The death of Lao Douzi is a key point.
Hunan is located in the land of Jingchu, with dense water networks. It stands to reason that Lao Douzi must be familiar with the properties of water. How could he drown alive in this lake? What's more, even the woman in red who doesn't know the properties of water has not yet drowned, and he
He died without warning, which had to be surprising.
"At first glance, this man is not a good person, but he just doesn't know his background." I observed secretly and thought about it in my mind, "If he is the yellow bird behind, and he is here for the box in Lao Douzi's hand, then he should be ancient.
He is a Tibetan religious person, but this makes one point unreasonable: how could the woman in yellow not recognize him?"
"It seems that there is only another possibility, and that is that this guy is a gangster. Old Douzi may have leaked some information, and these people came here after him, so they cut off the beard on the lake."
This assumption seems reasonable at present. The reason why he kept the life of the woman in yellow was probably because he wanted to use her to decipher the secrets on the box or blackmail him. Otherwise, even if he got the box, it would be of no use to him.
.
"It looks like this box is really not simple."
"Hello, my name is Wu Tiande, you can call me Tid. I am in the antique business and have an auction house in Changsha, so I have met this Jiu Shi Du several times." The man who called himself Wu Tiande said to himself
introduced.
"Hello, Mr. Wu, just call me Xuemei." The woman in yellow said, "Nice to meet you."
"Yes, it is a pleasure to meet a beautiful woman!"
"Okay, honey, we have to change clothes!"
"Oh oh oh, go quickly, don't catch a cold!"
Having said this, I also felt a biting chill on my body. My whole body was soaked and I was shivering in the cold wind. At this time, the fog on the lake was very heavy, and I didn't know where they planned to drive.
When the boat stopped, we were already on the shore. There seemed to be a village not far away, surrounded by vast forests.
Then I saw them throwing Lao Douzi’s body into the water, and it was washed away by the water not long after. Then several people hurriedly got off the boat, and the woman in yellow named Xuemei helped the woman in red who woke up.
We got off the boat and walked into the village together.
There are no other houses around. If you want to spend the night, you can only sneak into the village. It is already dark at this time, and the village is pitch black. There is not a single house with a light on. It can be seen that this village is probably deserted, so Wu Tiande chose this place.
Settlement.
"Miss Xuemei, I have no choice but to let you two rest here tonight." Wu Tiande said politely, "Supper will be ready soon. There are not enough rooms on the ship to rest, so we usually camp on the shore at night."
Xuemei looked at the village. She came from the Holy King's Cave. This kind of scene was not familiar enough to her, so she was naturally not afraid. However, she was also wary, fearing that Wu Tiande had ulterior motives. But she saw through it and did not reveal it.
He smiled and said, "Thank you Mr. Wu."
"Just call me Tid." Wu Tiande smiled.
At this time, Xuemei suddenly said: "But..."
Wu Tiande frowned and said with concern: "Miss Xuemei, speak directly if you have anything to say."
"Mr. Wu saved my life and my sister's. We are grateful. However, the box in the hands of the Nine Admirals was taken from our sisters. I hope you can return it to its original owner. If you can agree,
, we sisters will repay you no matter how hard we work!"
Wu Tiande smiled slightly and said, "I thought it was a big deal. It turns out it's that box. It's easy to say. Just take it."
In fact, I am not surprised at all by Wu Tiande's move. He is not so kind and really wants to return the box to its original owner. However, I am afraid that it will be difficult for him to decipher the mystery for a while. Instead of keeping it as his own, it is better to return it to Xuemei first and wait for it later.
When she opened it, she grabbed it in one fell swoop. This was one of the purposes of bringing Xuemei and Xuemei to this remote village.
At this time, I secretly had a plan in my mind, "The situation has changed now, and the appearance of Wu Tiande may be a turning point.
Xuemei must be on guard against him at this moment, the enemy of her enemy is her friend, but if I stand on her side at this moment, the situation will be different."
"She is suspicious by nature. Once I appear in this mess, the whole situation will become even more chaotic. Xuemei will definitely not expose herself, and Wu Tiande will definitely not allow me to mess up his plan. Everyone has their own agenda. I
Instead, there is a chance to succeed and get the secret of the box from Xuemei."
So, I immediately thought of myself as a "big thief", and I suddenly appeared here with the same intention as Wu Tiande and his party, which was to intercept Hu.
Xuemei took the box and left the house where Wu Tiande was staying with the woman in red. No one lived in the whole village, so she chose a house far away, obviously not wanting to have too close contact with Wu Tiande.
That night, I had a nightmare.
I dreamed that I was sleeping in a rotten coffin.
When I sat up, I found that the coffin was hanging on a steep cliff. There were hanging coffins on a smooth and flat cliff below. The river was crashing on the shore under the abyss, stirring up thousands of waves. Just when I was panicking
At that moment, suddenly a coffin below moved slightly, the lid of the coffin was lifted, and a person sat inside. The man's facial muscles were atrophied, his cheekbones were protruding, his eye sockets were sunken, and his face was ashen.
I woke up with a start.
When I fell asleep last night, I deliberately found a house close to Xue Mei. It was a brick-and-wood structure house with poor sound insulation. Xue Mei would be able to detect any movement on my part. Although I intentionally exposed myself, I didn’t expect it.
Under such circumstances, but the matter has come to this, it is better to resort to the trick, "This is good, it will not look so artificial."
