Chapter 16 Yelang Ancient Tomb
Chapter 16 Yelang Ancient Tomb
The antique street is in the south of the city, but the area of Zangke City is quite large, and it would take more than half an hour to walk there, so Lin Shan still stopped a carriage.
Although I am a warrior, I can't run wildly in the city. It's okay to affect the traffic in Zangke City, but it would be bad if it destroys the elegant image.
As for the Golden Bell, Lin Shan secretly made up his mind that he must get it!
There are only two ways: one is to rely on strength, and the other is to rely on financial resources.
As for strength, it is naturally impossible to do it at the current Qi Exchange Realm. As for financial resources, three thousand taels of gold, converted to nearly thirty thousand taels of silver, is not worth the price even if you sell it.
If you want to improve your strength quickly, it is impossible to practice step by step, so you naturally need ancient rhyme strengthening pills. If you want a lot of money, you also need ancient rhyme strengthening weapons to sell.
But how to obtain ancient charm requires strength and money, so this is the end of the matter!
“I’ll just have to find another way.”
……
Coming to the antique street, Lin Shan looked at the long row of stalls on both sides of the street and began to carefully identify them.
I walked from the beginning of the street to the end, and it was almost dusk.
Lin Shan finally found several black lotus Buddha statues in a stall.
"This young man really knows what's good! These things of mine were just found in the ancient tombs of Yelang. Yelang was an ancient country thousands of years ago, and there are only top-quality treasures inside. You won't lose out if you pick them up!"
The stall owner was a thin, ugly-looking young man with a small moustache on his lips. He spoke in a very inspiring way.
Lin Shan didn't waste any words and directly picked up a few black lotus Buddha statues to look at them. Compared with the Buddha statues he saw in the pawn shop in Qinghe County, they were almost exactly the same.
But the difference is that these Buddha statues do not feel like antiques, and they do not have any ancient charm.
"Where did you get these Buddha statues? Are they also from the Yelang Tomb?"
"That's right. The things on my stall were all just unearthed from the Yelang ancient tomb."
Lin Shan looked at the mess of things on his stall, including a chamber pot with the words "Song Dynasty Ru Kiln" printed on the bottom! He couldn't help but scold the stall owner.
You're really good at bragging. Looks like I have to use my best trick.
Lin Shan took out five taels of loose silver from his arms, then thought about his tight life, put back three taels and handed the rest to the stall owner.
"Brother, I want to tell you the truth. Where did these black lotus Buddha statues come from?"
At the same time, he mobilized the internal energy in his right hand and slammed the bluestone slab on the ground hard.
"Crack!" As the floor cracked, a palm print about an inch deep was clearly visible.
The wretched stall owner was startled and quickly replied:
“It comes from Taoyuan Village, 300 miles west of the city.
But Taoyuan Village is at the foot of Yelang Mountain, and the Yelang Ancient Tomb is in Yelang Mountain, so I didn’t really lie to you just now.”
Lin Shan thought of the golden bell he saw at the auction house in the west of the city, which seemed to have come from the Yelang Tomb. He frowned and asked again, "Is the Yelang Tomb very busy recently?"
The stall owner took the money and, intimidated by Lin Shan's strength, hurriedly explained.
"That's right. Last month, a group of tomb robbers discovered the Yelang Tomb in Yelang Mountain and stole a lot of incredible things from the tomb.
It is said that there is a black lotus Buddha statue that is about ten feet tall! It was bought directly by a nobleman from the capital Bianliang at a sky-high price. There is also a golden bell that they sold to Mr. Zhao from the antique shop in the west of the city. "
A black lotus Buddha statue several feet tall! A golden bell!
Lin Shan instantly recalled that the golden bell also had eight points of ancient charm, so the other giant black lotus Buddha statue unearthed could not have fewer points, or even taller!
The stall owner became more and more excited as he spoke: "After that, many people flocked here. They all wanted to try their luck in the Yelang Tomb. If they could dig out some treasures, it would be a great fortune."
