Chapter 926
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Uncle Mountain Guard’s throat was stepped on by Ye Qiu with one foot. Immediately, he had difficulty breathing and his old face was flushed.
“Still want to run？” Ye Qiu asked coldly.
“Don’t run anymore, don’t run anymore…” Uncle Mountain Guard said.
Only then did Ye Qiu take his foot away from Uncle Mountain Guard’s throat.
Just as Uncle Mountain Guard was about to get up, Ye Qiu suddenly kicked, “Bang!” and stepped on Uncle Mountain Guard’s chest.
“Pu！”
Uncle Mountain Guard spat out a mouthful of blood from his mouth.
Ye Qiu shouted： “If you don’t want to die, be honest and confess.”
“I’ll confess, I’ll confess.” Uncle Mountain Guard didn’t dare to resist now. He knew that if he didn’t confess, Ye Qiu would really kill him.
“What exactly are you here for？” Ye Qiu asked.
Uncle Mountain Guard replied： “There is a peerless ancient tomb under the seven pine trees.”
Ye Qiu looked at True Man Long Eyebrows. This old thing really guessed right. He asked Uncle Mountain Guard again： “What peerless ancient tomb？”
Uncle Mountain Guard said： “I don’t know exactly whose tomb it is. I only know that this ancient tomb is very large, at least at the level of a prince or marquis, and there are many funerary objects.”
“How did you know that？” Ye Qiu asked.
The mountain keeper said, “I grew up at the foot of Changbai Mountain. My grandpa told me that there are many treasures in the mountain. Besides century-old ginseng and such, there are also many ancient tombs.”
“Before the founding of the People’s Republic of China, many tomb robbers came here and stole many ancient tombs.”
“As for this peerless ancient tomb, I learned about it from a tomb robber.”
“Not long ago, a tomb robber came to rob the tomb. As soon as he entered the mountain, he was bitten by a poisonous snake. Coincidentally, my nephew and I were patrolling the mountain and met that tomb robber.”
“That tomb robber claimed to be a person who came to pick herbs in the mountains. We didn’t think much about it. After all, every year, many people come to Changbai Mountain to pick herbs from all over the country.”
“My nephew and I took that tomb robber home and wanted to treat him, but unexpectedly, the snake venom was too fierce. Before the rural doctor arrived, he died.”
“Before dying, that tomb robber revealed his identity to us and said that he was a tomb robber, had no family, and was all alone. He hoped that after his death, we could help dig a pit and bury him. In return, he told us that there is a place in the forbidden area with seven pine trees, and there is a peerless ancient tomb under the pine trees.”
“He also said that there are many funerary objects inside. As long as we get those funerary objects, we won’t be able to spend them all in several lifetimes.”
“I didn’t have the intention of tomb robbing originally. After all, at my age, there is no need to take the risk of tomb robbing. In case I’m caught, the remaining days will be spent in prison.”
“But my nephew didn’t listen to the persuasion and insisted on tomb robbing. Actually, it’s not his fault. His family is too poor and he is over forty years old and still hasn’t married a wife. If he doesn’t get some money to marry a wife, then the incense of their family will be cut off.”
“Seeing that my nephew was firm in his attitude, I had to accompany him to take the risk.”
Ye Qiu sneered in his heart. This old guy wanted to rob the tomb himself, but now he pushed the responsibility onto a dead person. He was really shameless.”
Uncle Shoushan continued to say： “My nephew and I are members of the patrol team and are very familiar with this area. We took advantage of the patrol time to scout several times and found these pine trees.”
“Then I found an auspicious day before starting with my nephew.”
“Who would have thought that after we came here, we suddenly saw a pine tree bleeding. Out of curiosity, my nephew ran over to take a look. As soon as he got close to the pine tree, he died.”
“I was so scared that I didn’t dare to rob the tomb anymore. So I sent the tools back and then called the police.”
True Man Changmei said doubtfully: “Your nephew is dead. Why did you call the police?” You could have made up a reason, held a funeral for your nephew, and buried him. In this way, no one would know the cause of his death.”
The mountain-guardian uncle shook his head and said, “There is a rule in the village that for all the people in the village who die an unnatural death, it must be reported to the village, and then the superiors will send a forensic doctor to conduct an autopsy.”
If I lie, when the forensic doctor arrives, he will know that I have a problem.
Besides, no one knows that my nephew died because he wanted to rob a tomb. If I tell the truth, I won’t show any flaws when I’m questioned at that time.
As for entering the forbidden area without reporting, I have thought of a reason, that is, suspecting that there are poachers in the forbidden area.
In this way, I don’t need to fabricate lies, and the superiors won’t suspect me either. At worst, I will be fired from the patrol team in the end. It’s better than going to prison！
When the mountain-guardian uncle said this, he looked at Ye Qiu and said, “I have confessed everything I know. Can you take your foot away now？”
Ye Qiu’s foot was still stepping on his chest, making him feel flustered and short of breath.
Ye Qiu didn’t take his foot away and said, “Your martial arts skills are not weak. Who did you learn from？”
My grandfather.” The mountain-guardian uncle said, “When my grandfather was young, he was a palace guard in the Qing royal family and had good martial arts skills. Later, when the Qing Dynasty perished, my grandfather returned to his hometown in Northeast China. I have been practicing martial arts with him since I was a child.”
I thought my martial arts were very high. Unexpectedly, your skills are so powerful. It’s my fault for not recognizing Mount Tai and I hope you will forgive me.
So that’s the case.
Ye Qiu finished asking the question and was about to take his foot away. Just at this time, the Long-browed True Man suddenly asked, “Old man, you said you have lived in this area of Northeast since childhood. Then do you know the Golden City？”
Ye Qiu turned his head and glanced at the Long-browed True Man, thinking secretly, could it be that the purpose of the old thing coming to the Northeast is the Golden City？
Not to mention whether the Golden City really exists or not, even if it is really found, what use does a city made of gold have for Longhu Mountain？
The Mountain-guardian Uncle nodded vigorously and said, “I have heard the legend of the Golden City. Before, there was an archaeological team that went into the mountain to look for it, and later none of them came out.”
”When I was a child, I also asked my grandfather about this matter. My grandfather also said that there is indeed a Golden City in the forbidden area of Changbai Mountain. As for where it is, he doesn’t know either.”
”My grandfather also said that several emperors of the Qing royal family often came to Changbai Mountain to offer sacrifices. In fact, their real purpose was also to find that legendary Golden City.”
”It is said that the Golden City is a city made of gold, and there are countless treasures hidden in it. Therefore, there was an old saying before, that is, the one who gets the Golden City gets the world！”
Ye Qiu asked the Long-browed True Man, “Do you want to find the Golden City？”
”No, I’m just curious and asking casually.” The Long-browed True Man turned his head to one side and didn’t look into Ye Qiu’s eyes.
This old thing is guilty！
Ye Qiu was even more certain that his guess was correct. The Long-browed True Man’s trip to the Northeast was for the sake of that legendary Golden City.
”Before the matter is resolved, don’t run around, otherwise I won’t let you go.”
Ye Qiu said to Uncle Shoushan and then took back his foot.
Uncle Shoushan quickly got up from the ground and cupped his fists at Ye Qiu and said, “Thank you for your kindness.”
Ye Qiu ignored him and strode towards the bleeding pine tree.
