Datang: Longevity for Thousands of Years, Exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 68 It turns out that you are the ancestor!
"I've found something, Commander Li, here! I found something related to the First Emperor!"

Cao Kewei shouted loudly.

He shouted,
All of a sudden, everyone looked at him, with Li Junxian's eyes being the most passionate.
Related to Zulong!
OMG!

To know,
This ancient tomb was actually prepared for Qin Changye, not Zulong.

Well, if there is something related to Zulong among them, it must be something extraordinary.

Count the entire ancient tomb,

The last time something related to Zulong was found were bamboo slips from long ago, where he...recorded his entire life.

"Lord Cao, what on earth is this?"

Li Junxian walked over slowly with eager eyes.

The same is true for the Jinwu Guards and Meng Xing.

Cao Kewei took a deep breath and raised the bamboo slips in his hand: "I don't know yet, but this... I saw words related to the First Emperor in it, and I haven't opened it yet."

While talking,
Li Junxian had already walked in front of Cao Kewei and saw that it was a bamboo slip.

"This... this is a bamboo slip, Mr. Cao, can you please let Brother Meng open it?"

Li Junxian asked.

Cao Kewei nodded: "No problem."

He didn't care about this matter. What concerned him most about the entire ancient tomb was the degree of exploration. How much exploration there was was what he cared about most.

Afterwards, I recorded what I discovered in my hometown.

At the same time, he also told the ancestors of the Cao family that he was fulfilling their ancestor's last wish, and he deserved the title of one of the eight great tomb raiders and the descendant of the Cao family!
Meng Xing took the bamboo slips solemnly and then opened it slowly.

[Zulong, I'm sorry... I failed to fulfill your request, and I was ultimately unable to wait for the Qin Restoration Army to arrive. I, Gai Nie, do not deserve Brother Qin's trust, nor do I deserve... your trust.]

Gai Nie!

"Gai Nie, who is this?"

Li Junxian frowned slightly.

Others, including Cao Kewei, also looked confused.

Meng Xing exhaled and explained, "Gai Nie, this is a famous swordsman in the late Warring States period. He got his name because he admired Nie Zheng, a famous assassin in the early Warring States period."

"Gai Nie once appeared in Yuci, but it is not confirmed whether he was from Yuci. He was famous for his swordsmanship. At that time, Jing Ke from Wei State also liked reading and fencing. Hearing that Gai Nie was famous for his swordsmanship, he came from afar to visit him, but the two did not get along well."

"There are also records about him in the Records of the Grand Historian. When Jing Ke assassinated the King of Qin, he originally planned to take Gai Nie as his assistant, but because he often moved around, there was no way to find him at the time, so Jing Ke could only take Qin Wuyang with him."

"Later, for unknown reasons, when Gai Nie appeared again in history books, he had become the chief swordsman of the Qin Dynasty, protecting the Qin King Sword for Zulong."

Since his ancestors' glory was in the Qin Dynasty, Meng Xing was extremely curious about the history of that era. He studied it since he was a child, and thus learned about the person named Gai Nie.

Li Junxian suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. So... this is where he should be stationed?"

Meng Xing shook his head: "I don't know, but looking at the writing format, it is very similar to Zulong and the Qin soldier at that time. I guess it is also a record of his life."

"As for why the format is similar, I think it has something to do with our ancestors! And he also said at the beginning that the first person he felt sorry for was our ancestor."

"Gai Nie must have a close relationship with our ancestors! Maybe Gai Nie, who had no connection with Da Qin back then, suddenly joined Da Qin, which may have something to do with our ancestors!"

As he spoke, Meng Xing continued to open the bamboo slips.

[My name is Gai Nie, Brother Qin, if you open this bamboo slip, please don't laugh at me, I am now at my wit's end.]

[So I always want to leave some traces of myself. As you said, people should always write down something for themselves and future generations to see, whether we were glorious or wrong.]

