Hậu Duệ Thần Đèn -Tập 5

["\u2013\u2002T\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3t ch\u00fang. Nu\u1ed1t n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt c\u00e1i \u1ef1c, \u00f4ng Groanin l\u1eafp b\u1eafp: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i m\u00e0 r\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y, th\u1ec1 l\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0103n c\u00e1 d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng. Trong khi \u00f4ng Muddy v\u00e0 \u00f4ng Groanin b\u00e0n lu\u1eadn v\u1ec1 kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch qu\u00e1 g\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng con c\u00e1 piranha, Philippa l\u1ea1i ch\u00fa \u00fd nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ebfn ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh xung quanh. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi canh g\u00e1c, hang \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eafp s\u00e1ng b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn \u0111u\u1ed1c b\u1eadp b\u00f9ng ch\u00e1y tr\u00ean v\u00e1ch hang. C\u00f4 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 ng\u1ecdn \u0111u\u1ed1c \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed1t m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda \u0111\u1ec3 s\u01b0\u1edfi \u1ea5m. Quay sang nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng Groanin, c\u00f4 h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1nh tay si\u00eau m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, \u00f4ng Groanin? \u00d4ng ngh\u0129 \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ph\u00e1 v\u1ee1 c\u1eeda c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i c\u0169i n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng? \u00d4ng Groanin \u1ea3o n\u00e3o tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Ta \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eed r\u1ed3i, th\u01b0a c\u00f4. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 l\u00e0m n\u00ean c\u00e1i c\u0169i n\u00e0y qu\u00e1 c\u1ee9ng so v\u1edbi ta. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 mu\u1ed1n cho th\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 v\u00f4 v\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 m\u00e0 Philippa v\u1eeba g\u1ee3i \u00fd, \u00f4ng ch\u1ee5p l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i c\u0169i v\u00e0 th\u1eed k\u00e9o r\u1eddi hai thanh c\u1ecdc m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng. \u00d4ng Muddy cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 lignum vitae. M\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i g\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng r\u1eafn ch\u1eafc g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kim lo\u1ea1i. Ki\u1ec3m tra th\u1ee9 v\u1eadt li\u1ec7u c\u1ed9t nh\u1eefng thanh ch\u1ed1ng g\u1ed7 l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi nhau, Philippa h\u1ecfi \u00f4ng Muddy: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1i d\u00e2y th\u1eebng n\u00e0y l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng g\u00ec v\u1eady \u00f4ng?","\u00d4ng Muddy n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u1eeb l\u00e1 d\u1eeba t\u1ebft l\u1ea1i. Philippa g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u. Zadie l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002Gi\u1edd t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea7n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u01b0a. Philippa b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 s\u1eb5n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u01b0a. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 tr\u0103m c\u00e1i. C\u00f4 ch\u1ec9 tay v\u1ec1 n\u1eeda b\u00ean kia c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i h\u1ed3 n\u01a1i b\u1ea7y c\u00e1 piranha cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u y\u00ean t\u0129nh tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. \u2013\u2002T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m l\u00e0 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c ch\u00fang b\u1eaft tay v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c. V\u00e0, nh\u01b0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi lao \u0111\u1ed9ng kh\u00e1c, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u00fang c\u1ea7n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 kh\u00edch l\u1ec7. Zadie h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu \u0111\u00f9a \u0111\u1ea5y h\u1ea3? Kh\u00f4ng vui ch\u00fat n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u. Philippa kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f9a \u0111\u00e2u. T\u1edb \u0111ang ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t \u00edt m\u00e1u r\u1edbt xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ea5y s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y bu\u1ed9t \u1edf ngay ph\u00eda tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c ch\u00fang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eafn ph\u00e1. Nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u nh\u1eefng thanh ch\u1ed1ng, \u00f4ng Groanin g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Kh\u1ec9 th\u1eadt, ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1ea5y, qu\u00fd c\u00f4 \u1ea1. Vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3. V\u1edbi h\u00e0m r\u0103m s\u1eafc nh\u01b0 dao c\u1ea1o \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c g\u1eb7m n\u00e1t m\u1ea5y s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y bu\u1ed9c. V\u00e0 khi \u0111\u00f3, ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 k\u00e9o r\u1eddi m\u1ea5y thanh ch\u1ed1ng n\u00e0y. Philippa g\u1eadt g\u00f9: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c l\u00e0 th\u1ebf.","\u00d4ng Muddy n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c nh\u01b0 hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i, vi\u1ec7c l\u1ee3i d\u1ee5ng r\u0103ng c\u00e1 piranha \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00fap ch\u00fang ta tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i c\u0169i n\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea3i ph\u00e1p \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ch\u01b0a k\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn, kh\u00e1 m\u1ec9a mai. Zadie ch\u1ebf nh\u1ea1o: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u th\u00ec ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n. L\u1edd \u0111i c\u00f4 b\u1ea1n djinn, Philippa n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002C\u00e2u h\u1ecfi duy nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd tr\u00edch m\u00e1u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? C\u00f3 ai c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ghim kh\u00f4ng? Ho\u1eb7c th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 s\u1eafc s\u1eafc m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat? \u00d4ng Groanin ch\u00e2m ch\u1ecdc: \u2013\u2002\u00dd ch\u00e1u l\u00e0, m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 ngo\u00e0i c\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u1ee7a qu\u00fd c\u00f4 Zadie \u0111\u00e2y \u1ea5y h\u1ea3? Zadie c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y qu\u00e1 l\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ed \u00f3c h\u00e0i h\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0o, khinh kh\u1ec9nh n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002R\u1ea5t l\u00e0 bu\u1ed3n c\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea5y. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f3 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 nh\u1ecf v\u00e0 s\u1eafc. Zadie ph\u00e0n n\u00e0n: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0m sao ch\u00fang ta tr\u00edch m\u00e1u n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y ghim ch\u1ee9? \u00d4ng Muddy b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u00fd n\u00e0y. Anh Groanin. Anh l\u00e0m \u01a1n \u0111\u1ea5m v\u00e0o m\u0169i t\u00f4i, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee9? \u00d4ng Groanin nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m th\u1ebf, b\u1ea1n gi\u00e0 \u1ea1. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea5m","v\u00e0o m\u0169i anh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u0110\u1ea9y m\u1eb7t v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u00f4ng Groanin, \u00f4ng Muddy khuy\u1ebfn kh\u00edch: \u2013\u2002Anh l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00e0. Kh\u00f4ng sao \u0111\u00e2u. Anh ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea5m t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i. Anh bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ea5m, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n kh\u00e9p ng\u00f3n tay l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m th\u00e0nh n\u1eafm \u0111\u1ea5m, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5m t\u00f4i. Nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i, \u00f4ng gi\u1ee5c: \u2013\u2002Coi n\u00e0o, anh Groanin. \u0110\u1ea5m v\u00e0o m\u0169i t\u00f4i \u0111i. \u00d4ng Groanin cong tay l\u1ea1i th\u00e0nh n\u1eafm \u0111\u1ea5m v\u00e0 li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng Muddy v\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eaft kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn. \u00d4ng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi tay kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i phong c\u00e1ch ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. \u2013\u2002Anh nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00e0. Cho t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft, anh th\u00edch \u0111\u1ed9i b\u00f3ng n\u00e0o? \u2013\u2002Manchester City. T\u1ea1i sao? \u2013\u2002\u00c0 th\u00ec, n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i s\u1ec9 nh\u1ee5c anh, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd anh s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y d\u1ec5 \u0111\u1ea5m t\u00f4i h\u01a1n, nh\u1ec9? R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng Muddy t\u00e1t nh\u1eb9 v\u00e0o m\u00e1 \u00f4ng Groanin. \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u00f3 l\u1ebd anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea5m t\u00f4i nh\u1ec9, \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00f3i Anh t\u1ef1 ph\u1ee5. \u0110\u1ed3 con l\u1eeba Anh th\u00f9ng r\u1ed7ng k\u00eau to. \u0110\u1ed3 ngo\u1ea1i qu\u1ed1c ngu ng\u1ed1c, x\u1ea5u x\u00ed. \u00d4ng l\u1ea1i t\u00e1t \u00f4ng Groanin m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i, l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n. \u2013\u2002V\u00e0 nh\u00e2n ti\u1ec7n n\u00f3i lu\u00f4n, Manchester City l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9i b\u00f3ng t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7. So v\u1edbi Manchester United, \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u0169 thua cu\u1ed9c. M\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ecf l\u00ean m\u1ed9t \u00edt, \u00f4ng Groanin n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ki\u00ean tr\u00ec n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp \u0111i, Muddy. Anh \u0111ang n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9i b\u00f3ng v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3. \u00d4ng Muddy ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c:","\u2013\u2002Manchester City c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1i n\u1ed5i m\u1ed9t b\u00e0 gi\u00e0. \u00d4ng gi\u00e0, t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t anh n\u00ean s\u1edbm \u0111\u1ea5m t\u00f4i \u0111i, kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ea5m anh \u0111\u1ea5y. \u00d4ng Groanin l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002V\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i Zadie \u0111\u1ea5m m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o m\u0169i \u00f4ng Groanin. \u00c9p hai ng\u00f3n tay v\u00e0o m\u0169i, \u00f4ng Groanin g\u1eaft l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Ui da! Ch\u00e1u l\u00e0m c\u00e1i qu\u00e1i g\u00ec th\u1ebf, con d\u01a1i ngu ng\u1ed1c kia? Philippa h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Zadie, sao c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea5m \u00f4ng Groanin? \u2013\u2002T\u1ea1i sao h\u1ea3? \u0110\u1ec3 ti\u1ebft ki\u1ec7m th\u1eddi gian ch\u1ee9 sao. C\u1ee9 l\u1eb1n nh\u1eb1n c\u00e1i ki\u1ec3u l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec3u Anh \u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea5m anh, b\u1ea1n gi\u00e0 Muddy\u201d ho\u00e0i. Ch\u1ea1m tay v\u00e0o m\u0169i r\u1ed3i nh\u00ecn \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e1u d\u00ednh tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f3, \u00f4ng Groanin l\u00e0u b\u00e0u: \u2013\u2002Kh\u1ec9 th\u1eadt, ta ngh\u0129 n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea5m v\u1ee1 m\u0169i ta r\u1ed3i. R\u1ed3i tr\u1eebng m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn Zadie, \u00f4ng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng ai tr\u00e1ch ch\u00e1u n\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u c\u01b0 x\u1eed l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u00e1u l\u00e0m m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu ngay t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ea5y. Philippa th\u1edf d\u00e0i: \u2013\u2002Th\u00f4i l\u1ee1 r\u1ed3i. R\u1ed3i c\u00f4 gi\u00fap v\u1ecb qu\u1ea3n gia ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh tr\u00e9t m\u1ed9t \u00edt m\u00e1u t\u1eeb m\u0169i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng l\u00ean \u0111o\u1ea1n l\u00e1 d\u1eeba t\u1ebft bu\u1ed9c l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea7n x\u00e0 ngang b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7 c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i c\u0169i. T\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 s\u1ed1c \u0111i\u1ec7n, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ai \u0111\u00f3 v\u1eeba ph\u00f3ng tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp m\u1ed9t lu\u1ed3ng \u0111i\u1ec7n m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ea5t ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u00e0n c\u00e1 piranha hung h\u00e3n. M\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t g\u1ee3n s\u00f3ng,","v\u00e0 gi\u00e2y ti\u1ebfp theo, c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ed1ng d\u1eady v\u00e0 c\u1eafn x\u00e9 ph\u1ea7n d\u00e2y bu\u1ed9c nhu\u1ed1m m\u00e1u. Philippa n\u00f3i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng Groanin: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e1u \u0111\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i. \u2013\u2002Hi\u1ec3u r\u1ed3i, th\u01b0a c\u00f4. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng Groanin b\u00f3p m\u0169i l\u1ea1i. Nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn c\u00f2n nhi\u1ec1u m\u00e1u ch\u1ea3y ra t\u1eeb l\u1ed7 m\u0169i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ng\u0103n ch\u00fang tr\u01b0\u1ee3t kh\u1ecfi ng\u00f3n tay \u00f4ng v\u00e0 r\u1edbt v\u00e0o c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda tr\u01b0\u1ee3t ng\u0103n c\u00e1ch h\u1ecd v\u1edbi \u0111\u00e0n c\u00e1 piranha. Theo b\u1ea3n n\u0103ng, \u00f4ng Groanin quay ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 \u0111i v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00ean kia c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i h\u1ed3. Nhi\u1ec1u m\u00e1u n\u1eefa r\u1edbt xu\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc. Philippa gi\u1ee5c: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ee7 m\u00e1u r\u1ed3i. \u00d4ng Groanin c\u1eb1n nh\u1eb1n: \u2013\u2002Ta c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, th\u01b0a c\u00f4. Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0, n\u1ebfu con b\u00e9 kia kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea5m ta m\u1ea1nh nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed5 m\u00e1u nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf. Quan s\u00e1t l\u1edbp d\u00e2y bu\u1ed9c tr\u00ean c\u00e1i c\u0169i g\u1ed7, \u00f4ng Muddy nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 c\u00f3 hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea5y. L\u0169 c\u00e1 \u0111ang g\u1eb7m m\u1edb d\u00e2y bu\u1ed9c nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u1ecbt t\u01b0\u01a1i. Philippa hoan h\u00f4. Zadie nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u gh\u00e9t ph\u1ea3i xen ngang v\u00e0o cu\u1ed9c \u0103n m\u1eebng c\u1ee7a m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 g\u1eb7m c\u00e1i c\u0169i \u0111\u00e2u. Nh\u00ecn k\u00eca. V\u00e0 c\u00f4 ch\u1ec9 tay v\u00e0o c\u00e1i h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o g\u1ed7 ng\u0103n c\u00e1ch h\u1ecd kh\u1ecfi nh\u1eefng con c\u00e1 piranha \u0111\u00f3i b\u1ee5ng. \u00d4ng Muddy nh\u00ecn theo tay c\u00f4, r\u1ed3i r\u00ean r\u1ec9: \u2013\u2002C\u00f4 b\u00e9 n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u00f3. L\u0169 c\u00e1 c\u0169ng \u0111ang g\u1eb7m l\u1edbp d\u00e2y bu\u1ed9c tr\u00ean c\u00e1i h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o. \u00d4ng Groanin h\u1ecfi qua nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay \u0111\u1eabm m\u00e1u:","\u2013\u2002\u00dd anh l\u00e0, c\u00e1i h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o ng\u0103n l\u0169 piranha \u0111\u00f3 kh\u1ecfi ch\u00fang ta \u1ea5y \u00e0? \u2013\u2002Ch\u00ednh n\u00f3. C\u00f3 qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u m\u00e1u trong n\u01b0\u1edbc. N\u00f3 k\u00edch th\u00edch s\u1ef1 \u0111i\u00ean lo\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a l\u0169 c\u00e1. Philippa th\u1eed \u0111\u01b0a tay \u1ea5n nh\u1eb9 v\u00e0o c\u00e1i h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u00e2u h\u1ecfi l\u00e0, c\u00e1i g\u00ec s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ee9t tr\u01b0\u1edbc? L\u1edbp d\u00e2y tr\u00ean c\u00e1i c\u0169i hay l\u1edbp d\u00e2y tr\u00ean c\u00e1i h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o? \u00d4ng Groanin than th\u1edf: \u2013\u2002Tuy\u1ec7t th\u1eadt. Tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh th\u1ee9c \u0103n cho c\u00e1, v\u00e0o c\u00e1i tu\u1ed5i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. \u0110\u00e1ng l\u1ebd t\u00f4i n\u00ean bi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra khi \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn Nam M\u1ef9. C\u00e1i h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o c\u1ee5c c\u1ef1a tr\u00f4ng th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng ng\u1ea1i. \u00d4ng Muddy n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang s\u1ebd xuy\u00ean qua trong v\u00f2ng m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat n\u1eefa th\u00f4i. Philippa gi\u1ee5c: \u2013\u2002Nhanh l\u00ean, \u00f4ng Groanin. Th\u1eed k\u00e9o r\u1eddi m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i thanh ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa xem sao. \u2013\u2002\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, th\u01b0a c\u00f4. \u00d4ng Groanin n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y hai thanh ch\u1ed1ng b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7 v\u00e0 k\u00e9o ch\u00fang ra hai b\u00ean. \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang r\u1eddi ra r\u1ed3i k\u00eca. Nhanh l\u00ean, Philippa, l\u00e1ch qua \u0111i. Nh\u01b0ng Zadie \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f4, leo l\u00ean vai \u00f4ng Groanin m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi xin l\u1ed7i, v\u00e0 l\u00e1ch ng\u01b0\u1eddi qua hai thanh ch\u1ed1ng. Philippa nhanh ch\u00f3ng \u0111i theo. Hai c\u00f4 b\u00e9 djinn \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady v\u00e0 c\u0103ng m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc x\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed9ng. C\u00e1i h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o l\u1ea1i c\u1ef1a m\u00ecnh l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa.","Zadie nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002Nh\u00ecn nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9t r\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i \u1ea5y. Ch\u00e1u \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 hai \u00f4ng c\u00f2n kho\u1ea3ng s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i gi\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00ea m\u00f4ng ra kh\u1ecfi ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh l\u1ecbch s\u1eed. L\u1ea1i k\u00e9o m\u1ea1nh hai thanh ch\u1ed1ng, \u00f4ng Groanin can \u0111\u1ea3m h\u00e9t l\u1edbn: \u2013\u2002Anh \u0111i \u0111i, Muddy. \u0110i nhanh \u0111i. \u00d4ng Muddy v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 b\u00f2 qua gi\u1eefa hai thanh ch\u1ed1ng. Ngay khi \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1, \u00f4ng quay l\u1ea1i ch\u1ed9p l\u1ea5y hai thanh ch\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 gi\u1eef ch\u00fang t\u00e1ch r\u1eddi ra \u0111\u1ec3 \u00f4ng Groanin c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea1nh b\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng Groanin. \u0110\u00e0n \u00f4ng b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng \u00edt ai m\u1ea1nh b\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng Groanin. Zadie n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu c\u00e1i b\u1ee5ng Anh c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng b\u00e9o nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, gi\u1edd n\u00e0y \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 tho\u00e1t r\u1ed3i. \u00d4ng Groanin l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002M\u1ed9t ph\u00fat n\u1eefa n\u00f3 s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf n\u00e0o l\u00e0 m\u1eadp. \u00d4ng h\u1eeb l\u00ean khi \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 vai qua l\u1edbp thanh ch\u1ed1ng. C\u00e1i h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o r\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng. Philippa h\u00e9t l\u1edbn: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1ea9y \u0111i, \u00f4ng Groanin, \u0111\u1ea9y l\u00ean \u0111i. V\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng h\u1eeb l\u1edbn, \u00f4ng Groanin nh\u1ea5c ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra kh\u1ecfi m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc. Trong m\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y, l\u1edbp thanh ch\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 bu\u1ed9c ch\u1eb7t quanh eo \u00f4ng, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh si\u00eau nhi\u00ean, \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea9y ch\u00fang xu\u1ed1ng r\u1ed3i nh\u1ea5c ch\u00e2n kh\u1ecfi m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc, kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e0n c\u00e1 piranha. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb m\u1ed9t con. N\u00f3 \u0111ang \u0111\u1edbp ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o qu\u1ea7n, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n m\u00f4ng nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Groanin. \u2013\u2002Ui da!","Vi\u00ean qu\u1ea3n gia h\u00e9t to\u00e1ng l\u00ean khi \u00f4ng l\u0103n tr\u00f2n tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t. Zadie c\u00fai ng\u01b0\u1eddi xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn k\u1ef9 con piranha h\u01a1n khi con c\u00e1 m\u00e0u kim lo\u1ea1i v\u1eb7n v\u1eb9o nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p th\u01b0 trong m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 m\u1ea1nh \u1ea5y c\u1eafn ch\u1eb7t h\u00e0m tr\u00ean th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 n\u00f3 hy v\u1ecdng s\u1ebd l\u00e0 b\u1eefa \u0103n ti\u1ebfp theo c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. \u00d4ng Groanin gi\u1ee5c: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1eebng ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3 nh\u00ecn ta nh\u01b0 trong m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng vi\u00ean h\u1ea3i d\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. G\u1ee1 c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 kh\u1ed1n ki\u1ebfp \u0111\u00f3 ra kh\u1ecfi ta \u0111i ch\u1ee9. Zadie \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng d\u1eady v\u00e0 quay l\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng quan t\u00e2m g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 c\u1ee7a vi\u00ean qu\u1ea3n gia ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh. B\u01b0\u1edbc ra c\u1eeda hang v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn ra ngo\u00e0i, c\u00f4 b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng t\u1ef1 m\u00e0 g\u1ee1 n\u00f3 ra \u0111i. Trong khi \u0111\u00f3, \u00f4ng Muddy \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u00e1 con c\u00e1, nh\u01b0ng t\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 bull trong phim ho\u1ea1t h\u00ecnh, n\u00f3 v\u1eabn ngoan c\u1ed1 gi\u1eef ch\u1eb7t c\u00e1i m\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Groanin. \u2013\u2002Ui da! \u00d4ng h\u00e9t l\u00ean l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa khi con piranha li\u1ec1u m\u1ea1ng kh\u00f3a ch\u1eb7t h\u00e0m r\u0103ng h\u00f4 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Philippa g\u1ee1 ng\u1ecdn \u0111u\u1ed1c \u0111ang ch\u00e1y ra kh\u1ecfi v\u00e1ch hang v\u00e0 gi\u1eef n\u00f3 b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111u\u00f4i con piranha trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t. Ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c, con c\u00e1 nh\u1ea3 mi\u1ec7ng ra v\u00e0 r\u1edbt xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. Th\u1edf ra m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i, \u00f4ng Groanin xoa xoa c\u00e1i m\u00f4ng \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1m \u01a1n ch\u00e1u. \u00d4ng b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i nh\u00ecn con piranha gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u0111ang n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t ngo\u00e1c mi\u1ec7ng c\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e1 n\u00f3 v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia hang. \u2013\u2002C\u00e1i th\u1ee9 x\u1ea5u x\u00ed, kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu! Zadie xen m\u1ed3m:","\u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u d\u00e1m n\u00f3i con c\u00e1 c\u0169ng c\u00f3 suy ngh\u0129 t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1. C\u00e2u n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f3 mang \u0111\u1ebfn cho c\u00f4 m\u1ed9t \u00e1nh m\u1eaft qu\u1edf tr\u00e1ch t\u1eeb vi\u00ean qu\u1ea3n gia. \u00d4ng Groanin l\u1ea7u b\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002Ta ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i, nghe nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m th\u1eadt. Zadie n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u rung chu\u00f4ng m\u1eebng g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u. M\u1ea5y g\u00e3 th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n \u0111ang tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y. Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfng la h\u00e9t c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. \u00d4ng Groanin tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3, ta ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1eddng. Zadie b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1eebng nh\u1eafc ch\u00e1u nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. \u00d4ng Muddy ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1eeda hang v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng Xuanaci b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i. M\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng chi\u1ebfn binh Xuanaci hi\u1ec7n \u0111ang \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3i. H\u1ecd mang theo gi\u00e1o m\u00e1c v\u00e0 cung t\u00ean. \u00d4ng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u00f4 b\u00e9 n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i nhanh ch\u00f3ng ngh\u0129 ra c\u00e1ch g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi m\u1ea5y th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n \u0111\u00f3 leo l\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y. Philippa \u0111ang c\u1edfi c\u00e1i bao nh\u1ed1t \u00f4ng Sicky, \u00f4ng b\u1ecb tr\u00f3i ch\u1eb7t tay ch\u00e2n. \u2013\u2002H\u00ecnh x\u0103m c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Sicky. C\u00e1i h\u00ecnh tr\u00ean b\u1ee5ng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y. N\u00f3 bi\u1ebfn b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o n\u00f3 th\u00e0nh \u0111\u00e1. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 n\u1eef th\u1ea7n r\u1eafn. H\u1ecd s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m leo l\u00ean \u0111\u00e2y n\u1ebfu bi\u1ebft c\u00f3 nguy c\u01a1 nh\u00ecn ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3. V\u1eeba n\u00f3i, c\u00f4 v\u1eeba n\u1edbi l\u1ecfng mi\u1ebfng b\u1ecbt mi\u1ec7ng tr\u00ean c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng nh\u1ecf x\u00edu c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Sicky. \u00d4ng Sicky n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1m \u01a1n ch\u00e1u. Philippa h\u1ecfi th\u0103m:","\u2013\u2002\u00d4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, \u00f4ng Sicky? \u2013\u2002B\u1ec7nh. \u00d4ng n\u00f3i, r\u1ed3i ng\u1ed3i d\u1eady v\u00e0 g\u1ee1 tr\u00f3i cho hai b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n. Zadie ch\u1ebf gi\u1ec5u: \u2013\u2002H\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u ngu ng\u1ed1c th\u1eadt. \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng ta s\u1ebd kh\u1ecfe th\u00f4i. Nh\u1ea3y tap-dance tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 gi\u1eabm ph\u1ea3i \u1ed5 ki\u1ebfn, Zadie gi\u1ee5c: \u2013\u2002B\u1ea3o \u00f4ng \u1ea5y b\u00ea b\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y \u0111i. V\u00e0 nhanh l\u00ean gi\u00f9m. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00eca cho Philippa xem c\u00e1i b\u1ee5ng, \u00f4ng Sicky n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng xong r\u1ed3i. Ta kh\u00f4ng \u1ed5n ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u1ed1ng ta v\u00e0o bao, ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 b\u1ecbt m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 che k\u00edn h\u00ecnh x\u0103m c\u1ee7a ta v\u1edbi m\u1ee7 c\u00e2y. Cao su l\u1ecfng. T\u1eeb c\u00e2y Hevea. C\u00f2n l\u00e2u m\u1edbi g\u1ee1 n\u00f3 ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Philippa b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 xui x\u1ebbo. V\u00ec t\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u c\u1ea7n \u00edt nh\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00f3m m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda v\u00e0 l\u00e0m \u1ea5m, khi \u1ea5m l\u00ean t\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u m\u1edbi s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn. \u2013\u2002T\u1edb gh\u00e9t ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i ra m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u qu\u00e1 hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u00e2u. Zadie h\u00e9t l\u00ean, r\u1ed3i khom ng\u01b0\u1eddi xu\u1ed1ng n\u00e9 m\u1ed9t m\u0169i t\u00ean, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t m\u0169i gi\u00e1o bay v\u1ee5t qua kh\u00f4ng trung v\u00e0 c\u1eafm v\u00e0o hang. \u00d4ng Sicky h\u1ed1i: \u2013\u2002C\u00f4 \u1ea5y n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean ch\u1ea1y kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y. N\u1ebfu \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m. Zadie h\u00e9t to\u00e1ng: \u2013\u2002Sao m\u00e0 ch\u00e1u \u01b0\u1edbc Pizarro c\u00f9ng c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ed9i qu\u00e2n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y ngay b\u00e2y gi\u1edd! \u0110\u1ec3 d\u1ea1y cho m\u1ea5y g\u00e3 th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n kinh kh\u1ee7ng n\u00e0y m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i","h\u1ecdc m\u00e0 h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 qu\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u1ea7m c\u00e2y \u0111u\u1ed1c l\u00ean r\u1ed3i l\u00f9i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda cu\u1ed1i hang, Philippa la l\u1edbn: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00e2y. H\u01b0\u1edbng n\u00e0y. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 gi\u1ed1ng m\u00e0n che trong ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e1 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. Li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o b\u00ean trong k\u1ebd h\u1edf, Philippa nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u00e2y \u0111u\u1ed1c \u0111ang r\u1ecdi s\u00e1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u1ea7u thang t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean kh\u00e1 d\u1ed1c n\u1eb1m kh\u00e9p k\u00edn gi\u1eefa hai phi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e1 l\u1ea1nh \u1ea9m \u01b0\u1edbt. Philippa b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o trong. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c nhanh ch\u00f3ng \u0111i theo. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 tranh lu\u1eadn l\u1ed1i \u0111i n\u00e0y s\u1ebd d\u1eabn h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u. \u0110\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i c\u00e1i c\u1ea7u thang ch\u1eadt h\u1eb9p, Philippa d\u00ed ng\u1ecdn \u0111u\u1ed1c \u0111ang ch\u00e1y v\u00e0o v\u00e1ch t\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m d\u1ea5u. C\u00f4 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ph\u00f2ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea7n t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng quay l\u1ea1i. Zadie b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002T\u1edb kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd mu\u1ed1n quay l\u1ea1i l\u1ed1i n\u00e0y. Tr\u1eeb khi ch\u00fang ta mu\u1ed1n xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c \u0111\u01a1n c\u1ee7a m\u1ea5y g\u00e3 Xuanaci \u0111\u00f3. Philippa nh\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c h\u1ecd c\u00f3 \u0103n th\u1ecbt ng\u01b0\u1eddi hay kh\u00f4ng. R\u1ed3i ch\u1ee3t nh\u1edb ra chuy\u1ec7n c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n sai l\u1ea7m v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb s\u0103n \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi, Philippa \u0111\u01b0a m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng Sicky v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u00f4ng? \u00d4ng Sicky tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng \u0103n th\u1ecbt ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci th\u00edch \u0103n s\u1ed1ng nh\u1eefng con c\u00e1 piranha v\u1eeba m\u1edbi x\u01a1i th\u1ecbt ng\u01b0\u1eddi xong. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao ch\u00fang ta b\u1ecb nh\u1ed1t trong c\u00e1i h\u1ed3 \u0111\u00f3. C\u00e1 piranha v\u1eeba m\u1edbi no th\u1ecbt ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u00f3n cao l\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ef9 v\u1ecb c\u1ee7a t\u1ed9c Xuanaci. \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y l\u00e0m t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u01b0\u1edbc nhanh h\u01a1n, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3","d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u n\u00e0o cho th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd \u0111ang b\u1ecb truy \u0111u\u1ed5i. Lo l\u1eafng li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn xung quanh, \u00f4ng Groanin h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002T\u1ea1i sao h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng \u0111u\u1ed5i theo ch\u00fang ta? B\u00ean trong c\u00e1i ba l\u00f4 nh\u1ecf vi\u00ean qu\u1ea3n gia \u0111ang mang theo l\u00e0 c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p \u0111\u1ef1ng s\u1ecd c\u1ee7a Pizarro, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ed9p l\u1ea5y tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi hang, \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00f2ng b\u1ecb c\u1eadu Nimrod \u2013 n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i c\u1eadu l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa \u2013 tr\u00e1ch m\u00f3c n\u1ebfu l\u00e0m m\u1ea5t n\u00f3 l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 hai. B\u01b0\u1edbc s\u00e2u h\u01a1n xu\u1ed1ng ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e1y b\u00ed m\u1eadt c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i hang v\u00e0 l\u00e0m th\u00eam m\u1ed9t d\u1ea5u ch\u00e1y r\u1ee5i n\u1eefa \u1edf tr\u00ean v\u00e1ch t\u01b0\u1eddng, Philippa tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002V\u00ec ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea7m c\u00e2y \u0111u\u1ed1c duy nh\u1ea5t. Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n h\u1ecd s\u1ebd \u0111u\u1ed5i theo ch\u00fang ta ngay khi t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 soi \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00e1c. Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng u\u1ed1n l\u01b0\u1ee3n n\u00e0y cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng d\u1eabn h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t con d\u1ed1c ng\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1eabn xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t hang \u0111\u1ed9ng r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn, t\u1eeb tr\u00ean tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0 r\u1ee7 xu\u1ed1ng nh\u1eefng ch\u1ee5p \u0111\u00e8n c\u1ee7a t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean l\u00e0m t\u1eeb nh\u0169 \u0111\u00e1. R\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e0y, h\u1ecd \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t hang \u0111\u1ed9ng kh\u00e1c v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea7y m\u0103ng \u0111\u00e1 nh\u00f4 l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t nh\u01b0 v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 th\u00e2n c\u00e2y b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1. V\u00e0 sau \u0111\u00f3, \u1edf m\u1ed9t t\u1ea7ng s\u00e2u h\u01a1n, l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t hang \u0111\u1ed9ng kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, t\u1ea1i n\u01a1i n\u00e0y, c\u00e1c nh\u0169 \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0 m\u0103ng \u0111\u00e1 g\u1eb7p nhau t\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y c\u1ed9t l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi, n\u01a1i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i ch\u1eadp ch\u1eddn ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng t\u1ed1i \u0111en. \u00c1nh s\u00e1ng t\u1eeb ng\u1ecdn \u0111u\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a Philippa d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 s\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 xua \u0111u\u1ed5i b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i \u00e2m tr\u1ea7m nh\u01b0 trong m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i m\u1ed9 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. V\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean sau khi tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i k\u00edch \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00ec tr\u1ed1n ch\u1ea1y c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 qua \u0111i, s\u1ef1 im l\u1eb7ng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng hang \u0111\u1ed9ng ng\u1ea7m s\u00e2u th\u1eb3m n\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t b\u00e0n tay l\u1ea1nh gi\u00e1 l\u00ean linh h\u1ed3n h\u1ecd. Kh\u00f4ng ai kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng t\u1eeb ng\u1ecdn \u0111u\u1ed1c \u0111ang y\u1ebfu d\u1ea7n, v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u n\u1eefa h\u1ecd s\u1ebd ch\u00ecm trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i. \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n hy v\u1ecdng ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed1t","\u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u00e0y. Philippa n\u00f3i khi h\u1ecd leo xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t con d\u1ed1c kh\u00e1c. C\u00f4 nh\u00fan ng\u00f3n tay xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3 n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ea1nh nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0 c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn n\u1ebfm th\u1eed. Zadie b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Tr\u1eddi \u1ea1, h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft c\u00e1c lo\u1ea1i c\u00e2y \u0111\u1ed1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng m\u1ecdc d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t. Ngay c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb ng\u1ed1c c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. V\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ed3ng ngh\u0129a v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 hy v\u1ecdng s\u01b0\u1edfi \u1ea5m. Philippa th\u00fa nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1i m\u00e0 t\u1edb ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e0 c\u00e1c lo\u1ea1i kho\u00e1ng th\u1ec3. Nh\u01b0 d\u1ea7u th\u00f4, kh\u00ed l\u01b0u hu\u1ef3nh ho\u1eb7c than \u0111\u00e1. \u00d4ng Groanin n\u00e9m cho Zadie m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ec9a: \u2013\u2002Th\u1ea5y ch\u01b0a? Philippa bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 ch\u00e1u n\u00f3 \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec. Zadie n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Tr\u1eeb khi t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t qu\u1eb7ng m\u1ecf n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean quay l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 th\u1eed c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i v\u1edbi th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n Xuanaci. M\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n tr\u0103m c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i v\u1edbi h\u1ecd c\u00f2n t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t tia c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c m\u00f2 m\u1eabm trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i. C\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y c\u00e2y \u0111u\u1ed1c t\u1eeb tay Philippa, \u00f4ng Sicky qu\u1ea5n c\u00e1i bao t\u1ea3i m\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb nh\u1ed1t b\u00ean trong tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 quanh ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda. \u00d4ng g\u1ee3i \u00fd: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed1t qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t l\u00fac. Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Zadie c\u1eb1n nh\u1eb1n: \u2013\u2002V\u00e0 c\u00f2n b\u1ecb l\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n b\u00e2y gi\u1edd h\u1ea3? Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 v\u1eady \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd tr\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi gi\u00e1 n\u1ebfu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eafm n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00f3ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd. Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1edd ch\u00fat. T\u1eafm n\u00f3ng \u00e0? \u0110\u00fang. Ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 n\u00f3. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u00fang ta c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c. L\u00fac c\u00f2n \u1edf nh\u00e0 \u00f4ng Vodyannoy, khi John","b\u1ecb con b\u00e1o t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng trong khu s\u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i b\u00f3ng, anh \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 th\u00f2 tay v\u00e0o l\u1eeda v\u00e0 k\u00e9o ra m\u1ed9t kh\u00fac g\u1ed7 ch\u00e1y. Khi Zadie kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng g\u00ec kh\u00e1c v\u1edbi l\u1eddi c\u00f4 n\u00f3i ngo\u00e0i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i nh\u00fan vai, Philippa l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec sao? Anh \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb ch\u00e1y. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0, n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta c\u00f9ng nhau th\u00f2 tay v\u00e0o ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y \u0111u\u1ed1c n\u00e0y, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u1ed3i ph\u1ee5c l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t \u00edt s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn c\u0169ng n\u00ean. Zadie h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu t\u1eebng l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i h\u1ea3? Philippa th\u00fa nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002Ch\u01b0a h\u1ec1. \u2013\u2002V\u1eady th\u00ec, t\u1edb ngh\u0129 n\u00f3 nghe c\u00f3 v\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf. \u2013\u2002T\u1ea1i sao? Djinn ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0m t\u1eeb l\u1eeda m\u00e0. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. R\u1ed3i nh\u00fan vai, Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002V\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra l\u00e0 g\u00ec ch\u1ee9? Ch\u00fang ta b\u1ecb b\u1ecfng tay, v\u1eady th\u00f4i. T\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 n\u01a1i xa, h\u1ecd nghe th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng la vang v\u1ecdng qua c\u00e1c hang \u0111\u1ed9ng. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci \u0111ang l\u1ea7n theo d\u1ea5u h\u1ecd. L\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi ra v\u00e0 qu\u1ea5n n\u00f3 quanh ng\u1ecdn \u0111u\u1ed1c b\u1ed1c ch\u00e1y, \u00f4ng Muddy n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean nhanh l\u00ean. Zadie ph\u00e0n n\u00e0n: \u2013\u2002Nh\u00ecn n\u00e0y, t\u1ea1i sao c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i c\u1ea7n t\u1edb l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi c\u1eadu? Sao c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng t\u1ef1 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh \u0111i? Philippa g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u:","\u2013\u2002Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, t\u1edb s\u1ebd l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. R\u1ed3i ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng b\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t \u0111\u00e1 l\u1ea1nh b\u1eb1ng ph\u1eb3ng c\u1ee7a hang \u0111\u1ed9ng, Philippa xo\u1eafn tay \u00e1o l\u00ean v\u00e0 b\u1ebb \u0111\u1ed1t ng\u00f3n tay, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u1ea3o thu\u1eadt gia \u0111ang chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb tr\u00ecnh di\u1ec5n m\u1ed9t m\u00e0n \u1ea3o thu\u1eadt n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Ng\u1ed3i x\u1ed5m xu\u1ed1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t c\u00f4 v\u00e0 gi\u01a1 c\u00e2y \u0111u\u1ed1c ra, \u00f4ng Sicky h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c m\u00ecnh \u0111ang l\u00e0m ch\u1ee9? Ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda n\u00e0y ch\u00e1y nh\u1ecf nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3ng l\u1eafm \u0111\u00f3. V\u00e0 nh\u00ecn g\u1ea7n n\u00f3, Philippa bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd v\u1edbi \u00f4ng Sicky \u00edt nh\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u. Ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda c\u00f3 v\u1ebb s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ch\u00e1y \u0111\u1ee7 l\u00e2u cho d\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ecbnh trong \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00f4. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi ch\u1eb3ng ch\u00e1y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao l\u00e2u. H\u1ecd s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed1t m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c. M\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00e1y l\u00e2u h\u01a1n v\u00e0 cho l\u1eeda nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1i g\u00ec m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? \u0110o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00fd do \u0111\u1eb1ng sau s\u1ef1 l\u01b0\u1ee1ng l\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a Philippa, \u00f4ng Groanin l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00e2y. Sao kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed1t c\u00e1i n\u00e0y? N\u00f3i r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p g\u1ed7 c\u1ed5 m\u00e0 \u00f4ng x\u00e1ch theo trong ba l\u00f4 xu\u1ed1ng gi\u1eefa hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi m\u1edf n\u00f3 ra v\u00e0 di d\u1eddi c\u00e1i s\u1ecd c\u1ee7a k\u1ebb x\u00e2m l\u01b0\u1ee3c Nam M\u1ef9 n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng, Francisco Pizarro. Zadie khen: \u2013\u2002\u00dd ki\u1ebfn hay \u0111\u00f3. Philippa c\u00e2n nh\u1eafc \u00fd ki\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p c\u1ed5 n\u00e0y khi\u1ebfn c\u00f4 l\u01b0\u1ee1ng l\u1ef1. C\u00f4 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft. Zadie b\u1ea3o c\u00f4: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p c\u0169 m\u00e8m th\u00f4i m\u00e0. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u00e2y nguy","hi\u1ec3m g\u00ec ch\u1ee9? Philippa n\u00f3i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng Sicky: \u2013\u2002Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u00d4ng \u0111\u1ed1t n\u00f3 \u0111i. \u00d4ng Sicky \u0111\u1ed1t c\u00e1i \u00e1o v\u00e9t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh tr\u01b0\u1edbc, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p l\u00ean tr\u00ean m\u1edb v\u1ea3i \u0111ang ph\u1ea7n ph\u1eadt ch\u00e1y. Trong m\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y, c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p t\u1ecfa kh\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ed1c ch\u00e1y v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda xanh nho nh\u1ecf. Philippa v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u00edt s\u00e2u m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1eadp trung tinh th\u1ea7n nh\u01b0ng b\u1ecb ng\u0103n l\u1ea1i khi m\u00f9i l\u01b0u hu\u1ef3nh n\u1ed3ng n\u1eb7c \u2013 gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u00f9i h\u00f4i m\u01a1 h\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a tr\u1ee9ng th\u1ed1i \u2013 tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp b\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed b\u00ean trong hang \u0111\u1ed9ng. C\u00f4 v\u1eaby v\u1eaby tay tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u0169i. \u00d4ng Groanin n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1i h\u1ed9p g\u1ed7 n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00e1t s\u01a1n th\u1ee7y ng\u00e2n. Ta c\u00e1 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang ng\u1eedi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Philippa g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 gi\u01a1 m\u1ed9t tay l\u00ean tr\u00ean ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda xanh \u0111ang d\u1ea7n ph\u00ecnh to. \u00d4ng Muddy xu\u00fdt xoa: \u2013\u2002\u1ed0i. \u00d4ng Groanin nh\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1eebng l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. Ch\u00e1u n\u00f3 c\u1ea7n t\u1eadp trung. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, ch\u00e1u n\u00f3 c\u1ea7n t\u1eadp trung tinh th\u1ea7n m\u00e0. Philippa l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ea3m \u01a1n v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c gi\u1eef b\u00e0n tay nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 ph\u00eda tr\u00ean ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda. Nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o n\u00f3, n\u00f3 v\u1eabn nh\u01b0 c\u0169. Tay c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed5i m\u00e0u hay s\u1ea1m \u0111en nh\u01b0 tay ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1ebfu l\u00e0m v\u1eady. V\u00e0 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c m\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111ang tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu. C\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y g\u00ec ngo\u00e0i vi\u1ec7c nh\u1eefng ph\u00e2n t\u1eed trong tay c\u00f4 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u r\u00ec r\u1ea7m, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u00f4 \u0111ang c\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111ang d\u1eabn \u0111i\u1ec7n. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c \u0111\u00f3 v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7, v\u00ec th\u1ebf, c\u00f4 ch\u1eafp hai tay l\u1ea1i","v\u1edbi nhau nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111ang g\u1ed9i r\u1eeda ch\u00fang trong ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda xanh h\u0103ng h\u0103ng, v\u1edbi hy v\u1ecdng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ed1t n\u00f3ng c\u1ea3 hai tay c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac s\u1ebd gi\u00fap c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 mong \u01b0\u1edbc. Nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i, c\u00f4 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng trong \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh h\u01a1i n\u00f3ng gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u0111ang xuy\u00ean su\u1ed1t trong c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 c\u00f4 v\u00e0 d\u00f2ng m\u00e1u \u1ea5m \u00e1p h\u01a1n \u0111ang t\u0103ng t\u1ed1c trong t\u1eebng m\u1ea1ch m\u00e1u, r\u1ed3i c\u00f4 c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n r\u1eb1ng h\u01a1i n\u00f3ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 n\u1eb1m s\u00e2u b\u00ean trong b\u1ea3n th\u1ec3 si\u00eau nhi\u00ean c\u1ee7a c\u00f4. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7. S\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn v\u1eabn l\u1ea9n tr\u00e1nh c\u00f4. Philippa l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m: \u2013\u2002Ch\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nhanh l\u00ean, Zadie, \u0111\u01b0a cho t\u1edb tay c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t djinn ch\u00fa. T\u1edb c\u1ea7n g\u1eafn s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu v\u00e0o t\u1edb. Ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c. \u2013\u2002\u1edc, nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd \u01b0\u1edbc c\u00e1i g\u00ec c\u01a1? \u2013\u2002C\u00e1ch tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean. L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean Zadie l\u00e0m theo y\u00eau c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ph\u00e0n n\u00e0n g\u00ec. V\u00e0 n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t tay nhau trong ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda xanh l\u1ee5c, hai djinn tr\u1ebb ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa nhen nh\u00fam \u1edf s\u00e2u trong ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecd. Nh\u01b0ng thay v\u00ec Zadie g\u1eafn s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o Philippa, Philippa l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh c\u00f4 chuy\u1ec3n qua cho Zadie. V\u00e0 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c, m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n. Zadie b\u1ea5t th\u00ecnh l\u00ecnh b\u1ecf tay c\u1ee7a Philippa ra v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u1eadt d\u1eady v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng h\u00e9t l\u1edbn khi nh\u1eadn ra s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn \u0111\u00e3 quay l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t ch\u1ec9 trong t\u00edch t\u1eafc. C\u00f4 r\u00ean r\u1ec9: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng! Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. T\u1edb kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. C\u00f9ng l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, Philippa c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t t\u00ed s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh l\u1ea5p l\u00f3e trong ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 c\u00f4 v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 \u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n pin. G\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c, m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n pin xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7. \u0110\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u","\u01b0\u1edbc. V\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n pin. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec Philippa c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat x\u00edu s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh m\u00e0 Zadie \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i cho c\u00f4. M\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c kh\u00e1c \u2013 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng h\u01a1n, m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd h\u01a1n \u2013 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u01b0u ti\u00ean th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n v\u00e0 r\u00fat c\u1ea1n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn m\u00e0 c\u00f4 v\u00e0 Zadie \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trong c\u00e1i n\u00f3ng c\u1ee7a ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda xanh gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea7n l\u1ee5i t\u00e0n. Philippa h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra v\u1eady? Zadie \u0111au kh\u1ed5 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002S\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y ra kh\u1ecfi t\u1edb tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u1edb k\u1ecbp ng\u0103n l\u1ea1i. \u2013\u2002\u1eea, nh\u01b0ng chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra? L\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u ngu\u1ea7y ngu\u1eady, Zadie v\u1eabn kh\u0103ng kh\u0103ng: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a t\u1edb. Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n t\u1edb \u0111\u00e3 \u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00fac tr\u01b0\u1edbc. \u0110\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc s\u1edbm tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. Philippa h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? Zadie n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u1edb kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft. T\u1edb qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t r\u1ed3i. \u00d4ng Groanin th\u1ed1t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fa Sam \u01a1i l\u00e0 ch\u00fa Sam. \u00d4ng ch\u1ec9 tay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p. Ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eaft ng\u00fam, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y hy v\u1ecdng nhen l\u1ea1i n\u00f3. Philippa th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o: \u2013\u2002M\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh tr\u00e0o l\u00ean. M\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n. M\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc r\u1ea5t l\u1edbn.","Lo l\u1eafng ch\u1ec9 tay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda sau l\u01b0ng h\u1ecd, \u00f4ng Sicky n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u1eeam, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec r\u1ed3i. C\u00e1i s\u1ecd c\u1ee7a Pizarro kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i s\u1ecd b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1eefa. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 c\u00f3 s\u1ee9c t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u so v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i x\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0ng x\u1ec9n v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i r\u0103ng tr\u1eafng ng\u00e0. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng da ng\u1ea3 v\u00e0ng cao l\u1edbn, g\u00e2n gu\u1ed1c kho\u1ea3ng ch\u1eebng s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i, v\u1edbi g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t h\u1ed1c h\u00e1c v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u00e0m r\u00e2u x\u00e1m m\u1ecfng d\u00ednh. \u00d4ng mang m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i m\u0169 s\u1eaft ki\u1ec3u c\u1ed5 v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng gi\u00e1p che ng\u1ef1c nh\u00ecn c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n x\u01a1 x\u00e1c, nh\u01b0ng l\u01b0\u1ee1i ki\u1ebfm c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng nh\u00ecn v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1eafc nh\u1ecdn. K\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 qu\u00e1 t\u1ec7, nh\u01b0ng ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft h\u1ecd, l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u00eam nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh T\u00e2y Ban Nha c\u00f9ng v\u00e0i t\u00e1 ng\u1ef1a b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n b\u00ean trong hang \u0111\u1ed9ng ng\u1ea7m. Philippa quan s\u00e1t: \u2013\u2002Nh\u00ecn c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9i qu\u00e2n \u0111ang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p \u1ea5y. \u00d4ng Groanin th\u1ed1t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Kh\u1ec9 th\u1eadt, ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 n\u00f3. Gi\u1edd ta \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1edb ra con d\u01a1i ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 khi ch\u00fang ta c\u00f2n \u1edf trong hang v\u00e0 b\u1ecb m\u1ea5y tay Xuanaci n\u00e9m lao v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Ta \u0111\u00e3 nghe Zadie \u01b0\u1edbc Pizarro v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ed9i qu\u00e2n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ea1y cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc m\u00e0 h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 qu\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. V\u00e0 h\u1ecd gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t c\u1ea3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 12 Hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i n\u00e0o Quay l\u1ea1i khu tr\u1ea1i v\u1eafng tanh, John \u0111\u01b0a cho c\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a Virgil McCreeby m\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y t\u1eeb con d\u01a1i Zotz hi\u1ec7n v\u1eabn \u0111ang b\u00e1m ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o ba l\u00f4 c\u1ee7a Zadie. C\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u1ecdc b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ecdc l\u1ea1i l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. Sau \u0111\u00f3 c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ecdc l\u1edbn: ZADIE. CH\u00daNG T\u00d4I \u0110\u00c1NH GI\u00c1 CAO CON R\u1ebeT, B\u1ea6Y MU\u1ed6I C\u00d9NG CON R\u1eaeN QU\u00c1I V\u1eacT C\u1ee6A C\u00d4, V\u00c0 CH\u1eaeC CH\u1eaeN CH\u00daNG S\u1ebc GI\u00daP L\u00c0M \u0110\u00c1M NIMROD CH\u1eacM L\u1ea0I. D\u0128 NHI\u00caN, H\u1eaeN HO\u1eb6C G\u00c3 VODYANNOY TH\u1ec2 N\u00c0O C\u0168NG \u0110\u00c1NH B\u1ea0I B\u1ea4T C\u1ee8 TR\u1ede NG\u1ea0I N\u00c0O M\u00c0 C\u00d4 D\u00c0NH CHO CH\u00daNG. X\u00c9T \u0110\u1ebeN C\u00d9NG, CH\u00daNG C\u0168NG L\u00c0 NH\u1eeeNG DJINN QUY\u1ec0N PH\u00c9P. NH\u01afNG S\u1ef0 H\u1ed6N LO\u1ea0N T\u1ea0O RA B\u1edeI S\u1ee8C M\u1ea0NH C\u1ee6A C\u00d4 S\u1ebc \u0110\u1ee6 \u0110\u1ec2 C\u00d4 L\u1ea4Y \u0110\u01af\u1ee2C T\u1ea4M B\u1ea2N \u0110\u1ed2 T\u1eea TAY G\u00c3 VODYANNOY. T\u00d4I R\u1ea4T NH\u1eb8 NH\u00d5M KHI NGHE C\u00d4 \u0110\u00c3 MANG THEO \u0110\u01af\u1ee2C NH\u1eeeNG H\u1ea0T L\u1ec6 M\u1eb6T TR\u1edcI. N\u00caN NH\u1eda R\u1eb0NG C\u1ea2 CH\u00daNG V\u00c0 T\u1ea4M B\u1ea2N \u0110\u1ed2 \u0110\u1ec0U C\u1ea6N THI\u1ebeT CHO M\u1ee4C \u0110\u00cdCH CU\u1ed0I C\u00d9NG","C\u1ee6A CH\u00daNG TA. VIRGIL MCCREEBY. John n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu th\u1ea5y ch\u01b0a? Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o r\u1ed3i m\u00e0. C\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd: \u2013\u2002\u1eea. Th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng. John nh\u00fan vai b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng th\u00f4i \u00e1? Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd g\u1ecdi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch n\u00f3i gi\u1ea3m b\u1edbt. D\u00f9 sao th\u00ec, chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao con b\u00e9 \u0111\u00f3 n\u1eb1ng n\u1eb7c mu\u1ed1n tham gia v\u00e0o chuy\u1ebfn th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta. Ngay t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c cho Virgil McCreeby. C\u1eadu Nimrod g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 v\u1ebb l\u00e0 v\u1eady. C\u1eadu ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean ki\u1ec3m tra xem t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 c\u00f2n c\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng. Virgil McCreeby l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ea7y ph\u00e1p b\u1ea5t l\u01b0\u01a1ng, v\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh, John v\u00e0 c\u1eadu Nimrod tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng g\u1eb7p m\u1eb7t. G\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi c\u00f2n l\u00e0 cha ru\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a Finlay McCreeby, \u0111\u1ee9a con trai kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00e3 y\u00eau m\u1ebfn, trong khi John l\u1ea1i xem c\u1eadu nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n mundane th\u00e2n nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Ki\u1ec3m tra c\u00e1i ba l\u00f4 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Vodyannoy, John th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o: \u2013\u2002N\u00f3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t r\u1ed3i. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002H\u00e3y hy v\u1ecdng anh Frank mang n\u00f3 theo b\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Tuy nhi\u00ean, c\u1eadu s\u1ee3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 x\u1ea3y ra. C\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ecf b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a McCreeby v\u00e0o trong t\u00fai \u00e1o tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi","xem x\u00e9t ba b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u00e1, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 ph\u1ea7n ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1eadu th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu e nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u00e0y l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a chi\u1ebfn binh t\u1ed9c Xuanaci. M\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u1ebft s\u1eb9o h\u00ecnh ch\u1eef X tr\u00ean g\u00f3t ch\u00e2n. Anh Sicky \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ec3 v\u1edbi c\u1eadu r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u \u0111\u1eb7c tr\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a b\u1ed9 t\u1ed9c Xuanaci. H\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb l\u1eabn l\u1ed9n v\u1edbi d\u1ea5u ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111ang truy \u0111u\u1ed5i. John n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady th\u00ec ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i t\u00ednh g\u1ea5p m\u1ed9t k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch gi\u1ea3i c\u1ee9u. C\u1eadu Nimrod kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec. \u2013\u2002H\u1ecd l\u00e0 b\u1ed9 t\u1ed9c s\u0103n \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea5y. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111u\u1ed5i theo h\u1ecd th\u00f4i. C\u1eadu Nimrod khuy\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Gi\u1edd n\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c n\u1ea5y. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft, ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i x\u00e1c nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao ba djinn kia kh\u00f4ng t\u1ef1 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh. Ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0o con Hector, John n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002D\u1ec5 hi\u1ec3u m\u00e0 c\u1eadu. Con ch\u00f3 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Muddy \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7m th\u1ee7ng m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i l\u1ec1u, khi\u1ebfn ch\u00fang b\u1ecb d\u1ed9t n\u01b0\u1edbc trong tr\u1eadn m\u01b0a n\u1eb7ng h\u1ea1t t\u1ed1i h\u00f4m qua. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecb \u01b0\u1edbt v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb l\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i kh\u00f4ng s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn khi th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n Xuanaci xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. C\u1eadu Nimrod l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002D\u00f9 l\u1eadp lu\u1eadn \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng djinn ch\u01b0a tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh nh\u01b0 Philippa hay Zadie, n\u00f3 v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf \u0111\u1ed9 tu\u1ed5i \u0111\u1ea7y kinh nghi\u1ec7m nh\u01b0 anh Vodyannoy l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng. Ph\u1ea3i l\u1ea1nh c\u00f3ng th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 th\u00ec s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn m\u1edbi t\u1eeb b\u1ecf anh \u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.","John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady. Th\u1ebf th\u00ec, chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra cho \u00f4ng Vodyannoy? C\u1eadu Nimrod tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Theo nh\u01b0 c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y, c\u00f3 ba kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. Anh \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf r\u01a1i nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. Anh \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb ai \u0111\u00f3 s\u00e1t h\u1ea1i. Ho\u1eb7c anh \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb ai \u0111\u00f3 v\u00f4 hi\u1ec7u h\u00f3a. V\u00ec c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 anh Vodyannoy l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t djinn kh\u00e1 d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m v\u00e0 c\u00f3 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m, c\u1eadu s\u1ebd lo\u1ea1i b\u1ecf kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean. V\u1eady l\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta c\u00f2n hai kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng. Tuy nhi\u00ean, n\u1ebfu anh \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n s\u1ebd c\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u anh \u1ea5y l\u00e0m v\u1eadt l\u01b0u ni\u1ec7m, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta d\u0129 nhi\u00ean s\u1ebd t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y ph\u1ea7n th\u00e2n x\u00e1c c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a anh \u1ea5y. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a ch\u00fang ta ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng duy nh\u1ea5t. Kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng anh Vodyannoy \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb con b\u00e9 Zadie v\u00f4 hi\u1ec7u h\u00f3a b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 con b\u00e9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y c\u1eafp t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 t\u1eeb tay anh \u1ea5y. C\u1eadu Nimrod v\u00e0 John \u0111\u1ea3o m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn quanh c\u00e1i l\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Vodyannoy. John g\u1ee3i \u00fd: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa tr\u00f3i bu\u1ed9c djinn l\u00ean \u00f4ng V khi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111ang ng\u1ee7. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu Nimrod l\u1ea1i y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 con b\u00e9 \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean anh \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa tr\u00f3i bu\u1ed9c, John \u1ea1. QWERTYUIOP! M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u0103ng tay cao su m\u1ecfng xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u00ean tay v\u1ecb djinn l\u1edbn ngay khi \u00f4ng c\u00fai ng\u01b0\u1eddi xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 c\u1ea7m l\u00ean m\u1ed9t v\u1eadt th\u1ec3 nh\u1ecf m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng m\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00e1i gi\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e3 chi\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Vodyannoy. \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu nghi ng\u1edd l\u00e0 Zadie \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00e1i n\u00e0y l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh Vodyannoy. M\u1ed9t con \u1ebfch phi ti\u00eau c\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ed9c. M\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt nguy hi\u1ec3m nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Nam M\u1ef9. B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 mundane n\u00e0o c\u0169ng s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft","ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c n\u1ebfu b\u1ecb con v\u1eadt nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 n\u00e0y ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o da. V\u00e0 d\u00f9 n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t djinn m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd nh\u01b0 anh Vodyannoy, c\u1eadu ngh\u0129 n\u00f3 v\u1eabn l\u00e0m anh \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed5 b\u1ec7nh n\u1eb7ng th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 n\u1ebfu b\u1ecb \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u ho\u1eb7c ng\u1ef1c. N\u00f3i r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u1eb7t con \u1ebfch xu\u1ed1ng m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn g\u1ee1 b\u1ecf c\u00e1i g\u0103ng tay. John th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002S\u1ef1 th\u1eadt l\u00e0, ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch con b\u00e9 Zadie \u0111\u00f3 l\u1eafm. \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, v\u1edbi v\u1ee5 b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a McCreeby. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng tin n\u1ed5i n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. \u00dd ch\u00e1u l\u00e0, n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng m\u00e0. T\u1eeb m\u1ed9t t\u1ed9c djinn Thi\u1ec7n n\u1eefa ch\u1ee9. C\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u0110i\u1ec1u ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu Zadie qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ecbu tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y, c\u1eadu ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 ra con b\u00e9 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng d\u01b0\u1edbi \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a McCreeby. Kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ph\u1ee7 nh\u1eadn vi\u1ec7c McCreeby l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ea7y ph\u00e1p t\u00e0i gi\u1ecfi, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 th\u00f4i mi\u00ean c\u00f3 n\u0103ng l\u1ef1c. H\u00e3y h\u1ecfi anh Vodyannoy. C\u1eadu ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn anh \u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i cho ch\u00fang ta bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u00fang ta mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft. Li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn xung quanh, John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002\u00dd c\u1eadu l\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y? Ch\u00e1u c\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb b\u1eaft nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c r\u1ed3i ch\u1ee9. \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 v\u1eady. L\u1ee5c l\u1ecdi ba l\u00f4 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Vodyannoy, c\u1eadu Nimrod r\u00fat ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i chai Faberg\u00e9 \u0111en v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng h\u1ecda ti\u1ebft ch\u1ea1m kh\u1eafc b\u1eb1ng v\u00e0ng r\u00f2ng. \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 anh \u1ea5y \u0111ang \u1edf trong n\u00e0y. \u0110\u00e8n \u01a1i, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 n\u01a1i c\u1eadu s\u1ebd tr\u1ed1n n\u1ebfu b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t con \u1ebfch \u0111\u1ed9c b\u00f2 l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t ng\u1ee5m kh\u00f3i. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t","duy nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a anh \u1ea5y khi \u0111\u1ee5ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t m\u1ed1i nguy hi\u1ec3m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. C\u1eadu Nimrod bi\u1ebfn v\u00e0o trong c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm \u00f4ng Vodyannoy, \u0111\u1ec3 John l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i. L\u1ea1i nghe ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c bu\u1ed9c t\u1ed9i v\u1ec1 m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i l\u1ec1u h\u01b0 h\u1ea1i, con Hector \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea9n v\u00e0o b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3. T\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi n\u00ean l\u00e0m g\u00ec b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, John b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ee5c l\u1ecdi ba l\u00f4 c\u1ee7a Zadie v\u1edbi hy v\u1ecdng c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 kh\u00e1c c\u1ee7a McCreeby, t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 ra v\u00e0i \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed1i cho l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao c\u00f4 l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u0169ng l\u00e0 djinn nh\u01b0 c\u00f4. V\u00ec John v\u1ed1n kh\u00f4ng \u01b0a Zadie n\u00ean c\u1eadu kh\u00f3 ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn \u00fd ki\u1ebfn c\u00f4 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb th\u00f4i mi\u00ean. Trong khi c\u1eadu \u0111ang l\u1ee5c l\u1ecdi \u0111\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a Zadie, b\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng ban s\u01a1 b\u1ecb ph\u00e1 v\u1ee1 b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o \u0111i\u00eau luy\u1ec7n. Ai \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o m\u1ed9t giai \u0111i\u1ec7u ng\u00e2n nga v\u00f4 t\u01b0 l\u1ef1, m\u1ed9t \u00e2m thanh \u00e1m \u1ea3nh, m\u00ea li, \u0111\u1ea7y c\u1ea3m h\u1ee9ng l\u01a1 l\u1eedng tr\u00ean kho\u1ea3ng r\u1eebng th\u01b0a nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ph\u00e9p m\u00e0u xinh \u0111\u1eb9p c\u1ee7a m\u00f9a h\u00e8 m\u1ed9ng \u1ea3o. John \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady v\u00e0 d\u1ecfng tai l\u00ean nghe. C\u1eadu v\u1eabn lu\u00f4n ao \u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c n\u00e0o! Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t giai \u0111i\u1ec7u m\u00e0 th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n Nam M\u1ef9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn. V\u00e0 hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng chim h\u00f3t. M\u1ed9t con chim \u1edf thi\u00ean \u0111\u00e0ng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 thu\u1ea7n th\u1ee5c bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n m\u1ed9t giai \u0111i\u1ec7u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, m\u1ed9t giai \u0111i\u1ec7u c\u00f3 \u00edt nh\u1ea5t ch\u00edn n\u1ed1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o v\u1edbi c\u1ea3 ti\u1ebfng v\u00ea. V\u00ec v\u1eady, \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 ai nh\u1ec9? \u00d4ng Sicky? \u00d4ng Muddy? Ho\u1eb7c c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 Zadie? D\u00f9 b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eafc d\u0129 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ph\u00e1 v\u1ee1 ph\u00e9p m\u00e0u c\u1ee7a giai \u0111i\u1ec7u quy\u1ebfn r\u0169 \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng John ph\u1ea3i l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi: \u2013\u2002Xin ch\u00e0o? Ai \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00f3?","Ti\u1ebfng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o m\u00ea ho\u1eb7c ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i. Nh\u1eb7t con dao ph\u00e1t c\u1ecf c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Sicky l\u00ean, John ch\u1eb7t ngang c\u00e1c b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfn v\u00e0o trong r\u1eebng. C\u1eadu l\u1edbn ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002Xin ch\u00e0o? Ai \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00f3? Xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n \u0111i. \u0110i quanh v\u00f2ng ngo\u00e0i c\u1ee7a khu tr\u1ea1i, John quay l\u1ea1i \u0111i\u1ec3m xu\u1ea5t ph\u00e1t \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean v\u00e0 d\u1ecfng m\u1ed9t tai l\u00ean c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng l\u1eafng nghe, hy v\u1ecdng s\u1ebd b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u1eadu nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng l\u00edu lo kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 giai \u0111i\u1ec7u n\u00e0o c\u1ee7a l\u0169 chim, ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 linh c\u1ea9u c\u1ee7a l\u0169 kh\u1ec9, ti\u1ebfng k\u1ebdo k\u1eb9t nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y th\u1eebng s\u1eddn c\u0169 c\u1ee7a l\u0169 \u1ebfch, v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng vo vo nh\u01b0 h\u00e0ng t\u00e1 m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i l\u00ean d\u00e2y c\u00f3t nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 c\u1ee7a l\u0169 c\u00f4n tr\u00f9ng. C\u1eadu c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ecbnh d\u00f9ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u1ea3i \u01b0\u1edbc c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap c\u1eadu x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a ti\u1ebfng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o. Nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng Rakshasas v\u1eabn th\u00edch n\u00f3i: \u201cHi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean l\u00e0, bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u1ea3i \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1.\u201d C\u00f3 khi n\u00e0o c\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ra n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng? C\u1eadu \u0111ang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng r\u1eebng m\u01b0a nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1edbi th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, r\u1eb1ng tr\u00ed \u00f3c c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh l\u1eeba b\u1ea1n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o: c\u1ee7i v\u1ee5n h\u00f3a th\u00e0nh c\u00f4n tr\u00f9ng, l\u00e1 c\u00e2y h\u00f3a th\u00e0nh b\u00f2 s\u00e1t, v\u00e0 kh\u00fac g\u1ed7 h\u00f3a th\u00e0nh c\u00e1 s\u1ea5u. John th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n nghe n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i c\u00e1 t\u00ean l\u00e0 corvina th\u01b0\u1eddng ngoi l\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ec3 \u0103n tr\u00e1i c\u00e2y v\u00e0 k\u00eau chi\u00eam chi\u1ebfp. C\u1eadu l\u1ea1i d\u1ecfng tai nghe l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng chim. M\u1ed9t v\u00e0i lo\u00e0i chim c\u00f3 v\u1ebb ngo\u00e0i kh\u00e1 k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1. Kh\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ch\u00fang c\u0169ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 sao? D\u00f9 hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i \u0111ang l\u00e0 ban ng\u00e0y, John v\u1eabn c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y h\u01a1i r\u00f9ng m\u00ecnh b\u1edfi \u00e2m thanh m\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y. V\u00e0 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y r\u1ea5t c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n. John l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 quay l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c l\u1ee5c l\u1ecdi ba l\u00f4 c\u1ee7a Zadie. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00eam b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 n\u00e0o t\u1eeb McCreeby, m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3","m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n s\u1ed5 tay nh\u1ecf b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ea5y p\u01a1-luya m\u00e0u ho\u00e0ng y\u1ebfn m\u00e0 ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 g\u1eedi l\u1ea1i, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf ngay d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1y ba l\u00f4 khi\u1ebfn l\u00f2ng t\u00f2 m\u00f2 c\u1ee7a John b\u1ecb g\u1ee3i l\u00ean. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea5t k\u1ef9 trong m\u1ed9t h\u0169 th\u1ecbt \u0111\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng th\u1ee7y tinh v\u00e0 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng k\u00ednh ch\u1ec9 nh\u1ecf h\u01a1n n\u1eafp h\u0169 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat l\u00e0 ba c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a v\u00e0ng. M\u1edf n\u1eafp h\u0169, John qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 tr\u00fat m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a ra \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi nh\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u00ean. N\u00f3 d\u00e0y h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng hai m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m xu \u2013 d\u00e0y c\u1ee1 hai ho\u1eb7c ba \u0111\u1ed3ng hai m\u01b0\u01a1u l\u0103m xu g\u1ed9p l\u1ea1i \u2013 v\u00e0 n\u1eb7ng. R\u1ea5t n\u1eb7ng. C\u1eadu s\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00ecn ch\u00fang su\u1ed1t m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi ch\u00fang l\u00e0 g\u00ec. Ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed3ng ti\u1ec1n xu, m\u1ec1 \u0111ay hay hu\u00e2n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng. M\u1ed7i m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang c\u00f3 h\u00ecnh nh\u1eefng khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n \u1ea4n \u2013 m\u1ed9t trong s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f3 nh\u00ecn c\u00f3 v\u1ebb r\u1ea5t d\u1eef t\u1ee3n. C\u1eadu \u0111o\u00e1n h\u1ecd c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m ch\u1eafc. Quay l\u1ea1i t\u1eeb chuy\u1ebfn vi\u1ebfng th\u0103m b\u00ean trong c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Vodyannoy, c\u1eadu Nimrod h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002T\u00ecm th\u1ea5y g\u00ec \u00e0? \u0110\u01b0a cho c\u1eadu Nimrod cu\u1ed1n s\u1ed5 v\u00e0 ba c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a v\u00e0ng, John cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang \u1edf b\u00ean trong ba l\u00f4 c\u1ee7a Zadie. Xem x\u00e9t m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a tr\u00ean tay, c\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Th\u00fa v\u1ecb th\u1eadt. C\u1eadu ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd g\u1eb7p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c lo\u1ea1i v\u00e0ng n\u00e0o n\u1eb7ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. D\u00f9ng ng\u00f3n tay l\u1eadt qua m\u1eb7t b\u00ean kia c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a, c\u1eadu n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002T\u1eed th\u1ea7n Supay c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca \u1edf m\u1ed9t m\u1eb7t, v\u00e0 th\u1ea7n m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi Inti \u1edf m\u1eb7t c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i. M\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng. John th\u1eafc m\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002B\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u1ea1? \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi v\u00e0 c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft tr\u00ean c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3 v\u1eadt.","John g\u1ee3i \u00fd: \u2013\u2002\u1edc th\u00ec, m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi mang l\u1ea1i s\u1ef1 s\u1ed1ng, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i sao? Cho n\u00ean, s\u1ef1 s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft. Ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u00fang ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 hai m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ed1i l\u1eadp c\u1ee7a c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng xu hay sao? C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i c\u00f3 l\u00fd. Nh\u01b0ng nh\u00ecn xem, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a kh\u1edbp v\u1edbi c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a kia, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 hai c\u00e1i kh\u1edbp v\u1edbi c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a th\u1ee9 ba. G\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ch\u00fang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi v\u00e0 c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng. C\u1eadu ngh\u0129 m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i n\u00e0y ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng h\u1ea1t l\u1ec7 m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi m\u00e0 McCreeby nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn trong th\u01b0. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca g\u1ecdi v\u00e0ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i c\u1ee7a m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi. John nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c danh t\u00ednh th\u1eadt c\u1ee7a t\u00ean tr\u1ed9m b\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng Peabody \u1edf New Heaven. C\u1eadu Nimrod g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002D\u0129 nhi\u00ean r\u1ed3i. C\u00f3 ba c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a v\u00e0ng b\u1ecb l\u1ea5y c\u1eafp, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? C\u1eadu qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t ti\u00eau chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. \u2013\u2002H\u00f3a ra Manco Capac kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ed9m ch\u00fang. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu ngh\u0129 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u00f4ng \u1ea5y mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0 l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i x\u00e1c \u01b0\u1edbp c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y. \u1eea, ch\u00e1u ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u00f3, John. Zadie nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ed9m ch\u00fang. G\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u00e1i chai \u0111en c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Vodyannoy, c\u1eadu n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002C\u0169ng nh\u01b0, ch\u00ednh Zadie l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 gi\u1ebft anh Vodyannoy. Anh \u1ea5y v\u1eeba cho c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft anh \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ee9c d\u1eady v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y con b\u00e9 \u0111\u1ee9ng trong l\u1ec1u. N\u00f3 n\u00f3i n\u00f3 b\u1ecb m\u1ed9ng du. Anh Vodyannoy \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o n\u00f3","quay v\u1ec1 l\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 ng\u1ee3i th\u00eam g\u00ec v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, anh \u1ea5y ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 c\u00f3 mang g\u0103ng tay khi \u0111\u00f3. V\u00e0 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn n\u00f3 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf con \u1ebfch l\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng anh \u1ea5y. John lo l\u1eafng h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng \u1ea5y sao r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu? \u2013\u2002Th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 r\u1ea5t y\u1ebfu. \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean mang \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n ch\u1ee9 c\u1eadu? \u2013\u2002V\u00e0 h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec ch\u1ee9? B\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n ch\u1ec9 d\u00e0nh cho con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, John \u00e0. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i cho djinn. Kh\u00f4ng, ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1ea5m \u00e1p v\u00e0 ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7, anh \u1ea5y s\u1ebd h\u1ed3i ph\u1ee5c l\u1ea1i th\u00f4i. S\u1ebd kh\u1ecfe th\u00f4i. Khi m\u1ed9t djinn b\u1ecb b\u1ec7nh nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 l\u00e0m t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 cho b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh. Anh Vodyannoy s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i \u1edf y\u00ean trong c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n c\u1ee7a anh \u1ea5y trong m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian d\u00e0i, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi s\u1ee9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a anh \u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhen nh\u00fam l\u1ea1i. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ph\u1ea3i ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0i tu\u1ea7n. C\u1eadu e r\u1eb1ng, anh \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c chuy\u1ebfn th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m n\u00e0y n\u1eefa. \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng V c\u00f3 gi\u1eef b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 kh\u00f4ng c\u1eadu? \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng. C\u1eadu e l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng. \u2013\u2002V\u1eady th\u00ec nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh Zadie \u0111ang gi\u1eef n\u00f3. \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu s\u1ee3 l\u00e0 v\u1eady. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu c\u0169ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n cho r\u1eb1ng con b\u00e9 \u0111ang b\u1ecb th\u00f4i mi\u00ean. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o tin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f2n c\u00f3 l\u00fd do kh\u00e1c cho vi\u1ec7c n\u00f3 c\u1ed1 gi\u1ebft anh Vodyannoy. V\u1ec1 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 \u0111\u00f3, c\u1ea3 anh Vodyannoy c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng tin. John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec? Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3, l\u00e0m sao ch\u00fang ta t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn M\u1eaft R\u1eebng \u0111\u00e2y? G\u00f5 nh\u1eb9 tr\u00e1n, c\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i:","\u2013\u2002May m\u1eafn l\u00e0, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 ghi nh\u1edb n\u00f3 trong \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0y. \u2013\u2002Hay qu\u00e1. C\u1eadu Nimrod h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1i \u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ef1ng th\u01b0 tr\u00ean ch\u00e2n con d\u01a1i \u1ea5y, ch\u00e1u c\u00f2n gi\u1eef n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng? \u2013\u2002D\u0129 nhi\u00ean c\u00f2n. John l\u1ea5y n\u00f3 ra kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i ba l\u00f4 v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a cho c\u1eadu Nimrod. \u2013\u2002Tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi. C\u1eadu Nimrod m\u1edf cu\u1ed1n s\u1ed5 tay b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ea5y p\u01a1-luya, l\u1ea5y ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y b\u00fat, v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u vi\u1ebft. \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd g\u1eedi th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh ch\u00fang ta cho McCreeby. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ebft b\u1edfi con b\u00e9 \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ecdn c\u1ee7a g\u00e3. C\u1eadu ngh\u0129 c\u1eadu c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c b\u1eaft ch\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1eef vi\u1ebft tay c\u1ee7a Zadie. Con b\u00e9 hay vi\u1ebft ch\u1eef hoa, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? \u2013\u2002V\u00e2ng \u1ea1. V\u1edbi v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n l\u00e0m d\u1ea5u ch\u1ea5m v\u00e0 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u v\u00f2ng xo\u1eafn trang tr\u00ed m\u00e0u m\u00e8. C\u1eadu Nimrod cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002Lo\u1ea1i ch\u1eef vi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3 th\u01b0\u1eddng bi\u1ec3u th\u1ecb cho s\u1ef1 thi\u1ebfu t\u1ef1 tin. Ho\u1eb7c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 t\u1ef1 ph\u1ee5 tr\u1ebb con. N\u00f3 g\u1ea7n t\u1ec7 nh\u01b0 vi\u1ec7c qu\u00ean vi\u1ebft hoa. Tuy m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng ch\u1eef c\u00e1i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u1eef vi\u1ebft hoa, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean. V\u00ed d\u1ee5 nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng Do Th\u00e1i. \u2013\u2002Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng Zadie v\u1ebd tr\u00e1i tim thay v\u00ec v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 \u0111ang y\u00eau \u1ea5y. C\u1eadu Nimrod tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady \u00e0? C\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u kh\u00e1c cho th\u1ea5y con b\u00e9 \u0111ang b\u1ecb th\u00f4i mi\u00ean. \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1edbi g\u00e3? V\u1edbi McCreeby \u1ea5y?","\u2013\u2002Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb Zadie. \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y s\u1ebd khi\u1ebfn g\u00e3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean t\u1ef1 tin qu\u00e1 m\u1ee9c. V\u00e0 b\u1ea3o g\u00e3 n\u00f3i cho Zadie bi\u1ebft ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c g\u00e3 \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u1ec3 con b\u00e9 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00ecm. John nhe r\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0, trong khi c\u1eadu Nimrod vi\u1ebft th\u01b0, c\u1eadu c\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c em g\u00e1i c\u1eadu c\u00f9ng \u00f4ng Groanin, \u00f4ng Sicky v\u00e0 \u00f4ng Muddy \u2013 v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 Zadie \u2013 \u0111ang n\u1eb1m trong tay th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n Xuanaci. \u0110\u1ec3 l\u00ean tinh th\u1ea7n, c\u1eadu b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o, giai \u0111i\u1ec7u gi\u1ed1ng giai \u0111i\u1ec7u quy\u1ebfn r\u0169 m\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0i ph\u00fat tr\u01b0\u1edbc. V\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c vi\u1ebft th\u01b0, c\u1eadu Nimrod l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng trong gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh y\u00eau d\u1ea5u, anh Sicky kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1edbi ch\u00e1u sao? Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd, kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o trong m\u1ed9t khu r\u1eebng m\u01b0a. T\u01b0\u01a1ng truy\u1ec1n r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u b\u1eaft ch\u01b0\u1edbc hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o theo giai \u0111i\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a el Tunchi, h\u1eafn s\u1ebd xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f9a gi\u1ee1n v\u1edbi ch\u00e1u theo c\u00e1ch kinh kh\u1ee7ng nh\u1ea5t ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1ee3ng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng. John nu\u1ed1t n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt: \u2013\u2002El Tunchi l\u00e0 ai? Hay l\u00e0 c\u00e1i g\u00ec? \u2013\u2002M\u1ed9t linh h\u1ed3n g\u00e1c r\u1eebng. M\u1ed9t linh h\u1ed3n tinh qu\u00e1i. Nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t y\u00eau tinh, ki\u1ec3u ki\u1ec3u th\u1ebf. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u, x\u1ea5u xa h\u01a1n r\u1ea5t, r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u. Ho\u1eb7c \u00edt nh\u1ea5t c\u1eadu nghe n\u00f3i v\u1eady. C\u1ea9n th\u1eadn v\u1eabn h\u01a1n, John \u1ea1. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng? C\u1eadu Nimrod ng\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t nh\u00ecn l\u00ean. \u2013\u2002John? Nh\u01b0ng John \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 13 S\u1ef1 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a K\u1ebb x\u00e2m l\u0103ng \u00d4ng Groanin \u0111\u00fang khi n\u00f3i Francisco Pizarro \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i c\u00f9ng to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed9i qu\u00e2n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. V\u00ec \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ea5t c\u1ea9n c\u1ee7a Zadie, c\u00e1i hang \u0111\u1ed9ng ng\u1ea7m n\u01a1i Philippa, \u00f4ng Groanin, Zadie, \u00f4ng Sicky v\u00e0 \u00f4ng Muddy l\u00e1nh n\u1ea1n sau khi tr\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean \u0111\u00f4ng ngh\u1ecbt v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i t\u00e1m binh l\u00ednh c\u00f3 v\u0169 trang, s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i hai con ng\u1ef1a, c\u00f9ng v\u00e0i v\u1ecb cha x\u1ee9 c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 th\u1edd C\u00f4ng gi\u00e1o. \u0110\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 s\u1ed1 l\u01b0\u1ee3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 ng\u1ef1a m\u00e0 Pizarro \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ec9 huy khi chinh ph\u1ee5c ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng Ch\u00edn n\u0103m 1532. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh T\u00e2y Ban Nha d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng. H\u1ecd ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i, v\u00e0 b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 n\u01a1i h\u1ecd b\u01b0\u1edbc ra. V\u00e0 hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean, h\u1ecd \u0111ang \u0111\u1ecbnh th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n ph\u1ea7n c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 Zadie \u0111\u00e3 \u01b0\u1edbc, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 d\u1ea1y cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc. V\u00e0 v\u00ec nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh d\u00e0y d\u1eb7n phong s\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ea1y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc duy nh\u1ea5t, h\u1ecd \u0111ang b\u1eaft tay v\u00e0o m\u00e0i g\u01b0\u01a1m v\u00e0 si\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t nh\u1eefng th\u1eaft kh\u00f3a tr\u00ean \u00e1o gi\u00e1p, s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng t\u00e1i hi\u1ec7n to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng b\u1ea1o t\u00e0n tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y khi chinh ph\u1ee5c ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca. Ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb vi\u1ec7c l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y, ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a b\u1ed9 t\u1ed9c Xuanaci s\u1ebd l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb khu\u1ea5t ph\u1ee5c d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u01b0\u1ee1i g\u01b0\u01a1m c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Kh\u00f4ng ai nghi ng\u1edd g\u00ec v\u1ec1 k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u1ed9i qu\u00e2n \u00f4 h\u1ee3p \u00edt ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Pizarro \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed9i qu\u00e2n m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m ng\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o v\u00e0i tr\u0103m","ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci s\u1ebd ch\u1ed1ng c\u1ef1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n. Philippa n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Zadie: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i ng\u0103n h\u1ecd l\u1ea1i. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng s\u00e1t th\u1ee7 n\u00e0y. H\u1ecd s\u1ebd b\u1ecb t\u00e0n s\u00e1t m\u1ea5t. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca v\u1eady. B\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00f4 h\u1ed1, Zadie n\u00f3i v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng kh\u00f3 tin: \u2013\u2002Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p? Hello, Philippa? Nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb m\u00e0 c\u1eadu b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecbnh d\u00f9ng ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0m th\u1ee9c \u0103n cho c\u00e1 piranha. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci c\u0169ng ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Sicky t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p teo nh\u1ecf ngay khi n\u00f3 c\u00f2n n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean vai \u00f4ng \u1ea5y. Quay sang nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng Sicky nh\u01b0 mu\u1ed1n t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, Zadie gi\u1ee5c: \u2013\u2002N\u00f3i v\u1edbi Philippa \u0111i, \u00f4ng Sicky. N\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o v\u1ec1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci. \u00d4ng Sicky g\u00e3i g\u00e3i c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u teo nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ph\u1ee7 nh\u1eadn vi\u1ec7c ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 th\u1ee7 ph\u1ea1m cho vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3. \u00d4ng l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m: \u2013\u2002B\u1ec7nh. Ta th\u1ea5y b\u1ec7nh v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m cho Sicky t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean r\u1ed3i. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00f9 dai. V\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y khi \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 k\u1ef9 v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3, \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn ra cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh T\u00e2y Ban Nha v\u0169 trang h\u1ea1ng n\u1eb7ng v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci ch\u1ec9 m\u1eb7c kh\u1ed1 che th\u00e2n b\u1ea5t c\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c n\u00e0o. N\u00ean \u00f4ng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb hung t\u1ee3n. Nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Jivaro c\u0169ng v\u1eady. V\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y, ng\u01b0\u1eddi Prozuanaci c\u0169ng v\u1eady. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n ch\u00e2u M\u1ef9 b\u1eaft ngu\u1ed3n t\u1eeb ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng x\u00e9t theo m\u1ed9t m\u1eb7t n\u00e0o","\u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00e1 hung t\u1ee3n. Nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb ngu mu\u1ed9i. H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1ng b\u1ecb h\u00e0nh h\u1ea1 b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb chinh ph\u1ee5c Nam M\u1ef9 nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca. Ch\u00e1u n\u00ean n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi c\u00e1i \u00f4ng Pizarro \u0111\u00f3, Zadie \u1ea1, v\u00e0 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c \u00f4ng \u1ea5y b\u1ecf qua cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci. Zadie ki\u00ean quy\u1ebft n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m v\u1eady. C\u00e1i \u0111\u00e1m Xuanaci \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1ng b\u1ecb l\u00ednh T\u00e2y Ban Nha \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u00edt. \u00d4ng Groanin nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002Theo nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ta th\u1ea5y, k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u1edf vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u00edt ai \u0111\u00f3. H\u1ecd ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n nghi\u00eam t\u00fac. M\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i nghi\u00eam t\u00fac ch\u1ebft ch\u00f3c. Nh\u00ecn k\u00eca. Zadie b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng l\u1ea1i c\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i\u1ec7u qu\u00e1 m\u1ee9c nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi khi r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y. C\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ed9i qu\u00e2n, bao g\u1ed3m Pizarro, \u0111ang qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn ph\u00e9p ban \u01a1n t\u1eeb c\u00e1c cha x\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Ch\u00faa ph\u00f9 h\u1ed9. \u00d4ng Groanin cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng x\u1ea3y ra tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i t\u00e0n s\u00e1t m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. H\u1ecd t\u1ef1 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u00fd ch\u00ed c\u1ee7a Ch\u00faa hay m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea3m nh\u00ed g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1. N\u1ebfu h\u1ecfi ta, ta s\u1ebd n\u00f3i Ch\u00faa kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n g\u00ec t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb nh\u00e2n danh Ng\u00e0i \u0111i gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c c\u1ea3. Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng Groanin n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u00f3, Zadie. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i ch\u1ee9. Zadie h\u1ecfi ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002V\u00ed d\u1ee5 nh\u01b0 l\u00e0m g\u00ec?","Philippa b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed1ng b\u00f9i nh\u00f9i do c\u1eadu t\u1ea1o ra. C\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i g\u1ee1 n\u00f3 ch\u1ee9. Ngoan c\u1ed1 l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u, Zadie n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m g\u00ec t\u00f9y c\u1eadu. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1edb ngh\u0129 c\u1eadu \u0111ang qu\u00e1 nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng h\u00f3a v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 \u0111\u00f3. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng t\u1edb kh\u00f4ng \u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f3 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 cu\u1ed9c t\u00e0n s\u00e1t n\u00e0o. Ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n ai \u0111\u00f3 d\u1ea1y cho nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb s\u0103n \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc, v\u1eady th\u00f4i. Philippa l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng v\u1edbi c\u00f4 b\u00e9 djinn c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, c\u00f4 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y r\u1ea5t h\u1ed1i h\u1eadn v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 m\u1eddi Zadie tham gia v\u00e0o chuy\u1ebfn tham hi\u1ec3m l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y. John n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang. C\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. L\u1ea7n sau \u2013 n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 c\u00f2n c\u00f3 l\u1ea7n sau \u2013 c\u00f4 s\u1ebd l\u1eafng nghe l\u1eddi nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng anh trai sinh \u0111\u00f4i. C\u00f4 b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, t\u1edb s\u1ebd t\u1ef1 \u0111i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y v\u1eady. Ngay khi h\u1ecd c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n xong. Philippa kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng T\u00e2y Ban Nha, v\u00e0 c\u00f4 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u1ebft, Pizarro c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp h\u1ecdc ti\u1ebfng Anh. Tuy nhi\u00ean, l\u1ea7n giao ti\u1ebfp g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y v\u1edbi hi\u1ec7n th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00dd Marco Polo \u0111\u00e3 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c c\u00f4 r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1. Marco \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Philippa r\u1eb1ng: \u201cKhi ch\u00e1u ch\u1ebft, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng b\u00ed \u1ea9n \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea3i m\u00e3. Bao g\u1ed3m b\u00ed \u1ea9n v\u1eadn h\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a ti\u1ebfng Anh.\u201d K\u1ebb chinh ph\u1ee5c Nam M\u1ef9 kh\u00e9t ti\u1ebfng l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00e0o khi Philippa \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng. V\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i nh\u1ecf nh\u1eb9 nh\u01b0ng d\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 quen v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c ra l\u1ec7nh v\u00e0 c\u00f3 h\u01a1i l\u01a1 l\u1edb, \u00f4ng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Se\u00edorita[10], r\u1ea5t h\u00e2n h\u1ea1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p c\u00f4.","Philippa m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00e0o l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002Don Francisco, t\u00ean c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng r\u1ea5t n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i t\u00ean n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean kh\u1eafp Peru. V\u00e0 d\u0129 nhi\u00ean, \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean r\u1ea5t n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng trong, \u1edd\u2026 l\u1ecbch s\u1eed. Philippa n\u00f3i v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn trong trong ph\u00e1t ng\u00f4n v\u00e0 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00ec Don c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u01b0\u1edbc hi\u1ec7u hi\u1ec7p s\u0129 c\u1ee7a T\u00e2y Ban Nha. Pizarro l\u1ea1i c\u00fai ch\u00e0o. Philippa n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002N\u00e0y nh\u00e9, ch\u00e1u e r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t nh\u1ea7m l\u1eabn x\u1ea3y ra \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean, \u0111\u00f3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n l\u00e0 l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a t\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u hy v\u1ecdng \u00f4ng s\u1ebd r\u1ed9ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn l\u1eddi xin l\u1ed7i ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a t\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y, chuy\u1ec7n l\u00e0 \u00f4ng th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i d\u1ea1y cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, t\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t c\u00e1m \u01a1n n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng quay l\u1ea1i n\u01a1i \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i ra. V\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 y\u00ean cho h\u1ecd. Pizarro th\u1eafc m\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002Ta kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u. M\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u01b0\u1edbc, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i sao? R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 quay l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eddi. Philippa th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002V\u00e2ng, qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt l\u00e0 v\u1eady. Tuy nhi\u00ean, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc n\u1ea3y sinh khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u01b0\u1edbc n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 g\u00ec v\u1ec1 h\u1eadu qu\u1ea3. Ngay c\u1ea3 djinn c\u0169ng \u0111\u00f4i l\u00fac ph\u1ea1m sai l\u1ea7m. \u2013\u2002Th\u1ee9 l\u1ed7i cho ta, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc. Theo ta th\u1ea5y, \u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ed5 r\u01b0\u1ee3u ngon ra \u0111\u1ea5t. M\u1ed9t khi \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed5 ng\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3 v\u00e0o l\u1ea1i trong chai. Se\u00edorita, ta th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 r\u1ea5t mu\u1ed1n chi\u1ec1u \u00fd ch\u00e1u, nh\u01b0ng th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng ti\u1ebfc ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i, ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3. R\u1ed3i nh\u00fan vai, \u00f4ng n\u00f3i th\u00eam:","\u2013\u2002Tr\u1eeb khi ch\u00e1u \u01b0\u1edbc nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean. Vi\u1ec7c ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t djinn, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00e1c. Philippa kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 \u01b0\u1edbc nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 \u01b0\u1edbc nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 t\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. \u0110\u1ea3o m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn quanh trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t, Pizarro m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa nh\u00fan vai n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng ta v\u00e0 l\u00ednh c\u1ee7a ta v\u1eabn \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i sao? Th\u1ee9 l\u1ed7i cho ta, h\u1ee1i djinn v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 \u01b0\u1edbc nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, ta ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y n\u1eefa. S\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i sao? Philippa th\u1ed1t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002A! \u00d4ng h\u1ecfi \u0111\u00fang v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ea5y \u1ea1. \u0110\u1ec3 ch\u00e1u gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch. \u00d4ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y, djinn t\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1o ra t\u1eeb l\u1eeda, v\u00e0 v\u00ec \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u00e0y kh\u00e1 l\u1ea1nh, t\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 \u1ea5m \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, t\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed1t c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p g\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ef1ng s\u1ecd c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 k\u00e9o d\u00e0i th\u1eddi gian s\u01b0\u1edfi \u1ea5m b\u00e0n tay, \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc, k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 kh\u00e1 t\u1ec7, nh\u01b0 ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch. \u00d4ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y, b\u1ea1n ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i qu\u00e1 s\u1edbm. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 t\u1ed9c phi\u1ec1n ph\u1ee9c v\u00e0 kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, nh\u01b0ng t\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 c\u00f3 \u00fd mu\u1ed1n t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u1ecd. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u00e1u y\u00eau c\u1ea7u \u00f4ng l\u00e0, hy v\u1ecdng \u00f4ng ch\u1edd m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3, \u1edd\u2026 m\u1ea1nh tay. Pizarro l\u00fd gi\u1ea3i: \u2013\u2002\u00dd ch\u00e1u l\u00e0, v\u00ed d\u1ee5 nh\u01b0 d\u1ea1y cho h\u1ecd m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc? Philippa g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002V\u00e2ng, \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 v\u1eady \u1ea1. Ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng s\u1ebd hi\u1ec3u m\u00e0. Ch\u00e1u h\u1ee9a v\u1edbi","\u00f4ng ngay khi c\u00f3 l\u1ea1i s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh, t\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd \u01b0\u1edbc cho m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0\u2026 Pizarro c\u1eaft ngang l\u1eddi c\u00f4: \u2013\u2002Ta xin l\u1ed7i, nh\u01b0ng djinn nh\u01b0 ch\u00e1u n\u00ean bi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb h\u1ee7y b\u1ecf theo c\u00e1ch th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng. B\u1edfi m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ee9 hai, th\u1ee9 ba ho\u1eb7c th\u1ee9 t\u01b0. Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002V\u00e2ng, b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 v\u1eady. Nh\u01b0ng l\u00e0m \u01a1n, \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ngo\u1ea1i l\u1ec7 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n gi\u00fap ch\u00e1u sao? Ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y th\u00f4i. Gi\u1ecdng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 \u00e2n c\u1ea7n, Pizarro n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Se\u00edorita th\u00e2n m\u1ebfn, ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m ra lu\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ta, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u. Hay n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0, l\u00e0 t\u1ed5 ti\u00ean m\u1ea5y \u0111\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i sao? Gi\u1eadm gi\u1eadm ch\u00e2n l\u00e0m v\u1ebb h\u1eddn d\u1ed7i, Philippa h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0m \u0111au ai, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? Pizarro tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 tr\u00ecnh t\u1ef1 th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng trong nh\u1eefng tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. \u00d4ng Groanin h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002G\u00ec c\u01a1? T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd \u00e0? \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf. \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 v\u1eady c\u00f3 h\u01a1i qu\u00e1 tay sao? \u2013\u2002D\u0129 nhi\u00ean qu\u00e1 tay. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 v\u1eady. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec, n\u1ebfu m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi cho ph\u00e9p, ta ph\u1ea3i quay l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi binh l\u00ednh c\u1ee7a ta. Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f2n c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m. Tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng, Philippa c\u1ed1 n\u00edu k\u00e9o:","\u2013\u2002Ch\u1edd ch\u00fat. N\u1ebfu \u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n d\u1ea1y cho h\u1ecd m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc m\u00e0 h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o qu\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u1eady th\u00ec \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? \u00dd ch\u00e1u l\u00e0, \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb qu\u00ean, ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00e0 nh\u1edb. \u00d4ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? Pizarro \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd: \u2013\u2002\u00dd n\u00e0y \u0111\u00fang. V\u1eady th\u00ec ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn \u0111\u1ec3 v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t. Philippa van n\u00e0i: \u2013\u2002\u00cdt nh\u1ea5t tha cho ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef v\u00e0 tr\u1ebb em, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng \u00f4ng? V\u1ebb m\u1eb7t b\u1ecb s\u1ed1c n\u1eb7ng, Pizarro n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u00f4: \u2013\u2002Se\u00edorita, ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ecdi r\u1ee3. Quay m\u1eb7t \u0111i, Philippa l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u00e1u nghe n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 \u00f4ng. \u00d4ng Groanin h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Gi\u1edd sao? Philippa tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i leo l\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t s\u01b0\u1edfi \u1ea5m, c\u00e0ng s\u1edbm c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t. \u0110\u1ec3 ng\u0103n ch\u1eb7n m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c t\u00e0n s\u00e1t. Nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng con ng\u1ef1a hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean d\u00e3y c\u1ea7u thang t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean c\u1ee7a hang \u0111\u1ed9ng, ch\u1eafn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ra c\u1ee7a Philippa v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng h\u1ecd c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t l\u1ed1i ra kh\u00e1c. Nh\u1eb7t c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n pin l\u00ean, Philippa n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch d\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t: \u2013\u2002\u0110i th\u00f4i. Ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e2u. Zadie ch\u1ee5p l\u1ea5y c\u00e2y \u0111u\u1ed1c c\u00f2n ch\u00e1y d\u1edf. C\u00f4 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t d\u1ef1 t\u00ednh t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai kh\u00e1c, m\u1ed9t d\u1ef1 t\u00ednh \u00edch k\u1ef7 h\u01a1n.","N\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y tay Zadie, Philippa k\u00e9o c\u00f4 ch\u1ea1y v\u00e0o ng\u00e3 r\u1ebd \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean h\u1ee9a h\u1eb9n m\u1ed9t l\u1ed1i ra kh\u1ecfi hang \u0111\u1ed9ng kh\u00e1c. Ch\u01b0a \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao xa, Zadie \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1eadt tay ra v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1edd t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng m\u0103ng \u0111\u00e1. Zadie tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1: \u2013\u2002T\u1edb kh\u00f4ng \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u. C\u1eadu c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft c\u1eadu \u0111ang \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u. \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1eb3ng d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u. Philippa r\u1ecdi \u0111\u00e8n pin v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t. \u00c1nh \u0111\u00e8n qu\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec5u m\u1ea5y ch\u1ee5c con d\u01a1i, khi\u1ebfn ch\u00fang bay v\u1ee5t v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda h\u1ecd trong m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9i h\u00ecnh d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ed3i th\u1ee5t xu\u1ed1ng. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb Philippa. \u0110\u1eb1ng sau m\u00f9i h\u00f4i khen kh\u00e9t c\u1ee7a ph\u00e2n d\u01a1i \u0111\u1ea7y tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t, c\u00f4 c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t l\u00e0n gi\u00f3 m\u00e1t l\u1ea1nh ph\u1ea3 v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t. Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u1edb kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 v\u1eady. C\u1eadu c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u00f3 ph\u1ea3 v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t kh\u00f4ng? Nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ed1i ra kh\u00e1c. T\u1edb ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Tin t\u1edb \u0111i, Zadie. \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu nh\u1ea7m to r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3, Philippa. N\u00e0y nh\u00e9, t\u1edb s\u1ebd \u0111i l\u00ean v\u1edbi h\u1ecd. V\u1edbi Pizarro v\u00e0 l\u00ednh c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y. Ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 v\u00e0o. T\u1edb s\u1ebd \u1edf ngo\u00e0i tr\u1eddi s\u01b0\u1edfi n\u1eafng v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ea1i s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh trong khi c\u1eadu c\u00f2n m\u00e3i m\u00f2 m\u1eabm d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u00e0y nh\u01b0 m\u1ea5y con chu\u1ed9t ch\u0169i ngu ng\u1ed1c. Philippa can ng\u0103n: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111i v\u1edbi h\u1ecd. \u2013\u2002Nh\u00ecn n\u00e0y, ch\u1ee9ng s\u1ee3 kh\u00f4ng gian ch\u1eadt c\u1ee7a t\u1edb \u0111ang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00e1c oai t\u00e1c qu\u00e1i. M\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n. T\u1edb s\u1ebd ph\u00e1t \u0111i\u00ean n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng s\u1edbm tho\u00e1t ra ngo\u00e0i. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 djinn \u0111\u1ec1u m\u1eafc ch\u1ee9ng s\u1ee3 kh\u00f4ng gian ch\u1eadt,","b\u1eaft ngu\u1ed3n t\u1eeb vi\u1ec7c v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eebng b\u1ecb giam c\u1ea7m trong nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n ho\u1eb7c nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i chai c\u1ed5 trong su\u1ed1t nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m. Nh\u01b0ng d\u0129 nhi\u00ean Zadie c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u00fd do kh\u00e1c khi mu\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t l\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t c\u00f9ng Pizarro v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9i qu\u00e2n T\u00e2y Ban Nha c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, khi \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 d\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn M\u1eaft R\u1eebng, c\u00f4 mu\u1ed1n li\u00ean l\u1ea1c v\u1edbi \u0111o\u00e0n th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m c\u1ee7a Virgil McCreeby c\u00e0ng s\u1edbm c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng mang theo nh\u1eefng h\u1ea1t l\u1ec7 m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec kh\u00e1c. M\u1ea5y c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a v\u00e0ng v\u1eabn n\u1eb1m trong ba l\u00f4 c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u1edf khu tr\u1ea1i. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 ngh\u0129 McCreeby s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3. X\u00e9t \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f9ng g\u00e3 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ea7y ph\u00e1p. V\u00e0 c\u00e1c th\u1ea7y ph\u00e1p v\u1ed1n r\u1ea5t gi\u1ecfi t\u00e0i xoay x\u1edf. \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i \u1edf c\u00f9ng m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. M\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh r\u1eddi \u0111i \u01b0? \u0110\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00fd ki\u1ebfn hay \u0111\u00e2u, Zadie. \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu c\u1ee9 ch\u1ed1ng m\u1eaft m\u00e0 xem. Zadie th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c, r\u1ed3i b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i v\u00e0o trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i. T\u1eeb cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u00f4 n\u00f3i l\u00e0 \u201cXin l\u1ed7i\u201d. \u00d4ng Groanin b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002C\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u0111i \u0111i. Philippa n\u0103n n\u1ec9: \u2013\u2002Zadie, quay l\u1ea1i \u0111i. Nh\u01b0ng Zadie \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. Philippa mi\u1ec5n c\u01b0\u1ee1ng bu\u1ed9c b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ti\u1ebfn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc theo l\u1eddi th\u00fac gi\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Groanin, \u00f4ng qu\u1ea3n gia qu\u00e1 l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i tr\u1eafng ra suy ngh\u0129 trong \u0111\u1ea7u, r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng m\u1eebng r\u01a1n khi Zadie r\u1eddi \u0111i. Hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i, h\u1ecd \u0111ang \u1edf m\u1ed9t hang \u0111\u1ed9ng kh\u00e1c c\u1ea1nh m\u1ed9t con su\u1ed1i ch\u1ea3y nh\u1ecf gi\u1ecdt v\u1edbi ph\u1ea7n l\u00f2ng ch\u1ea3o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ea7y th\u1ee7y tinh v\u00e0ng l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh nh\u01b0 tr\u1ee9ng tr\u00e1ng \u2013 c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i th\u1ee7y tinh v\u00e0ng bao ph\u1ee7 v\u00e1ch hang v\u00e0 m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t. N\u01b0\u1edbc trong l\u00f2ng ch\u1ea3o th\u1ee7y tinh \u0111\u00f3 nong n\u00f3ng. N\u00f3ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t t\u00e1ch c\u00e0 ph\u00ea. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 n\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh","djinn cho Philippa. V\u00ec v\u1eady, h\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 u\u1ed1ng v\u00e0i ng\u1ee5m n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb g\u00ec, r\u1ed3i b\u0103ng qua m\u1ed9t r\u00eca \u0111\u00e1 h\u1eb9p n\u1ed1i li\u1ec1n v\u1edbi l\u1ed1i r\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed9ng duy nh\u1ea5t, r\u1ed3i c\u1ed1 thu ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e1ch qua m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh lang u \u00e1m d\u1eabn v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng ch\u1ed7 s\u00e2u b\u00ed m\u1eadt c\u1ee7a h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng hang \u0111\u1ed9ng. Trong b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian, l\u00e0n gi\u00f3 ph\u1ea3 v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t h\u1ecd d\u1ea7n m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n, khi\u1ebfn ni\u1ec1m tin c\u1ea3 nh\u00f3m \u0111ang \u0111i \u0111\u00fang h\u01b0\u1edbng ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng gia t\u0103ng. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u1ed1 tr\u00f2n h\u00e1 h\u1ed1c mi\u1ec7ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng k\u00ednh kho\u1ea3ng m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m m\u00e9t, t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ed9t lu\u1ed3ng kh\u00ed l\u01b0u hu\u1ef3nh n\u00f3ng d\u1eef t\u1ee3n th\u1ed5i ph\u1ee5t l\u00ean t\u1eeb s\u00e2u th\u1eb3m trong l\u00f2ng tr\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea5t, xuy\u00ean qua m\u1ed9t k\u1ebd n\u00fai cao v\u00fat \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec3m s\u00e1ng m\u1edd m\u1edd \u1edf c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ecd kh\u00e1 xa. Tr\u1ef1c gi\u00e1c cho Philippa bi\u1ebft mi\u1ec7ng h\u1ed1 n\u00e0y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 n\u01a1i m\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 tr\u01b0\u1edbc, Manco Capac v\u00e0 b\u1ea3y anh ch\u1ecb djinn c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ed3i l\u00ean t\u1eeb th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi nh\u00e2n t\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a djinn \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ed1ng tr\u1ecb ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 b\u0103ng qua c\u00e1i h\u1ed1. V\u00e0 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i vi\u1ec7c quay ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i l\u1ed1i \u0111i ban \u0111\u1ea7u. \u00d4ng Groanin th\u1edf d\u00e0i: \u2013\u2002C\u01a1n gi\u00f3 c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u ph\u00e1t ra t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e2y. V\u00e0 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u1eabn \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u c\u1ea3. Ta \u0111o\u00e1n ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i quay l\u1ea1i th\u00f4i. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ea5n an Philippa: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u, qu\u00fd c\u00f4 \u1ea1. Ta n\u00f3i, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 l\u1ed1i ra. \u0110\u00fang kh\u00f4ng, anh Muddy? \u00d4ng Muddy g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002\u1eea, ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u ngh\u0129 v\u1eady. Philippa \u1ee7 r\u0169: \u2013\u2002Zadie \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00fang. M\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng r\u1ed3i, ch\u00fang ta to\u00e0n \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i","hang \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 l\u1ed1i \u0111i n\u00e0y. Ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn \u0111i\u1ec3m s\u00e1ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ecd \u1edf ngay \u0111\u1ec9nh c\u1ee7a khe n\u00fai, c\u00f4 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t \u1edf ngay tr\u00ean kia. \u00d4ng Sicky \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd: \u2013\u2002Ta c\u0169ng cho l\u00e0 v\u1eady. \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng ngh\u0129 n\u00f3 c\u00e1ch xa ch\u00fang ta bao nhi\u00eau? Kh\u1ebd m\u00edm m\u00f4i, \u00f4ng Sicky t\u1ef1a c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1ecf x\u00edu l\u00ean \u0111\u00f4i vai kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kho\u1ea3ng tr\u0103m r\u01b0\u1ee1i ho\u1eb7c hai tr\u0103m m\u00e9t g\u00ec \u0111\u1ea5y. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f2n cao h\u01a1n. N\u00f3i chung l\u00e0, r\u1ea5t cao. R\u1ea5t, r\u1ea5t cao. \u0110\u01b0a m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn v\u00e1ch hang xung quanh, \u00f4ng g\u1ee1 m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0ng ra c\u1ea7m tr\u00ean tay v\u00e0 k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002C\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng leo \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u00d4ng vung tay n\u00e9m m\u1ea1nh h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 qua mi\u1ec7ng h\u1ed1. H\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 ch\u1ec9 bay xa \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1eebng g\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t m\u00e9t, r\u1ed3i lu\u1ed3ng kh\u00ed n\u00f3ng b\u00f9ng l\u00ean t\u1eeb mi\u1ec7ng h\u1ed1 th\u1ed5i tung n\u00f3 l\u00ean tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ecd v\u00e0 v\u01b0\u1ee3t ra kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ec9nh khe n\u00fai. Vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y khi\u1ebfn Philippa n\u1ea3y ra m\u1ed9t \u00fd. C\u00f4 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 l\u1ea7n ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 xem m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 phim tr\u00ean ti vi v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng t\u1ef1 g\u1ecdi m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 chuy\u00ean gia nh\u1ea3y d\u00f9 t\u1eeb \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ecbnh. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ea3y kh\u1ecfi nhi\u1ec1u t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 ch\u1ecdc tr\u1eddi \u1edf New York, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i d\u00f9. V\u00e0 nh\u1ea3y d\u00f9 t\u1eeb m\u00e1y bay xuy\u00ean qua \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ecdi con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y c\u0169ng nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng mi\u1ec7ng h\u1ed1 l\u1edbn tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t. V\u00ec th\u1ebf, ch\u00e1u \u0111ang ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u0169ng l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Nh\u01b0ng thay v\u00ec t\u1eeb kh\u00f4ng trung nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd l\u00e0 nh\u1ea3y bay l\u00ean. N\u00f3i c\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c l\u00e0, bay l\u00ean thay v\u00ec bay xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00f3.","\u00d4ng Groanin s\u1eedng s\u1ed1t: \u2013\u2002\u00dd ch\u00e1u l\u00e0, nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o c\u00e1i h\u1ed1 n\u00e0y m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 d\u00f9? \u2013\u2002V\u00e2ng \u1ea1. Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0, ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o trong mi\u1ec7ng h\u1ed1. N\u00f3i cho \u0111\u00fang, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o lu\u1ed3ng kh\u00ed n\u00f3ng th\u1ed5i l\u00ean t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 c\u01b0\u1ee1i n\u00f3 l\u00ean t\u1eadn tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh. Ng\u1ed3i ph\u1ecbch xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0ng l\u1edbn, \u00f4ng Groanin tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u \u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3i. \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 v\u1eady. H\u01a1i n\u00f3ng bay l\u00ean. V\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta c\u0169ng s\u1ebd bay l\u00ean th\u00f4i m\u00e0. \u00d4ng Groanin l\u00e0u b\u00e0u: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ch\u00fang ta ch\u1ec9 n\u1eb7ng b\u1eb1ng m\u1ea5y nh\u00fam l\u00e1 \u1ea5y, qu\u00fd c\u00f4 \u1ea1. B\u1ea3n th\u00e2n ta n\u1eb7ng h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m k\u00ed \u0111\u1ea5y. Ta c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n xem th\u1eed lu\u1ed3ng gi\u00f3 n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ed5i tung ta l\u00ean nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i bong b\u00f3ng. Philippa tranh lu\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 \u00f4ng \u0111ang nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea5y, \u00f4ng Groanin. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u c\u00e1 t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 m\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i l\u00ean c\u0169ng n\u1eb7ng kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m. Sao ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1eed n\u00e9m n\u00f3 v\u00e0o lu\u1ed3ng kh\u00ed n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 xem chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra? \u00d4ng Muddy khen: \u2013\u2002\u00dd ki\u1ebfn hay \u0111\u00f3, Philippa. \u00d4ng Groanin n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Anh \u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3i, Muddy. Anh Sicky, anh c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf n\u00e0o v\u1ec1 \u00fd ki\u1ebfn n\u00e0y? \u00d4ng Sicky tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002B\u1ec7nh. B\u1ec7nh \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn bao t\u1eed. Tuy nhi\u00ean, t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean","qu\u1eb3ng t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0o lu\u1ed3ng kh\u00ed tr\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1ed3i xem th\u1eed c\u00f2n c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng. Ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m tr\u01b0\u1edbc, nh\u01b0 ch\u00e1u n\u00f3 n\u00f3i \u1ea5y, r\u1ed3i sau h\u00e3y tranh c\u00e3i. Okay? V\u1eady m\u1edbi khoa h\u1ecdc ch\u1ee9. \u00d4ng Groanin c\u1eb1n nh\u1eb1n: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u. N\u00f3i th\u00ec n\u00f3i v\u1eady, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean, v\u00e0 c\u00f9ng \u00f4ng Sicky khi\u00eang t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0ng xu\u1ed1ng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u00e9p h\u1ed1. \u00d4ng b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Anh bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3, t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 n\u00e0y kh\u00e1 \u1ea5m. \u00d4ng Sicky n\u00f3i th\u00eam v\u00e0o: \u2013\u2002V\u00e0 kh\u00e1 n\u1eb7ng. Th\u1edf h\u1eaft ra v\u1edbi c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng di chuy\u1ec3n t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1, \u00f4ng Groanin h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002\u1edc, nh\u01b0ng n\u1eb7ng c\u1ee1 n\u00e0o m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ed1n ng\u00e0n \u0111\u00f4 la \u0111\u1ea5y nh\u00e9. \u00d4ng Muddy c\u00f3 l\u1ebd s\u1ebd gi\u00fap m\u1ed9t tay n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 ch\u1ed7 cho ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean l\u1ed1i \u0111i, c\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f9ng kh\u1ee5c: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1eaft h\u01a1n th\u1ebf. \u0110\u1eaft h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u. M\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u1ea5y. \u00d4ng Sicky, d\u00f9 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f4ng nh\u1ecf b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec b\u1ea5t \u1ed5n v\u1edbi kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng \u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1eebng tr\u1ecdng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t v\u1eadt n\u1eb7ng n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002T\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 n\u00e0y n\u1eb7ng \u00edt nh\u1ea5t c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i k\u00ed, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd v\u1eady. \u00d4ng Groanin n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u00cdt nh\u1ea5t. Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. B\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111i. \u00d4ng Groanin v\u00e0 \u00f4ng Sicky \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1edf ngay m\u00e9p h\u1ed1 v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111u \u0111\u01b0a tay. M\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y sau, hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng qu\u1eb3ng t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0ng v\u00e0o trong mi\u1ec7ng h\u1ed1, r\u1ed3i kinh ng\u1ea1c \u0111\u1ee9ng nh\u00ecn lu\u1ed3ng kh\u00ed n\u00f3ng nhanh ch\u00f3ng","\u0111\u1ea9y n\u00f3 l\u00ean qua khe n\u00fai nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n s\u00fang h\u01a1i trong n\u00f2ng m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u BB. Philippa tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 s\u1ef1 nghi ng\u1edd c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y, \u00f4ng Groanin. \u00d4ng Groanin v\u1eabn ki\u00ean tr\u00ec: \u2013\u2002Ta v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u. Ta ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u00edch nh\u1ea3y ra kh\u1ecfi m\u00e1y bay khi c\u00f2n trong Qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i Anh. V\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i d\u00f9 d\u1edf h\u01a1i sau l\u01b0ng. Philippa h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002\u00dd \u00f4ng l\u00e0, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y? \u00d4ng Groanin n\u00e9m cho c\u00f4 m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea1t th\u1ebfch: \u2013\u2002Vi\u1ec7c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y? Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u, th\u01b0a c\u00f4. C\u00e1i n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tr\u00f2 nguy hi\u1ec3m. Li\u1ec1u m\u1ea1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch v\u00f4 \u00edch. Ta l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3n gia Anh, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c th\u1ea7n ch\u1ebft ngu ng\u1ed1c. N\u00e0y nh\u00e9, gi\u1ea3 t\u1ec9 nh\u01b0 lu\u1ed3ng kh\u00ed n\u00e0y \u0111\u1eadp ch\u00fang ta v\u00e0o v\u00e1ch n\u00fai. Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea5t t\u1ec9nh. V\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra khi ch\u00fang ta b\u1ecb b\u1eafn ra kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ec9nh? Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd l\u00ean cao bao nhi\u00eau tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi tr\u1ecdng l\u1ef1c t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u00ean ch\u00fang ta? Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 r\u1edbt tr\u00fang b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 c\u00e1i g\u00ec. V\u00e0 r\u1edbt xu\u1ed1ng b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb l\u1ea1c gi\u1eefa r\u1eebng Amazon. Ho\u1eb7c b\u1ea5t t\u1ec9nh nh\u00e2n s\u1ef1 tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn c\u00e2y r\u1ea5t cao. Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng qu\u00ean m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n r\u1ed3i. Ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 djinn. Gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat ti\u1ebfp x\u00fac v\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi, ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd c\u00f3 l\u1ea1i s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh. \u00d4ng Groanin b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Ta kh\u00f4ng nghi ng\u1edd l\u1eddi ch\u00e1u, qu\u00fd c\u00f4 \u1ea1. Nh\u01b0ng l\u1ee1 tr\u1eddi v\u1eabn \u0111ang","m\u01b0a th\u00ec sao? B\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u00e1n c\u00e2y d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c, ch\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau \u00e1nh n\u1eafng khi \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t c\u1ea3. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd m\u1ea5t v\u00e0i ti\u1ebfng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi\u2026 \u00d4ng Sicky c\u1eaft ngang: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3. \u00d4ng Muddy c\u0169ng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i n\u1eefa. Philippa nh\u00fan nh\u00fan vai nh\u01b0 mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i, \u201cCh\u00e1u c\u0169ng v\u1eady.\u201d \u00d4ng Groanin b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m: \u2013\u2002Hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u00e0y m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. Philippa \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb: \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng nh\u1ea3y d\u00f9, v\u1eady c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00e1ch l\u00e0m t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t. \u00dd ch\u00e1u l\u00e0, c\u00e1ch t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n c\u00fa nh\u1ea3y n\u00e0y. \u00d4ng Groanin g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002T\u1ed1t, th\u01b0a c\u00f4. Ta ngh\u0129 c\u00e1ch nh\u1ea3y t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y nhanh r\u1ed3i nh\u1ea3y. \u0110\u1ec3 ph\u00f3ng v\u00e0o ngay gi\u1eefa lu\u1ed3ng kh\u00ed \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb va v\u00e0o hai b\u00ean v\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1 khi b\u1ecb th\u1ed5i tung l\u00ean. Ngo\u1eafc ngo\u1eafc ng\u00f3n tr\u1ecf v\u1edbi \u00f4ng Sicky, r\u1ed3i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng Muddy, \u00f4ng Groanin h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002Ngay khi ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o lu\u1ed3ng kh\u00ed, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00ean dang r\u1ed9ng hai tay, hai ch\u00e2n theo h\u00ecnh ng\u00f4i sao, \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u1ea1m vi ti\u1ebfp x\u00fac c\u1ee7a c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 ch\u00fang ta v\u00e0 lu\u1ed3ng kh\u00ed c\u00e0ng nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t. \u00d4ng Sicky h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Ai \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y? G\u1ee1 m\u1eaft ki\u1ebfng nh\u00e9t v\u00e0o t\u00fai \u0111\u1ec3 an to\u00e0n, Philippa can \u0111\u1ea3m n\u00f3i:","\u2013\u2002N\u00ean l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u. X\u00e9t \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f9ng, \u0111\u00e2y c\u0169ng l\u00e0 \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ee7 may m\u1eafn, ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1eafn th\u1eb3ng ra ngo\u00e0i t\u1eafm n\u1eafng n\u00f3ng v\u00e0 kh\u00f4i ph\u1ee5c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u1ea1m \u0111\u1ea5t. \u2013\u2002Nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n k\u1ef3 qu\u00e1i h\u01a1n v\u1eabn hay x\u1ea3y ra. \u00d4ng Groanin l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m, r\u1ed3i t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7 v\u1edbi b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n r\u1eb1ng ch\u1eafc s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Philippa b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean l\u1ed1i \u0111i \u0111\u1ec3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb ch\u1ea1y. C\u00f4 ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd gi\u1ecfi m\u00f4n nh\u1ea3y xa. Kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng t\u01b0 duy m\u1edbi l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec3m m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a c\u00f4, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao suy ngh\u0129 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ph\u00f3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda mi\u1ec7ng h\u1ed1 l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft m\u1ea5y mi\u1ebfng th\u1ee7y tinh v\u00e0ng g\u1eafn tr\u00ean v\u00e1ch hang l\u00e0m t\u1eeb c\u00e1i g\u00ec. C\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng v\u00e0o t\u00fai \u00e1o \u0111\u1ec3 sau \u0111\u00f3, n\u1ebfu c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t, c\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u n\u00f3 k\u1ef9 h\u01a1n. V\u00e0o gi\u00e2y cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi nh\u1ea3y, Philippa nghe ti\u1ebfng \u00f4ng Sicky h\u00e9t to v\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng Groanin v\u1eaby tay lia l\u1ecba nh\u01b0 mu\u1ed1n th\u00fac gi\u1ee5c c\u00f4. \u0110\u1ebfn khi \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o h\u1ed1, c\u00f4 m\u1edbi nh\u1eadn ra th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf h\u1ecd \u0111ang h\u00e9t g\u1ecdi c\u00f4 ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i. D\u1ec5 hi\u1ec3u l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao. Lu\u1ed3ng kh\u00ed \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i. Trong m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc kinh kh\u1ee7ng, khi tr\u00e1i tim c\u00f4 \u1edf nh\u1ecbp ngh\u1ec9, Philippa kh\u1ef1ng l\u1ea1i gi\u1eefa b\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed b\u00ean tr\u00ean mi\u1ec7ng h\u1ed1, thay v\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ed5i tung l\u00ean gi\u1eefa k\u1ebd n\u00fai. Th\u00ec\u2026 C\u00f4 l\u1ea1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u r\u01a1i.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 14 El Tunchi Trong v\u00e0i ph\u00fat, ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh m\u00e0 l\u00e0 c\u1eadu Nimrod, John v\u00f2ng m\u1ea5y v\u00f2ng quanh khu tr\u1ea1i tr\u1ed1ng tr\u1ea3i, l\u1edbn ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi c\u1eadu v\u00e0 l\u1ea5y dao ph\u00e1t c\u1ecf ch\u00e9m v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 s\u1ef1 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu Nimrod l\u00e0 t\u1ef1 ph\u00e1t hay do m\u1ed9t s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng. C\u1eadu Nimrod kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i d\u1ea1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o. G\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ngay sau \u0111\u00f3, John l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o, v\u00e0 l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y c\u1eadu c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn kh\u00f4ng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o \u0111\u00e1p tr\u1ea3. C\u1eadu ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra s\u1ef1 c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 qu\u00e1 tr\u1ec5, v\u00e0 c\u01a1n th\u1ecbnh n\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a el Tunchi \u0111\u00e3 r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eadu t\u1eeb l\u00e2u. L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y, John c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1ea7n theo ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a ti\u1ebfng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c n\u00e0y ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd h\u01a1n khi c\u1eadu ti\u1ebfn s\u00e2u h\u01a1n v\u00e0o trong r\u1eebng. John kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. X\u00e9t \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f9ng, c\u1eadu v\u1eabn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t djinn, v\u00e0 khi \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u1ed1ng tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp \u00e1nh m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi, c\u1eadu c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn r\u00f5 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn cu\u1ed3n cu\u1ed9n trong ng\u01b0\u1eddi. John th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i khi c\u1eadu tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y t\u00e1c gi\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a giai \u0111i\u1ec7u du d\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. G\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u00e1t t\u00f3c \u0111en d\u00e0i b\u1eddm x\u1eddm tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t John qu\u1ea5n"]