The Dead Return from the Tomb
墓中亡魂归来
by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 1 chapters · complete series
The Dead Return from the Tomb is a Romance web novel by Xnoval Originals, with 1 chapters.
Synopsis
At a funeral in Oxford, Henry Duncan receives his late mother's keepsakes—among them, key testimony from a 1950s treasonous tomb-robbery case that once earned his family and the museum lasting honors. Should the truth ever surface, it will shake the very
牛津葬礼上，亨利·邓肯收到亡母遗物，内含1950年代‘叛国盗墓案’关键证词。当年家族与博物馆凭此案获殊荣，真相将动摇现代根基。亨利联手律师威廉与学者乔治，对抗操纵黑市洗白的画廊主弗洛伦斯。在数字化档案与旧信件的交锋中，他们揭开墓室秘密，让历史冤案重见天日，以专业能力颠覆既定秩序，赢得迟来的正义。
Chapter 1: Relic from a Rainy Night
The wipers rasped a dull, mechanical grind across the windscreen. Oxford's night rain fell like cold stitches, sewing the dampness that seeped through the window gaps inch by inch into the crevices of Henry's bones. He gripped the steering wheel, his knuckles gone white with tension, while the waterproof leather case in the trunk thudded a low, muffled rhythm against the engine's vibration. Half an hour earlier, at the dressing table in his mother's old house—its paint peeling away in long, curling strips—he had pried open the hidden compartment. Inside lay not only the brass key to Oxford University's underground crypt, dated 1952, but also a parchment map whose edges had gone brittle with age. The contour lines drawn upon it were crude, yet they pointed with uncanny precision to the forbidden burial ground behind the Bodleian Library.
Henry pulled the car into the back alley behind the Municipal Archive and cut the engine. Rain ran off the roof in thin, hissing streams, ticking against the metal in fine, irregular drops. He took out his phone and dialed the number of the family solicitor, William Ellis.
William: "Henry, it's three in the morning. I'm in the middle of a medical malpractice case, so unless you're calling to have me book you a lift on the Alpine ski cable car next week, don't disturb me."
Henry: "I found the crypt key Mother left behind. The official file lists the key's bitting as a single-row diagonal cut, but the one I have in my hand—there's a double-row ratcheted structure on the inside."
Details
- Author
- Xnoval Originals
- Genre
- Romance
- Status
- Ongoing
- Chapters
- 1
- Length
- 3889 words
- Updated
- Updated 2026-11-10
- Languages
- 简体中文, 繁體中文, English
Frequently asked questions
Is The Dead Return from the Tomb complete?
Not yet — The Dead Return from the Tomb is still being serialized, with 1 chapters published so far.
Who wrote The Dead Return from the Tomb?
The Dead Return from the Tomb was written by Xnoval Originals.
How can I read The Dead Return from the Tomb?
You can read The Dead Return from the Tomb online on Xnoval. The first 1 chapters are free, and the book is available in 简体中文, 繁體中文, English.