Tomb Raider's Notes of Qilin City Lord

Chapter 362
362 Chapter 362 Second Uncle

After an unknown amount of time, Wu Xie was awakened by the noisy sound outside. He slowly opened his eyes and found that he had returned to Agui's room, and the person taking care of him was Yuncai.

Yuncai saw him sitting up and said to him: "You're awake, drink some water." After saying that, he handed a glass of water to him.

Wu Xie said thank you, and Yun Cai told him: "The doctor has checked it. Your injuries are not serious, just some scratches. Apply medicine for a few days, and you will be fine in a few days. Did you faint? It was entirely due to lack of physical strength. Take a good rest." That's all. Now that you're awake, I'll call someone." Then he walked out of the house.

Wu Xie himself felt that after getting a good night's sleep, he was basically full of blood and recovered.

After a while, Pan Zi walked in and asked him with a smile: "Little Third Master, how do you feel?"

When Wu Xie saw him, he asked, "Where is my second uncle?"

Pan Zi just smiled innocently and did not answer him.

Then he asked him: "Where are they? How are they?"

Pan Zi said: "We sent them to the hospital as soon as possible. There is no news yet. Miss Xiaoxun's family members have gone with them. There are people taking care of them over there. Don't worry. If they can't die, that's You can’t die, and if you die unfortunately, there’s nothing you can do about it.”

Although Wu Xie was still very worried about everyone's condition, he heard that they had all been sent to the hospital, so at least there was hope. There were Xiaoxun's family members at the hospital, and he felt instantly relieved and slightly relieved. tone.

Then he asked Pan Zi: "Then what's going on with us?"

Pan Zi said mysteriously: "Uh... well... the second master won't let me talk to you anymore, so don't worry. The second master is still at the lake now. When he comes back, he will tell you personally. Mistress, you need to rest more now. It's very busy outside. You have a good rest first, and I'll go help first." After that, he walked out.

Wu Xie walked to the window and looked out, and found that several stilt buildings near Agui's house had been taken over by his second uncle, and he also saw many of his second uncle's and third uncle's former associates.

He wandered out to take a look at the situation, and roughly counted, there must be more than 20 old guys around here. He thought of the people he saw by the lake before, and estimated how many people were here this time. The whole family couldn't help but wonder, what's going on?Why are all the Wu family members here?
He saw that Agui was busy threading his needle and thread. He seemed to be in a good mood. He could tell that he had come out of his depression early in the morning. However, when Wu Xie asked him about the situation, he didn't know anything.

Wu Xie thought there was nothing he could do, so he had to rest and wait. Two days passed quickly. His body had probably recovered, and his second uncle finally came back from the lake.

However, it was not just his second uncle who came back. He saw that there were several cousins ​​from Changsha appearing with his second uncle. Some of them were hanging out with his third uncle. They were all prominent figures in their family. Wu Xie Xin said what's going on?Why are all the Wu family members here?
And upon closer inspection, the faces of the second uncle and those relatives were not good-looking. They exchanged greetings, and Wu Xie found that they all looked at him strangely. After all, the second uncle was different from the third uncle, and he still did not dare to mess around. , I didn’t dare to ask questions, so I just waited aside.

After a lot of trouble, the relatives dispersed. The second uncle looked very bad. He looked at Wu Xie, hooked his shoulder and asked, "Are you okay?"

Wu Xie nodded and said, "It's okay." Then he asked in a low voice, "Second uncle, what is going on?"

The second uncle looked at Wu Xie seriously, sighed, patted his shoulder, and motioned for him to follow him for a walk.

Soon they came to the stream next to the village. They were silent all the way until they reached the old house with a burned oil bottle. The second uncle suddenly said to Wu Xie: "I have seen your email."

Wu Xie looked at him with expectant eyes and said to himself, it seems that this matter is related to the content in the email. His second uncle paused and continued: "Do you believe what you wrote in the letter?"

Wu Xie replied: "What should I say? I want to believe it or not, but I dare not believe it because I can't think of any other possibility. Second uncle, you and third uncle have been together for so long, have you noticed anything strange? No?"

The second uncle lit up a cigarette and looked at Wu Xie, frowning and saying nothing.

Wu Xie said: "But this matter was said by others, and the third uncle did not deny it personally, so I am not without suspicion."

The second uncle still looked at him. He took a few puffs of the cigarette and quickly finished it. He paused and suddenly said: "You don't have to doubt it. I tell you, this is indeed true."

Wu Xie was a little surprised by his second uncle's answer and asked: "Really? How can you be sure?"

