Where do tomb robbers meet in their lives?

My gaze passed over the faces in front of me one by one, but what I got was a deathly silence.

I really want to grab the flashlight next to my leg and run to the river to see if the two figures are still there, but what do I expect to see?If they are not there, it means that they were swept away by the river, and they are close to death. If they are still there, then they will definitely die under the high temperature water.

"Sister Liang..."

I looked at the fat man, and there was only a blurry outline in front of me. I blinked hard to see him clearly, but I felt something warm flow out of the eye sockets and land on the skirt.

This is the dress Wu Xie bought for me.

I don’t know why this thought suddenly came to my mind. I still remember him looking at the bill with a dazed look, and I still remember him saying to me, “I bought the clothes for you”, and I still remember that he insisted that I refund the money. The sky-high price of a watch, but he still bought me a silk scarf, and then he messed up my short hair and looked at me and smiled. No boy has ever smiled so gently at me...

But why did I lose that silk scarf?

For a while, my thoughts drifted to far, far places, and I just felt that everything in front of me was so unreal.Why did I appear in this damn cave when I woke up, why did my brother suddenly appear, when did the fat man become so quiet, why did Wu Xie come to this hellish place?Why did he come, why did he come...

The last question is lingering in my mind over and over again, I can't answer this question, I can't think about this question, I...

"Xiao Jin."

Xie Yuchen's tone was still so steady, in my empty mind, it seemed so calm, so calm that I almost wanted to go crazy.If I had the strength, I'd be hysterical at him, maybe yell, maybe cry, maybe beat him...

But now I have no strength at all, and my whole body is in a state of numbness, so I can only look at him blankly, making his figure gradually blur in my eye sockets like a fat man's.

"Xiao Jin, listen to me."

I'm listening. In fact, besides listening, I can't react for a while. I can only listen, and I can't even think normally.

"Do you remember the first time you fought? What did your elder brother tell you?"

I continued to look at him mechanically.What did you tell me?Under the bucket?

I numbly reached out and wiped my eyes, Xie Yuchen became clear again, the halo of the flashlight made his face a little pale, his eyes were still calm, yes, the Xie Yuchen I knew was always calm, his There is a kind of depth in the eyes beyond age, which I have never been able to understand.But at this moment, such silence has a kind of stable power, which makes my numb nerves begin to soften.

"What did your elder brother tell you?" he repeated.

"What?" I responded stupidly.

"Brother would say that no matter what happens in Douli, don't panic, be calm and objective." This is my younger brother's voice, a little at a loss.

Xie Yuchen nodded: "It's like what Xiaoyu said."

I nodded numbly: "Yes..."

"Then let's analyze the current situation calmly and objectively. You can answer me a question first: Where are we now?"

"Where is it?" I still couldn't think well, but just repeated mechanically.

"On the river beach, right?"

"It is……"

"In such a place, let's assume that someone happens to fall near the river. Do you think he will be washed away by the river?"

Disrupted by his strange question, my numb brain began to function again: "Maybe not..."

"why?"

"Because..." My thoughts began to be led away by him, I lowered my head and thought for a while, "This is a river beach, even if I fall into the water, there will be a lot of stones and sand under the water-but these are not important, Wu Evil him..."

Xie Yuchen interrupted me and asked, "Even if Wu Xie is not careful, will he just fall into the river like this?"

This question gave me a flash of inspiration, as if I had captured something important. At this time, the fat man reacted much faster than me, slapped his thigh, and said first: "I understand, I understand! Master Huaer, are you I want to say that Wu Xie and the others went into the water by themselves."

"That's right." Xie Xiaojiu nodded firmly and continued, "Then the second question: Why did they run into the water by themselves?"

"Because there is something in the water?" I was probably stunned just now, and even my brother realized it.

As soon as I heard it, no matter how dull I was, I was enlightened, and a ray of hope suddenly appeared in my mind, and I said in a trembling voice: "You mean, you mean... Wu Xie and the others are in the water because there is something hidden in the water. What kind of secret door or mechanism, they, they are looking for a way to cross the river!"

Xie Xiaojiu patted me on the shoulder lightly, with a gentle smile on his face: "Yes, I think so. You see, we just walked all the way from the artificially excavated stone road. The end is just an underground river. If this is an ancient tomb, where is the main tomb at the end? Even if it is an ancient tribal site, where is the main site? I think there must be some secret hidden in this underground river, Wu They swam into the river because they knew something."

My tense emotions have been greatly relieved by this reasonable analysis, and I can finally use the rational part of my brain to continue thinking.

