After leaving Baiyulou, He Manzhou went straight to the Tianwentang Museum, preparing to find out the "Ancient Picture of Shantao Words" mentioned by Lao He many times, and then think carefully about whether he would go to the appointment tomorrow.

When he was in the living room just now, He Manzhou always had an indescribable sense of oppression.

Probably Bai Yixian has experienced too many business negotiations, and is almost instinctively familiar with psychological tactics and how to put himself in an advantageous position. And He Manzhou obviously lacks this kind of literacy, if you want to say that the thing that makes her feel the most headache, talking about business with people ranks second, and nothing can bear the brunt of it at all.

Of course, the final result is not unexpected, Miss He, who can be called a rookie, is not Bai Yicong's opponent at all, so that she completely followed the rhythm of others later, and the information on her side was handed over, not to mention, Bai Yicong only gave a little sweetness, as if she took a big advantage.

"Are you stupid, what were you secretly having fun at that time, you had to bring "Shantao Tales of Ancient Pictures" to others, but you didn't even ask Bai Yi what the name of the painting in his hand was...... It's obviously an equivalent exchange, is it to make people's sticks stupid, or to choke on sweet dates, He Manzhou, I said what are you good at. ”

He Manzhou kicked the snow on the road all the way, muttering quietly in a voice that only he could hear.

With the benefit of hindsight, she finally realized at this moment that the appearance she showed in front of Bai Yicong was not very smart. Miss He's biggest advantage is that she is good at reflection, and the more frustrated she is, the more courageous she is, the more angry she becomes, and she can't wait to hold a criticism meeting to review her behavior.

It's okay to move your mouth, you should ask him a few more words, no matter how bad it is, you should be a little more vicious and show your attitude. Now that I think about it, it's really no deterrent.

In addition, He Manzhou was still a little worried in his heart.

Should she trust Bai Yicong, or should she really make a formal alliance with him?

In all fairness, He Manzhou's attitude towards Bai Yicong is very complicated. When she saw Lao He's codex, the turbulent waves in her heart almost drowned all her senses, she didn't think that there were other people on the original trip, this person had the evidence of the other half, and Lao He was afraid and had to be trusted, and finally he became the survivor of that mysterious trip.

These things are too disruptive.

The news came so suddenly, on the verge of disappointment again and again, and suddenly had this clue that fell from the sky, it is really difficult not to wonder whether this is the road to the sky, or a trap deliberately planted by someone with a heart to hide deeper.

It's just that these things are all twisted vines that rot in He Manzhou's heart, and these savage emotions tear at her, and she can't see a little light. She couldn't explain it to anyone, all the confusion and fear could only be swallowed alone, and then silently digested after the midnight dream, and there was no one to talk to.

yes, what to say, how to say it?

said those fragmentary nightmares that couldn't be explained, how the civilization buried in the yellow sand collapsed, and said that the suspicions that sprouted from the depths of her heart - Lao He is not dead, and his disappearance is actually a huge conspiracy.

These words are nothing more than knives hanging in He Manzhou's heart, she can't speak, and others can't understand them.

He Manzhou still remembers that the first time she dreamed of that desert was shortly after He Sheng's disappearance, and when she woke up, she made a phone call to Shen Chuanyuan with trembling fingers, crying while recalling the details of the dream, for fear that she would remember something wrong.

Shen Chuanyuan was usually gentle and restrained, he comforted He Manzhou over the phone for a long time, and asked all the details about the dream, until he coaxed the little junior sister in a soft tone to peace of mind.

"Sleep, if there's anything, I'll talk about it tomorrow. ”

Early the next morning, as soon as the sky was bright, He Manzhou didn't even have time to wash and dress up, so he went to find several members of the expedition team unkempt. She desperately wants to know the situation and find out her father's whereabouts.

Lao Li listened carefully to her finish the dream, and said a lot of comforting words, but they were all perfunctory to treat the symptoms but not the root cause.

"Child, we will investigate your father's matter, don't worry. Don't think about anything these days, first adjust your own state, the body is the capital of the revolution, if you see your current appearance, your father will be anxious......."

"Uncle Li, listen to me......"

"Xiaozhou, obedient, don't think about it. Li Ran extinguished the butt of the cigarette that he had smoked into the ashtray, and the fire in the ashes flickered, and finally completely extinguished after a few seconds.

"You've been so tired lately, stop thinking about it. ”

The chat has progressed to this point, almost relatively silent.

The clues drawn by some kind of connection in the dark could not be explained, and He Manzhou tried hard to tell all this to the people he trusted enough, but he was regarded as crazy words under too much mental pressure.

Even if she knew that the other party's intentions were good, such "care" still made her breathless.

The conversation was not pleasant, and by the end of the day there had been a sense of recrimination. If it weren't for Shen Chuanyuan on the sidelines, he would have lost his temper at He Manzhou, and he would have turned his face on the spot. Seeing that Li Ran's face was getting heavier and heavier, He Manzhou excused himself to go to the bathroom, wanting to calm down his emotions, and then explain to him well.

