Hậu Duệ Thần Đèn -Tập 5

["m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m th\u1ea3m l\u00f4ng th\u00fa d\u01a1 h\u1ea7y quanh c\u00e1i h\u00f4ng to \u0111\u00f9ng. N\u1eeda tr\u00ean khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t g\u00e3 s\u01a1n \u0111en, trong khi n\u1eeda d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u1ea1i s\u01a1n tr\u1eafng. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e1ng ch\u00fa \u00fd tr\u00ean n\u1eeda tr\u00ean khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t g\u00e3 l\u00e0 g\u00e3 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u1eaft. \u1ede n\u1eeda d\u01b0\u1edbi khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t, \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e1ng ch\u00fa \u00fd nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 g\u00e3 \u0111ang ng\u1eadm \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed9t con th\u1eb1n l\u1eb1n s\u1ed1ng trong mi\u1ec7ng, v\u1edbi ph\u1ea7n c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u00f9ng c\u00e1i \u0111u\u00f4i hai m\u00e0u \u0111en-tr\u1eafng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 qu\u1ea5n quanh c\u1ed5 g\u00e3, y nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i d\u00e2y chuy\u1ec1n. C\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o qua c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a con th\u1eb1n l\u1eb1n v\u00e0, nh\u01b0 John nhanh ch\u00f3ng ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n sau \u0111\u00f3, ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn th\u1eddi gian g\u00e3 c\u0169ng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, n\u00f3 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 con th\u1eb1n l\u1eb1n \u0111ang \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00e0y. V\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i giai \u0111i\u1ec7u vui v\u1ebb, thong dong \u2013 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n \u0111\u1ed1i l\u1eadp v\u1edbi v\u1ebb ngo\u00e0i c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u2013 v\u1eabn \u0111ang ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e1t ra t\u1eeb c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng c\u1ee7a con th\u1eb1n l\u1eb1n. John nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con th\u1eb1n l\u1eb1n, \u00f4ng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o kh\u00e1 th\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea5y. Ng\u1eebng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o, con th\u1eb1n l\u1eb1n n\u00f3i v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng hu\u00fdt gi\u00f3: \u2013\u2002D\u00f9 l\u00e0 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec ta c\u0169ng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o t\u1ed1t. John khen: \u2013\u2002V\u00e0 giai \u0111i\u1ec7u \u0111\u00f3 th\u1eadt hay. G\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng th\u1eb1n l\u1eb1n ph\u00ea ph\u00e1n: \u2013\u2002M\u1eb9 ng\u01b0\u01a1i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd b\u1ea3o ng\u01b0\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o trong nh\u00e0 h\u00e1t h\u1ea3? Hay tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t con thuy\u1ec1n? Hay trong m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0, ph\u00f2ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p ng\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1eddi \u00e1c qu\u1ef7 v\u00e0o nh\u00e0? V\u00e0 tr\u00ean h\u1ebft, kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o trong r\u1eebng m\u01b0a? John tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng, m\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd d\u1eb7n v\u1eady. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1eb1ng n\u00e0o m\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng gi\u1ed1ng ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn nh\u1eefng b\u00e0 m\u1eb9 kh\u00e1c. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf,","b\u00e0 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t gi\u1ed1ng m\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u. \u00cdt nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 t\u1eeb khi b\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. G\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng th\u1eb1n l\u1eb1n r\u00edt l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Ng\u01b0\u01a1i n\u00f3i ta ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u g\u00ec c\u1ea3, th\u1eb1ng nh\u00f3c n\u00e0y. John b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n d\u00e0i. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd khi kh\u00e1c v\u1eady. \u2013\u2002Ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f3 v\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3 ta. John nh\u00fan vai: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1. T\u1ea1i sao \u00f4ng l\u00e0m c\u1eadu Nimrod c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t v\u1eady? \u2013\u2002H\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u01a1i k\u00eca. \u2013\u2002\u1edc, v\u1eady th\u00ec \u00f4ng l\u00e0 ai m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i th\u00edch l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t th\u1ebf? \u00d4ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3n ma \u00e0? \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3n ma. Ta l\u00e0 el Tunchi. M\u1ed9t ph\u00e1p s\u01b0. Ti\u1ebfng v\u1ecdng tinh th\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t th\u1ea7y lang b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ecba, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00fat h\u01a1i th\u1edf cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng trong r\u1eebng m\u01b0a sau khi b\u1ecb nh\u1eefng t\u00ean l\u00ednh T\u00e2y Ban Nha tra t\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ebft v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng n\u0103m tr\u0103m n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean, m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang l\u00e0 v\u00e0ng. V\u00e0 ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 h\u00ed h\u1eedng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o khi ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang s\u1eafp gi\u00e0u \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i. Ch\u00fang th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o trong khi tra t\u1ea5n ta. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u00fang xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n, kh\u00f4ng ai hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o \u1edf Nam M\u1ef9. Kh\u00f4ng ai bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch. K\u1ec3 t\u1eeb l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, ta v\u1eabn lu\u00f4n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 tra t\u1ea5n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang d\u00e1m hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o trong r\u1eebng. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 c\u1ee7a ta. \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ecd. V\u00e0 \u1edf ch\u1ed7 c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o khi h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac. V\u00e0 ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 \u00f4ng th\u1eadt qu\u00e1 qu\u1eaft khi tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec h\u1ecd l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. \u2013\u2002Ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0 ai m\u00e0 d\u00e1m b\u1ea3o ta n\u00ean v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean l\u00e0m g\u00ec?","\u2013\u2002T\u00ean ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 John Gaunt. V\u00e0 ch\u00e1u \u0111ang tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 m\u1ea5t t\u00edch Paititi. \u0110\u1ec3 c\u1ee9u th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi kh\u1ecfi s\u1ef1 h\u1ee7y di\u1ec7t v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i. Kh\u1ecfi Pachacuti. \u2013\u2002Ta kh\u00f4ng quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, John Gaunt. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ta quan t\u00e2m l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 c\u1ee7a ta. Nhe r\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c, g\u00e3 n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, ta s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ee5c m\u1ed9t l\u1ed7 tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u01b0\u01a1i. R\u1ed3i ta s\u1ebd h\u00fat b\u1ed9 n\u00e3o c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i ra. R\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3 ta s\u1ebd d\u00f9ng c\u00e1i s\u1ecd r\u1ed7ng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t n\u1ed1t tr\u00ean c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n \u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a ta. \u2013\u2002\u00dd \u00f4ng l\u00e0, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ea5y c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n trong nh\u00e0 th\u1edd? \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf. Ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb vi\u1ec7c thay v\u00ec \u1ed1ng, ta d\u00f9ng s\u1ecd ng\u01b0\u1eddi. C\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n \u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a ta c\u00f3 s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1ed1t n\u1ed1t v\u00e0 n\u0103m qu\u00e3ng t\u00e1m. Ng\u01b0\u01a1i mu\u1ed1n xem n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng? John b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh nh\u00fan vai: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1ed3i. John \u0111i theo el Tunchi \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t t\u00fap l\u1ec1u nh\u1ecf trong r\u1eebng, t\u1ea1i n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y c\u1eadu tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t nh\u1ea1c c\u1ee5 k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 c\u1eadu t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y. El Tunchi t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch: \u2013\u2002N\u0103m b\u00e0n ph\u00edm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m t\u1eeb v\u1eadt li\u1ec7u l\u00e0 x\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 s\u1eebng \u1edf khu n\u00e0y. R\u0103ng b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m v\u00e0 s\u1eebng linh d\u01b0\u01a1ng. Ph\u00edm \u0111\u00e0n l\u00e0m t\u1eeb x\u01b0\u01a1ng s\u1ed1ng heo v\u00f2i. B\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea1p l\u00e0m t\u1eeb x\u01b0\u01a1ng ch\u00e0y ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Bao \u1ed1ng l\u00e0m t\u1eeb \u00e1o gi\u00e1p tr\u00ean x\u00e1c l\u0169 l\u00ednh x\u00e2m l\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u00faa nguy\u1ec1n r\u1ee7a ch\u00fang! V\u00e0 d\u0129 nhi\u00ean nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y, b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n c\u00e1c \u1ed1ng nh\u1ea1c l\u00e0 s\u1ecd ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp theo th\u1ee9 t\u1ef1 \u00e2m s\u1eafc v\u00e0 cao \u0111\u1ed9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eafn th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u00e0o h\u1ed9p \u00e2m. B\u1ea3n th\u00e2n c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p \u00e2m th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p g\u1ed7 \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng h\u1ed1 l\u00e2u \u0111\u1eddi tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t c\u00f3 kh\u00ed n\u00f3ng tho\u00e1t l\u00ean. C\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u","c\u00e1i h\u1ed1 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u1edf khu r\u1eebng n\u00e0y. Khi gi\u00f3 th\u1ed5i qua nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i \u1ed1ng, n\u00f3 s\u1ebd t\u1ea1o n\u00ean m\u1ed9t \u00e2m thanh th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ecba ng\u1ee5c. El Tunchi ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00e0n. V\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c, John bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i che tai l\u1ea1i. El Tunchi \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i th\u1eadt: \u0110\u00f3 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00e2m thanh c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ecba ng\u1ee5c. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 tr\u1ed3i l\u00ean t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u1ed1 s\u00e2u nh\u1ea5t, t\u1ed1i \u0111en nh\u1ea5t. John b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 \u00f4ng ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00e0n th\u1eadt k\u00e9m. El Tunchi th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002Ta ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd h\u1ecdc ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00e0n. M\u00e0 \u1edf trong r\u1eebng, vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng quan tr\u1ecdng. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ai l\u1eafng nghe. Ngo\u00e0i ra, ta kh\u00f4ng ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00e0n v\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. Ta ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00e0n v\u00ec ch\u00ednh b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n ta. Nh\u01b0ng ngay c\u1ea3 khi mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 th\u00ednh gi\u1ea3, ta ch\u1ec9 vi\u1ec7c hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o g\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 xong. John suy ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn. S\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 tr\u00ed t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch tr\u1ea3 c\u1eadu v\u1ec1 l\u1ea1i th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi song song, n\u01a1i ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0i ph\u00fat tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eadu c\u00f2n \u1edf c\u00f9ng c\u1eadu Nimrod. \u0110\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn el Tunchi. Nh\u01b0ng John l\u1ea1i cho r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng k\u00edch th\u00edch v\u1ecb ph\u00e1p s\u01b0 n\u00e0y tham gia v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c thi t\u00e0i n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0i l\u1ee3i th\u1ebf cho b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n. C\u1eadu n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o, n\u1ebfu ngh\u0129 k\u1ef9, \u00f4ng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 gi\u1ecfi cho l\u1eafm. Ch\u00e1u c\u00e1 l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1i \u00f4ng n\u1ebfu thi hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o. El Tunchi nhe r\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 con th\u1eb1n l\u1eb1n r\u1edbt kh\u1ecfi mi\u1ec7ng g\u00e3. Nh\u00e9t n\u00f3 v\u00e0o l\u1ea1i, g\u00e3 h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111ang th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c ta \u0111\u1ea5y \u00e0?","John nhe r\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi g\u00e3: \u2013\u2002D\u0129 nhi\u00ean. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00e0y, n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb thi t\u00e0i v\u1edbi nhau, t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n n\u00ean c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 thi t\u00e0i m\u1edbi \u0111\u00fang. \u2013\u2002V\u00ed d\u1ee5 nh\u01b0? \u2013\u2002V\u00ed d\u1ee5 nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng s\u1ebd c\u00f3 c\u00e1i s\u1ecd c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng th\u1eafng, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng thua, \u00f4ng s\u1ebd tr\u1ea3 ch\u00e1u v\u1ec1 l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi c\u1eadu Nimrod c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u. El Tunchi g\u1eadt g\u00f9: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u1ee9 th\u1ecfa thu\u1eadn v\u1eady \u0111i. John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Ai thi tr\u01b0\u1edbc? El Tunchi n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ng\u01b0\u01a1i. V\u00ec ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0 k\u1ebb th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c. John nh\u00fan vai: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4i. R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu th\u1ea7m th\u00ec t\u1eeb tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, \u201cABECEDARIAN!\u201d v\u00e0 \u01b0\u1edbc cho c\u1eadu tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o gi\u1ecfi nh\u1ea5t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. Sau khi l\u00e0m \u1ea5m ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi v\u00e0i nh\u1ecbp \u201cDixie\u201d v\u00e0 \u201cYankee Doodle[11]\u201d, nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec7u hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn nh\u1ea5t \u1edf m\u1ecdi v\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9, John h\u0103m h\u1edf b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t giai \u0111i\u1ec7u c\u00f3 t\u00ean \u201cAnh h\u1ec1\u201d, n\u1ed1i ti\u1ebfp l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec7u \u201cC\u00f4 n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e1ng y\u00eau\u201d v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn khi John k\u1ebft th\u00fac \u0111i\u1ec7u \u201c\u00c1nh tr\u0103ng\u201d, g\u00e3 ph\u00e1p s\u01b0 hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o c\u1ee7a r\u1eebng m\u01b0a nh\u00ecn \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb lo l\u1eafng. \u2013\u2002Ta th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng giai \u0111i\u1ec7u tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. El Tunchi th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn, r\u1ed3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o m\u1ed9t phi\u00ean b\u1ea3n ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p h\u01a1n c\u1ee7a giai \u0111i\u1ec7u m\u00e0 John \u0111\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng ngay","c\u1ea3 g\u00e3 c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn g\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o v\u00e0 du d\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec7u hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec nh\u1ea1c giao h\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a John. Gi\u1eadn d\u1eef v\u1edbi ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh, g\u00e3 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f3 l\u1ebd hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o m\u1ed9t giai \u0111i\u1ec7u hay h\u01a1n, nh\u01b0ng ta kh\u00f4ng tin c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1eafng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ta v\u1ec1 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a ti\u1ebfng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o. John b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4i. Nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3t \u00f4ng thi tr\u01b0\u1edbc. El Tunchi h\u00edt s\u00e2u m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i, m\u00edm m\u00f4i l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 b\u1eadt ra m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o d\u00e0i nh\u1ee9c \u00f3c khi\u1ebfn v\u00e0i con chim v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u lo\u1ea1i c\u00f4n tr\u00f9ng ph\u1ea3i lo s\u1ee3 \u0111i l\u00e1nh n\u1ea1n trong b\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ed1i y\u00ean t\u0129nh c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y. G\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u, John th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng t\u1ec7. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n. V\u00e0 \u01b0\u1edbc r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o m\u1ea1nh nh\u01b0 b\u00e3o, nh\u01b0 c\u00e1ch v\u00ed von th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, John \u0111\u1eb7t ng\u00f3n tay l\u00ean mi\u1ec7ng v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u th\u1ed5i. Ban \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u1ebfng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01a1n thu\u1ea7n l\u00e0 l\u1edbn \u2013 tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, n\u00f3 l\u1edbn nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o c\u1ee7a el Tunchi. Nh\u01b0ng khi ti\u1ebfng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c, lu\u1ed3ng gi\u00f3 s\u1ea3n sinh ra b\u1edfi chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng \u1ed3 \u1ea1t c\u1ee7a kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed ph\u00e1t ra t\u1eeb mi\u1ec7ng John b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eadp trung s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i v\u00e0 b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm xung quanh h\u1ecd c\u0169ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng. R\u1ed3i mi\u1ebfng v\u1ea3i tr\u00f9m \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a el Tunchi b\u1ecb th\u1ed5i bay, l\u00e0m l\u1ed9 ra c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u1ecdc l\u00f3c c\u1ee7a g\u00e3. Th\u1ee9 b\u1ecb th\u1ed5i bay ti\u1ebfp theo l\u00e0 c\u00e1i th\u1ea3m l\u00f4ng th\u00fa c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 ph\u00e1p s\u01b0, l\u00e0m g\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3 v\u1edbi m\u1ed7i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i kh\u1ed1 che th\u00e2n. