life and death deed

Chapter 537 Ladder
The moon's enchanting white light shines on my face and body.

My heart suddenly became restless.

I stood still, frowning and looking at the moon in the sky.

A thought flashed through my mind...

"Is the tomb related to the moon in the sky?"

I muttered to myself.

Looking at the moon above the head where the earthen bun once stood, it seems to have a very strange look.

Just now, you can clearly see Ao Dingtian standing on the tomb, bowing to the moon!

What is the relationship between the moon in the sky and the tombs on this earth?
I am puzzled.

"Lord, let's go." Ao Yan reminded me.

I nodded, took one last look at the tomb on the ground and the moon in the sky, and then returned to the residence of the manor with Ao Yan.

The next day, instead of staying in my room, I went to find Ao Dingtian early in the morning.

In the living room of Huashui Manor.

"My lord, Ao Yan just told me that I have also contacted the head of the Xue family, Xuetang Yan, and he told me that I will be there tomorrow at the latest."

Ao Dingtian smiled when he saw me.

He looked like he had no idea what happened last night.

"Thank you, old patriarch and Ao Yan." I thanked them.

"My lord, breakfast is ready. Sit down and eat some together."

Ao Yan helped me pull out the chair and said to me softly.

I ate some casually, then looked at Ao Dingtian, and went straight to the topic: "Old patriarch, what were you doing last night?"

"I went to bed after handling some business affairs of the Chamber of Commerce last night." Ao Dingtian replied to me, and when he finished saying this, he realized what he was doing, and his expression suddenly became strange. Asked: "What's wrong, lord, why do you suddenly ask about this?"

Ao Yan and I looked at each other.

Then, Ao Yan asked for me: "Grandpa, don't you remember that you went to the back garden last night?"

"Back garden? I haven't been to the back garden for a long time." Ao Dingtian's face became even more confused, and he shook his head and replied.

Regarding this matter, it was related to my parents’ tomb, so I wasn’t going to beat around the bush, so I went straight to the point: “Old patriarch, these days, late at night every night, you have been going to the back garden.”

"Ah? I, why didn't I know."

Ao Dingtian's hand shook, and the knife and fork he used to eat almost fell to the ground. He said in great surprise.

"Grandpa, my lord and I saw you in the back garden last night, but you seemed to be in a state of sleepwalking and did not notice us." Ao Yan added.

Ao Dingtian's weathered face was squeezed into a ball.

He frowned tightly, obviously lost in thought.

For a while, the dining table fell silent.

After a while, Ao Dingcai gave a bitter smile and said: "Master, I may be exhausted recently and have sleepwalking..."

My face was calm.

If I had not seen Ao Dingtian bowing to the moon and the tomb below, then I would have thought that Ao Dingtian was not in a good mental state and was suffering from sleepwalking.

But right now, sleepwalking is definitely not something that can be explained clearly.

I spoke out: "Old patriarch, last night, you kowtowed to the moon on a small earthen bag in the back garden, and under that small earthen bag, there was a burial tomb for clothes!"

Clang——

The knife and fork in Ao Dingtian's hand would fall directly to the ground, making a crisp sound.

I saw that his face was stiff and a little dull.

"Grandpa, does that tomb belong to the late lord? Why didn't you tell me?" Ao Yan asked aloud.

I looked at Ao Dingtian quietly, waiting for his response.

After a while, Ao Dingtian swallowed dryly, looked at me and said: "My lord, that tomb belongs to my late lord. This old slave sleepwalked here and knelt down. Maybe... maybe he missed my late lord too much."

I narrowed my eyes slightly and stared at Ao Dingtian.

Ao Dingtian's eyes evaded for a moment.

I spoke up: "Since it is my father's tomb, why are there no relics placed in the tomb below?"

This thing is the key.

As for Ao Dingtian's sleepwalking and prostration, it is actually not particularly important.

"This..." Ao Dingtian suddenly stopped looking at me and lowered his head.

I felt strange in my heart, and said anxiously: "Don't you want to tell me, the old patriarch? As a son of a man, I should be qualified to know what is in my father's tomb, right?"

"Of course not, Lord, please don't misunderstand, it's just..." Ao Dingtian waved his hands hurriedly and said.

