Chapter 79: The Secret of the Ancient Domain Mysterious City
After saying that, Kong Xiyan didn't give the other party a chance to respond. She hung up the phone, took out the SIM card from the phone, and returned to the ancestral hall: "I'll requisition this card. Is that okay?"
Zhu Ge was about to refuse when he saw Kong Xiyan smiling at him gently: "You don't want to be punished for multiple crimes and go to jail now, right?"
Hearing Kong Xiyan say this, Zhu Ge immediately shrank his neck and dared not say anything.
"He might as well be thrown in jail! What a disgrace! I don't know what sin the Zhu family has committed to produce such a scourge!" The Zhu family members glared at Zhu Ge and cursed him, as if they wanted to drown him on the spot with just one spit. "I'm afraid he hasn't even remembered his own last name! In that case, it's best to get out of here!"
"You! You guys..." Zhu Ge's face flushed red with anger. Seeing two million gone just like that, his anger suddenly flared up. He glared at everyone with hatred in his eyes: "It's obviously you old guys who are as cowardly as mice. You were scared by some unfounded curse and dared not move. You didn't even dare to dig for the treasure! Now that the treasure is about to be taken away by outsiders, you are so angry that you take it out on me! Do you really think I want to stay in this remote place? You are a bunch of short-sighted people!"
When Kong Xiyan heard Zhu Ge mention the treasure again, she blinked.
According to her observation of the stars at night and calculations with her fingers, there should be no treasure here. Why did Zhu Ge talk about this with such certainty?
"You are so stupid! Among so many generations of the Zhu family, how come you are the only one who takes that crappy book seriously?" Uncle Zhu was so angry that he was shaking.
"Book? What book?" Kong Xiyan asked.
When Old Master Zhu heard Kong Xiyan's question, he sighed and gave a wink, and someone handed her a tattered ancient book.
Zhu Ge's eyes widened when he saw the book: "Stop! That's our Zhu family's heirloom! How can you show it to a stranger?"
"Is it a family heirloom? Then I have to take a look at it." Kong Xiyan glanced at Zhu Ge and started flipping through it immediately.
As Kong Xiyan was flipping through the pages, Old Lady Zhu explained, "This book was written by one of our ancestors. He was a classmate of Mr. Liuquan, and they both liked stories of strange and legendary origins."
"Layman Liuquan?" Kong Xiyan's eyes widened. "Pu Songling?"
Then the tattered ancient book in her hand can really be regarded as a family heirloom!
Thinking of this, Kong Xiyan's hands became much gentler as she turned the pages of the book.
"This book is a collection of strange stories adapted by our ancestor based on an incident recorded in the village annals." Old Master Zhu sighed. "It was indeed quite popular back then, attracting many scholars and gold diggers. The legend of an ancient lost city also emerged, and the story only grew stronger."
According to the book, the ancient mysterious city was an extremely luxurious city deep in the mountains, with white jade for the halls, gold for the horses, gold for the city walls and silks hanging high. But the entire ancient city disappeared overnight.
There were rumors that a huge treasure was buried under the ancient city, which attracted the attention of thieves, who massacred the entire city overnight. Therefore, the gods were enraged and sent down divine punishment, removing the entire ancient city and the thieves and hiding them under the sea.
There are also rumors that this ancient city was once blessed by the gods, and was moved to the Penglai Island before the thieves took action. Even the people in the ancient city lived a fairy-like life.
There are also rumors that the ancient city suppressed the dragon vein of the imperial court and contained countless treasures. Later, thieves rebelled and destroyed the dragon vein, which brought punishment from the gods. The gods then buried the ancient city and the thieves underground and left behind a curse.
Those who covet treasure will be burned by fire and frozen by ice, their flesh will be eaten by maggots, and their souls will be condemned to hell forever.
After quietly listening to Old Master Zhu's detailed narration of the story in the book, Kong Xiyan asked, "What's the truth? What exactly is going on in the Ancient Domain Mystery City?"
"What city is there? It's just a small village." Uncle Zhu was impatient and couldn't help interrupting when he heard this: "At that time, the situation was turbulent. When the rebels passed through here, they slaughtered the villagers and looted the property. Those who escaped hid to avoid disaster, and those who couldn't escape were buried alive by the rebels.
But they happened to encounter natural disasters, including an earthquake and a mudslide. In the end, the rebels who massacred the village could not escape and all died.
Those who had fled the village returned years later and rebuilt a village on this land, which is now Zhujia Village. Uncle Zhu sighed, "Most of the village elders know that this ancient mystery city is just a fabricated story. But this kid! He's been idle all day, dreaming and holding a tattered book and thinking it's a treasure map!"
