{"id":143,"date":"2025-05-13T03:29:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T03:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/?post_type=chapter&p=143"},"modified":"2025-05-31T09:13:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T02:13:13","slug":"truy-tim-kho-bau-tieng-noi-trong-rung","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/chapter\/truy-tim-kho-bau-tieng-noi-trong-rung\/","title":{"raw":"Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 32: Truy T\u00ecm Kho B\u00e1u - Ti\u1ebfng N\u00f3i Trong R\u1eebng","rendered":"Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 32: Truy T\u00ecm Kho B\u00e1u – Ti\u1ebfng N\u00f3i Trong R\u1eebng"},"content":{"raw":"\"\"\r\n\r\nV\u1eeba v\u00ec n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 t\u1eeb ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1, v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ec3 Silver c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ed1m y\u1ebfu c\u00f3 ch\u00fat th\u1eddi gian ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i, c\u1ea3 nh\u00f3m ch\u00fang t\u00f4i d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i ngay khi v\u1eeba l\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec9nh d\u1ed1c.\r\n\r\nCao nguy\u00ean h\u01a1i d\u1ed1c v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00e2y, n\u00ean t\u1eeb ch\u1ed7 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng, t\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng ra hai ph\u00eda. Ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u01b0\u1ee3t l\u00ean tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn c\u00e2y, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y M\u0169i R\u1eebng v\u1edbi t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ee3t s\u00f3ng b\u1ea1c \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1ed7 v\u00e0o; ph\u00eda sau, kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 v\u1ecbnh neo t\u00e0u v\u00e0 \u0110\u1ea3o X\u01b0\u01a1ng Kh\u00f4, m\u00e0 c\u00f2n nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5u c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng bi\u1ec3n r\u1ed9ng m\u00eanh m\u00f4ng \u1edf ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng, n\u01a1i m\u0169i \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t th\u1ea5p k\u00e9o d\u00e0i.\r\n\r\nTr\u00ean cao, ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai K\u00ednh Vi\u1ec5n V\u1ecdng s\u1eebng s\u1eefng, l\u00fac \u1ea9n hi\u1ec7n gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y th\u00f4ng \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed9c, l\u00fac hi\u1ec7n ra v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng v\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1 d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng, t\u1ed1i s\u1eabm. Kh\u00f4ng gian y\u00ean \u1eafng \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ea1, ch\u1ec9 v\u0103ng v\u1eb3ng ti\u1ebfng s\u00f3ng xa x\u00f4i v\u1ed7 b\u1edd v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng c\u00f4n tr\u00f9ng r\u1ea3 r\u00edch trong \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ecf d\u1ea1i. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi, kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t con thuy\u1ec1n n\u00e0o tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t bi\u1ec3n; c\u1ea3nh v\u1eadt c\u00e0ng r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn, n\u1ed7i c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n trong l\u00f2ng t\u00f4i c\u00e0ng th\u00eam s\u00e2u th\u1eb3m.\r\n\r\nSilver ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng, l\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc la b\u00e0n ra v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh ph\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u01b0\u1edbng.\r\n\r\n\"Ba c\u00e1i c\u00e2y cao,\"<\/i> h\u1eafn n\u00f3i, \"n\u1eb1m th\u1eb3ng h\u00e0ng t\u1eeb \u0110\u1ea3o X\u01b0\u01a1ng Kh\u00f4. C\u00f2n 'S\u01b0\u1eddn n\u00fai K\u00ednh Vi\u1ec5n V\u1ecdng' ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 m\u1ecfm \u0111\u1ea5t th\u1ea5p \u0111\u1eb1ng kia. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec t\u00ecm kho b\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n nh\u1ecf. Nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u00ean, ta n\u00ean \u0103n c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y b\u1ee9t r\u1ee9t l\u1eafm,\"<\/i> Morgan c\u00e0u nh\u00e0u. \"C\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn Flint \u2013 ch\u1eafc v\u1eady \u2013 l\u00e0m t\u00f4i kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u1ed2, th\u1ebf th\u00ec ch\u00fac m\u1eebng con \u0111i,\"<\/i> Silver \u0111\u00e1p, \"v\u00ec l\u00e3o ta \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"L\u00e3o ta l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean qu\u1ef7 kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp,\"<\/i> t\u00ean c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n th\u1ee9 ba k\u00eau l\u00ean, gi\u1ecdng run s\u1ee3; \"c\u00e1i m\u1eb7t th\u00ec xanh ng\u1eaft nh\u01b0 ma!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u1ea4y l\u00e0 t\u1ea1i r\u01b0\u1ee3u \u0111\u1ea5y,\"<\/i> Merry n\u00f3i th\u00eam. \"Xanh ng\u1eaft! \u1eea, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 m\u1eb7t l\u00e3o xanh th\u1eadt. \u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nK\u1ec3 t\u1eeb khi ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra b\u1ed9 x\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 suy ng\u1eabm v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3, b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd c\u00e0ng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n kh\u1ebd h\u01a1n, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng th\u00ec th\u1ea7m, \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c \u00e2m thanh ph\u00e1t ra h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m v\u1ee1 \u0111i s\u1ef1 y\u00ean t\u0129nh c\u1ee7a khu r\u1eebng. B\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean, t\u1eeb gi\u1eefa l\u00f9m c\u00e2y ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, vang l\u00ean m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng h\u00e1t the th\u00e9, ch\u00f3i tai, run run c\u1ea5t l\u00ean giai \u0111i\u1ec7u v\u00e0 l\u1eddi ca quen thu\u1ed9c:\r\n

