Chapter Nineteenth The Box

  Yu Gang was holding a loudspeaker in his hand, and subconsciously threw the loudspeaker at Lin Wu Xuan. At that moment, I tightened my throat, wasn't this guy always warning me not to provoke Lin Wu Xuan? How come his own guts are so 'thick'.

  I saw this and quickly opened the door and ran out, just in case I had just been broken 'legs'.

  Of course, Lin Wu Xuan easily dodged the incoming trumpet, his face cold and his eyes gleaming with an increasingly heavy light, as if with just one breath, he would come up and kick your 'legs' off.

  I ran very fast and heard Yu Gang's angry face say to Lin Wu Xuan: "I didn't expect you to help, anyway, I'll take care of this matter."

  Lin Wu Xuan took a step forward, and I don't know where the courage came from, but I blocked Yu Gang's path, stuttering: "Don't bother with this fool, he got his brain kicked by that thing last night."

  "Don't meddle in other people's business." Lin Wu Xuan stretched out his hand to touch the Mitsubishi military dagger hanging at his waist, his eyes gleaming with a fierce light that pierced my heart and made me tremble.

  "I..."

  The words got stuck in his throat, and he was suddenly interrupted by Yu Gang. He grasped his hair with both hands, his eyes shooting out angry glints as he said word by word: "Get lost, this has nothing to do with you."

  Damn it, I don't want to get involved in other people's business. If you hadn't saved my life before, I wouldn't be bothering with you now.

  "I'm gonna screw your grandfather! I thought I wanted to take care of you, but you're not afraid that Brother Xuan will break your legs!" I was furious.

  At that moment, he was also in a huff, and he first pushed me hard. I didn't expect him to vent his anger on me, so I was directly pushed down onto the sand, with my mouth full of sand. I got furious immediately, scrambled up quickly, and charged towards Yu Gang like an enraged leopard. Due to my habitual diving force, I knocked Yu Gang to the ground and pressed him down hard.

  I hadn't even had a chance to hit him, but he took the initiative and his strength was extremely great. I was kicked flying by him with one foot, flew out for a full meter and fell down, hurting so much that I almost burst into tears.

  Damn it, don't think I'm a sick cat just because the tiger isn't showing its might.

  I had just climbed up and hadn't yet made out the situation in front of me when I was punched solidly, this punch landed on my face. I felt like my "door" teeth were aching tightly, as if my teeth had loosened. Indeed, I spat out a mouthful of blood.

  It's okay anywhere else, just don't hit the face.

  "Damn it, hit anywhere else, don't hit my face." I rushed over and swung my fist at Yu Gang's face.

  Yu Gang's mouth was hit by me and turned a bit purple, as soon as my fist fell, I picked it up again, ready to swing over when he easily dodged this time, but was countered by Yu Gang with a backhand punch, which landed squarely on my temple, causing me to lose balance immediately, flying out like a sandbag.

  At that moment, I couldn't see anything, but just heard someone exclaiming in my ear.

  I struggled to get up, wiping the blood from my mouth with my hand, and glared at Tang Guangze standing in front of me, angrily saying: "Get out of the way, let me beat him to death."

  I rushed past Tang Guangze and charged towards Yu Gang's direction, grabbing his collar and punching him hard in the eye socket.

  At this time, Tang Guangze shouted loudly: "Why are you fighting?"

  Yu Gang lowered his head, not backing down in the slightest, and said, "This kid is meddling in other people's business."

  "Damn it, let me go! I'm going to tear his mouth apart!" I was being dragged by Huang Daxian and struggled desperately, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't break free from Huang Daxian's grasp. His strength was simply too great.

  This dead old man is eating what grows, strength like a cow.

  "Slap..." A loud slap, Huang Daxian slapped me so hard that my eyes were dizzy and my face turned very ugly. He said, "If it weren't for your father's sake, I would have buried you long ago. You dare to talk nonsense to me."

  Huang Daxian suddenly changed his face, scaring me so much that I didn't dare to move. The whole person shrunk and looked at him, taking a long time to react to what he said.

  My father?

  He just mentioned my father.

  "Have you seen my father? When was it?"

  By the time I reacted, I suddenly grabbed Huang Daxian's hand and asked excitedly.

  Can I not be excited?

  I have never seen my father.

  I have seen my father many times in my dreams, but he never says a word, rushing past me hastily without stopping once.

  My mom never told me your story, and there were no photos of you at home, but I know that mom really loved you.

  Because I heard Mom calling out his name many times in the middle of the night.

  What kind of person is he? He makes my mom so worried.

  Because I once asked my mom, and the answer was always just one: he's dead.

  "Who told you to spout nonsense, who told you to spout nonsense." Huang Da Xian's face twisted with rage, I've never seen him like this before. Remembering his previous indifference towards people, I involuntarily loosened my grip and hung my head in weakness, just like a child who did something wrong waiting for punishment.

  There was no unexpected linguistic destruction, nor were there fists that came like a storm. All that could be heard was Huang Daxian letting out a sigh before slowly opening his mouth to say, "Your father...".

