The Deng Long brothers never expected that they would encounter such trouble as Ma Youde when they arrived in Xi'an. They didn't know how many dangers were waiting for them all the way to Dunhuang. The three of them were in a nervous mood.
Go to sleep
The next day, early in the morning, Duan Yuxuan drove his Hummer back to the hotel and hurriedly knocked on the door. The three Deng Long brothers got up angrily.
"I told you three big brothers, I have some big news!" Duan Yuxuan entered the room and said excitedly
"I said you came back this early in the morning. Where were you last night?" Li Kangkai pulled up a stool and sat down, lighting a cigarette and asked.
"That's exactly what I want to say. I went to visit a senior last night. This senior has been a friend of my grandfather for many years and is very knowledgeable about ancient characters!" Duan Yuxuan said excitedly.
"Oh, so you stayed there all night?" Li Kangkai said
"Yes, I finally understand what the words on the Heji wood mean. Don't tell me that I have been busy all night and finally understand the meaning!" Duan Yuxuan put the book on the table and yawned.
"What's the meaning?"
"I copied some of the fonts carved on the Heji wood and asked the senior for help. I spent the whole night checking the information with him, and finally understood all the characters on it," Duan Yuxuan said.
"Xiao Duan, this is really good news. If we can decipher the ancient characters on the Dunhuang posthumous treasure map, it would be a great thing." Deng Long took the cup and poured a bowl of tea for Duan Yuxuan, and said happily
"Brother Deng, take out the Hejimu map and I'll translate it for you!" Duan Yuxuan picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
Deng Long carefully took out the Dunhuang suicide note and spread it on the table. Duan Yuxuan pointed at a series of strange words and said: "This sentence records the location of the treasure. Let me translate it for you!"
"I know that my time is short, and I am afraid that future generations of kings and grandsons will be poor and weak, so I specially built this underground palace and sealed countless rare treasures in Cave 17 of Mogao Grottoes. I hope that future generations of kings and grandsons will work hard to innovate and not disturb my souls. It is my great fortune.
! Anyone who is not my heir and enters my underground palace will be cursed by my heroic spirit!"
"Brothers, that's pretty much what it means. Of course, I don't know what Li Gao called it at that time. Let's translate it with 'I'. I will also translate all these circles, weird pictures, and weird words on them.
"Duan Yuxuan pointed at the ancient characters on it one by one.
"This Xiliang King Li Gao is really weird. He took the treasure underground. As a result, his descendants did not enjoy it, but he established the Xixia Dynasty for Li Yuanhao," Ma Tiexin said
"Old Ma, this underground palace is not simple. Look, there are ninety-nine and eighty-one brown door-shaped doors on this map, and there are so many secret passages. I'm afraid we won't be able to find this dragon head even if we have a map.
"Location" Deng Long pointed around on the map, and finally landed on the location of the dragon head on the map. Needless to say, the dragon head is the real location of the tomb and the location of the treasure.
"What the hell, if Li Yuanhao can be found, I don't believe that the four of us can be worse than that damn ghost!" Ma Tiexin said loudly.
"But, there is a curse in the underground palace. Maybe we, like Li Yuanhao, will be trapped for thousands of years. That would be terrible." Duan Yuxuan pointed to the passage and said with a little fear.
"I'm afraid of him. It's been a thousand years, and all curses have become nonsense. I say, Prince, if you are afraid, it's still too late to quit now!" Ma Tiexin said displeasedly.
"Okay, let's not talk about this for now. Xiao Duan, your discovery is really important. I have something else to ask you about. I hope you can tell me the truth." Deng Long put away the Dunhuang suicide note and looked at Duan Yuxuan and asked.
"Brother Deng, just ask, I will tell you everything I know!" Duan Yuxuan said
"Have you ever disclosed anything about the Dunhuang suicide note to outsiders? I hope you will tell the truth." Deng Long asked seriously.
