Chapter 277 Tomb Robbery? (1)

ss with someone like Free Spirit, a humble manservant."You said it yourself, I'm just a low-rank servant. You could easily pick any high-rank servant instead of coming to me,"逍遙 questioned curiously....Chapter 277 Tomb Robbery Part 1

"Stop at once! I've never seen a tomb robber like you. Not only daring to come to our Fang family, but also digging here in front of us. You really don’t know your limits!" The person who appeared in front of Free-and-Easy said coldly.

Free-and-Easy glanced at the newcomer and found it was a young girl. With so many people present, she could speak without anyone interrupting her, indicating that she was the leader.

Based on this young woman's own strength, she would be highly ranked outside, but here, she seemed weak, suggesting either she had extraordinary abilities or held an important position!

"First of all, I need to clarify that I'm not a tomb robber. Please don't misunderstand me!" Free-and-Easy shook his head and put the neck ring into the pit, it was almost done now, time for burial.

The girl asked coldly, "What did you place in there And if you're not a tomb robber, why are you here digging" She didn't stop him nor took the collar, as they had everything under control and could see what happened afterwards anyway.

"I'm here to pay respects to my senior. I'm digging up this spot to bury something. Isn’t that obvious Why do you have to ask" Free-and-Easy responded.

“Your mouth is still hard, where are you The people here died three thousand years ago, who are you paying your respects to!” the girl said.

"Is there something wrong with your eyes I pay my respects at whose tomb I am in front of. Do I need to explain" Free-and-Easy looked at her as if she were a fool, making the girl very frustrated.

Not only did the girl feel frustrated but others also felt odd; this calm-looking little tomb robber was caught on the spot and still acted so nonchalant. Was he too ignorant of the situation or had some backing

"Stop pretending! I know you want to steal my ancestor Fang Tianya’s belongings, thinking they should be here, but that's wrong. There is nothing here!" The girl said coldly.

Free-and-Easy was stunned for a moment. He sorted out the girl's words: first, she thought he was here to steal something from Fang Tianya (Chen Shiru’s husband), which could explain her misunderstanding.

The problem was that this seemed not just a simple misunderstanding but rather they had anticipated someone might come to rob Fang Tianya's tomb and thus mistook him as the robber.

Secondly, she thought he came to look for something specific and believed he got some information beforehand, which turned out wrong according to her.

If that was true, today’s event seemed like a misunderstanding. Free-and-Easy was just unlucky to be caught at this particular time and place.

Realizing this, Free-and-Easy could only shake his head helplessly. How unfortunate he had been, encountering such an incident! He wouldn’t have been discovered if it weren't for this event; thus, no one would regard him as a tomb robber.

This might be fate…

The girl shouted loudly, "Why are you shaking your head Quickly tell me who you're working for and why are you trying to snatch our belongings!"

Snatch This word seemed inappropriate; tomb robbers would say 'steal' rather than 'snatch'. But that’s beside the point. It might be a slip of the tongue.

"I'm shaking my head out of helplessness. I came here to pay respects and bury something, then leave, not for tomb robbing. I’m just an unimportant passerby doing some favor for someone else. You don’t need to treat me like this; it’s just a misunderstanding!" Free-and-Easy waved his hand, somewhat exasperatedly.

The girl said coldly, “Misunderstanding Trying to lie your way out! Bring him over…” She didn't want to continue talking and planned to lock him up first, then torture him until he confessed.

"Wait a moment! It’s really just a misunderstanding. Firstly, I came here for Senior Chen Shiru, not Senior Fang Tianya. Secondly, I'm definitely not the person you think of; it's just that I happened to be here at this wrong time!" Free-and-Easy raised his hand and said, he had to clarify things even though being found out and surrounded made escape difficult.

He could still escape if necessary but preferred for these experts to leave first. With fewer people guarding him later, it would be easier to make an attempt.

Their attitude suggested they regarded him as a minor player, so capturing him wouldn't matter much; that’d be the best time to run away.

Moreover, clarifying things might lighten his burden too.

"Can you say something believable You came here for ancestor Chen Shiru. Who is she to you Even if you're from the Chen family back then, three thousand years later, who would come and pay respects to ancestors other than the founding one!" The girl shook her head disdainfully.

For anyone, they might remember the elders from previous generations or even the first ancestor in their family tree, but few would remember those in between and certainly wouldn't pay homage to them; at least not intentionally.

However, nobody could have imagined that Freedom was here on someone else's behalf, and this person had existed for over three thousand years...

"I am not from the Chen family. I came here upon someone’s request. He is an old acquaintance of Senior Chen Shiru but couldn’t come himself due to certain reasons. So he asked me to pay homage in his stead," Freedom said matter-of-factly, though he felt that people might not believe him regardless.

Whether they believed it or not was up to them now; it no longer mattered to him!

Nobody here would believe what Freedom had said!

"Even if you lie, make sure it has some basis. I’ve never seen anyone who’s worse at lying than you!" the girl looked at Freedom and spoke complicatedly, wondering whether this man was mentally ill or something.

"Well, I don’t lie because what I say is true," Freedom said sanctimoniously as if he were a sage—a truthful one.

“…” You are truly incorrigible…,” the girl said.

The crowd was speechless at this point and thought that Freedom must be quite an odd person. At such a time, he kept talking nonsense and saying things no one would believe. Even if you wanted to lie, say something people could actually believe!

Seeing the situation, Freedom shook his head and said rather annoyed: “You really can’t make sense! Tell me, why would a grave robber offer incense and sacrificial items”

"Because you want an excuse if caught…" The girl frowned slightly, finding this point somewhat problematic but still unable to negate her suspicions.

Freedom looked at the girl and said: “An excuse What good is it Furthermore, lighting incense candles in the dead of night would expose your actions. Who’d use such a thing as an excuse… Indeed, if you were doing something illicit on this dark night, why light candles or burn incense when that very light would give you away.

“Also, look closely; I’m digging right in the passage before the grave. This type of tomb is designed such that below there’s nothing but soil—no objects, not even a drain pipe! Don’t say I don’t understand its structure or just dug randomly here. If this was where the mechanism was, I wouldn’t have had to dig… The girl fell silent; she hadn't received any specific details about where the tomb robbery happened, only that it seemed to be within the grave and not at their current location.

Based on all these signs, Freedom didn't seem like a tomb robber. But if not him, who then Could they have frightened away the real culprit by showing up here

"Even if you are paying homage, why so late at night Or could it be that what you did was to test whether someone's watching for the tomb robbers" the girl asked skeptically.

“…” Freedom paused. It seemed he wouldn’t easily clear his name today!

Huffing in resignation, Freedom continued: "I came so late because I didn't want you to discover me..."

"Why not Do you plan on doing something sneaky" the girl asked with a hint of a smile, as if she had found his weakness.

“Because I’m not from your Fang family. If I used normal procedures, what are my chances of getting in” Freedom asked.

"Zero percent. We don’t just let anyone like you into our family," the girl shook her head firmly.

“Exactly then, if I wanted to get in, I’d have to use special methods and would never be able otherwise. Even if I could somehow enter, it would take a lot of time and effort—only possible at night,” Freedom waved his hand dismissively as though this were no issue.

“You’re saying you had no choice but to do this, and we Fang family forced your hand” the girl frowned unfriendly.

"I didn't say that. It's just true!" Freedom thought for a moment then said naturally.

This naturalness made one speechless… (To be continued)forgotten, this revelation truly came as a surprise."A new name, a new identity This isn't just for fun; it's about avoiding defeat, fearing that your empire might lose face if they do," the person fr...