It was Wu Zunyou's question that made me re-sort out my previous questions.

"I feel like there is an invisible hand, like an invisible curtain, quietly pushing things forward, every step is the result of precise calculations, like a very meticulous series of code, setting the cause, process, effect, arranging all kinds of accidents, coincidences, everything is logical, but I still doubt, even if it is a feeling."

After listening to my words, Wu Zunyou frowned slightly, and said, "What do you feel?" ”

"The end!"

"The end?"

"Yes, a stark end, too stark, and I have always tried to reach this end without concealment."

"What does this mean, it could just be your psychological effect!" Wu Zunyou said.

"I once suspected that my mindset was the cause of the current situation, but as I moved along the axis of development, I felt more and more that my suspicions were real." I explained, "At the beginning, I was coerced in, and it was really a mess at that time, and I had no clue, that is, the gang you saw, led by this Boss Hu, was the idea of Qin Huangling, and the purpose was to seek money, so I conspired with Zhang Liqun and Mr. Zhang to do this vote together." ”

"So what?"

"At the beginning, I thought it was just Boss Hu manipulating behind his back, he designed a big game and made me a chess piece for him, while he was hiding behind the scenes, examining everything, strategizing, and winning thousands of miles away. But soon, things took a turn for the better, and behind Boss Hu, there should be a force hidden, they are deep and dormant, which has to make people reflect on whether there is a bigger conspiracy brewing. ”

Wu Zunyou nodded and said: "The praying mantis catches the cicada and the yellow finch is behind, according to what you say, there must be a bigger force behind the other force, on the surface, it is a mutual constraint, in fact, the chess pieces of one black and one white are in his own game, and someone is looking at the whole chess game." ”

"Old man Wu, what you said is so right, I feel this way, but I have no evidence, I can only go with the flow, constantly approaching the end, I hope to find the flaw at the moment of approaching the end, find evidence, and then destroy this conspiracy."

After listening to my words, Wu Zunyou's face suddenly changed, and he said, "The end point is Qin Ling?" ”

"Naturally!"

"Do you have any suspicions?"

"Nope!" I shook my head.

Wu Zunyou continued to sigh and said, "Since this is the case, I can't help it. ”

"No, the old gentleman can help me."

"How can you be sure?"

"Because your eyes tell me that you don't question my guesses, I'm afraid, you feel the same way as me!"

Wu Zunyou raised his head, looked at me and said, "Young man, even if what you suspect is right, so what? Once the Qin Tomb is opened, it will no longer be closed, and no matter what those people mean, everything will be doomed. ”

"Forever?" My heart trembled and I asked, "What do you mean by this, old gentleman?" ”

Wu Zunyou suddenly flickered and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing, I'm just saying it casually." ”

It was this evasive tone that carved another doubt in my heart.

However, I can't question him directly, what I have to do now is to convince him to make a real map. I raised my wrist, the hour hand of the watch had already passed 8 squares, and after a while, it would be the time specified by Hu Bing, and at that time, I really didn't dare to guarantee that I would be able to save Wu Zunyou's life.

"Old man Wu, let's do this

I still have to do business, if I win, I promise to guard the secret of Qinling for you, if I lose, these people outside will hand it over to me, and I have a way to make them never speak. ”

"Why should I believe you?"

"Just because I'm a descendant of Yuling, it's okay for me to use my dragon bone forbidden as a guarantee!"

Wu Zunyou stared at me for half a minute, and finally let out a long sigh and said, "Well, since you said so, what else do I have to say, and I don't need you to use the dragon bone prohibition as a guarantee, just you promise me one thing!" ”

"Whatever you command, just say it."

"When the map is finished, please kill me immediately, I beg to die."

"This ......" I was startled, I didn't expect Wu Zunyou's request to seek death, "I won't agree to this request anyway, even if I don't want a map, I won't let you die." ”

"Young man, you are wrong, from the bottom of my heart, I actually support you, what you say, I feel the same way, just what the reason, I can't tell you, if it is really as you say, I think you will know the answer, but no matter what the result is, I will die, this is not only my fate, but also my mission, I hope you can fulfill it!"

"Why?" I was amazed.

"It's not helpful to say more." Wu Zunyou seemed to have made up his mind, closed his eyes, and said: "Young man, my old life has long been worthless, and the reason why I am still alive is to wait for the day when you will come and take my life." If I die at the hands of someone with a bad heart, it is also death, and it is also death in your hands, but it is better to be killed by you than to die in the hands of others, so don't hesitate. ”

Although Wu Zunyou pleaded bitterly, it was impossible for me to agree no matter what. He turned his head and left.

Wu Zunyou immediately shouted: "Young man, you don't even want to agree to the old man's last request, I have never asked anyone in my life, how many years, I have been fighting against my own demons, in fact, you are right, I am afraid of going to hell, the biggest fear in my heart is my own demons, in order to defeat the demons, the family is broken, the wife is separated, in the end I found that I still can't overcome, the only chance to be freed is to atone for my sins, with my old life to atone for my sins!" ”

"Senior, no matter what hardships you have, I won't let you die!" After saying that, I walked out without looking back.

