Xixia dead book

Chapter 149 The Decisive Battle at the Peak of Helan (34)
"I understand. The two lines on the pattern, the earlier one is from the Xixia period, and the vermilion one was probably drawn by a black lama!" Han Jiang said.

"This... there is actually a White here..." Makarov muttered to himself.

"That's right! Is this White the same White who was caught by Xie Delin back then?" Tang Feng asked in surprise.

"No, it's impossible! There are too many Americans named White! Besides, that person's name may not be White, maybe it's just a code name for Stephen to hear!" Han Jiang shook his head.

"Could White be the same person as the general!" Makarov suddenly thought.

"I have... doubted it, but from... my observation, they... they should not be alone." Stephen said.

"Do you know the forward base back then?" Makarov suddenly asked Stephen.

Stephen looked at Makarov puzzled.

"Or, did you hear White and the general mention the forward base?" Makarov asked again.

"What is the former...forward base, I have never heard of it before!" Stephen was at a loss.

"That's weird, the general's team also has such tattoos, and they are also well-trained!" Makarov's brain was working rapidly, and he was capturing every detail, hoping to combine the secret base Stephen mentioned with the progress of the year. The bases are tied together.

However, he really couldn't figure out the necessary connection between the advance base and the general's secret base. Except for the tattoo on his body and the American who called himself "White", the two seemed to have no connection.But Makarov's professional sensitivity that he had developed over the years reminded him that there must be some connection between them, but... he just hadn't discovered it yet.

"Didn't Schedrin say that all the students from that year died?" Tang Feng comforted Makarov, he knew what Makarov was worried about.

"But in the end, Shchedrin didn't find the bodies of all the students!" Makarov was a little frustrated.

"Do you suspect that the general's team is related to the students from that year?" Han Jiang asked back.

"No! I don't know. In short, there are too many mysteries that need to be solved." Makarov fell into a deep contradiction.

After a while of silence, Han Jiang suddenly mentioned: "Have you noticed? Stephen mentioned Tymoshen."

"What?" Tang Feng also noticed.

"The general said that he wanted to choose one of Stephen and Tymoshin to be his successor. Now that Tymoshin is dead, then Stephen should be the natural successor?!" Han Jiang stared at Stephen when he said this , with a hint of ridicule in his tone.

When Stephen heard Han Jiang's words, he immediately became anxious. He wanted to speak, but coughed twice violently.It wasn't until he calmed down that he spoke again: "Han Jiang, you just... don't provoke me, I was actually deceived, and any... successors are farting. Also... Maybe Ji Moshen is qualified , but absolutely... can never be me, but I naively believed it. I now... now begin to understand the so-called blood curse, the magic power of the jade screen is too great... it makes people lose Desire, loss of reason... unable to judge right from wrong!"

"Okay, it's not too late for you to understand. But I don't understand. You say Timoshen is qualified, but you are not qualified? Could it be that the general lied to you from the beginning?" Han Jiang was puzzled.

"Yes! He lied to me from... from the very beginning, but I only found out very... very late. It was after I returned from Petersburg..." Stephen began another painful memory.

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Returning from the icy and snowy Petersburg to the warm secret base, he narrowly escaped death, but Stephen did not feel relaxed.He failed again, and he didn't know if the general would have the patience to accept his failure again, especially this time, Tymoshin died, which made Stephen terrified.

After getting along with Tymoshin for a period of time in Petersburg, he knew that Tymoshin was the general's favorite general, thoughtful and knowledgeable, especially his understanding of the history and culture of Xixia was seldom matched.The only thing Tymoshin lacks may be that he is not good at force, but this does not hinder Tymoshin's status in the general's mind.

Stephen felt uneasy, Timoshen died, but he escaped back, what would the general think?Stephen thought wildly, and Fanny was brought into the secret room of the secret base again.

This time, both Stephen and Fanny sensed someone in the shadows, because that person was panting violently.Stephen didn't know what was going on, and he didn't dare to ask. He stood there respectfully, waiting for the general's voice from the shadows.

"Stephen, you disappointed me this time, really disappointed!" The general's words were very harsh.

Stephen's heart was beating wildly following the general's words, and he didn't know why he was so in awe of this "general" who had never met before.He is also a person who has seen the world, but in front of the majesty of the general, his self-esteem is worthless.He clearly felt the change in the general's attitude. Compared with the previous few times, this time he was much stricter. It seems that this failure really hurt the general!
"General, please forgive me, we could have succeeded, but we were only a little short!" Stephen tried to defend himself.

"Okay! I don't want to hear your reasons anymore. This time we not only lost a few good brothers, but also lost Tymoshin forever. You know, Tymoshin is very important to us."

Stephen knew that the general would definitely mention Tymoshin, so he didn't make any excuses, so he had to endure it and listen to the general's reprimand.