Who knew that when she came back, she heard Shen Chuanyuan talking to Li Ran in a low voice at the corner of the wall.

"Uncle Li, I'm sorry for you today, Xiaozhou and I came over so early, did you disturb your rest....... Xiaozhou has been under a lot of stress lately, and I will pay attention to her mental state. ”

"Hey, Lao He has that incident, and a few of our old buddies can't sleep, so what do you want to disturb or not. Li Ran sighed lowly, encountering such an unexpected situation at the end of the year, "If we can get Lao He Ping'an back, it is to let us go to Wucheng again without sleeping, I am also happy, but it is really boring to be so full of grass and trees......"

"By the way, Uncle Li......" Shen Chuanyuan pondered his tone, "What do you think of the dream that Xiaozhou said?"

"I listen to that dream, it's mysterious, but the little girl is thinking too much in her heart, and her mind is heavy. Xiaozhou was grown up by watching, and she couldn't hide things in her heart. Speaking of this, Li Ran's voice was deliberately lowered, "I wondered, did she start thinking about it when she saw what your teacher left behind?"

"So, I can understand that none of you have encountered those scenes that Xiao Zhou said, right?" Shen Chuanyuan's performance was a little serious, and he confirmed it again, "However, how could Xiao Zhou people dream of those for no reason in Z City." Uncle Li, don't you think it's a little strange?"

"Who knows what this little girl is thinking. We went to Wucheng with Lao He, what a desert, an ancient temple, I didn't even see a ghost shadow, I caught up with the rainy day in the hotel to rub mahjong, she asked me for clues, I also want to find clues about Lao He's disappearance - and that codex, from the first day I came back, Xiaozhou asked me where her father's codex went, and told me several times. I really haven't seen it at all, otherwise I can deliberately hide it and not give it to her?"

"Codex?" Shen Chuanyuan asked.

"It seems to be a blue notebook, who knows, I'm willing to ask whoever asks, I haven't seen it anyway. Li Ran's hand subconsciously touched his trouser pocket, knocked out another cigarette from the cigarette box, and lit it unhurriedly.

This time, Li Ran was silent for a longer time than before, and when he spoke again, there was worry in his voice.

"Xiao Shen, I heard that people may hallucinate when they encounter a sudden blow, if it is serious, there will be something wrong with it, you can accompany Xiaozhou more during this time, I see that something is wrong with her...... Your teacher is such a lone seedling as her, this is Lao He's pearl in the palm of his hand, and it is also his baby pimple, you take care of this more. ”

"Okay, I know, don't worry. ”

.......

He Manzhou didn't bother to listen to the words in the back.

She went back to the bathroom, took a small handful of clear water and carefully washed her face, the girl in the mirror was pale and haggard, with a pitiful morbid beauty, the corners of her eyes were slightly red, but she forced the tears back.

Since then, He Manzhou has not told his uncle and uncle about those strange dreams in the expedition.

The moment the cigarette butt in Lao Li's hand went out, it extinguished the fire in He Manzhou's eyes.

Always living under He Sheng's umbrella, the innocent girl suddenly realized on that day that in the investigation of her father's disappearance, outsiders are outsiders after all, and those estrangements that have been dubbed "unreasonable" cannot be melted by just caring.

Her paranoia seems to many people to be just ridiculous, and no one wants to delve into the meaning behind it.

If you are confined to those statements without evidence, you must be considered abnormal by the people around you before you find Lao He, and you will even be forced to see a psychiatrist.

It was probably from that time that He Manzhou learned to converge for the first time.

Everyone felt that she lived thoroughly, wantonly and as she pleased, as if she could see the stream at the bottom of the pool. But what was hidden in the deepest part of her heart, she had refused to share it with anyone.

Like now—

Lao He's codex is an absolute secret, just like when He Sheng chose to deal with these alone, unwilling to tell the truth to the expedition team that had known each other for decades, He Manzhou would certainly not be stupid enough to make these preserved things public. Whether it was the terrible dreams that haunted her, or the sudden codex now, they were all secrets that could not be told.

Who else...... Who can be trusted.

Shen Chuanyuan?

He Manzhou immediately thought of his senior brother, but somehow, this thought just popped up and scattered in his mind. Not to mention that Shen Chuanyuan has not been in Z City recently, even if he is there, what can he do?

He was not an insider back then, so he didn't know how to empathize with those unbelievable things back then.

However, Bai is never the same.

This is the reason why He Manzhou desperately wants to see Bai Yicong, for this person who has never met and only appears in the record of the outspoken film in Lao He's diary, he inexplicably aroused a certain sympathy for He Manzhou at the beginning.

They are all people who hide secrets.

He Manzhou remembered his first impression of Bai Yicong a long time later, as if from that time on, he was destined to carve many twists and turns in his fate in the future.