The death of the old bean is a key.

Hunan is located in the land of Jingchu, the water network is dense, it stands to reason that the old beans must be ripe for water, how can they drown alive in this lake. What's more, even the woman in red who didn't know the nature of water hadn't drowned yet, and he died without warning, which had to be surprising.

"This man is either good at first glance, or he doesn't know where it comes from." I secretly observed and looked at it in my heart, "If he is behind the yellow finch and also came for the box in Lao Douzi's hand, then he should be a member of the ancient Tibetan religion, but in this way, it doesn't make sense, how could the woman in yellow not know him?" ”

"It seems that there is only one other possibility, that is, this guy is black and black, and the old bean may have leaked some rumors, and these people came here after looking for him, so they cut off his beard on the lake."

This assumption seems reasonable at the moment, the reason why he kept the life of the woman in yellow is probably to use her to crack the secret on the box or extort a sum of money, otherwise, even if he gets the box, it will be of no help to him.

"It looks like this box is really not simple."

"Hello, my name is Wu Tiande, you can call me Tid, I am in the antique business, and there is an auction house in Changsha, so I have had a few encounters with this Jiu He Governor." The man who called himself Wu Tiande introduced himself.

"Hello, Mr. Wu, just call me Xuemei." The woman in yellow said, "It's a pleasure to meet you. ”

"Yes, I have to say that it is a pleasure to meet beautiful women!"

"Alright, dear, we're going to change our clothes!"

"Oh oh oh, go ahead, don't catch a cold!"

Speaking of this, I also felt a biting chill on my body, and my whole body was soaking wet and shivering in the cold wind. At this time, the fog on the lake was very heavy, and I didn't know where they were going to drive.

By the time the boat stopped, we were already on the shore, not far from what appeared to be a village, surrounded by wild forests.

Then I saw that they threw the corpse of the old bean into the water, and it was not long before it was swept away by the current, and then several people hurriedly got out of the boat, and the woman in yellow named Xuemei and the woman in red who had woken up also got out of the boat and walked into the village together.

There was no one else around, and if you wanted to spend the night, you had to sneak into the village. At this time, the sky was dark, the village was pitch black, and there was not a single family to light up, which showed that the village was probably deserted, so Wu Tiande chose to settle here.

"Miss Xuemei, I can only rest here tonight." Wu Tiande said politely, "Dinner will be fine for a while, there are not enough rooms on the ship to rest, and we usually camp on the shore at night." ”

Xue Mei looked at this village, she came out of the Holy King's Cave, this kind of scene was not familiar enough to her, and she was naturally not afraid in her heart, but she was also vigilant, afraid that she had already seen that this Wu Tiande had ulterior motives. But she saw through it and said with a smile: "Thank you, Mr. Wu." ”

"Just call me Tid." Wu Tiande said with a smile.

At this time, Xue Mei suddenly said: "It's just ......"

Wu Tiande frowned and said with concern: "Miss Xuemei has something to say. ”

"Mr. Wu saved my sister and me's lives, we are grateful, but the box in the hands of the Admiral of the Nine Gates was taken from our sisters, I hope you can return it to its original owner, if you can agree, our sisters will be repaid as cattle and horses!"

Wu Tiande smiled slightly and said, "What should I think is a big deal, it turned out to be that box, so you can take it." ”

Wu Tiande's move is actually not surprising at all, he is not so kind and really willing to return the thing to its original owner, but this box is afraid that it will be difficult for him to decipher the mystery for a while, rather than taking it for himself like this, it is better to return it to Xue Mei first, and when she opens it, and then take it in one fell swoop, which is also one of the purposes of bringing Xue Mei and the others to this deserted village.

At this time, I secretly had a plan in my heart, "The current situation has changed, the appearance of this Wu Tiande may also be a turning point, Xue Mei must guard against him at this moment, the enemy of the enemy is a friend, but if I stand on her side at this time, the situation will be different." ”

"She is suspicious by nature, once I appear in this chaos, the whole situation will be even more chaotic, Xue Mei will definitely not expose herself, and Wu Tiande will not allow me to disturb his layout, everyone is a ghost, but I have a chance to succeed and get the secret of the box from Xue Mei."

So, I immediately thought of myself the identity of a "Jiangyang thief", and my sudden appearance here was exactly the same as the intention of Wu Tiande and his party, just to cut off Hu.

Xue Mei took the box and left the house where Wu Tiande was with the woman in red, and the whole village was uninhabited at all, so she chose a room far away, obviously because she didn't want to have close contact with Wu Tiande.

That night, I had a nightmare.

I dreamed that I was sleeping in a rotten coffin.

When I sat up, I found that the coffin was hanging on the steep cliff wall, and the coffins were hanging on a smooth and flat cliff below. Just when I was panicking, suddenly a coffin below moved slightly, the lid of the coffin was lifted, and a person sat inside, the facial muscles of the person were atrophied, the cheekbones were high, the eye sockets were deep, and the face was dead.

I woke up with a thud.

When I fell asleep last night, I deliberately found a house next to Xuemei, a brick and wood house, the sound insulation is not good, and Xuemei can notice it as soon as I move. Although he intended to expose himself, he did not expect this to be the case. But the matter has come to this, it is better to plan it, "this is fine, it seems less contrived." ”

Xue Mei is also alert, she immediately got up and jumped over the low wall, judging from her steps, this person's kung fu is not low, if it really does, I am afraid that it is not his opponent. This also explains the reason why she was able to hold a high position in ancient Tibetan Buddhism.

