Tomb Raider's Notes of Qilin City Lord

Chapter 54 Wu Xie’s encounter ([-])

054 Chapter 54 Wu Xie’s experience ([-])

Wu Xie and Lao Chu, who entered the tomb one step earlier than us, experienced many things along the way, which can be said to be troubled.

After a bumpy journey, the two of them first came to Xi'an. While eating on the roadside, the two of them started chatting. As a result, they were spotted by an old man next to them, and the old man's people came forward to inquire about them.

This Lao Itch had been in prison. When he heard the man ask if they were here to dig up earth goods, his expression immediately changed. What the man said was all dirty talk about tomb robbing. He immediately became vigilant. Wu Xie really didn't Knowing this, those people knew as soon as they heard that he was a young man who had just taken up the job. He didn't understand anything, so they didn't need to pay attention to him, so they sat back without paying attention.

Lao Itch patted Wu Xie nervously, dropped the money, and gently asked him to leave the roadside stall. When he came to a corner, he softly said to him: "These people smell like earth, and they are probably here to run around." Damn it, I just heard us talking about the fight, so I came here to inquire. The things they said about local goods, gang posts, and green heads are all the words of the underworld. I guess all the words we just said have been heard, and we don’t know. I know how much those people can understand. Nowadays, good graves are hard to come by. If you are targeted by them, you will have long nights and many dreams." They followed them back to the guest house.

The next day they set off for the Qinling Mountains. Lao Itch insisted on taking the same road three years ago. They took the winding mountain road. As a result, the two of them were so confused that they felt like they were about to vomit bile.

While they were complaining to each other, they suddenly heard a sound in the distance, which made the car window "buzz". Wu Xie looked out the window and saw dust and smoke filling the sky from the mountain opposite.

A middle-aged man who looked like a local sitting in front of them smiled and said: "You two are from out of town. This is also a local characteristic of our place. Especially in this season, there are always two or three guns a day. The front It’s not surprising that we caught a bunch of them in two days. There are fewer and fewer ancient tombs now, and it’s been a lot of trouble in a few years. There may be some deep in the mountains, but the road is too difficult to walk. "

Wu Xie was surprised and said: "In broad daylight, this tomb robber is so brave?"

The man grinned and said: "The mountain opposite is different from this mountain. Even though there is only a Jialing River in the middle, we have a winding mountain road here, but there is no place to walk over there. Even if you Call the police now. It will take at least a day and a night for the police to get there. Unless you can grow wings and fly over, you can only stare."

Wu Xie nodded and said "Oh", thinking, this is too rampant...

After chatting for a while, they realized that this person was still a shady tour guide. Wu Xie did not dare to follow him easily, but what the person said was quite pertinent.

The car drove for another hour and finally arrived at the foot of Taibai Mountain. The black tour guide had to introduce the hotel to them. Wu Xie thought, if the hot face always comes to touch his cold butt, if he doesn't respond, then it's not true. Well, it’s not easy to offend, this is someone else’s territory after all, so I have no choice but to follow him.The man took them to a small farmhouse hotel. The price was not expensive. It seemed that the man was really enthusiastic. After settling them in, he said goodbye. Before leaving, he left a phone number and said something. When it's time to go into the mountains, just call him and he can take them in.

Wu Xie observed the other side of the mountain from upstairs and found that the black tour guide was right. To enter the mountain from here, to enter the Qinling primitive forest, one needs to climb a mountain with an altitude of more than 1000 meters. When he came, Wu Xie was completely They didn't expect it, but with their current experience, there is no shortcut into the mountain, and without a good guide, if you want to go into the mountain by yourself, it is equivalent to sending yourself to death. However, entering the mountain will inevitably not make people suspicious. Don't say anything then If you find the truth, you will go to jail if you don't get the truth.

Wu Xie was at a loss. Lao Itch patted him and asked him to look out the window. He saw a few people walking downstairs. They were the same group of strange people they met on the road before. There were five people in the team. Lao Itch was worried that they would die. The disciples stared at them and thought about running away overnight, but Wu Xie felt that these people were very vigilant and must have a purpose for coming here. He planned to follow them and turn around if he was found. run.

The next day, they both kept

We followed these five people until dark and did not stop.

After following them for a day, they were too tired and hungry to make a fire, and Lao Itchi complained fiercely. The two of them hid in the grass and listened to what those people said about the purpose of coming here.

The ferocious old man in this group of people, they called him Uncle Tai, looked like the kind of evil person who kills without blinking an eye.There was also a young man named Er Mazi with a Cantonese accent. He complained about his lack of physical fitness, so Uncle Tai gave him a lesson.A boss Li mentioned the story of his ancestor who got the mute army's Hemuji. The white cloth in his ancestor's coffin recorded the locations of 24 ancient tombs. The one he is going to now is the last one, but This one should be the best among all the ancient tombs.There was also Master Liang, who was the one who was looking for information with them that day. He was also a bit old, wearing glasses, elegant, and quite knowledgeable. There was also Boss Wang who didn't say much, just sitting there and listening to what they said.

The old itch couldn't stand it anymore and almost exposed his hiding place. A group of mountain patrols with four or five flashlights happened to come over, and he escaped the disaster.

