worthless [rebirth]

Jiang Chi's "you'll know as soon as you find out" means that he wants to go to the Xiao family's ancestral hall to see what happened at night.

"Xiao Tong, as the eldest son of the Xiao family, must enter the ancestral hall after his death. Therefore, whether he is really dead or a fake death, you only need to go to the ancestral hall to find out. If he is still alive, even if he is in front of outsiders. No matter how similar it is, it is absolutely impossible to put the name tags of the living and the ranks of the dead together." Jiang Chi said.

"That's the reason." Chen Ling lowered his eyes and pursed his lips thoughtfully.Not to mention whether there is a memorial tablet for Xiao Tong in the ancestral hall, judging from everything that has happened so far, there is a strangeness in the Xiao family, Cao Xun, and even the whole Chaozhou that he can't tell, "Just go like this...will it It would be too risky, if Xiao Wang really has some other purpose..."

"Even if he has another purpose, it shouldn't be aimed at us. Don't forget, we 'brothers' are businessmen who came to talk to him." After a pause, Jiang Chi looked at Chen Ling with a smile, and said, "Why? Are you worried about me?"

"..." He should have known that Jiang Chi could get any serious matter involved in his feelings in less than three sentences. Chen Ling still resisted it before, but I don't know if he got used to it after listening to it a lot. Because of this, now that Jiang Chi teased him like this, Chen Ling didn't feel so embarrassed anymore.Pulling off the handbag on his waist and pressing it on the opponent's stomach, Chen Ling said: "It's better to be careful, after all, you have a special status, so you can't make any mistakes. You should have brought more people with you when you left the imperial capital." .”

Jiang Chi rubbed his hands resentfully, and said with a dry smile, "Ang...Zi Ling said so." Then he got up and found a set of black night clothes from his luggage to change into.

Chen Ling stared blankly at Jiang Chi after changing his clothes, then pointed at him dumbfounded, and said, "Why did you bring this?"

"Of course it's for emergencies." Looking at Chen Ling's surprised face, Jiang Chi couldn't help laughing, and after cleaning up neatly, he walked to the bedside and leaned over to kiss Chen Ling's lips. Said: "Sleep well, wait for me to come back."

Jiang Chi's thoughts were so elusive, Chen Ling didn't come back to his senses for a moment, and when he heard the other party's words, he just nodded subconsciously in agreement, and said, "Yeah." He didn't suddenly close his eyes until the other party was almost at the door. Sitting up, he said nervously, "Be careful, Ah Chi!"

"Is it so difficult to admit that you are worried about me?" Jiang Chi turned around, half joking and half serious.

Chen Ling knew that even if Jiang Chi was joking, he was serious. His eyes couldn't deceive anyone, and Jiang Chi didn't intend to hide his expectation and seriousness from him at all.

However, Chen Ling also knew that some words lasted forever.What kind of unbearable three years he and Jiang Chi had, the current Jiang Chi didn't know, but Chen Ling didn't forget.Those memories were like a thorn in Chen Ling's heart. He felt that as long as the thorn was not removed, he would not be able to truly have the so-called lifetime with Jiang Chi.

It doesn't matter if you say Chen Ling is weak or it's just human nature. After being hurt once, people are more or less afraid to accept the same feelings again.Chen Ling couldn't tell what the relationship between the two of them was now. When he met Jiang Chi's eyes, he opened his mouth, but he still didn't say anything in the end.

"..." Jiang Chi waited for Chen Ling for a while, and when he saw that the other party was still unwilling to speak, he already knew the answer. He raised the corners of his lips, smiled nonchalantly, and said, "I will be careful, you can sleep peacefully." Go." Then he opened the door, and his black clothes blended into the night.

Looking at the suddenly empty room, Chen Ling's heart felt as if a piece had been taken out suddenly, and it was so empty that it hurt.Jiang Chi thought he had concealed his disappointment well, but Chen Ling still saw the smile that quickly disappeared on his face when he opened the door and left.

Not daring to make any promises to Jiang Chi was just an excuse for Chen Ling to deceive himself. In fact, he just didn't dare to make a promise to himself.

Chen Ling was afraid that once he surrendered his sincerity, he would be thrown to the ground severely.

In his previous life, he had no feelings for Jiang Chi, so even if he was abused, he just hated Jiang Chi deeply.But now...if he surrenders his sincerity to Jiang Chi, if the ending of the two cannot be changed, how can he hate Jiang Chi with love?

