Chapter 9: Drilling into the eyes of money

  "What was sold?" My face turned extremely ugly, as if I had eaten shit.

  Then Yu Gang told me some legends related to the curse of that bronze sword, he said it in a mysterious way, scaring me so much that I even forgot how to react.

  Bullshit.

  Who would believe such an absurd and bizarre story?

  I summarized what Yu Gang just said about the story.

  That was the battlefield of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea in 1950.

  In the early stages of the war, the situation was extremely unfavorable for North Korea, as the enemy had nearly a thousand aircraft of various types and had completely gained air superiority, carrying out day-and-night uninterrupted bombing of the North Korean front lines and rear areas. On the front lines, the enemy's mechanized troops maneuvered freely under the cover of hundreds of aircraft, causing huge losses in personnel and supplies. Meanwhile, enemy planes recklessly bombed railways, highways, destroyed telegraph and telephone lines, communication facilities, and other targets, disrupting supply lines in the rear, making it difficult for the entire front line to face such difficulties, which was a great headache for the North Korean side.

  To alleviate this problem, our side dispatched a reconnaissance squad to sneak into the enemy's position in disguise and secretly install a radio station so as to obtain first-hand intelligence more efficiently.

  The reconnaissance team consisted of twelve people, who had just arrived on the fourth day and coincided with a rare heavy rain. The soil on the mountain slope was loosened and rolled down to form a mudslide, while the exploration team's tent happened to be stationed at the foot of the mountain. As a result, many people and horses died, all buried by the mudslide. The remaining survivors persisted in their mission and soon prepared to start new exploration work.

  They found a local guide, and when the guide named Tiebuli learned that their exploration target was a place called Tieban River, the guide's expression changed greatly, strongly preventing their actions and saying that they would go there. It must be extremely dangerous and will harm 'life' because the river bank is the territory of Yale.

  Because there is a local legend that the old forest is an evil place, anyone who enters with livestock will never be seen again, whether alive or dead.

  Afterwards, the people from the reconnaissance team went in but never came out again. Some said they were dead, some said they were still inside scouting, and others said they were cursed people.

  But those were all unreal.

  But who would have thought that when they arrived at Shihezi, they unexpectedly encountered a disaster together, contracted an illness, and in the end, even their bodies had to be cremated on the spot. However, there was always a hidden secret that no one knew: the reconnaissance team did not die out, but left behind a survivor.

  And the people in this mouth are burdened with a terrible curse.

  More than fifty years have passed and his curse has yet to be lifted. Some say that it is the fate he was destined for.

  More people believe that he became a demon because of the curse and had no choice but to kill all the reconnaissance team members.

  I still don't quite understand what Yu Gang said about the curse after listening to it.

  What does it have to do with the curse on me?

  "Do you also think it was him who killed all of our teammates?" I asked.

  "Of course." Yu Gang's face was extremely solemn.

  "What does this have to do with my curse?"

  "Your curse and his curse come from the same object, that is, the bronze sword in your hand." Yu Gang replied.

  I was shocked, shook my head and shouted loudly: "How is this possible? The sword of King Goujian of Yue is not from that place, and it's far apart, how can they be connected?"

  Yu Gang smiled and said: "I don't know, I heard it from others, and it sounds quite true. Don't you think that the sword of King Goujian of Yue is similar to the characters on the other side? Why is that? Is it just a coincidence? I think the sword of King Goujian of Yue originated from the Western Regions."

  "You're such an... illiterate." I was so angry that I couldn't speak, and what he just said were all nonsense.

  Without basis, it can only be casually and randomly talked about, and it's not even considered real, just a theory.

  Yu Gang didn't get angry, he just furrowed his brow and said seriously: "I didn't know you were the cursed person before, now that I think about it, I understand what's going on."

  My doubts are only a few, but what I'm most curious about is the circular pattern on that bronze sword. Tang Guangze said it's a kind of text, and he firmly believes it's a secret script passed down from the Western Regions.

  "What does the circular pattern on King Goujian of Yue's sword mean? Why did Tang Guangze want to unravel it?"

  Now, I'm a bit suspicious of Tang Guangze's purpose in helping me. Is he really doing it to help me break the curse?

