Stealing the Pen: Kirin's Primordial Lotus

A few days later, Wu Sansheng sent a message saying that he had found the location of the ancient tomb, in a remote mountain village in Shan Province. They agreed to meet in a mountain village called Guazimiao.

After receiving the news, Hua Yu immediately started to prepare the items needed for the trip. He asked Uncle Fu to purchase various food, daily necessities, clothes, medicines and other supplies, and put them neatly into the trunk. Although on the surface there were only Hua Yu, Zhang Qiling and a confidant, in fact, there were many people following them secretly, protecting their safety at all times.

After everything was ready, Hua Yu, Zhang Qiling and the confidant drove the car to the place designated by Wu Sansheng. The car drove on the rugged mountain road, and the scenery on both sides gradually became strange and mysterious. They passed through the dense forest, drove over the steep mountains, and finally arrived at the mountain village where the melon seed temple was located.

When the car stopped at the entrance of the village, Hua Yu and Zhang Qiling felt a peaceful and quaint atmosphere. The houses in the village were scattered and the roads were narrow and winding, as if time had stopped here. They walked into the village with anticipation and nervousness, looking for clues to meet Wu Sansheng.

Soon, they found the mark left by Wu Sansheng. Following the direction of the mark, they came to a dilapidated temple. The door of the temple was half-open, and a faint light came from inside. Hua Yu pushed the door open and saw the scarred man who followed Wu Sansheng before standing there. Hua Yu looked around and didn't see Wu Sansheng, and suddenly felt a little unhappy.

"Young Master Hua, Chief Zhang, you two are here, please take a seat." Pan Zi stood up and walked towards Hua Yu and Zhang Qiling.

Pan Zi noticed Hua Yu's displeasure and explained, "Young Master Hua, the Third Master and the Young Third Master are here together. I'm here to scout the way first. The Third Master and his men will be here soon."

As soon as Pan Zi finished speaking, the temple door was pushed open.

Hua Yu looked back and saw a middle-aged man, a young man and a man with a bandit-like look walked in.

Wu Sansheng saw Hua Yu and Zhang Qiling waiting in the temple, so he ignored the young man's chatter and walked forward, saying in a flattering tone: "Young Master Hua, Zhang..."

Wu Sansheng looked at the person behind him and looked at Hua Yu, as if asking what to call him.

Hua Yu looked a little depressed after the bumpy ride. "Brother Zhang and Zhang Dahai."

The man next to Zhang Qiling, who was called Zhang Dahai, was speechless. He didn't expect that his little prince would give him such a name.

Wu Sansheng naturally knew that this was a pseudonym, but he didn't care too much about it. After all, if you are in this business, who would tell others their real name? He was not afraid of being sent an anonymous letter of complaint.

Wu Sansheng followed Hua Yu's words and continued, "Brother, Dahai. Let's rest for a while before setting off. That place is a little far from here."

Zhang Qiling had noticed Hua Yu's listless look a long time ago. Seeing that Wu Sansheng had no intention of leaving immediately, he took Hua Yu in his arms and walked towards a corner of the temple. Zhang Dahai had already gone over to clean up and put out a clean blanket, as well as some food and tea.

The young man quietly walked up to Wu Sansheng and asked softly, "Uncle San, who are those three people? They look so weak, they can't be the masters you mentioned!"

Wu Sansheng glanced at the young man beside him with a bad temper, "I don't know their background either. I asked someone to invite them here, and my friend spoke very highly of them."

Before the young man could say something, Wu Sansheng had already turned around to talk to Pan Zi. Behind him, a man with a bandit-like look was also following Wu Sansheng, carrying a lot of bags.

The young man was a little discouraged, but he seemed to have thought of something and walked towards Hua Yu and the others. Wu Sansheng had noticed the young man's movements a long time ago, but he did not stop him. He also wanted the young man to have more contact with them, so that he could protect the young man out of kindness after they got to know each other better.

Everyone rested in this dilapidated temple for a long time. Wu Sansheng looked at the sky and felt that it was about time. "Master Hua, Brother Dahai, let's go! It's almost time. It will be almost night by the time we get there."

Hua Yu stood up with the help of Zhang Qiling. Zhang Dahai packed up the things under him and checked carefully again. After confirming that nothing was left, he restored the place to its original appearance. After a while, spiders would come to weave webs and small animals would come to crawl, and it would be even harder to tell that anyone had been there.

After Hua Yu and the others followed Wu Sansheng for a while, an old man riding a buffalo appeared in front of them.

Wu Sansheng pointed at the old man in front and said, "This is the person who is here to pick us up."

Hua Yu's face turned pale as she watched the oxcart approaching them. However, for her brother's sake, Hua Yu mentally prepared herself countless times before getting on the oxcart with a sullen face.

Zhang Qiling and Zhang Dahai protected Hua Yu by their side, Wu Sansheng and Pan Zi protected the young man by their side, and finally the man with a bandit-like face sat in a small corner at the rear of the ox cart.

