Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 58 The Uninvited Guest

Tofu probably also felt that something was wrong, and opened his mouth to speak, I immediately covered his mouth with my hand, shook my head at him, pointed to my ears, signaled to listen first, and don't speak.

I turned off the flashlight, and it was pitch black in front of me. Obviously there was a fork in the road. The two bald and fat people should be at a certain fork in the road.As I concentrated, I heard that the fork should be on the right, and the two were talking.

The fat man spoke first and said: "Miss Ren, auntie, it's been a long time, but I haven't even seen a shadow of gold, is this true?"

The little beauty surnamed Ren snorted, with disdain in her words, and said: "It's worthless. This tunnel was dug hundreds of years ago. At that time, a group of soldiers came to this mountain to look for gold veins. My ancestor was If one of them hadn't happened to the dragon and snake later, this golden vein would not have been wasted here."

When I heard this, I already understood.Unexpectedly, this little beauty surnamed Ren is actually a descendant of those gold-digging soldiers back then, and she came here at this time, but it turned out to be for the golden pulse.

Before, I wondered why there was a passage connected to the Dragon Temple, but it turned out that it was opened up when the golden vein was dug hundreds of years ago.Before, I was worried that the two of them would hinder me and Tofu's actions, but now it seems that we are all underground rats, doing shady activities.

The bald fat man seemed to be hesitant, and said, "You said that the refined gold is buried here, but there is nothing here now, so what should I do? The things that happened hundreds of years ago are rumored. It's all empty talk, I think this trip is for nothing." The bald fat man had always been a little afraid of the little beauty surnamed Ren, but now he spoke with dissatisfaction in his tone at the end.

The little beauty surnamed Ren said angrily, "Well, you fatty Lin, since you don't believe my aunt's words, then get the hell out of here. One more you is not too much, and one less you is quite a lot."

Fatty Lin hissed, wondering if there was some reason in Ren Xiaomei's hands, he stopped talking, and said with a wry smile: "It's my fault, blame me for being cheap, what to do next is up to you."

"Humph."

After a long silence, the two did not speak, but through the darkness, there were some faint sounds, as if the two were looking for something.

Tofu and I listened patiently for a while, but apart from the voices of these two people, we didn't hear Gu Wenmin's voice.Things were a bit beyond my expectation, Gu Wenmin's whereabouts suddenly became a mystery.

At this moment, the little beauty Ren spoke again, with a somewhat dissatisfied tone, and said, "It seems to be a rumor, there is no gold here at all." Fatty Lin didn't speak, probably because he was too angry to say anything.

After a while, just let the little beauty say again: "Although I didn't find the gold, don't blame me. Our trip can't be in vain. Without gold, there are other things. Just in case, I have already Prepared."

Only then did Fatty Lin speak, with doubts and distrust in his tone: "What preparation? Without gold, why don't we take the stone back?"

Beauty Ren sneered, and said: "If you want to talk about stones, I do have a treasure here. It's in this mountain. Let's see if you dare to take it."

Fatty Lin probably lost all confidence, and his tone was neither salty nor weak: "What stone?"

Ren Xiaomei uttered a few words, which made me and Tofu's nerves tense in an instant, and we couldn't help but pause for breath, only to hear her say: "Eight Carp Doujiao Zhenhai Stone."

Eight Carp Fighting Jiao Zhenhai Stone?Isn't this what old man Zhao entrusted us to look for?How could this little beauty surnamed Ren know?

At this time, only Ren Xiaomei had already started to tell Fatty Lin the ins and outs of the matter.

It turned out that there was a reason why those soldiers searched for the golden vein like a mountain in the first place.

During the Ming Dynasty, the Buddha was promoted and the Tao was suppressed. The emperor wanted to use gold essence to cast a statue of Ksitigarbha.The so-called gold essence among the people is the red gold near the center of the gold mine.In modern times, this kind of gold essence is considered to be gold with impurities. It is not easy to purify, and it is generally a scrap product. However, in ancient times, it was considered to be the root of the entire golden vein, and it is said that it has the effect of deterring evil spirits.

Due to the scarcity of this kind of gold essence, the amount needed to make a statue of Ksitigarbha with it is very considerable. Even if you send a few gold hunters who are good at finding gold mines, take some soldiers into the mountains to search for gold veins. .

