After hearing this, Shui Ling almost fainted and fell to the ground. Thinking of the lonely and sad look on his face when the old man left, tears couldn't stop flowing down. He looked at He Tao with a look of sorrow and indignation, and asked, "How could you?"
You knew it earlier, so why didn’t you say it earlier, and why did you wait until I misunderstood him and hurt him?”
He Tuo gave a bitter smile and sighed: "In that case, what's the use of saying anything? Can it change the outcome of the matter? He has a temper all his life. You know what he will do if he knows the truth of the matter.
How to do it? He will definitely save you at all costs, I think in that case he may not be able to leave the village."
Shui Ling slowly became calmer, but her dim eyes became bright again. Knowing that the matter had nothing to do with the old man, hope arose in her heart. "Do you know who that person is?"
He Tao nodded, looked in one direction with his eyes, and said: "That's him, he is the closest person to me in my life. Miss Shuiling, I know you will definitely look for me after you go out, but please don't tell the truth."
Him, don't tell him that he was betrayed by this person. That would be too cruel to him. In fact, no one knows that he has always been very lonely in his heart. He is burdened with too many things. No one has ever understood him, and I don't know him either.
Same. But I know that if he knew that he was betrayed by the person closest to him, with his temperament, he would never be able to feel at ease again in his life."
"No, I won't let him be alone anymore." Shui Ling said with certainty.
But at this moment, Scar Zhao finally discovered the abnormal situation here. He was stunned for a moment, and finally realized it. He immediately walked over with a angry look on his face: "Nizi, is it you?"
Shui Ling looked at him calmly, with no fear. "You have killed so many of my clansmen, and I want you all to pay for them."
"You bastard, you deserve to die. I'll kill you." Scar Zhao raised his arm while cursing.
Both He Tao and He Tao were also shocked. They originally thought that Scar Zhao would curse a few words and force Shui Ling to leave, but they didn't expect that he would do it as soon as he said it, which caught everyone off guard.
At this critical moment, there was a splash beside the boat, and a figure jumped up from the river, grabbed Scar Zhao's arm, and dragged him into the water.
"What's going on?" He Tao had a look of astonishment on his face, but soon he saw Shui Ling looking at the water with excited expression and tears in her eyes. His heart couldn't help but think that the person who could make her do this must be Wang Yisheng.
For a moment, he was a little depressed, but he also felt very sincere about the old man. He didn't expect that he would follow here alone. This requires a lot of courage. If it were him, he would have left Qinling in despair.
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The two people in the river were twisted together and kept rolling in the water. They couldn't see clearly what was going on there, but everyone knew that a life-or-death struggle was going on somewhere. Only the one who won could
chance of survival.
After nearly five minutes, the river finally calmed down. Scar Zhao's body floated quietly on the water, drifting downwards with the current, but the other person never came up again. I don't know if he sank.
Even at the bottom of the water, he has already left.
Seeing Shui Ling's lonely look, He Tao knew in his heart that that person must be the old man, but he didn't dare to face Shui Ling. After helping her solve the crisis, he left quietly. This was the old man's behavior.
Most of the people on the boat fell down, and the rest were basically unable to resist. This bone boat was really terrifying. He Tao knew that except for him and Blind Chen, no one among these people could get out alive.
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At this time, Shui Ling suddenly moved. She quickly walked into the cabin, and soon the boat stopped. After walking out of the cabin, she untied the restraints on her family and tribe, and whispered in the ear of a middle-aged man for a while.
, and finally walked back to the boat, looking downriver in trance.
He Tao stood next to her and only heard her say: "I know he went down there. He said he wouldn't force me to take him there, so he went alone. But I couldn't just watch.
I watched him die, and I had to save him, because he is my man. He Tao, you and Chen Yunsheng are lifelong friends, that is, my friends, friends of our tribe. I have told my father
I explained the misunderstanding to my grandpa, and they will send you back. I want to find my life, and I will definitely bring him back safely." After saying that, she suddenly jumped into the water and disappeared in the darkness in an instant.
He Tao looked worried and wanted to jump down, but then he suddenly found that there were many more black shadows on the water surface, and finally many disheveled heads floated out of the water, too many to count.