"Brother Deng, has something happened? I have never mentioned the Dunhuang suicide note to anyone. Even when I asked about these ancient characters, I took them apart and asked. There is absolutely no way that the secret will be revealed." Duan Yuxuan welcomed
He looked at Deng Long and said solemnly
Deng Long and Duan Yuxuan looked at each other for a few seconds, already counting in their hearts. Duan Yuxuan's eyes were clear and he didn't dodge at all. Only people with a clear conscience would do this.
"It's nothing. Something happened last night and you weren't here, so I asked." Deng Long patted Duan Yuxuan on the shoulder and said with a smile.
"Brother Deng, I really want to have a grand adventure with the three eldest brothers, but the sun and the moon can tell the difference. Since the three eldest brothers asked Yuxuan to join this treasure hunt plan, they should not treat me as an outsider, let alone
We are suspicious of each other." Duan Yuxuan suddenly stood up, raised his head and said solemnly
"Brother Yuxuan, it's not that we doubt you. This matter is too important to allow any mistakes. Once people know that the Dunhuang suicide note is on us, I'm afraid we won't be able to get to Dunhuang. How many pairs of eyes are there in Xi'an?
Staring at these treasures? So we have to be careful. Xiaolong treats you as a brother and will ask the truth truthfully, so you don't have to have a grudge." Li Kangkai said
"Of course Yuxuan won't take it to heart. I just hope that the elder brothers will not treat me as an outsider!" Duan Yuxuan sat down and said, "Xiao Duan, do I have any more reliable friends in Xi'an City?" Deng Long asked
"I'm not familiar with the city of Xi'an, but I can ask my grandfather's friends. The old man is an authentic Xi'an person," Duan Yuxuan said
"Okay, Xiao Duan, please take us to visit that old man. We have something to ask," Deng Long said.
At noon, the four of them had a hasty lunch and drove to the senior's house.
The courtyard is elegant, with green bamboos, and the owner is a man of elegant character.
An old man with white hair as silk as snow was holding a book in his hand and was immersed in the beauty of the book. Deng and Long did not dare to disturb them and stood outside the court waiting.
After about ten minutes of walking, the old man saw four people standing respectfully in the court, and quickly invited them into the main hall, which was full of antiques.
Deng Long looked at it carefully. I am afraid that the tables, chairs and porcelain in this hall are all treasures. After all, Professor Gong is a close friend of the king of tomb robbers.
"Grandpa Gong, these are my three eldest brothers. They have admired grandpa for a long time and hereby come to visit." Duan Yuxuan said with cupped hands.
"Mr. Gong and junior Deng Long have long heard that the old man is a leading figure in the world of antiquities. Today, thanks to the introduction of Brother Yuxuan, I came here to pay a special visit." Deng Long said respectfully. Li Kangkai and Duan Yuxuan bowed slightly to show their respect.
"False name! False name!" Mr. Gong's face was red and his voice was clear.
After chatting for a while, Deng Long cut to the chase and asked: "Old man, I want to ask you about a person in Xi'an!"
"Haha, you can just say that all the people in Xi'an who are somewhat worthy of ranking will give my old man some face." Mr. Gong thought that Deng Long was asking for help from others, so he said
"I want to ask you about Xia Ma Youde!" Deng Long said
"Ma Youde? What do you want from him?" Mr. Gong's expression changed slightly and he asked in surprise.
"Old man, this junior is just asked by others, does the old man know this horse has virtue?" Deng Long said
"Ma Youde, I haven't seen him for almost half a year. Something happened to him," Mr. Gong said with a frown.
"What? What does Ma Youde do? What happened to him?" Deng Long asked in confusion.
"Speaking of which, Ma Youde was Grandpa Xiao Duan's most proud disciple, but later he became his own sect. In the northwest, he was considered the number one figure in the inversion world. However, there were rumors half a year ago that he went to an ancient tomb.
There has been no news since then." Mr. Gong sighed.
Deng Long and the other three looked at each other in confusion. So Ma Youde has not shown up in Xi'an for half a year. Then who was the half-man, half-corpse guy they saw last night?
I've got a cold! I'm taking a day off. That's all for today. I hope you can understand! Thank you!