It is much easier to hate someone than to love someone.Chen Ling was far from being as strong as he looked, and his weak instinct made him choose the former.

"I'm sorry..." Chen Ling murmured, he lowered his head, and saw that the quilt horn had been clenched into a crumpled ball by his hands at some point.

***

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would be hard for Jiang Chi to imagine that in Chaozhou, where the common people couldn't even afford salt and vinegar, he would still be with a wealthy family like the Xiao family.The entire Xiao family's house is almost as large as the Jiang Dynasty's palace, and this is not counting the Xiao family's boat house and shops all over the streets of Chaozhou.

Fortunately, although the Xiao Zhai is large, it was very regular when the house was built. Where is the guest room, where is the main courtyard, where is the residence of the family members, where to put sundries, and where to store valuables. Has a fixed orientation.

The purpose of building the ancestral hall is to worship the ancestors, so that the dead can continue to bless the living in the underground.A big business family like Xiao's family attaches great importance to the blessings of their ancestors. They burn incense every morning and evening, and even slaughter pigs and sheep as sacrifices during festivals.

Jiang Chi speculated that for the convenience of morning and evening incense, the location of the ancestral hall should not be too far from Xiao Wang's residence.But the dead and the living are different after all. In order not to disturb the peace of the ancestors, the ancestral hall should be built in a relatively quiet place.

During the day, Cao Xun took them to see Xiao Yu, and later led them to Suiyu Pavilion. Although they talked a lot on the way, Jiang Chi still spent a lot of energy observing the layout of Xiao's mansion.

According to what I saw during the day, the place where the entire Xiao Mansion is close to Xiao Yu's residence is quiet and quiet, and it should be a two-story attic in a small courtyard with blue bricks and gray tiles next to the main courtyard.

Because it has a courtyard, it is impossible for outsiders to enter when the courtyard door is locked during the day, and there is a stone wall more than ten feet high, so even if there is noise from outside, it is difficult to pass into the attic.

Although the guards in Xiao's mansion were not as well-trained as those in the palace, they still had to pass by the attic every half an hour.Wearing night clothes, Jiang Chi nimbly approached the attic gradually under the cover of some artificial rocks, pillars and other objects. Seeing a team of five guards coming to take over, he temporarily hid in a corner of the stone wall.

"Is there anything wrong?" asked a guard who came to take over the shift.

The guard who was originally guarding in front of the attic said: "Every day is the same, what can happen. But today your brothers came half a cup of tea late, what's the matter?"

Being on duty at night is not an errand that people would like to see. Although they are all paid for their work, since they are all in the nursing home, naturally no one is willing to spend the same amount of money to do more work than others, so the nursing home There was a bit of complaint in his tone.

The other person seemed to feel apologetic, only to hear him laugh a few times, and said: "Didn't you meet Mr. Wang on the road, and greet him."

"Damn! You fucking asked An to buy half a cup of tea, why didn't you say that you went to pee!" One person laughed and scolded.

Afterwards, several people laughed and handed over the things to be explained, and the guards who had been guarding in front of the attic were replaced by newcomers.

The other party's voice was not too low, and Jiang Chi was so close, Night Breeze easily conveyed their conversation to Jiang Chi's ears.Jiang Chi noticed that someone in the later team of nursing homes mentioned the word "Lord Wang", which made him frown.

There are not many "Master Wang" in Chaozhou, and there will be no one else except Wang Anzhi, not to mention that it will be three o'clock in the morning, what is that "Master Wang" in the middle of the night running to Xiao's mansion without sleeping? suspicious.

But doubts are doubts, Jiang Chi has not forgotten why he came here tonight.When the guards went to patrol elsewhere, Jiang Chi stepped on the uneven stone wall and used his strength to climb into the small courtyard.

Only the room on the first floor of the two-storey attic was lit, and it was still an extremely dim ever-burning lamp. When Jiang Chi opened the door and saw dozens of spiritual tablets facing the door, he felt a chill from the bottom of his feet. Jumped up.

Knowing that it was psychological. After all, he had grown up so much, and it was the first time he "faced" so many dead people alone.Laughing at himself a few words in his heart, Jiang Chi closed the door lightly, went to the lamp stand and took down a long-burning lamp, held it in his hand, and stood next to each other to see if there was Xiao Tong's name on the spirit tablet.