Hua Yu had never ridden in such a car before. Even in the feudal society, he rode in a carriage inlaid with gold and silver. There was tea and snacks specially prepared for him in the carriage, and the incense burner had been lit before he got on the car to prevent him from motion sickness.

Finally, when Hua Yu was about to lose her temper, the ox cart finally arrived at its destination - a river.

Hua Yu was pinched under the armpits by Zhang Qiling and carried down. Zhang Dahai took out a kettle for Hua Yu to rinse his mouth and gave him some snacks to relieve the nausea.

Wu Sansheng looked at a big black dog swimming in the river, and said to the old man with a smile: "Old man, you won't let us ride the dog to wade through the water for the next leg, will you? I think it will be difficult for a dog to carry so many of us and all our packages!"

After hearing what Wu Sansheng said, the old man burst into laughter. "This dog is here to tell us something. In a little while, the dog will go find the boatman, and then the boatman will come over to pick us up."

After a while, the dog came over with a pale, gloomy man lying on a log. Wu Sansheng went up to greet him, but the man ignored him and walked straight to a small pavilion by the river.

The old man looked at the slightly embarrassed sponsor and stepped forward to comfort him, "Don't bother with him, he has a bad temper. He starts working as soon as he wakes up, and sometimes he doesn't work for the whole day."

Wu Sansheng was a little curious, "Why? He is the only boatman on this river? Are there no other boatmen?"

The old man was a little panicked, and pointed to the big mountain in front of him. "This river god only gives him face, but others don't give him any face at all. Not to mention people, even the buffaloes we use for farming here can't get out if they go in."

Wu Sansheng was also shocked when he heard it, but he still looked curious, "What's the matter? Old man, we have a great writer here who likes this kind of strange story the most. Can you tell me in detail!" As he said this, Wu Sansheng pushed the young man next to him.

The young man was stunned at first, then he realized, "Oh! Yes, old man, I want to write a supernatural novel recently. It's not because I have no inspiration, so I followed my uncle out to collect inspiration and inspire some inspiration!"

The old man looked reluctant at this time, Wu Sansheng struck while the iron was hot and said: "Old man, don't worry, the reward will definitely be yours, just say it boldly! Besides, isn't it said that after the founding of the country, spirits are not allowed! What are you afraid of?"

The young man didn't know what he was thinking, and he replied to his uncle, "Uncle, what if he became a spirit before the founding of the country?"

Wu Sansheng was also defeated by his nephew. He slapped his nephew on the back of the head and said, "Shut up! Do you still want to write your novel?"

The young man realized how stupid he had said and looked at his uncle begging for mercy. Pan Zi, who was standing next to him, also laughed with his hands covering his mouth, but he didn't say anything. The man on the other side also tried to hold back his laughter until his face turned red. After all, he wasn't that close to Pan Zi and Wu Sansheng.

When the old man heard that the reward would not be small, he became excited. "This boatman and his family have been here for a long time. Because the cave in front has been swallowing people and animals, people in the village say that there are monsters in the cave."

"Who would have thought that one day a peddler suddenly appeared in the cave. At that time, the villagers were afraid that he was a demon from the cave, so they didn't dare to get close to him. Later, I don't know how, but a few things happened. The villagers all accepted the peddler."

"Just when everyone thought that the cave was passable, they paddled in boldly. Who would have thought that no one who went in came out alive. Even if there were any, only half of their bodies were left, and the other half had disappeared, with expressions of fear on their faces."

"Later, whenever they wanted to leave the cave, they had to take the boatman's boat or ask the boatman to buy things for them."

Wu Sansheng glanced at the dog playing in the water, "What about the dog? Old man, didn't you say that the cow couldn't get out after entering, so the dog is fine?"

The old man was also a little scared. "This dog is also the offspring of the domestic dog that their ancestors brought in. Naturally, it can enter and exit the cave safely."

Wu Sansheng thought that the dog might have the answer to how the boatman could get in and out of the cave safely, so he sent the old man away and said, "Old man, please ask the boatman when he will start work. Money is not a problem, as long as he can get us out of the cave safely."

After hearing what Wu Sansheng said, the old man walked towards the man who was lying on the wooden bench in the pavilion smoking a water pipe with a happy face.

Wu Sansheng and the others walked away, clapped their hands twice, slurped a few times, and called the big black dog over. Wu Sansheng lowered his head and smelled the smell of the dog, and his face changed drastically. The young man squatting beside Wu Sansheng looked at his uncle who changed his face, and followed his uncle's example and asked the big black dog. As a result, the young man was horny because of the smell of the dog.

Pan Zi looked at the young man squatting by the water and vomiting with amusement, "Little Third Master, if you want to learn my skills, you still have a lot of practice!" Then, he turned his back to block the sight of the two people over there, and asked in a low voice: "Third Master, is there something wrong with those two people!"

When the big black dog approached, the nostrils of Zhang Qiling and Zhang Dahai flared twice, and Hua Yu even took out a handkerchief from somewhere and covered his nose with it.