Lin Shan secretly wrote down the key information while listening to him. "But except for the first batch of tomb robbers who went in, no one who went in after that came out again without exception." The wretched stall owner showed a dark face of fear.
"It is said that people outside the ancient tomb can hear terrifying roars coming from inside the tomb. I followed the crowd at that time, but I didn't dare to go in. I only went to Taoyuan Village at the foot of the mountain and got some black lotus Buddha statues from the villagers."
As he spoke, he saw that Lin Shan's face looked a little strange, so he quickly explained: "Sir, everything I said was true, and I didn't mean to lie to you at the beginning. Recently, the Black Lotus Buddha statue has been selling very well because of the incident with the nobleman in the capital.
Once they appear on the market, they are sold out immediately, so I just wanted to make a small profit. I met you just after I opened the stall today."
Lin Shan certainly had no intention of blaming the stall owner. He was just silently analyzing and organizing the information he had said.
The real antiques brought back from the Yelang ancient tomb include a giant black lotus Buddha statue bought by a nobleman in Tokyo Bianliang, a golden bell from an antique shop in the west of the city, and perhaps other items.
The antiquities unearthed together with the Golden Bell are likely to have ancient charm!
Although the people who went in later never came out, the first group of tomb robbers were safe and sound. So if there were other burial objects brought out, the first group of tomb robbers must have known where they were.
Either they keep it or sell it to others.
The antique dealer has a strong background and I can't afford to offend him. I am a small tomb robber and I still have courage. At least I have a part-time identity, the Nightingale Killer.
"Do you know where the first batch of tomb robbers are?"
Seeing the doubtful look of the wretched stall owner, Lin Shan explained with a smile, "I have no other intentions. I am just very interested in the situation in the tomb and want to find out more about it."
The stall owner advised earnestly: "Young Master, you are still young, there is no need to take risks. The Yelang Tomb has become a forbidden area now, and everyone is trying to avoid it."
Lin Shan had no choice but to stuff the remaining three taels of silver into the man's hands.
The ability to use money is really useful!
The stall owner immediately smiled and said, "I only know that these tomb robbers are retainers of Mr. Wu from the west of the city. Mr. Wu mainly runs the funeral industry in the west of the city, so he has come into contact with a lot of ancient tombs, cough cough!"
Lin Shan immediately understood the implication. Wu Yuanwai was not only engaged in funeral business, but also frequently engaged in tomb robbing. He buried someone and then robbed the tomb. Was Wu Yuanwai's operation so sleazy?
After questioning the stall owner for a long time, they learned that Mr. Wu did not have many experts under his command, and the only few second-rate warriors were sent out of the city.
As it was getting dark and most people around had closed their stalls, Lin Shan let him go.
Unexpectedly, the boy was still not satisfied and kept asking him if he had any other questions.
"Do you really think I'm stupid and rich?" Lin Shan was depressed and called a carriage to go home.
……
At night, put on the killer's three-piece suit: black clothes, black veil, and black headscarf.
Lin Shan walked out of his yard and quietly sneaked into the west of the city.
Before returning, he had already inquired about Mr. Wu's residence. After all, there were only a few funeral homes in the west of the city, so he found Mr. Wu's residence effortlessly.
Easily climb over the wall and you will find a small pond in the yard. Several loquat trees stand in front of the yard, swaying in the wind.
It can be seen that our Mr. Wu is quite elegant!
After passing the main house and entering the backyard, when I reached the door of the west wing, I could faintly hear voices coming from inside.
"The master has gone to bed, you guys go out."
It seemed to be a middle-aged woman's voice, and then three or five maids came out of the room, and Lin Shan hurriedly hid aside.
After the servants left, he quietly went outside the door again and waited. After a while, two soft snoring sounds came from inside.
"It should be that Mr. Wu and his wife are still alive."
(End of this chapter)