Yongtai County is not too far from Zhenshui, and the folk customs are extremely simple. However, when asked about Gao Yongtai's former residence, all the villagers kept it secret. They either turned around and left, or pretended not to hear. In the end, it was because Gao Yongtai left the Yamen that he asked about it.

Go to the former residence of Gao Yongtai.

When Xie Bangui and the others arrived at Gaojiaji, they realized why no one wanted to mention this place. The entire Gaojiaji had been turned into ruins. Although, the prosperity of Gaojiaji back then could still be seen from the scale of the foundation.

, however, the wild grass that is as tall as a person and the occasional small beasts that pop out from time to time all tell everyone that this place has been deserted for a long time.

It is very puzzling that a village that once had thousands of residents would be abandoned to such an extent without natural or man-made disasters. What is even more strange is that in every abandoned house there will be one or several barren graves.

This dead village is even more eerie.

Perhaps affected by this lifeless atmosphere, Mei Xin'er lowered her voice unconsciously: "Why would someone build a tomb in the house? Aren't they afraid?"

Xie Bangui also whispered: "Look, the locations of the tombs are different. Some are in the bedroom, some in the kitchen, and some in the living room. I'll go, there's another one in the hut over there."

"who are you!"

The sudden sound made Xie Bangui and others tremble at the same time. Looking at the sound, they saw an old man carrying a white paper lantern walking out from behind the abandoned house. He was as stooped as a shrimp.

Xie Bangui, the third of the six people, was an innate master, but he didn't notice when the old man came within two feet of them. He couldn't help but feel faintly afraid. If he suddenly attacked, the consequences would be disastrous.

Xie Bangui deliberately moved his position: "Xie Bangui, the young man, is the policeman of Zhenshui County. He was ordered to come here to investigate the case. May I ask what my father-in-law calls me?"

"Tsk—" the old man sneered: "Besides the dead, what else can be found here? Just call me Old Man Gao."

Xie Bangui didn't think he was dissatisfied and said: "We want to visit Gao Yongtai's former residence. I wonder if my father-in-law can make it easier?"

A flash of light suddenly flashed in Old Man Gao's dim old eyes: "Come with me!" After saying that, he held a lantern and led everyone towards the heart of the village.

Mei Xin'er walked up behind Old Man Gao: "Old man, are you from Gaojia Village? Why would Gaojia Village build a tomb in a house?"

Old Man Gao laughed and said: "Old man, I was born in Gaojia Village and have lived here all my life. As for the matter of building graves, it is the rule set by the master. He said: Where a person dies, the grave will be built there. Only death

The grave that is outside is not inside the house. Look, my master’s grave is also inside the house!"

Xie Bangui looked in the direction of Old Man Gao's finger, and saw a huge tomb standing in the mansion in the center of the village. The tomb almost reached the roof of the house. The stone door in front of the tomb, which symbolized the entrance and exit of ghosts, was large enough.

People can come and go freely.

On the memorial tablet in front of the grave, the three characters "Gao Yongtai" are clearly written.

Mei Xin'er asked in shock: "Are you Gao Yongtai's servant? Then aren't you already over a hundred years old?"

Old Man Gao said with a smile: "I am two hundred and twelve years old. After this year, I will have worked for the Gao family for two hundred years!"

Xie Bangui frowned: "I want to ask, how did Gao Yongtai die?"

"How did you die? Hehe..." Old Man Gao shook his shoulders and said with a smile: "You die of old age. In this world, except for gods and monsters, who can live forever? Even if you talk about long live every day, don't you also have 'long life without boundaries'?

That day?"

Before anyone else could speak, Old Man Gao raised his eyebrows and asked in a sinister tone: "Why don't you believe it? If you don't believe it, you can go in and have a look. Anyway, the master also said that there will definitely be a lot of people coming to see him after his death. If you have friends coming to visit, just invite them."

They go into the house and sit down. Do you want to go down together?"

"Into the grave?" Zhao Da and Wang Er looked at each other, feeling cold all over.

The tall fat man's mouth tightened and he almost cried.

Xie Bangui disagreed: "In that case, let's lead the way. I just want to admire the grace of this strange man."

"How brave!" Old Man Gao raised his thumb and turned the mechanism at the tomb door. The entire tomb door slowly opened with a heart-breaking creaking sound, revealing the dark staircase tomb passage inside.

Old Man Gao blew out the fire stick and lit it on the oil passage embedded in the wall. Two streaks of flames snaked down the bluestone wall, and the oil lamps in the tomb passage also lit up one by one. The spiral staircase was covered with

The oil lamp illuminated it brightly, but it also made the tomb passage a bit more eerie.

Old Man Gao made an invitation gesture: "Please come with me, everyone! Of course, if anyone doesn't want to go down, you can rest in the house. Tea and snacks are in the kitchen, you can make your own way. The entire Gao Family Collection is left

You’re a living person like me, so please forgive me if you don’t greet me well!”

Xie Bangui stepped into the tomb door first, followed closely by Mei Xin'er and Lao Qian. Fatty Gao had the intention not to leave but did not dare to stay by himself. After thinking about it, he turned around and puffed out his chest and said to Zhao Dadao: "

Do you two want to go down?"

Zhao Da said without hesitation: "Of course we have to go down. The two of us don't know Taoism and don't know how to catch ghosts and demons. If we encounter something up there, why don't we catch them blind? We will follow Brother Xie instead.

Safer."

Fatty Gao thought it was right, so he pretended to be bold and said: "Okay, you two, follow closely, I will break up the rear."

By the time the three of them entered the tomb passage, Xie Bangui had already walked a few feet away. The three of them hurried a few steps in unison and got closer to Xie Bangui before feeling a little relieved.

Xie Bangui asked intentionally or unintentionally: "People always came to see your master before?"

Old Man Gao in front said nonchalantly: "In the few years since the master passed away, many people came here, including the officials of Jinyiwei and the adults of Dongchang. But then they gradually became less and less. No one has come here for many years before.

Already."

"Oh." Xie Bangui responded vaguely: "Your master created such a big battle just for people to admire him?"

"Not entirely!" Old Man Gao said unhurriedly: "The master said that there are many people who hate him in this world, but few who love him. Don't let those who hate him kick in his corpse.

They won't tolerate the evil spirit. Instead of waiting for them to dig themselves out, we might as well take the initiative to leave a door open for them, so that everyone can save trouble."

Old Man Gao paused and said: "Many people are thinking about the instruments of torture that the master made and his experience in extracting confessions. The master simply left the "Notes of the King of Punishment" written by him in the tomb. Who is there?

If he leaves ten taels of gold in the organ, he can take away a printed copy of "The Handbook of the King of Punishment". It can also be considered as leaving some wealth to the Gao family."

Fatty Gao chuckled after hearing this and said, "Your master is really thoughtful."

Old Man Gao couldn't help but show off: "Master, there are still many things on his mind. Some of them you can't even think of."

Fatty Gao was unhappy when he heard this: "Then did he expect that the Gao family would be exterminated?"
Chapter completed!