Rescue and Aftermath

  Chapter 6: Rescue and Aftermath

  Ji Yaozu lay on the ground, exhausted, with scenes from before flashing in his mind - that strange black gas, and Er Dang's intact but lifeless body. There must be more secrets buried beneath the grave, but now he had no tools to uncover them, and could only stare blankly as he retreated from Treasure Mountain. As he thought of Treasure Mountain, Ji Yaozu suddenly remembered the large earthenware teacup he took from Er Dang's hand, and at the same time, Song Ye's voice echoed in his ears.

  "Is this the Xinghou tomb? The founder of the entire history of Xingxiang City, and also the ancestor of this land, Xinghou?" Ji Yaozu thought about it here, suddenly a burst of inspiration, he knew that the things of the old ancestors must not be obtained by outsiders.

  He immediately ran towards Matsuiye, attempting to snatch the Xinghou Gui from his hands, but was always one step too late. The Japanese soldiers had already raised their guns in anticipation of him, as if Matsuiye knew he would make such a move.

  "That's enough, I'm not interested in that grave either. You like it so much, go with them together." Matsuiye waved his hand, and the Japanese soldiers loaded their guns, aiming at Jiyaozu together.

  "You damn fool!" Ji Yaozu cursed, but it was too late now. His life would also be buried here.

  Gunfire broke out, Ji Yaozu closed his eyes, but he didn't feel any pain in his body. When he opened his eyes again, the gunfire had already become chaotic, and many people ran out from the trees in the distance. They didn't seem to be Japanese soldiers, but rather looked like the Eighth Route Army's Wu Gong team that was wandering around this generation.

  This is a relief, Ji Yanzu did not expect to survive, at this time all the Japanese soldiers have taken cover and counterattacked, Song Ye also put down the Xing Hou Gui in his hand and directed.

  This time out, Song Ye didn't bring many people, just a small team of Japanese soldiers, but the number of Wu Gong team members was not small, and they had already formed a siege around them, swarming in from all sides.

  "Hachigatsu, hachigatsu!" Matsui shouted non-stop, but the outcome was already decided. It seemed that he would be the one to die here today.

  Ji Yaozu naturally didn't show weakness, waiting for the right moment to fly towards Xing Hou's side and pounce on him, hugging him in his arms. At the same time, he rolled several times, taking advantage of Song Jing's distraction, and ran directly into the distant forest, where there were fewer gunshots, seemingly no one was there.

  Matsui's treasure was snatched away, and he wouldn't let it go easily. He immediately led the remaining few ghost soldiers to chase after Ji Yaozu.

  But after all, he was not a local, and he was not very familiar with the terrain here. He only saw Jiyaozu's body flashing in the woods and then disappeared. The gunfire behind him was getting denser and denser, and Songye couldn't take care of Jiyaozu who was escaping, so he had to flee towards Xingxiang City. Fortunately, the supporting troops arrived, and those martial artists immediately disappeared. Songye only managed to escape with his life, but because he lost the treasure, he felt a little heartbroken.

  Ji Yaozu ran for a few steps before finally collapsing to the ground due to exhaustion. When he came to, he found himself rescued by the martial arts team. Fortunately, he hadn't suffered any injuries and had simply fainted from exhaustion. After resting for a few days, he was fine again.

  Later, Wu Gong team leader Shi Qing-shan said that they had discovered Matsui's solo excursion with a small entourage beforehand and set up an ambush in this area, waiting for Matsui to leave the city today so they could kill him directly, but in the end he still managed to escape.

  Ji Yaozu told Shi Qing about the matter of Song Jinye, and they only then realized that Song Jinye was robbing tombs for the treasures in this vast land. They didn't know how many national treasures had been lost to Japan at his hands, but now that they knew, it wasn't too late. The organization could specially formulate a battle plan targeting him, and the person in charge of this plan was none other than Ji Yaozu standing here. It turned out that Ji Yaozu had long wanted to join the army to fight against the Japanese devils, but he had no way in. Now that he had encountered the Eighth Route Army's Wu Gong Team, could he still give up? He immediately knelt down and asked to join.

  Shi Qing Mountain saw that he was extraordinary, and also had to prevent the tomb robbery plan of Song Ye's back, so he agreed with him. From then on, Ji Yaozu joined the revolutionary team and launched a battle of wits and bravery against the Japanese.

  Matsuiya immediately left Xingxiang City after suffering this loss, and it is unknown where he went, but it must be related to the grave.

  So, Ji Yaozu fought against the Japanese soldiers and the Nationalist Party, finally waiting for the establishment of New China. He got married, had children, and due to his family's tomb raiding background, he taught his kids how to raid tombs from a young age, as well as the family's inherited slingshot skills. As an adult, he also raided tombs all over the country, meeting his other half in an ancient tomb. The two became a couple of tomb raiders, racing together in the world of tomb raiding and becoming a pair that people envied.

  But heaven did not make beauty, this tomb raid was a crime against heaven. During one of the tomb raids, the couple had just crawled out of the grave when they were surrounded by police waiting there. At that time, it was during the severe crackdown period, and the government also wanted to establish a typical case of tomb robbery, so they sentenced them to life imprisonment, occasionally using them as negative teaching materials to educate later generations not to engage in tomb robbing, otherwise their fate would be the same as theirs.

  After such a blow, Ji Yanzu, who had changed his name to Jishichang, no longer allowed his grandson to learn the art of grave robbing. Instead, he let him read books, attend school, and contribute his own strength to the construction of the motherland. He also gave this young grandson a broad-minded name, Jile Tian, hoping that he could be happy every day.

  But until now, my grandfather has not told me where he hid the Xinghou Gui that he recovered back then. After so many years of fighting and struggling, my grandfather never mentioned a word about the Xinghou Gui, only telling me to study hard, strive upwards every day, and become a person with virtues, ideals, culture, and quality - a "four-haves" new person. And I am the only child in our tomb-raiding family who is not allowed to raid tombs - Ji Le Tian. My parents are currently imprisoned for being tomb-raiding lovers, but now the country doesn't supervise as strictly as before. I can visit them anytime, and life inside the prison is quite good - they have food, shelter, cultural performances... it's even more comfortable than my life outside! It makes me so envious!