[Tomb Raiders Notes Sand Sea] Into the Red Dust

In other words, Buddha was present when he conspired with Xie Jiuye.

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Four, red dust

Although Zhang Qishan is a warrior, he is also a full-fledged politician. He had sensed that the Nine Gates were in danger very early on, so he thought about it, so he could only discuss it with Xie Jiuye.

Xie Jiuye said: "There is no solution to the matter of the Nine Gates."

"What time is it, don't keep it up."

Xie Jiuye said calmly: "The solution lies with Gu Ran, it all depends on whether you can be ruthless."

"Speak carefully."

The more Xie Jiuye said, the more Zhang Qishan listened, the more frightened he became.

They all know that the crisis of the Nine Gates is not only about cleaning up Tu Fuzi, but more importantly, their secret enemies.Zhang Qishan has been investigating since arriving in Changsha, but the enemy is hiding too deep, it is difficult for him to find any traces, and many thoughts are limited to speculation.

According to Xie Jiuye, the use of official power to clean up Jiumen this time is actually a kind of protection.

The Nine Gates are all in Changsha, which is a clear target for the secret enemy, and many actions are hindered. Once the Nine Gates are cleared and dispersed, many things can be done.Therefore, this cleansing is the key. It is necessary to preserve the core strength of the lower nine sects, and not let the enemy and the higher authorities see any clues.

In other words, most of the guys had to die, and Zhang Qishan had to do this too.

"What does this have to do with Gu Ran?"

Xie Jiuye asked back: "Have you heard Gu Ran say 'into the world of mortals'?"

Zhang Qishan shook his head.

"Then have you checked Gu Ran's background?"

Zhang Qishan nodded: "I checked, but found nothing, he just appeared out of thin air."

Xie Jiuye nodded: "That's the key. Gu Ran asked me for advice before, and that's why I knew about the matter of 'entering the world of mortals'. He said that he had a mission of 'entering the world of mortals' to complete, but he didn't know what it was Meaning, according to his words, he doesn't live in the wilderness, but lives in the world of mortals, so why talk about re-entering the world of mortals?"

Zhang Qishan frowned, obviously lost in thought.

"I listed the things that Gu Ran and you have done in Changsha these years, and then I discovered the key point. Have you noticed that Gu Ran has never had a very close relationship with anyone, he is always free, Can come and go anytime?"

Zhang Qishan recalled the experience of the past 20 years, and nodded, indeed, Gu Ran is free.

"This may be the key to the so-called 'entering the world of mortals'. He needs a bond." Xie Jiuye said in a deep voice with burning eyes, "And this bond is you, Buddha."

Zhang Qishan laughed, shook his head and said: "Impossible, I have known him for nearly 20 years, and there is no bond like you said, how can I have it now?"

"Just let him leave Changsha."

Zhang Qishan was obviously dissatisfied with such an answer, and asked the bottom line, with the attitude that if you don't explain clearly, I won't do it.

Xie Jiuye was helpless, so he could only break it down and say, "It will take at least several generations of hard work to deal with the hidden enemies of the Nine Gates. We are beyond our strength, but Gu Ran can do it. He will not grow old. But the premise is that, How to make him willing to risk everything in the future and risk his life to help us deal with the enemy.

Let him form a bond with the Nine Gates, so that he will do it whether it is to complete his "entering the world of mortals" or for the Nine Gates.And how to create this kind of bond, the key lies in you, Buddha, as long as Gu Ran feels guilty towards you.Let him discover in the future that what you are doing now is unavoidable, and let him discover that he left you when you were the most difficult and most helpless. With his feelings for you, he will naturally feel guilty.

Lord Buddha, you only need to let him leave Changsha with a posture of protecting him, without explaining anything, your task is completed, and the rest of the brain is my business. "

Zhang Qishan's heart was extremely heavy, and only then did he understand what Xie Jiuye said at the beginning, and he was determined to be ruthless.

From the life-saving grace in the suburbs of Shanghai, Gu Ran has been very helpful to him, and all the way to Changsha, many of his family fortunes have been earned by Gu Ran's fighting.Gu Ran treated him with sincerity, how could he be so cruel and still use Gu Ran at this time?

But Zhang Qishan knew that this was not a question of whether he could be ruthless or not, it was a matter of necessity.

The enemies of the Nine Gates are really too powerful. Zhang Qishan can often feel that his fate is beyond his control. This kind of enemy who secretly manipulates the fate of everyone is difficult for ordinary people to fight against.It is conceivable that without Gu Ran's help, I don't know how many generations of people will be able to deal with it, and I don't know how much it will cost.

Zhang Qishan could tell that Gu Ran had some special abilities, at least better than all of them.

Zhang Qishan finally agreed, and he had no other choice.

Xie Jiuye sighed secretly, Gu Ran has always been honest with others, otherwise he wouldn't have even told him about "entering the world of mortals", but it's a pity that people who interact with Gu Ran can't be so honest door, he can only calculate.

