CHAPTER XXXIV

Kidnapping suspicions

Darkness enveloped everything, and Xiaoxue seemed to be restrained by something, unable to move. She faintly felt a chill blowing from somewhere. Her body trembled and was tightly coiled together. Helplessly, his hands and feet shrunk into a ball.

In her vague consciousness, Xiaoxue felt as if she had been abandoned in the endless wilderness. No one pity, no one pays attention .

This made her very scared, and her weak body was trembling slightly. How she wished for help, even if it was just a little help.

She seemed to feel that in such a space, she was lonely and needed help. How good it would be if Fang Xin was by her side at this time. Even if it's Ruan Xiaotian, it's feasible.

However, her fantasies do not become reality. By her side, there is no Ruan Xiaotian, let alone Fang Xin. She was alone and weak.

She struggled to open her eyes. Yes, she had to work hard to open her eyes. She wanted to see where she was. Why is it so cold? Why do you feel lonely?

I clearly remember that I and Ruan Xiaotian were on a minibus. The whole car died, leaving only the two of them. But suddenly, the two of them lost consciousness and couldn't feel anything.

Finally, Xiaoxue opened her ignorant eyes. She looked around curiously, trying to see where she was.

It was dark, with only a faint light barely shining in from a distance. Xiaoxue noticed that she felt cold because she was lying on the ground at this time, and the chill was coming from the ground paved with flat rocks.

What is this place? Why are you here?

Xiaoxue's mind immediately came up with countless questions, but there were no answers.

She slowly sat up from the ground and looked around. It was then that she realized that she was in a cave.

The light in the distance is nothing but the light of an oil lamp. The oil lamp looks very old, as if it has a certain age. Some places have cracked and exude a faint smell of antiquity. It's like telling the world that a long, long time has passed.

Through the faint oil light, Xiaoxue saw that in this cave that could not be seen, in the mountains and rocks on both sides, there were countless corpses. More specifically, human bones.

From top to bottom, row after row, I can't count them. As far as the eye can see, there are at least hundreds of them.

These bones are neatly distributed, and someone must have deliberately arranged them. Most of the bones were wrapped in something, like a mummy. Only a few were naked, and after a long period of baptism, they showed their hideous faces, as if to tell their resentment.

When Xiao Xue saw it, she was already taken aback. She was a bold man, but at this moment, she was scared too. His hands clasped his knees, and his eyes were full of helplessness.

She wanted to shout, hoping that someone would help her. Even if someone can be by her side, it's good. But she didn't shout, she was even more afraid that after shouting, those sleeping bones would suddenly wake up, posing a danger to his personal safety.

Suddenly, just as she was wandering nervously. Not far from the other side, another oil lamp was lit. This oil lamp is very close to the light snow, so it is easy to illuminate the surroundings of the light snow.

The light that appeared again made Xiaoxue's nervous mood relax a little. Light can bring people a sense of security, so Xiaoxue needs light very much at this time, and needs a sense of security very much.

The newly lit oil lamp illuminates a round bulge. The diameter is about four or five meters, and the height is about one meter.

At this time, there was a man sitting on the high platform. He drooped his head so that Xiaoxue couldn't see the man's face at all. But Xiaoxue can still feel that there is an old man in front of her.

However, judging from his emaciated figure, Xiaoxue felt that this person did not look like a person, but also like a pile of bones. The only difference is that the person can be seen with bare, shriveled skin. It's like it's been drained of water and has become lifeless.

Xiaoxue didn't dare to step forward, she still sat in place and didn't move. His eyes were staring at the shriveled old man, and he didn't know if he was dead or alive, why was he here?

Suddenly, the old man moved. I saw him stretch out his shriveled hand and stretch it out towards Xiaoxue. Those hands, in Xiaoxue's opinion, are no different from a pile of bones. Because, on those hands, Xiaoxue can't see a trace of flesh and skin.

The old man finally raised his head, his face the same as his hands, but wrapped in a layer of tightly wrinkled skin. No blood, no expression.

