69novels Chapter 211 Clues
Chapter 211 Clues
This was supposed to be the main hall of the old house, and there was actually a box buried under the firmly pressed ground directly below the beams.
Gu Liangxing was surprised, and bent down to pick it up.
"Don't move!" Gu Mingdong shouted.
Gu Liangxing paused, raised his head and asked, "Dad, what's wrong?"
"Let me see first." Gu Mingdong frowned. After the box was dug out, he always had a bad premonition in his heart.
"Oh." Gu Liangxing moved away, his eyes still staring at the box.
Gu Mingdong stretched out his hand and brushed the broken soil above the box, only then could he clearly see that the box buried in the soil showed a strange blood-red color, which looked like wood, but was covered with rust-like corrosion marks.
"Go get a hoe." Gu Mingdong signaled.
Gu Liangchen hurried home and took a hoe and handed it to him.
Gu Mingdong picked up his hoe and dug down along the direction of the box. He thought that Gu Liangchen would pick it up with a rake. The box should be buried very shallow, but when he dug down, he found that the box was a long cylinder.
"Why does it look like a stone pillar?" Gu Liangxing tilted his head and looked down.
Gu Liangchen guessed: "Could it be that Grandpa Zeng buried it under the house when he built the house? I heard that in the past when big families built houses, it was popular to bury some treasures under the head."
"Can I still have a baby?" Gu Liangxing suddenly became more enthusiastic.
It happened that Gu Mingxi heard about the incident and came over. Hearing what they said, he explained: "It is called falling gold bricks. In ancient times, it was a good omen for auspiciousness and wealth. .”
She squatted down and looked at it, then frowned: "This is definitely not a falling gold brick."
Gu Mingxi looked up at Gu Mingdong, and the brother and sister exchanged a look.
Compared with the auspicious symbol of falling gold bricks, this black and red pillar looks unpleasant, and it doesn't seem like a good thing.
What's more, it would be good for their grandfather's generation to be able to build a house. How can they do this? It will be even worse when their father's generation is born. At that time, feudalism has been abolished, so how could they do this.
Soon, the buried pillar was completely dug out, which was 1.5 meters long.
Gu Mingdong tapped lightly with a hoe, and the pillar echoed dully: "It's empty here."
Gu Mingxi squatted down and stretched out his hand to wipe it: "It doesn't look like a stone, but it doesn't look like wood or iron either."
"Brother, this looks like an old object." The reason for saying it is because the outside is too rusted, and at first glance I thought it was red.
Gu Liangxing suggested: "Dad, third aunt, let's open it and take a look to find out."
"No!" The two replied in unison.
Gu Mingxi explained: "There is not even a hole on it, if you force it open it will break, it would be a pity if it is really an old thing that breaks directly."
Gu Mingdong thought differently from her: "The origin of this thing is unknown, what if it contains dangerous items?"
"Dangerous objects?" Gu Liangxing laughed and said, "It's impossible to contain poisonous gas, right?"
Gu Mingdong didn't answer, but ever since this thing was dug up, the supernatural power has been jumping uneasily. This reaction is very similar to when he got the bronze tripod before.
"Brother, can't you?" Gu Mingxi was also taken aback.
"Pile it up first, and ask Mr. Zheng to take a look at it later." Gu Mingdong suggested.
Naturally, several people would not object. Gu Liangxing dug up the "treasure" and became more interested in digging the ground. Now he didn't need an iron rake, so he just dug around with a hoe.
Gu Liangchen reminded helplessly: "Don't dig indiscriminately, there will be holes everywhere."
"It's going to be demolished and rebuilt anyway." Gu Liangxing refused to listen.
But this time, he was sweating profusely digging, and he didn't find anything else of value.
When the pieces of wood were almost sorted out, and a few people returned home, Gu Liangxing couldn't help but yelled, "Xiaoyun, you don't know that when I went down with a hoe just now, I just dug out a treasure."
"That thing was buried under our old house, and no one found it after so many years. The third aunt said it might be an old thing."
"If it's really an old thing, do we have to hand it in? Does that mean we were landlords before?"
After Zheng Tong listened, his eyes fell on Gu Mingdong: "There is something under the old house."
Gu Mingdong nodded: "I still have to invite you to take a look."
Zheng Tong smiled and said, "Let's go now."
Gu Liangxing was so excited when he said that, he wanted to follow after hearing this.
