Tomb Raiders Notes - Zhangjia Mausoleum Keeper

"Ghost? Who is the ghost?" These words made me shudder, and a thin layer of goosebumps slowly crawled up. I don't think it's a good sign to receive such a reminder in the middle of the night.

But judging by the tone of his speech, he does seem like someone who genuinely cares about me.It's just that people's hearts are unpredictable, and it's too early to draw any conclusions.

I smiled, folded the note in half and put it in my pocket, took off my coat and got back into bed to continue sleeping.It seems that things are getting more and more interesting. "Whether there is a ghost or not, what kind of ghost is it? Anyway, when we finally reach the destination, whether it is a human or a ghost, the truth will come to light. I am not in a hurry to know how this ghost will deal with me? "

Early the next morning, as soon as I opened the door, I was caught by a whistling northwest wind.The weather was still sunny and sunny yesterday, but today it has completely changed. Not only are the clouds covered, the wind is howling, and the strong northwest wind hurts my face like a knife.

The breakfast prepared for everyone in the camp is all high-calorie food, such as hand-picked rice, baked buns, etc., you should be afraid of everything.It seems that I arrived early, only Xiao Rong and the old man with the goatee were at the dinner table, and the two whispered softly over there, and immediately fell silent after I passed by.

I didn't care, I greeted them both, then pulled off the scarf on my face, and started to pick out what I liked.Xiao Rong's attention was all on me, he hastily ended the conversation with him, and began to sit beside me to show courteousness, ignoring that master.

"Zilin, there is something I want to discuss with you." Xiao Rong said hesitantly while adding some soup to my bowl.

I looked down at the soup in the bowl, picked it up, sipped it slowly and asked, "Just tell me what's going on."

"Our current position is here. Going further north is the snow line and the national border. There are military outposts on it, which means that there is no road. But to the south, we have to cross the Heilonggou and bypass the strange rock mountain. In this way, the whole journey It will be longer. Now I am first worried about whether your body will be able to withstand it? It just happened to be in this stormy weather again." Xiao Rong pointed to the map in his hand, his tone full of worry.

I swallowed a few mouthfuls of soup, stared at the oil flower in the bowl, pondered for a while, and then replied: "I think there should be no problem, I haven't had any illness recently, you don't need to think about my body. Finding someone here, and helping me find medicine, has already spent too much energy, how can I back down?"

Xiao Rong looked at me, and said: "Actually, I can place you here, but I am afraid that when I find Chixingcao, I will not be able to eat it for you at the first time, and I will miss the opportunity to treat you. Alas, it's time for this day, and I am afraid for a while." It’s not going to get better, it will be very hard to stay outside, I’ve been undecided, so I want to ask you what you mean?”

"You don't have to worry, I'm fine, it's more important to find someone." After finishing speaking, I finished the soup in the bowl and stared at Xiao Rong seriously.

He was startled, and asked suspiciously: "Zi Lin, why do I think you've become a little weird these days?"

"Is there? What's wrong?" I grabbed a baked bun and gnawed it. I thought it was delicious, so I packed a few buns casually.

"This..." Xiao Rong stared at the bun in my hand, hesitant to speak.

I smiled embarrassedly and said, "I'm not used to the dry food you brought with you. The steamed stuffed buns are pretty good. Why don't you bring some for self-defense!"

Seeing that I had made up my mind, Xiao Rong didn't say anything more. He patted my head and scooped another bowl of soup for me.Carefully instructed: "Eat more if you like, I will ask someone to bring some dry food you like."

"Well, thank you!" I buried my face in the bowl and said politely to him.

He smiled and said no more.Then his people came out of the room one after another, and he had too many things to order, and he had no time to chat with me.

After I was full, I retreated outside by myself, staring at the gloomy weather in a daze.The guide who led the way yesterday was leading the horse out to put on the saddle. Seeing me sitting alone at the door, he greeted me warmly and said:

"Little girl, it's windy today, wear more clothes!"

"Uncle, where are you going?" I saw that he was carrying the luggage and was about to leave before the people inside came out, so I couldn't help asking curiously.

"That's the end of my itinerary for sending you off. Next, you will change carriages to go south, so I won't send you off. If you have a chance, go to my house to eat hand-caught mutton!" The uncle guide said to me with a smile.

"Okay, uncle, I will definitely go if I have the chance." I smiled back, watched him get on the horse, swung the whip, and walked away.

"I hope there is still a chance!" I murmured, and looked up at the sky again.

After they had finished their breakfast and gathered at the gate of the camp, two broad carriages came from nowhere. Sturdy and durable, it can be seated with a layer of felt cloth inside.The top of the canopy is tied with colorful canvas, which can shelter from wind and rain.Today, because of the bad weather, an extra layer of felt cloth was added to surround it, which looked very warm.

The driver was fat and thin, and was tightly wrapped, with only two eyes showing from his whole body. He didn't speak when he saw us, but just waved his hand to signal us to get on the car.

