Tomb Raider Gu Tomb Miscellaneous Notes

The envelope was made of kraft paper, and my home address and my name were written in strange handwriting.The sender's address is abroad.

I didn't expect this to be an overseas mail, and I was a little surprised.

I thought it might be from an alumnus who had been studying abroad for a long time, so I was not in a hurry to open it. I went upstairs and put the letter on the table, dealt with important orders, and called Shen Er, but no one answered.

I haven't been home for so long, so I want to clean up.I fetched a bucket of water, wiped the table, the cabinet, and the shelf...

Seeing the Han Dynasty incense burner on the display shelf, I smiled inadvertently.

At this moment, for some reason, I thought of a poem.

People in the past have gone by crane, leaving the Crane Tower empty here.The crane is gone and never returns, and the white cloud is empty for thousands of years.

For more than half a year, there has been no news from that guy, and there is still no progress in the things I want to know.

I sat on the sofa, took paper and a pen, and imitated Watson when I first met Holmes, listing all the details about Holmes one by one to see if I could find clues from them.

I have listed a few on paper:

[-]. Inverted fighting. (This item has no reference value)

Second, there is a strange fragrance on the body. (This seems to be the point I know best?)

[-]. The tombs are rich in knowledge and familiar with the gossip of the Book of Changes; they are very skilled, and the "Little Dragon Flying Knife" is shocking to the world. (Is it imitating Xiao Li Feidao to practice?)

[-]. An expert in avoiding insects and a professional householder in clearing zongzi. (Invincible plug-in is)

[-]. Pale skin, cold body temperature, mild temperament, not talkative (concise and concise?).For the time being, I didn't find anything that he was afraid of. (I think personally, there is always something to be afraid of.)

[-]. He has used many pseudonyms. He may be a fan of Gu Long's novels. His whereabouts are uncertain. If the price is clearly marked, he can be hired by an intermediary. (Can I find an intermediary to hire him?)

[-]. Maybe I have been playing soy sauce with the Inverted Team since I was a child... (This point can probably be invalidated)

Summing up the above points, I suddenly thought of an answer that made my hair stand on end. After deliberating for a while, I immediately rejected it.

The incense burner said that he is a human being, not a ghost.I also believe that he is a living person.

The more I thought about it, the more I got a headache, so I decided not to waste any more time on it.Thinking of the letter on the table, I took the letter. After opening it, there was a brown paper letter folded four times.

The beginning of the letter is my name: Li Langyu, followed by "Sir".

Obviously not from a friend I know well.

The content of the letter is very short, and I read it quickly. After reading it, I can't help but feel a little annoyed. I should have come back a long time ago, or asked Shen Er to help me transfer all the letters sent here to the countryside. , then I won’t find out that it’s been many days late when I read this letter. I could have figured out something right away, but now I miss the sender.

The person who wrote this letter to me is a woman with beautiful and neat handwriting, and I can feel from the lines that she is a strong, calm and mature woman.

Here, I will repeat the contents of that letter in full.

Mr. Li Langyu:

Through a friend of your father, my husband and I learned that Mr. Li, you know a little about how to open and close locks.We have a lock box in our hand. I hope you can help us find a way to open it. This is very important to our couple. I hope you understand that we are desperate to bother you. It is related to the lives of our couple. Hope you do do us a favor!

The box is hidden in a secret place, because it is inconvenient to bring it here for you to see, so I can only trouble you to come to us at the address below.We'll be here for ten days, and if you don't come within ten days, for some reason we're pressed for time and we can't wait.My husband and I will go to Dali next stop.

If you only read this letter after we left, I finally beg you, come to Dali to find us, I hope we can meet, I will tell you the ins and outs of some things, please believe me, these things and What you want to know is related, otherwise we won't bother you.It's those things that bring us together.

And this is the beginning of the tragedy, and no one can escape on the turntable of fate.

I didn't hold out much hope, I called you, but there was no answer.Maybe it will be too late when I see you, but I still hope we can meet.If you come, even if it doesn't change anything, my husband and I will still be very grateful to you!

I hope to see you in the short time we have left. Please forgive me for any inconvenience caused to you!

The signature is "Huajinglan", a strange name, I don't recognize this woman at all.

What aroused my curiosity was that in the letter, she also mentioned a friend of my dad's.At the beginning, Zhang Rui's elder brother asked me to open the wooden box, and he also said that it was introduced by a friend of my father.I suddenly wanted to know, who is this mysterious friend hiding in the dark?It seems every time this is the person who gets me involved in bizarre events.

There are two addresses at the end of the letter.The first one was a hotel in Shanghai, the letter was sent to my house two weeks ago, obviously, they have left Shanghai by now.The second address is Xiajia Village, Dali City, Yunnan Province.

I checked the map of Yunnan on the Internet. It is not difficult to get to Xiajia Village. Take a plane to Kunming and then take a long-distance bus to Dali. Xiajia Village is a local mountain village. The address is detailed, so it should not be difficult to find.

