C30 Muddle Chess

"It doesn't make sense, it's impossible for anyone to be able to move unhindered in the thirty-six plates!" Fan Cunlong shook his head.

The reputation of this place was not for nothing. In all these years, no one had ever dared to wantonly walk here. All these years, the thirty-six plates had become a danger zone for everyone. Adding to that, there wasn't much to go back to after that, so gradually no one else came back.

Doubt weighed on my mind, and it was like a cloud of doubt clouding my mind. Could it really have been my imagination? But that I inexplicably lost my will to fight and even pulled out the dagger, then what the hell is going on!

"Let's go, we won't delay any longer." I feel that something is not right, I should get out of here as soon as possible. " Unable to come up with a solution, I looked at the dim sky and decided to keep moving forward.

Fan Cunlong said: "I need to be more careful, I don't know if the things in front are normal or not." The wild boars were in a strange state a moment ago, causing Fan Cunlong to be extremely worried for the rest of the journey.

I replied, "Even if it's abnormal, we still have to leave. We can't block good fortune and we can't avoid disaster. There's nothing to be depressed about."

On the road, I no longer advised Huang San and Huang Si. Their attitudes towards these two matters were very clear. This Dao brother and this brother were destined to follow me until the end.

Just as we stood up, the group of wild boars that were initially five metres away also quickly stood up. This sudden and unexpected turn of events caused Fan Cunlong, who had been on guard, to once again place his bow on the bowstring. It was only Xiao Ha who kept on nudging me and groaning that I told him not to be so nervous.

I tested the waters by taking two steps forward. This group of wild beasts really didn't have any hostility. They unexpectedly followed behind us and acted as though they were here to protect us. This made me astonished before I simultaneously heaved a sigh of relief.

If this group of things were to always follow them, it was likely that they would no longer be in danger in the thirty-six plates, right? Fan Cunlong said in disbelief. "Xiao Ha is very strange, it reminds me of a story I heard since I was young about a divine object!"

I know the story he told me, Fan Cunlong's uncle told it to me. Thus, I didn't let him tell it. I only waved my hand and said, "I've heard that story before. It's just that there are some legends that need to be tested for their authenticity."

"That's true!" Fan Cunlong nodded.

The road after that was much smoother. With such a large group of ferocious creatures following behind us, we weren't afraid of anything else rushing over to make trouble for us along the way. So Fan Cunlong walked very fast, extremely fast, and was twice as fast as we were just now.

There were no more obstacles in the way of the third round, no more dangers. We didn't linger and continued to walk forward. The wild boar herd continued to hum as we followed. The noise along the way seemed to be quite explosive. Just this momentum alone was enough to make many things retreat far away before they even drew near.

These days, his luck was getting better and better. His business was booming with wealth, and if he went out, he would be able to turn the situation around. It should be because of the little thing on his shoulder, right? The last time I went out of the mountain, my life seemed to be changing.

Zhao QIu told me to guard against that fated point, but I figured it out later on. That thing is impossible to prevent! It could only be said that he had to be more vigilant. He would try his best to prepare in advance when his luck had just changed.

For example, when going out, one had to go through the ancient records. For example, when eating, one had to use silver needles to test for toxins. For example …

thirty-six plates, fourth round, at the location of the seventh 'chess piece', Fan Cunlong stopped. Then he said to me, "Zheng, wait a minute. I'm looking for a direction."

Fan Cunlong left a mark here. He found what he left behind under a big tree to our left. A piece of bark had been placed on the tree, and the place where the new tree was exposed formed a triangle, pointing in a deeper direction.

"Found it!" He let out a cry and quickly resumed his journey.

He didn't go through the dangerous obstacles of the mountains or the precipitous cliff that I had imagined, so he walked rather slowly on the way to thirty-six plates. The seat belt and nylon rope I kept in my backpack didn't seem to have any use for anything at all.

Perhaps it was because of the change of direction, but the fourth set gave me a feeling that it was much bigger than the first three sets. Along the way, Fan Cunlong made many turns, and since he wanted to always look at the marks he left on the trees, he stopped and walked.

In comparison, however, their speed was already extremely fast. Fan Cunlong's memories were very accurate. The reason he looked at the landmarks was only to make sure that he was at ease with the map.

He hadn't taken a wrong step in his journey. With a wild boar protecting us, we don't have to be afraid of any external conflicts. The rare peace of mind that we have since we entered the mountain is even more rare. These few steps could actually make a person walk out of a feeling of pride.