The general paused for a while, and then said sternly: "Losing Tymoshin is like losing my right-hand man. He is proficient in so many scripts, especially ancient scripts. Now without him, how do you let us continue our business! can you?"

Facing the general's questioning, Stephen couldn't hold back any longer, and retorted: "General, please allow me to tell the truth. In fact, the biggest problem with this failure is Timoshen."

"Oh?" The general was obviously surprised that Stephen dared to refute himself.

"It was Timoshin who allowed Misha to live under his nose for so many years, and finally discovered our secret, and helped Tang Feng and Han Jiang win. If Timoshin had been smarter, Misha The sand will disappear forever, maybe we won't have the failure we have today!" Stephen's heart was still beating wildly, but he tried his best to maintain the calm on the surface.

Stephen's rebuttal actually made the general dumbfounded.There was a long silence in the shadows, so that Stephen began to doubt whether the general was still there.Suddenly, the general spoke again: "Stephen, you have to understand that only I am qualified to judge Tymoshin. What we are talking about now is not Tymoshin's fault, but your problem."

"I admit my mistake, but please give me another chance, I will never let you down again!" Stephen begged.

There was another long silence in the shadows. After 3 minutes, the general said: "Okay! I can forgive you again, but next time I act, I will send you a helper."

"Helper?" Stephen suddenly felt a thorn in his back, and he immediately understood the general's intentions.

This time, the general didn't clap hands, the door behind Stephen opened, and a bald man walked in.Stephen looked out the door again, he didn't see White, only this guy came in.

Stephen looked at the man again. He was white, bald, and wearing a large camouflage uniform. He seemed to be about the same age as White. He looked thin and thin, but his eyes were piercing.

"Hey! I'm Stephen!" Stephen took the initiative to extend his hand to show his favor, but the man ignored him, so he had no choice but to withdraw his hand bored.

"You can call this gentleman 'bald'," the general said again from the shadows.

Bald?Stephen knew that the guy beside him was by no means an ordinary person, so calling him so indecently, would it cause this person's displeasure?He turned his face to look at the man, and the bald head also turned his head to look at him, showing him an ugly smile, and greeted Stephen.

"But how should we coordinate our actions?" Stephen didn't understand how to act with this bald head.

"You just do your own thing, don't take the initiative to contact the bald head, when necessary, he will show up to help you complete the task!" Although the general said so, Stephen still felt that the bald head was a big trouble.

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It didn't take long for Stephen and Fanny to receive an order from the general, and the next destination was Mount Helan.

Stephen began to prepare the equipment for Helan Mountain. While preparing, he asked Fanny: "Recently, have you seen that White here?"

"No! I haven't seen White since I came back here this time!" Fanny also felt a little strange.

"That bald man, what did you inquire about?" Stephen asked again.

"That guy often trains at the base during this time, but he never talks to anyone. I tried to talk to him several times, but he ignored me! But..."

"But what?"

"But once I heard him utter an obscenity, in Russian!"

"Oh? So he is Russian!" Stephen thought of everything he had experienced in Petersburg.

"But I only heard that one sentence, and I don't know anything else!" Fanny shrugged helplessly.

Stephen packed up and was sitting on the sofa resting when he suddenly caught a glimpse of an old suitcase under the bed.This was what White brought to them last time, saying it was his father's relic in the nursing home. At the same time, he also sent the letter his father wrote to himself before he died.

Stephen dragged out the suitcase from under the bed, dusted off the dust, and opened it.After White sent the suitcase, Stephen checked it once, and found that there were some ordinary clothes in the suitcase, and there was nothing special about it.This is also normal, the suitcase sent by White must have been turned upside down by them!
Stephen threw out those old clothes casually, flipped through them, and suddenly found something strange under the suitcase.Through the compartment at the bottom of the suitcase, he vaguely saw some strange imprints under the compartment, like a picture...

"Fanny, get some scissors!"

Stephen carefully cut open the compartment with scissors.Turning it over, there was indeed something under the compartment, and there were three pictures sewn there, three treasure maps!
Stephen was surprised to find that this turned out to be the treasure map of the black lama.The first one is the route leading to the treasure site of Helan Mountain, the second one is the floor plan of Heijiu Temple, and the third one is full of zigzag lines, although nothing is marked.Stephen couldn't understand the meaning of the third picture for a while.

Stephen found another piece of his father's handwriting on the back of the second picture:
My son, if you are in an emergency or when things are unsolvable, you can find the treasure left by the black lama according to these three pictures.Back then, your grandfather killed the black lama and got his treasures, and hid them in the deep mountain palace of Heijiu Temple, and drew pictures to remember them.Later, I encountered a catastrophe in Qise Jinhai, and I escaped alone. The original treasure map was lost, and my father drew three more pictures from memory. I am afraid that there may be inaccuracies, so I have not shown it to you.Remember, if it is not a time of emergency or when things are unsolvable, don't go there, remember!Remember!

