"Boss Cao..."Old Man Yang casually sandwiched a piece of snake meat, "Haven't you heard of this person?" ”

"Huh?" Boss Cao came back to his senses and smiled, "No, I really haven't heard of this person." ”

"Oh..."

"That..."

As soon as I spoke, I was interrupted by Old Man Yang, "Xiao Leng..."

"Huh? Big..."I wanted to call Uncle, but fortunately I stopped in time, "What does the boss command?" ”

"Tsk..."Old Man Yang's eyes narrowed, and he smiled, "What don't you order, Boss Cao is no longer an outsider, just the three of us, don't be so restrained, come, eat a piece of meat, go all the way to this trip, you have worked hard..."

As he spoke, Old Man Yang put the piece of meat he had sandwiched into the plate in front of me.

I hurriedly stood up, hunched over and met it with two hands, "Oops, the boss personally clamped it for me, how dare I do this?" ”

"What's this, sit down, young man, eat more snake meat, it's good for the body...", Old Man Yang changed his words, "The snake in the north is called 'long worm', in turn, it is 'worm chief', the reason why Boss Cao invited us here to eat snake meal is for a reason, do you know what the reason is?" ”

"What?" I asked.

The old man smiled, "Boss Cao treats us as his own people, which is a metaphor for our friendship to last a long time, as for the business in front of us, don't be in a hurry, and plan from the long (insect chief)..." ”

That Boss Cao gave a thumbs up, "Boss Yang said well, Cao Mou respects you a cup..."

I admire the five-body throw, this old man Yang's words, on the surface, he is praising Boss Cao, but in fact, he is telling me, about Xiaoshan, don't be in a hurry to ask, since this person knows Xiaoshan, then everything is easy to do, take your time... In addition, his words were also very clever, and he postponed the sale of antiques, 'thinking in the long run', so that we will have enough time to ask about Xiaoshan from the mouth of this Boss Cao... Just the right metaphor, a few words of understatement, killing three birds with one stone! That's where a savvy businessman comes into play...

In the following time, Old Man Yang and Boss Cao talked about each other again, and it was getting dark outside. In addition to snake gall bladder ingredients, there are also various medicinal materials, which are specially made by mixing with precious liquor. When I first came to the mouth, the taste was a little strange, but under the careful tasting, it was particularly mellow, and after a few cups, I had the meaning of smoking...

Boss Cao looked at his watch, "It's not early, I see, Boss Yang and Secretary Leng, you two, why don't you stay here tonight." ”

"Isn't that a problem?"

"What's the trouble with this?"

"Okay then." Old Man Yang smiled, "Then we will be respectful rather than obey our fate." ”

"Okay, let's eat slowly, I'll make a reservation..."

His restaurant is actually a small mountain resort. Dining, leisure, accommodation, all in one. It allows people to enjoy high-end food service while experiencing the fun of the mountains. What Boss Cao ordered for us was a small villa located in the innermost part of this restaurant, leaning against a hill, not to mention the leisure facilities around the villa, and a pavilion along the path up the mountain. In short, the environment is very quiet and elegant, and living in this place can make people forget all the worldly troubles.

"This accommodation fee should be expensive, let Boss Cao break the bank." Old Man Yang said.

"What's this..."Boss Cao smiled, and then arched his hand at us, "The two of you should be tired, rest early, Cao will not bother, if you have any needs, you can use the phone in the room to call the service staff of this restaurant, we will see you tomorrow..."

"Xiao Leng..."After Boss Cao left, Old Man Yang said.

"Huh?"

"Take out the contents of this box and put it in the safe, this is my friend's lifeblood, don't miss anything..."

After putting it away, Mr. Yang and I took a comfortable hot shower.

"Uncle, do I need to blow your hair?"

"Hehe, no."

"With you as I grow old, I can be regarded as having a long experience."

"You are the same, I said that the cooperation between the two of us must be seamless, I am not wrong about you..."Old Man Yang sighed, "If you were born twenty years early, you brother, I will worship..."

I swallowed and changed the subject, "Uncle, can you tell me about the origin of the bronze man now?" ”

"Of course..."

Old man Yang told me that the bronze man was poured out of a Ming tomb by his friend.

"Ming Tomb..."I frowned, "In the Ming Tomb, how can there be ancient things?" ”

"I don't understand this, at that time they speculated that it should be when the owner of the tomb was alive, I don't know where to get it, because I love it very much, so I was buried in my own tomb after death."

I nodded and said, "How much is this thing worth?" ”

"I don't dare to say this..."Old Man Yang smiled, "In short, the price is for sure." This thing won't be sold, and my friend is more serious than his own life. However, compared to tracking down the 'curse', the dozens of lives in the Nameless Village were much heavier than his one life. I begged him to lend me this thing..."

