Xixia dead book

Chapter 43: Legend of the Undead in the Book of the Dead (43)
"Yes. If my judgment is correct, the bones in the cave should be them, but they are not two people, but four people like you, four men. These four uninvited guests came to us one evening The four of them didn't come from the cave like you, but they found here after going through the mountains and mountains. The four of them looked polite, behaved cautiously, and respected the patriarch and my master. They claimed to be travelers, and they entered by mistake Here, they offered us gifts such as animal skins, ginseng, tobacco, and even two gold bars. So we kept them here and planned to send them out after a few days. However, these people didn't seem to be in a hurry After leaving here, they wandered around after eating enough every day, and they kept asking their clansmen about this and that, asking for news. Among them, they mentioned Yuchaping...

"Their behavior aroused the suspicion of the tribe. If they were tourists who accidentally strayed in, how could they carry so many gifts with them? What's more, in that time of war and chaos, who would have the heart to come to such a remote place? Traveling in the mountains and rivers? Coupled with their various abnormal behaviors here, the patriarch found a few people and asked them who they were and why they came here? This time, the four people did not hide it and said bluntly , They came for the jade screen of the Xixia Dynasty. The oldest man among the four also showed his ID to the patriarch."

"Certificate? Who is he?" Tang Feng asked.

"The oldest man is the leader of the four. He looks like he is in his 40s or less than 50 years old. His identity card shows that he is a colonel of the Secrecy Bureau. The other three men, one is about 30 years old, and the other two are Very young, in his early 20s, one of the young men looked a bit like the older man. The three didn't show their IDs. We don't know their identities, but I guess they're the same as the Colonel of the Secrecy Bureau It should be a gang."

"Colonel of the Secrecy Bureau? Do you still remember his name?" Tang Feng was greatly surprised that the mystery that had already been solved became complicated again.

"It's been so long that I really can't remember it. After the colonel revealed his identity, he immediately changed his tone. He was no longer as polite as before. Instead, he issued an ultimatum to us. He claimed that he was serving the national government. He came to search for the jade screen and asked us to hand over the jade screen. After speaking, he showed the patriarch an official letter from the national government. The patriarch was skeptical about the authenticity of the official letter, but he had already made up his mind Regardless of whether the official letter is true or not, the treasures passed down from the ancestors must not be handed over in these turbulent years. Therefore, the patriarch flatly rejected their unreasonable demands and sent people to put the four of them under house arrest."

"What happened to those four people later?" Makarov asked with concern.

"These four people did not resist, and they were honestly put under house arrest by us. The patriarch and the people discussed how to deal with these four people. Some suggested sending them out, while others suggested killing them. Send them out, fearing that they will come back. At that time, I regretted it too much. Killing them, if they are really from the government and the Bureau of Secrets pursues them, it is not safe. In the end, it was my master who came up with an idea-the master and the patriarch pretended to be in the prison of the four of them. Talking outside the house, in the words, it was revealed that the jade screen was hidden in the cave beside Haizi... Sure enough, in the early morning of the next day, all four of them escaped. We don't know where they went in the end. been back."

"No need to ask, those four people must have believed your words and went to the cave to find Yuchaping, but they encountered an accident in the cave and lost their lives in the cave." Tang Feng speculated.

"But there are two more? We only saw two bones." Han Jiang's words made everyone fall into deep thought again.

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Throughout the morning, Tang Feng was thinking about the two bones that did not appear in the cave. Han Jiang speculated: "Maybe the two died in other places, but we didn't see them; He didn't come back either, who knows what happened during the years of war and chaos."

Tang Feng thought for a while and shook his head. He didn't believe that things would be that simple.When eating lunch at noon, Liang Yuan finally woke up.Hei Yun gave her another bowl of medicine, and Liang Yuan's complexion began to turn rosy, and she looked no different from a healthy person.Tang Feng was overjoyed, and couldn't wait to briefly tell her what had happened in the past few days. Liang Yuan was so surprised and said it was incredible.

After lunch, everyone rested separately, but Tang Feng was lying on the bed in the wooden house, but he couldn't fall asleep. Who is the bone in the cave?What's the next step?Tang Feng's mind was full of question marks, he tossed and turned for a long time, but couldn't fall asleep, so he simply got up and came to the big platform.He raised his head and looked at the peak of the snow mountain in the distance. The peak that was still clearly visible in the morning was once again covered by thick dark clouds, and the whole sky dimmed accordingly. Tang Feng's heart was instantly covered by haze.

Just when Tang Feng was surprised, the great lama called everyone into the Buddhist hall again, and said to everyone as if after some careful consideration: "I have already considered it, and I will send you out of here now."

"Now? So fast?" Tang Feng was a little surprised.

The big lama said: "Actually, I had this intention in the morning, but it seems that the girl hasn't woken up yet... Now that your bodies have recovered, it's time to leave. It's not suitable to stay here for a long time."

"Why? I want to stay for a few more days?" Liang Yuan looked at the beautiful scenery outside the window, reluctantly.

