Chapter Eighteen: Treasure Hunt?
Su Lin looked at the ancient stele and interpreted: "Every two years, that is, one hundred and twenty years, there will be reincarnation. I am a little confused about what this sentence refers to. It is difficult to connect just by looking at the previous words.
, if I’m going to put it bluntly, I mentioned the location before, but what’s mentioned here is the time.”
"It means that to find the so-called treasure, you have to find the right place and the right time?"
Bai Bing thought.
Su Lin nodded, "It's possible. Let's talk about the following... This sentence 'The polarization of Yin transforms into the primary Yang, and the polarization of Yang transforms into the primary Yin, and they merge together.' It's very subtle, and it seems to be a reference to the location.
Describing it in further detail seems to be alluding to something."
He pondered: "I can understand the saying that things must be reversed when they reach their extremes, and that the cathode turns into yang, but is this an explanation of a phenomenon, or does it refer specifically to location conditions?"
This is not like explaining to Bai Bing, but more like talking to myself.
Bai Bing is not surprised. He has known Su Lin for a few days. When Su Lin is reading or analyzing something, even if she doesn't ask, sometimes he will talk to himself, or he really seems to be talking to something else.
The conversation between the people there was average, which made her seriously doubt Su Lin's mental state from time to time.
"Meeting and opening may refer to the place where the treasure will be opened when Yin and Yang meet, or it may refer to the place where the treasure will appear when the previous conditions come together. This ancient stele may indeed be a 'treasure map.'"
Su Lin thought about it and finally smiled, "But even if there is a treasure, it has nothing to do with us. Not to mention that the villagers here have not been able to find it for so many years and are still living in poverty in the mountains. Even if the treasure is
Even if we find it, we have to hand it over to the state, and at most they will give us an extra year-end bonus."
"You must be realistic. Remember that our job is to investigate supernatural events. Maybe this treasure is not real gold and silver, but a treasure related to extraordinary power. If it is found, it will not be an extremely special and important national artifact.
, it can be kept privately.”
Bai Bing said enthusiastically, she seemed to be very interested in treasure hunting.
"Can I keep it privately..."
Su Lin smiled playfully. In fact, he was also interested in treasure hunting, but not the treasure itself. Because Silver Killer had learned from his past mistakes, he knew that high-end props or equipment did not belong to him as soon as he got it, but also had to meet certification conditions.
So if the treasure he finds is very good, he will probably only be able to look at it with greed, or experience it for a limited time during the remaining mission time.
He was only interested in the reasoning process of treasure hunting.
Of course, it would be even better if the treasure found in the end could be taken away.
"Girls, you are..."
While Su Lin was thinking, a voice interrupted his thinking, with a strong local accent.
Some villagers saw the two of them standing at the edge of the village looking at the stone tablets, and came over to ask.
Su Lin was wearing gray-black casual pants on his lower body and a long-sleeved shirt on his upper body. He looked well-fitted. If he hadn't turned pale due to exertion and had soiled his pants by sitting on the ground regardless of his appearance, he would have looked like
He is a business person from a big city.
Bai Bing, on the other hand, is wearing a goose-yellow short-sleeved shirt, a white skirt on the lower body, and a pair of white sneakers. She looks youthful and beautiful, and her smooth skin shows that she pays great attention to maintenance.
In short, the two of them definitely looked like they were not from the village, nor from the villages near this mountain. They must have come from the city.
Su Lin and the others are an investigation team, and they only wear the field clothes of the Demon Detective Division on necessary occasions. Generally speaking, it is better to keep a low profile when investigating, so they set their identities for this mission as young lovers.
The reason why they are not set up as brother and sister is because if they want to stay overnight, they need to share rooms, and there is no way to ensure Su Lin's safety in such a place.
"Brother, we came to camp in the wild and got lost. There is no cell phone signal here. Is there a landline phone in your village?"
Bai Bing had a worried look on her face, her tone was pitiful, and she was almost crying at the end, highlighting her anxiety.
Su Lin was surprised when he saw this operation. He was afraid that Bai Bing's acting skills were not up to par before, but now it seems that he can win the Oscar.
"Brother, we don't even know how far we have walked. Seeing an inhabited area is really life-saving."
Su Lin said while banging his arms and legs. He looked almost dead from exhaustion, and he really acted in his true colors.
They are here to investigate, not only to find out what happened to the missing people, but also to investigate the nature of the supernatural incident.
So they don't follow the police station's method of arresting people for interrogation, otherwise it would be enough to just ask Bai Bing to come to Wushuang. But many times they arrest people, but they can't get any information.
Before figuring out the secrets of this village, they planned to pretend to be a lost couple to gather information. Of course, vigilance was necessary.
The villager in front of them is a dark man who looks to be in his thirties, but considering the harsh environment here, the other person's actual age may be a little lower.
"Well, let's go to the village and have a rest. It's just lunch time and it's hot. But we don't have a phone here. You can rest for the night. I'm looking for someone to take you out of the mountains tomorrow."
The black man seemed to be hospitable and did not doubt the identities of Su Lin and Bai Bing at all.
But this also aroused doubts between the two of them, because they knew that two tourist inspectors had disappeared in this village just a few days ago, and several police officers had disappeared the day before yesterday. Why did it seem like nothing happened to the other party?
Su Lin observed the other party's expression. The warm and hospitable expression was very lifelike, as if he had not seen an outsider for a long time.
The two quietly followed the black man into the village. Su Lin observed the environment in the village. The village was built on the mountain, with mountains to the north and water to the south. The houses on the mountain roads were scattered here and there, and they could be seen at a glance.
The end.
As a rough estimate, Su Lin felt that this small village might not have more than twenty households in total.
The black man talked a lot. After introducing himself, the two of them knew his name, which was Ren Dazhuang.
But the man is not as good as his name. The black man is less than 1.7 meters tall and has a lean build, but he looks like he has been doing farm work all year round. He is probably quite strong, but he doesn't look strong enough.
Although Bai Bing's acting skills were passable, he was obviously not as familiar with society as Su Lin. In the time it took to walk from the beginning of the village to the end of the village, Su Lin almost became brothers with him.
Poplar trees are planted on both sides of the village. This extremely primitive village does not even have electricity. As the sun sets, the light becomes darker and darker. In the music played by the wind and poplar trees, there seems to be something in the darkness.
Whisper.
Along the way, the villagers greeted Su Lin and Bai Bing when they saw them, but some of them looked very unnatural, as if they were... wary.
Ren Dazhuang explained the situation to many villagers. The initial vigilance of the villagers dissipated and turned into the same enthusiasm as Ren Dazhuang. They all expressed their condolences. Some people volunteered to go to the county tomorrow and could guide them down the mountain.
Through communication on the road, Su Lin learned that Ren Dazhuang was actually the son of the village chief and was considered a relatively high-status person in the village. No wonder when he said he wanted to entertain Su Lin and the other two, other villagers also agreed and said that he should entertain them in the evening.
Have a banquet to receive guests.
Many houses in Wuji Village were actually made of mud, and some villagers lived in caves dug into the mountain walls. Because of the dim light in the evening, Su Lin could not see clearly what was going on in those cave houses.
Until Ren Dazhuang took him and Bai Bing into his house, which was also a cave dug into the mountain wall. The house was not only cool, but also quite spacious.
"Xiao Mei, light a candle, we have guests."
Chapter completed!