What Ms. Hua said in the letter was so alarmist, and it was related to a lock box, I thought I had to go to Dali.

The red sandalwood box, the key item in a series of events that got me involved in the inverted fight, was stolen. I suddenly wondered whether the box would have fallen into the hands of this couple?

I put away the letter, packed some bags, dug out the mountaineering bag I used in college, stuffed it all into the bag, and then went to A Ling's shop to find Dumen Dupai and A Que.

Miss A Ling led me into the small alley behind the shop, and after walking for a while, we entered a dim hut.When I saw Dumen Dupai, I told about the letter. Dumen Dupai thought for a moment, took my hand and said: "There must be a mystery in this matter, apprentice, let's go to Dali, Yunnan immediately!"

We made some calculations, and finally decided not to choose the fastest means of transportation, but decided to take the train to Kunming and then transfer to Dali.

The next day, I, Dumen Dupai, A Ling, and A Que happened to be in the same sleeper compartment. This is the ticket that Tuo Shen Er helped us get, so that we don't have to worry about the inconvenience of talking with outsiders.

There are actually six beds, but we know that no one will come to the other two.

I closed the box door, glanced at A Que who was by the window, and asked the independent sect: "Master, what are you bringing him here for?"

The Dumen Dupai opened his mouth and hadn't spoken yet, A Que hurriedly patted my back and said, "Master, you need someone to take care of you along the way, isn't this, my role is reflected."

I got goosebumps all over my body, I quickly pushed A Que away, glared at him and said, "Do you have that unclean hobby, kid?"

A Que blinked in confusion: "What kind of hobby?"

My face became hot, and I was really embarrassed to explain.The unique sect said: "He is also a person who has a predestined relationship with the ridge beast. God's arrangement must have its reasons. It will be useful to take him with you. Don't dislike him, my disciple. I can see that this thief is not bad-hearted and greedy. Just a little money."

Ah Que rubbed his hands and said to me: "Grandpa, let us give you a massage again?" His fingers trembled and stretched out towards me, and I hurried to the seat next to Ah Ling: "No, you can My master will give you a massage!" Saying that, he pushed Dumendupai over.

I smiled apologetically at Ah Ling, then looked at the Dumen Dupai, and finally couldn't help asking: "Master, what's the secret of the stone statue that Ah Que stole? I see that you have been very nervous since seeing the stone statue." nervous."

The Dumen Dupai looked scheming, and took out the stone statue to look at it for a while: "Apprentice, do you still remember what that woman said in the Baoshan Hotel?"

I thought for a while: "She said that the boy was poisoned by Gu, does the master mean this?"

"Gu" is a mysterious and extremely ominous thing, and thousands of words can't explain the mystery of it. The Miao people attribute all unexplainable diseases to "Gu", and there are countless tricky things.The so-called "talking about Gu's discoloration", mentioning this word makes people feel uncomfortable, as if something unclean has penetrated into the skin from the pores.I really don't want to have anything to do with this kind of evil thing this time, but I can tell by the expression of the unique school, I guessed it right.

The unique faction stroked his beard and nodded meaningfully: "There are ten ridge beasts, and there are also ten stone statues. It's a long story. It dates back to the inversion 15 years ago. Back then, the Zhang family collected a total of nine stone statues. Anyone related to those nine stone statues died from Gu poison."

Hearing this, I couldn't help being shocked.

The boy named "Xiao Mo" related to the tenth spine beast also died of Gu poison!

The matter is related to the large-scale inversion activity organized by the Zhang family 15 years ago. In the countryside, the Independent School also told me something. The inversion involved many people. The Zhang faction and the ghost faction were divided into two branches. The teams compete with each other to find the ancient tomb first. Because each other is unwilling to share the information in the other's hands, both sides only hold partial fragments, making it difficult to fight back.After this incident, a group of great masters of the Dao Dou world retreated from the world, and Jiang Laoliu was one of them.It seemed that the operation was not only full of mysteries but also very dangerous.

And Zhang Rui's sister also died at that time. I was afraid of bringing back sad memories for Zhang Rui, so I didn't mention it in front of him.But now, recalling Zhang Rui's expression after he came out of King Ming's tomb, I think that Miss Zhang's death must have been very strange, and it may have been involved in a wide range of circumstances, so that Zhang Rui could endure ten years of hard work and risk his life to pursue her. the truth.

There is one thing about Zhang Rui that hasn't changed since he was a child, that is his stubborn temper that goes against the current.

Sometimes I think, Zhang Rui, how many things are hidden in your heart, and how much pressure is on your heart, but you always talk and laugh on the surface, putting life and death aside, is it worth it?

Once Zhang Rui went to the countryside to see how my teacher was doing.

At night, we sat on the stone steps at the door, drank a small pot of wine, and looked at the moon in the countryside. I saw that his eyes were dim, and he seemed a little drunk.When he is usually sober, it is like an impenetrable wall, so I took advantage of him when he was a little drunk and neglected to guard against it, and asked: "Your life is not just for your sister. To be honest, I really miss you." Suddenly there is no news from Tian Ye, and a person died in the ancient tomb, don't you feel miserable?"

