I thought of the mural I saw before. There seemed to be a building in the middle of the lake in the picture, but it was definitely not a castle, but something like a stone platform. But if it was a stone platform, how could it float on the lake?
What about on the water? But I have a hunch that the final secret is definitely related to what's on the lake.
We discussed it together and finally decided to go over and have a look. Then we each made preparations and went down to the lake. The water in the lake was as cold as the water in the underground river, but we had survived it before, so this was naturally not possible.
question.
The whole journey was peaceful and there were no accidents. When we were still dozens of meters away from the thing in the lake, we were finally able to see clearly what it was.
"Zhenlongtai?"
At the same time, the three of us, Fatty, all exclaimed. Shuiyue still had a calm face, but it could be seen from her eyes that she was also very surprised.
I never expected that the building in the center of the lake would be the Zhenlong Terrace. It was bigger than the one in the Taiji Tomb in Henan, with a length and width of more than ten meters, but the layout was exactly the same, with a bronze tower at each corner.
It is a human sculpture with a large bronze cauldron in the middle and a stone dragon sculpture on each side.
We swam to the edge of Zhenlong Terrace in a hurry, and saw a stone staircase on all sides. The stone terrace was about one meter above the water, so we followed the steps and climbed onto the stone terrace.
We looked around on it, but didn't find anything special. We also tried to turn the cauldron twice, but there was no abnormal movement like last time.
What's going on? Have we all mistakenly thought that the last secret has nothing to do with this place?
At this moment, there were several faint rays of light coming from the direction of the stone platform on the shore, which seemed to be from flashlights. It should be the arrival of those people behind.
A few of us looked at each other. We didn't expect them to be so fast. We haven't figured out the layout here yet, and we haven't found any valuable clues. Now that so many people have come all of a sudden, things have changed for us.
It's a bit passive.
"What should I do?" I asked the three of them, hoping to hear their opinions.
As soon as he finished speaking, I saw the fat man running quickly to the stone platform, then suddenly slowed down and slowly slid into the water. I was confused and asked him what he was going to do? The fat man grinned at me and said: "
Little Prince, isn’t there a saying that only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle? You wait for me here now. I’ll go over and see what they do, and then we’ll discuss what we should do!” After that, he started slowly again.
and slid into the water.
"I know what you mean, but can you hurry up? My heart is on fire. I usually see you being very nimble, but now you are acting like a turtle."
But the fat man didn't listen to my words, and still slowly slid into the water. When he was completely in the water, he said to me: "My little prince, this matter can't be rushed. Have you forgotten about us?"
Did you suffer a loss when washing corpses in the river? This lake is so quiet. If there is a lot of movement, wouldn't it tell everyone that we are here?"
I was startled and smiled sheepishly. I secretly thought that Fatty is indeed a master in Hunjianglong, and he is still so vigilant at this time. Now I find that he and I are at two different extremes, in terms of theoretical knowledge.
He is definitely not as good as me. Being under the influence of the old man for many years, coupled with what I learned from books, I have extremely rich theoretical knowledge. But if I want to fight with real swords and guns, it will be completely the opposite.
His knowledge, experience, judgment and adaptability in this area are beyond my reach. To put it bluntly, one of us is a theoretical person and the other is a practical person. This is evident from this tiny detail.
It can be seen. Don't underestimate these tiny details. In this crisis-ridden environment, sometimes a little carelessness may cause irreparable consequences. This also shows that sometimes experience is more important than theory.
important.
It took the fat man more than half an hour to come back, but he brought unexpected news. From what he said, those people behind him didn't seem to intend to come to us, but they all brought a lot of money with them.
Equipment, including miniature diving equipment, as well as a series of tools that can only be used underwater. From this point, it can be seen that they seem to be preparing to dive underwater.
Could it be that the secret here is underwater? I thought to myself.
I turned to look at Shuiyue. She hadn't said a word since she got here, and she looked like she was worried. She always liked to say some irrelevant things to me before, but now she suddenly became quiet, but it made me a little worried.
Not used to it.
Actually, I have a question to ask her. She brought some of those people here. She should know their plans very well. Why hasn't she said it yet? But seeing her current demeanor, I don't know.
I had the nerve to disturb her, but I didn’t know what to do for a while.
As if feeling my gaze, Shuiyue turned to look at me and finally said: "Don't ask me, I don't know either. In fact, those people who came with me didn't listen to me. Only Jinghong can completely
To control them, I am just an outsider to them."
