Chapter 17: The Old Past
In his gaze, I saw a hidden tragic past, perhaps decades, or even centuries, in short, the shame of generations.
Sure enough, Er Mazi knelt on the ground, he cried loudly, the old guy was also old, and he was crying like an old child at this time, and the eldest and second child on the side were also slightly stunned at this time, but then he also reacted and knelt on the ground.
The three of them kowtowed three times before they stood up.
I looked behind me and wondered, "What the hell is going on?" ”
Er Mazi got up and said, "Jiang Sheng, I'm sorry, this is just a test for me, if you can't even get in here, it means that you are not the heir of Master De." ”
My head is full of black lines, dare to love this guy turned out to treat me as a guinea pig, if I hadn't practiced yin arts, then wouldn't I be dead.
"Uncle Mazi, what's going on in this secret room?" I looked around and was terrified.
Er Mazi looked solemn, he got up and looked at the secret room, and then told me a secret from a hundred years ago.
It turned out that in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, there were two families, one of which was surnamed Chen, and the other was surnamed Meng.
At that time, there was a royal family stationed in the frontier from Shangjing, passing by here, it was a secret trip, but I don't know who leaked it.
Among them, there is a prince, a group of people live in a small town, this family surnamed Chen is actually not a good stubble, they are originally from a strange background, and it can be seen at a glance that this group of people is not good at coming, and they want to do it.
One night, everyone wanted to kill the prince, but they didn't want to, and they were changed.
It was on this night that the family surnamed Chen completely disappeared, and all the people seemed to have evaporated from the world, and the same was true for the family surnamed Meng.
Things are extremely weird, and the family surnamed Chen, who was outside, rushed to see this scene, and was saddened and vowed to take revenge, but the world is too big, and the sea of people is vast where to find, but in the end, it was found.
And among them, De Ye is the leader, he is a child of the Chen family, seeing the whole family disappear, he was naturally angry, he lurked into the palace, volunteered to become a eunuch, and would rather the Chen family have no queen, but also take revenge.
After some searching, it was finally discovered that the place where the Chen family disappeared was in this Dongmen Town.
Hearing this, my mind is already messed up, this seems to be a little inconsistent with Deye's past, it stands to reason that the old guy should have entered the prince's mansion in order to survive after the collapse of the dynasty, but he was inadvertently drugged, so he stole other people's things and escaped.
"Uncle Mazi, according to what you said, Deye's family was killed by Chen Wangye, why is it and what is the picture?" I asked.
"Alas, the ancestors of the Chen family have always come from the border wasteland, and their blood has been engraved with the brand of sinners." Ermazi said.
I don't understand why, and I'm still confused.
"Sinner, why?" This is the core of the problem, Er Mazi sighed and said, "I'm afraid I have to ask Master De about this." ”
It seems that this secret cannot be solved, I sighed in my heart, sure enough, things are not so simple, De Ye did not simply escape, but deliberately sneaked into the mansion of Prince Chen, and then stole things out.
Descendants of sinners, those four words sounded very heavy, and I looked around at the people who were not yet dead still struggling, and their expressions were painful.
Er Mazi also explained, saying that this place is the ancestral land of the Chen family, and the people who disappeared back then were all sent here, and they all couldn't help themselves, but anyone with the blood of the Chen family, who reached the age of twenty, would come in independently, as for the reason inside, I'm afraid I need to find it myself in the future.
At this point, a lot of puzzles have been created.
"Jiang Sheng, the descendants of the Meng family are also in the town, I will take you to meet tomorrow." Ermazi said.
I nodded in agreement, a little absent-minded, and a few of us left, and of course, the facility was shut down once again.
No one would have thought that under a rice barn, there would be a family's ancestral land, but unfortunately, it was too weird.
Out of Okura, Er Mazi was in a heavy mood along the way, and it wasn't until I went back that he let me rest early.
I went back to the room and saw that Xiaohu was already lying on the bed and snoring, this guy is still quite heartless, but think about it, it's good, people, what are you trying to do in this life, isn't it just peace of mind.
