After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 131 The explosive content in the letter!
"Where did it come from?"

Chen Yang raised his head and looked at Chen Guoqiang.

Chen Guoqiang said, "Principal Xu gave it to me. Wasn't the school auditorium robbed last night? Principal Xu found it this morning when he was cleaning the auditorium. It looks like a letter to your grandfather, so Principal Xu gave it to me..."

The main reason he came here today was for this matter.

"Didn't you leave it at school?" Chen Guoqiang asked when he saw his confused look.

Chen Yang shook his head. How could he possibly carry the letter to his grandfather with him?

"Principal Xu said that the handwriting on this letter should be that of the old principal Chen Jingyun!"

Chen Guoqiang didn't care too much. "Maybe he wrote it before he died, but for some reason, he didn't send it out. Let your grandfather have a look at it when you have time. Okay, the things have been delivered. I have a meeting to attend in the village, so I'm leaving first!"

"Ok!"

Chen Yang saw the two of them out the door.

Chen Guoqiang said, "Chen Guoliang and his wife are notoriously bad. They may come to you again in the future. If you can't handle it yourself, just call me..."

"Understood, thank you Uncle Guoqiang!"

Chen Yang smiled.

He really didn't take that couple seriously.

Although I heard Chen Guoqiang talk about cause and effect and knew that the village had done something wrong to Chen Guoliang's family, it had nothing to do with me.

I don’t care what kind of trouble you have suffered or what kind of injustice you have suffered. I only know that my car was stolen and the person who stole it had a very bad attitude.

If you try to act like a troublemaker in front of me, I have ten thousand ways to deal with you.

……

In the hall.

Chen Yang placed the envelope in front of the old man.

The letter was addressed to Chen Jingzhi, so of course he had no right to open it.

Looking at the bulging, yellowed envelope in front of him, Chen Jingzhi was distracted for a moment, but he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Grandpa, do you have a good relationship with the old principal Chen Jingyun?" Chen Yang asked curiously.

This is actually equivalent to asking in vain: If the relationship is not good, would you write a letter?

Chen Jingzhi came back to his senses and nodded slightly, "We grew up together and are relatives, so it's natural that we have a good relationship..."

The grandfathers of these two people are cousins. Although they are distantly related, they are indeed relatives.

You can't write two "Chen" characters with one stroke. In Jiapigou, almost all people with the surname Chen have the same ancestor.

It was not unreasonable for Chen Guoliang to act like an elder in front of him and even teach him a lesson.

But unfortunately, he met Chen Yang, a tough guy.

Within the fifth degree of mourning, I recognize you as a relative and give you face.

You are outside the five degrees of mourning, but you still make noises in front of me. How can I care who you are and tolerate your temper?
If Chen Guoqiang hadn't come at that time, the couple might have had to die lying down.

"It looks like it may have been delayed for some reason. Grandpa, why don't you open it and take a look?"

The letter was bulging and no one knew what was inside it. Chen Yang was very curious.

"Ah."

Chen Jingzhi nodded and carefully tore open the envelope.

There was a crash.

A large amount of stuff poured out of the envelope.

A stack of photos.

Plus two pages of letter paper.

Chen Jingzhi picked up the letter, put on his glasses, and looked at it carefully for a while.

His brows slowly furrowed.

Although Chen Yang was curious about the contents of the letter, he also knew that it was private and did not dare to go over to take a look.

Pick up a photo at random.

It wouldn’t matter if he didn’t look at it, but when he did, Chen Yang’s gaze was fixed.

The photo is rather dark and looks like it is in a cave.

The picture shows a dark passage with many unknown animal skeletons scattered on the ground.

"what?"

Chen Yang frowned slightly and took all the photos on the table.

There are more than ten photos in total, and the styles of the photos are similar.

Some of the photos are group photos, including a few men leading horses, with yellowed teeth showing, and honest and simple smiles.

It was a simple rural image, but Chen Yang didn't recognize him.

There is a photo showing a large earth pit that is almost full of animal skeletons of all sizes.

Among them, there are even shadows of human skulls.

It looks quite creepy.

"what?"

Suddenly, a detail in the photo caught Chen Yang's attention.

In some photos, vines can be seen clinging to the cave walls.

Although due to the lighting, the picture is not very clear.

But what is certain is Polygonum multiflorum.

Chen Yang's brows frowned instantly.

Could it be, He Fifteen?

Corpses, vines.

He naturally thought of He Shiwu.

"grandfather!"