Who knew that Gu Mingdong stopped them: "You stay at home, those who should cook cook, those who should sweep the floor sweep the floor, and if you have nothing to do, go up the mountain to chop firewood."
"Why, Dad, I want to see it too." Gu Liangxing said coquettishly.
"Be obedient." Gu Mingdong refused.
As soon as Zheng Tong heard it, he knew that the thing might be weird, and said with a smile: "It can't run away, so I can look at it later."
The two left one after the other, Gu Liangxing touched his chin and muttered, "Why don't you let us go, it must be weird."
After finishing speaking, he asked Gu Yun: "Little Yuner, let's sneak up and take a look."
Gu Yun quickly waved her hand: [You must listen to Dad and don't make trouble. 】
Gu Liangxing looked at his younger brother again: "Ah Chen, you must also want to know."
Gu Liangchen really wanted to know, but he still shook his head: "Dad must be doing it for our own good. Since he promised not to go, we can't go."
Gu Mingxi taught him a lesson by his ear: "If your third aunt and I don't exist, light a fire for me quickly."
With no one to support him, Gu Liangxing had no choice but to enter the kitchen in despair, feeling as if he was being scratched by a cat out of curiosity.
On the other end, Zheng Tong asked, "Can't even you see it?"
"I'm not sure." Gu Mingdong hesitated, "I always think it looks like a bronze tripod."
These words made Zheng Tong's face serious.
When he got to the place, without saying a word, Zheng Tong squatted down and looked at the stone pillar. Just seeing the stone pillar's wink, his face sank, and the more he looked at it, the more he frowned.
"How is it?" Gu Mingdong asked.
Zheng Tong let out a long sigh, and looked back at Gu Mingdong: "I don't know if I should praise your fate."
Gu Mingdong couldn't help raising his eyebrows.
"Your fate is indeed great, but if you don't come, I'm afraid the old Gu family will not be able to survive alone. Even if they barely survive, it's not good to live like this."
Gu Mingdong's heart skipped a beat: "Is this thing evil?"
"It's more than evil." Zheng Tong sneered, "It's extremely vicious."
"Who did your old Gu family offend? First, there was the use of the forbidden technique, and then there was the insidious witchcraft."
"If the old man is not mistaken, what is banned in this thing should be the brains and blood of thousands of people who died tragically. Their hearts and blood are full of hatred, but they are detained in a square inch. If things go on like this, there will be nowhere to relieve the grievances. If it is overflowing, even if the people who live on it are people who have accumulated good deeds, disasters will prevail."
After Gu Mingdong heard it, his heart skipped a beat.
The miserable life of the original owner once again surfaced in front of him, along with Gu Mingnan, Gu Mingxi, Gu Mingbei, and even the twins.
"Will it still have an impact now?" Gu Mingdong asked again.
Zheng Tong said with a smile: "Everything has been dug out by you, so this formation will naturally be broken."
"The old man knows that you have a way to resolve your grievances. After you resolve your anger, throw this thing under the sun to expose it to the sun. After all the blood red on it fades, this thing will be just like an ordinary stone."
Gu Mingdong nodded, like a bronze tripod, after the black air inside disappeared, it became an ordinary ancient object.
"Can you find out who buried it?"
"It's difficult." Zheng Tong shook his head and said, "This thing looks like it has been around for a long time. It is estimated that it was buried deep in the ground before the house was built in this place."
"The old man can't figure it out. Your old Gu family has not been a big shot for generations. Who is trying to torment you in different ways?"
Gu Mingdong narrowed his eyes: "The left and right are just those few."
Seeing that he knew what was in his mind, Zheng Tong said with a smile: "Little Adong, you have to thank the old man well. If I hadn't given you a relic, I'm afraid this thing would have killed you."
Gu Mingdong smiled without saying a word.
"Hey, don't believe me. Think about your identity. If it wasn't for the relics, you might be the first to be affected."
The supernatural power waved the blade unconvinced, as if I am here, and no one can touch my master.
Zheng Tong couldn't see the existence of supernatural powers, but he could also sense that there was always a special magnetic field in Gu Mingdong's body.
He added: "In this way, we are the lucky stars of the old Gu's family."
Gu Mingdong couldn't help laughing either.
With an idea in his heart, Gu Mingdong didn't wait, and carried the stone pillars to the deep mountains and old forests that night.
