"Mr. Xia Liang, please go ahead."

Kawai Matsutake approached Xia Liang with a smile and said.

At the same time, the others also looked at Xia Liang. If he dared to resist even slightly, they would take action. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"Then thank you, Mr. Kawai."

Xia Liang naturally understood that these guys wanted him to lead the way, obviously intending for him to scout ahead, but it didn’t matter.

After saying that, Xia Liang also stepped forward, and the others quickly followed.

This entrance was clearly forced open, and everyone could still see the marks left by explosives from back in the day.

After entering the entrance, they quickly came into a long corridor. Turning on the flashlight, there were some blurred murals on the surrounding walls.

Mural paintings in tomb chambers are usually painted on the four walls, ceiling, and both sides of the corridor, mostly reflecting the activities of the deceased during their lifetime, including deities, creatures, myths, legends, historical stories, with the main purpose of educating and commemorating the deceased.

Among the murals here, some depict battles and slaughter, while some show a few people nodding at each other, likely events experienced by the tomb owner during their lifetime.

"Mr. Xia Liang, you have a deep understanding of Xia Country’s culture. Can you tell when these murals are from?"

Kawai Matsutake asked Xia Liang.

"Mr. Kawai, these murals should depict some events from the deceased’s lifetime. For example, this one shows the deceased commanding an army in armor on the battlefield against the enemy, and this one shows the tomb owner seated at the head of the table with a child beside him and three people bowing below. It appears to be a banquet.

The events depicted in these murals are also found in numerous other tombs. It’s not possible for me to determine the identity or era of the person based on the murals alone."

Xia Liang looked at the murals and said.

"However, it seems that the tomb owner might have been a general during their lifetime."

He was not an archaeologist, and even with some knowledge of Xia Country’s traditional culture, he couldn’t determine who the tomb owner might be from these murals, and even an archaeologist might not be able to do so.

"Alright, let’s keep going."

Kawai Matsutake nodded, and the group continued moving deeper inside.

The corridor was extremely dark, but since the entrance was forcibly opened decades ago, there were no harmful gases inside. The corridor was long, and after walking for a few minutes, they reached a corner. As they walked past the corner and saw the scene ahead, everyone’s expression changed.

Skeletons, there were more than a dozen skeletons here. From the clothes on these skeletons, it was clear they were the invaders of Dragon Country from before.

"That old guy didn’t lie to me; he really did come here back then. It seems we’ve found the right place."

Nakamura Komachi looked at the skeletons and smiled again. The existence of these bones proved that this was the tomb they were looking for.

"Mr. Kawai, the way ahead is blocked."

Xia Liang spoke. It seemed there had been a collapse here before, and these invaders were killed by falling rocks.

Xia Liang hadn’t expected that just after entering the tomb, they would encounter dangers. The deeper they went, the more dangerous it would likely become.

"Clear it out for me."

Before Kawai Matsutake could speak, Nakamura Komachi ordered.

Kawai Matsutake and others then took various excavation tools from their backpacks and started digging at the collapsed rocks.

Having nothing better to do, Xia Liang continued to examine the murals around the corridor.

"Hmm?"

After looking at a few murals, Xia Liang suddenly paused, focusing on one of the murals, or more accurately, a tablet inscription carved into the stone wall.

Upon reading the inscription, Xia Liang’s eyes flashed with surprise. Could this tomb be...

"Good heavens? Is this Zhuge Liang’s tomb?"

If not, then why was "The Memorial to Expedite" by Zhuge Liang here? Could it have been carved by someone from later generations after their death?

But whose tomb would have Zhuge Liang’s "The Memorial to Expedite" carved on it?

Looking at the other murals again, Xia Liang now understood their meanings. "The first is Zhuge Liang plowing Longmu, the second is the Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage, and the third is the Longzhong Plan..."

The more he looked, the more certain he became. These murals matched Zhuge Liang’s deeds perfectly.

Now, looking more closely at these murals, he noticed that the figures in the paintings were holding a feather fan, which he hadn’t seen before due to the dim lighting and significant mural erosion.

"Could this really be Zhuge Liang’s tomb?"

Xia Liang touched his chin. Until now, although there was said to be a tomb of Zhuge Liang at Dingjun Mountain, he wasn’t actually buried there.

Historically, after falling ill at Wuzhang Plains, Zhuge Liang made detailed arrangements for his posthumous affairs, anticipating that Shu Han would soon be destroyed by Wei. Having fought Sima Yi for years, they harbored a grudge against each other.

If the location of his tomb were known, Sima Yi would likely have destroyed it to ensure Zhuge Liang’s death.

So he secretly told Emperor Liu Shan to not have an elaborate burial, but to place his body in a coffin carried south by new ropes, and when the rope broke and the poles snapped, that would be his burial place.

After Zhuge Liang’s death, his subordinates made a grand display at Dingjun Mountain to deceive others.

Emperor Liu Shan, on Zhuge Liang’s advice, secretly had four strong men carry the coffin south.

After a night, the coffin grew heavier, but the ropes and poles showed no signs of breaking. The four then chose a random desolate place to bury him.

When Liu Shan learned of this, he angrily executed the four men but didn’t inquire where Zhuge Liang’s coffin was buried. From then on, nobody knew the location of Zhuge Liang’s actual grave.

But now, here was a tomb, with the corridor murals and the memorial inscribing, affirming to him this was Zhuge Liang’s true grave.

"Zhuge Liang passed away at Wuzhang Plains, which is a part of the northern Qinling mountains’ loess terraces, isn’t it?"

They were currently in the Qinling mountains, and since he died nearby, this might truly be his tomb.

"But when did Zhuge Liang construct such a large tomb?"

Quickly, Xia Liang felt puzzled again. The human and material resources required for such a monumental tomb are unimaginable.

Creating such a tomb, he couldn’t believe no one knew at the time.

Although puzzled, there wasn’t an answer now, and evidently, the tomb wasn’t unknown, or how else would Kawai Matsutake and his team have a map?