Chapter 0018 Under the Villa
Master He Jiu said sadly: "The fate of the He family's daughter is determined from the moment she is born. One month before her death, she will become thinner and thinner, and her whole body will be in severe pain. In the end, her flesh and blood will dry up, and she will be skin and bones. Her death will be extremely painful and miserable!"
"Xue'er was born on September 24th. I knew she could only live to be 24 years old at most, so I always doted on her and would never let her suffer any injustice!"
"That beast Li Kun, I knew long ago that he was not a good guy! He made Xue'er sad and upset, I wish I could peel off his skin and pull out his tendons!"
Listening to Mr. He Jiu's angry voice, many things suddenly became clear.
No wonder Mr. He Jiu was so determined to keep his daughter by his side and was so hostile to Li Kun. I originally thought that he doted on his daughter too much, but it turns out there was such a reason behind it.
“I really can’t bear to watch Xue’er suffer and die tragically like this, so I can only… can only…” When Master He Jiu said this, his eyes welled up with tears, his voice choked, and he couldn’t say any more.
I felt heartbroken when I heard this. To strangle the person you love with your own hands, this must be the greatest pain in the world, right?
When Master He Jiu was taking action, he was accidentally seen by He Qianxue's mother. She could not bear the torment and died of depression.
As for how He Zongze and Li Kun found out, we can only guess.
After all, there is no wall that is impenetrable. He Zongze might have heard it from his mother, so he moved abroad and settled down and no longer contacted He Jiuye. Li Kun probably learned about it from He Zongze and his wife.
"How...how could this happen?" He Jintang murmured in despair.
This matter was indeed too bizarre and strange. Not only was it difficult for him to accept it, even someone like me who had been exposed to metaphysics and strange things since childhood found it unbelievable.
If this is a strange disease inherited by the He family, it cannot be related to birthday. There must be a shocking secret hidden in it!
"Master Jiu, does this have anything to do with your great-grandfather?" I asked after thinking about it for a while.
If we go back five generations, the time should be exactly He Donglai's generation.
Master He Jiu pondered for a long while, and finally sighed deeply: "Originally, our ancestors left us the will that this secret of our He family must not be told to anyone, but... Alas, now that things have come to this, there is nothing left to hide!"
There was silence in the hall.
All I heard was Master He Jiu sighing, "Young Master is right. This matter is indeed related to my great-grandfather. Back then, my He family was wiped out, and my great-grandfather was beaten with a broken leg and thrown into the street to be a beggar."
"My great-grandfather was... probably 41 years old. He had a head full of white hair due to all the suffering he endured. And the legend is true, he did have an incurable terminal illness."
Hearing this, there was a slight commotion in the hall.
He Jintang couldn't help but ask, "Is it really a terminal illness?"
He Jiuye glanced at him and ignored him: "At that time, my great-grandfather was determined to die with his enemies, but he failed to assassinate them and was thrown to southern Yunnan by those people."
"Southern Yunnan has always been mountainous and full of miasma. It has been described as a place of poverty, mountains and bad water since ancient times, especially during the turbulent times a hundred years ago."
"Not long after my great-grandfather arrived there, he encountered bandits who massacred the village. He desperately escaped with a few villagers and went into the mountains."
Having said this, Mr. He Jiu suddenly stopped, a look of confusion on his face.
"Dad, what happened next?" He Jintang couldn't help but urge.
Master He Jiu shook his head. "He didn't elaborate on what happened after that. He just said that he had a strange encounter in the mountains. In the end, all the bandits and villagers who chased him in died. He was the only one who survived."
"Because of this adventure, after he came out of the mountains, not only was his leg no longer lame, his terminal illness was cured without any medicine, and he looked as if he was 20 years younger and full of energy."
"In addition to this, he also obtained a huge fortune, which he used to avenge his hatred and revive the He family!"
I was amazed at what I heard, and when I looked around the hall, everyone else was also stunned.
Master He Jiu sighed heavily: "For the past few generations, our He family has always been smooth sailing, enjoying all the glory and wealth, but...but none of our He family's daughters have ever lived long, and they all died of illness at an early age."
"In fact, all the talk of contracting a disease is just an excuse for the public. They...they were tortured to death. Starting from a month before their death, they would become thinner and thinner until they were just skin and bones, like...like a dried corpse without flesh and blood!"
When he said this, Master He Jiu's whole body was shaking and his voice sounded creepy.
"What is going on?" He Jintang asked with a pale face.
Master He Jiu said dejectedly: "This is the grudge of our He family! Before his great-grandfather died, he cried bitterly and said that this was the price of our He family's prosperity and wealth. We... everything we enjoy was bought with the flesh and blood of our He family's daughter!"
As he spoke, his voice choked and tears streamed down his face.
I was horrified when I heard this. From what Mr. He Jiu said, I could already roughly grasp the outline of the whole incident.
That is to say, He Jiuye's great-grandfather He Donglai encountered a certain adventure in a mountain in southern Yunnan. Because of this adventure, He Donglai not only gained huge wealth, but also recovered from his injuries and became more than 20 years younger.
But while this adventure made the He family prosperous, it also brought about a terrible consequence.
As long as she is the daughter of the He family, her death is already determined.
This time is the day of her birthday. For example, if she is born on May 16th of the lunar calendar, then this girl can only live to the age of sixteen.
One month before her sixteenth birthday, the girl will begin to slowly lose weight until her flesh and blood dry up and she becomes a mummy. The pain she goes through is probably beyond the imagination of outsiders.
