Chapter 225 Code-named Bat (31): The Guardians of the Tomb of the King of Xishan
I am still very curious about the profession of guardian. I have said before that my impression of guardians only comes from novels or movies. Now that I have a real guardian by my side, my curiosity can't help but amplify.
In addition, the guardian likes to talk a lot and is not as rigid as the legend says, so I took the opportunity to ask him many questions about the guardian, and the guardian did not hide anything from my questioning and told me everything.
The guardian actually didn't know who the master he was guarding was because it was passed down from his ancestors. The guardian only knew that his ancestor's surname was Huang, and their ancestors were originally servants of the Huang family. After the death of the family leader, he
The ancestor of the family was chosen as the guardian, so the head of the family entered the tomb together. What is certain is that when the owner of the tomb passed away, he hired many craftsmen to build the Xishan Mausoleum.
According to the ancient custom of building tombs, generally speaking, in order to prevent the situation inside the tomb from being leaked, most of the workers who built the tomb would be buried alive inside. The only people who could live inside were the tomb keepers, and the tomb keepers had to be buried alive in advance.
He knew what he wanted to do and what kind of things he wanted to do, so he was determined to stay inside with the owner of the tomb.
Since ancient times, all ancient tombs have had a living door. The earliest meaning of this living door is that after the tomb owner attains immortality, the soul can exit through the living door. Of course, this living door is also for the tomb keeper.
A passageway for entry and exit.
However, for guardians, they can only go out under two circumstances. The first is when their own life is about to end and a new guardian is needed to inherit their profession. The other is when the guardian needs to pass on the family line.
At that time, when I said this, I just mentioned the question I wanted to ask, that is, how do the guardians pass on the family lineage?
Because in the impression, the guardian should be alone in the tomb guarding his master, or are there other women imprisoned in it? I couldn't help but ask.
The guardian smiled and said no.
"This is actually very simple. In the past, because of poor living conditions, many people would sell their sons and daughters to brothels or even to wealthy families to be maids. As a guardian, if it is necessary to carry on the family line,
I will go out and spend money to buy a woman, and then the purpose is to let her give birth to offspring for me, and then I will give them a sum of money, wait until the children are born, and then take them back to the mausoleum and let them grow up with me.
, be my heir.
Similarly, my children will continue to live in this way in the future. It's just that in modern society, there have been new changes. It's not like before where people could buy and sell at will. Then we had to move out of the mausoleum and live in it.
Hope my town.
"Look at my two children now. They don't want to have contact with others, so the time when they need to continue smoking and incense has actually passed, but they haven't found a suitable partner yet because it's not the same as before.
Parents can do whatever they want with their daughters for money. Now is the era of openness regarding daughters. No one is willing to let their daughter marry someone she doesn't like.
So for me as a guardian, my biggest problem now is that I haven't found my children yet, and I haven't found the right woman yet.
Because if one day I am gone, the two children need to accept the profession of guardian, and their biggest problem is that they need the next generation to continue to inherit this profession. The guardian explained their situation, and it turned out to be like this, Ah, if it is really like what you said, then it is true that today's society does not buy and sell people as casually as before, then naturally the guardian's incense may not be able to continue, and there is no way.
"My ancestors and my father told me that if one day we really can't keep it anymore, then as guardians, we can do our best in this profession. After all, people are not as good as God, and everything must be looked forward to. Guardians Said, "But as long as I am here, I will definitely protect the Xishan King's Tomb. Because this is a profession entrusted to me by my ancestors, and I must fulfill this profession and do it to the best of my ability."
"You are the good guardian of the Xishan Royal Tomb. You must know where the entrance and exit are, right? You must have entered the Xishan Royal Tomb." After hearing what the guardian said, Shen Yao next to him asked.
"I have seen it, but only a few times when I was a child. Because since my father passed away, I haven't been to the Xishan King's Tomb much. First, because the situation now is different from before. In the past, people The control over tomb robbing of royal tombs is not that strict, and there are more such cases now. I am worried that if I go in too frequently, someone will find out, and in that case I will become a sinner for our guardians."
"Then do you still remember how to get in?" Shen Yao asked.
"It should be possible to find it. Although I went in when I was a child, after all, I grew up here and I am very familiar with every plant and tree here." Guardian Dian Dianqiu.
