Chapter 31 The Origin of the Mausoleum
The four of them walked out of the dungeon and breathed in the fresh air, but their mood was very different from before they went in just now......
"You sit down first, I'll make a pot of tea......"
Shang Lu said and walked out of the room with the teapot......
The three people sitting around the table glanced at each other and instantly discussed:
"Did I just have a dream?!" Su Mu pointed to Shang Lu's ordinary bed board behind him and asked, "You guys! Did you see that too?! ”
"It turns out that those legends are really true......," Fu Qian sighed, "no wonder so many people have to deal with the shopkeeper ......"
"The husband is not guilty, but he is guilty......" Keel nodded, "I didn't understand when Master told me back then, but now that I think about it, maybe that's the truth......"
"But...... Who made these? There is also the use of magic weapons to seal the ghost weapon, why didn't I think of it, didn't my master think about it? ”
"It's not necessarily that I haven't thought about it......" Keel shook his head, "you guys, do you have anything like a cornucopia?" ”
"How can we have it...... Su Mu said, "The ghost weapon is the entanglement of the two worlds of yin and yang, it is already very difficult to find, the magic weapon of the cornucopia belongs to the fairy world, and it is rarely seen in the world, I only know that the sword of Zhuxuan Zhenren is one, and there is no other, right!" Su Mu seemed to think of something, "I now somewhat agree with the shopkeeper's words, maybe the one who chose the site for his ancestors back then was really an immortal......
Thinking about his inheritance of his master's mantle, studying the Lingdu Dart Bureau in front of him is simply the best opportunity, Su Mu began to secretly think about how he would tell Shang Lu for a while that he had changed his mind and wanted to stay......
"If these legends are true...... Fu Qian thought for a moment, "then the ancestors of the great masters have a cornucopia, why do they still have to do business?" Could it be that after being used as a seal, there is no mana? ”
"I don't think it'......" Keel shook his head, "Look at those traps, can't they get energy from the cornucopia?" ”
"That's weird......" Fleur shook her head......
"Because there was an ancient precept on the ancestors......"
The three of them discussed so intensely that they didn't even notice when Shang Lu came in through the door......
"Ah, the ...... of the house"
Hearing him speak, the three fell silent again......
"Haha......" Shang Lu shook his head with a smile, "It's still young people who can talk together, come on, what do you want to ask?" ”
The three of them glanced at each other, and both Keel and Su Mu looked at Fu Qian humbly, and Fu Qian nodded:
"Master, then please tell me first, how did this dart game come about?"
"Okay, let's talk slowly while drinking tea...... Shang Lu wanted to pour tea, Fu Qian hurriedly took it, Shang Lu smiled slightly, and continued, "This Lingdu Dart Bureau can be described as a century-old foundation...... The first generation of ancestors is a martial arts and chivalrous chivalrous warriors, I want to do a career with this kung fu, an accident, rescued a drowning boy in the wild mountain stream, on the way back to the city, then a fairy led the way, brought to this place, where is the city of Jianye at that time, this is already a countryside, the immortal said that the feng shui here is very good, you can do some business, to ensure development. The pen "fun" pavilion www.biquge.info the ancestor bowed down and bowed, but then politely declined, saying that saving people is their chivalrous duty, can not accept this great gift, the immortal nodded, said that he is not only not weak in martial arts, but also benevolent and upright, so he took the ancestors to see the things of the underground palace, saying that guarding them is the righteousness of chivalry, and can also make the ancestors of the family prosperous. Only then did the ancestor nod and agree......"
"Oh, so your ancestors made their home here?"
"Right...... The ancestor thought about it for three days, what kind of business would he do? I didn't read much of the book, I regretted it at the time, I thought about it, and now I will have some martial arts, so I took my wife and children, and built a small courtyard here, how could there be such a thing as a dart bureau at that time, the ancestor pushed a cart during the day, and the car was inserted under a disguise, with simple luggage and weapons, and began to escort the people who did business and delivery in the city, in exchange for some silver taels, because the ancestor was upright, and hardworking and willing to work, soon many people looked for his bodyguard, and gradually more and more people added in, and the dart bureau was gradually established, think about the name, The ancestors named Lingdu after themselves, as the business gradually expanded, personnel began to flow, but regardless of whether the dart master in the Lingdu Dart Bureau later stayed or another way, the ancestors treated each other with courtesy, the people who practiced martial arts were the most righteous, and the people who stayed did not need to say, they did their best, and the left dart master did not forget to come back sometimes to take care of the dart board, so that the dart board would stand firm and gradually grow stronger......"
The three of them nodded, Fu Qian thought of the question just now, she was still a little confused, and just as she was about to speak, Shang Lu nodded:
"You're going to ask what that ancient precept is......
Fleur nodded......
"That is, all business heirs must not use the cornucopia to collect money......"
"Huh?" "Why ......"