Uncle Zhu was so angry when he saw Zhu Ge that his teeth were itching, and he wanted to rush up and kick him twice.
Zhu Ge was also dumbfounded when he heard this: "How, how is it possible... How could it be like this..."
"Since you know it's fake, why haven't you clarified it?" Kong Xiyan asked the question on behalf of Zhu Ge. Since everyone in Zhujia Village knows that the Ancient Domain Mystery City is fake, why haven't they ever told anyone about it?
When the elders of the Zhu family heard Kong Xiyan ask this, their eyes became evasive and they seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"Although everyone knows that the legend of the Ancient Domain Mysterious City is fake, there are still tourists who come here because of the legend over the years, so..." Uncle Zhu laughed dryly: "In the city dialect, this is called, what is it called..."
"Marketing," Kong Xiyan said, looking at Zhu Ge with a teasing look. "The Ancient Domain Mystery City is a strange story fabricated by the Zhu family's ancestors based on village history. Later generations used it as a marketing concept. There was even a fool in the Zhu family who took it seriously and even thought he was sitting on a treasure? Haha, how interesting."
Based on the size of the burial pit and the skeletons excavated so far, Kong Xiyan has deduced that the ancient mysterious city should have been a village, but there has been no reasonable explanation for the armor found.
Now, after hearing the whole process, Kong Xiyan finally understood.
"Village Chief Xiao Kong, um..." Uncle Zhu Liu laughed dryly and asked the question on the minds of all the elders present: "The Ancient Domain Mystery City isn't some luxurious ancient city as rumored. It's just a small village. So... can we still build a museum and a library there?"
Seeing everyone's expectant eyes, Kong Xiyan smiled and nodded. "Of course, we can. We have carried out technical restoration based on the armor we excavated. We have confirmed that these armors originated from the Yuan Dynasty. Because they were buried underground by natural disasters, they are well preserved and have great research value. In addition, this place records the history of the village massacre at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the strange stories of the Qing Dynasty. It also shows a relatively successful early marketing. These are all of great commemorative value, so please rest assured!"
Hearing Kong Xiyan say this, everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Old Grandpa Zhu even solemnly presented this strange story novel, which could be regarded as a family heirloom, to Kong Xiyan on behalf of the entire Zhu family.
Zhu Ge watched this scene with his face ashen, as if everything he had believed in for so many years only proved that he was a complete fool.
The treasure was gone, the 2 million was gone, and even everything he had believed in for so many years collapsed in an instant.
An unbearable dull pain came over Zhu Ge's chest, and his eyes suddenly widened, his eyes bloodshot and his face ashen. Then he spat out a mouthful of blood towards the sky, and then his whole body fell backwards like a broken rag doll and fell to the ground.
With just one glance, Kong Xiyan knew that Zhu Ge's spirit was gone.
Although it is not fatal, he cannot escape the fate of stupidity. Zhu Ge will probably live in the illusion of the ancient mysterious city for the rest of his life.
I don’t know whether this is a blessing or a curse for him.
The elders of the clan hurriedly sent Zhu Ge to the speeding ambulance and sent several strong members of the clan to follow.
"Grandpa Zhu, since something like this has suddenly happened, we should put the expulsion from the family tree on hold." Kong Xiyan looked at Grandpa Zhu and said, "I will donate this strange story novel to the upcoming museum in the name of our village. It will be the museum's treasure, and more and more people will come to Zhujia Village in the future."
Hearing Kong Xiyan say this, Old Master Zhu's complexion finally improved a little after Zhu Ge vomited blood. He nodded, and his old voice was a little weak: "Little Village Chief Kong, thank you for your help."
After bidding farewell to Old Man Zhu, Kong Xiyan walked out of the ancestral hall and dialed a number on her phone: "I'll send you a courier later. After you receive it, see if you can still track down the clues."
"What kind of express delivery is this? Is it worthy of our Boss Kong being so serious?" A familiar male voice came from the other end of the phone.
"It's about the fox."
"What? Boss Kong, you actually found that old fox! He's a dangerous A-level individual with a million-dollar bounty! He disappeared for three years, and I thought he died in some fox den!"
"He was careless. Besides, I guess he's in China." Kong Xiyan's eyes darkened. "This time, I want him to never come back!"
"Yes, sir! I promise to complete the task!" The person on the other end of the phone continued, "By the way! The color of Master Su's underwear today is..."
Kong Xiyan hung up the phone directly and rolled her eyes. This guy’s mouth is still as gossipy as ever!
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