The second uncle said slowly: "We have known about this matter for a long time."

Wu Xie was so surprised that he couldn't believe his ears. He stood there blankly looking at his second uncle.

The second uncle continued: "Xiao Xie, some things are not as simple as you think, but there are also many things that are not as complicated as you think."

Wu Xie felt that he could not understand what his second uncle meant, and asked in confusion: "If you knew, then how could you let this happen?"

The second uncle stood silently, then made a gesture to ask Wu Xie to continue walking with him, and handed him something.

Wu Xie took it and saw that it was a photo. He asked, "What is this?"

The second uncle said: "Before burning that house, I kept a copy. I think it is more appropriate to show it to you now than to show it to you at that time."

Wu Xie suddenly said "ah" and was stunned. He thought to himself, a house?Burn it?Holy shit!Sure enough, it was man-made. No wonder Menyouping and Xiaoxun both found the smell of kerosene that day, and Xiaoxun also said, "The person who set the fire didn't want to hurt us, but he didn't want us to continue the investigation." But he didn't expect that the arsonist would The person in the house turned out to be his second uncle!
Wu Xie said: "Second uncle, did you do that? You..." Wu Xie still wanted to speak, but his second uncle waved his hand, clicked on the photo for him to see, and continued: "Those things, We won’t mention it.”

When Wu Xie looked at the photo, he thought it was just a very ordinary black and white group photo, but when he took a closer look, he saw that it was a strange middle-aged man who was talking to Wen Jin. Behind him were other members of the archaeological team. Wu Xie While watching, he muttered: "Why does this white and thin middle-aged man look familiar?"

The second uncle said: "This is the photo that Chu Guangtou wants you to see. I found the one that best illustrates the problem and kept it. I thought that if there is no way in the end and I have to let you know, the physical evidence will be better than mine." The mouth speaks louder.”

Wu Xie frowned. He couldn't see anything wrong with the photo for a moment and said, "That's it? What's wrong with this photo?" The second uncle pointed at the emaciated middle-aged stranger and said, "Don't you know this person? ?"

Wu Xie looked at it again and again, and suddenly couldn't help but said "Ah": "How could it be him? He's not..."

Wu Xie recognized the middle-aged man and immediately knew that this person had no connection with our story, but he was not an insignificant person. If they and Wen Jin's team appeared in the same photo, then the specifications of this archaeological team , it is not the kind of status Wu Xie wanted.

The uncle and nephew continued to stroll, and the second uncle said: "I can't tell you the details, but I can tell you a story. Xiaoxie, sometimes, some things, he is just a story, just a story, you Do you want to listen?"

Wu Xie nodded, and his second uncle lit another cigarette and said, "You have read as many books as I have. Have you read The Chronicles of Qin Shihuang?"

Wu Xie nodded and said: "Historical Records is a required course for antique dealers, so I have naturally read it."

The second uncle continued: "What about the Book of Han?"

Wu Xie nodded again, and his second uncle glanced at him and said, "Have you noticed? These emperors in ancient China have a common practice. Whether they are the great emperor, the little emperor, the emperor or the orthodox royal family, after success and fame, the world will be the same. After achieving inner peace, they will all inevitably have one behavior, which is to seek immortality."

Wu Xie echoed: "The pursuit of immortality is the ultimate dream of an emperor. It's not surprising. If I don't have to worry about money all my life, I can kill whoever I want, and marry whoever I want, then my only pursuit is probably Let’s continue this life.”

The second uncle ignored him and just continued: "If you open the history books, you will find that this kind of convention is too difficult to break, and the more the founding emperor, the more serious it became. Qin Shihuang, Han Wu Emperor, Tang Taizong..." He paused, "From generation to generation, even though the name of the country has changed, the title has changed, and even the title of emperor is no longer used, the conventions have not been broken."

Wu Xie sighed slightly, nodded and said, "That's true. Human nature is inherited and remains unchanged. No matter where you stand, at a certain time, you will still see death approaching you."

The second uncle looked into the distance and said: "However, the so-called secrets and legends of longevity become more and more vague the closer we get to modern times. Many emperors believed that clues to the magic of longevity existed in the tombs of ancient alchemists, so naturally some teams appeared to help the emperors Field exploration. This kind of team often uses some existing establishment as a cover."

He looked at Wu Xie and smiled, then continued: "And the people in these teams are of course the most powerful masters among the people. Since ancient times, many local masters, immortals from the north and south, and captains of Mojin have been recruited and eaten. Public food. At some point, under the pressure of power, you have no choice but to disloyalty. For the sake of the family and the children, you can only bow your head.

