Beipai Tomb Raiders Notes

"Yunfeng, what do you think?"

"What do you think?"

“This girl,” Xia Shuishui said, frowning as she looked at the shore.

I replied, "You can't completely disbelieve the mad Taoist priest's words, but you can't believe them entirely either. He's sometimes lucid and sometimes confused. He even talked to the paper figure before."

"Xia Shuishui is still Xia Shuishui, her eyes are still the same as before."

He frowned and said, "Perhaps there are some things we don't know from back then."

I said, “When a person dies, it’s like a lamp going out. I don’t believe that a person burned to ashes can still cause trouble. However, Liu is very strong in a certain aspect. His expertise in Yin-Yang Feng Shui may have put pressure on the Taoist priest. That’s why the Taoist priest doubted whether he was really dead. However, Liu is the actual controller of the Jiang family, and the Xia family has a deep connection with the Jiang family. That’s why the Taoist priest suspected that Xia Shuishui had a problem.”

"Boss, what I don't understand is, how did Lao Guo, wearing slippers and long johns, manage to run all the way from Kangding to Qiandao Lake in one night? Did he use some kind of magic trick? Also, what are the 'sheep gold flower' and 'flower fragrance' that the Taoist priest mentioned?"

The leader said, “Yunfeng, I don’t know everything. There are many extraordinary people in the martial arts world. We have never heard of most of their abilities. We should be in awe of such people, otherwise we might bring disaster upon ourselves one day.”

I nodded.

When you hear others tell strange stories, you usually treat them as stories or jokes. But when one day, such a thing happens to you, and you excitedly tell others, they will most likely treat it as a story or joke as well. Trust is not the same as belief, and the latter is much more difficult than the former. So, as the saying goes, we should always have a sense of awe for things beyond our knowledge.

Much later, I learned that the mad Taoist priest's act of cutting off one of his fingers to draw a bloodline on the wall was, according to legend, a fortune-telling method originating from Maoshan called "Blood Bone Calculation," which is similar to the Ma Yi Bone Calculation but belongs to a more mysterious type, much like the Guan Luo Yin of Lushan.

But is Liu really still alive in some form?

This is a mystery.

As mentioned earlier, around 2017, a museum was built in Qiandao Lake. Its exterior resembles the number "6", and it is closely related to architecture and feng shui.

Whether it's a coincidence or has some kind of significance, I can neither be sure nor deny it.

There is only one thing that is certain.

While the large heads of Fang La's treasure are gone, the smaller heads still exist, scattered throughout Qiandao Lake. The ancient coins bearing the "Yongle" reign title will one day be officially unveiled.

......

We took a boat to Hangzhou, then transferred to another train. We arrived at the train station around 4 p.m. I said to Yazai, "Yazai, I'm a little thirsty. Go and buy a few more bottles of water for us to drink on the way."

So Bean Sprout went to buy water.

"Come on, grab your luggage."

"Boss, Bean Sprout hasn't come back yet," said Brother Fish.

“I know. Let’s go, Yunfeng, lead the way.”

My heart sank.

What are you doing, sticking your head out?

Both Brother Yu and Xiao Xuan looked puzzled.

At the foreman's request, we didn't wait for Bean Sprout to return with the water. Instead, we quietly left the station through another exit and went to a nearby parking lot.

Upon seeing my car, Brother Yu immediately said, "Didn't Yunfeng deal with this car yesterday? Boss, didn't we ever plan to take the train in the first place?"

I explained, "Brother Yu, this is all the leader's arrangement. It's safer on the road this way, and no one will know where we're going."

Everyone got on the bus, except for Bean Sprout. I thought I would wait for him around the parking lot, but he turned around and drove off.

Realizing something was wrong, and glancing at the leader's expression, I whispered, "Are you really not going to wait for him?"

"go!"

The only response I got when I turned my head to him was a single word.

Soon, Bean Sprout called, but he wouldn't let her answer.

Then Brother Yu's phone rang, but he wouldn't let Brother Yu answer it.

The foreman's face was gloomy. He said to us, "The money has already been distributed to Ya Zai. Hiding a bag is a big taboo in our industry. It can't be easily forgiven no matter where you are. Ya Zai hid the bag, and as the foreman, I've already given him a break."

"Merit is merit, fault is fault, and rules are rules. None of you are to answer his calls. If I find out that you've been in contact with him privately, you'll all be punished. Do you all understand?" The leader spoke slowly, but his meaning was unquestionable.

"Boss, you mean you don't want Bean Sprout anymore, you're firing him? Are you serious?"

"Yunfeng, when have I ever joked with you?"

