Ge Weihan was silent for a moment and said: "Actually, I don't know where the source of the Yangtze River is..."
"Isn't this the scope of your science?" I asked doubtfully.
Ge Weihan explained: "According to science, the source of the Yangtze River in China is the Jinsha River, but in Chinese mythology, the Minjiang River is regarded as the authentic source of the Yangtze River!"
"I believe you must have heard the story of Dayu's flood control. It is said that he controlled the floods in Minshan. It is also recorded in the Book of Mountains and Seas that the water of the Minshan River flows out of Yanshan, flows northeast, and flows into the sea."
"Therefore, we cannot use our current knowledge to understand the clues left behind in ancient times. I am more inclined to say that the voice asked you to go to the Minjiang River, because the Wawu Mountain we are looking for is in the Minjiang River!"
Ge Weihan's words made me feel a little scared and a little more hopeful. What earth-shattering secrets are hidden at the source of the Yangtze River, waiting for me to decipher them?
When it was getting dark in the afternoon, we successfully arrived in Guanghan County.
Ge Weihan first went to the horse market to find a suitable carriage, then arranged an inn for us and took us to a restaurant.
The restaurant has two floors, and Ge Weihan didn’t know if he was a regular visitor here. As soon as the boss saw him, he arranged the best private room for him!
Yin Ling'er clamored to have Sichuan hot pot, but Lao Jiang and I ruthlessly rejected it. The hot pot soup was full of dried chili peppers, and now I feel a pain in my butt when I think about it...
We simply ordered a few home-cooked dishes, but to our surprise, Ge Weihan also invited a strange middle-aged man.
When I opened the door curtain, I saw this middle-aged man wearing a black gown and a felt hat. He had majestic features and an aura of righteousness between his brows. You could tell at a glance that he had a big background.
After Ge Weihan's introduction, we found out that the other party was the county magistrate of Guanghan County: Luo Yucang!
"County Magistrate Luo, nice to meet you." Lao Jiang quickly grabbed me and offered me a glass of wine.
Come to think of it, he was the friend Ge Weihan was looking for before. It was he who found Assistant Lin's body, and it was he who lent half of the county's troops to Ge Weihan without a word.
Only in this way can we successfully catch all those tomb robbers!
Lao Jiang smiled and inquired: "County Magistrate Luo, how are those tomb robbers doing now?"
Luo Yucang was full of pride and drank all the wine in one gulp: "Don't worry, we will serve three meals a day, stir-fried meat with bamboo shoots."
It turns out that the most vicious leaders such as Dao Chunhan and Jia Huzi have been executed, and the remaining ones who have not committed serious crimes are left to squat slowly in the prison.
Of course, you can't live and eat for free. Every day, under the escort of officers and soldiers, you can harvest crops for the people in chains, which can be considered as atonement.
County Magistrate Luo thought that our matter had been settled satisfactorily. While changing glasses, Ge Weihan briefly revealed that we were going to Wawu Mountain.
"You foreigners can't stop all year round!" Magistrate Luo pointed at Ge Weihan and told him to pay more attention to safety. The world is not peaceful now.
"Am I not going to catch a bigger tomb robber?"
Seeing that Ge Weihan had made up his mind, County Magistrate Luo could only take out his pen, write a letter of introduction and hand it over: "I know I can't stop you, but I can't bear to let such an interesting person like you die too early! Liang County, Meishan I have acquaintance with you, please take my letter, maybe it can be of some help at this critical moment..."
It seems that Ge Weihan’s contribution to Xichuan has also won the sincerity of Xichuan people.
We immediately thanked Magistrate Luo profusely, and after eating and drinking, we planned to go back to the inn to rest.
We have to stay overnight in Guanghan County tonight, and the carriage can be arranged early tomorrow morning!
Thinking that we had received a lot of care from Ge Weihan along the way, we couldn't shamelessly ask him to treat us. Lao Jiang urged me to go to the counter to pay.
However, just when I left two pieces of ocean behind and was about to leave.
But the shopkeeper suddenly stopped me and said, "Sir, you left something behind!"
I looked at my backpack in wonder, and then at the other people behind me. Aren’t everyone’s things on them?
How could we possibly lose something because we are always so rigorous in doing things, but the shopkeeper took out a weird oil paper bag from under the counter and handed it over.
"This is not mine, you made a mistake." I waved my hand.
But the shopkeeper spoke firmly: "A customer just entrusted me to hand this over to you, insisting that it belongs to you."
Lao Jiang and I looked at each other. Lao Jiang tore open the oil paper bag on the spot. When we saw what was exposed inside, we all took a deep breath.
Ge Weihan was so uncontrollable that he screamed: "NO, how is that possible?"
What was placed inside was a bronze mask. From the west to the west, there was a strange metallic light!
Since this mask was unearthed in Sanxingdui, it has been competed by various forces.
Assistant Lin died to protect it...
The tomb robbers dug three feet into the ground and found nothing...
Now, it was casually thrust into my hands as if it were a gift during the holidays.
It’s incredible how simple it all is!
At this time, I was completely shocked by the unexpected scene in front of me. Fortunately, Lao Jiang reacted in time and asked the shopkeeper: "Do you still remember what the person who handed you the things looks like?"
The shopkeeper nodded immediately: "Remember, our business recorders are very accurate."
Unexpectedly, just after he praised Haikou, the expression on his face suddenly became confused: "Hey, what does he look like? Why can't I remember it all of a sudden..."
The shopkeeper went to find the waiter who greeted the guests at the door.
As a result, when the waiter in the shop was about to describe the other person's appearance, he suddenly stopped with his hands and touched the back of his head in a strange way: "What a ghost! He actually talked to me ten minutes ago, why do I have no memory at all now?" …”
"It shouldn't be!"
The shopkeeper and the waiter both seemed to be in trouble.
We knew we couldn't ask anything more from them, so we could only take the things and leave!
I originally promised Yin Ling'er to go shopping with her to buy snacks, but now that we have the bronze mask in hand, how can we dare to go shopping blindly anymore? Now I had to rush back to the inn.
Yin Ling'er was also very sensible this time and was not unreasonable.
Ge Weihan went to see off the drunk County Magistrate Luo. After he came back, a few of us gathered in the room to study what was going on.
Obviously we have broken through the layers of fog in Sanxing Village before, but with the appearance of this bronze mask, things have become confusing again.
Maybe we are still in the fog and don’t know it!
"Alas! No one could find this mask no matter how hard we looked for it, but now it's like it has wings and has flown back into our hands. Is it a blessing or a curse?" I sighed.
But I saw this bronze mask, which was heavy and emitted a strange and cold luster, as if the demon's seal had just been released.
Lao Jiang is more concerned about another question: "Is the guy who sent the mask an enemy or a friend?"
