novelden Chapter 232 Going to Xisha
Chapter 232 Going to Xisha
"It's not fun at all. I think you're right. We're here on vacation. We absolutely can't do anything. Don't even think about going into the tomb. It's best to stay as far away from that Wu Xie as possible."
"?" Gu Can was completely bewildered upon hearing Gu Liang's words. How could this man change his attitude faster than turning the pages of a book? He must be the one who wanted to go to the tomb the most.
"Don't pay attention to him. He was upset today. I guess he will never want to go to the cemetery in his lifetime." Ji Xiaoju took the phone with a smile.
"What's wrong with my dad?" Gu Can asked quickly.
"Wu Sansheng came today. During dinner, he wanted to pair you with Wu Xie. Your dad couldn't eat at that time and was so angry that he almost exploded." Ji Xiaoju was also amused.
"Hahaha, this Third Uncle is wrong." Gu Can was about to laugh at Third Uncle for making random matches, but suddenly realized that something was wrong.
"What's wrong?" Ji Xiaoju became serious after hearing what Gu Can said.
"Now is the time to bring Wu Xie into the game. Once this has begun, we can't stop. We are all outside the plan. Wu Sansheng won't suddenly bring this up at this time."
"Yes, I find it strange too. Is he testing us? Testing what? Is he testing 'it's' people?" Gu Liang also reacted.
"It happened so suddenly. Could something happen in Prince Lu's Palace that is inconsistent with the original world line?" Gu Can guessed.
"Very likely!" Gu Liang and Ji Xiaoju also nodded.
"But we didn't go. Did giving him insecticide and sachets make him suspicious?"
"After all, what you gave us are all cutting-edge technologies, and they are exactly the right remedies for the disease. Maybe that's why you have doubts." Gu Liang and Ji Xiaoju couldn't figure it out either.
"Forget it. Wu Sansheng is an old fox. If one attempt fails, he must have a backup plan. As long as we don't go down the tomb, he can't do anything to us." Gu Can didn't worry about it.
"Yeah, let's see how he makes his move." Gu Liang and Ji Xiaoju were not the kind of people who liked to dwell on trivial matters.
Anyway, they are just here for vacation, their assets are clean, and they can be checked at will.
A week later, Gu Can looked at Wu Xie who appeared in front of her and wondered, shouldn't this guy be going to the Xisha Islands?
"Are you out of your mind? If you have something to say, just say it. You've been looking at me for half an hour." Gu Can rolled his eyes almost to the sky.
Wu Xie had been staring at her since he entered the room, not saying a word for half an hour, his expression changing constantly, full of confusion. She was starting to feel uncomfortable.
Wu Xie hesitated for a long time, then took out a printed old photo and handed it over.
"What is this?" Gu Can reached out and took the photo. It was a photo of the Xisha archaeological team from twenty years ago.
"Why are you showing this to me?" Gu Can just took a quick glance and looked at Wu Xie in confusion.
Wu Xie pointed at the person on the far right of the first row in the photo.
"So mysterious, who is this..., is this me?!!!!" Gu Can was so shocked.
"No, why did you photoshop me into the old photo?" This was the only explanation Gu Can could give.
"This isn't photoshopped." Wu Xie shook his head.
"What do you mean? You're not going to tell me that I looked like this twenty years ago. My third uncle watched me grow up." Gu Can also felt strange now.
"Cancan, do you have any aunt or something like that?"
"Yes, my parents' generation had not started family planning yet, so they have many brothers and sisters. My aunt is the most outstanding looking among the aunts, and she looks most like my father. I am also three points similar to her, but she definitely can't be my aunt." Gu Can thought carefully about his identity in this world.
"Are there any photos?" Wu Xie asked.
"Yes, in the early years when my grandfather was still alive and my uncle had not yet passed away, our family would go back every year to worship our ancestors and take a group photo. Twenty years ago, when I was three years old, I also went back. Let me look for it." Gu Can went upstairs and found the photo album from twenty years ago.
"Look, this is my eldest aunt, my second aunt, third aunt, fifth aunt, sixth aunt, and my youngest aunt." Gu Can took down the photo album, turned to the group photo, pointed at the people in it, and spoke one by one.