"No, it's about Bean Sprout stealing the mirror! His original intention wasn't to sell it for money and keep it for himself! That bronze mirror was only worth tens of thousands of yuan. We've been together for so long, it doesn't deserve to be punished like this, boss!"

"Yunfeng, am I the leader or are you the leader?"

"Of course you are."

"Then don't question my decision! Let's go!" He raised his voice a few decibels.

Brother Yu was about to speak, but I gave him a look, signaling him not to say anything yet.

I know the gang leader well; he's very strict about old rules. Hiding money is indeed a serious issue. But strictly speaking, I was also involved in hiding money because I met Xiao He through Meimei's introduction and ended up being scammed. However, the gang leader only deducted money from my pay for that one time and didn't blame me further.

After that, Bean Sprout kept calling us.

Once the leader made his position clear, none of us dared to respond!

I don’t know what Douya is feeling right now. He just went to buy some water, and when he came back home it was gone. He probably doesn’t even know why!

Our destination was Shenyang, but we couldn't get there that day, so we found a hotel to stay overnight. I ran to the bathroom and called Douya.

After hearing my explanation, Bean Sprout kept complaining. I whispered to him, "What's the use of your grumbling? You're serious. You can only blame yourself."

On the phone, Bean Sprout excitedly said, "It's been so long and you're only bringing this up now! I took that bronze mirror because I didn't want to waste anything! I had no intention of secretly selling it to the boss!"

"Didn't you contact someone yourself? You even said you wanted 100,000 to sell that mirror, and you even sent them photos?"

"Yes."

"Then stop making excuses! You can't clear your name even if you jump into the Yellow River! If this happened anywhere else, you'd have your hand chopped off!"

"Fengzi! You've done this before! And more than once! Why didn't the boss tell you to chop your hand off?!"

“You think you can compare to me? How can you compare! I’m the future foreman, I’m just a junior foreman intern right now. I’m doing this to expand my network and channels. You’re the construction worker! Xiaoxuan is in logistics! You two are not allowed to participate in anything related to the shipping process!” I said excitedly.

I suddenly thought of Sister Hong. I wonder if the incident involving Sister Hong back then had any influence on how I treated the bean sprout.

"Fengzi! I know I was wrong! I'll never do it again! I'm still fucking at the station! You have to help me think of a way! As long as the foreman forgives me, I'll accept any punishment!"

"What if we chop off your hand? Would you agree then?"

"I don't care about chopping off my hands, Fengzi. I need these hands to make a living. If I don't have hands, how am I supposed to dig holes and do work? Am I supposed to bite them with my teeth?"

I thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry, you're still angry. Here's what you do: take the train to Shenyang by yourself, and I'll figure something out while you're there. We'll meet up in Shenyang."

"That's all we can do. We're counting on you now, Fengzi."

The boy on the other end of the phone sounded like he was about to cry; he was truly terrified.

"Okay, I know."

Just then, a light suddenly came from outside the restroom; it was Xiaoxuan coming in with a flashlight.

"Yunfeng, how is it?"

"Turn off the flashlight first."

Xiaoxuan immediately turned off the flashlight.

I whispered, "It's not easy. The main problem is that the boss's decision was too sudden. Not only did Douyazi not know, but we didn't know either. Right now, we can only send him to Shenyang. What do you think? Do you agree with the boss's decision?"

In the darkness, Xiaoxuan's eyes seemed rather bright, and she shook her head.

The fact that the boss didn't inform me beforehand shows that he must have thought this through carefully. We're not messing around with Douya; the boss really doesn't want him anymore.

A team can't function without rules, especially a team like ours. If this gets out in the Northern faction, it might affect the leader's reputation.

"Yunfeng, don't be too anxious. Maybe he'll forgive Douya after he calms down in a couple of days. I just saw a kitten. I don't know if it's from the hotel. It looks a lot like Xiao Hei. It's very cute. It seems like animals are cutest when they're young."

Feeling a bit annoyed by the bean sprout thing, I glanced at the squat toilet next to me and asked Xiaoxuan, "Maggots are animals too. Don't you think maggots are cute when they're young?"

"How disgusting! I'm talking about a kitten, why are you calling it a maggot?"

I smiled and thought about lighting a cigarette.

Just then, I suddenly lost my footing.

There was a slope in the squat toilet, and it was very slippery. I suddenly did a split, and it hurt.

After climbing out, Xiaoxuan glanced at me and immediately ran away. I was both angry and anxious, and finally sighed helplessly.

My luck hasn't turned around yet, and it seems like Bean Sprout's bad luck has followed.

.....

PS: Volume 5: "The Soul of a Thousand Islands" has ended.

Volume 6: "The Burial of Stars in the Underworld" begins.