\"Tr\u00ean r\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1eed th\u1ea7n m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m g\u00e3 \u2013\r\n<\/i>Yo-ho-ho, v\u1edbi chai r\u01b0\u1ee3u rum \u0111\u00e2y!\"<\/i><\/p>\r\nCh\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd t\u00f4i ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u00e0o kinh ho\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a l\u0169 c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n l\u00fac \u1ea5y. S\u00e1u g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t ch\u00fang t\u00e1i m\u00e9t nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb y\u1ec3m b\u00f9a, k\u1ebb gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh nh\u1ea3y d\u1ef1ng, k\u1ebb \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y nhau, c\u00f2n Morgan th\u00ec qu\u1ef5 xu\u1ed1ng l\u00ea l\u1ebft tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t.\r\n\r\n\"Flint! \u0110\u1ed3 qu\u1ef7 s\u1ee9!\"<\/i> Merry g\u00e0o th\u00e9t.\r\n\r\nTi\u1ebfng h\u00e1t \u0111\u1ee9t \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t nh\u01b0 c\u00e1ch n\u00f3 vang l\u00ean \u2013 nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb b\u00f3p ngh\u1eb9t, ph\u1ea3i, ngay gi\u1eefa n\u1ed1t nh\u1ea1c, t\u1ef1a h\u1ed3 c\u00f3 b\u00e0n tay v\u00f4 h\u00ecnh b\u1ecbt mi\u1ec7ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ca. Gi\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed trong veo, n\u1eafng v\u00e0ng v\u00e0 v\u00f2m l\u00e1 xanh r\u00ec, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y giai \u0111i\u1ec7u \u1ea5y sao m\u00e0 \u00eam \u00e1i, ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o; th\u1ebf m\u00e0 hi\u1ec7u \u1ee9ng n\u00f3 g\u00e2y ra tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ecdn t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng khi\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c th\u00eam k\u1ef3 qu\u00e1i.\r\n\r\n\"\u0110i th\u00f4i,\"<\/i> Silver n\u00f3i, m\u00f4i t\u00e1i m\u00e9t c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng b\u1eadt ra t\u1eebng ch\u1eef; \"c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng xong. Chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb r\u00fat lui. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 kh\u1edfi \u0111\u1ea7u qu\u00e1i l\u1ea1, v\u00e0 ta ch\u1eb3ng nh\u1eadn ra gi\u1ebfng gi\u1ecdng, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang b\u1ee1n c\u1ee3t \u2013 m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1eb1ng x\u01b0\u01a1ng b\u1eb1ng th\u1ecbt, c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee9 tin ta \u0111i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nL\u00f2ng d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m d\u1ea7n tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i trong gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn, ch\u00fat h\u1ed3ng h\u00e0o ph\u1edbt l\u00ean \u0111\u00f4i m\u00e1 nh\u1ee3t nh\u1ea1t. \u0110\u00e1m th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 \u0111ang nghe theo l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed9ng vi\u00ean \u1ea5y v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i tinh th\u1ea7n, th\u00ec b\u1ed7ng gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i kia l\u1ea1i c\u1ea5t l\u00ean \u2013 l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfng h\u00e1t, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi m\u01a1 h\u1ed3, nh\u1ecf d\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 s\u1ee3i kh\u00f3i tan gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng k\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1 n\u00fai K\u00ednh Vi\u1ec5n V\u1ecdng.\r\n\r\n\"Darby M\u2019Graw,\"<\/i> ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi vang l\u00ean \u2013 b\u1edfi ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 m\u1edbi di\u1ec5n t\u1ea3 \u0111\u00fang c\u00e1i \u00e2m thanh \u1ea5y \u2013 \"Darby M\u2019Graw! Darby M\u2019Graw!\"<\/i> l\u1eb7p \u0111i l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng; r\u1ed3i b\u1ed7ng v\u00fat cao h\u01a1n, k\u00e8m theo m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u ch\u1eedi th\u1ec1 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i xin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ecf qua: \"Mang r\u01b0\u1ee3u rum ra \u0111\u00e2y, Darby!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nL\u0169 c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u00f4n ch\u00e2n d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea5t, tr\u1ee3n tr\u00f2n m\u1eaft. Ngay c\u1ea3 khi ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi \u0111\u00e3 im b\u1eb7t t\u1eeb l\u00e2u, ch\u00fang v\u1eabn \u0111\u1edd \u0111\u1eabn nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng kh\u00f4ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t, n\u1ed7i kinh ho\u00e0ng hi\u1ec7n r\u00f5 tr\u00ean t\u1eebng khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t.\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf!\"<\/i> M\u1ed9t t\u00ean th\u1edf g\u1ea5p. \"Ch\u00fang ta \u0111i th\u00f4i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1eddi tr\u0103n tr\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a l\u00e3o,\"<\/i> Morgan r\u00ean r\u1ec9, \"nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi l\u00e3o t\u1eaft th\u1edf.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nDick l\u1eadt m\u1edf cu\u1ed1n Kinh Th\u00e1nh ra v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u kh\u1ea5n nguy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng. H\u1eafn v\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nu\u00f4i d\u1ea1y t\u1eed t\u1ebf tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi d\u1ea5n th\u00e2n v\u00e0o bi\u1ec3n c\u1ea3 v\u00e0 k\u1ebft giao v\u1edbi l\u0169 b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 x\u1ea5u xa.\r\n\r\nRi\u00eang Silver v\u1eabn gi\u1eef v\u1ebb b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh. T\u00f4i nghe r\u00f5 ti\u1ebfng r\u0103ng h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e1nh v\u00e0o nhau l\u1eadp c\u1eadp, nh\u01b0ng h\u1eafn v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a ch\u1ecbu khu\u1ea5t ph\u1ee5c.\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u1eb3ng ai tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o n\u00e0y t\u1eebng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i t\u00ean Darby,\"<\/i> h\u1eafn l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m; \"ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 ch\u00fang ta \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y m\u00e0 th\u00f4i.\"<\/i> R\u1ed3i h\u1eafn g\u1eafng s\u1ee9c h\u00e9t l\u00ean: \"C\u00e1c anh em, ta \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y kho b\u00e1u, v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ai - d\u00f9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi hay ma - c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n ta. Ngay c\u1ea3 Flint s\u1ed1ng c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng khi\u1ebfn ta run s\u1ee3, th\u00ec l\u1eddi th\u1ec1 tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea5t, ta c\u0169ng s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi h\u1eafn d\u00f9 h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e0nh ma! B\u1ea3y tr\u0103m ng\u00e0n b\u1ea3ng Anh \u0111ang n\u1eb1m c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7y m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n t\u01b0 d\u1eb7m. C\u00f3 k\u1ebb n\u00e0o may m\u1eafn l\u1ea1i b\u1ecf qua m\u00f3n ti\u1ec1n l\u1edbn th\u1ebf ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec s\u1ee3 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 gi\u00e0 n\u00e1t r\u01b0\u1ee3u v\u1edbi c\u00e1i m\u1eb7t xanh l\u00e8 - m\u00e0 h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft t\u1eeb l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i sao?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nNh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u n\u00e0o cho th\u1ea5y l\u00f2ng d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m tr\u1ed7i d\u1eady trong \u0111\u00e1m tay ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn, tr\u00e1i l\u1ea1i, n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd c\u00e0ng t\u0103ng l\u00ean v\u00ec nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi l\u1ebd x\u00fac ph\u1ea1m c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn.\r\n\r\n\"Th\u00f4i \u0111i, John!\"<\/i> Merry k\u00eau l\u00ean. \"\u0110\u1eebng tr\u00eau ch\u1ecdc linh h\u1ed3n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nNh\u1eefng k\u1ebb c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i run s\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng th\u1ed1t n\u00ean l\u1eddi. H\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y t\u00e1n lo\u1ea1n n\u1ebfu d\u00e1m, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00ednh n\u1ed7i khi\u1ebfp \u0111\u1ea3m \u0111\u00e3 bu\u1ed9c h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i d\u00ednh l\u1ea5y nhau, v\u00e0 n\u00e9p s\u00e1t v\u00e0o John, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 s\u1ef1 li\u1ec1u l\u0129nh c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn ti\u1ebfp th\u00eam s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh cho h\u1ecd. C\u00f2n b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n h\u1eafn, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh.