Tomb Raiders I Can Hear Antique Talk

Chapter 61 Fate
The second uncle heard what Xiao Ran said, and shook his head: "No matter how miserable Lieutenant Mojin is, he is just dead. In comparison, Faqiu's family is really miserable."

Xiao Ran was startled, and asked: "Didn't you just say that our Xiao family is from Faqiu? It's still passed down from generation to generation, why is it so miserable?"

The second uncle looked at him thoughtfully, and said, "I don't know whether your amnesia is a blessing or a curse. You can live happily even if you can't remember some things. If I tell you You, I'm afraid you will be afraid now."

Fear is fear only because one knows in advance what that fear feels like.But when you don't know the true face of fear, you will only be like a cat that smells fish, and can't help stretching out its paws to explore the truth in the dark.

This is the case in Xiao Ran at the moment, the curiosity in his heart has overwhelmed everything.

"Second Uncle, you've been telling me the story for a long time, it's not bad..." Xiao Ran said.

The walnut that the second uncle was holding in his hand stopped, thought carefully and said: "The things I told you are not stories, but there are some twisted truths. But you are right, it is not bad. , there are some things you are destined to face."

The second uncle then told another part of the legend, which was passed down orally from generation to generation in the Xiao family.

As early as when Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, was conquering the world, Xiao He and Cao Shen were the earliest team members.The Han Dynasty was established at the beginning, Xiao He, because of his outstanding administrative ability and auxiliary meritorious service, naturally served as the first prime minister of the Han Dynasty, and formulated the governance policy of the early Han Dynasty.

After Xiao He's death, Cao Shen became the second prime minister in succession.He thought he was inferior to Xiao He in virtue and talent, so he completely continued Xiao He's principles and policies in terms of internal politics, leaving behind the allusion of "Xiao Gui Cao Sui".

The Han Dynasty lasted for hundreds of years. After the Xiao family and the Cao family were the founders of the country, there was a tradition of intersecting generations.Until the turmoil at the end of the Han Dynasty, the Cao family stood among the heroes because of Cao Cao, and the Xiao family became a vassal and aide afterward.

After Cao Cao served as Sikong, he recruited ten capable men and strangers in the battle against Tiancanjiao to be named the so-called Mojin school lieutenant, and as the commander-in-chief, General Faqiu Zhonglang was appointed by the trusted Xiao family.

Since Cao Cao took the position of Sikong, he ordered General Faqiu Zhonglang and Lieutenant Mojin to explore the remains of various ancient tombs for reasons such as surveying the terrain and building the imperial mausoleum. The Heavenly Disabled Congregation of Baodi Xing ghosts and gods.

It was during this process that the Faqiu seal for suppressing demons and exorcising evil spirits was discovered.As for the Xiao family's first Faqiu Zhonglang general, it is rumored that some kind of mutation happened in the process of sealing ghosts and immortals. From then on, he must have Faqiu seal by his side, otherwise he will die of fright, and his death is terrible. .

It's just that these legends are too old, and many of the details are no longer testable.

Another theory is that the first Faqiu Zhonglang general was actually Cao Shuo, who was said to have died early, and was Cao Cao's own son. This is one of the reasons why Cao Cao exterminated the Tiancan sect.

No matter which legend it is, all in all, that unknown mutation has penetrated into the blood and has been passed down from generation to generation.Every few lives, there will be a family's newborn male who will continue this mutated bloodline. Unless Fa Qiuyin is with him for life, he will die tragically.

According to the second uncle, one of his grandparents had an uncle who inherited this bloodline, but he died before he was 30 years old. At that time, the old coroner who performed the autopsy was terrified.

Hearing what Second Uncle said, Xiao Ran felt goosebumps on his back.He forced a smile and said, "Second Uncle, is what you said really true?"

He vaguely remembered that when he was a child, his second uncle often told some ghost stories to scare him.

But this time, the second uncle just replied lightly: "Fake is fake."

In Xiao Ran's mind, the phantom and the man in black who was wrapped tightly in the dream emerged.Could it be that not only after death, but also the Faqiu Zhonglang General in his lifetime had a terrifying face?
The second uncle said: "You can hear those ancient objects talking since you were a child. It is a skill and a curse. I heard the older generation say that as you grow older, you will hear more voices, not only antiques, but also corpses." , coffins, and even some ghosts and ghosts that others cannot understand or see will come to talk to you.

"In the future, your body will also mutate. Those messy things can't be seen or touched by others, but they can hurt you in some way. It may be a good thing if you can be scared to death earlier. Mine An uncle, it is said that he died on his own bed at that time, his whole body was eaten clean by something, leaving two eyeballs staring out of the door. His bones are covered with densely packed small tooth marks."

Looking at the serious expression of the second uncle, Xiao Ran fell into the ice cellar like a dog day, sweating and chilling all over.

The second uncle glanced at Xiao Ran's fingers, sighed and said, "Look now, your body has begun to change. But you are lucky, there are two fragments of Faqiu seal here, we still have a chance Collect the rest, the Xiao family's curse may be untied, and your parents can rest in peace."

"My parents?"

Xiao Ran was a little dazed, his memory seemed to be covered in a layer of dust, he only remembered the death of his parents, but he couldn't remember the cause of death.

The second uncle slapped his forehead: "I always forget that you smashed your head. Ever since you showed your talent for listening to objects when you were a child, our whole family has not stopped, especially your parents, who have used their positions to find ways to find hair The whereabouts of Qiu Yin, and later disappeared in Xijiang. The local staff only found a backpack with blood on it. You also drove to Xijiang to worship them, but you just got into a car accident when you left the capital. Fortunately You are so lucky that now you have to talk to your second uncle completely..."

Xiao Ran felt dizzy for a while, and sat down on the stool.He remembered some fragmented fragments, and remembered his parents telling him to dry his clothes and lock the door before departure, remember to eat on time, etc...

He wanted to cry, but couldn't cry.

The second uncle stood up and patted him on the shoulder and said: "The past, no matter how painful it is, it is meaningless. Fortunately, we have made progress. As long as you collect the remaining pieces, you can live a good life, and you are worthy." Everything your parents have done for you..."

Xiao Ran nodded, it seems that he still wants to go to Xijiang, but he doesn't know where his specific destination is in Xijiang.

Anyway, there are yarrows and nines, so let's take a step and see.In a few days, when Da Jinya came to contact him, he had to find a way to join the archaeological team.

The second uncle saw him bowed his head and said nothing, thinking that he was immersed in sadness, so he decided to leave some personal space for him.But when he opened the door and went out, he turned back and took out half a yellow paper from his pocket and handed it to him.

"Xiaoran, this was left on my car yesterday. You wrote it when you were a child. I thought you understood the note you showed me that day. That's why. Maybe we really have to speed up the progress, yours The problem is more serious than I thought..."

Xiao Ran blankly took the half of the book and flipped through it, his eyes widened instantly.

The words in the diary are exactly the same as those in the handwritten book found on the fourth basement floor of the Kwantung Army.

(End of this chapter)