More than a month has passed since the nameless mountain village in Taihang Mountain disappeared, and I don't know how long those villagers can hold on.

"Uncle, do you know much about the ancient culture of Sichuan?" I asked.

"It's okay."

"So, do you know about the Ran clan?"

"The Ran clan?" Old Man Yang looked at me, "I've heard of it." ”

"Oh? Let's talk about it..."

Old man Yang said that the Ran people were a nomadic people in the ancient Sichuan and Shu regions, and they had disappeared for thousands of years. This people, with their own beliefs and the snake as a totem, once established their own country. Later, it is said that it was annexed and annihilated by the Central Plains country, and the remnants merged with the Han, Qiang, and other ethnic groups. This is a rather mysterious people, they have their own written language, but I don't know why, it has not been handed down...

That's all Old Man Yang knows. Later, I listened to him talk a little more about the mysterious legends he had heard when he used to travel from south to north, and all kinds of strange experiences, and so on. After chatting, both of them got tired and got back to the point...

"It doesn't matter if Boss Cao was the one who colluded with Xiao Shan back then and assigned the mage to Uncle Wan's side. Anyway, he knows Xiao Shan for sure..."

"Well, Xiao Leng."

"Huh?"

"What kind of character is this Xiao Shan you have been mentioning?"

"It's a..."

I told Mr. Yang about the contact with Xiaoshan's gang in 03, as well as the grievances and grievances. When I mentioned Xiaoshan, I thought of Morning Star, and my heart ached. Then I thought of Yu Xin, their life experience, there are many things in common...

"Uncle..."I stared at the ceiling, "You say, tomorrow, how are we going to ask Boss Cao about Xiaoshan?" ”

Old Man Yang smiled, "Don't worry, now, we have the initiative, I always have a way to pry open the mouth of the surnamed Cao, okay, it's not early, it's cold, let's sleep..."

"Hmm..."

I gave a long answer, and I fell asleep in a deep sleep... I don't know how long it took, I had a feeling of falling from a high altitude, from slow to fast, and as the 'rubbing' suddenly fell to the bottom, I straightened up and woke up. As soon as I touched my body, my pajamas were already soaked with cold sweat... What time is it? … The room was dark, I fumbled for my phone, and when I pressed it, the light of the screen pierced my eyes. After rubbing it vigorously a few times, I forced my eyes to open and look at it, little by little. My phone shines, I press the lamp at the head of the bed, it doesn't turn on... A bad feeling suddenly rose in my heart, and I was startled, and my sleepiness suddenly disappeared...

"Uncle, uncle..."

I hurriedly woke up Old Man Yang.

"Huh? What's wrong Xiao Leng? The old man asked.

I looked around and the house was very well insulated and very quiet.

"Did you—" I frowned, "do you feel something is wrong?" ”

"Something is wrong?" Old Man Yang sniffed, "No, it's just a little hot, and the air conditioner has stopped, right?" ”

"The lights don't come on, it looks like there's a power outage..."

I got out of bed, put on my slippers, walked to the desk, picked up the phone and pressed it, and the phone was out of battery...

"It's really strange," I said, "Uncle, you wait here, I'll go out and have a look." ”

"Good..."

I groaned, and was about to walk out, when something suddenly occurred to me, and I put my phone in front of me and looked at it, and I screamed.

"What's the cold?" Old Man Yang said, "Don't be like my daughter, I'm shocked, uncle, my heart can't bear it..."

"Uncle, look!"

I rushed to Mr. Yang and handed him the phone.

"What's wrong? Old Man Yang looked confused at first, and then quickly stunned, "Why don't you have a single signal, are you stuck bad?" ”

"Impossible, uncle, look at your phone!"

Old Man Yang hurriedly fumbled for his mobile phone, and when he saw it, there was no signal... In this way, both of them were dumbfounded...

"It's... What's going on? Old man Yang said.

I was also a little confused, and all of a sudden, a thought flashed through my mind, and my heart sank, "Oh no..."

"What?"

I looked at Old Man Yang, "I think we may have been calculated..."

"Calculation? … You mean, by that Boss Cao? ”

"Hmm."

The old man frowned and shook his head, "Could it be that where did we show our feet?" ”

I shook my head, walked to the window, opened the curtains, and looked outside, the night was as thick as ink...

"The husband is not guilty, but he is guilty... This boss Cao took us to this villa for dinner, and then arranged for us to live here, from the beginning, maybe not well. I think, this villa is a bit evil, otherwise the mobile phone will not be good and there is no signal, uncle, let's go, we have to get out of here quickly..."