pappabearbooks Chapter 2478: Hidden knife in the smile
Chapter 2478: Hidden knife in the smile
The old man sat in the yard of his house. After finishing speaking, he looked at everyone with a smile, as if he was admiring the disappointment on their faces.
Liu Jingfeng touched his chin and thought. The current situation seems to be that for some reason, the people in the village have become isolated from the outside world.
But now he is a little unsure whether it is seclusion or hallucination.
They had encountered similar situations in many of the ancient tombs they had visited, but basically they had hallucinated that they had arrived at a paradise-like village. This situation did not seem to be uncommon in legendary ancient tombs.
Therefore, he took a special look at Lin Ran.
Lin Ran's keen observation is the proof of their survival.
"Old man, you don't seem surprised to see us." Lin Ran asked lightly.
The old man's tone when he spoke to them just now was too calm, as if he was used to having outsiders come in.
If it is really a secluded mountain village, you will be more or less worried when you see outsiders intruding. After all, any outsider may destroy the balance of their circle.
The reaction of the villagers he met earlier was normal, but the old man in front of him was so calm and composed that Lin Ran felt that something was wrong.
"That's natural. Over the past few decades, tomb robbers have come here from time to time and dug up this place beyond recognition." The old man smiled slightly and said, "Looking at your outfits, you look very similar to several local masters I know."
When this statement came out, everyone was shocked.
Now it seems that this old man is quite knowledgeable.
"Are you here to dig graves too?"
Lin Ran couldn't help but admire the old man's determination, and even more doubted the strength of the previous tomb robbers.
It can be heard from the old man's tone that the ancient tomb has not been stolen yet.
Moreover, as a member of the village, he looked down upon tomb robbers and seemed not to be afraid that they would rob the tomb and cause any trouble.
This also means that all the previous tomb robbers should have been wiped out, so their mountain village can be so peaceful.
"Ancient tomb? Where is it?" Lin Ran asked.
"Did you do any homework before coming here?" the old man said with a smile, and then pointed to the mountain not far away.
The shape of the mountain is very strange. Normal mountains have a triangular structure, with the lower part larger and the upper part smaller.
And this mountain is like the L-shaped building blocks in Tetris. There is even a part of space in the middle, as if it has been dug out.
"If you go to rob the tomb, don't dig around inside. After all, it's not good if it collapses."
The old man pointed out the clear way for them.
"collapse?"
"These are all grown-up events, so I won't repeat them again." The old man smiled, "If you want to go, I suggest you leave a suicide note in advance."
This sentence made everyone in the team feel a little dissatisfied, as if they were certain that they would die in that mountain.
"Has anyone come back over the years?" Lin Ran asked directly.
"No." The old man said, "You can go by yourself. Don't disturb the people in the village. We will not interfere with any of your actions. If you can come out alive, then take away all the treasures inside. But I have a Condition. I just hope you won’t mention anything about this place again when you get to the outside world.”
The old man started nagging again.
"Okay, I've told you everything you want to know. If nothing happens, can you please leave my yard first?"
After the eviction order was issued, some villagers with hoes gathered at the entrance of the yard.
Although these villagers were thin, they all held hoes in their hands and looked at them with unkind expressions.
"Thank you, old sir." Lin Ran bowed slightly and replied.
In desperation, they had no choice but to leave the village and, under the "escort" of the villagers, walked towards the mountainside behind the village.
The villagers obviously don't want them to stay here.
After arriving at the village entrance, the villagers still lined up in a row, blocking their way back to the village.
Wang Jinpeng said slightly dissatisfied: "What's the situation? We are not bandits and robbers, do you need to be so defensive about us?"
"Don't blame them." Liu Jingfeng sighed.
He used to be a member of the tomb robbing team and had contact with other tomb robbing gangs. He knew exactly what kind of people they were.
It can be said that like them, they found a paradise-like village. Only a handful of tomb robbers asked for directions and inquired about the situation, and most of them wanted to see Cai.
Since it is a secluded village, it means that it is far away from the legal society, and any behavior here is not restricted by the law.
Lin Ran vaguely felt that there was something wrong with the old man just now, as if he was deliberately guiding them to the ancient tomb.
Others feel the same way.
They stood at the entrance of the village and walked slowly towards the mountain.
Liu Jingfeng asked: "Brother Lin, do you think this is reality?"
"It should be." Lin Ran said, "The old man just now said that a tomb robber had been here. He probably wasn't lying."
"This ancient tomb is inherently weird, connecting different spaces."
"This village may also be part of the ancient tomb, and the entrance to the next space should be the ancient tomb he mentioned."
Looking at the mountains in front of them, they all felt a little scared.
The mountains I have seen before can be roughly divided into two types, one is green water and green mountains, and the other is mines.
Like the mountain in front of you, the surface is red, and it is all made of red soil. It is as if the soil has been dug from here by an engineering team.
Moreover, the shape of the mountain is also very special. It does not look like it was formed naturally, but more like it was dug out by modern tools such as excavators.
"Could he be lying?" Liu Jingfeng asked again. He was not a young boy who just came out of society. He believed whatever others said. An old man appeared out of nowhere and told them that the ancient tomb was on the mountain in front of them.
No village would want the ancient tombs around it to be excavated unless it was profitable.
Therefore, the tomb robbers had to do everything possible to hide their identities when inquiring about information. As a result, the old man was just the opposite. He clearly knew what they were doing and generously gave them directions.
The villages located next to the ancient tombs often have only two attitudes towards the ancient tombs.
The first is to rely on the mountains and eat the mountains. The villagers will dig up the treasures in the ancient tombs themselves, and then go to the antique market to trade and obtain profits.
The other way is to play with a more flexible mind.
They hope that archaeological teams or tomb robbers can visit the village all year round, such as building houses, staying in hotels, eating, etc., which can boost the local economy.
In these two cases, the villagers will be more enthusiastic towards outsiders.
The old man just now did not fit these two situations at all.
The villagers were very repulsive towards them, but the old man seemed very kind, and it was obvious that he had a certain purpose.
Lin Ran was more worried that the old man had given them a wrong path. Maybe there were more than two entrances to the ancient tomb, so he did not plan to enter the ancient tomb directly.