【018】Mysterious Legend
The old man was puzzled and looked at Jiang Sen with the other person's gaze. He looked weak, a boy like a man, a daughter. His face was too pale, and he was obviously a symptom of congenital deficiency and lack of exercise. He had nothing else to do! He couldn't help but say suspiciously: "What's the problem with him?"
"The problem is not with him, but with his father. His family is all about surveying ancient tombs. His father disappeared inexplicably. His grandfather left him a will to find an ancient tomb in Shicheng and he could find the answer." Yes, Zhou Neng, a sensible mouth and a quirky mind, made up such a solid story.
Jiang Sen and the domineering brother beside him were so impressed that they almost burst into tears. Especially Xiao Xin, she believed his nonsense and sympathized with Jiang Sen's experience.
"So?" The old man still questioned a little, and then pondered for a moment: "You insist on going, and I can't stop you. But this cemetery is not something you want to go, it's very evil inside."
"How do you say it?" Zhou Neng asked anxiously. He didn't want to stay here. He had to find the ancient tomb as soon as possible. If there was treasure, it would be worth the trip. It would be better to prepare early-
"What I said is not something that scares you. Things have to start with a mysterious legend. Do you want to listen?"
Isn't it just a legend? What a big deal, as for what it is like facing a great enemy? Zhou Neng muttered to himself, very dissatisfied with the old man's tumultuous state. However, it was difficult to urge him. If the old man got mad, he would not only not tell them the specific situation of the ancient tomb, but also bombard the four of them. Which one is more important, he still has to endure it, pretended to respect the other person very much, and nodded seriously, "I'm sorry, old man telling us."
The old man picked up the porcelain teacup. The teacup was covered with oily tea stains, which made people feel nauseous, but he looked indifferent and poured it into his throat.
He was doing preliminary preparations. Maybe the story he was about to tell was very long before he could drink enough water. Sure enough, the old man took a few sips of tea made by the leaves. He paused for a moment, and his turbid old eyes glanced at them one by one. Finally, he fixed his eyes on Xiao Xin's face and stared at him for a long time.
Xiaoxin was unhappy and turned red. She hurriedly approached Zhou Neng and said to him with her ears: "Die old man, I feel lustful."
"Cough-Cough!" Zhou Neng coughed deliberately, implying that the old man should pay attention to his behavior.
The old man seemed to have some insight, and hurriedly moved away from his sight, frozen on Xiaoxin's face. Clear his throat and began to tell the mysterious story he said. When he was young, people had experienced walking around their knees in front of their parents and listening to the stories they told. Now, Jiang Sen, Zhou Neng, and domineering brother Xiaoxin, who are already adults, have long passed the age of listening to stories. They don't like to listen to stories quietly, but want to personally integrate into the stories to feel the scene in the story. Therefore, the old man is completely indifferent to the story that he is about to tell, and the three of them are absent-minded and look around.
The domineering brother imitated the old man, while stroking his chin (the movement of touching his beard), deliberately flattening his mouth (the appearance of an old man missing teeth) and then shook his head, whispering and gestured; there was a mountain in the past, and there was a temple on the mountain—
Sure enough, the old man's opening remark: In the past, it seemed like he could see the domineering brother imitating him, and he paused in a warm and angry look on his face.
The domineering brother who was imitating made Xiao Xin cover her mouth and laugh so hard that she closed her mouth and closed her mouth, but she stopped. Xiao Xin and the domineering brother hurriedly turned to look at the old man, and the old man was also looking at them!
"If you don't listen to the old man's words, you will suffer a loss. Young man, you are still very tender-" The old man's faint tone, word by word, and instantly intimidated them all, and they all hurriedly silenced, not daring to make a rash play!
This story was told to me by my great-great-grandfather; in a rich and beautiful city, there lived a prince. The prince was very greedy and loved to plunder the people's wealth and accumulating wealth.
In the area under the jurisdiction of the prince, people complained and the people were living in poverty. During the hardships, people hoped that the prince would die soon. Then, the disaster would last for thousands of years, and the prince not only did not die, but also lived well. Just like Qin Shihuang, he searched everywhere for secret recipes that could make the elixir of immortality.
The family has hundreds of gangsters who specialize in refining elixirs for the prince. Every day, the prince will take a pill they extracted according to the instructions of these gangsters.
However, as time passed, the elixir of immortality taken by the prince did not have any effect at all. He was still getting older and weaker. It is a pity that he had married the concubine of the twelfth room, but he did not leave him a man or a woman.
Thinking that one day he would die, he felt like a knife and was reluctant to give up the money. So he doubled down on the people's wealth and ointment to build his tomb a hundred years later.
After thousands of choices, he chose the tomb in a place called Stone City. The purpose was to give people an illusion. The environment here is famous for stones, so it is hard to believe that there will be ancient tombs that have accumulated a large amount of treasures buried here.
Everything was ready, and he hired many skilled craftsmen to build the cemetery. Then he moved all his wealth to the cemetery and hid it in a hidden place. After that, he killed all the craftsmen who built the cemetery, leaving only two confidants by his side. He thought that he would have to rely on them to bury himself secretly and his bodies would have to rely on them to put them in the sarcophagus in a hundred years.
These two confidants, one is called the Hunchback Master and the other is called the Lame Housekeeper. The two confidants he chose are both disabled and decided after careful consideration. Their intentions are clear at a glance - if the one who is staying around him is strong, he will not knock him off and then annex his property and sweep away?
Don't forget that the prince is also a suspicious person. Although he is loyal and loyal, he serves him with great sincerity. However, he still distrusts others and is wary of him everywhere, for fear that he will harm him.
The prince was worried and did not dare to fall asleep all night. In the end, he couldn't hold on anymore, so he had to call his two confidants to the bed and whisper to them. The two of them naturally agreed and kept nodding, but they couldn't suppress their excitement. The old thing was finally leaving, and they were so angry!
Seeing the two confidants laughing, the prince laughed too. He smiled happier than the two of them. A soul with a smile is better than dying in pain!
The prince smiled and said, "As the prince's instructions, they did not die, and quietly carried him to the cemetery."
In the dark night, two sneaky shadows carried a cold body and secretly sent it to an unknown place - the cemetery! Because both of them were disabled, they had many inconveniences to move. After a long time of hard work, they sent the prince's body to their destination in the middle of the night.
The two of them temporarily put down the prince's body and went to open the tomb door - anyone who knows it should know that they hired so many skilled craftsmen before, not to play. Instead, they set up many mechanisms in the cemetery, and various exquisite carving processes were taken away.
Chapter completed!