The scene in front of me really shocked me. After a long time, I came back to my senses and shouted Lao Jiang's name, but Lao Jiang lived quite far away, so I was afraid I couldn't hear him at all.
I didn't have time to think too much, I grabbed the clay statue and rushed out barefoot.
All of a sudden, we came to Lao Jiang's room. Before I could knock, Lao Jiang opened the door with his coat on his face and said with a sleepy look on his face: "Little bastard, what are you messing around with in the middle of the night?"
"The clay figure, that clay figure...is alive...that's not right."
For a moment, I couldn't find the right words to describe everything I saw.
Lao Jiang saw that my expression was wrong, and his expression became unusually serious: "Are you going to tell me that your boy has cracked the mechanism?"
I nodded heavily and described excitedly: "I saw Sanskrit, I saw mountains and rivers, it was like the ancient Silk Road."
Upon hearing this, Lao Jiang woke up completely and moved as fast as light, even his slippers flew away.
When we arrived at the dormitory barefoot, Lao Jiang still didn't believe it and took a deep breath before entering.
But when he saw the intact python god, his smile became playful: "Little bastard, is it because Master didn't beat you during this time that you learned to lie at a young age..."
He patted my face, and I said seriously: "It's true. If you don't believe me, I'll demonstrate it to you now!"
I followed the method just now, silently reciting the general outline of the "Looking for the Dragon" chapter in "Thirty-six Techniques for Moving Mountains and Reclaiming Seas", while turning the clay figures in my hands.
The moonlight shone on the body of the python god, and I suddenly patted the snake's head. At this moment, everything began to reappear. The moonlight penetrated the body of the clay statue and shone on the opposite wall. The words, mountains, rivers, and deserts seemed to Spreading out slowly like a scroll!
"Look, I didn't lie to you, right?"
Even though this was the second time I saw it with my own eyes, I was still shocked by the majestic desert route in front of me.
Lao Jiang stared at the strange scene in front of him intently: "Jian Shou is amazing! Boy, you actually cracked the secret of the clay statue, but how did you know how to use moonlight?"
When he asked about the second half of the sentence, Lao Jiang looked at me with burning eyes, as if he wanted to see through me.
At that moment, I was so clever that I concealed the appearance of another Li Jinglan, and without changing my expression, I said that I had solved the problem through the Dragon-Seeking Chapter of "The Thirty-Six Chapters of Moving Mountains and Reclamating Seas".
"Ancestor Wen Tao said that even if you only learn a little bit of this book, future generations will benefit a lot. Now I understand, he has included all the tomb robbing skills in the world!"
"By the way, Master, the words on this should be Sanskrit, right? Take a look at what they are saying?" I changed the topic at the right time, worried that Lao Jiang would notice something unusual if he continued to delve deeper.
Fortunately, Lao Jiang was more concerned about the wonderful scenery on the wall. He took out a piece of white paper and copied down the route one by one, including the rivers and mountains.
After all this was done, Lao Jiang was able to answer my question: "The writing is indeed Sanskrit from the early days of India, but..."
"But what? Don't show off at this time." I pushed Lao Jiang and urged.
Lao Jiang first sighed, and then put away his pen in frustration: "The grandsons of the Intelligence Department were really fooled this time. There are a total of eight little clay figurines in the world! Did you find out? , this route is not consistent with the text at all. I suspect that it is probably just one piece of the entire treasure map. It is missing a piece of the treasure map, even for someone like me who is extremely smart, has seven exquisite orifices, and has a jade tree facing the wind, which fascinates all living beings. Even the best tomb robbers can’t figure it out.”
Seeing Lao Jiang blowing himself to the top, I reminded him coldly: "Speak like a human being!"
Lao Jiang replied: "At least two or three clay figurines need to be cracked before I can find out the approximate range of the treasure. You know the tomb robbing business, especially in the desert in the northwest. If you are not careful and take a wrong step, the whole team will be Mummified."
