Hong Qingzong listened to what I said and looked around.
After thinking for a while, he replied: "I'm sorry, Brother Yang, I'm also confused now. I don't know where we are. However, judging from the structure of this earth pit and the passages on both sides, I think we should be not far from the main tomb chamber of King Zhao's Tomb."
"The structure inside the tomb of King Zhao is intricate and complex, and the area is quite large. It is difficult for me to determine the location now. I can only try to look for it first. Maybe, later, we can find a way to the main tomb chamber."
"But the place where Master Jiang and I separated was not near the main tomb chamber, but near the exit of the tomb. So, if you want to find Master Jiang, you may need to go to the exit first."
I nodded and said nothing.
At this time, the little tomb robber Hu Laifeng said in a cold voice: "My father and I naturally have no objection to you looking for Jiang Jiuzhen. However, looking for people is your business. We are tomb robbers and we are looking for treasures. So, since you want to find someone, we will not accompany you."
As he said this, Hu Laifeng looked at his father**.
** nodded to Hu Laifeng, then he looked at Hong Qingzong, bowed slightly, and said politely: "In this case, Master Hong, my son and I will not stay here, we will go treasure hunting. You guys can handle the matter of finding people."
That’s right, originally the matter of looking for my master Jiang Jiuzhen had nothing to do with this father and son.
Unexpectedly, after looking at the father and son, Hong Qingzong flattered and said, "But the tomb of King Zhao is very dangerous after all. It is not safe for the two of you to leave alone. How about this, I will accompany you to explore the tomb of King Zhao. Master Liu will stay to help Brother Yang and the others find Master Jiang."
Damn it, if you don't want to help find someone, then don't help! This Hong Qingzong is really hypocritical and an ungrateful guy.
Liu Deshui snorted coldly, took out his compass, determined the direction, and said to me: "Let's go, Tianyi, let's go find Master Jiang. Even if Master Jiang didn't survive, we still have to find his body."
Liu Deshui raised his head slightly and pointed his chin to a path behind him on the right.
There are two paths to our right front and right behind, dividing into north and south. The path Liu Deshui pointed to is the one to the south.
Just now he used the compass to simply determine the location. Generally speaking, the structure of ancient tombs is north-south, with the south being the entrance and the north being the depths of the tomb.
When Hong Qingzong saw that we were going to follow Liu Deshui, he smiled and said indifferently, "Then I hope you can find Master Jiang. If you do find Master Jiang, I will definitely thank him later."
This may sound insignificant, but it sounds a bit harsh when said at this time.
There was even a hint of sarcasm in his words, as if in Hong Qingzong's mind, we couldn't find Jiang Jiuzhen at all.
I rolled my eyes at Hong Qingzong with a cold look, took Xiaoli's hand, and said, "Xiaoli, let's go. It's better to ignore this ungrateful guy."
Hong Qingzong was calm, he didn't respond to my words, and looked nonchalant.
It was as if what I said was not directed at him. This guy is really shameless.
Unexpectedly, Hu Laifeng, who was standing next to the tomb, turned to the direction of Xiaoli and said with a smile: "Miss Xiaoli, why don't you come with us? I'm afraid your grandfather's matter will be difficult to handle. If you come with us, my father and I can protect you. We are tomb robbers and we know a lot about tombs."
"Also, Master Hong is very skilled in Taoism, and we might get some unexpected gains."
"If I really get a few treasures and sell them, I'm afraid the money I get will be more than I can spend in my lifetime."
Xiao Li was also angry at this time. On the one hand, he was angry at Hong Qingzong, the ungrateful man. On the other hand, he was angry at Hu Laifeng.
After all, Jiang Jiuzhen is Xiaoli's grandfather. Hu Laifeng didn't let Xiaoli go find someone, but asked her to follow them. Isn't this ridiculous
Xiaoli stood beside me and held my hand. Her palms were a little cold.
She turned to Hu Laifeng and said unhappily, "I hope you find the treasure you want. By then, you will be as rich as a country and become the richest man in the country. However, I will not go with you. Because the three of you are not good people. One is ungrateful, and the other two are greedy and lustful. None of you are good people."
After hearing this, Hu Laifeng's expression changed and became cold.
"snort!"
Hu Laifeng snorted coldly, staring at Xiao Li with a playful look on his face, and said disdainfully: "Miss Xiao Li, you are going too far. I asked you to follow us because of your own good. Don't misunderstand my meaning. As for greed and lust, that's nothing, all men have it."
Sun Xiaoli's angry eyes revealed a look of disgust, but she didn't say anything.
Instead, the ** said angrily, "Let's go, let's go and ignore them. They want to find a dead person in the tomb, let them go. If they get into trouble, they will be in big trouble. Of course, we don't need to worry about them."
Having said that, he ignored everyone else, put on the sack and walked towards the right front.
Hu Laifeng and Hong Qingzong followed behind him.
I cursed in my heart, what the hell, and looked at Master Liu, Xiao Li, and Uncle Sun, and said, "Let's go too. Since we are here, we still have to find my master Jiang Jiuzhen."
As we spoke, we headed towards the path to the right rear.
