dragon hunter

Chapter 239 Treasure Mystery
There was only the sound of breathing in the room, and neither of us spoke, waiting for the diagnosis result with concern.

After more than ten minutes, Zhen Qingyi let go of his hand, bowed his head in thought and remained silent until Ah Ning couldn't help asking, and then he hesitated to speak.

"From the dialectical point of view of Chinese medicine, the five qi in his body are balanced, and his body is normal, but..." Zhen Qingyi didn't continue.

No need for her to say, everyone can guess the words behind, even a child can see that Aning's father is in extremely poor health.

"What the hell is this curse? Fatty doesn't want to become such a lucky ghost." Fatty Wang didn't stop his mouth, and I gave him a glare.

Aning's father didn't mind, he smiled openly and motioned for us to sit down first.

"It's a long story, and it has to start hundreds of years ago." Aning's father adjusted his posture.

"Is it related to Zhang Xianzhong's treasure?" My heart moved, and I subconsciously asked.

Aning's father was stunned for a moment, but he soon felt relieved and asked whether it was the old ghost of the Yellow River or Uncle Ping who told me.

I said it was Uncle Ping, and then I described all the strange things that happened in the village in detail, and asked them what was going on.

"The resurrection of the dead? In the whole village, there is only one living person from the beginning to the end." The words of Aning's father surprised us.

"Impossible. Although the village is weird, those villagers are still alive during the day." Fatty Wang interjected.

I was also puzzled, staring at Aning's father, waiting for the other party to clarify.

In that weird ancestral hall, the villagers I met were indeed ghosts, but during the daytime, they were all flesh and blood, definitely not ghosts.

"If you want to solve the confusion, you have to listen to me tell a story first." Aning's father said leisurely.

We sat on the sofa beside us, hiding our doubts in our hearts, and quietly waiting for Aning's father to tell a story.

"My ancestor was a general in Zhang Xianzhong's army. When he was defeated, he was entrusted by Zhang Xianzhong to take the Yellow River waterway and escort more than a dozen ships of treasure." Aning's father spoke hoarsely, telling the dusty history.

I held my breath, I didn't expect A Ning ancestor to have such a history, which also confirmed from the side, the rumors about Zhang Xianzhong's treasure are indeed true.

"The fleet encountered some strange things when they arrived at Longdukou. The specific situation has passed for hundreds of years. I'm afraid no one will know the details." Aning's father continued to tell.

At this time, Ah Ning came over with a tea set, and she took off her sunglasses and mask, with delicate features and very beautiful features.

"The final result is that the fleet disappeared along with the treasure, and my ancestor, because he sensed something was wrong early, jumped into the water in time and escaped his life." Aning's father stretched out his skinny hand and motioned for us to drink tea .

"You can drink tea anytime, tell me what's going on soon?" Fatty Wang is impatient.

Aning's father picked up the teacup tremblingly, took a sip, moistened his throat, and continued talking.

"My ancestors didn't dare to return to the team after losing their treasures, and they have been hiding in secret to investigate. Later, I really found a clue for him." Aning's father said this and asked us if we knew that a small village near Longdukou, the whole village was destroyed. slaughter thing.

I hurriedly answered this matter, I heard it from Uncle Ping, but I didn't know why Aning's father mentioned this matter, so I looked at him quietly.

"Before the massacre of the village, my ancestors hid in that village. When they saw two families sneaking into the mountains, they were curious and followed them. Not only did they escape, but they also discovered a big secret." Father Ning's voice was low.

We didn't speak, and looked at Aning's father eagerly, wondering what the big secret was.

"The Treasure Ship Fleet is missing. Sure enough, someone is playing tricks, and it's the two families that escaped." Aning's father stared at us and said slowly.

"Ah, have you found the whereabouts of the treasure?" Fatty Wang was a money fanatic and couldn't bear to ask.

"Of course I found it, but it doesn't mean I didn't find it." Aning's father said with a wry smile.

"Don't be fooled, what is found is the same as not found." Fatty Wang scratched his head anxiously.

"Is the missing treasure hidden in a cave under the Yellow River?" A guess arose in my heart and I said it directly.

"Yes, it's there!" Aning's father nodded and began to tell what happened afterwards.

After the investigation by Aning's ancestors, it was found that the two families who stole the treasure had different identities. One was a ferryman's family on the Yellow River, and the other was a grave repairer with great skills in digging soil and digging holes.

They didn't know what method they used. They moved all the people, the boat, and the treasures on the boat to an underground cave below the Yellow River.

A Ning ancestor found the whereabouts of the treasure, originally planned to kill the two families and take the treasure for himself, but when he did it, he found that the other party was extremely difficult to deal with, and the two sides had nothing to do with each other.