I lay in bed, thought about it a lot, and didn't come up with a clue, so I just fell asleep.
Early the next morning, Er Mazi woke up the two of us, and then stared at the two of us up and down.
"Jiang Sheng, Xiaohu, you two are still young, I am thinking about arranging for you to study, and you will have something to do in the future." Ermazi said.
In the village, my uncle was pedantic, and he usually asked the old gentleman in the village to teach us a few words, and he didn't read seriously.
"Uncle Mazi, is this okay?" I was a little hesitant.
"Do you want to work in my rice warehouse for the rest of your life, think about it." Ermazi is very solemn.
I pondered in my heart, yes, Xiaohu and I are still young and need to experience more things, but now that I have experienced the incident with Deye, I have a lot of thoughts in my heart, and I can't calm down.
Immediately, I looked at Xiaohu and said, "You go and read to me, and I will be my master in the future." ”
The little tiger boss was unhappy, but this guy has always been obedient, and muttered: "Okay! ”
Er Mazi glanced at me meaningfully, but he didn't speak, and then he arranged for someone to take Xiaohu away and went to the provincial capital, of course, we haven't seen each other for several years.
At noon that day, Er Mazi took me to a restaurant and found a middle-aged man named Meng Yuan, the owner of the restaurant, who was not smiling and looked very serious.
Meng Yuan looked me up and down, with a suspicious face: "This is the person the chief manager is looking for?" ”
Er Mazi nodded: "I have already tried people, the grandmaster sword is in his body, and all poisons will not invade, as long as he cultivates well, he will definitely make a difference." ”
These two people seemed to treat me as if I was an object, which made me a little uncomfortable.
Obviously, the Chen family and the Meng family have united, and their target is the so-called Wangyefu, the culprit who killed all of their clansmen.
"Lao Ma, it's not that I don't believe you, but the stakes are very high, and you have to be careful." Meng Yuan said.
Er Mazi was a little unhappy: "I said old friend, we have been waiting for decades, and if we continue to wait, I'm afraid we will all go into the coffin." ”
When Meng Yuan heard this, he was silent for a long time, yes, they have been waiting for decades, starting from their ancestors, they have completely lost hope.
After some discussion, at this moment, a girl walked in, born delicate, with big eyes, a ponytail, and a white shirt, which in the sixties was typical of the courtyard people.
The girl came over and stared at me for a few seconds, to be honest, buddy, I was so autistic in the village, and when such a beautiful girl saw it, her face immediately turned red.
On the side, Er Mazi glanced at me with disdain, as if he was talking about something that didn't make a difference, but then, the old thing suddenly smiled evilly: "Xiaoyun, in the future, you take Jiang Sheng to help him get familiar with the neighborhood." ”
The girl's name is Meng Yun'er, and she is Meng Yuan's daughter, and the two run this restaurant for a living.
Meng Yun'er smiled heartily at me: "Brother Jiang Sheng, I heard that Daddy said that you are very powerful, and I came to see you today." ”
I was suddenly embarrassed, and when I looked back at Ermazi, this guy must have blown me to the sky.
"Which, I'm a ......" I just wanted to be humble, and Er Mazi stepped on my foot: "Yes, Jiang Sheng is infinitely powerful and knowledgeable, and you two will stay together more in the future." ”
I grinned, the old guy was really, but Meng Yuanruo on the side looked at me meaningfully and didn't say much.
The two of us exchanged a few words of greeting, and at the end, Meng Yuan suddenly said to me: "There has been a case of a missing girl in Lotus Town in the west recently, I want you to go over and take a look." ”
I was stunned for a moment, and suddenly it dawned on me that this guy was actually testing me.
Boss Ermazi was reluctant, but he also understood that there were some things that still needed a little proof, and he looked back at me, which meant to ask me if I agreed.
To be honest, this feeling of being treated as a pawn is unpleasant.
In desperation, I had to nod my head and agree.