Tomb Raiders

When Shen Liaobai saw the man, the man was teasing Zhaocai standing on the tree with millet grains. He was short and thin, with an ill-fitting round-neck robe hanging loosely on his body. He had dark skin and dark eyebrows. Hearing the sound, he turned his head to the side, staring at Shen Liaobai and Chu Yuyang with eagle-like sharp eyes, cupped his hands and said: "In the chin song, I think the two are Shen Langjun and Chu Langjun. ?”

Although his Chinese was standard, Shen Liaobai still heard a little foreigner's accent.Zhaocai flew down from the tree and landed on Shen Liaobai's shoulder, rubbing his cheek affectionately. When entering the Nanyue king's tomb, it was separated from Shen Liaobai because it was frightened by a snake. When Liaobai returned to the village, it had already been there with Laifu for three days, and since then it has been very attached to Shen Liaobai.

Shen Liaobai rubbed Zhaocai's head, and replied: "Mr. Ba Song is not from the Central Plains?"

Ba Song put down the millet grains in his hands, straightened his clothes, and made a gesture of invitation to Shen Liaobai and Chu Yuyang, and said as he entered the room: "I am from Siam, and I came to Tang Dynasty after a little calculation. It has been more than ten years, and the culture and etiquette of the Tang Dynasty are complicated. Although we have tried our best to learn, there are still some shortcomings. If there is something rude, please bear with us."

Although his appearance is not good, his words and behavior are very polite. These words also reflect his humble personality, and he does not seem to be a difficult person to get along with.

A group of people entered the room and took their seats. Chu Yuyang said: "I heard that Mr. Ba Song has a different opinion on the tattoo on Liao Bai's body, so I ordered my servants to keep you. If you have offended me before, please forgive me." Your Excellency Haihan."

Ba Song waved his hands and said with a smile: "I have always traveled around the world and lived a life of eating and sleeping in the open. Chu Jun will stay in the mansion with food and clothing. It is too late for me to thank you, so why do you say so?"

Seeing that he is a straightforward person, Chu Yuyang simply refused to exchange pleasantries with him, and said directly: "I wonder if Mr. Liaobai can take a look at it now?"

Ba Song nodded and said, "Naturally."

The stove was already burning in the room, but even so, when Shen Liaobai took off his clothes, he still shivered from the cold.He sat with his back facing Basong. Although he couldn't see Basong's expression, from the silent atmosphere, Shen Liaobai, who was as careful as Shen Liaobai, could still feel the seriousness of the matter. The fingertips were quickly held by Chu Yuyang.

"It's okay." Chu Yuyang comforted him by kissing his fingertips.

Chu Yuyang's amber eyes were full of firmness, but there was a thin layer of sweat in his gentle palms. Shen Liaobai smiled and said, "You are not much better than me."

"The problem seems to be more serious than I thought." Ba Song seemed to not mind the intimacy between them at all. He pulled Shen Liaobai's clothes, motioned Shen Liaobai to put them on, and continued: "These days in the mansion, I've been told the general situation, but I didn't expect the tattoo to shrink like this before."

Chu Jianyang encircled Shen Liaobai's body, he could feel Shen Liaobai's shudder just now, because this tattoo is unusual, he is related to the lives of two people, Shen Liaobai is also sad by nature, he thinks about things before and after, if Shen Liaobai had an accident, and Shen Yingqing was not immune, which meant that the Shen family would lose two children at the same time, and not many people could bear this painful blow.

The Shen family couldn't, and neither could Chu Yuyang, not to mention that he had experienced that unforgettable pain once in the tomb, so no matter what, he didn't want to experience it again.He only worried for a while, then he settled down, because Basong's face was calm and he was still sipping tea leisurely, which meant that there was a solution to the matter.

"Liaobai only said that when he was young, an expert tattooed this pattern on his body. Since then, he has been free from illness and disaster, and he doesn't know much about it. Mr. Basong seems to be very familiar with the tattoo on his body. I understand, can you explain it to us?" Chu Yuyang asked, his sharp eyes fixed on Basong, not letting go of a slight change in expression.

Bassong was not afraid, and blew away the tea powder floating on the soup, saying: "This tattoo is a secret method of our Siam, which is equivalent to your Taoist method in the Central Plains. There are two types of tattoos, one is for protection, and the other is for protection. The other type is attack, the literal meaning should be obvious. The guardian type has thorns on the body of the weak. Gladiolus can block evil spirits and avoid evil. The one on Shen Jun belongs to the protection type, and the attack type also exists to protect the owner. The difference is that it can transform into an object and be manipulated by the master, but this kind of tattoo is more dangerous, after all, it is a magic technique, if the master's will is not strong, it is easy to be backlashed by the tattoo."

"My younger brother Yingqing's body is a peach blossom." Shen Liaobai said, he was still leaning on Chu Yuyang's arms, his complexion had improved a bit, but the fingers holding Chu Yuyang's hand were still pale.

"It's peach wood," Basong said with a frown, "it can ward off evil spirits and avoid disasters, and it can also be cut into sharp swords. It belongs to the tattoo of attack. It seems that the child was hit by a demon, so he got this pattern to protect him. After falling the tattoo At the same time, the tattooer will seal the corresponding things in the tattoo to ensure the different effects of the tattoo. In addition, the materials, patterns, and timing of the tattoo are also very particular. If Shen Jun's family does not have certain financial resources and connections, I'm afraid it's difficult to get the key materials, and because of this, I can tell from the materials and patterns that the person with the tattoo is an elder in my family."

Shen Liaobai seemed to see a glimmer of hope and said, "Can we still find that elder?"

