the last priest

That day, many vehicles traveling to and from National Highway 104 were told that road construction ahead required detours.Dressed in camouflage, armed with live ammunition, the soldiers surrounded Youling within five kilometers before and after.

Ten years ago, an old driver with a good memory also encountered this scene. At the same place, there was a three-month road closure near Youling. The reason is unknown.

A mixed team of about 20 people drove into the small mountain village on the west side of Youling overnight. The old man in charge of guarding the mausoleum saw that the country had really come, and he grabbed Director Leng's hand and thanked him repeatedly.For ordinary people, soldiers are the only people who can bring them a sense of security and trust.

Dashan had never seen these people before, and he was taken into a compound by that car at noon that day.He described the situation in a conference room with only four people, and then he was invited to a lounge.In the afternoon, director Leng told him to take people back, and this group of people followed.

You Ling, a secret that has been dormant for ten years is finally about to be reopened.Too many people don't want to mention the past ten years ago, including the star soldier in the conference room. It was a one-sided massacre, death and disappearance for no reason at all.Back then he was just a colonel, and dozens of his brothers did not walk out of that mountain. Afterwards, he mobilized two trainloads of explosives and threatened to blow up Youling, but the order from the higher-ups stopped the operation. .

All those who participated in the operation in Youling ten years ago were silent about this matter. According to later statistics: a total of 74 people went down that pit, 55 of whom disappeared or died on the spot, including Wang Jun from the archaeological team. And three interns, a total of 19 people came out alive.

Among these 19 people, nine people are still alive. In the past ten years, one person died every year. The ways of death were different, but none of them died of illness, and all of them died of accidents.Director Leng and the major general were among the people who came out alive back then, and Lao Wang was one of the 19 people back then. He had died in Kunlun a few years ago.

In this mixed team of 20 people, there are nine survivors out of the 19 people back then. Most of them were soldiers in the past, some have retired, some have changed jobs, and some are military officers.There is only one person doing archaeological work like Director Leng, his name is Qin Hai, he is Wang Jun's senior brother, Chao Zi's senior brother, and one of He Lao's closed disciples.After the Youling accident, Qin Hai withdrew from the archaeological field and went to Hong Kong to do antique appraisals for those wealthy people. In recent years, he has been frequently active in some major international antique auctions, and specially purchased bronze, the oldest utensils.

Originally, Youling was supposed to be a secret buried forever, but Cha Wenbin discovered a new entrance from the west by mistake, and this secret will be reopened again.In the past ten years, although Youling's archives have been kept dust-covered, or even deliberately ignored, the research on it has not stopped for a moment, and everyone is waiting, waiting for the only way to get in to be found.Because, ten years ago, that person in the organization said that the only way to enter Youling was to find the Life Gate, but he, the spiritual leader of the organization at that time, failed to do so.

Rather than saying that the Youling Tunnel was dug for the opening of traffic, it is more to find clues, to conceal people's eyes and ears, and in the name of road construction, the Youling Tunnel, which was once buried in the mountains, was pierced from the center. Pass.However, everything was in vain, and this place has still become the eternal sad ridge of the organization.

No one knows what is here, nor what is the source of this place. Everything that person does is a secret.A group of top fighters at that time gathered here, including the tomb robber who was sentenced to life in prison, and an expert who is said to be a descendant of Jurong Maoshan. If it wasn't for him, those 19 people might It is impossible to get out.

Cha Wenbin, this name has been written into the organization's roster, and the grievances and resentments between them have a long history. Now he is deeply trapped in the devil's den ten years ago, and he is carrying another more important secret : Ruyi Book, the ancient book that is regarded as the code of life and death.Whether it's for him, for himself, or for the organization, this time, he must go all out.

Therefore, no matter whether it is Qin Hai or other people scattered all over the place, they gathered in the provincial capital one day ago. No one knows who will be the next person to die this year. Everyone wants to get rid of this lingering feeling. shadow and controlled fate.No matter what their identities were yesterday, today they are destined to become comrades-in-arms who will step into hell again.Youling, a mountain that has been dormant for many years, is destined to usher in this reopening after ten years.

At the entrance, Director Leng scraped a layer of soil with a trowel and put it under his nose to smell it. After a while, he said to the soldier: "There are four people who went in, and one person who came out should be the little girl. The hole is from From the inside to the outside, the geology in the northwest is stable, and there are ridges here, at least 3000 years old."

The soldier closed his eyes and nodded, "Dig."

These people who came were all over 30 years old and all wore casual clothes, but their equipment was extremely professional.From guns and explosives to lighting, from medical operations to instruments, there are five large boxes filled with the things that were carried.

