Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

"Born to stone?" I repeated softly.

I haven't heard of this word.

I've only heard of living towards death.

The pronunciations of "死" and "石" are quite similar.

If the person speaking has an accent, the listener might get confused.

"Master Tuo, the Taoist priest should be talking about living towards death."

"..."

Tuoye's hand holding the pipe froze.

He stared at me blankly for several seconds.

The hand holding the pipe suddenly exerted great force, and the veins on the back of the hand jumped.

"impossible!"

"No way!"

"I heard clearly that it was Xiang Shi Ersheng!"

"It must be born from stone!"

Grandpa Tuo was as agitated as a cat whose tail was stepped on.

He shouted several times before he calmed down.

"Whatever it is, we don't have much time left."

"We must get down to the tomb as soon as possible to have a chance of survival!"

"Otherwise, you and I will both die!"

"I have to die too?" I pointed at myself in surprise.

Although Grandpa Tuo said that I was also cursed.

But I didn't feel anything unusual.

A terrifying light flashed in Tuoye's eyes. "I've looked at the suspicious tomb and found the jade in the corpse's mouth. Did you take it?"

"If you didn't take the jade from your mouth, then none of this has anything to do with you."

"As long as you take it, the curse will be upon you!"

I argued, “But I’m fine.”

"Haha, that's not something you can feel. In other words, by the time you feel something is wrong, it's already too late."

"I can see it now, she's behind you!"

Uncle Tuo looked straight behind me.

It seemed like I really saw something behind me.

I suddenly felt a chill on my back and turned to look behind me.

But there was nothing behind him, nothing at all.

"You can't see it."

"Only I can see it."

I think he's playing tricks.

Trying to control me with these weird words.

The camel master seemed to see what I was thinking and said with a wry smile, "Do you know how I humped?"

"Because she's behind me, pressuring me day after day."

After saying that, Tuo Ye lifted up his clothes and slowly turned around.

I saw a big purple-black bulge on his hunched back.

Large and small blood vessels grew around the bulge and penetrated into the camel's skin and flesh.

The bulge kept vibrating.

Something seemed to be brewing inside.

Bang!

The thing inside was like a fetal movement, violently pushing outwards.

A triangle shaped like a snake's head protruded from the area where the collision occurred.

Even through the transparent skin that was hit, you can see the red eyeballs.

I was stunned.

I wanted to use science to explain it, saying that it was just a tumor.

but now.

The word "tumor" got stuck in my throat and I couldn't say it.

Could I have something like this on my back?

terrible!

I suddenly felt a tingling sensation on my back, as if something was about to come out.

He quickly reached out and rubbed his back back and forth a few times.

I didn't feel anything unusual, and I finally felt relieved.

"At first I thought it was a thick lump, so I tried to prick it with a needle, burn it with fire, and cut it with a knife."

“But it’s all in vain.”

"It grew little by little on my back, absorbing my nutrients."

Tuoye's tone became increasingly cold.

I tightened my clothes and felt that the early summer was as cold as the twelfth lunar month.

If I really had to have a weird thing growing on my back like Camel, it would be better to just die.

"I don't have much time left. I must go to the tomb tonight."

"Do you dare to join me?"

"Just the two of us?" I asked back.

“Maybe there are members of the Meng family as well.”

As soon as Tuo Ye finished speaking, there was a knock on the gate.

Then came Meng Jianshe's shout: "Open the door, you hunchback!"

"You coward! How many people in my Meng family have been harmed by you!"

There was a bit more certainty in Tuo Ye's eyes.

That determined look made me feel a little uncomfortable.

It was as if we were all chess pieces and everything was in his control.

Uncle Tuo opened the gate.

Meng Jianshe raised his double-barreled shotgun with an angry look on his face.

The muzzle of the gun was directly pressed against Tuoye’s forehead.

"I'm going to kill you today!"

Uncle Tuo calmly raised his hand and pushed the hunting rifle away.

