Chapter 19 Chapter 18 The Graveyard Cabin

"Go down the steep slope and just cross this forest." I pointed to the circle on the map, and I was pretty sure where I was going.Secretary Jiang exclaimed that the old Orion was the old Orion. He had been the secretary of Yuemiao Village for half his life, and he only knew that there was such a place as Fuxian Lake, which was about half a day away from Yuemiao Village.It never occurred to me that we arrived at our destination in only two hours according to the shortcut that Old Mu pointed out.It was three or four o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was getting thicker, and there were constantly shimmering waves in the distance, reflecting through the gaps in the woods.

I think of Uncle A Tie and Xiang Ling, they chased Yang Erpi from the main road, and they might be in the Fuxian Lake area right now, but the area of ​​Fuxian Lake is too large, it is the largest deep-water freshwater lake in China, with a volume of tens of billions of cubic meters Mi, it is not easy to meet here.Thinking of this, I can't help but worry, Fuxian Lake is so huge, where can we find Baiyanweng.What if he lives on an island in the middle of a lake and we don't even have a raft to wade through.Secretary Jiang didn't know what was bothering me. Seeing my frown, he thought it was because I was tired from the journey, so he simply opened up the chatterbox and began to introduce the origin of Fuxian Lake to us.

"During the reign of Emperor Yizong of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court wanted to attack Nanzhao and sent Cai Xi, the observation envoy of Hunan Province, as the economic envoy. There was a civil servant named Fan Chuo under Cai Xi's command. He collected a large amount of information on the Nanzhao Kingdom, and he was involved in several dangers during the period. , went deep into the people to investigate the national conditions of Nanzhao, and later lost the battle. Fan Chuo saw that he had no food to eat, so he began to write books and biographies. Among them was a book called "Man Shu", which was equivalent to the local chronicles of Yunnan at that time. In the book, Fuxian Lake is called Dachi. In the later "Chengjiang Mansion Chronicle", there is an article also talking about Fuxian Lake. "Measuring water is the Tang Shujiashui County, Dachi, and Fuxian Lake." It was later called Luojia Lake , according to "History of Ming Dynasty Geographical Records": Chengjiang Mansion has "Luozang Mountain in the north, Fuxian Lake in the south, and a name of Luojia Lake". This name may be related to the establishment of the Luojia Department in Chengjiang by Nanzhao and Dali Duan in the Song and Yuan Dynasties. The origin of the word "Fuxian Lake" is said to be based on a myth: According to legend, the Jade Emperor sent two great immortals down to investigate the people's conditions one day. The two great immortals had a lot of fun while inspecting and playing along the way. When they came to central Yunnan, they saw a pool of clear water with sparkling waves, and they were immediately attracted, thinking that this place was much stronger than the sky. The air It’s so pollution-free, and the most important thing is that you don’t have to live in a crowded house with other gods. You won’t be able to return immediately, and you’ll forget the years when you stand by the lake. We all know that this god is immortal and doesn’t have a strong sense of time. Standing for thousands of years, it finally turned into two huge rocks standing side by side, and stayed by the lake forever. That's why this place has the name of Fuxian Lake."

"Well, it's quite insightful to hear you say that." Fatty carried his spear full of energy and walked at the front of the line, "However, according to the ancient description of Fuxian Lake, this place looks like a good place. Since the white old man we are looking for has chosen to live in seclusion with the gods in the sky here , that can be regarded as a great expert who understands Fengshui, so happy. Old Hu, don’t you understand Fengshui, come here to see if there are ancient tombs under the water?" I said why you can't leave your old business in three sentences. Everyone knows that the bottom of Fuxian Lake is not flat. It's just that the lake is as clear as a mirror, and the surrounding mountains are peaceful. Where zombies hide.The fat man said what happened to the geomantic omen, he became better with time, and he talked too much.Which of those large tombs and imperial mausoleums are not buried in Feng Shui eyes, or they should still make troubles as usual.Just counting the ones we shoot dead, even if there is not a dozen, it is enough to form a column all the way.I said that there are mountains of gold and silver buried under Fuxian Lake, and it has nothing to do with us, so you should give up!