Dashan was impatient and joined the excavation team. In less than a cigarette, a tunnel with an opening of half a meter was cleared.Standing here, the soldier took off his coat, revealing the solid muscles and dark skin inside, he pointed to the entrance and said: "Here, some people have come here with me, some People have slept here forever. Today, I came again, and I never thought that I could go out again. Instead of dying once a year, it is better to die together." After finishing speaking, his sharp eyes turned to the back standing The row of people continued to say: "You can choose to go now, or you can choose not to go. Those who go may go and never return. I am a soldier and cannot believe in gods and ghosts, but it does not mean that there are no gods and ghosts in this world." .So, I took off this uniform, because our enemies may not be human at all, and now those who have ideas can stay."

"Live and die together!" The uniform shouts resounded through the valley, and those resolute faces were written with fearless forwardness and loyalty to the organization. They were warriors from hell, and they had a very special code name : To kill demons.This team is the trump card in the organization, the strongest existence. Not only do they have super military qualities, they are also proficient in metaphysics, Taoism, Buddhism, and even witchcraft and Gu. They are specially dispatched to carry out some The investigation of evil events and the study of paranormal phenomena.In other words, they are the modern versions of the ancient priests and national teachers. In this magical land of China, the ancient culture has never disappeared and has always been respected by those in power.

Before leaving, Director Leng went to the hospital to ask Leng Yiran. She knew nothing about what happened after the fall, so, from a certain point of view, no one knew exactly what happened here.One after another the warriors filed in, with Da Shan leading the way. His Brother Wen Bin had been missing for more than [-] hours at this time. Without any supplies, everyone knew that it was bad luck.

And at this moment, where is Cha Wenbin?What about Zhuoxiong and Chaozi?

Zha Wenbin was with Zhuo Xiong at this time, and after he entered, he followed the footprints on the ground along the tunnel, and came across the first fork not long after.What made Cha Wenbin feel strange was that there were footprints at the two forks and they belonged to the same person. Here, he was caught in a dilemma, because he walked less than 100 meters into each fork and reappeared. There was a new fork, and then there were footprints again. Cha Wenbin knew that he was trapped in a maze, and his mind was still calm at this moment. If he plunged into it without any supplies, he would undoubtedly seek his own death.

He first thought about waiting for Chaozi to come out, but he didn't expect that it was indeed Zhuo Xiong who came in from outside.

When Zhuo Xiong saw Zha Wenbin sitting on the ground, he was so excited that he almost cried, grabbed Zha Wenbin's hand and said, "Brother Wenbin, I found you."

Cha Wenbin looked back and saw that it was Zhuo Xiong who came, and he was puzzled: "Why are you here? Didn't you send Miss Leng down the mountain?"

Zhuo Xiong wiped the sweat from his head and said: "I have rushed back from the provincial capital, my God, you and Chaozi have been missing for a whole day! Hey, where are the others?"

"What?" Cha Wenbin frowned: "What did you say, a whole day?"

"That's right!" Zhuo Xiong pulled up his sleeve, showed his watch and said, "Look, it's already 05:30 in the afternoon, and you all went in in the morning, driving us crazy."

Zha Wenbin leaned over to take a look, and sure enough, the time showed that it was already afternoon, Zha Wenbin's head buzzed for a moment and said, "Why do I feel like it's only a matter of time before I come in?"

Zhuo Xiong pointed to his watch and said, "What a stick of incense, it's already dark outside now, where is Chaozi, where is he?"

In Cha Wenbin's mind, he quickly thought about the process of falling down here. He could clearly remember every step he took, and he didn't figure out what went wrong. In his mind, there was really only Such a short time, otherwise, with his personality, he would have gone back to inform Dashan: "I don't know, I'm looking for it too. I just found a fork in this place, and I'm not sure how to get there."

Zhuo Xiong didn't know whether he heard Zha Wenbin's answer, but lowered his head and said, "Hey, Brother Wenbin, something seems wrong."

Cha Wenbin immediately became alert and said, "How to say?"

"My watch stopped!" Zhuo Xiong took off the fully automatic imported mechanical watch that he had worn for 15 years and said, "When I got down, I checked the time and it was 25:5 in the afternoon. Climbing and running, the watch stopped [-] minutes after I got off."

Cha Wenbin comforted: "It's normal if the watch is broken."

Zhuo Xiong adjusted the mainspring, but the watch still did not move at all. He said: "No, I have worn this watch for 15 years, and the daily error is no more than three seconds. It has always been good, and there has never been a problem." After thinking about it , he added: "There is one thing, I don't know whether to say it or not."

Cha Wenbin raised his head and looked at Zhuo Xiong. In his eyes, Cha Wenbin found a trace of fear: "Say it."

"Not long after I came down, I seemed to see a person in the cave."

"Who!"

"my father."