The man sat on the table in front of the bar with some restraint, looking at the two people in front of him carefully.
Su Jianxia sat cross-legged on the large sofa, holding a tablet in his hand and sliding it twice from time to time. Wei Ziqi, who was behind the bar, was holding a cup of coffee in his hand, as if he was distracted and thinking about something.
The man coughed twice, stood up, took out something wrapped in black silk from the backpack he had just put aside, placed it on the table in front of him, and carefully unfolded the strip of cloth.
Wrapped in the strip of cloth is a jade statue about twenty centimeters high. Judging from the quality, it should be made of fine agate jade. It is crystal clear and the carving is of a graceful girl. However, a small part of the jade statue's lower body is bright red, like blood, which is somewhat incompatible with the white upper body.
Su Jianxia took a look at the jade statue. The level of carving was very exquisite. The girl's face could be carved so clearly on such a small jade stone. I guess the author must have very high skills.
The girl in ancient costume, and using jade as the material, is just like the girls I saw in Hangzhou in the Song Dynasty some time ago, as gentle as water.
But for some reason, Su Jianxia always felt that this jade statue had a strange feeling. It was obviously a pure object, but it seemed like there was something unclean attached to it.
The man looked at the jade statue on the table with complicated eyes, sighed, and slowly said: "You two should have already seen the special features of this jade statue."
"A pure body contaminated with filth can only be more evil than evil." Su Jianxia nodded, "Tell me, what happened to this thing."
The man leaned on the seat and looked up at the light on the ceiling, "This matter starts from my ancestors.
My name is Hu Shouyu, and my home is in Tongzhou City next door. My family's ancestral home is in Luocheng, southern Henan. Hundreds of years ago, an elder in the family used to run an antique trading business. It was said that the elder had a pair of eyes that were different from ordinary people and could see things that ordinary people could not. , so the value and origin of the antique can be seen at a glance.
With this ability, coupled with the help of some elders in the family who are proficient in business, our Hu family could be said to be the leader in the antique industry in southern Henan at that time. They will all be sent to the elder to identify the authenticity. Or some... underground workers in the private sector, if they accidentally get some valuable items, they will bring them over and let the elders take care of them and give a good price for them to sell. Therefore, in the industry, that person The status of elders is also extremely high.
Such days continued until the elder's old age. He originally thought that this life would be smooth and he could retire from the world and enjoy his old age. At this moment, someone sent him an object, saying that he was there. A local tomb in Yunnan...a treasure unexpectedly obtained from the mountains. It looked like a good thing, but I couldn't tell the history and value. I wanted the elder to show it.
I never thought that after the elder saw the object, he immediately bought the object from that person. It is said that he gave a very high price. Basically no one would refuse that price, and the person also wanted to sell it. To show respect to the elder, he took the money and kept the object.
After the elder collected the items, he took the items back to the family's ancestral hall before he had time to answer the questions from the people around him. He closed the door and strictly prohibited anyone from entering.
Although it was the first time for everyone in the family to see that situation, everyone thought that the object was too valuable, or that the elder had seen something that ordinary people could not see, so they reacted like this, so they didn't take it too seriously. .
But the strange thing is that the elder stayed alone in the room for three days and nights without coming out or making a sound. Only then did everyone feel that something was wrong.
Not to mention an old man, even a young man in his twenties would probably lose half his life if he didn't eat or drink for three days. So everyone discussed it and decided to go against the elder's wishes. , go in and take a look inside.
But when everyone opened the door and entered the Patriarch Hall, they found that there was no one in the Patriarch Hall. Even though everyone searched the house up and down, they could not find any trace of the elder. All that was left was the object placed next to the ancestral tablet and a piece of paper that seemed to have been written in a hurry.
Except for the main entrance, there are no other doors or windows in the Patriarch Hall. No one knows how the elder disappeared.
Only that piece of paper said: If you come in and find me, don't bother looking for me anymore. I went to where I should go. You must keep this jade statue in a safe place, do not lose it, and do not take it out for others to see. From today on, my Hu family will be prosperous for thousands of years, but if you encounter a time when your family's life or death is at stake, take out this jade statue, and it will help you tide over the difficulties.
Although the elder in the letter did not let his family look for traces of him, the family still used all the contacts in the industry to search all over the country. In the end, they still couldn't find the talent and gave up.