  I slowly lifted my head and saw Huang Daxian's hesitant expression, he didn't plan to continue speaking at all. He waved his hand, probably indicating that others should leave, those people knew Huang Daxian was a tough guy, so they listened obediently and walked towards the car.

  Under the vast blue sky, in the rolling yellow sand, stood two people, a long silence.

  I opened my mouth, my throat moved, but no sound came out. The silent atmosphere was suffocating me, as if the blood vessels in my neck were being strangled by someone.

  No one can imagine that a person who seemed like a stranger suddenly had some news, and my emotions were like setting off firecrackers, unable to calm down.

  To me, my father is like a stranger, without the kind of kindness I imagined, without the laughter I imagined accompanying me as I grew up.

  From a young age, my longing for my father surpassed my passion for archaeological knowledge.

  "Ah..." Huang Daxian sighed, his face changing several times before he spoke: "I didn't expect it to involve you, nothing in this world is completely secret, I thought your father's matter had been handled so that no one would know, I should have understood earlier, all of this is fate."

  "Your grandfather was a member of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, in 1950, he was still just a young man in his twenties, he followed us to Shihezi to do reconnaissance, entered into the old forest, many terrifying things happened, we found a huge ancient city, found a mound with a black box inside, before we even opened the box, all of our people encountered difficulties, an entire company was wiped out, only your grandfather and I were left."

  "I didn't know there were two survivors. I handed the box over to your grandfather, thinking I could return and report back, but instead I was arrested."

  I've never heard Grandma and Mom talk about Grandpa's stories, those two women at home never mentioned anything about Grandpa and Dad, it turns out that Grandpa was such an awesome person.

  "I was imprisoned for a whole fifteen years, and after I came out, there was no news of your grandfather, but I heard the news of your father. It is estimated that your grandfather entrusted the box to your father before his death."

  "Your father knew the secret of the box, I suspect he went into this desert to find that place your grandfather spoke of... one must never be curious..."

  Huang Daxian said this with a calm and serene expression on his face, just like a monk who has transcended worldly affairs.

  "My father...!" I shouted out loud, completely forgetting about the pain, getting very excited.

  It turns out that all of this wasn't a coincidence.

  "I don't know..." Huang Daxian said in a low voice, his expression filled with confusion, helplessness and terror.

  "Didn't you say you saw him? What box?" I was startled, and the thought of my father possibly stepping on the land beneath his feet suddenly flashed into my mind, a desperate idea bursting out.

  I have experienced the ruthlessness of this desert and the terror of nature, knowing that human survival in such an environment is extremely slim.

  I was afraid of hearing that terrifying answer.

  "That box......" Huang Daxian muttered, his expression somewhat abnormal.

  "Chen Yuesong, that's enough..." Suddenly appearing was Tang Guangze, who fiercely rebuked him. His face already clearly showed signs of impending rage.

  I was stunned for a moment, and all I saw was Tang Guangze supporting Huang Daxian, who had a terrified face, and gave me a fierce glare.

  I anxiously cried out: "He still hasn't told me where my father is, that box..."

  Then Tang Guangze turned around, his face shining with a light I had never seen before, it was the color of killing and silencing, his gaze locked tightly onto me. Seeing this Tang Guangze, I was so scared that I took several steps back, after standing still for a moment, when I looked over again, Tang Guangze's body was still emitting this terrifying murderous aura.

  He squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "Don't ask so many questions about things you shouldn't know, or this desert will be your final destination."

  I know that Tang Guangze doesn't care about the lives of people like us, and I also know that once Tang Guangze has made up his mind to kill someone, he won't give up until it's done.

  Tang Guangze and Huang Daxian's figures became smaller and smaller until they got on the bus.

  I just returned to Sheng, wiping away the blood from the corner of my mouth, and hurriedly got on the car.

  Sitting silently in the car, this time it wasn't Dahei driving, but Yu Gang.

  I glanced at him, he was humming a tune with a relaxed face, his mood seemed to be quite good, I suddenly felt so angry that I gritted my teeth, and I couldn't help but want to go up and tear his mouth apart, this bastard.

  This guy is going crazy today, biting anyone he sees, and his teeth are still very sharp.

  I recalled what Huang Daxian said and thought about it carefully. Whether his words are trustworthy or not, I always feel that they are quite off the mark?

  Is it possible that my father is still alive?

  This is something I never thought of, and on my birthday every year, I didn't even dare to make such a wish, but now I've learned about a clue about my father from someone else's mouth.

  This time I cut off the idea of running away last night and made a big decision in my heart.

  With a loud clang, the car suddenly slammed on the brakes, causing my head to violently hit the window glass.

  "You bloody idiot, can you even drive?!"

  The driver was Yu Gang, and even Tianyun Master in the passenger seat couldn't avoid being hit. He shouted furiously, his face red with rage.

  "What...what is that thing?" Yu Gang's face turned pale, and he stuttered for half a day before saying this sentence.