The sun was setting in the west, and night was about to fall. The Ban Family of three climbed up the mountain with several loyal servants. This mountain was not far from the villa, but because this place had been haunted in recent years, no one dared to come here in the evening.
"Sister, do you think …" Ban Heng moved to Ban Han's side and whispered, "Is there really something unclean here?"
The mountain was lush with vegetation, and there were many fallen leaves on the ground, which made a rustling sound when stepped on.
"Sister, I think it's getting cold here." Ban Heng hugged his shoulders and grabbed Ban Han's sleeve. "How about we come back tomorrow at noon?"
"It's almost night, it's definitely going to get cold." Ban Han looked around. Because there were many trees, the forest looked a bit gloomy. From time to time, there were a few birds of unknown species chirping.
"Go this way." Ban Han looked at his brother who was hiding behind him, and his father who was looking around from time to time. He pulled his sleeve out of Ban Heng's hand and said to Ban Heng, "Walk carefully."
Ban Heng felt very uneasy if he didn't have something in his hand. Finally, he moved to Ban Huai's side and grabbed his sleeve.
The father and son looked at each other and grabbed each other's sleeves.
"Father, Brother Heng, write down the place." After finding the place, Ban Han instructed Ban Heng to dig a hole. "When we go back, I'll draw a map for you. If you can't remember it in the future, you can follow the map to find it."
"Don't we still have you if we can't remember it?" Ban Heng dug for a long time, but only managed to dig a shallow hole less than ten inches deep. "If we don't have money, we'll live a hard life together. If we have money, we'll spend it together. It's enough as long as there's one person to remember it. Why should I and father waste our energy? "
"What if … what if I can't remember it?" Ban Han saw that Ban Heng couldn't dig much, so he pulled him away with a face full of disgust. "Move aside, let me do it."
Ban Heng was happy to be lazy. He moved aside and said, "How about we bury a few more places? There must be a place that we can remember. Besides, with your drawing skills, even if I were to look at the picture, I wouldn't be able to find it. "
"What's wrong with my drawing skills?" Ban Han looked at him from the corner of his eyes. "You can draw if you're so good."
"I can't do it either."
"If you can't do it, then shut up. You're a man with so much to say. Where are you going to find a wife?" Ban Han shook off the dirt on her body and threw a palm-sized box into the hole. Then, she sprinkled a layer of soil and buried a few pieces of gravel. Finally, she filled up the hole with layers of soil and stones. She even dug out a piece of grass and stepped on it.
"Sis, aren't they all buried inside?" Ban Heng followed behind Ban Han and watched her dig another hole. "You're working too hard."
"Haven't you heard of the saying that a cunning rabbit has three burrows?" Ban Han took a few breaths. "Either you shut up now, or you dig."
Ban Heng silently took out a small hoe and ran to a place ten steps away to dig by himself. However, not long after, the hoe dug into a huge rock, and the rebound made him sit on the ground.
"Sigh." Ban Huai, who was digging in another corner, saw this and shook his head. "Our Ban Family is getting worse with each generation."
Ban Heng silently wiped his face. In their family, only their grandmother had the right to say such words. Father … As a man, it was good to have some confidence.
The sky gradually darkened. Ban Heng and Ban Huai finally finished digging a hole. They each buried a box of jewelry and a box of gold bars. When they turned around, they saw that Ban Han had already buried the remaining two boxes.
"With such a daughter, I have nothing more to ask for," Ban Huai said proudly. "In our family, your sister is the one who takes after your grandfather the most."
Ten years ago, when his grandfather passed away, Ban Heng was only five years old. In his memory, his grandfather was a very kind old man. Sometimes, he would put him on his neck and ride on his horse. Then, he would take him shopping and buy him a lot of new toys.
However, what left the deepest impression on him was that his grandfather liked to take his sister to practice martial arts and take her to ride a pony outside.
"Okay." Ban Han moved the last stone and patted the dirt off his palms. "It's already dark. Let's go down the mountain."
The father and son of the Ban Family looked at the dark top of the mountain. They quickly packed up their things and wished they could grow a pair of wings and fly down the mountain.
"Sis, do you hear footsteps?" Suddenly, Ban Heng stopped what he was doing and looked around in panic. "Listen carefully."
"Let's go quickly." Ban Han picked up the small hoe on the ground. "What are you waiting for!"
It was written in novels that people who heard the slightest sound and looked around curiously usually died early.
The three members of the Ban Family hurriedly walked out. Ban Han ran a few steps and remembered the sandbags they threw on the ground. He turned around and looked. At this time, several people were walking out of the forest.
"Who's there?!" The other person's voice was stern. Ban Han even heard the sound of a sword being unsheathed.
"Who's trying to scare this princess?" Ban Han clenched the hoe in his hand. "Come out!"
The night wind blew, making people's palms cold. Ban Heng and Ban Huai ran back to Ban Han's side. Ban Huai shielded his children behind him. The loyal guards of the Ban Family also unsheathed their swords, guarding against any sudden attack.
They didn't know why, but after Ban Han called herself a princess, there was no more movement from the other side. Someone seemed to have heard Ban Han's swords being unsheathed. He walked out and said in a very polite tone, "Excuse me … are you Princess Ban? I'm Du Jiu, a guard of Cheng Anbo's mansion. Please don't be alarmed, Princess. We're just passing by. "
Perhaps to gain Ban Han's trust, the guard took off his sword and walked closer to the Ban Family. "Please forgive us for disturbing you, Princess."
"So it's Duke Rong's guard." Ban Han patted his chest. "I thought it was really haunted."
Du Jiu cupped his fist and said, "Princess, don't be afraid. We can escort you down the mountain."
"How can we do that?" Ban Han looked around. There was a trace of fear on his face, but he still refused Du Jiu's kindness. "Father and I also brought guards. How can we trouble you?"
"So Ban Marquis is also here." Du Jiu hurriedly bowed to Ban Huai. "We were just about to go down the mountain. Marquis and Princess, there's no need to be so courteous. The more the merrier."
"That, that's fine." Ban Han smiled embarrassedly. "Then I'll have to trouble you."
Du Jiu showed a simple and honest smile. "Princess, you're too kind."
After Ban Han and the others left, the mountain forest returned to its original silence. Rong Xia walked out from the shadows. He pulled on his dark cloak and had a complicated expression on his face.
"How long did they stay here?"
"Count, this subordinate is incompetent. I didn't know when the Princess Ban appeared here."
"It's not your fault." Rong Xia walked around the place where Ban Han had been standing. "Other families do things in a logical manner. Only the Ban Family … does whatever they want. Their actions are illogical."
An hour later, Du Jiu came back with his guards.
"Count." Du Jiu's expression was complicated. "This subordinate has found out why the Ban Family appeared here."
"Hm?" Rong Xia walked to a stone and lifted his chin slightly. "Speak."
"Ban Shizi heard that this place is haunted, so he dragged the Princess here to bury the treasure. He said … he was waiting for a fated person. Ban Marquis found it interesting, so he came with us." Du Jiu felt that this reason was too ridiculous. It was so ridiculous that he felt that even if he wanted to lie, he wouldn't tell such a lie.
Rong Xia pointed at a stone beside his hand. "Dig up the bottom and take a look."
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