Xiaoxue suddenly felt even colder, as if the entire cave had become a large ice cellar. A chill came from all sides, invading her emaciated body.

The wizened old man suddenly spoke. His hand seemed to be very long, and he kept reaching out to Xiaoxue, stretching out. The old man's voice lingered in the cave: 'Dear princess, you have finally returned. My most faithful master, I have been waiting for you here for thousands of years, and you are finally back. Allow me, as your servant, to give you my most loyal greetings.'

As he spoke, the thin old man actually knelt down on one knee to Xiaoxue. Like a courtier who bowed down to the king, he knelt down reverently.

Xiaoxue was startled at first, and then she saw that the old man's hands were still reaching out to her. And it's getting closer, closer and closer. It seemed like it was endless, reaching out to her.

Xiaoxue didn't dare to think about it, she hurriedly blocked her hand in front of her eyes, and kept shouting: 'Don't come, don't come, please don't come.'

After that, I don't know what Lu Dao is for, Xiaoxue suddenly lost consciousness. It's like a person who is extremely tired, and can finally fall asleep deeply. No need to wake up, no worries.

The sky was spinning, and when Xiaoxue was conscious, she felt powerless, as if she had been completely collapsed.

She slowly opened her eyes again, only to feel that she was no longer lying on the cold ground. It's like lying on a large, soft bed, surrounded by warm air.

Xiaoxue didn't know where she was, but her consciousness told her that she was not in a dream, but in the real world.

So what about before? Dreaming again? A terrible nightmare.

And this nightmare, Xiaoxue is familiar with. She remembered as if she had had the same dream before.

For what? Why do you keep having the same nightmares? Xiaoxue doesn't understand, what does this nightmare represent? Or what exactly are you trying to tell her?

Xiaoxue suddenly felt a pain in her head, a pain in her heart. She didn't want to think about it anymore, and even if she did, she wouldn't get any answers.

So, she began to look around her, to observe her environment.

It's still the same dark, and you can't tell if it's during the day or at night. I can only feel that Xiaoxue is in a certain house. In terms of oppressive feelings, this room is not big, even smaller than one's own boudoir.

However, the bed under her was huge. Not only is it big, but it's also soft and very comfortable. Xiaoxue touched it, but she didn't touch the side of the bed.

The corner of her eye swept over, right next to her pillow, as if something was flickering and flickering.

Xiaoxue touched it, and it was hard. She was immediately overjoyed, and if she guessed correctly, she touched a cell phone, and it was her own.

After a few moments, the phone's screen lit up.

Xiaoxue took her mobile phone, got out of bed barefoot, and walked on the solid wood floor. Through the bright light of the mobile phone screen, Xiaoxue looked. She found that the cottage was indeed not big. Aside from the large and comfortable bed behind him, there was hardly any decent furniture.

What's even stranger is that there is not a single window in this cabin. Except for a door looming next to the closet on the left, there is nothing.

That is, in the absence of any references, Xiaoxue simply cannot distinguish between south, east, west, day or night.

It's just that in this silent air, there seems to be a warm breeze blowing across her cheeks from one side. I just don't know where this gust of wind comes from.

Just when Xiaoxue was at a loss and didn't know what to do. She suddenly thought of the phone in her hand. That's right, I still have a mobile phone, so why don't I try to call for help.

The first person Xiao Xue thought of was none other than Fang Xin.

Soon, the phone went through. Xiaoxue was so happy that she almost jumped up and cheered. Because she would never have thought that the phone would really be connected, and Fang Xin would really receive the call.

Then again, we have to turn the clock forward a bit. That is, at the entrance of Gangzi Village, where Chaoxia had just emerged, Fang Xin, Du Zijuan, Shen Kuo and Liu Ting were still together.

The incident happened at the same time, just as Shen Kuo and Liu Ting were driving the car, frantically chasing after Du Fei. When Fang Xin and Du Zijuan also wanted to catch up, Xiaoxue's call came unprepared.

