gifted collector

Chapter 350 Chapter 349
"Mr. Xie, why do I feel that Mr. Niu seems to know something? Could it be that...there is really an imperial tomb here?"

After leaving Niu Ping's house, Fang Ming accompanied Xie Peng to his house. On the way, he really couldn't help asking the questions in his heart.

"Heh, your kid is really extremely sensitive. That's right, your guess is right."

Xie Peng didn't deny it, but nodded in agreement.

"This...do you all know?"

Fang Ming was at a loss, why did he know Xie Peng's tone?

Royal tomb?Is there really a royal tomb here?

"Ah."

Xie Peng walked forward step by step with his hands behind his back, "Not only I know, but also the little old man Sun Ming. Of course, how much he knows is another matter. Think about it, if Sun Ming doesn't know What, how could he come here and put so much energy into digging?"

Fang Ming was dumbfounded, he really never thought about this possibility!

But thinking about it carefully, it's not surprising at all. If someone like Sun Ming didn't have any information, how could he stay in such a place like the desert for such a long time?But the problem is that I couldn't see anything strange before, the old Jianghu is the old Jianghu!

"Heh, there's nothing strange about it. Even that girl Sima Xiangqin probably only guessed a little bit, and I don't know the details, not to mention that you've only been here for a few days. But, you already know it now. "

Fang Ming knew it was because Sun Ming, Xie Peng and the others had already decided to tell him the matter, or else he didn't know how long he would be kept in the dark.

"Sun Ming came here for the imperial tomb. Although I was born and raised here, the main purpose of staying here is for the imperial tomb. Of course, that old boy Niu Ping has been staying here. Here, and all the time, they are doing tomb robbery, and they are actually looking for the imperial tomb. Even Liang Bo has some information in his hands."

Fang Ming couldn't help but stop, and exclaimed in a low voice: "What?! It's like this?!"

Thinking of the "performance" of Sun Ming and others before, Fang Ming felt a strange feeling in his heart, thinking that they could all become "performance kings".

"You already know that our family used to be tomb robbers, but it was only in my generation that we became historians. Our family is not a native of this place. Our ancestors moved here 200 years ago."

"Mr. Xie, do you mean to say that your ancestors came here for this imperial tomb?"

Xie Peng nodded and said: "Yes, the ancestors 200 years ago were already masters in the world of tomb robbers. They accidentally got the news that there was an imperial tomb here, so they came here. You don't need to explain much, you understand the importance of the imperial tomb. How attractive is it for a grave robber."

"However, how could it be so easy to find the imperial tomb? So our family simply lived here, and it took root over time. It's just that so many years have passed, and we have never found the imperial tomb. As for my decision to end the family The tradition of tomb robbery, of course, is because in this day and age, this business can no longer continue, but the more important reason is that I hope to get access to more information in this way so that I can determine the location of the imperial tomb. As you know, if I'm just an ordinary person, or a tomb robber, how could I possibly be able to read the large amount of materials kept by the state?"

"However, to my disappointment, I have spent a lot of energy in the past 20 years and still haven't been able to find a specific location."

Fang Ming turned his head to look at Xie Peng, he was a little behind half a step, so from his angle, he could just see Xie Peng's pale hair, but at this time it actually gave people a feeling of depression.

The atmosphere is quite depressing.He knows that Xie Peng is not as old as his family for 200 years. He must have invested endless energy in this matter, but there is no result. This feeling cannot be experienced by anyone other than the person involved.

Perhaps, after many years, Xie Peng's family is not so much interested in the treasures in the imperial tomb, it has become an obsession, a kind of sustenance of the spirit of "survival", even if it is If he is unable to complete the task of finding the imperial mausoleum in his generation, his sons and grandchildren will continue to search until they find it.

"What about Niu Lao? He is the same?"

Fang Ming remembered Niu Ping's reaction when he was at Niu Ping's house, and wondered if Niu Ping's family was in a similar situation?

"It's different from our family who came chasing the imperial tomb. His family is a real native. According to the stories handed down from our family, Niu Jin's family has a longer history of robbing tombs than ours, and what is certain is His family also knows about the existence of an imperial tomb here, and they may have more information than me."

