Chapter 4: The Email at One O'Clock in the Morning

  Scholars at Qinghai University for Nationalities identified the authenticity of the crystal sheep head and then irradiated it with different colored lights, hoping to discover hidden information through the refraction of the crystal sheep head itself. However, on the projection screen, except for the obvious "seven-star horizontal stripes" surrounded by various colors, there was no useful information.

  They finally came to a conclusion that as long as they could determine which tribe the crystal sheep head belonged to, and then find their descendants, it would be possible to obtain some useful information through the descendants of the tribe's priests using the "spiritual communication" with the crystal, which belongs to the category of theology, but also a means to an end.

  Professor Zhou Tao decided to go visit the person who told him about the legend of "Seven Star Crystal Goat Head" the next day - Ke Kemu.

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  He now regrets that when he was doing "field research" at the time, he only had a simple understanding of what the person said about the "Crystal Sheep Head Legend", and did not ask for more information.

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  Liu Yi wasn't surprised when he found out that the expert team hadn't obtained any useful information from the Crystal Sheep's Head.

  If the secret inside could be easily obtained, with Father's wisdom, he would have cracked the information and achieved his goal long ago. It is estimated that Father must have been at a loss for what to do, but this crystal sheep head played a crucial role in the secret he was searching for, so he deliberately left it to him, hoping that Liu Yi could continue to investigate.

  But now, Liu Yi had no idea what his father was looking for. He had searched every corner of his father's bedroom, even flipping through every book page by page, trying to find any clues left behind by his father. Of course, it was all in vain.

  Although it is so, Liu Yi did not lose heart. As long as there was a thread of possibility in finding his father, he would continue to search for him. He really wanted to ask his father face-to-face what made him embark on the path of abandoning his family and business to explore unknown secrets.

  Malacca had sorted out the information, it was almost one o'clock in the morning, at this time, he found that there was a new email on the right lower corner of the computer desktop, so he called out to Liu Yi: "You have a new email, please check it!"

  This laptop belongs to Liu Yi, and as long as it is turned on and connected to the internet, it will automatically log in to his email account.

  Liu Yi muttered: "Who would send an email to themselves at this late hour!" As he spoke, he walked over to the computer and opened his mailbox.

  The title of this email was a string of Arabic numerals, but the content shocked Liu Yi, it turned out to be sent by his father, and the sending date showed 1 o'clock in the morning.

  "Could it be that Father has set up a timed delivery again?" With this thought, he began to carefully read the email. Malacca was also very curious and leaned over with his big head to take a look. The email read:

  My son Liu Yi, I suppose you have received the package I sent to you.

  The sheepskin outside is a map, and the crystal sheep head inside relates to whether our family can continue or not. So you must keep it carefully and definitely unlock the secret of the crystal sheep head.

  When you receive this email, I may be in some deep mountain and old forest, or perhaps in some ancient underground palace.

  Up until this email was sent, I have been searching for nearly ten years, or perhaps even longer. This is my destiny, and it will soon become yours as well.

  If the sheepskin map is inadvertently thrown into the trash or stolen, don't worry. You can go find Kekemu, a villager from Keke Village at the foot of Qinghai Kunlun Mountains, and he will take you through the dense white bones, across the endless marshes, drifting on the ferocious Red Water, under the guidance of God, to arrive at a place I once arrived.

  There may be miracles waiting for you that I haven't seen. That's all I can write, the rest is up to you. The clues I can leave for you are only this much, don't worry, trust your old man, he won't die so easily. Our Liu family's proud sons will definitely overcome difficulties and triumph over them.

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  Liu Yi was deeply impressed by his father's foresight in predicting the loss of the sheepskin map after reading the email. However, the more his father said he wouldn't die easily, the more worried Liu Yi became, it seemed that his father must have gone through many dangers.

  What Liu Yi found most inexplicable and mysterious in his father's words was that the crystal sheep head had something to do with whether his own family could continue or not, and that "searching" was his own destiny. What did this mean?

  He only felt that his brain was like a paste, and the information he had gained that day stuck together in his mind, unable to make any sense of it. His head hurt so much that it seemed to be about to explode.

  He held his head and shook it, with a very painful expression.

  Malacca walked up, closed the computer and patted his shoulder: "It's late, let's rest first. Tomorrow we'll go find that person named Keke Mu!"

  "It can only be like this." Liu Yi sighed, and fell back onto the bed, exhausted. Perhaps due to the high tension of the day, he quickly fell asleep.

  They slept until eight o'clock, and if Professor Zhou didn't call to wake them up, these two kids would have probably slept till they woke up naturally. Liu Tao heard that the person Zhou Tao was going to find was actually Ke Kemu, and one sentence made him completely awake.

  Two people simply washed their faces, checked out of the house, and at a roadside outdoor goods store, one person bought a set of camouflage clothes, changed into his own big pants and short T-shirt, packed them in a backpack, and rushed to the main gate of Qinghai University for Nationalities.

  Qinghai region has a relatively high altitude, with large temperature differences between day and night. In Xining city, wearing a T-shirt or long-sleeved shirt is enough, but outside of Xining city, cold-proof measures are needed.