Originally, he only planned to deal with it in the outer mountains, but he thought it would be difficult to explain if there was a big movement and attracted the attention of the villagers, so he simply entered the Sapphire Lake area.
After all, there are no birds in this place, let alone people.
This time he didn't hesitate any longer, picked up a machete, and with a swipe of force, the blood-red stone pillar made a crisp clicking sound.
The shattered gap spread rapidly, and soon, the pillar was completely shattered.
Blood-red mist rose into the air, roaring and roaring, accompanied by strands of black, Gu Mingdong sneered, and the supernatural power had already pounced on it.
Compared with the strands of black mist in it, the blood-red resentment is easier to deal with. The ability swallowed it up, and then he concentrated on dealing with the black mist.
Judging from the battle situation, the ability has firmly gained the upper hand, and Gu Mingdong just waits for it to completely wipe out the black mist.
Unexpectedly, just as he was relaxing, a sudden change occurred.
Dark clouds covered the bright moon, and thick water vapor suddenly filled the mountains and forests, and traces of black mist came out from the ground and joined the battle.
Gu Mingdong's expression changed drastically: "Come back!"
He didn't expect such a drastic change, he secretly regretted his carelessness, this time he might suffer a loss
The ability was very unwilling, and quickly circled around him, but the black mist tore its fangs, chasing after him like a beast.
Gu Mingdong was holding a machete, and his ability quickly attached to the blade. With the joint efforts of the two, the black mist was torn apart again.
Caught off guard, while sharpening his sword, he was full of murderous intent, his sword was on the verge of breaking out, but there was nothing he could do.
Suddenly, the dark clouds parted and the moonlight fell again.
The white moonlight, however, seemed to have turned into substance, and after falling into the sapphire mist, it quickly formed dots of fluorescence.
Gu Mingdong paused, looking at the scene before him in surprise.
The sapphire lake that had disappeared appeared again, and this time it brought him not oppression and danger, but help.
It is actually purifying this black mist!
The supernatural cheered, like a child seeing its mother, rushed out quickly, wandered in the sapphire lake, and swallowed the fluorescent light in one gulp.
Gu Mingdong stretched out his fingers subconsciously, touching the invisible lake. Unlike the last time, the fluorescent light lingering on his fingertips looked cold but warm this time.
I don't know how long it took, the supernatural ability was like a child who had had enough fun, went around in circles and returned to him, kissed his cheek affectionately, and seemed to burp contentedly.
Gu Mingdong raised his head, only to realize that the black mist had disappeared without a trace before he knew it.
A huge surprise came to mind, Gu Mingdong wanted to catch a little more fluorescence, but the sapphire blue lake had slowly dissipated.
Soon, except that it was a little wetter than the surrounding forest, this sapphire lake seemed to have never appeared before.
Gu Mingdong's eyes flickered, he looked up at the bright moonlight, and fell into deep thought for a moment.
After a long time, Gu Mingdong walked towards the deep mountain pit. After discovering Wu Laosan's abnormality, he moved the person to this place, lest Wu Laosan suddenly attack humans one day and cause irreversible consequences.
In the mountain pit, Wu Laosan sat unconsciously.
Gu Mingdong raised his hand and threw a rabbit in. Wu Laosan, who was originally a puppet, pounced on it fiercely, biting the hare, blood was flowing, and the sound of hissing and whimpering made people feel ominous.
This made Gu Mingdong frown.
He had carefully observed before that Wu Laosan was indeed still alive, he had temperature and breath, completely different from the zombies he had seen before, but they were also bloodthirsty.
The difference is that as long as the living things don't get close, Wu Laosan will not have a strong desire to devour it, just like a ghost.
Gu Mingdong has no way to deal with this person for the time being, so he can only take him to the deep mountains, but unexpectedly finds that after entering the sapphire area, Wu Laosan has become much quieter and will never leave.
He has done experiments, even if he is not in the pit, Wu Laosan is still foolish, never leaving here, this is completely different from his reaction outside.
When he was outside, Wu Laosan ran all over the mountain, and even he couldn't be found.
His guess was correct, this piece of sapphire, those sacrificial vessels that hide the terrifying black energy, are closely related to the future apocalypse.
In the area around Shanghe Village, the dark clouds were dispersed, and the moonlight became brighter and brighter.