"Just what?" My tone was a little deeper.

"There are no relics of the late lord in this tomb." Ao Dingtian replied to me. He paused and continued: "After the late lord died, I just set up a tomb to have a place to pay homage and comfort my heart. .”

Listening to Ao Dingtian's words, I looked indifferent.

There were no relics in the first place?
Is this an empty tomb?

Is it really?

I really want to believe Ao Dingtian, and I don’t want to doubt whether Ao Dingtian is lying, but my feeling tells me that it’s not that simple...

"So that's it, grandpa, then you need to take a good rest recently and pay attention to your health. If you still sleepwalk tonight, you have to go see a doctor."

Ao Yan didn't have the slightest doubt, she told Ao Dingtian.

"Good granddaughter, grandpa knows it well."

Ao Dingtian smiled and continued to eat.

I didn't ask any more questions. Ao Dingtian had already explained it to this extent. Even if I didn't believe it in my heart, I couldn't show it on the surface. Otherwise, it would affect our relationship.

Cenotaph, my corpse...

Now, these two things are deeply engraved in my heart, like a lump in my throat.

After dinner, I returned to my residence. I planned to focus on the tomb before the Xuetang banquet.

I want to see if Ao Dingtian will go to the tomb in the back garden tonight.

However, I didn't have to wait until the evening or the snow hall banquet. At noon, Ao Yan found me again.

"Lord! Something happened! Quick, follow me to the conference room!"

Ao Yan spoke anxiously.

My expression changed slightly, and I quickly followed Ao Yan to the conference room again.

And when I came to the conference room, I saw familiar old friends.

Shangguan Ning from Taiyi Cave Heaven stood in front of me with serious injuries.

"Old years!"

She looked at me with a complicated expression.

"Are you taking action!? Are people from the Holy Church and Qiankun Secret Realm taking action?"

I asked in a low tone.

When I saw Shangguan Ning's breath was sluggish, her strength was less than half of the realm of transformation, and her pretty face was extremely haggard and weak, I understood everything.

"There are five manifestations in total! Two from Shengtang, two from Qiankun, and Xiao Hai, the sect leader who escaped from Tianshui, they went to Daming Mountain!"

Shangguan Ning said bluntly.

My expression completely changed.

When they took action, they did not come to Huashui Chamber of Commerce for revenge, but went directly to Daming Mountain.

I didn't feel lucky at all, Shangguan Ning's words hit my ears like a bomb.

A total of five manifestations!

What kind of concept is this? The two major town-level forces, Tianshui Paradise and Qiankun Secret Realm, each have two manifest saints!

This is almost half of Yan Xia's manifestation of the Holy Realm!

"How's it going?" I asked.

"There were heavy casualties."

Shangguan Ning replied with four words.

"How about Shangguan Huayu?" I asked again.

"The cave master is still resisting tenaciously."

Shangguan Ning continued.

I frowned and fell silent.

Shangguan Ning came to the Huashui Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai with a very clear purpose. It must be for me to help Taiyi Cave Heaven.

Although I understand the principle of dying lips and cold teeth, I am currently not in the Holy Realm. Even if I go to Hangzhou, it will not help...

"Chen Nian, I was entrusted by the cave master to come here for one thing only." Shangguan Ning stared at me and said.

"You said."

I replied, what is supposed to come will come. At this moment, I have to find an excuse to politely refuse Shangguan Ning.

At this moment, Shangguan Ning suddenly took out a golden token.

When I saw this token, I was stunned.

"You swear in front of me in the old age that after you find the gilded armor, you will save me from Daming Mountain and massacre the Holy Church and Qiankun! I will give this token to you."

Shangguan Ning spoke solemnly.

My pupils shrank suddenly.The token in Shangguan Ning's hand is one of the four tokens used to summon the gilded armor. At the same time, it is also the one suspected to be in the hand of my uncle Chen Daoyan.

"what do you mean?"

I asked knowingly and did not take the token from Shangguan Ning's hand.

"Transaction is also trust."

Shangguan Ning made a sound.

I look weird.

I really didn't expect that Shangguan Ning's purpose of coming here was actually like this.