"Your Gu family is famous for producing beauties." Wu Xie was really amazed.
"Is that the point? Look, who could possibly be the person in the photo?" Gu Can was speechless. No, who had led Wu Xie astray? Or was he just like that?
"This is neither of them. Although this photo was taken twenty years ago, no matter how you look at it, the people in the photo are all you. And..." Wu Xie was a little hesitant.
"Don't be so hesitant. If you have something to say, just say it."
"I saw you at Guazi Temple too," Wu Xie said.
"I know. We are in a guesthouse and we had dinner together. I also gave you insecticide. Did you use it?" Gu Can wanted to know whether the insecticide worked well.
"It's not in the guesthouse, it's in the tomb." Wu Xie stared at Gu Can, not wanting to miss any of his expression.
"In the tomb?" Gu Can was very sure that when she went to get the Hydra cypress, Wu Xie and the others had just entered the tomb and there was no way they could have spotted her. So, how could Wu Xie say he saw her in the tomb?
"Tell me from the beginning what happened." Gu Can asked directly.
"After separating from you, we followed the map to find the tomb. After entering the tomb, we saw the Seven Star Coffin, encountered a blood corpse, and were chased by corpse-bugs. Fortunately, we had the insecticide you gave us. Later, we heard the sound of a zither."
"The sound of a piano?"
"Yes, the sound of the guqin. Following the sound, we came to the cliff. You were playing the guqin on the jade platform at the bottom of the cave. Then you flew over from the opposite jade platform, brought me to the altar, played the guqin and sang, and gave me a key."
"Me? Are you sure?" Gu Can was even more confused.
"I'm sure, apart from the clothes and hairstyle that are typical of ancient women, that person is exactly you. Even if we didn't sleep in the same bed and bathe together since childhood, I wouldn't mistake your face."
"You should wait until you can share a bed with someone else and take a shower together. I think that guy is pretty good."
"Hey, you man."
"Okay, okay, I know you won't make a mistake, but don't talk about my ancestors for three generations, my ancestors for eighteen generations, etc." Gu Can suddenly remembered that their family's surname was supposed to be Zhang.
"what happened?"
"Nothing, I just thought it was impossible for me to be in the tomb."
"Anyway, this is too much of a coincidence. It seems that you have to go to the Xisha Islands with me." Wu Xie said to Gu Can.
"Why should I go with you?"
"You don't want to know"
"No, curiosity kills the cat. I don't have nine lives, Wu Xie. I'm different from you. You like those weird legends and are always full of curiosity, but I don't. I just want to spend the rest of my life peacefully in the day-to-day life." Gu Can replied directly.
"Then you still have to go." Wu Xie said.
"Cancan, even if you don't want to know the truth, you have to go. Whether it's you in Prince Lu's Palace or you in the archaeological team twenty years ago, this is by no means accidental. You have been implicated. This is not something you want or don't want to do, but something you must do." Wu Xie is a little smart.
Although he knew nothing at the moment, the appearance of these two "Gu Can" was unusual. Someone had already spread a huge net. Instead of passively waiting, it was better to take the initiative to uncover the secret.
Gu Can was silent for a long time and took out his cell phone.
"Hey, Senior Sister Lingyun."
"Cancan, why did you think of calling me? Are you coming here to play? When will you arrive? I will pick you up. Please take a few more days off." A pleasant female voice came from the other end of the phone.
"No need, senior sister. I'm creating a new comic recently and want to look up some information." Gu Can said directly.
"It's been so long since we last met, and you didn't even ask to come see me. Tell me what information you have, it's top secret."
"The 1984 Xisha Archaeological Team gave what they could, but they couldn't make any mistakes if they couldn't," Gu Can said with a smile.
"Use your reminder. I'll go look for it and email you what I can."
"Thank you. When the creation is finished, you can have roast duck, hot pot or mutton. Take your pick."
"I want a seafood feast, the kind that costs 3,800!"
"can."
"Let's go to Xisha." Gu Can hung up the phone and said to Wu Xie.