Chapter X

Gold armor

The head is still dizzy, like a thousand pounds of weight on it. However, Fang Xin found that he could open his eyes. I just feel that not only is my head dizzy, but my whole body is up and down, and everywhere seems to be pressed by a thousand pounds of things, and I can't move.

I immediately remembered the scene before I passed out. Yes, I drank the damn cat broth of the old woman to fall unconscious. Not only himself, but also Xiaoxue.

The thought of Xiaoxue makes him nervous. How is Xiaoxue, is she okay?

Trying to open his eyes, he eagerly wanted to know the condition of Xiaoxue.

What greeted me was darkness. It's like being in nothingness, and you can't see anything.

It took a long time for the eyes to finally get used to the darkness. It turns out that this place is not absolutely dark, and on the wall not far away, there are actually several large candles hanging on the wall. The dim candlelight illuminates the place.

It's a small room of 20 square meters, or a dark room. Because Fang Xin didn't see a single window or door, this dark room seemed to be completely closed.

The walls are all made of huge yellowstones, exposed to the outside, and not a single brick is visible.

And there was nothing in the whole dark room, only a stone platform and two stone benches could be faintly seen in the corner where the candles were. The shape of the stone bench was almost exactly the same as the one he had sat on when he first met the old woman.

It was only at this time that he finally saw Xiaoxue. It's just that Xiaoxue's situation is very bad. She was actually tied to something resembling a cross, clinging to the wall.

His hands and feet were tied with a thick rope, and not only that, but he also had a thick rope around his neck.

Seeing Xiaoxue, Fang Xin immediately shouted: 'Xiaoxue, Xiaoxue!' From the bottom of his heart, Fang Xin still cares about Xiaoxue very much.

Xiaoxue, who heard the call, looked over to this side, her eyes full of surprise. She said excitedly, "Fang Xin, is that you?" Great, I thought I was the only one in this place! It's good if you're awake, it's good if you're awake.'

Fang Xin was very puzzled, looking at Xiaoxue's appearance, he should have woken up before himself. No matter how dim the light in the darkroom is, it is impossible not to find yourself.

However, Fang Xin didn't think too much about it at this time. He asked Xiaoxue eagerly: 'Xiaoxue, you are fine, right?' Are there any injuries?'

Xiaoxue's face was half crying and half laughing, she kept shaking her little head and said, "I'm fine, what about you?" How does it feel? Can you move?'

Fang Xin didn't understand what Xiao Xue meant, he just wanted to say to Xiao Xue I will come over to save you immediately, but he found that he couldn't move at all. As his mind cleared completely, he realized that something was wrong with him.

Looking down, even he himself was dumbfounded. In addition to being tied to the cross like Xiaoxue, he is actually wearing a suit of armor. In the dim light of the candlelight, it glows dazzlingly.

Fang Xin sighed for a while, he was actually wearing a piece of golden armor. This kind of armor, he often sees in costume dramas. Moreover, he could clearly feel that this was not an ordinary soldier's armor. That is, it should be a piece of general armor .

It's just that Fang Xin didn't understand why he was wearing gold armor and was tied hand and foot. Could it be that the old woman did everything? So, what made Fang Xin even more puzzled was, who was the old woman who was plotting against them? Who the hell is it? What is this place?

Now, he finally understood why he was so surprised when Xiaoxue heard his voice.

His body was tightly wrapped in gold armor, and he was in such a dim place. If you don't make a sound, who would have thought that there would be someone in the armor. All people will only think that this is just a piece of armor.

Fang Xin didn't know the origin of the golden armor of Lu Dao, and he didn't know how Lu Dao himself could be tied with armor. He glanced at the small dark room and asked Xiaoxue, "Xiaoxue, what is this place?" Why are we here?'

'I don't know.' Xiaoxue said gloomily, 'When I woke up, I was already tied up here. Fang Xin, I also just woke up.'

A strange space, and there is no third person except him and Xiaoxue. Fang Xin's greatest fear is not the crisis in front of him, but the fear of ignorance. The more you don't understand the situation, the more you will feel fearful in your heart.

This was a room that looked completely sealed, Fang Xin searched several times, but still couldn't find anything resembling a door. He secretly wondered in his heart, where the hell is this, what kind of place is it?

