The whole meal, we talked as we ate. From the beginning of entering the chieftain tribe to the end of being trapped in the hollow of the small mound by the black sandstorm, I carefully described every detail to Old Man Cao, and the scholar, Lao Xu and Linglong added by the side from time to time. Hearing this, Old Man Cao's eyes were intent, and he kept rubbing the snuffbox in his hand.

After listening to this, Old Man Cao said: "I thought that this trip was just an ordinary 'branch pot', but I didn't expect that there were so many tunes in it. almost caused an accident to a few of you, and blamed the old man for not figuring it out in advance. This time, a few of you can come back, and it can be regarded as God's favor for our Cao family, which is really dangerous. Our Cao family owes Patriarch Bai, Long Xiaoyou, and the three of you little brothers a great favor. I toast the three little brothers with a cup of tea on behalf of the Linglong girl, thank you for your care and protection all the way! ”

The three of us got up and drank this cup of tea, and when we didn't know how to answer, the smooth brothers stood up and bowed their heads: "In this operation, our brother did not protect the eldest lady well, and the brother who led him failed to come back, and he failed to live up to the master's trust, and he is willing to be punished!" Please give the order! ”

Old Man Cao said softly: "Ah Shun, Ah Li, sit down." As I just said, I didn't figure out the situation this time, so I don't blame you two. Linglong has already told me that you two have been loyal along the way, taking care of and protecting her, and you have done a good job, so you don't have to blame yourself. Brother Shunli was about to speak, and Old Man Cao waved his hand: "Sit down." The dozen or so brothers who have been broken, I have already asked people to arrange the future. Their homes have been pacified, so let's follow the rules. There is also the matter of the ghost clan, so don't mention it again in the future. They are not good people, and they are not easy to mess with. ”

From this point of view, Old Man Cao should also know something about the ghost clan. And the Cao clan also has a lot of power in the northwest, and even they are afraid of the ghost clan, which shows that the ghost clan is indeed very powerful. Just one Ah Tu is already so powerful, you can imagine the great ability of the ghost uncle.

After taking a sip of tea, Old Man Cao suddenly said to me: "As you said, Brother Nan, this ruins of the chieftain tribe are not simple. Just talking about the location of the ruins is very wrong, I heard you say that the ruins of the chieftain tribe are not small, and there is a stone tower standing in the center. But when the old man sent people to search and rescue you, the plane flew back and forth in that desert for two or three days, and there was no trace at all. ”

"I remember that it was the people of the Ghost Clan who opened the cave first, and after we followed in, we went around the underground cave for a long time, passed through a stone door, and climbed back to the surface, and then we looked at the ruins of the Chieftain Tribe. Although it has been wandering underground for a long time, it will not go too far, and it stands to reason that it should still be in the Lop Nur desert. But when we entered the ruins of the chieftain tribe, I remembered that there were many trees on the hills on all sides in the distance, and they were lush and green. This is very illogical. How can there be so many leafy trees in the desert? And when we escaped from the palace of Mingtu, the stone tower underground palace, we also wandered around underground for half a day before crawling back to the surface, and when we came out, there was a large desert. By the way, this is where the helicopter you sent to save us, Mr. Cao. "I was so tired of running for my life that I didn't have time to think about it. Now when Mr. Cao and we are talking about the details, a lot of things that are extremely scary have emerged.

Linglong continued: "The Lop Nur area is originally very mysterious, and it is rumored that there are many mysterious and bizarre things there. The entrance of the Chieftain Tribe may be a spatial tunnel, which means that the Chieftain Tribe does not exist in that area at all, but only borders the desert through the spatial tunnel. ”

Although what Linglong said was a bit strange and confusing, along the way, all the things encountered could no longer be explained by common sense. At this time, even if pigs can fly, I will not completely deny it.

Old Man Cao continued: "It seems that this Chieftain tribe is even mysterious, not only is the location hidden and special, but also the Wang Zhuli and the high priest Ming Tu of the Chieftain tribe are not extraordinary. With the scepter and black jade wrench in his hand, he can charm the mind and make people hallucinate. And Ming Tu is even more scheming, he can win in the power struggle, and use the soul jade bed of Zhu Li to arrange the anti-heaven array, which is really a hero. Old man, I am in the twilight of my life, and my physical strength is difficult to sustain, I really regret that I didn't go with you to find out. I've been in this outer gate for a lifetime, and I actually missed such a wonderful inverted fight, hey! ”

I could see that Old Man Cao was really remorseful, so I excused myself and said: "This time we went to the pit, we didn't go upside down, and we didn't expect that this operation would encounter such a bizarre tomb." It's just that... It's just that the fourth master didn't find what he was looking for. ”

