The words fell in the quiet room with a faint echo.

Bai Yicong's fingers gently brushed the "Nanshan Returning to the Clouds", the vast sea of clouds is indescribably open, with a bit of chic and wanton atmosphere, at first glance it is completely different from the painting style of "Ancient Pictures of the Mountains and Waves", but there are some places that can be echoed, as if something like Shen Yun style is related in the dark.

"The painting is a fake. ”

"What?"

"I read your father's codex, and he bought it from an old man. And the Bai family's "Nanshan Returning to the Clouds" is handed down from the ancestors, and you have also been to the basement of the Bai family's old mansion, and there are countless objects of great value. From the very beginning, this painting was only passed down to the previous generations of family owners, and it was noted that it could not be sold to the outside world, and only the family owners had permission to view it. ”

"So......" He Manzhou thought about Bai Yicong's words, and soon felt that something was wrong, "Why is a fake so mysterious, could it be that your ancestors have long expected that there is that coordinate hidden in this painting?"

"Yes, it's not just the ancient painting that they've passed down, it's the secret behind it. ”

Bai Yicong's voice was very low, and his lowered eyes looked dim in the light and shadow.

The secret behind it - the mysterious treasure of the Relic King.

The successive heads of the Bai family kept this secret, but it was difficult to find out the truth behind it. I don't know when it started, the Bai family began to spread rumors, behind the treasure is the crux of the recent Bai family's many ups and downs, the reason why the two generations of family heads have encountered accidents is because they vainly tried to explore the treasure of the relict king.

Especially Bai Mu, the second master of the Bai family, has done a lot of tricks behind his back.

The reason behind this does not need to be investigated, it is nothing more than that he covets those things that belong to him. People in the world are always inevitably greedy, and many actions are involved in interests, and they gradually lose their hearts, and they do not distinguish between right and wrong and do not care about safety, but also to get those things that should not exist in the world.

And the temptation of the Relic King's treasure is too great.

No matter how dangerous and terrifying it is, it will inevitably make people move.

Of course, Bai Yicong had investigated these, and what really made him feel terrible was not only that Bai Yan and Bai Yuqiu's deaths might be related to the treasure of the Relic King, but also the secret itself.

The things left by the ancestors of the Bai family are broken and incomplete, as if someone consciously wants to bury the things about the treasures of the bereaved king, they don't want the younger generations to check these, it is best to return to the long river of history behind the secrets, and it will be clean. But I don't know why, they didn't directly destroy the clues, but passed down the "Nanshan Returning to the Clouds".

That's why those ambiguous things are left behind, and only posterity can guess.

It's like some kind of delicate balance.

But when "Ancient Pictures of Mountains and Waves" appeared, this balance was completely broken. What really makes people foresee the danger is not the treasure of the relict king, but the person who is hidden behind it, such as the old man who sold "The Ancient Map of Shantao Words" to He Sheng, who is he, what kind of purpose does he have, and is there a deeper mystery behind it?

For another example, why did "Ancient Pictures of Shantao" be in his hands, and why did he hand over the painting to He Sheng. At this time, they gathered two ancient paintings together, and wanted to open the treasure of the relict king, what did they want to do?

This is like an intertwined trap, with the illusion of a gorgeous package, someone deliberately stuffed the key into the hands of the Bai family, whether it was internal or external troubles, they wanted to completely muddy the water. They tempted the descendants of the Bai family to open the extremely dangerous mystery, and then dragged people into the abyss step by step.

As the memories of that year revived little by little, Bai Yicong remembered some of the beginnings and ends.

Maybe when he came to Wucheng, what he wanted to investigate was not only the so-called coordinates, but also the cause of death of his father and brother.

The reason why he was so anxious, and even risked his life, was because of the mysterious old man.

Or rather, he suspected that the old man had something to do with the Twelve Concubines.

.......

In the interval of Bai Yicong's silence, He Manzhou didn't understand the deep meaning of his words, but analyzed it on his own.

"That's wrong, your Bai family has a big business, and you have so many things, it's not uncommon to know any ancient secrets, but what do these have to do with my father? "Nanshan Returning to the Clouds" has been passed down by the Bai family for generations, but this "Ancient Picture of Mountains and Waves" was inexplicably sent to my father, don't you think it's strange?"

"It is definitely not a coincidence that someone deliberately sent the evidence to He Lao. Bai Yicong lowered his eyebrows slightly and opened his mouth lightly, "They won't do meaningless things, the reason why they found your father is because the crux of the problem is on him." ”

"You mean that mysterious old man was premeditated in the first place?"

"Yes. ”

"That'...... Do you know who that man is?"

Before the end of this sentence had completely fallen, He Manzhou simply closed his voice.

Think about it, if Bai Yicong knew, then he could just go find someone, why worry about the two ancient paintings.