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, \u0111\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3t con th\u1eb1n l\u1eb1n trong mi\u1ec7ng g\u00e3 b\u1ecb gi\u00f3 mang \u0111i. John s\u1ebd b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ea7n c\u1eadu ng\u1eebng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o.","G\u00e3 ph\u00e1p s\u01b0 h\u00e9t l\u00ean v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng th\u1eadt c\u1ee7a g\u00e3, m\u1ed9t ch\u1ea5t gi\u1ecdng the th\u00e9 nh\u01b0 d\u00ea \u0111\u1ef1c kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 ch\u00fat n\u00e0o: \u2013\u2002Xin ng\u01b0\u01a1i. John ngh\u0129 th\u1ea7m r\u1eb1ng khi nghe m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i gi\u1ecdng the th\u00e9, m\u1ecfng manh nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1i sao el Tunchi l\u1ea1i s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng m\u1ed9t con th\u1eb1n l\u1eb1n \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n thay. \u2013\u2002Ta van ng\u01b0\u01a1i, ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u0111i. G\u00e3 ph\u00e1p s\u01b0 thi\u1ebfu \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f3c r\u00e9 l\u00ean. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, khi \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t b\u1ed9 t\u00f3c gi\u1ea3 k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 c\u00f9ng c\u00e1i th\u1ea3m qu\u1ea5n h\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, nh\u00ecn g\u00e3 nh\u1ecf h\u01a1n h\u1eb3n. G\u00e3 nh\u00e9t ng\u00f3n tay v\u00e0o tai, nh\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t hai m\u1eaft, v\u00e0 c\u00fai r\u1ea1p ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 e s\u1ee3 c\u1ea3 c\u00e1nh r\u1eebng s\u1eafp b\u1ecb th\u1ed5i bay. \u2013\u2002L\u00e0m \u01a1n. \u0110\u1eebng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o n\u1eefa. N\u00f3 l\u00e0m ta ph\u00e1t \u0111i\u00ean m\u1ea5t. Nh\u01b0ng John v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o nh\u01b0 c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 B\u1eafc, v\u00ec c\u1eadu quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh d\u1ea1y cho el Tunchi m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc. Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Ngay c\u1ea3 \u1edf Nam C\u1ef1c, m\u0169i Cape Horn, nh\u1eefng th\u1ea3o nguy\u00ean n\u01b0\u1edbc Nga hay tr\u00ean bi\u1ec3n c\u1ea3, h\u1ebft th\u1ea3y c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i m\u00e0 c\u00e1c c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i th\u1ed5i tung t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t ch\u00fang, c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng. V\u00e0 ngo\u00e0i qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o c\u1ee7a el Tunchi, John c\u00f2n th\u1ed5i bay c\u1ea3 c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n \u1ed1ng b\u1ec7nh ho\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a g\u00e3: nh\u1eefng ph\u00edm \u0111\u00e0n l\u00e0m t\u1eeb x\u01b0\u01a1ng s\u1ed1ng heo v\u00f2i, b\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea1p l\u00e0m t\u1eeb x\u01b0\u01a1ng ch\u00e0y c\u1ee7a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u1eefng bao \u1ed1ng l\u00e0m t\u1eeb \u00e1o gi\u00e1p, v\u00e0 d\u0129 nhi\u00ean c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i \u1ed1ng nh\u1ea1c l\u00e0m t\u1eeb s\u1ecd ng\u01b0\u1eddi; t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecb th\u1ed5i bay qua nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn c\u00e2y ho\u1eb7c b\u1ecb nghi\u1ec1n n\u00e1t th\u00e0nh b\u1ee5i v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. Sau cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n Prozuanaci, John c\u00f3 h\u1ee9ng v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c d\u1ea1y cho ai \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc. V\u00e0 trong khi c\u1eadu th\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eebng l\u00e0 n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb chinh ph\u1ee5c Nam M\u1ef9, c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1eddi b\u00e0o ch\u1eefa th\u1ecfa \u0111\u00e1ng cho vi\u1ec7c","\u0111\u1ee5c l\u1ed7 v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c v\u00e0 d\u00f9ng c\u00e1i s\u1ecd r\u1ed7ng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u1ed1ng nh\u1ea1c cho m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n kinh kh\u1ee7ng n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ebfn khi \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ed5i bay h\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n \u1ed1ng, John m\u1edbi r\u00fat ng\u00f3n tay ra kh\u1ecfi mi\u1ec7ng v\u00e0 ng\u1eebng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o. D\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n, c\u00e1nh r\u1eebng y\u00ean t\u0129nh tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. D\u00f9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 el Tunchi \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1i, John v\u1eabn h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002\u01a0, \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng ch\u01b0a v\u1eady? Ng\u01b0\u1eddi lung lay nh\u01b0 s\u1eafp \u0111\u1ed5, el Tunchi ch\u1eadm ch\u1ea1p \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, gi\u1eadt gi\u1eadt l\u1ed7 tai \u2013 v\u00ec hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i g\u00e3 c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n h\u01a1i \u0111i\u1ebfc \u2013 v\u00e0 nghi\u00eam trang c\u00fai ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edbc John. G\u00e3 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i. K\u00ednh th\u01b0a qu\u00fd ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e1ng k\u00ednh. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. Su\u1ed1t n\u0103m tr\u0103m n\u0103m \u00e1m khu r\u1eebng n\u00e0y c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t. Kh\u00f4ng l\u1eddi n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 h\u1ebft v\u1ec1 n\u00f3. T\u00f4i c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 xin l\u1ed7i, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd tr\u1ea3 ng\u00e0i v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi c\u1eadu c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i, ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c. John nh\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1edd m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. \u00d4ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u1eebng ngay c\u00e1i vi\u1ec7c hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o b\u1eaft ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y s\u1ecd c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, hi\u1ec3u ch\u01b0a? Kh\u00f4ng l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. \u2013\u2002V\u00e2ng, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i. Nh\u01b0 ng\u00e0i mong mu\u1ed1n. C\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 bay m\u1ea5t, n\u00ean c\u00f3 l\u1ea5y s\u1ecd ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec. \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng h\u1ee9a s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u1eefa ch\u1ee9? \u2013\u2002V\u00e2ng, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i. Ng\u00e0i c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a trang tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u1eefa. John c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y h\u01a1i m\u1ec1m l\u00f2ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc sinh v\u1eadt t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p n\u00e0y. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y khi c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1 h\u1ee7y c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 v\u00e0 c\u1ea5m g\u00e3 tra","t\u1ea5n ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 el Tunchi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u00e1ch t\u1ef1 ti\u00eau khi\u1ec3n n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c trong qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u1eddi b\u1ea5t t\u1eed c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i. John n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, \u00f4ng v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n \u1ed1ng th\u1eadt. M\u1ed9t c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n \u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 trong nh\u00e0 th\u1edd \u1ea5y. V\u00e0 th\u1ea7m th\u00ec t\u1eeb tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, John t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t b\u1ea3n sao c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n \u1ed1ng m\u00e0 c\u1eadu t\u1eebng tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y trong m\u1ed9t th\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. H\u00e1 h\u1ed1c mi\u1ec7ng, el Tunchi s\u1eefng s\u1edd nh\u00ecn c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con t\u00e0u v\u0169 tr\u1ee5. G\u00e3 ph\u00e1p s\u01b0 th\u1ec1u th\u00e0o: \u2013\u2002Th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi. Qu\u00e1 h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn. V\u1ea7y m\u1edbi l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u1ea1c c\u1ee5 ch\u1ee9. \u01af\u1edbc g\u00ec t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch ch\u01a1i n\u00f3. John g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang. N\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng gi\u00fap \u00edch g\u00ec cho \u00f4ng n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00e0n. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng l\u00e0 m\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u. V\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn, c\u1eadu ban cho el Tunchi m\u1ed9t t\u00e0i n\u0103ng m\u1edbi. C\u1eadu bi\u1ebfn g\u00e3 th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t nh\u1ea1c c\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e0n \u1ed1ng v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i. John m\u1ea5t n\u0103m ph\u00fat ti\u1ebfp theo \u0111\u1ec3 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c el Tunchi r\u1eb1ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi g\u00e3 r\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c ch\u1ecbu ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 ch\u01a1i v\u00e0i b\u1ea3n nh\u1ea1c h\u00f2a t\u1ea5u tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Bach v\u00e0 Handel. V\u00e0 khi ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00e0n xong, g\u00e3 qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t John v\u00e0 h\u00f4n tay c\u1eadu. El Tunchi n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1m \u01a1n ng\u00e0i, h\u1ee1i \u0111\u1ee9c ng\u00e0i v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i, c\u00e1m \u01a1n ng\u00e0i r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u. Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 ban cho t\u00f4i \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc tha thi\u1ebft nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u00edch l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t r\u1ed3i tr\u1ed9m s\u1ecd c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n nh\u1ecf trong l\u00fd do t\u00f4i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3. S\u1ef1 b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i khi","kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n \u0111\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u01a1i m\u1edbi l\u00e0 l\u00fd do ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu. \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u r\u1ea5t vui khi nghe \u00f4ng n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. V\u00e0 John th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 r\u1ea5t vui. \u00c2m thanh c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n \u1ed1ng kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 nghe th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi trong khu r\u1eebng n\u00e0y. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, d\u01b0\u1edbi tai John, n\u00f3 t\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 \u00e2m thanh c\u1ee7a v\u0103n minh. El Tunchi n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi tr\u1ea3 ng\u00e0i v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi c\u1eadu c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u quan tr\u1ecdng c\u1ea7n n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ng\u00e0i. M\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u s\u1ebd gi\u00fap ng\u00e0i trong vi\u1ec7c t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm Paititi. *** C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ed3i. C\u1eadu \u0111ang t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi ch\u00e1u ch\u1ea1y \u0111i ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i. John thanh m\u00ecnh: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y \u0111i ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2u h\u1ebft. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. V\u00ec ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi ti\u1ebfng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o c\u1ee7a el Tunchi. R\u1ed3i John k\u1ec3 cho c\u1eadu Nimrod nghe v\u1ec1 el Tunchi v\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c thi hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o. C\u1eadu Nimrod g\u1eadt g\u00f9: \u2013\u2002Th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o! C\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y \u00edt l\u00e2u, m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn gi\u00f3 d\u1eef d\u1ed9i \u0111\u00e3 v\u00f4 duy\u00ean v\u00f4 c\u1edb qu\u00e9t qua khu r\u1eebng n\u00e0y. Ra l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u. \u2013\u2002Ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c th\u00ec ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u v\u1eady c\u1eadu? Khi ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t \u1ea5y? C\u1eadu Nimrod nh\u00fan vai: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f3 n\u00f3i l\u1eafm. Th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi ti\u1ebfp theo. Th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. Th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh. Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi n\u00e0o th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 th\u00edch \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 n\u01a1i ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf. Hay ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c h\u01a1n, n\u01a1i ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng \u1edf. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac. Hay n\u00f3i c\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u c\u1ea3.","\u2013\u2002\u00dd c\u1eadu l\u00e0, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 hai chi\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng gian? \u2013\u2002\u1eea. Nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng h\u1eb3n v\u1eady. \u2013\u2002V\u1eady l\u00e0m sao c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y tr\u1eadn gi\u00f3 t\u1eeb ti\u1ebfng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u? \u2013\u2002\u00c0, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o. N\u1ebfu ti\u1ebfng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o k\u00e9o d\u00e0i \u0111\u1ee7 l\u00e2u, n\u00f3 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 di chuy\u1ec3n gi\u1eefa c\u00e1i m\u00e0 ch\u00e1u g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 hai chi\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng gian. C\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u tr\u1eadn b\u00e3o l\u1ed1c b\u1eaft ngu\u1ed3n t\u1eeb ti\u1ebfng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o vu v\u01a1 c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng h\u1ed3n ma. \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u hi\u1ec3u r\u1ed3i. N\u00f3i l\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1eady, nh\u01b0ng John v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u l\u1eafm. Kh\u00f4ng th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec3u. C\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002D\u00f9 sao th\u00ec, gi\u1edd ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 quay l\u1ea1i. \u0110\u00f3 m\u1edbi l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u quan tr\u1ecdng. Ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean \u0111i th\u00f4i. Trong khi ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebfn \u0111i ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00f9a v\u1edbi el Tunchi, con d\u01a1i c\u1ee7a Zadie \u0111\u00e3 quay l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 n\u1eefa t\u1eeb Virgil McCreeby. G\u00e3 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng g\u00e3 \u0111ang b\u1ecb l\u1ea1c trong r\u1eebng. G\u00e3 b\u1ea3o Zadie nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o con d\u01a1i \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bay \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u00fap g\u00e3 xem th\u1eed ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c g\u00e3 \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u. V\u1eabn r\u1ea5t lo l\u1eafng v\u1ec1 em g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c, John bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta v\u1eabn c\u00f2n th\u1eddi gian \u0111i t\u00ecm Philippa v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c h\u1ea3 c\u1eadu? C\u1eadu Nimrod l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu e l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng. Nh\u00ecn n\u00e0y, John, h\u1ecd s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i t\u1ef1 lo cho b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n. C\u1eadu c\u00f3 c\u1ea7n nh\u1eafc cho ch\u00e1u nh\u1edb Faustina \u0111\u00e3 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0m g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i che gi\u1ea5u M\u1eaft R\u1eebng. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n ai \u0111\u00f3 t\u00ecm ra th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 m\u1ea5t t\u00edch Paititi. S\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng t\u1ed1t ch\u00fat n\u00e0o n\u1ebfu \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 n\u01a1i McCreeby \u0111ang c\u1ed1","t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn. C\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00e1 v\u1edbi ch\u00e1u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i ch\u1eb7n g\u00e3 l\u1ea1i. B\u1eb1ng b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 gi\u00e1 n\u00e0o. Ch\u00e1u hi\u1ec3u kh\u00f4ng? B\u1eb1ng b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 gi\u00e1 n\u00e0o. John g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u. Hi\u1ebfm khi c\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i n\u0103ng v\u1edbi v\u1ebb lo l\u1eafng th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. John n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Nh\u1eafc m\u1edbi nh\u1edb, el Tunchi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a cho ch\u00e1u c\u00e1i n\u00e0y. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y b\u1ea3o n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap ch\u00fang ta t\u00ecm ra Paititi. D\u00f9 ch\u00e1u ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o, hay th\u1eadm ch\u00ed n\u00f3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec. John \u0111\u01b0a cho c\u1eadu Nimrod m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y chuy\u1ec1n l\u00e0m t\u1eeb v\u00e0i tr\u0103m \u0111o\u1ea1n d\u00e2y m\u00e0u \u2013 nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e1i trong s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1eaft n\u00fat. C\u1ea9n th\u1eadn ki\u1ec3m tra m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3, c\u1eadu Nimrod cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 khipu. Kh\u00e1c v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng n\u1ec1n v\u0103n minh th\u1eddi \u0110\u1ed3 \u0110\u1ed3ng kh\u00e1c, ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef vi\u1ebft. V\u00ec v\u1eady, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch h\u1ecd m\u00e3 h\u00f3a v\u00e0 ghi l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng th\u00f4ng tin quan tr\u1ecdng. \u2013\u2002\u1ed2? Th\u1ebf n\u00f3 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a g\u00ec v\u1eady c\u1eadu? C\u1eadu Nimrod th\u00fa nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft. Ng\u00e0y nay, khipu c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00ed m\u1eadt ch\u1eb3ng k\u00e9m g\u00ec ch\u1eef t\u01b0\u1ee3ng h\u00ecnh Ai C\u1eadp v\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1eddi Champollion gi\u1ea3i m\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00fd ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. H\u00e3y hy v\u1ecdng m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea3i ph\u00e1p cho v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 n\u00e0y t\u1ef1 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. Nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a hy v\u1ecdng hi\u1ebfm khi \u0111\u1ee7 cho ch\u00ednh n\u00f3\u2026 C\u1eadu Nimrod m\u1edf ba l\u00f4 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Vodyannoy v\u00e0 r\u00fat ra m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch. \u2013\u2002\u0110\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n h\u00f3a khipu c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca, vi\u1ebft b\u1edfi Terence Forelock. Anh Frank \u0111\u00e3 mang cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch n\u00e0y theo t\u1eeb th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a anh \u1ea5y \u1edf New Haven v\u00ec ngh\u0129 n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 \u00edch. N\u00ean nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 c\u00e1c h\u1ea1t l\u1ec7 m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi b\u1ecb tr\u1ed9m \u0111i. Faustina \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i c\u00f2n c\u00f3 v\u00e0i s\u1ee3i","khipu c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y quy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u1eb1ng v\u00e0ng b\u1ecb tr\u1ed9m kh\u1ecfi b\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng \u1edf Berlin. