Hexi Oasis, outside Dunhuang City.
After half a month, Yue Guanchao and his party returned to the outside of Dunhuang City. According to the plan, the brother and sister Gu Hengxi were going to Northern Xinjiang along the old Dunhuang Road. The brothers Wang Yuanlu and Kelinayi were also going to return to the Thousand Buddhas Cave to help him build the Taipei Temple. Qing Palace, as for Yue Guanchao and the others, they must have returned to Yichao Inn to discuss how to destroy the two yin and yang fish pendants. They each had their own itinerary plans, and it was time to part ways.
Gu Hengxi held the camel and clasped his fists and said: "When we get here, we don't need to send you any more. Thanks to you, we found the Shahai King City and saw how prosperous the city was thousands of years ago. We have no regrets. This story about the Shahai King City The illusion will be completed soon, and if you have time then, I invite you to come and watch."
"Okay, I will definitely support you." Yue Guanchao cupped his hands and said, "See you later."
After they left, the Keli brothers and Wang Yuanlu also waved to them and returned to the direction of Thousand Buddha Cave. Yue Guanchao and the others also returned to Dunhuang City one after another and came to Yichao Inn.
"Second uncle, we are back."
Yue Guanchao opened the guest room door. He thought that Old Yuetou and Old Suntou would be playing chess and drinking wine in the guest room. When he actually entered the guest room, he only saw Sun Daqiao sitting at the table alone.
He Da Ma Jin Dao sat down on the bench, picked up the teapot and poured a bowl of water, drank down his throat and asked casually: "Why are you alone, Lao Suntou? Where is my second uncle?"
Seeing that Sun Daqiao was hesitant in his words, he immediately noticed that something was abnormal and looked in the direction of Sun Daqiao towards the table.
There was a cowhide-colored envelope on the table. The handwriting clearly did not belong to either Sun Daqiao or Yue Qingshan. It seemed that it belonged to a third person. Considering that his second uncle was not in the guest room, he immediately understood the situation and followed the torn envelope. He took out the letter and spread it out. There was only one sentence in it:
Yue Qingshan has been kidnapped by us. If we want to get his specific information, we must go to Yongsheng Commercial Bank in Dunhuang City within three days to get the expired certificate. "
There was also a badge attached to the envelope. Judging from the style of the badge pendant, it was the same thing that Gui Fangzong gave them. Yue Guanchao's heart skipped a beat and he quickly looked at the date of signing. It happened to be the time they came back today.
Song Siyuan saw Yue Guanchao's expression was abnormal, she took the envelope and took a look at it, and immediately understood what was going on. She was able to deliver the letter on the day they came back, which showed that she had been paying attention to them from the beginning. Maybe they had been paying attention to them since they came to Dunhuang City. From now on, it is already under the surveillance of some people, so why are they here? That’s all clear.
Song Siyuan put down the envelope and looked at Sun Daqiao: "What happened to old Sun Tou? How could my second uncle be kidnapped by them? Fortunately, he still has some skills."
Sun Daqiao sighed and said with a dark expression: "No matter how good you are in martial arts, you are still afraid of kitchen knives. What's more, what they hold in their hands is not kitchen knives but gun barrels. No matter how capable the second shopkeeper is, he can't dodge the gun. Besides, they are rushing. Those who came here with us must know how much we have, and they are trying to catch turtles in a urn, and you won’t even have a place to hide.”
After that, Sun Daqiao told everyone everything they had done today.
They got up early this morning and were about to go to the Dunhuang market. On the way there, they felt the hair on their backs. Yue Qingshan and Sun Daqiao, both of whom had been in the world, felt tingling on their backs. It's always uncomfortable to scratch, and you already know what's coming behind you.
The two looked at each other and accelerated their pace. When they entered the market, they separated without hesitation. One went east, the other west, and began to sneak into the Dunhuang Market.
According to the rules of the rivers and lakes, if they feel someone is following them, they should go their separate ways and meet at their meeting place. Yue Qingshan and Sun Daqiao separated and blended in with the bustling people.
Sun Daqiao also understood that they were unfamiliar with the place in Dunhuang and had no connections at all. Of course, they would not offend anyone casually. If someone could be followed here, they must be former enemies or people with ulterior motives for them.
Now that they have been chased here, it is obvious that they can no longer get rid of them. No matter how they part ways, they may not be able to escape their clutches. When Yue Qingshan asked the two of them to separate, he already knew that it was for him. He just didn't want the two of them to go their separate ways. Everyone is caught by that group of people, and one person must come out to let them know the news.
Sun Daqiao wandered around the market for several times, hid in some teahouses, and then went out from the small door before completely getting rid of these people. He later waited for a long time at the place where they first separated. Before he saw Yue Qingshan coming, he had already Knowing that he was captured by these people.
Just when I returned to the inn, I saw a letter on the inn table. I opened the envelope and understood everything.