Wu Xie planned for the two of them to rest for a day and follow their footsteps the next day.But these people are too thieves. They didn’t rest when they met the mountain patrol team the day before. They didn’t leave any traces. So they had no choice but to walk by themselves. On the way, they saw a plank road that had been in disrepair. When they were about to go up, they were stopped by someone. Two villagers stopped him.A middle-aged woman, who was very vigilant, scolded them both. Seeing that Wu Xie was unable to retaliate after being scolded by the woman, Lao Chi handed a 100 yuan note to the middle-aged woman and said: "You... you... you are talking so much nonsense. Which of your eyes has seen us digging graves? You... if you answer the question politely, this... this... this... one... 100 yuan It's yours, damn it, if you... dare to say anything more... or even half a word, I'll give you a slap in the face."

When the man saw the money, he immediately beamed, took it with a smile and said hurriedly: "Don't be angry, don't be angry, my wife is joking with you. If you want to go to our village, you have to go to the left and go around the hill. Then There is a waterfall. If you keep walking along the water of this waterfall, it is the fastest shortcut to cross the mountain. As long as you follow the mountain stream, you will definitely reach our village."

Wu Xie saw that it was already getting dark, and it was too late to hurry on. He was afraid of getting lost in the deep mountains, and he had to go to the village to replenish the things he brought with him. This man seemed quite enthusiastic, so he simply followed them in the mountains. Rest overnight in a wooden shack.

But in the middle of the night, Wu Xie didn't sleep peacefully. Lao Chu looked around, gently pushed Wu Xie and called him softly: "Get up, get up quickly!".

Wu Xie couldn't sleep well in the first place. He was so angry at the shouting that he wanted to slap him in the face, but seeing that his expression was wrong, he quickly put on his coat and sat up, asking him: "What are you doing? What happened?" ?”

Lao Itch said softly: "Come with me, I will take you to see something."

After leaving the shack, there was a large forest. It was midnight, and there was a sense of gloominess in the forest. Lao Itchy took a compass to determine the direction. After walking for a while, he stopped. He measured the direction again and inserted it with a shovel. He dug into the ground at his feet and said to Wu Xie, "Is this where it is?" Then he started digging.

Wu Xie looked at him with a puzzled look on his face, thinking he was sick, staying up late at night and digging holes in deep mountains and forests?Just thinking about it makes me want to beat him up.Lao Itch saw that Wu Xie was not very happy and immediately explained to him: "The last time my old cousin and I came out of the mountains, we also spent the night here. That night, I found that he sneaked out in the middle of the night and didn't know where to go. Why, so I followed him, and found out what he buried here? But we were in a very bad situation at that time, and we didn't have the energy to care about such trivial matters. We just wanted to get out of the mountains quickly, so we didn't care about it. Now that I think about it, the scene at that time was a bit abnormal.”

The villagers were sleeping nearby. He didn't dare to make too much noise. After digging a few times, he quickly observed the surrounding situation. After digging for half an hour, Wu Xie's patience was almost worn out. At this moment, suddenly, the shovel seemed to be inserted. He hit something metal and made a crisp sound. He stopped, leaned down, and took out a stick-like object from the pit.There was mud all over it. Lao Chi wiped it a little, then his face changed and he said, "Oh my god, it turns out to be this thing."

Wu Xie came over and took a look. It was a bronze vessel with green patina. There was an obvious break on the bottom. It was cut off from another bronze vessel. It had something similar to a human-faced double-bodied snake. abstract pattern.It should be something from the "She tribe" that Mr. Qi said. This branch should be the end. According to this thickness, this bronze tree must be at least 80 meters long. This is definitely a miracle to me.

Lao Itch whispered to him: "This is the branch of the bronze tree I told you. I didn't expect that my old cousin secretly sawed this thing off." Lao Itch continued to dig for a while, but after digging for a long time, there was nothing. When nothing was dug out, the soil had to be filled back in haste.

They wrapped the branch with cloth and tiptoed back to the shack. Others were still asleep, but they could no longer sleep.

Lao Itch kept looking sad, and Wu Xie didn't know what he was thinking. He said to Wu Xie: "My old cousin, when I went into the mountain with him, he was still normal, but since he saw this bronze branch, I felt that he started to change. At first, my old cousin just suddenly became a little nervous. Gradually, I found that he seemed to be getting more and more abnormal..."

Wu Xie asked him: "You mean, your old cousin is crazy and has something to do with this thing?" Lao Itch nodded.Wu Xie comforted him not to think too much.

On the afternoon of the next day, they finally climbed over Snake Head Mountain and arrived at the first small village at the foot of the mountain. They thanked the secretary who brought them here, and Lao Itch took him in to find the village where they stayed last time.I bought dry food there, took a bath in the stream at his house, washed and dried my clothes, and sat by the stream in my shorts to discuss what to do next.

Lao Itch told him that the mark he mentioned three years ago was actually a special landform here. People here know that place, called "Jiazigou." The burial pit is nearby.

Because the experience of going into the mountains without a guide was really painful, we asked the secretary for advice. The secretary asked his children to take them to the village where they found an 80-year-old white-bearded old man named Lao Liu. The old man told them a lot about the landforms here. , legends, how they go, etc.

The old man said that from this village to the lofty mountains of Qinchuan, and walking west for seven days, you will reach Tianmen Mountain. There are cliffs on both sides and it is impossible to climb. However, there is a strange crack in the mountain that can only be passed by two people side by side. That is us. What is often referred to as "a thread of sky" is also what Lao Itch calls "Jiazi Ditch".

As a result, they were attacked by monkeys in Jiazigou, lost their equipment, and were beaten. When they got to the stagnant water in the mausoleum area, they were attacked by Zheluo salmon again, and lost half a bag of equipment. After fighting hard, they defeated They found a relatively small giant salmon, and also found a human head that might be one of the five people in its stomach...

(End of this chapter)