This was still an era with simple folk customs. As a scheming guy, Lin Xiaoman, who was good at language art, portrayed the image of an amiable and gossipy middle-aged female vendor. She quickly became friends with the elderly and middle-aged women in the village.
In addition, "I can barter here and also accept some old items." Lin Xiaoman's products were warmly welcomed and her business was booming. Of course, the key point was that she had heard a lot of information.
Lin Xiaoman sorted out important clues from the numerous gossips.
After integrating the information, she understood the whole story of the monster.
It is said that half a month ago, a villager dug up a large piece of white stone while digging the ground. It seemed to be a very large object. So after calling friends, several villagers dug together and finally dug out a large white coffin.
Jade was not popular in that era, and the villagers just thought it was a white stone. They originally wanted to open the coffin and see if there was anything valuable inside.
As a result, after trying every possible method, the coffin was too heavy and sealed tightly, and could not be opened at all.
Not only was it impossible to open, but the more crucial thing was that a villager accidentally fell and hit his head on the corner of the coffin, breaking his head on the spot. He bled profusely and died soon after.
The old village chief thought the coffin was evil, so he ordered the villagers to bury it again, fill it with soil, build a grave, and erect an unnamed monument.
There was blood and dead bodies. I guess the seal had been broken and the big red flower had escaped.
There is no clear answer as to whether it was after that day, but Lin Xiaoman estimated that it was almost certain.
After the coffin incident, a priest appeared and said that as long as people prayed to him devoutly during the day, their dreams would come true when they slept at night.
The dream of reaching the pinnacle of life was so wonderful that more and more villagers ran to the church to pray to the priest. Finally, the priest was moved by their piety and performed miracles every night to make everyone's dreams come true.
Of course, this was based on the fragmentary words of several old ladies, which Lin Xiaoman supplemented himself. As for the reality, many villagers probably knew in their hearts that he was not a priest at all, but most likely an evil creature. However, at this time, they were deeply poisoned and could not get rid of the feeling that this dream had come true, and could only deceive themselves and indulge in it.
As time went on, most of the villagers began to do nothing during the day, lying down and waiting for the night to come. In their dreams, they had everything, they were surrounded by beauties, they were rich or noble, they could do anything, and they were winners in life!
All the things I dared not think about in my life have come true in my dreams!
Therefore, they are unwilling to wake up, nor do they want anyone to break their sweet dreams.
After exchanging a lot of goods and receiving a lot of miscellaneous things, Lin Xiaoman left with a lot of news.
After leaving the village, the carriage had traveled less than a kilometer when Lin Xiaoman encountered a large army.
Long Jiujiu and Shao Qi, along with Lin Xiaoman's brothers, have been waiting one kilometer outside the village.
After they met up, Lin Xiaoman shared the information he had obtained.
Long Jiujiu: "So, it should be that coffin?"
"It should be." Lin Xiaoman nodded.
"Then wait until dark to dig?"
"Well, that place is quite close to the village. If we go digging now, the villagers will hear the noise and will definitely stop us."
"Okay, I'll sleep a little longer. Call me when it's time!"
A thick carpet was laid on the ground, and Long Jiujiu slept on it.
"I'm catching up on my sleep, too."
Lin Xiaoman got back into the carriage and also chose to sleep.
Probably because the whole dream was spent bending over and feeling for stones in the river, Lin Xiaoman only felt a little sore in the waist and back. Alas, it is not so easy to have a sweet dream.
Could it be that those villagers had their energy drained away in their dreams?
I slept until almost dinner time, then woke up. Long Jiujiu, a foodie, brought a bunch of pre-cooked beef, mutton, chicken, and duck, turning the place into a barbecue party. The atmosphere was so intense that Lin Xiaoman almost thought she was out for a barbecue.
The barbecue party ended at nearly 7 o'clock. It was already dark and there was almost no light.
Feeling that it was about time, the group set off, led by Lin Xiaoman. After wandering around for a while, they found the big mound of earth that the villagers had mentioned. In front of the mound stood a stone tablet without any words.
This is definitely the place.
Dig it up!
Although the preparations were thorough and the equipment was complete, one shovel per person was obviously not enough. Only six shovels were found, so a group of younger brothers were responsible for the excavation work.
It’s so easy to have a little brother.
The younger brothers took turns digging, and in less than a quarter of an hour, they found a corner of the white jade coffin and continued.
Soon, the full appearance of the white jade coffin was revealed.
Lin Xiaoman took a closer look, but because he couldn't remember it clearly, he could only say that it was similar to the coffin where the boss was lying in the original copy.
"In the copy inside the Gate of Life and Death, in the Rainy Night Cemetery, the big red flower that looks like the corpse arum is clinging to the lid of the coffin. It's a small boss, and in the coffin lies an emperor monster wearing gold and silver. Do you think there will be another one in the coffin?" Lin Xiaoman gave a brief explanation and added a guess.
"Who knows?" Long Jiujiu spread his hands to indicate that he didn't know.
"Normally, the monsters should appear first, then gather strength. When the strength reaches a certain level, they may awaken the boss." Shao Qi explained simply, "There's no point in guessing anyway. When the time comes, let's see if they can recognize the master."
"good."
After a discussion about the white jade coffin, it was already 8 o'clock. As soon as the system went offline, Long Jiujiu raised his hand, "I'll do it, I'll do it, let me try!"
Shao Qi: "Go ahead."
Lin Xiaoman didn't fight with her. She just watched Long Jiujiu poke her finger with the small dagger, squeeze out a few drops of blood, and then press it on the white jade coffin.
After a pause of one second, as if in a trance, Long Jiujiu said in a serious tone, "I, take it!"
A second passed... a minute passed... no response.
Long Jiujiu accepted the reality and complained with a hint of grievance, "Hmph, you have no vision. I'm the best in the universe, and you didn't choose me!"
"Don't be discouraged, maybe you will be the next one!" Lin Xiaoman comforted him with the spirit of respecting the elderly and loving the young.
After comforting the child, Lin Xiaoman asked Shao Qi, "Do you want to try?"
"good."
Nodding, Shao Qi pulled out the dagger with one hand and stabbed the back of his hand. When he stretched out his hand, the blood dripped onto the white jade coffin.
White and red, very vivid.
Not wanting Long Jiujiu to be so stingy, Shao Qi dropped a large amount of blood on it. Unfortunately, the difference was not the amount of blood.
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