Su Jingmo has a pair of natural peach blossom eyes, and when he smiles, that âgentlenessâ isnât reflected in his âsweet-lookingâ eyes. Those who donât actually know Su Jingmo will look at his appearance, and the way he talks, and think that Su Jingmo was a gentle and polite man thatâs easy to approach, in other words, a good-natured Gongzi. However, in reality, Su Jingmo was the perfect example of: warm on the surface, cold on the inside.
At first glance, the man in front of Qin Cheng does bear some resemblance to Su Jingmo, but if he looks closely, Qin Cheng can see that his nose was different, the curvature of his cheeks were not as good-looking, the shape of his eyebrows were not soft like Su Jingmoâs, and his lips were a bit thinner. However, the thing that made him completely different from Su Jingmo were his eyesâŠ. This man seemed to be a cold and indifferent person on the surface, but Qin Cheng could see that there were slight lines between his eyebrows, which exposed the fact that he often frownedâŠ.
Even though Qin Chengâs scrutiny could be considered impolite, this person seemed to not care, as if he was waiting for Qin Cheng to finish his examination. Soon, Qin Cheng stopped observing him in detail, and with an unchanging face, the man finally said: âAre you done? How similar do I look to the owner of the tomb?â
Originally, Qin Cheng had some doubts, but when he heard this question, Qin Cheng was shocked and couldnât help but clench his fist. â Not only does this man know Jingmo, but he also knows who I amâŠ. â All of a sudden, Qin Cheng remembered what Qu Zhiwen said that day, about how Li Guoxian had a connection with someone of the Su Family!
After looking at the clenched fist at Qin Chengâs side, the man hummed and said: âDonât be nervous, I wonât do anything to you. But, in a while, I will let Li Guoxian talk to you.â
â He wonât do anything to me? But what about Su Jingmo? â
â According to Qu Zhwenâs words, â Qin Cheng guessed, â could it be that this man is Su Jingyan? If heâs the reincarnation of Su JingyanâŠ. â
Whether he has a malicious intent or not, in Qin Chengâs opinion, the one who would be against Su Jingmo is certainly the one who stood in front of him. Even if Su Jingyan reincarnated a thousand or ten thousand times, it will not erase what he did to Su Jingmo!
âAre youâŠ.?â
âMr. Su, itâs time to go!â
Before Qin Cheng could ask, he was interrupted by the voice of a woman. The man in front of him glanced at Qin Cheng with indifference, only to brush past him and leave.
At that moment, Qin Cheng was only able to hear this manâs low words, as if they were floating in the air.
âIf you think I am, then I am.â
Qin Cheng kept thinking about those words until he moved into the rental house in the afternoon. Even after he sent Zhang Jun and Wu Hai away, who had come to help him move, Qin Cheng kept thinking about it.
According to this, Qin Cheng was sure that this âMr. Suâ was the man Qu Zhiwen mentioned once. If he really was Su Jingyan, itâs not a good thingâŠ. However, when Qu Zhiwen mentioned this matter in the tomb that day, Qin Cheng could clearly see that Su Jingmo wasnât interested, nor did he care much. Moreover, Qin Cheng noticed that Su Jingmo didnât agree with Qu Zhiwenâs words.
Qin Cheng could simply not understand the situation at all, after all, he wasnât aware at the time that Su Jingmo had concealed some things from him, and yet, he still chose to believe Su Jingmo simply because Qin Cheng was sure that Su Jingmo was doing this for his own good.
However, at this moment, Qin Cheng realized that at the beginning he had discovered a lot of information about that period of time, but from then on, the things he currently knows were the same as those he first learned, as if his path to knowledge had been removed halfway through, making him no longer able to understand these things in depth.
At present, Qin Cheng doesnât have much information or knowledge about the Taowu bones, but he does have a lot of information about the history of that era. It felt as if someone was deliberatelyâŠ.letting him only understand that part of historyâŠ.
As for who that person was, Qin Cheng had only one answer in his heart.
Su Jingmo.