In desperation, the three parties reached an agreement to share the treasure, but when they entered the cave and were about to take out the treasure, something strange happened.

What exactly they experienced is now unknown, but the result is that not only did the three families fail to take out the treasure, but they were cast under a mysterious curse.

Hearing this, we were all shocked. The past events hundreds of years ago were actually related to the curse among us.

"Is the descendant of the two families you mentioned the old ghost of the Yellow River Uncle Pingping?" I opened my mouth to ask.

"Yes, it's them. Our three families have been tortured by the curse for hundreds of years. We have tried various methods, but we have not been able to get rid of the curse, but it is not without gains." Aning's father replied slowly.

Fatty Wang was impatient, and immediately asked if he had any gains, and if he had found a way to lift the curse.

Aning's father shook his head, saying that the curse cannot be undone, but the three families have their own methods to delay the onset of the curse.

I have been troubled by that weird curse, I couldn't hold back my curiosity, and asked how to delay the onset of the curse.

"The methods of the three families to delay the curse are different. One of them is to find a substitute, and you are the substitute he found." After Aning's father finished speaking, he stared at us closely.

I was startled, stood up in a gaffe, and blurted out, "Is it Uncle Ping who is looking for a substitute? What is the solution between you and the old ghost of the Yellow River?"

"The old ghost of the Yellow River is the most mysterious. He was like this when my grandfather was in his generation. He has not changed much after so many years. I heard from my grandfather that the old ghost is half human and half ghost." Aning's father said in a deep voice.

"What about your family, how to delay the curse?" I stared nervously at Aning's father.

"Our family's method comes from a Yunyou monk. It is very simple to say, that is to accumulate merit, whether it is rescuing drowning people on the Yellow River or salvaging corpses, we can accumulate merit and protect future generations." Aning's father Reply.

"Pull it down, you will charge [-] yuan for a corpse, such a method of accumulating merit, Fatty also wants to do it." Fatty Wang said disapprovingly.

Aning's father smiled awkwardly, pointed to himself, and explained: "Originally, we rescued people and recovered corpses for free, but then I became ill and lost control of the company, so I also discovered some A mess."

"What's going on in that village, the only living person is Ping Bo?" I asked another doubt.

Aning's father smiled, a little gloating, but he was indeed very weak. He smiled and started coughing, and he didn't say it was the retribution of the other two until he straightened out his breath.

I was puzzled, I didn't know what the strange things in that village had to do with retribution, so I asked.

"They caused the whole village to be massacred, and the family has been haunted by the ghosts of the dead villagers for generations. However, the old ghost of the Yellow River also had an expert who dug an evil well to create the village." Father explained.

When I asked about the details of the ancient well, Aning's father spread his hands and said that he didn't know much, he only knew that the people in that village seemed normal, but in fact they were all dead, including the half-human, half-ghost Yellow River Old Ghost. , only Pingbo is alive.

"It's terrible. We actually lived in that village for two days." Li Xiaolei was still terrified.

"Then is there a way to lift the curse on us?" Zhen Qingyi asked with concern.

"There is only one way to completely remove the curse, and that is to enter the cave at the bottom of the river and find out the source of the curse." Aning's father stared at us and replied slowly.

"The entrance to the cave at the bottom of the river has been blocked by mud, we can't find the direction at all." Ghost Detective Xu looked anxious.

I didn't say a word, I just stared at Aning's father, the other party called us, and after talking so much, it's time to throw the hole card.

Aning's father looked back at me, and the two sides looked at each other for a moment before he said, "I know where the entrance of the cave is, and I don't have any idea about the treasure inside. I just ask for one thing, and hope that this curse can end on Aning."

"How do you know that we can solve the mystery of the curse?" I stared into each other's eyes.

To be honest, I am not sure whether I can get rid of this inexplicable curse, but Aning's father seems to have great confidence in us.

"Back then, Monk Yunyou said a verse, which meant that this mysterious curse would end at the hands of the Xunlong Zhang family's bloodline. After Guangzai clashed with you, I investigated your background. You are a descendant of the Zhang family." Ah Father Ning stared at me.

I was startled, I didn't know why that monk Yunyou said this, so I hurriedly asked the monk for information.

"When I met that monk, I also heard from the older generation about the old things more than 200 years ago. How can I know so clearly." Aning's father spread his hands.

I frowned, unable to figure out the key, but no matter what, I had to go to the cave at the bottom of the river to explore.

Aning's father waved to his daughter, waited for her to walk over, held her daughter's hand, and looked at us.

"I don't have much time, and the only thing I care about is Aning. She knows the basic situation of the cave, and she doesn't take any treasures inside. She just wants to be safe." Aning's father looked at his daughter kindly.

With tears in his eyes, Aning held his father's hand tightly, his lips trembling, but he didn't say a word after all.

(End of this chapter)