However, this may look like a transaction on the surface, but in fact the two parties are completely unequal. For Taiyi Dongtian, it is a huge loss.

I am an outsider, and if the token is handed over to me, it means that Taiyi Dongtian has completely lost the qualification to possess gilded armor!And gave up this qualification to me!

What Taiyi Cave Heaven got was just an oath.

Who knows if I can get the gilded armor.

And the word "entrust" fell into my ears, it was so kind and yet so strange.

Shangguan Huayu entrusts me with the hope of destroying the Holy Hall and Qiankun?

is it possible?
I don’t believe it anyway. Shangguan Huayu’s contemptuous look in the East China Sea is still vivid in my mind.

Also, I don’t believe that Taiyi Dongtian is so desperate that it needs to use this crucial token to hand over a hope that may not be realized to an outsider!
The five manifested saints are certainly exaggerated, but I don't think they can push Taiyi Cave Heaven to a dead end.

It is no exaggeration to say that Shangguan Huayu alone can defeat more than two Xiansheng!

Therefore, at this moment, I am extremely suspicious of Taiyi Dongtian’s motives.

"Chen Nian, the cave master told me very clearly that the token is the key to obtaining the gilded armor. We also understand that you, Chen Nian, also want this chaos treasure. Now, my Taiyi Cave Heaven clone has no skills and has been captured by the Holy Hall. , Qiankun Secret Realm is forced into a desperate situation, so I can only trade with you and entrust this possibility to you."

Shangguan Ning took a step towards me and continued.

I remain silent.

I have actually been thinking about how to get this token from Shangguan Huayu, but now, when the token is really within my reach, I hesitate.

What Shangguan Ning said was very reasonable, but I felt something was wrong.

Just listening, Shangguan Ning continued: "In addition, Chen Nian, the cave master asked me to tell you that he has found the so-called 'ladder to heaven'."

"found it?"

His words surprised me again.

"Everest."

Shangguan Ning said two words.

Everest!

The highest peak in the world!

My breath froze. The so-called ladder to heaven was actually Mount Everest.

If you think about it carefully, it is true that only this highest peak in the world can be called the ladder to heaven!

The supreme treasure of chaos, the gold-plated armor, can only be borrowed from the sky on Mount Everest!

"I understand that before today, although you cooperated with our Taiyi Dongtian on the surface, you always had reservations. But today, the ladder and the token will be with you in exchange for deeper cooperation!"

After a moment, Shangguan Ning put the token in her hand in front of me and said sincerely.

I looked at her and was speechless for a long time.

Finally, I took the token and said: "Okay, I have sworn for a long time that I will find the gilded armor and rush to the Daming Mountain as soon as possible to solve the mystery of the Holy Temple and the Universe."

Although I was a little hesitant about Shangguan Huayu's deal, I still didn't refuse.

I just couldn't say no.

After all, the token is too tempting to me, and the gilt armor is even more tempting to me.

In addition, the Holy Temple and the Secret Realm of Qiankun are also my biggest enemies!

Shangguan Ning nodded with satisfaction, and said in a complicated tone: "Chen Nian, from now on, we are true friends. Find the gilded armor as soon as possible, we Taiyi Cave Heaven needs you."

Her words made my heart move slightly.

Maybe, Shangguan Ning really wants to treat me as a friend.

But, will Shangguan Huayu really consider me a friend?
not necessarily……

Not really...

After Shangguan Ning gave me the token and told me where the ladder to heaven was, she dragged her injured body back to Daming Mountain.

I put away the token and patiently waited for the arrival of the Snow Hall Banquet.

Having this token and knowing that the ladder to heaven is Mount Everest is not enough, and it does not enable me to obtain the gilded armor.

The token of the South China Sea Ancestral Dragon Vein, where is the last Ancestral Dragon Vein, and the remaining ten golden armors have not been obtained yet.

Of course, before that, I still have to take a look at the tomb of the Flower and Water Chamber of Commerce!
At night, I stood alone at the tomb, looking up at the moon.

The moon is still extraordinarily big and bright, emitting a strange and disturbing beam of light that makes people want to cover it up with a piece of black cloth.

I waited quietly for Ao Dingtian, wanting to see if he would come here to worship again tonight.

But Ao Dingtian didn’t come back even one night!

