Adventure Behind the Bronze Door Episode 2 Recap
> Adventure Behind the Bronze Door Recap
In the story told by Jin Wantang, Ma Pingchuan was the biggest rich man in the village. After becoming wealthy, he found a geomantically auspicious spot to bury his relatives. Suddenly one day, he discovered that the soil in the chosen auspicious spot had turned pitch black, and not a blade of grass grew on the surface, as if it had been cursed. Ma Pingchuan felt it was ominous, so he prepared to move the graves.
However, he searched for a long time and dug very deep underground, but could not find the coffin. It wasn't just Ma Pingchuan; the ancestral graves of many prominent families in the village had disappeared. His subordinates immediately reported to Ma Pingchuan. At first, Ma Pingchuan did not believe it, but when he returned home that day and saw a young man sitting conspicuously on the roof of his courtyard house, he finally felt a chill down his spine.
The young man Ma Pingchuan encountered on the rooftop at that time was Zhang Qiling, skilled in climbing walls and roofs, light as a swallow. He reminded Ma Pingchuan that only he knew where the vanished ancestral graves and coffins were. Ma Pingchuan followed him to the geomantically auspicious area, half in doubt. Guided by Zhang Qiling, he discovered that the entire changed terrain had the shape of a scorpion.
Zhang Qiling reminded him that this area had undergone recent strange changes, and the coffins had been attracted by an unknown creature to another narrow area. Moreover, if not stopped, a major event would definitely occur in the village today, and all the villagers would suffer.
Ma Pingchuan was half skeptical when he first heard it, but after Zhang Qiling pressed a dagger to his neck, he obediently had his subordinates prepare the things Zhang Qiling needed: ropes, quicklime, and a profound iron dagger, etc. After they were ready, he handed them to Zhang Qiling. Zhang Qiling gave a letter to Ma Pingchuan, saying that if he did not hear from him after some time, he should mail this letter to his home.
Some days later, the village returned to its former calm. That young man was never seen again. Ma Pingchuan worried that something bad might have happened to him, so he mailed the letter. Wu Xie saw Zhang Qiling's name on the envelope, so it was indeed him. Jin Wantang provided Wu Xie with a clue: Ma Pingchuan later moved with his family to a small country on the border and never returned since.
Wu Xie had only this one clue in nearly ten years. He urgently wanted to find Zhang Qiling, so he decided to set off soon to that border country. Jin Wantang begged Wu Xie to take him along. Wu Xie considered it and seemingly agreed to give him a ride, but the next day, he quietly left alone. Wu Xie went to the border country and searched in many places without any clues.
In the evening, he came to a small restaurant near the address. There were some old items displayed in the restaurant, so Wu Xie inquired about the whereabouts of the Ma family. Upon hearing that Wu Xie was also there to collect a debt from the Ma family, the other party immediately told him that the Ma family had moved to Mosang.
Wu Xie called his shop assistant and asked him to transfer all the remaining money from the account to his card. With travel funds, he flew to Mosang without hesitation. Stepping out of the station after a long journey, Wu Xie felt a bit lost. Trying to find one person among so many people and places was like searching for a needle in a haystack. Just then, he saw a painting on the wall.
There was a vague image of a young man in it, contemplating intently while facing a crimson and dim mountain range. Wu Xie was too familiar with this figure. He immediately found the gardener and asked him where he had seen this person. The gardener led Wu Xie through vast snowy plains and over mountains and ridges, finally arriving at an inhabited area. In a tent with a charcoal fire burning, sat an elderly wise man, full of spirit.
He saw the photo on Wu Xie's phone, pondered for a moment, and then spoke Zhang Qiling's name. Wu Xie urgently asked him to tell him more information about Zhang Qiling. The wise man said that the first time he saw Zhang Qiling, Zhang Qiling was warming himself by the fire at their doorstep. At that time, Zhang Qiling was a handsome young man, while the wise man was still a naive child.
He was quite surprised to hear that Zhang Qiling came from the direction of the cliff, and when he saw the footprints next to the cliff location, he finally believed it. Zhang Qiling asked the wise man to take him to see the hundred and eight rooms around, saying there were impure things he was looking for inside. After inspecting several rooms, Zhang Qiling seemed even more familiar with the environment here than the locals.
Finally, Zhang Qiling found a room. To his surprise, there was a dried corpse in the room. Zhang Qiling told him that this person was named De Ren and was a friend of his. After burying De Ren, Zhang Qiling stayed in this temple. Later, Zhang Qiling asked this young wise man to take over De Ren's work and record everything that happened on this mountain in scrolls.
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