Chapter 38: Soul Eater (Part II)
Jin Gusi looked at the album in Tang Qianlin's hand and said: "About a few years ago, I bought it from a Manchurian merchant in Seoul, the merchant was about forty years old, with a scar on his face, not very tall, wearing a Japanese-style kimono at that time, eating in a Japanese tavern, and reading this album during the meal, I happened to be next to me, I felt curious, so I borrowed it to see." ”
Tang Qianlin asked again: "What else?" Tell me the details. ”
"When I looked through it, I thought that this thing was an antiquity, judging from the feel and smell, after being soaked in potions, it should be the kind that can't be burned or soaked, so I tentatively asked him if he could sell it to me." Jinguth looked directly into Tang Qianlin's eyes, as if to tell him that he was not lying, "The merchant saw that I liked it, so he chatted with me, he used to order food in Japanese, but when he talked to me, he used Korean. ”
Tang Qianlin asked again: "Then why do you know that he is a merchant from Manchuria?" ”
Jingus smiled: "He said it himself, saying that he picked up this book halfway, and when he saw that he liked it, he asked me to invite him to drink, and he gave it to me." ”
Tang Qianlin frowned: "That's it?" ”
Jinguth nodded: "Yes, that's it, I'm telling the truth, you can put away your weapons now, right?" ”
Only then did Tang Qianlin put away the hidden phoenix blade that was about to go out of his body in his wrist.
Ni Xiaowan couldn't help but ask beside her, "Master Tang, what the hell is this?" Is it important to you? ”
Due to the presence of others, Tang Qianlin had to answer simply: "For me and the other hunters, this is a treasure, a treasure that has been lost for more than two hundred years. ”
Ni Xiaowan understood what Tang Qianlin meant, and didn't ask anymore, just nodded.
Jinguth understood it: "You mean, what sect did this atlas belong to in the first place?" ”
Tang Qianlin nodded and flipped through it carefully.
Ni Xiaowan asked, "How can you be sure that this is true?" ”
Tang Qianlin said: "In addition to the capture, no one in the world will be idle, draw such an atlas, because it has no meaning, in addition to the "Kyushu Ten Thousand Beasts", there is also a treasure, called "Guzhou Demon Words". ”
Qiao Tong asked: "What is the purpose of a picture and a record?" ”
"Since the Ming Dynasty set up a hunt in Jinyiwei, it began to collect all kinds of information, and the "Kyushu Ten Thousand Beasts Map" recorded all kinds of never-before-seen creatures found in the investigation process." Tang Qianlin touched the thick album in his hand, "And "Guzhou Demon Sayings" is a record of rumors that have been passed on by word of mouth and used by people with ill intentions. ”
Jinguth nodded: "Since it is yours, then I will return it to its original owner, but you have to invite me to drink, because I also exchanged this album for a meal from the merchant." ”
Tang Qianlin responded: "No problem, don't say a meal, you can drink it for a year." ”
Jingusi waved his hand: "No, just one meal, I'm not greedy, which is the main reason why I have been able to live so far." ”
Jinguth generously returned the "Ten Thousand Beasts in Kyushu" to Tang Qianlin, which made Tang Qianlin feel very surprised, and also had a good impression of Jinguss, of course, his vigilance was still higher than his favor, after all, he didn't think that this album only came into Jingus's hands because of coincidence.
Tang Qianlin turned the page that Jingusi had opened earlier, and looked at the monster head above his head against the atlas: "It is indeed very similar to the atlas, but it is not exactly the same, the monster head on the atlas does not have so many spikes. ”
Ni Xiaowan looked at the words on it closely: "Soul Eater Beast? Why does the Soul Eater in the atlas have no body, only a head? ”
Tang Qianlin pointed to the small word next to him and said: "This thing is parasitic in the qi veins, coexists with it, lives by devouring souls, and its lifespan is unknown. ”
"Qi vein?" Jin Gu muttered these two words, "I understand." ”
Tang Qianlin asked, "What do you understand?" ”
Jinguth pointed to it and said: "The air veins above are volcanic gas veins, how can I explain it to you, you probably don't know about volcanoes, I'll just say so, I boldly make a guess, it is this creature that is integrated with this volcanic gas vein, or that it can only survive in this environment, so its body is connected to the volcanic gas veins, that is, the ground of the cave above, do you understand?" ”
Tang Qianlin said: "According to what you say, you can explain why the ground is undulating." ”
"Yes, that's it." "This is definitely a very significant discovery in human history, and we will go down in history." ”
Although Jinguth said this, the others did not seem to be excited at all,
Jinguth himself was excited there for a while, and seeing that the others did not react, he also quieted down and looked at Tang Qianlin: "What's wrong with you?" ”
Tang Qianlin said: "This is just the beginning, and besides, the things here can't be known by the Japanese, so we have to keep them secret." ”
Qiao Tong also nodded beside him: "That's right, I agree." ”
Ni Xiaowan also hurriedly said: "I also agree." ”
The three of them looked at Jingus together, but Jinguth said: "I know what you are thinking, I agree with you, but I don't agree with your conclusions, indeed, these things should not be told to the fascist countries, but this should belong to all mankind, do you understand?" Humanity! ”
Tang Qianlin said: "It is the time of the war, and if you make these things public, it is equivalent to helping those invaders, and don't forget, you North Korea is also a victim of Japan's war of aggression." ”
"Well, let's not argue about it anymore." Gingruth was no longer stubborn, "What now?" Find a way to get out of here? Or keep exploring? ”
Tang Qianlin squatted on the edge of the iron tile pavilion: "Continue to explore, I must find out what is going on, even if it is for my senior brother." ”
Jinguth stepped forward and said, "Don't throw me down, I'm going down too." ”
Tang Qianlin looked back at him: "There are two holes, you go to the other one, we don't interfere with each other to avoid conflicts, after all, everyone's purpose is different." ”
Jinguth rejected Tang Qianlin's proposal: "Why should I go over there? ”
Qiao Tong asked on the side, "What do you mean by this?" ”
Jinguth smiled again, and once again put that smile on his face: "I'm not going over there, I'm going to you." ”
It was clear that Jinguth did not want to go to the second cave where the situation was unknown, and he was not willing to take too many risks.
