CHAPTER IV. 1
When people are overly nervous, they will calm down, and as the only grandchild of the He family, I still know a little bit about the things at home. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
So after thinking about it, plus the words of the second uncle, I figured out what happened.
It all started with my grandfather. Our old He family was engaged in underground activities when the ancestors were in the past, and when I arrived at my grandfather, the craftsmanship was even more exquisite, and it was a great progress of the tomb robber family, which was a great thing to congratulate.
And the grandfather at that time was also a newborn calf who was not afraid of tigers. Greeting the brothers, they did one vote after another. In this way, he gained prestige in the Tao and a solid family background.
But just three years ago he found out that he had a physical problem, he had auditory hallucinations, and when he slept, he always felt that someone was talking in the house. And grandpa has dug a grave all his life, so he is naturally not afraid of any strange forces, so he didn't think about it at all.
However, after a few days, he noticed that in addition to auditory hallucinations, his sense of touch was also reduced, and he also felt bloodthirsty, and he was especially excited to smell blood.
He knew that he was in the tomb, and his life was not long, so he called the second and third uncles to explain the future. At that time, the grandfather was also very indifferent, thinking that it would be better to kill himself than to be tortured alive, and any strange phenomena would happen in the tomb, maybe he encountered or smelled something unclean when he was sweeping the warehouse, and if it developed by it, it would also affect his relatives, so he swallowed the medicine and left.
According to family tradition, my father was supposed to inherit the family business, but when he was young, my father was ashamed of my grandfather's behavior of digging graves, and in a fit of rage, he cut off contact with my grandfather and gave me the ring he gave me. In the Confucius Temple, the entire He family shop and the brothers were naturally taken over by the second and third uncles who followed their grandfather since childhood.
The second uncle and the third uncle also have the means, and the original handicap has doubled within two years, and there are more than ten different handicaps under the Hejia shop, which are responsible for the region, and the division of labor is clear, mainly in Nanjing.
And my Beichen Xuan is also one of the many handicaps, but it is completely free, and I said that it can be counted.
The second uncle and the third uncle are all relatives and have no children, but in the matter of inheriting the family business, I seem to be dispensable, on the one hand, they never take me to fight, at most, they use my Beichen Xuan to eliminate disasters for them and sell a famous weapon; On the other hand, they never shy away from me when talking about things, and even occasionally ask me what I think.
Since the death of my grandfather, I have lived in peace like this, but it happened half a month ago, the group of people who took away the second uncle and the third uncle suddenly came to their hometown, and after a few days of investigation, they went to the second uncle's house and said that they were going to carry out a large-scale tomb robbery.
Afraid that the second and third uncles would refuse, they made two preparations. The first was to take away the second uncle and the third uncle by force, and at that time, the second uncle thought that since the matter had come to this, it was better to save face, so he left with them half-pushed.
The second is to go to Beichenxuan to find me to find out, and lead me to my hometown step by step, in order to threaten the second and third uncles, afraid that I will not believe it and deceive the big head to send me fake notes and tokens.
Later, I followed the clues of the design all the way here.
However, the second uncle also reminded me that the big head is not a fuel-efficient lamp at first glance, and it will not be at the mercy of people casually, let him send the note, he will send it, it must be for some purpose, don't look at him and the third uncle have a relationship, you must guard against it when you should prevent it.
I said in my heart that it shouldn't be, looking at the big head is quite righteous, but when I think about what the second uncle said, who the hell just met the person who followed in vain.
The second uncle also told me that not only were the notes and rings fake, but even the so-called clues I had not left behind by him at all, and he had no time to take care of them in a hurry. But on the contrary, in the tape recorder that I ignored, he left me a message, saying that they had come to their hometown, and I decided for myself whether to follow their old path or not.
When the second uncle said this, I couldn't help but feel annoyed at my stupidity, and I was easily deceived by people. I remembered the way the man looked at me when I hurried to my hometown, and I suddenly felt that I deserved to be ridiculed.
But after thinking about it, even an old fox like the second uncle was forced into this game, and it was expected that those people were also capable, so thinking about it eased his expression.
