Uncle Jiu's Senior Brother

Chapter 111: The City of Bones

The next day, Lu Li cleaned the charity cemetery thoroughly from inside to outside.

At noon, they went to Queqiao Shao's shop, where they drank tea and chatted, having a very leisurely time.

Here, Taoist Simu brought Qiu Sheng to Gu Lao Mountain, which was not far from his Taoist temple.

There is a small village here, and Taoist Simu plans to rest here for a day.

After traveling for such a long time, my whole body feels like falling apart.

"Uncle Master, why did you bring me here?"

Qiu Sheng asked doubtfully.

"What do you know? Good things only exist in remote places like this. Do you see that mountain?"

Taoist Simu pointed at the fist-like tall mountain behind the village.

Qiu Sheng looked in the direction that Taoist Simu pointed.

"See? Isn't it just a little bit odd in shape?"

"Ouch! Uncle Master, why did you hit me?"

Just now, Taoist Simu gave Qiu Sheng a slap on the face.

"I told you to learn more from your master, but you were lazy and didn't know anything."

"This mountain is called Gumu Mountain. Did the great general Tu Sui of the Qin Dynasty know about it?"

"Of course I know. Didn't he die in battle here? Is this his grave?"

"Of course not, but this is the tomb of one of his Qin troops."

Taoist Simu said proudly.

"what?"

Qiu Sheng turned around and wanted to run, but Taoist Simu grabbed him by the collar.

"Uncle Master, please let me go. They are the Qin Army. Maybe they have become ghost soldiers now. You should know how terrifying ghost soldiers are."

Yin soldiers refer to soldiers who have been killed in battle but still have obsessions in their hearts. Such soldiers fight bravely and know how to cooperate.

They can form a battle formation, and most large sects are unwilling to provoke them.

Because they are transformed from ghosts, they are called Yin soldiers.

"Of course Master knows, but the Ghost Heart is in their hands. We don't have to fight them. We can sneak in secretly."

Taoist Simu had the most devious ideas. He thought of sticking talismans on his body during the day to sneak in, steal the treasure and run away.

"Can this be done?"

Taoist Simu patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, with Uncle Master here, there's nothing to be afraid of!"

Qiu Sheng persuaded himself to believe this old naughty boy once again.

The two returned to the room provided by the villagers, took out the ingredients they bought and started to make a fire and cook. Of course, it was all Qiu Sheng's doing, and Taoist Simu was waiting to eat the ready-made food.

"Uncle Master, how do you know this is a ghost?"

Qiu Sheng asked while washing rice.

"Hey, who am I, your uncle? I come here often.

The last time I came here to bring a client, a villager suddenly went crazy and shouted that there were troops arresting people in Gu Lao Mountain.

The story was very detailed and he even said he saw a purple heart beating in the cave. This is not something that can be made up.

Sure enough, when I went there at night, I found ghost soldiers wearing Qin armor patrolling. "

Taoist Simu was very satisfied with his own wit.

"Uncle Master, you are amazing. You can even encounter this."

Qiu Sheng praised.

"Ahahaha! That's it!"

Taoist Simu felt a little proud and thought to himself: Brother, my cultivation will soon catch up with yours.

If Uncle Jiu insisted on giving him a slap in the face, what was he dreaming about? He was dreaming before he even got what he wanted.

After eating, the two went to bed early to recover their strength.

On the second day, Taoist Simu and Qiu Sheng got up early to prepare dry food.

Taoist Simu took out the breath-suppressing talisman he had drawn in the Taoist temple and handed one to Qiu Sheng.

"Please keep it. This is not easy to draw. It took a lot of effort to draw it. If you lose one copy, there is no way to replace it."

Qiu Sheng solemnly put the talisman in his arms.

Now he is no longer the young boy who always gets into trouble. After going out for training twice, he has put away his playful mentality.

"set off!"

Seeing Qiu Sheng put away the talisman, Taoist Simu took the lead and walked towards Gulao Mountain with high spirits.

Gulao Mountain is a rocky and bald mountain with only weeds and bushes on it, and no tall trees to provide shelter.

The two of them slowly walked along the path to the halfway point of the mountain and hid behind a pile of large rocks.

"Uncle Master, where is the ghost's heart?"

Qiu Sheng climbed the mountain for half a day and couldn't help but say.

"Shh! Keep your voice down and don't alarm those ghost soldiers. The thing is in the cave above."

Taoist Simu spoke in a low voice.

Qiu Sheng quickly shut his mouth.

The two of them lay down behind the pile of rocks and looked up.

Sure enough, there was a big cave a little below the top of the mountain.

After taking out his sleeves, Ye and the other man opened their eyes, only to see billowing ghost energy coming out from the entrance of the cave.

