Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 44 The Phoenix Turns the Neck
When I heard it, I was overjoyed. Although I had a good impression and reluctance to give up on her, I also wanted to persuade her to stay, and said: "It's great for the three of us to play together, why don't we two brothers protect you, you are a big girl How dangerous it is to go to those deep mountains and old forests."

I know that Gu Wenmin will definitely not agree. I also know a friend who is good at photography. This kind of thing is about casualness. The most annoying thing is that there are two laymen around. As expected, Gu Wenmin politely refused: " No, we all live in the village anyway, so we can meet each other whenever we have the chance.” After that, the three of us exchanged phone numbers, and because we were exhausted and didn’t want to talk too much, we went to the hotel in the village to stay that night.I didn't care about the extra things, took a shower in a hurry, went to bed clean, fell into a dark sleep, and didn't wake up until noon the next day.

As for the fact that this place is prone to ghosts or something, I haven't found it yet, and it's better than the one I slept in during the time I was in the city.

After waking up and going downstairs to inquire, the boss said that Gu Wenmin had already gone out early in the morning with his bag on his back, and he was not sure when he would come back.

Now that I had had enough rest, I felt refreshed. I immediately asked the boss about Wei Guangtou and his party. According to Mr. Zhao at the time, there were six people in our party, including me and Tofu.

Among them, Wei Nanjing is the palm eye, and three other veterans of the Tao were invited, and Tofu and I served as accompanying consultants, and the equipment was prepared by the four of Wei Nanjing.He is bald, so it should be easier for people to remember. When I asked the boss, he immediately shook his head and said decisively: "No, I haven't been bald recently. We only have two hotels here, and it's not a tourist attraction. Rarely, I know exactly which customers the proprietress opposite has received, and I can assure you that neither my store nor hers has a single bald customer. She did pick up a bald customer yesterday."

I couldn't help being puzzled when I heard this, and thought to myself: Bald Wei's features are too obvious, so how could there be no clues?
Could it be that he used some kind of disguise to avoid the police?Like wearing a wig or something?Just as he was thinking, Tofu wandered down from the upstairs, ordered a few dishes to the boss in one breath, and motioned for lunch.

The two of us ate when we woke up. It was like traveling. The life and death experience yesterday seemed to be a long time ago.During the dinner, I analyzed the situation with Tofu and asked him what he thought.

Tofu gnawed on the chicken feet and said, "That's what I think. Think about it, Wei Guangtou has been targeted by the police. To keep it secret, it's possible to do a little disguise. He will definitely leave us some clues. It’s just that we haven’t discovered it yet. Of course, if there are no clues, it can also be explained, the four of them are veterans, and seeing that the two of us have not returned to the team for a long time, they may leave us and act on their own.”

Tofu has always been straightforward in thinking about problems, but straightforwardness has the benefits of straightforwardness. I think his analysis this time is very reliable.If there are clues, where are they hidden?What should I do if Baldy Wei really leaves us behind and acts on his own?
Is it possible to go home?Isn't the curse thing gone?Will Mr. Zhao give me the things in his hands?Thinking about these few questions together, I couldn't help shaking my head secretly, knowing that even if Guangtou Wei really abandoned us, Tofu and I had to go this time.

While discussing, the short and fat boss suddenly came over, as if remembering something, and said: "By the way, there is no bald head you mentioned, but a group of four people came here two days ago, and one of them is the same as the one you described. It's quite like, there is a scar on the face, and there are three men around, I think it's very weird."

scar?And there are still four people?I knew in my heart that these four people were probably Wei Guangtou and others who had disguised themselves, so I asked, "Where did they go after that? How do you know they are weird?"

The boss smiled, and said in mandarin with a strong flavor of Xiangxi: "The people who come here are all tourists. Our place is a ghost village. Many girls like to pester their boyfriends to take risks, so we welcome Most of the guests are young men and women. When you travel, do you bring a few men with you? Who doesn’t bring a girlfriend, four men come here, it’s not weird to have a ghost.”

I thought to myself that the boss had a good eye, and then asked, "Where did they go?"

