said softly.
"So that means someone secretly dug up the lost tomb over the past ten years and stole everything inside?"
Xiaoqing asked in confusion.
"It shouldn't be." Tang Zijun shook his head slightly. He squatted down and gently ran his fingers along the edge of the stone slab. "There are no signs that the stone slab has been moved."
"You can tell that?" Xiaoqing was a little surprised. "The surface of marble has reflections. When the two pieces come into contact, parallel mirror images appear. The passage here hasn't moved, at least not after the two marble pieces came into contact," Tang Zijun explained.
"I see." Xiaoqing didn't quite understand, but that didn't stop her from nodding as if she did.
"If no one has moved this stone slab in the more than ten years since the burial, then it means that the other party did not steal it from the outside." Tan Zhixin slowly turned her head to look at Tang Zijun.
"If it's not external... then there's only one possibility."
Tang Zijun turned her gaze to the tomb. Beneath the marble slab was a closed space, completely dark. The only way to steal anything from inside in this environment would be through a dimensional portal.
"There are no reflections in the complete darkness. This pitch-black environment... belongs to the shadow world."
As she spoke, Tang Zijun stood up and continued,
"What we can't be sure of now is when the guy in the shadows stole Shi. The most crucial question is, since Shi was cremated when she was just over ten years old, why is she now an adult?"
"You mean, Shi didn't die?" Xiaoqing blurted out.
Tan Zhixin, standing to the side, frowned slightly. "I think Tang Zijun means that the loss was caused by some being using special means..."
"It has been resurrected."