Later, the family members followed the instructions of their elders and kept this jade statue as a treasure. Just as the elders said, no matter the change of dynasties or the war, the business of my Hu family has never been affected. To this day, my Hu family is still here. Tongzhou can be regarded as one of the most famous families. Although no one mentioned it, everyone knew that it must be closely related to the disappearance of the elder out of thin air and this Jade Buddha. Therefore, this Jade Buddha can be regarded as an heirloom in my family. . "
After Hu Shouyu said the last words, he lowered his head again and looked carefully at the two people opposite him, only to find that one was covering his mouth and snickering at the phone screen, the other was still drinking coffee in a daze, and no one was looking at him.
Hu Shouyu frowned and couldn't help but remind: "You two, I have already told you about the origin of this jade statue. What do you think you have?"
The two of them didn't seem to hear him, and didn't respond. After a while, when Hu Shouyu couldn't help but want to get up and leave, Su Jianxia stretched out and put down the phone.
"Mr. Hu seems to have not told the truth about something."
Hu Shouyu said calmly: "What do you mean, Miss Su? How did I deceive you two?"
"What your family has been doing shouldn't be in the antique business." Su Jianxia changed her position, lying on the sofa, supporting her head with her hands, "If I guessed correctly, you are actually engaged in the antique business on the surface. Business, but actually, grave robbing?”
"Miss Su, you can't say such nonsense. How can we do such an unclean business?" Hu Shouyu retorted: "Does Miss Su have any evidence for saying this?"
"That's not true, but I smelled a smell on Mr. Hu's body." Su Jianxia blinked, "The smell of the dead."
Hu Shouyu's expression changed, but he did not speak.
"This jade statue probably wasn't given as a gift by others. It was found by the elder in your family in the tomb. However, he accidentally discovered its special features, so I don't know what method was used in the end. Maybe it was with Did the jade statue sign some kind of contract? Once the agreement is reached, your Hu family will be rich for generations to come. As for the price paid, I can't guess."
Hu Shouyu was silent for a while before nodding, "Miss Su is indeed smart."
"Since Mr. Hu is here, it means that in your generation, there is something wrong with this jade statue?" Su Jianxia asked.
Hu Shouyu lowered his head and sighed, "Yes, the family thought that we would always be so peaceful for generations, but we didn't expect that a huge change happened recently."
"About two years ago, I had a friend I hadn't seen for a long time who came all the way from Nanzhao. When we were young, we studied together in the United States, and the two of us touched some things together in the United States...baby, it counts. We are like-minded people, and we get along very well with each other, so even if we haven't seen each other for a long time, we feel particularly cordial.
Originally, I thought he was just passing through Tongzhou to catch up with old friends, so I chose a good place to have a drink with him and talk about our lives over the years.
But unexpectedly, during dinner in the evening, he told me that he was here to invite me to help him explore a... big tomb.
Although my friend's underground work skills are not as good as ours, he is still considered a top-notch expert in the industry. The fact that he came all the way to come to me for help shows that this tomb is indeed not simple and cannot be handled by ordinary people. . But this also shows that the things in this tomb are rare in the world.
If I were young, I would definitely not miss this kind of tomb that is both challenging and contains good things. I would go and see it no matter what. But at that time, my wife might be giving birth to our first child in a few days, which is when she needed me to accompany her. In addition, I was not young at that time, and I lost the momentum I had when I was young. , and politely rejected him.
But he did not give up because of my refusal. Instead, he took out a few things for me to see. They should be the objects they brought out from the periphery of the tomb. Although they were only peripheral items, each of them could be found on the market. It can be regarded as an extremely rare and sought-after item. If it were to enter the inner room, the contents inside would probably alarm the entire industry. Just one item might make a family prosperous for hundreds of years.
For those of us who work underground, almost no one can resist such a temptation. Everyone is curious about what kind of luxurious configuration the inner room is.
It's just that the Hu family has the blessing of this jade statue, plus the wealth accumulated in the past thousand years. Although I would be tempted by such a temptation, I did not immediately explore its ideas. It is easy to get into this circle, but difficult to get out of it. Once you get out, you must resist entering again no matter what, otherwise you will fail in your efforts. "
Having said this, Hu Shouyu lowered his head and sighed heavily.
"But you still went in." Su Jianxia asked, "But it wasn't because of those treasures?"
Hu Shouyu nodded, "Yes, I still went in because of a photo."
"photo?"
"It was a photo taken when they entered the tomb last time, but the photo was not of a treasure, but a statue of a woman."