\r\n\r\n\"B\u00f3ng ma \u01b0? \u1eea, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd th\u1ebf,\"<\/i> h\u1eafn b\u1ea3o. \"Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n l\u00e0m ta th\u1eafc m\u1eafc. T\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng v\u1ecdng? N\u00e0y, ch\u01b0a ai t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y b\u00f3ng ma c\u00f3 b\u00f3ng \u0111\u00e2u nh\u1ec9; th\u1ebf th\u00ec l\u00e0m sao n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng v\u1ecdng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? Ta r\u1ea5t mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn chuy\u1ec7n v\u00f4 l\u00fd nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o x\u1ea3y ra trong t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, l\u00fd l\u1ebd n\u00e0y nghe c\u00f3 v\u1ebb ch\u1eb3ng thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c m\u1ea5y. Nh\u01b0ng ai m\u00e0 \u0111o\u00e1n tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec s\u1ebd t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb nh\u1eb9 d\u1ea1 c\u1ea3 tin, v\u00e0 k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 thay, George Merry l\u1ea1i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y an t\u00e2m h\u1eb3n sau c\u00e2u n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f3.\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady,\"<\/i> h\u1eafn n\u00f3i. \"John, anh qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 th\u00f4ng minh, ch\u1eb3ng sai ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. Quay l\u1ea1i \u0111i c\u00e1c anh! Ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang \u0111i nh\u1ea7m \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1ed3i, t\u00f4i ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn th\u1ebf. Ngh\u0129 k\u1ef9 l\u1ea1i xem, gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u00f3 nghe gi\u1ed1ng Flint th\u1eadt, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ee7 nh\u1eadn, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t. N\u00f3 gi\u1ed1ng ai \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n \u2013 n\u00f3 gi\u1ed1ng \u2013\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"L\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa t\u00f4i, Ben Gunn!\"<\/i> Silver g\u00e0o l\u00ean.\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00fang r\u1ed3i, ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c l\u00e0 th\u1ebf,\"<\/i> Morgan h\u00e9t l\u00ean, b\u1eadt d\u1eady nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 v\u1eeba qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng. \"L\u00e0 Ben Gunn \u0111\u1ea5y!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"V\u1eady th\u00ec c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec m\u1ea5y, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i> Dick l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. \"Ben Gunn c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n x\u00e1c th\u1ecbt \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y n\u1eefa, y h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 Flint th\u00f4i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nNh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng tay th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 gi\u00e0 \u0111\u1eddi h\u01a1n ch\u1ec9 c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea1t tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t \u1ea5y.\r\n\r\n\"Qu\u00e1i g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eafc t\u1edbi Ben Gunn,\"<\/i> Merry g\u1eb1n gi\u1ecdng; \"s\u1ed1ng hay ch\u1ebft, ch\u1ea3 ai th\u00e8m b\u1eadn t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e3o gi\u00e0 \u1ea5y l\u00e0m g\u00ec.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nKh\u00ed th\u1ebf c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd h\u1ed3i ph\u1ee5c nhanh ch\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ebfn kinh ng\u1ea1c, n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t b\u1ed7ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean r\u1ea1ng r\u1ee1 h\u1eb3n. Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e1t sau, ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea1i r\u00f4m r\u1ea3 tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i l\u1eafng nghe; khi ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n nghe th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u0129nh g\u00ec th\u00eam, ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i v\u00e1c d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5 l\u00ean vai ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh. Merry d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7u, tay c\u1ea7m chi\u1ebfc la b\u00e0n c\u1ee7a Silver \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef cho c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn \u0111i th\u1eb3ng h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 \u0110\u1ea3o X\u01b0\u01a1ng Kh\u00f4. H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang: d\u00f9 s\u1ed1ng hay ch\u1ebft, ch\u1eb3ng ai bu\u1ed3n \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn Ben Gunn.\r\n\r\nCh\u1ec9 m\u1ed7i Dick v\u1eabn \u00f4m kh\u01b0 kh\u01b0 cu\u1ed1n Kinh Th\u00e1nh, \u0111\u1ea3o m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn quanh trong n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i; nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng ai th\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m v\u1edbi anh, ngay c\u1ea3 Silver c\u0169ng bu\u00f4ng l\u1eddi ch\u1ebf gi\u1ec5u s\u1ef1 nh\u00fat nh\u00e1t c\u1ee7a anh ta.\r\n\r\n\"Tao \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i r\u1ed3i,\"<\/i> h\u1eafn qu\u1eafc l\u1eddi, \"tao \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o m\u00e0y l\u00e0m h\u1ecfng cu\u1ed1n Kinh Th\u00e1nh c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y r\u1ed3i. Gi\u1edd n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u00e1ng gi\u00e1 g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ec1 th\u1ed1t, th\u00ec m\u00e0y ngh\u0129 b\u1ecdn ma qu\u1ef7 s\u1ebd tr\u1ea3 bao nhi\u00eau cho n\u00f3? Ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u00e1ng m\u1ed9t xu!\"<\/i> H\u1eafn b\u00fang ng\u00f3n tay c\u00e1i to k\u1ec1nh, r\u1ed3i d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i ch\u1ed1ng n\u1ea1ng, m\u1eb7t h\u1ea7m h\u1ea7m.\r\n\r\nNh\u01b0ng Dick ch\u1eb3ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y ch\u00fat b\u00ecnh y\u00ean n\u00e0o; th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1, t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng ch\u00e0ng trai tr\u1ebb \u0111ang ng\u00e3 b\u1ec7nh; c\u01a1n s\u1ed1t do n\u1eafng n\u00f3ng, ki\u1ec7t s\u1ee9c v\u00e0 n\u1ed7i kinh ho\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e1c s\u0129 Livesey ti\u00ean \u0111o\u00e1n, gi\u1edd \u0111ang l\u00ean nhanh ch\u00f3ng.\r\n\r\nN\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y, tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh n\u00fai, l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ch\u1eb7ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00eanh thang \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ea1o b\u01b0\u1edbc; l\u1ed1i \u0111i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i h\u01a1i d\u1ed1c xu\u1ed1ng, b\u1edfi nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ec3, cao nguy\u00ean nghi\u00eang d\u1ea7n v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00e2y. Nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y th\u00f4ng, l\u1edbn nh\u1ecf, m\u1ecdc th\u01b0a th\u1edbt; ngay c\u1ea3 gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng b\u1ee5i nh\u1ee5c \u0111\u1eadu kh\u1ea5u v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed7 quy\u00ean, v\u1eabn c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng kho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u1ed1ng r\u1ed9ng b\u1ecb m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi thi\u00eau \u0111\u1ed1t. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i th\u1eb3ng h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u00e2y b\u1eafc xuy\u00ean qua h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o, c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng ti\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n h\u01a1n v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ch\u00e2n n\u00fai K\u00ednh Vi\u1ec5n V\u1ecdng \u1edf m\u1ed9t b\u00ean, c\u00f2n ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia l\u00e0 v\u1ecbnh ph\u00eda t\u00e2y - n\u01a1i t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng chao \u0111\u1ea3o v\u00e0 run r\u1ea9y trong con thuy\u1ec1n nh\u1ecf b\u00e9.