Mountain and Sea Treasures

Chapter 25 National Mission
"What? How much are you hiding from us? You just said it yourself. As long as you find Yu Chengze, why, what kind of ancient country is involved now?" Company Commander Chen glared at him.

Lao Yan breathed out and said, "I didn't lie to you, this time I really want to find Yu Chengze, this is the main task, but if I can enter the Ancient Night Kingdom, I must bring that thing out, it's just... I don't know what that is at the moment. What is it."

Company Commander Chen was still silent, and Lao Yan glanced at us: "What did you say when you first joined the army? Absolute obedience, absolute loyalty, the so-called obedience and loyalty are not just talk, don't say anything to kill the enemy on the battlefield You don't even frown, that's the smoke you can see, and now we are also in the battlefield, which is extremely dangerous, so the country needs you, why, you still want to choose a battlefield?"

We were all silent about what he said. In fact, we knew that what he said was right, but we couldn't get over that hurdle in our hearts.

No matter how dangerous it is on the battlefield, you can see it. Here, you may be smiling one second, but disappear in the next second...

"Chen Lianchang, I understand what I'm thinking, but you can also think about it for me." Lao Yan sighed: "Do you think I feel good seeing them disappear one by one? I just watched them too much these years. You are so excited."

His words immediately made Company Commander Chen loosen his hand, and after a long while, he slowly said: "Old Yan, we can continue walking, and my soldiers and I are not cowards who are afraid of death, but I just hope you don't hide it from us anymore. , Do you think it’s not worth it when Shorty and the others don’t have it? They don’t even know what they’re doing.”

Lao Yan solemnly paid a military salute: "Don't worry, those who go back are heroes, and those who can't go back are also martyrs."

This conversation took more than two hours. After listening to it, we couldn't digest it for a while, so we went back to our tents.But Lao Yan didn't return. He said he was going to have a look nearby to confirm the direction of tomorrow. After all, we were forced here by the sandstorm, and we can't figure out where we are now.

It's just that I have some doubts that his so-called determination of the direction is actually contacting his superiors, otherwise there is no need to deliberately avoid us.

Company Commander Chen made a point of looking for me before I went back to the tent, looking worried.

"Uncle Chen, what's the matter?" I asked.

Company Commander Chen said in a low voice: "Tell me honestly, do you also know how to light old cigarettes?"

I knew what he was asking, and I didn't hide it from him: "I've read a lot of books on this topic."

To be honest, before I met the fourth girl, I only knew superficially. At most, I was like my father, making a living by robbing tombs.But after reading "Xingguan Yaojue", I realized that tomb robbery is really deep, including 36 kinds of taboos and 72 subjects of knowledge. If I go to that ancient tomb of the Western Zhou Dynasty now, at least I won’t make a big mistake !
It's just that I didn't discuss this with Company Commander Chen in detail. After all, he is an outsider, and talking too much will only increase his worries.

Company Commander Chen's complexion was not very good, and he told me not to reveal my skills in this area in the future, and it would be best not to reveal it.

I asked him why strangely, and he raised his chin in the direction where Lao Yan left: "I told you before not to get too close to him, right?"

"Well, what department did you mention?" I immediately became interested.

Company Commander Chen was silent for a while before telling me that Laoyan's department is actually linked to mysterious events, and they are indispensable in any ancient tombs and ruins, and they often look for newcomers.

"I don't know exactly what this department is going to do and how they do it, but the death rate in this department is very high, and many newcomers die soon after entering." Company Commander Chen looked at me worriedly.

I knew he was afraid that I would be attracted by Lao Yan, but he didn't know that Lao Yan had already found me.

I didn't know before, but now, after listening to Company Commander Chen, I probably know what the good place Lao Yan said is, but I don't know why, but I am not too worried, but rather looking forward to it.

"Did you hear that?" Company Commander Chen slapped me on the shoulder.

I nodded hastily: "Uncle Chen, don't worry, I'm sensible."

"That's about the same." Company Commander Chen exhaled, and stopped talking when he saw Lao Yan approaching from a distance, and told me to be more careful in the future, the more dangerous it is the further you go.

After Lao Yan came back, his face was not very good, and he plunged into the tent, and then I smelled the strong smell of tobacco, and I couldn't help but wonder what happened to him?
Everyone stayed in the tent for the whole afternoon. When I had nothing to do, I took out "Star Official Secrets" and studied it. Although I have read it in the past few years, I think it has nothing to do with me. When I read it, I always read it. The story is mediocre, and I haven't even figured out the Seven Killing Volume until now.But after this period of time, I realized that everything in it is a treasure, and maybe I will have to rely on it to survive in the future.

In the evening, everyone gathered together and ate some luncheon meat and naan. During the process, Lao Yan made us prepare, and we might have to stay in this place for two more days.

I'm a little confused, didn't I say to leave the next day?

"Wait for some news." Lao Yan didn't give a specific explanation, just such a faint sentence, I said "oh" and didn't say anything, just secretly thinking about what he did when he went out in the afternoon.

But when we were ready, Lao Yan came to greet us to go on the road again the next morning, which made us baffled.

Company Commander Chen frowned and asked why he didn't wait for news?
However, Lao Yan said that the news had already passed during the night.

Hearing this, I glanced at him. I didn't fall asleep at all last night, and I didn't hear anything from him at all. When did the news come?

I was about to ask aloud when Lao Yan glanced at me suddenly, with a trace of deep warning in his eyes, I don't know why I was scared immediately, and swallowed the words abruptly.

Only then did Lao Yan nodded in satisfaction, and then led us to continue walking towards the east.

There was no communication among the people along the way, only Lao Yan occasionally gave an order, and we began to dig in to find clues.But the clues that can be found in this vast desert are really limited. For two days in a row, we found nothing and did not encounter any strange things, which made me a little uncomfortable.

I laughed at myself, people are indeed strange creatures, when I met them I was scared to death, and when I didn’t, I felt something was wrong...

"Chang'an, come over here, kid."

When I was resting on the spot and staring blankly, Lao Yan suddenly called out.

At this moment we came to a dry riverbed, Lao Yan wanted to find some water source so he let us rest for a while, I originally wanted to help Lao Yan, but was glared at by Company Commander Chen.

Now that Lao Yan came to the door, Company Commander Chen couldn't say anything, he just told me not to do anything.

I nodded, but I also knew that since Lao Yan came to me, there must be something for me to do, and it would not be so easy not to do it.

Sure enough, as soon as Lao Yan saw me, he waved at me, pointed to the ground and said, "Come and see this thing!"

I leaned over to take a look, my face suddenly changed, and I turned my head nervously to look around, but found nothing.

"Don't look, I've already looked around." Lao Yan's expression was not very good.

I took another look at the things on the ground. It was not an object, but a footprint, three or four in front and back, shallow, and it looked like it had just been left.

But this place is very empty, if there are people, we can't see it, but we can't see anything...

Lao Yan's expression was very bad, and he pointed to the footprints and said, "This is obviously a human footprint, but how could someone leave such shallow footprints on the sand? Look, the sand here is obviously very soft."

I looked at the footprints carefully, only to feel creepy.

(End of this chapter)