first divine calculation

Chapter 164

To Banruo's surprise, five of Huo Yubai's friends were traveling with him this time to find the Qianlong bottle.

These five people do not know each other well. Listening to their conversation, these people are Huo Yubai's childhood friends. Among them is a couple. The husband is tall and the wife is slender. Both are mountaineering enthusiasts, and there is a pair of same-sex friends. With a feminist, they both settled down in the United States. At the moment, they went to Mount Marcy together for adventure climbing. Because of the heavy snow tonight, they wanted to climb Mount Marcy, the highest peak in New York, when it was snowing.

A total of seven people drove two off-road vehicles.

Along the way, Banruo heard from Huo Yubai that the owner of the Qianlong bottle was an old man named Nick. He used to be a university professor and lived in the peak wilderness area, the largest public reserve in the continental United States. Supplies are extremely scarce, and many places are several kilometers away from the nearest road. It is not easy to go outside to buy things. However, near the highest peak in New York, Marcy Mountain, the scene is ever-changing and very mysterious, especially in winter when it snows At that time, the environment was even more dangerous. Being able to live in such a place shows that this old man is indifferent to fame and fortune, and does not value material things, otherwise he would not have been able to live here for so many years.

The staff of Huo Yubai's team once communicated with Nick, but the other party said that the vase was left by his ancestors, and he was unwilling to sell it, let alone sell it to the Chinese.Huo Yubai thought that Nick didn't value material things, even if he offered a high price, the other party might not be able to sell it, but for this vase, Mr. Huo only said four words "unique" after reading the photos!
Since it is unique!It is even more valuable than the one in the Palace Museum, so how could Huo Yubai let such treasures fall abroad?
Therefore, he can't wait for a day, he must see this Qianlong famille rose hollowed-out rotating heart bottle as soon as possible!
Banruo has seen the information given by Huo Yubai. From the picture, this revolving bottle is indeed rare in the world, and it is rare!
This heart-rotating bottle is divided into an inner bottle and an outer bottle. The inner and outer bottlenecks are connected, and the bottom of the inner bottle is connected to the heart of the outer bottle. The carp pattern hollowed out on the outer bottle is lifelike. There is a golden word "Auspicious", which means more than auspicious, very auspicious, Mr. Huo's evaluation is also very accurate, this bottle is the enamel color of burning paper in the Qianlong period, because the workmanship is complicated and ingenious, so Qianlong himself thinks it is too troublesome , At that time, he also criticized the memorial saying that there is no need to burn so many famille rose bottles, which shows how rare this bottle is!

Later generations of Wisdom have seen this bottle. At that time, a foreigner sent the bottle to Sotheby's auction house for auction and sold it for a sky-high price of 5.5 million. I have to say that if it was her, it would be impossible for this treasure to fall into a In the hands of foreigners!

It can be seen from this that Huo Yubai's vision is really good, and Banruo knows from his words that he is bound to win this bottle!

The car drove towards Mount Ma Xi. Huo Yubai was chatting with some friends along the way. Halfway there, Huo Yubai suddenly received a call.

"Mr. Huo, is there any news from Nick?" Among the five friends, a woman nicknamed Darjeeling asked.

"Yeah." Huo Yubai focused his eyes on everyone, "I just received news that Nick has another rare thing besides the pastel hollow bottle."

While talking, the information was passed over there, Huo Yubai looked at the picture, his eyes suddenly lit up, he showed the information to Banruo, and said:

"Hanna, look!"

Banruo leaned over, took a look, and said in surprise, "This is..."

I saw a golden cane in the picture, which is composed of three parts: the body, the head and the top.The body of the stick is cylindrical, wrapped with golden vines, extending to the head of the stick, and the fan is carved with the twelve monks of Yuanjue. These monks are standing on the lotus platform with Dharma bells, smiling and naive. With vines, clouds and flowers.

"Silver flower double-wheeled tin staff with twelve rings!" Huo Yubai said in a deep voice.

"Yinhua double-wheeled tin rod with twelve rings?" Darjeeling also followed, "If I remember correctly, this tin rod is nearly two meters high and weighs more than 2000 grams. It is the supreme symbol of Buddhism and the king of tin rods in the world. It is a very famous magic weapon! It is also the first batch of Chinese cultural relics that are prohibited from being exhibited abroad. How can such a valuable thing be in the United States?"

Huo Yubai shook his head, but there was a hint of urgency in his eyes. He looked at Prajna and said:

"Hanruo, this tin rod is different from domestic ones. Domestic tin rods are nearly 2 meters high, but this tin rod is about as tall as yours. In this way, you can use it to make utensils."

