I was startled by his scream, and my hand paused. At that moment, he rushed over like crazy and knocked me backwards. I took a dozen steps back and sat down on the ground. Looking at the old itch again, he had already picked up the copper rod, quickly wrapped it in a cloth, and stuffed it into his backpack.

I was really on fire, and if he hit me just now, if it was a little off, it would have knocked me straight into the campfire. He didn't shy away from it, so he bumped into it like this, which shows that in his heart, my safety is worse than a stick. I sat up straight and yelled, "I'm cāo! What the fuck are you doing! What is this?! Will it kill you if you take a look? ”

The old itch's answer was very hateful, he was stunned for a long time, and said, "This ...... This is a family heirloom treasure that you outsiders can't touch. ”

When I heard this, I couldn't help but want to have a seizure, and I clenched my fists to swallow this breath. Looking at the old itch's expression again, it flickered, as if he really thought that he could get away with this excuse.

You see that I don't speak, think I don't believe it, and smile awkwardly: "Really, I don't lie to you." This thing...... It was my grandmother who passed it on to me......"

I couldn't bear it anymore and yelled: "Put your fucking shit!" What a baby! Your grandma buried the baby in Qinling, and then asked you to dig it? Old itch, we have been friends since childhood, you lied to me like this, what the hell did you take the wrong medicine in the earthen kiln! ”

When I scolded him, I kept pointing my hand at the place he had just excavated, so that he understood that I knew everything he had just done.

The old itchy face suddenly became more ugly and ugly, and it took a long time before he stammered: "You...... So you already know! Old Wu, hey...... I'm ashamed, but I don't want to hide it from you. ”

I sneered, "What do you mean by not wanting to hide from me, you don't want to hide from me, did I force you to hide from me?" ”

Lao Itch scratched his head and said helplessly: "Don't be angry, things are different from what you think, you listen to me explain slowly." ”

I was very angry in my heart, and I said that this kind of thing could be different. The facts are in front of you, and you obviously have other purposes when you enter the Qinling Mountains. Instead of telling me the truth, you took me for an idiot who could be used casually!

For a moment, I even wanted to turn around and leave, and go back overnight, as if I had never met him. But on second thought, I really didn't do any good of being so impulsive. Not to mention whether I can find my way back alone, even if I do, this matter will become a thorn, at least it will make me uncomfortable for a few months.

So I said coldly, "Okay! I listen to your explanation, but it's not what I thought, and it's up to me to judge. ”

Old Itch had an annoyed look on his face. His temper was originally not good, and this time he scolded me like this, but it was because he was at a loss that he didn't reply. If it was normal times, maybe a fight would have started.

When I saw his expression, I felt a sense of violence, and I couldn't help but be shocked. Secretly remind himself that he can't push too hard, he has a gun on him, and if he gets angry, he doesn't know what will happen.

He looked at me with a very heavy face, and it took a long time to stabilize his mood, took out two bottles of soju from his backpack, threw one bottle to me, and drank two sips of it himself before saying: "Old Hu, I thought that our friendship for so many years could not be destroyed. I'm really uncomfortable when you talk about me like that. ”

I felt a hint of irony in his words, and when I heard it, I was angry, and said coldly: "Do you think I'm very comfortable in my heart? Old itch, I can tell you. I've never trusted you like I've ever trusted anyone else, and it's so bad that you kid is using me. ”

He laughed and said, "Exploit? What you're saying is too complicated. In fact, I returned to this Qinling Mountains, in addition to money, there was another purpose. This purpose is entirely my personal business. I didn't tell you, that's all. So it's taking advantage of you? ”

I sarcastically said, "What personal purpose is to dig up a stick here?" ”

My mouth was very immoral, and although I was thinking about not pushing him too hard, I couldn't help but throw away the mean words.

Unexpectedly, he nodded solemnly and said, "Yes!" ”

I listened and sneered: "Why do you want to do this kind of thing secretly?" What can't I be told? You think I'm going to grab this stick with you? ”

He sat down and was silent for a long time before he said, "This is a long story. This stick is actually my old watch in Jiangxi, poured out of that Qing tomb. I already told you about the process last time, but there is one detail that I didn't tell you. At the time, we tried to move the copper tree without success, but my old watch insisted that it was unusual. So, he used a vajra saw to cut off one branch after another. ”

I frowned. These people can be said to be the most unqualified group of the entire tomb robber class, and they are also the most numerous. For the sake of a few thousand dollars, it is common to destroy a peerless treasure. I pointed to his backpack and asked, "You mean, that twig is the one you dug up?" ”

Lao Itch nodded and continued: "After my old cousin sawed this thing off, he held it close to him every day, like a treasure, and he didn't even let me look at it. He also said that everything else belongs to me, and this thing should be given to him. I thought he was overjoyed and didn't pay attention, so we kept going. At first, my old cousin suddenly became a little nervous, but gradually, I noticed that his whole body seemed to be getting more and more abnormal......"

