bayedsolid Chapter 307 Hunters in Town
Chapter 307 Hunters in Town
Despair surged into Chu Tian's heart like a tide, and he slumped down on the wet leaves. As night fell, the woods were dark, with only a few fireflies flickering. His stomach growled, reminding him that he hadn't eaten all day. How was Li Fei? Would he be caught? A series of questions swirled in Chu Tian's mind, making him even more irritable.
Suddenly, there was a rustling sound not far away, and Chu Tian's heart suddenly rose to his throat. Could it be that the security guards were catching up? He held his breath and looked nervously in the direction of the sound. With the weak light, he saw a dark shadow slowly approaching him.
"Who?" Chu Tian asked in a low voice, his voice trembling slightly with fear.
The shadow did not answer, but continued to approach. Chu Tian's heart beat faster and faster, and he subconsciously took a few steps back, touched a stone, and held it tightly in his hand, ready to fight back at any time.
When the shadow walked in front of Chu Tian, he could see clearly that it was an old man in ragged clothes, leaning on a cane. The old man had gray hair, a wrinkled face, and cloudy eyes, which looked a little scary.
Chu Tian breathed a sigh of relief, but remained alert, "Old man, it's so late, what are you doing here?"
The old man did not answer, but looked Chu Tian up and down, with a gleam of light flashing in his cloudy eyes, "You... came out of that tomb?"
Chu Tian was shocked. How did this old man know? Was he the gravekeeper? He hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.
"Follow me." The old man said, turned and left.
Chu Tian hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to follow. He knew that he had no one to turn to and nowhere to go, so he could only take a gamble.
The old man brought Chu Tian to a hidden cave where a dim oil lamp was lit, illuminating the simple furnishings.
"Please sit down." said the old man, pointing at the straw mat on the ground.
After Chu Tian sat down, the old man took out some dry food and water from an old wooden box and handed it to him, "Eat something."
Chu Tian took the dry food and water and ate them voraciously. He was really hungry.
"Thank you, old man." Chu Tian said gratefully after finishing his meal.
"You're welcome." The old man said calmly, "I saved you because you and I are both people who have been teased by fate."
Chu Tian looked at the old man in confusion, waiting for his explanation.
The old man sighed and slowly told his story. It turned out that he was also a tomb robber when he was young. He was once very successful and had accumulated a lot of wealth. But later, one of his tomb robberies failed. Not only did he lose all his wealth, but he also lost his wife and children. He never recovered from this and lived in seclusion in the deep mountains and forests, living a life isolated from the world.
"I know you robbed tombs for money." The old man looked at Chu Tian and said, "But you have to remember that money is something outside of your body. You can't bring it with you when you are born, and you can't take it with you when you die. Don't lose yourself for money."
Chu Tian remained silent. The old man's words touched him deeply. He remembered that he had taken risks to treat his mother's illness, but ended up like this. He began to reflect on his life and what he really wanted.
"Old man, you are right." Chu Tian raised his head and said with a firm look in his eyes, "I will never do this again in the future."
The old man nodded with relief, "Good boy, I'm glad you understand."
In the next few days, Chu Tian lived in the cave with the old man. The old man taught him some survival skills, such as how to identify herbs, how to hunt wild animals, etc. Chu Tian also told the old man some things he knew, such as what the outside world looks like, how technology develops, etc.
Although there is a big age gap between the two, they get along very well, as if they are a pair of friends regardless of age.
One night, Chu Tian had a strange dream. He dreamed that he returned to the ancient tomb, and the skeleton in the sarcophagus suddenly came alive and stretched out his hand to him. He woke up in shock and found himself sweating all over.
"What's wrong?" The old man asked with concern when he heard Chu Tian's movement.
Chu Tian told the old man his dream. After listening, the old man fell into deep thought.
"Perhaps, this is not an ordinary ancient tomb." The old man said slowly, "Perhaps, it hides some secrets."
Chu Tian had an uneasy feeling in his heart. He felt vaguely that there seemed to be some special connection between him and this ancient tomb.
The next morning, the old man told Chu Tian that he was going out for a while and asked him to wait for him in the cave. Although Chu Tian was a little worried, he still agreed.
After the old man left, Chu Tian stayed alone in the cave, feeling extremely lonely. He was bored and flipping through some ancient books left by the old man. Suddenly, he found a legend about the ancient tomb in one of the books.
According to legend, an ancient emperor was buried in the tomb. This emperor possessed a magical power that could control people's minds. It was said that as long as you get the emperor's jade pendant, you can inherit his power.
Chu Tian was shocked when he saw this. He remembered the jade pendant on the chest of the skeleton in the sarcophagus and the strange patterns on the jade pendant. Could it be... Could it be that Li Fei took the jade pendant?
Thinking of this, Chu Tian could no longer sit still. He decided to go down the mountain to find Li Fei and take the jade pendant back. He had a premonition that if Li Fei got the jade pendant, something terrible would happen...
Chu Tian ran all the way down the mountain. The mountain road was rugged and he almost fell several times. But he didn't care about that. He had only one thought, which was to find Li Fei as soon as possible and stop him.
He ran to the town at the foot of the mountain and asked around for Li Fei's whereabouts. But Li Fei seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth, and no one knew where he had gone.
Chu Tian was anxious, he wandered aimlessly in the town, and unknowingly came to a tavern. He walked in, wanting to drink some wine to calm down.
There were not many people in the pub, only a few drinkers sitting here and there. Chu Tian found a corner to sit down, ordered a pot of wine, and drank it alone.
"Little brother, you don't look very well. Have you encountered any troubles?" A rough voice sounded in Chu Tian's ears.
Chu Tian looked up and saw a burly man with a full beard. The man was holding a bowl of wine and looking at him with a smile.
Chu Tian didn't want to pay attention to it, but the big man sat down opposite him.
"My name is Zhao Da, and I'm a hunter in this town." The big man introduced himself, "Little brother, what's your name?"
"Chu Tian." Chu Tian replied indifferently.
"Brother Chutian, if you have any troubles, just tell me. Maybe I can help." Zhao Da said enthusiastically.
Chu Tian hesitated for a moment, but still told Zhao Da about his own affairs. He concealed the ancient tomb and the jade pendant, and only said that he was cheated of money by a friend.