"The reason is very simple, sit and eat the mountain empty, with the cornucopia, the younger generations will be lazy, if one day, the treasure pot has no mana, the things in the underworld will definitely manifest, although the fire of that thing is weak, but it will make the place where it is quickly barren, and finally no grass will grow, not only their own disasters will come, but even hurt the neighbors. Besides, the immortal is entrusted to us to protect this thing, if one day he comes again and takes away the things underground, how will the family make a living? This cornucopia is a fairy thing, coupled with the good feng shui here, ordinary disasters will not happen, and difficult imps will not visit, and people and things in the family can be kept safe for a long time, which is already the best for people who do business......"
"That's right......" Fu Qian said admiringly, nodding vigorously based on her years of experience in the Lin Mansion......
"......I see," Su Mu exhaled, "Although the cornucopia and the ghost cup restrain each other, after all, the evil is invincible, so here not only is the cultivation of immortal art faster, but the power of exorcism is also increased suddenly, and the power of the evil spirit will inevitably decline at this point, but now it seems that it has suffered this child......
Su Mu looked at Fu Qian and said, Fu Qian shook her head indifferently......
"Then ......," Keel asked, "what's going on with these Traps?" ”
"Oh, that's later......" Shang Lu took a sip of tea, "My great-grandfather had two brothers in his generation, with very different personalities, but they were not very fond of martial arts, but the ancestors were open-minded and urged the younger generations to study poetry and books diligently, and the ancestors made countless brothers in their lives, with their help, until he was old, he had made this dart game very prosperous, saved some family funds, and had a relationship with the rivers and lakes, my great-grandfather was intelligent, full of poetry and books, and operated many other aspects outside the dart game, so that he opened a dyeing workshop and a tavern......" Shang Lu shook his head with a smile, " If it weren't for the fact that the dart bureau couldn't open a ticket number, people would feel that it was not safe to put money here, otherwise it was estimated that he was the richest man in Jianye at that time, and now look at the four rich businessmen in this city, which one can compare, hahahaha......"
"Oh, I said the first day I came, I felt like there were some houses around that were so similar to here......" Su Mu said softly......
"Yes......" Shang Lu nodded, "I sold them later......"
Fu Qian glanced at Su Mu, and Su Mu quickly stopped talking, and the dragon bone asked softly:
"Oh, and your great-grandfather did it?"
"......No," Shang Lu shook his head, "It's his younger brother, I heard my grandfather say that not only is that man not good at martial arts, but he also doesn't want to study poetry and books, but he saw the kind of wooden man who can walk around on his own from the juggling tricks of a temple fair, so he can't control his penchant for this kind of mechanical armor technique, alas......"
Shang Lu shook his head:
"But at that time, this art was mostly used for acrobatic performances and the like, and it was very despised by people......
"It seems that this is still the case...... "Fu Qian said, and Su Mu nodded as well......
"Yes, especially when the family was big, the family was very unoptimistic about him, except for my great-grandfather, after all, he was a brother, and he helped him very much, and secretly found all kinds ......of things he wanted for him under pressure from many sides, but he was always like this, and it was inevitable that he would be discovered by the family, and after a lesson, he was often ordered to go to the underground palace to confinement and think about it."
"That doesn't taste good...... Su Mu shook his head......
"Yes, he didn't have a family until he was old, and he was still punished to the underground palace for a long time to repent......" Shang Lu shook his head, "Many people think that this person is useless in this life, until one day, he suddenly put out the first person in the courtyard, slightly smaller than the average person, at that time, people were surprised that the wooden body could be driven by fire, and they were even more surprised that it was said that four or five big men could not hold it down at that time......"
"That's for sure......" Keel nodded, "It's not easy for the physical body to fight against the stone, wood, copper and iron, especially if I don't know where the weakness is......"
"Well......" Shang Lu nodded, "My great-grandfather and younger brother are not good at words, so my great-grandfather asked his ancestors for credit, and many people in the family were in the courtyard at that time, discussing with this mecha man for a long time, at first they were very admired, but finally came to a conclusion: 'What did you make it for?' My great-grandfather was dumbfounded for a moment, looking at his younger brother, and in the midst of the constant questioning of the people, the ancestor finally shook his head and sighed, and got up to leave, when the great-grandfather's brother finally spoke, and after speaking, the attitude of the ancestor and everyone towards him changed greatly......"
"Huh?!" Fluff asked in surprise, "What did he say?" ”
"Don't worry, I'll take my time, at that time, it has been decades since the guiding immortal left, and the guardian formation he left in the underground palace has gradually lost its effectiveness......
As he spoke, Shang Lu looked at Su Mu, and Su Mu nodded:
"That's what the caster needs to cultivate, even if he cultivates deeply, and never returns, the formation will inevitably fail one day, but if it can have an effect for decades, he must already be ......an immortal," Su Mu said admiringly......
Shang Lu nodded:
"My great-grandfather's younger brother has been in the dungeon many times, and he can also feel the decay of this defense technique, and the maze is more limited, so he wants to make this armor and use it as a guard to resist and prevent the invasion of evildoers!"
"What a caring person...... "Keel said with great admiration......
"If you have a heart, the sky will live up to ......"