Ba Song shook his head, regretfully said: "That elder lives all over the world, if you want to find him, it's all about fate."

Shen Liaobai lowered his eyes, sighed inaudibly and said: "It seems that everything is predestined, and you can't force it."

The lingering smoke of the incense curled up, and Chu Yuyang ordered Shen Liaobai to bring a cup of ginseng tea. He forced Shen Liaobai to drink it, and patted Shen Liaobai's cheek as usual. Opening his eyes and looking at him, the melancholy in his heart grew a little bit more, there are too many things that cannot be let go, Chu Yuyang is the first one.

Chu Yuyang raised his head to look at Ba Song, the smile on his face disappeared suddenly, "What is Liao Bai's current situation?"

Bassong touched a few sparse beards on his chin and frowned: "Tattoos and the host are interdependent. It protects the host's safety, and at the same time absorbs the energy in the host's body to grow. It consumes the essence of the host, but it can be recovered after a period of recuperation. If the tattoo effect is frequently triggered, it means the longer the recuperation time. When the side effects accumulate to a certain extent, the backlash of the tattoo will appear."

If it comes to the stage of backlash, I am afraid there is no way to keep him alive. Shen Liaobai's heart sank, and he heard Ba Song say: "But Shen Jun has not yet reached the point of backlash, the reason why he is not in good health, Probably because of your brother's influence."

"Yes," Shen Liaobai nodded and said, "We don't know what happened to him. When we found him, he had already lost his original memory, and the situation was getting worse. A few days ago, I Checking the tattoos on his body, they are as big as when he was young."

As if expected, Basong didn't show much surprise, tapped his fingers on the table, and said: "Mr. Shen, please tell me the birthdays of your two brothers."

Shen Liaobai immediately reported their birthdays to Ba Song, and he watched Ba Song pinch his fingers nervously, mumbling what he was talking about.

"So that's how it is..." Ba Song said in a low voice.

"What's going on?" Chu Yuyang asked.

Ba Song took a sip of the tea soup and explained: "Both of their brothers are unlucky, and they should not live long. They are similar in age, and their anger affects each other. If one dies, the other will not live long. And my The elder had a strange mind. As far as their birthdays were concerned, one of the two of them lacked wood in the five elements and had extremely strong metal energy, and the other lacked gold in the five elements and had strong wood energy. Because they were related by blood, they were one point more than the others The ability to communicate with each other, so my elder took the blood of the two of them, mixed it with the tattoo material, and used a wonderful technique to fuse the five elements of the two of them, and took a balance point. Let them survive, so that the lives of the two of them are tied together, as long as one party has an accident, the other party's five elements will inevitably be in chaos, and they must not live alone."

"Then is there any way to treat it?" Chu Yuyang asked, this was the question he was most concerned about, and it was also the question Shen Liaobai was most concerned about but didn't have the courage to ask.

"May I go and see the situation of Shen Jun's younger brother?" Ba Song asked.

Chu Yuyang took him to Shen Yingqing's room, and Zhaocai flew from Shen Liaobai's shoulder to Shen Yingqing's couch, and called out twice, Shen Yingqing touched Zhaocai's head, and the dull face finally settled down. Show a smile.

Bassong checked carefully and straightened up, his thin face was full of doubts, "It's really a strange condition, his pulse condition is stable and normal, and there is no sign of dying at all, but the tattoos shrank into a ball, some It may be that the tattoos blocked part of the damage for him, which made him live until now, but you can't tell what happened to him, so I can't easily draw conclusions."

"It's not that we conceal it on purpose," Chu Yuyang said, "It's that we really don't know. If Mister wants to hear it, I will tell Mister everything."

It has been a long time since Chu Qianyang finished talking about the cause and effect of the matter. Ba Song was absorbed in listening, and it took a long time before he came back to his senses and said, "The Central Plains is really a magical place. This is the first time I have heard of the immortal tree."

"I don't know if what I said will help you sir?" Chu Yuyang said, he looked at Shen Liaobai who was chatting with Shen Yingqing, and only then did he reveal a trace of worry.

"Hey, it's really hard to say," Basong said distressedly, "I can't explain the reason for this inexplicable effect, and I don't know what effect it has on tattoos. Maybe the undead tree can really cure Shen Yingqing's disease, but look at this The degree of withering of the tattoos, it is estimated that there is not enough time."

Chu Yuyang frowned deeply, Shen Liaobai turned his head and saw his sad look, so he came over and sat beside him and said, "Is there really no solution?"

"No." Chu Qianyang said, he looked at Shen Liaobai with gentle and persistent eyes, "As long as there is a glimmer of hope, I will not give up."

Shen Liaobai nodded and took Chu Yuyang's hand.

"But there is indeed a glimmer of hope." Basong said suddenly.

Chu Yuyang's eyes lit up immediately, and he said, "Sir, please tell me."

Ba Song thought for a while, and said: "I said earlier that the lives of the two of them are connected together, and they are both influenced by each other. That is to say, Shen Yingqing will also be influenced by Shen Liaobai. If Shen Liaobai If the body can support it for a longer period of time, then correspondingly, Shen Yingqing's living time will also be greatly increased."

"But... Liaobai's body..." Chu Yuyang was a little uncertain. Judging from the current situation, Shen Liaobai's body was extremely weak, to the point where medicine stones could not nourish him. He couldn't think of any way to make Shen Liaobai feel weak. Liao Bai's body improved.

"Apart from Shen Jun's natural frailty, part of the reason is that too many times of triggering tattoos lead to the loss of essence, and since the essence is angry, Shen Jun is now physically weak, and the time to recover the essence is far less than before," Basong affirmed: "If If we can find a place full of vitality, Shen Jun's body should recover for a while."