Volume 1 Jin Dynasty Ancient Tombs Chapter 3 Jin State Ancient Tombs

  "Why don't we make a deal?" Liu Wei stared at me with an unblinking gaze, trying to find some weakness in my expression.

  "Oh?" I smiled faintly and asked, "I wonder what kind of deal it is?" Think about breaking my psychological defense like a fort? Dream on!

  "In short, it's about taking us into the ancient tomb and settling the jade stone matter once and for all."

  "No way." I frowned and immediately refused, as if I was an idiot or something. Not to mention whether the ancient tomb existed or not, even if it did, it must be extremely dangerous to have been preserved until now. But I didn't want things to get awkward either, after all, I really didn't have that much money. So I pretended to be sincere and said, "Mr. Liu probably doesn't know our sect's rules, does he? We..." Before I could finish speaking, Liu Wei waved his hand to interrupt me, smiling as he said, "How would I not know? One person enters the tomb, takes only one thing, right?"

  I nodded, "Since Mr. Liu knows, he should understand why I refused." The rule is that only one person can bring an item, but if someone brings others into the tomb, wouldn't they be able to take things at will? This rule is in place to prevent such a thing from happening.

  Liu Wei's smile grew even brighter. "But as far as I know, Mr. Lin didn't burn incense or kowtow to pay his respects, so it doesn't count as a proper visit to the grave."

  I smiled so exaggeratedly that I was afraid my mouth would split open, but in my heart, I cursed. To be honest, I had never thought of being a grave robber, but today I could only use this as an excuse to decline, so I waved my hand and said seriously, "Mr. Liu's words I cannot agree with, although I didn't burn incense to pay respects to the master, I have long considered myself a disciple of Zhang Ye, how can a member of the grave-robbing clan violate the rules passed down for thousands of years? This is absolutely impossible! How about this, I'll draw a map, as long as you follow it, you will definitely be able to find the location of the ancient tomb."

  Liu Wei laughed again, "Alright, Mr. Lin, let's not beat around the bush anymore. First, you're not a grave robber, so you don't need to follow any rules. Second, you destroyed my ancient jade, and I'm afraid it can't be compensated for! Third, only you saw the map, who knows whether what you drew is true or false? Finally, since you led us into the tomb, I'll give you a sum of money."

  "Haha, ancient jade, what ancient jade?" I asked with wide eyes, pretending to be clueless. Since the excuse couldn't fool him, I had to implement my second plan. You think I'd go on an adventure with you to who-knows-when a big glutinous rice ball will pop out? No way! I'm preserving my life here!

  "Mr. Lin is really a nobleman who forgets many things!" Liu Wei tapped his hand on the table, smacked his lips, and sneered with a hint of ferocity that was different from ordinary people. At this moment, Shi Tou walked in and secretly nodded at me, and my heart finally put down its guard. I have a witness, you don't have any evidence, let's see how you can fight with me!

  Liu Wei suddenly took out a small camera from his bag and said to me, "Originally I wanted to record the map in the ancient jade, but unexpectedly I recorded Mr. Lin destroying evidence, haha." After that, he burst into laughter.

  The stone eyebrow wrinkled, and he was about to take action. Suddenly, a loud crash was heard, and several big men in black suits kicked the door open and came in. Liu Wei stood up with a lazy stretch, put away the camera, took out a check and handed it to me, smiling and saying, "Mr. Lin, as long as you can bring us to the tomb, this check is yours."

  I looked down and took a deep breath, my breathing suddenly becoming somewhat urgent. One, two... six zeros, one hundred thousand!

  "Gulp," I swallowed a big mouthful of saliva. Ten million was a large enough temptation for me.

  "Mr. Lin, how are you? It's a good deal, isn't it?" Liu Wei said with a smile.

  I reluctantly looked at the check twice, finally put it on the table, sighed and said "Money is good money, but business may not be a good deal, I cherish my life."

  Liu Wei reluctantly said, "What's so dangerous about it? Besides, I'm just showing the way."

  I was about to refuse again, when Grandfather Zhang suddenly came out, holding a deboning knife in his hand. He looked at Liu Wei and said, "Two years ago, I didn't help you, and I blinded myself, unable to see anything from then on. Today, I still won't help you, cut off my tongue, and become mute, is that okay?"

  "Mr. Zhang, we didn't mean to force you, and as for what happened back then, we don't want to bring it up again either," said Liu Wei. "Besides, we're just showing the way, not entering the tomb doesn't count as breaking the rules, does it?"

