The Mystery of the Thousand-Year-Old Tomb (Reading Time, Volume Three)

Here are the turbulent, legendary tales of tombs whose owners had stories to tell! It is the world’s seventh wonder, crowned with the halo of “heaven and paradise on earth,” and the setting for a romance remembered through the ages. Who could have guessed that it began as nothing more than an empress’s mausoleum? Neat ranks of ceremonial guards, silent armies, magnificent architecture, and a mysterious underground palace have guarded their secrets for millennia, watching the endless stream of visitors with cold indifference. In a dark, damp tomb, a human-shaped golden coffin gradually reveals its true form. Their excitement makes them forget the warnings of death itself, until one by one, they all die for no apparent reason. Ancient tombs: places that chill the blood and spark endless imaginings. What breathtaking legends once unfolded there, and how many little-known secrets have they concealed?