mijobooks Chapter 499: The Valley Of Lampposts, Guardian Of Beiling
Chapter 499: The Valley Of Lampposts, Guardian Of Beiling
Li Ang couldn't help frowning: "Why is this place so similar to the underground palace we saw in Yangguo?"
"Shh-"
"Keep your voice down, don't be heard."
The girl hurriedly scolded: "Otherwise we will be in trouble, this place is forbidden."
"Let's go quickly, so we don't get into trouble."
She reminded, and then led Li Ang to run to the other end away from the entrance of the corridor.
Li Ang followed behind the girl, constantly observing the surrounding environment.
He also took out a pen and paper, wrote down the surrounding pattern, and then continued to rush forward.
However, his speed was half a beat slower than before, as if he was worried about being discovered.
Li Ang murmured in his heart, is this tomb not allowing outsiders to enter?
"Woo--"
While Li Ang was talking, suddenly a jeep with flashing lights drove by.
There were two men and two women sitting in the car, each wearing sunglasses, masks, and hats.
They were also carrying hot weapons, and they fired at the slightest disagreement, looking extremely fierce.
The girl was startled when she saw this, and hid behind Li Ang, urging Li Ang to escape quickly.
Li Ang also took the girl's hand behind his back, ready to run away.
"boom--"
But before Li Ang could take a few steps, the jeep knocked over a rock.
The stone smashed the soles of the girl's shoes.
She fell to the ground with a cry of pain.
At the same time, the door of the jeep was pulled open, and the three men and women rushed towards the girl.
While grinning grinningly, they stretched out their hands to grab the girl's arm.
The girl struggled to no avail, and could only let them drag her back to the ruins.
She yelled and begged for mercy: "Don't, don't..."
"Woo--"
At this moment, the tomb that had been silent for a long time suddenly lit up.
The lights were so bright that it hurt people's eyes.
Afterwards, more than a dozen lampposts lit up one after another, illuminating the entire valley.
Li Ang squinted his eyes and scanned, and quickly recognized that the pattern on the lamp post was similar to that of an underground palace. A White Lotus flower was in the shape of an arc, blooming with indifference and coldness.
Li Ang's heart was slightly shocked. He had read a lot of Buddhist materials, so he naturally knew that the white lotus is the symbol of Buddhism.
"Papa papa—"
Before Li Ang could take a closer look, there was a burst of applause in the depths of the tomb passage.
The applause was quick and rhythmic.
In the dead silence, Li Ang heard the reputation and saw a row of figures standing at the end.
There are eight people in total.
The leader was wearing gray cloth shoes and a goatee. He looked about seventy years old, with a thin body and naked.
The remaining seven were dressed in Tang suits or military uniforms, with straight backs.
"Hello, welcome to my cemetery!"
The old man looked at a man and a woman in front of him and smiled slightly:
"But don't panic, I'm not interested in you."
"I just wanted to ask you a favor tonight."
"I want to ask, who killed the Nether Wolf?"
"Don't worry, I will pay and will not treat you badly."
The old man's tone was warm and kind, with a touch of bewilderment: "I am willing to be friends with you!"
"Who are you?"
The girl stared at him and shouted, "Why did you bury your bones here?"
Li Ang also looked dazed, unable to figure out the identity of the old man at all.
"Hahaha, it really is the first time you have entered here."
The old man laughed loudly: "But I won't introduce it."
"I am the owner of this tomb, and my name is Yuan Jie."
"As for who the owner of the tomb is, I will keep it a secret for now, but you will find out sooner or later."
"Because I'm a man of integrity."
He stared at Li Ang and the girl with piercing eyes, and even glanced at Li Ang's chest.
Li Ang was taken aback: "Yuan Jie? Guardian of Beiling?"
"Hey, young man, do you also know how to guard Beiling?"
The old man smiled brightly: "It's not easy, what family are you from?"
"I just happened to know a person named Yuan, so I guessed a little when I heard that he was the Guardian of Beiling."
Li Ang smiled lightly: "I am not a nephew of a big family, let alone a guardian, or a vagrant."
"You are not a guardian, so you must know a lot."
Yuan Jie looked playful: "Can you tell me what kind of tomb this is?"
"How do I know, what kind of tomb is this?"
Li Ang rolled his eyes: "I'm not Feng Shuishi."
"Young man, don't be stubborn, you must know the secret here, otherwise why would you come here?"
Yuan Jie's eyes shone with wisdom: "Moreover, there is not only a mausoleum here, but also many funerary objects. I think you must know its origin."
"I really don't know anything about this place. I entered here by mistake, and I was injured and fell into a coma. When I woke up, I was here."
Li Ang shrugged his shoulders, trying to appear innocent: "I knew, I wouldn't appear here out of nowhere."
"No matter what you say, you must tell the secret here."
Yuan Jie still insisted on her own judgment: "This is not only a test for me, but also a painstaking arrangement by me."
Li Ang sighed: "senior, who are you?"
"It doesn't matter who I am anymore."
"I'll ask you now, are you willing to help me, the master here?"
Yuan Jie smiled: "You helped me, I will send you out right away."
"I helped you, can I go out?"
Li Ang was surprised at Yuan Jie's tyranny, and then asked, "Can you let me go?"
"Are you here alone?"
He added: "Aren't you afraid that I'm a bad person?"
"There are no bad people in this world, only good people and bad people. Since I dare to keep you, I am naturally not afraid of you harming me."
Yuan Jie replied generously: "But you better not be a bad person, otherwise you won't be able to survive."
"I won't hurt you, but I hope I can walk out safe and sound."
Li Ang smiled: "Otherwise you have so many treasures, wouldn't it be a waste of money for me to fetch water from a bamboo basket?"
"Don't worry, as long as you tell the answer, I will definitely keep my promise and send you out."
"And this secret is what I want to know, I want to find out."
Yuan Jie was polite: "I don't want to die here in a daze, I need foreign aid like you."
"All right!"
Li Ang nodded after thinking for a while: "I can give you some information, but I won't tell you much."
He decided to take a gamble, what if the tomb belonged to Yuan Jie?
Such a huge underground palace is enough to attract him to spy.
"no problem!"
Yuan Jie cheered up: "Say it."
Li Ang said softly: "Chuan Guo Yuxi!"
Yuan Jie's eyes were sharp: "Chuan Guo Yuxi?"
"That's right!"
Li Ang took out the hidden Chuan Guo Yuxi from his pocket, and waved it around in front of Yuan Jie:
"It does exist. It is not only the only real dragon in China, but also a symbol of authority and status."
"I guess, it was either excavated from Song Zu's grave, or it was something left here by a certain prince and nobleman."
He said softly: "At first I thought this thing was just an ornament."