Master He Jiu is the current head of the He family, so naturally he learned about this terrible secret of the He family from his father.
So he had known for a long time that his daughter He Qianxue would die from torture at the age of twenty-four.
For a father who deeply loves his daughter, this is probably the biggest nightmare!
"Dad, then...then why should we have a daughter? Can't we just not have one?" He Jintang suddenly said.
What the young man said does make some sense. It is not difficult to find out in advance whether the baby is a boy or a girl. If it is a girl, you can just abort it in advance, which seems to be able to avoid this bad consequence.
Master He Jiu sneered, "Do you think you're the only one who could guess that? How do you think your grandmother died? She aborted her third daughter, and she dried up and died that night!"
He Jintang exclaimed, "So... So grandma is... is..."
I took a sip of the cold tea to calm my nerves. I have heard many strange stories from my third uncle since I was a child, but I have never heard of anything so weird and strange.
He glanced at Liu Feihe and saw that he had a frown on his face, not knowing what he was thinking about. Instead, his four apprentices were whispering to each other.
"This is the biggest secret of my He family." Master He Jiu's eyes were red and he let out a long sigh.
After he finished speaking, he seemed to feel a lot more relaxed. It was obvious that this secret had weighed on his mind for many years, and he had been bearing it silently alone. It was really too heavy a burden.
I sighed slightly, and suddenly thought of something: "Brother Biao, was Baoer really born on May 5th?"
There was a sudden cry of surprise in the hall, and everyone else also came to their senses.
He Baoer's birthday is May 5th, and she will be five years old in thirteen days, which means that she can only live for thirteen more days at most!
No wonder when Mr. He Jiu heard that he had a granddaughter, he was most concerned about her birthday. When he heard Baoer’s date of birth, he became so distraught.
"Dad, is there no way to crack it?" He Jintang asked with a pale face.
Master He Jiu shook his head painfully: "We have thought of all the possible solutions, unless... unless our He family no longer marries wives and has children, and from now on there will be no descendants!"
There was dead silence in the hall.
At this moment, the mobile phone on the table suddenly rang. It turned out that the one-hour time was up and the other party called again via video.
He Jiuye grabbed the phone and answered it. The screen still showed the gloomy house. He Baoer was wearing a paper man's head mask and sitting upright in a rocking chair.
I looked closely at the little girl's hands and feet, and indeed she looked very thin and frail.
Mr. He Jiu didn't waste any words and told the other party the secret of the He family directly.
"I've said everything I need to say. Can you let Baoer go now?"
The other party let out a series of cackles: "Okay, okay, your He family really has a magic trick to rejuvenate. Tell me the trick quickly and I will release your granddaughter immediately!"
Master He Jiu said angrily: "That's all I know. These are the words my great-grandfather left behind!"
The other party sneered: "Do you think I'm a three-year-old child? Would He Donglai be willing to take such a wonderful method to the grave? Master He Jiu, you'd better speak obediently and stop pretending, so as to save your granddaughter from suffering!"
He Jiuye suppressed his anger and said, "My friend, I swear to heaven that I will not hide anything from you. Besides, you know how terrible the consequences will be. I advise you not to think of this!"
The other party laughed and said, "Don't worry about that, Master Jiu. I'll give you some time to think about it. I'm not in a hurry, but I'm afraid your granddaughter won't be able to hold on!"
After a burst of hoarse and shrill laughter, the video was disconnected again.
Mr. He Jiu grabbed the phone angrily and almost smashed it to the ground.
"Dad, if you know the method, just tell them and rescue Baoer first!" He Jintang couldn't help but say.
Master He Jiu glared at him fiercely: "If I really knew, would I not tell you?"
The hall was silent and lifeless, and the atmosphere was extremely depressing.
At this time, Liu Feihe, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked, "Master Jiu, did your great-grandfather leave any other instructions before he passed away?"
Master He Jiu shook his head and said, "No more."
"Then...is there anything special left behind?" Liu Feihe asked again.
Master He Jiu groaned for a while, "There is something very strange, very strange..." Having said this, he stood up and walked a few steps with a frown, as if he had made up his mind, "How about you all follow me to take a look?"
We followed Master He Jiu to a room on the ground floor.
This room is located in the most remote part of the villa. It is a square room, empty, with only a futon in the middle. On the wall hangs a calligraphy with a big word "静" (quiet) written on it.
It looks like a quiet room for self-cultivation.
Master He Jiu took a remote control and pressed a button. There was a slight vibration, and the wall on the east side suddenly shifted, revealing a dark metal door.
I looked at it several times and was surprised to find that it was actually an old-fashioned elevator!
"Dad, what is this? I...how come I don't know?" He Jintang asked in disbelief.
Master He Jiu said coldly: "There is still a lot you don't know!"
As we were talking, the elevator door creaked open and Mr. He Jiu led us in.
The elevator began to slowly descend, and about a minute later, it suddenly shook.
I was secretly surprised. Although the speed of this old-fashioned elevator was not fast, I estimated that we should descended at least forty or fifty meters!
At this time, the elevator door slowly opened. Looking out, it was pitch black outside, and one could not see one's hand in front of one's face. It gave people the illusion of going down to the abyss of hell.
Everyone looked nervous, and even their breathing became heavier.
After walking out of
Only then did we realize that the He family had spent countless manpower and resources to carve out a large space under the villa and poured it all with concrete.
But soon, my whole attention was attracted by a huge monster in front of me!
"This... this is..." Liu Feihe was shocked and speechless.