The sky started to darken, and many places in the forest of thirty-six plates were already stained with a dark color.

The sky grew a little darker, and finally reached the edge of the fourth round. Fan Cunlong let out a sigh of relief as he stared at the few nearby mounds.

It could be seen that the terrain here was extremely strange. It was as if chessboard pieces were placed in an orderly fashion on top of the Heaven and Earth Chessboard. And this place, it seemed as if a bunch of chessboard pieces were randomly thrown here, just like two chess players scattering their pieces on a chessboard in anger.

"Cun Long, is this where the fourth round intersected with the thirteenth round?" I looked at the distinct scene in front of me, and asked Fan Cunlong. Fan Cunlong nodded his head in agreement before raising it again to look towards the sky which was a rare sight in the thirty-six plates.

Above these scattered chess pieces was a sky like a thread in the sky. The tall trees appeared to have a boundary, stretching out to who knows where.

Staring up at the sky, I felt the pressure that had been weighing down on me suddenly dissipate. I realized that it was a very happy thing to be able to see the blue sky when I opened my eyes.

To be able to see the blue sky far away meant that he was still free to live under the blue sky. To be able to live freely was an extremely blissful thing. If one didn't pass the threshold of death, they would never be able to experience the joy and cherishment of surviving a calamity.

Fan Cunlong looked over there, his tone carrying an indescribable feeling. He nodded and said: "It's here. The last time I went here, I already felt a strange feeling.

I looked at Fan Cunlong with a different expression as I asked a little curiously. A strange feeling? What does that feel like? "

Fan Cunlong scratched his head and said in an honest tone, "I can't say for sure either, it's just a weird feeling. Well, it's like someone calling my name in those mounds. "The feeling is not as strong now as last time. That night, I really heard someone call my name from the mound!"

"Someone in the mound called your name?" Fan Cunlong's words stunned me. After a pause, I asked again: "Could it be that the people buried in those earth bags are a buried unmarked hill?"

There was something calling out people's names at night to hook their souls. This sort of thing happened quite often in places like the unmarked cemetery. And if the soil was scattered all over the place and there were some broken graves that could be seen, it would truly be no different from an unmarked cemetery. That's why I asked.

Fan Cunlong replied, "I don't know either. This is only my second time here. Why don't we go over and take a look, Zheng? " Fan Cunlong was foolish and bold, he didn't seem to be afraid.

I looked at the sky and shook my head. "Forget it. It's going to be dark soon." Dusk and dawn are the darkest times. If I guess correctly, then the past is asking for trouble! "It's better to avoid trouble!"

"Zheng, what are you talking about?" Huang San asked me uncertainly. I angrily pouted towards the earth mound and replied, "I told you where the tomb could be."

"Grave?" Huang San and Huang Si's eyes lit up when they heard it. The two of them had been in the Ghost Market for a long time, so they had some understanding of these things. "Unfortunately, I haven't had the chance to experience the life I've yearned for personally, so I've already started daydreaming as I watched those small mounds." Zheng, why don't we dig our way down and kill him? The things that are picked up from the ground are very valuable. "

"That's right Zheng, do you want to dig it out? We'll bring everything with us, four people, no problem at all. " Huang Si also agreed.

From their eyes, I could see that there was no greed in the eyes of these two brothers. There was only an endless yearning. It was obvious that the word 'tomb robbing' was too alluring for them. It was a profession that they had yearned for and even worshipped for a long time.

I helplessly looked at the two brothers who wanted to encourage me. "If you want to court death, you can say so. With a shovel, you will be the head of a person. How unlucky!"

"And do you really think that tombs are so easy to steal? Dream on! Which group of tomb robbers would go down to the grave and only a few people are allowed to take something out? " I paused before replying, "I still have the same words. If you want to die, go by yourself. Don't drag your Zheng along. Once the unmarked cemetery will come to this stage, it will become restless. I do not wish to stay here for a long time! "

With preconceived ideas and looking at the already dark sky, the more I look at it, the more I feel that the mound of earth is the unmarked cemetery, the place where no one has ever buried anyone properly.

This kind of place needed to accumulate resentment and corpse aura! I'm not Zhao QIu, and I'm not good at this sort of thing. I think that if Zhao Qijiu was here, he would probably drag me there forcefully. That fellow was rather nosy, and would definitely not sit idly by when he saw these things.