On the other end of the phone was a deep male voice, his voice was very low, and his voice was very good, but the end of every sentence was broken in a low cough, so that it gave people a feeling of weakness and difficulty even speaking.

But sometimes, the ethereal thing like aura is definite. For example, this man named "Bai", even if his voice mixed with sickness can't hide his aura, inexplicably giving people an extremely deep and unpredictable feeling, like an unknown star twinkling in the dark night.

"Not yet, now that the fire has been lit, the last handful of dry wood is missing. ”

In response to the man's question, Shen Chuanyuan gave a straightforward answer. His voice was cold, as if he was saying something normal, without the slightest extra emotion. This is obviously his unknown side, if Gu Qi or He Manzhou were present, they must have been very surprised, just like the content of his words.

"I'm investigating something about the Wu Clan, but are you giving me too few clues?"

"I've already given you a lot of clues, and it's not a good thing to be too greedy. The voice on the other end of the phone was obviously colder, clearly with a joking tone, but it seemed ruthless, "If it weren't for me, where would Mr. Shen find the Wu Clan, and he could know so many secrets?" I want to think about it...... You should still be like a headless fly, investigating the cause of your teacher's disappearance, I don't know what kind of taboo he has caused, and I don't know how dangerous your beautiful little sister is, right?"

The chat, which was already a little awkward, completely dropped to freezing point when the other party mentioned He Manzhou.

Shen Chuanyuan had already spent a lot of effort investigating the matter of Mo City, and he had never wanted He Manzhou to be involved, so many things were carried out alone. Many of them went to verify the confession, and after being confirmed, under great pressure, they did not hesitate to continue the investigation with the tiger.

And Shen Chuanyuan did this just to find He Sheng and ensure He Manzhou's safety.

"What your teacher found out, but the inheritance of the Wu clan of the ancient kingdom of Loulan, that is not something that ordinary people can touch, only the purest bloodline inherited by the gods can summon the Tower of Babel in the void, open the boundary between the void and the real, and reach the place of the burial god. Obviously, your teacher is one of them, which is why he disappeared. ”

But Shen Chuanyuan couldn't have imagined that in the process of his own investigation, He Manzhou was still involved.

Bai Yicong's sudden appearance broke a certain deadlock, and the originally flat balance was completely tilted.

The conversation before He Manzhou went to Wucheng, Shen Chuanyuan still remembers it vividly.

When He Manzhou was still in high school, he already knew her, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he has watched her grow from an ignorant little girl to the big girl who is now in charge of her own affairs. Therefore, Shen Chuanyuan understands He Manzhou's careful thoughts about wanting to speak, and the second half of the sentence that she is still unwilling to say after thinking about it for a long time.

The original intention of saying goodbye was that He Manzhou was explaining the itinerary to him.

But she obviously didn't tell the truth, and attending the auction was not really the purpose. It was rare for He Manzhou to tell a lie, she didn't open up to her big brother who had always trusted her best, such as how she got in a relationship with Bai Yicong, and why she was so close to the extent of investigating together in such a short period of time, she didn't tell the truth.

Shen Chuanyuan knew that He Manzhou had never been a reckless person.

Although she is simple and direct, she is not stupid, on the contrary, she can be said to be quite a smart person. He Manzhou may be very arrogant and unruly in small things, but when dealing with big things, she sees it more thoroughly than anyone else, at least it will not be the kind of character that is led by the nose and planted in one go.

In just a few days, he can trust Bai Yi to this extent, presumably He Manzhou knows the clues, and he is too cautious to tell others, such as the secrets hidden by the Bai family that Bai had previously informed - those things about the treasures of the relict king.

While thinking about this, Shen Chuanyuan was obviously silent for a long time, and his voice was a little cold when he spoke again.

"Mr. Bai, you can't say that, can you think that I can't see your purpose, is it really that you are helping me with kindness?" Shen Chuanyuan sneered and said mercilessly, "To put it bluntly, there is no affection between us, it's just cooperation." You want to use me to find the goddess's suit, and I also need you to help my junior sister at the joint time, it's nothing more than using each other, isn't it better if everything goes well on my side?"

"Cooperation is true, but cooperation requires bargaining chips, Mr. Shen. ”

With a half-restrained low cough, the man on the other end of the line laughed out loud, as if he was very unscrupulous.

"I am bound to get the goddess's suit, and you are just giving me help. I'll admit that you've been able to help me so far and save me some trouble, but it's just an equivalent exchange. Otherwise, I'm not a philanthropist, so there's no need to go around with you, and that's all your role can do. Or to put it another way, if you don't show up, it's just a few more detours for me, and it won't change the final progress. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Shen Chuanyuan lowered his eyebrows, restraining his anger.

