After arranging the items in front of the grave, Shu Ying was about to kowtow when she glanced at the tombstone and suddenly realized something was wrong.
Although the tombstone was in disarray and the gold leaf on the inscription was almost worn away, the patterns of the carved name were still there.
The top part, where the surname is engraved, has been largely broken off, leaving only a few strokes on the right side.
The name at the back is also badly damaged, but you can still vaguely make out that it is engraved with—
"Ji Xiong?"
Why does this name sound so familiar?
Shu Ying was taken aback. Her knees, which had been bent, straightened up again as she carefully examined the remaining strokes of the right half of the two dots in the surname.
It looks like two horizontal lines, the upper one is shorter and the lower one is longer. Looking to the left, it seems there is a vertical line running through these two lines.
It's clearly the character for "earth"!
The right half is the surname of the person with the surname Tu (土)...
This makes perfect sense! This isn't our ancestor's tomb. What's engraved on it is the name of Du Jixiong, my grandfather's mortal enemy!
Although my grandfather was very capable in business and built a large family business, he was quite low-key.
In addition, influenced by traditional culture, they have a relatively traditional mindset, believe in feng shui, and have always felt that the location of ancestral graves is linked to the fortune of the entire family.
Therefore, ancestral graves are carefully selected in places with the best fortune and are difficult for others to find.
However, the situation was turbulent. When my grandfather noticed something was wrong, he immediately avoided all risks and wisely donated the family's ancestral home and garden, which was as large as a small town. He also sold off the houses scattered in other places.
All the treasures that were originally stored in the ancestral home, whether purchased or passed down from ancestors, were quietly gathered together and hidden away for protection.
To avoid suspicion, Grandpa took out a batch of treasures, donated some, sold some, and hid the most valuable ones, making people think that there was nothing left in the house, so as to avoid being coveted and attracting danger.
Even so, the Du family, who had always been the grandfather's mortal enemies, still refused to let them go.
Du Jixiong had been fighting with his grandfather for many years and knew the Shu family quite well. He guessed that his grandfather must have many treasures that he hadn't brought out yet, so he immediately reported the matter to the authorities.
Although the search party ultimately found nothing, the Shu family was placed under close surveillance from then on, and their lives were restricted in every way.
Du Jixiong was secretly pleased with himself and became increasingly arrogant. He opposed his grandfather in business and repeatedly tried to kill him using all sorts of means.
Even Du Jixiong's son, Du Ziteng, once stopped his mother in the street, trying to kidnap her and rape her.
Fortunately, his father appeared in time and beat Du Ziteng to the ground like a madman, breaking one of his legs.
This family is utterly wicked; not a single one of them is a good person.
So—this tombstone, which was hollowed out, the coffin was pried open, and even the tombstone was blown to pieces, belongs to Du Jixiong.
Shu Ying's downturned lips suddenly curved upwards, and she almost burst out laughing.
What is retribution? This is retribution!
During his lifetime, Du Jixiong flaunted his family's wealth everywhere, bullied others all day long, and wished he could eliminate all his business rivals. He even built such a luxurious tombstone for his ancestors, as if he wanted to directly engrave the words "My family is very rich" on the tombstone. What was the end result?
They probably never expected that times would change one day.
Without the caretakers, these luxurious tombs became the most dangerous things.
Which tomb raider wouldn't be tempted? Isn't this just blatantly waiting for someone to come and steal it?
Now, his ancestral grave, which he had given a grand funeral to, has been emptied, all the things hidden inside have been dug up, and even the coffin has been pried open.
If Du Jixiong were truly alive, wouldn't he be so angry he'd come back to life?
What goes around comes around!
Shu Ying looked at the map more carefully. It did not mark the exact location of the tombs, but the circled area also included the ancestral graves of Du Jixiong's family.
Shu Ying suddenly smiled.
She understood her grandfather's intention; it was a smokescreen.
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