After hearing this, I couldn't help but feel shocked. The question that had puzzled me for a long time was finally vaguely understood.
Sure enough, Shuiyue continued: "When we get here, I have nothing to hide from you. In fact, one of the five people who came out alive from here was my elder, and I learned from his mouth
Some of the things here are even better than your grandfather knows, which is why I am more familiar with this place."
Although I had already guessed it, I still felt strange when I heard her say it. I asked her who her elder was? She refused to tell me, and just said that her elder was here back then.
He lost something very important, which caused him pain for decades, and she came here this time to fulfill her elder's wish and help him find that thing. As for the people she brought,
They just get what they need, and even use each other. They both know some of the situation here, but they are not completely clear. After exchanging some information with each other, they have a rough idea of the situation here. This is the agreement.
place, once here, there is no relationship between them.
After listening to it, I finally understood, no wonder she didn't care about the life and death of those people. It turned out that she was not from there at all.
"In this case, can you tell me now who is the mastermind behind those people?" I finally couldn't help but ask this question.
"Haha, I knew you would ask. In fact, you and Li Datong have met that person a long time ago." Shuiyue said with a smile.
I looked at her doubtfully and began to think about her words in my mind. She just said that Monkey and I met but did not mention Fatty. That means that I met Monkey and Monkey before we met Fatty or when Fatty was not present.
people.
Suddenly, an idea flashed in my mind, and I exclaimed: "You, you mean Zhang Laosi?"
"To be precise, he is a person who looks very much like Mr. Zhang. Fortunately, you are the grandson of the Rat King. You don't even know the famous Mr. Zhang."
"Master Zhang?" I was shocked. How could I not know this name? Master Zhang's name is Zhang Dongsheng. He is known as the "Prince of the Earth" among Hunan Tufuzi, and his handicap is everywhere.
In the entire Hunan Province, his status is equivalent to that of Li Dalongtou in "The Dragon" and the old man in the "Ruby Mouse". It's just that he is a generation later than the old man. After all, he is only about fifty years old.
It is said that Mr. Zhang’s ancestor was a famous bandit leader in the Jiucailing area of Hunan before the liberation. His name was Zhang Heigou. He was recruited during the Liberation War, fought against the Japanese, and participated in the civil war. His identity changed from black to red.
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Later, after liberation, Zhang Heigou retired and returned to his hometown in Hunan, known as Zhang Yuanwai. He had two sons. The eldest son Zhang Jinzhu died during the Anti-Japanese War, and the second son Zhang Yinzhu returned home with him. Before Zhang Heigou
Gou had been in the business of fighting back and forth. After returning to his hometown, he naturally resumed his old business. Both father and son were famous chopstick masters on the road at that time. However, within a few years, Zhang Heigou died, and Zhang Yinzhu took over the plate.
He came down, and because of his ruthlessness, people on the road gave him the nickname "Butcher".
But the good times did not last long. During the landlord fight, Zhang Yinzhu was caught with pigtails. Fortunately, Zhang Heigou had a disciple who had made meritorious service during the civil war and gained an official rank in the army. With his help, Zhang Yinzhu
He managed to escape with his life, but his background as a red revolutionary was pulled down.
After all, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Zhang Yinzhu relied on his excellent skills to hold up the handicap again. Although Zhang Yinzhu died later, the handicap continues to this day, and his reputation on the road has never dropped.
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I suddenly remembered the nameplates on the corpses, which were marked "Hunan Daoxian County", and Daoxian County is located on the edge of Jiucailing. Now I think about it, those people are all from the Zhang family. And those nameplates
There is also the title of "Institute of Geology" on it. It must be that Zhang Yinzhu had not had any accidents at that time, so he took the public title. After all, with a red background, you have to be more bold in doing things. Later, after he was blacklisted, he changed his name.
policy of action.
Shuiyue said, this is actually a serial game. When Houhou and I left Shanghai, we were targeted. The Zhang Laosi we met in Shangqiu at that time was actually Zhang Siye pretending to be Mr. Zhang. Before that, Zhang Laosi was
The fourth child is already dead. He was killed by Mr. Zhang’s people. This man also died unjustly. He was bribed by Mr. Zhang. The ghost-head jar and the bronze head were actually given to him by Mr. Zhang.