My name is Shi Aniu, an orphan from Niujiao Village deep in the Shiwan Mountains of Miao territory.
Even though my name is crude, I am a "future star" in the world of tomb robbers - at least that's what I think.
My parents went for "archaeology" after I was born and never came back. I was picked up and raised by Granny Gu, the only one in the village who could raise voodoos. From a young age, I learned from her the ability to identify voodoos and grasses.
Logically speaking, I should just be a Gu Master. But the problem is - Gu masters don't make money!
It takes at least three to five years to raise a Gu worm, and it won't be as fast as stealing a chicken and selling it.
So I became a famous "thief kid" in the village. One day I stole Aunt Wang's chicken, and the next day I touched Uncle Li's eggs. I lived a poor but happy life.
Until that day, a group of "archaeological teams" came to the city.
They hired guides at a high price to inspect the ancient tombs deep in Shiwanda Mountain. I didn't want to take this job - after all, there is an old saying in our Miao territory: Digging graves will lead to retribution.
But when I discovered that these "archaeological teams" were not archaeologists at all, but real tomb robbers, it was already too late.
I was forced to lead the way and got into a large tomb of an ancient Gu Master in a daze.
What's in the tomb?
Poison arrows, poison gas, quicksand trap? There are also guardian Gu insects: ant tide, spider swarm, corpse cricket?
The knowledge about identifying poisons taught by my grandma saved my life. I passed all the way and reached the depths of the tomb.
Then, I saw a magnificent underground palace - the Temple of Witchcraft and Gu!
Just when I thought I was going to make a fortune, a golden beetle ran out of the temple and crashed into it.
