The final result of the chase was that Xue Houye was thrown to the ground by two girls under the continuous interference of the outside world, and then they beat him violently with a cushion, beating Xue Ruitian is very meaty, and when he got up from the ground, the whole person was dizzy.

"I said that you two won't save you two when you die, and you won't come over to help me, isn't it too unrighteous?" Xue Ruitian limped back to Shen Haolin and Shen Cha and sat down, rubbed his neck, and complained, "Those stinky boys are too, one by one, not only do they not help, but they also help, they have no conscience at all, and they hurt them in vain on weekdays." ”

"How dare they make such a fuss with you on weekdays? Don't you just rely on today's New Year, don't you care about them? Shen Cha poured Xue Ruitian a cup of hot tea and handed it over, "Okay, don't be depressed, you have a lot of adults, let them go." It's not too late to clean them up after the New Year, right? ”

"I love to hear Xiaocha's words, it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, what are you afraid of waiting for a month!" Xue Ruitian poked Shen Haolin, "You say, do you want to probe the tone of those two bosses?" See if they're ...... Yes? ”

"It's a must, but not now." Shen Haolin looked at Qin Zheng and Yan Bo, who were tired of being together all night and didn't care about what happened in the warm pavilion, and raised his eyebrows slightly, "Cha'er has already arranged for Xiao Wu to check, and when there is exact news, we will ask them again, now that we have no news, we will definitely be fooled by the two of them." By the way, there's one more thing I want to ask you, I forgot about it just now. Judging from the map, is that ancient city close to us, or is it close to Liaojin? ”

"The ancient city belongs to us, and Liaojin can't come over, so don't worry. Even if they knew, they would only be out of reach! They have a lot of mess and trouble in their own country, and it will take a lot of time to return to peace! Xue Ruitian shook his head, "I'll bring things over tomorrow, let's call Xiao Jingjing to study it together." And ah, you say...... Will Master Huilan leave something for Jin Miaomiao, and will she also know about the existence of this ancient city? ”

"The master has left all the books related to medical skills to Miao Miao, and the other codexes and experiences are all here with me. The master was afraid that I would be bored when I was recuperating, so he specially gave it to me to relieve my boredom, and there were indeed a lot of interesting things in it. Shen Cha yawned and leaned on Shen Haolin's body, "I asked Merlin to move all those things to Tiger Hill, and my brother and I will double it when we go back." Also, my father's codex, I don't know if it also records stories about the ancient city and the desert flower. ”

"Okay, let's go find relevant clues each, and then share them together after we find them." Xue Ruitian looked at the people who were making a mess over there, "This matter is only known to a few of us, Xiao Wu, and Xiao Jingjing, and the others will keep it secret for the time being, I won't tell Hongye, and you don't tell Jin Miaomiao and them." We still have eyes in the city, if those people know about it......"

"I understand, Brother Xiaotian, you can rest assured! I also instructed Xiao Wu to say the same thing, no one can say anything about this matter, let him investigate it in person, quietly. Shen Cha smiled at him, and saw that the people in the dining room had brought the dumplings over, "It's almost time, Brother Xiaotian, don't you want to show everyone the fireworks that have traveled thousands of miles from Xijing?" ”

"If you don't say it, I'll almost forget it." Xue Ruitian patted his head and stood up to greet people, "Qiyun, Xiao Jiujiu, Xiaojiu, and you ......" He pointed at Li Yu, Zhang Jing and Mo Kai, "Let's go with this Hou Ye and go to release flowers!" ”

These children ran away with Xue Ruitian like a little rabbit, Jin Miaomiao and Hongye also followed, the shadows and guards also ran to the door to see the excitement, and there were only five people left in the entire warm pavilion: Qin Zheng, Yan Bo, Jin Jing, Shen Cha, and Shen Haolin.

"Why don't you two put it away?" Jin Jing sat where Xue Ruitian was sitting just now, picked up a pair of chopsticks that no one had used and put a dumpling in his mouth, "Xiaocha should be put in two hangings, to get rid of bad luck, and the new year can get rid of disasters and diseases." ”

"My brother has already prepared it for me, and when we go back, we will put it by ourselves, so we won't join in the fun with the children." Shen Cha put a few dumplings in Shen Haolin's bowl, looked at Qin Zheng and Uncle Yan, and asked, "Master and Uncle Yan don't let go either?" ”

"Your master is also ready, let's put it back when we go back." Uncle Yan said with a smile, "You don't have much energy this night!" ”

"I was pulled up before I slept enough, and if I had relied on her, she would have slept through tonight's family dinner." Shen Haolin touched Shen Cha's head and fed a dumpling to her mouth, "Go back and put the firecrackers in a while, and then continue, you have to get up early tomorrow!" ”

Almost half a pillar of incense time, the fireworks are over, the dumplings are finished, and the family banquet is over, everyone said good night to each other and then went back to rest, Shen Jiu was pulled by Shen Haolin and told him to go to bed immediately after he went back, and he was not allowed to be late tomorrow morning. Shen Jiu knew that this was a big deal, and he didn't dare to fool him, so he honestly agreed.