Chen Yang immediately looked at the old man. At this moment, he became even more curious about the contents of the letter.

Chen Jingzhi's brows were furrowed.

He did not show Chen Yang the contents of the letter, but folded it and put it back into the envelope.

"Grandpa, is it the Polygonum multiflorum?"

Chen Yang handed over the photo. He could almost guess that what was mentioned in the letter was probably about He Shiwu.

Chen Jingzhi didn't say anything.

Chen Yang now felt like he was being scratched by a cat, and his mind was full of questions.

What place is in the photo?
Why did the old principal send these things to grandpa?

What's in the letter?
Why didn’t you send it out in the end?

One question after another swirled in Chen Yang's mind, completely arousing his curiosity.

After a long time, Chen Jingzhi seemed to be sorting out his thoughts.

He picked up the photo and looked at it, frowning again and again.

"Is that Mixiangou in the photo?"

Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, Chen Yang took the initiative to ask.

He had been to Mixiangou, but had never seen the scene in the photo.

Of course, Mixiangou is not a small place. I went there in a hurry last time and may not have explored it completely.

Upon hearing this, Chen Jingzhi shook his head slightly.

"It's not rice noodle ditch, it's..."

He hesitated.

Chen Yang knew that he was worried.

"Grandpa, that Polygonum multiflorum plant and I have already formed a mortal enemy. If there is any information related to that Polygonum multiflorum plant, you'd better tell me..." Chen Yang coaxed.

He has to go into the mountains in the next few days. The biggest purpose of going into the mountains this time is to find the Polygonum multiflorum. If there is any information related to Polygonum multiflorum, he must know it.

"This place is not in Qishan." "Oh?"

Chen Yang was a little surprised.

Chen Jingzhi said, "The photo shows an underground palace under Jianfeng Temple in Bamianshan!"

Bamianshan, also known as Jianfengshan.

Like Qishan, it is another branch of Emei Mountain, guarding the other side of Shao'e. Geographically, it is closely connected with Qishan.

This mountain lies between Emei and Yashi, stretching for dozens of miles. It is high and dangerous, with even deeper mountains and older forests than Qishan.

"About thirty years ago, Chen Jingyun and I followed a caravan to Jianfeng Mountain, but it suddenly rained heavily at that time, so we didn't go to the underground palace. These photos should be taken when he went there again later!"

"The caravan is..."

Chen Yang took a photo, which was a group photo of the men leading the horses.

Chen Jingzhi said, "In the past, transportation was inconvenient. It was difficult to transport things from the mountains out, and it was also difficult to transport things from the outside into the mountains. Logistics basically relied on horses for transportation. Some horse racers spontaneously formed small groups, acted collectively, and looked after each other. Over time, the locals called them horse gangs, which can be regarded as a business of driving horses in the mountains..."

After hearing this, Chen Yang understood. He thought it was some kind of gang organization, but it actually sounded more like a group of poor people banding together for warmth.

"That's Polygonum multiflorum in this photo, right? Are you going there for Polygonum multiflorum? Its nest is in Bamianshan?"

Chen Yang was a little surprised.

He picked out one of the photos, on which the Polygonum multiflorum vine could be clearly seen.

"This thing is running around everywhere. God knows where in the mountains or corners it is hiding."

"Back then, we also heard the news from our friends in the caravan and accidentally found its trace..."

……

"So, you also hunted down that Polygonum multiflorum?"

Chen Yang looked at his old man. He seemed honest, but in fact, he didn't know how many things he was hiding from him.

"How can I have that ability?"

Chen Jingzhi smiled bitterly, "I was just forcing myself to do something. Chen Jingyun insisted on dragging me along. He knew your great grandfather was very capable and thought I had some skills too. But he didn't know I was just a fake..."

"Does the old principal have a grudge against that Polygonum multiflorum plant?"

Chen Yang had no idea whether the old man was a good person or not, but he was quite curious about the old principal, Chen Jingyun.

"hatred?"

Chen Jingzhi sighed, "It's more than just hatred. Back then, his family was not well-off, so his father took the whole family to hide in the mountains. Except for him who escaped alive, everyone else died in the mountains..."

"what?"

Chen Yang was shocked, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses, "Back then, the landlord's family that died in the Old Ghost Forest was their family?"

"Ah."

Chen Jingzhi said, "Their family was indeed doing OK at that time. He was a little older than me, and when the accident happened, he was only about ten years old..."

At this point, Chen Jingzhi raised his eyebrows and looked at Chen Yang with a strange look, "Not many people in the village should know about this now, who told you about it?"

