The secret of the treasure in the city of the Persian king is indeed not just a legend. When these huge riches were actually discovered, it was undoubtedly shocking.

Secrets that only the kings of Persia alone possess are absolute privileges. The original builders of the royal palace built a passage to the underground behind the main hall on the orders of the king. It was this underground palace that became the place where the Persian kings accumulated their wealth.

The entrance to the dungeon, of course, was built to be extremely hidden. Originally, except for the successor to the Persian throne in this world, other people did not have the courage or the ability to know. Even the people in the palace never dared to inquire about it.

Especially in the end, this extremely ambitious emperor, with the continuous expansion of the empire, the treasures plundered into his hands are innumerable. With his own ability, he increased the treasures in the dungeon several times. He ordered the Deadpools who had guarded it all their lives to brand them with the imprint of the Empire.

Perhaps, in the heart of the king of Persia, since these treasures belonged to him alone, they should not be touched by anyone else. Even if you leave this world one day, let them be buried with you.

However, he did not expect that the day of his departure would come so soon. Unexpectedly, he didn't have time to leave a word of entrustment for his treasure, and he would never belong to each other again. On the Huangquan Road, you can't take away a gem, and you can't take a gold brick.

This is undoubtedly a great sorrow for an emperor who wants to use this wealth to support his great cause. But the dead ghosts are no longer qualified to return here to find them. There is no way for the living to regain mastery.

In fact, in the days when the news of the death of the king of Persia came back, the entire royal palace had been searched almost thoroughly. But no trace of the treasure was found. Although the Persian princes and nobles were very unwilling, they had no other way to think for the time being. But they were not discouraged, for the treasure was in the palace, and they could not escape. As long as you drive away the invading Han army, and then come back and look for it slowly and carefully, I believe that there will be a time when it will be discovered.

However, who would have thought that the majestic city that was once thought impossible to be captured would fall so easily under the control of the Han army. Moreover, it seems that there is a heavenly help in the underworld, and the entrance to the underground palace is automatically opened to the invaders.

If the Persian kings of the past knew the soul and saw the scene in front of them, I am afraid they would have knocked their heads and vomited blood!

Although it was the noon sun outside, it was eerie and cold inside the dungeon. Dozens of torches illuminate this vast underground world. The sight inside is jaw-dropping.

The underground passage is so long that it seems to have no end, and it is not known where it leads. The glow of the torches was uncertain, a cold wind swept through everyone, and it was clear that there was another vent in the dungeon. From time to time, you can see corpses lying next to them, and these guys with weapons and hideous faces are dead and blind. It looks like he should be the one guarding this underground world. Ever since they were chosen to enter here, they were doomed to never get out alive. It's just that the way to die like this is unexpectedly unlucky.

And in those wide spaces on both sides, stored in a heavy sarcophagus one by one, are the legendary treasures. Hundreds of gigantic sarcophagi, arranged in a dark line, look mysterious. It is puzzling why the Persians were so fond of using stones. And these bulky things used to store treasures don't know how much manpower and material resources were spent to make them in the first place.

In the light of the torches, you can see the traces of the aftermath of the flood. The great water that flooded the palace also filled the dungeon. It's just amazing how quickly the water recedes here. It is conceivable that although the entrance to the underground palace is closed, there must be other passages for ventilation and drainage.

Gongsun Rongnu didn't have time to think about anything else at this time, and after making sure that there was no danger around, he ordered several Han soldiers to lift the lid of one of the sarcophagi arranged on the left. In the midst of countless astonished glances, the sounds of admiration and gasps came and went.

"It turned out to be ...... Gold! Yes! Such a large piece of gold...... Is it all the rest?"

"General! We're rich...... Hahaha! ”

Gongsun Rongnu's eyes also radiated light. Gold, it's not like he hasn't seen it. However, he had never imagined such a large and neatly arranged piece of gold. This is full of sarcophagus gold nuggets, and I am afraid that it will not become a small mountain! Let alone...... There are thousands of sarcophagi waiting for him to test! He felt his blood surging up at an extremely fast speed, and he was afraid that he had never been so excited to charge in the army of ten thousand horses.

"A few of you, go and report to the Yuan Gong immediately! The others listened to my order to open the sarcophagus again. ”

Hearing his general's order, someone had already excitedly gone outside to report the news. And several sarcophagi next to it were also opened one after another, and inside were all the same gold nuggets, neatly arranged. Gongsun Rongnu couldn't help but take a deep breath to calm down his excitement. Then he motioned to open a few of the sarcophagi on the other side not far away.