"But the tracker..."

The fat man waved his hand: "The underwater situation is complicated. The tracker may not be able to send out a signal, or it may be broken at all. I don't think you need to worry too much about this."

Following Fatty's words, Xie Yuchen continued: "So there is still a possibility for Wu Xie to survive. If they find the mechanism under the river before the hot current arrives, nothing will happen. I believe that the stone steps leading to this underground river have a deep meaning. Knowing that such a landform is extraordinary to the ancient tribes, it might have some extraordinary symbolic meaning in their eyes, so there must be some man-made traces here, and it is absolutely impossible to dig the stone steps here and stop gone."

I thought about it, and my mood darkened again: "That's what I said...but it was just a moment ago. If they could find some secret door in such a short period of time..."

"Little sister Liang, I have already said that it doesn't matter if you are half-toned, but you have to have confidence in us and your Brother Wu!" The fat man said cheerfully from the side, "This little Wu is usually a little weak, but when he is serious It’s definitely more reliable than you.” After speaking, he pushed my shoulder and walked towards the river beach: “I won’t talk nonsense with you, Fatty, I want to check first.”

Xiaoyu agreed with Fatty's words when he heard it, and murmured, "You shouldn't be so weak to be my brother-in-law," and followed him behind.

Now it's just me and Xie Xiaojiu sitting by the river beach.

Thinking of the distraught look just now, I was somewhat ashamed, and I didn't know how to speak.Xie Xiaojiu didn't feel awkward at all, but said to me: "Xiao Jin, take a rest, I'll go over there and have a look."

"Wait a minute." I grabbed the hem of his shirt.

"what happened?"

"You...do you really think Wu Xie will be fine?" I'm still a little unsure.

"I don't think so, but after analysis, this possibility is relatively high. After all, we didn't see him die with our own eyes."

"You...why continue?"

He didn't answer right away, just looked at me quietly.

I sighed, and finally asked what I was holding back in my heart: "I...actually, I don't feel that good about myself."

"What do you want to say?"

I tugged on my sleeves and looked at the rushing underground river: "My disappearance, aside from my family members, Fatty, Wu Xie and my little brother came to me out of morality or a sense of responsibility. But you are different, you are neither my family, nor do you have to come and save me."

"Then what do you think is the reason?"

"Is there any other reason? You want to get my grandfather's support by helping me." I looked at him with a wry smile, "The struggle in your family has reached a fever pitch, right? It's time to ask outsiders to come It seems that it is not easy for you."

He didn't deny it, but smiled flatly. Xie Xiaojiu's smile is very attractive in the eyes of most girls, but I know very well, how much smile will there be in that smile?

"Xiao Jin, it's a pity you're not a boy."

"There aren't many boys in our family? What's the good of the disputes involved in the family. They are all things calculated by some agencies. I don't like it at all."

"What are you asking these for?"

I looked at him, and carefully said: "Since you came to me to show your kindness to my grandfather, why are you willing to continue walking now that you have found me?"

"Are you doubting my position?"

I hesitated for a while, and finally shook my head: "I don't think you will have any malicious intentions. I know that the situation of Xie's family in Beijing, Tianjin and Tang is very complicated now. Some people from outside saw the opportunity to pick up bargains, so although you are the head of the family now, the situation is not optimistic due to external troubles and internal troubles. My grandfather said that you may not be able to control the situation just by relying on the Huo family. What's more, the Huo family also has its own interests in it, and they may not always stand firmly with you. So you are looking for my grandfather, hoping to use the prestige and power of the Liang family to consolidate your position. At this time, you have no way to rely on us I got off the boat. I just don’t understand why you are willing to go to Wu Xie again.”

"You're right. The situation in our family has reached the point where the outcome is decided. This is probably the reason why I came to you." Hearing Xie Yuchen say these words so bluntly really surprised me .It's just that his expression is still calm, as if he is narrating some facts that have nothing to do with him. The pair of eyes looking at me are very deep, and I can't guess what he is thinking at this moment.

"most?"

"Can't I help you for personal reasons?"

"Like?"

"For example, even if it's me, there will be times when I show loyalty."

I was a little confused: "What kind of loyalty? At that time when your father had an accident, I remember that our family was very immoral. My grandfather was still thinking about dividing up your family's business in Shandong. What morality is there?" Is it?"

He looked at me with great interest, and said with a smile, "Didn't it be divided up later?"

I suddenly thought of the reason for the shit, and my face became unnatural: "Don't tell me it's because I lost a lot in the competition with you that time, and my family... I really can’t say it), you’re looking for a whip now, right?” I touched it to make sure the whip was still in my hand.

