Chen Wen stood up immediately: "Are you saying that the large restricted area near Qinghai Lake is the burial place of the fox ancestor?"
Mother Fox nodded and said: "It's very possible, otherwise, it would be impossible for the Detective Hand to send out large-scale troops. Xiaoxia, what do you think?"
Xia Qingqing shook his head and said: "Although I don't know where the Fox ancestor's mausoleum is, I can be sure that it is definitely not in Qinghai Lake."
Xia Qingqing has the inheritance of the Qingqiu Fox Clan. Although her memory is vague, she will not be mistaken.
Mother Fox pondered for a while before saying, "Xue Fei, please adjust the aerial photos of Qinghai for me and show them to Xia Qingqing one by one."
Not long after Dr. Bai released the aerial photos one by one, Xia Qingqing shouted: "Wait a minute, where is this place?"
"Xingxiu Sea!" Mother Fox and Dr. Bai looked at each other and said a name in unison,
Xingxiu Sea is located in Qinghai, adjacent to Zhaling Lake in the east and Maqu, the source of the Yellow River, in the west. The ancients believed that Xingxiu Sea is the source of the Yellow River. In fact, the source of the Yellow River is still some distance away from the Xingxiu Sea.
In terms of topography, although Xingxiu Sea is located four thousand meters above sea level, it is a long and narrow basin.
As the water of the Yellow River travels here, due to the gentle terrain, the river surface suddenly widens and the flow speed slows down. The river water flowing everywhere forms large swamps and numerous lakes there. The small basin is dotted with hundreds of lakes of different sizes and shapes. The large ones are hundreds of square meters and the small ones are only a few square meters. When you climb up and look into the distance, these lakes are shining in the sunshine. Under the illumination, it sparkles like stars twinkling in the night sky, hence the name of the Sea of Stars.
Mother Fox said anxiously: "Quickly, show her all the aerial photos of Xingxiu Sea."
After Dr. Bai's aerial photos were shown one by one, Xia Qingqing frowned: "Why do I feel that none of them are right? Did I just see it wrong?"
Mother Fox said: "Bring up that picture, and then compare all the pictures that are similar to it."
After Dr. Bai took out six photos in a row, Xia Qingqing pointed to the photo that caught his attention for the first time and said, "I thought this was the tomb of the Fox Ancestor at first, but I didn't see the Nine Tails of the Fox Ancestor."
The hills in the photo Xia Qingqing pointed to do indeed look like a fox curled up on the ground. The fox's head, body, and even the four claws of the fox are vaguely visible, but the only thing missing is the fox's tail.
Mother Fox said: "Enlarge all the photos!"
Mother Fox looked at the photo again before saying: "I understand, Foxtail is not a hill but a waterway. The lakes and waterways in the Xingxiu Sea are not static, but constantly changing over the years."
"If nine waterways are connected behind the fox-shaped hill, wouldn't it be a vivid nine-tailed fox? I think that many years ago, there must have been corresponding rivers or waterways. However, the river that was supposed to be the tail of the fox, along with The geological changes have simply disappeared."
Mother Fox said without any doubt: "Get ready and leave for Xingxiu Sea immediately."
"Wait a minute!" Chen Wen raised his hand and said: "We are determined to win this mission. No matter what the cost, we must open the Fox Ancestor restricted area. I will send twenty special forces to cooperate with you."
From the bottom of my heart, I don't want to accept Chen Wen's special forces. After all, I haven't cooperated with them before. There may be casualties during the running-in process. This is not the result I want to see.
I hesitated for a long time, and then Mother Fox said: "I think if you still bring people with you, this mission will be too weak with just a few of you. Besides..."
Mother Fox paused and said: "I think it is impossible for the Detectives not to guess the news about the Fox Ancestor's forbidden area. They will probably take the same approach as us and use elite troops to attack. You are likely to face the Detectives again. Hands. It will be good for you to bring the troops."
I nodded and said, "Okay! But I need absolute command."
"No problem!" Chen Wen agreed: "This time we will stick to the old method. Mi Ru will lead the troops to suppress the large group of detectives, and you will explore the forbidden area of the myth."
Chen Wen's voice dropped and he said: "This mission must not fail under any circumstances, even if it means completely falling out with the Detective. You guys should be ready to set off immediately."
By the time Ye Xun and I packed up our equipment, twenty special forces were ready. The leader was Bao Ruohan. His name sounded a bit feminine, but the temperament he exuded was enough to prove that he was one of the best in a thousand. The soldiers are strong, I finally feel a little relieved.
Bao Ruohan seemed reluctant to talk to me, so he simply said hello and took the people on the plane.
When the plane reached the sky over the Xingxiu Sea, the sun was shining brightly. The large and small lakes on the Xingxiu Sea looked like peacocks spreading their tails under the sunlight. It was so beautiful. This is the famous Peacock Lake.
But I have no intention of appreciating the beautiful scenery at all. Life is probably like this. If you focus too much on something, you will miss countless scenery. When you want to stop and recall what you missed, either things have changed or you can no longer remember what you missed.
