Chapter 212 [Walking Alone] (Part 2)
Song Changjin said: "I understand, understand." Zhang Changgong told him in a firm tone that Zhang Changgong would really do whatever it takes to protect his friend's interests. Song Changjin said: "This Western Xia royal tomb was originally an evil place. Such an obvious large group of tombs has few people robbed them in the past thousand years. Don't you think there is something strange about it?"
Zhang Changgong said: "You dug so many thieves."
Song Changjin said: "I didn't dig. All the people who dig holes and want to rob the tomb are dead." In fact, not all of them were dead. His father was the one who was lucky enough to escape the disaster. But then he thought that it would be a painful thing to die. After all, the feeling of losing a son may be even more uncomfortable than death.
Zhang Changgong said: "How could you know this thief hole if you die?"
Song Changjin sighed, pretending to be deaf and dumb, and no longer pays attention to Zhang Changgong's questions.
Tan Tiande felt his chest relax and his body regained freedom. His blood-covered eyes looked at the people around him. Wu Jie was the one who untied his acupoints. Tan Tiande moved his hands and feet and said in confusion: "You... Why did you treat me like this?" Shortly after they entered the thief hole, Tan Tiande was plotted against in the darkness, and someone hid him up, and he was only now free.
Wu Jie said: "You don't need to ask more. Just take me to Tianmiao and I will save your son's life."
Tan Tiande realized that it was already the next morning. Looking around, they were inside a ruin. Tan Tiande said: "What are you looking for Tian Temple to do?"
Wu Jie said: "Do you still remember a man named Saburo Fujino?"
Tan Tiande took a deep breath, stared at Wu Jie, and after a while, he slowly found a young and handsome outline from his memory, and said in a trembling voice: "You...you are Yue Ying..." Yue Ying in his memory not only has superhuman wisdom, outstanding martial arts skills, but also has bright eyes. If Wu Jie had not mentioned it on his own, Tan Tiande would not have connected such two people together. Wu Jie in front of him was old and decadent, which was completely different from the proud young man in the past.
Tan Tiande nodded and said, "I should have recognized you long ago, I should have recognized you long ago..."
Wu Jie said: "Funo Saburo is dead, Yue Ying is dead, and you are still alive!"
Tan Tiande laughed, even he could hear the dryness of the laughter. Speaking of his acquaintance with these two people, it can be traced back to twenty years ago.
Wu Jie said: "You have concealed the matter of Tianmiao."
Tan Tiandedao: "It was not intentionally concealed, but when I knew you, I didn't know the existence of Tianmiao. Fujino Saburo died, your life and death are unknown, so..."
Wu Jie said: "So you take everything for yourself?"
Tan Tiande smiled miserably and said, "Everything? What is that? It doesn't make any sense in my opinion."
Wu Jie said: "I don't care what you have done in the past. You just need to take me to the Tian Temple and I will leave it alone."
Tan Tiande nodded and said, "If I could find the road to the Tian Temple, there would be no deception. My son is still waiting for me to help him..." When talking, Tan Tiande couldn't help feeling sad. As he spoke, the light seemed to dim a lot. Tan Tiande narrowed his eyes and looked up at the sky. The sun that was still shining just now suddenly appeared. Tan Tiande thought he had read it wrong, so he rubbed his eyes and looked again. The sun was really missing. Tan Tiande murmured: "Tiangou swallows the sun...Tiangou swallows the sun..."
Wu Jie's eyes were blind and naturally could not see what he said, and he whispered: "Has solar eclipsed occurred?"
Lu Weilin informed everyone and took them back to the top. As soon as Luo Lie returned to the ground, he saw solar eclipse in the air. He hurriedly reminded everyone to protect their glasses. He still had some understanding of common sense in this regard. If the glasses were not protected and looked directly at the sun, it would likely cause permanent burns in the retina.
Sunglasses have become the standard for desert walking, and everyone put on sunglasses. Although Martha and her two tribe members did not have protective measures, they did not dare to look directly at the sun after Luo Lie's kindness reminder. The three of them knelt down on the sand and crawled in the direction of the sun.
This is not the first time Luo Lie has seen a solar eclipse, so he doesn't feel particularly strange. It's just a natural phenomenon. There are not many opportunities for a person to observe the solar eclipse with his naked eyes in his life. Luo Lie took a look and found that the sun in the sky had been covered by one third, looking like a crescent moon.
Yan Tianxin said: "It seems like a total solar eclipse." Although she had never seen such a celestial phenomenon in the past, she was well-read and read this knowledge from the books.
Luo Lie said: "When food comes, it will be dark."
Everyone was excited because of this rare celestial phenomenon. Luo Lie reminded everyone not to stare at the sun for a long time.
