Well of Mystery

Yes, that's right.Bai Xiuqi's judgment was confirmed twice by Jiang Chenglu - the two passers-by who appeared in the photo were Jian Tong and Luo Weilu who had met on the wandering island before.

Bai Xiuqi really didn't know much about these two people.

All he knew was that Luo Weilu was a blind voodoo master. Although he was young, his hair was already gray.Jian Tong is Luo Weilu's protector and ruler. The relationship between the two seems to be a couple, but Jian Tong's attitude towards Luo Weilu is sometimes cold and even cruel.

These two people came to the wandering island in the first place to find the missing Japanese ghost ship, but the last two people disappeared in the gap leading to the fairyland, and their whereabouts are unknown.

Afterwards, it is said that people from the Three Realms Committee also conducted a series of investigations on them, but found nothing.

Is there a possibility...Luo Weilu and Jian Tong arrived here first, and then learned about the looting of the Tailing Mausoleum by the Japanese army, and then began to search for the whereabouts of the ghost ship?

Bai Xiuqi looked carefully at the time stamp left in the corner of the photo, which was July 23 last year.

It happened to be the same time as Jian Tong and the others appeared on the wandering island.

Bai Xiuqi's heart suddenly brightened, and he immediately remembered a very close time point - at one o'clock in the morning on July [-]th, it was the time when the tomb pavilion of Emperor Jingdi and Concubine was hit.

In this way, the man who Su Zi witnessed that night fighting with the tomb-suppressing beast should be Jian Tong.And the person who stood aside and opened the barrier was Luo Weilu!

Yes, it should be like this!It was they who destroyed the tomb-suppressing beast... To be more precise, the purpose of Jian Tong and Luo Weilu coming here is to find the tomb-suppressing beast.They must know the secret behind these mysterious pottery beasts...

Think here.Bai Xiuqi was genuinely excited, but he didn't forget that these two people were currently missing, and wanted to reopen the gap leading to the fairyland - something that even Jiang Chenglu could not do.

Forget it, getting such an important clue is worth it today.Save the rest for later.

Bai Xiuqi is not a person who likes to trouble himself, so he quickly put all kinds of doubts behind him for the time being.He continued to walk a few steps forward, and finally found the photo of his grandfather and copied it.

Then again - today's discovery was purely a coincidence.Or is it the help of "grandfather" in the dark?

at the same time.At the other end of Zhangling.

The mansion of the mausoleum supervisor in those days has been repaired, and now it has become the office of the Tailing branch in the scenic spot.There is a huge wintersweet tree growing in the courtyard, and the bright yellow flowers are blooming on the branches.It exudes a burst of fragrance, which is refreshing.

Su Zi was sitting under the wintersweet tree, looking up at the person who pushed the door out.

"I remember I gave you a job yesterday." Zhang Han stopped in front of him: "Why are you here again?"

"Mr. Bai is busy with serious business, artistic matters. I don't understand much." Su Zi replied calmly: "I still like to go for a walk outside and talk to people. Hear some anecdotes and so on. of."

"Give you a chance to try it out, but are you picky first?"

Zhang Han laughed dumbly, but was not angry.

He thought for a while and said: "This afternoon, there is a delegation from the Federation of Literary and Art Circles from other provinces coming. You can accompany me to stroll around the scenic spot. I will answer all the questions raised by those people seriously. You did a good job. Okay, just stay and do things; if you don't do well, the probationary period will end here. You can't blame others, how about it?"

"It's a word."

Su Zi raised her head.The midday sun sifted through the plum trees and fell on his profile.Brightened his bright smile.

He took the initiative to ask Zhang Han again: "Are you free at noon? Thank you for giving me this opportunity. I would like to treat you to a meal."

"You ask me?"

Zhang Han repeated it, as if he had heard some joke: "Haven't you run out of money? What are you going to pay me for? If you have spare money, why not block the broken glass in the bedroom first."

However, Su Zi seemed unmoved.

He looked up at the clear blue sky, with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "The coldest time has passed, and the remaining days will only get warmer and warmer. I have survived most of the winter, and the rest can be counted." What?"

"..."

Zhang Han obviously didn't expect to get such a response, he stared at Su Zi almost absent-mindedly for a long time, and then slowly came back to his senses.

"I'm sorry, I do have entertainment at noon."

He rejected Su Zi's invitation, paused for a moment but offered another suggestion: "How about changing it to tonight? I'm free tonight."

"...Tonight, I want to meet an old friend."

Now it was Su Zi's turn to shake her head: "It's really a coincidence, so let's do it first, I will definitely work hard in the afternoon."

After saying this, he stood up from under the wintersweet tree, turned and walked towards the gate.

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At twelve noon, Bai Xiuqi, who was eating lunch in the small bamboo building, received a text message from Su Zi.The news said exactly what happened to the visiting group from other provinces this afternoon.