\r\n\r\nKhi \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u00e2y m\u00ecnh c\u1ea7n t\u00ecm. C\u00e2y th\u1ee9 hai c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e2y th\u1ee9 ba - m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea1i th\u1ee5 cao g\u1ea7n hai tr\u0103m b\u1ed9 - v\u01b0\u01a1n l\u00ean s\u1eebng s\u1eefng gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00e1m c\u00e2y b\u1ee5i th\u1ea5p. Th\u00e2n c\u00e2y \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed9 m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf nh\u01b0 ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 nh\u1ecf, t\u00e1n l\u00e1 r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ee7 ch\u1ed7 cho c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t trung \u0111o\u00e0n l\u00ednh t\u1eadp tr\u1eadn. T\u1eeb xa, b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng c\u00e2y kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 n\u00e0y in r\u00f5 tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n tr\u1eddi bi\u1ec3n c\u1ea3 ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng l\u1eabn ph\u00eda t\u00e2y, x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e1nh d\u1ea5u tr\u00ean h\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed3 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t m\u1ed1c ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng quan tr\u1ecdng.\r\n\r\nNh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i k\u00edch th\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i c\u00e2y khi\u1ebfn b\u1ea1n t\u00f4i kinh ng\u1ea1c; m\u00e0 ch\u00ednh \u00fd ngh\u0129 b\u1ea3y tr\u0103m ngh\u00ecn \u0111\u1ed3ng ti\u1ec1n v\u00e0ng \u0111ang n\u1eb1m ch\u00f4n v\u00f9i \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u00e1n l\u00e1 r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. H\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh v\u1ec1 kho b\u00e1u, khi h\u1ecd c\u00e0ng ti\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n, \u0111\u00e3 x\u00f3a tan m\u1ecdi n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft h\u1ecd b\u1eebng s\u00e1ng l\u00ean th\u00e8m kh\u00e1t; b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i tr\u1edf n\u00ean h\u1ed1i h\u1ea3; c\u1ea3 t\u00e2m tr\u00ed h\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 n\u00fai v\u00e0ng \u1ea5y, v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng xa hoa th\u1ecfa th\u00edch \u0111ang ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong b\u00f3ng m\u00e1t kia.\r\n\r\nSilver v\u1eeba \u0111i v\u1eeba l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m, ch\u1ed1ng n\u1ea1ng b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc; c\u00e1nh m\u0169i h\u1eafn ph\u1eadp ph\u1ed3ng gi\u1eadn d\u1eef; h\u1eafn qu\u00e1t th\u00e1o \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng m\u1ed7i khi con ru\u1ed3i n\u00e0o d\u00e1m \u0111\u1eadu l\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ecf \u1eedng, l\u1ea5m t\u1ea5m m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn; h\u1eafn gi\u1eadt ph\u1eaft s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y tr\u00f3i bu\u1ed9c t\u00f4i v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1eafn, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng l\u1ea1i li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng \u00e1nh m\u1eaft s\u00e1t kh\u00ed ng\u00f9n ng\u1ee5t. H\u1eafn ch\u1eb3ng th\u00e8m gi\u1ea5u gi\u1ebfm g\u00ec c\u1ea3, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00fd ngh\u0129 trong \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1eafn d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ecdc trang s\u00e1ch m\u1edf.\r\n\r\nKhi kho b\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ea7n trong t\u1ea7m tay, m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecb h\u1eafn qu\u1eb3ng sau l\u01b0ng: nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a h\u1eb9n, l\u1eddi c\u1ea3nh c\u00e1o c\u1ee7a b\u00e1c s\u0129 \u0111\u1ec1u tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh chuy\u1ec7n x\u01b0a c\u0169, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc h\u1eafn \u0111ang \u1ea5p \u1ee7 \u00e2m m\u01b0u chi\u1ebfm \u0111o\u1ea1t kho v\u00e0ng, t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i con t\u00e0u Hispaniola trong \u0111\u00eam t\u1ed1i, gi\u1ebft s\u1ea1ch nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb trung th\u1ef1c tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o, r\u1ed3i nh\u1ed5 neo ra kh\u01a1i \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 d\u1ef1 t\u00ednh ban \u0111\u1ea7u, mang theo c\u1ea3 n\u00fai t\u1ed9i \u00e1c l\u1eabn n\u00fai c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3i.\r\n\r\nTim t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eadp th\u00ecnh th\u1ecbch v\u00ec s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 b\u01b0\u1edbc k\u1ecbp nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb s\u0103n kho b\u00e1u \u0111ang r\u1ea3o b\u01b0\u1edbc nhanh nh\u01b0 gi\u00f3. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng t\u00f4i v\u1ea5p ch\u00e2n ng\u00e3, m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, Silver l\u1ea1i gi\u1eadt ph\u1eaft s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y th\u1eebng v\u00e0 n\u00e9m v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t \u00e1nh nh\u00ecn s\u00e1t kh\u00ed. Dick, k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ee5t l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda sau \u0111o\u00e0n v\u00e0 gi\u1edd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m xen l\u1eabn gi\u1eefa l\u1eddi nguy\u1ec1n r\u1ee7a v\u00e0 c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n - c\u01a1n s\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng d\u1eef d\u1ed9i h\u01a1n.\r\n\r\n\u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i th\u00eam kh\u1ed5 s\u1edf, v\u00e0 nh\u01b0 ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee7, trong \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh bi th\u1ea3m \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng di\u1ec5n ra tr\u00ean ch\u00ednh m\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ea5t n\u00e0y - n\u01a1i t\u00ean c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n t\u00e0n \u00e1c v\u1edbi khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t xanh m\u00e9t (k\u1ebb sau n\u00e0y ch\u1ebft \u1edf Savannah, v\u1eeba g\u00e0o th\u00e9t \u0111\u00f2i r\u01b0\u1ee3u v\u1eeba h\u00e1t ngh\u00eau ngao)<\/i> \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea7u s\u00e1u t\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ecdn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Khu r\u1eebng y\u00ean \u1eafng n\u00e0y h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng vang l\u00ean nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng th\u00e9t kinh ho\u00e0ng, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf; v\u00e0 ngay l\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2y, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng th\u00e9t \u1ea5y v\u1ecdng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00e2y.\r\n\r\nCh\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi m\u00e9p b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm.\r\n\r\n\"Hoan h\u00f4, c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n, c\u00f9ng ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean n\u00e0o!\"<\/i> Merry h\u00f2 reo; v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1ea1y.\r\n\r\nB\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean, ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7y m\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1edbc n\u1eefa, h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i. M\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau th\u1ea3ng th\u1ed1t vang l\u00ean. Silver g\u1eafng s\u1ee9c b\u01b0\u1edbc nhanh, ch\u1ed1ng n\u1ea1ng \u0111\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5t nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ea5t tr\u00ed; ch\u1ec9 gi\u00e2y sau, c\u1ea3 h\u1eafn v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ee9ng s\u1eefng l\u1ea1i.\r\n\r\nTr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t ch\u00fang t\u00f4i hi\u1ec7n ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u1ed1 l\u1edbn, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1edbi \u0111\u00e0o v\u00ec hai b\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ee5t l\u1edf v\u00e0 c\u1ecf \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ecdc um t\u00f9m d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1y. Trong h\u1ed1 c\u00f3 l\u01b0\u1ee1i cu\u1ed1c g\u00e3y l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4i c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng m\u1ea3nh v\u00e1n th\u00f9ng \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3i v\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e3i kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i. Tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m v\u00e1n, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 d\u00f2ng ch\u1eef WALRUS - t\u00ean con t\u00e0u c\u1ee7a Flint - \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00f3ng d\u1ea5u s\u1eaft nung.\r\n\r\nM\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 s\u00e1ng t\u1ecf. Kho b\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 v\u00e0 c\u01b0\u1edbp \u0111i; b\u1ea3y tr\u0103m ng\u00e0n b\u1ea3ng Anh \u0111\u00e3 tan th\u00e0nh m\u00e2y kh\u00f3i!","rendered":"

