Zhuo Ran suddenly forgot to breathe and stared at the paper, and it took about 5 minutes before he finally moved.

He carefully picked up the paper by pinching a corner between his index finger and thumb, put down the compass, and gently opened the paper with both hands.

The paper seemed to have been impregnated with wax, and although it had been a hundred years old, it had not rotted and become brittle, and was still intact.But even so, Zhuo Ran couldn't understand the patterns and words painted on it at all.

This kind of brush strokes with extremely simple strokes looks like an ancient stick figure that can only be seen in archaeological programs. Zhuo Ran can barely recognize that there seem to be three people drawn on it, strung together like strings, and finally turned into one person.

Finally, there is a very concise text comment, but this kind of text is obviously not within the scope of Zhuo Ran's cognition.But even so, Zhuo Ran understood in an instant that this piece of paper was probably what Li Boxuan had always wanted, the missing piece in the lower part of the Li family's Feng Shui secret technique.

Zhuo Ran broke into a layer of cold sweat in an instant, and hurriedly folded the paper and put it back in a sneaky way.His fingertips were trembling slightly.

He got rid of Li Boxuan and Wu Ji and ran back home secretly. The situation was not very safe. If Li Boxuan knew that he still had this kind of thing in his hand, he would immediately bring someone to snatch it with murderous intent.

Zhuo Ran let out a long breath, and cursed bitterly. It seemed that Li Hengshu knew that the piece of paper was in the compass, otherwise he wouldn't have said that.It's just that he is afraid that he doesn't know that the key to the compass is hidden here.

What is the coincidence?It wasn't until this time that Zhuo Ran finally believed that he might really be the Mu Tingxi that Li Hengshu was talking about.

Zhuo Ran took the wooden sign off the compass and hid it away. The compass was placed next to the pillow, and then he lay down to rest for a while.But I didn't expect to have a nightmare all night, and I still felt exhausted until the next morning.

Zhuo's mother came to call him early in the morning, planning to take him back to the village early in the morning, but Zhuo Ran thought for a while but rejected Zhuo's mother's suggestion that he wanted to go with him. After all, he didn't tell Zhuo's mother many things during this trip Yes, if you let her know more, she will be worried, and if she really meets someone like Li Boxuan, it's better for him to get away alone.

Zhuo's mother didn't think much about it, after all, Zhuo Ran was already in her late thirties, so she didn't have to worry about going out alone.

Zhuo Ran took the address that Zhuo's mother gave him, took a compass and an idle mobile phone at home, and drove away. He was sneaky like a thief along the way, but it was not as thrilling as he expected, but very Arrived at the destination peacefully.

Zhuo Ran found Aunt Liu's home according to the address. Probably Zhuo's mother had notified him in advance, so when Zhuo Ran went, Aunt Liu was already waiting for him.

"I heard that your friend has an accident and you want to ask me for help?" Aunt Liu didn't beat around the bush, and asked directly: "Didn't I introduce my uncle to you last time? He is much better than me, why didn't you go to him?" he?"

Just as Zhuoran was about to speak, he suddenly stopped, hesitated before answering: "I did go to see him last time, but his fees are too expensive, I look down on him, so I came back to ask you for help."

Aunt Liu smiled, shook her head and said with emotion: "Why did I forget this, I heard before that he is not just greedy for money."

Zhuo Ran smiled awkwardly, and asked tentatively: "Grandma Liu, are you familiar with him? How did you know him?"

"We are relatives." Grandma Liu said as a matter of course: "If you talk about the real seniority, he should call me aunt, but his grandmother was a famous Fengshui master in our village back then, because of the relationship, So I followed suit for a few days, but it wasn't taught by his grandmother, so I can only be wronged and call him uncle."

Zhuo Ran grasped the point of her words dully, and asked: "Is Liu Keke's hometown also this village?"

Grandma Liu shook her head, "That's not true. I married here later, and my hometown is Mingtaishan."

"Mingtai Mountain?" Zhuo Ran repeated softly, feeling as if he had heard of this place before.

"What's the matter with you coming to see me? What's wrong with your friend?" Grandma Liu didn't want to talk nonsense, so she started asking directly.

Seeing this, Zhuo Ran didn't want to ask too many questions. After all, Grandma Liu is related to Liu Keke. It would be bad if she asked too many questions and made her suspicious.

"It's nothing, it's the child of one of my colleagues, who is just over one year old this year, crying all day long, making adults not in the mood to go to work, I called my mother and said that I was like this when I was a child, and then I came to you to see It’s good enough once, so I want to come over and ask.”

"I haven't seen anyone and dare not tell the reason. I have to ask your colleague to bring the child to me." Grandma Liu said, "But I really didn't solve the problem when you were young. The road is not stable, so I stopped crying when I saw a small wooden sign here, and then I simply gave it to you."

"I seem to have heard my mother say such a thing." Zhuo Ran nodded seriously, and asked again: "What brand is that so amazing? Where did it come from?"

It was said that Grandma Liu was a little uncomfortable, but she still told the truth: "There is an ancient tomb in my hometown. When I was a teenager, there was an earthquake on the mountain, and the tomb was shaken out. At that time, many people in the village went to pick it up. Things, that wooden sign was picked up there."

Zhuo Ran touched the compass in the backpack subconsciously, and remembered that the string of beads of Li Hengshu was probably snatched from that tomb.

Mingtai Mountain, mentioned by Li Boxuan, is the location of Li Jiazu's tomb.

Zhuo Ran originally thought that he could go back to City X after this trip, but it was only here that he realized that everything started from Mingtai Mountain.

