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Chapter 198: Everything is in Chaos
"What happened to the photo?" Snow Princess asked, puzzled and curious.
I also looked at the image in the photo, but since it was quite small and not in ultra-high definition, I couldn't see it clearly.
"You'll understand once I enlarge it," Cold Snow said as she continuously zoomed in on the photo. I didn't know what software she was using, but the image remained clear and sharp even after being enlarged, automatically identifying and repairing the portrait.
As the person in the photo was magnified, Cold Snow explained, "This photo was taken by someone under Elder General twenty years ago."
"This... this person!?" Not only Xianxian and her companion, but I was also too shocked to say anything.
There were ten people in the photo, and two faces were unmistakable to me! One of them was my dad; he looked young in the picture, but there wasn't much difference compared to now, so I recognized him immediately.
The other person appeared very young, seemingly around fifteen or sixteen years old. He had a cold expression and leaned against the wall while my dad and others were discussing something. Everyone had backpacks on their backs, indicating they were preparing to go somewhere.
"That person is Lime, right?" Xianxian pointed at the distinctive young boy leaning against the wall and asked with a slight twitch of her mouth.
"We only guessed before," Cold Snow replied, then added, "But now we can be certain about some things, can't we?"
Yes, if analyzed from a normal perspective, it would be hard to believe. But let's not forget that Lime claimed he had an Immortal Body. Since he could continuously be reborn, it was entirely possible for him to have existed twenty years ago!
However...
Why has he never told me? Clearly, he was part of the expedition team from Twenty Years Ago, so why didn't he inform us?
Thinking about this, I suddenly recalled the last time he went missing. Interestingly, that time he "ran away" because he heard about the expedition team. Could it be that he has gone back to that place again?
"And..." Cold Snow glanced at us and said, "According to our sources, only Feng Yuanliang returned afterward; the others have never been seen again."
So, aside from my dad, did everyone else in that expedition team die?
Where exactly did they go Twenty Years Ago? My dad mentioned that many people died during that expedition, and Lime must have "sacrificed" himself during that event. Did he then come back to life and inadvertently meet me?
What secrets does that place hold?
Could it still be related to the Demon Clan?
Was his last departure an attempt to return to that place? After all these years without going back, why did he choose to go missing upon hearing that news? No! Could it be that my dad's disappearance is also tied to events from back then? Did they all return to their original location?
With this thought, I suddenly couldn't sit still, feeling a very bad premonition. I stood up and said, "This is bad; Lime wouldn't have...!"
"Brother Pei," Xianxian's expression changed as she looked at Pei Zi and called out to him.
Pei Zi immediately understood and hurriedly said, "I'll send someone to find him!" With that, he rushed downstairs.
Since we were completely unfamiliar with the terrain here, we couldn't go out to help search. Otherwise, we might end up lost ourselves without finding him. So we had no choice but to stay inside and conserve our energy, ready to leave at any moment!
"You guys aren't suspecting him, are you?" Cold Snow asked from the sofa, looking at us with a mix of confusion and suspicion while appearing relatively calm.
“Lian Fengfeng's father and Lime are both injured and dead. It seems the place they went to must be extremely dangerous!” Xianxian frowned, deep in thought, unsure if she was asking others or just talking to herself.
“It must be incredibly dangerous!” Snow Princess replied without hesitation.
Cold Snow understood and paused for a moment before tentatively asking, “Do you suspect that he didn’t tell you about this because he didn’t want to involve you, and went alone instead?”
“It’s very possible!” I raised my head, feeling both angry and amused. After all the dangerous situations we had already experienced, did he really think he could come and go safely on his own? If that were the case, why did he end up dead there last time?
Did he really think that since he had been there once, he might be familiar with the traps or terrain? Well, that could be true, but it was still too dangerous!
“What I’m most confused about right now is whether my dad’s disappearance and Lime’s strange behavior are related to the unresolved issues from back then. If that’s the case, how would they know if it’s resolved or not? After all, even your Qinglong organization didn’t have accurate information about what happened back then. I don’t believe other organizations could have grasped it!” As I said this, I suddenly looked up at Xianxian, who seemed to have thought of something as well and looked at me in disbelief.