However, this kind of thing never comes to light, so these people in the past generations never had a good ending.In addition, in this kind of team, there are always people who want to get rid of the all-pervasive control, and immortality is not only attractive to emperors and generals, but also a huge temptation to these seekers.When they really find some clues, they can't help but have their own thoughts in their minds.

They often tell their brothers or family members about these ideas. The members of these families are people who have seen wind and waves and rolled on the edge of a knife. They are very courageous, so they will formulate some plans to implement these ideas.Some of these plans failed, some succeeded, and some don’t know whether they failed or succeeded, but what is certain is that once discovered, the end of these people will come. "

The second uncle stopped, hooked Wu Xie's shoulder and said: "However, some plans can be hidden for a long time, and even change dynasties. At this time, both parties have reached a certain consensus, and no one wants it to be revealed." Then, he looked at him again and said word by word: "Especially "it"."

Wu Xie understood what his second uncle wanted to say. Although he didn't understand the complete story yet, he knew that there was something of this scope behind the matter. It was no wonder that Bald Chu told himself that he could no longer investigate.

After a period of silence, he mentally connected what his second uncle said with some of his previous speculations. He found that many things suddenly became reasonable.

Wu Xie asked: "So, what is happening here is also one of the activities carried out by "it"?"

The second uncle nodded: "I'm afraid it is, so I knew the existence of this village a long time ago. When Pan Zi said that you came here, I felt that something was wrong, so I immediately asked him to bring people over. Wherever those people go, there must be It's extremely dangerous."

Wu Xie asked again: "Then do you know what is going on here? What are those things?"

The second uncle thought for a moment and said, "Those may be Milotuo."

Wu Xie said "Ah" and asked, "Miluotuo? What is that?"

The second uncle said: "Miluotuo is the ancestor of the Yao people. In their mythology, their first goddess came from the mountains. I estimate that this monster is the prototype of Miluotuo." He took it from his pocket She took out an iron block and gave it to him and continued: "This goddess created a human being for the first time, and what she created was an iron man. However, the iron was incompatible with the goddess's divine power, so it failed. At that time, the miners used iron to seal the man in the stone. Apparently, they all I am a Yao person who has heard this kind of legend, so your estimate should be accurate."

Wu Xie nodded, and his second uncle continued: "As for how this thing came into being, I'm afraid no one knows. From your description, this thing is very much like a religious ceremony. You are treated as sacrifices and waiting there. Those things It exists very deep at the bottom of the mountain, and it will take a long time to get down. I feel that what you encountered may have been arranged by others."

Wu Xie said: "You also feel the same way, which proves that my intuition is correct. Xiaoxun also believes that this incident was caused by man-made things. However, the mine does not have any exit, and it is indeed weird."

The second uncle thought for a while, patted Wu Xie and said: "I told you before, whatever happened, no matter what phenomenon you saw, it happened. Since you have entered, there must be an entrance. Find You can’t say it’s not there, the entrance must be right there.”

Wu Xie could only smile bitterly, because he had the same idea when discussing with everyone before, but he couldn't find it.

At this time, the second uncle's walkie-talkie suddenly rang. He answered it and hung up after only saying "hmm" a few times. Wu Xie continued to ask: "Second uncle, why did you bring so many people to come to me? This is too exaggerated. Yes! What are they doing at the lake now?"

I saw the second uncle's face was ashen and he just said: "There are some things. This time, thanks to you, otherwise we would not be able to find this place. As for the purpose of coming here, I can't tell you now. When things are confirmed, You will naturally know." He looked at his watch and said, "Things here have just begun, and we don't have much time."

Wu Xie asked: "Is it related to Third Uncle? Or, is it related to "it"?"

The second uncle smiled and said: "Don't worry, you will know how insignificant these things you have experienced are actually. Don't ask or inquire now. If you want to find out about that little brother's past, just go Look, but here, don’t do what you do. I’m different from the third child, I won’t let you mess around.”

The second uncle didn't say anything else to him, and he wouldn't argue with the second uncle, because it was completely useless. The second uncle would keep his word, and he would tell himself when things were confirmed, so he would never break his promise. waited.

The second uncle said: "I will stay here for a while. You can wait here or go for a walk elsewhere. However, you must report your whereabouts at any time in the future and you are not allowed to run around anymore."

Wu Xie agreed happily, thinking about Menyou Ping, Xiaoxun and Fatty, so he left the village a week later and went to the hospital in Fangchenggang.

(End of this chapter)