Being able to receive Xiaoxue's call, Fang Xin was not only a surprise but also a surprise. His first words were: 'Xiaoxue, is that you?' Where are you now?'

Xiaoxue's reply was: 'I don't know where I am, I seem to be ...... It looks like I've been kidnapped.'

'Kidnapping?'

Countless bubbles suddenly appeared above Fang Xin's head. The word kidnapping appears on Xiaoxue's body, which is simply incredible.

Fang Xin didn't think about it and said: "I said Xiaoxue, have you watched too many American dramas and Korean dramas. Kidnap? Who will kidnap you, and who will dare to kidnap you.'

'What do you mean?' Xiaoxue was a little angry, "You mean my long-connected kidnappers are disgusting to watch, aren't you?" Fang Xin, are you such a fool?"

Fang Xinzhi said Xiaoxue's temper, he smiled, and didn't dare to argue.

Xiao Xue calmed down for a moment, relieved her breath and said, "Fang Xin, I may really have been kidnapped. Listen, I'm in a small room right now. I don't know where it is, it's pitch black, there's no sunlight, no windows, no lights, just a door. I tried it, and the door seemed to be locked from the outside and wouldn't open. You say I'm not kidnapped, what else can I be.'

After talking a lot, Fang Xin thought about it and suddenly thought of a very serious question.

I don't know when there is one thing that many people want to get, and that is the bronze seal. Zheng Chuchen wants it, Xiaolian wants it. It seems that there are still some people who are also trying to snatch the bronze seal, who are these people, Fang Xin doesn't know how to go. Therefore, Fang Xin was wondering if it was those people who had used their crooked brains and really kidnapped Xiaoxue.

Thinking of this, Fang Xin said, "Xiaoxue, let's not care if you kidnap or not. Listen, I'm going to ask you to look around now and see if you can find any clues. I mean, I've got to make sure where the hell you are. Only by determining where you are can I find you and help you. So Xiaoxue, look for it carefully, and don't let go of even the slightest clue.'

However, Xiaoxue said distressedly, "No, it's dark in this room, and I can't see anything. How do you ask me to find clues.'

Fang Xin was helpless, he wanted to get angry, but he still suppressed it. He whispered, 'Xiaoxue, can't you hear if you can't see it?' Close your eyes and listen carefully. It's early in the morning and there's always something to hear.'

'Okay, okay, you wait.' As she spoke, Xiaoxue closed her eyes and listened to everything in the world quietly, and at the same time felt everything in the world.

After only a few seconds, Xiaoxue suddenly said excitedly: 'I hear, I hear. Fang Xin, I hear the sound of the waves. Am I being kidnapped overseas?'

Fang Xin listened, and one head turned into two big. He really wanted to scold and scold the naïve Xiaoxue to the point of spurting blood. He took a few deep breaths before saying, 'Xiaoxue, what do I say about you. Think about it with your little head, you will really be at the beach and hear the sound of the waves?'

Xiaoxue on the other side was silent for a moment, as if suddenly realized: "It's by Taihu Lake, will I be at the resort?" I remember there were a lot of houses on the resort and a few small cottages on the hill. Am I going to be there, Fang Xin?"

'There's a possibility.' Fang Xin continued, 'You are feeling it carefully, what else is there.'

Peaceful, serene on the phone. Fang Xin waited anxiously, never relaxing for a moment. Xiaoxue's guess may be right, but Fang Xinzhi said, in the area of the water-dividing forest, there are still several villages near Taihu Lake. That is to say, it is not necessarily a resort, it can only be said that there is a lot of doubt.

Du Zijuan, who had been silent on the side for a long time, saw that Fang Xin didn't speak at this time, so she asked: 'What's wrong?' Did something happen to Xiaoxue?'

Unexpectedly, Fang Xin's index finger was pressed to his lips and he made a shhh Then, into the microphone, he said, 'Xiaoxue, what did you find?'