  They came in a hurry this time, thinking that after seeing the professor, they could get some useful information and then return to Jinan to invite a few helpers to embark on an adventure to track down their father's footsteps. Who would have thought that the mystery would come one after another, and I don't know how long we will stay in Qinghai Province. Now Liu Yi is considering whether to purchase some equipment locally after finding Kekemu.

  They got out of the taxi and saw Professor Zhou Tao chatting with a pretty girl from afar.

  The girl was dressed in outdoor gear, basking in the rising sun, like a blooming snow lotus flower, with a smile on her face that brightened up the whole autumn.

  This girl is the daughter of Professor Zhou Tao's good friend Lin Yang, a southern migrant, a petite and delicate girl named Lin Xueyan. She currently works at Qinghai Daily News Agency. After hearing her father mention the crystal sheep head, she thought it was very newsworthy and decided to follow up on the story to get firsthand information. Professor Zhou Tao happened to be short of a guide, so he agreed to let her come along.

  After everyone gathered together and made a brief introduction to each other, they got on an old Beijing-style broken Jeep with the words "Qinghai Daily Press Interview Vehicle" painted on it.

  Professor Zhou Tao and Liu Yi sat in the back row, Ma Liya drove, and Lin Xuewen sat in the co-pilot seat directing the way.

  Liu Yi was not pleased with Lin Xueyan's appearance. Although he did not yet understand the value of the Crystal Sheep Head, he had a vague feeling that if the matter were to be reported by her, it would definitely cause a huge stir. At that time, this secret would become an open secret, and who knows how many "so-called insiders" would join in the scramble.

  He looked at Professor Zhou Tao with concern and said, "If the crystal sheep head thing is reported, it won't be good."

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  Professor Zhou Tao understood what he meant and said: "Xueyan is just curious about this matter, and she won't report it out if the timing isn't right. Moreover, the discovery of the Seven-Star Crystal Sheep's Head has already been reported to the municipal government by a professor at Qinghai Nationalities University, and this matter has been listed as confidential and cannot be disclosed. In addition, the 'Qinghai Ancient Qiang Culture Research Association' has sent experts and scholars with the crystal sheep's head to Sichuan Province, where most of the Qiang people are descendants of the ancient Western Qiang people who migrated there. Let's see if we can find some legends and clues about the crystal sheep's head there!"

  After listening to Professor Zhou's words, Liu Yi's heart sank. This matter seemed to be getting more and more complicated. The government had intervened, but for himself, he didn't know whether it was good or bad. Moreover, the crystal sheep head had been taken away by them, what if it got lost? Wouldn't he lose his only clue? He still handed over his laptop to Professor Zhou, letting him take a look at the email sent by his father to see if there was any hidden information inside.

  When Professor Zhou saw the words "Keke Village Kokemu": "Huh" and said, "It seems that your father knows a lot of information? Why didn't he tell you everything? Where is Keke Village?"

  Liu Yi couldn't answer this question and had no choice but to remain silent.

  He looked at Professor Zhou Tao with a puzzled expression and asked: "You went to find Kekemu, but you don't even know where Kekou Village is?"

  "That year I met Kekemu when he was at the Sonam Dargye Protection Station. He had been injured by poachers and was rescued by the people at the station. The two of us got along pretty well, and it was also around that time that we learned about the legend of the Crystal Sheep!"

  "Oh! So it seems we may not necessarily find the Kork tree on this trip?"

  "It's not necessarily so, at that time he was seriously injured and stayed in the protection station for a long time. The staff there may have known his whereabouts?" Professor Zhou Tao said.

  Liu Yi nodded: "I hope so!"

  Professor Zhou smiled slightly and continued to read the email: "Crossing the dense white bones, stepping over the endless marshes, drifting on the ferocious red water..." He whispered out this passage from the email, seemingly deep in thought, muttering to himself: "Where is this talking about? There are countless life-prohibited zones like Qinghai Province just in Hoh Xil alone!"

  He finished reading the email and was just as perplexed as Liu Yi had been after finishing reading the email.

  If what Liu Yi's father said is true, then it seems that the Liu family and the ancient Qiang people have a deep connection.

  Although it is still uncertain whether the tribe that guarded the crystal sheep head at that time was the ancient Qiang people, based on his intuition, this crystal sheep head must be related to the ancient Qiang people.

  On the world stage, there was once an American-Chinese physicist Ding Sho Chung who discovered the "J" particle with intuition and won the Nobel Prize in Physics. We have reason to believe that professors' intuitions are sometimes correct.

  He thought for half a day without getting anywhere, so he simply closed his eyes and pretended to fall asleep. Staying up late last night to appraise the crystal sheep head had also left him exhausted at over 60 years old.

  Compared to Zhou Tao and Liu Yi's silence, Ma Liya and Lin Xueyan chatted enthusiastically. Moreover, Ma Liya had participated in anti-poaching volunteer activities in Kekexili, making himself as familiar with the locals as a native Qinghai person. His boasts were like Mount Himalaya, high and unattainable, causing Lin Xueyan to cover her mouth in surprise from time to time. The latter's exclamations of surprise also made the former boast even more.

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