Secretary Jiang listened to our conversation and was very panicked. He implicitly inquired about our occupations. Shirley Yang took out a business card from his pocket and handed it over.Secretary Jiang had never read foreign language, so he turned over the business card and studied it, pointing to the Stars and Stripes on the back and asking, "Why, how many are foreign businessmen?" Facing Secretary Jiang's slightly expectant eyes, I had to be serious for a while, and fabricated the identity of a foreign developer for Shirley Yang, and the few of us were her consultants and bodyguards.As soon as he finished speaking, Secretary Jiang was elated, his face changed instantly, and he walked forward cheerfully, wanting to shake hands with us one by one.The fat man put his arms around Secretary Jiang's shoulders, stepped on the stone, and raised his hand to make a gesture: "Look at the scenery of the mountains and the light of the lake. It is a waste to be buried for nothing. Waste is a crime. Our General Manager Yang plans to At that time, hey, turn this land into a tourist attraction, and then repair the road, and the asphalt road will lead directly to Kunming. Look at the land, I think it is very good, build a row of large villas, pull Wires, tree signs..."

Shirley Yang took me aside while the fat man was talking nonsense with Secretary Jiang. She looked at me helplessly and asked, "What's the point of you lying to him like this? We don't have any clues now, and it's very likely that we'll miss out. Sometimes it drags people to follow us for nothing. Why bother?" "No matter how anxious we are right now, the white-eyed man will not run out by himself. Secretary Jiang is good at everything, but he is too timid. I say this just to give him hope. Besides, I didn't lie to him about the Star-Spangled Banner. He, people take it for granted."

"Okay, okay, let me say one thing, and you should say ten. There are a lot of reasons." Shirley Yang frowned and looked around, "The place is here, but there is no one there. It's all because I was too impulsive at the time. If I deal with the chieftain for a while, maybe I can get more clues. At least ask Baiyanweng's home address." .” "Killing the wolf is not a fool. Since he is so afraid of others mentioning the white-eyed man, it is useless for you to ask. I think it is better to go down to the river beach first, and see the environment here before making plans."

Even though I said that, I knew in my heart that relying on this stupid idea to find someone is tantamount to the probability of a blind cat bumping into a dead mouse, which is unreliable. "Hey, what are the two young men and women over there doing? They're sneaky." It is estimated that the fat man has finished bragging, and his emotions are high at the moment, and he really regards himself as a big deal. "Don't be silly! Let's go down the mountain, isn't Lao Bai still waiting for us?" I asked who the fat old Bai was. He glared at me, ran over and hooked his shoulders, and said in his ear, "I told Secretary Jiang that the old white man we are looking for is Shirley Yang's grandfather. He has been separated for many years. This one is I'm looking for relatives."

"Do you dare to make up this?" I thought of the partridge whistle of the Taoist who moved the mountain, and suddenly felt that there was going to be thunder in the sky. "I just said that casually, do you think Secretary Jiang's eyes have changed, is he full of desire for life? A small secretary who was poured out of a poor village just wanted to make some achievements, didn't he just want to Improving the lives of the villagers? I didn’t lie to him about other frauds and donations. The traffic is too short on this road. I just heard that the children in the nearby village want to read the book "The Story of Lei Feng". Going across the mountains to Jiangcheng, you said it would not take three or four days to go back and forth? They are all the flowers of the motherland and the future of the country, how distressed it sounds! I was thinking, I will send some money when I go back this time, and the other Needless to say, the stone road must be repaired. Of course, if you can touch something under Fuxian Lake, it would be great, donate it all, and keep nothing."

"Is your awareness too high? You stretch out your face and give me a pinch." "Get out, how can you doubt your class comrades like this, my fiery heart, what do you have to question!" "What you said is a good thing. But I listen, why does it seem to be paving the way for Xiadou? When did we say that we are going to go to Fuxian Lake? Besides, even if we really want to go, where are the boats? Where did the respirator come from? We are here to find people, not to touch gold. Unless Bai Yanweng said that his house is under the lake, otherwise, this Fuxian Lake has nothing to do with half of our food stamps."