"Actually, Long Xiaoyou told me what he was looking for before you came to Xi'an. The ancient silk book is a legendary thing, if it weren't for Long Xiaoyou saying that he had already obtained the first half of the silk book, I wouldn't believe that there was such a treasure. However, although the second half of the silk book was not found in the pot this time, Patriarch Bai said that the trip was worthwhile, and it seems that he and Long Xiaoyou should have some clues in their hearts. Old Man Cao took a puff of his snuffbox, stared for a while, and then said: "Originally, I didn't want Linglong to go to the pot this time, but this girl is too big, and she is stalking and polishing me." I couldn't survive her, and I saw Long Xiaoyou's ability, so I let her go. Unexpectedly, it was almost ...... Brother Shunli died nine times before she came back. It seems that the heavens have mercy, so that Linglong can come back. ”

Linglong was about to interject, but Old Man Cao waved his hand: "Don't talk yet, girl." This time, I sent a dozen of you out, and now a few of you are back. The old man was very sad in his heart. When you lost your news, I knelt in the Buddha hall every day and prayed for your blessings. Those who do what we do, bad people in the house, turn over people's bones, steal people's treasures, and harm their own longevity. As the saying goes, if you do too much injustice, you will kill yourself. Now, those who died also have fathers, mothers, wives and children, although they have been given a lot of pensions, but after all, they are gone. Today, the old man swears here, from now on, he will wash his hands and never do this business again! ”

Brother Shunli knelt down and said in unison: "Old man, this time it is our two brothers who are not doing well, please punish you." ”

"As I said earlier, I don't blame you this time. Get up! I have made up my mind, and you don't need to say more. Passed on, from now on, the Cao clan and the people are not allowed to engage in all related activities such as tomb robbery and pits, if there is a violation, the family law will serve. In addition, if you are willing to leave our door, give them some money, and if you are willing to stay, you can do something in our own companies. The treasures that came out of the pit this time, find a safe way to donate them to the country. Also, let the people on the road say that our Cao clan will not participate in any inverted fights in the future, and if there is any inverted fighting on my territory, the old man will turn his face and deny people. ”

Linglong clapped her hands and said, "Grandpa, the older you get, the more you understand!" Although going into the pit is exciting, it is not the right thing to do after all. I have your back with both hands! ”

"Presumptuous! Do you mean grandpa was confused when he was young? "Old Man Cao is in a very good mood today, and he actually joked with Linglong in front of us. It made everyone laugh.

After dinner, I went back to the guest room that Mr. Cao had prepared for us. Remembering that before leaving, they had lived here, and everyone couldn't help but sigh in their hearts.

"It's a life and death this time, but to be honest, it's really fucking exciting. It's really worth it. It's a pity that Old Man Cao actually knows how to wash his hands in a golden basin, and the Sprinkle family has worked hard to bring out the treasure, and originally wanted to leave a few pieces as thoughts..."The scholar reclined on the sofa and said while picking his teeth.

"Phew, what do you say, I don't know what you think? Old man Cao is a real hero, although he did a lot of wrong things when he was young, and now he leads such a big tomb robber to stop doing that dirty business, and he also donates the treasures taken out of the chieftain's ruins to the country, which can be regarded as making up for it! "Whenever Lao Xu encounters cultural relics, he will become angry in seconds.

The scholar also consciously took the blame, so he didn't entangle with Lao Xu, and asked me instead: "Mr. Xia, what do you say is going on with Ming Tu?" ”

"Banren, you have nothing to say. At that time, under the pit, didn't Patriarch Bai say it? I think it should be true. After Long Fengdu split the ancient silk book in two, it is likely that the second half of the book recording the path to the ultimate map will be handed over to Guo Mingtu for a period of time. It's just that later Ming Tu coveted the ultimate secret, and after being discovered by Old Man Long, he took the silk book and killed him. This Ming Tu absconded to the chieftain tribe, and later changed his identity and became the high priest. It is only because of the long time of the times, the loss of sect classics, and the gradual deviation from the truth by word of mouth, that the fourth master feels that the second half of the silk book is in the hands of Ming Tu. "I don't think there's any need for Patriarch Bai to lie to us in this matter.

"So, where is the second half of the silk book?" Lao Xu also said to me.

I lit a cigarette and walked around the room, yes, where is the second half of the book? Originally, I thought that this time I would find the chieftain tribe and Ming Tu, and I could find the second half of the silk book, but now the clue has been broken, and I don't know where to go next.

The Holy Dragon Sect has been inherited for more than a thousand years in order to protect this so-called great secret. Moreover, in the mausoleum of the old man Longfengdu, the first half of the silk book found should explain that there is indeed such a secret. Now it is not a matter of curiosity, if what is written in the silk book is true, then this secret may be related to the dawn of the people of the world. Although we are not heroes, whether it is the mysterious people, the ghost clan, or the fourth dragon master, we are all involved in this whirlpool, as if in the dark, God has set everything for us.

"Now it seems that the clue in our hands has been broken. Now the plan, it is better to play in Xi'an for a few days, after recuperating in the spirit, we will listen to the words of the fourth master and go back to Zhengzhou first. I think Fourth Master Long must have been looking for clues to the second half of the silk book with Patriarch Bai. We just have to wait and that's it. ”

The scholar and Lao Xu didn't have any other good way, so they agreed with my idea.