[If someone opens it later, then the trap set ahead makes it difficult for you to move forward and even reduces your numbers. It is my fault. But please take over this responsibility for me, protect the Qin King Sword, and wait for Brother Qin to wake up and give it to him. Let him pass the Qin King Sword to Zulong's descendants and restore the Qin Dynasty.]

[Or I can entrust it to the people of the Guardian God Clan. They are all my disciples, Gai Nie, and I can trust them. Anyway... I'll take care of everything for you. After the task is completed, Brother Qin or the people of the Guardian God Clan will definitely reward you handsomely.]

Under the bamboo slips with words on them, there is a location described, which is where the Qin King's sword is hidden.

At this point, this bamboo slip is finished.

"Go, go and have a look!"

Li Junxian gave the order.

"Commander, I obey your orders!"

A Jinwu Guard bowed and then took the bamboo slips and searched according to the map.

now.

Meng Xing opened another new bamboo slip.

But I don't know what's wrong with this bamboo slip. The handwriting is blurred and I can't make out what's written on it at all.

"I can't tell. Commander Li, what about you?"

Meng Xing asked.

Li Junxian took the bamboo slips that he couldn't understand and looked at them carefully, but he still couldn't make out what was written on them.

He said he couldn't understand it either, and then showed it to other people, but after showing it to everyone, no one could understand it either.

"Alas, it is destined that we will not be able to see clearly what was originally written on this bamboo slip."

Meng Xing sighed.

Then open the new bamboo slips.

While opening it, I was hoping that nothing would happen to the bamboo slip, or that the text on it would be blurry.

After opening it, he breathed a sigh of relief.

The bamboo slips did not suffer much damage.

Meng Xing began to look carefully.

[On August 8, I heard that Jing Ke's assassination attempt on Qin Shi Huang failed. I thought about the fact that someone said he came to Handan to find me. I guess he wanted to find me to go with him to assassinate Qin Shi Huang.]

[It's a pity that I wasn't there at that time. If I was in Handan, I would have tried my best to persuade him not to assassinate the King of Qin.]

[The Qin Palace was heavily guarded. Secondly, I think the Qin King's merits outweighed his faults. He destroyed the six kingdoms in the past ten years, leaving many people from the six kingdoms homeless. But he also completely ended the century-long war.]

【The King of Qin's actions will only cause temporary pain. When the next generation comes out, they will live in a world without chaos. This is a very good thing.】

【The third reason why Qin cannot be assassinated is because no one knows, even I don’t know, but that person does exist. I vaguely know that person exists. Behind the King of Qin, there is a master who does not participate in any disputes, but his existence is the magic needle that stabilizes the sea. With that person, the King of Qin...cannot die.】

…………

[August 8, today in Handan, I met a young man, he is very interesting, he knows a lot of things, the sea... He said he has seen the sea, it is a kind of water that is completely blue, I saw it once when I was young, but the picture in my memory is very hazy. ]

[But he is extremely clear, and he has insights that are different from his age. This also makes me have to admit that you can't judge a person by his appearance. ]

[I talked to him a lot. He knows more than me, but I have been wandering around all my life, but he knows more than me, and he is much younger than me.]

[In addition, his aura that is like that of a nobleman is enough to show that his family must be extremely powerful and he knows a lot about the world. He is very likely a descendant of a noble family in the Qin Dynasty, and a big one at that. It's just unknown why such a noble family would come to Handan.]

[By the way, he also mentioned you, Jing Ke, to me. He said you were still alive, which made me a little confused about how to respond. My friend, you must be dead, right? He was lying to me, or he was not sensitive to some things in the martial arts world and didn't know that he ordered the assassination of the King of Qin and died.]

[Although there is no news about you later, based on people's understanding of the King of Qin, he is a tyrant and you will have no choice but to die.]

……

[On August 8, I became closer to that boy. I used to think that age was the biggest distance between two people, and that it made it difficult for you to see what the other person was thinking. But after I met that boy, I realized that good friends who can chat with each other really can be of any age.]

[Often we would drink and eat meat together. I would take him to the sword pavilion to watch sword practice, and he would take me to teach students. He... well, he was a teacher.]

