Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

I was a little tearful.

I am touched by this brotherhood.

Because of this, I can’t let Cui Hao take risks with me.

I held his shoulders and considered how to convince him to stay.

Cui Hao slapped away my hand that was pressing on his shoulder.

"If you treat me as a brother, then come with me!"

"This time it's really dangerous." I said seriously.

"We are brothers in this life, and we shoulder danger together!"

"But you're a coward."

In order to make him stay, I hardened my heart and said hurtful words.

The word "cowardly" made Cui Hao silent.

He is indeed timid.

He has been afraid of the dark and snakes since he was a child, and even caterpillars can scare him to tears.

When bullied by Meng Jianshe and his men, he would just hold his head with his hands, curl up and let them bully him.

Cowardice is the biggest pain in Cui Hao's heart.

He also wants to be bold and fight with all his might.

But when the time comes, he is still as cowardly as ever.

I remember one time, I twisted Meng Jianshe's arm and asked Cui Hao to retaliate.

But he screamed and gathered up his courage for a long time, raised his hand high and then put it down halfway.

She cried bitterly and said, "Brother, I don't dare. I am just a useless coward."

"Why don't you just let him go? If he wants to bully me again, just let him do whatever he wants."

After that, I still protected Cui Hao.

But he never mustered up the courage to fight back.

Cui Hao looked at me blankly, tears silently sliding down from the corners of his eyes.

"I knew it!"

"I know you look down on me and think I'm a coward."

"Are you afraid that I'll hold you back?!"

I said calmly, "I just want you to be safe."

"If anything happens to me, I'll have to rely on you for everything."

After saying that, I turned and left.

Walk out seven or eight steps, maybe ten steps.

Cui Hao's tearful voice came from behind him: "Brother! Come back safely!"

I paused.

Tears blurred vision.

He forced himself not to look back and continued to walk away.

I'm afraid that if I look back, I will no longer have the courage.

After all, going to the tomb means facing death.

It is very likely that you will never come back once you leave.

I will never see grandpa again.

I can’t see my good brother Cui Hao.

I can’t see the one I love most.

It was already late when we returned to the village.

The village is even quieter under the night sky.

It was so quiet that even the night wind seemed a bit desolate.

When entering the village, I saw bean-sized flames flickering on the road.

The man holding the oil lamp walked towards me quickly.

They are four basic militiamen from the village.

"Stone kid? Why did you come back?"

"Come back to get something. What are you doing late at night..."

I'm a little curious.

They were lined up in rows, holding wooden spears as if they were on night patrol.

But the village hasn't had militia patrols for many years.

The four of them looked a little nervous, as if they were afraid of something.

I took out cigarettes and gave them to them.

"Have a cigarette to relieve your fatigue."

Swish.

Light a match and help them light their cigarettes.

The four of them took a deep breath.

The leader looked around and said in a low voice, "Something strange is happening!"

"Whose house is haunted?"

It is not uncommon for evil spirits to happen in the village.

Minor cases include appearing in dreams, possessing a person, etc., while major cases have even led to the annihilation of entire families.

I have heard many stories about evil spirits since I was a child, but I didn't take them seriously.

"Something happened to the Meng family."

"Several people were possessed, crawling on the ground like snakes, spitting out their tongues, and biting people."

"The village doctor was bitten in the ditch, and the shaman-like Huang from the neighboring village was also bitten..."

A cool breeze blew by.

The leading militiaman shuddered and stopped talking immediately.

They all looked around nervously.

Seeing that there was nothing unusual, I felt relieved.

"No more, no more."

"Anyway, be careful. It's best to take your things and return to the provincial capital overnight. Don't stay in the village."

The four militiamen continued their night patrol tremblingly.

I also fell into deep thought.

The symptoms of the Meng family are so similar to those of Professor Zhang!

It's like being possessed by a snake!

"It seems that the Meng family went to the tomb last night."

"I wonder if Grandpa Camel has gone yet."

My heart tightened.

The only clues we can rely on right now are all with Grandpa Tuo.

If he had an accident, I would have gone to the grave in complete darkness.

I walked as fast as the wind and arrived at Grandpa Tuo's house.

There was a loud knock on the gate.

crunch.

The door hinges made a sound that could make your teeth ache.

The gate to the courtyard was opened a little, but no one could be seen behind the gap.

call!

A chilly breeze blew in my face.

My heart couldn't help but feel nervous.

"hiss!"

A snake-like sound was heard.

Immediately afterwards, a crimson eye appeared behind the door.

My heart tightened and I immediately stepped back.

If I hadn't experienced what it was like for Professor Zhang to be possessed, I would have been scared by the red eyes and turned around and ran away.

"Hiss."

Uncle Tuo laughed like a child who had succeeded in a prank.

But his hoarse laughter sounded too much like the sound of a snake.

"You're here."

Tuoye's voice was very hoarse, like the sound of two broken stones rubbing against each other.

I couldn't help but shudder.

The chill came out from the tailbone, and it felt like falling into an ice cave.

I always feel that Tuoye’s condition is very strange.

"Uncle Tuo, what's wrong with your throat?" I asked with gritted teeth.

"Come in and talk."

He turned around.

His already hunched back became even more hunched.

Every step was taken very slowly, as if he was walking with a mountain on his back.

"When I first entered the village, I heard people talking about the Meng family."

I mentioned it and Grandpa Tuo sneered.

"Greed can do a lot of harm."

"After you left, Meng Jingye's true intentions became clear."

"He coveted the treasures from the tomb of the King of Bi."

"I feel that you were intercepted before because I secretly instructed you to do so."

"I think you were able to ride in the car because you bribed the high-ranking officials with the treasures you stole."

"I think that if I take you under my wing, I will leave them alone and take the treasures in the king's tomb."

"I advised him, but he didn't listen."

"They also forced me to draw a map of the tomb and point out where the robbers had dug holes."

"Everything is retribution!"

"They didn't listen to my advice. They encountered danger when they went down to the tomb last night. Those foreign tomb robbers are all dead, and most of the Meng family members have gone crazy."

The foreign tomb robbers who died were probably Huang San and his gang.

I guess the Meng family used them to explore the way, and they all died when they encountered danger.

"Crazy? Isn't that possessed?"

Madness and possession are two completely different states.

Crazy, maybe it's caused by being scared.

Being possessed by evil spirits is caused by coming into contact with something unclean.

I don't believe the Meng family is crazy.

"Meng Jingye only lets people talk crazy."

"Oh, then can they still be saved?" I took the opportunity to ask.

If the Meng family can be saved, it means Professor Zhang can also be saved.

Uncle Tuo raised his brows slightly.

He raised his eyelids and looked at me with his red eyes.

"Perhaps you are the only one who can save us."

"Huh?" I was a little confused.

I am not a panacea, nor am I Tang Monk’s flesh. How can I save them?

Grandpa Tuo said quietly, "I told you last time that only one of the tomb robbers escaped."

"He escaped and met a Taoist priest."

"The Taoist priest read his fortune and said that after wasting forty years, he would be born into a new world by facing the stone and then he would see gold."

"Born to be stone, you are the only one in the village whose name contains the word 'stone'."