Chapter 181(1/2)
What happened back then
Not to mention other bizarre things.
The most important thing is that what he still can't figure out is that those villagers clearly tried to dissuade Zhuge Ting and the others.
At the same time, Zhuge Ting here was already anxious and almost sweating.
Jingle bell bell!
Jingle bell bell!
The phone kept ringing, but the official phone line was always busy, and it seemed that I was talking to someone else.
"Take it!"
At the same time, how could the officials outside not know about the situation they encountered in the Mausoleum of the First Emperor?
Ever since Zhuge Yu and others entered the tomb, the official people have been watching their live broadcast progress through video synchronization.
It can be said that all the strange things that Zhuge Yu and the others encountered since entering the tomb were all seen by the officials.
In this case, the official people were also very anxious.
Now not only did something happen to the tomb robbers who entered the tomb, but they even killed people.
Therefore, the top priority now is to quickly find out what is going on with that strange tree.
However, countless official archaeologists have failed to identify them.
In this case, the official people were simply overwhelmed.
But just now, the official received a call from a secret sect.
Moreover, the person on the phone said that they were the Southern Xieling who had already gone into hiding!
As soon as this call came out, the officials were completely shocked.
You know, after what happened last time with Mr. Xiang and Cao Long, the Southern faction Xiling disappeared completely.
This time, the people there actually said that they were from the southern faction Xiling!
Could it be said that after the news about the Gongshu family was released, the nine sects and four sects that once disappeared really reappeared?
"Can you hear me?"
At this time, the senior official leaders heard an old voice coming from the other side of the phone.
Hearing the sound, the leader quickly said: "Boss Xiang, which strange tree do you know the relevant clues about?"
That's right.
This so-called boss, Mr. Xiang, is Mr. Xiang’s biological father.
The previous generation was the leader of Xiling, now the leader of Xiling is!
After Xiang Shao died in the Mausoleum of the First Emperor, he originally wanted to completely hide the southern faction in Xiling.
But I didn't expect that others would continue to fail.
It even attracted people from the Zhuge family and the Gonggu family.
After the Gongshu family released the news, he couldn't sit still at all.
After all, the hatred of killing a son is irreconcilable!
His son and daughter-in-law all died in the Mausoleum of the First Emperor, how could he sit still?
really!
Just a few seconds later, the old voice on the other side said immediately: "Leader, I would like to ask you very seriously now, is that strange tree really in the Mausoleum of the First Emperor? Is the live video true or false?"
"Tell me in detail, when they saw the strange tree, what else was there next to it?"
"Not only that, but how many people has that tree killed so far?"
What?
Upon hearing this, the officials' expressions suddenly changed.
You can tell from what he said on the phone that the other party really knows what this strange tree is.
Because everything he said was almost exactly the same as what Zhuge Yu and the others encountered.
Thinking of the key point, the leader immediately said: "It's true, that strange tree is in the tomb passage of the First Emperor's Mausoleum!"
"And there are countless moths in the tomb passage, each one the size of a fist. A dozen villagers have been dug out under the strange tree. I don't know if they are still alive!
For a time, the official leader spoke very quickly.
So, the leader asked directly: "You know what that strange tree is, right? What is going on? Why are those people buried under the roots of the tree? Are their lives in danger now?"
The leader asked quickly, and the other end of the phone shouted directly at a shouting volume: "No matter what method you use, get those people out of that tomb passage! No matter what their purpose is, they must evacuate immediately!"
"If it's late, it's too late!"
What?
After hearing this, the leader didn't know exactly why.
But then, the other person on the phone said directly: "In 1985, that is, 35 years ago, I took people from the Southern Sect Xiling to look for a Hanzhong tomb!"
"There, we originally wanted to visit the Qinling area and look for clues about the big tomb! But as a result, by some strange combination of circumstances, we found a village living in the Qinling Mountains."
"Originally we thought there was no problem, but then we found that the village was very strange. Originally there were hundreds of people in the village, but when we went there we found that there were only a dozen people in the village.
"Not only that, the number of people was still decreasing. We only stayed there for three days! As a result, everyone disappeared."
"And when we found them again, we found that they had appeared in the Hanzhong Tomb. There was such a strange tree there, and all the villagers were under the roots of the tree!"
"Moreover, where the strange tree appears, there are also a large number of moths. So far we don't know what species they are!"
"But in the end we discovered that all those people were actually parasitized by moth larvae! After they were parasitized, they would all be controlled and bury themselves under the roots of trees!"
"I have also researched the specific reasons, but no trace can be found. In fact, those who become nutrients will not die soon, but will actively attack us."
"Fortunately at that time, our people from the southern faction were more alert and burned the tree and a large number of demonic Gu insects with the last fire. This ended the disaster at that time!"
At this moment, the old man on the phone almost shouted these words.
After hearing this, the official leaders were completely confused.
What happened to Zhuge Yu and the others?
At the same time, before the old man finished speaking, seeing that the official leaders did not understand, he continued to shout: "It's not that we don't want to continue to explore that matter, but that it is too dangerous."
"In a few days, hundreds of people in that village died there. By the time we found out, it was already too late, and those parasitized by the larvae were completely hopeless."
"That's why we burned the place with a fire. Otherwise, even if a moth flew out, the tragedy might happen again!"
"And later, after research with others in the Nine Sects and Four Sects, the only answer I came up with is that those moths may have some connection with the strange tree!"
At the end of the sentence, the old man directly shouted to the official leader in a commanding tone: "Don't worry about so much for now. Hurry up and ask a few people from the Mausoleum of the First Emperor to come out quickly."
"We, the people from the Southern Sect of Xiling, are leaving for the Mausoleum of the First Emperor in Lishan Mountain! The officials are also hurrying to take people there to ensure that no more people die!"
Hearing this, the official leaders felt as if they were struck by lightning.
Are you kidding me?
Judging from the meaning of the phone call, Zhuge Yu and the others stumbled into a strange killing array by mistake.
Will those who are parasitized by poisonous insects recover?
Thinking of this, the leader immediately agreed.
Immediately, without saying a word, he quickly dialed the satellite phone that Zhuge Yu and the others carried, and then secretly prayed in his heart,
Get out of there quickly!
But don’t let the official people catch up!
At the same time, in an old house far away at the foot of Lushan Mountain in Jiangxi.
The old man is nearly sixty years old.
He was the general leader of the previous generation and is currently recognized as the leader of Xiling.
He has a sharp eye for moves, and his body and bones are still strong even though he is nearly sixty years old. His ability to taste the soil to analyze tombs and listen to Lei Ding's acupuncture points is not weaker than that of his son Xiang Shao.
But over the years, few things have attracted his attention.
But today, after hanging up the phone, he stood up without saying a word and prepared to take people to the Mausoleum of the First Emperor in Lishan Mountain.
Nothing else!
Thirty-five years ago, he once led the Xiling bandits to the Qinling Mountains to search for the Hanzhong Tomb.
But the special circumstances encountered that time caused the operation to be terminated.
Not only that, all the Xiling bandits who accompanied them, except for him and a few cronies, were all infected by poisonous insects.
Thirty-five years have passed, and there is still a hurdle in his heart.
The original ancient tomb had collapsed in the fire, and it was impossible to find out who the owner of the tomb was. Likewise, he could no longer know why his old brothers died in the first place.
To be continued...