Chapter Twenty: Returning to Old Haunts and Fulfilling a Wish

  With the entire situation under our control, I took out the Soul Summoning Orb from my bag and waved it towards the southeast. The corpses, having received the summons, jumped up neatly and stood before me.

  On the ground, incense was lit and paper money was burned to worship. After the paper money was burned, he said to the corpses in front of him: "Dust returns to dust, earth returns to earth, all things have their place of return. You have already avenged your great hatred, there is no need to stay in this place that does not belong to you. Rest in peace as soon as possible. Otherwise, how can the wives, parents, relatives and friends who did not die be at peace? Go."

  After finishing speaking, he swung the Corpse-Driving Whip in his hand and struck it fiercely on the ground. With a crisp "thunder" sound, all the corpses immediately fell to the ground.

  We knew we weren't bad people, some elderly women who hadn't been poisoned let us in and cried to us about today's encounter. We all lamented what we heard. My sixth brother, who had already calmed down his anger, couldn't sit still anymore, drew out a big knife, and with red eyes, killed those militiamen who had become stupid. Everyone saw the situation and didn't dare go out to stop him, knowing that if anyone stopped him at this time, they might be cut together too.

  From the villagers, it is learned that this place is called Wangjiacun. The villagers have been living a relatively peaceful life generation after generation, relying on farming for their livelihood. Today, they encountered such a great change, and most of the men in the village were killed by those wandering soldiers, leaving behind only some elderly, weak women and children, as well as a few men who had gone out and not returned.

  The village's life after the man is gone is even more uncertain. As passersby, we have no good solution and can only leave some cash and jewelry on us, which they won't be able to use because it's been contaminated with poison.

  After resting for a day in Wang Village and helping them bury the dead villagers, we set out again on the road to Changsha City the next day.

  After more than 20 days of rushing, we finally arrived in Hengzhou City. The tense hearts along the way finally relaxed here. Seeing that it's not far from Changsha, everyone decided to stay overnight in Hengzhou first. It's been a long time since they had a big meal, and Liu Di couldn't bear it anymore. He found an inn and hastily ordered the waiter to bring all the dishes. The temple of five organs hadn't been properly worshipped for a long time, so they indulged in a seafood feast.

  Everyone's mood is particularly good in Hunan, but they are all thinking about what to do after arriving in Changsha. Guo Ling has put on women's clothing and her beautiful face is radiant, shocking the people in the store who can't help but look over at us. After looking over, they found something even more surprising.

  I think they all have a big question mark in their minds: "How can such a beautiful woman sit with such an ugly man?" I'm too lazy to care about them, let's deal with the Wuzang Temple first.

  After a day of rest, we slowed down our pace and chatted all the way through Zhuzhou to Changsha City, which was not far away.

  Back at the residence, Sima Lin hastily instructed everyone to pour out all the treasures brought back from the journey and remove the poison. It was Sima Lin's specialty to remove poison. By nightfall, the poison on the jewels had been completely removed, and a large pile of them lay on the table, shining with dazzling light.

  Simarlin said, "I think the best treasure in the tomb, apart from that Blood Jade Lotus, should still be inside the coffin of the tomb owner. But for our gains, it's not bad either."

  He picked up the Linglong Jade Horse on the table and carefully admired it under the lamp light. This horse was not made of ordinary white jade, but was carved from sheep fat soft jade, with a harmonious and snowy luster all over its body. It felt extremely comfortable to the touch, and he knew it was an extremely rare treasure. Compared to those common hard jade decorations on the market, he didn't know how many times more precious this one was. He then showed it to Sima Lin.

  Sim Lin was an expert in antiques and looked at the Linglong Jade Horse, saying: "This jade horse is obviously a favorite of the tomb owner's lifetime. The horse's body is very smooth, without any signs of being carved with hard objects. I think the tomb owner must have played with it frequently to give it a natural feeling. People say that good jade in ancient tombs will generally be stained with tomb air, so after being dug out, they need to be worn by a virgin for many days before they can regain their former luster. But this Linglong Jade Horse doesn't seem to have been stained with tomb air and should be able to sell for a sky-high price." Everyone was amazed by Sim Lin's words and gathered around to take a closer look.

  "Then let you handle this jade horse, Fifth Brother. You know many people in the antique market." I said to Sima Lin.

  Everyone nodded in agreement with what I said. Next, the other jewels were divided into countless yuanbao necklaces and decorations. Sima Lin divided these jewels according to their value levels, averaging them into eight shares, plus the dog-headed gold obtained from Miao Village last time, and everyone became rich overnight.

  Everyone in Changsha city has been restless for several days, and the brothers are all impatient people who plan to go their separate ways. Knowing that Master's affairs can no longer be entrusted, they think of going to find Fifth Brother Sima Lin to ask about the secrets of those ancient characters and ancient pictures.

  I was just about to go find Sima Lin, but I saw him enter my room and say: "Big brother, I want to bring Third Brother Huang Yun and Second Brother to continue searching for the tomb. With Second Brother's expertise in feng shui, we'll definitely be able to find a big tomb. And with Third Brother's expertise in mechanisms, plus my own future search for gold, it will be good to have someone to rely on."

  "It's very good, but there are many dangers in the ancient tomb, you must be extremely careful. However, before you leave, I have a very important question to ask you."

  "What's wrong? If I know, I'll tell you everything." Sima Lin asked curiously.