Chapter 103 Sneaky Old Itch

Zhang Qiling, who was sitting next to Wuxie, was roasting a rabbit in his hands. He stood still, his eyes calm, letting the two "sparrows" chirp beside his ears.

After a hearty and lively breakfast, the two teams merged and discussed for a while. In the end, Lao Tai's men would lead the way, Zhang Qiling and his men would coordinate in the middle, and the three noisiest ones, Hei Xia Zi, Wu Xie Wang and Fatty, were left at the end of the team to hold the line.

Fatty Wang was still indignant along the way. Why did Hei Xia Zi and Wu Xie quarrel and demote him, an innocent person, to the back?

Hei Xia Zi pushed the responsibility onto Wu Xie, and then Wu Xie said that we share happiness and hardship together, and that plus that innocent and trusting look in his eyes made Fatty Wang swallow back the complaint that he was about to say.

The whole day was spent walking in the mountains, wasted in the rush to get on the road.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Xie Yuchen took a look at the Hemuji he got from Boss Li and found that they were still quite far from their destination. After discussing with Zhang Qiling and Zhang Moyu, they decided to find a place to rest for the night.

"I remember there...there was a herbalist there...he built a shed. There was, there was an open space."

Jie Laoyang finally played a role this time and found a place for everyone to rest.

After arriving at the relatively flat area, the leader discussed in the medicine shed which way would be smoother to go next. The guys on both sides took off their backpacks and set up simple tents nearby.

Seeing that no one seemed to be paying attention to him, Xie Laoyang found a relatively secluded corner, quietly moved away from the crowd, holding his Luoyang shovel in his hand, ready to do something shameful.

Jie Laoyang walked a little further away quietly, looked around, and finally found a familiar place under a tree. He picked up the shovel and started digging.

After a few tries, he dug out a familiar package. After opening it, he found the bronze branch he was familiar with. Lao Yang touched the bronze branch and breathed a sigh of relief.

"What is this?"

“It’s Qing… Holy crap!”

Startled by the sudden question, Lao Yang turned around in horror, and then saw the black blind man smiling at him sinisterly.

Behind Hei Xia Zi was Zhang Qiling, who was looking at him coldly with a knife in his hands, and next to him was Jie Yuchen, who was smiling with a dagger hidden in his heart.

Lao Yang looked at the scene of the three-court trial and broke out in a cold sweat.

"I...I was just about to look for you guys. This is what I brought out from there."

Jie Laoyang was so frightened that his stuttering improved a lot, and he finally spoke a complete sentence in one go.

"Oh~ So that's how it is..."

Hei Xia Zi responded in a funny way, and then spoke again as if unintentionally.

"Why didn't you tell us earlier? We have clues, how could we just ignore them? You sneaked over here so stealthily that I thought you were hiding something good..."

"No, I dare not..."

Jie Laoyang showed a smile that was uglier than crying, with his brows lowered and his eyes submissive, as if he was afraid of annoying Hei Xiazi in any way.

With Jie Yuchen around, who could ruin his plans at any time, he had to be careful. Otherwise, if something went wrong, he would have nowhere to cry.

"What's the use of this bronze branch? Is it worth the trouble to bring it out and sneak over here to get it?"

Xie Yuchen took the branch in his hand, looked at it for a while, but found nothing special. He thought it might be an ordinary bronze product, and handed it to Zhang Qiling beside him.

Zhang Qiling noticed something. This thing seemed to have a layer of strange energy fluctuations. Although it could not be seen with the naked eye, in the vision of spiritual vision, it was as conspicuous as an LED light lit in the dark.

"There's energy fluctuation."

Zhang Qiling stated his conclusion and then threw it to Hei Xia Zi.

"This is the first time I've seen a bronze artifact with energy fluctuations. I'm really curious. Just leave it with me for now, brother!"

Hei Xiazi put the bronze branch into his backpack very naturally, and seemed to be afraid that Jie Laoyang would not believe it, so he added another sentence.

"I'll give it back to you after I finish my research."

Jie Laoyang's face looked a little ugly. He didn't know whether he should come over forcefully or give in first.

This bronze branch is really important to him!

He had actually been to this tomb twice, both times three years ago.

When he came out for the first time, he found that since he came out of the tomb, if he did not touch the bronze tree for a long time, he would feel weak all over, often in a daze, with a dull expression, and his thinking seemed to be disconnected.

That's why, knowing that the police had begun to conduct a strict inspection of this place, he still took the risk to go in and took great pains to break off a piece of bronze branch and bring it out.

However, his luck was not so good the second time. Not long after he came out, he met the officials. He had no choice but to bury the branches and plan to pick them up later. As a result, he himself could not escape the official encirclement and was taken to the police station and sentenced to three years.

After three years of living in a daze, he returned home as soon as he was released, but sadly discovered that his mother had died of overwork.

The body was left at home like that, and no one had discovered it for several days. When he passed by, the body had already begun to rot and was unrecognizable...

He only remembered that he was so sad that he passed out. Before he lost consciousness, he was still madly hoping that his mother would come back to life.

After waking up, he felt even weaker. Just as he was about to cheer up and arrange his mother's funeral.

But he was surprised to find that the house was clean and his mother was wearing an apron and cooking in the kitchen, just as he remembered.

Without having time to think about it, he walked over with joy, but his mother turned around and what was revealed in front of him was a face that was so severely decayed that even the facial features could not be seen.

That was exactly how he remembered his mother looking when she died!

After the initial panic, Lao Yang quickly guessed the reason for the incident.

All the strange things happening now are caused by that bronze tree.

It may have the ability to materialize imagination. Because I have been exposed to it, I can materialize my mother out of a strong desire.

But because his mother's death could not be erased from his mind, the mother who had "come back to life" beside him now looked so terrible.

Of course, there is actually a more secret guess in Lao Yang's heart.

If he stayed away from the bronze tree for a long time, he would become sluggish and his mind would become confused. He could use the bronze tree's ability to materialize, but after using it, he would become extremely weak. Perhaps...

He didn't dare to think deeply about this speculation. What he wanted to do most now was to truly resurrect his mother, which required someone who didn't know that his mother was dead and had an impression of her.