[Who is this old gentleman? I do not know him.]
[Woah, isn’t this the famous boss, Professor Zhang? ]
[He is a well-known expert in the Department of Archeology and has participated in the excavation of countless famous ancient tombs. I’m a student of the Department of Archeology. That guy right there is a master. Please pay homage.]
[A professor of the archeology department and a fortune teller are together—this is really a dream connection. ]
[Wait a minute, the host is looking for ancient tombs? What about the divination, guys!]
An Rugu picked up some of the comments and replied, “This ancient tomb should be nearby. It has been discovered by tomb robbers and needs a hasty rescue excavation. As for whether it can be found, I am not completely sure. I need to see the location first.”
… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com
An Rugu followed the archaeological team into Blackwater Village.
She has learned a lot of miscellaneous things. She has read many strange books. She has never entered a tomb, but she had some knowledge about tombs.
She did not look for the ancient tomb immediately, but found some villagers of Blackwater Village who were chatting under the tree at the entrance of the village.
The prescribed method of finding ancient tombs: ‘look, hear, ask, and speculate’. This is the ‘asking’ part of it.
No one knew local matters better than the locals themselves.
Almost all of these villagers were middle-aged and elderly people, chatting about home affairs and looking comfortable.
“Sorry to bother you, do you have any legends about tombs in your village?”
The villagers looked at each other and became serious when they saw that this party were well-dressed and looked distinguished.
“I don’t know. I haven’t heard anything from my ancestors.”
“Our village is so poor that if there were tombs, they would have been dug up long ago.”
When the archaeological team heard this, they felt a little disappointed. It seemed that these villagers knew no information about what they were searching for.
At this time, an old woman who was fanning herself with a cattail leaf fan said in a hoarse voice, “I heard that one of the villagers and his two good brothers were sent to the hospital. Is that why you came here?”
An Rugu nodded, “Yes…”
The old woman sighed heavily, “That second-rate boy usually worked in the city. He came back with his city friends last month. I don’t know what he was doing at home. But I felt something was wrong, and sure enough, something happened. There is indeed a story in our village about the tomb.”
When the people from the archaeological team heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up.
“What is it?”
“Please tell us, it’s really important.”
Everyone expected to hear detailed information about the tomb, such as its location.
As a result, what the old woman said made their jaws almost drop.
“There is a tomb of gods1 in our village!”
She pursed her lips and said, “It is said that a pair of gods fell in love, but this violated the rules of heaven, so they had to separate. Then they came to our Blackwater Village to die for their love and were buried here. All people who go looking for immortals will die, so people in our village have never looked for this tomb of immortals.”
People from the archaeological team: “…”
People in the livestream channel: “…
[The immortals are actually love brains and ran to the human world, come to die for love? A god is obviously a compassionate and generous, right, but they actually kill people? So this should be a demon, right?]
[Didn’t that grandmother just make this all up from watching too many TV series?]
The old woman thought for a while and sighed, “I think that second-rate person must have gone to find the tomb of the gods. If so, he deserved it. He didn’t listen to the elders’ words, so he suffered the consequences of his actions. ”
Everyone asked some more questions and found that they were all trivial things. There seemed to be no more clues, so they thanked the villagers and turned to leave.
Professor Zhang took An Rugu to the house they rented in Blackwater Village. This was in the center of the village. The old house was usually uninhabited and belonged to the village chief’s family.
The team had all rested here when they came to the village before. After all, the nearby mountain roads were long and winding, and even one-tenth of the mountain road could not be covered in one day.
They were prepared to spend three to five months in this place.
An Rugu was taking out some items from her bag when Professor Zhang next to her asked, “Do you have any clues?
His students chattered and discussed, “I suspect that this ‘tomb of the gods’ is the tomb we are looking for. The three villagers probably knew this local legend, so they went to find the tomb of the gods.”
“I think so too. Are there really gods in this place? ”
“How can that be? Have you watched too many fairy tale dramas?”
An Rugu raised her head and expressed her opinion to Professor Zhang. “Actually, I don’t think it’s the tomb of immortals. It’s very likely that the three people were like the fox who took advantage of the might of the tiger2. The more the news spreads, the more sensational the treasures would become.” Perhaps, at most, only a wealthy family was buried here.
Professor Zhang nodded, “…it’s possible. ”
But he was not sure. The three villagers were unconscious for no known medical reason, which made him—who had always believed in science and materialism—a little worried and scared.
It seemed that there was an invisible, unnatural force at work.
… …
The archeological team has been on the front line all year round, and their physical fitness was quite good, and they were all very dedicated. Although they were tired from traveling, they didn’t bother to rest. After putting away their things, they took their equipment and went out to search for the tomb.
For safety and efficiency, they divided themselves into groups of three and went to different places.
An Rugu went by herself and chose not to be with a larger group. Because the three people had likely stumbled into a curse and, thus, fell into coma, it meant that this place was a bit dangerous, and ordinary people would not be able to withstand its power.
While she was livestreaming, she could choose to adjust the camera or directly shut off the livestream to avoid letting people see something sensitive on the screen. But if there were people nearby, it would be inconvenient for her to move her hands.
The others were worried about her safety, but thinking that this was a professional who they themselves invited, they did not refuse anymore and finally agreed.
In any case, An Rugu already had her eyes half-closed, and she walked directly towards the path that most likely led south.
I Livestream Divination to the World translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com
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