Xiaoxue said uncertainly, "I seem to feel the dampness in the air, and the room is a little stuffy. Luckily, there seems to be wind blowing in through the crack in the door. One more thing I know for sure is that this house is all wooden.'

Fang Xin listened carefully, and the thoughts in his mind gradually became clear.

After Xiaoxue finished speaking, Fang Xin said, "Okay, Xiaoxue, I know the truth. Remember, you're just there. Whatever happens, don't panic. Zijuan and I will come over to save you right away.' With that, Fang Xin hung up the phone.

Standing at the entrance of Gangzi Village, Fang Xin's brows furrowed tightly. His expression was very nervous and his face was serious.

Based on the clues provided by Xiaoxue at present, it is really difficult for Fang Xin to judge where Xiaoxue will be kidnapped. One thing is for sure, it is by no means the seaside that Xiaoxue said. It should be on the edge of Taihu Lake, very close to Taihu Lake. And the wet smell that Xiaoxue said, Fang Xin estimated, may be the smell of cyanobacteria. This is also a further proof that Xiaoxue should be kept in the vicinity of Taihu Lake. And the most likely place, Fang Xin believes, should be the resort. It's just that the area of the resort is very large, and there are a lot of houses, so I really have to check them one by one, and I don't know when the road will come.

There is another point, Fang Xin has to consider, who kidnapped Xiaoxue? What would be the purpose of that person, or that group of people? Could it really be because of the bronze seal?

So far, Fang Xin still doesn't know what the bronze seal of many people is for. For what there are so many people who want to get it. Could it be that the four bronze seals really have something to do with ancient treasures?

If that's the case, then everything that happens is easy to explain.

Du Zijuan saw that Fang Xin had not spoken, so she pushed him and said, "Hey! What are you thinking? So fascinating. Look at it, Shen Kuo and they are long gone.'

Fang Xin woke up from his contemplation at this time, he looked at the direction where Shen Kuo and Liu Ting were going, waved his hand and said, "Regardless of them, I have to go to the resort first. What about you, Zijuan, would you like to go with me?'

Anyway, the first place to make the list, without a doubt, should be the resort. No matter how difficult it was, Fang Xin had to give it a try.

'Xiaoxue was really kidnapped?'

'It's not certain yet, but whether or not Xiaoxue has been kidnapped, her current situation must be dangerous, and I must save her.'

However, Du Zijuan raised a question that Fang Xin had never thought about. She said, 'Fang Xin, do you think this will be a trap.'

'Trap?' Fang Xin looked at Du Zijuan very incomprehensibly.

So, Du Zijuan explained: 'Use Xiaoxue as bait and deceive you one by one. Then, he can easily get what he wants. Don't you think Shen Kuo's hasty departure is very strange? Perhaps, you and Shen Kuo, as well as Xiaoxue, are all designed. The purpose is to get the bronze seals that each of you owns.'

With a word, Fang Xin stared at Du Zijuan curiously. He didn't expect Du Zijuan to have such a mindset and think of a question he hadn't thought of.

However, even if it was a trap, even if it was a bait, Fang Xin still decided that he had to break through, and Longtan Tiger's Den had to break through. There's no way he can watch Xiaoxue fall into a trap and not save it, even if there is only a glimmer of hope.

Du Zijuan looked at Fang Xin's expression and guessed something. She asked uncertainly, 'You...... Are you still going?'

'If you're scared, don't go.' Fang Xin said, "But I can't, you know the way. A lot of times, there's no choice.'

Du Zijuan said: 'What do you think of me? Am I the kind of person who flinchs when in danger? We're in the same boat, don't you want to leave me behind.'

Fang Xin stared at Du Zijuan gratefully, in this battle that no one could figure out, he couldn't imagine that the weak Du Zijuan would also stand with him and fight side by side.

After more than an hour, the two finally arrived at the resort. At this time, the resort was silent like a girl who had not woken up from a deep sleep, and she couldn't see a single tourist.