"Is it this jade statue?" Su Jianxia quickly reacted.
"Well, I didn't expect that in an ancient tomb thousands of miles away, I could see a statue of a girl that was exactly the same as the one carved on this jade statue.
Although it was just a not very clear photo, when I saw the photo, I seemed to be attracted by a strange force, wanting to take my body to that ancient tomb and take a look at this The statue in the photo.
Maybe when I get there, I can figure out why the elder in the family suddenly disappeared, what agreement he made with this jade statue, and the true secret of the Hu family's longevity from generation to generation.
So I agreed to him.
Before I left, I arranged everything at home, told my wife that I would come back before she gave birth, and told my team members that this was our last business.
I was too confident, thinking that with my ability, there was nothing in this world that I couldn't take down. "
Having said this, Hu Shouyu closed his eyes in pain, "If I could choose again, I would never invite that friend to dinner, let alone go to that tomb out of curiosity."
"That's where all nightmares begin."
"The ancient tomb is located at the junction of Nanzhao and Tibet, which is still some distance from Tongzhou. Because we brought a lot of tools that couldn't pass the security check, we had to drive there.
The location of the ancient tomb is very remote, and the entrance is in a very inconspicuous mountain. Without repeated searches of the mountains and extremely professional Feng Shui skills, it would be difficult to find the best entry location.
My friend's team had already entered once before, so this time we followed the previous path and didn't take much effort.
After bypassing the periphery of the ancient tomb, we successfully arrived at the door of the inner chamber. It was indeed difficult to open the inner chamber. There were sixteen locks in total. If we opened the wrong lock, the mercury hidden around us would flow out instantly and bury us there. If I hadn't seen too many ancient tombs and opened too many locks, I might not be able to do anything about that door.
I won’t go into details about the process, and I don’t think you two will be interested.
After opening the door to the inner chamber of the ancient tomb and entering, the first thing I saw was the statue in the middle of the inner chamber. I don’t know if it was my imagination, but I felt that the statue had been staring at me since I entered. Looking at it, it seems like...a fateful reunion.
At the time, I thought it was because I hadn’t been to the tomb for too long and I wasn’t used to the air in the tomb. Maybe I was influenced by the surrounding atmosphere and had my assumptions. I looked at the other people around me. No one was interested in the statue, and they were looking around for valuable things in the tomb.
So I followed and took a look. Just as I had expected, if any of the funerary objects from the inner chamber of the ancient tomb were taken out, their rarity would cause a stir in the entire industry.
To be honest, compared to the surprise of finding these objects, I am more curious about the location of this ancient tomb and the identity of its owner.
The dynasty of the owner of this ancient tomb should be the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties in history. At that time, Nanzhao still belonged to a foreign country, and only domestic prisoners who had committed extremely serious crimes would be sent here.
According to what my friend said, the owner of this ancient tomb was the favorite wife of a very wealthy man at that time. The two had a very happy relationship, but his wife contracted an incurable disease in middle age. In order to prevent his wife from leaving him, the rich man hired a Feng Shui magician to choose a Feng Shui treasure land, bury his wife there, and had the ancient tomb be built into an ascension platform. He wanted to use the secret skills of Feng Shui to resurrect his wife, and Reunite yourself.
But I carefully recalled the surrounding terrain, the orientation of the ancient tomb, and the layout of the inner chamber. Judging from my years of experience, this does not look like a Feng Shui treasure place that can bring people back to life, but more like... ...It seems to be sealing something, preventing it from leaving here.
Moreover, judging from the ornaments in the tomb and the direction of the mountain outside the cemetery, it seems that this place was deliberately arranged into a 'Kilin Cave'. "
"I remember reading a tomb robbery novel before. Isn't the Qilin Cave an auspicious place? It will help the family prosper from generation to generation." Su Jianxia suddenly interjected.
Hu Shouyu nodded, "Yes, the Qilin Cave is indeed an auspicious place from the perspective of Feng Shui. However, if a woman is buried alone in the Qilin Cave, her own Yin Qi will only be swallowed up by the Qilin's Yang Qi, and she will never be reincarnated and can only be trapped. In the tomb, there is no relief.
I originally thought that my judgment might be wrong, so I wanted to discuss it with other people and analyze whether this tomb was a good or bad thing.
But when I calmed down, an accident happened.
I found that I was the only one left in the entire tomb, and everyone else had disappeared.
And the statue of the woman came to life! "
