Chapter Three Hundred and Fifty-Four, Encountering Old People in Other Countries (Part 1)
Chapter 354: Meeting an old friend in a foreign land (Part 1)
You Fang and Hua Youxian stood on the sand dunes. Under the blazing sunlight, the sand dunes under their feet emitted steaming heat, and the light close to the ground danced and twisted, making people feel as if they were being baked. However, the scenery looked cold.
Yes, the sky is a deep light blue, surrounded by moon-white sand. There is no wind, but you can hear the faint buzzing of the sand dunes, which seems to be mixed with the sound of orchestral strings and bamboos.
There were traces of dried sweat on Hua Youxian's forehead and temples, and his face was a little red, but his expression was not embarrassing. Under the warm sunshine, he stood upright amidst the cold scenery. You Fang took out the bag from his backpack
The scripture scroll was slowly opened, and while explaining it, Hua Youxian allowed Hua Youxian to unfold his consciousness and understand it carefully.
This volume is the first edition of the "Vimalakīrti Sutra". It not only contains scriptures but also pictures. The yellowed sutra scroll exudes a faint smell. If you look carefully at the framed paper, it is full of fine cracks. You can imagine what it looks like.
Only skilled hands can restore this ancient scroll to its seemingly perfect appearance today.
There is a painting of Bodhisattva at the beginning of the scroll, and a map of geographical scenery in the scroll. There is a solemn and clean atmosphere between the lines. The scroll seems to have experienced its own refinement since it was painted. But the scroll itself also has another kind of atmosphere.
The nature of things is desolate and bumpy. If you touch it with your spiritual consciousness, you can seem to hear endless stories told over thousands of years.
When You Fang was explaining the Xuanji Pictures in Xi'an, Hua Youxian blinked while listening, but he still understood it more or less. Now when he was explaining the Sutras and Sutras on Mingsha Mountain in Dunhuang, Hua Youxian had a hard time listening and couldn't even interrupt to ask.
None, just remember it carefully and understand it slowly in the future.
After talking about the scriptures, the sand dunes were already like a dry furnace. Seeing that Hua Youxian had been listening attentively and was not distracted by the heat, You Fang nodded with satisfaction, put away the scriptures and pointed to the distance: "Let's go
Take a look there and feel the fresh air."
Following the direction of his finger, there is a pavilion surrounded by an oasis under the sand dunes in the distance. There is also a clear spring next to the pavilion. The shore of the Bitan is dotted with light purple wild flowers. It is not a mirage but the famous Crescent Moon Spring, which is also nearby.
The Eye of the Earth is located. No one comes to play at noon this season. When they walk down the sand dune, there are only two figures between the sky and the earth, leaving two lines of shallow footprints on the light yellow and white sand.
On the way back from Crescent Moon Spring, Hua Youxian asked a tourist: "If you can find the legendary three treasures of Crescent Moon Spring: iron-backed fish, five-color sand, and seven-star grass, you will live forever. I heard from the locals that the iron-backed fish may be
The pike in Dunhuang and the seven-star grass are apophylla and kenaf, so what is the five-color sand? Does Brother You know?"
You Fang smiled: "Where are you making elixirs and preparing medicine? You are still immortal!"
Hua Youxian also laughed: "Myths and legends, although they are bizarre, there are always reasons, such as the story of the fierce kiss in Mianshan that Brother You told me. If this is really a symbol, then what does the last blind five-color sand mean?
What?"
You Fang thought for a while and replied: "In the scriptures I explained to you, you can find them yourself or ask others. There are some insights that I cannot teach you."
As soon as he said this, the mobile phone in You Fang's pocket was vibrating. He took it out and saw a message. The intermediary told him that Luo Wangzong had contacted him, but he would not meet directly and would send someone to arrange a place to discuss business. If not, Yu Fang was
It turns out that the Tawang Sect's "business" now covers a wide range. It not only sold genuine Dunhuang suicide notes, but also forged Dunhuang suicide notes and sold them to fool the foreign devils.
You Fang is familiar with the ways of Jianghu Cemen. He has also been in Panjiayuan, so he can naturally find someone to get on the line. However, the Luo Wangzong is quite cautious and does not want to come forward directly. You Fang laughed when he saw this text message: "Xiao Xian,
Haven't you always said that you want to practice your skills? If the Luo Wang Sect wants to send an intermediary, then I will send an intermediary as well, and you can go and negotiate business."
That evening, Hua Youxian met a man in his thirties on the second floor of a hotel in Dunhuang. The two of them were not sitting in a box, but in a semi-partitioned seat by the window.
The environment was a little noisy, but it was the best cover. The two chatted for about half an hour. I don’t know what they talked about. Hua Youxian took out a "painting" and showed it to the other party. The other party wanted to take a picture with his mobile phone, but was stopped by
Hua Youxian stopped him.
At this time, the man answered the phone, said a few words and then hung up. At another table in the lobby on the second floor, there was a man in his fifties who had just finished making the phone call, stood up, checked out and went out.
The disguised You Fang on the other side also asked the waiter to pay, and followed him downstairs unhurriedly.
When You Fang saw that the meeting place chosen by the other party was semi-open, he immediately understood that Luo Wangzong would be watching secretly at the scene. Most of the so-called middle-man connections used this routine, so he went too. The one who had a leisurely conversation with Hua Youfang
The call that the person answered was from Luo Wangzong. Although no one in the noisy hall could hear clearly, You Fang noticed it.
