Mountain and Sea Treasures

Chapter 71
Because of Kumbu's stare, Yazai didn't discuss him anymore after saying this, and put the luggage in the car with me in a dull mood, and then sat in the driver's seat.

Lao Yan sat in the co-pilot seat, and Kumbu went straight to the back, sitting sickly alone, while Miss Qiu and I sat in the middle.

Miss Qiu's huge package was lying in front of us. My leg accidentally touched it, and I felt that there were some hard things inside!

"Little brother, be careful, my babies are very delicate." Miss Qiu gave me a sideways look, seemingly angry, but she was joking with me.

I hurriedly put my feet away and didn't say anything.

Fortunately, at this time, Lao Yan turned his head and said: "Let's discuss the goal of this operation."

As soon as I said this, Miss Qiu stopped teasing me, but brushed her hair: "Didn't I say it a long time ago, look for the ancient Shu Kingdom, and bring back the silkworm mask."

"Cancong mask?" I repeated, and the strange mask worn by the man in Tsing Yi suddenly appeared in my mind.

Lao Yan nodded at me: "That's right, we have reason to suspect that it is the legendary Cancong mask! It is said that Cancong wore it back then, dressed in Tsing Yi, and taught the people in Sichuan to plant mulberry and silkworms, and was honored as For: Tsing Yi Shen. This mask is a well-deserved national treasure both in terms of craftsmanship and historical value, so we must get it this time."

"Old Yan, are you so sure that there is such a thing?" Yazai asked, "My master has been researching it for many years, and all the news indicates that it is illusory, so why not find the Silk Road leading to the Western Regions?" really."

After listening to them coming and going, I realized that Lao Yan had only set his sights on this Silk Road that existed thousands of years ago, but after a few days of research with a group of people, he changed his goal. They believe that according to the authenticity of the murals in the ancient country of Changye, if the man in green on the murals is really a silkworm, then there must be a silkworm mask.

"Whether he is there or not, let's go to the ancient Shu kingdom and kill him first." Miss Qiu smiled indifferently.

Lao Yan rubbed her forehead helplessly, telling her not to mess around, because even a piece of brick inside has a lot of historical value.

Miss Qiu responded, but judging from her expression, I can be sure that if she really needs to kill, she will never show mercy.

Lao Yan didn't try to persuade him any more, and directly asked Kumbu at the back what he thought.

"En." Kumbu raised his eyelids, and only said one word. I didn't understand what he meant at all.

But others seem to understand, Miss Qiu even smiled at him: "You also think that there is such a thing?"

The latter didn't speak any more, and after Lao Yan talked about some details of this operation, he also began to rest with his eyes closed.

The distance from Yanjing to Sichuan is not close. Except for Kumbu, we all take turns to drive and refuel. Sometimes we rest in the guest house passing by the town at night, sometimes we spend the night at the homes of some villagers, and most of the time we just rest directly. in the car.

After three days of tossing like this, I finally arrived in Chengdu on the morning of the fourth day.

We had a good rest in the city for a day, and then we drove directly to the mountains. Although the ancient Shu Kingdom was gone, it is better than the Changye Ancient Kingdom. Its general scope is very clear. Its past capitals There is history to test, and they are all in Chengdu, so if we want to find it, there is absolutely nothing wrong with drilling into the deep mountains next to it.

Lao Yan took the map to determine the direction, and we drove all the way to the mountainous area on the edge of the city. When we passed a village, he motioned for Yazai to stop: "Let's find someone to put the car in. ..."

Yazai nodded, and slowly drove the car in along the road that was just wide enough for the car.

It’s the morning, and many villagers who went to the field early in the morning just came back, and they gathered together with bowls or squatted or sat together to eat breakfast. When they saw our car, they were all curious. Some vigilant eyes cast over.

Lao Yan got down from the co-pilot's seat and asked the villagers on the side with a smile who would show us the car for a while.

"What are you going to do?" An old woman came over, glanced at us, and asked curiously.

Lao Yan explained that we were sent by the state to study plants, and this time we wanted to go into the mountains to find some rare plant species, so we had to stay in the mountains for a while.

