This is the first time we have entered the deep mountains, the green mountains and green waters, the grass and warblers outside the car window are still the same, but I no longer have the heart to admire, the blue sky above my head is also gray at the moment.

Qiu Yan's words kept ringing in my head like thunder, although I was calm on the surface, but my heart was chaotic.

There are a total of nine pieces of tortoise shell, three of which are in my hands, and whether the remaining six pieces are in Chen Fangyuan's hands is unknown, judging from Chen Fangyuan's performance, even if he doesn't get all of them, more than half of them should be in his hands.

Now, figuring out what that ritual is all about, but so is figuring out where the tortoiseshell went.

Judging from the current clues, when Huang Zongman divided the tortoise shell into nine, he left a piece for himself, and the rest, one piece was given to Batumu, one was given to Peng Yonglie, and one piece was given to Yue Hongmei, in addition, there was a piece in Nanchang that was stolen from the archaeological site by Chen Fangyuan's people, and if I guessed correctly, this piece should have been given to someone among the soldiers guarding the city, who later died in battle and was buried at the foot of the city wall, and his tortoise shell was also buried.

These are the five pieces of tortoise shell whose whereabouts I know so far, three of which are in my hands, two in Chen Fangyuan's hands, and the remaining four are missing.

Suddenly, I thought of a possibility, but it scared me.

I hurriedly asked Qiu Yan, "Qiu Yan, how did you say that the six old men in Chen Fangyuan came together?" ”

Qiu Yan didn't understand what I meant, and looked at me with flashing eyes for a while, and then replied, "Didn't he say it?" They are all masters, that's why Chen Fangyuan found them! ”

I shook my head, "No, Chen Fangyuan just said that they are all masters, but he didn't say that they came together for this reason." ”

"What do you want to say?" Qiu Yan realized that I had something to say.

"I'm wondering if the ancestors of these six people have also served under Chen Youliang's account."

Qiu Yan was stunned for a moment and asked, "Are you saying that Huang Zongman distributed the tortoise shell to nine people back then, and the ancestors of these six people were also among them?" ”

I nodded, "Yes, but maybe not all six of them, I just did the math, we know that there are five pieces of whereabouts, and the other four pieces are missing, maybe these four pieces of tortoise shell are in the hands of these people." ”

Qiu Yan frowned and pondered for a moment, then muttered: "If that's the case, then we have to be even more careful, as long as he gets the tortoise shell in your hand, he can hold the ceremony!" ”

"Well, let's hope we're both wrong!"

......

The car entered a village and drove to the end, there was no trace of anyone except the path to the fields, and I opened the map to see that there were still dozens of miles to our destination, and there were no forks in the road.

We got out of the car and asked a local villager, who looked at the map for a long time before saying slowly: "What is the road in the old mountain forest!" Yes! Yes! ”

Qiu Yan sighed, took out a hundred yuan and stuffed it to the man, and asked again: "Fellow, please think about it carefully, is there any hunting trail or wood-cutting trail?" ”

The villager took the money before he smiled, "Oh, you're asking about the trail, I thought you were asking about the lane." But this mountain is old and deep, and no one has been there. ”

As soon as I heard it, isn't this money for nothing, I don't know if I dare to take the money! I immediately wanted to get angry and get the money back, but the villager changed his words and said, "If you have to go in and see the wire, follow the wire, usually the forest is so dense that you can cut the way for the wire, you should still be able to find the way to cut it out." ”

I followed the villager's finger and saw that he was referring to the three wires on our heads.

I know what the villager said, and I have done it, and these wires are connected to the mountain villages across mountains and rivers, and sometimes the trees grow taller, and when they get in the way, they have to cut down the trees and make way for the wires.

I took out the map and compared it, and found that the direction of the wire was indeed pointing to Rulai Mountain, so I pulled Qiu Yan to say goodbye to the villagers and returned to the car.

"Qiu Yan, this forest is so deep and the road is so far, can you do it?" I'm a little worried, this time it's really into the uninhabited mountains, and when the time comes, there will be something going on, and I can't even ask for help.

Qiu Yan packed her backpack neatly, and smiled at me while packing: "Don't worry, when I was with Xiang Wei before, I took him to trek through mountains and rivers, as long as we are fully prepared, it's no problem." ”

I saw Qiu Yan pour out the contents of the backpack, and picked some and stuffed them back into the bag, so I also learned to pack my backpack.

