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  When I woke up, my whole body was tied up and thrown on the bed, with a cloth stuffed in my mouth. The curtains in the room were tightly closed. After struggling for a while, my hands were bound behind me, rendering me completely powerless.

  The current situation I have basically confirmed, I was knocked unconscious by my second uncle and then tied up and thrown at home. My second uncle always says what he does, he doesn't want me to participate in this matter, but he also went to check my third uncle's room.

  Now I can basically confirm that Third Uncle probably went to the Kunlun Mountains, but the Kunlun Mountains stretch for three million miles, and where Third Uncle's destination was at that time, I have no idea. If I could have seen the words on the map clearly at that time, perhaps there would be an answer, but now it seems that Second Uncle has obviously taken the lead.

  I don't know what time it is now, I've been lying down for several hours without seeing anyone come, and finally the urge to urinate was overwhelming, so I had to hold on, just when I thought my bladder was going to burst, suddenly there was a sound of opening the door in the room, followed by Zhao Wang walking in, as soon as he saw me, his mouth opened wide in surprise.

  I glared at him, what are you looking at, hurry up and untie me! Zhao Wang received my eye signal and immediately came over to untie me, while untying he said: "Xie Ge, didn't you faint from heatstroke, how did you end up being tied up?" I knew this was my second uncle's excuse, so I rolled my eyes and said: "How did you end up here?"

  Zhao Wangdao said: "You fainted in the old teaching building, Second Master brought you to his home to rest. He said he was going out for a trip and asked me to come see you this afternoon."

  I cursed under my breath, that old fox must have disappeared by now. I quickly went to the bathroom and finished up, then immediately dialed Second Uncle's phone number. I thought for sure that old fox wouldn't pick up, but who knew that on the other end of the line came Second Uncle's voice: "Have you eaten yet?"

  I was stunned, what play is this? But Second Uncle asked, so I honestly replied: "Zhao Wang just came over, and I was still at your house."

  Second Uncle responded with a murmur, and I heard that his side was very noisy, as if he was on the train. Had he already known about Third Uncle's whereabouts? I didn't wait for him to respond and immediately asked: "Second Uncle, where are you?"

  "Where else do I still need to report to you?"

  I let out a dry laugh and said, "What does it have to do with you? I'm not capable of knocking you unconscious from behind." Second Uncle grunted and after a while, said, "I'm doing this for your own good. I'm too lazy to advise you, but if you dare to make any moves on me again, I'll definitely flay you alive!" Third Uncle had a rustic air about him, but he was actually the one who doted on me the most. On the other hand, Second Uncle was someone I didn't dare provoke since childhood. His cold gaze could make people feel as if they were being tortured.

  Second Uncle hung up the phone after finishing speaking, and when I called back, it was already turned off. Zhao Wang rubbed his hands beside me and said, "Yi Ge, is something wrong? Can I help?" I thought to myself, what can you do to help, but looking at his sincere appearance, I immediately waved my hand and gritted my teeth, saying, "Go to the old teaching building." Zhao Wang exclaimed, "Ah... are we still going?"

  I went to 303 again, praying in my heart that the map was still there. As a result, I took a look and found that the table was empty, obviously it had been taken away by Second Uncle. For a while, I only felt bitter in my heart.

  It's hard to put into words, you see your loved ones on the edge of danger, wanting to help but being refused by everyone, all you can do is watch as your family and friends fight for their lives while you're protected by them, knowing nothing.

  I sat listlessly on a broken chair in the room, Zhao Wang stood at the door and said, "Xie Ge, what's wrong with you?"

  I gave him a glance and said, "Provoked? What can provoke me? I'm not worried about food or drink, I look decent, and I've received attention from beautiful women. Who can provoke me?"

  Zhao Wang whispered beside him: "Indeed, he was stimulated."

  I sat for a while longer, and couldn't help but think of the contents of Third Uncle's letter. He made me forget everything I had been through, forget the secret of the Bronze Gate, forget Little Brother, but did I really forget?

  Even if I could forget the things about the Bronze Gate, I couldn't forget the deceased Kui, forget Panzi, forget the still missing Paozi, and forget the Muyu Ping who saved me countless times. If all these must be forgotten, am I still a human being?