Lu Weilin whispered to Luo Lie: "Your uncle is very cunning. Don't be deceived by him." Among the people, except for the three Tajiks, Song Changjin was the most absent-minded. Such a rare celestial phenomenon could not arouse any interest from him.
Luo Lie walked over to Song Changjin. Song Changjin happened to have something to say to him, and took the initiative to greet him, and said with a wry smile: "Big nephew, I am not a thief. Everyone shares joys and sorrows. I have expressed enough sincerity. Don't you believe me?"
Luo Lie said: "I didn't say I don't believe you."
Song Changjin snorted, "Defend me like a thief..." He lowered his voice and said, "That silly man threatened to kill me just now." The silly man is naturally worthy of Zhang Changgong.
Luo Lie said: "He is just talking."
Song Changjin said: "You have seen the wrong person. It's not me who wants to betray everyone, but that blind man."
Luo Lie frowned and was quite dissatisfied with Song Changjin calling Wu Jie a blind man.
Song Changjin said: "Don't you doubt why he could find a way out? I dare to conclude that he must have been here before. Do you know his background?"
Luo Lie said: "What do you mean?"
Song Changjin said: "Your grandfather had been here before, but he had not taken the tiles, and after leaving, he chose to wash his hands..." After pausing for a moment, he said: "He did not come alone back then, I suspect..." He stopped again.
Luo Lie said: "Do you suspect that Wu Jie's ancestors have been here before and even have some connection with grandpa?"
Song Changjin smiled and said, "I'm so smart, I can see through it at a glance."
Luo Lie thought of his father. His father once told him in person that the Yongzhou tripod had been blown up, and the bronze building they entered from the bone cave clearly stated that the bronze building was the Yongzhou tripod. They found the body of his father's companion in the underwater cave. If the one below was the real Yongzhou tripod, then the one that his father and the others bombed that year should be fake.
When was this Yongzhou tripod buried here? According to the timeline, it should be that the Yongzhou tripod was first and then the Xixia royal tomb. Could it be that the family's tomb was selected here after the Xixia royal family discovered the Yongzhou tripod, or did they later transport the Yongzhou tripod? Luo Lie believes that the former may be more likely.
At this time, the solar eclipse had reached the eclipse stage. The sky was completely dark, just like night was coming. Lu Weilin looked at the time. The current time was exactly ten o'clock in the morning. If it weren't for this solar eclipse, it would have been sunshine.
The wind blew quietly, and the fine sand on the ground rose, flowing like mist. Three Tajiks knelt there, and the prayers in their mouths became louder and louder.
Arnold shrank his neck, wanting to laugh but not daring to laugh.
Zhou Wenhu supported Zhao Luxin, and the two sat in the shelter. They were full of worries and no strange scenery could attract them.
Yan Tianxin's eyes turned to the north, which was the direction of Helan Mountain. The sudden night merged the entire Helan Mountain into this untouchable black. The sky, earth and mountains could no longer be distinguished from her vision, but suddenly a golden light spot appeared in her vision, which came from the foot of Helan Mountain. The light generated by the golden light spot was not strong, but it was particularly prominent in the surrounding black atmosphere. Almost everyone noticed this change in the distant mountains.
Tan Tiande was attracted by the golden light in the distance and murmured: "Tian Temple...Tian Temple..."
Wu Jie heard it sincerely and said in a deep voice: "Where is the Temple of Heaven?"
"Helan Mountain, the Temple of Heaven is by the Helan Mountain!" Tan Tiande said excitedly. He tried hard to search for the memories in his mind. The Temple of Heaven did not seem to appear in that place in memory. Time flies, and time passes like a flash of time, but it is unbelievable that such a large deviation occurred in less than twenty years.
Tan Tiande was sure that he was not a dizzy person. He was not insane when he saw Tianmiao for the first time. If he had determined that Tianmiao was at the foot of Helan Mountain from the beginning, he would not have taken this group of people around the Xixia Royal Tomb. How could he bet on the life of his precious son?
The golden light did not disappear. Tan Tiande picked up the telescope and magnified the golden light spots at the foot of the mountain. The golden light was indeed a building. The main body of the building was like a huge trapezoid. The flat top on the top was the altar of the Tian Temple. The blazing flames on the altar were rising, rushing straight to the night sky like an orange-red fire dragon.
The solar eclipse has reached the stage of light growth, and the whole world has become brighter again, just like dawn has arrived again. As the sun revolves, the world has become brighter and brighter, but the wind has become stronger with the recovery of light, and the hot wind has rolled up sand and gravel filling the sky above the Gobi.
In the battle between sandstorm and sunshine, the former gained an absolute advantage. Yan Tianxin put down his telescope, and the silhouette of the building at the foot of Helan Mountain had completely disappeared.
Chapter completed!