Prajna also thought of this level, this tin staff is made of gold and silver, the whole body is bright and beautiful, the workmanship is exquisite, people like it very much at first glance, and it is also suitable for making utensils.

The off-road vehicle bumped all the way, passed through the low-lying wetlands, crossed the plains, and finally came to the deserted Marcy Mountain.

Maxi Mountain is not high and steep, with rolling mountains, cliffs, dense forests, and torrent waterfalls. The scenery is charming, but those are not surprises in winter. It is completely covered, and at a glance, there is a vast expanse of whiteness, with no end in sight and no way to see.

At this moment, the snow started to fall again, and the heavy snow came in a hurry. Soon, the snowflakes hitting the face made people blind.

Huo Yubai tightened his clothes for Banruo and asked, "Are you okay?"

"I am fine."

"The snow is too heavy, I really regret bringing you here."

Prajna raised her eyebrows, puzzled. "What? Are you afraid that I will drag you down?"

"Originally, you were supposed to turn on the air conditioner in the hotel. Now, there is a blizzard on Mount Maxi. Soon, our way out may be blocked. I'm afraid you will be in danger." In the snowstorm, Huo Yubai's face had Obvious concern.

"Where are you, where am I?" Prajna raised the corners of her lips and said.

Huo Yubai held her in his arms. At this moment, he took out the map and glanced at it. Miss Darjeeling came over and asked:

"Yubai, isn't it? Nick's family you said lives here?" She pointed to the red circle on the map and asked.

"Yes."

"My God! I said, why did you come here in the wind and snow! The place marked on your map and the address written below are not the same place at all. That is to say, the mark on this map is wrong. You have to find the place from There are two mountain ranges over here," Darjeeling said.

Huo Yubai frowned imperceptibly, "Wrong mark?"

"Yes, maybe your employees are not careful enough, and you are not familiar with Mount Marcy, so you don't know, but we often come here to climb the mountain, so we know that the place marked on the map is a river, and no one lives at all."

A few friends nodded in agreement, and Huo Yubai realized that this trip was for nothing. Originally, the assistant of Huo's branch gave him the map. He thought the road was not difficult, and he happened to be returning home tomorrow. So I came here with my friends tonight, who knows, this map is wrong.

They quickly found a cave, and everyone hid in to hide from the snow. At this time, several explorers put on snow suits, glasses and life-saving supplies, and asked Huo Yubai:

"Are you going to come with us? We happen to be passing there. If you go with us, be safe."

If Prajna could count his fate, he would definitely do it for him, but it's a pity that Prajna couldn't count Huo Yubai's fate at all.

She said: "It's better to wait for one night, and go after the snow is light after dawn!"

Darjeeling smiled and said: "Miss Prajna, you don't know, we have been waiting for this snow for a long time, just like those who climbed Mount Everest, knowing that the chance of survival is very small, but so many people want to go Try it, we are the same, although our mountaineering skills are not top-notch, not as good as those who have climbed Mount Everest, but right now, Mount Masi is our goal, and we must go to explore.”

Everyone has different preferences, and Hannya doesn't insist. Among other sports, Hannya is only interested in deep diving. If she is asked to climb a mountain in a blizzard, she would rather sleep at home, but she can't influence other people's choices.

Prajna glanced at the sky, and there was heavy snow, as much as salt, and the north wind was blowing, and the weather was very bad.

"The snow is getting bigger and bigger. If you climb the mountain now, it will be very cold in the middle of the night, and you will be very dangerous at that time."

Huo Yubai's face was also unprecedentedly stern, he looked at his friend, and said in a deep voice:
"What Banruo said is right, if life is really in danger, I can't just watch you take risks."

After a pause, he thought about it:
"Since you're going to pass by Nick's house when you're climbing the main peak, why don't we go together first, if the wind and snow get bigger halfway and you can't move on, then you can come back with me, okay?"

Several people looked at each other, and finally, Li Jiaze, who was taller among the same-sex couples, said:

"Since Yubai said so, then I will listen to you."

Several people finally nodded and agreed to Huo Yubai's proposal.

Several people finally decided that if there is any accident on the road, everyone will go back to the cave and wait if there is no large team.

Soon, several people came to a dense forest. Because the snow was relatively deep, the terrain of this forest was low-lying, and it was very difficult to walk. Fortunately, these five people were relatively professional, and soon, with their help, Hannya walked out of the dense forest.

