Their heads were buzzing from the rumbling sound, and their bodies were in great pain from being washed away by the water. After struggling for about half an hour, Ding Ze and the others finally crawled to the land near the water alive.
"I'm going, I'm going to be useless!"
As soon as he climbed onto the land, Ding Ze, who was really tired of this trip, immediately stopped and reluctantly sat up. He quickly glanced at the shallow pool in front of him and a winding road extending from the pool, which seemed to have no end.
of small river.
Withdrawing his gaze, Ding Ze silently took off his backpack and put it on the left side of his body, which was the side without Wu Xie and Master Liang. Then, he couldn't help but sigh, while avoiding the sight of Wu Xie and Master Liang, he called up
The live broadcast panel took out three life-saving pills from the warehouse, followed by pretending to open the backpack and took it out.
At this time, Wu Xie and Master Liang had stopped crawling and were lying on the ground, shaking in pain.
Hearing Ding Ze's words, Wu Xie agreed very much, "I feel like I have died."
Master Liang then said, "Oh, it hurts, it hurts, my bones must be broken, it hurts me to death..."
Master Liang howled for a while.
Ding Ze ignored it and swallowed a life-saving pill.
Immediately, the pain all over the body disappeared quickly like an ebbing tide.
"Huh!" The whole person felt comfortable, and Ding Ze let out a long sigh of relief. Then, he reached out and handed a life-saving pill to Master Liang who was relatively close to him, "Stop howling, you are so scared. Come on, take this."
You will feel much more comfortable."
Master Liang, whose face was twisted in pain, struggled to turn his head, saw the pills on Ding Ze's palm, and was slightly startled, "Ding, Boss Ding, is this?"
Ding Ze: "It's a powerful painkiller pill."
Master Liang did not reach out immediately, his eyes turned twice on the pill and Ding Ze's face, then he struggled to take the pill and stuffed it into his mouth, "Thank you, Boss Ding, you are so generous!"
Ding Ze smiled and said, "Master Liang, your ability to flatter people is really bad."
After joking, Ding Ze gently threw the last life-saving pill in his hand towards Wu Xie, who was a little far away from him, "Wu Xie, take one too."
The pill fell to the ground and landed right on Wu Xie's mouth.
So, Wu Xie, who felt pain everywhere in his body, opened his mouth, bit the pill, and swallowed it without moving his arm at all.
See this scene.
Ding Zedeng was so happy that he said, "I said, Wu Xie, where is your self-esteem as a human being? Why did you become a dog?"
Wu Xie: "..."
Wu Xie was stunned at first, then his cheeks twitched, and he said in embarrassment and displeasure, "Get out!! You just turned into a dog! If you don't speak, no one will treat you as a mute!"
Ding Ze stopped provoking Wu Xie, stretched out, and lay down on the ground.
Wu Xie took a look, didn't say much, turned over, faced up, looked at the sky, and became stunned.
Master Liang behaved the same way.
The three of them were all quiet for a moment.
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I lay quietly for about twenty minutes.
Wu Xie broke the silence by speaking, "I've almost had enough lying down. What's going on? Let's go."
Both Ding Ze and Master Liang expressed no objection, and the three of them stood up.
"Where are we now?" Master Liang straightened his still soaked clothes and asked, "Which way should we go?"
"The Qinling Mountains are so big, the devil knows where we are now."
Wu Xie replied smoothly, then raised his head slightly, looked around, and pointed to a relatively high mountain peak, "Climb to the top of that mountain first, see the situation and then decide which way to go."
"Hey," Master Liang followed the direction of Wu Xie's finger and looked at the mountain with an exaggerated height. He couldn't help but lamented, "My old bones are going to suffer again. It shouldn't be delayed. Let's leave quickly."
, try to determine the direction before dark."
With the decision made, the three of them raised their legs and moved away without leaving any traces of ink.
After a lot of trouble, the three of them successfully reached the top of the mountain, climbed up and looked far away, and made a discovery.
I saw that in a mountain valley far away, there were a small number of houses, but they did exist.
Seeing those houses, Wu Xie and Master Liang both looked excited.
"This trip was not in vain."
"Let's slow down a little bit and then start again."
Under the sunshine, Wu Xie said with a smile on his face.
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It is easier to go up the mountain than to go down the mountain.
The three of them walked slowly down the mountain step by step. Unconsciously, they walked for more than an hour before reaching the foot of the mountain.
At this time, Wu Xie took a deep breath and suddenly thought of something, so he quickly came to Ding Ze's side, "Brother Ding, I just remembered, didn't you say that after we leave that ghost place, you will
Tell me everything you couldn't tell me before?"
