The fatty's words shocked me. According to him, in the past few years, he always had the feeling that someone was watching him. Especially after he had learned the art of divination, his sixth sense had become sharper, which made this feeling even stronger.
This year, when he finished his apprenticeship, he forgot to bring something with him. When he went back to get it, he found someone in his room. That person didn't want to see him. When he saw the fat man return, he immediately jumped out of the window and ran away.
When the fat man pushed the door open, he only saw the man's back.
At that time, the fat man didn't chase after him. He was bewildered because he had a feeling that the person who had been watching him all these years was that man.
And, that man's back looked like his father, Lin Acheng!
At first, the fat man didn't believe it. However, that man's back was too familiar. Later on, the fat man had divined many times. In the divinations, Lin Acheng's fate was also mysterious, which made the fat man even more suspicious.
That was why he had returned to the village right after he finished his apprenticeship to search for his father's remains. The main reason was to confirm his suspicions.
At first, I didn't believe him. However, the fat man insisted. Although he had learned divination late, his spirit sense was really strong. Subconsciously, he was very sensitive to certain things.
The art of divination was more Daoist. I didn't know much about it, so I didn't comment on the fat man's words. However, what moved me the most was what the fat man said next.
He told me about a strange incident. "Third Baby, do you remember He Yuanshan?"
Now that he mentioned it, I remembered the middle-aged man whose arm had been torn off by the female corpse. Not long after that, his arm had grown back.
The fat man said mysteriously, "Why did He Yuanshan's arm grow back?
I asked Old He many times, but he always looked frightened. He kept a straight face and didn't let me talk about it.
I don't know what happened to them, but I know that they fell directly into the underground palace!
If my father fell into the underground palace and He Yuanshan's arm grew back, why couldn't my father still be alive? "
I didn't believe it before, but after Fatty's analysis, even I believed it a little. However, there was still one thing I didn't understand. If Fatty's father was still alive, why did he only peep at Fatty's life? Why didn't he find him directly?
I asked the fat man. He sighed and said, "I don't understand, either. I guess his father has something he can't tell me."
The two of us chatted for a long time, but we didn't have any clues. Unless we could find the fatty's father or return to that mysterious underground palace, we wouldn't be able to understand a lot of things.
However, there was no news from Fatty's father, and the mysterious underground palace could not be found. There was nothing they could do.
Perhaps only when the red shadow appeared again would he be able to find some clues about the underground palace.
The two of us chatted about a lot of things during the meal. In the end, we ate for the whole afternoon. When we returned to the hotel, it was already night time.
When I returned, the spirit snake was under Tong Tong's command. It rolled around the room and mopped the floor. It was as obedient as a pet dog.
Tong Tong didn't need to swallow the Yin spirits in the compass anymore. However, teaching the spirit snake had become his daily entertainment. Tong Tong didn't get tired of it.
I stayed in the hotel for the last day to rest. On the morning of the third day, I went to Mr. Liu's company to meet with a large group of people.
When I arrived, the others were already there. Fatty was quarreling with Secretary Bai. When he saw me, he stopped and came to greet me. "What happened between you and Secretary Bai?"
Out of curiosity, I asked, "What happened between you and Secretary Bai?" The fat man fumed and told me, "A few days ago, I saw Secretary Bai on the street. Someone robbed her bag. I did a good deed and chased after the thief to take her bag back. Secretary Bai didn't see what happened. When she arrived, she didn't believe what the fat man had said. She insisted that the fat man had stolen her bag. Because of this, she had to go to the police station. She was so angry that she had a big fight with Secretary Bai.
Coincidentally, when I returned to Mr. Liu's company, I met Secretary Bai again. The two of them were enemies, and their eyes were filled with hatred.
They quarreled every time. "
His words made me laugh. "Don't divination talk about fate? It's a coincidence. It must be fate."
I was a little loud when I said that. Secretary Bai came to call us and heard me. I guessed she thought that the fatty was interested in her. She shot him a disdainful look and snorted. Then, she turned around and left.
The fatty was enraged. He stormed toward Secretary Bai and wanted to argue with her. In the end, I pulled him back.
People didn't know they were in the middle of a situation. The fatty and Secretary Bai looked like a typical quarrelsome couple. Perhaps something would happen in the end.
Secretary Bai was beautiful, and the fatty had been irritated because of his father. It was good for him to be in a relationship to relax his mind.
After this little episode, Mr. Liu arranged for us to have dinner. Then, we took two luxurious buses to Shennongjia.
When we were about to leave, I found that Mr. Liu and Bai Ling were going with us. They wanted to participate in this operation.
One of them was a boss who lived like a prince, while the other was a delicate little girl. On this kind of expedition in the wilderness, anything could happen. It would be dangerous. I didn't know what they were thinking.
When we arrived at the Shennongjia Nature Reserve, it was the next morning. Although Mr. Liu was crazy about this operation, he arranged a relaxed schedule. After finding a hotel to stay, he asked us to rest for a day before departing.
We slept in the hotel for the whole day. There were many entertainment programs in the tourist area, and the hotel also had a bar and a KTV. The fatty and I felt bored after dinner, so we went to the bar to rest.
We met Bai Ling in the bar. She looked quiet, but I didn't expect her to be this wild. When we saw her, she was singing a rock song on the small stage of the bar. When she saw us, she waved at us to greet us.
When the fatty sat at the bar, he said with an annoyed face, "This girl is a secretary, and she goes to the bar. She really doesn't know how to be clean."
I looked at the fatty's resentful face and couldn't help but scold him. "Come on, even a little girl doesn't hold grudges like you."
The fatty was still unconvinced, but his eyes kept glancing at the small stage from time to time. He looked like he couldn't help but say what he wanted.
At this time, the waiter who was pouring us drinks suddenly asked us with a smile, "Sirs, you aren't here for a tour, right?"
"Oh?" I asked the waiter with interest. "How could you tell?"
The waiter in the bar was probably used to chatting with people. He leaned against the counter and said with a smile, "I happened to see you guys when you came down this morning. There have been two more batches of people like you in the past few months. All of you came with your own car full of supplies, tents, sleeping bags, and everything else. You must be heading deep into the mountains.
People who come for a tour usually just play around in the scenic spots. There aren't any professionals like you. "
His words piqued my interest. There were two groups of people before?
Did Chief Liu already try it twice before contacting me?
Then why didn't he tell me?
I asked the waiter. "Do you know what happened to the two groups of people before?"
The waiter's eyes became vigilant. He shook his head and said, "We have a rule here. We can't easily divulge our customers' information."
Before I said anything, the fatty took out a stack of money from his wallet and passed it over.
The waiter cheerfully started to tell me about the two groups of people we had met before.
According to him, the two groups of people were staying in this hotel, and they had booked rooms for two weeks. However, after staying for one night, they never came back.
I was stunned. After exchanging glances with the fatty, I asked the waiter, "Then, did they leave from another path in the mountain and directly leave?"
The waiter shook his head and said with certainty, "Of course not. The cars they drove when they came were all in the hotel parking lot. Two groups of people, four cars, are still in the parking lot with no one caring about them."
Saying this, he mysteriously poked his head out and lowered his voice. "I heard that they were all killed in the mountains."
"Not a single one escaped?" The fatty subconsciously asked.