The boss looked at Tofu and me, and suddenly said: "Then I don't know. They stayed here for one night and then left. But they asked me about the way to Fengzuiling, maybe Is it going there?"

When I first came to Fengtou Village, another Fengzui Village popped up. I couldn't help but feel a little puzzled, and said, "Boss, I know this Fengtou Village. What is Fengzui Village called?" Having lunch with tofu here, the boss was bored, so he took a stool and sat down and chatted with us.

According to him, no one can tell exactly how Fengtou Village got its name. It has been called that since people lived here.As for Fengzui Village, it is in front of Fengtou Village, there are two deep mountain canyons over there, and Fengzui Village is on the mountainside at the end of the canyon.

Due to the location, Fengzui Village cannot be seen from our place, but Fengtou Village can be overlooked from the position of Fengzui Village, which is very strange, and no one can figure out what is going on.

The boss was being weird, but I suddenly realized.

Although I haven't walked that road, after the boss reminded me, a topographic map has appeared in my mind.The phoenix head can be seen from the phoenix mouth, but the phoenix mouth cannot be seen from the phoenix head. Isn't this the "phoenix turning its neck" recorded in the ancient text in the grandfather's notes?

The pattern of the phoenix turning its neck means that a mountain range rises at the end, and the high place forms a rift valley through geological movement, and then separates to the two sides, just like a phoenix turning its head to comb its feathers, so it is called Phoenix turning its neck.

The place where the neck is turned must be surrounded by mountains on three sides, symmetrical on the left and right, leaning on the back, and hopeful in the front. The so-called surrounding mountains in "Funeral Book" refers to this pattern.

This kind of feng shui is suitable for burying noble women.According to the boss, the so-called Fengzui Village can not only have a bird's-eye view of Fengtou Village, but also overlook the location where Fenghuang turned its neck.

If the village is built in that place, it doesn't look like a place where people live, but it looks like it's watching the turning neck. Could it be that the tomb of the ghost king Yulong that Zhao Erye wants us to find this time is at the turning neck of the phoenix?
Thinking of this, I quickly asked, "Who are the people living in Fengzui Village? Why can't I find it on the map?"

The boss pursed his lips, his voice suddenly lowered, and said: "What kind of people live there? That place is called Fengzui Village. I don't know when the old house was left. It is dilapidated and deserted. It is said that the people living in it are all Snake spirit and fox monster. Except for the locals in our village, no one remembers that place. Of course, I can’t find it on the map. Those four people only asked me about the route at that location, but they didn’t mention Fengzui Village. I didn’t know myself, so I kindly reminded them not to go to that place, but I don’t understand whether they still went there.”

Speaking of this, two more guests came outside, they were yesterday's bald man and the little beauty, only to hear the little beauty complain that the food made by the proprietress opposite was not good, so they moved here.

The age gap between the bald man and the little beauty should be quite large. I thought it was the bald man's mistress before, but now that I see it, it's like hiring an aunt.

That little beauty is very juicy, and when she is dissatisfied, she pouts her small mouth, which makes people itchy to look at, but the swear words from that small mouth make even a big man like me dumbfounded, and I scolded that bald man. The dog blood led the way, with its tail between its legs, and did not dare to say a word.

And I also noticed that the bald man didn't touch the little beauty during the meal, which didn't seem to be the kind of relationship I thought.

Tofu stretched out his hand and shook it in front of my eyes twice, then said in a low voice, "You've come back to your senses, even if the little girl has a thin waist, long legs and hips, you shouldn't be looking at her so lewdly." Said, and the voice was very low, but suddenly, the little girl seemed to have heard our conversation, and quickly glanced around us, showing a very imaginative smile.

Tofu was frightened enough. He has never been very promising. When he brags, he can blow the sky away. He can't fall without a golden gun. He has countless women. In fact, as long as a slightly prettier woman shows his favor to him, he can be excited and full of excitement. His face was flushed, and his tongue could tie up when he spoke.

The little beauty smiled at us, and Tofu's face turned red, and his tongue began to falter, and he stammered: "She...she...she...she..." I interrupted him, saying: " See how promising you are, straighten your tongue before you speak."

(End of this chapter)