"When I was playing with guns, you weren't even born yet."

"Call your dad out to talk."

Meng Jingye walked over with a square step, still with his signature smile on his face.

He smiled and nodded at me, with an expression that said, "As expected."

"Shitouwa, the last time I saw you wearing a suit, I suspected you and Tuoye were doing something behind our backs."

“Now it seems to be true.”

"..."

I remained silent without explaining.

Grandpa Tuo coughed twice and said, "Ahem, you don't want the lives of your Meng family anymore?"

"If you want to save them, follow me into the tomb."

"After tonight, even gods can't save them."

Meng Jianshe's eyes were so ferocious that they looked murderous.

But since the lives of the Meng family were involved, he could only hold his anger and wait for his father's orders.

Meng Jingye's smile froze on his face.

Last night, I didn't listen to the advice and let the Meng family go to the tomb on my own initiative. As a result, more than ten people fell into the trap.

Although they escaped with their lives, they were all as if possessed by snakes.

We consulted doctors and fortune tellers, but nothing worked.

Some elders of the Meng family even threatened that if their child could not get better, they would ruin Meng Jingye's reputation.

Meng Jingye couldn't bear the huge pressure and had to take action himself.

"Master Tuo, as long as you can save my Meng family, I will do whatever you say."

"Then go to the tomb."

Grandpa Tuo walked towards the fields east of the village.

Meng Jingye followed without hesitation.

Meng Jianshe followed in his father's footsteps.

I hesitated for two seconds, then followed with the bag.

No one spoke on the road.

The rustling sound of footsteps in the fields made the atmosphere tense and anxious.

"elder brother!"

A sudden shout was heard and we turned to look at the same time.

A figure was running quickly under the moonlight.

"Rat..."

I was stunned.

Why is he here!

This silly brother still made a stupid mistake!

Whoosh whoosh.

Cui Hao ran up to me, panting, and gave me a big bear hug.

"Brother, I finally caught up."

"Told you not to come."

"I've made up my mind. I can't be a coward anymore! We're going to do big things, so we have to be brave!"

Cui Hao's eyes were extremely determined.

That was a determination he had never had before.

"I used to be timid, but from now on, I won't be anymore!"

"Pfft, hahahaha."

Meng Jianshe couldn't help laughing.

He laughed so hard that he even covered his stomach.

"Ouch, I laughed so hard my stomach hurt."

"You've been a coward since you were little. Even a caterpillar can scare you half to death."

"Stop bragging and embarrassing yourself."

Cui Hao's face flushed red. He wanted to retort but didn't know how to say it.

Grandpa Tuo looked up at the moon.

The moon hanging high in the sky is exceptionally round. Today happens to be the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar.

"Hurry up and go down to the tomb. There is no time to waste."

"Hmph, when we go down to the tomb later, don't hold us back." Meng Jianshe said and followed.

Cui Hao waved his fist at his back angrily.

Then he said to me with great confidence: "Brother, you must believe me."

"I definitely won't back down. Brothers, united as we are, we can achieve anything!"

"If there's any danger, let me go first!"

I sighed.

It's impossible to drive him away.

Even after saying such hurtful things to me before, he still came to take risks with me.

All we can do now is to protect him as best we can.

Protect this brotherhood.

"Don't run around after you go down to the tomb. Follow me."

"Also, don't trust anyone except me."

"what?"

Cui Hao's eyes swept over Tuo Ye, Meng Jingye, and Meng Jianshe.

The Meng family couldn't believe he knew.

But even Camel Master can’t believe it?

"Uncle Camel..."

"Remember what I said."

"Remember, by the way, I have something for you."

"what?"

I looked at the thing stuffed into my hand, which looked like a sachet used by girls.

Cui Hao winked and grinned, "Sister Nan asked me to give it to you."

"She also asked me to tell you something. She knows you have reasons for going, and she doesn't blame you. She will wait for your safe return."