Ding Ze took a few deep breaths, took out the cigarettes and lighters that had not touched the river water from the sealed compartment of his backpack, tore open the seal of the cigarettes, took out three cigarettes, and handed one to each of Wu Xie and Master Liang.
Finally, he lit one, took a deep breath, handed the lighter to Wu Xie, and then nodded slowly.
"Well, I can tell you. Although, by this time, you have actually mastered most of the information."
Wu Xie lit the cigarette, handed the lighter to Master Liang, and said, "No matter what, you'd better talk about it."
Ding Ze did not rush to speak, but turned to Master Liang, "Master Liang, Wu Xie and I need to discuss something private. Why don't you go forward first, and we will follow later."
Master Liang: "Okay, you guys can talk slowly."
Master Liang wisely speeded up.
Seeing that Master Liang had gone a long way, Ding Ze sat down on the ground casually, "Your trip to the Qinling Mountains was a trap. Needless to say, there is no need to say more."
"What needs to be said more is the nature, or purpose, of this trap."
"What do you think is the purpose of someone who instigated the fake old lady to trick you into taking such a trip?"
Wu Xie also sat on the ground at this time.
Hear the words.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Wu Xie took a puff of cigarette silently, "This is what I can't figure out the most, just tell me."
Ding Ze smiled: "Don't worry, decryption requires a process."
Wu Xie frowned, "Brother Ding, can you be serious?"
"No," Ding Ze answered decisively.
Wu Xie: "..."
Ding Ze: "Okay, I won't tease you anymore. Come on, let's go back to the starting point of this trap... How did Fake Old Itch get you into this trap?"
Wu Xie thought for a moment, "That hexagonal copper bell, and he told me he needed money!"
Ding Ze: "If there hadn't been that hexagonal copper bell, just because he needed money, would you have agreed to come to Qinling?"
Wu Xie shook his head and nodded again, "Honestly, I'm not sure. He might still come. After all, I had no reason to doubt him at the time, but I had enough reason to help him. Because he is my best brother.
"
Ding Ze: "So, you will be hesitant and will not take the bait easily. And the appearance of the hexagonal copper bell has eliminated your hesitation... Do you think that Fake Old Itch knew beforehand that the appearance of the hexagonal copper bell would make you
The hesitation disappears?”
Wu Xie thought for a few seconds and nodded, "Now it seems that he knows!"
Ding Ze: "So, two questions."
"One, how did he know?"
"Two, how did he get that hexagonal copper bell?"
"Friendly reminder, the answers to these two questions can be said to be the same."
Wu Xie was stunned. At the same time, his brows furrowed more and more tightly, and his face became more and more ugly.
"You mean..."
"The person who can own a hexagonal copper bell and know that I will be trapped because of the hexagonal copper bell...this person..."
As Wu Xie spoke, his tone became uncontrollably hurried.
"Is this person... one of the people going to King Lu's Palace or the Undersea Tomb?"
Ding Ze blew out a puff of smoke and looked at Wu Xie, who had a gloomy look on his face. After thinking for a moment, he said directly, "Wu Xie, you have guessed who it is. I'm afraid it's useless to escape. What do you think?"
Ding.
Wu Xie's body trembled, and the next moment, his hands began to tremble silently.
"The person behind the scenes tricked me into taking this trip to the Qinling Mountains. The purpose was obviously not to kill me, nor to take anything away from me..."
"In this way, it is basically impossible for this person to be the master of the mission to be someone from Aning's group."
"Taking into account the appearance of Fake Old Itch and his willingness to cooperate..."
"Fat man, the possibility of little brother is almost non-existent."
"That is to say..."
Wu Xie was analyzing by himself, and while he was talking, his words suddenly stopped.
Ding Ze did not rush and waited patiently.
After waiting for dozens of seconds, Wu Xie made a sound again.
"My third uncle??" Wu Xie said, his tone and face full of unwillingness to believe it.
Ding Ze could imagine how complicated Wu Xie's emotions were at this moment, so he reached out and patted Wu Xie's shoulder to express comfort, "I think so."
Wu Xie's eyes widened instantly and he asked, "How sure are you?"
Ding Ze: "At least 90%."
Wu Xie: "...Why did he do this? In addition, he disappeared for a long time, how did he come into contact with the fake old itch..."
Ding Ze: "Your third uncle has disappeared, but he is not dead. He might appear again, but you don't know it."
"As for why he did this...this involves his purpose. Calm down and think about it carefully. If your third uncle is the mastermind behind this, what could be his purpose for doing this? I believe you can think of it.
"
Wu Xie fell silent, smoking one puff after another. After a while, he finished the cigarette in his fingers, and then spoke again in a calmer tone.
"My third uncle is a very powerful old fox. He must have his reasons for doing things. He will not lie to me and go through such a trip for no reason."
"The problem is, I really can't think of anything that I can get him by going through such a hassle."
