Chapter 201 [Are You Afraid] (1)
Song Changjin said stubbornly, "I am not afraid of my shadow slanting." While speaking, he couldn't help but look at the ground and found that his shadow was obviously slanting, not a ghost, because he had already passed by searching for a morning without knowing it. He gasped and said, "Let's rest for a while, we've all turned around for the whole morning and we've all been soaking." This was for Wu Jie, because he saw that Tan Tiande was more persistent than anyone else.
Wu Jie did not turn a deaf ear to his words this time, and stood in the shadow of a accompanying bench, but still didn't drink water. Song Changjin also walked into the shadow. Under such conditions, Wu Jie's skin looked paler and paler. Song Changjin handed the kettle to Wu Jie with some compliment. As soon as he raised his hand, Wu Jie had already noticed his actions and said calmly: "No need!"
Song Changjin once again described Wu Jie as unfathomable. Although this person could not see him, he could not hide anything from him. Since he had already picked up the kettle, he was happy to be a good person, so he handed it to Tan Tiande.
Tan Tiande is old and has lived a pampered life over the years. If it weren't for his son, he wouldn't have done such hard work, and he wouldn't have even supported him until now. He took the kettle handed over by Song Changjin and fed it in big mouthfuls.
Song Changjin couldn't help but remind him to drink slowly. Drinking plenty of water while hungry and thirsty may also cause physical discomfort.
Tan Tiande put down the kettle, wiped the corners of his lips, returned the kettle to Song Changjin, and said with a hoarse throat: "Thank you!"
Song Changjin said: "You're welcome, Manager Tan and I are considered old friends."
Tan Tiande nodded. He did know Song Changjin for a long time. If Song Changjin's opium is unobstructed in this area, it not only requires the approval of Yan Tuojiang, the local warlord, but also his own consent. Tan Tiande does not smoke big smoke, but he cannot control his subordinates. Song Changjin has made a lot of money from his subordinates over the years.
Song Changjin said: "Has the shopkeeper Tan really been to Tian Temple?"
Tan Tiande said with a muddy expression: "It's just that he accidentally entered a broken ruin. At that time, he met a group of ancient knights. They killed everyone, and were not afraid of swords and guns..." He closed his eyes and tried hard to recall the details at the beginning. He would not remember it wrong. It should be in this place, but why can't he find that ruin?
Song Changjin said: "Can't it be a dream?"
Tan Tiande suddenly opened his eyes, and the two gazes that looked like blades made Song Changjin tremble. He did not expect that this robber leader who had lost his power still had such aggressive gazes. This gaze also made Song Changjin re-examine Tan Tiande's strength. He was so brave that for his precious son, Tan Tiande was already fearless.
Song Changjin tried his best to squeeze out a smile and said, "Just kidding, hehe..."
Tan Tiandedao: "All the people who joke with me are dead."
Song Changjin was embarrassed and unable to continue talking.
Wu Jie said, "It's better to be alive."
Arnold had wet the towel and put it on his head, but now it has been completely dried. He felt the sun shining through the towel and burning his head through his yellow hair. His whole brain seemed to be about to boil, and he couldn't help but complain: "It's too hot, Lao Zhang, have you noticed anything?"
Zhang Changgong shook his head. He was used to the vast forests of pale mountains and mountains. Of course, he didn't like the bare Gobi Desert. He still remembered the purpose of this visit: "I hope to end the matter here as soon as possible. Grandma Chen is still waiting for Mr. Wu to go back to treat his illness."
Tiewa said: "Uncle Golden Retriever, why don't you continue to tell me stories about vampires and zombies." After meeting Tan Zicong, Arnold told him some stories about medieval European legends, vampires, werewolfs, zombies, etc. Tiewa was addicted to hearing it.
Arnold pulled the towel off his head, slapped it twice and said, "No need to say it, we'll see it right away."
Zhang Changgong spat and said, "Stop scaring the children. Those things you said are all monsters on your side, and there is no such thing as our land of China."
Arnold laughed and said, "What are you here? Sun Houzi, Zhu Bajie?" He became more and more familiar with Chinese culture.
Tiewa listened interestingly, and his eyes were bright and bright, saying, "I can't see vampires or zombies, I can meet Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie, even if I encounter a monster." After all, I am a child's character. Not only does he not feel afraid, but he feels particularly novel about everything around him.
Zhang Changgong said: "What if you encounter a beautiful snake, what should you do if you are a vixen?"
Arnold said: "I, I'll go, of course, you can't let the children go."
Tiewa smiled and said, "Uncle Golden Retriever looks very much like Zhu Bajie."
I saw three figures ahead, but they were Luo Lie's group. After a circle, I found nothing like them. The six people gathered together, shook their heads and went to rest in the shadows. Luo Lie looked at the time. It was already two o'clock in the afternoon, and it was about six hours before dark.