After reading this text, Stephen handed the picture to Fanny. "The treasure of the black lama!" Fanny exclaimed.

"If it's not a time of emergency and unsolvable things, don't go there!" Stephen kept muttering to himself. Suddenly, he patted his head, "Now is my time of emergency and unsolvable things."

"Stephen, do you want to find the treasure of the black lama?" Fanny asked.

"Why not? After we came back from Petersburg, didn't you see the change in the general's attitude. The death of Tymoshin in particular made the general very sad. Now I feel more and more that the nonsense of any successor back then It was used to trick us into working for him! Tymoshin may be the candidate for the general's successor, but it's definitely not us!" Stephen was full of anger, but his mind gradually became clear.

"So you plan to take the opportunity of going to Helan Mountain to find the jade screen to find the treasure of the black lama?"

"Yes! Then we don't want any jade screens anymore, and we will get rid of the general's control from now on, keep our anonymity, and fly away!" Stephen said more and more excitedly.Seeing that Fanny was still hesitating, he grabbed her right hand, "Look, this emerald ring my father gave you. It is very likely that the ring was brought out by the father from the black lama's treasure."

Fanny looked at the emerald ring on her hand, and her mind became active. Finally, the two agreed to wait for the trip to Helan Mountain.

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After Stephen recalled this passage, blood began to spurt from his mouth and nose, and Tang Feng and Makarov rushed to help him stop the bleeding.After working hard for a long time, Stephen finally stopped the bleeding, but his body was already weak.

"Are you the one who lives in the east room of the inn?" Han Jiang asked.

"Yes! This time I...I didn't bring many people here, just me and Fanny. We opened...we started to rely on the inn, and went into the mountains to explore according to the map..."

"But why did we only find a treasure map in your room?" Tang Feng was puzzled.

"Because you... when you found that treasure map, we had... basically determined the scope of the Black Eagle Temple, so... that map is useless..."

"No wonder! The other two treasure maps are on your body?" Tang Feng asked.

"Now... now it's gone! That bald... bald head appeared near the inn. He somehow... knew my plan. In order to protect me, Fanny was killed by the bald head in the fight with me." The guy was killed. I escaped from the bald head's pursuit, and according to...according to the picture, I found the front hall of the upper temple, but I didn't expect that guy to follow..." Stephen said intermittently.

"But you didn't enter the apse. Let me tell you, there is the treasure of the black lama!" Tang Feng said.

There was a gleam of light in Stephen's eyes, but it finally dimmed: "That has nothing to do with... and me... As for why I didn't enter the apse because... because what happened in the front hall Meaning...unexpectedly..."

"Accident? What accident?" Tang Feng eagerly wanted to know what happened before they arrived.

Stephen closed his eyes weakly, and the corners of his mouth moved slightly, but no sound came out.

"Okay! Tang Feng! He doesn't look like he's going to die." Han Jiang persuaded Tang Feng.

"Then what should we do now? Should we withdraw, or open this coupon..." Before Tang Feng finished speaking, there was a sudden sound from outside the coupon door, and the three of them became alert.The sound became louder and louder. Tang Feng, Han Jiang, and Makarov raised their guns together, and the three aimed their guns at the gate.They didn't know what was behind the coupon door, but they all felt that the great danger was approaching them step by step...

【No.18 Jinjing】

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The strange sound behind the coupon door stopped, but it rang again after a while, and it became louder and more urgent.Tang Feng, Han Jiang, and Makarov couldn't hear what the sound was. The three of them looked at each other, but they didn't dare to put down the guns in their hands.This sound is very irregular, it sounds from time to time and disappears from time to time.

"Someone is knocking on this coupon door!" Experienced Makarov judged first.

someone?Makarov's judgment made Tang Feng and Han Jiang even more nervous, holding the guns in their hands tightly.The sound lasted intermittently for seven or eight minutes. Just when the three of them were already a little numb, the coupon door was knocked open, a burst of smoke and dust flew up, and strong light came in from outside the coupon door through the heavy smoke and dust.

The three of them stayed in the dark world for too long, and it was difficult for them to adapt to the light outside.Tang Feng quickly covered his eyes, and Han Jiang also hurriedly covered his eyes, but he still instinctively fired two shots at the coupon door.

"Bang! Bang!" After two gunshots, there was no scream, but a hiss.The three of them were startled, and when their eyes adjusted to the light outside, they saw a huge vulture standing outside the gate.

Tang Feng began to understand that the intermittent knocking on the coupon door just now should be the sound of vultures hitting the coupon door. "This...why are there vultures here?"

"Maybe this is their lair!" Makarov murmured.

(End of this chapter)