Chapter 8: Brothers Don't Play Like This

  "Those who can come here have already believed in the curse. We are all on the same bloodline, we all have our own destiny. Uncovering the lost civilization is our top priority."

  "Last month, I sent two teams into the desert to track down the inscriptions on the sword of King Goujian. I thought that after their training, they would return safely. But until the day before yesterday, I realized that things were far more complicated than I had imagined. Among you, there are skilled tomb raiders and fighters with strong combat abilities. And soon, we will have an old guide who is one of the top geomancers in the field. Whether you're going for the antiques, the curse, or the thrill of wilderness survival, I warn you: if you see or hear anything along the way, you must keep your mouths shut and take it to your graves. If you leak any information and I find out, I guarantee that no matter who you are, there will be only one path for you - death."

  Tang Guangze may look gentle and amiable, but what he says, he will definitely do.

  "I hope we can all get along on this trip and not have any unpleasantness. If anything happens, you're on your own." Tang Guangze said coldly.

  This time, so many people were gathered to go, it must be a very dangerous place to go, and for me, it's even more unimaginable.

  I've never been on a long trip, and I've never set foot in a place like the desert. Two, I'm just someone who doesn't know how to do anything, except for having an idea of breaking a curse in my mind, everything else is useless. Unlike the people present here, they can do geomancy, tomb raiding, and even murder. My only expertise is archaeology, but it's completely unrelated to the purpose I came here for.

  If knowledge of archaeology could help me break the curse, that would be great.

  Tang Guangze's phone rang, he answered it and his face changed greatly, he hastily left.

  I was a bit curious about who he had received the call from, his face suddenly turned so ugly.

  Everyone present had no objection to the place we went, a group of people went for different purposes, some went to steal money, some were excited about wilderness survival, and I was to lift the curse.

  Then everyone ate something casually and went back to their respective rooms.

  I was tossing and turning on the soft bed, rolling over for half a bell before I finally felt a bit sleepy. Just as I was about to fall asleep, Yu Gang's lewd voice suddenly came from outside the door.

  "Little brother, open the door."

  I was suddenly furious, just about to go to sleep and was disturbed by him. He pressed the door open with his foot, looked at Yu Gang with a bad face and scolded:

  "Damn it! Weren't you just saying you were tired? How come your energy is suddenly overflowing now?"

  "Hey, why are you so hot-headed? I'm telling you, after thinking it over and over again, I always feel that this thing isn't reliable. So I've decided to give you a heads up first, or else when the time comes, you'll be sold out without even knowing..."

  He glanced back at me with a shriveled head and shrunken body, walked into the room, his eyebrows furrowed tightly, and this time he didn't continue to bicker with me.

  "What's going on? What did you see?"

  My heart suddenly skipped a beat, and I quickly closed the door.

  I still have some understanding of this guy, although I haven't known him for long and he doesn't seem very reliable. However, he was arranged by Tang Guangze to protect me, so I guess he won't do anything to harm me.

  "This event has gathered so many people, even the military is involved, I think as a Ph.D. how could he possibly let the military get involved." Yu Gang's face was very strange, he stared at me trying to see through my thoughts.

  I felt a bit uneasy, seeing Yu Gang's serious expression, which I had never seen before. So I smiled and said, "What are you looking at? I know I'm better-looking than you..."

  "Shoo, I'm way more handsome than you. How dare you say that? Let me tell you, the person the doctor asked me to protect must be someone with a big background. What's your damn background, huh?"

  Look at me still smiling, Yu Gang suddenly got angry, his voice rose several decibels, and I was completely frightened.

  When he said that, I also became serious. At first, I hesitated and didn't know how to speak up. In my heart, I always felt that Tang Guangze was hiding something from me, not just the curse, but also those people we met today. I had a feeling that the place we were going to was extremely dangerous and terrifying, and there was a possibility that we might not come back. So I said: "Tell me, what's really going on?"

  However, the desert is a place of danger, but the danger I feel is not the kind that comes from nature, it's something else. For a moment, I couldn't think of what type of danger it was.

  Yu Gang furrowed his brow tightly, as if organizing his words, and after a moment he sat down and said: "This matter shouldn't have been told to you, you're not one of us, even if I did tell you, you wouldn't believe it."

  Circle? Are you referring to a research type? Come on, although I don't have much research on this kind of thing, at least I know what that circle is, what does he mean by that?

  I was just about to ask him what he meant by "circle", which circle exactly, when Yu Gang lowered his voice and said: "This matter, I also only found out recently, the doctor never mentioned it to me before."

  "Do you know about the sword of King Goujian of Yue? That sword is cursed, and the professor said that it's been over 30 years since someone was last afflicted by the curse of the bronze sword. This time, going to the Tarim Basin, I think it's absolutely because of that cursed person." He said mysteriously.

  This remark startled me and I felt my whole body stiffen up.

  Tang Guangze said that Yue Wang Goujian's sword would find someone to curse every two years, but why did Yu Gang say that it had been over thirty years?

  What the hell is going on here?

  Is he cheating on me?

  Just seeing my reaction, he directly grabbed my hand and asked: "Do you know something? Your face looks as ugly as if you've eaten shit?"

  If I had a mirror in my hand, then I would see how my face is changing, but I know that my mood is not good, it's like suddenly finding out that I've been cheated out of a lot of money, and the whole person becomes worse.

  I moved my mouth, then looked at him with both eyes, biting my teeth tightly and squeezing out a sentence: "I am the cursed one."

  Then, I saw Yu Gang's face suddenly turn very ugly. He took several steps back, pointing at me with one hand, stuttering: "You, are you that person? Are you kidding?"

  The fear on his face was not pretended, but real, he had already shown it in action, he was afraid.

  "Brother, don't play with me like this." He said with a sorrowful face.

  Then I took out the bronze sword that Tang Guangze had me bring, and said, "Everything I said is true. This bronze sword has been with me for a while."

  As soon as he saw the sword, his eyes lit up and he stared at it intently, saying with great interest: "Finally saw the legendary Yue Wang Goujian Sword..."

  I nodded, and this sword is indeed the real Yue Wang Goujian Sword. Yu Gang asked me with his head down, "Can I take a look?"

  I can tell this guy really likes this sword, he's just a bit afraid of it.

  "It will kill people." I said coldly.

  As expected, Yu Gang was so scared that he withdrew his hand, and he carefully looked at the sword in my hand, wanting to take it but being extremely afraid.

  "What the hell are you doing standing so far away? It's not like it kills people on sight." I couldn't help but get a bit angry, never seen anyone more afraid of death than me.

  Tang Guangze asked him to protect me, this guy is even more afraid of death than I am, as long as he doesn't get me killed, that's all that matters.

  "I'm still safer here, damn it, that stupid Dr. Tang, he actually pushed me into the fire pit." Yu Gang first chuckled and then cursed angrily.

  Hearing this, Yu Gang had no idea I was the cursed person.

  "What's a fire pit? What does that mean?" I asked with a dark face, and Yu Gang's words sounded very dangerous.

  He only saw that his mouth was wide open in shock and he exclaimed, "Don't you know what that curse is? Heaven, you've really been sold out."