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch n\u00e0y s\u1ebd cho ch\u00fang ta bi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t \u00edt v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea7n bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4ng \u0111i\u1ec7p ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ef1ng trong nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y n\u00e0y. John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00e2y? C\u1eadu Nimrod tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ti\u1ebfn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda M\u1eaft R\u1eebng. D\u1ef1a theo \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i m\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 ghi nh\u1edb t\u1eeb b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a Faustina.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 15 Tr\u1ed7i d\u1eady Khi Philippa r\u01a1i tu\u1ed9t xu\u1ed1ng c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng h\u1ed1 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, c\u00f4 \u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t - c\u00f2n g\u00ec kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa? - c\u00e1i d\u00f9 nh\u1ea3y. Nh\u01b0ng c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 c\u00f4 v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee7 \u1ea5m \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1eadn h\u00e0nh s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn, n\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u00f4 th\u1ea7m th\u00ec xong t\u1eeb tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1i d\u00f9 n\u00e0o xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n, nh\u1eefng \u00e2m ti\u1ebft cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a t\u1eeb FABULONGOSHOOMARVELISHLY WONDERPIPICAL tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u00e9t. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ng\u0103n m\u00ecnh h\u00e9t l\u1edbn, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb ng\u00e3 kh\u1ecfi c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 ch\u1ecdc tr\u1eddi \u1edf Manhattan. Ho\u1eb7c r\u1edbt kh\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i m\u00e1y bay m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 d\u00f9. V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i, ngay khi c\u00f4 nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng c\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft v\u00ec s\u1ee3 \u2013 v\u00ec tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u0111ang c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 c\u00f2n \u0111\u1eadp m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n v\u00f3 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a phi n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea1i \u2013 t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 th\u00ecnh l\u00ecnh ch\u1eadm l\u1ea1i cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi, trong m\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y, c\u00f4 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 l\u01a1 l\u1eedng t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7. Philippa nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf d\u00e0i nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 m\u1edf m\u1eaft ra. Lu\u1ed3ng kh\u00ed \u0111\u00e3 quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 \u0111ang t\u0103ng d\u1ea7n s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh. C\u00f4 h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n: \u2013\u2002M\u00ecnh ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i r\u1ed3i. C\u00e1m \u01a1n th\u00e1nh th\u1ea7n. M\u00ecnh ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i r\u1ed3i. M\u00ecnh ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i r\u1ed3i. D\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n, c\u00f4 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ea9y l\u00ean tr\u00ean. V\u00e0 khi \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i m\u00e9p h\u1ed1","n\u01a1i ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0i gi\u00e2y \u0111\u1ee9ng tim tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ea3y ra, t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 \u0111i l\u00ean c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 nhanh g\u1ea7n b\u1eb1ng t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng ban n\u00e3y. C\u00f4 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1eaby tay v\u00e0 h\u00e9t l\u1edbn v\u1edbi \u00f4ng Groanin, \u00f4ng Sicky v\u00e0 \u00f4ng Muddy r\u1eb1ng c\u00f4 s\u1ebd g\u1eb7p h\u1ecd \u1edf tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh ho\u1eb7c \u1edf b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i. N\u1ebfu c\u00f4 \u0111i ch\u1eadm h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00f4 s\u1ebd nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1eddi nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Groanin khi \u00f4ng quay m\u1eb7t kh\u1ecfi m\u00e9p h\u1ed1 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdt l\u1ec7 tr\u00ean m\u1eaft. \u00d4ng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i c\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 n\u00f3 ch\u1ebft ch\u1eafc r\u1ed3i. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 con \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ebft ch\u1eafc r\u1ed3i. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd tha th\u1ee9 cho b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n x\u1ea3y ra cho n\u00f3. Sau t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f9ng nhau tr\u1ea3i qua. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2u n\u1eefa. Nh\u1eefng l\u1ea7n n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u v\u1edbt m\u00f3n th\u1ecbt x\u00f4ng kh\u00f3i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. L\u1eafc l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u, \u00f4ng r\u00fat ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i kh\u0103n tay v\u00e0 x\u00ec m\u0169i m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng l\u1edbn. \u00d4ng l\u00ed nh\u00ed b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Xin l\u1ed7i. C\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1ecf x\u00edu v\u1eabn \u0111ang quan s\u00e1t h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh \u0111i l\u00ean k\u1ebd n\u00fai c\u1ee7a Philippa, \u00f4ng Sicky hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o v\u00e0 khen: \u2013\u2002Ngay c\u1ea3 khi c\u00f4 \u1ea5y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t djinn, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i c\u00f4 \u1ea5y th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 r\u1ea5t can \u0111\u1ea3m. \u00d4ng Groanin g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002Philippa l\u00e0 th\u1ebf. Thi tho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00fat tay v\u00e0o lu\u1ed3ng kh\u00ed m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u0111ang th\u1ed5i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean k\u1ebd n\u00fai, \u00f4ng Muddy n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. C\u00e1i c\u00e1ch lu\u1ed3ng kh\u00ed xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n v\u00e0 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i m\u00e1y s\u1ea5y t\u1ed1c kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u1ea5y.","\u00d4ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean l\u1ed1i \u0111i c\u1ee9ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e1. \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i suy ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 can \u0111\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i theo c\u00f4 b\u00e9. N\u00ean t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m v\u1eady. Ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n hi\u1ec3u l\u1ea7m \u1ea9n \u00fd trong l\u1eddi n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Muddy, \u00f4ng Groanin g\u1eadt g\u00f9: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 gi\u1edd t\u00f4i d\u00e1m nh\u1ea3y n\u1eefa. \u00d4ng Muddy gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch: \u2013\u2002\u00dd t\u00f4i l\u00e0, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 suy ngh\u0129. R\u1ed3i ch\u1ea1y nhanh m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n, \u00f4ng nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o gi\u1eefa lu\u1ed3ng kh\u00ed v\u00e0 b\u1ecb th\u1ed5i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean k\u1ebd n\u00fai sau Philippa v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m v\u00e0 h\u1ed3 h\u1edfi. \u00d4ng Groanin th\u1ed1t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Kh\u1ec9 th\u1eadt, t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 anh \u1ea5y b\u1ea3o s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ea3y. Ai ng\u1edd anh \u1ea5y nh\u1ea3y th\u1eadt. N\u00e9m cho \u00f4ng Sicky m\u1ed9t \u00e1nh m\u1eaft lo l\u1eafng, \u00f4ng Groanin h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Anh c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y, b\u1ea1n gi\u00e0 Sicky? \u00d4ng Sicky tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m \u0111\u1ee9ng vu\u1ed1t nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i ch\u1ec9 m\u00e0 nh\u1eefng th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n Xuanaci \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e2u v\u00e0o m\u00f4i \u00f4ng, th\u1ee9 nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng b\u1ed9 ria m\u00e9p c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean quan T\u00e0u th\u1eddi x\u01b0a. L\u1eafc l\u1eafc c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u teo nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, \u00f4ng Sicky n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002B\u1ec7nh. R\u1ea5t b\u1ec7nh. Bao t\u1eed c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 t\u00f4i v\u1eeba nu\u1ed1t m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ea5t kinh t\u1edfm. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd anh Muddy n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t ta kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean ngh\u0129 g\u00ec. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t ta ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng, anh nh\u1ec9? V\u1eeba n\u00f3i, \u00f4ng Sicky v\u1eeba b\u01b0\u1edbc ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u1eabn t\u1edbi m\u00e9p h\u1ed1. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng quay l\u1ea1i, tay n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t th\u00e0nh n\u1eafm \u0111\u1ea5m, v\u00e0 l\u00ean t\u01b0 th\u1ebf s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t v\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng vi\u00ean ch\u1ea1y n\u01b0\u1edbc r\u00fat.","Nu\u1ed1t n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n, \u00f4ng Groanin l\u00ed nh\u00ed g\u1ecdi: \u2013\u2002Sicky. Sicky, b\u1ea1n gi\u00e0. H\u00e3y b\u00e0n k\u1ef9 v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. N\u1ebfu anh nh\u1ea3y, s\u1ebd c\u00f2n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh t\u00f4i \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1ea3y kh\u00f4ng. \u00d4ng Sicky b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Anh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 kinh nghi\u1ec7m nh\u1ea3y d\u00f9. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i t\u00f4i. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd nh\u1ea3y kh\u1ecfi b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i gi\u01b0\u1eddng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng, v\u00ec t\u00f4i lu\u00f4n ng\u1ee7 tr\u00ean v\u00f5ng. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u l\u1eafm v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed9 cao. N\u00f3i th\u1eadt, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u l\u1eafm v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y. Nh\u01b0ng anh Muddy \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang. C\u00e1i b\u00e0i th\u01a1 c\u0169 \u1ea5y n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u1ea5y nh\u1ec9? \u201cH\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng h\u1ecfi t\u1ea1i sao, h\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0m\u2026\u201d \u00d4ng Sicky ph\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1ee3c xu\u1ed1ng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u00e8m k\u1ebft th\u00fac l\u1eddi tr\u00edch d\u1eabn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, \u00f4ng c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i th\u01a1 n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a nam t\u01b0\u1edbc Alfred Tennyson. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng Groanin bi\u1ebft. Kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eefng v\u1eady, \u00f4ng Groanin c\u00f2n bi\u1ebft hai t\u1eeb cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a c\u00e2u th\u01a1 m\u00e0 \u00f4ng Sicky v\u1eeba n\u00f3i. Khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd b\u1eadt ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea3y kh\u1ecfi m\u00e9p h\u1ed1, \u00f4ng Groanin nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u1ea5t an v\u00e0 y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng \u0111\u1ecdc n\u1ed1t c\u00e2u th\u01a1: \u2013\u2002H\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0m v\u00e0 ch\u1ebft. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng Sicky kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ebft. C\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1ecf b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec b\u1ea5t \u1ed5n v\u1edbi kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng ph\u00e1n \u0111o\u00e1n m\u1ed9t c\u00fa nh\u1ea3y xa v\u00e0, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 c\u1ea7u l\u00f4ng, \u00f4ng nhanh ch\u00f3ng bay ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean k\u1ebd n\u00fai. \u00d4ng Groanin h\u00e9t v\u1edbi theo: \u2013\u2002Kh\u1ec9 th\u1eadt, t\u1ea1i sao anh l\u1ea1i \u0111i m\u00e0 tr\u00edch \u0111o\u1ea1n b\u00e0i th\u01a1 \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ee9? \u201cCu\u1ed9c t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a L\u1eef \u0111o\u00e0n \u00c1nh s\u00e1ng\u2019. Ch\u1eb3ng kh\u01a1i g\u1ee3i ch\u00fat t\u1ef1 tin n\u00e0o, bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng h\u1ea3? \u201cS\u00e1u tr\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i v\u00e0o Thung l\u0169ng c\u1ee7a C\u00e1i","Ch\u1ebft\u201d. N\u00f3 khuy\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ph\u1ea3i c\u00e2n nh\u1eafc k\u1ef9, hi\u1ec3u ch\u01b0a, l\u00e0 khuy\u00ean ph\u1ea3i c\u00e2n nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea5y. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 kh\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 hy v\u1ecdng nhi\u1ec1u v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ngo\u1ea1i qu\u1ed1c. \u00d4ng Groanin l\u1ea1i n\u00e9m m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0ng n\u1eefa v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng h\u1ed1, v\u00e0 khi n\u00f3 n\u1ed1i \u0111u\u00f4i theo \u00f4ng Sicky, \u00f4ng ch\u1ee3t n\u1ea3y ra m\u1ed9t \u00fd. Ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1ea1y, \u00f4ng s\u1ebd n\u00e9m m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean \u0111\u00e1 kh\u00e1c, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu lu\u1ed3ng kh\u00ed th\u1ed5i vi\u00ean \u0111\u00e1 l\u00ean \u00f4ng s\u1ebd ch\u1ea1y, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng \u00f4ng s\u1ebd ch\u1edd. B\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0y, \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi Philippa. V\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m, d\u00f9 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng khi n\u00e9m l\u00e0m vi\u00ean \u0111\u00e1 x\u00e9m n\u1eefa bay th\u1eb3ng qua lu\u1ed3ng kh\u00ed m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean, nh\u1edd c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i (v\u00e0 Dybbuk), \u00f4ng Groanin s\u1edf h\u1eefu m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh tay si\u00eau m\u1ea1nh. Nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec c\u00e1i b\u1ee5ng h\u01a1i to c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, \u00f4ng Groanin kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng vi\u00ean, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t v\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng vi\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1n kinh, v\u00e0 khi \u00f4ng nh\u1ea3y, thay v\u00ec nh\u1ea3y \u0111\u01b0a ch\u00e2n xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi, \u00f4ng l\u1ea1i nh\u1ea3y \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi. \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y khi\u1ebfn \u00f4ng ch\u1ed5ng ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean tr\u1eddi v\u00e0, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng h\u00e9t ch\u00f3i tai, \u00f4ng Groanin bay th\u1eb3ng l\u00ean k\u1ebd n\u00fai nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 kh\u00ed c\u1ea7u x\u00ec h\u01a1i to t\u01b0\u1edbng, \u1ed3n \u00e0o. *** Thay v\u00ec tho\u00e1t l\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 ra b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i, Philippa l\u1ea1i th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh bay qua m\u1ed9t tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0 b\u1eb1ng th\u1ee7y tinh v\u1ee1 n\u00e1t v\u00e0 h\u1ea1 c\u00e1nh trong m\u1ed9t c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u00e1 kh\u00e1 l\u1edbn. May cho c\u00f4 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi theo sau c\u00f4 v\u00e0 c\u00e1i tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0 th\u1ee7y tinh \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u1eadp v\u1ee1 khi \u00f4ng Groanin c\u00f9ng \u00f4ng Sicky n\u00e9m t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0ng v\u00e0o trong lu\u1ed3ng kh\u00ed n\u00f3ng xo\u00e1y tr\u00f2n \u0111\u1ec3 ki\u1ec3m tra s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3, h\u1ecd c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p c\u00f9ng","m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn b\u1ea7y nh\u1ea7y nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng con b\u1ecd b\u1ecb \u0111\u1eadp v\u00e0o k\u00ednh ch\u1eafn gi\u00f3 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe h\u01a1i. Tr\u1ebb trung v\u00e0 linh ho\u1ea1t, Philippa d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e1p xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t b\u1eb1ng ch\u00e2n, nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u00f4 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e0 v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh l\u1edbn h\u01a1n, n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 h\u01a1n c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 v\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecd s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1p xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. C\u00f4 nh\u00ecn quanh m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng. C\u0103n ph\u00f2ng h\u00ecnh tr\u00f2n n\u00e0y l\u1edbn nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a g\u00e1nh xi\u1ebfc, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0 l\u1edbn h\u01a1n nh\u00ecn nh\u01b0 ki\u1ebfng ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn b\u1ecb che ph\u1ee7 b\u1edfi c\u00e1c lo\u1ea1i th\u1ef1c v\u1eadt r\u1eebng r\u1eadm v\u1edbi ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0i tia s\u00e1ng \u00e1nh xanh y\u1ebfu \u1edbt r\u1ecdi xuy\u00ean qua. B\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed \u0111\u1eadm \u0111\u1eb7c, \u01b0\u1edbt \u00e1t, \u1ea9m th\u1ea5p xen l\u1eabn v\u1edbi m\u00f9i m\u1ee5c n\u00e1t n\u1ed3ng n\u1eb7c. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee7 \u1ea5m \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn quay l\u1ea1i t\u1eadn x\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a c\u00f4. V\u00e0 c\u00f4 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ea7m th\u00ec t\u1eeb tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 bi\u1ebfn ra m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed3ng n\u1ec7m d\u00e0y to \u0111\u00f9ng tr\u00ean ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea5t xung quanh c\u00e1i tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0 th\u1ee7y tinh v\u1ee1 n\u00e1t tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u00f4ng Muddy b\u1ecb b\u1eafn tung l\u00ean nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i b\u00f3ng b\u00e0n trong tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i b\u1eafn s\u00fang \u1edf h\u1ed9i ch\u1ee3. \u00d4ng xoay \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng trung nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con m\u00e8o l\u1edbn, v\u00e0 h\u1ea1 c\u00e1nh an to\u00e0n xu\u1ed1ng ch\u1ed3ng n\u1ec7m m\u00e0 Philippa \u0111\u00e3 chu \u0111\u00e1o chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb. \u0110o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang, \u00f4ng Muddy m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi Philippa v\u00e0 g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00e0o c\u00e1m \u01a1n khi \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1m \u01a1n ch\u00e1u. Ch\u00fang r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 \u00edch. Ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7y m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat sau, \u0111\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3t \u00f4ng Sicky xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng bay cao h\u01a1n so v\u1edbi \u00f4ng Muddy v\u00e0 Philippa, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng kh\u00e1 nh\u1ecf, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eadp \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean tr\u1ea7n. N\u00e2ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1eady kh\u1ecfi ch\u1ed3ng n\u1ec7m, \u00f4ng h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o v\u1eady? Philippa kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m ngh\u0129 ng\u1ee3i g\u00ec v\u1ec1 n\u01a1i h\u1ecd \u0111ang \u1edf cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn \u00f4ng Groanin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c an to\u00e0n, n\u00f3i:","\u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n r\u1ee3n gai \u00f3c. \u2013\u2002\u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn. C\u00f4 h\u1ecfi \u00f4ng Sicky: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng Groanin \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i? \u2013\u2002Ta \u0111o\u00e1n anh \u1ea5y s\u1ebd l\u00ean trong m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i ph\u00fat n\u1eefa th\u00f4i. Ngay khi anh \u1ea5y t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ee7 l\u00f2ng can \u0111\u1ea3m. V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng Groanin \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, h\u00e9t oai o\u00e1i v\u00e0 vung v\u1ea9y tay ch\u00e2n lo\u1ea1n x\u1ea1 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ed1 gi\u1eef th\u0103ng b\u1eb1ng, v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t di\u1ec5n vi\u00ean nh\u00e0o l\u1ed9n tr\u00ean kh\u00f4ng trong m\u1ed9t pha tr\u00ecnh di\u1ec5n th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i th\u1ea3m h\u1ea1i. Khi ch\u1ea1m \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u1ea7n, \u00f4ng ch\u1ee5p l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y d\u00e2y leo, \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t n\u00f3 v\u00e0 \u1edf y\u00ean tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f3, c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ea7u Philippa v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c ch\u1eebng g\u1ea7n m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e9t. Philippa k\u00eau: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng b\u1ecf tay ra \u0111i. Ch\u1ed3ng n\u1ec7m n\u00e0y s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ee1 \u00f4ng m\u00e0. \u00d4ng Muddy c\u0169ng khuy\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Coi n\u00e0o, anh Groanin. Nh\u1ea3y \u0111i. \u00d4ng Groanin n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1edd v\u00ec v\u1eabn c\u00f2n s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i sau chuy\u1ebfn bay b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1eeba r\u1ed3i: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1m \u01a1n r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i v\u1eabn h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng v\u1edbi tr\u00ean n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd xu\u1ed1ng khi n\u00e0o bao t\u1eed t\u00f4i b\u1eaft k\u1ecbp v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea7u. Philippa nh\u00fan vai b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1eebng m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat n\u1eefa \u00f4ng \u1ea5y s\u1ebd xu\u1ed1ng th\u00f4i. N\u00f3i r\u1ed3i c\u00f4 theo \u00f4ng sicky \u0111i ki\u1ec3m tra m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng quanh c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1. \u00d4ng Sicky nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y nh\u00ecn h\u01a1i gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 ki\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 \u1ea5m. M\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi \u00f4ng Sicky, Philippa \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd:","\u2013\u2002V\u00e2ng. Th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1ea5m tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. Xin l\u1ed7i, nh\u01b0ng djinn t\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ea5y con th\u1eb1n l\u1eb1n. Ph\u1ea3i \u1ea5m \u00e1p t\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u m\u1edbi kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nhi\u1ec1u lo\u1ea1i c\u00e2y l\u1ea1 m\u1ecdc ra t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng k\u1ebd n\u1ee9t gi\u1eefa c\u00e1c t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 l\u1edbn tr\u00ean s\u00e0n. Ch\u00fang c\u00f3 l\u00e1 to b\u1eb1ng d\u0129a \u0103n t\u1ed1i, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i m\u00f9i kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu. Quanh chu vi v\u00f2ng ngo\u00e0i c\u1ee7a c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u00f3 h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t t\u00e1 h\u1ed1c vu\u00f4ng. M\u1ed7i c\u00e1i cao ch\u1eebng h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t m\u00e9t v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c che \u0111\u1eady b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 m\u00e0u x\u00e1m m\u1edd nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t khung c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 m\u00e0 b\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn xuy\u00ean qua. \u00d4ng Sicky th\u1eafc m\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2y nh\u1ec9? K\u00ednh \u01b0? Nh\u1ef1a h\u1ea3? Nh\u00ecn k\u1ef9 th\u1ee9 v\u1eadt li\u1ec7u m\u1edd \u0111\u1ee5c \u0111\u00f3, Philippa tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u00e1nh v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng h\u00ecnh xo\u1eafn \u1ed1c nho nh\u1ecf. C\u00f4 th\u1eed d\u00f9ng m\u00f3ng tay g\u00f5 nh\u1eb9 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i, r\u1ed3i n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng bi\u1ebft ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 t\u01a1 nh\u1ec7n h\u00f3a th\u1ea1ch. C\u00e1i n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng m\u1ea1ng nh\u1ec7n c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ea1i. Ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3 b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc, \u00f4ng Sicky n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002M\u1ea1ng nh\u1ec7n? Ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con nh\u1ec7n to l\u1eafm. Philippa v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 tr\u1ea5n an: \u2013\u2002Ho\u1eb7c r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u con nh\u1ec7n h\u1ee3p t\u00e1c v\u1edbi nhau. \u00d4ng \u0111\u1eebng lo. M\u1ea5y th\u1ee9 n\u00e0y \u00edt nh\u1ea5t c\u0169ng v\u00e0i tr\u0103m n\u0103m tu\u1ed5i. Nh\u1eefng con nh\u1ec7n d\u1ec7t ra ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft t\u1eeb l\u00e2u. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng n\u01a1i n\u00e0y. Ng\u1eedi ng\u1eedi kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch nghi ng\u1edd, \u00f4ng Sicky nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u ta kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch v\u1ec1 n\u01a1i n\u00e0y. M\u00f9i c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft. C\u1ea3 c\u00e1i n\u01a1i n\u00e0y h\u00f4i r\u00ecnh m\u00f9i \u0111\u00f3.","Ng\u1eedi th\u1eed m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i, Philippa nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u c\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ra \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang. V\u00e0 n\u00f3 c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n qu\u00e1 n\u1ed3ng n\u1eb7c, \u00f4ng nh\u1ec9? N\u1eafm l\u1ea5y b\u00e0n tay to b\u00e8 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Sicky, c\u00f4 si\u1ebft nh\u1eb9 nh\u01b0 mu\u1ed1n tr\u1ea5n an: \u2013\u2002Gi\u1ed1ng nhau c\u1ea3 th\u00f4i m\u00e0, ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u00f9i c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y c\u1ecf nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1edbi d\u01b0\u1edbi nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed9 cao th\u00f4i. \u0110\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n v\u1eady th\u00f4i. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i lo l\u1eafng v\u1ec1 n\u00f3 c\u1ea3. C\u00f4 l\u1ea1i g\u00f5 g\u00f5 l\u1edbp k\u00ednh b\u1eb1ng t\u01a1 nh\u1ec7n c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ea1i l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y, c\u00f4 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n d\u00ednh tay. G\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u0111ang m\u1ec1m d\u1ea7n. C\u00f4 l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m: \u2013\u2002L\u1ea1 th\u1eadt. L\u1edbp k\u00ednh t\u01a1 nh\u1ec7n n\u00e0y d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang ch\u1ea3y ra. V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i c\u00f4 ngh\u0129 ra nguy\u00ean nh\u00e2n. \u2013\u2002D\u0129 nhi\u00ean r\u1ed3i. H\u01a1i n\u00f3ng t\u1eeb k\u1ebd n\u00fai th\u1ed5i l\u00ean. M\u1ea5y th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 nay n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb ch\u1eb7n l\u1ea1i b\u1edfi c\u00e1i tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0 th\u1ee7y tinh n\u00e0y. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u00fang ta ph\u00e1 v\u1ee1 n\u00f3. H\u01a1i n\u00f3ng \u0111ang l\u00e0m tan ch\u1ea3y l\u1edbp k\u00ednh che b\u1eb1ng m\u1ea1ng nh\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. \u00d4ng Sicky \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 l\u1ebd t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y khi ch\u00fang tan ch\u1ea3y xong, ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 sao? \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd v\u1edbi \u00f4ng. \u0110i n\u00e0o. Ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y. Ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh v\u00f2ng quanh c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng h\u00ecnh tr\u00f2n, h\u1ecd b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0i b\u1eadc thang b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0 \u0111i ra ngo\u00e0i, h\u1ecd t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u d\u00e2y d\u00e0i ngo\u1eb1ng b\u1eafc qua m\u1ed9t v\u1ef1c th\u1eb3m nh\u00ecn kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e1y. C\u00e1i v\u1ef1c th\u1eb3m n\u00e0y c\u0169ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb k\u00e9o d\u00e0i \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ea5t t\u1eadn, v\u00ec c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u d\u1eabn","v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y m\u00f9 d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c. B\u1ea3n th\u00e2n nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y tr\u00ean c\u1ea7u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t v\u1eadt li\u1ec7u m\u00e0u \u0111en \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ec7n ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00f3e s\u00e1ng nh\u01b0 t\u01a1 l\u1ee5a. Philippa th\u00f2 \u0111\u1ea7u qua m\u00e9p v\u1ef1c. C\u00f4 nh\u1eadn ra c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y h\u1ee9ng th\u00fa v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh b\u0103ng qua m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u d\u00e2y c\u0169 k\u0129 khi m\u00e0 b\u1ea1n th\u1eadm ch\u00ed kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e1y c\u1ee7a kho\u1ea3ng kh\u00f4ng m\u00e0 b\u1ea1n b\u0103ng qua. \u00d4ng Muddy la l\u1edbn: \u2013\u2002C\u1eeda. T\u00f4i t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda n\u00e0y. H\u1ecd \u0111\u01b0a m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn quanh v\u00e0 t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u. \u00d4ng Muddy l\u1ea1i h\u00e9t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002\u1ede b\u00ean n\u00e0y n\u00e8. \u0110i xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0i b\u1eadc thang \u1edf ph\u00eda \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng, h\u1ecd t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng Muddy \u0111ang ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m nh\u00ecn m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda c\u1ed5. Philippa ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i xem x\u00e9t n\u00f3. C\u00f9ng m\u1eabu c\u1eeda c\u1ee7a v\u00e0i th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 tr\u01b0\u1edbc, n\u00f3 c\u0169ng b\u1ecb bao ph\u1ee7 b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng d\u00e2y leo m\u1ecdc l\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u1ea7n. C\u00f4 c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y d\u00e2y leo g\u1eafn ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda v\u00e0 k\u00e9o th\u1eed. C\u00e1nh c\u1eeda nh\u00fac nh\u00edch b\u00ean trong khung c\u1eeda, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. C\u00f4 nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 b\u1ecb kh\u00f3a r\u1ed3i. Kh\u00f3a t\u1eeb b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i. \u00d4ng Muddy h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 l\u1ed1i ra kh\u00f4ng? Philippa tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 th\u1ec3, n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta m\u1edf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng \u0111\u1eebng lo. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 di d\u1eddi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng d\u00e2y leo n\u00e0y v\u1edbi s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn. Khi \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc n\u00f3 c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u1ed1i ra hay kh\u00f4ng.","C\u00f4 th\u1ea7m th\u00ec t\u1eeb tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con dao hi\u1ec7n ra tr\u00ean tay \u00f4ng Muddy. \u00d4ng nhe r\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddi, r\u1ed3i ch\u00e9m v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y d\u00e2y leo v\u1edbi ph\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee1i s\u1eafc nh\u01b0 dao c\u1ea1o, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn nguy hi\u1ec3m. T\u1eeb tr\u00ean tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0, \u00f4ng Groanin h\u00e9t v\u1ecdng xu\u1ed1ng: \u2013\u2002C\u00f2n t\u00f4i th\u00ec sao? T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, c\u00f2n t\u00f4i th\u00ec sao? T\u00f4i \u0111ang b\u1ecb k\u1eb9t tr\u00ean n\u00e0y nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ch\u1ee5p \u0111\u00e8n c\u0169 ph\u1ee7 b\u1ee5i \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0y. Philippa b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t \u00f4ng Groanin gi\u00e0 t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta n\u1eefa. \u0110\u1ee9ng l\u00f9i kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda, c\u00f4 h\u00e9t l\u1edbn tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi vi\u00ean qu\u1ea3n gia v\u1eabn \u0111ang ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c l\u1ee7ng l\u1eb3ng tr\u00ean tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0: \u2013\u2002T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m l\u00e0 b\u1ecf tay ra. M\u1ea5y t\u1ea5m n\u1ec7m s\u1ebd d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ee1 l\u1ea5y c\u00fa ng\u00e3 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. \u00d4ng Groanin b\u01b0\u1edbng b\u1ec9nh n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 lo chuy\u1ec7n ng\u00e3. Ta lo n\u00f3 l\u00e0m ta g\u1eaby ch\u00e2n. Ho\u1eb7c t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n. Ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n b\u1eadt cao nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. Ta n\u00f3i, ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n b\u1eadt cao nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. \u2013\u2002\u00c0 n\u00e0y, \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i g\u00ec qua c\u00e1i tr\u1ea7n ki\u1ebfng \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng? \u00d4ng Groanin tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ki\u1ebfng. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c. M\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 nh\u00ecn nh\u01b0 ki\u1ebfng. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9. Ta kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc n\u00f3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 \u1edf c\u00f9ng h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1edbi c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u d\u00e2y m\u00e0 m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eeba th\u1ea5y m\u1edbi n\u00e3y. Ta kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m th\u00f2 tay l\u1ea5y k\u00ednh c\u1ee7a ta \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ec9nh n\u00fai \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. V\u00e0 h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh n\u00fai \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 anh \u0111\u00e0o. Trong l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, l\u1edbp k\u00ednh che m\u1ea1ng nh\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 tan ch\u1ea3y v\u00ec n\u00f3ng. B\u01b0\u1edbc","\u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i h\u1ed1c, \u00f4ng Sicky quan s\u00e1t k\u1ef9 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u1edf b\u00ean trong m\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y r\u00f5. \u00d4ng g\u1ecdi: \u2013\u2002Philippa, ta ngh\u0129 ch\u00e1u n\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn xem c\u00e1i n\u00e0y. Nhanh l\u00ean. Philippa \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ee9ng c\u1ea1nh \u00f4ng v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y quai h\u00e0m c\u00f4 \u0111ang t\u1eeb t\u1eeb r\u1edbt xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. B\u00ean trong c\u00e1i h\u1ed1c l\u00e0 ph\u1ea7n x\u00e1c \u01b0\u1edbp c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfn binh Inca. \u00d4ng \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i b\u00f3 ch\u00e2n v\u1edbi b\u00e0n tay \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u00ean c\u00e1i b\u1ee5ng b\u1ef1, nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed9 s\u0103n ch\u1eafc v\u00e0 m\u00e0u s\u1eafc c\u1ee7a l\u00e0n da tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t, \u00f4ng nh\u00ecn nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111ang ng\u1ee7. \u00d4ng mang m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i m\u0169 v\u00e0ng trang tr\u00ed b\u1eb1ng l\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea1i b\u00e0ng, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i gi\u00e1p che ng\u1ef1c b\u1eb1ng v\u00e0ng, v\u00e0 tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh \u00f4ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i khi\u00ean h\u00ecnh ch\u1eef nh\u1eadt, m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y th\u01b0\u01a1ng, m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y cung c\u00f9ng m\u0169i t\u00ean, c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i d\u00f9i cui ng\u1eafn nh\u00ecn kh\u00e1 d\u1eef t\u1ee3n. Philippa tr\u1ea7m tr\u1ed3: \u2013\u2002Th\u1eadt k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfn binh hay g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1. Nh\u00ecn t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1edb v\u0169 kh\u00ed n\u00e0y m\u00e0 xem. \u00d4ng Sicky b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Ta cho r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y c\u00f2n h\u01a1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfn binh. V\u1edbi b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0ng v\u00e0 l\u00f4ng chim tr\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ta ngh\u0129 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb vua. Ch\u1ec9 tay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i h\u1ed1c n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca kh\u00e1c gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u0111ang t\u1eeb t\u1eeb l\u1ed9 di\u1ec7n, \u00f4ng n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca c\u00f3 th\u00f3i quen mang theo x\u00e1c \u01b0\u1edbp t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng v\u1ecb vua c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean n\u1ebfu \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 h\u1ecd. V\u00e0 gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft c\u00e1i m\u00f9i \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec. C\u00e1i n\u01a1i n\u00e0y. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u1ea7m m\u1ed9. \u00d4ng h\u00e9t ng\u01b0\u1ee3c qua vai: \u2013\u2002T\u1ed1t h\u01a1n anh n\u00ean nhanh tay l\u00ean v\u1edbi con dao \u0111\u00f3, anh Muddy. T\u00f4i \u0111ang c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c ch\u00fang ta s\u1eafp c\u00f3 b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh r\u1ed3i.","Philippa tr\u1ea5n an: \u2013\u2002\u00d4i, \u00f4ng Sicky, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft \u00edt nh\u1ea5t n\u0103m tr\u0103m n\u0103m r\u1ed3i. Ngo\u00e0i ra, ngay c\u1ea3 khi h\u1ecd th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 s\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i, d\u00f9 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3, \u00f4ng v\u1eabn c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t djinn \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 \u00f4ng m\u00e0. Kh\u00f4ng g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra cho \u00f4ng ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o \u00f4ng c\u00f2n ch\u00e1u \u1edf ngay b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh. \u2013\u2002Okay. Nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 g\u00ec, ta s\u1ebd c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n n\u1ebfu tho\u00e1t ra kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y. Kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch \u1edf quanh ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft. K\u1ebbo l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb l\u00e2y nhi\u1ec5m th\u00ec kh\u1ed5. Cho r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng \u0111ang n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f9a, c\u00f4 kh\u1ebd tr\u00e1ch: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0m g\u00ec c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n l\u00e2y nhi\u1ec5m \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. \u00d4ng Muddy b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 v\u1eady. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng l\u1ea1i vun con dao l\u00ean l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa v\u00e0 c\u1eaft m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n d\u00e2y leo d\u00e0i kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda v\u00e0 v\u00e1ch t\u01b0\u1eddng. V\u00e0 \u00f4ng ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c k\u00e9o, ngay c\u1ea3 khi \u00f4ng ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y leo n\u00e0y m\u1ecdc l\u00ean t\u1eadn tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 k\u00e9o d\u00e0i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb tr\u00ed ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1ch \u00f4ng Groanin v\u00e0i t\u1ea5c. C\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y leo m\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111ang b\u00e1m v\u00e0o r\u1ee5c r\u1ecbch m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1ng lo ng\u1ea1i, \u00f4ng Groanin h\u1ecfi v\u1ecdng xu\u1ed1ng: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, anh \u0111ang ch\u1eb7t c\u00e1i g\u00ec v\u1eady, anh b\u1ea1n gi\u00e0 Muddy? L\u1ea1i ch\u00e9m m\u1ed9t d\u00e2y leo kh\u00e1c, \u00f4ng Muddy tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i m\u1edb d\u00e2y xanh ch\u1eb7n c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i th\u00f4i. Th\u1ea5y s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y leo \u00f4ng \u0111ang b\u00e1m l\u1ea1i nh\u00fac nh\u00edch l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, \u00f4ng Groanin d\u1eb7n: \u2013\u2002\u1edc, c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat nh\u00e9. \u00d4ng v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u00e9t l\u00ean m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o cho \u00f4ng Muddy th\u00ec s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y leo th\u00ecnh l\u00ecnh b\u1ee9t ra kh\u1ecfi tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0, v\u00e0 nh\u01b0 Tarzan \u0111u d\u00e2y trong r\u1eebng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t s\u1ee3i liana \u2013 t\u00ean m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i d\u00e2y leo \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u2013 \u00f4ng","Groanin b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u chuy\u1ebfn h\u1ea1 c\u00e1nh nhanh ch\u00f3ng theo h\u00ecnh qu\u1ea3 l\u1eafc c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. \u2013\u2002Coi ch\u1eebng, Philippa! Ta n\u00f3i, coi ch\u1eebng! \u00d4ng h\u00e9t l\u1edbn khi v\u1ee5t xu\u1ed1ng t\u1eeb tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0, v\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 \u00f4ng s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ee5ng ph\u1ea3i Philippa. Philippa quay \u0111\u1ea7u qu\u00e1 tr\u1ec5 \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn r\u00f5 c\u00f4 b\u1ecb c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec. C\u01a1 th\u1ec3 n\u1eb7ng tr\u1ecbch c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Groanin \u0111\u00e2m th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o c\u00f4 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 c\u1ea7u ph\u00e1 b\u00ea t\u00f4ng. S\u1ef1 va ch\u1ea1m l\u00e0m c\u00f4 tung l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 t\u00e9 ph\u1ee5p c\u00f4 v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i h\u1ed1c, c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ee5ng v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng x\u00e1c \u01b0\u1edbp vua Inca r\u1ed3i n\u1eb1m y\u00ean t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7. \u00d4ng Groanin kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng b\u1edfi c\u00fa va ch\u1ea1m, b\u1eadt ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1eady kh\u1ecfi s\u00e0n v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ea1nh Philippa. \u00d4ng th\u1edf ph\u00e0o nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m khi ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n c\u00f4 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n th\u1edf, nh\u01b0ng b\u1ea5t t\u1ec9nh. \u0110\u1ee1 Philippa d\u1eady tr\u00ean tay, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1 c\u00e1i x\u00e1c \u01b0\u1edbp qua m\u1ed9t b\u00ean, b\u1ebf c\u00f4 ra kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i h\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ea7y t\u1eed kh\u00ed r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00f4 n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea1nh c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda m\u00e0 \u00f4ng Muddy \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3. \u1ede \u0111\u00f3, \u00f4ng Groanin b\u1eaft tay v\u00e0o t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c c\u00f4, v\u1ed7 v\u1ed7 m\u00e1 c\u00f4 r\u1ed3i tay c\u00f4, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed d\u00f9ng \u00e1o kho\u00e1c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 qu\u1ea1t m\u00e1t cho c\u00f4. Qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea1nh Philippa, \u00d4ng Sicky ki\u1ec3m tra m\u1ea1ch \u0111\u1eadp c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00fa va ch\u1ea1m \u0111\u00fang ngh\u0129a. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00fa c\u1ea3n b\u00f3ng b\u1ea1o l\u1ef1c trong m\u00f4n b\u00f3ng b\u1ea7u d\u1ee5c M\u1ef9 \u1ea5y. T\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 con djinn n\u00e0y s\u1ebd b\u1ea5t t\u1ec9nh m\u1ed9t l\u00fac l\u00e2u. \u00d4ng Groanin n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002D\u00f9 sao th\u00ec n\u00f3 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng. \u2013\u2002C\u00f4 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t s\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2u. Nh\u00ecn k\u00eca. \u00d4ng Muddy ch\u1ec9 tay v\u00e0o c\u00e1i h\u1ed1c m\u00e0 Philippa v\u1eeba b\u1ecb v\u0103ng v\u00e0o, n\u01a1i v\u1ecb vua Inca \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u01b0\u1edbp x\u00e1c gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady. C\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng","ch\u1eadm v\u00e0 gi\u1eadt gi\u1eadt, \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u0103m tr\u0103m n\u0103m b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng. Nh\u01b0ng \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng v\u1eabn kh\u00e1 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng. \u00d4ng \u0111ang t\u1ef1 v\u0169 trang v\u1edbi c\u00e2y cung v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng m\u0169i t\u00ean \u0111\u1eb7t c\u1ea1nh \u00f4ng trong h\u1ed1c. Nh\u1eefng v\u1ecb vua Inca kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u s\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng \u0111ang thu th\u1eadp nh\u1eefng v\u0169 kh\u00ed th\u00f4 s\u01a1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Th\u00f4 s\u01a1 nh\u01b0ng hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3. M\u1ed9t m\u0169i t\u00ean ph\u00f3ng v\u00fat qua kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed, x\u00e9m n\u1eefa b\u1eafn tr\u00fang l\u1ed7 tai c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Groanin. V\u1ecb qu\u1ea3n gia ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh h\u00e9t to\u00e1ng l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn ch\u1ee9. \u00d4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1eafn tr\u00fang m\u1eaft ai \u0111\u00f3 v\u1edbi c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea5y. \u00d4ng Sicky b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 \u00fd c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 v\u1eady. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd anh kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean \u0111\u00e1 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y. \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng \u1ea5y s\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2u. Khi m\u1ed9t m\u0169i t\u00ean kh\u00e1c x\u1eb9t qua kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed, \u00f4ng Groanin gi\u1ee5c: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111i ch\u1ee9. \u00d4ng Sicky cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng trong vi\u1ec7c c\u1ea1o b\u1ecf l\u1edbp nh\u1ef1a c\u00e2y Hevea m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 che l\u1ea1i c\u00e1i h\u00ecnh x\u0103m th\u1ea7n k\u1ef3 tr\u00ean b\u1ee5ng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 bi\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng v\u1ecb vua Inca \u0111ang \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n th\u00e0nh \u0111\u00e1. \u00d4ng b\u1ea3o nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c che m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i r\u1ed3i ch\u00eca c\u00e1i b\u1ee5ng \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ra tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng v\u1ecb vua hung h\u00e3n. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ecb vua n\u00e0o bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh \u0111\u00e1. V\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao. C\u1eb7p m\u1eaft ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y v\u1eadt th\u1ec3 nh\u01b0 m\u1eaft ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1eddng. Ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0 v\u1eady, ho\u1eb7c do c\u00e1i b\u1ee5ng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Sicky v\u1eabn qu\u00e1 d\u01a1 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00e1i h\u00ecnh x\u0103m th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hi\u1ec7u \u1ee9ng n\u1eef th\u1ea7n r\u1eafn c\u1ee7a n\u00f3.","\u00d4ng Sicky l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002\u00d4i, gi\u1edd th\u00ec ch\u00fang ta nguy r\u1ed3i. Tay l\u0103m l\u0103m con dao, \u00f4ng Muddy tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i s\u1ebd cho h\u1ecd n\u1ebfm m\u00f9i c\u00e1i n\u00e0y n\u1ebfu h\u1ecd d\u00e1m b\u1eafn m\u1ed9t m\u0169i t\u00ean n\u1eefa v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd ch\u1ec9nh s\u1eeda m\u1ea5y \u00f4ng vua gi\u00e0 n\u00e0y. Gi\u1ebft v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi. \u0110\u1ec3 coi h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u00edch vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng. \u00d4ng Sicky ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3, n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft t\u1eeb l\u00e2u. \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 l\u00fd. \u00d4ng Muddy g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u, r\u1ed3i quay qua ch\u1eb7t b\u1ecf s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y leo che c\u1eeda cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 k\u00e9o m\u1edf c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda. M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c Philippa trong v\u00f4 v\u1ecdng, \u00f4ng Groanin kh\u1ea9n c\u1ea5p g\u1ecdi: \u2013\u2002Philippa! Ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea7n s\u1ef1 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u. T\u1ec9nh nhanh l\u00ean. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi m\u1ea5y g\u00e3 zombie n\u00e0y bi\u1ebfn ch\u00fang ta th\u00e0nh m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i g\u1ed1i c\u1eafm ghim m\u1ea5t. \u00d4ng Sicky b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002V\u00f4 \u00edch th\u00f4i. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd anh n\u00ean xin l\u1ed7i. X\u00e9t \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f9ng, anh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1 \u00f4ng vua kia tr\u01b0\u1edbc. \u00d4ng Groanin b\u1eadt d\u1eady v\u00e0 c\u00fai ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch nghi\u00eam trang tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ecb vua Inca nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfn binh. V\u1edbi m\u1ed9t th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t khi\u00eam nh\u01b0\u1eddng \u2013 x\u00e9t \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f9ng \u00f4ng c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi c\u00e1c v\u1ecb vua v\u00e0 n\u1eef ho\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3n gia ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh \u2013 \u00f4ng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Th\u01b0a c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ee9c vua v\u00e0 ho\u00e0ng t\u1eed \u0111\u00e1ng k\u00ednh, th\u01b0a \u0111i\u1ec7n h\u1ea1, th\u01b0a b\u1ec7 h\u1ea1, th\u01b0a th\u00e1nh th\u01b0\u1ee3ng, xin h\u00e3y tha th\u1ee9 cho s\u1ef1 v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh x\u00e2m nh\u1eadp","c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i c\u1ea7u xin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 th\u1ee9 l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u00e0i, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t nh\u1ea7m l\u1eabn \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 k\u1ebb th\u00f9 c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u00e0i. Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng l\u1eef kh\u00e1ch kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00e1c \u00fd. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0m phi\u1ec1n gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u00e0i. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e0m c\u00e1c ng\u00e0i ph\u1eadt \u00fd, xin h\u00e3y ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn s\u1ef1 k\u00ednh tr\u1ecdng v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn l\u1ed7i th\u00e0nh t\u00e2m nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o h\u00e8n k\u00e9m c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u1eadp l\u1ea1i l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. M\u1ed9t c\u00e2y th\u01b0\u01a1ng Inca tr\u01b0\u1ee3t c\u00e1i xo\u1ea3ng qua l\u1edbp \u0111\u00e1 l\u00e1t s\u00e0n h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda m\u0169i gi\u00e0y c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Groanin. Nh\u1eadn ra c\u00f3 n\u00f3i th\u00eam n\u1eefa c\u0169ng v\u00f4 \u00edch, vi\u00ean qu\u1ea3n gia quay l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng l\u00f4i k\u00e9o c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda. \u00d4ng Muddy n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002V\u00f4 \u00edch. C\u00e1nh c\u1eeda \u0111\u00f3 v\u1eabn k\u1eb9t c\u1ee9ng. \u2013\u2002T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd b\u1ecb k\u1eb9t c\u1ee9ng tr\u1eeb khi c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda d\u1edf h\u01a1i n\u00e0y m\u1edf ra, Muddy \u1ea1. R\u1ed3i n\u1eafm tay l\u1ea1i th\u00e0nh n\u1eafm \u0111\u1ea5m, \u00f4ng Groanin \u0111\u1eadp m\u1ea1nh l\u00ean c\u1eeda. \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, c\u00f3 ai ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng? Ai \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m \u01a1n m\u1edf c\u1eeda gi\u00f9m \u0111i. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, m\u1edf c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda d\u1edf h\u01a1i n\u00e0y ra gi\u00f9m!","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 16 M\u1eaft r\u1eebng Ba l\u00f4 kho\u00e1c vai, John v\u00e0 c\u1eadu Nimrod men theo \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00f2n ph\u00e1t r\u1eebng m\u00e0 \u0111i trong su\u1ed1t v\u00e0i ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m m\u00e0 t\u1ed1i h\u00f4m tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ecd, d\u01b0\u1edbi h\u00ecnh d\u00e1ng hai con b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m hung d\u1eef, \u0111\u00e3 v\u1eadt l\u1ed9n v\u00e0 gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft con anaconda kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3. Th\u1eadt d\u1ec5 \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn ra n\u01a1i n\u00e0y. Kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm, c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i g\u00e3y n\u00e1t, v\u00e0 trong m\u1ed9t h\u1ed1c \u0111\u00e1 c\u00f2n c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t v\u0169ng m\u00e1u l\u1edbn. Tuy nhi\u00ean, hai djinn kh\u00f4ng n\u1ea5n n\u00e1 l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1eadn h\u01b0\u1edfng d\u01b0 v\u1ecb chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ef1 th\u00fac gi\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu Nimrod, c\u1ea3 hai v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng \u0111i ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ed7 M\u1eaft R\u1eebng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi m\u00e0n \u0111\u00eam bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng. V\u00e0 sau m\u1ed9t ho\u1eb7c hai ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 ph\u00e1t r\u1eebng m\u00e0 \u0111i, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y n\u00f3. Hay n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang h\u01a1n l\u00e0 c\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y n\u00f3, v\u00ec l\u1edbp \u0111\u00e1 xanh tr\u00ean c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda b\u1ecb c\u00e2y r\u1eebng ph\u1ee7 k\u00edn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng b\u1ecf qua b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng vu\u00f4ng v\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i Amazon \u0111ang d\u1ea7n bu\u00f4ng. V\u00e0 v\u1edbi con m\u1eaft m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi c\u1ee7a John, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 ngay h\u00e0ng th\u1eb3ng l\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng th\u00e2n c\u00e2y l\u00e2u n\u0103m cao l\u1edbn v\u00e2y quanh nh\u1eefng phi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e1 l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng ch\u00fa \u00fd. Nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 m\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 quan s\u00e1t th\u00eam, hai djinn nhanh ch\u00f3ng d\u1ef1ng l\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 g\u1ee5c ng\u1ee7. S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, John t\u1ec9nh d\u1eady v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u1ee5ng k\u00eau \u0111\u00f3i \u1ea7m \u0129 c\u00f9ng","m\u1ed9t linh c\u1ea3m m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t. C\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u00e3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb s\u1eb5n m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa s\u00e1ng th\u1ecbnh so\u1ea1n v\u1edbi th\u1ecbt x\u00f4ng kh\u00f3i, x\u00fac x\u00edch v\u00e0 tr\u1ee9ng, v\u00e0 ngay khi ch\u00fang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft xong, h\u1ecd b\u1eaft tay v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 \u0111ang m\u1ee5c n\u00e1t d\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3. V\u1edbi t\u1ec9 l\u1ec7 v\u00e0 chi ti\u1ebft cho th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ki\u1ebfn tr\u00fac c\u1ee7a n\u1ec1n v\u0103n h\u00f3a Inca, n\u00f3 nh\u1ecf h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1eebng m\u1ed9t ho\u1eb7c hai feet. \u0110i\u1ec1u k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 nh\u1ea5t v\u1ec1 c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ea1i n\u00e0y l\u00e0 \u1edf m\u1ed9t m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ch\u1ed1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f3a l\u1ea1i b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t n\u00fat th\u1eaft kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 nh\u00ecn nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n t\u00f3c th\u1eaft b\u00edm. John nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca ch\u1eafc nh\u1ecf con l\u1eafm. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u1edc, c\u1eadu c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf. Ch\u1eafc v\u1eady. John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu c\u00f3 ch\u1eafc \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng? C\u1eadu Nimrod tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi d\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t: \u2013\u2002Ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n ch\u1eafc. Tr\u00ean b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 m\u00e0 Faustina \u0111\u01b0a cho anh Frank Vodyannoy c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t t\u1ecda \u0111\u1ed9. M\u1ed9t \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb kinh \u0111\u1ed9 v\u00e0 v\u0129 \u0111\u1ed9 c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3. V\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 n\u01a1i n\u00e0y. Nh\u00ecn n\u00e8. R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu ch\u00eca cho John xem m\u1ed9t m\u00e1y \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u1ecb v\u1ec7 tinh c\u1ea7m tay. N\u00f3 x\u00e1c nh\u1eadn \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u1eadu v\u1eeba n\u00f3i. John th\u1eafc m\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 nh\u00ecn kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng b\u1ee9c h\u00ecnh tr\u00ean b\u00e1o. \u0110\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, h\u00ecnh d\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t con m\u1eaft ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. C\u1eadu Nimrod g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002\u1eea, n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng.","\u2013\u2002V\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda trong h\u00ecnh, c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda n\u00e0y c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m t\u1eeb kim lo\u1ea1i ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i g\u1ed7. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ch\u01b0a k\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i n\u00fat th\u1eaft kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 kh\u00f3a c\u1eeda. \u00dd ch\u00e1u l\u00e0, \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 c\u00e1i n\u00fat th\u1eaft n\u00e0o trong h\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e2u. C\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i th\u00fa nh\u1eadn l\u00e0 c\u1eadu ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd t\u1eadn m\u1eaft tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y M\u1eaft R\u1eebng tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u1eadu, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 ch\u00e1u, nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 tr\u00ean b\u00e1o. Ho\u1eb7c \u00edt nh\u1ea5t, c\u1eadu ngh\u0129 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 tr\u00ean b\u00e1o. Nh\u01b0ng hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang. C\u00e1nh c\u1eeda n\u00e0y nh\u00ecn kh\u00e1c ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u1edbi c\u00e1i m\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y tr\u00ean t\u1edd Herald Tribune. Nh\u01b0 ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i, c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda tr\u00ean b\u00e1o c\u00f3 h\u00ecnh d\u00e1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con m\u1eaft, trong khi c\u00e1i n\u00e0y r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u1eady. N\u00f3 h\u00ecnh ch\u1eef nh\u1eadt r\u00e0nh r\u00e0nh th\u1ebf n\u00e0y m\u00e0. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd, John ch\u1eb7t b\u1edbt m\u1edb th\u1ef1c v\u1eadt che ph\u1ee7 c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda \u0111\u00e1 kh\u00f4ng d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u ngo\u00e0i khu r\u1eebng sau l\u01b0ng. Ti\u1ebfng \u1ed3n v\u00e0 chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a con dao r\u1ef1a l\u00e0m phi\u1ec1n m\u1ed9t b\u1ea7y v\u1eb9t \u0111ang \u0111\u1eadu tr\u00ean cao, khi\u1ebfn ch\u00fang r\u00e9 l\u00ean m\u1ed9t \u00e2m thanh nghe nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u00e0n violin than kh\u00f3c trong m\u1ed9t phim kinh d\u1ecb c\u1ee7a Hitchcock. D\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i tai ng\u1edd v\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a John, m\u1ea5y con kh\u1ec9 tr\u00ean c\u00e2y g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 \u0111ang c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea1o c\u1eadu. V\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111ang h\u01a1i b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3, John c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 chuy\u1ec7n ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m n\u00e0o c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ai t\u1eebng th\u1eed d\u00f9ng dao ch\u1eb7t b\u1ecf m\u1edb d\u00e2y leo kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda n\u00e0y c\u1ea3. M\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng l\u1ebd h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m n\u1ebfu mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ee5p h\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? \u00c1nh m\u1eaft tinh t\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a John \u0111\u1ea3o quanh m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t khi c\u1eadu n\u00f3i","ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002Ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0 h\u1ecd r\u1ea5t gi\u1ecfi che \u0111\u1eady d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft, ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0 h\u1ecd ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ai vi\u1ebfng th\u0103m n\u01a1i n\u00e0y trong su\u1ed1t v\u00e0i tr\u0103m n\u0103m qua. C\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u \u0111ang m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn \u0111\u1ea5y, John. Tuy nhi\u00ean, \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i l\u1ea1i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n \u0111\u00fang. C\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 t\u1edd Herald Tribune v\u00e0, quan tr\u1ecdng h\u01a1n, to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi djinn \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t tr\u00f2 \u0111\u00f9a. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 b\u1ee9c h\u00ecnh trong t\u1edd b\u00e1o \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 gi\u1ea3, v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng t\u00e1c gi\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 Virgil McCreeby. John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu cho r\u1eb1ng g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ee3i d\u1ee5ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ee5 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y \u00e0? \u0110\u1ec3 ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1eabn h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 M\u1eaft R\u1eebng? C\u1eadu Nimrod g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu tin l\u00e0 v\u1eady. C\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 McCreeby l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c ho\u1eb7c ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c nh\u01b0 b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng. Ho\u1eb7c c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u1ea3 hai. Gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb n\u1ed9i t\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda n\u00e0y v\u1ed1n kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng cao. John nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t: \u2013\u2002Gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb n\u1ed9i t\u1ea1i l\u00e0 g\u00ec m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? John \u0111ang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c c\u1eadu Nimrod ng\u0103n kh\u00f4ng cho c\u1eadu \u0111i gi\u1ea3i c\u1ee9u Philippa v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c, ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea5p b\u00e1ch \u0111i ki\u1ebfm c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda b\u00ed m\u1eadt d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 m\u1ea5t t\u00edch m\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng v\u1eabn s\u1ebd b\u1ecb m\u1ea5t t\u00edch trong m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian d\u00e0i. C\u1eadu Nimrod tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0 gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb v\u1eadt ch\u1ea5t.","Sau khi ch\u1eb7t b\u1ecf v\u00e0i s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y leo, c\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u d\u00f9ng m\u0169i dao c\u1ea1o \u0111i m\u1ed9t \u00edt r\u00eau m\u1ed1c b\u00e1m tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t khu v\u1ef1c nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda r\u1ed3i b\u1ea3o John: \u2013\u2002Nh\u00ecn n\u00e0y. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ef1 kinh ng\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a John, m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 s\u00e1ng ng\u1eddi v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3n quang d\u1ea7n hi\u1ec7n r\u00f5 tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t c\u1eadu. John th\u1ea7m th\u00ec: \u2013\u2002Th\u00e1nh th\u1ea7n Peru \u01a1i, l\u00e0 v\u00e0ng. C\u1eadu Nimrod g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady. L\u00e0 v\u00e0ng r\u00f2ng. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i b\u1eaby m\u00e0 Ti Cosi \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ef1ng n\u00ean cho nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb x\u00e2m l\u01b0\u1ee3c ham v\u00e0ng. \u0110\u1ec3 h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 l\u1ea7m r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda t\u01b0\u1ee3ng tr\u01b0ng n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn El Dorado, th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 v\u00e0ng trong truy\u1ec1n thuy\u1ebft. V\u1edbi k\u00edch c\u1ee1 v\u00e0 tr\u1ecdng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda n\u00e0y, c\u1eadu ngh\u0129 n\u1ed9i t\u00ednh ri\u00eang gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb v\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0i tri\u1ec7u \u0111\u00f4 la. John th\u1eafc m\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng cho r\u1eb1ng McCreeby ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n theo \u0111u\u1ed5i gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb v\u1eadt ch\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda n\u00e0y \u00e0? \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd th\u1ee9 n\u1eb1m sau c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda n\u00e0y m\u1edbi l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 quan tr\u1ecdng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb ph\u1ea3n di\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 Virgil McCreeby. V\u00e0 nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn ba c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a v\u00e0ng \u0111\u00f3. John h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu \u0111ang n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng h\u1ea1t l\u1ec7 m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi \u00e0? C\u1eadu Nimrod g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u r\u1ed3i n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 l\u1ebd g\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecbnh d\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng h\u1ea1t l\u1ec7 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i qua c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda n\u00e0y. C\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 ra chi ti\u1ebft c\u1ee7a nghi l\u1ec5 b\u00ed \u1ea9n","kutumunkichu t\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Manco Capac th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n. John k\u1ebft th\u00fac c\u00e2u n\u00f3i thay c\u1eadu Nimrod: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1ec3 g\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00ed m\u1eadt t\u1ea1o v\u00e0ng. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 g\u00e3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi nh\u1ea5t so v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n c\u00f9ng lo\u1ea1i tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. V\u00e0 d\u0129 nhi\u00ean ham m\u00ea t\u1ea1o v\u00e0ng ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi t\u00ednh c\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a g\u00e3. John nh\u00ecn m\u1ed9t b\u00ean c\u1eeda r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i. C\u1eadu n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y nghe c\u00f3 v\u1ebb ngu ng\u1ed1c, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda n\u00e0y nh\u00ecn nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u ngo\u00e0i m\u1eb7t b\u00ean kia c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. C\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu l\u00e0 v\u1eady, Ti Cosi s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecf bao c\u00f4ng s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t n\u00fat th\u1eaft l\u1edbn tinh vi nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f3a l\u1ea1i c\u00e1i ch\u1ed1t. John ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda n\u00e0y v\u1ed1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u1eaby, v\u1eady t\u1ea1i sao \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t c\u00f4ng kh\u00f3a n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i? Ngo\u00e0i ra, ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u1ed5i c\u00e1i n\u00fat th\u1eaft n\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3n b\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh v\u0169 trang v\u1edbi th\u00e9p Toledo. C\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u00e1i n\u00fat th\u1eaft n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a vua Gordius kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o c\u1ea3n b\u01b0\u1edbc Alexander \u0110\u1ea1i \u0110\u1ebf. Thay v\u00ec g\u1ee1 n\u00fat th\u1eaft, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n r\u00fat ki\u1ebfm ch\u00e9m n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9t l\u00e0m hai, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i sao? C\u1eadu Nimrod gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1i n\u00fat th\u1eaft n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1o ra v\u00ec c\u01b0 d\u00e2n b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ecba. \u0110\u1ec3 h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh \u0111i qua c\u1eeda. C\u01b0 d\u00e2n b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ecba kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd d\u00e1m g\u1ee1 ho\u1eb7c ch\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ee9t m\u1ed9t n\u00fat th\u1eaft linh thi\u00eang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bu\u1ed9c l\u1ea1i b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t th\u1ea7y tu quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u01b0 Ti Cosi. N\u00f3 b\u1ecb coi nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng b\u00e1ng b\u1ed5 th\u1ea7n","th\u00e1nh. Kh\u00f4ng, m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 n\u1ebfu nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb x\u00e2m l\u01b0\u1ee3c xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n, h\u1ecd c\u00f3 l\u1ebd s\u1ebd c\u1eaft \u0111\u1ee9t n\u00fat th\u1eaft v\u00e0 l\u00f2ng tham v\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd s\u1ebd th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n n\u1ed1t ph\u1ea7n c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch. \u00dd c\u1eadu l\u00e0, r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng h\u1ecd s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch d\u1eddi c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda \u0111i, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, h\u1ecd c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i b\u01b0\u1edbc qua n\u00f3. \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra n\u1ebfu b\u01b0\u1edbc qua c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda? N\u00f3 d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u? V\u00e0 l\u00e0m \u01a1n \u0111\u1eebng n\u00f3i l\u00e0 \u201cph\u00eda b\u00ean kia\u201d, k\u1ebbo ch\u00e1u ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1eadp \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00e2y n\u00e0y m\u1ea5t. C\u1eadu Nimrod th\u00fa nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n n\u1eafm ch\u1eafc c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u1edf b\u00ean kia c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda. \u0110\u1ec3 t\u00ecm ra c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i g\u1ee1 c\u00e1i n\u00fat th\u1eaft n\u00e0y, m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c m\u00e0 c\u1eadu s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m. \u2013\u2002G\u00ec c\u01a1? Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t c\u00f4ng \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ecf m\u1eb7c n\u00f3 v\u00e0 quay v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 sao? Ch\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u g\u00ec c\u1ea3. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n d\u1ec5 hi\u1ec3u. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, khi c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c McCreeby d\u1ee5 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y, \u0111\u1ebfn M\u1eaft R\u1eebng, \u0111\u1ec3 g\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ecb tr\u00ed ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, c\u1eadu ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n g\u1ee1 c\u00e1i n\u00fat th\u1eaft n\u00e0y. Cho d\u00f9 c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3. John nh\u00fan vai b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng l\u1ee1 McCreeby ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n c\u1eaft c\u00e1i n\u00fat n\u00e0y l\u00e0m hai nh\u01b0 Alexander th\u00ec sao? Trong \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u, g\u00e3 Virgil gi\u00e0 n\u00e0y c\u00f3 l\u1ebd s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng b\u1eadn t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ea1m ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t, hai h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng b\u00e1ng b\u1ed5 th\u1ea7n th\u00e1nh \u0111\u00e2u. C\u1eadu Nimrod l\u1ea1i th\u1edf d\u00e0i v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn quanh. \u2013\u2002\u1eea. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt. M\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 Faustina \u0111\u00e3 lo l\u1eafng \u0111\u00fang, v\u00e0 n\u01a1i n\u00e0y c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i n\u00fat th\u1eaft linh thi\u00eang c\u00f9ng m\u1ea5y c\u00e2y lupuna.","John li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i c\u00e2y v\u00e2y quanh M\u1eaft R\u1eebng. Cao \u00edt nh\u1ea5t c\u0169ng b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m m\u00e9t, m\u1ed7i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u00e2y c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n g\u1ed1c to nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i nh\u00e0. C\u1eadu th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i c\u00e1i c\u00e2y l\u00e2u n\u0103m c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u0103n ch\u1eb7n m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb nh\u01b0 Virgil McCreeby nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. C\u1eadu Nimrod cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002Nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00e2y n\u00e0y ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ef1ng nh\u1eefng linh h\u1ed3n c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ea1i c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 r\u1eebng m\u01b0a. Nh\u1eefng v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n c\u00e2y s\u1ebd theo \u00e1m ch\u00e1u n\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng t\u00f4n tr\u1ecdng c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i hay chacra \u2013 nh\u1eefng kho\u1ea3ng r\u1eebng tr\u1ed1ng linh thi\u00eang \u2013 m\u00e0 h\u1ecd th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7. \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ng\u0103n ch\u1eb7n th\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ed1n c\u1ee7i ch\u1eb7t c\u00e2y, h\u1ecd c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t th\u1ea7y ph\u00e1p th\u00e0nh th\u1ea1o nh\u01b0 McCreeby sao? R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 khu v\u1ef1c \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t n\u00e0y c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ea7n ch\u00fa chu vi. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u00e1i c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1o ra \u1edf khu tr\u1ea1i sau khi ch\u00fang ta b\u1ecb r\u1ebft kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng \u1ea5y. Ng\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn l\u00ean nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn c\u00e2y, c\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng may l\u00e0 m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. C\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u00fd do hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean cho vi\u1ec7c kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ed1n c\u1ee7i n\u00e0o t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y. H\u00e3y th\u1eed nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i xung quanh ch\u00e1u xem. Ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m ch\u00e1u nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec sao? L\u1ea7n theo \u00e1nh m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu Nimrod, John tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y cao nh\u1ea5t \u2013 c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00e1u c\u00e2y lupuna \u2013 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 h\u1ee3p l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi nhau theo v\u00f2ng cung, t\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t d\u1ea1ng m\u00e1i v\u00f2m \u1edf tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ecd. C\u1eadu nh\u00fan vai b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft. Ch\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129 c\u00e1i c\u00e1ch m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i c\u00e2y n\u00e0y m\u1ecdc th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u00e0 ngay h\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 v\u1ea7y c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n k\u1ef3 k\u1ef3. G\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng","c\u00e1i c\u1ed9t. V\u00e0 c\u1ea3 c\u00e1i c\u00e1ch t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ng\u1ecdn c\u00e2y h\u1ee3p l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi nhau n\u1eefa. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thi\u1ebft k\u1ebf nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. R\u1ed3i nh\u00fan vai l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, c\u1eadu k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0, n\u00f3 g\u1ee3i ch\u00e1u nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 th\u1edd. C\u1eadu Nimrod g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c l\u00e0 v\u1eady. Ch\u00e1u th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f3, \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chacra \u0111\u01a1n thu\u1ea7n. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ecba. M\u1ed9t abad\u00eda de \u00e1rboles, hay tu vi\u1ec7n c\u00e2y. C\u1eadu s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa tr\u00f3i bu\u1ed9c trong m\u1ed9t tu vi\u1ec7n c\u00e2y, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u1eadu s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m v\u1eady trong m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 th\u1edd C\u00f4ng gi\u00e1o, H\u1ed3i gi\u00e1o hay m\u1ed9t gi\u00e1o \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Do Th\u00e1i. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 Ch\u00faa th\u00edch \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. John n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u00ednh c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i n\u01a1i n\u00e0y c\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 th\u00eam tr\u01b0\u1edbc Virgil McCreeby. C\u1eadu Nimrod l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang, nh\u01b0ng l\u00e0m g\u00ec m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? R\u1ed3i l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u, c\u1eadu b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00e8n \u01a1i, vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 suy ngh\u0129 ch\u00edn ch\u1eafn, c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn. C\u1eadu c\u1ea7n v\u00e0o l\u1ec1u ngh\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ea1m ng\u01b0ng t\u01b0 duy v\u00e0 c\u00e2n nh\u1eafc v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 th\u00f4ng qua qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh t\u1ef1 xem x\u00e9t n\u1ed9i t\u00e2m. John g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 c\u1eadu ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u c\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111ang n\u00f3i g\u00ec. Nh\u01b0ng so v\u1edbi tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y, c\u1eadu hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 quen d\u1ea7n v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3. C\u1eadu Nimrod h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u \u1edf m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng? John tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi:","\u2013\u2002D\u0129 nhi\u00ean \u1ea1. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd \u0111i xem l\u1ea1i cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch v\u1ec1 khipu. \u0110\u1ec3 th\u1eed t\u00ecm ra \u00fd ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y m\u00e0 el Tunchi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a cho ch\u00e1u. \u2013\u2002\u00dd hay \u0111\u00f3. N\u00f3i r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu Nimrod chuy\u1ec3n cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch qua cho ch\u00e1u trai, sau \u0111\u00f3 John r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi l\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00ean t\u0129nh m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 djinn ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng, d\u1ef1a l\u01b0ng v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y lupuna, v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ecdc. Nhi\u1ec1u ph\u00fat tr\u00f4i qua v\u00e0 John c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ed m\u1eaft c\u1eadu \u0111ang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u s\u1ee5p xu\u1ed1ng. C\u1eadu ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ham \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch. Cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch d\u00e0i nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 c\u1eadu t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ecdc l\u00e0 cu\u1ed1n Ng\u00e0n l\u1ebb m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam m\u00e0 c\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u00e3 \u1ebfm ch\u00fa tr\u00f3i bu\u1ed9c djinn \u0111\u1ec3 John c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o \u0111\u1ecdc m\u1ed9t l\u00e8o h\u1ebft s\u1ea1ch cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch ch\u1ec9 trong m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam. Nh\u01b0ng cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch n\u00e0y th\u00ec kh\u00e1c. N\u1ed9i dung c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 to\u00e0n v\u1ec1 to\u00e1n h\u1ecdc, m\u1ed9t m\u00f4n h\u1ecdc ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd l\u00e0 th\u1ebf m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a John, v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn r\u00f5 t\u00e1c gi\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t kh\u00e1i ni\u1ec7m m\u01a1 v\u1ec1 c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ecdc khipu. \u0110i\u1ec1u r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng h\u01a1n v\u1edbi John l\u00e0 \u00fd ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh c\u1eadu, n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 b\u1ea1n m\u01a1 th\u1ea5y khi \u0111ang ng\u1ee7 v\u00f9i b\u00ean trong m\u1ed9t th\u00e2n c\u00e2y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \u00fd ngh\u0129. V\u00e0 n\u00f3 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 \u00fd ngh\u0129 v\u00e0 gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh c\u1eadu n\u1eefa, v\u00ec t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng th\u00f4ng tin \u0111ang xo\u00e1y tr\u00f2n trong \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n say ng\u1ee7 hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, nh\u1eefng th\u00f4ng tin v\u1ec1 s\u1ee3i khipu m\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111ang c\u1ea7m tr\u00ean tay, \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t linh h\u1ed3n c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ea1i n\u1eb1m s\u00e2u trong c\u00e2y lupuna. V\u00ec d\u00f9 c\u00f3 l\u1edbp v\u1ecf r\u1ea5t c\u1ee9ng, lo\u00e0i c\u00e2y lupuna c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng h\u1ea5p thu nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi khinh su\u1ea5t ng\u1ee7 t\u1ef1a v\u00e0o ch\u00fang, \u0111\u00f4i l\u00fac trong m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian ng\u1eafn v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i l\u00fac l\u00e2u h\u01a1n. T\u01b0\u01a1ng truy\u1ec1n r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb h\u00fat v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y lupuna trong su\u1ed1t v\u00e0i th\u1ebf k\u1ef7. Tuy nhi\u00ean, nh\u1eadn ra John l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t djinn \u2013 m\u00e0 c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t djinn t\u1ed1t \u2013 c\u00e2y lupuna \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 h\u1ea5p thu c\u1eadu trong ch\u1eebng m\u1ed9t ho\u1eb7c","hai gi\u1edd. \u0110\u1ee7 l\u00e2u \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n c\u00e2y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 truy\u1ec1n cho John ki\u1ebfn th\u1ee9c v\u1ec1 khipu v\u00e0 c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ecdc ch\u00fang, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 \u00fd ngh\u0129a th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 v\u00e0 gi\u1ea3i ph\u00e1p cho c\u00e1i n\u00fat th\u1eaft tr\u00ean c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda M\u1eaft R\u1eebng. N\u00f3 v\u1eeba ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng v\u1eeba \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n. John th\u00ecnh l\u00ecnh th\u1ee9c d\u1eady v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu v\u1eeba nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t \u00e2m thanh g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i li\u1ebfc m\u1eaft v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda l\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu Nimrod cho John bi\u1ebft c\u1eadu c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111ang ch\u00edn ch\u1eafn suy ngh\u0129 b\u00ean trong, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 Achilles (d\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng b\u1eb3n t\u00ednh nh\u01b0 v\u1eady), v\u00e0 c\u1eadu Nimrod kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u00f3. Trong m\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y, c\u1eadu qu\u00ean s\u1ea1ch t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 \u00fd ngh\u0129a th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a khipu m\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c truy\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea1t trong c\u00e2y lupuna. Qu\u1eb3ng cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch uy\u00ean b\u00e1c m\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111ang \u0111\u1ecdc qua b\u00ean, John \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady v\u00e0 \u0111i v\u00f2ng quanh tr\u1ea1i cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u1eadu nh\u1eadn ra c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 qu\u1ea5y r\u1ed1i gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 v\u00f9i trong c\u00e2y c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. C\u00e1nh c\u1eeda trong M\u1eaft R\u1eebng \u0111ang run nh\u1eb9, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 ai \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia \u0111ang c\u1ed1 m\u1edf n\u00f3 ra. B\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng l\u1edbn quanh c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda M\u1eaft R\u1eebng \u0111\u1ee9ng s\u1eebng s\u1eefng gi\u1eefa r\u1eebng, John c\u00e2n nh\u1eafc chuy\u1ec7n g\u1ecdi c\u1eadu Nimrod. Kh\u00f4ng nghi ng\u1edd g\u00ec n\u1eefa. Ai \u0111\u00f3, ho\u1eb7c th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3, \u0111ang c\u1ed1 m\u1edf c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda. N\u00f3 gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u1ea3nh trong m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 phim kinh d\u1ecb khi m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3n ma v\u00f4 h\u00ecnh d\u1ecbch chuy\u1ec3n m\u1ed9t v\u1eadt th\u1ec3 v\u00f4 tri gi\u00e1c n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i hay m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i k\u1ec7 s\u00e1ch. V\u00ec theo nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u1eadu nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y, John bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u1edf b\u00ean kia c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda. L\u1edd \u0111i c\u01a1n n\u1ed5i da g\u00e0 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, John nh\u1eb7t con dao l\u00ean, ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n h\u01a1n, g\u00f5 g\u00f5 c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda v\u1edbi ph\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee1i dao s\u1eafc b\u00e9n v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Hello, c\u00f3 ai \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng? C\u00e1nh c\u1eeda ng\u1eebng nh\u00fac nh\u00edch trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf b\u00ean kia c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda \u0111\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng c\u1eadu. C\u1eadu ngh\u0129 th\u1ea7m r\u1eb1ng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y","c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 trong phim kinh d\u1ecb: c\u00e1ch m\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1eadt th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng khi n\u00f3 ng\u1eebng d\u1ecbch chuy\u1ec3n ch\u1eb3ng v\u00ec l\u00fd do g\u00ec. L\u1ea1i b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n h\u01a1n, r\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c c\u1eadu c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 tai v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda m\u1ea3ng v\u00e0ng l\u00f3e s\u00e1ng tr\u00ean c\u1eeda m\u00e0 c\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m l\u1ed9 ra tr\u01b0\u1edbc. C\u1eadu h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 ai \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng? Chuy\u1ec7n l\u00e0, c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 m\u1edf ra v\u00ec m\u1eb7t b\u00ean n\u00e0y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i n\u00fat th\u1eaft to \u0111\u00f9ng kh\u00f3a l\u1ea1i ch\u1ed1t. N\u00ean c\u00f3 c\u1ed1 m\u1edf n\u00f3 ra c\u0169ng l\u00e0 v\u00f4 \u00edch th\u00f4i. Hi\u1ec3u ch\u01b0a? C\u00e1nh c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i r\u1ee5c r\u1ecbch b\u00ean trong c\u00e1i khung \u0111\u00e1 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u. R\u1ed3i c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng ai \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1eadp m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o c\u1eeda, khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu s\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i tim c\u1eadu nh\u1ea3y d\u1ef1ng trong l\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1c nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa c\u00fan con k\u00edch \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i v\u00e0i b\u01b0\u1edbc. \u00d4m ng\u1ef1c, c\u1eadu n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u1ed0i. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu nghe th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i kh\u00e1c. M\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb xa x\u0103m. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi v\u00f4 h\u00ecnh b\u1ecb m\u1ea5t t\u00edch kh\u00e1c. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i m\u00e0 c\u1eadu ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn m\u00ecnh nh\u1eadn ra. Gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 \u00f4ng Groanin, v\u00e0 nghe nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng \u0111ang g\u1eb7p r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 17 Xuy\u00ean c\u1eeda Khi nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00e2m thanh m\u00e0 c\u1eadu ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng c\u1ea7u c\u1ee9u c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Groanin, ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a John l\u00e0 d\u00f9ng dao ch\u1eb7t b\u1ecf c\u00e1i n\u00fat th\u1eaft l\u1edbn ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p kh\u00f3a c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda c\u1ee7a M\u1eaft R\u1eebng, nh\u01b0ng th\u1eadt may c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u m\u01a1 ng\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu c\u00f2n \u0111ang t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi b\u1ecb h\u1ea5p thu trong c\u00e2y lupuna, v\u00ec c\u00e1i c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o cho b\u1ed9 n\u00e3o ti\u1ec1m th\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu b\u00e9 djinn r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i n\u00fat th\u1eaft \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ef1ng m\u1ed9t t\u1eeb b\u00ed m\u1eadt r\u1ea5t quan tr\u1ecdng. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00e3 h\u00f3a d\u01b0\u1edbi d\u1ea1ng n\u00fat th\u1eaft, c\u00e1i t\u1eeb b\u00ed m\u1eadt n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u01b0u truy\u1ec1n qua nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 th\u1ea7y tu Inca v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 cho c\u00e1c v\u1ecb vua Inca. B\u00ed m\u1eadt n\u00e0y v\u1ec1 sau m\u1edbi tr\u1edf n\u00ean r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng h\u01a1n v\u1edbi John, nh\u01b0ng hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i, v\u1edbi l\u01b0\u1ee1i dao c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1ch c\u00e1i n\u00fat th\u1eaft ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t milimet, John k\u1ecbp th\u1eddi ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i r\u1ed3i b\u1eaft tay v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c g\u1ee1 n\u00fat th\u1eaft. John h\u00e9t v\u1ecdng qua c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng r\u00e1ng ki\u00ean tr\u00ec m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat nh\u00e9, \u00f4ng Groanin. Ch\u00e1u \u0111ang \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ee9u \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2y. Vi\u1ec7c g\u1ee1 n\u00fat kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m c\u1eadu t\u1ed1n nhi\u1ec1u th\u1eddi gian. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 nhi\u1ec1u b\u00e0i to\u00e1n nh\u00ecn c\u00f3 v\u1ebb ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p m\u00e0 c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 to\u00e1n h\u1ecdc v\u1eabn y\u00eau th\u00edch, c\u00e1ch g\u1ee1 n\u00fat th\u1eaft th\u1eadt ra r\u1ea5t \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n, v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c John \u0111\u1ed5 chai n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu l\u00ean tr\u00ean c\u00e1i n\u00fat th\u1eaft. B\u1edfi v\u00ec tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eaft","l\u1ea1i, s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00fan n\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 sau khi n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eaft l\u1ea1i, c\u00e1i n\u00fat th\u1eaft b\u1ecb \u0111em \u0111i ph\u01a1i n\u1eafng tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp, l\u00e0m n\u00f3 hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean b\u1ecb co ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea1i. V\u00ec v\u1eady m\u00e0, v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m \u01b0\u1edbt s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y t\u1ea1o n\u00ean c\u00e1i n\u00fat th\u1eaft, John \u0111\u00e3 khi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 l\u1ecfng ra, t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean d\u1ec5 thao t\u00e1c h\u01a1n. \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u1ee1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i n\u00fat th\u1eaft \u2013 d\u00f9 \u01b0\u1edbt hay kh\u00f4ng. Kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3. Vi\u1ec7c g\u1ee1 n\u00fat ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay nh\u1ecf nh\u1eafn v\u00e0 linh ho\u1ea1t c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n ho\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 nh\u01b0 John. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao c\u00e2y lupuna ch\u1ecdn John \u0111\u1ec3 truy\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea1t b\u00ed m\u1eadt. Tuy nhi\u00ean, \u0111i\u1ec1u quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i n\u00fat th\u1eaft m\u00e0 John \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i n\u00fat th\u1eaft v\u1edbi hai \u0111\u1ea7u ri\u00eang r\u1ebd, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o ng\u1ee5y trang nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t n\u00fat th\u1eaft. B\u1ea3n th\u00e2n v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ea5p b\u1eb9p l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh hai \u0111\u1ea7u, tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 th\u1eaft hai n\u00fat bu\u1ed9c k\u00e9p t\u1eeb tr\u00ean xu\u1ed1ng. Hai \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00e0y sau \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00f2ng v\u00e0i v\u00f2ng quanh hai n\u00fat bu\u1ed9c v\u00e0 s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u01a1i n\u1eafng cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi n\u00f3 ch\u1eb7t c\u1ee9ng nh\u01b0 n\u1eafm tay c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb b\u1ee7n x\u1ec9n. Bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y gi\u00fap John t\u1ed1n kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1ee1 c\u00e1i n\u00fat th\u1eaft. \u2013\u2002John. Ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 ch\u00e1u \u0111ang l\u00e0m c\u00e1i qu\u1ec9 g\u00ec v\u1eady? \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u1eadu Nimrod, c\u1eadu b\u1ecb tri\u1ec7u h\u1ed3i ra kh\u1ecfi l\u1ec1u b\u1edfi ti\u1ebfng h\u00e9t c\u1ee7a John. B\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p m\u1ecdi s\u1ef1 \u201csuy ngh\u0129 ch\u00edn ch\u1eafn, c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn\u201d \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n, c\u1eadu Nimrod v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a ngh\u0129 ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea3i ph\u00e1p g\u1ee1 n\u00fat n\u00e0o, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u00ean l\u00e0m g\u00ec v\u1edbi Virgil McCreeby. V\u00e0 c\u1eadu s\u1eefng c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i n\u00fat th\u1eaft tr\u00ean c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a ch\u00e1u trai c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u0111ang c\u1ea7m tr\u00ean tay s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y b\u1ec7n b\u1eb1ng t\u00f3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ed1n l\u00e0 c\u00e1i n\u00fat th\u1eaft.","\u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u g\u1ee1 c\u00e1i n\u00fat \u0111\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o v\u1eady? V\u00e0, \u0111\u00e8n \u01a1i, t\u1ea1i sao ch\u00e1u l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m v\u1eady? John cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng sao \u0111\u00e2u c\u1eadu. Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng g\u1ee1 n\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn. Ch\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1ee1 n\u00f3 th\u00f4i. N\u00e9m cho John m\u1ed9t \u00e1nh m\u1eaft nghi\u00eam kh\u1eafc trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t, c\u1eadu Nimrod h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea1i sao, John, t\u1ea1i sao? C\u1eadu nh\u1edb l\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i r\u00f5 ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 y\u00ean cho c\u00e1i n\u00fat th\u1eaft \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u1ec3 ng\u0103n Virgil McCreeby \u0111i qua c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda n\u00e0y. V\u1ed9i kh\u00f4ng k\u1ecbp th\u1edf, John gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3. \u2013\u2002Tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00e1i g\u00ec? John cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u00e1u th\u1ea5y c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng. V\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u00e1u nghe ti\u1ebfng \u00f4ng Groanin. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y \u0111ang \u1edf ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda, v\u00e0 gi\u1ecdng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y nghe nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111ang g\u1eb7p r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i. \u2013\u2002C\u00e1i g\u00ec? V\u1ed9i v\u00e3 b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ea1nh M\u1eaft R\u1eebng, c\u1eadu Nimrod \u00e1p tai v\u00e0o c\u1eeda v\u00e0 c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn nghe ng\u00f3ng. Qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt, d\u00f9 nghe c\u00f3 v\u1ebb xa x\u00f4i, m\u01a1 h\u1ed3, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu v\u1eabn nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau c\u1ee7a vi\u00ean qu\u1ea3n gia nh\u00e0 c\u1eadu. \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00e8n \u01a1n, ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang. \u0110\u00e2y. Gi\u00fap c\u1eadu k\u00e9o c\u00e1i ch\u1ed1t n\u00e0y. B\u1ea3n n\u0103ng nh\u1eadn ra t\u1ea7m quan tr\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y b\u1ec7n b\u1eb1ng t\u00f3c, John qu\u1ea5n n\u00f3 quanh h\u00f4ng, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng. Sau v\u00e0i th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng, c\u1ea7n tr\u1ee5c hai quai m\u00f3c c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i ch\u1ed1t c\u1eeda b\u1eb1ng v\u00e0ng xoay m\u00ecnh n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 trong l\u1ed7 tr\u1ee5c v\u00e0, v\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00e0i ch\u1eb7t,","th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00e0ng kh\u00f3 r\u00fat ra h\u01a1n. D\u1ed3n h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c k\u00e9o c\u00e1i ch\u1ed1t ra, John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng gi\u1eadn \u00e0? V\u00ec ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ee1 c\u00e1i n\u00fat th\u1eaft \u1ea5y? V\u00ec ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang m\u1edf c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda n\u00e0y? H\u1eeb nh\u1eb9 v\u00ec g\u1eafng s\u1ee9c, c\u1eadu Nimrod tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002V\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c anh Groanin \u1edf b\u00ean kia c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda, c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi \u0111\u00f3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean qu\u00e1 tr\u1eebu t\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n quan tr\u1ecdng n\u1eefa. Hy v\u1ecdng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00e3 tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi tay ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci v\u00e0 \u0111ang \u1edf c\u1ea1nh anh \u1ea5y. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u00e1i ch\u1ed1t c\u0169ng chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea3i ph\u00f3ng, d\u00f9 n\u00f3 v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a m\u1edf ra. C\u1eadu Nimrod ra l\u1ec7nh cho John: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1ee9ng xa ra. Ch\u00fang ta v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft b\u00ean kia c\u00f3 g\u00ec. N\u1ebfu anh Groanin \u0111ang g\u1eb7p nguy hi\u1ec3m, ch\u00fang ta c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u1eb7p nguy hi\u1ec3m. Khi c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda b\u1ecb c\u1eadu Nimrod k\u00e9o ra ken k\u00e9t, John l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc. V\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 h\u00ec h\u1ee5c n\u00e3y gi\u1edd, s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y quanh h\u00f4ng c\u1eadu \u0111ang b\u1ecb l\u1ecfng ra, khi\u1ebfn John c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n m\u1ec9a mai khi ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c n\u00f3 t\u1eebng bu\u1ed9c c\u1ee9ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o khi c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t n\u00fat th\u1eaft. L\u00fac c\u1eadu t\u1ea1m g\u1ee1 n\u00f3 ra \u0111\u1ec3 bu\u1ed9c l\u1ea1i cho ch\u1eafc, John ch\u1ee3t ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed1m m\u00e0u \u1edf m\u1eb7t trong c\u1ee7a s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn ra c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 t\u1ef1 s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp \u0111\u1ed1m m\u00e0u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. Nh\u01b0ng hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. C\u1ea3nh c\u1eeda \u0111\u00e3 m\u1edf. V\u00e0 \u1edf ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia, c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y \u2026kh\u00f4ng g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t h\u1ed1 \u0111en r\u1ed7ng tu\u1ebfch. C\u1eadu ngh\u0129 \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y th\u1eadt qu\u00e1i l\u1ea1. Ngay c\u1ea3 c\u1eadu Nimrod c\u0169ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb s\u1eedng s\u1ed1t. C\u1eadu Nimrod nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002L\u1ea1 th\u1eadt. John th\u1eafc m\u1eafc:","\u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng Groanin \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i nh\u1ec9? N\u1eafm l\u1ea5y tay \u0111\u1ee9a ch\u00e1u trai \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u0103n n\u00f3 b\u01b0\u1edbc qua c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda, c\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1edd m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. C\u00f3 g\u00ec chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng trong \u0111\u00f3 k\u00eca. B\u00ean trong khung c\u1eeda c\u1ee7a M\u1eaft R\u1eebng, m\u1ed9t kh\u00f4ng gian m\u00e9o m\u00f3 quanh co k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 \u0111ang h\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng \u0111ang b\u1ecb b\u1ebb cong. R\u1ed3i, \u1edf ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia c\u1ee7a c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 phim c\u1ed5 nh\u1ea5p nh\u00e1y b\u1eadt l\u00ean, m\u1ed9t c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng l\u1edbn b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. C\u0103n ph\u00f2ng nh\u00ecn c\u00f3 v\u1ebb r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0y ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7y - h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m, ho\u1eb7c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n - m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 b\u1eb1ng v\u00e0ng, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Groanin v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ef1c v\u1ec1 c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng n\u00e0y c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng b\u00e1u v\u1eadt l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh kh\u00f3 tin c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i. John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i g\u00ec v\u1eady? C\u1eadu Nimrod tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u1ea3o \u1ea3nh. M\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n nh\u1eefng th\u1ea7y tu Inca c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ea1i chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb ri\u00eang cho con m\u1eaft tham lam c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb x\u00e2m l\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u1ecd g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec5n c\u1ea3nh. \u0110\u1eebng h\u1ecfi c\u1eadu l\u00e0m c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca nh\u01b0 Ti Cosi l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y. C\u1eadu c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 x\u1ea3y ra. M\u1ed9t h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ee5 d\u1ed7 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb x\u00e2m l\u01b0\u1ee3c. R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y, khi Pizarro xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n \u1edf Cuzco, b\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p m\u1ecdi b\u1ea5t l\u1ee3i, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vua Atahualpa v\u00e0 h\u1ee9a s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee9c vua s\u1ed1ng","n\u1ebfu ch\u1ecbu h\u1ee3p t\u00e1c. V\u00e0 nh\u1eadn ra l\u00f2ng ham v\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a l\u00ednh T\u00e2y Ban Nha, vua Atahualpa \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a ra m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb. \u0110\u1ee9c vua \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng ph\u1ea5n v\u1ebd m\u1ed9t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cao tr\u00ean v\u00e1ch ph\u00f2ng \u1edf \u0110\u1ec1n th\u1edd M\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi, n\u01a1i \u0111\u1ee9c vua \u0111ang b\u1ecb giam gi\u1eef, v\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Pizarro r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tha m\u1ea1ng, trong v\u00f2ng m\u01b0\u1eddi hai th\u00e1ng, \u0111\u1ee9c vua s\u1ebd ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7y ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c b\u1eb1ng v\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9 cao \u0111\u00f3. Pizarro \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9c vua \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1eef l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng Pizarro th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng. T\u01b0\u01a1ng truy\u1ec1n r\u1eb1ng h\u01a1n b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i ng\u00e0n pao v\u00e0ng hai m\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ed1n cara \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb x\u00e2m l\u0103ng \u0111\u00fac th\u00e0nh th\u1ecfi. V\u1ecb th\u1ea7y tu Inca t\u1ea1o ra M\u1eaft R\u1eebng nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 vi\u1ec7c tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec5n c\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ea7y v\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ednh T\u00e2y Ban Nha xem nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1m t\u1ed1t. M\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y tr\u00f4i qua tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh v\u00e0ng s\u00e1ng ch\u00f3i bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u1ea3o \u1ea3nh v\u00e0, v\u00e0i gi\u00e2y sau \u0111\u00f3, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thay th\u1ebf b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh t\u0129nh c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Groanin, c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Sicky, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecd c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 \u0111ang \u0111\u1eadp c\u1eeda r\u1ea7m r\u1ea7m. D\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n h\u1ecd l\u00e0 Philippa n\u1eb1m b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb1ng sau h\u1ecd, \u00f4ng Muddy \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng gi\u01a1 dao \u0111e d\u1ecda v\u00e0i chi\u1ebfn binh Inca c\u00f3 v\u1ebb ngo\u00e0i k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1. M\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y sau, b\u1ed1n h\u00ecnh ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i v\u1ecb tr\u00ed v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1eadm ch\u1ea1p du\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi qua c\u1eeda, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang c\u1ed1 tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi l\u1ed7 \u0111en v\u0169 tr\u1ee5. \u2013\u2002Philippa b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng. John h\u00e9t l\u00ean, v\u00e0 c\u00fai v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ecbnh gi\u00fap \u00f4ng Groanin, \u00f4ng Muddy v\u00e0 \u00f4ng Sicky k\u00e9o em g\u00e1i c\u1eadu qua c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda. C\u1eadu Nimrod c\u1ea3n l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1eebng ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o h\u1ecd. H\u1ecd \u0111ang di chuy\u1ec3n gi\u1eefa hai chi\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng gian. M\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00e1 nguy hi\u1ec3m. John lo l\u1eafng h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002H\u1ecd s\u1ebd \u1ed5n ch\u1ee9? \u00dd ch\u00e1u l\u00e0, nh\u00ecn h\u1ecd h\u01a1i k\u1ef3 k\u1ef3. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee9 du\u1ed7i c\u1ea3","ra. Nh\u01b0 m\u00ec spaghetti \u1ea5y. C\u1eadu Nimrod cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002H\u1ecd c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u1ea7n v\u00e0i ph\u00fat \u0111\u1ec3 qua \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i. C\u1eadu ngh\u0129 c\u00e1i n\u00e0y v\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thi\u1ebft k\u1ebf \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m l\u1ed1i v\u00e0o, ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u1ed1i ra. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng sao. H\u1ecd s\u1ebd \u1ed5n th\u00f4i. Ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o ch\u00fang ta c\u00f2n ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn. \u2013\u2002\u00dd c\u1eadu l\u00e0, c\u00e1i n\u00e0y \u0111i v\u00e0o nhanh h\u01a1n \u0111i ra? \u2013\u2002Ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c. Ngay khi h\u1ecd b\u01b0\u1edbc ra, ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng, ch\u00fang ta c\u0169ng s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca c\u00f3 v\u1ebb \u0111ang \u0111u\u1ed5i theo h\u1ecd \u0111\u00f3. John quan s\u00e1t: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 Zadie kh\u00f4ng \u1edf c\u00f9ng h\u1ecd. C\u1eadu Nimrod th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002B\u1ea3n th\u00e2n c\u1eadu c\u0169ng \u0111ang th\u1eafc m\u1eafc v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2y. \u00d4ng Groanin, \u00f4ng Muddy v\u00e0 \u00f4ng Sicky v\u1eabn \u0111ang k\u00e9o Philippa qua c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda, nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 r\u1ea5t ch\u1eadm, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 h\u1ecd \u0111ang b\u0103ng qua \u0111\u1ea5t s\u00e9t. R\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t m\u0169i t\u00ean xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n trong b\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed ngay tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u John. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u0169i t\u00ean b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00ec n\u00f3 di chuy\u1ec3n v\u1edbi v\u1eadn t\u1ed1c kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1eeda d\u1eb7m m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd. V\u00e0, v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eadu Nimrod c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o tr\u01b0\u1edbc, John d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng gi\u01a1 tay l\u00ean ch\u1ee5p l\u1ea5y n\u00f3. C\u1eadu Nimrod nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1i n\u00e0y th\u1eadt gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t m\u1ec7nh \u0111\u1ec1 m\u00e2u thu\u1eabn c\u1ee7a Zeno. \u2013\u2002Zeno g\u00ec c\u01a1? C\u1eadu Nimrod m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. Trong khi ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i, ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 k\u1ec3 cho c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ee1 c\u00e1i n\u00fat nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng? C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ea1i n\u00f3i cho ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft, c\u1eadu kh\u00e1 b\u1ecb \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u00f3. C\u1eadu bi\u1ebft b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3.","John k\u1ec3 cho c\u1eadu Nimrod. Nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec John kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb g\u00ec v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c \u1edf b\u00ean trong c\u00e2y lupuna, c\u1eadu b\u1ecf l\u1ee1 chi ti\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3, khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu Nimrod d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 c\u00e0ng b\u1ecb \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng h\u01a1n v\u1ec1 th\u00e0nh t\u1ef1u c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu ch\u00e1u trai. C\u1eadu Nimrod khen: \u2013\u2002R\u1ea5t \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u1ea5y nh\u00e9. John cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u c\u00f2n ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa. Khi ch\u00e1u g\u1ee1 s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y ra \u1ea5y. \u2013\u2002\u1ed2? \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t d\u00e3y \u0111\u1ed1m m\u00e0u \u1edf b\u00ean trong s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y. \u0110i\u1ec1u th\u00fa v\u1ecb l\u00e0, ch\u00fang t\u01b0\u01a1ng x\u1ee9ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed1m m\u00e0u tr\u00ean s\u1ee3i khipu m\u00e0 el Tunchi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a cho ch\u00e1u. C\u1eadu Nimrod g\u1eadt g\u00f9: \u2013\u2002Chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y th\u00fa v\u1ecb \u0111\u00e2y. John n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 v\u1ecb tr\u00ed v\u00e0 s\u1ed1 l\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed1m m\u00e0u n\u00e0y mang m\u1ed9t \u00fd ngh\u0129a quan tr\u1ecdng. C\u1ee5 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec th\u00ec ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft, nh\u01b0ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 ra. Ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n cho ch\u00e1u th\u1eddi gian th\u00f4i. Kh\u00e1 h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee9a ch\u00e1u trai, c\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n c\u1eadu t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u v\u1edbi el Tunchi \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap tr\u00ed tu\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u tr\u1edf n\u00ean s\u1eafc b\u00e9n h\u01a1n. John l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 c\u0169ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n th\u00f4ng minh h\u01a1n, ki\u1ec3u ki\u1ec3u \u0111\u00f3, sau khi ch\u1ee3p m\u1eaft m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t."]