Chapter 753: Dominating Legacy 4

  Accompanied by Li Peng and nearly twenty other villagers, Wu Zhengye's group of seven people set off towards the rear. According to their usual rules, this place is only accessible during the Qingming Festival for tomb sweeping; at all other times, entry is strictly forbidden, as stipulated by their clan rules.

  However, when Wu Zhengyi told them that they could find their clan leader, all the villagers who were still able to walk came.

  Originally, Wu Zhengye wanted Yan Jing and others to return to H City first, but Yan Jing disagreed. She wanted to stay in the village for three days waiting for Wu Zhengye. If Wu Zhengye still hadn't returned after three days, she would go back by herself.

  Yan Jing stayed, and Wang Cheng and others naturally wouldn't leave. It's said that the days spent here are much more comfortable than in the city, with good food, good drink, and a good sleep. Such treatment can't be enjoyed in the city, so why not take pleasure in it?

  "This area is the forbidden land of our Li family, and it's also where our ancestors rest in peace after passing away at an old age." Li Peng said respectfully as he approached Wu Zhengye.

  Wu Zhengye glanced at the dense graves in front of him, his eyes without a hint of fear or surprise, and nodded slightly. "The Li family also has a history of two to three hundred years, with each generation replacing the last, and it's not easy to keep the ancestors' tombs intact until now."

  As they spoke, Wu Zhengyi's eyes were also busy, scanning the entire cemetery while counting something with his fingers.

  After a moment, Wu Zhengxie nodded and smiled lightly, "A loyal servant indeed."

  Yan Jing heard this and immediately slightly furrowed her beautiful eyebrows, questioning in a suspicious tone, "Zheng Xie, what have you figured out?"

  Taking two steps forward, Wu Zhengye pointed at the densely packed graves and said, "These graves actually have a story to tell." At this point, Wu Zhengye looked up at the sky, only to see that the clouds were thick and heavy, with the surrounding mountains embracing the area as if trying to hold it in their arms.

  "Look at these countless great mountains embracing each other, giving people a feeling of unrelenting oppression, just like a small child standing in front of a tall adult, the pressure is similar to this."

  Wu Zheng laughed complacently and pointed to the cloud layer in the sky, "If this master hasn't said it wrongly, this cloud layer at the horizon should never disperse all year round. Because it wasn't formed naturally, but was sustained by human array techniques to prevent wind-water diviners from spying."

  Turning back, looking at Yan Jing and others with a serious face, Wu Zhengye smiled again, "If this master hasn't guessed wrong, the tomb of General Ming Zhou they are guarding is inside this big mountain in front of us. It's just that it has been hidden by an array method, so ordinary people can't see it or find it."

  "As for the tombs of your Li clan ancestors, they are used for guarding and providing nourishment."

  "What does it mean?" Wang Hao heard his body hair stand on end, and he couldn't help but mutter.

  "It's simple, this cemetery is actually a rare Feng Shui treasure trove. The most precious thing is that the Qi of this land can be connected with the main tomb inside the mountain." Wu Zhengxie exclaimed, "It seems that General Zhou back then was not an ordinary person either. After his death, there were still Feng Shui masters who found such a rare treasure for him to keep his body from rotting for thousands of years and his soul from disappearing."

  "In life, he was the master of an army, and in death, he became a great king who achieved great things. I admire him! And as for your ancestors from the Li family, it can be said that after they died, they all became soldiers under General Zhou's command."

  "Sir, what do you mean?" Li Peng asked in a dubious tone.

  But Wu Zhengxie didn't pay attention to him, "This master doesn't understand, why be so persistent?"

  "Aren't you looking for your village elder?" Wu Zhengxie glanced at Li Peng and the villagers behind him, and walked straight towards the back of the Wan Qian Mausoleum. "Follow me, the person who accompanied your village elder with money is not ordinary. If I'm not mistaken, he's also a cultivator like me, but his purpose is to enter General Zhou's tomb to do evil, while my purpose is to catch him."

  When they heard this, Li Peng and others were immediately at a loss for words, but seeing Wu Zhengyi and his seven men walking further and further away, Li Peng and the twenty or so villagers behind him also followed.

  The deeper I went, layers of fog suddenly appeared inside.

  Through layers of fog, what appeared in front was a large area of single tombstones.

  "Li Peng, do you know which ancestors of your generation in Hongcun Village these tombs are?"

  Wu Zhengxie stopped in his tracks, Li Peng's face was solemn, and he looked at the two elderly people beside him, "Zhong Grandfather, Hui Grandfather, do you know?"

