"Peanut." I whispered suddenly, "Can you tell me?"

"Tell you what?" Peanut did not turn around, but slowly picked up the cigarette and took another puff.

I thought for a moment and said: "My father's matter. What is the relationship between him and the 'Blue Blood Dragon Mark'? Why did my father put the 'key' in the old house? Why did he look at everyone when he came in?"

No? What connection does this ancient tomb have with my father?"

"Why are you asking me?"

I didn't know how to answer, so I thought for a moment, "I don't know, but I feel that you know these things. Otherwise, why would you look so angry at the actions of Qin Feng and Er Lunzi at that time?"

Peanut was still staring at the firelight outside, with a gentle smile on his lips, "It will do you no good to care too much about these details."

"I'm not from your line of work. I just want to know about my father."

Peanut slowly turned his head to me, "Inquiring about your father is... more dangerous for you."

"W-what do you mean?" I suddenly felt that there was a lot hidden behind Peanut's words.

After a pause, Peanut turned his head back, "I can only tell you some things about this ancient tomb." After another moment of silence, Peanut continued: "Just listen to what I said as a story."

I nodded.

"Almost during the Spring and Autumn Period, there was an unknown nation in a place in the South China Sea. The people here believed that their ancestors came from the bottom of the sea. Every hundred years, they would gather at the seaside to prepare for their new arrival.

The clan leader appeared from the sea. The arrival of the new king also meant the departure of the previous king. Therefore, every year, the clansmen would kill their clan leader and share his body. However, one clan leader was unwilling

Accepting this fate, he killed all the clan members, leaving only his closest family members. Then these people still held ceremonies at the seaside, waiting for the new clan leader to emerge from the sea. Finally, they waited, and the new clan leader arrived.

When he appeared, these people killed him and ate his body into their stomachs. However, the behavior of these people offended something, so the place where they lived began to be cursed. They could not catch fish and their prey disappeared.

, these people were almost desperate. But suddenly one day, a very large ship appeared on the sea. There was no one on the ship, but it was full of food and water. The patriarch took his family on the ship, and then

, the ship carried them drifting on the sea. When they docked, they found that they were in front of a continent that was far wider than their hometown. The people on the land were surprised and didn't know where they came from. The patriarch because

He was afraid that what he was doing would be discovered, so he hid his ethnicity. Then, he looked at the totem on the sail and said two words to the people on land...'Yelang'.

"

I came back to my senses and asked, "Is this the origin of the Yelang nation?"

Peanut did not answer, "Later, the patriarch took his family all the way north, wanting to get away from the sea and start a new life. However, the curse followed them all the time, and the only way to delay the curse was the stone in the patriarch's hand.

, that thing later became a decoration that the clan leader carried with him. Some people said that that thing was transformed from the ship and was their savior. However, not long after, the clan leader discovered that this savior had a very special

Special ability. Using this ability, they integrated into the life of the mainland, reproduced offspring, and established their own kingdom. However, the patriarch who wore it experienced a very strange change. In order to conceal that change, he

He hid himself and let his descendants inherit his throne, but he has been hiding in the dark, manipulating everything in this kingdom, one hundred years after another, and later, he became a legend in this kingdom

, no one saw him again.”

I heard goosebumps start to form on my arms, "You mean, that clan leader became an immortal?"

Peanut nodded slightly. "Later, the patriarch discovered that things had changed, and the ability of that thing was weakening little by little. He knew that the fate of this kingdom was about to come to an end. But in this almost

When he was desperate, the patriarch suddenly knew an extremely weird method. This method would destroy everything in the kingdom, but it would give him a chance to be reborn. Then, taking advantage of some events, the patriarch killed all his people.

The descendant fled the original kingdom with a woman, a thousand waiters, and all the wealth in the kingdom. Using these people and the wealth in his hands, he built a 'world' buried underground, and then he lay in this

In the 'world', sleep quietly. This 'world' is not big, but it is protected by a kind of power, until the patriarch is awakened again..."

