Coming out of the archaeological institute, I let out a long sigh. Although, the traffic is so developed now, it stands to reason that it should be smooth to reach the destination, but I always feel that things will not go as smoothly as imagined, because Xia Xiaotian is no longer a soldier in the army, so the director asked someone to get a gun certificate, and each of the three of us wore a 54, 50 bullets. The eighth master is the same everywhere, some eat and some sleep, Xia Xiaotian is fine, he was born in the barracks, his skills are okay, and he can rely on taking care of him along the way, as for me, a scholar, I have no power to restrain the chicken, so if the three of them want to find the chief smoothly, it is estimated that it will take a lot of effort.

The director didn't tell Xia Xiaotian why he wanted to go with me, but just told her that the organization had arranged a task and asked her to assist me in completing it.

I chose the train instead of the plane because I didn't believe in the plane, and I heard a lot of news about the plane crash in the newspapers and on the radio. I don't like airplanes as a means of transportation, the danger factor is very high, and it is not as safe as the train, so rest assured.

Facing Director Xia, who also seemed to be aging in an instant, remembering the words entrusted in the office, I looked at him and nodded heavily to reassure him. No matter what happens, I will put her daughter's safety first, although it is not worth it, but it is also a father who feels sorry for his child, what reason do I have to refuse? This can't help but remind me of my father.

Wave goodbye. No tears, no hugs, everything seemed so peaceful. Only Xia Xiaotian's eyes were red, and he couldn't hold back his tears and said, "Dad, take care", and the three of them stepped on the train to the south.

The eighth master has good physique and strong endurance, and is responsible for carrying the things he carries, with that certificate, he boarded the train smoothly, and after getting on the train, the three of them found their seats and sat down. Since there is no direct train from Ji Province to Fujian, you need to change the shuttle bus halfway, and the next stop should be Shenshi, so after getting on the train, the three of them did not close their eyes to rest, but sat opposite each other.

"Crazy, why don't you want to work and go on a trip?" I didn't tell the truth to the eighth master, so I said that I wanted to go out to travel and relax. That's why the eighth master asked.

I didn't answer the eighth master's words directly, but looked at Xia Xiaotian.

"Do you believe in curses?"

"Cursed?"

"Yes, it's just that some people touch things that shouldn't be touched and are cursed, do you believe it?"

"What do you want to say?"

"What do you want to say?" Eighth Master and Xia Xiaotian looked at me in surprise at the same time and said.

"I was cursed because I touched something I shouldn't have touched. "I promised the director that I wouldn't tell Xia Xiaotian these things for the time being. So, I lied.

"What should you touch?" asked the eighth master, and Xia Xiaotian looked at me with the same question.

I took the bronze mirror from the backpack I had brought with me and carefully placed it on the table. Xia Xiaotian stretched out his hand to pick up the bronze mirror, but I stopped her, "Don't touch it, this bronze mirror has been cursed, whoever contaminates it will be cursed, and he won't live for a long time." ”

Xia Xiaotian hurriedly retracted his hand and looked at me with wide eyes, "Where did you hear that?"

"You don't care where I heard it, in short, you can choose not to go, and besides, I don't want to die in a daze, and I have to die to understand. ”

"Why are you like this, if you don't let you touch it, you won't let you touch it, as for talking like this?" Xia Xiaotian's face suddenly turned unpleasant. It's not that I don't want to see her, but there is a reason for everything, if her father doesn't take my father to that tomb, if he doesn't touch the things inside, if he doesn't hide those two jade pendants, Xia Xiaotian and I won't be cursed. It stands to reason that Xia Xiaotian and I belong to people with the same disease, but she doesn't know, and I know.

"I'm sorry, I'm in a bad mood and my tone is heavy. ”

"I'm too lazy to pay attention to you, I'm going to rest. "Xia Xiaotian went out after speaking, her sleeper is next door to me and the eighth master, after all, men and women are different, and many things are inconvenient.

After seeing Xia Xiaotian leave, the eighth master sat opposite me.

"Crazy, this mirror really has a curse?don't lie to me, we're good brothers!" The eighth master didn't believe in any curses or anything like that, but he believed me, "What you said, it can't be true, right?"

"It's not this mirror that's cursed, it's this jade pendant. I pulled the jade pendant out of my chest.

I told the eighth master the ins and outs of the matter, and the eighth master was stunned.

"What age is this, and there is still such a thing?" the eighth master was full of disbelief.

"I suspect that the ancient tomb we went to should be the mausoleum of a certain leader of the Wu clan, and the person lying in the coffin we saw should be buried in the ear burial chamber, and we didn't find the main tomb, otherwise, we wouldn't have encountered a simple mechanism as simple as the stone door closing. "I connected the events of twenty years ago, thought about it for a while, and said to the eighth master.

"And this mirror, is it in that coffin?" the eighth master asked suspiciously.