At this time, Xiaoxue suddenly said, "Fang Xin, could it be that old woman's ghost. After stuning us, you brought us here?'

Fang Xin also thought of this, but he still doubted it. First of all, what is the purpose of the old woman's this? Secondly, even if all this is true, how capable the old woman who seems to be old and frail is to move the two of them to this dark room. also put on the golden armor for Fang Xin for no reason.

Unless......

Fang Xin thought of this, and suddenly said, "Zheng Chuchen? It must be him, can't be wrong.'

Xiao Xue was stunned by his inexplicable words, and hurriedly asked, "What are you talking about, Fang Xin?"

'The old woman's strength alone is extremely limited, so, Xiaoxue, she must have a helper. And this person is very likely to be Zheng Chuchen. Everything that happened here may be the ghost of Zheng Chuchen's troublemaker.'

'You said Zheng Chuchen did it?' But why did he do this? We don't seem to have any conflict of interest with him, so what's the matter with him tying us here?'

Fang Xin couldn't figure it out for a while, he had a hunch that there must be something famous in this, and he didn't know what to do.

Just as Fang Xin was pondering, he suddenly heard a rumbling sound. Then he saw a door appear in the wall directly in front of him, slowly moving to one side. Behind it, a few steps are revealed.

Fang Xin couldn't help but sigh, this secret door was too secretive, I am afraid that even if you look closer, you may not be able to see any damage.

After the secret door was completely opened, a man appeared from behind the door. It's none other than that weird old woman.

When the old woman saw the two of them, she was startled at first, and then she laughed. The laughter was extremely loud and powerful. The old woman laughed and then said, 'I didn't expect you to wake up so soon, I thought it would be at least a few more hours!' Not bad, very good.'

The old woman's words were very plain, but when Fang Xin and Xiaoxue heard it, they were shocked at the same time. This is still the voice of the old and hoarse old man before, this is clearly a voice that only a young person can have. Moreover, it's still a man's voice.

'Zheng Chuchen!' Fang Xin immediately blurted out the name and said it. In his opinion, it couldn't be more obvious. The old woman in front of her, who looks old on the surface, is actually Zheng Chuchen. Everything that happened was done by this Zheng Chuchen.

The old woman didn't seem surprised, he slowly walked up to Fang Xin, sneered and said, "Your brain is still quite smart, you thought of me so quickly. But alas, it's too late. You are now my captives, at my mercy. Haha......'

Who would have thought that the real identity of the old woman would be Zheng Chuchen. If it hadn't come out of Fang Xin's mouth, if it hadn't been for Zheng Chuchen's own admission, Xiao Xue wouldn't have believed it, the old woman in front of her, who seemed to be powerless, would be Zheng Chuchen, who was not much older than her.

However, Fang Xin said coldly, "What do you want to do? Why do you want to tie us up?' His tone was very cold, without any expression. There was even a bit of questioning in it.

Zheng Chuchen smiled disapprerovingly, as if he didn't care. He said, 'Do you want to know the reason for the Dao?' Don't worry, I have time, and I'll tell you little by little.'

As he spoke, Zheng Chuchen laughed and tore off the human skin mask on his face, revealing a delicate and young face.

I don't see any obscenity on this face, I can't see any falsehood. In fact, Fang Xin couldn't see anything on this face. Not to mention that through this face, you can see Zheng Chuchen's heart.

In other words, what Zheng Chuchen was thinking and what he wanted to do, Fang Xin couldn't guess at all.

Zheng Chuchen touched his face, and then suddenly laughed. He approached Fang Xin and said, "What's the matter, isn't my makeup very good, I can't see it at all. Sometimes, even I admire myself.'

Xiaoxue said coldly on the side: 'Crazy!'

'That's right.' Zheng Chuchen looked back at Xiaoxue and said, "Many people say I'm crazy. It doesn't matter, a madman is a madman. It's actually good to be crazy, at least much smarter than you.'

Fang Xin struggled desperately, trying to break free from the shackles. However, the golden armor on his body was so heavy that he couldn't even exert a little effort, let alone escape. Even if his hands and feet are not tied, it will be very difficult to leave smoothly.

He stared at Zheng Chuchen viciously, and his two eyeballs were about to bulge. He said viciously, 'Let me go, why are you tying me up?'