You Fang wasn't here to investigate any case. He had no interest or time to go around in circles, so he just stepped on Luo Wangzong's tail and followed him.
That night, in a small courtyard on the outskirts of Dunhuang, Luo Wangzong woke up from his sleep and found that the lights in the bedroom had been turned on and two masked men were standing in front of the bed. You Fang was still dressed in the same red scarf, but this time it was covered in black
The person wearing the scarf is no longer Song Yang, but Song Yang's apprentice Hua Youxian.
"Who are you?...What do you want to do?" Luo Wangzong trembled and said this classic line with a look of horror on his face. He reached out and tried to touch under the pillow but found nothing.
You Fang unhurriedly opened a scroll and said to Luo Wangzong: "Do you still recognize this thing?... Well, I can't remember it? It doesn't matter, I can help you recall it slowly. It was once used by you
Cut it into three sections and sell them separately for money. That was in Japan twenty years ago... Don't get me wrong, I'm not here to see you because of this. I just want to ask how Jeff Anderson is doing. I'm very concerned about him.
he."
Luo Wangzong didn't admit to knowing An Zuojie at first. You Fang didn't say anything. Hua Youxian naturally had a way to make him talk. The facts were surprisingly consistent with You Fang's speculation. Luo Wangzong came to Dunhuang to meet An Zuojie. Chaohe Group
There was a sum of money in the territory that was still in the hands of Luo Wangzong. The middleman who had originally contacted him died. For safety reasons, Anzuojie directly called Luo Wangzong to Dunhuang.
Luo Wangzong didn't know anything about the Wuchong sect, and it was even less likely that he knew what happened at Xuanji Peak and Mianshan. Now the entire Chaohe Group had fallen and dispersed, and An Zuojie was on the run. He still came here very cautiously.
Dun
Huang, help An Zuojie handle all matters such as account number and funds. An Zuojie asked him if there was a safe way to leave the country. Luo Wangzong was embarrassed and said that he couldn't arrange it, but he could sneak out from the northwest border, but it was dangerous and uneven along the way.
Luo Wangzong met An Zuojie three days ago. He didn't know where An Zuojie was now or whether he had left the country. He didn't seem to have any valuable clues. But a situation he mentioned caught the attention of the tourists.
, An Zuojie is now a lost dog. When he escaped from Mianshan, there were only three men left. It is said that he can no longer make any big waves.
But when Luo Wangzong met him, An Zuojie was still very powerful. The location arrangement and personnel transportation were very secretive and organized. He definitely not only controlled three subordinates, he was a very capable gang. So what happened?
What's going on? Did An Zuojie pull poles and build a mountaintop within a short period of time after escaping to Dunhuang? Maybe this gang was originally an organizational branch of the Wuchong sect in the country, or it was newly controlled by An Zuojie. In You Fang's mind
Very confused.
If this is the case, for the sake of caution, we may have to use Han Zhizi's group. Han Zhizi and others have not been disbanded. Thirteen Fengmen senior masters are still traveling together since the battle of Mianshan. They have not done this for many years.
After this experience, they all feel very relieved. They are currently in Xi'an. And the group of young disciples led by Chu Fu have returned to their respective factions.
Han Zhizi, Zhang Xi and others are still together and have not dispersed on their own, and even followed Mr. Rand's whereabouts to Xi'an. On the one hand, it is naturally a rare opportunity for the elders of various factions to communicate and travel together. On the other hand, it is also because they are unwilling to cooperate with him.
Uneasy. Two attacks on Anzuojie's lair failed to catch the culprit. I felt a bit embarrassed. Knowing that Mr. Rand was tracking Anzuojie, I would not be able to rest assured if I didn't get rid of this person, so I was on standby at any time.
However, the tourists could not let these people miss again. They had to find out Anzuojie's exact destination and then notify him. According to the situation disclosed by Luo Wangzong, Anzuojie might have to leave the country from the northwest, and he also had the financial resources to arrange everything. From Dunhuang to Mongolia,
Either going to Central Asia, he would have to travel through vast and sparsely populated long distances, so Anzuojie not only needed to have his identity covered, but also had personnel and material security before he could set off.
The safest way is to find cooperation with a criminal gang that has contact with the border, or simply control this gang. If this is the case, An Zuojie is really a talent! He can also make a small turnaround during the escape.
In the morning, You Fang and Hua Youxian were eating the local yellow noodles in a very good restaurant in the county. Hua Youxian ate so deliciously that he felt sweat on his forehead. At this moment
, a man and a woman looked like a couple, leading a little girl into the restaurant. You Fang paused with his chopsticks in the air, and then continued eating noodles as if nothing had happened.
However, Hua Youxian felt something strange very keenly. Without looking in the direction of the people, he lowered his head and picked up his noodles with chopsticks, and said quietly with his consciousness: "Brother You knows them?"
You Fang replied: "That man is an old friend of mine who I met in the early years of my life. He has a very vicious eye. Even though I am wearing makeup, I might not be able to recognize him if I attract attention. This is strange, how could he appear here? Xiaoxian,
After a while, you step on his tail and try to find out who he is here and what he is doing. You must be careful. Although that person is not your opponent, he is also very skilled and he is an old man. Don't get too close to cause alertness."