The kerosene of the long-burning lamp is not ordinary kerosene, but a kind of fish oil that has condensed into a jelly.It is rumored that this kind of fish has a human-like face, but with four sharp fangs in its mouth, it is extremely difficult to catch, but once you catch one, you can sell it for a sky-high price.Not only the oil can be used as an ever-burning lamp to stabilize the souls of ancestors, but it is said that the fish will shed tears after being caught, and the tears can also turn into pearls.

But the rumors are just rumors, and no one has actually seen them. It is probably made up by the merchants who sell the everlasting lamps, and the everlasting lamps are therefore very expensive.

"Seven?" Jiang Chi took a rough look, there were seven ever-burning lamps in all corners of the room, it seemed that Xiao Yu really paid great attention to the matter of offering sacrifices to ancestors.In this way, presumably he will not offend the ancestors with the name tag of a living person casually.

The spiritual seat of great-grandfather Xiao Qi...the spiritual seat of grandfather Xiao Xuan...third uncle...

Thinking of this, Jiang Chi brought the lights closer to those spiritual tablets, and looked at them one by one, only to find that the names of Xiao Yu's elders were written on the tablets in front of him, not to mention Xiao Tong, not even the names of other juniors. .

It stands to reason that the spiritual seats of the dead in a clan should be placed together, unless the Xiao family is different from other families and has other rules.Thinking that the attic was divided into two floors, Jiang Chi guessed that maybe Xiao Tong's name would appear upstairs, but just as he was about to go upstairs to have a look, Xiao Wang's voice came from outside the door.

"Don't worry, my lord, the things are always there."

Before he could go upstairs, in order not to cast his shadow on the window paper, Jiang Chi rolled on the ground and returned to the lampstand. Fortunately, the lamp oil was solid and did not spill out. Because the movement was not violent, the lamp remained on.

Quickly put the lantern back to its original position. Hearing the sound of footsteps approaching, Jiang Chi looked around and found that the only place to hide was under the table where the offerings were placed, so he lifted the tablecloth and got under.

As soon as the tablecloth was put down, the door was pushed open. Through a small gap, Jiang Chi saw two pairs of feet, one of which was official boots, which should belong to that "adult".

The two didn't stay on the first floor after entering the door, Xiao Yu went to the lampstand and took down the lamp that Jiang Chi had used before, and took another person up to the second floor.

Hearing a few footsteps upstairs, Jiang Chi judged that they should be heading towards the northeast corner of the room, and the two of them came down again after a while, and it seemed that the things had already been taken.

"I didn't expect Master Xiao to hide things so tightly." A strange voice said.

Xiao Yu smiled and said: "Haha, if you don't work for the superior, you can't do it with all your heart." As he said that he wanted to put the lamp back to its original place, he said inexplicably, "No! Someone has been here!"

Jiang Chi was startled, could he have been discovered?

Another said: "How do you know?"

"In order to prevent someone from coming in without my knowledge, I purposely sprinkled white ash on the lamp stand before. You can see that some of the ash on the lamp stand has been rubbed off by someone." Xiao Wang said, and began to speak. Search in every corner of the house.

"Being suspicious, maybe you rubbed it when you took the lamp just now." The man said, "Since the things are still there, it means that no one came in."

Xiao Wang thought about it, so he didn't say anything, put the lamp back to its original place and left.

Hearing that there was no movement, Jiang Chi came out from under the table, raised his arm and saw a piece of white ash on the cuff of his right hand by the faint light.This time, he himself was careless and was almost discovered.

I don't know if there is something important for Xiao Yu to hide it in the ancestral hall, but it is estimated that the thing has been taken away at this moment, so he has no chance to see it for the time being.

But he still had to go to the second floor. After removing the lights, Jiang Chi went up to the second floor. As he expected, the ranks of the younger generations of the Xiao family were all placed on the second floor. These younger generations worshiped together, so they were separated.

Jiang Chi first went to the northeast corner of the room and saw a bookcase there.It is really rare to have a bookcase in the ancestral hall, presumably that thing was originally hidden in this bookcase.It's just that the bookcases are densely packed with books. It's really not easy to hide something, unless it's some extremely thin paper that can be sandwiched between books.

Just in case Xiao Wang tampered with the bookcase like he tampered with the lampstand, Jiang Chi did not touch those books.He returned to the altar to check the tablets, and he confirmed his previous guess.

There is no spiritual seat of Xiao Tong on the second floor at all, or...Xiao Tong is not dead!

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