"Brother Ding, my mind is in a mess, just tell me."
Wu Xie looked at the cigarette butt between his fingers and said.
At this moment, Wu Xie had basically accepted, or in other words, agreed with Ding Ze's speculation.
Ding Ze took out his cigarettes and handed another one to Wu Xie, "The authorities are confused, but the onlookers know clearly... It's not that I don't want to tell you directly, but, in my opinion, you must learn to think for yourself."
"Let me give you another reminder. Think about that trip to the Undersea Tomb. Your third uncle designed you to take a trip to the Undersea Tomb. What can he get from you?"
Wu Xie took the cigarette and lit it with a cigarette butt. "He wasn't even there during the trip to the Undersea Tomb. He really didn't get anything from me."
"In fact, I still can't figure out why he asked me to visit the underwater tomb."
The more Wu Xie talked, the more irritated he became. He raised his hand and scratched his hair.
Ding Ze saw it and said calmly, "If you can't figure it out, why not think about it from another angle?"
Wu Xie: "Change the angle?"
Ding Ze: "For example, your third uncle doesn't want to get anything from you. Maybe the opposite is true. He is trying to find a way to get you something?"
Ding.
Wu Xie's body was shaken again, this time, the shock was more severe than before.
"Let me get something?" Wu Xie repeated this sentence with a shocked look on his face, and then blinked his eyes again and again, "What do you want me to get?"
Ding Ze: "Think for yourself."
Wu Xie thought for a while, "What did I get from the trip to the undersea tomb? More puzzles, a small part of the answers..."
After a pause, Wu Xie added, "A bizarre experience, and maybe a little experience."
Ding Ze: "Very good. What about this trip to the Qinling Mountains?"
Hearing this, Wu Xie subconsciously turned towards the waterfall and pondered for a moment, "What did I get from this trip to the Qinling Mountains? A bunch of puzzles, an experience, a little experience, and some truths related to the fake old itch...
what else?"
After being guided to this place, Ding Ze felt it was enough, so he said nothing and just waited quietly.
Not hearing Ding Ze's voice, Wu Xie turned his head and glanced at Ding Ze. Seeing Ding Ze's reaction, Wu Xie didn't ask any more questions, just looked away, and started thinking silently while smoking.
I thought about it for a minute or two.
Sudden.
Wu Xie realized a key point and was startled. Then he turned to Ding Ze and said urgently, "You lied to me, a novice, to rob a tomb with him... Your deliberate concealment and emphasis made me think for myself.
,…….”
"Could it be that my third uncle asked me to take this trip to train me?"
The words hit my ears.
Ding Ze didn't hesitate and immediately nodded to Wu Xie, "Your reaction speed is really slow. I was almost dying of anxiety. Fortunately, I was slow and you finally thought of it."
Wu Xie: “╮(╯▽╰)╭.”
Wu Xie was helpless, "My reaction is too slow? Who would have thought of this?"
Wu Xie muttered unhappily, and asked without delay, "If this is really the case, what is the purpose of my third uncle training me? I never said I wanted to imitate him as a tomb robber."
"Besides, my family also forbids me from entering this industry. My third uncle knows this very well... If my second uncle and my father knew that he did this, he might be beaten and disabled!"
Ding Ze grinned and said in a deliberately casual tone: "I have a guess about your third uncle's purpose of training you, and it's just a guess. Just listen to it and don't take it too seriously."
Wu Xie heard this and urged anxiously, "Say."
Ding Ze: "I think that if your third uncle does this, it may not be because he wants to do it, but because he must do it. Do you understand?"
Wu Xie: "Yes...but what is the reason why he has to do this?"
Ding Ze shook his head, knowing that at the end of this conversation, he could not reveal too much, otherwise, the subsequent plot would be greatly affected.
"I didn't expect this. After all, I don't know much about your third uncle or your family's situation."
"You can think about this problem by yourself from now on."
When Wu Xie heard this, he stared at Ding Ze without blinking for a few seconds, "Brother Ding, I feel like you know the answer to this question... at least you have an idea!"
"right?"
Ding Ze still shook his head, "Right and wrong are relative things. Do you understand?"
Ding Ze said and stood up slowly.
When Wu Xie saw this, he stood up very irritably, "Sir! You are so annoying when you are half-talking! Tell me what is going on!"
Ding Ze still shook his head, "I don't understand what you are talking about. Okay, it's getting late. Let's hurry up."
After saying these words, Ding Ze raised his feet and strode forward.
Wu Xie: "(??へ??╬)!!!"
"Brother Ding, if it weren't for me, I wouldn't be able to beat you!"
"I have to push you to the ground and rub you hard!!"
Wu Xie cursed in displeasure and started to move his feet.