Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 24
Bai Laosi had bad luck first, and then his relatives also began to suffer.First the parents, then the wife, finally the children, and then the distant relatives, one by one, the bad luck continued, and the whole family was almost on the verge of extinction.

Under such great pain and pressure, he tried various methods, and searched a lot for clues about the 'Ghost Face', hoping to find a way to resolve the curse.

However, due to the long history, many records have disappeared in the torrent of history, some were buried deep underground with the dead, and some were fragmented and difficult to piece together.During this process, Bai Laosi kept digging the grave, searching for various information about the 'Ghost She's Face' and Wan Yaofei.

It was during this process that he met my grandfather Chen Siyuan, and he took a fancy to my grandfather's slippery bone disease, forcing my grandfather to go to the field together.

Until one time, Bai Laosi tracked down a clue, and followed this clue to enter a strange tomb.

This is the tomb of King Juer.

When I heard this, I couldn't help feeling a little puzzled, and said, "So, Bai Laosi, Chen Ci, and you, you have all entered the tomb of King Juer? What is there?"

The old boy surnamed Zhao shook his head, seemed to be remembering something, and said with a sneer, "I don't count as having been inside. Speaking of which, there are only two people who have really entered inside. Don't interrupt me."

He went on.

Bai Laosi followed the clues and entered the tomb of King Juer. Although this man was cruel and ruthless, his methods of robbery were truly unique.At that time, he took my grandfather Chen Siyuan with him, but after entering the tomb, the situation inside was so weird that my grandfather was blocked from the outside instead.

My grandfather waited outside for two days, but no one came out. He thought in his heart: How can he not get his shoes wet when he often walks by the river? Could it be that something happened to Master Bai Laosi and he died in the tomb?Thinking of this, Grandpa had the idea of ​​going back home, feeling relieved for a while, thinking that he could no longer be coerced by Bai Lao Si, but at this moment, Bai Lao Si came out.

There was something wrong with Bai Lao Si, and he looked at Chen Siyuan with a strange look. At that time, his grandfather was still young and could not detect the origin of this change. Although his heart was disturbed, he didn't think much about it.

From the tomb of King Juer, Bai Laosi brought nothing out, but when the two returned to the den at that time, Bai Laosi took out the Wan Yaofei mask that had been sealed up and disappeared for a while.

What to do during this period of time, no one knows.After he came back, he asked Grandpa to wear a mask. This is the origin of Grandpa Ghost King, because after wearing the mask, he would feel like he was neither human nor ghost.

At that time, grandpa didn't know so much inside information. The master put on a mask under coercion, and it took two years in a flash, while Bai Laosi seemed to have got rid of the entanglement of the curse, washed his hands in the golden basin, stopped robbing the tomb, and dismissed grandpa, let him No need to go back.

Grandpa was very happy at that time, and during this period, the archaeological team began to recruit.Grandpa has spent most of his life outside, digging mushrooms upside down, and has never done anything with dignity. Besides, grandpa is superstitious and always afraid of retribution, so he decided to join the archaeological team, serve the country, and save some money for himself Yin virtue.

A few years after joining the archaeological team, great changes took place in our family.

My grandfather's parents gave birth to four daughters and three sons, so in a sense, we are a relatively large family, and the seven aunts and eight aunts can all line up in several queues.

But in my image, I have never interacted with these relatives.

The reason is here.At the beginning, each household had dead pigs and cows. At that time, this was a great loss, just like burning a house on fire now.At first, no one thought it was wrong, and then after every relative suffered, but my grandfather's line was safe, things seemed a little strange.

Grandpa also thought, could it be that digging the grave by himself has damaged Yin De?Even so, the retribution should not be on the heads of relatives.

Afterwards, Grandpa began to have strange dreams at night. In the dream, an indistinguishable man with a 'ghost king's face' walked towards him. The eyes of the mask were infected by corpse energy, like two black eyeballs jumping out. It was terrifying, and a gloomy, indistinguishable voice sounded in my ear, which was the curse that Bai Laosi had heard back then.

Grandpa understood everything in an instant.

He was bullied by Bai Lao Si.