However, she still didn't give up after all, and quickly asked, "Then about the previous trip, I mean the specific details...... Didn't you remember anything?"

"Nope. Bai Yicong said lightly, "These things don't need to be confirmed repeatedly, if you think of anything that you can let you know, I will take the initiative to tell you." ”

"What if you didn't say it?" He Manzhou asked without thinking.

"You don't have to know. ”

Bai Yicong said one by one, so straight that He Manzhou almost didn't catch his breath.

She said in her heart that she didn't wronged him at all when she thought Bai Yicong was a dead ice cube, saying that he didn't understand a girl's mind, and he really couldn't talk anymore.

Listen, "That's what you don't have to know", is this what a normal human can say?

No matter how much Miss He does psychological construction, there is still no way to calmly accept Bai Yicong's attitude. Not to mention that just now she was trying to liven up the atmosphere and flirt with him, Boss Bai also offered to open a spring exhibition for her, even if there is no superfluous relationship between them, just the most basic partners, such a chat is too inauthentic.

Seeing that He Manzhou's side was slanderous, Bai Yicong seemed to be fine.

"Sometimes if you know too much, you will be in danger, and I have to protect you. ”

He Manzhou: "......."

A simple single sentence made He Manzhou fall silent, her lips touched, and she lost her temper in an instant.

At this time, she can be regarded as understanding the brain circuit of a dead straight man, angry people are really angry people, and when she encounters a hot-tempered master, she has to resist the urge to beat people every minute and every second, otherwise she can't wait to give him a brick every minute.

But after thinking about it, straight men also have the cuteness of straight men, and casual words can really warm people's hearts, and it is precisely because there are not so many twists and turns that every word is sincere, and it is simply what I think.

Okay, then forgive him.

The topic stopped at this point, and the thread was cut off again.

The two of them said that they were having a meeting, but in fact, it was nothing more than determining the destination after that. He Manzhou didn't have much thought about the trip to Wucheng, basically he was ready to cooperate with the rights, Bai Yicong followed wherever she went, and she also tried to help Bai Yicong solve emergencies in the process.

As for more things, even if they have a heart, they seem powerless, after all, except for the codex left by Lao He, He Manzhou has almost nothing in his hand that can be called a clue.

She originally pinned her hopes on Bai Yicong, who knew that this cheap partner was also black-eyed, and threw all the problems back with a sentence of "I don't remember anything" without any clue.

The room was quiet, and Bai Yi never spoke again, but continued to look at the ancient paintings.

Looking at the current posture, there was a bit of relative speechlessness, He Manzhou grabbed the pillows placed on the sofa with his fingers, thinking that it was not a way to look at each other like this, so he had to consider his tone and open his mouth.

"Hey, can you give me a real answer, Bai Yicong?"

"What do you want to know?" Bai Yicong asked.

"How much do you know about what you want to investigate this time, you always say that it is related to the Bai family's family affairs, as if this can stop me from asking. He Manzhou pondered his tone, trying to calm his mind a little, and it didn't seem like he was spying on other people's privacy, "But I'm not from the Bai family, how do I know what family affairs you have?" I just want to know, how sure are you, otherwise I will follow you around the north and south, and my heart is very bottomless......

This sentence made Bai Yicong amused.

"That's how Professor He taught you, don't you even have the most basic sense of prevention?" Bai Yi stopped at He Manzhou's face from his cold eyes, and if he carefully distinguished, he could still see a hint of ridicule mixed in it, "I thought that you had your own plan to find Bai Yulou, and you also had a purpose in coming to Wucheng with me, so you should really be traveling?"

Bai Yicong's words were straightforward and there was no way to refute them, so he asked He Manzhou for a while.

It's too difficult to answer, if she does, it's like she's not smart, and if she says no, she really doesn't have so many calculations, or even no ideas at all.

Dig deeper, why did you just know Bai Yi, and you have feelings of trust, dependence, and even good feelings towards him, which is exactly what He Manzhou can't think through.

After a few seconds of silence, He Manzhou slowly spoke.

"Do you know why I'm looking for you?"

"Huh?"

"Actually, I can't say clearly, I can only say..... Maybe I think you're special. ”

As soon as she started talking, He Manzhou laughed out loud, obviously even she felt that these words were a bit naïve, and it felt like a strange operation in the world to talk to a rational person.

But after all that has been said, there is no reason to swallow the words back.

"I actually didn't think about it that much, I just thought that you wouldn't harm me, anyway, I told you the truth about what the situation was on my side, and I didn't have anything you could take advantage of, so I wasn't afraid of being used. Further down, I want you to trust me...... If the two of us calculate each other and guard against each other, it will only make the relationship more and more estranged, and someone has to take that step first, right?"