I shook my head.
"Who would want to go to a place like that if it's not necessary? Look at this."
"This is what I just sorted out. From the existing information, we can see that the weird place written in Cheng Yunying's notebook is completely consistent with part of the route of our treasure map."
I handed the information I had compiled to Du Jun.
"Also, Grandpa and the others once visited a fake treasure entrance, which was also rushed in by a river. Grandpa Wang also mentioned that it was very weird and looked like the entrance to hell. This is also somewhat close to the description of that ghost town. .
"So many clues have converged on that place, do you think we can go and take a look?"
Du Jun looked at the information, thought about it for a long time, and nodded.
"Yes, there is indeed a problem with this place. Do you think the entrance to the treasure is hidden in this ghost town?"
…
The next morning, the two of us went to find Liu Han. It turned out that the old guy had just finished drinking and was sleeping.
The two of us had to chat with Liu Qingshan for a while.
When I asked about the ghost town, Liu Qingshan said that his father told the story differently every time he drank. He didn't take it seriously at all and kept listening to it as a story.
The two of us got up early the next day, and blocked Liu Han at home before he had eaten.
After Liu Han knew our purpose, he still made a fuss as usual, and then reached out to grab the wine bottle on the table.
I stretched out my hand to stop him.
"Uncle Liu, we are here today just to hear you tell the truth. What is going on in the ghost town? I can tell you frankly that you are in this state because you have a mental disorder after being stimulated.
"If you still want to be as drunk as before, just pretend I haven't been here.
"But if you want to go back to the old Mr. Liu, then cheer up and tell us what's going on?"
Liu Han stopped his hand and murmured.
"Master Liu, it's been a long time since someone called me this."
Liu Han was silent for a long time.
"Xiao Dao, tell me the truth, what exactly do you want to do?"
Du Jun and I looked at each other, and I took out the diary and the compiled information, except that the treasure map was not exposed.
"Uncle Liu, we have all heard that there are treasures in this mountain, and this notebook also mentioned it.
"To be honest, we brothers want to try our luck."
"What? You two also believe in these things? What about the treasures of the Qing Dynasty, the tribes in heaven, and the gold everywhere..."
Liu Han looked at us dumbfounded.
"Didn't I tell you all? Those are all fake. Over the years, countless people have gone to the mountain to hunt for treasures. Who have found them?"
"No, Uncle Liu, don't worry about this. I just want to ask you, if we go into the mountains, can you be our guide? Let's not go anywhere else, just go to the ghost town you mentioned."
I said firmly in the disbelief eyes of the Liu family and his son.
Liu Han said after a long time.
"Okay, it's rare for you to believe my uncle for once, but I can tell you that it is very dangerous there and there are real ghosts."
I breathed a sigh of relief.
"Are they ghosts? We're not afraid. Don't you forget what I do?"
"good!"
"In this case, I promise you, when do you want to go? Tell me in advance."
Liu Han seemed to be a different person, exuding a completely different aura from before, and pushed the bottle aside.
"Since you asked here, and Qingshan happens to be here, I will tell you everything about that day in detail, so that you can be prepared."
As if a huge stone had been lifted from his heart, Liu Han told us about that bizarre encounter.
That happened shortly after he got the wooden box.
…
Because Ma Shenpo sold a lot of things to outsiders, which may have attracted the attention of interested people, many strangers came to the mountains during this time.
One day, several people came and paid a lot of money to hire Liu Han as a guide, saying they would go into the virgin forest to perform a mission.
This kind of thing was familiar to Liu Han. In addition, he originally wanted to go upstream along a river, so he immediately agreed. He prepared all the practical things, brought two hunting dogs, and led the group of people into the mountain.
Liu Han still had a very clear impression of this group of people. They were an expedition team with nine people in total.
The leader was a middle-aged man wearing glasses, whom everyone called Professor Luo. The rest were two bodyguards with guns, a doctor, a handyman, and four students of Professor Luo.
Professor Luo is handsome, always has a smile on his face, and has a bookish air about him. The entire expedition team respects him very much.
Liu Han is usually willing to chat with Professor Luo, because Professor Luo is very knowledgeable and knows a lot about many rare animals and plants.
It turned out that Liu Han had also come into contact with many expeditions, archaeologists, experts, etc. into the mountains, but he felt that none of them were as good as Professor Luo.
Liu Han was also very surprised. Under the circumstances at that time, many colleges and universities were paralyzed. How could an inspection team be sent out?
And although the two men with guns were not wearing military uniforms, it was obvious that they were still soldiers.
Later, Professor Luo told him that this expedition was specially approved by the organization and funded by a special agency. Its purpose was to explore a rare ore in the mountains and explore the legendary tribe of heaven.
Liu Han was flattered at the time. He didn't expect that even universities in big cities knew about the legends about his ancestors, and even sent out inspection groups.
So Liu Hang worked extra hard, even suppressing his thoughts of treasure hunting, and focused on guiding the direction.
Professor Luo has a map in his hand, which he said was compiled by several experts. It records three general directions where minerals may be found.
But after wandering around the mountains for more than a month, I found nothing in three places.
In desperation, we can only set our goal to a more distant and unfamiliar place.
At that time, Liu Han strongly opposed it because this place was beyond the scope of normal exploration.
In fact, all hunting, digging for ginseng, robbing tombs, including exploration, must have a limit. Going too deep into the virgin forest is equivalent to stepping into the line of death.
However, Professor Luo is determined to complete the task assigned by his superiors. This inspection activity is related to an important military project of the country. No matter how risky he is, he cannot retreat.
At that time, Professor Luo couldn't help but shed tears. You must know that the information in his hands was accumulated by countless seniors in their lives.
Before the expedition came, several waves of people had entered the primeval forest from other directions. Unfortunately, not only did they not find the ore, but they also cost several experts their lives.
Professor Luo insists on moving forward, just to accumulate more routes and experiences for the future.
Liu Han was infected by his great dedication and decided to advance and retreat together with them.
Such a group of people, led by Liu Han, entered the depths of the mountains that had never been explored before.
Everything went smoothly at first. The expedition team continued to load various ore samples and some precious tree species into their backpacks, until one day they came to a strange place.
Liu Han paused for a moment, and the corners of his eyes kept twitching. It seemed that this memory was something he didn't want to think of.
"Well, if you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, you wouldn't have thought that there would be such a weird place. Have you heard about the Gate of Hell, right? But you must have never seen it?
"That place is the gate of hell."