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V\u1eeba v\u00ec n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 t\u1eeb ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1, v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ec3 Silver c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ed1m y\u1ebfu c\u00f3 ch\u00fat th\u1eddi gian ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i, c\u1ea3 nh\u00f3m ch\u00fang t\u00f4i d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i ngay khi v\u1eeba l\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec9nh d\u1ed1c.<\/p>\n

Cao nguy\u00ean h\u01a1i d\u1ed1c v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00e2y, n\u00ean t\u1eeb ch\u1ed7 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng, t\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng ra hai ph\u00eda. Ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u01b0\u1ee3t l\u00ean tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn c\u00e2y, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y M\u0169i R\u1eebng v\u1edbi t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ee3t s\u00f3ng b\u1ea1c \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1ed7 v\u00e0o; ph\u00eda sau, kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 v\u1ecbnh neo t\u00e0u v\u00e0 \u0110\u1ea3o X\u01b0\u01a1ng Kh\u00f4, m\u00e0 c\u00f2n nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5u c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng bi\u1ec3n r\u1ed9ng m\u00eanh m\u00f4ng \u1edf ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng, n\u01a1i m\u0169i \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t th\u1ea5p k\u00e9o d\u00e0i.<\/p>\n

Tr\u00ean cao, ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai K\u00ednh Vi\u1ec5n V\u1ecdng s\u1eebng s\u1eefng, l\u00fac \u1ea9n hi\u1ec7n gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y th\u00f4ng \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed9c, l\u00fac hi\u1ec7n ra v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng v\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1 d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng, t\u1ed1i s\u1eabm. Kh\u00f4ng gian y\u00ean \u1eafng \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ea1, ch\u1ec9 v\u0103ng v\u1eb3ng ti\u1ebfng s\u00f3ng xa x\u00f4i v\u1ed7 b\u1edd v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng c\u00f4n tr\u00f9ng r\u1ea3 r\u00edch trong \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ecf d\u1ea1i. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi, kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t con thuy\u1ec1n n\u00e0o tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t bi\u1ec3n; c\u1ea3nh v\u1eadt c\u00e0ng r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn, n\u1ed7i c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n trong l\u00f2ng t\u00f4i c\u00e0ng th\u00eam s\u00e2u th\u1eb3m.<\/p>\n

Silver ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng, l\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc la b\u00e0n ra v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh ph\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u01b0\u1edbng.<\/p>\n

“Ba c\u00e1i c\u00e2y cao,”<\/i> h\u1eafn n\u00f3i, “n\u1eb1m th\u1eb3ng h\u00e0ng t\u1eeb \u0110\u1ea3o X\u01b0\u01a1ng Kh\u00f4. C\u00f2n ‘S\u01b0\u1eddn n\u00fai K\u00ednh Vi\u1ec5n V\u1ecdng’ ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 m\u1ecfm \u0111\u1ea5t th\u1ea5p \u0111\u1eb1ng kia. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec t\u00ecm kho b\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n nh\u1ecf. Nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u00ean, ta n\u00ean \u0103n c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e3.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y b\u1ee9t r\u1ee9t l\u1eafm,”<\/i> Morgan c\u00e0u nh\u00e0u. “C\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn Flint \u2013 ch\u1eafc v\u1eady \u2013 l\u00e0m t\u00f4i kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u1ed2, th\u1ebf th\u00ec ch\u00fac m\u1eebng con \u0111i,”<\/i> Silver \u0111\u00e1p, “v\u00ec l\u00e3o ta \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“L\u00e3o ta l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean qu\u1ef7 kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp,”<\/i> t\u00ean c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n th\u1ee9 ba k\u00eau l\u00ean, gi\u1ecdng run s\u1ee3; “c\u00e1i m\u1eb7t th\u00ec xanh ng\u1eaft nh\u01b0 ma!”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u1ea4y l\u00e0 t\u1ea1i r\u01b0\u1ee3u \u0111\u1ea5y,”<\/i> Merry n\u00f3i th\u00eam. “Xanh ng\u1eaft! \u1eea, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 m\u1eb7t l\u00e3o xanh th\u1eadt. \u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf.”<\/i><\/p>\n

K\u1ec3 t\u1eeb khi ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra b\u1ed9 x\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 suy ng\u1eabm v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3, b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd c\u00e0ng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n kh\u1ebd h\u01a1n, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng th\u00ec th\u1ea7m, \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c \u00e2m thanh ph\u00e1t ra h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m v\u1ee1 \u0111i s\u1ef1 y\u00ean t\u0129nh c\u1ee7a khu r\u1eebng. B\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean, t\u1eeb gi\u1eefa l\u00f9m c\u00e2y ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, vang l\u00ean m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng h\u00e1t the th\u00e9, ch\u00f3i tai, run run c\u1ea5t l\u00ean giai \u0111i\u1ec7u v\u00e0 l\u1eddi ca quen thu\u1ed9c:<\/p>\n

“Tr\u00ean r\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1eed th\u1ea7n m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m g\u00e3 \u2013
\n<\/i>Yo-ho-ho, v\u1edbi chai r\u01b0\u1ee3u rum \u0111\u00e2y!”<\/i><\/p>\n

Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd t\u00f4i ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u00e0o kinh ho\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a l\u0169 c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n l\u00fac \u1ea5y. S\u00e1u g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t ch\u00fang t\u00e1i m\u00e9t nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb y\u1ec3m b\u00f9a, k\u1ebb gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh nh\u1ea3y d\u1ef1ng, k\u1ebb \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y nhau, c\u00f2n Morgan th\u00ec qu\u1ef5 xu\u1ed1ng l\u00ea l\u1ebft tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t.<\/p>\n

“Flint! \u0110\u1ed3 qu\u1ef7 s\u1ee9!”<\/i> Merry g\u00e0o th\u00e9t.<\/p>\n

Ti\u1ebfng h\u00e1t \u0111\u1ee9t \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t nh\u01b0 c\u00e1ch n\u00f3 vang l\u00ean \u2013 nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb b\u00f3p ngh\u1eb9t, ph\u1ea3i, ngay gi\u1eefa n\u1ed1t nh\u1ea1c, t\u1ef1a h\u1ed3 c\u00f3 b\u00e0n tay v\u00f4 h\u00ecnh b\u1ecbt mi\u1ec7ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ca. Gi\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed trong veo, n\u1eafng v\u00e0ng v\u00e0 v\u00f2m l\u00e1 xanh r\u00ec, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y giai \u0111i\u1ec7u \u1ea5y sao m\u00e0 \u00eam \u00e1i, ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o; th\u1ebf m\u00e0 hi\u1ec7u \u1ee9ng n\u00f3 g\u00e2y ra tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ecdn t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng khi\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c th\u00eam k\u1ef3 qu\u00e1i.<\/p>\n

