Every time Song Taibao thought of this, there was a wave of anger in his heart that surged up in his head, and he thought that the culprit of all this today was the ethereal elixir, and it was the Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, whom he had always been loyal to. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

That's right! All of this today is caused by Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty, and it is all caused by him!

That day, Song Taibao thought of many problems that he had never thought about before, and they were also questions that he didn't dare to think about, and on that day, Song Taibao's heart seemed to be dead, because he looked down on many things and saw many things clearly.

That night, Song Taibao took the Tianshi Key to find Liu Bowen alone, and he wanted to find out one thing, that is, whether there was the legendary elixir of life in the tomb of the Queen Mother of the West.

In the past five years, the reason why Liu Bowen was able to survive in all kinds of dangerous ancient tombs was that in addition to his own certain advantages, it was all due to Song Taibao's dedication to protect him along the way, although it was Song Taibao's duty to protect his safety.

Thinking of his past kindness, Liu Bowen really didn't want to continue to hide it, so he told Song Taibao that there was no legendary elixir in the underground mausoleum of the Queen Mother of the West, and if there were, the Queen Mother of the West would not have died, and she would not have built such a large underground palace for herself, and in this world, there is no elixir at all.

In fact, Song Taibao had such speculations before, but it was just speculation, and now after hearing Liu Bowen's point-to-point analysis, he knew that his guess was the truth.

Hearing such a result, Song Taibao did not feel disheartened, on the contrary, he felt a sense of relief all over his body, as if a boulder had been pressed on his body before, and now he was put down.

At the same time, he asked Liu Bowen again, why did he still take people to find the Tianshi Key, knowing that there was no elixir in the underground mausoleum of the Queen Mother of the West?

Liu Bowen reluctantly told Song Taibao that the reason why he did this was to make the current saint die and cut off the idea of looking for the elixir of life, and also to protect his people from being implicated in this matter.

Song Taibao felt that since Liu Bowen dared to confide in himself at the risk of raiding his family and exterminating his family, he was a reliable person, so he also told his feelings these days. He even told Liu Bowen that he didn't want to continue this meaningless matter, and planned to go back to deal with it, so he said that he didn't find the legendary Tianshi Key, but he hoped that Liu Bowen could cooperate with it, otherwise this big lie would not be completed.

Liu Bowen's heart also jumped when he heard this, thinking that Song Taibao's move was really bold, but for some reason, he also faintly had this idea in his heart, perhaps influenced by Song Taibao's words just now, he thought so in his heart.

Song Taibao saw that Liu Bowen was silent for a long time, and thought that Liu Bowen had bad thoughts in his heart, so he secretly pulled out the saber on his body and prepared for the worst.

Liu Bowen naturally saw Song Taibao's actions, but he didn't blame the other party, but just reminded Song Taibao that of course there was no problem on his side, but He Yan knew the inside story, and it was hard to guarantee that he would not tell the current saint.

Song Taibao saw that Liu Bowen agreed to this, so he inserted the saber that was pulled out of the sheath again, and told Liu Bowen at the same time that as long as the Tianshi key is still in our hands, He Yan's gang will find it sooner or later, and we will find a way to get rid of it when the time comes.

Liu Bowen said that now we are weak and can't fight hard, and he knows an ancient tomb, which is extremely dangerous, it is better to hide the Tianshi key in it, and then lead He Yan and others to get it, and then they will definitely die in it.

Song Taibao felt that this was fine, so he agreed to Liu Bowen's plan.

The treacherous ancient tomb that Liu Bowen said was on a hill near his hometown, which was an ancient tomb in the Warring States Period, and was accidentally discovered by him when he went up the mountain to collect medicine more than ten years ago. There are many dangerous mechanisms and formations hidden in the ancient tombs of the Warring States Period, and ordinary people who enter it are basically nine deaths, even a master like Liu Bowen almost died during that expedition.

After the matter was discussed, everyone set off overnight and went to Liu Bowen's hometown, but deliberately left clues on the way for He Yan and others to find out, so that they could track them all the way.

A month later, Liu Bowen and others finally arrived in front of the Warring States Ancient Tomb, and He Yan and others, who had been tracking all the way, also arrived later, and surrounded Liu Bowen and others in front of a mountain wall.

He Yan saw that Liu Bowen and the others had no way to escape, and at the same time, he was happy in his heart, and at the same time, he even threatened, saying that as long as they obediently handed over the Tianshi key, maybe there was still room for discussion between everyone, otherwise they would all be killed.

In the face of the threat, Liu Bowen was not in a hurry, turned around and pressed a few times on the stone wall behind, I don't know what mechanism was touched, and in the rumbling sound, a secret door actually appeared on the stone wall.