Although it is flat ground, because of the deep snow, it takes a lot of effort to pull it up with every step. Therefore, Hannya was out of breath soon, and she bent down to breathe heavily. At this time, the snow fell harder and harder , landed in front of her glasses, and soon, a thin layer of ice formed in front of the glasses, Banruo reached out to shake off the ice, and when she turned back to find her teammates, she found that there was no one behind her.

The mountains far away from the city were pitch black, so dark that it seemed to be so thick that it couldn't be melted away. It was quiet and gloomy, and it was impossible to distinguish between the sky and the earth. Only the small lamp above her head gave off a faint light.

Banruo's heart trembled, she searched around, but still didn't see anyone.

At first, she didn't understand why a team could get separated in the wild, but now she finally knew that sometimes, when a person is tired to a certain extent, it is difficult to take care of others.

Not long after she set off, she didn't find any other teammates. She shouted around, but no one agreed to her. She didn't have any experience in living in the wild in the mountains. If she continued to move forward, she might be in danger. What I said just now, I simply turned back to the cave just now.

Prajna came to the cave and lit a fire with the dry firewood he brought.

Soon, the fire glowed red in the cave, and Banruo leaned against the fire, watching the north wind whistling outside the cave, and thought to himself, I don't know what happened to Huo Yubai and the others.

After waiting for a long time without waiting for his teammates, Banruo fell asleep while leaning against the cave wall wrapped in a blanket. Suddenly, there was a "squeak" sound, which seemed to be the sound of feet stepping on the snow. Listening to this sound, There were at least three people, could it be that Huo Yubai and the others came back?
Banruo couldn't be sure, so he looked out of the cave with a wary face. Suddenly, a tall figure was reflected in the entrance of the cave. Banruo was startled, and subconsciously said: "Li Jiaze?"

"Prairie."

Soon, Li Jiaze's partner, Zhou Xing, also came in, and the couple followed. Miss Darjeeling was at the end. They were pale, with gloomy brows, no expression on their faces, looking sullen. There was also a flash of pain.

"What's the matter with you? Where's Huo Yubai?" Prajna asked with a frown.

Several people looked at each other, Zhou Xing glanced at Li Jiaze, hesitated for a moment, and finally said:
"I told you not to be sad. When I went out just now, when I passed the cliff, Huo Yubai accidentally stepped on the ground and fell off the cliff. It was snowing heavily and the cliff was very steep. We were far away. I saw him lying in the snow, not moving, and the heavy snow kept falling on him, but he didn't react at all. Later, we finally went down the cliff and checked his breath, he should be dead."

"What?" Hearing these words, Banruo's face suddenly turned pale. "died?"

The sky was dark, and the snowflakes were spinning and falling. Many snowflakes fell into the cave and fell on the ground. They were quickly melted by the heat from the fire. The ground was wet and then dried quickly, as if the snowflakes had never been there before.

Banruo couldn't believe her ears, she panicked for a moment, but soon she calmed down, she hadn't seen Huo Yubai's face before, he was not short-lived at all, how could he suddenly die suddenly?No!impossible!
Thinking of this, Prajna calmed down and said in a deep voice, "Impossible! I don't believe it!"

She is not familiar with these people, and she doesn't believe in their character. At this moment, when she heard the news of Huo Yubai's death from them, she had countless thoughts in her mind, and she couldn't help but guess whether they killed Huo Yubai or not. meet white.

Zhou Xing continued: "Listen to me, after that, the few of us searched for a long time, thinking that everyone agreed that if we didn't make it to the summit, we would go back to the cave to meet up, so we prepared to go back, who knew that we were halfway back , we met Huo Yubai."

"Meet Huo Yubai?" Banruo was a little confused.

"Yes! However, we suspect that what we encountered was not Huo Yubai himself, but his ghost!" Li Jiaze said.

"ghost?"

"That's right! Huo Yubai fell off the cliff and died, so how could he rush in front of us? You know how difficult the road in the snow is, and he was surprised when he saw us. There was some fear, pointing out that we didn't know what he was talking about! We didn't hear clearly, so we ran back quickly after being frightened by him."

When the few people thought of Huo Yubai turning into a ghost, they felt a little lingering fear. They were shivering from the cold. They had just experienced the death of their best friend, and they were all terrified. Their faces were very pale and their lips were purple.

Banruo glanced at them, then sat down, she said:
"Maybe Huo Yubai is still alive, it's just that you misunderstood. Anyway, if he is still alive, he will go back to the cave. If something happens to him, we will call the police after dawn."