“\u0110i th\u00f4i,”<\/i> Silver n\u00f3i, m\u00f4i t\u00e1i m\u00e9t c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng b\u1eadt ra t\u1eebng ch\u1eef; “c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng xong. Chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb r\u00fat lui. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 kh\u1edfi \u0111\u1ea7u qu\u00e1i l\u1ea1, v\u00e0 ta ch\u1eb3ng nh\u1eadn ra gi\u1ebfng gi\u1ecdng, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang b\u1ee1n c\u1ee3t \u2013 m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1eb1ng x\u01b0\u01a1ng b\u1eb1ng th\u1ecbt, c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee9 tin ta \u0111i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

L\u00f2ng d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m d\u1ea7n tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i trong gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn, ch\u00fat h\u1ed3ng h\u00e0o ph\u1edbt l\u00ean \u0111\u00f4i m\u00e1 nh\u1ee3t nh\u1ea1t. \u0110\u00e1m th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 \u0111ang nghe theo l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed9ng vi\u00ean \u1ea5y v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i tinh th\u1ea7n, th\u00ec b\u1ed7ng gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i kia l\u1ea1i c\u1ea5t l\u00ean \u2013 l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfng h\u00e1t, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi m\u01a1 h\u1ed3, nh\u1ecf d\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 s\u1ee3i kh\u00f3i tan gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng k\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1 n\u00fai K\u00ednh Vi\u1ec5n V\u1ecdng.<\/p>\n

“Darby M\u2019Graw,”<\/i> ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi vang l\u00ean \u2013 b\u1edfi ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 m\u1edbi di\u1ec5n t\u1ea3 \u0111\u00fang c\u00e1i \u00e2m thanh \u1ea5y \u2013 “Darby M\u2019Graw! Darby M\u2019Graw!”<\/i> l\u1eb7p \u0111i l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng; r\u1ed3i b\u1ed7ng v\u00fat cao h\u01a1n, k\u00e8m theo m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u ch\u1eedi th\u1ec1 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i xin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ecf qua: “Mang r\u01b0\u1ee3u rum ra \u0111\u00e2y, Darby!”<\/i><\/p>\n

L\u0169 c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u00f4n ch\u00e2n d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea5t, tr\u1ee3n tr\u00f2n m\u1eaft. Ngay c\u1ea3 khi ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi \u0111\u00e3 im b\u1eb7t t\u1eeb l\u00e2u, ch\u00fang v\u1eabn \u0111\u1edd \u0111\u1eabn nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng kh\u00f4ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t, n\u1ed7i kinh ho\u00e0ng hi\u1ec7n r\u00f5 tr\u00ean t\u1eebng khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t.<\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf!”<\/i> M\u1ed9t t\u00ean th\u1edf g\u1ea5p. “Ch\u00fang ta \u0111i th\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1eddi tr\u0103n tr\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a l\u00e3o,”<\/i> Morgan r\u00ean r\u1ec9, “nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi l\u00e3o t\u1eaft th\u1edf.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Dick l\u1eadt m\u1edf cu\u1ed1n Kinh Th\u00e1nh ra v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u kh\u1ea5n nguy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng. H\u1eafn v\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nu\u00f4i d\u1ea1y t\u1eed t\u1ebf tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi d\u1ea5n th\u00e2n v\u00e0o bi\u1ec3n c\u1ea3 v\u00e0 k\u1ebft giao v\u1edbi l\u0169 b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 x\u1ea5u xa.<\/p>\n

Ri\u00eang Silver v\u1eabn gi\u1eef v\u1ebb b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh. T\u00f4i nghe r\u00f5 ti\u1ebfng r\u0103ng h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e1nh v\u00e0o nhau l\u1eadp c\u1eadp, nh\u01b0ng h\u1eafn v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a ch\u1ecbu khu\u1ea5t ph\u1ee5c.<\/p>\n

“Ch\u1eb3ng ai tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o n\u00e0y t\u1eebng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i t\u00ean Darby,”<\/i> h\u1eafn l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m; “ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 ch\u00fang ta \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y m\u00e0 th\u00f4i.”<\/i> R\u1ed3i h\u1eafn g\u1eafng s\u1ee9c h\u00e9t l\u00ean: “C\u00e1c anh em, ta \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y kho b\u00e1u, v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ai – d\u00f9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi hay ma – c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n ta. Ngay c\u1ea3 Flint s\u1ed1ng c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng khi\u1ebfn ta run s\u1ee3, th\u00ec l\u1eddi th\u1ec1 tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea5t, ta c\u0169ng s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi h\u1eafn d\u00f9 h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e0nh ma! B\u1ea3y tr\u0103m ng\u00e0n b\u1ea3ng Anh \u0111ang n\u1eb1m c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7y m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n t\u01b0 d\u1eb7m. C\u00f3 k\u1ebb n\u00e0o may m\u1eafn l\u1ea1i b\u1ecf qua m\u00f3n ti\u1ec1n l\u1edbn th\u1ebf ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec s\u1ee3 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 gi\u00e0 n\u00e1t r\u01b0\u1ee3u v\u1edbi c\u00e1i m\u1eb7t xanh l\u00e8 – m\u00e0 h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft t\u1eeb l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i sao?”<\/i><\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u n\u00e0o cho th\u1ea5y l\u00f2ng d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m tr\u1ed7i d\u1eady trong \u0111\u00e1m tay ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn, tr\u00e1i l\u1ea1i, n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd c\u00e0ng t\u0103ng l\u00ean v\u00ec nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi l\u1ebd x\u00fac ph\u1ea1m c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn.<\/p>\n

“Th\u00f4i \u0111i, John!”<\/i> Merry k\u00eau l\u00ean. “\u0110\u1eebng tr\u00eau ch\u1ecdc linh h\u1ed3n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i run s\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng th\u1ed1t n\u00ean l\u1eddi. H\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y t\u00e1n lo\u1ea1n n\u1ebfu d\u00e1m, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00ednh n\u1ed7i khi\u1ebfp \u0111\u1ea3m \u0111\u00e3 bu\u1ed9c h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i d\u00ednh l\u1ea5y nhau, v\u00e0 n\u00e9p s\u00e1t v\u00e0o John, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 s\u1ef1 li\u1ec1u l\u0129nh c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn ti\u1ebfp th\u00eam s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh cho h\u1ecd. C\u00f2n b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n h\u1eafn, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n

“B\u00f3ng ma \u01b0? \u1eea, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd th\u1ebf,”<\/i> h\u1eafn b\u1ea3o. “Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n l\u00e0m ta th\u1eafc m\u1eafc. T\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng v\u1ecdng? N\u00e0y, ch\u01b0a ai t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y b\u00f3ng ma c\u00f3 b\u00f3ng \u0111\u00e2u nh\u1ec9; th\u1ebf th\u00ec l\u00e0m sao n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng v\u1ecdng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? Ta r\u1ea5t mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn chuy\u1ec7n v\u00f4 l\u00fd nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o x\u1ea3y ra trong t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c?”<\/i><\/p>\n