While watching Gu Ran leave, Zhang Qishan kept touching the double-ring ring on his wrist. He hadn't found the other bracelet so far. He couldn't make up three rings before, so he didn't send it out, and he won't be able to give it away again.

It was also because the double-ring rings had not been sent out, so Gu Ran never knew that Zhang Qishan had entered the Zhang family's ancient building once. When he learned about Zhang Qiling's plan, he thought Zhang Qishan was too ruthless, but he didn't know that Zhang Qishan organized a trip to Siguniang Mountain. The purpose is to enter the ancient building of the Zhang family to find clues, but in fact it is to protect the ancient building of the Zhang family, and it also provides many important written materials for the descendants of the Nine Gates - such as the silk books of the Warring States Period.

Gu Ran didn't know all of this, so that the largest tomb robbery operation organized by Nine Gates organized by Zhang Qishan became a weight to increase Gu Ran's guilt, and finally made him make up his mind to end it no matter what. Jiumen is haunted by the fate of longevity.

Er Yuehong is a smart person. Although he did not participate in the conspiracy between Zhang Qishan and Xie Jiuye at the beginning, but after a long time, it can be seen that Zhang Qishan had too much compulsion and protection that he could never explain to outsiders.Reminiscent of Gu Ran leaving Changsha City in a hurry and never hearing from him since then, he guessed nine out of ten.

Er Yuehong and Zhang Qishan have never been the same kind of people. Zhang Qishan is a hero who cherishes his family, country and the world, while Er Yuehong is just a mortal with a short-tempered hero and love for his sons and daughters. Forcing Gu Ran away, I feel unworthy for my former drinking buddies.

Zhang Qishan had reasons why he had to do this, and Er Yuehong had no position to blame him, but he felt from the bottom of his heart that Gu Ran's infatuation entrusted him with inhumanity.

Er Yuehong asked: "Is it worth it? So many people died, so many people were calculated."

Zhang Qishan recalled the past in Golmud's cadre rest center, how did he answer Er Yuehong back then?

"It's worth it," he said back then.

At that time, it was a critical period for the layout of the Nine Gates, and there was no room for any regret or hesitation, so he answered very firmly.

Thinking about it now, is it worth it?

Zhang Qishan touched the double ring ring on his wrist, but there was no answer in his heart.

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Gou Wu once chased to the northeast after the Changsha purge, and ran to question Zhang Qishan, for himself, for Jiumen, and for Gu Ran.

At that time he decided to go to Hangzhou, and when sorting out all the things he was going to bring to Hangzhou from Changsha, he found a portrait.

Gou Wu opened it and saw the back of a woman, quite familiar. At first glance, he thought it belonged to Yin Xinyue, but after careful consideration, he found it wrong. How could there be a portrait of Mrs. Zhang in his things?

Looking more closely, I felt that the figure on the portrait was slightly different from Yin Xinyue's stature, but they were just similar in spirit.

He stared at the portrait for a long time, and went through everyone in his mind before he remembered who was in the painting.

Qi Tiezui told him an interesting story back then.

It is said that Buddha and Gu Ran met at a time of crisis, and Gu Ran rescued the family of Buddha who was moving south. At that time, Gu Ran still had long hair, and because he was thin and beautiful, Buddha thought he was a woman , After observing his figure during the fight, he realized that it was a man.

It's just that Gu Ran had his hair cut after he arrived in Changsha. Except for the Buddha's family, only the shaving master had seen Gu Ran's long hair.

It was a coincidence that Qi Tiezui knew about it. One day in Zhang's mansion, he heard the Buddha tease about Gu Ran's female appearance again. Out of curiosity, Qi Tiezui asked the Buddha, and only then did he know about the long-haired Gu Ran.

Gou Wu also remembered the origin of this painting.

It was what Qi Tiezui once told him when chatting with him in a teahouse. In addition to fortune-telling, Qi Tiezui is also good at dancing and ink. A portrait of Gu Ran was painted on the mouth, and the content of the painting was exactly what Gu Ran looked like in white clothes and long hair when he rescued the Buddha.

It took a long time for Qi Tiezui to draw it, but the Buddha never mentioned this portrait again. Qi Tiezui thought that the Buddha was just joking at that time, so he treasured the portrait himself.

When Qi Tiezui left Changsha, he gave the portrait to Gou Wu, saying that it was something he owed the Buddha, and that he could just let Gou Wu find a suitable time to hand it over to the Buddha.

Gou Wu was also busy at that time, so he forgot about it when he turned around, and the painting has not been opened until now.

Gou Wu looked at the portrait but fell into deep thought.

Back then when the Buddha saw Yin Xinyue's startled glance, he also saw it. It is true that the Buddha respected and loved Mrs. Zhang after they got married. ?

Although Gou Wu has a very good relationship with Gu Ran and Fo Ye, but he is young, and in terms of seniority, he is slightly inferior.