It seems that he is not planning to come again...

I just don’t know if it’s because Ao Dingtian’s sleepwalking has healed or if it’s due to some other reason.

Not finding anything during the night did not dampen my curiosity. On the contrary, it made me increasingly feel that there was something fishy about the tomb.

Why did he not come to bow to Ao Dingtian again that night after mentioning it to him during the day?

Another day passed, and the Xuetang Banquet arrived as scheduled, and he was finally there!
"Thank you very much, Patriarch Xue, for the matter about Jiang Ling last time. I'm sorry to bother Patriarch Xue this time, but I need your help with something important this time." I said to Xuetang Yan with a smile.

I have not forgotten the kindness I gave Zhong Bo to help Jiang Ling treat her illness at the Xuetang Banquet last time.

"I'm seeing you, tell me." Xuetang Yan replied.

"How much does the Xue Family Master know about Yan Xia's Ancestral Dragon Veins?"

I stared at Xuetang Yandao.

When Xuetangyan heard my question, his expression changed slightly.

After a while, he said: "In the long and hot summer, there are countless ancestral dragon veins. Throughout the ages, countless emperors and monarchs have been born from the ancestral dragon veins. However, in the early Ming Dynasty, Liu Ji killed the dragon with his hands, and the dragon veins were gone, leaving only What remains is a place between white mountains and black waters.”

What Xuetang Yan said is basically the consensus in the metaphysical circles today. Liu Ji is none other than the ancestor of my Chen family, Liu Bowen.

I said: "Dragon Island in the East China Sea and South China Sea in Jiaozhi, these two ancestral dragon veins are special cases. They are not in the Yanxia land. I don't know if the Xue family master also knows about the fourth ancestral dragon vein similar to these two places?"

Xuetang Yan fell into deep thought.

After a while, he shook his head and said: "Chen Nian, you really confused me for a while, but I think there are only three Ancestral Dragon Veins in this world... there should be no fourth Ancestral Dragon Veins. .”

I'm a little disappointed.

Xuetangyan doesn’t know either.

Where is this fourth ancestral dragon vein...

But since Xuetang Yan doesn’t know about it and Shangguan Huayu is trapped in Daming Mountain, I can only put this issue aside for the time being and wait until I get the token from Nanhai.

"Master Xue, please come with me to explore the island in the South China Sea. I'll go into the abyss and ravine again."

I said to Xuetangyan.

He listened and was a little surprised.

However, Xuetang Yan did not ask any further questions and nodded in agreement.

My time was tight. I had to get the gilded armor as soon as possible. I left as soon as I could. I came to the Island Province again that day and took a boat to the island.

Soon, they arrived at the islands in the South China Sea smoothly.

"I'll test it with the Five Directions Flag again to see if this abyss and ravine is something confusing." Xuetang Yan said.

"Alright." I nodded.

When I came to the Ancestral Dragon Veins of the South China Sea and saw the abyss and ravines again, I still felt uneasy in my heart. It would be better for me to let Xuetangyan take out the five-square flag to test it.

After spending a long time, Xuetang Yan displayed the five-square flag he had captured from Taiyi Cave as before.

But in the end, his expression was exactly the same as before!
"Same result as that time?" I asked with a frown.

"Same! This abyss is real, Chen Nian. If you want to go down, you have to think twice! If it were really abyss, even if you are a saint, you will fall to pieces!"

Xuetang Yan said seriously.

Of course I understand this.

But if I want to know who the soldiers are guarding this Ancestral Dragon Vein, and if I want to get the token of this Ancestral Dragon Vein, I have to go down.

The detection results of the five square flags were the same both times, but there was no time for me to hesitate any longer...

"Take a gamble."

I spoke calmly.

After saying that, I walked towards the abyss and ravine.

Under the bottomless ravine, like a black hole that swallows everything, it releases a dangerous atmosphere.

Whether it is possible to go down the first time but not the second time, the answer will be revealed.

I jumped straight down.

The cold wind made me feel more and more painful, and I fell faster and faster. After a long time, I was still falling!

I panicked.

The first two times, I had already landed, but this time, I was still falling in the air!
It seems, it seems that this height is really huge!

(End of this chapter)