\u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, l\u00fd l\u1ebd n\u00e0y nghe c\u00f3 v\u1ebb ch\u1eb3ng thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c m\u1ea5y. Nh\u01b0ng ai m\u00e0 \u0111o\u00e1n tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec s\u1ebd t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb nh\u1eb9 d\u1ea1 c\u1ea3 tin, v\u00e0 k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 thay, George Merry l\u1ea1i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y an t\u00e2m h\u1eb3n sau c\u00e2u n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady,”<\/i> h\u1eafn n\u00f3i. “John, anh qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 th\u00f4ng minh, ch\u1eb3ng sai ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. Quay l\u1ea1i \u0111i c\u00e1c anh! Ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang \u0111i nh\u1ea7m \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1ed3i, t\u00f4i ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn th\u1ebf. Ngh\u0129 k\u1ef9 l\u1ea1i xem, gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u00f3 nghe gi\u1ed1ng Flint th\u1eadt, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ee7 nh\u1eadn, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t. N\u00f3 gi\u1ed1ng ai \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n \u2013 n\u00f3 gi\u1ed1ng \u2013”<\/i><\/p>\n

“L\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa t\u00f4i, Ben Gunn!”<\/i> Silver g\u00e0o l\u00ean.<\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00fang r\u1ed3i, ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c l\u00e0 th\u1ebf,”<\/i> Morgan h\u00e9t l\u00ean, b\u1eadt d\u1eady nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 v\u1eeba qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng. “L\u00e0 Ben Gunn \u0111\u1ea5y!”<\/i><\/p>\n

“V\u1eady th\u00ec c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec m\u1ea5y, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> Dick l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. “Ben Gunn c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n x\u00e1c th\u1ecbt \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y n\u1eefa, y h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 Flint th\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng tay th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 gi\u00e0 \u0111\u1eddi h\u01a1n ch\u1ec9 c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea1t tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t \u1ea5y.<\/p>\n

“Qu\u00e1i g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eafc t\u1edbi Ben Gunn,”<\/i> Merry g\u1eb1n gi\u1ecdng; “s\u1ed1ng hay ch\u1ebft, ch\u1ea3 ai th\u00e8m b\u1eadn t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e3o gi\u00e0 \u1ea5y l\u00e0m g\u00ec.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Kh\u00ed th\u1ebf c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd h\u1ed3i ph\u1ee5c nhanh ch\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ebfn kinh ng\u1ea1c, n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t b\u1ed7ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean r\u1ea1ng r\u1ee1 h\u1eb3n. Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e1t sau, ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea1i r\u00f4m r\u1ea3 tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i l\u1eafng nghe; khi ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n nghe th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u0129nh g\u00ec th\u00eam, ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i v\u00e1c d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5 l\u00ean vai ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh. Merry d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7u, tay c\u1ea7m chi\u1ebfc la b\u00e0n c\u1ee7a Silver \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef cho c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn \u0111i th\u1eb3ng h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 \u0110\u1ea3o X\u01b0\u01a1ng Kh\u00f4. H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang: d\u00f9 s\u1ed1ng hay ch\u1ebft, ch\u1eb3ng ai bu\u1ed3n \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn Ben Gunn.<\/p>\n

Ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed7i Dick v\u1eabn \u00f4m kh\u01b0 kh\u01b0 cu\u1ed1n Kinh Th\u00e1nh, \u0111\u1ea3o m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn quanh trong n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i; nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng ai th\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m v\u1edbi anh, ngay c\u1ea3 Silver c\u0169ng bu\u00f4ng l\u1eddi ch\u1ebf gi\u1ec5u s\u1ef1 nh\u00fat nh\u00e1t c\u1ee7a anh ta.<\/p>\n

“Tao \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> h\u1eafn qu\u1eafc l\u1eddi, “tao \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o m\u00e0y l\u00e0m h\u1ecfng cu\u1ed1n Kinh Th\u00e1nh c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y r\u1ed3i. Gi\u1edd n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u00e1ng gi\u00e1 g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ec1 th\u1ed1t, th\u00ec m\u00e0y ngh\u0129 b\u1ecdn ma qu\u1ef7 s\u1ebd tr\u1ea3 bao nhi\u00eau cho n\u00f3? Ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u00e1ng m\u1ed9t xu!”<\/i> H\u1eafn b\u00fang ng\u00f3n tay c\u00e1i to k\u1ec1nh, r\u1ed3i d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i ch\u1ed1ng n\u1ea1ng, m\u1eb7t h\u1ea7m h\u1ea7m.<\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng Dick ch\u1eb3ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y ch\u00fat b\u00ecnh y\u00ean n\u00e0o; th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1, t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng ch\u00e0ng trai tr\u1ebb \u0111ang ng\u00e3 b\u1ec7nh; c\u01a1n s\u1ed1t do n\u1eafng n\u00f3ng, ki\u1ec7t s\u1ee9c v\u00e0 n\u1ed7i kinh ho\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e1c s\u0129 Livesey ti\u00ean \u0111o\u00e1n, gi\u1edd \u0111ang l\u00ean nhanh ch\u00f3ng.<\/p>\n

N\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y, tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh n\u00fai, l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ch\u1eb7ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00eanh thang \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ea1o b\u01b0\u1edbc; l\u1ed1i \u0111i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i h\u01a1i d\u1ed1c xu\u1ed1ng, b\u1edfi nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ec3, cao nguy\u00ean nghi\u00eang d\u1ea7n v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00e2y. Nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y th\u00f4ng, l\u1edbn nh\u1ecf, m\u1ecdc th\u01b0a th\u1edbt; ngay c\u1ea3 gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng b\u1ee5i nh\u1ee5c \u0111\u1eadu kh\u1ea5u v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed7 quy\u00ean, v\u1eabn c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng kho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u1ed1ng r\u1ed9ng b\u1ecb m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi thi\u00eau \u0111\u1ed1t. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i th\u1eb3ng h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u00e2y b\u1eafc xuy\u00ean qua h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o, c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng ti\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n h\u01a1n v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ch\u00e2n n\u00fai K\u00ednh Vi\u1ec5n V\u1ecdng \u1edf m\u1ed9t b\u00ean, c\u00f2n ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia l\u00e0 v\u1ecbnh ph\u00eda t\u00e2y – n\u01a1i t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng chao \u0111\u1ea3o v\u00e0 run r\u1ea9y trong con thuy\u1ec1n nh\u1ecf b\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Khi \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u00e2y m\u00ecnh c\u1ea7n t\u00ecm. C\u00e2y th\u1ee9 hai c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e2y th\u1ee9 ba – m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea1i th\u1ee5 cao g\u1ea7n hai tr\u0103m b\u1ed9 – v\u01b0\u01a1n l\u00ean s\u1eebng s\u1eefng gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00e1m c\u00e2y b\u1ee5i th\u1ea5p. Th\u00e2n c\u00e2y \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed9 m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf nh\u01b0 ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 nh\u1ecf, t\u00e1n l\u00e1 r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ee7 ch\u1ed7 cho c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t trung \u0111o\u00e0n l\u00ednh t\u1eadp tr\u1eadn. T\u1eeb xa, b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng c\u00e2y kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 n\u00e0y in r\u00f5 tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n tr\u1eddi bi\u1ec3n c\u1ea3 ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng l\u1eabn ph\u00eda t\u00e2y, x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e1nh d\u1ea5u tr\u00ean h\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed3 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t m\u1ed1c ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng quan tr\u1ecdng.<\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i k\u00edch th\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i c\u00e2y khi\u1ebfn b\u1ea1n t\u00f4i kinh ng\u1ea1c; m\u00e0 ch\u00ednh \u00fd ngh\u0129 b\u1ea3y tr\u0103m ngh\u00ecn \u0111\u1ed3ng ti\u1ec1n v\u00e0ng \u0111ang n\u1eb1m ch\u00f4n v\u00f9i \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u00e1n l\u00e1 r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. H\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh v\u1ec1 kho b\u00e1u, khi h\u1ecd c\u00e0ng ti\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n, \u0111\u00e3 x\u00f3a tan m\u1ecdi n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft h\u1ecd b\u1eebng s\u00e1ng l\u00ean th\u00e8m kh\u00e1t; b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i tr\u1edf n\u00ean h\u1ed1i h\u1ea3; c\u1ea3 t\u00e2m tr\u00ed h\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 n\u00fai v\u00e0ng \u1ea5y, v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng xa hoa th\u1ecfa th\u00edch \u0111ang ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong b\u00f3ng m\u00e1t kia.<\/p>\n

