After getting off the plane in Hohhot, we went all the way north, to Xilin Gol, and then according to Chen Fangyuan's instructions, we arrived at a place called Amu Gulantu, and when I got here, I couldn't tell the east and west, north and south, but fortunately, Chen Fangyuan was waiting for us here.

Chen Fangyuan and his party drove two off-road vehicles, and there were six of them, some of whom I had seen last time.

What surprised me was that there were two young people among these six people, who looked about the same age as me and Qiu Yan, I originally thought that Chen Fangyuan's people were all half-old men, but suddenly I saw two young people, and I didn't react for a while.

I asked Chen Fangyuan what he was doing in Inner Mongolia this time?

Chen Fangyuan smiled mysteriously and said, "Don't worry, let's talk slowly on the road." ”

After getting in the car, Chen Fangyuan first took us to a yurt, saying that it was for us to pick up the wind, Qiu Yan and I didn't eat much along the way, and we happened to be hungry, so we followed obediently.

As soon as I entered, I was greeted by a strong smell of milk, and in the middle of the yurt was a stove, and on the table on the stove were all kinds of food, among which I only knew large pieces of grilled lamb chops.

A man with a wrinkled face hanging from his big sleeves saw us and immediately got up to greet us, and after inviting us to sit down, he poured a glass of milk-colored liquid, Chen Fangyuan said that this was mare's milk wine, and told me that no matter how bad it was, this first glass of wine must be drunk, he said it was polite.

I put the wine glass in front of my nose and smelled it, the first thing I smelled was a strong milky aroma, followed by a strange pungent aroma of wine, I saw Chen Fangyuan holding the glass in both hands, and drank the wine very respectfully, so he poured the wine into his mouth as usual.

When I swallowed the wine, I understood why Chen Fangyuan specially told me, to be honest, I haven't eaten many delicacies, but I am naturally not picky, but the taste of this mare's milk wine, people who are not good at this taste really can't drink it.

After drinking, I listened to them talk for a while, only to find that Chen Fangyuan and the owner of the yurt did not understand the language at all, and one of the two young people was Chen Fangyuan's translator.

Everything on the table, except for the lamb chops, had a milky aroma that I couldn't swallow, but fortunately, the grilled lamb chops tasted good, and I really enjoyed this meal.

After eating, the sky was already getting dark, I thought I would spend the night here today, but I didn't expect Chen Fangyuan to sit for a while, and then get up to say goodbye.

Qiu Yan and I didn't know why, so we could only follow step by step, and after getting into the car, we continued to move in the northeast direction.

Sitting in the car, Chen Fangyuan pointed to the dim distance and said: "A few kilometers past there is the Xilin Gol River, and after the Xilin Gol River is Mongolia." ”

I couldn't help but feel a little strange after hearing this, isn't this old boy looking for tortoise shells? How did you find the border?

"Chen Fangyuan, on the phone before, you said that Qiu Yan and I were interested, can you find Qiu Yan's method of relieving the spell here?" I couldn't help but ask.

"Hehe, let's not talk about my side first, let's talk about you, do you have any eyebrows?" Chen Fangyuan asked rhetorically.

Although I was reluctant, I shook my head, "I don't have to hide it from you, we haven't made any progress at all, and we still point to you to find a way." ”

Chen Fangyuan looked at Qiu Yan and said with a kind smile: "Miss Qiu, the curse of your family has a history of hundreds of years, and it is impossible to lift it easily, but you and your father are both good people, I believe that there is no endless way, you can rest assured, although my old Chen deceived you before, I promise you that I will do my best to help you find a way." ”

Chen Fangyuan's expression when he spoke to Qiu Yan was completely different from mine, his eyes were very clean, and he could see that he was sincere, but I had never had a good impression of Chen Fangyuan, so I always felt very strange when I looked at him at this time.

"Old man Chen, listen to what you mean, this time I didn't come here to help Qiu Yan find a way to solve the curse!"

Chen Fangyuan sighed, "Hey, He boy, in the final analysis, we are still young, and we have never seen the affairs of the Qiu family, so we need everyone to explore together." ”

"Then you say that Qiu Yan and I are both interested?" Chen Fangyuan's words were full of uncertainty, and I was a little angry.

"Hehe, you and Miss Qiu are interested in more than just the method of solving spells, right?" Chen Fangyuan asked rhetorically.

After listening to it, I thought about it carefully, Qiu Yan and I were both interested in things, and I had an intersection with Chen Fangyuan, except for the method of solving the curse, it was only the tortoise shell.

Thinking of this, I smiled disdainfully, "Hmph, it shouldn't be a tortoiseshell, right?" ”

Who knew that Chen Fangyuan suddenly turned his head and said to me: "It's about tortoise shells!" ”

Chen Fangyuan's words really made me puzzled, he clearly warned me that I was not allowed to investigate the tortoise shell, and most of the conflicts between us were caused by the tortoise shell, and now he actually took the initiative to find the door, or for the tortoise shell, thinking so, I couldn't help but be wary.