The dungeon soon became much brighter. Those colorful ones are not the light of torches, but the light of jewels. The ones that were opened later were not gold, but precious stones and beads on large plates.

Even for those who are well-informed, I am afraid that they have never seen such a scene at one time. The concentration of so much wealth is no longer the power of the Persian Empire itself, but the accumulation of the entire Western continent over hundreds of years.

The soldiers of the Han army who were able to follow the Western Expedition to come here were basically experienced in many wars, and they had never been timid in the face of thousands of troops and horses, let alone had any emotional disorders. However, here today, there are many people who have lost their former composure. Even Gongsun Rongnu, whose hand was holding the handle of the knife, trembled slightly.

Of course, their excitement and excitement were not for themselves, but for the great results achieved by this expedition to the west. Even if they are just soldiers fighting for their country, they all feel deeply honored to be able to participate in such a major event that is destined to go down in history.

What Yuan Zhao said in Chang'an was really not wrong! The resources contained in this continent are extremely abundant. The Persian Empire was able to accumulate such an accumulation only by plundering. If the Han people become the masters here, with the productive forces in their hands and the advanced civilization they bring, to what extent will they develop the Western continent in the future? It's a heart-pounding anticipation.

Although the person who went to report the news has not yet returned, everyone knows that Han Guogong will definitely come over soon. During this waiting time, they could not hide their joy, so under the leadership and command of General Gongsun Rongnu, the soldiers began to roughly count the types and quantities of treasures.

Some people came closer with torches to illuminate the opened sarcophagus, while others began to bring out gold nuggets and all kinds of gems and jewels to see how much the coffin contained.

Heavy gold, high base. A delicate gemstone that glows with dazzling brilliance when held in the palm of your hand...... In the midst of this admiration, no one noticed, and there was an unforeseen danger, which suddenly happened.

The first to encounter the misfortune was a lieutenant colonel. This lieutenant, who followed General Gongsun to carry out the mission, not only fought bravely, but also acted quickly in everything. He quickly removed all the gold nuggets from a sarcophagus. Although he was tired and sweaty from the heavy things, he was grinning and yelling.

"I have never held a sword in my hands, but I didn't expect to get so much gold in my hands today...... Ha ha! I will be boastful when I go back in the future! ”

He smirked, and bent down again, trying to bring the bottom nugget up again. Although he couldn't see what it was, a dangerous alertness rose in his heart, and the lieutenant hurriedly jumped up to avoid it, and at the same time he had already shouted a warning in his mouth.

"Be careful...... Yes! ”

The people next to him didn't know what was happening, but they were already surprised to see the warrior in the army take a few steps back, cover his throat tightly with his hand, and make a painful sound from his mouth, and then his burly body fell suddenly, crushing the piles of gold nuggets to the ground.

The lieutenant, who was still alive just now, couldn't even speak. His body twisted on the ground a few times, and then stopped moving. The change was sudden, and everyone around was shocked.

"Everyone, be careful! There seems to be something ...... in the sarcophagus! ”

The man with the torch next to him seemed to have seen something just now, and he exclaimed loudly as he wanted to take a closer look. But suddenly he found that a black shadow flickered, his hand was in sharp pain, and the torch fell to the ground. In between breaths, he already felt that his body was sore, and he couldn't breathe, and his eyes widened in horror. In the last corner of his eye, he finally saw clearly what ...... attacked him!

And almost at the same time, the same thing happened in several places in the dungeon. The open sarcophagus seemed to have unleashed demons that unleashed unbridled attacks on those who invaded their territory.

It happened so suddenly that everyone was caught off guard. Almost immediately, many people fell to the ground and died. Gongsun Rongnu's cold hairs stood up, he didn't know where the enemy came from, so that his soldiers under his command suffered such casualties! When the fire was extinguished, he suddenly felt as if there were killing opportunities surging from all directions.

"Everyone, hurry back! It's a snake...... All are highly toxic. ”

The light of the sword pierced through the stone wall, and sparks flew everywhere. When he heard the shouts of Yuan Zhao, who was hurrying over, several big snakes that were about to attack Gongsun Rongnu and the others were cut into several pieces, and the blood was filthy and pungent.

Gongsun Rongnu, who couldn't see the direction clearly in the dimness, heard Yuan Zhao's voice, and his heart was relieved. He was about to retreat with the people to the exit, but he felt a sharp pain in his leg and fell to the ground.