  Wasn't it because of your need for me that you saved me?

  Just like the people in this team, they have their own special strengths, suitable for where we are going this time.

  And I, really have no use?

  But why did Tang Guangze go to such great lengths to rescue me?

  Is it really as simple as he said?

  Yu shook his head and said helplessly, "I don't know why the doctor wants to do this. In my impression, the doctor wouldn't make such a big fuss about anything. You've seen those people, all sorts of them, I dare bet that the doctor is serious this time."

  Yes, going to the Taklamakan Desert was already an extremely crazy thing to do, and he even brought so many capable people with him, what is his ultimate goal?

  Ruins of a lost civilization?

  Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel that I had fallen into a huge 'conspiracy', a huge death trap.

  My mind is a mess, I find myself living in a world where I know nothing except for my own antique shop, friends, the crap reported by media and national leaders. I almost know nothing about the identities of strangers around me, the identities of my clients, or what really happened with that bronze sword curse incident.

  "Little brother, I'm telling you, the doctor must be hiding something from us. I always feel like I've gotten on a pirate ship." Yu Gang cried out with a mournful face: "If only I had known earlier, I wouldn't have been greedy for those few hundred thousand. Damn it, now I feel like there's no turning back."

  "Is he here just for the money to protect me?" I shouted, my face turning somewhat ugly.

  I knew this guy was no good, but I didn't think he'd be this bad.

  Everyone said that the doctor would come to protect me, I thought he was the doctor's man, who knew it was someone the doctor 'bought' over with money.

  What if the doctor doesn't pay him?

  Will he be so angry as to throttle me?

  This is very likely.

  "If it weren't for the money, I wouldn't be working with a fool like you. Now that I think about it, it's too dangerous and I don't want to do it anymore. But since we've already taken the money, we can't just return it." Yu Gang glared at me with a bitter expression.

  As soon as I heard the two words "fucking idiot", my mother's, I immediately turned around and angrily retorted back: "You're the fucking idiot, you money-eyed moron."

  I've been putting up with this guy for a long time now. If I hadn't seen the gun on him, I would have fought him to the death a long time ago.

  "My dad asked you to protect me, but instead you've been following me around like a lackey. You still have the nerve to accept money from others, and on top of that, you're always staring at those women's asses, you're so damn perverted, just like a sex wolf..."

  Before I could finish cursing, the whole room shook violently, causing me to lose balance. I fell and landed on the ground with a thud.

  "My god, someone is so bold." Yu Gang's face suddenly sank, he also fell and the whole person was like a turtle that had fallen over, four legs in the air. Seeing him like this, I secretly laughed to myself, and wasn't as angry anymore.

  It can't be an earthquake, right?

  "Attention, attention, this is not a fire drill, we have an intruder."

  A low male voice with a distinctive tone was heard around, repeating over and over again.

  "Hmm..."

  A loud crash, the whole room shook violently again. I crawled to the edge of the "bed", preparing to grab something when Yu Gang suddenly shouted loudly at me: "Are you hiding under the bed? Don't dawdle, hurry up and leave, or this place will be buried!"

  It's pointless talking to this guy, it'll kill my brain cells. I'm too lazy to bother with him, so I grabbed my backpack and ran off. By the time Yu Gang opened the door, all was quiet outside.

  I was hesitating whether to go out or not when Yu Gang pushed me a shove, I stood at the corridor of the 'door', vigilantly looking around, later on I must beat this guy to death.

  "One by one, they're sleeping like dead pigs. It's time to set off." A man stood on the central staircase with a loudspeaker in hand, surrounded by armed personnel who had vanished into thin air.

  All I saw was a figure approaching from behind him, the man pinched the man's neck with one hand and kicked his knee with one foot. Ten meters away, I heard the sound of bones shattering.

  "Ah......" The man let out a loud cry and fell to the ground.

  "What the f**k, this is a doctoral requirement." The man who fell to the ground looked pitifully at Lin Wuxuan with one eye, gritted his teeth tightly and cursed.

  "Lin Wuxuan, that's enough." Tang Guangze walked out at this time, his face black as he glared at Lin Wuxuan and scolded.