Tomb Raiders

As the beggar said, there is only one door in this narrow alley.Shen Liaobai stood in front of the door, the black wooden door was half-closed, and a strange silence overflowed from inside.

Shen Liaobai only paused for a moment, then opened the door unceremoniously and went in. Yuan Bao followed cautiously, looking around, he knew Da Lang's business was very important, so he didn't dare to make a sound until now.

There is no screen wall that ordinary people have when entering the door. There is a huge water tank in the empty yard. The lotus leaves inside are withered and yellow, and there are many corpses of mayflies floating on the water.There are two rooms on each side of the yard, both of which have wide open doors, Shen Liaobai picked one at random and went in to have a look.

The room that Shen Liaobai entered seemed to be the master's study. There was a bookshelf along the wall, densely filled with books. Standing in front of the bookshelf, Shen Liaobai looked at it carefully. His eyes were sweeping over the spines of the neatly arranged books when he heard a voice behind him. Yuan Bao let out a short exclamation.

Shen Liaobai turned around suddenly, before he could see what happened, he was grabbed by the throat and pinned to the bookshelf.Shen Liaobai couldn't help but squinted his eyes and frowned as his back ached from the impact.

"Who are you?" In the blurred vision due to the pain, the tall man in front of him lowered his head slightly to look at him.

Shen Liaobai took a breath, "Shen Liaobai."

The man repeated thoughtfully, "Shen Liaobai... What is the relationship between Shen Yingqing and you?"

Shen Liaobai's eyebrows frowned even tighter, the creases between the brows made his handsome appearance a bit more painful, but the man didn't let go, even the strength in his hands didn't relax at all.

"I'm his elder brother." Shen Liaobai closed his eyes slightly, he had recovered from the pain, but he was still pinched very uncomfortable, and the vague suffocation made him unable to gather strength.

The man thought about it for a while, then let go of Shen Liaobai.

Shen Liaobai leaned against the bookshelf to barely stop, coughed twice, and said in a hoarse voice, "May I ask your Excellency?"

"Chu Yuyang." The man's voice was indifferent, and he didn't mean to apologize for Fang Cai's behavior. He turned and walked away, picked up the ingot that had been knocked out and threw it on the small couch beside him, and asked, "Will you come?" What are you doing here?"

Shen Liaobai felt that the pinched place on his neck was burning with pain. He didn't touch it, but took two deep breaths, "It's about the same purpose as yours."

Chu Yuyang glanced at him, but said nothing.

Shen Liaobai smiled wryly in his heart, it seemed that the other party was not easy to deal with.Chu Yuyang, this name is very unfamiliar to him, but he knows Shen Yingqing, and at the same time he found Xie Wulang here, it must be related to Yingqing's disappearance, no matter what the other party's purpose is, he must do his best to win his trust.

Shen Liaobai turned around, casually took out a book from the bookshelf and flipped through two pages, "Your Excellency was also sent by that person?" This sentence was vague, but it highlighted the weight of the word "that person", Call people have to pay attention.

Chu Yuyang sneered slightly, "Are you the designated king?" His tone was cold, and he didn't mean to respect the king when he mentioned it.

It was King Ding, Shen Liaobai was taken aback, but his face was as usual, only showing a soft smile, "Why is His Highness King Ding still unwilling to give up?"

Chu Yuyang was looking through the cages in the house, when he heard this, he stopped, "How much do you know?"

His gaze was very cold, but Shen Liaobai didn't seem to notice it, still with a gentle and faint smile, rubbing the pages of the book in his hand with his fingertips, and said softly: "The heaven and the earth open up the noble root, which is the essence of qi." If you want to achieve peace, think about the root, but don't think about the root. It is called a big trouble, and you can't do anything, and disasters will come. "

Exhaling slowly, Shen Liaobai raised his eyes to meet Chu Yuyang's gaze, "When the "Taiping Jing" was in Zhang Jiao's hands, it was regarded as a divine book for governing the world. Even if Jiao is defeated, the fame and wealth gained from this book is enough to make anyone tempted, no wonder King Ding never forgets it."