But in the distant port city, the originally good and clear sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds, completely covering the full moon.
In a mansion built halfway up the mountain, it is still brightly lit at this moment, and there are singing and dancing inside, and there are intertwined cups of wine.
If Gu Mingdong was here, he would definitely be able to recognize at a glance that the glamorous woman in a wine-red off-the-shoulder long dress dress is the emaciated Du Pingping who was tortured by Wang Mazi's domestic violence and dared not say a word.
Du Pingping has changed a lot. At this moment, she has delicate makeup on her face, and she looks much younger. Only the crow's feet around her eyes and rough palms can reveal her years of suffering.
Holding a glass of red wine, Du Pingping seemed to feel that the room was a bit stuffy, so she went to the balcony to get some air.
But as soon as she came out, the elder brother quickly followed her: "What's wrong?"
Du Pingping shook the wine glass: "Brother, why did Dad waste so much energy to take over that kid surnamed Qian?"
Du Zhen frowned, and said in a low voice: "This is Dad's decision. You can be curious, but you can't object."
"I just find it strange." Du Pingping sneered, "And when did I ever have the right to object?"
If the old man hadn't found out that he couldn't give birth, he might have forgotten about the two children who stayed in the mainland, so he wouldn't bother to take them over.
When she thought that the old man was here to eat and drink hot food, but their brothers and sisters suffered so much, Du Pingping felt deeply unwilling.
Du Zhen naturally knew what his sister was thinking, and he comforted him in turn: "If you think about it, at least he only has us two children. No matter how many aunts and wives there are in the family, the family property will be ours in the future."
Du Pingping's face darkened: "I'm just not reconciled."
"If you really don't want to get married, I'll go and persuade Dad." Du Zhen really loves her sister.
Du Pingping shook her head: "No need, there's nothing wrong with getting married, and I have to thank others for looking at me, even though he's only doing it for the old man's money."
Du Zhen could only sigh.
The siblings looked at each other in silence for a moment, Du Pingping was silent for a long time, and suddenly said: "Brother, there is actually one thing that I have always buried in my heart, and I feel very uneasy these years."
"What's the matter?" Du Zhen asked.
Du Pingping pursed her lips: "Do you still remember Shanghe Village, there is a family named Gu over there."
Du Zhen asked strangely: "What's the matter, did they bully you?"
Du Pingping shook her head: "No, they are all good people."
"After arriving in Hong Kong City, on the night when Dad saw us, he suddenly came to the door of my room. He chased me and asked a lot about Shanghe Village, and he focused on the Gu family."
Du Pingping pinched her fingers: "He heard that the Gu family was doing well, and his face was ugly at the time."
Du Zhen felt strange when she heard it: "Dad cares what the farmers in Shanghe Village do?"
Even though the Du family used to be landlords near Shanghe Village, they actually didn't have a close relationship with the local farmers, not to mention that the old Gu's family moved there after the war, so the two sides should have little contact.
Du Pingping shook her head and said, "I don't know, but Dad cares."
"Later, he was drunk once. When I was taking care of him, I heard him say that the old Gu family is doing well, but the Du family will be in trouble."
When Du Zhen heard this, she was relieved: "You feel uneasy because of this?"
He said with a smile: "Dad is old, so he is always talking about it. He is the most superstitious person. Maybe he listened to some blind master, so he said that."
"But both of us have received Western-style education, you can just listen to these words, don't believe them."
Du Pingping opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't.
Soon, she sighed: "Maybe."
"Okay, let's go back, everyone is still waiting for you." Du Zhen raised his elbow, and Du Pingping took his hand and walked in.
What the two brothers didn't know was that this fierce quarrel was erupting right now in a small second-floor house in the most remote location of the Du family's mansion.
The Du sisters felt strange, and even once suspected that the person who was the father's illegitimate child was Qian Zhiyi.
At this moment, Qian Zhi looks haggard, aging like a middle-aged man in his 40s, just like his third uncle back then, the corners of his eyes have drooped.
The once sunny and handsome face has been destroyed and only the corners are left.
Qian Zhi's eyes were red, his eyes were bloodshot, and he roared angrily: "I lost my son because of coming to Hong Kong City, and now you let me stay in this ghost place?"
"If I'm just looking for a place to hide, do I need to try my best to get here?"
"At the beginning, you said that as long as I hand over the child to you, you can guarantee that the Qian family will return to its original state, but now, I can only stay in this damn place 24 hours a day."