However, when I opened the door, I found Zhang Liqun standing outside the door, looking at me coldly, with mockery written on his face, and said: "Mr. Lin, it seems that you didn't say anything about this stubborn old man, the hour has come, and Boss Hu ordered me to clean up this old immortal." ”

"You dare!" I was immediately furious.

Zhang Liqun was not in a hurry, and said with a smile: "I have Boss Hu's order, do you want to go against Boss Hu?" ”

"You!" I glared at Zhang Liqun and said, "You don't hold chicken feathers as an arrow, where is Boss Hu, I'll explain to her!" ”

"No need!" Zhang Liqun snorted coldly, "Boss Hu knows that you will come to harass him, he has already left, no one will see him, and before leaving, he also gave a death order, if this old man doesn't speak, even if he is killed alive, he will not hesitate!" ”

"You!" When I heard this, I could still suppress it, and when I was about to knock over Zhang Liqun with a punch again, I heard Wu Zunyou's shout from inside the door.

"Hahaha, young man, don't be like this kind of person, it's not a pity for the old man to die, don't you want a map, I'll give it to you!"

"Count you as acquaintances!" When Zhang Liqun heard Wu Zunyou say this, he walked in excitedly.

I stood outside the door, not knowing what to do for a moment

Yes.

Because I already expected what Wu Zunyou would do next, and when he finished drawing the map, he would really beg for death.

Zhang Liqun stood beside Wu Zunyou and tortured, "You finally figured it out?" If you knew this, why bother in the first place, you wouldn't have suffered from this flesh and skin if you cooperated obediently. ”

Wu Zunyou sneered: "Boy, you are still too young, I have long looked down on life and death, how can I be threatened by you and succumb, this skin is just a rotten thing, what is the pity." The reason why I'm willing to draw a map is not because of you, but because of the guys outside. ”

Zhang Liqun heard Wu Zunyou say this, vanity immediately troubled, he wanted to take advantage of this to invite merit and reward, seeing that Wu Zunyou was so ignorant of lifting, how could he give up, gritted his teeth and said: "Don't be too ignorant of lifting, it seems that you don't shed tears if you don't see the coffin, today I will let you see Lao Tzu's methods!" ”

"What else can you do with the new tricks? It is nothing more than pulling out nails, scalding tongs, piercing bones with bamboo sticks, and cutting meat alive, all of which are the same old tunes. Wu Zunyou was unmoved.

Zhang Liqun estimated that he had never received such humiliation, not only was he not afraid when he met him, but he understated it, so he was naturally even more annoyed, and he almost rushed to the past, snorted coldly, and said: "You really don't know whether you live or die, okay, I don't care about you now, draw a map quickly!" ”

Wu Zunyou glanced at Zhang Liqun and said with a smile: "How can I draw pictures if you tie me up like this?" ”

Zhang Liqun sneered: "Hehe, this is easy to do, come on, let me loosen the ties!" Then take the pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and ask Mr. Wu to draw! ”

After speaking, several of his subordinates immediately took out the banknotes, and Wu Zunyou was a little unsustainable because of the severe torture, and he couldn't support it, and almost fell. But he would rather bend than bend, and staggered to a stand.

"I need all the bronze ornaments you found before."

Zhang Liqun glanced at me and said, "Don't you worry about what he's playing?" ”

"Since you want people to draw, you can only trust people, but is there any other way for you to do this? If you do, you'll be fine. I snorted.

Zhang Liqun's mouth was horizontal, and he said in a domineering tone: "Okay! Lao Tzu will believe you this time. ”

With that, he took out all the rubbings of the bronze ornamentation and placed them all on the table.

Wu Zunyou sat on the chair and began to slowly sort out these rubbings, only to see him compare and place them at the same time, and after continuous adjustments, he finally pieced together a complete figure. But this graphic is not a real map, to draw a real map, you need to use a technique that has been passed down from generation to generation of the Wu family, and only the combination of technique and ornamentation can draw a map.

Zhang Liqun's eyes widened, not daring to let go of the slightest clue, for fear that Wu Zunyou would be manipulated by any link, but Wu Zunyou just glanced at him, snorted coldly, and expressed disdain.

"Young man, please be sure to accede to my request." Wu Zunyou said to me.

I shook my head and said, "I don't need to say anything more at this time, I can't say yes." ”

Wu Zunyou continued to fiddle with himself, and after a while, he no longer adjusted the position of the rubbing, and then took the brush, only to see that he drew a line along the middle of one of the ornaments, this line seemed random, just hastily, not straight, but there was no intersection with the ornament. Then he drew another line, but this line ran through most of the ornament. In the eyes of outsiders, he draws random lines, but in fact, every time he puts down a pen, he carefully calculates, through the lines to find out the points that were originally hidden in the ornament, and then through the string of points into lines, to form the basic lines on the map, which is the so-called map language.

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