[He really has a maturity that does not belong to his age. He is not like those high-ranking young masters. He is more like a real nobleman. He does not see through others because of his noble status. Instead, he opens a school to enlighten some children of ordinary people. ]

[I can see that all the thirty students in that class respect him very much.]

[By the way, a little girl came along the way and called him daddy, hahahaha….I didn’t expect that he could be a daddy. ]

[The little girl was very cute, and she even said hello to me. Unfortunately, I didn’t bring any delicious food with me, so I couldn’t give it to her.]

……

[August 8, today I talked with that young man about Ying Zheng. He knew Ying Zheng very well, as if he was someone who was close to Ying Zheng. This surprised me.]

[Subconsciously, I talked to others about the possible person behind Ying Zheng. He was very interested in this and started to discuss it with me.]

[I said that the hidden person might be Zulong's teacher. After Ying Zheng became emperor, I went to Zhao State where he had stayed. From there, I learned that there was a young man who followed Ying Zheng to the country.]

[They grew up together, and sometimes even went to fight together with their faces covered. Ying Zheng respected him very much. I suspect that the boy was the one behind Ying Zheng.]

[All told, that person must be at least several dozen. ]

[I told him this view, and he said... maybe that person is still young? ]

[I didn't know how to respond to this. I didn't expect that he could be a humorous person sometimes.]

……

[September 9th, today he is preparing to leave Handan, and he said he is going to Xianyang City.]

[He asked me if I wanted to go with him? He even asked me to get a job in Daqin. I subconsciously refused, but he said something that I couldn't refuse.]

【Jing Ke, he said you are still alive. 】

[If I had just met him, I would have thought this was a joke, or even that he didn't understand the situation, but after so many days of contact, I can be sure that he has a very important position in Daqin. He said you are still alive, maybe... you are really still healthy. ]

[I promised, I will go to Xianyang City, even though it may be a scam, but I will go, for you, Jing Ke.]

[Friend, are you really... still alive? ]

……

[September 9th, there are still two days to go before we reach Xianyang City. During this time on the road, I also got to know his daughter Qin Yao, who is a very noisy little girl.]

[Sometimes when he was sleeping, his daughter would tease him with a straw. Although he seemed to be sleeping, I could tell he was pretending to be asleep. Then he deliberately let Yaoyao tease him and pretended to be woken up from his sleep.]

[Yaoyao... this little girl often finds my sword practice interesting and spends the whole afternoon watching. She... can't like sword practice, right? ]

[If this little girl learns sword, I feel her father will want to beat me to death. After all, a good lady has turned into a female man.]

[Oh, by the way, I haven't picked any wild fruits yet. There should be some nearby. I promised the little girl that I would bring her some delicious food. I'll go now.]

……

[On September 9, we arrived at Xianyang City. It was indeed more magnificent than Handan. And unlike what the literati described, there was no resentment from the people. I only saw happiness on their faces.]

【Think carefully, those literati also said that when Ying Zheng built the Great Wall, he forcibly conscripted many civilians, and the people suffered. 】

[But I went to the Great Wall and learned about the rules there. I learned that the wages there were better than many other jobs, and it was up to you to decide whether to come, not mandatory.]

[Even if you are the only son in the family, the military will confirm again and again whether you really want to come. If you come, you will be paid more. This is because there is no one to take care of the elderly at home when you are the only son. It is for the sake of the two elders.]

[The Ying Zheng I know is very different from the Ying Zheng described by those literati. Huh...my friend, have you been deceived by the words of the literati, so you want to assassinate Qin?]

……

【September 9, afternoon.】

[I saw it. I actually...really saw you, my friend! Jing Ke! You are actually still alive! ]

[Brother Qin didn't lie to me, you are still alive! And you are still alive and well. From what you said, you wanted to leave Xianyang City recently, but later you heard that I was coming to Xianyang City, so you stayed.]

[Okay, okay! We are indeed bosom friends. We are both willing to stay and even come for each other. Please leave peacefully. I will be relieved.]

