Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

Chapter 142 Unlucky Thing, 7-Star Nail

Cui Hao's word "but" made my heart skip a beat.

"but what?"

Cui Hao swallowed hard.

After putting down the clothes, he said carefully: "But, it's different from before."

"What's the difference? Please tell me clearly!" I said anxiously.

"There are just a few more white dots, and they look like eggs."

"..."

I fell silent.

If nothing goes wrong, those little white dots should be the eggs of the hawk moth.

Seeing that I didn't say anything, Cui Hao simply lifted up his clothes.

"Brother, look at mine. Maybe I've got some white spots on mine too."

I looked up.

The curse on Cui Hao's back was still the same as before, with no more white dots.

Forget it, if it is a blessing, it is not a disaster, but if it is a disaster, you can’t avoid it.

As long as you don't die for the time being, it's fine.

I raised my hand and swept across my clothes twice to sweep away the remains of the exploded ghost moth.

At this time, Daquan came over carrying Lao Li on his back.

Old Li gasped in pain and groaned, "What a loss!"

"That broken golden bottle is gilded, not pure gold at all!"

"Brother Chen, you've really screwed me over!"

"You have to pay for the medical expenses, right?"

have to.

Even after a near-death experience, Old Li still hasn't changed his greedy nature.

"My brother didn't try to trick you. On the contrary, he repeatedly advised you not to come with him. It's you who was bewildered." Cui Hao retorted.

"Now is not the time for internal strife. Hurry up and pack up your things and clean up the traces. I'll pay for your medical expenses."

I made the final decision.

Let Daquan send Lao Li back to treat his wound first.

I took the others to clean up the mess.

Return to the entrance of the tunnel.

We grabbed the four corners of the tarpaulin and backfilled the soil piled on top of it.

After dealing with the stolen hole, we put away the other tarpaulins, wooden poles, etc. and hurried back.

Maybe the shouting we just made startled someone.

When I was going back, I saw a few people walking towards this side with flashlights.

We hid in the grass by the field and waited until they were far away before we crouched down and sneaked back.

After returning to the courtyard, I changed my clothes before going to check on Lao Li.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw Lao Li wrapped in bandages like a dumpling.

Bandages were wrapped all over his body as if they were free.

"Hahaha." I couldn't help laughing.

Old Li glared at Daquan and said dissatisfiedly, "Look at me, I'm being laughed at!"

"You can't do it if you tell me earlier!"

Daquan said with a bitter face: "Master, you are covered in wounds, this is the only way to do it."

Old Li was so angry that he wanted to remove the bandage himself, so I quickly held him down.

"Brother Li, you have wounds all over your body. You really need to bandage them like this."

"Let's not worry about whether it looks good or not, let's heal the wound first."

"I'll pay for all the medical expenses. It's whatever amount you say."

When it comes to money, Lao Li immediately doesn't want to be wrapped like a dumpling anymore.

He sucked his teeth and thought for a while, then raised five fingers.

"Look at all the bandages we used, and there are several bottles of Yunnan Baiyao powder. Fifty yuan is enough!"

Given the income level at that time, fifty yuan was not a small amount of money.

But it doesn't matter to me anymore.

Even for Lao Li, it’s not a big deal.

Just the things in Guard Jiang’s tomb alone could easily be sold for tens of thousands of dollars.

It's just that Lao Li is simply stingy and wants to make more money.

"Okay, fifty is fifty. That golden bottle..."

"Huh!" Old Li curled his lips hard.

"Don't mention that broken bottle to me. If it weren't for that broken bottle, I wouldn't be in such a mess!"

"If you want it, I'll give you another fifty and you can take it!"

Fifty is neither high nor low.

The key is that the golden bottle is gilded, with a layer of gold on the surface and the inner part is all copper.

Therefore, it cannot be sold at a high price.

If you meet a generous boss, you might be able to get 50 yuan.

If you are a stingy person, it would be difficult to sell it for thirty.

I didn't bargain, just nodded in agreement and asked Cui Hao to get the money.

Give the hundred yuan to Lao Li.

Ershuan handed me the golden bottle.

The golden bottle feels a bit heavy in the hand, but not as heavy as pure gold.

Old Li also determined that it was made of copper and gilded by the feel of weight.

In the past, pure gold was mostly used for ornaments, and practical objects were rarely made of pure gold. Most of them were made by gold plating and other techniques.

I took the golden bottle and looked it up and down.

Old Li curled his lips and said, "This unlucky thing, aren't you afraid of having nightmares if you hold it in your hands?"

"I'd rather throw it in the fire to avoid any unclean things."

In the past, when people encountered something unclean, they usually chose to burn it.

First, evil spirits are afraid of fire.

Secondly, if things are burned, there will be no place for evil spirits to hide.

But I didn't think about burning it.

How come there is a poisonous insect in the bottle that is said to contain hundreds of ghosts?

There seems to be something strange about Master Yu's practice of ghost cultivation.

And the eggs of the ghost moth entered my body.

No matter what, this golden bottle must be taken to Taoist Master Zhang for inspection.

"Brother Li, take good care of yourself. Once you're well, we'll go back to Xi'an Daobei. I'm looking forward to copying the Secret Burial Manual of the Han Dynasty's Original Mausoleum."

"Eh~!"

"Based on what you said, the money I asked for was too little. I should have asked for three to five hundred."

I smiled and stood up, slapping my forehead as I reached the door.

"Oh, and I want a good coffin."

"Please, two of your apprentices, hurry up and do the work."

Old Li rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "You want a coffin to rebury Jiang girl's father, right?"

"I can't believe you care so much about the little girl."

"But friendship is friendship, and business is business. A good coffin isn't cheap, and rushing the work will incur an additional charge..."

I was tired of listening to his nagging, so I waved my hand and said, "You decide the money, as long as it's not outrageous, I'll accept it."

"Hurry up and make the coffin."

After saying that, I pushed the door and left.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw Jiang Nanle turning around with his back bent like a thief.

It was obvious that this girl was eavesdropping outside the door just now.

"A thief?" I asked.

"No, I was passing by... going to the toilet!" Jiang Nan ran to the backyard.

Cui Hao and I both laughed.

Back in the room, I picked up the flashlight and shone it into the golden bottle.

A dazzling light was reflected in the bottle.

Obviously, there is also gold gilding inside.

However, the gold inside the bottle was severely worn, and the copper base was exposed in many places.

Usually, the outer layer of gilded and gold-plated objects is severely worn, while the inner layer is well preserved. However, the golden bottle is upside down.

Thinking of the ghost moth, I guess there were a lot of poisonous insects in the bottle.

The poisonous insects continued to fight each other, causing damage to the gold inside the golden bottle.

"Brother, there shouldn't be anything else inside, right?" Cui Hao asked nervously.

I put down the golden bottle with a smile.

"There's nothing in there, but we have to hurry."

"Whether the white egg and the curse will merge, or whether it will cause any changes, is hard to say."

"After going to Daobei with Lao Li, we'll each take care of our family affairs and then go to Shangluo."

I planned what to do next.

I figured Lao Li would be able to recover in three to five days.

I'll find a place to move Jiang Nanle's father's grave these days.

I reached into my pocket and took out the seven-star nail.

The Seven-Star Nail gave off bursts of cold air, like the feeling of grabbing a handful of ice.

"Is this the Seven Star Nail?"

Cui Hao picked one up curiously, but trembled all over and cried out in surprise: "Ah!"