While we promised, we followed the blind man into the east house. I saw that he lifted the cover on the kang in the east house, and on a kang near the window, a hand buckled it, and a wooden board was lifted. Luo Blind put his hand into the kang hole, touched it, took out a piece of blue cloth baggage, gently patted the dust on the baggage, held it on the table, and carefully untied the burden layer by layer. The innermost box reveals a black metal-like box.

The blind man stared for a moment, wiped his hands on his pants, and opened the box like a baby. The scholar and I approached and saw a small sword tied with red string and ancient coins in the box, as well as a black charm. The scholar and I couldn't help but cry out "ah", the black talisman ornament we know, it is the token of the Holy Dragon Sect! It seems that Luo Blind didn't tell nonsense, his master is really from the Holy Dragon Gate.

Underneath the bronze coin sword and the holy dragon talisman, a thread-bound notebook with vermilion characters on the ink background was laid flat. After the blind man nodded in agreement, I also wiped my hands and gently picked up the notebook. The notes are not thick, the cover is slightly faded and folded, and the five red regular scripts of "Tianyan Essay Record" are neatly written on the cover. Flipping through the notes, I found that the content was written in regular script with a black ink brush, written up and down in accordance with the ancient style, from right to left, at the beginning some of the memories are some Qi practice methods and some experiences, the middle part is basically some Taoist methods and some strange things that Luo Blind Master encountered in his life and heard some anecdotes, and the last part was changed to cinnabar red characters, and the font also became like ants crawling.

The scholar rubbed his eyes, stared at it for a while, and then exclaimed, "These fucking are all ghost drawings, and the Sprinkler family can't recognize a word." ”

Luo Blind smiled bitterly: "Don't talk about you, I've been staring at you for decades, and I can't recognize half a word at all." This is the legendary ghost text, which is supposed to be used by the master to record the secrets he learned when he was in the Holy Dragon Sect. ”

I stared at this notebook, thinking to myself, the Holy Dragon Talisman should be true, indicating that Luo Blind and his master was in the Holy Dragon Sect. I remember that when the fourth master and we entered the dormitory of the old man of Longfengdu in Yunmeng Mountain, the fourth master found the holy dragon talisman on the body of the old man Long, so he identified his identity. But Long Siye also told us at that time that the hanging talisman of the Holy Dragon Sect was generally passed on by the master or the disciple, and then after quitting the Holy Dragon Sect, he could no longer keep the Holy Dragon Talisman. Unless... Unless it is the patriarch of each generation, it can be kept for life. Could it be that the master of the blind man is the patriarch of a certain generation? It shouldn't be possible, Luo Blind just said clearly that his master was a member of the Holy Dragon Sect, and later he was expelled from the sect because he peeked into the secret and violated the canon. It seems that his master is probably not a sect that was expelled as Luo Blind knows, and it is likely that he secretly ran away by himself.

I pretended not to know, and asked Luo Blind: "Daoist Luo, can you tell the honorific title of the honored master?" ”

"I have followed my master since I was a child, and the master never told me his name. I once asked him, and he suddenly fell silent, looked at me, did not speak for a long time, and finally sighed deeply, and said, 'Those who live are not names?' He repeated this sentence several times, and I was so frightened that I didn't dare to ask it again. We all call him 'Heavenly Master Daochang', and after the master drove the crane to the west, the tombstone was also engraved with 'Heavenly Master Daochang'. ”

I saw that what the blind man said was serious, not like a lie. However, for Luo Blind, this notebook can be regarded as a "major secret". Today, he and Pantuo, I don't know what medicine is sold in the gourd, is it just to find out this mystery that has been holding him for decades?

"That's it, Luo Daochang, let's brothers, if you can trust me, I will take a picture of the second half of this note now, and take it back for Professor Xu to see, he is proficient in history and ancient characters, and he may know it. Rest assured, I will definitely keep it properly and keep it secret for the identity of the respected teacher, and only know about the 'ferromagnetic' around us, and never pass it on. "I plan to shoot these back and let Lao Xu see if he knows each other.

"Medium, medium! I believe in you. ”

Seeing that Luo Blind agreed, I left and took out my mobile phone to take a picture of the second half of the ghost text, and then took a photo of the holy dragon charm. After doing this, the scholar and I were also in the mood to drink, and found an excuse to pat the horse and leave. Hurried back to find Lao Xu to study and study.

Leaving Luo's blind man's house, the scholar and I didn't take a taxi, and chatted while walking: "Scholar, you are a board man, drink some cat urine and you won't know the southeast, northwest, and northwest." What should be said and what should not be said, you don't have points in your heart? ”

"Damn, it's not like you haven't drunk alcohol, and when you drink together, you don't have a door on your lips. How did the Sprinkle family know that the turtle grandson of the blind man Luo could drink so much, not only did he not drink much, but he kept talking. The scholar muttered: "However, if it weren't for the Sprinkle family's nonsense, would the blind man be able to show us this ghost note?" The Sprinkle family is also considered a meritorious service, and the merits are offset, so Mr. Xia, don't keep a straight face. ”

"Knowing your mistakes can make a difference. Banren, you really have to keep your mouth shut in the future. We've come all the way, and you should have a little experience. These things we have experienced are extremely strange, and if that legend is true, I am afraid that it will involve the safety of the whole world. This matter, until it is investigated, must not be spread out. If outsiders know, the light ones will lock us up as mentally ill, and if the heavy ones are serious, we may be targeted by the ghost clan, and then it will be a dead end! "I'm telling the truth, and that's true.