"I mean, I've already told you how far you can go, whether you have the ability to get the goddess's suit, that's all you need to consider. The man's smile was mocking, as if he didn't have any emotion, "The adult world is not a fairy tale, especially when working with ghosts - the curse of the gods must represent danger, if you handle it well, it means that you have the capital to cooperate with me, if you don't handle it well, you don't measure yourself, what does it have to do with me?"

"Aren't you worried about me terminating the cooperation early?"

"Why should I worry, isn't it your little sister who should be worried...... Tsk, the inheritance of the gods, it's really a great bloodline. The man said nonchalantly, "So, I've helped you to this extent, you don't thank me, don't think about how to save the gods when they come to earth, and blame me, Mr. Shen, what else do you have to be dissatisfied with?"

These words were condescending, as if Shen Chuanyuan would compromise.

So Shen Chuanyuan held back his anger, he was usually rational and restrained, but at this time, he was too lazy to maintain even the apparent peace, and every word was in a businesslike tone.

"What do you want me to do?"

And the other side of the phone obviously didn't even have the interest to chat for the last time.

"What you want to do, that's your business, I don't bother to care, good luck. ”

Then before Shen Chuanyuan could speak, there was only a string of busy sounds left in response to him.

And not long after Shen Chuanyuan hung up the phone, the girl's crisp and beautiful voice sounded.

The voice is not difficult to recognize, the end note carries the unique reedness of the southern city dialect, and the owner of the voice is none other than Ah Cai.

"Shen Chuanyuan, why didn't you leave without saying a word?"

For the little girl to chase after her, it was not at all surprising to Shen Chuanyuan, which was also the most important part of the plan. He frowned slightly, quickly constricting the sharpness and impact that had been invisibly aroused when he was facing Bai just now, and when he turned his head, he was so gentle and decent again.

The corners of Shen Chuanyuan's lips had a faint smile, like a spring breeze blowing on his face in March, which made people unconsciously want to get close.

"Did your grandmother let you come, or did you want to come yourself?"

"You dropped something, I ...... I'll have to send it to you. ”

Ah Cai said as she handed over the brocade in the plastic bag, she was a little strained when she took the things, and her fingertips were a little white. If you look closely, there are still fine beads of sweat on her forehead, and she can sweat all over her body in winter, so she must have been in a hurry to chase after her.

"Really, you don't bring embroidery, it's not a trip to Mocheng for nothing, thanks to my fast outing, I can still catch up with you, otherwise it will be too troublesome to send it back and forth." ”

Just after Ah Cai finished washing the dishes, she turned her head and came back to find that Shen Chuanyuan was gone, and then after she saw the embroidery on the table, she immediately ignored her grandmother's prevention and insisted on coming to Shen Chuanyuan. These are all in Shen Chuanyuan's plan, which is very in line with Ah Cai's directness and simplicity. When the feelings accumulate to a certain extent, even if there is no story in the end, the little girl's ignorant girl's heart inevitably hopes to leave something for Shen Chuanyuan to see things and think about people.

This kind of mentality is easy to understand, and when you dig deeper, you probably want to leave some thoughts.

And those lost embroidery are the last handful of dry firewood.

At that time, the girl didn't know that even this uncontrollable favor was calculated, and she was just being used.

"Where are you going to go when you come out so late, do you know that our village is very dangerous at night?"

"It's okay, I'm a big man, can I still be afraid of the dark?" Shen Chuanyuan smiled gently, "And your grandma told me that the clue is in that temple, I want to go over and have a look, and stay overnight by the way." ”

"If you want to see it, you have to see it tomorrow, how can you be in a hurry for this kind of thing, and there is no way to live in a place like a temple. ”

After that, Shen Chuanyuan explained a few more words, after all, he couldn't beat the girl, so he naturally agreed to go back with Ah Cai.

The time was delayed so late, or on a special day like Chinese New Year's Eve, Ah Cai was already a little anxious. She originally wanted to take Shen Chuanyuan home directly, but the road between the mountains and forests was like a ghost hitting the wall, and no matter how she detoured, there was no end. Ah Cai became more and more flustered, of course, she didn't notice that Shen Chuanyuan was deliberately taking her down the wrong path.

Even a person who has a strong ability to remember the road can't resist the unthinking when he is flustered. Not to mention that with Shen Chuanyuan's memory and sense of direction, the useful information he came with was enough for him to understand a lot of things, and at this time, he pretended to inadvertently lead Ah Cai to the dilapidated temple, which also became a matter of unnoticeable to the gods.

So one was ignorant and the other had a heart, and after going around for a long time, they finally came to the temple.

It was a dilapidated temple, with a red-lacquered wooden gate entrenched in rotten moss, and the wood had been eroded by years of rain, making it look a little overwhelmed, as if it might collapse completely at any moment. Ah Cai's face had changed a little, and she frowned tightly, as if she was facing something extremely terrifying.

"We ...... How did you really get here?"