But the third uncle's next sentence knocked me back to my original form. He said, "Beichen, don't you understand? It's about your grandfather. ”
I thought to myself, hasn't my grandfather been dead for three years, haven't all the things that should be done have been done, what's the matter with the old mention of grandpa, is it possible that he will come back from the dead. Now that the He family shop has money and no brother betrayed, what can happen has to involve the past. So he asked puzzledly: "Third uncle, what do you mean by this?" ”
However, the next thing I heard was a story about my grandfather that I had never heard before.
As the third uncle said, things on the road are not simpler than I thought, maybe more complicated.
Fifty years ago, the ancestor of the He family received news from the road that there was a secret about the cold iron cast by Ou Zhizi in the Kele Mountain at the former site of the ancient kingdom of Yelang. At that time, many people said that it must be a way to live forever, and they all wanted to seek it.
In those days, there was no scientific statement at all, and people were too ignorant. Especially in the countryside, superstitious feudal thinking is particularly serious, and different gods are worshiped on the altar of each family, which is more noble than the ancestors. And people also believe in this kind of legend and that kind of legend, so immortality is also an attainable thing for them, and they naturally believe in its existence.
At that time, the steward of the He family was thinking about immortality and thinking about the property in the tomb, so he picked up the lama, and the grandfather, who was the next steward, naturally participated. Unexpectedly, it was a bloody corpse tomb, and more than 20 people came out, only my grandfather and a young man of the same age came out, and they were all desperately protected by everyone.
After that, his grandfather calmed down for half a year before he started to rob tombs and dig graves again, but he never thought about the secret of immortality. And just three years ago, when he realized that there was a problem with his body, there would be auditory hallucinations, and when it was serious, he would keep dreaming, dreaming of the people who were protecting him in the bloody corpse tomb, and they were all saying the same thing to him: to find the secret of immortality. In the end, even the grandfather couldn't tell whether it was a dream or reality, so he called the second and third uncles to explain the future. He said that the death of those people was a knot in his heart that he could not get through until he died, and if the younger generations had the ability, they hoped to help him.
When the second uncle said this, I couldn't help but interrupt and said that I needed a little time to slow down, the blood corpse tomb is something that only appears in legends, it really exists, and it was touched by grandpa and them.
Thinking about it, I suddenly found that the second uncle said so much and still didn't get to the point, he didn't say a word about the reason for this tomb robbery, I was busy saying that I was relieved, and I could continue.
The second uncle pretended to be mysterious and whispered, "Do you remember the old man just now? He was the leader of the gang that came to the door this time. "I said in my heart that I remember it so fuckingly, I can't even admit my mistake when I turn to ashes. Then he said, "He is the young man who escaped with your grandfather." ”
I was very surprised, according to the current logic, the people who escaped together should be friends, even if they can't sympathize with each other and reminisce about the frivolous years of their youth together. That old man is a lot old, and he is still doing something to our He family when he is half of the people who have entered the soil, isn't this fucking sick?
The second uncle said that he didn't know the old man's purpose, but only knew that the old man was planning a large-scale tomb robbery, and our He family's water was too deep to be inseparable.
I said in my heart that this is too far-fetched, the water is too deep to participate, this kind of thing is not all clearly marked and voluntary.
Then the second uncle stood up and slowly walked to the window, sighing at the mountain in the distance. turned around and put on a sad look, and the whole person seemed to be much older in an instant. After being silent for a few seconds, he spoke: "Beichen, this road is not easy to walk, and if you are not careful, you will die, but you are the only grandchild, and the craftsmanship of the old He family can't bear to be cut off like this, you can choose for yourself." ”
It was actually a simple multiple-choice question for me, and I had thought about it countless times, and I had expected it countless times, so I put the ring that was in heat on my hand almost without much thought.
The second uncle knew my choice when he saw my movements, he closed his eyes gently, and then opened them again.
"There is another reason why we have to go to the ground. Your grandfather isn't dead, he's just not normal. ”
I froze in place, my head blank. How is this possible, three years ago, I watched my grandfather get out of the coffin and put it in the ground.