Shuiling's grandfather and old village chief slowly walked over, looked at the river, sighed, and said: "The people below are all people who have broken in for countless years. None of them can pass this level, but there are still some
What’s the reason for going on and on?”
He Tao was surprised that he could understand what the old man said. Only then did he realize that it was not that the people here didn't know how to speak outside the country, they just didn't want to speak.
The old man turned to look at him and smiled slightly: "Guest, thank you for telling Xiaoling the truth. She is a very stubborn person. Otherwise, she will live in pain all her life. Okay, guest, please
Open your eyes, we are going to take you out, remember, do not open your eyes halfway, the consequences will be very serious."
He Tao and Chen Xiazi did as they were told. Not long after, they felt many things lying on them and grabbing their clothes. Then they felt their bodies slowly floating and flying forward in the air.
After two or three hours, they fell back to the ground. When they opened the cloth on their faces, they were shocked to find that they were already on the edge of the Qinling Mountains, but there was nothing around them except a mountain.
The tall Taibai Mountain. What brought them back? No one knows this.
The last sentence of the story is mentioned: "From then on, he became suspicious, cautious and proactive. I know it was because of that betrayal. I don't know why he knew that I had obviously entrusted her. Unfortunately, they finally
We didn’t get together, so what happened? No one knows..."
After reading the notes left by He Tao, I sighed. I didn’t expect that the old man had such a story. It turned out that the reason why the old man’s personality was so changeable was because of this incident. I think that now, decades later, he
He has not forgotten it. Maybe even now, he still has regrets in his heart!
I suddenly remembered those photos of the old man. The woman in the photo was even more ruthless than what He Tao said in his notes. She had big eyes, long braids, and a beautiful face. I couldn't help but think, that woman must be Shuiling. It turned out that the old man
I have never forgotten her, but what happened between them? What happened to Shui Ling in the end?
At the same time, this note also solved some of my doubts.
There was a mention in the notes that they found a very important clue in a tomb, which was left by a dragon chaser. The last time we visited the tomb where Long Chai was bleeding in Henan, it has been confirmed that it was also left by a dragon chaser.
, the old man and Chen Xiazi also went there before. I think the tomb mentioned in the notes must be the Tai Chi Mausoleum in Henan.
There is also Blind Chen. He knows some things, but not as much as the old man knows. He did not lie in the tomb, and he is also pursuing this matter.
The "Leader of the Seven Stars" was once again mentioned in the notes. Literally, this should be a person. Who is this person? What role did he play in this series of events?
The most important clue is that the old man’s disappearance this time is a continuation of what happened back then. That incident was very involved, with a large number of people involved, and even the seemingly powerful Scar Zhao died in the end.
It's in the hands of the old man, but I don't know how many people are still pursuing this matter now.
Things are getting bigger and more complicated, like peeling off an onion, layer after layer. I’m afraid no one knows how many people are involved and how many people are still hiding in the dark. The only thing I can think of is
One thing is that the old man seems to be the center of the whole storm, and he has mastered some key things. I even find that I am a little helpless until now. For example, the burglary shows that someone has been paying attention to me secretly.
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I closed the notes and handed them to the mute, already having some speculations in my mind.
The old man entered the Qinling Sacred Lake, but he did not solve the mystery. Maybe it was to escape something, or maybe something was missing. In the following years, he let this matter go.
But after seeing the bronze head, he suddenly remembered something. He went to the tomb he entered back then to obtain something or to verify some questions. Since he did not go home, it meant that he had found important clues.
Where will he go after he comes out? Of course it is the Qinling Sacred Lake.
I felt a little excited in my heart. I felt that my guess was reasonable. If I wanted to find the old man, I had to go to the Qinling Sacred Lake.
But where is the Qinling Sacred Lake? I asked the mute, did He Tao ever talk about a lake or something like that when he was still here?
The mute shook his head, but soon he opened the note and pointed to a paragraph at the end.
After reading it, my eyes suddenly brightened. He Tao mentioned at the end of his notes that they saw Taibai Mountain after they were sent out, which means that the place is not too far from Taibai Mountain. As long as they walk along Taibai Mountain,
If we can reach that village, then the road below can be advanced according to the description in He Tao's notes.