"In this way, he finally got the support of his family, and later he transformed the secret passage in the underground palace, set up various mechanisms, and strengthened the defense, at that time the gunpowder was unstable after all, so he thought of using the utensils in the cornucopia, which can be described as endless, and can draw strength from the cornucopia, since it is for guarding, the ancestors did not object, he is even more wasteful and forgets to eat, it can be said that it has been decades, but ......"
Shang Lu sighed lightly:
"When he was about to finish the building, he remembered that he had not left any information about these mechanisms to future generations, he was only a mortal, and he could not live forever, and when he was in the ground, if there was a failure in this fortification, how could it be good?"
"Huh?" Fleur covered her mouth with regret......
"So his future days are mainly to repair books, but he has suffered from eye diseases due to long-term study, and has been injured many times for the study of mecha people, so his health is very bad, and these organs he invented are so complex, how diverse, he sometimes wants to include a few more in the book, some of them are brushed aside, maybe he thinks it is too simple, others should understand it at a glance, so he didn't make any explanation, he understands, but even his most powerful apprentice sometimes can't understand, to ask him, he only briefly talks, and continues to write hard, Just to write more, I finally finished writing before I died, but fortunately I didn't hold a grudge...... But in the eyes of future generations, some of the content of his writings is good, some are really profound, and they need more study to understand, and some of them were written when the old man was dying in front of the wind, when he was almost blind, and he only relied on memory to draw, it was really like a book from heaven, I don't know what it means, but I never had a chance to ask again...... Alas, really, his old man is very good at doing that mechanism, but he is not very good at writing things, so that he ...... now"
Shang Lu shook his head:
"You have also seen that some of the mechanisms in the underground palace have been damaged, and some of them are also ineffective, for example, I walked around the courtyard before I took you in just now to see if the exhaust can still be used, originally there were two, but now only one can be operated, but I can't repair it...... I'm the only one in my generation, and when I was a teenager, I had to learn martial arts, and I had to deal with people in the rivers and lakes, and I had to learn these esoteric things, alas, in the end, I still don't have the strength......"
"You're already good like this...... Su Mu said sincerely, "Who among mortals might know so much?" But...... What about the books his old man left behind? ”
"Some are ...... with me," Shang Lu shook his head, "Some were taken back by his apprentice to study, but they never returned......
"It's a pity...... said Fleur......
"Then you mean, many guards in the dungeon are unusable now?"
"I've repaired some, and now about half of them can ......be used," Shang Lu nodded, "I won't hide it from you, but what I said to the outside world is still tightly fortified, and everything is running normally, and the Yunxing Dart Bureau is more afraid of this, because it turns out that they have sent people to infiltrate the underground palace, and they have all been killed by the authorities......"
"I see......"
"We need to find someone who understands the armor of the mechanism!" Fleur said loudly.
"I've been looking for it too!" Shang Lu shook his head again, "It has to be credible, but I haven't found ...... so far."
"......Indeed," said Fuku, "Originally, Yanshu specialized in making dolls that could sing and dance, and most of them were not recognized by people, and some people didn't say ......anything even if they could."
"That's what they don't know, it's ...... that can make such a powerful weapon," the dragon bone sighed, thinking back to the mecha man in the dungeon......
"And what about later...... How can the dart game be ......?"
"Later, ah......" Shang Lu took a sip of tea, "it is said that there are no more than three generations of wealth, and there is indeed some truth, to my grandfather's generation, I can make money lying down, and naturally I didn't think too much about development, and the relationship with all walks of life is not as close as before, and the younger generations are even more neglectful, I remember when I was a child, I couldn't recognize all the words and had to memorize the family motto of the hundreds of words once a month, and then I didn't have to memorize it when I really studied, my father and two uncles had already forgotten all about it, and they compared and enjoyed each other every day, and finally all kinds of shops were sold almost, There is only this dart game left, some of them are good at gambling, some are greedy, and their lives are not long, and I started to run this dart game very early......"
After listening to him, the three of them nodded......
Shang Lu took another sip of tea and looked at Su Mu:
"Su Shaoxia, do you have any questions?"
For the underground palace, Su Mu's mind was full of questions at this time......
But there is a premise......
"Ahem...... Su Mu suddenly coughed hard, and said softly to Shang Lu: "Shang Shopkeeper...... During the meal, you asked me what I planned to do in the future, and I said think about it again, well, I just thought about it...... Still think...... Hmmm......"
Su Mu paused here, and the atmosphere was a little awkward:
"Hey! You just say you're going to stay! Why are you so spitting! Fu Qian looked at him and said with a smile, "It doesn't look like a man!" ”
Su Mu smiled and looked at Fuqian, then at the keel, and finally looked at Shang Lu:
"Ah...... Business Treasurer...... I...... Is it okay to stay? ”
"Hahahaha......" Shang Lu nodded and laughed, "Shang is very honored!" ”
Su Mu clenched his fists vigorously and picked up the teacup:
"Thank you!"
Shang Lu also raised his teacup:
"Since we are all from the Lingdu Dart Bureau in the future! Then this cup will replace the wine with tea, and I wish us a dart game! It's getting better and better! ”
"Good !!"