"I'm really wronged," he looked at me and spread his hands, "If you didn't lose to me on purpose, I, a child who is still learning to sing, would have won your whip with my bare hands."

I was taken aback, looking at him speechless for a while.

He still looked at me with unpredictable eyes and didn't speak.

That competition was very unfair. I will always remember the thinly dressed "little girl" in the snow. Her cheeks were morbidly red. She was very thin and looked fragile. I knew she was still I had a fever but was pushed by the adults in my family to do some competitions, but she looked at me very calmly, without the slightest sign of fear. You must know that I had a bad reputation among children at that time, and I was the only one in the Liang family. A girl, and my grandfather dotes on me very much, so everyone followed my will and made me very arrogant and unreasonable.My elder brother just gave me a leather whip that day, and I haven't been fresh enough to use it to mess around and whip people...

After a while, I lowered my head and said softly: "At that time, I didn't understand anything, I just thought that you were just like me, suddenly without a father... If I knew you were a fucking boy, I would definitely kill you smoke."

"You won't, you just pretend to be confused." He shook his head and said lightly, "You don't need to believe this reason, anyway, I'm here now. Besides, no matter what I plan to do, you will take I can't help it."

I looked at him and swallowed the words that rushed to the tip of my tongue.

Hey, hey, I'm just a little moved. Do you have to add the second half of the sentence domineeringly? Can't you continue to maintain the gentle and amiable appearance just now?

I let out a low sigh, whatever.

"However, there are other reasons for Wu Xie's matter besides the above. We have known each other since childhood. It's just that we haven't seen each other for many years. When we met recently, he didn't recognize me right away."

"You know each other?" I was a little surprised at first, but after thinking about it, I was also. According to my elder brother, Wu Xie is also a descendant of Lao Jiumen. They have a deep relationship, so it is not surprising that they know each other.

"So I have my reasons to find him."

I think he won't talk about it with me if he said so much, but I can accept this explanation, so I won't pursue it any further.

"Then since we've finished talking, let's get on with it." He smiled at me again, "I believe Wu Xie is not dead. You also have to have confidence in him."

Before he turned around, I grabbed him, secretly made up my mind, and said to him: "Xiao Jiu, I shouldn't have said the next thing to you... After listening, just pretend I never said it."

He looked at me intently.

"As I said earlier, your family's business in Beijing, Tianjin and Tang is to get my grandfather involved, right?"

"what happened?"

"I... Actually, I overheard my grandfather and my second uncle talking about you." I was thinking about what to say and how much to tell him, so I spoke very slowly and hesitantly, "My second uncle... ...Uh, I'm not very confident about you, mainly because he thinks you are too young and may not be able to control the elders in the family. But my grandfather said that he has confidence in your ability, but what he is worried about is your attitude. "

"Your grandpa is doubting my position?"

"I don't know. I don't quite understand what my grandfather said." I tilted my head and tried to recall, "He said, 'I'm afraid that the kid is not very firm, but I am afraid that he is too firm'."

I really don't quite understand what my grandfather meant. If he was worried that Xie Yuchen would not be very firm in cooperating with our family, it would be fine, but why worry that he would be too firm? Wouldn't it be good to be too firm?

Unexpectedly, it didn't take long for me to say this, and Xie Xiaojiu showed a clear expression: "I understand."

ah?Understood?How do you understand?I don't even understand it now!

I was still in a daze, so Xie Xiaojiu helped me stand up, patted the dust off my skirt, and took out a handkerchief from his pocket for me.

I took it a little shyly and wiped my face.

"Xiao Jin."

"how?"

"If someone else was arrested in your family, maybe I wouldn't come here."

I laughed at myself: "Oh, don't scare me, Master Xie is going to confess his love to me?"

He looked at me and smiled: "If there is anyone in your family who is worth saving, probably you are the only one."

I looked at him for a while, knowing that he was not teasing me, so I silently lowered my head.

"Xie Xiaojiu, the so-called head of the family is not a good thing. I see that my elder brother has become the eldest, and I haven't laughed happily for a long time..." After I finished speaking, seeing him didn't respond, knowing that I had made a mistake, I could only Instead, he used a smirk to get out of the siege, "But it's not okay to say that you want to let go of everything. Just pretend I didn't say that and forget it."

Xie Yuchen picked up my whip from the ground and handed it to me, and gave me a meaningful look: "So I said, you are pretending to be confused."

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Master Xiao Hua will always be a caring person in my heart!