Several people seemed to agree with her words, Li Jiaze comforted: "Panruo, don't be too sad, maybe we are wrong."

Prajna kept her head down and didn't speak.

At this time, Li Jiaze looked out of the window, and suddenly said: "I seemed to see a figure there just now, tell me, is Yubai's ghost back?"

Several people were startled when they heard this, and there was a little fear on their faces. In the end, Darjeeling said:

"I also saw that Yubai is our friend. We can't get rid of his death. If we didn't insist on exploring, he wouldn't die. Now, even if he becomes a ghost, we shouldn't be afraid , I believe he won't harm us, but we can't leave him outside alone in such a cold night, why don't we go out and look for it, if we can't find it, come back!"

The five people agreed on this matter, and soon they left the cave, and Banruo was left alone in the cave. She stood by the fire, looked at the jumping flames, and felt something flashed in her heart. But she couldn't catch it.

what is it?What did she ignore?Hannah frowned.

At this time, a tall figure appeared at the entrance of the cave. Prajna was stunned. It was Huo Yubai who was wearing a dark blue snow suit. He walked in panting, and then grabbed his glasses and mask and said:

"Hannya!"

When Banruo saw Huo Yubai, he couldn't help but froze for a moment. "Huo Yubai?"

"Han Ruo! Listen to me!" Huo Yubai was about to speak, but saw the five friends also walk in. They looked at each other, and quickly sat down by the fire. Darjeeling pulled Ban Ruo and said in a low voice:
"Hanruo, we discussed it outside just now. Huo Yubai obviously doesn't know that he is dead. He is our friend. We can't leave him, but if we tell him that he is dead, I'm afraid he won't be able to accept it. , will be hit, do you think this will work? Later we will talk about childhood fun and happy moments in life. At that time, he will definitely be in a good mood when he recalls the beautiful pictures of his life. , if you tell him as a girlfriend that he is dead, he should be more accepting."

Banruo glanced at the five of them and said nothing.

"How is it? Banruo, what do you think of our proposal? Huo Yubai is your boyfriend, I know you must be very sad when he dies, but you believe us, he really fell off the cliff and died. Now he is Huo Yubai. Meet Bai's ghost!"

Banruo was silent for a long time. At this moment, her eyes swept over these friends, there was obvious struggle in her eyes, but she finally nodded and replied briefly and forcefully: "Okay!"

Therefore, several people sat down around the fire again. They tried their best to keep relaxed and not to be afraid, as if no one had discovered that Huo Yubai was a ghost. The five friends chatted with Huo Yubai about the interesting things they used to do when they were in school. .

Li Jiaze spoke first:

"Yubai, do you remember? When I was in school, I fell in love with Zhou Xing. At that time, homosexuality was not accepted in China. Everyone believed that homosexuality was a mental illness and could be infected with AIDS. My deskmate at that time was a fat man. He somehow discovered the secret between me and Zhou Xing, and from then on, he avoided us like snakes and scorpions. Just to make a joke, I took a leaflet on AIDS prevention one day, waved it in front of him, and sighed on purpose. I put it under the pillow and left the dormitory. As soon as he saw me leaving, he picked up the leaflet and looked at it. His face turned green. I remember it clearly. It was summer. He came to the classroom and saw me. He hesitated to speak, and kept avoiding me. The books on the table did not dare to lean against my table, and he deliberately turned his face outward, for fear that my breath would infect him and make him also get AIDS. After that, this The fat man also seemed to struggle for a long time, and finally seemed to want to save me, so he copied a copy of the AIDS treatment method by hand, and put it in my history book, holding the grass! When I opened the book, I saw that thing, and I laughed so hard. Later Zhou Xing asked me why I was laughing, and I told him, and he also said, no wonder the fat man looks at him strangely recently!"

Huo Yubai smiled faintly, with a trace of bitterness on the corner of his mouth.

"I remember that your deskmate is named Wen Tianyi. He was very fat back then, but now he is thinner than me. If you see him, you will definitely not recognize him."

"Really? Zhou Xing and I often talked about the past. The two of us fell in love when we were students. We often hid in the bed in the dormitory and did bad things. People at that time were so pure. People in the dormitory thought we were on good terms. Well, I said at the time that I couldn’t cover the bed, and it was cold at night, so I asked Zhou Xing to cover it for me. Everyone believed it. Except for Xiaopang, no one doubted it. In this way, I went with Zhou Xing openly I slept with Zhou Xing for several years. When I graduated, everyone thought it was strange when they thought about it. Ask me, you said that you slept with Zhou Xing in winter, why did you still sleep together in summer? I replied at the time, then I am used to sleeping! There is no Zhou Xing Can't sleep! They still laughed at me for not being a man! Hmph! I, Li Jiaze, am no more man than anyone else!"