The great lama did not answer Liang Yuan, but silently recited the obscure scripture. It was like some kind of incantation. Following the sound of the great lama's chanting, Makarov felt that ominous feeling again. premonition.At this time, Han Jiang broke the solemn chanting: "Thank you for your hospitality, and for telling us so much about Xixia jade screen. But I have one more thing that has nothing to do with jade screen. May I ask, why do you object to Heiyun's sister's marriage?"

The great lama glanced at Han Jiang, then sighed softly, and explained: "This is for the party, for the last pure land of the party members. As I said in the morning, after the fall of Xixia, Northwest Sichuan was the first choice for many party members to flee. This is the most convenient road, so not only our party members came here, but also many party members fled to western Sichuan. It can be said that here is After the fall of Western Xia, it was the largest settlement of party members. But as time went by, there were fewer and fewer party members in western Sichuan. The reasons for this were wars, diseases, difficult living conditions, and intermarriage with other races... ..."

"But sister Heiyun and that man are both from your place?" Tang Feng interjected.

"Please don't interrupt me. You are right, both of them are locals, and the blood of our party members is flowing in their veins, so they chose to end their lives in such a heroic way. But, they...they young people are tired of life in the mountains, tired of living like an ascetic like me, so young people keep asking to leave here and get out of the mountains. That young man sneaked out of the mountains a few years ago, When I come back this time, I want to marry Baiyun and take her to see the outside world, so..."

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Tang Feng finally understood the reason why sister Heiyun jumped off the cliff, and he couldn't help being a little angry at the unreasonableness of the great lama: "No wonder you want to oppose their marriage, and you don't let the tribe know their real background. But there is no way However, with the development of history, many ethnic groups have disappeared forever in the long river of history. In fact, the party members have not disappeared, they have been integrated into the Han, Hui, Qiang, Mongolian and other ethnic groups. This is a historical trend, not You alone can change."

Hearing Tang Feng's words, the great lama suddenly became excited, and shouted at Tang Feng: "No! I can't tolerate what you just said! I have spent all my energy and time in maintaining the continuation of the party and nation. What my mentor pursued all his life, I can't live up to his expectations, you...you can't deny my life with just a few words!"

Everyone, including Hei Yun, was stunned by the big lama's out-of-control roar.Tang Feng knew that what he just said hit the big lama's sore spot. He just wanted to apologize to the big lama, but Han Jiang misunderstood him, so he grabbed him and whispered: "Don't fix that useless thing, don't forget our mission .”

Han Jiang stopped Tang Feng, and said to the great lama, "I'm sorry, we have no intention of interfering with your peaceful life. We accept your advice and leave here as soon as possible. But I still want to inquire about the 'Blackhead Stone Chamber'."

The big lama regained his composure and said slowly: "About the Black-headed Stone Chamber? You don't need to ask me, because I have never been to the Black-headed Stone Chamber. As I said, it is just a legend. Whether the Black-headed Stone Chamber really exists is unknown This is a problem. Although our party members are convinced of this, and our party members still shoulder the heavy responsibility of defending the Heitoushishi, no one has found the Heitoushishi for so many years, and no one knows where the Heitoushishi is. ? Sir Anima, that may just be a distant legend."

Tang Feng was a little disappointed when he heard the words of the great lama. He suddenly remembered the sheepskin map in his arms that he had obtained in the ruined Buddha Hall of Langmusi. Maybe the big lama knew that map, and maybe the black-headed stone chamber was marked on that sheepskin map. s position.Thinking of this, Tang Feng took out the sheepskin map in his arms and handed it to the big lama. Unexpectedly, the big lama's answer made him even more discouraged.After examining the sheepskin map carefully, the great lama said: "I know some ancient Tibetan characters, but this is just an ordinary ancient map, not very old, and there is no black-headed stone chamber marked on it, nor any valuable information. clue!"

Tang Feng couldn't help being disappointed that he didn't get any more information about the black-headed stone chamber from the big lama. He changed his mind, since he couldn't ask anything, he might as well leave early, so Tang Feng nodded and asked the big lama: "Okay, we accept it." Your arrangement, when will you leave?"

"Immediately!" The great lama said decisively.

"Right now? Why not wait until tomorrow morning." Tang Feng was puzzled.

"Because I sensed danger."

"Danger?"

"Yes. I will let Heiyun take you out of here, you can rest assured of her." The great lama said this, and turned to Heiyun next to him and said, "Heiyun, let's have dinner now. After you finish eating, You can hit the road earlier."

The room fell silent, and the capable Heiyun quickly prepared a table of meals, but everyone seemed to have lost their appetite.Tang Feng forced himself to swallow a few mouthfuls of food, looked up at the big lama, and then at Heiyun who was eating silently, he wanted to say something, but he swallowed it down again.