  "Hmph, I won't make the same mistake again." After finishing speaking, Grandfather Zhang stuck out his tongue, and that head was about to be cut off. I was shocked, stretched out my hand to grab Grandfather Zhang's wrist, and anxiously said "Grandfather Zhang, don't do this," then turned my head to look at Liu Wei and said "I'll guide you on the way, okay?"

  "Alright, alright," Liu Wei said with a smile, and then he also stepped forward to grab Grandpa Zhang's hand, saying "You can rest assured! We're just having him lead the way, nothing will happen."

  Grandfather Zhang showed a hesitant expression, thought for half a day and sighed, casually flicked his wrist, and with a "ding" sound, the knife pierced through the water cup Liu Wei had used and stuck to the table, it was unknown how he threw it out, more accurate than a person who wasn't blind.

  "Remember, you mustn't let Lin Miao enter the ancient tomb. Otherwise, don't blame me for breaking my promise from back then." Old Man Zhang said with a furrowed brow.

  "Don't worry, don't worry! In the ancient tomb, I couldn't take care of him either!" Liu Wei turned around and walked to the table, took the check out and handed it back to me, saying "This money is still yours."

  I took a glance and then put it into my pocket.

  "Mr. Lin, I'll come back here to pick you up in three days, goodbye." Liu Wei said and turned around to leave.

  As I saw Liu Wei walk out, I looked at Grandpa Zhang and asked, "Grandpa Zhang, what exactly happened between you two?"

  Grandpa Zhang showed a hint of a smile, patted my head and said "Lin Zi, this isn't good news, you knowing will only bring you disaster, you're already pitiful enough." After finishing speaking, he was about to leave, I grabbed his arm and asked in surprise "Grandpa Zhang, do you know something? Do you know that I have two years of blank memories, do you know where I was during those two years?" I suddenly realized, Grandpa Zhang might know something? The fact that I lost my memory, only my parents and Shi Tou knew, but Grandpa Zhang's words seemed to imply the same meaning.

  Grandpa Zhang gently patted my head, smiling and saying "Silly child, I really can't say anything, you'll understand eventually," then he opened my hand and walked into the bedroom. I know him, if he doesn't want to talk about something, even if he dies, he won't tell you, so I didn't ask any further questions.

  My greatest advantage is that I have a big heart, and if I don't understand something, I just won't think about it. After walking out of Grandpa Zhang's house with Shi Tou, I turned around and asked, "Can you get your hands on a gun?"

  The stone thought for a moment, "I'll give it a try! But aren't we not supposed to enter the tomb?"

  "Don't think that Liu guy is a good person, we need to be on guard against him. I'm going to buy some other things. You use this for now, no password." I handed him a card and turned around to take care of the things we needed.

  Three days later, I and Shi Tou sat at the door with all the prepared things, waiting for Liu Wei. I had been to Grandpa Zhang's house several times before, and he gave me a backpack that was used by him in his old age. Of course, he also taught me many experiences of escaping from danger. After all, this time is different from the past when we just talked about it on paper, listening to stories with relish. This time we have to do it with "real knives and real guns"! Shi Tou only got a broken double-barreled shotgun, with a barrel length of less than 20 cm, which can only fire two bullets at a time. Although it's very poor, it's still better than nothing. I bought a Swiss army knife and a military shovel, plus some medicine and necessities, all of which were packed into a large mountaineering bag.

  At eight o'clock, four off-road jeeps stopped at the door. When the window of the second car rolled down, Liu Wei beckoned, and I and Shi Tou carried two mountaineering bags and jumped onto the car. With so many contraband items in hand, we could only drive ourselves to hurry on the road.

  "Haha, Mr. Lin is very punctual!" Liu Wei handed each of us a cigarette, looking very pleased.

  I smiled and said, "Tell me about this tomb! I don't know anything about it, and it's unsettling. The scope is too broad, and it's not easy to find."

  Liu Wei puffed out a smoke ring and said, "Alright, after our repeated examination and analysis, this is the tomb of a great general from the Jin Yang Gong period, located in the capital city of Jin, Xin Tian, which is now Shanxi Houma. As for the rest, I really don't know, so we still have to rely on Mr. Lin's wisdom!"

  I nodded and closed my eyes to recall the map on the ancient jade, then asked, "The ancient jade marked the location of the tomb, have you been there?"

  "I've been there, but got nothing." Liu Wei took two heavy drags on his cigarette, as if recalling something unpleasant.

  "I'm afraid we'll have to go back the same way."

  Liu Wei furrowed his brow and stared at me, asking, "Can't we take a different road?" Seeing me shake my head, Liu Wei suddenly closed his eyes, then tossed the unfinished cigarette out of the car window. He turned sideways and stopped talking.