Chu Yuyang squinted his eyes, and he walked towards Shen Liaobai, the nearly white sunlight slanting in from the wide open door slid across his face, allowing Shen Liaobai to see him for a moment Shen Liaobai was taken aback by the strange appearance of the deep facial features carved on an axe, and the light-colored almost golden pupils, and couldn't help thinking of some kind of beast that was about to hunt.

"I never like to beat around the bush, so I just want to ask you, have you ever heard of the name Chu Zhong?" Chu Yuyang slightly lowered his head and said coldly.

Shen Liaobai hesitated for a moment, this Chu Zhong is probably Chu Yuyang's relatives, since Chu Yuyang asked, it must be similar to Yingqing's situation, he blinked slowly, and was about to answer when Chu Yuyang asked interrupted.

"It seems that you don't know." Chu Yuyang pulled away, as if he had lost interest, he looked away from the window, "Then you can leave."

Shen Liaobai's throat moved slightly, and there were faint bruises on his fair neck, and there was unavoidable pain when he spoke, which made his voice hoarse, "I'm afraid the last group of people invited by King Ding have all gone. Come on, King Ding must have something to hide from you, and you alone may not be able to get a glimpse of the whole thing."

Chu Yuyang turned his head and glanced at him, "So what?"

"I have something you don't know about. In exchange, I only ask for one thing. This time, I will be taken to the grave." Shen Liaobai laughed, still looking like a delicate and weak scholar, But his attitude was cold and decisive, and it was obvious that he had no intention of giving in.

"Things I don't know..." Chu Yuyang's eyes seemed to be filled with ice, "For example?"

"For example, after Zhang Jiao's body was dug up and dismembered, it was collected again, and that tomb is his real tomb. The terrain is complicated, and I happen to have a rough map of the tomb." Shen Liaobai said, subconsciously He clenched the book in his hand, and his fingertips were slightly white.

"I don't believe that what you have is what I need, but this matter is very important. To be on the safe side, I can take you with me, but life and death in the tomb are up to God, and you can decide for yourself." Chu Yu Yang was silent for a while before answering indifferently.

Shen Liaobai breathed a sigh of relief, and finally couldn't help touching the bruise on his neck.

Chu Yuyang continued: "I don't care how many clues you have, but your speculation just now is right. King Ding did hide something from us. This time, another person was installed. I don't have the patience to deal with it." He, since you are determined to follow, then this person will be handed over to you."

Shen Liaobai was startled, he pursed his lips, silently nodded to indicate that he understood, Chu Yuyang glanced at the book in his hand, then turned and walked out, saying: "I will notify you when the time is up .”

Shen Liaobai stood there, watching him leave, when Chu Yuyang was no longer in sight, he was relieved just now, supported the bookshelf beside him, calmed down, walked to the side of the couch, pushed the couch Yuan Bao said, "Don't pretend, get up."

Yuan Bao, who had been in a coma all this time, immediately turned over and sat up, looked at Shen Liaobai cautiously and said, "Da Lang, are you alright?"

Shen Liaobai didn't blame him for pretending to be in a daze, just now that Chu Yuyang, regardless of his skills, the killing intent on his body is not something ordinary people can have, judging by his attire, I'm afraid he has seen blood.

"When did you wake up?" Shen Liaobai asked.

"When Da Lang started reciting the book." Yuan Bao scratched his head and said.

Shen Liaobai smiled and said: "You woke up quickly, why didn't you get up then?"

"I think if I wake up, I will disturb Da Lang, and even if I get up, I can't beat him, so I have to lie down." Yuan Bao replied foolishly.

Shen Liaobai shook his head, didn't say anything more, Yuan Bao looked at his face, and asked cautiously: "Da Lang, do you really want to follow that person..."

Shen Liaobai smiled, "I didn't hide the trick from him at the beginning. If Yingqing hadn't left something behind, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to get anything from him. Now that he's willing to take me there, it's already Fortunately."

Yuan Bao didn't understand what Shen Liaobai's trick was at the beginning, but said worriedly: "But it's too dangerous, Madam and the old man..."