He must have been quite drunk at the time, hanging around my neck, with glistening eyes, and a flirtatious but desolate look when he smiled. Damn, if I hadn't been sober at the time, my soul would almost have been hooked by him.

But he just laughed, but didn't make a sound, and I seemed to see the fool in my childhood pulling my clothes and following me.

Later, he lay down on the ground, and it took me a lot of effort to move him to the bed...

I waited for Dumen Dupai to continue, but unexpectedly the door of the box opened suddenly, and Shen Er, like a hero in a movie, took off his sunglasses and waved to the rest of us: "Oh, I'm going to Yunnan for a trip, I didn't expect to take the same train with you, what a coincidence!"

I twitched the corner of my mouth: "Is it really a coincidence? You bought the ticket in the first place."

Shen Er drove me away from Ah Ling, and sat down by himself: "Miss Ah Ling, I said that we are destined. We met each other on the way to the mysterious and beautiful Yunnan. What a romantic and miraculous encounter! Speaking of it, it is presumptuous Let me ask, does Miss Ah Ling have a boyfriend?"

I was so soured by his endorsement-like lines that I just wanted to laugh, so I sat down next to the unique school, put my legs up and complained: "Shen Er, it's the first time I've seen you put so much effort into chasing girls, it's not easy , Shen Langzi may fall this time."

Shen Er kicked me, A Ling smiled, turned his head and looked out the window.

This girl looks weird, I know Shen Er's taste, no wonder he was led by the nose this time.

Shen Er is not an outsider, even if he knows some things, he will forget them after two days.

I want to continue the topic just now, who knows how twists and turns this journey is destined to be, the door of the box opens again with a "wow".

Standing at the door was a young man wearing glasses, blue denim jacket and jeans, Converse shoes, messy hair, heavy dark circles, like a nerd in college. Face.

I was interrupted twice before and after, I held back my anger, and wanted to speak up to drive someone away, but the glasses brother took a look at me, and I only felt that those hanging eyes hidden behind the lens were cold and palpitating.

Hang Shaoyan said: "I found the whole car, only you have vacant beds, sorry, I borrowed them."

Before Lao Tzu could speak, he threw his backpack on the bed and rolled onto the bed to lie down.

The few of us looked at each other in blank dismay, this person is so good at occupying the bed that no one has a chance to drive him away.

I bite the bullet and knock on the railing of the bed: "Brother, there is someone in this bed—"

The grunting sound of hanging eyes interrupted my words, I looked at Shen Er, Shen Er scratched his head, smiled at me: "Xiao Wang, your physique is designed to attract strange people."

"Fuck you!"

The topic could no longer be continued, so I had no choice but to climb into bed and sleep.

At that time I had a weird dream.

The scene in the dream is a barren and barren hinterland, piled up with white bones everywhere, desolate and bleak, in the blood-red sunset, the wind is bitingly cold.

It seems to be an ancient battlefield.

Strangely, there was a man standing on a mound, wearing modern clothes.

It was the incense burner from when I was a child, wearing a black knitted hat, a loose undershirt and jeans, and I don’t know why he didn’t wear shoes. Anyway, I knew it was a dream at the time, and I didn’t take it seriously even if it was a strange sight.

I couldn't see myself in the dream, but I could feel that I was walking towards the incense burner, and I heard my own voice calling his name.Not any of the pseudonyms he had ever used, nor the "censer" I usually called, which I forgot when I woke up.

The small incense burner turned its head towards me, with a white and tender baby face, the tips of hair fluttered on the frowning brows, small lips and small nose, but the eyes were still sharp and cold.

It was a strange sight indeed.

In an instant, the scene changed again.The small incense burner dissipated like smoke, and the large incense burner stood beside my bed.

He looked down at me and asked me where the blood jade was.

I said that I put it in a very safe place and would never lose it, so he could rest assured.

He nodded.Then, I saw a smile flickering across his eyebrows and eyes.

Even in my dream, I knew it was an illusion, because the incense burner couldn't smile, let alone such a calm and gentle smile. That guy felt like a walking dead, without emotion.

I woke up with a start, sweating all over, touched my chest, I made a blood jade into a pendant and kept wearing it.Then I turned my head, and everyone else was asleep, but the bed opposite was empty, and I didn't know where to go.

It was late at night, and the train was driving smoothly on the tracks.I went out to the corridor to smoke a cigarette, and saw Diao Shaoyan come back.

I handed him a cigarette, he looked at it, and took it.

I lit a cigarette for him, he took two puffs, coughed violently as if he had consumption, and looked embarrassed.I laughed out loud, patted him and said, brother, are you okay, why are you trying to pick it up if you don’t know how to smoke?He couldn't breathe due to coughing, his face was flushed, he glared at me, and got into the box sullenly.

When I returned to the box, he was already lying on the bed with his back facing the outside, probably asleep.