Without waiting for He Yan and the others to react, Liu Bowen greeted Song Taibao and the others, and then immediately entered the secret door.

Seeing that the Tianshi key would be available soon, but there was such a change, how could He Yan give up, he relied on the large number of people, and he didn't even think about it, so he led people into the secret door.

In fact, He Yan is not a fool, it stands to reason that in the face of Liu Bowen and others, he doesn't have to risk entering the secret door at all, as long as he patiently guards outside for a few days, once Liu Bowen and those people are short of food, they will inevitably escape from the secret door again, and then he can wipe out the other party without much effort.

However, before the great temptation, He Yan had already lost his mind, so he was so impulsive. Liu Bowen also calculated this weakness of He Yan, so he set such a trap for him to drill.

After He Yan and the others entered the secret door, Liu Bowen relied on his knowledge of the various mechanisms in the ancient tomb, so he deliberately led the other party into danger and consumed his manpower. By the time He Yan and the others reacted, there was no way out, and they finally got a fate where the whole army was wiped out.

After this incident, Song Taibao had also seen through everything, so after discussing with Liu Bowen, he decided to hide the Tianshi Key forever in this dangerous Warring States Ancient Tomb to prevent future troubles.

After returning to the imperial court, Song Taibao and Liu Bowen hid the matter of the Tianshi Key from Zhu Yuanzhang according to the previous discussion, and even proposed that the whereabouts of the Tianshi Key had no clue at all, and they really didn't know where to start, hoping that Zhu Yuanzhang would give up.

If it was just Liu Bowen's unilateral statement, Zhu Yuanzhang would inevitably suspect that he had bad intentions, but Song Taibao also said so, then there would definitely be no falsehood, so Zhu Yuanzhang reluctantly accepted this fact.

After this incident, Liu Bowen and Song Taibao both chose to retire, however, Zhu Yuanzhang only approved Liu Bowen's request, and as for Song Taibao, he continued to stay by his side and reuse it.

Not long after Liu Bowen returned home, the corpse poison on his body began to react, and he had become afraid of the sun, and even sometimes suddenly went crazy, and it was precisely for this reason that Zhu Yuanzhang let him leave the court.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid that Liu Bowen would publicize the scandal of tomb robbery in a delirious situation and let himself be stinking for 10,000 years, so in the name of visiting, he asked Hu Weiyong to send a batch of medicinal materials for the treatment of corpse poison, but in fact, the medicinal materials were mixed with deadly poison.

Liu Bowen thought at first that Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking about his past achievements, so he sent Hu Weiyong to visit him, and he couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart. However, after he used the batch of medicines sent, his body immediately had an adverse reaction, and he realized that Zhu Yuanzhang was going to kill himself.

Liu Bowen was angry in his heart, and he also felt very wronged, he thought back on his life, most of his life has been working hard for Zhu Yuanzhang and governing the country, even when he is old, he is still trying his best to find the elixir of life for him, but he didn't expect that when he was dying, he would get such an end, he was unwilling.

But no matter how unwilling he is, what can he do? Did he publicize Zhu Yuanzhang's scandal before he died? This is impossible, even if he can put life and death aside, but what about his own people? Do you want them to die with you?

After struggling in his heart for a long time, Liu Bowen still dispelled this rebellious and even crazy thought, because he wanted to think about his own people, and because of this, he chose to commit suicide without waiting for the day when the corpse poison broke out.

There are two main reasons why he chose to commit suicide, the first is to give Zhu Yuanzhang an explanation, hoping that after he dies so simply, the other party can remember the old love and let his people go.

Second, he doesn't want to become a zombie after he dies, because this will implicate the luck of future generations, so he wants to seal his heart with a peach wood nail before the corpse poison breaks out, so that he will not become a zombie after death.

may feel unwilling, Liu Bowen wrote down the matter of seeking the elixir of life before committing suicide, and in order to prevent Zhu Yuanzhang and others from finding out, he mixed those papers in the family tree. His idea at that time was simple, hoping that one day, someone would know the truth of the whole matter through the records in this genealogy, so that his grievances could be revealed to the world.

Liu Bowen's matter is here, and it is all over, overall, his life is legendary, but at the same time very tragic. It's reminiscent of the other big names, and it seems that their fates are so strikingly similar, as if they were a spell that can never be unraveled.

From Liu Bowen's self-description, the third uncle also figured out one thing, that is, why Song Taibao did not mention the Tianshi key in the epitaph. Now it seems that it is not that he does not mention it, but that he can't mention it, and he doesn't dare to mention it, because once this matter is known to Zhu Yuanzhang, not only will he be exterminated by the Nine Clans, but also other relevant personnel will not escape death. (To be continued.) )