Zhuo Ran didn't stay too long, just chatted casually with Aunt Liu and left. After all, he and Liu Keke are relatives. If he revealed his whereabouts to Liu Keke, who has not been in contact with him yet, then Zhuo Ran probably wouldn't need it. Why did you go to Mingtai Mountain?

After Zhuo Ran left the village, he rushed to the bus station.He left in a hurry this time, and he didn't even know why he was working so hard.Li Hengshu has never appeared so far, and Liu Keke's phone call has never been answered. In fact, Zhuo Ran doesn't know whether he will gain anything from going to Mingtai Mountain.

The distance to Mingtai Mountain is not too close. When Zhuo Ran bought the ticket, he happened to catch the last bus. It took about six hours to drive, and the night road almost took him all night. It was two o'clock in the morning when he arrived at Liu Keke's hometown town.

Zhuo Ran had been running around for several days, and at this time he couldn't hold it any longer, but this kind of small town had no nightlife, and he was new to the place, so he left the station and searched for a long time before finding a small, messy hotel.

Zhuo Ran, a boy, didn't worry too much. He fell asleep after opening a room, probably because he was too tired. He slept until noon the next day before waking up. When Zhuo Ran opened his eyes, he was still a little dazed. Thinking of what he was going to do, a carp immediately jumped up from the bed, packed up and went out the door without saying a word.

Zhuo Ran is not familiar with Mingtai Mountain, but fortunately, the people in this small place are simple and honest, so he asked about the ancient tomb after a little questioning.

According to the local people, the ancient tomb has existed for hundreds of years, which is also consistent with Li Hengshu's statement that the compass was handed down in the Ming Dynasty.It's just that the geological changes on the mountain that year had a huge impact on the ancient tombs, and people at that time didn't have much awareness of protecting cultural relics. When they saw treasures, they looted them, and many things in the tomb were destroyed.

However, there are indeed many people who have found valuable things. A few years ago, there were treasure-hunting programs that came to Mingtai Mountain. The treasures picked up by the side were all identified as antiques worth millions or even millions.

Zhuo Ran couldn't tell from these clues whether this ancient tomb was the ancestral tomb of Li Hengshu's family, but anyway, since he came here, he had to go up the mountain to see it anyway.

After decades, the tomb has long been dilapidated. Even though the archaeological experts from the Bureau of Cultural Relics came to carry out several protective excavations, they found nothing because of the damage. After a long time, no one cared about it. up.

Zhuo Ran took the small bus in the town to the foot of the mountain, and then headed north up the mountain according to the direction he found out from others.Zhuoran's sense of direction is not good, but fortunately, he still has Li Hengshu's ancestral compass on his body. Although he can't understand the messy characters written on it, it is more than enough as a compass.

Zhuo Ran walked up to the direction indicated by the compass for almost half an hour, and then stopped when he couldn't climb anymore, standing on the mountainside and looking around.

Mingtai Mountain is not a scenic spot, but in this season, the plants on the mountain have begun to regenerate. Although it is not as lush as in summer, it is full of vitality everywhere, which makes Zhuo Ran, a straight man who doesn't understand style, see a bit Beauty comes.

Zhuo Ran found a big rock in a place with a wide view, and was about to sit down and rest for a while, when his eyes caught sight of the compass inadvertently, unexpectedly, he saw the needle of the compass shaking wildly and irregularly.

Zhuo Ran became alert again in an instant. He didn't know how to read the compass, but he had been with Li Hengshu for a while. question.

Zhuo Ran came to this barren mountain alone, thinking that there would be no dirty things in broad daylight, but now he was frightened by the unusual reaction of the compass pointer and was covered in cold sweat.

It took him a lot of effort to finally convince himself, and slowly moved his body to find the past in the direction indicated by the compass pointer.

After walking for about ten meters, when he pushed aside the bushes in front of him and was about to move on, he suddenly found a familiar figure sitting in the open space in front of him.

Less than 50 meters away from where Zhuo Ran was, a weird formation was formed with various flags. In the middle of the formation, facing Zhuo Ran and sitting cross-legged, was Liu Keke, who had been unable to be contacted.

Zhuo Ran tightly covered his mouth and nose with his hands, for fear that his heavy breathing would attract Liu Keke's attention.At the same time, he began to think about the past few days in his mind, and suddenly realized that everything seemed to start with Liu Keke's inexplicable departure.

What formation is he playing?He held a container like a furnace in his hand. Could it contain Li Hengshu's soul?

While Zhuo Ran was still in shock, the cell phone in his pocket suddenly rang.Since he was using an old mobile phone that was left unused at home, the ringing sound was extremely loud, filling the entire mountain in an instant.

I saw Liu Keke frowned slightly, and slowly opened his eyes.

Zhuo Ran was startled, and hurriedly backed away to hide from Liu Keke's sight, but he was caught by a stone under his feet, and when he almost fell to the ground and was exposed to Liu Keke's vision, he suddenly stretched out from his side. A pair of hands came out and pulled him forcefully behind the tree trunk on the side.

Zhuo Ran was still in shock, and gasped heavily in fright, but his mouth was tightly covered by the person behind him, and he couldn't utter a sound.

The first name that appeared in Zhuoran's mind was "Li Hengshu", but when he looked up with difficulty, his eyes immediately widened in shock—it wasn't Li Hengshu, let alone Wu Ji, who helped him at such a critical moment. The person he was leading turned out to be Li Boxuan? !

The author has something to say: I don’t know why I didn’t guess Li Boxuan_(:з」∠)_

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