Yang Xiaoling's story is very long, but Huan Xin is definitely a good listener. Different from the stories she heard in the past, Huan Xin only felt that Yang Xiaoling's story was quite interesting, so she did not interrupt her during the whole process, just like this in Kunlun. Deep in the mountains, in this dark cave, listen quietly...
Later, Professor Yang came to Qiannan several times almost every year, and it became Professor Yang’s second home. A few years later, Professor Yang moved from an ordinary department level to a leadership position step by step. The conditions were a little better. Professor Yang also came up with the idea of bringing mother and daughter to the city.
Over the years, the girl has never complained, and it seems that following Professor Yang is a choice she will never regret. But more than ten years have passed, and the baby girl has grown up into a teenage girl. It is not a problem to stay in this cottage all day long. After all, the girl knows that there is still a big world outside, very big. Big world.
This is what Professor Yang has always thought about. He couldn't bear to let his daughter live in that secluded mountain, so on Xiaoling's thirteenth birthday, he was brought back to live in the bustling city by his father.
Originally, Professor Yang wanted to bring Xiaoling's mother with him, but Xiaoling's mother refused to agree, saying that she was used to the life here and would not be able to integrate into the complex society if she went out, so Xiaoling reluctantly followed her father. , came to the city.
After Xiaoling came to the city, Professor Yang cared for her in every possible way. In addition, his eldest son had already been admitted to college, and the relationship between Professor Yang and his first wife had not been good over the years. After picking up Xiaoling, Professor Yang had divorced his wife before, so he had more energy to take care of Xiaoling.
Xiaoling, who had just arrived in the city, was naturally not used to it, and everything she saw was strange. However, Xiaoling had been very smart since she was a child. After several years of careful training by Professor Yang, Xiaoling was admitted to Professor Yang's program through her own efforts. In college, Professor Yang often introduced Xiaoling to others as the child of a relative in his hometown. In this way, the two of them were often together without arousing anyone's suspicion.
Also in the year when Xiaoling was admitted to college, Professor Yang and Xiaoling also received bad news from Qiannan. Xiaoling's mother passed away.
The two of them rushed to the village in southern Guizhou without stopping. Seeing her mother pass away, Xiaoling burst into tears. Originally, Xiaoling and Professor Yang had already agreed to take her mother to the city when Xiaoling was admitted to university. Here, the family reunited happily, but fate was such a coincidence that Xiaoling was admitted to college and her mother left her forever.
When sorting out his mother's belongings, Professor Yang discovered that her mother had left them a damaged map, and her mother also mentioned in the letter that being pregnant with Xiaoling had already violated the taboos of the ghost country. The mother also used secret techniques to allow herself to last for eighteen years before receiving this punishment. Seeing that Xiaoling had grown up now, the mother no longer cared about her wishes, so the mother left them.
The letter also mentioned that there is a secret technique of resurrecting the dead among their ghost tribe, which is hidden on this damaged map. My mother said that as long as the other nine copies of the map are collected, the ruins of the ghost country can be found, and the same can be found. This secret technique of bringing back the dead.
Professor Yang was deeply shocked by his mother's description. The words "resurrection from the dead" undoubtedly shocked Professor Yang, but he believed deeply in what his mother said. Therefore, after burying his mother, Professor Yang also stayed at his mother's funeral. Scientific research and excavation work began at the ruins of a ghost tribe.
Under the circumstances at that time, Professor Yang also opened up various connections and applied for this project. He and Xiaoling were both determined at the time. As long as the remaining pieces were put together, their mother would be able to be resurrected.
So the information about the ghost country was unearthed in central Henan, and Professor Yang became famous in the industry for this. But just when he felt that all progress was being made, the project was stopped for unknown reasons by the superiors. .
But Professor Yang's team at that time was also deeply attracted by this unprecedented civilization, so after everyone discussed it, they decided to conduct research at their own expense. Many people also determined that they would devote their lives to studying the ghost country, and one day they would definitely It will be famous forever.
So Professor Yang led these people out of their original units and carefully studied matters related to the ghost country. This is why Li Muyuan and others come back to Kunlun Mountain every year to look for it.
Professor Yang and others who left the unit are also divided into two groups. One group will search for the descendants of the ghost country in China, while the other group will search in the Kunlun Mountains based on the existing information.
Professor Yang naturally wanted to search for the broken map of the Ghost Kingdom across the country, and the Kunlun Mountains was left in charge of his right-hand assistant Li Muyuan.
After seven years of hard work, Professor Yang has really collected a lot of map fragments. Of course, some of the fragments have never been found, but now that science has advanced, Professor Yang went to a foreign country to develop restoration techniques, and added By comparison with satellite cloud images, it was only this year that the specific location of the Ghost Country ruins was determined.
The reason why Professor Yang was able to put together these fragmented maps in such a short time was Xiaoling's greatest contribution. After all, she was the only person who knew the characters of this ghost country, so it was easier to crack it than ordinary people. Quite a few.
After determining the direction, those who had followed Professor Yang for several years also saw hope. They just felt that their persistence was about to see rewards. So this year, Li Muyuan's mountaineering team can be said to be exceptionally strong. They almost People from the entire research institute came out in droves and came to the foot of Kunlun Mountain.
In fact, there is a secret that no one knows, that is, there are actually two copies of the map, and the other map can only be understood by people from the Ghost Kingdom, which is the map in the Kunlun Underground Palace.
But now that the map is in Professor Yang's hands, even Xiaoling can't remember what the map depicts.
After telling this story, Qingxin let out a long sigh with emotion. Although the story is very touching, Qing Xin also knows that there must be some things that Xiaoling has not told yet, but Qing Xin is only curious about one thing now, that is, their group of people consumes a lot of money every year, so these people are only engaged in learning. People, where does this money come from?
After Xiaoling heard Huoxin's question, she frowned and said, "I don't know this very well. It was my father who was talking to them all the time. I only know that the person who has been supporting us all these years is a person named Lai. As for this person Who it is is unknown.”
Lai? Huan Xin couldn't help but feel a little thump in her heart, wondering if it was the old man. If it was him, then the old man must have come here for the secret technique of "resurrection from the dead" in the Ghost Kingdom.
Qing Xin thought to herself that only if she found Professor Yang would the truth come to light! But in the cave buried deep underground, where is the way out?
While the two were talking, Qing Xin suddenly felt a ray of light coming from the passage in the distance. She turned around with new instincts and saw the outside of the cave. I don't know when it was filled with blue butterflies, not a single one. The butterflies all emit a kind of blue light, and this heart-wrenching scene can definitely be described as aesthetic.
Seeing these blue butterflies, Huan Xin also felt that these butterflies seemed to only appear at a certain time, so she lowered her head and looked at her watch. It was now half past five in the afternoon. So Qian Xin turned around and asked Yang Xiaoling: "Do you remember when you entered this place?" What time is it in the cave?"
Xiaoling frowned and recalled for a moment, and said with some uncertainty: "It seemed to be evening, when it was getting dark."
Huan Xin also knew it well, and he felt that he should be able to find other ways out here.