The aunt was still very vigilant, and said incredulously, "Aren't you from stubborn soil?"

Stubborn earth is a kind of cryptic name for Tu Fuzi in Sichuan. We looked at each other, a little surprised how she could tell our identities at a glance.

Probably because she saw our interaction, the aunt smiled and said: "You guys are late. Two days ago, someone said that the archaeological team just went in, and the collapsed tomb was already surrounded by them. Let go."

"Ma'am, we really didn't go for that tomb." Lao Yan smiled: "Can you show us the car for a few days? It costs one yuan a day."

The aunt originally wanted to say something, but after hearing the money from Lao Yan, her eyes were straightened. You must know that this pork is only seven or eight cents a catty, and you can buy it at a cheap four or five cents. Ordinary people can’t eat much all year round. Pork, I saw her nodding repeatedly: "There happens to be a yard here in my house, where you put the car, I will definitely show it to you."

Lao Yan didn't talk nonsense, let us unload the package, then asked the boy to drive the car to the yard of the aunt's house, and gave us a deposit of five yuan.

The aunt enthusiastically asked us to have a meal at noon before leaving, but Lao Yan refused: "It's just right to go to the mountains in the morning, so we won't eat."

So the aunt took out a few steamed buns from her house and stuffed them for us: "This is the steamed bun that was just steamed in the morning, you take it with you."

We didn't refuse, put on the buns and left.

"Don't ask about that tomb? Maybe it has something to do with the ancient Shu Kingdom." I asked Lao Yandao.

Lao Yan shook his head, saying that the department had already received the news that it was a small tomb, otherwise the archaeological team would not have come directly.

I groaned and stopped talking.

We walked slowly along the mountain road, which is actually quite flat at the moment, and we can still see some residents from time to time, but after walking for a few hours, the road became more and more rugged, and the woods became more and more dense. There are no more people.

"From here to enter the mountain, we have to go all the way west." Lao Yan pointed to the dense forest: "It takes about a day or two to go to a little bit, which is a relic discovered before that may have something to do with the ancient Shu Kingdom."

Neither of us spoke, we walked into the woods silently.

It was noon now, and the sun was high outside, but as soon as I entered the forest, my sight dimmed. I looked up at the sky, and saw that the forest covered more than half of the sun.

After entering the forest, Yazai was very excited the whole time, pointing to some plants nearby and introducing them to me from time to time. I was surprised at his comprehensive knowledge, but he scratched his head in embarrassment: "I rely on memory, how can I Like my master, even if this thing turns into ashes, he can analyze it."

"That's enough for you kid. If you have this memory, you're a professional. Your master has been studying it for many years. What are you in a hurry for?" Lao Yan said with a smile while looking at Lu.

Yazai rubbed his head and said, "That's true. When I become a little old man, I can too."

As soon as he finished speaking, Miss Qiu laughed and said, "I'll have to talk to Professor Xu when I go back. His apprentice thinks he's a little old man."

"Oh, Miss Qiu, please don't, if you really tell me, my master must give me the "Origin of Species" so that I can learn it by heart." Yazai immediately shook Miss Qiu's arm, and the latter The person carrying the wine jug didn't say whether he answered or not, and he walked around in a hurry.

Lao Yan joked that you know how powerful it is now?
When everyone was laughing, Kumbu, who was walking in the front, suddenly turned his head and made a silent gesture to us. With a serious look, I squatted on the ground next to him, and raised my hand slightly, as if there was a black-bottomed The white-flowered worms got out of his sleeves, slid into the grass and disappeared.

"This is Shadow Gu, it's used to find the way." Yazai whispered beside me.

I curiously asked him whether these bugs have different functions?

Yazai gave a grunt: "Naturally, Gu worms also have their own functions, and you will see many other weird ones in the future."

Hearing this, I stared at Kumbu, wanting to see how he interacts with insects.But he only moved his lips a little and didn't see any other movements. After about a few minutes, I noticed that the black-and-white bug crawled back, turned half a circle to the left on the palm of his hand, and then burrowed back into it. into the sleeve.

"Look to the left!" He said dryly, and turned to the left first.

(End of this chapter)