Silver v\u1eeba \u0111i v\u1eeba l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m, ch\u1ed1ng n\u1ea1ng b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc; c\u00e1nh m\u0169i h\u1eafn ph\u1eadp ph\u1ed3ng gi\u1eadn d\u1eef; h\u1eafn qu\u00e1t th\u00e1o \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng m\u1ed7i khi con ru\u1ed3i n\u00e0o d\u00e1m \u0111\u1eadu l\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ecf \u1eedng, l\u1ea5m t\u1ea5m m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn; h\u1eafn gi\u1eadt ph\u1eaft s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y tr\u00f3i bu\u1ed9c t\u00f4i v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1eafn, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng l\u1ea1i li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng \u00e1nh m\u1eaft s\u00e1t kh\u00ed ng\u00f9n ng\u1ee5t. H\u1eafn ch\u1eb3ng th\u00e8m gi\u1ea5u gi\u1ebfm g\u00ec c\u1ea3, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00fd ngh\u0129 trong \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1eafn d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ecdc trang s\u00e1ch m\u1edf.<\/p>\n

Khi kho b\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ea7n trong t\u1ea7m tay, m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecb h\u1eafn qu\u1eb3ng sau l\u01b0ng: nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a h\u1eb9n, l\u1eddi c\u1ea3nh c\u00e1o c\u1ee7a b\u00e1c s\u0129 \u0111\u1ec1u tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh chuy\u1ec7n x\u01b0a c\u0169, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc h\u1eafn \u0111ang \u1ea5p \u1ee7 \u00e2m m\u01b0u chi\u1ebfm \u0111o\u1ea1t kho v\u00e0ng, t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i con t\u00e0u Hispaniola trong \u0111\u00eam t\u1ed1i, gi\u1ebft s\u1ea1ch nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb trung th\u1ef1c tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o, r\u1ed3i nh\u1ed5 neo ra kh\u01a1i \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 d\u1ef1 t\u00ednh ban \u0111\u1ea7u, mang theo c\u1ea3 n\u00fai t\u1ed9i \u00e1c l\u1eabn n\u00fai c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3i.<\/p>\n

Tim t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eadp th\u00ecnh th\u1ecbch v\u00ec s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 b\u01b0\u1edbc k\u1ecbp nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb s\u0103n kho b\u00e1u \u0111ang r\u1ea3o b\u01b0\u1edbc nhanh nh\u01b0 gi\u00f3. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng t\u00f4i v\u1ea5p ch\u00e2n ng\u00e3, m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, Silver l\u1ea1i gi\u1eadt ph\u1eaft s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y th\u1eebng v\u00e0 n\u00e9m v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t \u00e1nh nh\u00ecn s\u00e1t kh\u00ed. Dick, k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ee5t l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda sau \u0111o\u00e0n v\u00e0 gi\u1edd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m xen l\u1eabn gi\u1eefa l\u1eddi nguy\u1ec1n r\u1ee7a v\u00e0 c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n – c\u01a1n s\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng d\u1eef d\u1ed9i h\u01a1n.<\/p>\n

\u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i th\u00eam kh\u1ed5 s\u1edf, v\u00e0 nh\u01b0 ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee7, trong \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh bi th\u1ea3m \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng di\u1ec5n ra tr\u00ean ch\u00ednh m\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ea5t n\u00e0y – n\u01a1i t\u00ean c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n t\u00e0n \u00e1c v\u1edbi khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t xanh m\u00e9t (k\u1ebb sau n\u00e0y ch\u1ebft \u1edf Savannah, v\u1eeba g\u00e0o th\u00e9t \u0111\u00f2i r\u01b0\u1ee3u v\u1eeba h\u00e1t ngh\u00eau ngao)<\/i> \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea7u s\u00e1u t\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ecdn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Khu r\u1eebng y\u00ean \u1eafng n\u00e0y h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng vang l\u00ean nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng th\u00e9t kinh ho\u00e0ng, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf; v\u00e0 ngay l\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2y, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng th\u00e9t \u1ea5y v\u1ecdng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00e2y.<\/p>\n

Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi m\u00e9p b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm.<\/p>\n

“Hoan h\u00f4, c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n, c\u00f9ng ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean n\u00e0o!”<\/i> Merry h\u00f2 reo; v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1ea1y.<\/p>\n

B\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean, ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7y m\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1edbc n\u1eefa, h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i. M\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau th\u1ea3ng th\u1ed1t vang l\u00ean. Silver g\u1eafng s\u1ee9c b\u01b0\u1edbc nhanh, ch\u1ed1ng n\u1ea1ng \u0111\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5t nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ea5t tr\u00ed; ch\u1ec9 gi\u00e2y sau, c\u1ea3 h\u1eafn v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ee9ng s\u1eefng l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n

Tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t ch\u00fang t\u00f4i hi\u1ec7n ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u1ed1 l\u1edbn, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1edbi \u0111\u00e0o v\u00ec hai b\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ee5t l\u1edf v\u00e0 c\u1ecf \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ecdc um t\u00f9m d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1y. Trong h\u1ed1 c\u00f3 l\u01b0\u1ee1i cu\u1ed1c g\u00e3y l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4i c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng m\u1ea3nh v\u00e1n th\u00f9ng \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3i v\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e3i kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i. Tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m v\u00e1n, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 d\u00f2ng ch\u1eef WALRUS – t\u00ean con t\u00e0u c\u1ee7a Flint – \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00f3ng d\u1ea5u s\u1eaft nung.<\/p>\n

M\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 s\u00e1ng t\u1ecf. Kho b\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 v\u00e0 c\u01b0\u1edbp \u0111i; b\u1ea3y tr\u0103m ng\u00e0n b\u1ea3ng Anh \u0111\u00e3 tan th\u00e0nh m\u00e2y kh\u00f3i!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"menu_order":5,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[49],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-143","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-numberless"],"part":68,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":503,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/143\/revisions\/503"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/68"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/143\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=143"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=143"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}