However, Zheng Chuchen was slow and unhurried, and said, "Let's tell you two a story. I'm a person who loves to tell stories, especially to people I like.' After saying that, he glanced at the two of them ghostly.

No matter what Fang Xin and the others thought, they would never have thought that Zheng Chuchen would say such a sentence. Tell yourself a story, what to do. What was Zheng Chuchen thinking in his head?

Seeing that the two of them didn't speak, Zheng Chuchen took a few steps back and retreated to the stone bench. Then he sat down, his eyes staring into the distance, as if in contemplation, but he did not know what he was contemplating.

After a long time, he opened his mouth faintly, and said in a very heavy tone: "That was a long, long time ago, and no one knows what year it was. It was a time of war and chaos, there were wars everywhere, people were dying everywhere, and people were struggling to survive!' As he spoke, he suddenly pointed at Fang Xin, or rather, at the armor on Fang Xin's body. He said, 'Do you know what the armor on your body is called?' It has a name, you don't know it.' Zheng Chuchen said mysteriously: "It's called War Dragon, War Dragon Armor!"

War dragon armor? It's the first time Fang Xin has heard of this name. Judging from Fang Xin's level of understanding, the armor on his body is at least something from the Tang and Song dynasties, and it has a history of thousands of years.

'That's right, it's a mysterious dragon armor.' Zheng Chuchen continued, 'There is a general with strong martial arts, wearing the armor of a war dragon, in front of tens of thousands of enemies, he rode alone and fought his way out. However, what he never expected was that by the time he returned to the imperial city, his country was on the verge of extinction. No matter how high his martial arts are, how can he be redeemed by the strength of one person.'

Fang Xin's history class was not good, so although Zheng Chuchen didn't say the name of the general, he couldn't think of which part of history this story could be linked to. Therefore, he had no choice but to look at Xiaoxue, hoping that Xiaoxue would know a little bit. Then, judging from Xiao Xue's blank expression, Fang Xin knew that she didn't know either. I had to continue to listen to Zheng Chuchen.

The Emperor knew that his country could not be saved, and before he died, the Emperor gave the general a mission. The general was asked to secretly escort a batch of jewels to evacuate and send them to a safe place, where they were secretly hidden, ready to make a comeback in the future. The general accepted this sacred and arduous task, do you know the way? He accepted it, and managed to escape his kingdom with the jewels.'

The two of them were dumbfounded, how could it sound like a scene that can only appear in a movie or a novel. However, the two of them were surprised and amazed, and did not interrupt Zheng Chuchen's narration. The story is indeed fascinating, and the two are eager to hear the outcome of the story.

So, a few days later, the general left the imperial city with more than a hundred sergeants, escorted by precious jewels.' When he said this, Zheng Chuchen let out a long sigh. As if he had experienced it himself, he remembered the bloody nightmare.

'The bloody scene is unbearable! You don't know how the general and more than a hundred sergeants broke through all the hardships and broke out of the imperial city. They fought bravely for a small belief in their hearts. And their faith finally moved the heavens, and it was at the cost of blood and tears that they were rewarded for their victory.'

Although Zheng Chuchen's description was very simple, Fang Xin could hear that the group of sergeants, in order to protect the jewels from being taken away by the enemy, they fought with their blood and lives to fight for a bloody path.

It's just that Fang Xin still can't figure it out, where did Zheng Chuchen know these things, and why did he tell himself? What kind of medicine is sold in his gourd?

'A team of more than 100 people, after rushing out of the imperial city, less than 20 people remained. Moreover, almost all of them are hung up. They went incognito, all the way to the place. In order not to let people know the Tao, their mission. Don't let people know the faiths they carry. The more Zheng Chuchen spoke, the more excited he became, 'They are loyal, loyal to the emperor in their hearts. They believed that as long as they could keep the treasures, their kingdom would sooner or later be restored. They are convinced, they are very convinced.'

Zheng Chuchen suddenly stood up and looked at the two of them, and flames suddenly rose in his eyes. He said viciously, 'But you, you want to destroy their faith. So I'm going to stop, stop you.'

The two of them were even more inexplicable when they heard it, how could what happened thousands of years ago have anything to do with them? Besides, what did they prevent?

