Chapter 1187 The Returnee's Notes 261
Snow Fox glanced at the old man indifferently, not caring at all.
However, when I looked at the photos on my phone again on my way back, I was shocked to see that they were photos of Xie Ning being secretly taken at the airport.
Looking at him for a while, Snow Fox felt that it didn't look like him anymore. After all, he had never seen the real face of this person named Mu Yan. Moreover, the two of them had short hair and long hair, so they didn't look alike. They were just about the same height.
He was just overthinking it.
He'll go find Xie Ning after this expedition is over; after all, this person needs to be dealt with eventually.
If he hadn't been planning this adventure, he would have completed the commission the moment he found out Xie Ning's address, and wouldn't have allowed that little girl to continue her carefree life.
In his opinion, that girl was quite bold. Once you enter this line of work, you should know who you shouldn't mess with, otherwise you won't even know how you died.
"Snow Fox, assemble in the flower hall." Yuan Ming knocked on the window outside, then quickly folded his hands and went into the flower hall.
The biting northwest wind howled, as if it were sweeping in all the winter chill. The wind seeped in through the gaps in the sleeves and neck, sending a shiver down one's spine.
The room was warm and inviting, making one reluctant to endure the cold wind under the gray sky.
If Yuan Ming hadn't been passing by on his way out to get something, he wouldn't have bothered knocking on the door; using his phone was so much more convenient.
As soon as you step inside, a warm breeze envelops you, instantly making you forget the cold you just felt. In the north, the difference between indoors in early spring and outdoors in the dead of winter is like the difference between springtime and the coldest winter.
Although it was supposed to be a business meeting, it was also a dinner party. He ordered a mutton hot pot, with some warm wine on the side, both to keep warm and to try the local specialty.
Yuan Ming himself wore only half a mask, which he could eat, but the others, especially Xuehu and Xu Jiu, wore more than half a mask and couldn't eat it at all.
Xu Jiu frowned and glanced at the bubbling pot, then said bluntly, "Since we're discussing this, let's get to it quickly."
She can take the food back to her room to eat later. It's impossible for her to eat here. She can't just eat the snacks in her bag, can she?
It's cold now, and this place is remote, so you have to walk a long way to buy food.
Yuan Ming took a sip of wine and stopped teasing everyone.
"The general's tomb is in the mountains behind. I'll take you there first thing tomorrow morning, but let me make this clear beforehand: I'll get to choose the items first."
No one can be sure what they will get in the end from such activities. In most cases, they just put in the effort to exorcise evil spirits and catch ghosts, and don't even get a penny, let alone anything else.
According to Yuan Ming, there must be something inside, perhaps more than one thing. Everyone immediately perked up, and even Huifa looked at Yuan Ming.
Although he was acquainted with Yuan Ming, that was all; Yuan Ming hadn't told him much more than others.
Seeing that everyone was looking over, Yuan Ming cleared his throat. "I've only gone a short distance, but I can tell you all about it so you can be prepared. The rest of the journey will require everyone's joint efforts."
Then Yuan Ming took out the route map he had drawn. It looked a bit abstract, but with Yuan Ming's explanation, they were still able to understand it with a little effort.
The place Yuan Ming was talking about was actually a cave, and inside, someone had carved out a tunnel. If you crawled through the tunnel and passed through several low passages, you could see the tomb inside.
Moreover, unlike conventional tombs, this underground cemetery was built in a very simple way, as if it had been hastily constructed.
When he mentioned this, Yuan Ming paused, "I was injured as soon as I went in. I could only take a quick look at the layout and then turn around and run away. That thing chased me all the way to the entrance of the cave outside before stopping. It probably couldn't leave that area, otherwise I would have been in trouble."
Moreover, he still had some doubts. He always felt that the way he went in was a little different from the route he ran out, but he was too flustered at the time and his memory was not clear.
Of course, he didn't share these doubts with anyone else, otherwise he would lose credibility; he had to appear confident.
Then there's the thing that's been chasing him. He's saying that if it weren't for the fact that it's restricted in that area, he probably would have been stuck there forever.
But the truth is, that thing didn't seem to want his life; it just seemed to be driving him away.
That's why he dared to bring people in again. Once they'd dealt with what was inside, if there were any good artifacts, he would take them for himself and then notify the authorities to handle the tomb.
The reason for choosing this particular time is that it was at this time when he entered the General's Tomb, and he had come at other times but could not find the cave.
It seems to appear only in winter.
Xie Ning sat next to Ouyang Lin. Neither of them ate the food Yuan Ming had prepared. After all, they were not familiar with each other, so it was better to be cautious.
Fortunately, she brought a lot of instant noodles, which should last her for a few days.
Since Yuan Ming chose this time to go, he obviously didn't intend to spend too much time here.
Seeing that the others weren't eating together, Yuan Ming twitched the corners of his mouth. He could understand it. For people like Xu Jiu, he had prepared lunchboxes for them to take home and eat.
He ignored Xie Ning and the other person's refusal and didn't urge them to eat. After all, they weren't children anymore, and they wouldn't go hungry.
Everyone tacitly refrained from asking Yuan Ming how he knew about the general's tomb.
Although Xie Ning didn't ask, she started looking up information about Shancheng after she got back. She had looked it up before, but not with such a strong purpose.
There is a lot of historical information about the mountain city, and it's not clear from just looking at it. So Xie Ning just made a brief note of it to get an impression, which might come in handy later.
Ouyang Lin just stayed there making instant noodles. "Let's eat first. If we eat later, it will be easy to get indigestion."
This is a lesson learned from personal experience. She used to often sneak snacks with her junior sister late at night, and then they would eat too much at night, get indigestion, and then start having stomach aches and couldn't sleep at all.
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