I fought all the way in the Mythical Forbidden Zone and never really stopped to look at the scenery around me. Even if I stopped occasionally, all I could see was the mystery and murderous intent hidden under the scenery.
Just like now, although Xingxiu Sea is beautiful, all I see is murderous intent.
The helicopter took us to circle over the Xingxiu Sea for several times, and then Xia Qingqing reached out and pointed in the distance, which is the fox-shaped hill in the photo. I turned to look at Ye Xun, but the latter shook his head at me. He probably meant that he didn't see anything wrong.
"Get off first." I gestured to the pilot, and the helicopter began to descend slowly.
Ye Xun and I jumped to the ground, separated from the blood droplets, and searched around the hill for several times before reuniting. As soon as Samsara saw me, he shook his head: "There are no clues."
Tao Yu also said: "It doesn't look like there is a big tomb here." Although Tao Yu was not a member of the robber sect, as a disciple of the Wugui Sect, he knew something about tomb robberies. She said she didn't see any big tombs, so there must be no signs of burials here.
I said solemnly: "Since the Han Dynasty, water officials have been surveying the water potential in Xingxiu Sea. If the tomb of Fox Ancestor was so easy to be discovered, it should have been made public long ago. Ye Xun, try to see if you can find it. Where is the tomb?”
Ye Xun shook his head and said: "The terrain here is too complicated, please let me look for it again."
I also know that there is no need to rush when searching for a secret burial. Many things can be solved in one go if you don’t have to worry about them. You have to sort them out slowly.
I simply stopped disturbing Ye Xun. I found a higher place to sit down by myself, and slowly began to sort out the entire "Eternal Beauty" context.
There are too many things in "Eternal Beauty" that I can't understand. Even though I already know that this mission is actually a game between the Detective Hand and the Qingqiu Demon Fox, there are still things that are difficult for me to understand.
It wasn't until Xia Qingqing came over that I raised my head and asked, "Does the inheritance you received include anything about Qingqiu and King Wu Helu?"
Xia Qingqing answered the question: "Why are you interested in the secrets of Qingqiu?"
I said solemnly: "I always feel that our mission is in the wrong direction. We... no, it's me. I was initially investigating the mystery of the missing beauty of the ages. But because of the legend of Lu Siniang, we broke into the Tailing Mausoleum of Yongzheng. I was again involved in the dispute between the Detective Hand and the Fox Clan. At that time, I always thought that the eternal beauty was actually a descendant of the Fox Clan. It wasn’t until I broke into the Xingtian restricted area that I discovered that these were two different things."
Xia Qingqing smiled and said: "Your initial misunderstanding is human nature. After all, some people say that Yang Yuhuan is actually a vixen. People! Since ancient times, we like to associate beauties with disasters and vixens. In fact, if you think about it carefully, what is really true? Is it women or men who are causing trouble in the world? Then you can understand that many stunning beauties are just scapegoats."
Seeing the embarrassment on my face, Xia Qingqing said with a smile: "Okay, I won't discuss this with you anymore. In case anyone will say that I am a vixen who seduced you. I am trying to gain your sympathy by showing off to the vixen."
Xia Qingqing changed the subject and said: "The grudge between Qingqiu and King Wu did originate from Jiuding. However, that was Helu's own idea. He felt that Qingqiu was the holy beast guarding Jiuding, and Jiuding must be there. In our hands. Helu sent troops from the State of Wu to conquer Qingqiu. Although the ancient kingdom of Qingqiu was not found, Qingqiu suffered heavy losses. Of course, Qingqiu will spare no effort to retaliate against the opponent."
Xia Qingqing sighed: "Foxes are very vengeful animals. If you offend it, unless it dies, there will be endless revenge. This is the real reason why Helu and Qingqiu started fighting. As for the relationship between Yongzheng and the demon fox, I really don’t know the grievances between them. At that time, there was no authentic fox clan. Qinghu didn’t give me any relevant memories.”
I looked at Xia Qingqing and said, "In your memory, is King Yu Jiuding related to Qingqiu?"
"Probably not." Xia Qingqing said: "There is no record of Jiuding in the fox clan's inheritance. Moreover, I think Qingqiu Jiuwei seems to have a lot of resentment towards Jiuding. As for why, I don't know."
"I understand!" I stood up from the hillside and said, "The secret between the Fox Clan and Jiuding is everyone's goal, and the beauty of the ages seems unimportant."
Xia Qingqing said: "Are you going to give up the secret of beauty?"
"No!" I shook my head and said, "If you give me a chance, I will do everything possible to uncover the mystery of beauty. This is very important to me."
I don’t know why, but I always feel that the people who have studied the “Eternal Beauties” in the Xingtian Forbidden Zone are “them”.
"They" are likely to be more mysterious beings than the Detector.
My father's disappearance was due to hiding from "them" rather than the detective.
No matter how I am treated, I have to unravel the secret of beauty.