The man standing opposite him had a calm expression, let him vent enough, and when he was tired, he said, "Have you had enough trouble?"
Qian Zhiyi glared at him viciously: "Wu Jie, the Qian family is unlucky, you think you'll be fine!"
These words obviously angered the man, he sneered: "Qian Zhiyi, Qian Zhiyi, I just now found out that all the men in your Qian family are soft-headed, and they have more success than failure."
"You left my sister alone in Shanghe Village, and the married couple threw it away as soon as they said it, even their own son. How can a person like you have the right to condemn me?"
If you look closely, it is not difficult to find that the man standing in front of Qian Zhiyi has a three-point similar appearance to Wu Mengting, but he is slightly older and looks more masculine.
Qian Zhiyi's face was extremely gloomy, his eyes seemed to choose someone to devour.
But Wu Jie obviously didn't take him seriously, and said with a sneer, "Haven't you seen the current situation clearly? The Qian family has failed. Your father, your uncle, and even your son are gone."
"You Qian family are always so high and high, you think you can become the darling of heaven, but you never thought that one day you would fall so badly, right?"
Qian Zhiyi gritted his teeth.
Wu Jie patted his cheek and said with a smile: "I don't care about the fact that you left Mengting in Shanghe Village, but you have to know what is good or bad. We are all living under the fence now. If you continue to make such a fuss, wait for the old man of the Du family to come back." Come to think of it, we both have to leave."
Wu Jie's words hit Qian Zhiyi's face, making him feel extremely humiliated.
But Qian Zhiyi, who has experienced countless times, is no longer the son of a family with his head held high. He will never forget that the moment he returned home, the bodies of his father and third uncle should not be buried in the cellar.
Even though it has been many years, Qian Zhiyi can remember the horror of their being drained as soon as he closes his eyes.
He was really afraid of becoming like that himself.
Seeing the change in Qian Zhiyi's expression, Wu Jie knew that he had calmed down, so he sneered, "What are you in a hurry for? The Qian family is gone, and the old man of the Du family is more anxious than you."
He pointedly said: "After all, without the Qian family, all the backlash will fall on him at once."
Qian Zhiyi pinched his hand, "The Qian family is gone, but I'm still alive."
The old man of the Du family took great pains to get him here, not because of the revolutionary friendship he had back then, but because he wanted him to be that firewall.
Qian Zhiyi knew this well, so he became more and more afraid.
Wu Jie smiled: "Then you should marry and have children obediently, and have more children. The more children you have, the longer you can live."
Qian Zhiyi's face turned green: "That's my flesh and blood, not a cat or dog caught randomly."
Wu Jie sneered and said, "Anyway, you've done it once, why, do you have a conscience now?"
Before Qian Zhiyi could speak, Wu Jie said again: "It's really tragic for the whole family to die, but look at me, my father and elder brother are also dead. Although my sister is still alive, I'm afraid life would be worse than death."
"Qian Zhiyi, you have to remember that we are all grasshoppers tied to the same rope. If one person is unlucky, the others will not be able to escape."
Qian Zhiyi's heart sank little by little.
After a long time, he asked awkwardly, "What's wrong?"
Wu Jie didn't answer, but just said lightly: "This is not something you can control."
Abandoning Qian Zhiyi, Wu Jie quickly left the small second floor and walked towards the main building.
Mr. Du was sitting in the living room. He closed his eyes and rested his mind when he heard a voice asking softly, "It's been comforted."
"You will be obedient after a few lessons." Wu Jie looked very respectful.
Mr. Du nodded.
Wu Jie hesitated to speak.
"Just say something."
Wu Jie then said: "Is the Gu family going to send someone..."
He made a silent gesture.
Mr. Du snorted coldly: "If only it were that simple."
Others don't know, but Mr. Du knows that the old Gu's family is just a cover for the public, just like the Qian family's firewall in front of it.
It is the Bai family who will really make everything worse!
Mr. Du pondered: "You don't need to worry about this matter, I will send someone to deal with it."
He regretted it from the bottom of his heart, he should have killed it all back then, who would have thought that his heart would soften for a while, but it would leave a disaster behind!
Hey, who would have thought that China would suddenly become chaotic, so that his people were lost, and now the whereabouts of the Bai family can't be found, so that there is nothing to do now.