Located on the ancient Silk Road, Yuzhou is an important city in Northwest China.

In particular, in recent years, the development of the western region has accelerated, and Yuzhou has begun to accelerate its development, and compared with the big cities in the interior, it is not much worse.

After a rest at the hotel that night, we set off to visit a local expert in ancient texts.

The name and address of this ancient literature expert was found by Meng Xiang for me when we were walking on the road.

This expert, surnamed Ma and Hui, is said to be the most famous archaeologist in the Ganliang region, and is very knowledgeable about the ancient culture of Ganliang.

Expert Ma met us in his study, and I saw that the four walls were full of bookcases, both new and old.

Ma expert's hair is gray, and he is at least seventy years old, but as soon as we said that we wanted to ask him to identify a few ancient characters in the Ganliang region, he immediately came to his senses.

I took out the three fonts I had drawn from memory and put them in front of the horse expert.

Expert Ma took a closer look, suddenly frowned, took the paper in his hand, took off his glasses, squinted his eyes and looked at it carefully for a long time, but did not speak, but stood up, quickly went to the left bookcase to rummage for a while, took out a book and walked back.

He opened the book on the table, and I saw that it was not printed in the canonical font, but as if it had been written with a brush.

"This is a reprint of an ancient book, and the ancient book is too precious, so naturally it is impossible to read it every day!" Ma expert explained.

That's when I realized.

But seeing that Ma Expert flipped through it a few times, as if he had found what he needed, he rolled up the side of the book that he opened, and then compared the whole book with the three fonts I wrote.

I suddenly noticed that on the page that Ma opened was three large fonts, exactly the same as the three fonts I had drawn.

"I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it!" Expert Ma trembled slightly with excitement, "This is the only text that records Xi Zhaoguo, I originally thought it was just the author of this book making it up, and Xi Zhaoguo couldn't have existed at all!" I really didn't expect that you, a young guy, would write such a few words! ”

As he spoke, he leaned over and grabbed my hand.

"Tell me, how did you know these three fonts, and don't tell me you've read this book!"

"I haven't read this book, but I have a ...... Friend, write these three fonts out, let me help inquire! I replied.

"Friends? Which friend? Can you bring him to me? Expert Ma said in a loud voice.

"This ...... I'm afraid not, at least not recently! It was because he didn't have time to come to Yuzhou that he asked me to ask Mr. Ma for advice! ”

Expert Ma carefully looked at my face, let go of my hand for a long time, and leaned back in the chair with some disappointment.

"I wonder if Mr. Ma can tell us about this...... Xi Zhaoguo's affairs? I asked respectfully.

Expert Ma nodded and said, "According to the book records of this manuscript, in the vast desert north of Yuzhou City, there used to be an oasis, and there was originally a Xi Zhaoguo on the oasis. Because that oasis is very vast, surrounded by desert sanitation, and has never been invaded by foreign powers, this country is very peaceful and prosperous! The author of this codex, because he got lost in the desert, accidentally went to this country, and this country is remembered

In his book! ”

"Did he write down the exact location of the country in detail?" I hurriedly asked.

"Nope!" Expert Ma shook his head, "Because apart from this manuscript of his, there are no literary and historical materials that record this Xi Zhaoguo, so most domestic experts believe that this Xi Zhaoguo is completely made up by this author, just like writing a story, naturally no one will seriously study where Xi Zhaoguo is, and no one has ever thought of entering the desert to find the ruins of Xi Zhaoguo!" ”

I was a little disappointed, although I figured out that the city where Sasha was alive was called Xi Zhaoguo, but I couldn't figure out the location of Xi Zhaoguo, and if I wanted to find Sasha's tomb in the vast desert, it was simply looking for a needle in a haystack.

I took out the rune paper that I had torn into two paragraphs, and asked Ma Expert if there was a more famous Taoist or Taoist temple in Yuzhou City, and if he knew which Taoist temple would produce such a rune paper.

Unexpectedly, Expert Ma was displeased and said: "I am a Muslim, I only know about mosques, and I don't know what Taoist temples are!" ”

I know very well that the vast majority of Muslims have an almost stubborn devotion to their beliefs, and they hurriedly stood up and apologized, and the Ma experts did not bother.

After saying goodbye to the horse experts, I thought about it myself and decided not to go to the police to check the information of other smugglers, because I was afraid that if a police officer asked me if I had found the antiques that were brought to Guoyun County by the smuggling gang and lost, I would not be able to explain to them.

So we went to visit the family of the deceased leader of the smuggling gang to see if we could get some clues from them.

The big leader's surname is Lai, and his name is eastward.

Lai's family is not wealthy, and it is estimated that after Lai Xiangdong's death, all the property he smuggled has been confiscated.