"But what I can be sure of is that what you just said is correct. This route follows the ancient Silk Road because Lake Balkhash appears in it."
If you put it that way, the top priority now is to find a way to find the remaining clay figures.
Put together the so-called: Eight Heavenly Dragons!
Lao Jiang asked me to have a good sleep first, and then wait for the news. He would ask the intelligence department to expand the scope of the search in various places. Once there is a clay statue, it will be reported immediately.
I nodded helplessly.
Lao Jiang took a rare look at me and said, "I never thought, little bastard, that you could break through the Dragon-Seeking Technique in "The Thirty-Six Techniques of Moving Mountains and Reclaiming Seas" on your own, which impressed all my teachers."
Sure enough, an old fox like Lao Jiang is really not easy to fool.
I twitched the corner of my mouth and joked: "Who makes the master incompetent? Apart from boasting, he also sends his apprentice to death when trouble comes. If I don't learn more skills, my nine lives are not enough to save him."
"Deceive the master and destroy the ancestor!" Lao Jiang scolded me with a dark face and left.
However, after he left, I couldn't help but go to the floor-length mirror in the room. The scene in the dream was still vivid in my mind, which made me feel a little scared.
I trembled and touched myself in the mirror, fearing that a pair of pale ghost hands would pull me in the next second.
Is that person really just a dream?
Is there any relationship between him and me? Why...
"Woo!"
At this time, Banban's voice suddenly sounded in his ears. He seemed to be very interested in the moonlight. As soon as he entered the door, he squatted under the window sill and wanted to neigh. Although his wolfish nature is untamable, his arrival really dispelled my fear and helplessness just now.
If you have a companion with you, even if Li Jinglan with the third eye appears, you won't dare to make a mistake, right?
Thinking like this, I couldn't help but rub my companion's head.
The next two days were extremely quiet. Except for Lao Jiang coming over with a camera the next night and asking me to demonstrate the cracking method again and take pictures of the road map on the wall, there was no movement.
I was also very knowledgeable and did not bother, but once again I had to pick up "The Thirty-Six Finals of Moving Mountains and Reclamating Seas".
This time I must learn the unpredictable dragon-hunting technique in my dream.
A week later, Lao Jiang suddenly knocked on the door. The first thing he did when he entered was to ask me to pack a few changes of clothes and go on a long trip with him.
"Where are you going on a long trip?"
"Shanghai!"
"What are you going to do there?" In my impression, Shanghai, a city with turbulent undercurrents, is not peaceful at the moment.
Lao Jiang explained: "The intelligence department has found the whereabouts of the second clay figurine! If nothing happens, it will appear at the Shanghai auction in three days. We must get it at all costs."
"But auctions are not our master's and apprentice's expertise. Can't Shen Xiaoyu go?"
"No, there is a more important mission before we set off!" Lao Jiang said mysteriously: "In order to remain invincible in the battle with Warner, we need to meet and invite someone."
I frowned immediately. Which two people could compete with an international thief like Warner?
Lao Jiang said in a serious tone: "An actor, an eagle!"
Well, this answer is in vain. Seeing that I wanted to ask again, Lao Jiang urged me to pack my clothes quickly. He Lanxue and Yin Ling'er were already ready, so I was left.
It seems that this time it’s our Western group again!
Now my companion can probably understand some words. When he knew we were going out, he stared at me with a pair of wolf eyes and asked me to take him with me.
Lao Jiang waved his hand: "Leave the big zongzi to look after the house and nurse the hospital. It will only take a few days and I will be back soon."
"Come back soon, why are you taking me with you!"
I don’t know who I should entrust Dahu and Banban to this time, but Lao Jiang said that with Lao Xia Tou here, it is impossible for them to starve.
"Besides, good disciple, I can't go to Shanghai without you this time."
Lao Jiang said this with a strange tone, and there was even a hint of cunning in the corner of his mouth.
My heart suddenly thumped. Oops, every time the old bastard shows this kind of aunty smile, it is a precursor to harming the apprentice...