The fat man retorted: "It's already here, don't worry if you don't make another trip!" "That's not my lake, so I have nothing to worry about." "This statement is wrong. It seems that your awareness, Commander Hu, is not high enough. How can such things be separated from each other? Whose lake is the lake, the lake of the country, and it is the lake of the people. Who are we? Can we just sit back and watch the zombies in this lake, can we just watch the people suffer? No! Absolutely not! We can’t even beat them to death!” The fat man was impassioned, with the air of pointing out the country, "I'm thinking, no matter whether there is a big tomb below, I have to go there. There is no best, prove everything with facts, and dispel rumors for Fuxian Lake; if there is, then it will be even more Alright, we will pull up the tomb of the landlord Lao Cai at once to benefit the village.” I heard that the fat man wanted to find out whether he was dead or alive, and I couldn't help feeling worried.Seeing that I didn't speak, he thought that a consensus had been reached, and ran to the front with his buttocks twisted and humming a little song.Siyan and Shirley Yang studied the map for a while, and said to me: "Although this area is large, there are not many places where people can live. The depth of the lake and the wide fluctuations must be enough. We circled a few points that are not affected by fluctuations. Location. You can start with these places.” Looking at the fat man who took the lead and Secretary Jiang who was full of joy, I had no choice but to accept the suggestion of Four Eyes and start searching from a few more likely areas.I couldn't help but blame myself for not asking Second Master Xue clearly when I came here, but now I can't find anyone when I get to the place.I looked at the sky, we have been on our way since we came out of Yuemiao Village, and the sun is slowly setting.Fuxian Lake looks close, but it takes a lot of work to get there.Maybe it was dark when we got to the lake.I told everyone to hurry up and make sure to reach the place marked on the map before the sun goes down. I remember that when we came to Yunnan, we were looking for the Muchen Bead and unraveling the curse on the Taoist who moved the mountain.At that time, we had maps and guides, unlike today, where we have to search for a needle in a haystack, where we have to search for an old man who only knows his nickname in a radius of tens of kilometers.As I walked, I was thinking about how to find Baiyan Weng in my mind.Fatty was still discussing road construction with Secretary Jiang, Shirley Yang didn't talk much along the way, it seemed like me, they were all thinking of ways.When the few of us actually arrived at the shore of Fuxian Lake, the sun had already set on the mountainside, and the multi-colored rays of light sprinkled on the quiet lake were too beautiful to behold.I was almost bitten by the beautiful scenery, and I couldn't help myself standing by the lake for a long time. "This place is truly beautiful." Shirley Yang stood next to me and took a deep breath, "No wonder there are legends about immortals turning into rocks. If they really live in such a place, I don't think it's any different from immortals." "It doesn't matter whether he is a fairy or a monster, it's important to find out first. Look at the weather, maybe we're going to camp." When I think of the armed forces in Yuemiao Village, I have a lawsuit in my head.They are all brothers from ethnic minorities. Although they acted as lackeys to kill the wolf chieftain, these are all conflicts among the people after all.When we find Bai Yanweng and ask the matter clearly, maybe we can find out the secret of the chieftain by the way, and return the folks in the Miao District to a happy and free day. "Then let's start with this convex ridge!" Pointing to the bulge connecting the mountains and the lake with four eyes, he said, "That place is like a cliff. It is close to Fuxian Lake and is not affected by the tide. It is more likely to be inhabited." Shirley Yang took out the binoculars from her bag and looked up the hillside. After a while, she shouted excitedly: "There are people there, come and see." I took the binoculars and looked towards the convex ridge pointed by my four eyes. Through the sparse branches, I vaguely saw the roof of a stilted building. "Excellent, there is a family on the edge of the cliff. This time it really made the blind cat catch the dead mouse, and it happened to go up." I handed the binoculars to the fat man.He glanced at it and said with a smile: "Old Comrade Bai will enjoy it, the house is built by the lake, and when the lake breeze blows in summer, even the money for blowing the fan is saved." The sudden hut gave us new hope, so much so that I didn't even bother to remind Fatty that there was no electricity in this place.Although they walked on the mountain road for nearly four hours in a row, no one in the team complained of being tired or suffering, not even Secretary Jiang frowned. Everyone was eagerly looking forward to arriving at Baiyanweng's Diaojiaolou before dark. As the mood began to relax, Shirley Yang's expression eased significantly.She asked me about Yang Erpi, and expressed concern about the fact that he was poisoned.I said, don't worry about it, the mink man is a hard idea, how can you just break it so casually.What's more, what he does on weekdays is full of shady things, this time he is considered unlucky, and he met someone who uses "medicine", just treat them as cheating, and have nothing to do with us. "That being said, don't you have any doubts at all?" Shirley Yang looked at the endless Fuxian Lake and asked me questions.I knew what she meant by what she said, and in private, I also put a series of strange things that happened around Fuxian Lake in my mind for several turns, but apart from some fragmented clues, I had no idea at all. Find out why.But seeing Shirley Yang pick up the topic again today, I asked her back, "Did you think of something?" She walked and said: "First of all, I have seen the news about zombies under Fuxian