Zhang Qiling sat back next to Ji Huaichuan, wondering what Panma had just said. Then he felt his sleeve being tugged. Zhang Qiling lowered his eyes and saw that it was Ji Huaichuan who had woken up.
Ji Huaichuan supported himself on the bed and sat up, still feeling a little uncomfortable. He pinched his eyebrows and let out a long sigh.
"I heard everything Panma said just now. If you want to know anything, you can ask me and I will tell you."
Zhang Qiling shook his head and rejected Ji Huaichuan.
Ji Huaichuan looked at Zhang Qiling for a long time, and then he was defeated. When it came to silence, he really couldn't beat Zhang Qiling. Zhang Qiling had been quiet since he was a child. When Ji Huaichuan first took Zhang Qiling in, he thought the kid was autistic. However, after observing him for a long time, he realized that he was simply quiet.
Ji Huaichuan stretched out his hand and pinched the back of the fat man's neck, deepening his sleep, and then said: "It happened after I left you at Chenpi's place.
Back then, I wanted to keep you with me forever, but because the backlash worsened, I had to find a place to sleep. After leaving you to Chenpi, I headed south to Banai and dug a tomb for myself in the mountains. Many people came here to dig graves and look for treasures, so I put a few little guys in the tomb to guard it for me.
Because I wanted to attract worshippers, I built a statue of myself in the mountains. I then made some noises to make people accidentally discover me. I took the opportunity to show my spirit and let them worship my statue. Who knows…"
At this point, Ji Huaichuan noticed Zhang Qiling staring at him with a questioning look in his eyes. Ji Huaichuan understood and said with embarrassment, "Before, it was said that the tomb was from the Song Dynasty. The tomb was indeed from the Song Dynasty. I moved the tomb owner to another place, but he was eaten by Taotie without noticing..."
Zhang Qiling withdrew his gaze and slowly lowered his head, as if thinking about something.
"At that time, there was an unprecedented drought here. The villagers tried many methods, but to no avail. The surrounding plants and crops all died of drought, but the forest in the middle of the mountain was very lush.
The villagers suggested that they go and have a look together, maybe they could find a way to solve the drought. The village chief selected a few young and strong people to form a team and go into the mountains together. Not long after, those people came out. They said that the forest with excellent growth was actually in Shuiniutou Valley!
At that time, Shuiniutougou was still as mysterious as it is now. Several young people bravely entered the mountain again. This time they accidentally encountered a stone statue.
According to what they said, the stone statue looked like an immortal, and they couldn't help but kneel down to worship it. There was a person lying on the platform of the stone statue, and he looked exactly like the stone statue!
They thought they had met an immortal, so they immediately kowtowed to the man, calling him an immortal and stating their requests. The man also agreed to their wish and told them that they should come to worship him once every three months. He would accept their incense and help them realize their wish.
The villagers were simple and honest. As soon as they returned to the village, they immediately prepared things and went into the mountains to worship. The village chief led his people, beating bamboos and drums, and carrying offerings into the mountains.
That night, it rained in the village that had been dry for a long time. Every household lit a lamp and stayed up all night.
Later, the villagers kept their promise and went to worship the immortal every three months, but they never encountered the man who looked like the stone statue again. When the village chief was reading ancient books, he found a man who looked exactly like the stone statue. He was a prince of the Zhou Dynasty.
According to ancient records, the prince was deeply loved by the emperor, and was even given the same rights as the emperor. He was called Huangpi. For this reason, gradually, the people in the village also began to call the stone statue Zhou Huangpi.
The weather in the village was good, but some people had evil thoughts. Some secretly went into the mountains to worship Emperor Zhou and made wishes for treasures, some for status and position. However, human greed is insatiable, and some even made a wish for immortality!
The village angered the immortal and was punished. Within three days, more than half of the animals in the village died. The village chief was scared and prepared a lot of good things and carried them into the mountains. He wandered around the mountains for a whole day but couldn't find the stone statue.
Later, when people went up to the mountain to worship, one or two would die passing through Shuiniutougou. Over time, it became a forbidden place in the village. "Panma took a puff of his cigarette, recalling the past.
Wu Xie asked, "Why did you say you wouldn't tell my friend?"
Panma replied, "You have absolutely no idea what kind of person your friend is."
Wuxie glanced sideways and asked, "Do you know him?"
Panma shook his head, "I don't recognize his face, but I recognize the smell of him."
"What's that smell?" Wuxie asked.
"The smell of a dead person..." Panma looked mysterious, recalling the fragrance in his memory.
Wu Xie sneered, "So, according to you, my friend has killed someone?"
Panma shook his head. "What I mean is, he smells like a dead person."
"Are you saying my friend is dead? My friend and I have been through a lot together and have been to many places. I know it best!"
Panma was helpless. "I have said everything I can say. Whether you believe it or not is up to you."
Wu Xie nodded. "Okay, then I won't force you. Thank you for your advice. Can you tell me something else?"
"You are talking about the scientific expedition team," Panma said.
Wuxie nodded, and Panma said with a look of astonishment, "I knew that sooner or later someone would come to me and ask about these things. I can't remember them clearly. I was still young at that time..."
Halfway through his speech, Panma suddenly looked out the window alertly, then hurriedly pushed Wuxie out, refusing to continue no matter what.
Wuxie had no choice but to go back. As soon as he left Panma's yard, he saw Fatty and Zhang Qiling hiding in the bushes and greeting him.
"Naive! Here!" the fat man whispered.
Wu Xie walked closer and stared at the fat man for a long time. He took two steps closer, causing the fat man to step back repeatedly, "What are you doing!"
"When did you wake up?"
The fat man pursed his lips and said, "I woke up on the way back, but you carried me on your back and it was quite comfortable, so I fell asleep again."
Wuxie reached out and grabbed the fat man's strap, and the strap bounced back instantly, making the fat man gasp.
"Do you know how heavy you are? My waist is almost broken from carrying you, you know?!"
The fat man bared his teeth and said, "You just lack exercise. Look at that young man, he carried Chuan'er all the way back and no one said anything!"
"How can they be the same?!" Wuxie was annoyed by the fat man's substitution of concepts, and sneered at the fat man, who also sneered back at Wuxie.
Without joking around with the fat man, Wu Xie asked Zhang Qi Ling, "Brother, is Xiao Chuan'er awake?"
Zhang Qiling nodded and said, "I'm asleep."
Wu Xie felt relieved and continued, "Pan Ma just mentioned that Chen Wenjing and his team found a pile of boxes. So, it is very likely that they found the same iron block as the one in the box in your house.
And Panma also said that you smell like a dead person, so it probably smells like iron."
[Off-topic]
Yesterday I suddenly had the idea of writing a small sequel, but after reading it, it seemed that there was nothing sad in the whole story, tsk!
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