Ancient Art of Sealing Ghosts

What the uncle said is simple and direct, but we have to think carefully. If it's just the four of us, it's okay to go anywhere with enough equipment, but now besides Xiang Wen, who has an unclear camp, there is also Tangning's subordinate gringo.

Everyone is well aware of Leo's special identity. On the surface, he is a helper sent by Tangning, but in fact, he is to monitor our actions. If we do something beyond Tangning's expectations, 80.00% of us will obstruct it. Maybe they turned against each other on the spot, and the result would be a loss to us now no matter what.

I glanced at Xiang Wen, saw him looking at me pretending to be innocent, and immediately understood in my heart that at least he would not violate our wishes for now, so the only problem left was Leo.

On the issue of whether to advance or retreat, I guess the four of us have the same thoughts. Now the ancient city of Khotan is in front of us. There is no reason to go back and come back. Once the curse is completely lifted, everything else has nothing to do with us.

Those grievances and grievances are all the problems of Chu Wentian and others, which belong to the previous life. Whether they will die or live, we have no right and cannot intervene.What's more, if we enter the ancient city together with them, it will definitely cause more troubles, so it's better for us to solve the curse first.

After thinking about it, the four of us looked at each other, and then turned our heads to Leo.

This big foreign guy is not a fool either, he just glanced at the expressions of the few of us and understood what it meant. He frowned and hesitated for a while, then nodded quite straightforwardly and said: "If you want to go, go, the task I received is to follow you .”

After speaking, Leo put the gun on his shoulder, with an expression of "you can rest assured".

Of course, we can't trust him so easily. Uncle took out a cigarette from somewhere, lit it, looked at Leo cunningly, and said, "What's your request?"

Leo didn't hide it, and said bluntly: "I want half of the antique."

I looked at him in astonishment when I heard this, and thought that this kid is really rude, no matter how many valuable artifacts there are in the ancient city of Khotan, he will take half of it alone, and he will basically have nothing to worry about in the next life, but This is also in line with the mentality of gringos. Originally, they worked hard for Tangning for money. Now that there is a better way to make money, of course they don't have to worry about their employer's request.

Fortunately, we didn't come here just for the bright weapon, so we don't care much about these, so it doesn't matter if we share half of it with him.

But the world is impermanent, and we still need to be cautious. Even so, we cannot completely rest assured of Leo, and we still have to be on guard against him at all times to avoid accidents.

The uncle hesitated for a moment half-truthfully, and then said: "Half is half, if you find the tomb of the Earth Milk King before them, the artifacts inside will all belong to the few of us... Rather than sharing it equally among so many people, why not share it with us?" How do you feel about taking it for yourself and sharing the money so that you can enjoy yourself freely?"

The uncle turned his head and pretended to ask what we meant, and after we nodded in response, he looked at the sky and said: "It will be dawn in two or three hours, we'd better find a place to rest and check carefully after dawn. The secret path mechanism in the ancient city, find the coffin of the earth milk king as soon as possible."

After deciding where to go, everyone returned to the previous tunnel under the leadership of the uncle and closed the stone gate.

There are no hidden weapons in this tunnel, and it is well known to us. It is much safer than the ancient city that has not been explored outside.

We sat in the tunnel with our backs against the stone wall and closed our eyes to rest our minds. We took turns to keep watch from time to time, and we spent more than two hours in no time.

When the sky was slightly bright, there was a strange sound outside, because it was not real through the stone gate, so Daofeng and I decided to go out to have a look, and the others stayed in the tunnel.

As soon as the stone door was opened, a strong gust of wind hit immediately. Dao Feng and I were completely unprepared and were almost blown away by the strong wind.

At this time, the sun had just risen, and everything around was gray, completely shrouded in ambiguous sunlight. The strange sound heard in the tunnel was the result of the ruins in front of us being blown by wind and sand.

Daofeng and I stood at the entrance of the tunnel, looking at the rubble of the city wall all around, listening to the whimpering wind like howling ghosts and wolves, we were shocked by the rare scene of the ancient city, which has stood here for thousands of years. The dilapidated walls appear huge and solemn, which makes people startled.

We are currently in a street in the corner of the ancient city. Judging from the arrangement of these buildings in front of us, the palace where the Earth Milk King lived should be deeper.

Uncle once said that the real Jizhi is located directly below the ancient city of Khotan. According to the cultural background at that time, only a high-ranking person like the Diru King could fully grasp the secrets of the Diji, so as long as you enter the Diru King’s Palace, we are not afraid of not finding what we need.

Thinking of this, Dao Feng and I looked at each other, I nodded to him, and the two turned around and went back into the tunnel.

