Volume 7: Frost Chapter 48 Gathering
The soldier who sent Guan Nuo was named Zhou. He sent Guan Nuo directly into the desert and met Zhu Wen.
Zhu Wen got out of the car and thanked him, saying, "Thank you for your trouble, Xiao Zhou."
Xiao Zhou said, "It's nothing."
Guan Nuo saw someone walk out of the other side of the car door. It was Zhuang Zekun. He was a little surprised, "Uncle Zhuang, you are here too?"
Zhuang Zekun walked up to Guan Nuo and stood in front of him. "Of course I'll come."
Guan Nuo looked at his tired face and asked, "Did you come from Yanjing?"
"Yes, I got here a little earlier than you." Zhuang Zekun turned around and took a step forward. "Your mother disappeared here. She had a positioning device on her body. We can't locate her now, which means she is very far away from us, or in another dimension."
Zhuang Zekun turned around and looked at Guan Nuo: "So now, Xiao Nuo, it depends on you."
"I, I know." Guan Nuo looked into the distance. The blue sky was clear and the golden sunlight outlined the arc of the sand dunes. The wind carried sand and blew on his face.
He took the copper coin from his pocket.
The three copper coins trembled slightly in his palm.
He closed his eyes, took a few deep breaths, and when he opened his eyes again, his hands were stable. He faced south and began to cast the hexagram. After casting six times, he held the coin in his palm, bowed his head and remained silent.
"How?" Zhuang Zekun asked.
"Water and fire are in harmony. If we go any further, it will be dangerous. My mother should be fine now," Guan Nuo looked up at Zhuang Zekun, "Let's go southwest."
Zhuang Zekun said: "Okay, let's go over there now."
Xiao Zhou didn't follow.
After he stuffed the supplies into Zhu Wen's car, he drove away.
After getting in the car, Zhu Wen determined the direction, and the off-road vehicle drove forward, shuttling through the sand dunes.
Guan Nuo sat in the passenger seat. He wiped the sweat off his head and asked, "What kind of mission is it that brings us to the desert?"
Zhu Wen drove in silence.
Guan Nuo looked at his profile and asked, "Can't I know?"
"I found a piece of paper in Teacher Xie's notes," Zhuang Zekun said, sitting in the back seat, "The words Meng Yuanbai and Luo Zhen were written on the paper."
"Meng Yuanbai?" Guan Nuo felt that the name sounded familiar. After thinking for a while, he said, "It's that, that, Brother Jiang's tenant..."
"It's his grandfather." Zhuang Zekun said.
"Does he have any problem?" Guan Nuo asked.
"It's not clear yet. Your mother is investigating this." Zhuang Zekun paused and said, "She suspects that Teacher Xie was murdered."
"Really?" Guan Nuo was shocked.
"I don't believe it either, but now more and more clues show that Teacher Xie has hidden something from us," Zhuang Zekun paused, "Your mother, Xiaotong, thinks that all of us have forgotten something, and all the records are missing a piece."
"Forgot?"
"Yes, it's incredible, but if she guessed it right, many things can indeed be explained," Zhuang Zekun looked at the rolling sand dunes outside the window and said, "But who can do this?"
The off-road vehicle drove forward along the sand ridge.
The wind is strong.
The clouds blocked the sun, and sand hit the car windows with a crackling sound. Looking forward, visibility became extremely low in an instant.
Suddenly, Zhu Wen's watch sounded an alarm.
Zhu Wen said: "There is a signal, it is nearby."
Guan Nuo perked up, he sat up straight and stared straight ahead without blinking.
The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the car was shaking violently. Guan Nuo grabbed the handrail and tried to steady himself. Then he saw the car sliding down diagonally, "Uncle Zhu, it's going to fall..."
weightlessness.
Falling, falling again...
Guan Nuo shouted loudly.
Ahhh——
Zhuang Zekun clenched his hands, his fingers and palms intertwined, a light blue layer appeared on the car body, and the falling speed gradually slowed down.
The wind and sand outside the window gradually became sparse, and the blue sky was visible again.
The car sunk into the sand.
Zhu Wen backed the car up a little, glanced at the dial, turned a corner and drove forward again.
Guan Nuo was still gasping for breath in shock.
Zhuang Zekun's voice came from behind, "Look, is that your mother in front?"
Hearing this, Guan Nuo raised his head.
There seemed to be two figures standing not far away.
Guan Nuo rubbed his eyes and blinked hard a few times, "It's my mother, and the section chief..."
Guan Qingtong and Tang Butian also saw the SUV.
Guan Qingtong waved at the SUV.
Tang Butian stood quietly behind her.
The car stopped ten meters away from them. Guan Nuo jumped out of the car first and rushed to them. "Mom, are you okay?" He looked Guan Qingtong up and down. After confirming that she was not injured, he said, "Why didn't you tell me? I thought you were in a meeting at the hotel. You should at least tell me. You can't be so sneaky..."
"Alright, alright, you can tell me later when we get back." Guan Qingtong looked at Zhuang Zekun and Zhu Wen and said, "There is a door below with a seal on it. The sealing method looks very similar to the ruler."
"Let's go down and take a look." Zhuang Zekun took the lead and walked towards the tunnel.
Jiang You and Jiang Mo were crawling on the ground with their heads touching each other. Both of them had their eyes wide open, staring at each other without blinking.
Zhuang Zekun and his party walked into the tunnel.
Jiang You rolled his eyes to look at them, but because he stared for too long, his eye muscles twitched and he blinked.
As soon as Jiang Mo stretched out his hand, the last can of Slant-Eyed Milk fell into his hand.
Jiang You turned over dejectedly, stood up, and scratched his hair. Some sand fell from his hair and there was mud and sand in between his fingers.
"Brother Jiang." Guan Nuo and Jiang You greeted each other.
"You guys are here," Jiang You took a few steps forward, "We can finally leave this damn place."
Zhuang Zekun observed the situation in the tunnel. He noticed traces of fighting. He looked at Jiang You and asked, "Did a fight happen here?"
"There is a little tree demon." Jiang You said.
Zhuang Zekun nodded and walked to the door.
There was a thick layer of frost on the door.
"Want to shave it off?"
The one who spoke was Tang Butian.
Zhuang Zekun was a little surprised. He glanced at Tang Butian, then stepped back to make room for her. He said, "Thank you for your help."
The wooden sword swept away the frost.
The pattern on the door was revealed.
Zhuang Zekun looked at the pattern for a long time. He sighed and said, "I can remove the seal, but..."
"But what?" Guan Qingtong walked up to him.
Zhuang Zekun said: "The seal has been loosened. These frosts are condensed from the power that escaped from inside. Xiaotong, if the seal is removed, we are not sure what is inside now."
"Untie it." Guan Qingtong said.
"Okay, step back a little."
Tang Butian and Guan Qingtong both took a few steps back.
Zhuang Zekun stood facing the door, his gestures changing rapidly. Within a few breaths, the patterns on the door lit up.
