Chapter 38: Shocking

"Rumor has it that during the expedition, some staff members of the American archaeological team were bitten by many poisonous snakes that suddenly gushed out of the walls of the mausoleum, and the guide was killed and injured. And their vehicle parked on the side of the mountain also slipped down the hillside for no reason. In short, supernatural events continued, and people died almost every day in the expedition team, but the outer wall of the tomb city was endlessly dug inexhaustibly, and it was excavated for four months in a row, except for countless dead and wounded, still nothing was found. Finally, I had no choice but to give up digging. ”

Fan Qinghui continued: "Regarding the reason for their failure, it is said that Genghis Khan appeared, and the tomb wall is boundless, and when it encounters popularity, thousands of snakes will gush out, and those snakes are extremely poisonous and bloody and seal their throats. It is also said that the archaeological team was attacked by a local civil society. Under the divergent opinions, people's eyes are locked on Kraviz, the only survivor of the six core figures of the archaeological team. Instead, he was admitted to a psychiatric hospital in Washington, D.C., three weeks after returning home. ”

Li Le didn't say anything, and raised his glass to signal Fan Qinghui to continue.

"He was mad, and every day he repeated a few words: the beautiful golden city, the endless passage, the entrance to hell, the secret place where Satan dwells, and the knight of the king of kings is guarding."

Li Le muttered: "These words don't seem to be difficult to understand, according to this, Chengling is likely to be there." ”

Fan Qinghui smiled slightly, "If it's really that simple, how can Chengling become the most dazzling pearl in the crown of archaeological discoveries?" ”

After that, archaeologists were not only not frightened by what happened to Kravitz and others, but because of his discovery, it triggered a vigorous Chengling fever. But amazingly, when archaeological teams from all over the world followed Kravez's footsteps to the Kent Mountains, none of them were able to find the excavated ruins left behind by Kravez.

Li Le said: "This is strange, how can such a large archaeological excavation site leave no traces?" ”

Fan Qinghui said: "In this regard, there are many theories in the international archaeological community, and there are two kinds that are recognized by most people, one is that Kravic's archaeological team did not find the so-called Chengling at all, but got lost in the Kent Mountains, and the whole team was lost, although Kravitz himself survived, but became a madman, those words are just his crazy words, otherwise, so many archaeological teams have been looking for months in an area of only 10,000 square kilometers, how can they not find anything?" ”

Li Le said: "What about the other way of saying it? ”

Fan Qinghui said: "Legend has it that Genghis Khan was buried in secret after his death, and among his followers, there was a group of Turkuts who remained to guard the cemetery, led by one of Genghis Khan's descendants. The Mongols believed that digging up the land would bring bad luck and that touching the graves of their ancestors would ruin his soul. The group lived around the burial site for generations, guarding the cemetery from discovery and destruction, and when Kravitz's excavation team withdrew, they restored the place to its original state. ”

Li Le questioned: "This thing sounds a bit nonsense, Kravitz set up an archaeological team to carry out such a large-scale excavation operation, there must be a lot of people, could it be that in the end, only Kravitz was left to survive?" Are there any other survivors who can provide clues? ”

Fan Qinghui said: "This is the most puzzling point, the entire archaeological team was more than 800 people when they entered the Kent Mountains, but by the day they left, there were less than 300 people left, and most of these escapees died three weeks later, and the few survivors who remained were either crazy or suffering from amnesia." ”

Li Le pondered and said, "According to what you say, those people shouldn't give up, it's obvious that these people have encountered something unusual in this area, and for those excavators, isn't this enough to be a reason for them to flock to it?" ”

Fan Qinghui nodded, and said: "What you said is basically the same as what happened at that time, and those excavators also thought so, but then the development of things exceeded their expectations, in that area of rivers and hills, countless swampy belts were formed, and one by one the death traps led the archaeological team to suffer heavy losses. Despite this, several archaeological teams from Japan did not give up, and they persevered in the area for three years, until one day, Kravitz suddenly came to his senses and left the psychiatric hospital and announced their ordeal to the media. ”

Li Le thought for a while and guessed: "He must have told the media that his archaeological team actually found nothing in that area." ”

Fan Qinghui nodded to confirm Li Le's guess, and continued: "Kravitz said that his archaeological team got lost as soon as they entered the Kent Mountains, and then ventured in the endless mountain forests and swamps, many people were stung by local insects and got a strange disease, chasing and biting their companions like mad dogs, and most of the members of the archaeological team died like this, and those who survived were also infected by that hateful virus and became delirious madmen. ”

Li Le pondered: "When he says this, others believe it?" ”

Fan Qinghui said: "In fact, I have to believe it, because it is not only his archaeological team that is infected by that terrible virus, in that group of archaeological armies composed of many countries, a strong Japanese archaeological team is not inferior to Kraviz in terms of size and strength, and they have persisted for the longest time, until later, the virus that Kravitz said broke out among them, and the people who survived were really like Kravitz and others, crazy crazy, amnesiac amnesia, all talking nonsense. ”

Li Le nodded and said, "In this way, is it possible that the mystery of Chengling is in other places?" ”

Fan Qinghui said: "In fact, in the Ordos region of China, there has long been a Chengling Memorial Hall, which is said to be the location of the Chengling site, and the excavation work has been carried out secretly for decades, and many precious cultural relics have been unearthed that symbolize the past glory of the Mongol Empire. ”

Li Le squinted at her, and suddenly asked, "If I want to form an amateur expedition team to find Chengling again in the Kent Mountains, will you be interested in participating?" ”

Fan Qinghui was slightly stunned, the archaeological industry has been her dream for many years, and for Li Le, a mysterious and powerful man, her heart is also full of desire to explore. Li Le's sudden request caught her a little off guard. In the first moment, a look of surprise flashed across her face, but it was quickly erased by the return to reason.

