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  Thinking of that avalanche that buried us in an instant, I didn't even have a shred of reason to refute it. No matter how strong humanity is, we can never contend with nature.

  After a while, I opened my mouth with difficulty, and as soon as I made a sound, my voice was hoarse, like a broken gong. I asked, "Why did you save me?" The German's green eyes stared at me, and after a while, he said one sentence: "You're not a bad person." It seemed that it had been too long since he last spoke, and now that he had practiced a bit, he had regained his original feeling, and his Chinese was smoother.

  I let out a wry smile, just because I helped him walk for a while? Just because I untied his bonds? So, when everyone else was buried in the snow, only I survived?

  I don't know how to express this feeling, it's very bitter. The German said, and then pointed to the side, I followed his gaze, it was a black equipment bag. The German continued, "I dug out some equipment, all packed inside."

  I stared at the equipment pack, thinking a lot. First of all, it was the death of Xiaohua and the others, which I still can't accept to this day, feeling an unbelievable feeling. And then there's Lu Ren Jia, those powerful people with secrets, who didn't even leave behind a word or phrase, yet were killed by a pack of wolves just like that.

  They didn't even reach their long-sought destination.

  Secondly, as for the current situation, I have a strong impulse to go back to that valley and dig them out. They may not be dead yet, maybe they are hiding in some narrow gap, waiting for me, the only free one, to rescue them.

  I had this idea, but in my heart there was another person constantly telling me: "It's impossible, they're already dead."

  So I remained silent for a long time, and finally, I looked at the German.

  He said because I am a good person, so he saved me.

  Get out of here!

  Never mind if this person is good or not, if you say he's been treated well, Samba has pitied him and given him food, Xiu Xiu has also pitied him and given him clothes to wear. Who isn't a good person? Who doesn't deserve your help? Why do you specifically want to save me?

  Besides, you stole my equipment and I threw one away, did you think I forgot? Are you treating me like a fool?

  If I were still the old Wu Xie, I would have almost believed it, but now, even if you swear to death, I will be convinced that you are trying to frame me. My eyes coldly stared at him, without saying a word.

  The German let out a dry cough and turned his bright green eyes towards the outside of the cave, saying: "Don't you want to save that fat friend of yours?" Previously we had thought him mad, so we hadn't avoided talking in front of him; now it seemed he had overheard quite a bit about our group's goals and identities.

  As soon as he mentioned the fat man, I felt a chill in my heart, but then suddenly became clear-headed. Ah, yes, this time I came for Third Uncle and the fat man. No matter what, at least I'm still alive now, being alive is an opportunity.

  But Xiaohua and the others, if they really suffered a disaster, could only accept their fate. Those in this line of work are most likely to lose their lives, with their heads hanging on their pants. Think about the intricate plots, think about Chen Pi Ah Si, think about Ah Ning, these people, which one wasn't tempered through trials and tribulations? In the end, they still died, either dying in battle or on the way to battle. It seems that this is also fate.

  If they had managed to survive, I wouldn't have to worry about them at all, because at least they were together and fully equipped. In comparison, my current situation with this German is much more dangerous.

  But this time, if it weren't for the Germans, I would have been finished off as well.

  At this point, my heart calmed down, I organized my language and said in a low voice: "You've been pretending for long enough on this road."

  The German smiled slightly, his loose skin like a Shar-Pei dog, and spoke in a hoarse voice: "It's not that it's deep, you're just too careless."

  I sat still, slowly moving my stiff arm, and said lightly: "You're also a figure. Let's not beat around the bush, why did you save me? What's your intention? I roughly understand. However, since you have the intention to cooperate, you should show some sincerity, otherwise, we'll be plotting against each other on this journey, and no one can rest easy."

  Luckily, I had practiced with Third Uncle, so this time my words were ambiguous and open to interpretation. On the surface, it seemed like I had already figured it out, but in reality, my mind was a complete mess. Why did the German save me? What was his motive? No matter how hard I thought about it, I couldn't figure it out. Did he also want the Ghost Seal? How would this foreign devil know about the Ghost Seal anyway?

  I finished speaking, stood up and stretched my limbs, the German looked at me with piercing eyes, as if speculating about the authenticity of what I said. I put on a calm expression, continued to exercise calmly, he watched for a while, then smiled: "Young Master Wu, indeed formidable."

  I felt a sense of relief in my heart, knowing that I had mixed it up. So, imitating San Shu's manner, I pulled the corners of my mouth and put on an insipid smile, saying with a laugh: "You're overpraising me, but do you know the Wu family?"

  The German laughed and said: "I've heard you mention something about 'Lao Jiu Men'."

  I let out a sound, leaning against the mountain wall, one hand on my knee and the other playing with a small stone, tossing it back and forth, my gaze fixed motionlessly on the German.