"Second Master Song."

Chen Yang blurted out, he couldn't possibly say that it was the big locust tree that told him, even if he told it, Chen Jingzhi might not believe it.

"This old guy."

Chen Jingzhi cursed with a smile, but he did not doubt it.

It has been sixty or seventy years since the incident happened, and the people in the village who still remember it are at least seventy or eighty years old.

These people were either very young at the time or did not know the inside story, so not many people knew about it.

Mr. Song should be considered one of them.

"Can I see this letter?" Chen Yang asked immediately.

Chen Jingzhi hesitated for a moment, but still handed the envelope he had packed to Chen Yang.

Chen Yang quickly took over.

"You can take a look, but don't be stupid and run to Bamianshan again. I don't want to die behind you."

Chen Jingzhi stood up and walked out of the yard.

He seemed to be in a somewhat heavy mood.

He actually didn't want to show this letter to Chen Yang. Based on his understanding of Chen Yang, he was sure that Chen Yang would go to Bamianshan for adventure.

However, he also knew that even if he didn't show it to Chen Yang, this kid would definitely find ways to inquire about the contents of the letter.

He had noticed Chen Yang's performance in recent times. He wanted to persuade him about some things, but he couldn't, so he could only let him do what he wanted.

……

There are only two pages of yellowed old-fashioned letter paper, but the font is beautiful and pleasing to the eye.

Chen Yang read it carefully.

This letter was indeed written by the old principal Chen Jingyun.

It starts with a few greetings, and then goes on to write about the Bamianshan Underground Palace.

This happened in 16, which is eight years ago.

Chen Jingyun was 69 years old at that time. Unwilling to accept the empty-handed result of his previous expedition, he contacted his fellow caravan brothers and went to Bamianshan again.

He has a nightmare in his life that will never go away.

That was when he watched helplessly as his parents and relatives were killed by He Shiwu in the Old Ghost Forest in Qishan.

He had the opportunity to leave Jiapigou, go out into the world and embrace a better life, but he didn't.

He stayed in Jiapiqiao and had been looking for the whereabouts of He Shiwu. He had only one obsession in his life, which was to find He Shiwu, kill him, and avenge his family.

Finally, he learned the news about He Shiwu from his brothers in the caravan. How could he let him go?

He had originally thought about looking for Chen Jingzhi again, but at that time, Chen Jingzhi was already over sixty years old and had a happy family in the provincial capital. How could he disturb him again?
So, that time, without notifying Chen Jingzhi, Chen Jingyun followed the caravan into Bamianshan alone.

We arrived at Jianfeng Temple and found the underground palace in the mountains.

The photo was taken at that time.

The situation inside was more complicated than Chen Jingyun had imagined. They did find traces of He Shiwu in the underground palace, and they even had a fight with him.

As a result, two of the eight brothers in the caravan were killed.

In the letter, perhaps due to limited space, Chen Jingyun did not give a detailed account of their encounter with He Shiwu.

However, one thing caught Chen Yang's attention.

Chen Jingyun said in the letter that in addition to He Shiwu, there were other things in the underground palace.

He didn't say specifically what it was, but they were indeed attacked by something while fighting He Shiwu.

It was because of that thing's attack that almost cost all of their lives.

In the end, it was a monk from Jianfeng Temple who helped them escape from the underground palace.

Chen Jingyun was also injured in this operation and has been recovering since returning.

Two years ago, he caught a cold and died with regret.

Until his death, Chen Jingyun was still hesitating whether to send this letter to Chen Jingzhi.

On the one hand, he was thinking about the mortal feud between him and He Shiwu and was unwilling to die like this. On the other hand, he was afraid that after this letter was sent out, it would disturb Chen Jingzhi's quiet life.

In the end, the letter was never sent.

But cause and effect are cyclical, and perhaps there is something really destined in the dark. After many twists and turns, a few years later, the letter appeared in front of Chen Jingzhi in this way.

I think this letter should have been placed in the nanmu desk left by Chen Jingyun, and it fell out when Chen Guangjun and his companions stole the desk last night.

Otherwise, it is unknown when this letter will see the light of day again.

At the end of the letter, perhaps because Chen Jingyun felt that he did not have much time left, he only left some words of blessing.

Chen Yang closed the letter and sighed.

When I came out of the main room, I saw the old man taking a nap on a rattan chair.

"Grandpa, the letter said that there are other things in the underground palace. Do you know about it?" Chen Yang asked.

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