The trail was fairly flat with a few curves in the middle and we just kept following the trail.
The road was filled with a heavy smell of stale air and a lot of dust. When walking on it, your feet would unconsciously stir up the accumulated dust.
In order to prevent any problems, I prepared a talisman for Uncle Sun and Xiao Li, which can defend against ghosts and can also resist the attacks of some zombies. After all, Hong Qingzong had said long ago that there were many dead zombies in the tomb of King Zhao.
After walking for about ten minutes, we still didn't find anything major.
However, there are many forks in the road, and no one knows where they lead to. If you choose rashly, you may get into trouble.
After thinking about it, I opened the soul-collecting barrel and released the evil spirit Xiao Hei and the troublemaker Duo Duo.
"Big brother, do you have something to ask me?"
Duoduo asked me, blinking her watery eyes.
I said, "Duoduo, big brother needs your help. Help me explore the path here. We want to find someone, a very old grandfather. You are Xiaoli's grandfather. See if you can find him."
Duoduo said with a smile: "Okay, big brother, don't worry, Duoduo will help you find someone."
As he spoke, Duoduo found a path and flew inside.
The ghost Xiao Hei watched Duo Duo leave with a look of surprise on his face. He said in astonishment: "That child turned out to be an evil ghost. Master, you are so powerful. You actually subdued her."
I curled my lips and said, "I'm not conquering her. The little girl is called Duoduo. She's my friend. She's just staying with me temporarily. Xiaohei, you go too. Help me investigate the situation around here."
"Yes, Master!"
After answering, the Yin Ling Xiao Hei turned into a gray light and disappeared in front of us.
I looked at Master Liu and the others and said, "Master Liu, let's wait here for a while. Who knows, Xiao Hei and Duo Duo might find out something later."
Master Liu nodded and sat down against the wall.
After a while, he looked at me and asked, "Tianyi, your evil ghost friend is not just a ghost.
Soul? Why do I feel a mysterious aura coming from her? It's like something is protecting her."
Unexpectedly, Liu Deshui sensed it.
I thought about it and said, "Yes, Master Liu, you are right. That troublemaker Duoduo is indeed not an ordinary ghost. I am not in a position to reveal her identity, but what I can tell you is that she comes from the underworld and is the child of a great figure in the underworld."
"The big shot in the underworld? Oh my god, Tianyi, you are amazing. You can actually make friends with the big shot's child."
I said politely: "No, no, no, it's a coincidence, just a coincidence!"
Liu Deshui looked at me seriously and said, "It's a coincidence, but coincidence is also an opportunity. It means that you and that troublemaker named Duoduo are destined to be together."
I didn't refute this.
Then I took out a cigarette from my arms and handed it to Master Liu and Uncle Sun respectively.
The three of us sat together smoking and waiting in silence.
The flashlight was turned off, and only the white candle in Xiaoli's hand was still dimly lit, emitting a dim glow.
Time passed by minute by minute, but neither the mischievous boy Duoduo nor the evil spirit Xiaohei came back.
Just when I was getting anxious, Xiao Li suddenly jumped up from the ground and shouted in panic, "Ah, it's a mouse, it's a mouse! ... It's a really big mouse."
Xiao Li's right hand trembled out of panic, and the candle in her hand suddenly fell to the ground and went out.
The soft body fell into my arms, and Xiaoli's shoulders trembled slightly.
"It's okay, it's okay... Xiaoli, don't be afraid, it's just a rat. The tomb of King Zhao has existed for such a long time, so a few rats are nothing."
I patted Xiaoli on the back and tried to comfort her.
But she was still shaking, stammering, "But, Brother Tianyi, that mouse is so big, much bigger than any squirrel I've ever seen. And, its fur is... red."
A big red rat? This is the first time I've heard of it.
Then, I reached out and picked up the white candle that had fallen on the ground.
Just as I was about to light the candle, I suddenly heard more "squeaking" sounds in my ears.
The sounds were like a tide, ringing non-stop, coming from far away and approaching. There seemed to be a rustling sound mixed in, as if something was running.
"What's that noise?"
Uncle Sun asked, and he sounded a little nervous.
I quickly picked up the candle that had fallen on the ground and lit it with a lighter.
At this time, the four of us had already stood up from the ground, with alert looks on our faces.
Just one meter away from us, the rat was still there.
Indeed, the mouse had red hair, long whiskers, and an unusually large body. If it curled up into a ball, it would probably be the size of a football.
And in the mouth of the mouse, there was actually a piece of bone, which was straight, a little flat, and a little thin. It turned out to be a human scapula. There were pieces of rotten meat on the scapula.
The big rat was crunching the minced meat.
And I could clearly sense a lot of corpse energy on the mouse.
Perhaps it noticed we were looking at it, so it put down the bone, tilted its head, and stared at us like a vicious dog. I noticed that its little eyeballs were actually green and glowed with a little light.
At this time, the squeaking sounds were becoming more and more distinct, but they were obviously not coming from the mouth of the big rat, but from a soil hole not far away.
There are clearly more living creatures approaching us.
(to be continued)
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