The sound of hula hula was all around our ears, we stopped talking and squeezed into the car together.This car can carry about ten people, and there are about seventeen or eight people from us who came from Beijing plus the support from the camp, and the car is just full.It's just that the windows are blocked, not only is there not enough light, but also there is no view, so the journey seems a bit boring.

I shrank my legs tiredly, and put my head on my knees. Accompanied by the sound of the bell on the neck of the tall horse in front, I was jolted like a dream.Xiao Rong who was sitting next to me thought I was suffering from motion sickness, so he patted me and motioned for me to lean on him.I saw YOYO on the other end staring at me with unfriendly eyes, she was sticking to him like a jelly candy, I immediately shook my head in resistance to express my rejection.

At this time, I had the feeling of going out alone, and it turned out that the taste was so bad.Although I am used to being independent, but for the upcoming unknown journey, I always hope that I can chat with people on the way, even if I only listen to the fat man bragging!

I buried my head again, and Xiao Rong patted my shoulder to express helplessness and comfort.In fact, there is no need for him to do so. After all, I don't love him, so naturally I don't mind.After relaxing, with the sound of the wind and the rhythmic shaking, I took a drowsy sleep and slept until Heilonggou.

The two coachmen drove us all out of the car. They didn't seem to speak Mandarin very well, they just spoke a few simple Xinjiang-style words, and with thick scarves wrapped around their faces, how could they hear clearly?After gesticulating with hands and feet for a long time, it probably means that Heilonggou Road is too narrow, and it is safer to get off and walk.

The two drivers tightened the reins carefully and led the way.We wrapped our clothes tightly and followed closely behind the carriage.At this time, the sky was even darker. It was clearly broad daylight, but the twilight was thick, as if it was approaching dusk.Even though I had put on a cotton padded coat, my teeth were still chattering from the wind, and my whole body was chilly.

Heilonggou is actually a mountain stream between two black stone mountains. The gap is like a big mouth, and the rolling mountains on both sides are like the back of a dragon. The name is really appropriate.A stream of water passes through the mountain stream, and the only path it passes is on the mountainside. The foothold is indeed narrow, and there is a danger of falling into the water if you are not careful.

This ghostly place is really infiltrating.What's more frightening is that the water in the stream below is also black, like a greedy black tongue spit out from the mouth of a dragon, who doesn't know where to hunt?

Seeing that I was standing in a dangerous position, Xiao Rong couldn't help but give me a hand, and said with concern: "Zilin, be careful."

I smiled at him, pointed to the water below and joked, "Could it be that the oil well leaked? Or is there some kind of pollution upstream?"

Xiao Rong shook his head, and replied seriously: "I've never heard of an oil well in this area!"

I bent my eyebrows and eyes, and he realized that I was joking, so he raised his eyebrows, pointed at him and said, "We'll find out if we go and have a look."

At this time, the coachman waved to us, urging us to hurry up and get on the road. I hurried over to help them push the cart behind.

Seeing that I was willing to help, the fat coachman gave me a thumbs up. I lowered my head and smiled, thinking: "Don't be too early to boast, it means that if there is danger, I have to rely on you when I want to escape!"

The wind is getting stronger and stronger, and it is almost impossible to open the eyes, and there are always small weathered stones blowing down from the mountain and hitting us. Fortunately, the clothes are thick, and the hits are just dull pain.

This mountain is strange, with jagged rocks, almost barren land, no vegetation to cover, and the wind is raging. I don't know how it was formed?

Since everyone was rushing along, I felt that it was very boring, so I quickened my pace and walked up to the coachman pulling the carriage in front.Although they don't speak Chinese very well, I just asked enthusiastically. They answered whatever they wanted, waved their hands when they didn't want to answer, and didn't know if they couldn't express in Mandarin or didn't want to tell me.

Anyway, after talking in such a muddled manner for a few hours, I noticed an interesting thing.They don't seem to be very familiar with this road. At first, I thought it might be because there are few people on the road, but seeing that the curiosity about the surroundings in their eyes is actually no less than mine, I feel a little puzzled Well, the co-author camp sent two novices to escort a large group of people like us, can this be fooled?

"Didn't Xiao Rong try to take advantage of it?" As soon as this idea came out, I felt a little absurd. With Xiao Rong's financial resources, so many people and so many equipments can be spent, how could it be so bad?After much deliberation, it may still be a problem with camp arrangements.

"Hey, brother, are you local? How many years have you been in this business? Have you ever traveled this road?" I asked the fat master.

He waved his hand impatiently, and the speed on his feet accelerated a bit, as if he obviously didn't want to talk to me anymore.I didn't mind, I pulled the horse rope on the other side for him, and continued to ask: "Then do you drive cars for others every day? Is it safe to drive a car outside in this weather?"

He turned his head around, gave me a hard look, and was about to speak when the car in front stopped suddenly, only to hear an exclamation of "Here!" from the front.