Fang Xin was even more confused, so he asked, 'What are you talking about, why do I get more and more confused the more I listen.' I'm still thinking in my heart, Lin Zijie said that he has a problem with his brain, is it true? Otherwise, how could he tell himself such a story without a beginning or an end for no reason. However, judging from the clarity and coherence of the story he tells, it doesn't feel like it.

After a while, Zheng Chuchen's mood eased. He sat back on the stone bench and did not answer Fang Xin's question, and continued: "I don't know how much suffering Lu Dao has endured and how many mountains and rivers he has walked. Finally, the general led the remaining twenty men, and after six months of exile, they finally found the best place to hide the treasure.'

As he spoke, Zheng Chuchen suddenly laughed. The grim laughter echoed in the dark room, and it didn't go away for a long time. It's like he's been there, he's the general.

Fang Xin and Xiaoxue didn't say a word, and Zheng Chuchen's cold laughter shocked both of them. It's as if this laughter came from hell.

They came to a place called the watershed forest, a place called the Little Hair Mountain. They found out that the mountain was empty, or that it was actually a huge tomb.'

Speaking of this, Zheng Chuchen stopped. He looked back at Fang Xin and the others, he just wanted to see how these two people would react when they heard this.

Sure enough, the surprised performance of the two people made him very satisfied.

Fang Xin and Xiao Xue were indeed stunned, and the expressions on their faces suddenly froze in one place. Especially Fang Xin, he grew up in Jiangwan Village at the foot of Xiaomao Mountain. Xiaomaoshan behind the village, when he was a child, he didn't know how many times he went up to the road, how could he never think that Xiaomaoshan was empty, and what he said was a big tomb.

If so, whose grave would it be?

Fang Xin was thinking, either he was crazy, or Zheng Chuchen was crazy.

Zheng Chuchen continued unhurriedly: "General, and the twenty or so sergeants, they finally found the entrance to the tomb. To their surprise, this turned out to be a group of burial mounds of a race. The mysterious race buried all their dead people here, and there was actually a group of mausoleum keepers who guarded these tombs for generations.'

Things became more and more bizarre, and although the two of them did not speak, they both began to wonder if Zheng Chuchen was talking nonsense. What kind of mysterious race, Fang Xin hadn't even heard of it.

If there is a large group of tombs in the belly of Xiaomao Mountain, no one knows what it is? State government departments, archaeologists, will definitely send people to investigate and carry out effective excavation work. But no, except for Zheng Chuchen talking to himself there, no one has mentioned any secrets of Xiaomaoshan. In other words, Xiaomao Mountain has no secrets at all, just a small mound.

In order to keep this secret, the general and his soldiers killed all the mausoleum guards and carried the treasures of the rich country into the tombs. Then, in order to prevent anyone from stealing the treasure. The general and his sergeants built a lot of traps in the tomb. Even if they want to get in, it's hard.'

'After several years, they have finally completed their glorious and sacred mission.' Zheng Chuwei continued passionately, "In order to protect that huge wealth, the generals and sergeants built their homes at the foot of Xiaomao Mountain. And, for generations to come, they have guarded that wealth. They believe that one day, their emperor will come to them and rebuild their imperial city. However, what I didn't expect was that they kept it year after year, year after life. To this day, no one has ever come to them. Today's guardians, they don't even know what they are protecting. It's just a rule handed down from the ancestors, and they have to guard it for generations, and they have waited for thousands of years.'

Fang Xin was shocked by his description, and suddenly thought of something, he hurriedly asked Zheng Chuchen, 'What is that village called?' He had a vague sense of unease.

Zheng Chuchen didn't speak, just looked at Fang Xin with an expression that you should know, and didn't say anything.

Seeing his expression, Fang Xin already understood that his guess might be correct. But he just didn't dare to think about it, or he didn't want to admit it. Because, what he thinks of is the small village where he was born and raised, the small village called Jiangwan Village.

'How is this possible?' Fang Xin's face was full of surprise.

'Nothing is impossible.' Zheng Chuchen sighed lightly and said, 'That's the truth. However, don't worry, because although you are also from Jiangwan Village, you are not their descendants. And because of that, you don't know the truth of the way.'

