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Li Xin's excited voice came from the receiver, and my mind buzzed.

"What stars?"

"I can't see the words on this map very clearly. Are you at home now? Can I send it to you?"

"At home, thank you very much, Brother Xin!"

After putting down the phone, I couldn't sit still for a moment. I immediately went to the shop, opened the rolling shutter door, and waited anxiously.

After waiting for more than twenty minutes, Li Xin slowly appeared.

"I knew right away that you didn't have breakfast, so I brought you steamed buns and soy milk." He put the bag in his hand on the counter with a smile on his face.

"Where's the map?" I couldn't think of eating.

"Here it is." Li Xin took out a yellowed map from another bag, opened it and spread it on the counter.

The map is made of leather, smooth and delicate, and the patterns painted on it are like tattoos.

Because it took too long, the pen and ink in some places became faded and blurred.

The lines are very abstract, and it can be vaguely distinguished as a topographic map, with mountains and water.

The location of the ancient tomb is marked with a red X and is hidden in a mountain.

"Where are the stars you mentioned?" I quickly glanced at the map and asked anxiously.

"That's it." Li Xin pointed to the small black dots on the lines representing the mountains above the map.

"The man selling the map said, what is this constellation called? It corresponds to the location of the ancient tomb."

Li Xin scratched his head and didn't think about it for a long time.

I looked carefully at the few black dots, and they were connected together to form the pattern of a certain constellation, which was one of the twenty-eight constellations.

You can check it out by comparing it with the notebook left by my father.

But with Li Xin here at the moment, it's not convenient for me to check right away.

"Brother Xin, do you know what kind of mountain this is and where it is?"

"The person who sold the map told me that this mountain is called Baxian Mountain and it is in the city next door." Li Xin looked at me twice and expressed concern.

"Brother, has that evil pearl flower affected you? Why do you look so bad?"

"No, brother Xin, you are worrying too much. I went out to do some errands last night and didn't have time to rest."

I smiled slightly.

"Tell me earlier, I'll send you the map later." Li Xin pulled me to sit down and opened the food bag.

The aroma of meat buns wafts out.

"Eat first, and then have a good rest. I'll think about other things later."

"Okay." I suppressed the anxiety and excitement in my heart, picked up a meat bun and started to chew on it, but I still couldn't take my eyes off the map.

"Brother, you don't really want to go to the tomb, do you?" Li Xin looked at me and said, "There may be some good things in the tomb, but I heard people say that the more valuable the tomb, the more dangerous it is."

"I mean, what if, what if I lose my life? It's not worth it. No matter how much money you have, you have to spend it on your life."

"Brother Xin, I know exactly what I'm doing, don't worry." He said this, and I was quite moved.

"Then I won't say much more. If there is anything else you need help with, just let me know."

"There really is a place where I need your help." I swallowed the meat bun and took a sip of soy milk. "Please take me to meet the person who sold you the map."

The ancient tombs are related to the stars, so I must go there.

People who sell maps obviously know a lot.

"He didn't even leave me a phone number. He just set up a stall in the antique market and said he had to go back to raise enough tuition for his grandson. I don't know if he left." Li Xin was wrong.

"When did you buy the map?"

"I called you this morning when I got home."

"Brother Xin, please take me for a trip now!" I quickly put away the map and pulled Li Xin out of the shop without any explanation.

Get in the car and go straight to the antique market.

In the north of the city, Xinghua Old Street.

The streets were deserted, with almost no customers.

Under the big trees, there were a few stalls scattered in the shade.

Li Xin took me straight to the end of the street.

There was a skinny old man dressed as an old farmer, sitting cross-legged under the tree, shaking a big cattail leaf fan.

In front of him was a stall made of old cloth.

There are a few old objects scattered here and there, which look quite shabby and worthless.

"Fortunately, I didn't leave." Li Xin walked over and said hello to the old man, "Old uncle, haven't you collected the tuition fees yet?"

"Oh, you people in the city are all bullies. They all say that Old Man Liu's things are fake and refuse to bid." The skinny old man waved his hand.

"Boss, just be happy. If there's anything else you like, I'll give you a solid price."

"The beads and the map cost me a lot of money. I can't buy them anymore, but I brought you a customer."

Li Xin squatted in front of his stall and introduced: "This young man is very straightforward. If you can get him what he wants, the money will be yours."

"Young man, take a look." The skinny old man looked at me expectantly, "Which of these things can catch your eye?"

"Old uncle, I'm not interested in these things of yours. I just want to know where you got the map of the ancient tomb." I looked at him and asked.

"Why are you asking this?" the old man said in fear, "That map is definitely real. My old man does not sell fakes! We will not return them!"

"I won't ask you to refund the money." I smiled, "On the contrary, as long as you tell me what you know, I will give you a sum of money."

"How much?" When he heard that there was money, the old man's eyes lit up.

"It depends on how much your words are worth." I stood up with a smile, "Uncle, it's hot and outside is not the place to talk."

"I'm treating you. How about we find a teahouse and chat while drinking tea?"

"That's good, but Old Man Liu is a poor man. He has been setting up a stall for so long and hasn't even raised the money for his grandson's tuition. How can he have time to drink tea?"

Old man Liu smiled bitterly.

"I won't let your trip go in vain." I took out five hundred yuan in cash. "This is an advance payment. No matter whether the information you provide is useful or not, it will not be refunded."

"Of course, if the information is useful, the money will only be more."

Old man Liu received five hundred yuan, his dark and weathered face smiled brightly, and he quickly put away the stall.

Teahouse private room.

The air conditioner brings a cool breeze.

Old man Liu was sitting on a chair, holding a cup of hot tea, with an expression of enjoyment on his face.

"Uncle Liu, have you rested enough?" I stretched out my finger and knocked on the table.

"That's almost it." Old Man Liu wiped his mouth and cleared his throat, "Anyway, the map has been sold to you, so I will tell the truth."

"I dug that map in the mountain behind our village."

"Uncle, you are not interesting enough. We are not asking you to refund the money. Do you need to coax us?"

Li Xin was unhappy.

"With you, can you dig up a map of an ancient tomb anywhere on the mountain?"

"I really dug it, I won't lie to you!" Old Man Liu gestured with both hands anxiously, "At that time, I just wanted to dig some herbs and exchange them for some money to raise tuition for my grandson."

"Unexpectedly, I dug up a dead man and scared the old man to death."

"I was about to run away, but who knew, something flashed on the dead man's body."

"It seemed to be a valuable piece of jewelry, so I thought about it and plucked up the courage to dig up some more soil."

"The dead man was holding an embroidered shoe in one hand. The flowers on the shoe looked good, so I took it away. Then I searched his clothes and found the map."