Yin Yang Tomb Raider

Chapter 41 Green Tiger Club, Descendants of Khitan
If it was those people, there was only one woman among them, and that was called Seventh Sister. I asked, "Is she originally called Seventh Sister? She is Seven, and you are Nine. So, does this matter? Hey, Old Nine , we are already in the same group, so if you have anything to say, just clean it up."

"Green Tiger Club." Lao Jiu said: "This is the name of their organization. There was this private tomb robbery organization in the late Qing Dynasty. Every member who joins the club will have a tattoo of a tiger's mouth on his arm, and it must be blue."

While talking, Lao Jiu lifted up the sleeve of his left hand, and there was a mark on his arm: "I also had it on my hand, but after I left, I removed the tattoo, but the mark still remained."

"Because it's not laser tattooed, but the most primitive way, using needles?" I said with my tongue, "The most primitive method is also the strongest."

Lao Jiu gave me a blank look: "It's also the most painful. There is no anesthetic, just like this needle by needle."

My body trembled, my imagination was too rich, and the scene of Lao Jiu clenching his teeth and stabbing the needle into the ground appeared in my mind. Lao Jiu continued: "In the late Qing Dynasty and the early years of the Republic of China, this organization slowly took shape. It is composed of members of the Northern Sect of Tomb Raiders, headed by the Guanzhong Gang, and founded by a man named Chou Boss. He was originally a member of the Guanzhong Gang, but was kicked out because he violated the rules of the gang. In the period of the Republic of China, when the Tomb Raiders Gang was suppressed by the national government, the Qinghu Society escaped unharmed because they were not popular all the time."

The chaos of tomb robbery in the period of the Republic of China was the most serious. I still know this. "What happened later? How did it continue until now?"

"The Qinghu Society escaped a catastrophe during the Republic of China, but gradually grew stronger. When the various sects were fragmented, it quietly absorbed the members of each gang. Until the 80s of the last century, the Qinghu Society was led by a man named Sang Jiuming. Mastery, this person can be said to be an inverted genius. According to legend, he even knows how to shrink bones. Using this specialty, he can walk through large and small tombs at will. He also accepted three apprentices. He re-enacted the blue tiger According to the rules of the society, only three apprentices are accepted, two men and one woman, and this rule has been passed down from generation to generation."

"Is Sang Jiuming still alive here?" I asked.

The old nine's face twitched: "No, he has passed away. As you can see, the person who is talking about Qinghuhui now is the woman called Seventh Sister."

I shrugged: "According to your age, Sang Jiuming is about to die. Next, how did you join this organization, why did you leave, and are you so afraid of confronting them?"

"Calculating the time, I will be forty this year." Lao Jiu suddenly smiled: "When I joined the Green Tiger Club 25 years ago, I was only 15 years old. With this pair of fast hands, the old man fell in love with me. After joining the club, five years later, when I was 20 years old, I officially became one of the three closed disciples accepted by the old man. The one who became the closed disciple with me was a girl named Xu Qiqi, who was five years younger than me. He is the youngest among us, and there is another one who is five years older than me, named Qin Baichuan, and my real name is quite special, Ye Jiu."

"It turns out that you are a descendant of Khitan. Yelu's surname has been changed to Ye in modern times." I joked: "Old Jiu, you can't really be a descendant of Khitan, right?"

Lao Jiu squinted at me: "Yes."

I was startled: "Are you really a descendant of Khitan?"

"That's right, my parents told me that there is still a genealogy in the family, and now in the Northeast, there are descendants of our line." Lao Jiu said: "It's just that it has been fragmented long ago, and there is no concept of family."

Meng Luo, who had been silently listening to our conversation, suddenly said, "Is Xu Qiqi Seventh Sister?"

Lao Jiu closed his eyes: "Yes, ten years ago, Master passed away. After that, I left the Qinghu Club, Qin Baichuan also disappeared, and the Qinghu Club was controlled by her. It can be seen that she has done a good job. See Her subordinates are so agile, so she knew it was good. After leaving the Blue Tiger Club, I worked hard by myself. I have lived all over the country, and finally settled in the imperial capital. You know what will happen in the future. I walked into the antique shop, met you, and then stayed in the desert for more than a year, and now I see the sun again, and the explanation is over, you two, what else do you want to ask?"

Before I could speak, Munro asked, "Did something happen ten years ago?"

Lao Jiu smiled: "This has nothing to do with you, so I don't need to explain it, as long as I know the result, isn't it? I don't want to see those people just now."

After finishing speaking, Lao Jiu closed his eyes and said nothing. I re-entered the driving. After feeling tired, I entered the nearest service area, exchanged places with Lao Jiu, and went all the way to the imperial capital. , when I returned to the imperial capital, it was noon the next day, and the first stop back was Quanjude. I had a freshly roasted roast duck. I don’t know how happy it is. But he is a good player, he doesn't talk much, he just eats desperately.

"Fuck, boy, you are too much." I pointed to the plate in front of Monroe: "You still eat so deliciously when others pay for it? When can cheapskates treat us to a meal?"