Peanut’s so-called story is simply mind-numbing. Is the “world” the ancient tomb we are in? This is not a place where corpses are buried, but a resting place for the rebirth of the Yelang clan leader?

I suddenly thought of those weird murals in the tomb passage. The people on them were performing a ritual without a purpose on the beach. If this kind of ceremony is meaningful, then could the "purpose" of the ceremony be to welcome the rebirth of the Yelang clan leader?

Well...it's incredible, it's just like the weird story in "Sou Shen Ji".

I was wondering what to ask again, when I suddenly realized that Peanut had returned to his previous playful expression, and he was dressed casually. He smiled at me and said, "It's just a story, don't believe me too much."

I didn't know how to answer the question right away. Yes, this kind of thing that transcends reality... can only be a story. But I know in my heart that Peanut will not tell me this kind of thing for no reason, this

The story must have content.

Suddenly, a flash occurred in my mind, and I remembered what Peanut had just said - "This 'world' is not big, but it is protected by a kind of power." Thinking of this, a very scary association suddenly arose in my heart.

This association is unrealistic, but looking into Peanut's eyes, I feel that such an incredible thing is not absolutely impossible.

I covered my head and told myself: "Don't think about it, don't think about it, that's impossible." But, just like the curse in the Peanut story, I couldn't stop this kind of thought from spreading in my brain.

Seeing my changing expressions there, Peanut didn't take it seriously. "Just take a rest. Don't worry, I will definitely help you find your father."

Maybe it was because I was extremely escaping from my own horrible thoughts. As soon as Peanut said "rest", I felt tired all over my body. I wanted to smoke a cigarette, but after just closing my eyes, I couldn't.

I didn't have the strength to open it.

After running around for several days, my physical strength was almost exhausted. I have never been as tired as I am now. In a daze, I felt like I had become another person. My body began to lose consciousness, and then my thoughts

It solidified in a deep sleep.

"Let's go..."

I don't know how long I slept, but I vaguely heard a voice. It was very deep and erratic, and it seemed to be a woman.

I really wanted to open my eyes, but after trying for a while, I found that my body couldn't wake up from the hazy sleep. At this time, I still had consciousness, but I couldn't feel my body, as if my whole body was wrapped

It was very uncomfortable to be in a heavy ball of liquid.

"I met the eldest sister on the road and got... news, Jiuli Mulberry Garden... visited... Lan Ying..."

The sound I heard in my ears continued. I listened for a while and found that it seemed to be a woman singing. My reaction was very slow now, so I tried hard to wake up, but it took me a long time.

I was still in that half-dream and half-awake state.

"Walking through the Three Mile Peach Blossom Ferry...walking through the Six Mile Xinghua Village..."

As I listened, I started to get a little hairy. The melody and singing style of that kind of singing was still a woman singing an opera. What she sang was not Beijing opera, but a southern Wu Nong soft language. I don’t know what it was exactly. Let

What I feel is very strange is that the play I am hearing now seems to have been heard somewhere. TV? Theater... No, I have never been interested in this kind of national literature and art, and that kind of familiarity

It feels very special and seems to be related to a certain experience of my own.

I thought to myself that I was not possessed by a ghost, right? Listening to the low and slow melody, I felt scared in my heart, but at the same time I thought the sound was quite pleasant.

"I walked through Qibao Pavilion... Jiuli Mulberry Garden appeared in front of me. But I saw how lush a mulberry garden was, and I saw dozens of people... The bamboo fence and thatched cottage on the other side were surrounded by deep bamboo fences. Could it be that...

Yang family members, wait until I come forward and push the door open..."

While I was struggling to wake up, on the other hand, I was gradually attracted by the singing. There was an indescribable feeling in my mind. For a moment, I felt something strange in my heart, as if I was suddenly being stabbed by a needle.

It pierced my chest, my whole body shrank, and I stood up from the ground.
Chapter completed!