15. A story that happened seventy years ago
Inoue Kawaichi was sitting on the platform where his uncle and grandfather were "imprisoned", panting heavily.
A ninja, with a knife in both hands, nervously guarded his side. However, judging from his face, this person was already very haggard, and there seemed to be several blood marks on his face, fresh blood marks.
The other two ninjas, swinging their knives into the air, were fighting the vampire bats that were "left behind". Although there are only a few bats left, in the small space of the platform, the ninja's ability to move quickly cannot be brought into play, and the advantage of bats flying is obvious, and the fight is quite equal for a while.
I took a special look, and found that the hole in the rock wall was still sealed by the strange vines.
In other words, the exit found by Inoue and the others should be somewhere under the platform. Of course, since the rest of the bats are here with us, it is not surprising that these holes are connected, but it is indeed remarkable that the four of them were able to find their way out in such a short time.
Judging from the perspective of the picture, Feng Qingshan is also standing on the platform, and the distance between him and the four of them is not very far. It's just that I don't know why, but the four Japanese turned a blind eye to him.
And the uncle and grandfather, who were disguised as old Tang Tou, had already lit his big cigarette pouch again, shrouded himself in a thick white mist, and there were a few coughs from time to time.
Obviously, he knew very well that Inoue Kawaichi was not friend or foe, and he couldn't beat them.
But this is only a stopgap measure after all.
Moreover, although the smoke can repel bats, it may not be able to restrain humans, who are good at using tools. They were now taking care of themselves, and when the two ninjas wiped out the bat, they might be able to finish him off without waiting for the smoke to clear.
I regret that I shouldn't have wasted my time searching for treasures. With Xia Qihong's concealment and tracking techniques, even if we are not capable of the enemy, we can still find a way to scare them away and dare not stay on the platform.
But now, even if I can fly, I'm afraid it's too late; What's more, I don't know the way to the past, and flying can only be blind.
Before the bat was finished, Inoue Kawaichi had already rested properly and stood up, he turned his head in the direction of his uncle and grandfather, but he did not move his steps, keeping the necessary distance from the white mist. It seems that no matter whether this Inoue clearly understands the effect of this white mist, he is still a little afraid and does not dare to contact it rashly.
My uncle's cough became more frequent and more intense.
It seemed that even Inoue Kawaichi couldn't bear to listen to it, he coughed lightly, and shouted to his uncle and grandfather: "I said, Old Man Meng, I advise you not to smoke, it's useless." If you know me, you should know that I have something in my hand that can turn you into wood. When you turn into wood, this smoke will naturally be broken, and the ending will not be the same? ”
"That's right, it looks like I'm really old and confused."
The white smoke gradually faded, revealing a mentally exhausted old Tang head, and he asked Inoue Kawaichi, "How did you find out about my new identity?" I remember that your mirror didn't have this ability to recognize people and things. ”
Inoue hehe: "You think I'm like that stupid boy, I can't tell the truth from the fake without using a mirror." I know that there are many capable people in China, so how can you come alone, so naturally you have to bring some masters who know ninjutsu. You can use the 'Muscle Removal Misalignment' technique to change the shape and appearance of your body, but it can't completely eliminate the smell of your body, and you can naturally distinguish it when you get closer. Of course, I have to admit that you played a good role in that death, and you also eliminated the boy curse and deceived us all. If you disappear like this, I really won't be able to find you. ”
"Well, I underestimated you", my uncle sighed and asked again: "Anyway, I can't escape, can you let me die." When and because of what did I have a grudge against you? ”
"Do you really want to know?" Inoue Kawaichi also sighed, his expression gloomy, "That's also a very old story." Divine Doctor Meng Ye, this name, you are not unfamiliar with it......"
Uncle and grandfather nodded, that's my old son.
In this story told by Inoue Kawaichi, there is also an important character, Inoue Hiroshi, Inoue Kawaichi's great-grandfather.
Inoue is a China expert, but also a China fan, and has a soft spot for the mysterious culture of ancient China, and is very obsessed.
