Chapter 101: Guardian of the Dead (1)
"Don't act rashly, everybody." Luo Shiyin heard that the other party was shouting in Korean, and when he was sure that he was not facing a Japanese national, he instructed his subordinates to stay calm.
Everyone raised their hands slightly, as if they were not ready to resist.
Seeing this, the other party got up from the hidden grass one after another and moved closer to Luo Shiyin and the others. Each of them had five-colored oil paint on their faces, and their sharp eyes were staring at the six people who were surrounded in front of them.
"Go, unload their weapons." A bald man with a long beard in the opposing team shouted orders to his opponent.
Hearing the order, the six men closest to the squad members on the other side cautiously stepped forward and took down the weapons in the hands of the squad members and the packages on their backs. Then, quickly rush back to your own group.
"Who are you? dared to trespass on the tomb of the princess. The bald man asked in a loud voice. As he spoke, he kept pointing at the team members with the full moon scimitar in his right hand, with a condescending and arrogant expression on his face.
"We are wandering merchants, hunted down by bad guys. In desperation, he strayed into the princess's tomb and offended the princess's requiem. I hope the good man will forgive me. Luo Shiyin arched his hand and said.
"Merchant? Who to bluff? The merchant still carries a weapon? "The bald man obviously didn't buy it.
"This good man, you also know that the world is uneven now, and there are Japanese people everywhere. We carry a weapon with us, just for self-defense. Luo Shiyin argued.
"Second Leader, I don't think they are good people. What a tongue to give them. You give them an order, give them a thousand arrows to pierce their bodies. An ugly man with a scar on his face said to the bald man.
"No, I don't think they're dignified, they don't look like rats and dogs. Don't kill until you know who they are. The bald man dismissed the Scarface man's suggestion.
"Yes, good man, you're right. Even if you don't believe that we are friends, at least we are not enemies. If you have something to say, it's good to say. I think you're also a fair and honest person. Let me tell you this, as long as you are not in the company of the Japanese people, we may be friends. Luo Shiyin wasted no time in saying to the bald man.
"Several, as long as you are not spies of the Japanese people, you are not tomb robbers. We won't hurt you casually. If you see if this is not going to work, do not resist, we will blindfold you and tie you up and take you back to our station. Leave you to the Great Chief. I wonder what a few people think? The bald man understood the meaning of Luo Shiyin's words, and he thought for a while and made a suggestion.
"No problem. Come on. Luo Shiyin readily agreed.
Through Fang Cai's conversation, Luo Shiyin has roughly judged the possible identity of the other party. Because he once heard one of his subordinates say that in this remote Korean state, after the death of a member of the royal family, there will be a secret undead guard formed by the imperial court to guard their tombs to prevent tomb robbers from entering the tomb and looting them. It is very likely that this Biao Centaur in front of him is the undead guard who is responsible for guarding the princess's mausoleum.
Besides, even if the other party plays any tricks, how can a few ropes restrain himself and his subordinates? Luo Shiyin agreed to the other party's request almost without much thought.
With a wave of his hand, the bald man immediately came up with a few of his men, who walked up to Luo Shiyin and the others, blindfolded the six with black cloth strips, and tied the five with ropes.
Li Ruzhu, who had been lying unconscious on the ground, was carried on the shoulder by a member of the other party.
"As long as you follow us obediently, you won't hurt you. But don't play tricks on us. Otherwise, our fellows will not be kind to you. The bald man said to the team members in a dignified tone.
"Don't worry, man. Maybe we'll be friends when we meet your boss. Luo Shiyin said.
"A few of you stay and continue to guard the princess's tomb. The others came back with me. The one ahead, lead the way. Let's go and meet the big boss. The bald man commanded in a loud voice.
Luo Shiyin and the others were blindfolded, stepped on the potholed mountain road under their feet, and walked down the mountain in the other party's team.
Along the way, some members of the opposing side could be clearly heard complaining about the hardships of life in the mountains and the shortage of supplies. The bald man kept scolding them for not being at ease on duty.
The sound of the wind swaying and the falling leaves and bursts of birdsong were heard in my ears. Luo Shiyin judged: At this time, it should be in a forest.
"Go and report to the big chief, and say bring back a few suspicious people." Luo Shiyin could hear the sound of bald Chinese characters.
"Yes, Second Leader. The small ones will report it. As soon as the bald man finished speaking, the voice of one of his subordinates was heard, who was supposed to be in charge of standing guard at the station.
It seems that the other party's station has been reached. Although blindfolded, along the way, Luo Shiyin still relied on his keen intuition to clearly judge the direction and distance of the road he had traveled.
"The big boss has something to say, take them to the council chamber." After a while, the messenger returned and reported to the second leader, who had stopped and waited.
"Let's go, go to the council chamber." The second leader gave an order.
The members of the squad immediately felt the opposing personnel walking around them, and escorted themselves forward.
There should be an uneven upward stone staircase underfoot, about twenty steps upward, and a threshold has been crossed. Luo Shiyin felt a little warmer. It seems to have entered a confined space.
"The big leader, the little one led the brothers to inspect in front of the princess's tomb this afternoon, and found that these people sneakily walked out of the princess's tomb. And the little one took them and brought them back to the chief to decide. "It's the voice of the second leader.