  The two of us stared at each other for a long time, in the past, under such circumstances, even if I wasn't anxious or angry, I would still be cursing heaven and earth. But now, with Xiaohua's life hanging in the balance, I could actually laugh and play Tai Chi with someone, I don't know whether to cry or laugh, a wave of sadness surged up in my heart.

  Finally, the German compromised, his eyes gazing down at the ground, and after a long while, he said: "What time is it now?"

  I said: "Night."

  He smiled and shook his head, asking: "Which year?"

  "I was taken aback and said: '2008.'"

  He seemed to be stunned for a moment, then sighed and said, "It's been so long." Then there was another silence, and I didn't speak up either, because I knew that he would tell me what I wanted to know soon.

  As expected, the silence didn't last long and the German spoke up. He seemed to have organized his words for a while, his sentences were clear and fluent. "I saved you indeed with a reason," he said, "but before explaining this reason, I'd like to ask you a question first."

  I made a gesture of invitation, and the German asked word by word: "Do you believe that there are miracles in this world? Do you believe that there is an ability in this world that can make people gain eternal life?"

  I was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and said: "This seems to be two questions. But I can answer you, I believe, because I have seen miracles, and also seen people who have lived for a very long time without aging." If that bronze tree with strange powers is a miracle, then does the pickle jar that has been alive for an unknown amount of time count as a representative of longevity?

  The German looked at me with raised eyebrows, gazed at me for a while, and then slowly began to speak: "So I'll tell you something, something that happened over sixty years ago. My name is Janik, you can call me Janik, I'm from sixty years ago."

  Then, Yannick told me about his things. Of course, the credibility and authenticity of this matter, I personally maintain a skeptical attitude. After all, this person has a lot of previous convictions. If I believe him completely, unless my memory is eaten by dogs.

  The incident occurred in 1943, sixty-five years ago.

  At that time, it was not just China fighting against Japan, almost every country was involved in the war, which is the famous World War II.

  From 1929 to 1937, capitalism experienced two severe economic crises. In order to extricate themselves from this situation, countries such as Germany, Italy and Japan took the road of militarization of their national economies, becoming increasingly fascist in politics, forming two major political and military groups: the US, UK, France and Germany, Italy, Japan.

  Due to Germany's dissatisfaction with the Treaty of Versailles signed after World War I, it secretly strengthened its national power until Hitler came to power and triggered World War II, which swept across Europe and Asia.

  At that time, due to Germany's strong power and the assistance of countries such as Italy and Japan, Hitler's influence was unprecedentedly widespread. Hitler himself was a leader with great ambitions, who wanted to unify everything. Of course, this is Jannick's one-sided statement, and through my limited historical knowledge, Hitler has always been an ambitious person in my impression.

  Hitler's first half of life was glorious, but the Nazi conspiracy was ultimately crushed. This war, which was unjust from the start, was doomed to fail.

  Just then, Hitler, who had been defeated in battle, suddenly secretly formed an army.

  Perhaps it shouldn't be called an army, but a team of just over 30 people. These 30 people were carefully selected from the German army and were secretly summoned by Hitler to undergo various training. Then they learned the purpose of this team's establishment.

  This is about the axis of time and the eye of the earth.

  I had also heard people talk about this matter before, mostly as a story.

  It is said that Hitler was a fervent believer in supernatural powers, he firmly believed that this world was full of supernatural powers that science could not explain. He thought that the current human beings were all low-ranking races and had long lost their ancestral divinity.

  In Hitler's cognition, the ancestors of human beings were Aryans, who were said to be 3 meters tall and possessed divine power as well as some incredible supernatural abilities. The original Aryans lived on a continent called Atlantis, which was the center of the entire earth, known as the axis of time, the eye of the earth, deciphering the secrets of Atlantis could manipulate ancient and modern times, however, this continent later sank into the seabed due to rising sea levels and geological movements.

  The people living in Atlantis, therefore, carried out a global migration all over the world. In this migration, only a group of people stayed behind in Atlantis. They found it hard to forget their hometown and lived in the cold glaciers, looking at the underwater world from afar.

  The people who migrated out are scattered all over the world. In order to multiply their race, they had to interbreed with humans who were still evolving, and as a result, they lost their divine power. Therefore, in modern human society, there are always some strange phenomena, such as someone possessing special abilities or having yin-yang eyes. In Hitler's view, those lucky people possessed divinity returning.

  Hitler firmly believed that by mating the pure-blooded Aryans living in the glaciers, they could restore their divinity after several generations and unify this country full of inferior nations.

  Later, Hitler somehow found out that the ruins of Atlantis were located in the Himalayas, and there was also a theory that they were located in China's Kunlun Mountains. As a result, Hitler secretly formed two teams, one heading to the Himalayas and the other to China's Kunlun Mountains.