Tomb Raiders I Can Hear Antique Talk

Chapter 399

The weird pointed house looks like a landmark building in the village during the day, and it is located near the center of the village.It seemed that the entire Yingwei Village was continuously expanded around Grandma Jin's house.

This style reminds Xiao Ran of an old photo album in an antique shop, it is said that it was left by a Spanish priest, and it contains photos of Spanish scenery.One of them is a small village on the top of the mountain, with a small church in the middle of the village, and the cross on the top stands out from the crowd of houses.

Perhaps a long time ago, the various ethnic groups living together also regarded Jin Tainai, who represented a certain mysterious power, and her old-fashioned house as the center of the village.

When the group arrived at Jin Tainai's yard, Jin Tainai had wrapped her mask and cloak tightly again, making it impossible to see the face under this outfit.Several people arranged various colorful flags and sacrifices that Xiao Ran had never seen before in the courtyard, distributed in the southeast, northwest, and several men and women in the same bright clothes were separated from each other.

Seeing Uncle Xiao Ran approaching, Mrs. Jin stood up slowly and beat a few times with a small drum.Last night, the second father of Pu shouted: "All the villagers, please be quiet. We rarely have guests from our village. Today, we will perform a traditional performance of our village for two guests. The opera, what should be sung, what should be danced Jump, do you understand?"

"Understood!" Everyone responded sparsely.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Three more drums sounded, and under Grandma Jin's mask, came the incomprehensible Chinese language again, fast and slow, melodious and treacherous, it sounded like a lost ancient witch song, reverberating in this world again thorough.

Everyone around looked at me and looked at you, and each of them hummed the folk songs of their own nation, and their voices gradually changed to those of Mrs. Jin.Several women of the dynasty also twirled their floral skirts, beat the small drums around their waists, and danced in festive steps, which was completely different from the swaying and trembling Grandma Jin in the kneeling arena.

In the middle are unheard-of shaman songs and rituals of removing demons, surrounded by dazzling dances and dances that can only be seen on auspicious days, this feeling is like...a piece of chocolate boiled in a hot pot, and coffee is also made of footwashing water-it has a special flavor.

Grandma Jin wiped the flint, and the brazier in front of her eyes burst into flames.She threw a skull of a dog or a fox into the brazier, and then quickly beat the drum in her hand.

Thick smoke billowed from the basin to the sky, and Jin Tainai's drum beat faster and faster, the frequency and speed completely surpassed the level that a centenarian could do.Just at this moment, a group of thin clouds covered the sun, and the village was suddenly shrouded in shadow, and there was a breeze blowing around, as if some demon god was about to descend.

The villagers who were singing and dancing stopped in a daze. Seeing this, Pu Erpai hurriedly yelled: "You should sing and dance, don't stop!"

The villagers had no choice but to continue singing and dancing, but it was obviously not as high-pitched and cheerful as before. The singer's voice was hoarse and trembling, and the dancer's hands and feet were shaking, completely out of shape.The turmoil of the occasion caused the mysterious and terrifying atmosphere to spread rapidly among the villagers.

Seeing that everyone was singing their own songs, Xiao Ran simply sang "Aww" and sang at the top of his voice: "Run naked! Naked! Sneak at night, sleep alone and never be ashamed..."

He sang a few lines of "Shanghai Bund" in Cantonese with a barbaric accent. Coupled with the funny expression he deliberately made, the villagers around him laughed.In these few sentences, he still learned from Fatty, but it really worked, and the inexplicable fear was completely dispelled by him.

A muffled sound of "bang" came from Grandma Jin.Everyone followed the sound and saw that the fire in the brazier had been extinguished, and the drum in Mrs. Jin's hand was also broken. She was panting and fiddled with the brazier with her hands.

Seeing that it was almost time, Second Father Pu gave an order, and all the villagers stopped singing and dancing, and exited Mrs. Jin's small courtyard one after another.Park's second father didn't forget to add: "The performance is over successfully! Everyone should do it!"

In the end, only Uncle Xiao Ran and Li Dongfu were left in the courtyard, as well as Mrs. Jin sitting in the center of the courtyard.

Several people approached Jin Tainai slowly, Jin Tainai slowly raised a hand to signal them to stop, then pointed to Xiao Ran and hooked his hand, signaling him to go over.

Xiao Ran glanced at the second uncle, and the second uncle pouted towards Grandma Jin, and Xiao Ran slowly knelt down on one knee in front of Grandma Jin.

"You...really going?"

A strange voice came from under Jin Tainai's mask, the voice seemed to be talking at the same time with many men, women and children of different ages, it made Xiao Ran's scalp feel a little numb.

"Yes..." Xiao Ran said.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Jin suddenly reached out and grabbed Xiao Ran's wrist.Xiao Ran let out a muffled snort, that strength was not what an old woman over 100 years old should have, even surpassed Hu Bayi, a man who had been a soldier.

"Boy, remember... neither stone nor earth are royal tombs, neither humans nor ghosts are blood relatives, love and desire lead to heaven and earth, sacrifice life and death to surpass the past and present..."

Listening to these few words that sounded like prophecy, Xiao Ran didn't understand what Jin Tainai meant, so the two people behind also came up.

Grandma Jin let go of Xiao Ran's hand suddenly, straightened up, pointed to the east and said loudly: "Twenty miles to the east, the foot of Baishan Mountain is the entrance of the current royal tomb. Let Li Dongfu take you there. After twenty miles, you will have to rely on Yourselves..."

"Can you be more specific? Twenty miles to the east, this is too vague..."

Xiao Ran waited for Mrs. Jin to answer, but Mrs. Jin still raised her arms and pointed to the east, without moving.

The mask and cloak slipped off her head and body, Grandma Jin opened her white eyes without a single movement or word.A wisp of fly ash was moved by the breeze, swaying and dancing in front of her, and landed on her eyeballs.

"Gold... Mrs. Jin?"

Li Dongfu knelt down in front of Mrs. Jin tremblingly, raised his trembling hand, and stroked Mrs. Jin's wrist.

"Golden grandma... is gone!"

A shrill cry came out of Li Dongfu's mouth. Pu's second father outside the courtyard rushed in first, and then the villagers who hadn't gone far rushed over one after another.Xiao Ran and Second Uncle withdrew from the crowd and gave up the place next to Mrs. Jin to the villagers.

The villagers around Jin Tainai crouched or knelt down, and the sound of whimpering and sighing resounded through the small courtyard.

"Suozi, help me see... Is the old man really gone?"

After a while, Suohun Dinglingzhu said: "Bayan, her soul has dissipated..."

Xiao Ran nodded silently, looking at Mrs. Jin whose eyes had been closed by Pu Erpai.

This old lady, whom he had known for less than half a day, gave him a sense of security unique to an old grandmother.

Grandma Jin had no children, but she burned her last ray of life for the juniors in the village, and for him, a stranger who had never met before.

"Old lady, what did I tell you just now?" Second Uncle asked.

Xiao Ran looked at his second uncle, thought for a while and said, "I didn't understand a word."

News of Mrs. Jin's death had spread throughout the village, and people rushed to carry Mrs. Jin's body back to the house.A few women were cleaning up for Grandma Jin in the house, while the elders, led by Erpai Pu, were outside the door discussing how to deal with Grandma Jin's funeral.

Originally, the uncle and nephew planned to leave here, but letting Li Dongfu lead the way was Grandma Jin's last words, so they had to wait patiently.Like two passing spectators, helplessly watching this parting.

(End of this chapter)