"Remove their blindfolds." An old hoarse voice came from not far in front of him.
"Yes." With an answer, the black strips of cloth on the faces of the team members were removed.
Luo Shiyin blinked a few times to get himself used to the light in front of him.
In front of me is a huge cave hall. Probably due to poor ventilation, the entire cave hall was filled with an unpleasant musty smell.
Directly in front of where the team members were standing was a long stone table. On either side of the stone table stood men dressed in various costumes, all armed with full moon scimitars, glaring angrily at several strangers who visited.
Directly behind the stone table is a high stone platform. On the platform, an old man with slightly closed eyes leaned weakly on a tiger skin seat. If it weren't for his scrawny hands holding the armrests of a chair, everyone would have thought he was asleep.
"Say, 'Where did you come from?' Why trespass on the tomb of the princess? The old man sitting in the chair asked.
"Seniors, it doesn't matter where we came from or where we're going. All I can tell you is, first, that we are not tomb robbers; Second, we just passed through this place and strayed into the tomb of the princess. There was no damage or desecration of anything in the tomb. Luo Shiyin replied calmly.
"And how did you get into the princess's tomb?" The old man continued.
"We were hunted down and strayed into a cave. In the fight between the two sides, it should be touching the mechanism, and a deep hole appears in the cave. With nowhere else to go, we went down to the cave and strayed into the tomb of the princess through a side hole in the cave wall. In the tomb, one of my fellow travelers recognized the tomb of Jing Concubine Park. We didn't touch a single plant or tree in the grave. After some twists and turns, I found the exit of the tomb and walked out of the tomb. Luo Shiyin replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"Did you encounter anything supernatural at the door of the tomb?" The old man asked.
"This ...... Yes. Luo Shiyin didn't seem to fully understand the meaning of the old man's question, he paused, but still replied affirmatively.
"Let's talk about it!" Hearing Luo Shiyin's affirmative reply, the old man sat up straight suddenly, looked at Luo Shiyin with wide eyes, and waited for Luo Shiyin's answer.
"Dissatisfied with the predecessors, at the tomb gate, this companion of mine mistakenly fell into the flower poison of the corpse incense konjac flower, and he is still unconscious. Others also hallucinated at one point and almost caused a catastrophe. Luo Shiyin pointed to Li Ruzhu who fell to the ground and said.
"Did you hear that? The princess apparitions were angry. This sacred flower is the embodiment of the princess's spirit, and once it blooms, it is a sign that the mausoleum is in danger. And the person with the flower poison in his body is the devil who endangers the princess's tomb. The old man suddenly stood up from his seat, waved his hands, and said in a frenzied voice.
"Kill, kill, kill!" All the men in the cave who were holding the full moon scimitar waved their scimitars in their hands almost uniformly, and shouted loudly.
"The princess is angry. The villain will disembowel, the devil who disturbs you, and pay tribute to your soul! The old man threw himself on his knees and prayed fervently.
"Come, take off his clothes. Prepare water and a quick knife. I want to take matters into the driver's hand, dig out his heart, and pay tribute to the princess. Hearing the old man's prayer, the second leader immediately commanded his subordinates.
"You can't kill him!" Luo Shiyin saw that the other party was going to kill Li Ruzhu, and immediately shouted.
"Huh?" The second leader's eyes widened angrily, and he waved the full moon scimitar in his hand and forced Luo Shiyin over.
"Senior, I repeat, we are not tomb robbers, and we have no intention of offending the undead of the princess, let alone the devil. This one who lies on the ground is your own countryman. You can't kill him. Luo Shiyin ignored the second leader, but said loudly to the big leader.
"Big boss, don't talk nonsense with him, kill them." The second leader shouted.
"Wait. You just said that he is our own countryman, but what proof do you have? Besides, he is our compatriot, so who are the five of you? The big leader stopped the second leader, and then, pointing to Li Ruzhu who was lying on the ground, asked Luo Shiyin.
"There is no evidence. As I said, it doesn't matter who we are, as long as the big boss believes that we are not enemies or devils. Luo Shiyin replied.
"Sophistry, quibble. Brothers, first of all, I will open my belly on the earth, and take out his heart to pay tribute to the princess. As for the other five, wait for me to deal with them slowly. The big leader was obviously not satisfied with Luo Shiyin's answer, and he finished giving the order to his subordinates and sat back in his chair.
"Open!" Seeing that a fight was inevitable, Luo Shiyin used his arms hard and violently broke the rope that bound him.
Shi Tianji, Shi Lang, and Ye Ruliu also broke free from the rope and prepared to fight.
Seeing that Luo Shiyin and the others had broken free from the rope, the other party surrounded them with knives and trapped Luo Shiyin and the others in the middle.
The old man on the stage stood up again at this time, and two cold eyes shot straight out of his worried eyes.
Luo Shiyin immediately understood the full connotation of the two cold lights emitted in the old man's eyes that only the best masters have-if you break into my territory, you will die!
It looks like it's going through another life-and-death fight! Luo Shiyin felt infinite emotion in his heart, and at the same time, he was also thinking about how to get out.