When Li Jiaze smiled, his eyes were curved, with shallow lines, and he was very charming.

After hearing Li Jiaze's words, Zhou Xing also laughed.

"Yes, to be with you, I came to the United States with you. I don't even want my home, and I don't know what my parents are doing now."

After hearing this, Li Jiaze held his hand and smiled: "It's hard for you, but these years, I only have you alone, so I haven't failed you."

The two looked at each other with indescribable warmth in their eyes.

Seeing this, Darjeeling rubbed his arms, and said disgustedly: "Come on! You two stop being nasty! You two have been showing affection since you were in school, and it's been more than ten years. I'm an old man, and I don't think it's enough! Can you leave a way for us who have no object?"

Miss Darjeeling seems to be two years older than Huo Yubai. She is in her early thirties, but she has no partner. From what she said, she seems to have never been in love. Prajna is a bit strange. Although Miss Darjeeling looks not Very beautiful, but with a good temperament and a tall figure, why have you been single?

Huo Yubai glanced at her, and asked seriously: "Qianqian, I want to ask you, is it related to Sun Zhen that you haven't found a partner in these years?"

When Sun Zhen was mentioned, several old classmates were shocked. Everyone glanced at Darjeeling's face, and did not speak in a sensible manner.

They are all old classmates. Everyone knows that Sun Zhen is the Achilles heel of Darjeeling. This person cannot be mentioned.

In fact, Sun Zhen was Darjeeling's first love and a classmate of several people. At that time, the two were very close and walked together everywhere. In addition, the two had similar family backgrounds and were childhood sweethearts. Just get married, so everyone looks up to them.

But I don’t know what went wrong in the middle. After a vacation, Darjeeling returned to school, and his personality was like a different person. He often sat in his seat for a whole day, and he was no longer as lively as before, and he was no longer active every day. Sticking together with Sun Zhen, the two of them suddenly became like strangers, neither talking to each other.

The students didn't know what was going on with them, and no one dared to ask. They only knew that since then, the two had completely broken up, and it was almost to the point of life and death.

After hearing this, Darjeeling burst into tears. This night, she seemed to be very indulgent and did not hide her tears. The fire light reflected on her face, making her look even more sad. She cried:
"Sun Zhen, he betrayed me!"

Seeing her crying, Li Jiaze patted her on the back and comforted her: "Qianqian, there are plenty of men, and you can still find them. So what is Sun Zhen? You can't stop looking for him because of him, can you?"

"Jiaze, you don't know!" Darjeeling cried and laughed, she wiped her tears and said, "You said you lived up to Zhou Xing in this life, and you did it! I admit that you are a real man! But Sun Zhen... Back then, apart from Sun Zhen, I actually had another suitor named Wei Nan. He was in the underworld at the time. Because he didn't like Sun Zhen, he found a few brothers to tie Sun Zhen and me together. He didn't tell Sun Zhen that he He met me, just took out a knife, put it on Sun Zhen's neck, and said that if he didn't want to die, he would give his girlfriend to him and sleep with him for one night."

At this point in the story, everyone knows the ending.

"That's right! You all guessed it, right? Sun Zhen actually agreed! He also said, Qianqian, just sleep with him for one night, and I can't lose a piece of meat. In the future, I will continue to be with you, hear My heart sank at these words, and since then, I have known that it is impossible for me and Sun Zhen!"

Everyone was silent. Everyone didn't expect that this happened back then. They thought that Darjeeling didn't get married because she was a feminist and shouted every day to be celibate for a lifetime. Unexpectedly, it was because she was hurt by Sun Zhen back then.

Huo Yubai's expression turned ugly when he heard this, and he said, "Qianqian, you should have told us about this back then!"

"So what if I tell you? It's impossible for me and him, why should I look bad?" Darjeeling said, wiping away his tears.

After Darjeeling finished speaking, the cave fell into silence again. At this moment, several people looked at each other and exchanged messages silently. After Li Jiaze and Zhou Xing finished telling the story, Darjeeling also used memories to awaken Huo Yubai's memories. Everyone Seeing that Huo Yubai's expression was normal and not as abnormal as what he saw in the snow before, he signaled the young couple to continue talking.

(End of this chapter)