I ran in and woke up Lao Ji. The two of us found two buckets and ran towards the mountains with the large army. At this time, Fatty Yu ran over pushing a trolley and shouted: "You're in trouble, come up! Go quickly." Put out the fire!”
We jumped on it together, and the cart crookedly left the village entrance. We saw a large black smoke on the mountain in the distance, which looked like it was burning very hard. Lao Ji was dumbfounded and said softly: "Look at the direction, it's really us who set it off." That fire."
I hurriedly covered his mouth, and there was a man who looked like a village cadre running back in front, shouting, "Call the town quickly, the mountain in front of us has collapsed!"
I knew as soon as I heard that the cave must have collapsed due to fire. "Old Ji, if those strange-faced bugs rush out of the cave, we will be in trouble!"
"What do you care about those bugs at any time, as long as they don't kill anyone?" Lao Ji urged us to hurry up.
Those villagers had been trained to prevent forest fires. Some of them opened a path in the woods, and others started to use washbasins to fetch water and carry it inside. When I saw the pots and jars, it was impossible for water to dissolve near. Thirsty, he hurriedly shouted: "Folks, stop fetching water. This little water can't extinguish the fire at all. Don't make unnecessary sacrifices. It's better to wait for the troops to come!"
Those people looked at me like I was crazy, and an older man said: "Young man, this water is for drinking. If there is no water in the fire scene, it will dry out quickly. We need to cut a fire break on the side." , when the fire burns and there is nothing left to burn, it will extinguish itself. If you don’t understand, don’t mess around here.”
Only then did I realize that I had thought wrong. I thought that I had lost so much face now that I would never dare to express my opinions in the future. I hurriedly lowered my head and followed the large troops into the woods. All the trees on the road were cut down. Walking is much faster.
Perhaps it was God's blessing. Half an hour later, the sky suddenly became dense with dark clouds. With a thunder, heavy rain poured down, and the wildfire that had been fierce just now was immediately wiped out. The villagers all cheered in the heavy rain and thanked God for blessing.
I suddenly felt a sense of awe, and quickly knelt down and kowtowed to God several times. Firstly, it was to repent sincerely. If we had not set the fire accidentally, we would not have caused this wildfire and lost so many trees to the people. Secondly, I want to thank God for blessing us and allowing us to survive. After I go back, I will be a good person and change my past mistakes. I was particularly worried that someone would die because of the fire. Fortunately, only a few people were slightly injured during the final head count.
When we returned to the village, we were almost in shock. I was so hungry that I asked a kid to make me two pancakes, one for each bite. I had never eaten anything so delicious, and I burst into tears. The person who looked like the village party secretary also praised us, saying that it was really rare for people from the city to have such a high level of consciousness.
I said in my heart, please don't praise me anymore. If you praise me again, I feel really bad. You must know that I am the arsonist and you have to strangle me to death.
The barefoot doctor changed Wang Mian's bandage and washed the wound. His breathing had obviously eased, but he was not awake yet. The doctor told me to rest assured that there was no danger yet. If there were any injured people later, he would send Wang Mian to him as well. I felt a little relieved when I went to a big hospital in the city.
Lao Ji and I returned to the farmhouse and took a good bath. I didn’t know it until I took off my clothes. I looked from top to bottom and found that almost no place was in good condition. It was either bruised or broken. There was no trace of skin when I ran for my life. It felt like, but when I came out of the bathroom, I could hardly move my legs.
I went back to bed and fell asleep immediately. The sleep was really good, and I slept until noon the next day. When I woke up, I saw Fatty Yu and Lao Ji lying on their bed, snoring like thunder.
I went down to have breakfast and asked the soldier’s mother. The village had already done statistics and there were no casualties. After hearing this, I felt a little more at ease. I asked the barefoot doctor and found that Wang Mian had been taken to the city hospital. I thanked him and felt that I couldn't stay here for long, so I prepared to go back.
I originally wanted to talk to Lin Xiaoyu, but Dabing's mother said that she had left long ago, along with Yan Yunshu and Mu Yunhe. I knew in my heart that Lin Xiaoyu had too many secrets that could not be solved for a while, so I let her go. Anyway, if we are destined to meet again, we will meet again.
Without further ado, Lao Ji and I went to the hospital to visit Wang Mian a few days later. He was not out of danger yet and was still in a coma. Fatty Yu broke up with us in a hurry as soon as he came out of the mountain. He only left a phone number to contact us later, and gave the gold-inlaid silk book to Lao Ji for disposal.
I was in a daze in the shop that day, when I saw Lao Ji, who never came to my shop, walked in with a gloomy look. As soon as he sat down, he cursed: "I'm so angry that I was tricked! "
I was surprised, thinking that he had been deceived in the antique market, and said: "Lao Ji, given your qualifications, you have been deceived, which means that the imitation is very good, and you will definitely be able to resell it."