When he said this, Zheng Chuchen suddenly walked in front of Fang Xin, staring at Fang Xin with two eyes. He said word by word: 'The current Jiangwan Village, in fact, is not their descendants. Do you know what the Tao is for? Because all their descendants were killed, and all of them died overnight. Haha......'

Fang Xin was not afraid of him, he only hated that he couldn't get rid of the golden armor, which made him very angry. He also stared at Zheng Chuchen and asked coldly, 'Who did it, who killed them?'

Unexpectedly, Zheng Chuchen didn't seem to hear it again. After laughing, he reverted to his indifferent expression and said, 'No one survived, except me, except me. You would never have thought that I was the only one who guarded this wealth. I'm the only one, and I'm the only one who knows the way!'

It's crazy, it's crazy, things are getting more and more outrageous. Fang Xin wouldn't believe it, but from Zheng Chuchen's eyes, he couldn't read that kind of false ingredient. Fang Xin couldn't help but wonder, could it be that what Zheng Chuchen said was true?

Just as he wanted to ask something more, Zheng Chuchen suddenly spoke again: "But you, you have ruined the tranquility here. A lot of people want to get their hands on this treasure, I know it. As the only Guardian, I would never let that happen. All those who try to seize this treasure, they have only one fate, and that is death, and you will be no exception.'

Zheng Chuchen said the truth, but the more Fang Xin listened, the more confused he became. He hastened to ask, 'I haven't heard about this until now. I don't even know where the entrance to the treasure is, why do you say that?'

'Why, hehe, just the bronze seal in your hands. Don't think that I don't know what you're doing, you're doing everything you can to find the Bronze Seal, aren't you just thinking about this treasure.'

What?

Fang Xin and Xiao Xue were shocked again at the same time, it was the first time they had heard that the bronze seal would be related to some treasure. Before that, they didn't even think about it.

Looking at the expressions of the two of them, Zheng Chuchen smiled coldly: "It doesn't matter if I tell you, the four bronze seals you got are actually the outermost keys to open the entrance to the treasure. But it doesn't matter if I tell you. For no one can go in, and even if they do, no one will come out alive. It's full of traps, and no one can escape, including me.'

Fang Xin suddenly thought of the four white marble sarcophagi hanging from the bottom of the ancient ship. He remembered that the inside of the sarcophagus seemed to be painted with a hill and a huge door on the hill. Could it be that that is the entrance to the treasure? However, he has been playing on Xiaomao Mountain since he was a child, and he has never seen any doors.

Bronze seals? Is the bronze seal really the key to the entrance to the treasure?

Fang Xin didn't believe it, he asked, "Since it's a secret, why do you want to tell us?" Aren't you afraid that we will really take the bronze seal and go to find that so-called treasure?'

Hahaha......

Zheng Chuchen suddenly laughed wildly and laughed loudly. He smiled and said, 'Do you think you still have a chance?' Do you think you'll still be able to get out of this place?'

'What do you mean?'

'I mean it very simply, even if you get four bronze seals, what will you do. At the end of the day, it didn't fall into my hands. Do you think you'll have a chance to get out of here alive? Don't be delusional.'

'You're going to kill us?' Fang Xin asked in disbelief.

Zheng Chuchen slapped the stone table and said angrily: "All those who try to spy on the treasure can only die." As he spoke, he suddenly changed to a very gentle tone and said, 'All right, my story is over, it's time to go. I'm not a brutal person, so I'll leave you to fend for yourselves here!'

After finishing speaking, Zheng Chuchen seemed to be a lot more relaxed, and walked towards the exit with a stagger.

Fang Xin was shocked, he struggled hard, but he couldn't break free from the golden armor on his body. Seeing that Zheng Chuchen was about to leave, he shouted, 'You stand still!'

I didn't expect Zheng Chuchen to really stop, but he said with a hippie smile: "I forgot to tell you, don't try to leave here. Because you can't find the mechanism to open this door, you only have one way, and that is to wait here for your death.'

In the end, Zheng Chuchen's figure disappeared behind the door. With the sound of Gege coming, the secret door slowly closed. The whole dark room suddenly became much quieter, except for the flickering candlelight.

Xiaoxue didn't react until now, and she asked anxiously, "Fang Xin, what should we do?" Are you really going to die here?'

'No, we're not going to die so easily!' (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (biquge.info) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, and your support. That's what motivates me the most......)