She shook her head, looking regretful: "Forget it, grandma won't agree to me doing this." ”

"You're going to live for her all your life?" Li Le's warm eyes fixed on her, "Do you really think that doing this is filial piety?" ”

"Those who obey are filial piety." Fan Qinghui avoided Li Le's gaze, "I don't think there's anything bad about it." ”

"Old people like to arrange the lives of young people, all for the good of young people, but if a person's life is set from birth, what is the fun of such a life? If your grandmother really loves you, she naturally hopes that you can live happily. Li Le persevered and continued to persuade.

"Maybe what you say makes sense, but grandma is old and has a bad temper, and I don't want to irritate her old man because of my affairs." Fan Qinghui's attitude was resolute. He added: "And it is not easy to find Chengling, so many professional archaeologists have made a mistake in this matter, even if it is not enough to show that there is definitely no Chengling in the Kent Mountains, at least it can prove that even if there is a Chengling there, it is not easy to find, why should you take such a risk for a hobby?" ”

Li Le was a little hesitant to tell her about Shi's life experience and the relationship between Taihang Lou and the Mongolian prince. After thinking about it, I decided not to talk about it for now. First, they are still hostile to each other, Fan Qinghui may be kind, but her grandmother is not easy to say; Second, this matter is related to the top secret that the Stone Family has guarded for hundreds of years, and it is a matter of importance, so it is better to be cautious.

"Hey." Li Le smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "You can't live just to eat and wait for death, right?" You have come into contact with Gu Laowei, and you can probably know that my freedom today is not easy to come by, if you spend all your time guarding Taihang Tower, drunk and dreaming of death, wouldn't it be a pity? ”

This is not only talking about himself, but also mentioning that Fan Qinghui should cherish the good times. Fan Qinghui sighed faintly and said: "Mr. Gu told us that you are the only real hero he has seen for so many years, after seeing the cruelest side of life, but still have the courage and enthusiasm to love life, he is really right, but unfortunately I can't fight for freedom like you, grandma is bent on finding trouble for you, I must take a clear stand." ”

If the position is really clear, why bother to emphasize it?

Li Le made a comparison between her and Yan Xiaowu in his heart, which happened to be two extremes. Yan Xiaowu is ignorant and impulsive, and a little confused, but she has a straightforward and decisive personality, and she dares to do what she dares to think. Fan Qinghui is pretending to be confused, the reason is very clear, but she lacks the spirit of self-independence.

"Gu Lao Wei is heavy on sex and light friends, in order to sell good to your grandmother, you dare to say any, you must take his words too seriously." Li Le said disdainfully: "And this old thing actually has selfish intentions, he is bored alone in the Heavenly Soldiers, and he wants to get me back to drink and fight with him." ”

"I don't allow you to say that about Mr. Gu and my grandmother." Fan Qinghui Dai frowned slightly, looking annoyed: "The two old men have known each other for more than fifty years, and if they wanted to have anything between them, they would have already had it." ”

Li Le smiled and said: "That's because Luohua is intentionally ruthless, Gu Lao Wei is hot with a shaved head, your grandmother has long been in her heart, and even for other men, she has never married in her life, how can she fall in love with him." ”

Li Le and Gu Jintang, as the aces of the two generations of heavenly soldiers, have experienced dangers together, and each has a life-saving grace for each other, which can be described as a friend of life and death who forgets the year. But on the other hand, they are two equally proud and lonely men, pursuing the same peak together, encountering at a certain point, sympathizing with each other and wanting to dominate that point, naturally it is inevitable that there will be a fight. Therefore, the friendship between Li Le and Gu Jintang is reflected most of the time through guò fists and wine.

The two often quarrel, slandering each other and doing everything they can, and they never choose what to say. After drinking, Gu Jintang always scolded Li Le for being a little rabbit cub, and Li Le called him the old king eight lambs. Over time, it became a mantra for each other to call each other.

"How can you say that?" Fan Qinghui's face was cold, she stood up angrily, and glared at Li Le with angry eyes, "Why are you lying in front of me?" ”

Li Le was speechless for a while, wanting to explain two sentences, but he didn't know where to start. Fan Qinghui was naturally angry because she thought that she had insulted Gu Jintang by speaking out, and she also orchestrated her grandmother's peachy scandal. Gu Jintang's matter is not difficult to explain, but the matter of Grandma Erya is not very easy to say. The old lady was trapped by love, Bing Qingyu had been clean for a lifetime, and she had long been worshiped as a god in the eyes of Fan Qinghui. Li Le is not a long-tongued woman, and she always feels that the things that the old lady doesn't say by herself shouldn't come out of her mouth.

Fan Qinghui saw that Li Le was speechless, but said that it was caused by the lack of words, so she couldn't help but be even more annoyed, and walked away angrily. Li Le was about to get up to stay, but the phone rang suddenly, and he picked it up casually to take a look, but it was Chen Hui's younger brother Li Zi calling.

"Brother Le, come over quickly, something is wrong, the golden brilliance was burned by the brothers, Brother Hui turned himself in and took the matter down."

PS: There is a shift between 18 and 19 o'clock in the evening.