Having said this, Sun Daqiao shook his head: "After my brother and I separated, I never saw those people chasing me sincerely. Otherwise, with my old body, how could I still outrun these people? I It is estimated that their target was your second uncle from the beginning, and your second uncle probably knew this, so he wanted me to separate from him so that he could come back and report the news."
Song Siyuan listened to his words and glanced at the badge pendant in the envelope: "Most of these people are also thugs of the Steinman Group, but I didn't expect that their tentacles have extended to Dunhuang City."
Yue Erpao asked: "Even my father doesn't know where we are? How did they know that we would return to Dunhuang City today? Did they follow us all the way?"
Thinking of this, everyone's backs grew a layer of hair. They were able to be tracked here by Steinman's calculations without even noticing it. It was obvious that they were in the Western Region with their hands and eyes open to the sky.
Song Siyuan shook her head and retorted: "The situation in the Western Region is very special. We are walking in the desert. If someone is really following us all the way, they will definitely leave a lot of traces. It will be difficult not to find them. I guess they There should be a stronghold in Dunhuang City."
"The letter did mention Yongsheng Trading Company, so there is a high probability that it is a stronghold of the Steinman Group in the Western Region. I remember saying before that the Steinman Group is a transnational tomb-robber group that relies on its own business on the surface. Line, we can expand many bases in China, and Yongsheng Trading Company is probably one of them."
Speaking of this, Song Siyuan continued to explain: "They searched for the ancient Shanshan civilization in the Western Regions a few years ago. Since they value the Yinyu Pei so much, how could they withdraw from the Western Regions? There is a high probability that they will be here. Set up a stronghold and use business as a cover to observe everything in Dunhuang City..."
Perhaps Yongsheng Trading Company had noticed them since they entered Dunhuang City, but it was not convenient for them to show up at any time, so they could only hide in the dark and monitor everyone silently. They could not inquire about their trip to Shahai Imperial City this time. Knowing the situation, of course I just let them wander through the desert.
If they are unlucky and their entire army is wiped out in the desert, Yongsheng Trading Company can be considered as unknowingly eliminating their opponents, or if they are lucky enough to get the Yinyu Pendant, it is not a bad thing for them, as long as they find it accurately Opportunity to get the Yinyu Pendant in their hands, they easily got the thing in their hands.
Speaking of this, Song Siyuan's eyes flashed with a strange look: "If this is the case, it is expected that they would arrest the second uncle. They also understand the importance of the second uncle to you. If you arrest the wrong person, you will not be able to reach them." Knowing this, we can feel a little relieved. What they want is the pair of fish pendants that have been assembled, not the life of the second uncle. So if we don’t take the fish pendants, they will not be able to do anything to them. How is the second uncle?"
Yue Guanchao frowned and said hoarsely: "That's what you said, but this thing is a Yin-Yang fish pendant. We finally got this thing in our hands. If it is really given to these people, we don't know what they are going to do. ? I think it is definitely not used as a cultural relic to sell. It is possible that they are coveting the mysterious power of the fish pendant. If we really want to give it to them, we will be completely passive. If we don’t give it to them, they might really become angry. , it turned out to be the second uncle.”
Speaking of this, Yue Guanchao continued to add: "The deadline is three days from now. It depends on how we do it in these three days."
"Then what do you think?" Xu Xiake asked sitting at the table.
Now they are indeed faced with a dilemma. To give or not to give will have serious consequences!
Let’s talk about the first situation first, give out the fish pendant.
If the Yin-Yang Fish Pendant is really given to them, then these people will definitely try to activate the magical power of the Yin-Yang Fish Pendant, or use the magical power of the Yin-Yang Fish Pendant to do other things. The Yin-Yang Fish Pendant is like a Pandora's box, no one knows what some thoughtful people will do with their power.
In the past year, Yue Guanchao has dealt with so many fake foreign devils and foreign devils, and he feels more and more that these foreigners have no good intentions and really give things to foreigners, whether it is for their own selfishness or public motives. All completely unacceptable.
Let’s talk about the second option, don’t hand over the fish pendant.
If they really don't hand over the fish pendant, then the second uncle will be in danger.
Judging from the fact that these people wrongfully accused Uncle Gunizi, they were clearly unscrupulous. Second Uncle would never have a good life in their hands. If these people became angry, Second Uncle's old body would probably die in their hands. .
Thinking about it carefully and facing a dilemma, a heavy gloom filled everyone's brows, and the joy of finding the Yin-Yang Fish Pendant disappeared.
After a moment of silence, Song Siyuan's eyes lit up: "I have to hand it over, but I don't have to hand it over now, and I don't have to hand them the real thing."
Song Siyuan's words made them curious and urged her to continue.
Yue Guanchao asked: "If we give them fake things and these people find out, wouldn't it ruin our own affairs and put my second uncle in danger?"