  I can ignore other things, but if it's about the life and death of Third Uncle and Paozi, I'd rather jump off a cliff at Cloud Top Heaven Palace to apologize. Thinking of this, I immediately returned home and started frantically searching for information on Kunlun Mountain. I listed out everything related to Third Uncle, and later found that except for the current third generation of Old Nine Gates, there was almost no one left to ask.

  Xiaohua hadn't contacted him for almost a year, and Xiuxiu hadn't even made a phone call because of her grandmother's affairs. But now I couldn't care less about that. After thinking about it, I still decided to dial Xiaohua's number first. As soon as he picked up, he asked me, "What's going on?"

  It's been a year since we last contacted each other, and I subconsciously asked: "Are you okay?"

  The person opposite me didn't respond for half a day, then lazily said: "If you have something to say, say it quickly; if you have farted, let it out quickly." I suddenly got angry, but thinking that I needed his help, I swallowed my anger and said: "I want to ask you something about my third uncle's matter, how much do you know?"

  Another silence, then a burst of laughter from the phone: "What do you want to ask? If it's about Wu San Sheng, I don't know, but if it's about Lian Huan, I know something, but that's my family's business, so I won't tell you."

  I couldn't help but grit my teeth and say, "In short, you just won't say anything?"

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  "Xie Yu Chen, don't go too far!" I shouted out Xiao Hua's real name, feeling myself getting a bit out of control. San Shu had been missing for a year, and Pangzi was also nowhere to be found. For me, people who were very important were leaving one by one - first it was Xie Lianhuan, then Panzi, then Meng Youping, and now even Pangzi was gone. I really didn't want to lose anyone else. My only wish was for the people still alive to have peace, but why did someone come to ruin things? What was 'their' goal after all?

  It seems that I didn't expect to be so excited, Yuxuehua paused slightly and said lightly: "What's going on over there?" I calmed down my excitement, somewhat weakly told her about the recent events, then asked: "Have you heard of the concept of the End of the World?"

  "Jieyu Hua suddenly changed the subject and said: 'Do you know where I am now?'"

  I was somewhat slow-witted and subconsciously asked: "Aren't you abroad?"

  "I just returned home and am now in Xining, Qinghai. Come over." His tone was very calm, without giving me a chance to refuse.

  "What?" I held the phone, momentarily stunned. The person on the other end of the line was getting impatient, speaking slowly and deliberately: "Is your brain's program frozen? I told you to roll over to Xining, someone will tell you what you want to know." He hung up the phone without waiting for a response. Zhao Wang looked at my dazed expression and cautiously asked: "Xie Ge, who made you angry? I'll help you beat him up!" I glanced at him and suddenly stood up, saying: "Go home, immediately book a ticket to Xining, Qinghai for me."

  Zhao Wang reacted faster than Wang Meng, and soon settled the matter. I packed some luggage, put on my backpack, and rushed to catch the last flight. Before leaving, I instructed Wang Meng to take care of business properly, and if it was a black goods deal, not to get involved. Wang Meng agreed over the phone, but this kid has been doing well lately, and I'm worried that he might not be able to hold on, and ruin my carefully planned whitening plan.

  Because Xining Airport was temporarily closed for repairs, there were no direct flights, so I took a detour by train to get here. After getting off the train, I sent a message to Yuxue Hua, and soon after, he replied with an address: Ga Ma County, Gannan.

  I was shocked, just found out that it's located in the east of Xining, near Qinghai Lake, and there is only a highway along the way. It would take at least five or six hours by car. Now it's already past 6 pm, let alone finding a car to go to Jiuzhicheng, even if I found one, I wouldn't arrive until 11 or 12 midnight.

  Just as he hesitated, a group of people, including both men and women, swarmed up to him, chattering away: "Sir, are you here on vacation? Come stay at our hotel, the environment is great, with a swimming pool, and free breakfast."

  "Boss, let's go to Qinghai Lake directly tomorrow morning, this is the last bus today..." I quickly called out to the porter and said, "Go, let's go." Without even having time to see what Xining looks like, I hastily got on the car.