More than 70 years ago, Inoue was conscripted into the army and became a member of the Japanese invasion of China, and was specially awarded the rank of Osaku because of his illustrious family background and cultural attainments.
Of course, although he also has a wing, a team of more than 3,000 people, he basically does not go to the front line to fight. He has a special mission to loot the treasures of the occupied territories and transport them back to the Japanese mainland.
Whenever the Japanese army occupied a place, Inoue's subordinates would follow through and turn over the cabinets, and then sort out and pack all the things that they felt valuable. Only those who are not sure will report to him, and experts will be regularly arranged for unified screening.
There was a traitor, hearing that he liked the ancient mysterious culture of China, so he specially gave him a box of bamboo slips treasured at home, which is said to be very old.
Because this was reserved for himself to see, he didn't rush to pack the box, and planned to use the rest time to watch slowly.
The inscriptions on the bamboo slips are all tadpole scripts, and he doesn't know much about them. In order to avoid the leakage of the contents of the book, Inoue also deliberately asked his subordinates to copy down the words that appeared on it separately, and then asked the traitor to arrange for someone to translate every word.
When he first got the "dictionary" provided by the traitor, he originally planned to take a few glances. As a result, when he read it, he found that the content in it was amazing, and he couldn't help but read it all night, and he was addicted.
As for what was said above, Inoue Kawaichi did not reveal it at all. I don't know if he didn't have a chance to see it, or if he didn't want to tell his uncle and grandfather, but it caused a few of us to eavesdrop, and my heart itched.
Since reading that "book", Inoue Erbum has directly assigned the "simple task" of going to the people's homes to turn over boxes and cabinets directly to the three captains.
Inoue UBAM drew a team from each of the three brigades, recruited a group of folk tomb robbers, and re-established a "tomb robbery squadron" to search for ancient tombs in the Spring and Autumn Period near Linzi, Shandong. His request to his subordinates was that as long as they saw a bronze mirror, they would bring back all the contents of the tomb.
Hearing this, my heart moved, Linzi is the capital of Qi State, that is, Jiang Ziya's fiefdom. It seems that the story of the Romance of the Gods is not groundless, this Jiang Ziya thinks he has the help of the mirror.
But his descendants, since there is such a treasure, and there is such a heroic figure as Qi Huangong, why not take it out or they and compete for the world.
Unless, the person in control of the mirror is not Jiang Ziya himself, but one of his subordinates. After the world was peaceful, this person followed Jiang Ziya to the fiefdom again, and then secretly went into hiding, bringing the mirror and secrets to the grave.
After all, it is very old, and in history, all Chinese dynasties have had masters of tomb robbing, and they may have changed hands many times. Although Inoue was very interested, he did not have much hope.
The only reason why he went on was that after this book, there had never been a similar record in the various historical documents popular in China, not even the folk tales describing ghosts. This shows that the thing he is looking for is likely to be still in the tomb.
In the blink of an eye, more than a year has passed, and although his "tomb robbery squadron" has dug up a lot of bronze mirrors, there is nothing he is looking for. On the contrary, an accident experienced by a Japanese army team that went to the countryside to clean up aroused his interest.
The squadron where this Japanese squad was located, after receiving a whistleblower from the traitors, united with the puppet army to a mountain to encircle and suppress the guerrillas. It is said that during the search, the team found a suspicious figure, and after chasing all the way, they entered a dark cave.
The cave is large enough to hide hundreds, if not thousands, of people. They thought they had finally found the base camp of the guerrillas, and they were both excited and nervous. The squad leader sent a soldier named Saburo Chiba back to find reinforcements, while the others followed him to reconnoiter first. Then, according to the actual situation, determine whether to launch a direct attack or stay behind and wait for help.
However, when Chiba Saburo returned with reinforcements, he couldn't find the entrance to the cave, and he followed the mark he left behind.
Because no gunshots have been heard, the squadron leader can't bear the pressure of losing a team of soldiers for some reason. Moreover, this is in the zone they occupy, and if he can't even find the body, he can't give an account to the chief.