"Yes, in addition to this mirror, there is another thing" I took out the brown paper wrapped thing from my backpack "This one was taken out with the bronze mirror, but I can't understand it, this is not a Chinese character, it should be some kind of script of the Wu clan, this time we are going to the south to find the Taoist priest twenty years ago, maybe he can know a little clue. ”

"The south is so big, where do we go to find that Taoist priest, this is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack, how many miles do we have to walk, how much suffering do we have to suffer," the eighth master muttered.

"Compared with me and Xia Xiaotian both dying ten years later, this bit of suffering is not worth mentioning

。 Eighth master, this trip, you will inevitably encounter any difficulties and dangers on the way, otherwise, you can take the next stop and go back" I don't want my brother to suffer with me, and this matter has nothing to do with him at all. If something mishaps happen along the way, I will never forgive myself for the rest of my life.

"What are you talking about, we two brothers!" the eighth master smiled, "Your business is my business"

"Good brother!!" hands to fists, arrogant!

There was nothing to say all the way, and at about one o'clock in the morning, we arrived at the Shenshi Railway Station. The next transfer bus was this afternoon, so after getting off the train, I found a nearby hotel and asked for two rooms.

In the middle of the night, when it's so cold, the happiest thing is to take a hot bath and sleep comfortably. Xia Xiaotian was still angry about what happened last night, and went to sleep directly after taking a shower in the room. The eighth master was also quite tired, and he was reluctant to move again while lying on the bed. It's just me who can't sleep.

I'm thinking, if I can't find that long, how to go on the road ahead, ten years is not short, but it is not long. The point is, if you can't find the master, you can't know how to unlock the curse, and you can't know where to start. It will not be so simple to unravel the curse, and what we have to face will not be simple......

I fell asleep in a daze.

By the time I woke up, it was already noon, and there were still more than two hours before the shuttle arrived. After a simple wash, the eighth master walked in with two bags of things.

"Come and eat something, I'm almost hungry when I wake up, you eat first, I'll call her over." "The eighth master is probably hungry, and after waking up, he ran out to buy some food and came back.

Before the eighth master went out, he heard a sound of footsteps in the corridor, and Xia Xiaotian hurriedly ran in, "Hurry up and hide, there are police, it seems that they are coming for us."

In desperation, the three of them crowded back into the room and gently closed the door. I only heard the noise of footsteps outside, I motioned to the two of them not to speak, and gently opened a gap, through the gap I saw that the corridor was full of policemen on both sides, both holding guns in their hands, slowly walked towards this side, gently closed the door, looked at the two people behind them, signaled them not to resist, took out the gun, and put it on the nearest table.

Just as the three of us had put away our guns, the door of the hotel was kicked open, and a dozen policemen with guns in their hands rushed in, "Don't move, put your guns on the table, and squat on the ground with your head in your hands," said one of the policemen.

The three of them instantly hugged their heads and squatted on the ground and did not dare to act rashly. Two policemen with guns at the door came over, confiscated the pistols on the table, rummaged through the room, and whispered "no" to the policeman in charge, only to see the policeman in charge turn around and walk out, "Take them all back."

Police station. In a small interrogation room, a bearded officer sat in the corner of his desk, staring at the three of us for a long time. This person's eyes are very poisonous, and the reason why I say them are very poisonous is because this person's eyes can hit people's hearts directly, so that ordinary people dare not look at them, and the three of us all lowered our heads and did not speak.

After a long time, the bearded officer spoke: "Tell me, what are you going to do with a gun and a small amount of ammunition? What are your intentions? It's better not to lie." ”

It is said that confession is lenient, resistance is strict, we who have not experienced this kind of thing, a little flustered, although in the archaeological institute often dealt with the local police, but after all, this time, private matters are the mainstay, and the guns carried are only reported to the institute, and the police talk about this matter, no wonder people don't talk about people.

Frankly, I raised my head, looked into the eyes of the bearded officer, and explained the ins and outs of the matter in one go, as for why there was no truth to tell me, I also said the phone number of the office, and I could call to ask for details.

"You'd better tell the truth, or you'll be convicted of carrying prohibited items. The bearded officer turned back to his desk, picked up the phone, and dialed the number I had just called.

"I'm from the Shen City Public Security Bureau, so I'll ask...... Okay, that's all."

"It's okay, let's go, the guns and ammunition will be confiscated, the specific situation will wait for the approval of your office, don't leave Shen City for the time being, summon at any time, and come to the police station at any time for the record."

When I got out of the police station, I didn't have the heart to wander around in Shen City, and when I returned to the hotel where I came, I saw the innkeeper's eyes timid, and he seemed to avoid the three of us. Don't think about it, he must have reported it this time. This can't be blamed on others, there were more ruffians in the mixed society in the 80s, and there were more people who were afraid of things, and there was nothing wrong with thinking about themselves. We didn't say anything, just asked the boss to boil some hot water and send it to the room, and then the three of us went upstairs together.

"I didn't look at the yellow calendar when I went out, people were unlucky to drink cold water and stuffed their teeth, if it weren't for this thing, we all got on the train to the south, now it's okay, I don't know if I wait for a few days, I can't go out of Shen City, let's take a ride if you don't take the train......" As soon as he entered the door, the eighth master muttered, obviously angry.