[Your survival also made me completely understand that Ying Zheng is really not what they said. I suddenly want to get closer... to look at Ying Zheng more closely to see what kind of person he is.]

[So Jing Ke, I refuse your invitation to leave together. I want to stay in Daqin, in Xianyang City, and take a good look at Ying Zheng to see what kind of person he is.]

……

[September 9, today, I sent you away. ]

[This also means that my wandering heart has finally chosen a place to rest, and this is Xianyang City.]

[As Brother Qin said, people always have to return to their roots, or even choose a place to stay for a long time. If you stay away for a long time, you will be a prodigal son, no matter how well you do. Perhaps Xianyang City... will be my stop for the rest of my life.]

... [September 9, incredible! ]

[Today, Brother Qin took me to see the King of Qin. I had always thought that Brother Qin was very powerful and even had a prominent status. After all, he could take me to see you. But I never expected that he could see the King of Qin anytime and anywhere.]

[According to those people in the palace, the King of Qin was originally going to go out, but when he heard that Brother Qin wanted to see him, he canceled his plan. I'm afraid his status is even more noble than I thought! ]

[Is he Fusu? Other princes don’t have the privilege of being allowed to stay with the King of Qin at any time, but I met Fusu at noon, and he is not Fusu.]

[If it's not Fusu... then who is Brother Qin? ]

……

[September 9, today, I finally asked the question that has been bothering me for many days, and asked who Brother Qin is.]

[He said, he is… the master of Zulong! ]

[He…he, he told me a lot, and I learned from him many things that I would never have known in my life. He…ah, suddenly, I feel that I am not worthy enough to be Brother Qin’s friend.]

[By the way, Brother Qin also gave me an official position today. He knew that I was used to being idle, so the position I gave him was not a busy one. It was just to protect the Qin King Sword for Zulong.]

[The Qin King Sword... The Qin King Sword~ This is what many swordsmen pursue throughout their lives. They just want to take a look at it, or even hold it. I am the same. I have mentioned the Qin King Sword to Brother Qin many times. Perhaps... it is for this reason that he told Zulong and asked for this official position for me.]

[Brother Qin has helped me a lot. Of course, good friends don’t talk about this, but I will see where he needs help and help him in the future.]

……

[September 9, today the Qin King Sword came into my hands. The first time the King's Sword fell into my hands, I felt a trembling and fear from my heart.]

[This sword...is worthy of being the most famous sword in the world. Not only in terms of material, but I can even vaguely feel that there is a black dragon sleeping inside.]

[I was very careful to protect my sword, but when the little guy Yaoyao came, he destroyed everything.]

[When she arrived, she was also attracted by the sword and wanted to see it, so I gave it to her. But the little girl jumped up and down with the sword, which scared me. I was afraid that I would hurt her and her father would cause trouble for me.]

[In the end, fortunately, the little girl always watched me practice sword fighting, and she knew how to hold the sword, so she didn't hurt herself. After returning the sword, she said she wanted to treat me to a meal, saying something like ~... to celebrate Uncle Gai Nie's official position. ]

[This little guy, I can celebrate, but can you not call me uncle? After all, I haven't married yet, and being called old all of a sudden is really annoying. ]

……

So far,

This bamboo slip ends.

Li Junxian and others watched in deep thought. From this swordsman named Gai Nie, they learned about a great and mysterious person.

The owner of this ancient tomb is Qin Changye!

From his mouth,

They also truly realized that the immortal Qin Changye was not a ferocious beast, but a very easy-going and elegant person.

Not only that.

He teaches classes, and when his daughter is sometimes scared and cries, he gets anxious and doesn't know how to comfort her. When Gai Nie has something on his mind, he will carefully ask why, and then think about whether he can help him...
Many, many things prove that this is a man worthy of the title of Master of the Ancestor Dragon.

And from this bamboo slip, they also learned an extremely specific piece of information.

Qin Changye was still a young man at that time!
"As a young man, he is also elegant and easy-going..."

Meng Xing murmured, his eyes flickering.

Subconsciously.

