The Otherworldly Adventures of a Super Naive Girl

398: An Explanation of the Facts

Feng Wu’s little hand had been tugging on the corner of Ming Xi’s clothes as she sat close by listening to what everyone was saying.

Ming Xi noticed she wanted to say something, so he asked her after everyone was done speaking.
“What’s the matter? Is there something you want to say?” He smiled gently, but it was more sincere than when he was facing Ailuna and the others.

Even though he spoke softly, and no one meant to eavesdrop, the space was so small everyone else couldn’t help overhearing.
They were curious about Feng Wu.
Ming Xi was so reserved, but yet he treated her so differently.
They were very curious!

“Senior Ming Xi, do you know where we are?” Feng Wu asked seriously as she blinked her eyes and bit her lip.

“I don’t know.” Ming Xi shook his head.
All he knew was that they were in the sea god’s tomb.

“Isn’t this the sea god’s tomb? What a stupid question!” Mayleen gave Feng Wu a disdainful look.

“Mayleen, don’t be that way.” Ailuna cast an apologetic smile at Feng Wu.
But when she looked over, she saw that neither Feng Wu or Ming Xi had paid any attention.

Ailuna lowered her head out of embarrassment and to hide the resentment in her eyes.

“This is the Kingdom of Sand and the tomb of the Czar.” Feng Wu’s voice was soft, but everyone heard it and it thoroughly confused them.

What did she mean, this was the Land of Sand, tomb of the Czar?

Ming Xi remembered there was a record of the kingdom in one of the books he had read as a child.
“The Kingdom of Sand? As far as I know, such a place did exist in ancient times.
It was recorded in the books in my family that the kingdom disappeared after the Czar’s death.
No one has been able to find the remains of the kingdom.”

But Feng Wu was saying this was the Kingdom of Sand, the same kingdom that disappeared thousands of years ago.
It was too farfetched to believe.
If it weren’t for the fact he knew how Feng Wu was, that she didn’t lie, he wouldn’t have believed it.
Had it come out of anyone else’s mouth he wouldn’t have believed such an incredible thing.

It was hard enough for Mayleen to hold herself back from attacking Feng Wu, so of course she wasn’t going to be merciful.

Feng Wu glared at her angrily before replying with, “Your brain’s broken,” in a serious tone.

“You. . . ” Mayleen was furious.
She wanted to rush at Feng Wu but Ailuna stopped her.

Ailuna shook her head.
It wasn’t the right time; they couldn’t take the initiative and attack Feng Wu in front of Ming Xi.

Mayleen was unwilling, but she sat back down.

“What makes you say this is the Kingdom of Sand?” Ming Xi ignored everyone else and focused on Feng Wu.
He was sure she knew something.

“The two places we have been teleported to are both tombs’ of ancient kings.
The sea god knew his time was short and he was afraid humans would steal his treasures as his powers weakened after death, so he used his divine powers to move royal human tombs into his own.

The sea god’s tomb is surrounded by these tombs.
His own tomb is very difficult to find, possible only with luck.
The most troublesome thing is that the sea god, in order to ensure the treasures inside his tomb would never be stolen, sealed the souls of all the kings inside, along with the souls of all those buried alongside them.

The imprisoned souls were tortured daily.
As their spiritual bodies suffered, new evil spirits were created.
These spirits provided the tomb with the strongest possible protection. . . ”

Feng Wu repeated what she had heard from Rui Baby; she didn’t bother paying attention to the other people who were listening; she just wanted Senior Ming Xi to know the facts.

“It’s unbelievable that a natural-born god like the sea god could be so cruel – to imprison a human’s soul for thousands of years, just to ensure the security of this tomb!” Fang Li exclaimed in disbelief.

“Yeah it is hard to believe.” LeChen sighed.

“Wait, how do you know this?” Mayleen discovered the obvious question and directed at Feng Wu.

“The last tomb I was in, there were some records.
I read them and that’s how I know.” Rui Baby had coached her on what to say.
His identity had to remain an absolute secret so he and the spirits had prepared what Feng Wu would say well in advance.

“So that’s why.”

Everyone nodded.
Though Mayleen had wanted to make trouble, Feng Wu’s statement was so practical, it was hard to dispute, so Mayleen had to sit down and stew.

“I see.
We thought we were breaking through to the next level but we were actually just breaking into the various royal tombs from different dynasties.” Olifuman touched his chin.
He didn’t doubt Feng Wu’s story.
Her account of things, like the corpses, were similar to his own experiences.

“So if we want to get out of here, we’ll need to find the Czar’s tomb, then fight our way out of it.” Ailuna was a bright girl so it didn’t take her long to figure it out.

“Yes.” Feng Wu nodded.

“How are we supposed to find where this Czar’s tomb is?” Xie was angry.

“We don’t have to know; there’ll be hints for us.” Ming Xi said.

Yes, it was true.
There would be hints.
All their eyes lit up when they realized this.

“Good thing there are hints.
Without them, we’d have a miserable time finding the tomb.
The desert is so big, it would be next to impossible.”

Everyone complained.
The sun was hot and bright and the day showed no sign of cooling down.
They sheltered under the rocks and continued to wait for things to get better in the evening.

But the desert at night wasn’t any more tolerable.
The sun had set, but the moon had risen, and if the sun brought endless heat, then the moon brought endless cold.
It was cold as cold the far north – there was even sleet!

Even though it was so cold, everyone agreed to walk through the wet, cold night.

One person shielded their body with an umbrella purchased from Feng Wu at several times the retail cost.