  The two elderly men beside him shook their heads, "Our Li family has strict rules, many things can only be known by the head of the clan and the elder, we are already nearly 70 years old, but we don't know much about our clan's affairs either."

  Li Peng sighed, "Sir, you also heard that every year during the Qingming Festival, our Li family only holds the ancestral worship ceremony at the previous altar, and we have never been to this place."

  "I'll tell you," Wu Zhengxie stepped forward a few steps, to the front of a grave, "Here, there are at least over two hundred graves. Although these tombstones all only have a blank wooden tablet, but Master Ben can sense from the atmosphere here that these graves do not completely belong to your Li family ancestors. To be correct, the graves here should be the burial mound of General Zhou's soldiers back in the day."

  Turning back, Wu Zhengyi looked at Li Peng and the old men behind him, nodded slightly, "Earlier, I said that your Li family's ancestors were loyal slaves, actually there is a reason for this."

  Facing the curious eyes of Yan Jing and others, Wu Zheng Ye continued, "This master just took a look at your tribe's facial features, do you know what this master found?"

  Shaking his head, what he found out was something nobody could have guessed.

  "This grandmaster discovered that all of you Lis have a cut on your life line."

  Upon hearing this, everyone including Yan Jing and the others felt a sudden tightening in their chests. "Honorable sir, what do you mean by that?"

  "Haha, Li Peng, your Li family has existed for hundreds of years, haven't you yourselves noticed that something is off?"

  "What's wrong?"

  "Life expectancy!" Wu Zheng said with a firm tone, "I dare to say that none of you from the Li family have lived past seventy years old for hundreds of years! Including both of your elderly men, one is sixty-eight and the other is sixty-nine, and seventy is your deadline."

  "After death, you are buried here, and with this, the extra years of life in your human soul will provide nourishment to things in the mountains. It seems that this is what the person who set up this extraordinary feng shui layout for General Zhou intended, which is why I said you are loyal slaves."

  Upon hearing this, Li Peng and more than twenty villagers' faces changed greatly.

  Suddenly, whispers and angry voices erupted among the crowd. Yan Jing Liu and his five companions also changed their expressions upon hearing this. They couldn't have imagined that such an evil thing existed in the world, using the lives of descendants as sacrifices for generations to come. Such a method was simply heinously evil.

  Li Peng continued, finally bowing deeply to Wu Zhengyi and said respectfully, "Sir, you are right. In the history of our Li family, no one has lived beyond seventy years old. Many have died on their seventieth birthday, so this seventieth year is also a great taboo for our clan."

  "Perhaps the departure of Gu Xi is also like this?" Wu Zhengxie smiled and glanced at Li Peng and others, "This shows that you have also summarized some things, but you just don't want to admit it."

  In fact, there are also people over the age of 70 in the Li family of Su Hong Village. Over the past few hundred years, the Li family of Su Hong Village has also summarized some things, including this age limit.

  In their summary, all the descendants of Li family in Su Hong Village who were born to a local man and an outsider woman could not live beyond 70 years old, regardless of gender. However, it was different for women. The children born to a local woman and an outsider man grew up in this unpolluted village and most of them lived beyond the age of 70.

  Over a hundred years ago, in the history of Xunhong Village, there was a 90-year-old old patriarch. That 90-year-old old patriarch was born to a Qing Dynasty scholar who fell into trouble and a woman from Xunhong Village.

  It was under the suggestion of that ninety-year-old elder that Su Hong Village's 'Noble Guest Ritual' would allow village girls between 15 and 20 years old to enter the guest's room. If the guest is female, there will still be strong men entering her room during the ritual, but they won't use force.

  Once the noble guests leave, the girls who have lost their virginity must immediately get married in their backward little village that doesn't understand DNA, thinking this way they can avoid the fact of confusing the children's biological fathers.

  This strange and noble gift has continued to this day, and no one in the village resents it. On the contrary, the vast majority of girls take pride in it, because once someone in their descendants lives beyond the age of 70, it is considered a break with the "curse" of the Li family, and they are regarded as the lucky gods of the Li family, and their status within the clan can be elevated to the same level as that of the clan leader.

  In this village still bound by feudalism, people's ideals and goals are very short-sighted. It can be said that breaking the curse of the clan has almost become a common goal for all clans in the village.

  "Sir," Li Peng's body trembled slightly, he was excited, extremely enthusiastic, and his eyes looking at Wu Zhengxie were like those of a savior, "Since you can see the problem here, I wonder if you can help us solve it? If you, sir, can help the Li family break this curse."

  Wu Zhengye waved his hand to interrupt Li Peng's words, "Don't mention those for now. This is the old ancestor of the Li family who made this rule, how can I, an outsider, change it casually?"