Xuemei was alert. She immediately stood up and jumped over the low wall. Judging from her footsteps, this person's skills are not low. If she really does it, I'm afraid she won't be his opponent. This also shows that she
The reason for being able to hold a high position in the ancient Tibetan religion.
I knew it would be difficult to escape, so I simply stayed put and waited for her to tiptoe to the door and said, "Since you're here, please come in."
Xuemei kicked open the rotten door panel. At this time, I could feel a strong murderous aura exuding from her body.
"Who are you?"
"friend."
"Friend? A friend in this wilderness in the middle of the night?"
"To tell you the truth, of the three people here tonight, only one will become the ultimate enemy. Isn't the enemy of the enemy a friend?"
Xuemei frowned and seemed to be interested in what I said. She knew that Wu Tiande would be her biggest enemy, and with such a "helper" appearing in front of her, she was naturally willing to listen.
"Please explain clearly, who are friends and who are enemies?"
"You don't know how old Douzi died. This Wu Tiande is not a good person. Some people may still believe the story of a hero saving a beautiful woman when it comes to a person like me, but when it comes to a sanctimonious person like him,
It’s just a joke.”
Xuemei glared at me coldly and sneered: "You are too confident. Do you think I will believe you if you say this?"
"Believe it or not, I have already said what I need to say." I pretended not to care, "But I have to remind you that the box in your hand is a hot potato. That boy Wu Tiande doesn't know what it is yet.
Damn it, once he gets what he wants, you will definitely die."
Xuemei was stunned for a moment and said nothing. After a while, she finally said, "What exactly do you want to say?"
"Aren't you curious how I know the origin of this box?"
"Hahaha, even I can't open this box. Even if it gets into Wu Tiande's hands, it's just a pile of scrap metal."
"That's wrong." I interrupted, "Wu Tiande doesn't know, doesn't mean I don't know, and you can't open it, doesn't mean I can't open it. If I cooperate with Wu Tiande, your situation will be different.
Wonderful."
"You threaten me? Who are you?" Xuemei became nervous.
"Easy to say, easy to say,
As for me, I’m not actually a good person. I graduated from the Archeology Department of Zhejiang University and started my own business. I’m a colleague of Wu Tiande, but I’m a low-key person and keep to myself. This time, it was because I heard the news that Lao Douzi took a job.
The job was said to be quite expensive, so I was curious and came with it. Of course, as you saw, I was not the only one who came, that boy Wu Tiande also came to cut off the beard."
Naturally, Xuemei would not believe my words, but my words were half true and half false. She would not believe them all, nor could she not believe them all. When she hesitated, I added jealousy: "As for me, I am compassionate and don't want you to ruin Wu Tiande.
In my hands, this man is dressed like a beast, and he can do anything. I'm afraid that when you...tsk, tsk, tsk..."
Xuemei glared at me and said, "Smelly man, you are just wishful thinking!"
"Look at you, why are you scolding me? I am kindly reminding you to distinguish between friend and foe."
"what do you want?"
"To each his own."
"Everyone wants what he needs? I'd like to hear what you need?"
"They say thieves never steal. If I cooperate with you, I won't be able to take advantage of your box. Seeing how precious you are to it, I guess you won't be willing to part with it. Even if you have a secret love for me for some time in the future,
I'm too embarrassed to win someone's love, so let's do it this way, I'll help you deal with Wu Tiande, and in return, I want his wife to be my concubine, and besides..."
With my tone and words like this, I am a complete flower-picking thief. Xuemei must sneer at me. I think this Xuemei also feels pain for unscrupulous men, and her disgust towards me will disrupt her rationality.
"What else do you want to do?" Xue Mei said coldly.
"I have studied a lot about mechanism boxes. If I am lucky enough to open this box with my own hands, this trip will not be in vain. But don't worry, I have no interest in the contents inside. If you don't believe it, just pretend I didn't say it.
That's what I said." I didn't hide my intentions at all. Things must be reversed, but Xuemei believed what I said.
"Can you really open the box?" Xuemei asked tentatively.
"I don't believe you're not curious?" I said with a smile, "Wouldn't it be unfair to die here guarding such a box? If it were me, I would open it first, no matter what.
Moreover, secrets can only be kept secret if they are hidden in the heart. A box cannot keep any real secrets."
Oddly enough, Xuemei was actually shaken by my provocation. I later realized that she might have had this idea for a long time. Instead of guarding such a box, it would be better to hide the secrets in the box in her heart.
Come, maybe we can save her life.
"Okay, I'll believe you for now. What's your name?"
"Walking around in the world, I don't have a name. Just call me Lin Qian."
"Xue Mei."
"I know."
"Aren't you afraid of getting into trouble?"
"Which one are you referring to? Wu Tiande or your boss?"
"Haha, don't think too much. I'm not someone who wants to burn bridges. Once this matter is over, we'll just pretend we've never met. I won't cause any trouble for you."
"I see that you are a worthy friend. Are you interested in being my girlfriend?" I deliberately said something rude, just to put on a full show and fit the image of a flower-picking thief.
Xuemei was not as knowledgeable as me and said, "Let's get down to business, take a look at this box, what kind of craftsmanship is it?"
I took a look and saw that the whole box was boxy and the texture on it was very delicate and delicate, which is a typical lost wax technique.
"This is a box cast by the lost wax method. It is cast in one piece and is ingenious!"
The lost wax method, also known as the "investment method", is a precision casting method for bronze and other metal objects. Generally, beeswax is used to make a model of the casting, and then other refractory materials are used to fill the mud core and lay it into an outer mold. It is heated and baked
Chapter completed!