Arnold said: "Do you think Tan Tiande will lie to us?"
Lu Weilin shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be true. His son's life is at stake, so how dare he take risks."
Everyone agreed, Luo Lie turned to Yan Tianxin and said, "Shopkeeper Yan, do you have any information about Tianmiao?"
Yan Tianxin knew that Luo Lie was asking whether the specific location of the Tian Temple was marked in the sheepskin scroll. She had actually searched countless times in her memory. The location of the Tian Temple was not clearly marked in the sheepskin scroll, but only gave a rough range. Combined with some information that Zhuo Yishou once revealed, the Tian Temple should be a place for sacrifices, and it is the most likely to be located in the Western Xia Imperial Tomb. Yan Tianxin said truthfully: "I don't know more than you."
Zhang Changgong said: "Tan Tiande insisted that there should be no mistake."
Arnold said: "That may not be the case. He is not mentally ill because of his son's affairs. Maybe he is mentally insane?"
Lu Weilin said: "If you hear it, it is false and you will see it. Since he saw it with his own eyes, there should not be any mistakes."
Yan Tianxin felt aroused by Lu Weilin's words, and she whispered: "What you see with your own eyes may not be true, such as a mirage!"
Several people turned their eyes to Yan Tianxin at the same time. Everyone had heard of the phenomenon of mirages. This situation often happens in this place. It is not ruled out that the Tian Temple that Tan Tiande saw back then was an illusion of mirages.
Zhang Changgong said: "If it is really a mirage, we may have lost it."
Luo Lie said: "Even if it is a mirage, Tan Tiande is very sure about the encounter with the Tianmiao Knights that year, and we have also witnessed the Xixia Knights wearing iron armor with our own eyes."
Arnold said: "We have also seen ancient warriors in Pale Mountain. What's the truth? Isn't it that someone dressed up?"
Luo Lie thought for a while and whispered: "What I worry most now is that Zhuo Yishu didn't come here. We searched almost all the areas here and did not find any clues at all. As long as someone comes, they will leave traces."
Zhang Changgong nodded and said, "Yes, I'm sure no one has come in this area for a long time." He has an absolute say in this regard. Before meeting Luo Lie, Zhang Changgong was an extremely outstanding hunter.
Arnold said: "I'm just saying that Old Man Tan is so old that he doesn't know his mind anymore. Coupled with the stimulation of his son's affairs, he's crazy, so he will definitely go astray if he leads the team."
Yan Tianxin said, "It's not entirely true. He is not confused, and he will not risk his son's life."
Tiewa suddenly pointed forward and said, "Look!"
Several people looked up and saw a dazzling light flashing on the imperial tomb in front of the left. Luo Lie judged almost immediately that the light was reflected because the sunlight shone on a part of the imperial tomb. The reflective part should be extremely smooth, so that the mirror reflection effect would occur.
Tiewa volunteered, "I'll climb up and take a look."
Luo Lie said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, wait and talk about it."
Arnold said: "There must be something strange there." Before he could finish his words, a second reflection appeared on the imperial tomb.
Zhang Changgong believed that this situation was not uncommon. Even on ordinary mountains, he would see reflections. Perhaps the sunlight happened to shine on a metal component that constituted the imperial tomb, or on a smooth stone, or perhaps agate jade, who knows.
Luo Lie focused on the reflecting place. As the sun moved westward, three flashing glowing spots could be seen from their angle. After the sunlight shone on the southeastern imperial tomb, the three reflecting spots projected the light to the opposite side. It was on the dark side of the accompanying tomb where they were. What surprised them was that the reflection also occurred in the dark part of the accompanying tomb, which ruled out the possibility of coincidence that Zhang Changgong believed.
Although they cannot capture the trajectory of light in the sunny sky, they can find the place where light falls in the shadows.
The reflection was reflected several times and eventually disappeared in front of an inconspicuous peach. It was said that it was peach, but only a rammed earth base was left. The wind and sand had already eroded most of the ground. It can be imagined that before this peach mind disappeared, the light on the peach mind would inevitably continue to turn back to other places, but because of the disappearance of this peach mind, the clues were completely interrupted.
The six people stopped in front of the pedestal of the accompanying pedestal, and Arnold was a little depressed: "The clue I finally found was interrupted."
Luo Lie was optimistic in everything and smiled and said, "At least we have a step further from the goal, let's take a look around."
"They are here!" It was still Tiewa that discovered something. He began to think that Wu Jie and the other two were here, but when he looked closely, the three figures were extremely far away, just at the intersection of heaven and earth, three vague figures walked towards them.
Luo Lie and his men also saw the three figures. They all felt surprised. No one expected that Wu Jie and the other two would go so far and have left the center of the mausoleum.
Chapter completed!