Beipai Tomb Raiders Notes

Chapter 579 Dead End

(Often, there are things that cannot be mentioned in full, and some names that cannot be fully explained, so let’s call it “lihui” for now. Few people know that the predecessor of lihui was the Jiangcun Commune of Lishang Township, which was established through merger in 59.)

"Why? Judging from your reaction, you've never heard of it before?"

I shook my head. "No, I'm from another place. If you don't tell me about these secrets that have been going on for decades or even centuries, it would be difficult for me to find out. Since you took the initiative to tell me these, I'm afraid you don't want me to be confused."

The man with the mole on his mouth nodded.

"Even if the dead knew the secret, they wouldn't pose a threat. You've been putting it off for so long. Are you pinning your hopes on your master, Wang Xiansheng?"

I said nothing.

The other party looked at me expressionlessly and asked, "Do you know why we let your accomplice go?"

I replied, "You must have left some clues in secret so he could report back. With the leader's abilities, it won't be long before he finds us here. Then he can capture us all in one fell swoop. Once we're dead, the secret of the treasure will be lost forever, and all the things we've painstakingly harvested over the past six months will also be yours."

"The leader suspected someone within our ranks had leaked the information long ago, but he never imagined that the traitor was me. Even I didn't realize I'd fallen for your trick. The reason you waited until now to show up and take action is because you also wanted to see what else Zukengyuan had hidden. There are still a few things I don't understand."

"go ahead."

I sniffed and took a deep breath. "The abyss under the water cave, haven't you tried countless times? But without success."

After hearing this, the other party looked worried and said, "Yes, it's true that one should specialize in one's field. In this regard, I really admire you people. We gave up on that place decades ago. I never thought someone in this world could actually succeed. Those little things you found before were just fish that slipped through the net, but the golden armor is different. It was one of the gifts someone gave to Fang La to curry his favor."

My eyelids twitched as I listened. These people really knew everything.

I shook my head. "There's no inscription on the golden armor. We can only say it's related to the rebels, but we can't be sure it's related to Fang La himself. I have a suggestion."

"Oh? What's your suggestion? Tell me."

"Uncle Jiang! Shut him up! He's good at talking nonsense. I've seen with my own eyes how he fooled the Xia family before, especially Shui Shui. He almost fooled her for a while."

The middle-aged man waved his hand, signaling me to speak.

The other party suddenly told me so many secrets. I was actually scared to death and I kept pretending to be calm.

I suppressed my nervousness and said, "I don't know where you found the treasure back then, but perhaps that wasn't all. Since the golden armor emerged from the Zukeng Source, it means there are other treasures hidden in the abyss. As you said, everyone has their own expertise. You guys can't get down there no matter how hard you try, but we can. Why don't we work together to make a fortune? We'll split the profits 50-50 afterwards."

"Haha, from what I understand, the diving expert you found is injured and can't go into the water. How are you going to get down there?"

"The drifter can't go into the water anymore, but there are a few water ghosts like him in the Southern School. Those people are always mysterious. If it weren't for our connections, no matter how much money we have, we won't be able to find them."

After hearing this, the other party seemed to be very interested and said: "Your plan sounds good, but you already know some of our secrets. What should we do now?"

"Secret? What secret?"

Seeing his gaze grow colder, I quickly changed my tone, "You may not know me well enough. Once a secret comes into my possession, it can only go in and never out! My greatest strength is helping people keep secrets. Think about it, sir. Which is more beneficial right now, killing a few people or obtaining the treasure beneath the abyss?"

Judging from the expression on the other person's face, he seemed to be a little moved.

"Young man, what else do you think is hidden down there?"

"It's hard to say. Anyway, the last time we went down there, we vaguely saw a vague outline. It looked like a sword."

"sword??"

I nodded. "Yes, a golden sword. No, no! Maybe it wasn't just one, but many! And there were also several iron boxes wrapped in chains."

"really?"

I shook my head. "Like I said, I can't see clearly! I can't say it's 100%, but there's at least an 80% chance it's true."

"Uncle Jiang! Don't listen to him! He's lying."

Jiang Zhe looked at me and smiled, "When someone tells a lie, their expression is often the first thing that gives them away. I'm afraid you've forgotten my expertise."

"I'm not lying! Everything I said is true! It's absolutely true!"

I was slapped in the face instantly, and my ears were buzzing.

"Haven't you figured it out yet? Uncle Jiang and I are just teasing you. Whatever treasures are hidden in that damn place are useless to the Jiang family now. Money means nothing to us! It doesn't matter whether those things are worth 10 million or 100 million. It's all the same."

"Stop pretending! I can see you're scared! You're afraid of death!"

After he finished speaking, he looked at the middle-aged man and smiled. That smile gave people a chilling feeling. When he said that money meant nothing to them, I became discouraged. I thought it would be difficult for us to escape this time. I hoped that the leader could sense the danger behind him. He must not come to find me. It would be better for him to take Douyazai and Xiaoxuan away overnight, the farther the better.

A feeling of despair rose in me, and I slowly lowered my head.

I was thinking, what would he do if his head was tied here?

wrong...

Something is not right...

Manichaeism relics from eight hundred years ago, legends of the rebels, the legend of Fang La, silver bottles, silver boxes, blood jade Buddhas, flesh and blood... as well as the feng shui formations of Zukengyuan, the salt water pond, the hairy watermelon, and the lonely grave of Bu Guoliu on Dongshan Mountain...

The key point is not the treasure, it is somewhere else...

Not everything the middle-aged man said was true. Was he hiding something else, or was he just not aware of it?

I had a splitting headache and started to break out in cold sweats.

I quickly sorted out the messy clues in my mind.

How did Yu Dingcheng get the silver bottle at the beginning?

Why did he sell me the thing that the Wisdom Sect had been searching for for hundreds of years? The key is that he disappeared after selling it.

Not to mention the silver box, which can be considered as something we found with great effort, but the blood jade Buddha in the underwater brick tower is different. Since the Jiang family knew about the existence of the abyss decades ago, they must have seen the brick tower. The jade Buddha was placed very obviously, so why didn't they choose to take it away at that time, but left it to us instead?

The result is that we found all three Manichaeism relics in just six months. Are we really that lucky? Are there really so many coincidences? And why did the other party just say that our fate was already predetermined: death?

Seeing that I was sweating all over, the middle-aged man pretended to be concerned and asked me what was wrong and whether the handcuffs were too tight.

I swallowed hard, slowly raised my head, and looked at the hidden spot in the corner of the roof.

There was a bright red light there, flashing continuously, and it seemed to be a surveillance camera.

I stared at it intently.