Chapter 377
My Substitute CEO Bride
Chapter 377
Another woman was left wide-eyed and dumbfounded.
Bradley, a highly respected figure in the entire neighborhood, was actually kneeling before this young man who was just in his 20s?
Nash, on the other hand, was not surprised at all. He had suspected earlier that Bradley was at member of the Young familyâs Tomb Seekers Hall. Nash had deliberately revealed to him his Young family token when he received the alcohol from him earlier.
âOld Perry, please get up. Thereâs no need for formality!â Nash helped Bradley to his feet. Finally, he found a living member of the Young familyâs trusted circle. He even turned out to be from the Tomb Seekers Hall.
The Young family got their wealth from raiding tombs, and the fact that Bradley was the leader of the Tomb Seekersâ Hall indicated he held a high position within the family as well.
âGrandfather, whatâs going on here?â Nico asked with confusion as he looked at his grandfather. This guy had just taken advantage of Yasmin earlier, and Nico had been thinking about teaching him a lesson when the opportunity arose. He never expected his grandfather to kneel before him.
How was he going to do that now?
âOphelia, go get Dacus to buy three coffins,â Bradley instructed, dismissing the woman who had nothing to do with the Ye family.
Then, he sat down and said to Nash, âSir, please have a seat.â
Nash sat down on the nearby sofa. Derek helped Yasmin next to him.
âSeeing how youâre from the Young family, I suppose you already know who they are.â Bradley continued, âBoth Caleb and I were from the Young Family Village. The Tomb Seekers Hall is divided into two branches, the Tomb Hall and the Seekers Hall.
âThe Seekers Hall is responsible for seeking out auspicious burial sites, while the Tomb Hall is in charge of excavating it. When disaster befell the family back then, I happened to be searching for the tomb of the Medicine King in Xanthalos and was following a lead.
âThatâs why I wasnât able to return to the village in time and escaped with my life,â Bradley said with a bitter expression on his face.
Nash lit a cigarette and asked slowly, âSo, they all went to the King of Medicineâs tomb?â
His master had mentioned the King of Medicine before. Leopole, a renowned physician from the Northern Dynasty, was not only highly skilled in medicine but had also acquired the Divine Farmerâs Legacy.
His master had spent three years searching for the King of Medicineâs tomb but never succeeded. Who would have thought that the Tomb Seekers Hall would have managed it instead?
âThe Tomb Seekers Hall started searching for the King of Medicineâs tomb over 200 years ago and only confirmed its location to be in Xanthalos about 30 years ago,â Bradley explained.
âOther tomb raiders got wind of this information and were keeping a close eye on us, which
prevented us from making a move. We had no choice but to cooperate with them. We spent several years leading them out of Xanthalos.
âAfter the massacre, I went under for more than 20 years. I waited until a few old foxes had passed away before deciding to take a look at the tomb again. Seven days ago, I took my son, my nephew, and a descendant of my old friendâs to the tomb.
âWhile digging our way in, we stumbled upon an undead corpse.â Bradley shivered with lingering fear as he recounted.
âUndead corpse? Whatâs that?â Xeno gulped and asked, âCould it be the kind of creature I saw on TV? The one without skin and covered in blood?â
âUndead corpses are also known as grave spirits,â Bradley explained. âTheyâre evil creatures created by sorcerers using the blood of the tombâs resident. They possess immense power, are impervious to weapons, and sustain themselves on dark energy.â
His eyes narrowed as he recalled the scene from the day before, which caused cold sweat to break out on his back. He continued bitterly, âAfter leaving the King of Medicineâs tomb, I warned them not to set foot inside the tomb, but they went there secretly.â
The Tomb Seekers Hall typically operated with both the Tomb Hall and the Seekers Hall working together. First, the Seekers Hall would locate a tomb before passing it on to the Tomb Hall for excavation.
Tomb Hall members were individuals with unique abilities, so some of them had methods to deal with undead corpses. However, with the Tomb Hall and the Young family both destroyed, they had not been able to find anyone with the necessary skills.
Bradley was unwilling to let the tomb the Tomb Seekers Hall had been seeking out for over 200 years go unexplored. It was why he decided to take a chance with his group. However, he ended up making a grave mistake.
Feeling guilty for a moment, Bradley then continued, âUndead corpses are usually placed in the antechamber of the tomb, which is separated by a passage with the tomb passage at the front. The tunnel we dug up led to the tomb passage.
âIn theory, we shouldnât have awakened the undead corpse, so I suspect that someone had been to the King of Medicineâs tomb before us.â