After the strong wind subsided completely, we packed up our equipment and walked out of the tunnel. At this time, the sun had already risen, and although the surrounding temperature was low, we could fully see the appearance of the ancient city. Most of the houses swallowed by layers of sand had already collapsed. In one piece, only a few remnants of the wall are still standing there.

We walked and watched the surrounding scenery. We were in the ancient city, as if we also felt the historical atmosphere that had been accumulated for thousands of years.

Sister Xuan touched the thick earthen wall with her hands from time to time, and then sighed: "If you can come here for a stroll, you will not be busy in this life."

Sister Xuan's voice is not too loud, but it still looks very abrupt in this huge ancient city. The whole city is like a huge tomb, dead silent and dull, and it is chillingly quiet when there is no wind and sand.

The little black cat has been lying on Daofeng's shoulder. After hearing sister Xuan's words, he opened his eyes slightly, shook his ears, and closed his eyes again to pretend to be asleep.

Seeing its appearance, I suddenly thought that if this matter was resolved, Dao Feng and I might be able to be together. At that time, would it still follow Dao Feng, and Xiaohai, like it, might always follow me. After all, no one has been able to lift the vertical ghost seal until now.

I glanced at Xiao Hai who was following me, and thought to myself that if the vertical ghost seal cannot be removed, my lifespan will inevitably decrease, and I will not be able to accompany Dao Feng to the end, what should I do then?It is impossible for me to let Dao Feng be with others, and I don't want to let Dao Feng live alone. I want to be with him forever... However, if I really give up Zong Guiyin, it is also the same for me now. Impossible, without Xiao Hai, many things would become troublesome.

Probably because he noticed my gaze, Dao Feng turned his head and looked at me with a little doubt. I looked into his dark eyes and shook my head to show that I was fine.

Going deep along the vaguely outlined streets of the ancient city, we gradually saw the huge palace that was not completely destroyed.

The left side of the palace has collapsed, and the gate is pressed by huge rocks and can only be opened halfway. For safety reasons, we had to enter through the small gate on the right.

The light in the main hall was relatively dim. We turned on the wolf-eye flashlight and searched around the hall, trying not to approach the dangerous left side or touch any objects that might cause landslides.

When I was looking for the entrance of the underground palace, I found that many corners here are covered with thick spider webs. Those spider webs are scary. What type of spider is produced, if it is brought back to Beijing, it may be sold as an antique.

The uncle obviously noticed this problem too. He squatted on the ground and studied the spider webs, and then asked me not to touch them again, so as not to attract any troublesome guys.

I thought it was just a spider no matter how difficult it was to mess with, so I didn't take it too seriously, and turned to check other corners.

Some decorations in the hall are well preserved, but they are covered by dust and the original appearance cannot be seen. We were eager to find the entrance of the underground palace, so we didn't pay attention to playing with those things.

Xiang Wen found a clue under the jade seat in the center of the hall, and immediately called us over.

Several people tried to analyze it, and concluded that there was a mechanism under the jade seat, which caused the jade seat to be stuck after moving half a minute to the side. There is space, and it is most likely the entrance to the underground palace we are looking for.

"What should we do now?" Sister Xuan asked with a frown as she raised her hand and knocked on the jade seat.

"The mechanism should be nearby, so go find it separately." The uncle waved his hand and said, "Since the entrance was built under his jade seat by the Earth Milk King, the mechanism must not be too far away. Ancient kings usually set up the secret path mechanism in Concealed and convenient to do it yourself.”

Hearing the uncle's words in my ears, my eyes suddenly glanced at a nearby stone pillar, and saw that there was a carved pattern on it that was slightly darker than the other parts. My heart couldn't help but I went over and pushed the pattern twice.

Sure enough, I heard a dull mechanical sound, and the Jade Seat began to move slowly to the left under my accidental collision, gradually revealing a staircase extending downward.

It was pitch black under the stairs, and the cold air kept pouring out. We looked at the entrance that obviously led to the underground, and all showed pleasant smiles.

"Hey, you finally learned a lot..." The uncle came over and patted me on the shoulder. He was about to say a few more compliments when he was suddenly interrupted by Xiang Wen next to him.

"No, this mechanism is a trap!" Xiang Wen heard some voice, and his face changed drastically: "We are surrounded!"

I looked at him inexplicably, and when I was about to ask, I heard a rustling sound of crawling in all directions. The sound was getting closer and closer, as if countless tiny bugs were densely packed together, and my scalp was numb when I heard it. Eyelids twitched.

Others also heard this sound at this time. The uncle looked at the spider web in the corner, and seemed to think of something, and whispered to himself: "Could it be..."