At that time, Bai Laosi had disappeared, and grandpa didn't know where to find him.And the only thing he thought of was the tomb of King Juer.After Bai Laosi entered the tomb, he didn't know what he saw, so he found out the way to transfer blame.He himself was happy and happy, but he transferred the curse to our family.

After my grandfather found out about this, he immediately moved with my grandmother and Chen Ci, who was still young at that time, to my current hometown, and the real hometown of our Chen family should be in the Jiangxi area.

At that time, Grandpa's idea was to hide as long as he could, and stay away from relatives, but although the relatives pulled away, something happened to us.

My grandma's surname is Liu, and her name is De Rong. She was the daughter of a landlord's family in her early years, and her grandfather married her back home. The couple are very affectionate.To use the old saying of my grandfather, our Chen family counted from him, there were not many who could read and write, and being able to marry a grandmother who could read and write, and was born as a lady, was his blessing for eight lifetimes.

Grandma is a virtuous and gentle person, and she never complained about my grandpa's troubles because of these nonsense. The two of them lived in peace and harmony, and never quarreled.

But I don't know when, grandma's temper became more and more irritable, as if she was affected by some kind of influence, she would get angry at little things, and her character and conduct became more and more out of line.

Grandpa was persuading at first, but then the two of them quarreled, and later, my grandma became a well-known shrew in the village.

Until one time, grandma slipped into the water and drowned unconsciously. When she was dying, she seemed to wake up suddenly, crying and panting in my grandpa's arms, sobbing: "I don't know why this happened... the child Dad, I've been too messed up these two years, and I've wronged you..." Without saying a word, I couldn't catch my breath, so I let go.

Zhao Erye saw that I finally showed a surprised expression, so he smiled and said: "I know so clearly about your family, you must be very surprised. Don't be surprised, these are all your father's statements to me. "

Tofu speculated: "Could it be that the mask can also affect people's temperament?"

Mr. Zhao took a look at Tofu and said, "Whether it will affect your temperament depends on the individual." He then continued, "I was originally a relatively calm person, and I belonged to the bold ones. His expression didn't change, his heart didn't jump, but after hearing what Zhao Erye said, he couldn't help falling into silence.

What grandma said before she died finally made grandpa realize that something was wrong. Could it be that the curse has not disappeared, is it still there?So who will be the next big hit?
Grandpa turned his attention to Chen Ci, that is, my father.

Chen Ci is very precocious and sensible. Grandpa is determined to go to the tomb of King Juer. Since Bai Laosi was able to find out a way to transfer the curse, if he continues to investigate, he may be able to find a way to solve the curse.

Grandpa applied for a vacation from the archaeological team. Of course, it could not directly state that he was going to dig a tomb. The archaeological team refused to approve it, so grandpa resigned by himself.

This trip lasted for a long time, and when Grandpa returned home, he took off his clothes, his body was covered in various injuries, his consciousness was also lost, and he fell unconscious on the bed.

During this period, Chen Ci took care of his grandfather.

Chen Ci is a precocious and wise child.At that time, my grandfather's financial conditions were good, and Chen Ci received a relatively good education environment at that time. Grandpa has always been proud of Chen Ci.

After his grandfather woke up, he told Chen Ci that he was not good at learning and had already been blocked once outside the tomb of King Juer. Although he tried his best this time, he still failed to enter the core area.

And after this tomb robbery, grandpa's legs became disabled, and he would never be able to go to a dangerous place like the tomb of King Juer.

Chen Ci was young and sensible, and he had a good idea in his heart. After many years, he went to the tomb of Juer King alone, and brought out one of the things in it. Before he died, he handed over the cause and effect and this thing to Zhao Er Lord.

Under other circumstances, Chen Ci would definitely not have given the things to Zhao, but under the circumstances at that time, he had no choice.

Speaking of this, Mr. Zhao stopped, with a treacherous smile, and said: "This is the deal I want to make with you. The things that the statement gave me are in my hands. Only when you get them can you grasp the solution." The key clue to unlocking the curse."

When I heard this, I suddenly became angry. How many years ago, the co-author had held the lifeblood of our Chen family in his hands, and this old boy has been hiding it all the time.

(End of this chapter)