Everyone finally left the Ghost Fog Valley safe and sound, and they were all relieved. Deep in the mountains and forests, there were some things that couldn't be explained. Lao Wang and Master Luoba carefully examined the map as they led everyone to look for places with special markings.
In a valley, they found a large number of firs. They were 60 to 70 meters tall, and their thick and straight trunks pointed to the sky, as if the treetops were reaching into the clouds. It was a magnificent sight. Lu Yue, a girl who had never left the city, had never seen such a natural and magnificent scenery. Joy was apparent on her face.
It was a pity that all the tools that could take pictures had been lost. Otherwise, she would have taken some pictures as a memento.
Now, Lu Yue did not regret participating in this trip to Tibet at all. After losing their jobs, they could just find another one. Not everyone could experience such an adventure. Besides…Lu Yue looked at Huo Jiakai beside her and thought happily that she could meet him again.
Chen Xiude was as happy as Lu Yue. His eyes never left the Miao girl, and he was not in the mood to appreciate the beautiful scenery. Although he did not quite understand why his brother had arranged for him to come to Tibet, he actually personally prepared all his tools.
At that time, she had already made an appointment with a group of brothers to go hunting in Africa, but her brother forcefully canceled it. As a result, she had a big fight with her brother. He was glad that he had come to Tibet. Otherwise, how could he have met such a lovely person like the Miao girl?
Chen Xiude planned to propose to the Miao girl after this expedition and bring her back to America to get married. Well, it was a pity that those excellent equipment were washed away by the mountain torrents before they could be used.
Old Wang, Ping An, and Luo Ba were not so relaxed. They were not in the mood to look at the scenery and had already entered the area where the first mark was. Half a day had passed, but they still could not find the specific location marked on the map.
Old Wang recalled that the bureau chief had mentioned that there were a few groups of people who had explored the area overseas. There were also professionals in the country who had explored the area, but they had all failed. What was the reason for the failure? In terms of professionalism and equipment, the exploration teams inside and outside the country were not bad. Other than all kinds of unexpected dangerous incidents, could it be because of the map?
If the map was fake, then everything else would fail. Thinking of this, Old Wang said to everyone,"”
Old Wang walked to Chen Xiude's side and said," Come over here. I have something to ask you."”When Chen Xiude heard that it was a break, he had already moved to the Miao girl's side, wanting to act cute. She was a little unwilling to be called away by Old Wang.
Old Wang thought for a moment and invited Guru Luoba over. Old Wang frowned and asked Chen Xiude," Is your map real or fake?”
Chen Xiude was very unhappy when he heard that." I don't know if it's true or not, but it's passed down in my family.”
Old Wang also felt that his question was too blunt. He quickly softened his voice and said," I'm sorry. Can you tell me the origin of that picture?”
Chen Xiude saw that Old Wang had softened his tone and thought that Old Wang was a good person. He heard from the Miao girl that he had even saved him in the Ghost Fog Valley, so he sincerely agreed and began to talk about it in detail.
My ancestral home is Sichuan. At that time, my great-grandfather was a brother in Sichuan. He opened a casino. One day, a gambler came. He was unlucky and lost all his money and owed a large debt. According to the rules at that time, he had to pay back the money or lose his life.
In a moment of desperation, the gambler took out a map. It was this one, and he swore that it was a treasure map. Of course, my great-grandfather didn't believe it. The gambler cried and wiped his tears as he explained the origin of this map.
He said that he had just lost all his money once, and not a single coin was thrown out of the casino. He bumped into a monk. The monk quickly covered the Buddha beads hanging on his chest. When he saw that the Buddha beads were large and shiny, he had a greedy thought.
He followed the monk to a quiet place and snatched the Buddha beads. He did not expect the monk to protect the Buddha beads desperately. In his panic, he pulled out a knife and stabbed the monk a few times, snatching the Buddha beads. After a period of time, seeing that there was no movement, he wanted to sell the Buddha beads for some money.
He did not expect to find a prayer bead that could be opened. There was a thin piece of paper inside, and it was this picture. He wanted to hide it so well that the monk would rather die than let go of it. It must be very valuable. It might even be a treasure map. He wanted to wait for the right price.
He didn't expect his luck to be so bad today. He could only use this treasure map to pay off his debt. The gambler's words were all nonsense. My great-grandfather was also skeptical, but he did hear that a wandering monk was killed a few days ago.
My great-grandfather was meticulous and collected this picture. Because he couldn't tell whether it was real or fake, he invited someone who knew Tibetan to translate it. Some of the places marked were real, some were unheard of, and some were not quite the same in Tibetan. However, there were indeed many names of Golden Buddha artifacts and jewelry.
The shrewd great-grandfather handed a glass of wine to the person who invited the translator and respectfully sent him away. After walking for about two hours, the person died. As for that gambler, my great-grandfather had someone kill him. No one asked about it at all.
Actually, I also think that it's not good for great-grandfather to be like this. Chen Xiude said, but he couldn't continue.
Old Wang said," That's your great-grandfather, not you. Besides, it's been a long time. You don't have to feel burdened. You just need to tell me the truth.”
When Luoba heard that the monk had been killed, his expression changed a few times. However, because his face was originally dark and thin, and he was trying to control himself, the two of them did not notice. Loba thought that it was no wonder why he had found it strange when he first looked at the map. Why would there be such ancient Zhangzhung characters? He thought that the person who wrote it was afraid that others would understand it and deliberately used ancient words. He did not expect it to have been passed down from a very ancient time.
Chen Xiude continued. Later, my great-grandfather brought my grandfather to the United States and met a fellow countryman who had long since established a large family and business. He was also a fellow countryman. He was very helpful to my great-grandfather. In addition, my great-grandfather was very capable, and he quickly established a large family business in the United States.
When his great-grandfather was old, his grandfather took over and went to Las Vegas to open a casino. But his gambler nature made him unable to forget the treasure map. When my grandfather died, he passed the map to my father, saying that he must find this treasure if he had the chance.
After the establishment of the new dynasty, my father came back twice. However, the conditions in Tibet at that time were more primitive and backward than now. The Tibetan people were tough and my father was not clear about the Tibetan customs. He angered the local Tibetans and almost lost his life.
Now that my father is old, the family business has been handed over to my brother, and the task of searching for treasures has fallen to my brother. Although my brother is a businessman, he heard my father talk about the treasure map when he was young and was very interested. He did a lot of research on the origin of this map and even investigated the situation of the monk from a hundred years ago.
He learned that the monk was a highly respected lama of the Spabon Sect. Back then, he was tasked with delivering the Hidden Treasure Map. When it was combined with the other half of the treasure map to form a complete hidden treasure map, the quest to find the hidden treasure could be activated. As a result, he was killed on the way, and the other half of the Hidden Treasure Map was still missing.
However, many of the addresses recorded on this half of the map were in remote places. He had never heard of some of them. He knew that it was almost impossible to find them on his own, so when he heard that other organizations were looking for this treasure map, he decided to donate it for free.
However, no matter how my great-grandfather obtained this map, he had hidden it in my house for more than a hundred years. Therefore, the only condition was that he hoped that his family could participate in the entire process of finding the treasure and witness it personally, fulfilling the wish of my family for generations. I just don't know why it's me, because I'm not that interested in treasure maps.
After saying that, Chen Xiude looked at Old Wang and Guru Luoba. Lao Wang nodded and looked at Guru Luoba questioningly.”
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