Then I thought of "Qin Wenyuan" who was staying at Wangyun Inn.

"Qin Wenyuan" said that he was from the guardian clan, and was a descendant of the Snake among the twelve generations.

At the time, he was confused by so much sudden news and did not look into it carefully. Later, after he came back, he specially searched through the ancient books.

From ancient books,

I actually found some information about the Snake.

The guardian snake of the clan,

Just like his code name, he is full of insidiousness and hides in the dark.

It is unlikely that he is someone like "Qin Wenyuan", who possesses the temperament of a nobleman and is elegant.

Meng Xing was very confused at the time. He vaguely felt that "Qin Wenyuan" might be an impostor of Sishe, but he couldn't figure out why "Qin Wenyuan" was impersonating Sishe, and why he knew the specific information about the Guardian Clan, even the markings.

But what is certain is that "Qin Wenyuan" is definitely one of us.

Because whether it was the information about the Snake or the ancestor of Meng Yunlong mentioned by "Qin Wenyuan" at the time, these were only known by extremely insiders.

He is one of us, but he is deceiving himself for some unknown purpose.

Meng Xing can be sure of this.

Later he thought that it might be the descendants of other guardian gods. From the records of the descendants of the guardian gods in ancient books, he believed that "Chenlong" was the most likely one.

He also possesses the temperament of a noble man and is also a refined person.

But now, it's overturned!
Everything is overturned!
This bamboo slip wrote,

The ancestor is a young man, and his personality and way of dealing with people are exactly the same as "Qin Wenyuan" of Wangyun Inn.

He…he, “Qin Wenyuan” is the ancestor!!!

"Ancestor..."

Meng Xing's eyes became slightly moist, and at this moment he finally understood everything.

Why did Qin Wenyuan's eyes become moist when he saw him, and he even pulled him and kept talking about the ancestors of the Meng family, and the things he said were extremely specific.

Mentioning some of the Meng family ancestors,

Because of the death of his ancestor, "Qin Wenyuan" would feel extremely sad, as if he were there himself and was the person involved.

Meng Xing didn't know what was going on at the time, but now everything is clear because he is the ancestor himself!

"Grandfather, you have awakened and have met me, why... don't you recognize me? Do you feel unworthy of me?"

Meng Xing's eyes became more and more moist, and he even began to doubt himself.

This made him doubt.
After all, it was very easy for the ancestors of the Meng family to meet Qin Changye in the past, but his generation of ancestors avoided him. If he didn’t do something wrong, then why?

In fact, there are many reasons, such as Qin Changye suddenly wanting to change his living conditions, or he suddenly wanted to hide it, all of which are possible.

but now,
Meng Xing just stubbornly believed that he had done something wrong, so the ancestor did not recognize him.

"Brother Meng, what's wrong with you!?"

At this time,

Li Junxian saw that Meng Xing's face looked strange, so he opened his mouth and asked.

Meng Xing took a deep breath, wiped his red eyes, and said quickly: "It's okay, it's okay, let's continue watching and finish it soon."

He opened the new bamboo slips again.

……

[On June 6, Brother Qin finally... fell asleep.]

[Huh… He said he was very tired, and I can understand that. I watched him grow tired step by step, and sometimes I even doubted that he might not wake up after sleeping this time, but His Majesty promised me that he would definitely wake up in the future.]

[Then I also believe, Brother Qin, that you will definitely wake up in the future. ]

[It was the era at that time. Without me, without Your Majesty, and perhaps without your children, you would easily get lost, so you must find your way well. Look carefully at the future of Daqin for us all, and protect Daqin to prevent that generation of emperors from taking the wrong path.]

……

[On June 6, one day after Brother Qin went to bed, I went to the Qin Mansion to take a look. The place had lost its former joyous atmosphere. I seemed to see an atmosphere called sadness permeating the entire mansion.]

[This atmosphere is not only present in the Qin Mansion. I also saw it when I went to hand over the Qin King Sword to His Majesty this morning. His Majesty was not very happy either.]