“Could it be that some internal members from back then are still alive?” we said in unison, clearly thinking along the same lines.
“So, Feng Yuanliang and Lime might have seen people from the ‘surviving’ expedition team back then?” Snow Princess said elegantly while stroking her chin.
Before long, Pei Zi returned. He said he had asked almost all the members of Qinglong here to help look for clues about Lime through various channels. If they couldn’t find anything, it was likely that he had already left.
We shared what we had just discussed with Pei Zi. After thinking for a moment, he asked me and Xianxian, “During the time you spent together, did Lime ever meet any strange people?” After a pause, he added, “Any suspicious places can be mentioned; we’ll analyze them together.”
After Pei Zi finished speaking, I began to recall the “suspicious” aspects of Lime from the moment we first met. Aside from being fierce, I didn’t think he had encountered any strange people or done anything odd.
As I thought about it, I suddenly remembered something that had puzzled me at the time; I thought I might have imagined it. “I think I’ve remembered something!”
“What is it? Hurry up and say it; don’t dawdle.” Xianxian said with her eyes wide open like bells.
I glanced at Xianxian with disdain and said, "You were there too; didn't you notice anything suspicious?"
Xianxian was taken aback, blinking and tilting his head in thought. "I was there? What are you referring to? There were so many scenes; how could I remember them all?"
"It's the place where we first met." The events that happened in Heizhugou were the most memorable, but as time passed, I gradually forgot many details. Now that I think back, there was indeed one strange moment, wasn't there?
Seeing Xianxian looking at me in confusion, I continued, "Do you remember when you used me to threaten Lime to open the coffin?"
"I remember," Xianxian raised an eyebrow, a smirk on his face. "What’s this? Are you planning to settle old scores with me? Don’t be so stingy!"
Ugh! "What I want to say is, after that, didn’t we see a pale-faced Shara lying in that coffin?"
"Yes." Xianxian stroked his chin and nodded, a look of regret on his face. "What a pity! I wanted to catch a live one for research, but in the end, it got away!"
"I saw that Shara say something to Lime at that time, and Lime's expression changed immediately. But it was too chaotic and noisy then, so I couldn't hear what Shara said. However, judging by their reactions, I guessed they must have known each other. But later when I asked Lime about it, he flatly denied it." I recalled as I spoke.
"Also, do you remember when the tomb was ignited with kerosene?" We all fled in panic; there's no way Xianxian wouldn't remember that.
"Yes, I remember," Xianxian nodded.
I stared at the teacup in my hand and said, "Before we left, I saw that Shara staring at us with a strange smile."
"What the hell! Why didn't you say this earlier?" Xianxian was no longer calm; his eyes seemed ready to come over and 'communicate' forcefully with me.
I shot him an annoyed glance. "At that time, Lime refused to admit that Shara had spoken to him, and all sorts of things kept happening afterward. How could I not forget?"
As soon as I finished speaking, I heard Cold Snow calmly say, "What you mentioned about Shara..."
"Yes, that's the one." When Shara's name was mentioned, everyone's expressions changed.
No way!!!
My expression also shifted. Back in the Ghost Clan Tomb, Xianxian had told me that although Shara looked strange, it had been proven later that it was likely contaminated by some kind of "exotic foreign substance"! This meant they were originally human but had come into contact with a deeper level of Divine Sign related to Grave Robbers!
"Wait, let's take a moment to relax and think this through," Xianxian said, taking a deep breath. "It seems there are two possibilities!"
Indeed, there were two possibilities.
One was that Shara might be a Tomb Raider acquainted with my dad, but they likely knew much more than we did.
The other possibility was that the Shara we initially encountered was actually one of the members of the expedition team from back then!
Because of its appearance, my dad rejoined this battle. It was also because of this that he recognized Lime at that time and spoke to him about something. What path should we take next?
In any case, everything was in disarray.
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