When the car passed through the city, Chen Zhi looked out the car window at the familiar scenery of City Z. He felt as if a thousand years had passed. He suddenly felt the urge to cry. He felt that he had been forcing himself to cry during this period.
When he had to do something, he felt very tired, as if he was about to die.
After driving for nearly an hour, the car entered the mountainous area of Qianhua Mountain and then drove to the courtyard of the hot spring villa.
The new driver took Chen Zhi into the hot spring villa. This time he did not take him to the hot spring lake, but into the courtyard behind the villa. The blue belt warriors who protected Master Bao were still standing guard at the entrance of the courtyard.
, Old Somerset was also sitting there.
Chen Zhi almost didn't recognize Old Somersault when he saw him. The old Somersault in front of him seemed to have aged more than ten years overnight. His originally gray and white hair was now almost completely white. His eye circles were dark, and his eyes were dark.
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When Lao Jiandou saw Chen Zhi, his expression was dull. He pointed to the yard behind and said, "Go, Mr. Bao is waiting for you there."
Chen Zhi looked at Lao Jiandou and wanted to talk to him, but saw his look and finally gave up.
Chen Zhi walked towards the backyard, and then he discovered that there was a large space behind the hot spring villa. After entering through the courtyard door, what he saw in front was a very hidden old-fashioned courtyard, backed by a hill.
The hillside is connected to the courtyard. This hill is very beautiful. In the dark, you can still see the green mountains, surrounded by clouds and mist, and the scenery is otherworldly.
There is an imperial chair in the middle of the courtyard, and Mr. Bao is sitting on it, holding a cigarette in one hand and looking up at the sky.
Behind him, there was a large white cloth covering a row of human-shaped things, like a row of corpses.
"Master Bao, are you looking for me?" Chen Zhi walked forward slowly, looking at the thing covered with white cloth behind Master Bao in trance.
After hearing Chen Zhi's words, Master Bao didn't react at all. His eyes were still staring at the sky. After a long time, he asked Chen Zhi softly.
"Do you know where this place is?"
"Here?" Chen Zhi glanced ahead in confusion. This was obviously a beautiful hill in the Qianhua Mountains. It is estimated that there are hot springs in this hill, so this old-fashioned Chinese courtyard was built here.
There is a hill behind, but the courtyard is desolate and there is no sign of human habitation.
Master Bao blew out a smoke ring and continued, "This is the ancestral property of our Bao family. Ever since my father made his fortune in the first steel business, he bought this hill and built a house here.
My father originally wanted our Bao family to live here for generations, but after he passed away unexpectedly, the courtyard became vacant. I later converted the hot spring area in front into a villa, and I closed this part of the backyard.
, basically no outsiders enter, because those buried here are all old friends of our Bao family.
"ah?",
Chen Zhi was startled and hurriedly looked forward. Only then did he realize that the hillside in front of him was actually a private cemetery. Tombstones were erected in front of the tombs. They were densely packed on the hillside, and they were not noticed in the dark.
I can't see clearly, but the number is extremely shocking.
"So many people, are they all..." Chen Zhi was shocked for a moment and swallowed the next half of the sentence.
"You guessed it right!" Mr. Bao's expression was extremely solemn.
"These are the people who have sacrificed their lives to search for spiritual stones since I cooperated with the organization. Over the years, I have buried these dead brothers here."
Mr. Bao stood up, dusted off the cigarette with his right hand, walked a few steps forward and looked behind his back.
"Among these people, there are warriors sent by the organization, as well as associates and friends of the Bao family. Most of them are still very young and are no longer here.
Over the years, I have often come here to visit them. Whenever I can no longer hold on, when I see their graves appearing in rows in front of me, I know that I am not qualified to give up."
"What's the point of what we're doing?" Chen Zhi suddenly went crazy. The emotions he had been suppressing for a long time burst out. Tears flowed from his eyes and he cried loudly.
"Does it make sense to have so many people die? If we don't look for spiritual stones, will the world be destroyed? This is simply impossible. What era are we in now? Human beings have atomic bombs, aircraft carriers, and combat aircraft.
, outside China there are the United States and the Soviet Union. This is no longer the age of gods, the world has changed."
"But fate will not change," Master Bao turned around and said seriously.
"From the day I asked the organization for help and signed a secret agreement with the organization, I knew that I would have to pay the price for this agreement throughout my life."
"What agreement?" Chen Zhi asked tremblingly.
"Collect the power of spirit stones to maintain the barrier created by Jiang Ziya 5,000 years ago. This barrier maintains the destiny of mankind. This is my responsibility and your destiny." Mr. Bao replied softly.
"Go to hell with your fate!" Chen Zhi cried and shouted, "What does all this have to do with me? Do you know how the parrot died? Do you know what the four eyes look like when they die? I want
Crazy, I am really going crazy. I can see them every night. Can you understand this feeling?
Listening to Chen Zhi's roar, Mr. Bao still stood there with his hands behind his back, looking at him indifferently.
"I know this feeling. These dead friends will appear in my dreams every night. During that time, I was just like you now." After Mr. Bao finished speaking, he gently pointed with the hand holding the cigarette.
Pointing to the tombstones ahead.
"So Mr. Bao, let's leave it alone!" Chen Zhi continued to cry, "So many people have died, and we have tried our best. After some people died, not even a complete body could be found. It's so tragic.
Let all this end quickly! Let him break that damn barrier! Let the damn spirit stones and dragon bones go to hell! What do we do with the fate of mankind?..."
boom……
Before Chen Zhi could react, Master Bao's fist had already landed on Chen Zhi's temple, knocking him to the ground hard, and blood immediately flowed from his nostrils.
Master Bao then kicked Chen Zhi hard in the stomach, causing severe pain in the newly healed ribs.
"Everyone can give up, but you can't! Who do you think these people are dying for? You cowardly loser. It is your destiny to be the heir of the Jiang family. You can't choose, and you will never
You can’t say give up.”
Mr. Bao kicked Chen Zhi hard again, then pointed to the pile of things covered with white cloth on the ground and said, "Go and take a look, there is someone you know in there."
Master Bao's words hit the spot that Chen Zhi had always been worried about. He ran over and crawled over, trembling when his hand touched the white cloth, and finally opened the white cloth in one fell swoop.
Under the white cloth are six corpses lying side by side. Everyone looks familiar, and the most familiar face among them is...