[Sure enough, Brother Qin's departure is not a good thing for everyone. I, including everyone else, are eager for him to come back, but that is no longer possible. ]

[But there was one exception. Yaoyao was pretty much the same as usual. In order to avoid being infected by the sad atmosphere, I took her out to play.]

[On the way, the little girl asked me, "Why hasn't Dad come back yet? How long will it take?" I said, "Soon, soon..." I kept perfunctorily answering her questions, and the little girl didn't think much about it. But she told me that Zhang Han would teach her how to practice spear in the future, and she was very happy. ]

[Well... Actually, it's OK for her to practice sword with me, but it seems that the little one prefers to practice spear. No, no, I'll go talk to Zhang Han some other day and let the little one choose between sword practice or spear practice again.]

[I don't believe it. She watched me practice swordplay when she was little. How could she not like using a sword? Last time, the little girl chose a gun. It was definitely an accident. Absolutely! She must like swords more!]

……

[June 6th, His Majesty summoned me today, and it was not because of the Qin King's Sword.]

[After I met and talked with His Majesty for a while, I learned that even after Brother Qin fell asleep, His Majesty still arranged many things. For example, General Meng Tian arranged for his descendants to guard Brother Qin's mausoleum.]

[I... He also made arrangements. He asked me to select the twelve most reliable people from his personal guards, and then he would grant them tasks and rewards.]

[From now on, they have only one mission, which is to become a clan of twelve guardian gods, to clear all obstacles for Brother Qin who wakes up in the future, and to cut off any threat to Brother Qin in advance.]

[I didn't think of this, but Your Majesty did. Your Majesty... is indeed a man of foresight.]

……

[On July 7, after nearly twenty days of selection, I have finalized twelve candidates. From now on, they will shoulder the heavy responsibility of protecting the gods. They will not only protect Brother Qin in this life, but also their descendants when they wake up.]

[From today on, I will teach them swordsmanship, so that they will have stronger martial arts, and even pass on my swordsmanship to their descendants.]

[This is not your Majesty's request, but my own choice. Brother Qin helped me a lot when he was here, but I helped him too little. This is what I should do. In addition, I have not had any disciples to inherit my mantle in my lifetime. Perhaps... they are qualified. ]

……

[July 7th, after a night of deep thought, I found a more suitable name for them. After all, the Guardian Clan sounds too vague and too eye-catching, so I found this title for them.]

[The kid from the Yan family is very particular and is very good at writing. From now on, he will be the Rat. The kid from the Bai family looks simple and honest, but he is actually very strong. From now on, he will be the Ox. The Lin family...]

[Huh, the twelve code names have all been sent out. From now on, I will call them the twelve code names.]

[I have seen the loyalty of this generation, and Your Majesty has also seen it. I hope that their descendants can also maintain such loyalty and continue to protect Brother Qin.]

[Of course, I also hope that the people of the Meng family can maintain their desire to protect the mausoleum.]

……

At this point, the writing of this bamboo slip has been completed.

After reading it,

Meng Xing's eyes flickered. It turned out...it turned out that the origin of the Guardian God Clan came from here!

Li Junxian beside him was also filled with emotion, but Cao Kewei and others were a little confused.

"Senior Gai Nie, please rest assured."

"My generation of the Meng family has maintained its original intention and continues to protect the mausoleum. I have never seen the twelve descendants you trained back then, but I know from ancient books that they...have also maintained their original intention."

"Don't worry, don't worry..."

Meng Xing spoke to himself respectfully.

Li Junxian and others heard these words, but they didn't say anything. They just listened quietly to what Meng Xing said.

I didn't feel emotional for too long.

Meng Xing put away his complicated emotions, carefully put down the bamboo slips he had finished reading, then picked up a new one and continued to open it and read.

……

[Today, the Great Qin…is dead…is dead~. ]

boom!
Seeing this, Meng Xing and others suddenly widened their eyes.

The Qin Dynasty fell, and finally... I still see this.

The handwriting of these words was extremely sloppy and hurried, which was very different from the previous writing style, showing that he was not calm at the time.

(End of this chapter)