Tales of Tomb Raiding

Name: Tales of Tomb Raiding
Author: Jade Squirrel

盗墓往事

by Jade Squirrel (玉松鼠)

Status: Completed
Length: 1.0M Words
Genre: Mystery
Subgenre: Mystery & Supernatural
Updated: 7y ago
Source: Fanqie

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Synopsis

This is a story recounting the author's own experiences robbing tombs. It describes how, during the summer break after graduating from high school, the author went with his family into the deserts of Xinjiang and the ancient city of Loulan to explore tombs and steal treasures. Later, while at university, he found a master to teach him the trade, recruited a crew, and became skilled at locating dragon veins and auspicious burial sites, the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams, dating artifacts to different dynasties, and appraising treasures. The story records the detailed process of nearly twenty treasure robberies. The treasures include mysterious objects, dog-head gold, ancient swords, meat-shaped stones, mummies, Tai Sui, Five Emperors' Coins, and more, as well as priceless jade scepters and a vajra bead belonging to a high monk. Interestingly, during one expedition, he also obtained a luminous pearl from the Eye of Delusion in a tomb belonging to the Muni Sect (the Ming Cult). Of course, this is a line of work where you risk your life every time you go in. The author was poisoned by mercury and also encountered a treasure chest with arrows hidden in a secret compartment. Most dangerous of all was one huge tomb containing more than a dozen coffins. The main coffin was made of golden-thread nanmu, a wood rarely seen in a century. The arm of the child attendant holding a lamp inside turned out to be the fuse that triggered the tomb's mechanisms, but the author, unaware of what was happening, hacked it off with a single stroke. How did he later escape with his wits? What astonishing treasures were found in the great tomb? And who was its owner? Go and see for yourself, and get a glimpse of the little-known culture of ancient tombs.

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It has the same style as Tomb Raider Notes. It feels very down-to-earth and enjoyable to read. Tomb robbing is tomb robbing. Where do those mysterious and mysterious things come from? The writing is very real. Come on, the author.
127 likes6y ago
Like to watch very much. Fascinating, ups and downs, detailed and detailed, you can't put it down. . The author is a god, and I am also drunk. . .
45 likes6y ago
The writing is good, there are no messy things about gods and ghosts, tomb robbing is tomb robbing, very simple, and the mixture of male and female emotions does not affect the overall effect. I hope there will be new works and I will definitely support them.
22 likes5y ago
A very real book, not as exaggerated as other tomb robbing novels. There are no tombs with thousands of square meters, and there are no underground palace rice dumplings. But it's wonderful. I can only regret that the ending...
22 likes6y ago
It feels quite interesting. After all, the other people I chased before were all in the Central Plains area. There is indeed a scene in Tibet, but I can't find it. According to the previous legend, they will bring a camel, and then the camel has just given birth to a child. After burying the person, kill the little camel in front of the mother camel. The mother camel will take them to look for them every year. After the mother camel dies, they cannot be found. I think this novel is quite interesting. After all, other novels have changed the soup without changing the medicine. This novel is the first version of this type that I have read. It feels quite fresh.
11 likes5y ago
The whole book has an outstanding center, vivid and delicate characters, and clear conception, but the ending is a bit regretful: according to the characters of the whole book, Grandpa, Third Master and the protagonist are all rigorous people, especially Grandpa (who never trusts anyone), knowing that Tang Jing has anger in her heart, but makes her... It is obviously inconsistent with the situation at that time for an individual to guard the rope on top (there used to be rocks in the field, and a hole had to be dug for the stones to fall down, but the wife would not let them guard, so the mother had to guard the rope to feel relieved). Regardless of whether the uncle or brother-in-law was guarding the rope, it was in line with the reality of the time to take a step back and the protagonist to guard the rope. Psychologically, it is positive energy for lovers who are affectionate and righteous to finally get married. This is my personal opinion, for reference only, thank you!
8 likes4y ago
Real feelings, fascinating, after reading the last chapter, I forgot all the plot, I just hope that I can have a fiancée like Hua'er and have no regrets in my life.
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I also watched the second part. Really well written. Very true. The only regret is that I didn't meet any flowers. Although he didn't die, it didn't end well if we didn't get together. I hope there will be a third part of Jade Squirrel, it really feels like seeing him find flowers
7 likes6y ago
It's pretty good. It feels like the real thing. It feels like you're there. Some parts are not very touching. It's too technical. It would be nice to have a translator.
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The plot currently attracts me and I can't bear to put it down. I hope it will be more exciting in the future. A tomboy
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