The scholar was a little silent, and I thought that maybe the words were a little heavy, so I found a topic: "Banren, do you see what the blind man said is true or false?" ”

The scholar thought for a moment and replied, "The Sprinkle family thinks what Luo Blind said is true. His master's black jade ornament was indeed exactly the same as the one on the neck of the fourth master of the dragon, and it should be the holy dragon talisman. ”

"Well, I was thinking about that just now. If the Holy Dragon Fu is true, either the master of the blind man is a certain generation of patriarchs of the Holy Dragon Sect, or he is a disciple who defected directly without going through the resignation procedures. I said to the scholar.

The Sprinkle family thinks the latter is more probable. Luo is blind and his master is too, he did something sorry for the organization, and he went to apologize to the big boss in a down-to-earth manner, even if the big boss didn't miss the old feelings, then he had to go to HR to go through the resignation procedures. It's really not exquisite. "It seems that the scholar's drinking strength has really passed.

"But in any case, since the master of the blind man Luo is a genuine member of the Holy Dragon Gate, then the ghost text recorded in the "Essay Records of Tianyan" he left behind is likely to involve the 'ultimate secret'. Let's hurry up and find Lao Xu and let him see if he can find anything. ”

The scholar and I didn't dare to delay, and sent a text message directly to Lao Xu: "I went out today to catch a big fish, the variety is rare, and the taste should be delicious." Hurry home and help stew the fish. "This is a text message according to the code language designed in advance, which means that there is a major discovery today, and it involves very important information, and it needs to be studied quickly.

Seeing that it was far away from Luo's blind man's house, and there was no one following behind, the scholar and I quickly stopped a taxi and went straight to the scholar's house.

As soon as we entered the door, Lao Xu was already waiting for us on the sofa. It is worthy of engaging in scientific research, and the director is pragmatic and serious. Without further ado, I concisely explained today's situation to Lao Xu, and then showed Lao Xu the ghost photos taken on my mobile phone.

Lao Xu didn't say anything, pushed his glasses, stared directly at the photo on his phone and began to study. I was on the side of the scholar, and I didn't dare to come out, so I smoked silently. Who knew that after smoking three cigarettes in a row, Lao Xu Zai took away the mobile phone, closed his eyes, and said: "This text has no connection with the various ancient characters known, and it should be said that it is a series of its own." If this is the so-called ghost script, I will not be able to decipher it in a predictable time, not only me, but also paleography experts, and few people will be able to recognize it. ”

"Isn't that a bamboo basket empty, and the Sprinkle family still thinks you can know some ghost texts." The scholar said.

"I'm afraid I can only wait until I find the fourth master and the Bai patriarch." I think that even if the fourth master doesn't know the ghost scripts, the Bai patriarch, as the current patriarch of the Holy Dragon Sect, can speak ghost languages, so he naturally knows these ghost texts.

However, where are the fourth master of Long and the patriarch Bai now?

The three of us were like deflated balls, all nestled on the couch. While smoking, I thought about what to do.

"The Sprinkle family felt that it was really not good, so they put a search notice in our newspaper. Maybe it can be forwarded by the circle of friends or something, maybe the fourth master will be able to see it. The scholar said.

"Can you be reliable, how do you write that newspaper? You might as well write directly in the headline of the second page, 'Spend a lot of money to find ancient script deciphering masters, and those who are proficient in ghost writing are preferred'. Lao Xu ridiculed the scholar.

"As soon as you say that, it's really a thing, I'll go and get this when I go back."

"Can you be steady and get down to business? After a while, I cut out a small part of the discontinuous text from the photos taken by Xia Nan and sent them to a few professors of paleography and history in China who had a good relationship with me, to see if they had any clues. Lao Xu said.

"Well, this matter is still right for Lao Xu. I think you can also send a screenshot of a few words to the Cao family in the northwest, after all, Old Man Cao is well-informed, and his subordinates are also capable, let him see if he can help decipher the ghost text, or if he can provide us with some new clues, or even help us contact the fourth master or the Bai patriarch. I said.

"Yes, yes, Mr. Xia, you have a good way. Hurry up, leave this matter to the Sa family, who is willing to be the volunteer liaison officer in the Central Plains and Northwest regions. "The scholar has been fighting with Liu Qing in the past few days, and when he heard the Cao family in the northwest, his ears immediately pricked up, and he volunteered to be our liaison officer.

"Without further ado, you two will act separately and hurry up the implementation. I'll go to Blind Luo in the next two days to see if there are any other valuable clues. I said.

The division of labor and cooperation has always been an effective means to improve efficiency, according to our division of labor, the three of them acted quickly, this "ultimate secret" is entangled with the three of us, I want to see, what kind of secret it is.