Spring has arrived, and the smell of spring is everywhere. The resort is no exception, surrounded by greenery and full of spring.

The resort is huge, yet two people don't have time to enjoy the sight of spring. They are looking around with a lot of heart, but they still can't figure out how to start.

Standing on the wide road, Du Zijuan asked Fang Xin: 'With such a big place and so many villas and hotels, where do we start?' If you really want to find them one by one, you have to find the Year of the Monkey?"

Fang Xin was also muttering, thinking. What he thinks is if Xiaoxue is really kidnapped. So, from the kidnapper's standpoint, where will he place Xiaoxue? But one thing is for sure, that place is absolutely secretive, and it will never be easily discovered.

So, where will it be?

Fang Xin looked around, and he suddenly saw that on the side of the road, by the small lake that was artificially fenced, there was a row of inconspicuous cabins.

There are about a dozen of these cabins, all built along the lake. It looks cosy and cozy. Fang Xin knows a little bit about it, this kind of place is mostly a place for rich people to date secretly. Because many people say so, he naturally believes it too.

So far, though, that's not what he's concerned about. He just remembered that Xiaoxue had said on the phone that the place where she was kidnapped was a wooden structure. So, could it be one of these cabins?

'Let's go over there.' Fang Xin pointed to the unique cabins and said to Du Zijuan, "Maybe, maybe Xiaoxue is somewhere in it."

Bypassing the rows of towering trees, the air here is really good, and the environment is artificially built like a paradise. Everywhere there is a patch of green, writing the breath of spring.

The cabin was built on the edge of the lake, and it should have been built on the lake. Because the bottom of the cabin was empty, there was the sound of the lake. Only one side is connected to the land, while underwater, there are four cement piles that support the cabin.

It was the first time that Fang Xin had entered the territory of the cabin, and after looking for a while, he finally found a path straight to the cabin. Covered by trees and flowers, it's really hard to find.

The sun has come out, and although it is early spring, the sun is still hot and poisonous. It seems to have entered early summer all of a sudden. In this abnormal weather, it is likely to rain again.

There was not a trace of wind on the surface of the lake, and the air was unusually hot. The originally soaked clothes on Fang Xin and Du Zijuan's bodies were almost dry in less than half an hour.

There were about a dozen cabins, and judging by the unusual tranquility, it was impossible for anyone to be in all of them. In the huge resort, it seems that only the two of them are still active. Elsewhere, there is a deathly silence.

At about three or five meters from the cabins, the trail has the original bluestone brick path, which has been turned into a boardwalk, and extends to the area of the cabin complex. That is, around all the cabins, there are boardwalks. Walking on it, it makes a 'click', crisp sound.

That said, if you follow the boardwalk, you're sure to find every cabin.

These cabins, from the outside, are all exactly the same. Each cabin is about ten square meters. But there's something else going on inside.

Fang Xin hadn't been in, let alone enjoyed it. But he had heard that the decoration inside was similar to that of a star hotel. There is a large LCD TV, broadband Internet access, a separate toilet, and a very comfortable bed.

It's extremely exaggerated, exaggerated.

Fang Xin and Du Zijuan walked on the boardwalk, and every time they stepped on it, they could make a creaking and squeaking sound. At the same time, at your feet, you can still hear the sound of the lake kissing the shore.

Du Zijuan grabbed Fang Xin: "Where did we start, did you see it, these cabins are always locked when there are no guests, how can we get in?"

Indeed, as Du Zijuan said. All the cabins were closed with their doors and windows, and the windows were covered with thick curtains, so that it was impossible to see what was inside.

Fang Xin stopped in front of the first cabin, he thought for a moment and said, "If Xiaoxue is in one of them, she should hear someone coming. In this way, we can quickly locate and find her.'

That being said, what if Xiaoxue can't hear it? Who can guarantee that Xiaoxue will be able to hear.

Du Zijuan suddenly thought of a way to find Xiaoxue immediately. She pushed Fang Xin and said, "It's really stupid, don't you have a mobile phone, just call her.'"