Only this person would try everything in order to take Qin Cheng away from this whirlpool, and only let him understand the part of history Qin Cheng so desperately wants to knowâŠ.
When he thought of Su Jingmo, Qin Cheng couldnât help but feel anxious. He wanted to go see Su Jingmo right away and ask him, but his subconscious told him to not go. After all, when Qin Cheng was in front of Su Jingmo, he didnât have the heart to think about such things, better said, Su Jingmo would not let him thinkâŠ. However, Qin Cheng also felt that something was about to happen, and if he remained still, he would regret it!
But he couldnât go to Su Jingmo now, he must think about what he should do first!
In reality, Qin Cheng should have suspected this a long time ago. After meeting Su Jingmo, Qin Cheng began to receive less and less information from Su Jingmoâs mouth. Su Jingmo even told him once that he had already stepped into this muddy water and couldnât get out, and Qin Cheng truly believed it. But now, whatâs the truth?
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Qin Cheng has always felt that he was in danger, but nothing life-threatening had ever happened to him. In fact, some of the things Su Jingmo has said to him were quite straightforward, and there were even huge flaws within them. However, as soon as Qin Cheng stood in front of Su Jingmo, he completely forgot to think about it.
Just like when Su Jingmo told him that he didnât know the tomb in Ninghua Village existed, let alone why he was buried thereâŠ. How could this be possible?
Su Jingmo was once an Emperor, and even if this construction wasnât the original place for his Imperial Mausoleum, this tomb would have been built long before his death. Otherwise, how could he be buried in this place after his death? Even if Su Jingyan was ruthless, he wouldnât dare to bury the former Emperor, and his brother, in a random place. People in ancient times believed in Gods and ghosts, and it was believed that when an Emperor was buried at the wrong time, it could affect the fortune of the current Dynasty.
Besides, Qin Cheng could tell at a single glance what kind of Mausoleum the tomb in Ninghua Village was. Not only was it big, but it was also beautifully decorated. Regardless of the specifications and the accompanying burials, it would have been completely impossible to build the whole structure of an Imperial Mausoleum overnight. The ancient technology that was used to hollow out a mountain, coupled with the building of a Mausoleum of this magnitude, required at most ten years of hard workâŠ.
According to this calculation, the construction of this tomb should have started during Su Jingmoâs reign. Except for the EmperorâŠ.who else would dare to build a Mausoleum like this?
As for the formation inside this tomb, Qin Cheng could guess that it was added later by Su JingyanâŠ.
â Then, why did Su Jingmo say that he didnât know? Could it be that he doesnât want to tell me the reason behind the building of this tomb because it may be related to the Taowu bonesâŠ.? â
â Su Jingmo never had the intention to let me know about these things in the first place, because he doesnât want me to get involved too deeply. â
Even when Su Jingmo told him that Tang Jiaming was able to see ghosts, and must know the art of Qi HuangâŠ. It was only when Tang Jiaming threatened Qin Cheng that Su Jingmo told Qin Cheng to beware of himâŠ.
At that time, Qin Cheng had the thought that perhaps Tan Jiaming went back to the tomb more than once to meet with Su JingmoâŠ.
Which is why Qin Cheng decided to spend more time in Su Jingmoâs tomb later on. At that moment, Su Jingmo asked Qin Cheng to find the reason behind the disappearance of the Xu Dynasty, to find the reason behind its destructionâŠ. But does Su Jingmo really care that much about that period of history?
At least, during this period of time, in which Qin Cheng spent a lot of his time with Su Jingmo, Qin Cheng could see that Su Jingmo didnât seem to actually careâŠ.because Su Jingmo said that thereâs nothing you cannot put aside when youâre deadâŠ.
In the end, Qin Cheng has always been the one who wanted to know the most about that period of historyâŠ. While Su Jingmo âinadvertentlyâ told Qin Cheng about the tomb in Pingyao, explaining to him every detail about possible death traps inside the tomb, like the arrows for exampleâŠ.