"It's different from my choice to become a scholar and try to obtain information from relevant departments. His choice is to maintain the tradition of tomb robbery, and hope to find the imperial tomb by searching in the field day after day. The person who is most familiar with the geographical environment is none other than Niu Jin."

"Before Sun Ming proposed to set up a committee, the main reason why Liang Bo and I agreed to it was because we knew that it was impossible to find the person in the imperial tomb by our own strength, at least in our lifetime, so we took the opportunity unite."

"Isn't it? After Sima Xiangqin and I left, this is what you discussed?"

Before Fang Ming and Sima Xiangqin guessed that Sun Ming and others were discussing some tricks to deal with people who wanted to pick peaches, but now it seems that this is not the case.

"Yes, the main discussion was about this matter. After the discussion, I decided to tell you, Sima Xiangqin, and that boy Ma Tian the truth. After all, we are all old and have run out of energy. Someone did it, and once we don't see the imperial tomb unearthed in this life, then we have to leave it to you to continue searching, right?"

"This matter seems more complicated."

Fang Ming found that his brain was a little weak, and this matter seemed to be a treasure hunting novel, the difference was that it actually happened in reality.

"The imperial tomb! This is the imperial tomb!"

Xie Peng was a little distracted for a while. This was the dream of the family for 200 years. In his generation, he found that there was no way to complete the excavation alone, so he joined forces. Although the chances increased greatly because of this, what will happen in the end? It is still unknown.

However, hope was greatly increased, and it was precisely because of this that he couldn't calm down for a long time.

"Mr. Xie, what should I do after I meet Mr. Niu tomorrow?"

Fang Ming thought about Niu Ping asking him to follow him for a few days, and he was a little confused. He just thought that he would fight something, so why not do it because he could see it for himself?How could I have thought that such a big thing-this is definitely a shocking secret.

But in this way, he immediately felt a huge pressure, and he was a little uncertain.

"Niu Jin's old boy, no one in the next generation is willing to learn these things. They even think that the imperial tomb is impossible. In my opinion, his real purpose for letting you follow him is to teach you something. , So after going tomorrow, open your eyes and look a little more. Although tomb robbery has a bad reputation, it is still a technical job. Especially now that there are fewer and fewer people who know how to do it, such opportunities are rare."

"Ah! Accept me as an apprentice?"

Fang Ming had already forgotten how many times he was surprised today. Hearing what Xie Peng said, Niu Ping meant that he wanted to accept disciples.

Shaking his head, Xie Peng said: "It shouldn't be so. Niu Jin is a sensible man. He knows that things like tomb robbery can no longer be done in this society. So when his descendants say they don't want to learn He didn't insist on it at the time. In fact, if the matter of the imperial tomb had been on his mind, he probably wouldn't have engaged in this kind of work. He just wanted to let you see those methods. If you can’t learn it, it depends on your own ability.”

Touching his nose, Fang Ming said, "I'm very interested, but now I feel a lot of pressure."

Xie Peng laughed and said: "There is no need for this at all, and you are collecting antiques. It is only good to know some of these things. However, there is one thing you must pay attention to."

Seeing the serious expression on Xie Peng's face, Fang Ming knew it must be something important, so he immediately became serious and said, "Mr. Xie, tell me, I'll listen."

"Old Niu is getting old, he is not what he used to be, and his skills are naturally not as good as when he was young. It doesn't matter if you can't find the imperial tomb, but once you find it, you have to be careful, other people's old guy is lying there."

The imperial mausoleum is not something that ordinary people can enter. According to the legend, there are many institutions. No one can tell what kind of danger they will encounter after entering. Therefore, Xie Peng's worry is not unreasonable, let alone Niu Ping had stubbornly rejected Xie Peng's proposal that he could not go in alone.

"Well, I will pay attention, and I must try my best to bring back Niu Lao."

Fang Ming nodded seriously. Of course, at the same time, he felt more of a heavy pressure.Just like what Xie Peng said, if the imperial tomb is not found, then nothing can be said. If it is found, Niu Ping will go in desperately with the attitude just now.

"Anyway, be careful. The imperial mausoleum is not a simple thing. I estimate that dozens of people have been on it for thousands of years, if not a hundred."

(End of this chapter)