Lake. It is obvious to all. It is almost indistinguishable. As for whether the thing with white hair they mentioned is a zombie, that is another matter." No matter. Then there is the sudden disappearance of Mad Dog Village. According to Secretary Jiang, the day when the zombies were caught coincides with the day when the village disappeared. There must be a great connection between them. It can even be said that there is a direct relationship between the two relation." Without thinking about it, I nodded and agreed: "There is no need to question the connection between the two, I can be 99% sure. As for the remaining 1%, it is reserved for Chairman Mao, his old man He has taught us that everything cannot be absolute.” "It's not so good. According to my opinion, since Mad Dog Village used to be a tourist spot for the King of Dian on his official holidays, there is a high possibility that his remains are buried under the lake, which is an emperor's tomb." As soon as the fat man heard the word "zombie", he jumped up to our side and spoke enthusiastically, like a rat on a gash. I was confused by his enthusiasm, so I had to use the facts to dampen his enthusiasm: "The king of Dian can be regarded as a feudal vassal, and he should be buried on his own land if he dies. ? Not the King of Fuxian Lake." The fat man was not happy, and pouted to refute me: "I can see that you have been attacking other people's enthusiasm recently and interfering in other people's hobbies. Old Hu, this is not a good phenomenon. This kind of bureaucracy The appearance of style has greatly hurt the relationship between you and me, and it will also affect Shirley Yang's affection for you. Am I right, Staff Officer Yang?" Shirley Yang couldn't help laughing, and then said to me: "This time I agree with Fatty's point of view. And I think the appearance of Mink Man has an ulterior connection with Fuxian Lake Zombies." I said that your point of view is a bit big, is there any evidence?She shook her head: "A woman's intuition. You said that the mink man had to send a batch of mysterious goods to Fuxian Lake because he fell into a trap and got 'drugs' on his body, right? Then, Let me ask you, who lives in Fuxian Lake?" "White-eyed man! He's the only one here." There were thousands of thoughts in my mind, and countless clues came out for a while, "Yes, yes. Chieftain Shalang said that Bai Yanweng is a wizard in Mad Dog Village and a master of medicine. Although I don't know the medicine on Yang Erpi's body. "Who ordered it, but since the delivery location is Fuxian Lake, there must be a consignee. As far as we know, the only living person in the Fuxian Lake area is Baiyanweng! Unless Yang Erpi is a ghost Send something, or..." "Otherwise, his goods are for Baiyanweng. Then the Gu on his body is related to Baiyanweng." Shirley Yang smiled, pointed to the stilted building in front of him and said, "These are just inferences. Didn't you say that it is at least a day's journey from Laolaoxi to here? If things are as we guessed, maybe we will meet you later What about my 'old acquaintance'!" For some reason, a chill flashed through my heart. In Yang Erpi's cargo box, I saw a severed hand that looked like a zombie's stump.Assuming that his batch of cargo boxes were indeed zombies, and the one who made the voodoo was Baiyanweng, then the characteristics of this old man coincided with the mysterious man in black we were looking for. It may be the real culprit behind the scenes in collusion with the bamboo pole. Alarm bells sounded in my head, and when I was hesitating whether to tell everyone this idea, I only heard Secretary Jiang yelled, and the horror was like seeing a ghost.At this time, the sky had already darkened, and when I heard Secretary Jiang's voice coming from the front, I hurriedly ran towards him while looking for a flashlight. "What about the four eyes, why are they gone?" Only then did the three of me, Fatty and Shirley Yang realize that we had been talking too vigorously just now, and we didn't realize that the two of us had already walked to the front of the team and had already climbed the convex ridge. The sky was getting dark very quickly, and when the three of us rushed up to the lonely ridge, night had already descended on the earth.The flashlight in our hands was borrowed thanks to the blessing of Lao Mu. The deserted beam of light swept around, but there was no sign of the two of them. "Did something happen?" Shirley Yang asked worriedly. There was a gap of seven or eight minutes between the time we heard Secretary Jiang's shout and the time we climbed the convex ridge. During this period of time, we didn't hear their voices calling for help again, which is too strange. "Four eyes! Secretary!" The fat man opened his throat and shouted towards the top of the mountain.I observed the environment on the convex ridge. This is a unique path similar to a stretching platform, leading directly to the cliff facing the lake. It is not wide, and it is also 180 meters wide. In short, it can be reached at a glance. place.The trees here are not very dense, and there are some fragmented rocks dumped on the side of the road, which seem to be laid artificially. Apart from this, there is really no place suitable for Tibetans. They came up along this mountain road, except Go forward, there is no other way out. " I followed behind the fat man and called out the names of those two people, for fear that something might go wrong.But there was no response except for the sound of the lake water beating against the rocks, and the secretary's "Help" just now seemed to be a sudden hallucination for everyone. I held up the flashlight and rushed forward. After only two steps, I saw two black shadows appearing in the flashlight.I squinted my eyes and saw that there were two people, but their postures were very strange, they were half squatting and half sitting with their backs facing me motionless.The two leaned shoulder to shoulder, their heads almost touching together.I was stunned by this strange scene, and my voice trembled unconsciously: "Four eyes? Secretary? Is it you?"