Su Jingmo understood the location of the Imperial Mausoleum of the Xu Dynasty, and also knew that there must be recordings of that period of time inside the tombâŠ.
In fact, during that time, Li Guoxian, Tang Jiaming, Qu Zhiwen, and countless others, were all staring at Ninghua Village. How could the people, who so desperately desired to obtain the Taowu bones, remain silent and do nothing for such a long time? However, excluding the incident of that time when grave robbers tried to enter the tomb, when Qin Cheng had just met Su Jingmo, nothing else happened afterwards. When Qin Cheng thought about it, it seemed suspicious.
Qin Cheng had a guessâŠ.
If someone was really watching over the tomb, then Su Jingmo didnât convince Qin Cheng to go check the Imperial Mausoleum of the Xu Dynasty for more information, he convinced him to leave Ninghua Village and go to Pingyao to avoid danger.
SoâŠ.the time Su Jingmo turned into a fierce ghost who couldnât even recognize him⊠Perhaps something happened, something Qin Cheng wasnât aware ofâŠ..
Qin Cheng didnât think that Su Jingmo had feelings for him at that time, but at least, he didnât want Qin Cheng to die. Perhaps, Su Jingmo didnât want Qin Cheng to owe him anything, after all, Qin Cheng nearly lost his life during the grave robber incident, because he tried to save Su Jingmo from going to hell.
When he thought of this, Qin Cheng sat down on a chair, covered his face with both hands, and roared: âWhat do I have to do?! Su JingmoâââI want to help you! I want to be with you all the freaking time!â
Without realizing it, midnight arrived. The deep darkness of the night was like a black tulip in bloom, as the stars glittered brightly with light, like tears that have been frozen for a thousand years, shining with a glazed luster. There were no lights in the apartment, and the darkness of the night stretched into every corner of the roomâŠ.making Qin Cheng unable to see anything.
It felt very much like the chaos he experienced in that dream. A chaotic world where there was no sky, no ground, and no sound. There was nothing.
The most devastating part was that even if you were to shout out loud, not even the echo of your own voice would be heard.
Qin Cheng was a bit dazed as he thought: â Thereâs no way all that was just an illusion, the pictures I saw must have happened in real life. Who knows, they could be events of my past lives. A reincarnation thatâs repeated generation after generation. â
Qin Cheng used to think that he was a boring person whose life revolved around archeologyâas his only interestâ but he never thought that he would be engaged in this profession for eternityâŠ. If all the men he saw in the dream were actually him, then it was him the one who wrote: âPu Huang drank all the water of Changâan, while Xuan Yuan took the opportunity to travel all the way to the Capital.â
â Then, â Qin Cheng thought, â does this mean that in my previous life I also had some doubts about this piece of history? Was I unconsciously looking for Su JingmoâŠ.? â
At that moment, this frightening sentence crossed over his mind: Iâll definitely go to your house to thank you properly.
After Qin Cheng stood up slowly, he walked to the door.
âIf that really happened, if you really said that you would visit my home to thank me, then it makes sense why I fell in love with you the moment I met you. This time, I wonât let you go, Iâll hold on to you with all my might.â
â I donât want to waitâŠ.for you to give me an answer. Because Iâm afraid I wonât have enough time. â
As the night fell, the pale moonlight spread all over the earth. At that moment, the desolate grass of the tomb in Ninghua Village shone under the cold moonlight, giving place to countless mysterious dark shadows. From a distance, it looked like the ghostly flame of the departed, which never ceases to existâŠ.
At that instant, Qin Chengâs voice seemed to resonate inside Su Jingmoâs mind, and the sentence that was said pierced Su Jingmoâs heart with a vague but blunt pain. Not only that, but his throat also felt like it was blocked by something bitter , making Su Jingmo gasp as he covered his chest with his palm.
â Qin ChengâŠ. â
10 more chapters till chapter 100th!! Yay!! °Ëâ§(â§Ïâ§)â§Ë°
Damn this chapter was dramatic lol
Well, Qin Cheng is always dramatic and overthinking haha (but I still love that dumbass)