"In the future, I don't have a chance to make money now." As soon as Mengluo opened his mouth, Lao Jiu kicked him under the table. He knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, so he stopped talking and just buried himself in eating.

After eating enough, the next thing to do is to sleep. This is the closest to my antique shop. The three of them went back to the upstairs of the antique shop to rest. The three of them lay on the floor of the living room together. Sit up, open the backpack, take out the Jin Xiangyu, and examine it carefully: "It's hard to buy Jin Xiangyu, and our luck this time is too good."

Lao Jiu also sat up: "You have worked in the antique shop for so long, do you know one thing?"

"What's the matter?" I asked.

"The legendary He's Bi." Lao Jiu said, "Does this thing still exist?"

"Heshibi? This thing is the same as the legendary Jiuding, which has long disappeared in the long river of history." I said with a smile: "I want to find one of these lost treasures, even if it is dead, it is worth paying attention to." What's wrong?"

"What is the legendary Jiuding?" Meng Luo said.

"Jiuding, it is said that after Dayu established the Xia Dynasty, he used the copper tribute from the world's Jiumu to cast Jiuding into Jiuding, which symbolizes Jiuzhou. Some say it is one tripod, and some say it is nine tripods, which have long been lost." I laughed. He said: "Compared with these two things, Jiuding disappeared earlier. It is said that in the 42nd year of King Zhou Xian, Jiuding sank under the Sishui River in Pengcheng. Later, when Qin Shihuang made his southern tour, he sent thousands of people to salvage in the swimming pool. It is the surging river, and there is no way to find it, so we have to return in vain. He Shibi can be traced back to the Three Kingdoms period."

Lao Jiu's eyes lit up: "You mean He's Bi can be traced back to the Three Kingdoms period, how did you know this?"

"Professor Zeng from Imperial University, I learned a lot from him." I looked into Lao Jiu's eyes: "Why do you care so much about He Shibi?"

"This thing can wash away my crime." Lao Jiu said in a deep voice, "The charge of murdering Master."

Meng Luo and I exchanged glances, Lao Jiu finally said, why did he leave the Blue Tiger Club ten years ago!
Lao Jiu looked into my eyes: "The crime of murdering Master is not only to lose my life, but also my identity and past in the Blue Tiger Club, which will be stained. I am not afraid of death, but I don't want to bear other people's blame." Go to death for the crime. Lin Tianyi, I was wronged. I didn't kill Master. Just the night before Master died, he was still discussing with me about finding He's Bi. One, this life is enough, and he also said that he has a clue about He's Bi."

My complexion became heavy, and now everything that Lao Jiu said was shocking. Lao Jiu let out a long breath: "On the second day, Master died, and there was a bloody letter beside him."

"Isn't it your name?" I asked.

"It's a long word." Lao Jiu said: "It pointed directly at me. There is no way to explain it. After that, things have developed to the present point. They want to deal with me. There is a dead end. If you don't run, there will be nothing. Here's the chance."

Munro said softly, "Is this considered an escape?"

Lao Jiu sighed: "That's right, I dare not face them, because I don't have the reason why Master wronged me."

My heart skipped a beat: "Is that blood written in your master's handwriting?"

"I couldn't be more familiar with it. We would all recognize that bloody character if it wasn't Master's handwriting. It's because it's my own handwriting, so we can't explain it." Lao Jiu punched the floor angrily: "How could I kill myself?" My master, among the three, he treats me the best!"

Lao Jiu closed his eyes, and his pained appearance made me feel a little sympathetic: "This matter is indeed strange, but what clues did Master get about He Shibi?"

"I don't know. Over the years, I have also collected a lot of information about He's Bi." Lao Jiu said, "But I am still stuck in this situation, Lao Jiu, you must have heard of the things I know. , and the handing down of Heshibi."

That's right, I'm still clear about it, after all, it's my business: "Yes, during the Spring and Autumn Period, Bian He of Chu State gave jade to King Wen of Chu, and it was carved into a bi, called He's Bi. It is said that this bi is warm in winter. Xialiang, mosquitoes dare not fly close within a hundred steps, it is a rare treasure. After Qin unified the six kingdoms, He Shibi changed hands several times and fell into the hands of Qin Shihuang. Qin Shihuang ordered the jade craftsman to carve it into a jade seal. The jade seal is long It is four inches long, wide, and high, and engraved with eight seal characters written by Li Si, "Designed to Heaven, Longevity and Eternal Prosperity". Qin Shihuang couldn't put it down and regarded it as a fetish."

"After that, He's Bi was in the hands of Liu Bang after several vicissitudes. Liu Bang passed He's Bi as the jade seal of the country from generation to generation. Palace. After Wang Mang usurped power, he sent Wang Xun and Su Xian to coerce the Empress Dowager Xiaoyuan to hand over the jade seal. Seeing that the country was ruined and her family was destroyed, the queen mother took out the jade seal and threw it on the ground. He also ordered skilled craftsmen to repair it, and inlaid the missing corners with gold, so it was named gold inlaid jade seal." I said.

(End of this chapter)