Lao Ji took out the piece of gold-encrusted silk and said, "Change hands, no matter what. I'm not talking about antiques, I'm talking about this thing!"
I was shocked, "What! It's impossible!"
Lao Ji said: "It's absolutely true, there's something wrong with this thing!"
I couldn't believe it, "What's the problem?"
Lao Ji sighed, "I have long suspected the old witch's intentions. She tried every possible means to get into the ancient tomb, but in the end she did nothing. What do you think she wanted?"
"Stop talking nonsense and tell me quickly, what is the problem?" I urged.
"I have been studying this silk book for the past few days, and there is nothing wrong with it from the material to the content."
"No problem? Then why do you say there is a problem with it?" I asked confused.
"Listen to what I have to say." Lao Ji continued: "Yesterday, I suddenly became curious and took apart the four edges. It doesn't matter. I was shocked after taking it apart!"
I hurriedly opened the silk book and found that the four sides had indeed been removed. The three sides on the top, bottom and right were fine. Only the left side had a line of obvious writing. Only a small part of the writing remained, but it was obviously cut off on purpose.
"This..." I took a breath, "Do you think Yan Yunshu did this? How is this possible? The silk book is in the jade pillow, and the jade pillow is tightly sealed by the coffin. How can one person do this? Arrive?"
Lao Ji said: "I didn't say she did it. This thing looks old at first glance. Only that Guizhou Taoist priest could do it!"
"Ah?" I immediately opened my mouth, "What do you mean..."
"Yan Yunshu deceived all of us. Only half of the story she told us was true, and the second half was completely false. As for her purpose, it is in the cut out half of the silk book! "
I nodded and said angrily: "The story she told didn't sound very credible at first, but now it seems that she was deliberately misleading us."
"But have you ever thought about why she misled us?" Lao Ji asked.
I shook my head, "I didn't know that."
Lao Ji sighed greatly, "I think her goal should have been achieved, otherwise she wouldn't be in a hurry to go back."
I suddenly remembered the scene when Yan Yunshu rushed to ask us to go back. It was indeed a bit abrupt, after all, we were not in danger at that time. Moreover, Lin Xiaoyu was under her surveillance all the way, so what was she guarding against?
"Everyone has already left, so there's no point in pursuing these matters now. I think it's better to worry less." I shrugged.
Lao Ji shook his head, "It's not that simple. Yan Yunshu is unfathomable. I originally thought he was just a descendant of General Faqiu Zhonglang. It seems that his origin is far more than that simple."
"Do you think she is General Faqiu?" I chuckled and said, "No way, absolutely impossible!"
Lao Ji then said: "I only thought so at the beginning. In fact, later on, I rejected this view. On the contrary, I think it is more likely that Miss Lin is the general of Faqiu."
"You think so too?" I suddenly had an idea and said, "Yes, yes, I almost forgot, I brought something out of the hole!" Then I went to rummage through my backpack and prayed at the same time. Don't throw it away. Fortunately, the pure gold box is still there. I took it out and said, "This is it. It was taken from the ghost-eyed grass man!"
Lao Ji took a look at it and said: "This box is directly cast with liquid gold. It is formed in one piece. It cannot be opened unless it is violently dismantled."
"Yes, then should we open it and try it?"
Lao Ji suddenly remembered something, took the silk book again, looked for it, and said, "Didn't this silk book say that before Meng Xing entered Yuzhou, he had long been suspicious of the Guizhou Taoist priest, so he Then he sealed Faqiu Tianguan's seal in a box made of pure gold, and installed a Qiqiao exquisite lock on the broken dragon stone of the ancient tomb, leaving seven Canglong Qisu keys for future generations. The official seal has not reappeared in the world, so they can open the ancient tomb and take away the Faqiu seal. Could it be..."
"Damn it, why didn't I think of that!" I slapped my forehead, "Damn it, why did I just think of such an important clue now?"
But Lao Ji said: "Fortunately, you didn't think of it at that time. If you had really told the news that you had found the box at that time, you would have been really stupid!"
It makes sense when I think about it. The motive of that old witch Yan Yunshu is not clear yet. If I say that the Qiu Qiu Seal is in my hand, wouldn't that make me angry? So he smiled and said, "It seems like this is a blessing in disguise for me!"
"Don't be poor, quickly find tools and drive!" Lao Ji said.
I went to borrow a few tools from my neighbor to open the box, but I couldn't find any professional ones, so I just got a pistol drill and a screwdriver. I imagine the gold texture is soft and opening it should be effortless.
Lao Ji took the box and shook it left and right. He moved it for more than half an hour before starting to take action. He picked a possible hollow location and carefully drilled a hole. After confirming that nothing inside was harmed, he slowly expanded the hole until he finally opened the box.
When he opened it, he saw that hidden inside was a gold-plated seal. When I saw it, there was no doubt that this was Faqiu Tianyin.
(End of Volume 1)
