Everyone Had to Go

The Zhou Household's position is not stable.

This instability does not stem from the decline of talent in Western Capital City, but rather from issues related to competitiveness both within and outside the province, as well as the handling of international events.

Without sufficient ability, even if one is given the appropriate position, one cannot hold it securely.

When disaster strikes, it has absolutely no ability to resist.

Zhou Yueyan felt a little flustered by Zhang Xuezhou.

She was quite shocked by the news she received today.

"In short, I wanted to discuss this matter with you all, and I welcome your opinions!"

Opening the mausoleum of the Luofu Dynasty was no small matter, and Zhou Yueyan had to inform many committee members to avoid being mistaken for someone who had seized power and acted recklessly.

Zhou Yueyan convened an emergency meeting.

Looking at the many committee members in the audience, she couldn't help but feel a little bitter.

Previously, those without Sixth Sequence were not qualified to sit in these seats on the Sequence Committee, but now the third to Fifth Sequence are in charge, a situation that cannot be described as merely miserable.

"Inspecting the Luofu Tomb is not impossible, but we shouldn't get a reputation for treasure hunting. If we face a reckoning, it will be a lot of trouble," Wang Yi'an said cautiously.

"Is it really necessary to investigate emperors who died a hundred or two hundred years ago?" Zhu Wei asked doubtfully.

"Committee Member Zhou, is this news reliable?" Li Biming asked. "Don't be fooled by Luo Tianming's senile ramblings!"

"Everyone, wouldn't it be alright if we went to take a look?" Jiang Chao asked.

"The tombs of the Luofu Imperial Family are not impossible to open, but they have set up traps and mechanisms with poisonous smoke and miasma inside. It's only been a hundred years, so those things haven't been corroded and their remaining power is extremely high. A slight mistake could lead to a trap," Li Yanqi said cautiously. "Our skills might not even be enough to qualify us to go in."

"What do you mean we can't go in? We may lack the skills, but did you think people from a hundred years ago were more capable than us?" Zuo Jin shouted. "As long as you promise to take the burial goods from the tomb, my brothers and I will be the first to go!"

"Go ahead and fight me, I'm not going to fight you head-on," Zuo Quan said sullenly. "You're just trying to find a way to screw me over so your kid can win!"

"Pah!"

Zuo Jin retorted with a curse, almost coming to blows with Zuo Quan during the sequence meeting.

Compared to the other committee members, these two brothers were completely slacking off, neither improving their sequence nor honing their Gene Fighting Technique, let alone going to Qin Meng.

Other families were absent from the sequence meetings, while the Zuo Household always sent two people.

These two people were enthusiastic in attending meetings and working, but they weren't very useful.

Zhou Yueyan had no choice but to tap the hammer representing the chairman's order of precedence to signal the two to be quiet.

"We won't take the burial goods from the imperial tomb; our main purpose is to investigate the true and possible situation," Zhou Yueyan said. "It would be best if nothing happened, but if there really is a problem, I'm sure you all wouldn't be able to bear it!"

"Does their death from having grass growing in their heads really have anything to do with us?" asked the veteran Zhu Haishan.

"Well, how should I put it?" Zhou Yueyan pondered for a moment and said, "This poisonous herb grows specifically on the heads of emperors, you know what I mean. If any of you succeed me, I won't investigate this matter!"

"What do you mean?" Zuo Quan asked, "Sister Zhou, are you saying your head is going to grow grass?"

"What I mean is, whoever sits in this position might have a head full of weeds," Zhou Yueyan said. "The source of that weeds is likely a ferocious beast, like those monstrous insects that suddenly appeared in the Thousand Islands Alliance!"

"That vicious worm from the Thousand Islands Alliance that implants eggs inside human bodies?"

Are we planting grass on people's heads?

Zhou Yueyan thought about Zhang Xuezhou's words and then repeated them, which immediately made the sequence meeting lively.

As long as she doesn't become the interim chairperson of the Sequence Committee, Zhou Yueyan feels that whoever wants to take responsibility for this matter should do so.

However, if she were to take on the role, Zhou Yueyan felt it would be best to investigate matters related to the imperial tombs, since she didn't want to be a temporary worker who ended up getting killed.

"That's basically it," Zhou Yueyan said. "Either we all go to the imperial tomb together, or you decide who should be the temporary chairperson. I'm willing to be everyone's little sister to avoid trouble!"

"This matter..."

Even the conservative and risk-averse Wang Yi'an remained silent at this moment.

Having lost Professor Luo Hui as his pillar of support, Wang Yi'an was undoubtedly extremely conservative at this time, only wanting to seek to reach the Sixth Sequence in a safe and stable manner.

But once the matter arose, there was no escaping it; he had no choice but to go, whether he wanted to or not.

"It's better to be safe than sorry in these kinds of situations," Zhu Wei said. "Let's all work together and get things done!"

"We've developed modern technology for decades, even centuries, why would we be afraid of a mere tomb?" Zuo Quan shouted. "If you ask me, we should bring in twenty bulldozers and excavators and just ram them in! All that haphazard arrangement won't help!"

"Good idea, I'll leave this task to you," Wang Yi'an replied casually.

"Zuo Quan, will you die if you don't speak up? This kind of thing, digging up imperial tombs, will be recorded in history books. If we mess it up, we'll be condemned. If we use these bulldozers and excavators to flatten it, we'll be cursed for centuries," Zuo Jin shouted.

"I'm just making a suggestion. I'm a committee member, and I have the right to make suggestions, but you can't expect me to do this kind of thing myself," Zuo Quan said, snapping out of his daze.

"So, you two brothers just said you'd take the lead, right?" Jiang Chao said with a smile.

"What do you mean? Are you really hoping we die?"

Zuo Quan shouted loudly.

The committee members went from hesitant to making fun of the Zuo Household brothers, indicating that the discussion had completely shifted and been defined, moving from whether to explore the imperial tombs to how to explore them.

"Rihui's body is impervious to swords and blades, so he should be fine as a front-line soldier," Zhu Haishan said cautiously. "Tools must also be carried. We won't destroy anything unless absolutely necessary, but who cares about the imperial tomb when it's needed!"

"I've heard that the Luofu Imperial Tombs are mostly covered with poisonous powder, smoke, and water, which will cause skin ulceration if they come into contact with it," Qin Wuxuan, who had been silent until now, said. "Inside, there are rolling stones, logs, and crossbow bolts weighing over a thousand pounds, which are extremely lethal, and there are traps every ten steps."

"Your Qin Household ancestors were in charge of construction in the past, so you should know a lot about these things," Wang Yi'an said. "We'll have to rely on Brother Wu Xuan a lot then!"

"I'm ashamed to say that although our ancestors were knowledgeable in these matters, our generation has followed the genetic route, and we've lost all those abilities," Qin Wuxuan said. "Only my good-for-nothing brother, Qin Wenhan, knows a little about them, but whether you can trust him is another matter entirely!"

"Qin Wenhan?"

Wang Yi'an's dart hit the Zuo Household brothers, pushing the matter onto Qin Wuxuan. Then, Qin Wuxuan's casual remark left Wang Yi'an in a difficult position.

Qin Wenhan is truly talented, but Qin Wenhan mentally unstable and often Jiujiu bird calls.

Entrusting your affairs to such a person undoubtedly increases the risk.

However, if they were asked to find others with similar abilities, they couldn't find any.

Regardless of whether preparations are adequate or not, the exploration of the imperial tomb is a must.