"It should be relatively simple to enter the entrance to the tomb." I thought for a while and said, "Since Chen Dian was able to find the parchment scrolls, did so many things, and knew that there were things he needed in the Xishan King's Tomb, I think he already knew how to do it. This is how you enter the Xishan Royal Tomb."
"You are right." The guardian hesitated and said something, "Actually, I also know this Chen Dian. When he was a child, he was a very obedient child. He often asked me to tell him stories. Later, he became slow and slow. He slowly asked me to tell him something about the situation inside the Xishan Royal Tomb. At first I didn’t take it seriously. Later I found out that he wanted me to tell him these things. The reason was very simple. In fact, he wanted to enter Xishan. Wang Ling. At that time, I felt that this child was too extraordinary. He was so thoughtful at such a young age. But I knew that even without my guidance, Chen Dian would probably find the intersection on his own."
"This Chen Dian is so hateful." Cheng Sumin couldn't help but said something viciously after hearing this.
"It's not that Chen Dian is hateful as an adult, it's the greed of the human heart. A mortal is too greedy and can even turn into a ruthless, unjust and heinous criminal who refuses to acknowledge his relatives. There is no way around it. Everyone is the same. They always face certain choices. There will be mistakes, so we must find Chen Dian and stop him from taking away the things in the Xishan King's Tomb. Otherwise, we don't know what he will do. Besides, this industry is also a legacy that protects people and pays off their debts. The property that came down even has some relationship with the Town of Forgetfulness. If it is just taken away and destroyed by him, or sent abroad, it would be tantamount to the greatest insult to all of us."
I analyzed the situation.
"You are right. If they really take away the things in the Xishan King's Tomb, it means that our duty as guardians has not been protected. We have no other choice but to die to apologize." The guardian said.
"So we must catch Chen Dian no matter what, and we must not let him succeed, otherwise it may not only affect Chen Sulan, but also us." I looked at the others. They didn't speak, but judging from their expressions You should understand the importance of things.
Before we knew it, we had reached the foot of Zushan Mountain. Not far ahead, on the hillside, was the location of the Xishan Royal Tomb. We were all a little tired from walking all the way, so we sat down and took a rest.
Looking at the charming Zushan Mountain in front of us and the white clouds on the top of the mountain that are vaguely close to the mountain in the distance, everyone feels that this is really a good scenery. However, thousands of years ago, a lonely tomb was built here. The purpose is to allow the owner of the tomb to enjoy this tranquility and peace forever.
"Can I ask who the owner of the tomb of King Xisha is? Is he a relative of the emperor? Or some vassal king?" Shen Yao looked at the guardian and asked.
"I can't answer your question, but the person lying inside is definitely not an ordinary person, because the specifications inside are based on the standards of royal relatives," the guardian said.
"That being said, there should be quite a few treasures buried inside, right?" Lao Hai looked at Lao Hou.
"No matter what kind of treasure is inside, it belongs to the owner of the tomb. If it doesn't belong to us, please don't act rashly, otherwise it will easily trigger the mechanism or cause some unnecessary things. Didn't we encounter many things last time? ?" I glared at Lao Hai and Xiao Hou.
Lao Hai scratched his head and smiled sheepishly.
At this time, the guardian looked at me and asked in a low voice, "Do we really want so many people to go in?"
"Is there any problem?" I looked at him,
The guardian hesitated for a moment, and then said, "It doesn't matter if we all go in. But I have stayed here for a while before, and I know some of the conditions inside. At this point, I don't think there is any need to hide it from everyone.
The thing Chen Dian wanted to get from the tomb was the Pearl of Eternal Life. Legend has it that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty begged the Pearl from the Dragon Clan. It had always been something that was not passed down to the royal family and was kept in a secret room. I don’t know what happened to it later. After being exiled to the human world and tossed around several times, it was taken into the hands of a rich man. Although this bead was a priceless treasure and it was said that it could make people live forever, those who couldn't use it were just a waste to him.
I heard you say before that Chen Dian has been researching for a long time about the Xishan Royal Tomb and found a mysterious parchment. I think his goal is probably the Pearl of Immortality. The Pearl of Immortality in this world Is there really such a magical thing? If it is true that immortality is possible, then why do people like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty not live until now? So I think these things should be fake."