The squadron leader gave the order, and all the people conducted a carpet search...... It turned out to be nothing.
However, when they returned to the camp, they found that the members of this squad had already returned to the city first, but not all of them had returned, and the squad leader and three soldiers were gone.
These people who came back also became weird, and they couldn't say anything good.
The squadron leader questioned them one by one, wondering where their captain and the other two had gone, and how they had come back. The answers they gave were strange, even involving ancient Chinese chariots......
The squadron leader thought they had fallen for an evil spirit, so he asked his men to confiscate all the guns of these men and lock them up alone. Their front in China was too long, and the soldiers were already nervous, and he wanted to observe for two more days, but he really couldn't send them away for treatment.
However, that night, the soldiers who were in charge of guarding them let them go, even disappeared with them, and took away a large amount of weapons and ammunition. Of course, the soldiers who were in charge of guarding and guarding the ammunition depot that night were also gone.
Although the squadron leader tried his best to defend himself, the military department still could not accept this illogical statement, and the deadline was one month, so that he could find all the lost soldiers, and he would see people alive and corpses when he died.
When Inoue heard about this, he felt that there was something strange about it, so he took everyone and went to find the soldier named Chiba Saburo, and followed him back to the mountain.
But they were no luckier than the others, and after searching for three days and three nights, they found nothing. In the end, even Inoue himself was about to give up, and even wondered if this soldier had also fallen into evil and was deliberately deceiving them.
On the morning of the fourth day, Chiba Saburo came to Inoue with a frightened face, saying that he had seen the missing people, at the foot of the mountain, but their expressions were so strange that he did not dare to call them.
That's right, that's good news.
Inoue hurriedly gathered his troops and followed Chiba Saburo to see what was going on. Of course, they are on the mountain at the moment, and they can see the people below, only a few in front.
Inoue saw that at the foot of the mountain, a heavily armed Japanese army team had arrived, with vigorous steps and a neat team.
There's nothing out of the ordinary.
He just wanted to reprimand Chiba Saburo beside him, but the team below suddenly stopped, led by one person, raised his head, and glanced at them.
A team leader standing on Inoue's right, saw them coming, and subconsciously said hello in Japanese.
As a result, as soon as his words fell, the people below had already raised their guns.
Inoue was pressed hard from behind and fell to the ground, and then heard a burst of gunshots. These soldiers below actually shot at their comrades above.
The team leader didn't dare to shoot back, so he asked Inoue what to do.
Although Inoue Hiroshi guessed that the people below had been affected by the mirror and had lost their hearts, they could no longer be regarded as their compatriots. But, he can't say this kind of thing to others. He didn't want to end up with the same fate as the squadron leader, so he had to order a retreat, first to avoid direct conflict, and then to quietly follow them after giving way to the other party.
Inoue thought that after his retreat, the other party would not feel threatened, and it would not be long before he would "take" them to the cave.
As a result, he waited a whole day. After they withdrew, they came back from a big detour behind the mountain, only to find that the other party had not moved at all.
It was a sunny day, and after the sun rose, the other party actually lay on the ground one by one and basked in the sun.
Although Inoue was anxious, he had no choice but to wait and see from afar and continue to wait.
Finally, at night, the bright moon was in the sky, and it was still a full moon.
The squad finally got into action again, forming a line and heading towards the mountainside. There was still a white light shining on their bodies, as if they were reflecting the moon in the sky.
The "tomb robbery squadron" that followed, including Inoue Hiroshi, was stunned.
Although they had all heard mythological stories, they had never taken them seriously. Therefore, when these miraculous phenomena really appear in front of them, their hearts are more than shocked.
No one dared to follow, and Inoue did not give the order.
When these people "clothed" in the moonlight gathered halfway up the mountain, a pillar of light suddenly flashed from the sky and shone on them.
Inoue looked up and saw that the light was coming from the moon.
The mountain shook violently suddenly, and Inoue finally came to his senses and hurriedly ordered his men to set off and follow the team in front.
He had a hunch that the entrance to the cave was about to appear again.