Chapter 1 Midnight Phantom Han Dynasty Princess

  In the spring and summer of 1911, this was a desolate wilderness in Luoyang, Henan Province, Central Plains. At this moment, it was late at night, and all around was quiet.

  "Mei'er, are you ready?" asked Jian Tianhong to Jian Yuemei.

  "Alright, Dad!" The young Sword Orochi, still with a hint of childishness, handed over the rope he had been carrying on his back to his father.

  "Alright, I'm going down now, you must hold the rope tightly!" Jian Tianhong said.

  "Got it, Dad, don't worry!" Jian Yu Mei said.

  "Alright, I'm going down now, you hold on tight and call me immediately if anything happens!"

  "Alright, Father, you must be extremely careful!" Jian Yu Mei said.

  After Father went down from that hole, Jian Yu Wei looked up at the pitch-black night sky and thought of his own story with his father.

  Father Xian Tian Hong, his hometown is Guanzhong, Shaanxi. He has been making a living by robbing tombs for many years. He spent his whole life running around, only for the sake of wealth.

  Jian Tian Hong's career was very careful, he had three not steal in his life. The first one is that the tomb of the officials who won people's hearts in history would not be stolen. The second one is that when there was a bad premonition, it would not be stolen. The third one is that when entering the tomb chamber, he would light up an incense stick. If this incense stick suddenly went out, he would not steal.

  Jian Yu Mei remembered, Father said that everything has its heavenly way. In history, those who gained the hearts of the people were all protected by the heavenly way, so their tombs and souls cannot be disturbed. If they are disturbed, they will inevitably suffer heavenly punishment.

  When you have a bad premonition, you can't steal, and the reason is very sufficient. Father knows the way of survival between divination and non-divination. In fact, whether things are ominous or safe, they should all be signs to go out. The only thing is that we ordinary people cannot distinguish the true signs. Sometimes, after the sign has appeared, we can't see it, which leads to our downfall. Therefore, before doing anything, we must subtly distinguish between them. Of course, those who can distinguish are naturally superior people. Father said he didn't dare think of himself as a superior person, but rather that he had some experience in capturing his own intuition. He believed that the reason he could live until now and not die like many old tomb robbers was because he could capture his premonitions.

  Xiangmo bu dao, jian tian hong zhidao, hen duo de mu shi you shengming de, na ge shengming shi yuzhou li shuobuchulide dongxi, shengmu he simu de qubie zai nali ne? Shengmu zhege xitong shi huolai de, zhege xitong suishi wei zhuren tigong baohu he yikao. Er simu fandui, jishi you yi dian baohu jiguan, keshi zhege mu yijing wufa baohu zhuren, ye wufa gei zhuren de hunling tigong baohu le.

  If this tomb is a living tomb, it will extinguish the incense on the sword sky and Hongdian by itself. This is the owner of the tomb reminding the grave robbers that this tomb cannot be robbed. If one insists on going his own way without listening to advice, he will definitely suffer from heavenly punishment. If he doesn't stop advising, the most direct consequence is that all kinds of strange things will happen.

  "Dad, what kind of strange things will happen?" Jian Yu Mei remembered that she had asked her father this question before.

  Father heard the question of Jian Yu Mei, his face suddenly showed a terrified expression, "There will be, there will be... In short, it's very terrifying, don't ask anymore, just remember what I said!" Jian Tian Hong said.

  Jian Yu Mei recalled the many stories of tomb raiders that his father had told him, some successful and some failed. In short, "Respect is earned!" Jian Yu Mei remembered his father's most frequent words.

  At this time, Jian Yu Mei looked at the nearby forest, where a strange bird cry of "wa, wa!" suddenly came out.

  Jian Yu's heart skipped a beat.

  I'm seventeen years old, and I've been following my father for many years. My father once said, "Mei Er, to be honest, it's rare for people in this line of work to bring their own children along. But Dad only has you to help me. It's hard to find trustworthy people in this business, and often partners end up killing each other. I've seen such tragic scenes with my own eyes - two tomb raiders working together, one lowering the other into the grave to retrieve countless precious gold and silver treasures, but then the person on the surface gets greedy and intentionally cuts the rope, letting the person below fall to their death! That's why Dad doesn't trust outsiders. And your mother died young too, so there's no one else to take care of you - it's just fate that you have to follow me in this line of work!"

  Fortunately, Jian Yu's father was not a greedy person and he basically only did one or two transactions a year. This time it was because Jian Tianhong had his eye on a large mansion in their hometown, the owner of which happened to be going out of town and had to sell it at a discounted price. Since learning that the mansion was for sale, Jian Tianhong had gone to see it several times.

  Every time I come back, I say to Jian Yu Mei: "Mei'er, that house is really good, there's a small garden in the yard, the four-sided wing rooms are very elegant, the wood used for the house is very good, and the carvings on the windowsills and other decorations are also very exquisite. If we can live in that house, it will be worth it this lifetime!"

  It was precisely because he had to buy that house that Jian Tianhong brought Sword Yuemei along for this transaction.

  Jian Yu Mei remembered that when her father brought her here, he carefully studied the feng shui of this place. Her father stood at a high point, gazing out at the desolate land before them.

  "It should be here!" Jian Tianhong said.

  "Dad, have you been here before?" Xiang Yu Mei asked.

  "Yes, I've been here before. I always thought the feng shui here was good, it's a treasure land of feng shui, so I remembered it and came to try my luck when I had time!" Jian Tianhong said.

  But how can we determine if there is a large tomb? Xiang Tian Hong disguised himself as an antique dealer and chatted with the old men in the village.

  Jian Yu Mei remembered that after her father had eaten noodles in a noodle shop, he asked an old man: "Old fellow, are there any legends in this village? For example, were there any wealthy people here before?"

  The old man narrowed his eyes: "Our village is quite strange, the strangest thing is that in summer when it thunders, you can always hear a strange howl. The villagers all say that there's a Han Dynasty princess buried here, she was murdered by someone, so she's always arguing with the Thunder God when he thunders!"

  "Oh, and there's such a strange thing, it's really weird! About that princess, are there any other legends in the village?" Xiang Tianhong said.

  "It's said that the princess doesn't die for a thousand years, and her beauty is extraordinary. She often comes out at midnight to stroll around the village! The villagers have seen her several times and were almost scared to death. But she never harms anyone, and it's also been passed down in the village that it's because of the princess' protection that our village has remained safe and sound for a thousand years, no matter which dynasty or era, no matter how chaotic the world is, the village has never suffered any major destruction or disaster!"

  "Oh, I see, it's really unique!" Jian Tianhong said.

  Perhaps it was the strong idea of buying that house this time, perhaps it was really not getting a premonition. Father began to look for a burial site.

  Jian Yu Mei did not hear his father say that he had a bad premonition about this action, so he didn't have any worries and followed his father's actions.