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Seeing that Sang Qingxiao and Huo Qi didn't quite understand, Qi Shuo explained a bit more. As for Qin Xiaoxiao, her appearance wasn't exceptional, but she excelled in being understanding. During the time of the Last Emperor, the country was already plagued with internal strife and external threats. Having such a perceptive flower of understanding was like a ray of light in the gloom for the Last Emperor.
The Last Emperor was quite a capable Monarch, but unfortunately, he was born at the wrong time and had grand ambitions. By the age of thirty, he had worked himself to death. After his passing, everyone realized that Qin Xiaoxiao had vanished without a trace.
The Last Emperor's descendants were few, so the throne passed to his brother. This last Monarch held power for only four years before the Langyue Kingdom fell. During his reign, he never resisted; instead, he kept fleeing and squandering resources, earning him the nickname "the Running Emperor." He died while trying to escape, leaving no remains behind. Many did not recognize him as a Monarch, and after his death, he didn't even have a title, let alone a tomb.
Qi Shuo did not overlook any mural along the way, which slowed their progress. The mural depicted the love story between the Last Emperor and Qin Xiaoxiao; there wasn't much information to elaborate on.
The door leading from the passageway to the burial chamber was open. Its weight was beyond what someone like Shopping could push open. Once inside the burial chamber, they could see traces of scattered funerary items; jars and vases lay shattered on the ground, while gold, silver, and jade were nowhere to be found.
That Shopping was remarkably clean in their actions.
In the center of the burial chamber stood a stone coffin adorned with dragon patterns. After examining the inscriptions, Qi Shuo confirmed that this was indeed the coffin of the Last Emperor.
For a once-great emperor, his burial site consisted merely of a passageway and a chamber. There were no traps in the passageway, and the ceiling of the chamber showed severe deterioration, threatening to collapse at any moment. This clearly indicated how impoverished the nation had become; they couldn't even afford to repair royal tombs.
Qi Shuo felt anxious. He had spent all night studying the burial site map of the Royal Tombs; directly above this site lay that of Chongjing Emperor. The overlapping construction of Royal Tombs was never a good omen. If this simple structure below caused a collapse above, according to popular belief, it would affect national fortunes.
If not reinforced, this situation could escalate.
Had news reached the palace?
Qi Shuo pursed his lips hesitantly; hadn't they just seen it? He didn't know how to report this to Court.
Since there was a tomb for the Last Emperor here, could there be other tombs of Langyue Kingdom Monarchs nearby?
Who was responsible for this oversight? How could such a significant error go unnoticed?
Huo Qi chuckled and said that such situations had occurred before; those who conspired against a dynasty often trampled on the previous Monarchs as a twisted form of satisfaction.
Perhaps this matter was secretly ordered by Emperor Qin Zhang; it just happened that the previous dynasty's tombs were built too poorly to support later grand constructions.
Qi Shuo was momentarily taken aback by this suggestion but found himself agreeing internally. If it weren't for an order from those in power, who would dare to conceal such matters?
Though he acknowledged it in his heart, he dared not voice it aloud. Instead, he asked how they could resolve this situation now—were they going to relocate graves?
Huo Qi laughed and said, "Little Qi Shuo, why report everything you see? Why worry about this?"
"I am also from Great Jing Dynasty," Qi Shuo replied.
Huo Qi corrected him sternly: "No, you are merely from Qi Xiaomian. You only need to consider whether this matter will affect your master."
Qi Shuo suddenly understood and quickly changed his tune: "What Old Master says is true."
The tomb was completely bare. After a careful search, there was no other information to be found. Just as Qi Shuo was about to leave, Sang Qingxiao suggested, "Why don't we open the coffin and take a look?"
Huo Qi interjected, "Hey, disturbing the dead isn't very good, you know. It goes against the principles of respect for the deceased."
If we’re talking about disturbance, someone has already done so long ago; it wouldn’t make much difference if we did it too. I just feel that this tomb is unusually simple. No matter how poor the Langyue Kingdom is, they shouldn't treat a royal burial like this.
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