Fang Xin suddenly realized. At some point, it's also necessary to have a friend next to you to come up with an idea.

After being amazed, Fang Xin took out his mobile phone and hurriedly dialed Xiaoxue's number. After waiting for about ten seconds, Xiaoxue was pleasantly surprised to connect the phone.

So, what is Xiaoxue doing at this time? Judging from Xiaoxue's description, it is indeed a bit like the environment in a cabin. Moreover, the probability can be as high as 80%.

Staying in a boring cabin, Xiaoxue has nothing to do. The surrounding light is still very dim and you can barely see anything. If Fang Xin hadn't said that it was daytime, she would have thought it would still be night.

When the mobile phone rang, Xiaoxue was lying bored in bed. In the silence of the space, a sudden ringing of her mobile phone scared her so much that she almost fell out of bed.

She quickly answered: 'Hey! Is that you? Where have you been? Are you here to save me?'

At this time, Xiaoxue was indeed very nervous and a little impatient. She has been locked up in this dark ghost place for I don't know how long, and people have long been suffocated.

Hearing Xiao Xue ask several questions with confidence, Fang Xin's heart finally let go. At least, so far, Xiaoxue is safe and sound.

So he said, 'Xiaoxue, don't worry, Zijuan and I have already arrived at the resort. But the resort is so big that we're currently targeting the row of cabins by the lake. Didn't you say you were in a wooden room? So, Xiaoxue, can you hear us?'

'You wait.' Xiaoxue calmed down and listened carefully for about ten seconds. He shook his head and said, 'I didn't hear anything, only a little bit of the wind.'

'Okay, so what about now?' Fang Xin motioned to Du Zijuan and opened his mouth wide. Du Zijuan soon understood, and she began to call Xiaoxue's name one by one, never stopping.

However, after listening to it for a while, Xiaoxue still shook her head and said, "I still haven't heard anything. Fang Xin, where are you?'

Fang Xin couldn't help frowning. After a moment of silence, he said, 'Xiaoxue, don't worry. We're right at the resort and will find yours.'

Seeing Fang Xin hang up the phone, Du Zijuan said: "Could it be that our judgment is wrong, Xiaoxue is not in the cabin at all? But where else can there be but a log cabin here?'

Fang Xin has a different opinion, he said: "We can't completely rule out the possibility that Xiaoxue is not in the cabin. One thing that may have been overlooked by us is the soundproofing of the cabin. Perhaps, inside the cabin, all sounds are cut off. The outside can't get in, and the inside can't get out.'

'The cabin could be renovated so well?' Du Zijuan was a little unconvinced.

"Otherwise, how could those uncle-level characters bring the little secretaries, one by one, to this kind of place for a date.' Fang Xin sneered, and then said, "In my opinion, let's go over one by one. Anyway, it's only about a dozen.'

As he spoke, Fang Xin walked towards the first cabin closest to him. As soon as he took two steps, he heard Du Zijuan shouting from behind: 'What's that?'

When Fang Xin turned his head, Du Zijuan was already frightened by something. A face was horrible white, without a trace of blood.

Fang Xin was also stunned, he hugged Du Zijuan, who was about to be frightened and crumbling, and asked eagerly: 'What's wrong, what's wrong'

Du Zijuan came to her senses at this time, and she immediately went to look at the place where the abnormal situation happened just now. This time, however, she saw nothing.

'Why not?' Du Zi muttered softly.

Fang Xin was even more anxious, he stared at Du Zijuan's eyes and asked, "What did you see?"

'I'...... I seem to see a skeleton, right there.' Du Zijuan pointed to the door of the cabin and said, 'There are two, and they stand on both sides of the door. They also carried broadswords, like two soldiers standing guard, it was terrible. And now, there is nothing left. It's weird!'

In Fang Xin's heart, three words immediately appeared: 'Skeleton soldier?' But he didn't see anything the whole time. What's going on here? (To be continued......)