I knew it would be hard to dodge, so I just stood still until she crept close to the door and said, "Since you're here, please come in." ”

Xue Mei kicked open the rotten door, and at this time, I could feel a powerful murderous aura emanating from her.

"Who are you?"

"Friends."

"Friends? Friends in the wilderness in the middle of the night? ”

"To tell you the truth, only one of the three people here tonight will become the ultimate enemy, isn't it a friend to the enemy of the enemy?"

Xue Mei frowned, and seemed to be interested in my words, she knew that Wu Tiande would be her great enemy, and at the moment of the great enemy, there was such a "helper" appearing, she was naturally willing to listen.

"Could you please be more clear, what friend, what enemy?"

"How did Lao Douzi die, you won't be unclear, this Wu Tiande is not a good person, the matter of heroes saving beauty, if it is put on a suave person like me, there may still be people who believe it, and if it is put on a sanctimonious person like him, it is a joke."

Xue Mei glared at me coldly and sneered, "You are too confident, do you think I will believe you if you say this?" ”

"Believe it or not, I've already said what I need to say anyway." I pretended not to care, "But I have to warn you, the box in your hand is a hot potato, Wu Tiande's kid doesn't know what this thing is now, once he gets what he wants, you will definitely die." ”

Xue Mei was stunned and didn't speak, and after a long while, she said, "What exactly do you want to say?" ”

"You're not curious, how do I know the origin of this box?"

"Hahaha, I can't even open this box, even if it's in Wu Tiande's hands, it's just a pile of scrap iron."

"That's not true." I interrupted, "Wu Tiande doesn't know, it doesn't mean I don't know, you can't open, it doesn't mean I can't open, if I cooperate with Wu Tiande, then your situation is not good." ”

"You threaten me? Who the hell are you? Xue Mei began to get nervous.

"It's easy to say, what about me, in fact, I'm not a good person, graduated from the Department of Archaeology of Zhejiang University, set up my own door, and Wu Tiande is a peer, but I'm a low-key, loner, this time because I heard the rumors, Lao Douzi took a job, said that the price is not low, I was curious and followed, of course, you also saw it, I was not the only one who came, Wu Tiande's kid also came to cut off the beard."

Xue Mei naturally won't believe my words, but what I said is half true and half false, she won't believe it all and can't believe it all, when she hesitated, I added fuel and vinegar and said: "What about me, pity the fragrance and cherish the jade, I don't want you to be ruined in the hands of Wu Tiande, this person is a well-dressed beast, he can do everything, I am afraid that you will ...... Tut-tut......"

Xue Mei glared at me, "Stinky man, wishful thinking!" ”

"Look at you, why are you scolding me, I'm kind enough to remind you to distinguish friend from foe."

"What do you want?"

"To each his own according to his needs."

"To each his own? I'd like to hear what you need. ”

"It is said that thieves do not go empty, if I cooperate with you, it is naturally not good to start with your box again, seeing that you are so precious to it, it is estimated that you will not be willing to bear the pain of love, even if you have a secret affection for me for a period of time in the future, I am embarrassed to take the love of others, or so, I will help you deal with Wu Tiande, in return, I want his wife to be my concubine, in addition, ......"

I am naked and a complete flower thief with such tone and speech, Xue Mei must have sneered at me, thinking that this Xue Mei is also painful to unscrupulous men, and her dislike of me will disturb her reason.

"What else do you want to do?" Xue Mei said coldly.

"I've studied a lot of trick boxes, and if I'm lucky enough to open this box myself, this trip won't be in vain, but don't worry, I'm not interested in the contents, if you don't believe it, I shouldn't have said it." I didn't hide my intentions at all, things must be reversed, and Xue Mei would believe what I said.

"Can you really open the box?" Xue Mei said tentatively.

"I don't believe you're curious?" I smiled and said, "Guarding such a box, wouldn't it be unjust if you really died here, if it were me, I would have opened it first, and I would have kept it three hundred and twenty-one, and the secret is a secret only if it is hidden in my heart, and a box can't keep any real secrets." ”

It's strange to say, I pounced like this, Xue Mei was shaken, and I realized later that she might have such an idea, instead of guarding such a box, it is better to hide the secret in the box in her heart, so that she may be able to save her life.

"Okay, I'll believe you for a while, what's your name?"

"Walking the rivers and lakes, if you have any name, you can call me Lin Qian."

"Xue Mei."

"I know."

"Aren't you afraid of getting into trouble?"

"Which do you mean? Wu Tiande, or your boss? ”

"Hehe, don't think about it, I'm not the one who crosses the river and demolishes the bridge, when this thing passes, we will treat it as if we have never seen it, and I won't trouble you."

"I can see that you are a worthy friend, are you interested in being my girlfriend?" I deliberately made insulting remarks, just to act in a full set, in line with the image of a flower thief.

Xue Mei didn't have the same knowledge as me, and said: "Getting back to the point, look at this box, what kind of craftsmanship is it?" ”

I took a look and saw that the whole box was boxy, and the lines on it were very delicate and delicate, which was a typical technique of the lost wax method.

"This is a box cast by the lost wax method, cast in one piece, ingenious!"

The lost wax method, also known as the "investment method", is a precision casting method for bronze and other metal objects. Generally, beeswax is used to make a casting model, and then other refractory materials are used to fill the mud core and apply the outer fan. After heating and baking, the wax model is all melted and lost, making the entire casting model an empty shell. Then pour the molten liquid into it, and it will be cast. Objects cast by the lost wax method can be exquisitely clear and have a hollow effect.