Tang Qianlin thought for a while: "Okay, let's go over there." ”
Qiao Tong was unwilling: "Mr. Tang." ”
Tang Qianlin raised his hand to signal him not to say anything: "It's okay. ”
Saying that, Tang Qianlin was the first to crawl along the rope to the mouth of the gap, Ni Xiaowan glanced at Jin Gusi, who was sitting there smiling, and also climbed up angrily.
Qiao Tong stood there and stared at the smiling Jingusi for a long time before turning to leave.
Qiao Tong didn't have any good feelings for Jin Gusi from the beginning, and the order he received at the beginning was to follow Tang Qianlin closely. Originally, Qiao Tong was still skeptical of Tang Qianlin, but it wasn't until he had witnessed Tang Qianlin's profession before that he understood why that person kept him from leaving Tang Qianlin for a moment.
After returning to the cave above, Jiro Takahashi immediately greeted him and asked, "Mr. Tang, what did you find?" ”
Tang Qianlin just said simply: "You go down and ask Jin Gusi, he knows everything." ”
As he spoke, Tang Qianlin led Ni Xiaowan towards another gap and squatted there to observe.
Qiao Tong also followed behind the two, ignoring Qian Sinian's hints.
Jiro Takahashi stepped forward and asked, "Mr. Tang, do you mean to divide the troops into two ways again?" ”
Tang Qianlin said: "Yes, according to my estimate, these two caves are connected, and we can meet sooner or later when we go down." ”
Qian Sinian also stepped forward and asked, "Are you serious?" ”
Tang Qianlin got up and looked at the two of them and said, "Yes, really." ”
Qian Sinian looked at Takahashi Jiro and said, "Chief Takahashi, I also agree, let's go our separate ways, you will distribute the personnel." ”
Takahashi Jiro knew the meaning of Qian Sinian's words, but because of the words that Qian Sinian said to himself before, he was a little hesitant, if what Qian Sinian said was true, then Miyake Kyoji did not give up on himself, maybe the other people in this military station were not saved, but he was a Japanese.
Qian Sinian saw Takahashi's embarrassment: "Chief Takahashi, why don't I assign personnel?" ”
Takahashi Jiro hesitated for a while, and finally nodded: "Okay." ”
Qian Sinian looked at Tang Qianlin and said, "Mr. Tang, you are in a group with Cigarette Butt, Qiao Tong, and Zhang Dagen, and I, Chief Takahashi, and Qingquan and Jin Gusi are in a group, no problem, right?" ”
Tang Qianlin looked very calm: "I have no problem with anyone. ”
Qian Sinian smiled: "That's great, let's guard you first, you can go." ”
As he spoke, Qian Sinian turned to Zhang Dagen and shouted, "Zhang Dagen." ”
Zhang Dagen slowly got up and walked towards Qian Sinian: "Section Chief Qian." ”
Qian Sinian said: "Follow Mr. Tang, do you know?" ”
Zhang Dagen nodded, and Qian Sinian turned around and took the initiative to pick up Zhang Dagen's backpack on the ground: "Take your things, don't forget, these can save your life." ”
Zhang Dagen hesitated and took the backpack.
"Let's go." Tang Qianlin tied the rope and entered the gap with Ni Xiaowan one after the other.
After Tang Qianlin and the four of them entered the gap, Takahashi Jiro turned around and asked Qian Sinian: "If I find out that you are lying after you go out, I guarantee that you will die a miserable death." ”
Qian Sinian said with a serious face: "Chief Takahashi, let me repeat again, I am loyal to the empire. ”
"I hope so." Jiro Takahashi left Qian Sinian's side, walked up to Qingquan, kicked him and said, "Don't pretend, get up!" ”
Qingquan got up helplessly, and reluctantly glanced at the place where Tang Qianlin and the others left, he knew that he had no choice but to follow Takahashi Jiro and Qian Sinian to leave.
Qingquan had a bad premonition, feeling that he seemed to be not far from death, even if he could get out of here alive, he would be killed by Qian Sinian.
When there was no one in the cave at all, Yi Mochen and Li Yunfan came out of the darkness.
Li Yunfan looked left and right, walked straight towards the gap on the right, and took two steps, only to find that Yi Mochen was still in place.
Li Yunfan asked, "What's wrong with you?" ”
Yi Mochen said: "Let's go separately, I'll go to Takahashi Jiro's side." ”