And Ren Meimei's ancestor, named Ren Haishan, was a gold guest, that is, the leader who led the soldiers here to open the mountain and repair the passage.After the dragon and snake happened, this golden vein was scrapped.

Ren Haishan's mission was not over yet, he continued to take another group of people to other places to search for gold veins, and it took three years to collect the gold essence used to cast Buddha statues.

After the Buddha statue was cast, this Buddha statue was not enshrined in the royal temple, but was buried with a foreign princess named Geqier. Along with the Ksitigarbha Jinjing statue, there was another son. Something, that is, the Eight Carp Fighting Jiao Zhenhai Stone.

Ren Haishan is not only proficient in finding gold veins, but also good at building them. Therefore, he also participated in the construction of the tomb of Princess Gegeer. The tomb of the princess is located at the end of the canyon. Unfortunately, due to the long history and word of mouth, it is inevitable to miss some No one knows the exact location of Princess Gegeer's tomb.

After Ren Xiaomei finished speaking, she said, "Although I don't know exactly where it is, it is not difficult to find it. I remember that there is a characteristic in the clues passed down by my ancestors, that is, right in front of the princess's tomb, there is a The divine spring, the spring water is golden. As long as we find the divine spring, we can find where the princess's tomb is. There are countless treasures in the tomb, which are more precious than gold. Although we did not find the golden vein this time, we will not be empty-handed And return."

Fatty Lin laughed, obviously there was some estrangement from Ren Xiaomei, his laughter seemed eccentric, and he said, "I'm just in the antique business, so it's not difficult to dig a tomb. It's just a princess married by a foreign race, what can there be in the tomb?" Good thing? Besides, what kind of treasure is the Eight Carp Doujiao Zhenhai Stone? Forgive my ignorance, I have never heard of it.”

Ren Xiaomei's voice seemed a bit contemptuous, but the volume was lowered, appearing very cryptic. Tofu and I were anxious to stomp our feet and scold our mother, but that woman suddenly lowered her voice.Generally, under such circumstances, it is obviously shameful to subconsciously lower your voice even when you know there is no one around.

Tofu and I couldn't hear clearly, but judging by the length of time, Miss Ren said a long paragraph, and then Fatty Lin gasped and said: "|Is it true? Is there such a treasure in the world? But Can we find that holy spring, golden spring water... I have never heard of it."

Ren Meimei said: "I came here this time to prepare with both hands. Don't worry, don't forget what I am doing. Listen to me and you will not suffer." The two talked, as if they had given up looking for gold, and the sound of footsteps gradually Approaching us.

Tofu and I just listened to the bottom of the wall, but now there is nowhere to hide, and the two of us instantly looked like headless chickens.At this moment, someone suddenly patted me on the back. I turned my head and couldn't help being startled. I lowered my voice and said, "Wen Min? Why..."

"Shh." With her pretty slender fingers upright in front of her lips, she shook her head at me and Tofu calmly, and then gestured for us to follow her.At this time, Tofu and I had no way out. Seeing that the two men were approaching, they also had guns in their hands. When the two groups collided, it was bound to be difficult to get along with each other.

Now he was not only being targeted by the police, but also his accomplices wanted to blackmail him.

What is the origin of the Eight Carp Fighting Jiao Zhenhai Stone that would be so attractive to these people?
Gu Wenmin led us back, but he dodged and hid in a low crack. The crack was not wide and relatively low, so Tofu and I didn't notice it before.Fortunately, the three of us were well-proportioned, so we squeezed in, and soon saw two pairs of feet walking in front of us, and disappeared without a trace after a while.

Until then, the three of us breathed a sigh of relief.Tofu is not very good at detours. He always said something. He put on a tiger's face and said to Gu Wenmin: "Sister Gu, we both treated you well, how could you have the heart to deceive us and pay the photographer... ...does the photographer have a gun on him?"

Gu Wenmin looked a little astonished, and said: "Gun, what do you mean?" She looked at me again, probably knowing that tofu is unreliable, so she asked me directly: "Chen Xuan, what can I tell you, how can I deceive you?" You guys?"

(End of this chapter)