When Lao Qi said this, he suddenly looked up and asked me: "Old Wu, do you believe that there is such a thing as a yīn person in this world?" ”

I was stunned for a moment, and it took me a long time to remember what a yīn person was.

Legend has it in my hometown that the yīn people who do it are the ones who do things for Lord Yama in the yang world. This kind of person, on the surface, needs to eat and sleep like ordinary people, but they can talk to ghosts. There is only one way to tell them apart, and that is when they sleep, their shoes are placed under the bed, and the tips are facing inward.

Of course, this is just a legend, there are different versions of farming, and I have always listened to it for fun, and I have never taken it seriously. So I shook my head and said I didn't know.

Old Itch continued: "My old watch, since I took the branch of the copper tree, has begun to become a little nervous. He always said he heard it himself...... Someone was talking. But you know, there were only two of us at the time, and in this hellish place, no one would speak, and I couldn't hear him. The situation was getting worse and worse, and by the time we walked out of the mountains, he could not only hear people talking, but also see some strange shadows. I wanted my old cousin to see Dr. Jīng, but he was a superstitious person and didn't listen to me at all. He concluded that he had been chosen by Lord Yama and had become a yīn person. All he saw and heard were lonely souls and wild ghosts in the sun. ”

I said, "Auditory hallucinations and hallucinations are serious phenomena of jīng divine division. ”

Old Itch smiled and said to me: "Actually, before he was imprisoned, he was already very abnormal, often saying some inexplicable things, and talking to the air. Once in the hotel's restaurant, he ordered a table of dishes by himself, and insisted that the waiter serve four sets of dishes, saying that he was having dinner with three friends. In reality, however, there were no occupants in the other three seats. There he chatted so happily that the waiter was scared half to death. ”

I listened with a chill down my spine, "Do you think that the split of his jīng god was caused by this stick?" ”

Old Itch said, "I don't know. But that inverted fight, I went with him to all the places. I touched everything he touched, but I never touched the branch of the brass tree. Therefore, I think that his jīng god split should have something to do with this stick. ”

Seeing my puzzled expression, he continued: "When we came back that time, the last stop was this shack. Like you, I got up in the middle of the night to pee and found that my old watch was missing. Later, when I went out to look for it, I found him in the same place where I was standing and filled in the earth. ”

He paused and asked, "Old Wu, tell me the truth, if I told you about this matter in the morning, would you agree to me digging this thing out again?" ”

I was choked by what he asked, and I asked myself again in my heart. The answer is obvious, if I had known about it beforehand, not only would I not have touched the stick, but I would have beaten it to death and would not have let the old itch touch it.

Lao Itch took out a cigarette and said with a smile: "I think I know your xìng grid very well, that's why I will secretly get up in the middle of the night." I really don't want to lie to you, but if I let you know about these things, you won't let me go. Now you understand, do you? ”

I was speechless by him, and it took a long time before I said: "Just when what you say makes sense, but if you do it, it's ......" I also wanted to ask him why he lied to me about the pistol, so I saw him take out the gun, aim it at his cigarette, pull the trigger with a click, and a green flame burst out.

He took two puffs, lit the cigarette, and said, "It's a little wrong for me to do this." However, it is not serious enough to sentence me to death, right? ”

I had nothing to say, and I couldn't imagine that in the end, it was me who had the most excuses. I digressed and asked, "So what are you going to do now?" Ready to take the plunge and touch this stick? ”

Old Itch showed a very strange expression and whispered, "I don't know." Even though I was wearing gloves, as soon as my hand touched the stick, I had a special feeling, as if there were more than just us in this shack......"

As he spoke, he took out the stick from his bag, blew it, and said, "I don't know if wearing gloves will help, maybe I've been tricked." I was frightened when you were about to take it, so I hit you. If you're crazy, I don't know how to explain it to your family. ”

In the middle of his sentence, the expression on his face suddenly froze, his eyes stared straight behind me, and an inexplicable sound came from his throat.

I felt a chill down my spine, goosebumps all over my body stood up, and I turned my head violently, but there was nothing behind my back.

I thought it was inexplicable, and I turned my head to look at the old itch, only to find him looking at me with a wicked smile. I immediately realized that I had been tricked, and I couldn't help but be furious, and scolded, "Damn, you kid is too boring." ”

Lao Itch stood up while laughing, waved his hand at me, and said, "Actually, after my old watch touched this copper stick, it was still normal for a long time. I think it will take a while for this copper stick to work. ”

I said, "You're too bad. Even if it proves to you that this thing can make people crazy, what good will it do you? Do you think you can win the Nobel Prize? ”

Old Itch smiled helplessly, took out an envelope from his bag, and handed it to me.

I opened it and found that there were only two lines written on it, which was very sloppy. I could barely make out the first line of his old watch's name, and the second line was a vernacular text, "Ah Xie, don't go back, there are evil ghosts in that tomb!" ”