So when they saw us coming to investigate, Lai's family seemed very cold.

But they also mistook me for a police officer, and they didn't dare not answer my questions.

After that, we went to find a man named Qu Shunzi according to the address provided by Lai's family.

According to Lai's family, Qu Shunzi had an iron-clad friendship with the smuggler, and Qu Shunzi basically knew everything about the smuggler.

Qu Shunzi owned a car repair shop, and we easily found it.

I asked Gao Lingkai to stay in the car, firstly, to take care of the black box, and secondly, to avoid the pressure on Qu Shunzi from being three people together.

I walked into the car repair shop with Li Junhyuk and saw a person lying under a car repairing the car.

Another man in his thirties, dressed in an oil-stained overalls, greeted him with a smile on his face.

I saw that he was the right age, so I asked him if he was Qu Shunzi.

The man glanced at me and Li Junhe a few times, and then glanced at my off-road vehicle parked outside the car repair shop, and then nodded and said, "I'm Qu Shunzi!" You two are from out of town, right, don't you know what to do with me? ”

I hurriedly put on a smile on my face and said, "That's the case, we want to ask you a little bit about Lai Xiangdong!" I heard Lai Xiangdong's family say that you and Lai Xiangdong are iron buddies! ”

"I'm an iron buddy with him! But...... He's been dead for a few years, and he's died in a small county town in the south, so you can't come from there, right? ”

"Sort of!" I was ambiguous, "We heard something about him, so ...... I want to ask! ”

"Inquire about what? First of all, the police said he was a smuggler, I really don't know about that! ”

Qu Shunzi blocked the conversation with one sentence, which made me not know how to communicate next.

I could only ponder in my heart while taking out the cigarette I was carrying and handed it over.

I don't smoke myself, but I always bring a pack of good cigarettes with me to make friends with people.

Qu Shunzi was not polite, so he took a cigarette from my hand, and Li Junhe lit the lighter and helped him light it.

Qu Shunzi took two puffs of cigarettes, his face relaxed, let us sit down in a small office in the corner, and said, "I don't know what the two of you do, can you reveal a little bit first?" ”

I had already made up a lie in my mind and said, "We specialize in archaeology!" Like you said, Lai Xiangdong died in our place, and we left him behind...... Among the relics, we learned that there is a place called Xi Zhaoguo, so we want to ask you, did he mention to you about Xi Zhaoguo before his death? ”

Qu Shunzi didn't answer, but looked straight at me, and suddenly asked me, "Are you really archaeological?" ”

"Yes!" I nodded, with a calm expression.

"I think you look like you're soldiers!" Qu Shunzi said, glancing at Li Junhe.

I secretly scolded myself for being confused, how could I forget that Li Junhyuk was a soldier when he sat and walked.

However, my brain was not slow, and I hurriedly smiled: "I am a professional archaeologist, my buddy used to be a soldier, this time I came out and specially called him, which can be regarded as giving me courage!" ”

"That's it!" Qu Shunzi was puzzled, and suddenly asked me again, "You said that Lai Xiangdong has a relic, what kind of relic, show it to me!" ”

"I can't take this!" I immediately said, "That relic is a piece of evidence from the police, and the police didn't know what it was at the time, so they asked one of my teachers, who is also the most famous archaeologist in our area, to help with the identification." I went with me at the time, so I ...... I only knew about Xi Zhaoguo. ”

Qu Shunzi was still staring at me, nodded for a long time, and said, "What is this...... Xi Zhaoguo, Dongzi never mentioned it to me, but I know that when he went to the south, he brought a treasure with him. I didn't know what kind of treasure it was, so I wouldn't tell me when I asked him. It's just that the gods mysteriously told me that once this treasure is taken off, he will become a monopoly, and he also told me to follow him to eat and drink spicy food in the future! What kind of treasure is that, you know? ”

I really didn't expect this Qu Shunzi's brain to turn so fast, we didn't ask anything, but he tortured us again and again.

"Did he bring a baby?" I immediately pretended to be confused, "As far as I know, the police only found that piece of evidence in his car!" But that piece of evidence is indeed a treasure in the eyes of us archaeologists, but in the eyes of ordinary people, it is not a treasure! And, to be honest, not worth much money! ”

"Really? So what is it exactly? Qu Shunzi immediately asked.

I deliberately pretended to be embarrassed, reached out and scratched my scalp, and said, "Okay, I'll tell you!" It was just a piece of stone remnant, and there were some ancient pictographs on the stone tablet, among which it mentioned Xi Zhaoguo! ”

"That's it!" Qu Shunzi nodded, and finally stopped chasing me to ask questions, "What are you talking about...... Xi Zhaoguo, I really haven't heard Dongzi mention it, I'm sorry! ”

(See Chapter 477 "The Black Box is Lost")

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