"You don't need to worry about it." Shen Liaobai carefully put away the book in his hand, "Let's go, go back home first."

That night, Shen Liaobai told old master Shen exactly what he had gained today and his plans. Even though it was expected, the toughness of old master Shen's opposition still gave Shen Liaobai some headaches.

"This matter can be entrusted to others. You are a scholar, why don't you join in the fun!" Old Man Shen's face turned pale, and he almost threw the teacup out.

Shen Liaobai stood calmly in front of Mr. Shen's case, and said: "The Shen family won't rest assured that this matter is handed over to anyone, and I am worried that Yingqing's matter may... involve rebellion. Naturally, the fewer people who know about it, the better. , I don’t intend to tell even mother’s place, Grandpa, you should understand that there is no other way but for me to go.”

"You said it lightly!" Mr. Shen was so angry that his eyes turned black. He sat down and took a few breaths before he managed to come along, "You said that Yingqing's whereabouts are unknown. After entering, the entire Shen family is just you two children, so why don't you call us!"

Shen Liaobai was silent for a moment, he stretched out his hand, the sleeve slipped slightly, revealing his thin wrist, his fingers rested lightly on the shoulder blades, "Isn't there this?" He smiled slightly, but the smile was not as gentle as before. Mr. Shen looked at him If you laugh like this, you will understand that neither persuasion nor scolding is useless. Although the two children of the Shen family have no similarities in appearance or temper, there is one thing that makes people have to admit that they are indeed brothers. Stubborn, once he thinks about something well, no matter what the surroundings are like, he will never look back. If not, Shen Yingqing would not simply walk away for a year, almost never returning home.

Old Man Shen sighed for a long time, "Didn't you never believe it?"

"It doesn't matter what I think. Yingqing and I have each had this tattoo since we were young. Although I don't know what it is for, but judging by Grandpa's attitude, I think it has some origins. Grandpa, you have put Yingqing out to do that at ease. It's been a year, how come I can't do it anymore?" Shen Liaobai said.

Mr. Shen only felt a headache when he heard the words. The tattoos that Shen Liaobai said were when the two brothers were young. He finally invited a famous person to tattoo them. It is said that everything from the paint to the needles is extraordinary. The objects and patterns are also very particular, which is strange to say, originally the two brothers were not in good health, Shen Liaobai was because of his weak bones, and Shen Yingqing was always injured when playing for some reason. The two children were worried all day long, but since they got this incomprehensible tattoo, the two brothers grew up smoothly as if they were blessed by something, and nothing happened to them, so Mr. Shen was very fond of the tattoo. superstitious.

He was silent for a long time, and finally leaned back dejectedly, and waved his hand, "It seems that I can't stop you anymore, that's all."

Shen Liaobai breathed a sigh of relief, he really made his own decision this time, and put himself in a dangerous situation, which made his family worry about him. Entrusting life and death to others, you have to be willful once.

Mr. Shen rubbed the center of his brows wearily, and suddenly remembered something, got up and searched for a while on the Baibao Pavilion behind him, and took out a small mahogany box from behind a large white porcelain bottle. The locks on the door are full of rust, and they will fall off with a slight touch.

Mr. Shen opened it cautiously, only to see that there was no lining inside, and there was a dagger lying naked. The blade was dark and heavy, and it looked very heavy.

"This dagger is called a dragon scale. When I bought it from a traveling merchant in the early years, it was originally a plaything, but it turned out to be a one-of-a-kind sharp weapon. You can take it with you to make us feel at ease."

Shen Liaobai took the dagger carefully, suppressed his smile and said softly, "Thank you, Grandpa. My mother also asks Grandpa to help me explain the truth."

Mr. Shen seemed to be very tired, he waved his hand and said, "Go out, tell me before you leave, just tell me what you want to bring and use, you...be careful yourself."

"I will, Grandpa." Shen Liaobai replied softly, closed the door of Mrs. Shen's room, and then sighed. This trip must be dangerous. I said lightly to Mrs. Shen just now, but in fact he didn't know it in his heart. It's just that it's about Yingqing, he has to do it.

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