"Tortoiseshell? Chen Fangyuan, are you kidding me? The last time we met, you took the trouble to warn me not to investigate the tortoise shell, but this time you actually took the initiative to come to the door, why? ”

"Why will you understand it after you arrive, but before that, let me tell you about this history."

Although I didn't understand what Chen Fangyuan's purpose was, but after thinking about it carefully, if I could learn more about tortoise shells from Chen Fangyuan, it would only be good for me and not harmful, so I didn't answer anymore and listened to Chen Fangyuan's explanation quietly.

"Last time I was in Poyang Lake, I guess you know something about Chen Youliang, right?" Chen Fangyuan asked first.

"That's right."

"What I want to say is what happened after Chen Youliang's defeat at Poyang Lake. You should know that Chen Youliang was a member of the Yuan court and a general of the water division, and under his command, there were many Mongols, among whom there was a man named Batumu, who was originally a captain of the water division, and later followed Chen Youliang to fight the world, and after Chen Youliang's defeat, he was lucky enough to survive and returned to Lingnan with part of his property.

But there was a very important thing in the property brought by this person, this thing was the tortoise shell, and the tortoise shell attracted a group of people, who followed Batumu all the way from the Central Plains to Inner Mongolia, and later, Batumu fled into the swamp of the Xilin Gol River and never came out again. ”

Hearing this, I interrupted Chen Fangyuan's words and asked, "The group of people you are talking about refers to your organization, right?" ”

Chen Fangyuan nodded, "Yes, it's our organization. According to the information we have handed down, after Batumu fled to the Xilin Gol River Valley, he was forced into the swamp, and our people followed him, but they did not find Batumu, and for hundreds of years, we have been looking for it in this vicinity, but we have never found any trace.

Until last month, when someone was breaking the ice on the river to fish, a piece of human arm came to the net, and the flesh of this arm dried up, and after thawing, the arm could still move.

This news was immediately discovered by our people, who sealed it at the first time, and after that, we searched all the way along the riverbed, and finally found an ancient tomb at the foot of a mountain called Charamutu. ”

Chen Fangyuan paused when he said this, as if there was some earth-shattering secret in this ancient tomb.

I took this opportunity to think about it carefully, and suddenly realized that something was wrong, so I asked, "No, you said that Batumu fled here, how can there be an ancient tomb?" He wouldn't make a decision and dig up an ancient tomb for himself, would he? ”

Chen Fangyuan glanced back at me after listening to my words, then turned his head and continued: "Actually, although this Batumu is the general of the Yuan Court Water Division, he is not a real Mongolian, he was originally a tomb robber leader in Xiangxi, and his attainments in finding dragons and asking caves were second to none at that time, so we analyze that he escaped here with a purpose, and then hid in the ancient tomb. ”

Chen Fangyuan said this, I felt that it was right, before on the small island at the mouth of the Jingjiang River, I learned that my ancestor Huang Zongman divided the tortoise shell into nine, and then divided it to nine people to carry, if it was an ordinary person, Huang Zongman would definitely not hand over the tortoise shell to him, this Chen Fangyuan did not know, but after he said so, this Batumu can escape here with the tortoise shell, and it can be understood.

But I still don't know why Chen Fangyuan said as if he was very afraid of this ancient tomb, aren't there some Xuanmen masters around him? Even the previous cemetery of Fengwuzhai he dared to go deep alone, and now that he has so many people, is it still a mere ancient tomb?

By this time, the road was getting bumpy, and I could smell a rotten smell in the air.

"It's almost there, let's talk about other things when we settle down!" Chen Fangyuan was silent after saying this, and suddenly, there was silence in the car, and I could even feel that Chen Fangyuan and the driver were very nervous.

After a while, I saw a bright light in front of me slowly moving towards us, and when I got closer, I realized that it was actually a high-powered spotlight, and there were several generators under the spotlight, which were constantly roaring.

Around the generator, there are four yurts, and at the door of one of them, there is a bonfire burning, and there are seven or eight people around the bonfire at this time, it seems that they are cooking and eating, and the air is mixed with the smell of cooking and the smell of rottenness, which smells strange in the nose.

Chen Fangyuan pointed to one of the yurts and said to me: "I live here, if you two don't dislike it, you can live in the same room with me!" ”

After Chen Fangyuan finished speaking, he didn't wait for Qiu Yan and I to agree, so he ordered someone to help us carry the backpack in, it seems that even if we don't want to, we have no choice.

There was a cow dung fire burning in the yurt, it smelled a little but it was warm, and the man who brought us in pointed to one of the blankets spread on the ground and said, "There is no one here, you can sleep here." With that, the man put down his backpack and walked out.

Just as this person was leaving the door, I heard Chen Fangyuan's voice coming in from the door: "How is it?" ”

"Hey, the array is barely laid out, and we won't know until tomorrow if it's okay." That's the voice of the guy who brought us in just now.

"Okay, I've worked hard for you today, let's go back and rest first."

"Alas, Lao Chen, can this kid do it?"

"I don't know, but if he can't, then there will be no one in our group who can't do it, okay, let's go back and rest first!"

After that, the sound was interrupted, and then Chen Fangyuan opened the curtain and walked in.