It looks like the two are splitting up again this afternoon.

Bai Xiuqi didn't care much about this - at this moment, all he thought and read in his heart were Jiang Chenglu's face.

In a few more hours, it's time to be with that guy again.You can quarrel with him, eat meals cooked by him, indulge in his gentle embrace...

Anyway, I don't have any arrangements for the afternoon, so it's better to go a little earlier and leave for home in a while.

The more Bai Xiuqi thought about it, the more excited she became, and she almost couldn't wait to stand up.At this moment, he heard a surprised voice from a family of three sitting next to him.

"What's the matter with the weather?"

Bai Xiuqi, who came back to his senses, realized that the weather was clear and clear just now, but it had turned into dark clouds at some point.Thick black clouds pressed down on the top of the Tailing Scenic Area, as if a monster was about to fall from the sky.

But that's not even the spookiest.

The weirdest thing was that there was thunder coming from afar.

Recalling that a similar situation happened yesterday evening, Bai Xiuqi's reaction was much calmer than the surrounding tourists.The only thing that made him a little upset was that he didn't bring rain gear.So I had to stay in the hotel temporarily and wait until the sudden thunderstorm was over before making the transfer.

The thunder sounded one after another, and the wind became stronger and stronger.In just five or six minutes, about 6% of the people on the food street had dispersed.There were a few more thunderclaps, and the downpour fell without incident.

The temperature is relatively high during the day, so it shouldn't cause too much hindrance to traffic...

Amidst the exclamation and discussion of the surrounding tourists, Bai Xiuqi calmly continued his lunch.

1 minute later.Accompanied by another muffled thunder outside the house.The tomato and egg drop soup he ordered was brought over, steaming hot, with a generous portion, and served in a small white porcelain basin.It swayed slightly with the footsteps of the waiter.

The space on the table was a bit cramped, and Bai Xiuqi moved the cups and plates to make room.Suddenly, he saw the utensils on the table vibrate for no reason, and the floor and walls of the small bamboo building also made strange "creaking" sounds.

Immediately afterwards.The waiter serving the soup also started screaming, the hot soup bowl was actually dehydrated.He just splashed it on Bai Xiuqi's face!

Bai Xiuqi didn't have time to react when his elbow and armpit changed, his heart just "thumped", and then he saw that the soup had already fallen - it was all spilled on the table in front of him.

It's definitely not a "fluke".It should be that his subconscious mind released its ability in advance and made a self-protective response.

Bai Xiuqi collected herself, and looked at the waiter serving the soup, her face was pale with fright.He said "I'm sorry" one after another, flustered and at a loss.

"No. It's not your fault."

Bai Xiuqi shook his head, then turned to look around.The other diners also supported each other and looked at each other, not knowing what was going on with the sudden shaking just now.

Until someone in the crowd yelled: "I wipe it, this is an earthquake!"

One word awakened the dreamer, and the frightened people were like ions with an electric current, shouting and squeezing each other down the stairs, and ran towards the square in the pouring rain.

After just five or six minutes, the bamboo building was almost empty.

But Bai Xiuqi didn't leave, he realized that the so-called "earthquake" feeling was only in that short moment, and it never happened again after that.

In any case, if a suspected earthquake occurs in an important cultural relics protection area, the people from the Zhangling Branch will definitely conduct a thorough investigation.It is obviously inappropriate to call now, why not go directly to the office in the northwest corner and see everyone's reaction.

With such a firm mind, Bai Xiuqi prepared to leave regardless of the heavy rain outside.

But just as he walked to the stairs, his newly bought mobile phone vibrated.

"it's me!"

It sounded like it was raining on Jiang Chenglu's side, and he asked loudly, "Guess where I am now!"

Ten minutes later, the unexpected heavy thunderstorm stopped abruptly and strangely.The dark clouds cleared, the sky became blue again, and the sun was so bright that it made people feel hairy.

In a secluded and unremarkable small garden in the southeast corner of Tailing Mausoleum, Bai Xiuqi looked at the man who appeared in front of him with complicated emotions.

"Didn't you agree that I would go back? Why did you come here?"

"It's not because you showed me that photo." Jiang Chenglu defended himself confidently: "You see, even Jian Tong and Luo Weilu have appeared, there must be nothing good here, I am really worried, so I better just come here Take a look."

This guy really loves to worry.

Bai Xiuqi sighed in his heart, but felt a hint of sweetness again.

He walked over and straightened Jiang Chenglu's slightly curly short hair that was blown by the wind: "Let's talk about it first, I didn't force you to come here."

"I wanted to come by myself." Jiang Chenglu took him into his arms and said, "Let's stop arguing, can we make up? I miss you."

Bai Xiuqi put her head on Jiang Chenglu's shoulder, and also reached out to hug him.

"……Me too."