"It's early spring, and it's definitely cold in the mountains, so the first thing we need to bring is a tent, a sleeping bag, and something to make a fire." Qiu Yan explained to me while burying her head in packing her backpack, "The second is to eat and drink, oh, by the way, you have to defend yourself, but there should be no problem if there is a fire, just bring the sapper shovel~~~~"

I picked out the things one by one, and said with a smile: "You are almost an expert in survival in the wild, hey, I just don't know what you can find on this mountain!" ”

Hearing this, Qiu Yan stopped what she was doing, glanced at the deep mountains outside through the car window, and said worriedly: "From the perspective of feng shui, Rulai Mountain is neither in the dragon vein, nor is it hidden, and there are no places of interest, so I'm not worried about finding anything now, but I'm worried that I won't find anything." ”

"No, since Huang Cai can paint this mountain on silk silk and collect it in such a good box, it means that there must be something in this mountain, besides, what can you see from such a distance, maybe when you get closer, you will find that it is a treasure of feng shui!"

Qiu Yan came back to her senses and glanced at my backpack, "What about your medicine, don't forget to bring it, there is no place to buy medicine for you in this old mountain!" ”

I took out two packets of the medicine I brought, and just as I was about to stuff it into the bag, Qiu Yan snatched it over, and then stuffed the rest of the medicine into her backpack.

"Do you need so much, let's come out in one night at most, and besides, I've already drunk it once yesterday, so it's enough to bring two packs."

"That's not good, it's better to be cautious."

Seeing Qiu Yan's resolute attitude, I had no choice but to shake my head and let her go.

......

Putting the repacked backpack on our shoulders, Qiu Yan and I took the trekking poles and set off towards Rulai Mountain.

Walking through the field path, we came to a hillside, which was already the end of the field, and further on, we were about to enter the deep mountains.

Qiu Yan and I searched along the ridge for a long time, and finally found a road in a bush that could not be regarded as a road at all, I looked up and saw that the wire was on my head, so I took out a sapper shovel, walked in front and began to open the road.

Walking like this, people are very tired, not to mention, our progress is also very slow, after walking for a long time, I took a breath and looked down, only to find that I had walked less than a mile.

Qiu Yan handed me a bottle of water and said with a smile: "Don't look behind, the more you look, the more tired you get!" ”

In this way, Qiu Yan and I took turns chopping and walking, and it was not until late evening that we reached the foot of Rulai Mountain.

But when I looked up, there were trees all over the hills, nothing man-made, not even the telephone poles, which had gone off course when they got here.

Qiu Yan seemed to see my disappointment, she walked up to me, patted me on the shoulder, and said: "Huang Cai was a person more than a thousand years ago, and in more than a thousand years, the small saplings of the year have grown into towering trees, and it is normal to not see them. ”

I smiled at Qiu Yan and unloaded my backpack, "It's getting dark, let's find a place to camp, and look for it tomorrow." ”

The mountains were full of weeds and trees, and it was difficult to find an open place to camp, so in the end, we had to find a slightly flatter place, and cut and dug to get a camp.

However, now that winter has just passed, there are few branches and leaves, and they are very dry, so after cutting out a piece, we don't have to find firewood.

Set up the tent, build a bonfire, and cook a pot of fragrant dried meat noodles, and then look at the camp, which also adds a touch of warmth, I cut some branches from the side, and when I returned to the tent, Qiu Yan ordered the meal to be served.

After going through so much, I am no longer excited by the bright starry sky above my head, but I feel that my state of mind at this time has changed a lot compared to before, after the last time I almost kissed Qiu Yan in Xilin Gol, this is the first time we have been alone, and there is no interference around us.

I was eating my dinner while looking at Qiu Yan in a daze, Qiu Yan suddenly looked up at me and said, "Zimu, this trip is over, can you accompany me to Yunnan?" ”

"Yunnan?" I didn't react for a moment.

Qiu Yan absentmindedly stirred the noodles in the bowl with a spoon, and said with a blurred eye: "The curse of our family was dyed in Yunnan, and the family has always been secretive about the word Yunnan, let alone take a look. Following you to find your ancestors this time made me think that maybe I should also start with my ancestors, and I think I should also find out what my curse is before I can find a solution. ”

I let out an "oh", and then I remembered that Qiu Yan said that her ancestor Qiu Shanyue was cursed when she went to Yunnan to rob tombs, but we have known each other until now, except for mentioning it at Lin Feng Farm, Qiu Yan has never talked about Yunnan again, so I thought they had already checked the ancient tombs in Yunnan.

"So your family hasn't checked that ancient tomb yet! Of course, you have to check it out! ”

"Hehe, Zimu, where did our family's curse come from, aren't you afraid that you will be provoked too?"

"Hey, what's that, anyway, I only have half a life left now, even if I mess with it, what can I do?"