After Tang Feng finished his meal, he began to tidy up his belongings. The great lama had already placed the pistols of the three on the table.Tang Feng picked up his Type 5 pistol and checked it. There was nothing wrong with it, except that there were only four bullets left in the magazine.He looked at Han Jiang's pistol again, it was slightly better than his own, with seven bullets in it!Makarov is still experienced, and his Walter P9 [-]mm pistol still has a full box of bullets.Tang Feng secretly said: Ginger is still old and spicy!

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After Tang Feng checked the equipment, he looked at Han Jiang, then at the silent big lama, and suddenly asked: "Don't you want to know how we got this Xixia jade screen?"

The great lama shook his head and said slowly, "Don't ask, it's another bloodbath."

"Oh! How did you know it was another bloodbath?" Tang Feng was greatly surprised.

"Because of the terrible blood curse! Every piece of jade screen is attached with a blood curse!" The words of the great lama made everyone stop chewing.

"You also know the blood curse?" Han Jiang asked in surprise.

"Of course, anyone who knows a little about Yu Chaping will have heard of the blood curse. According to legend, when Prince Ningling assassinated King Hao, he slashed on the nose of King Hao. Although King Hao was seriously injured, his majesty remained undiminished. Staring at Brother Ning Ling, he asked him why he killed the king and his father? Brother Ning Ling was so shocked that he lost the courage to raise his sword again, so he fled the palace in a hurry, but was killed by Wuzang Yepang. King Hao He was bleeding profusely, but he hadn't breathed yet. At the last moment of his life, what he was most worried about was his beloved Wu Zang and his infant Liang Zuo! Of course, what worried him even more was the future of the empire! When he died, he was accompanied only by the Wuzang family and Liang Zuo in the arms of the Wuzang family, as well as his most trusted ministers, Wuzang Pang and Wei Minglang Yu. When King Hao was dying, after explaining other things , endured the severe pain, and told all the secrets about Yuchaping to the few people present. After finishing speaking, King Hao spurted blood, and Long Yu died! It is said that King Hao’s last mouthful of blood was sprayed on Yucha On the screen, the rumors about the blood curse on the jade screens spread like wildfire. Everyone who knew the jade screens believed that these jade screens were stained with the blood of King Hao, so they attached King Hao's blood curse."

"So there is such a thing!" Tang Feng sighed.But he immediately thought of something again, and asked the big lama, "What happened to the white-clothed boy you mentioned this morning?"

The great lama explained: "I heard from the ancestors that the young man in white did not stay. He then went to find the remaining pieces of jade screens, hoping that one day he would find the city of Mi in the desert and complete the great cause of restoring the country. Revive King Hao's former glory. Since then, there has been no news about him. Maybe he died on the treasure hunting road, maybe he finally gave up this difficult road and lived in seclusion in the mountains. In short, the white clothed The boy disappeared without a sound."

"Disappeared?" Tang Feng muttered to himself, he didn't know how he dreamed of this Xixia boy from 800 years ago.

After the big lama said all this, he seemed to be relieved, and turned to Hei Yun beside him and said: "Hei Yun, after thinking about it, I feel sorry for you. I have nothing to make up for you, so I will show you a bright way! If you are willing to leave here, you don’t have to come back after you go out this time. They are all good people, believe me, I will not be wrong, if you have any difficulties after you go out, they will help you. "

With tears in his eyes, Hei Yun choked up: "No! Master, I will not leave you."

"Silly boy, it's time for you to see the outside world." The great lama said peacefully.

"But...but I'm gone, who will take care of you." There were two lines of crystal clear teardrops on Hei Yun's cheeks.

The great lama waved his hand and said, "You don't need to take care of me anymore, I feel that my time is approaching. The last party person... from now on, there will be no party person in the world anymore!"

When the great lama said the last two sentences, his voice was obviously high-pitched and trembling, and everyone was shocked.Just when everyone was astonished, a muffled gunshot hit everyone's eardrums.

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gunfire!Harsh and terrifying gunshots!Tang Feng, Han Jiang and Makarov heard it right, they immediately realized—the real danger is coming!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Bullets penetrated the wall of the wooden house and shot into the Buddhist hall. The furnishings in the Buddhist hall, the plates on the table, and the unfinished food were all smashed by dense bullets. After falling, Han Jiang and Makarov instinctively lay down on the floor.Tang Feng also reacted quickly, seeing the black cloud beside him stunned in place, he pulled the black cloud down and pressed it beside him.

On the other end, Liang Yuan's exclamation and the sound of the great lama's chanting resounded throughout the Buddhist hall. Tang Feng could hear that the scriptures that the great lama was reciting at this moment were exactly the obscure passages he recited again and again today. scriptures.Makarov, who was lying on the ground, saw Liang Yuan beside him panicked, clasped his head and screamed, jumped up, and knocked Liang Yuan to the ground.

The gunshots became more violent and showed no sign of stopping. Han Jiang looked back and saw the great lama sitting on the couch, calm and composed, with no intention of avoiding him at all.Han Jiang turned around, crawled to the big lama, and shouted at him: "You don't want to die! Get down! Get down!"

(End of this chapter)