Anyone with experience can tell at a glance that the guy inside is not easy to deal with.

Qiu Sheng opened his mouth wide, staring blankly at the cave above, his whole body hairs standing on end as if they were electrified.

"Uncle Master, why don't we not go? I'm a little scared."

Taoist Simu was actually unsure in his heart. He didn’t walk so far last time. He just took a look from afar at the foot of the mountain.

But still forced himself to say:

"You are useless, what are you afraid of? I am your uncle here, so why should you worry about me?"

Last time, I didn’t have the ability to fight for the elixir from Luo Xiang Palace, so this time I must get the Ghost Heart.

I will wait until I reach the later stage of foundation building and go back to the Taoist temple to see how that old monk can still show off to me.

Taking advantage of the bright sunshine, the two drank some water, ate something and continued to climb the mountain.

More than an hour later, the two arrived at the cave entrance they had just seen.

It didn't seem that big when viewed from below, but when I got to the entrance I realized that the cave was at least five meters high.

There are rubbles all around, and there seems to be no signs of human mining.

It is large enough to accommodate four or five people walking side by side.

"Put on the breath-suppressing talisman. As long as the talisman doesn't fall off, they won't be able to detect us coming in."

Taoist Simu and Qiu Sheng put the breath-suppressing talisman on their chests, and then walked inside cautiously.

Once you enter the cave, it is not as dark as you might imagine. A ray of sunlight shines in from the small holes on the cave wall from time to time.

At least enough for the two of them to see things within a range of two or three meters.

After turning a few corners, the two came to a fork in the road.

Qiu Sheng looked at Taoist Simu and pursed his lips, asking him which way to go.

Taoist Simu took out the compass and looked at it, only to see the needle spinning non-stop.

Obviously something is interfering with the magnetic field here, and the compass has stopped working.

After a random guess, Taoist Simu walked towards the fork in the road on the left, and Qiu Sheng hurriedly followed.

This path is winding and I don't know where it leads to.

From time to time, a skeleton appeared, covered with marks of knife and gun cuts and stabs.

This should be the skeleton of the Qin Dynasty's ghost soldiers.

The two of them could only move very carefully.

Try not to touch these bones.

Suddenly, everything was empty.

A spacious venue appeared in front of the two.

"How did we end up in their den?"

If I were to describe the scene before me, it would be a small city built of bones.

The white skeletons were piled up layer by layer, at least four meters high, with each white skull staring with empty eyes.

Staring at them at the entrance of the cave.

The two of them only felt a chill rising from their tail vertebrae and reaching their foreheads.

"Uncle Master, the ghost heart you mentioned can't be in here, right?"

If it weren't for Taoist Simu's good hearing, he wouldn't be able to hear what Qiu Sheng was saying.

"The Ghost Heart is a combination of ghost energy and yin energy generated by the gathering of ghosts. It is not surprising that it appears anywhere."

This put Taoist Simu in a difficult position. He didn't know whether to enter the City of Bones or not.

Finally, I gritted my teeth and went in!

Taoist Simu took Qiu Sheng and walked quietly towards the White Bone City.

They didn't notice that the sun was setting outside.

The afterglow of sunset will not last long.

When they arrived at the Bone City, they discovered that there was nothing inside except a stone platform with a small box on it.

"Could it be that the ghost's heart is in the box?"

Taoist Simu thought in his heart.

Taoist Simu tiptoed to the stone platform and picked up the box.

In a place where the two of them couldn't see, the Bone City shook slightly when the stone box left the stone platform.

When the stone box was opened, there was a seal inside.

Taoist Simu paused and wondered where my big ghost heart had gone.

Qiu Sheng also curiously leaned forward.

Turn over the seal and take a look.

"Yangping Zhidu Gongyin."

Qiu Sheng read the above text. Why do these six words sound so familiar?

Taoist Simu's face turned green.

"This is the Heavenly Master's Seal from the Heavenly Master's Mansion. It must be left here to suppress something. Why haven't I heard of them using it in all these years?"

The two seemed to hear some sound and slowly turned around.

The Bone City suddenly shook and then began to move slowly.

"This is a living creature! What should we do, uncle?"

Qiu Sheng was suddenly panicked.

"How should I know what to do? I hope the Taoist priest won't die here. My gold bars!"

Taoist Simu had no choice but to take Qiu Sheng out of the city. When they arrived at the city gate, they found that the entrance had been blocked by white bones.

The two used all their special skills but failed to find a way out. Instead, the Bone City shook even more violently.

Qiu Sheng came to his senses, bit his middle finger, wrote the four blood-red words "Senior Brother, save me" on a piece of talisman paper, folded it into a paper crane and threw it out.

Watching the paper crane fly out of the White Bone City, Qiu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he and his uncle could hold on until his senior brother arrived, they would be saved.