Shen Haolin and Shen Cha asked Ying Seventeen and Ying Eighteen to send Qin Zheng and Yan Bo back to their courtyard, and they took Mei Lin and Mei Zhu back to Tiger Hill. Moving out the prepared firecrackers, Shen Haolin and Shen Cha lit a box, looking at the firecrackers that were slamming into the sky, the two of them silently wished each other in their hearts that they would be free from illness and disasters in the new year.

After putting the firecrackers, the two of them went to take a bath one after another, and when they returned to the bedroom, Merlin and Meizhu had already neatly placed the codex and travelogue left by Master Whelan on the soft couch.

"I don't want to watch it tonight, I don't have the spirit, I'll look at it tomorrow when I come back from the ancestors!" Shen Cha dried his hair, threw the handkerchief in his hand outside, yawned and climbed into bed, and got into the quilt, "Brother, don't you have anything you want to ask?" About that desert flower. ”

"I vaguely remember that I heard you talk about this desert flower before, didn't I?" Shen Haolin only left a candle and extinguished the rest, and then got into the quilt, hugged Shen Cha in his arms, kissed her forehead, and said, "I didn't care at the time, it should be when you were very sick, I thought you were talking nonsense, right?" ”

"It's hard for my brother to remember this." Shen Cha found a comfortable position in Shen Haolin's arms, and slowly closed his eyes, "It's the second time that the master has pulled me back from the ghost gate, it's really terrible to think about, it's a big fate for me to live to this day, and I can be rescued by the master one after another in a month." That night, my brother came back to see me, and I told you the story that the master told me during the day, and you just laughed and said that it was all a story, don't take it seriously or something. ”

"Well, I was wrong, I wronged you, forgive me!" Shen Haolin hugged Shen Cha a little tighter, "I can confirm that this ancient city and the desert flower exist, but ...... The desert flower that allows the owner to see what he desires most in his heart, tea, no matter what, I won't believe it, there should be no such divine thing in this world. I think I might understand it the other way around. ”

"Brother is right...... Illusion? Something that can make people think? Shen Cha snorted twice in a daze, took a deep breath, and continued, "This one is very likely, and I am more inclined to this statement." I originally heard Miao Miao say that there are many plants in this world that have such an effect, which will make people hallucinate, which is the same as thinking about it during the day and dreaming at night. ”

"In other words, it's likely to cause people to hallucinate, right?"

"That's the case, but I think that even if it's an illusion, it's actually my own selfishness."

"The human heart is the most terrible."

"That's right. Another point, I think my father and they have never been to that ancient city at all, and from the beginning, Xiao Tiange's inference is likely to be wrong. The biggest possibility is that Aunt Xue noticed the uneasiness of the old marquis, for various reasons, most of them may be due to her dependence and love for the old marquis, as well as her determination to maintain her family, and confessed her past to the old marquis, so that there is such a so-called text that solves the mystery and learns the truth of the pain, and the codex that records how the feelings between each other are. Shen Cha paused slightly, "We can boldly guess if there is such a possibility, that Prince Jin threatened Aunt Xue with their former feelings, threatening her that if she didn't do what he asked, he would tell the old marquis about the past of the two people." I think that the prince of Jin can do such a thing, we have all seen what Wanyan Xi is like, his brother is more scheming than him, and his methods are even more spicy, and besides, turning his face and denying people, and using all the people or things that can be used, isn't it the consistent practice of the people of the Wanyan family? So ......"

"So, do you think Aunt Xue had to confess? There may be some of this. Shen Haolin nodded, "Think about that time, we were confronting the Liaojin Coalition Army, and the situation was very stalemate, as the commander of the army, it was impossible for them to run so far." ”

"The master once said that it would take five days to travel from us to the nearest desert entrance, not to mention that the ancient city was in the depths of the desert. If they go, it will take at least half a month to come and go, and there is no guarantee that they will be able to find the ancient city. Therefore, it is unlikely that they have actually been there, and as for the map, and where the treasure map came from, they really have to ask Master or Uncle Yan. ”

"Let's ask Uncle Yan, your master...... Not only will they not answer, but they may beat us up. ”

"Brother, is this a manifestation of bullying the weak and fearing the hard?"

"Don't be like this, it's a good child to see through and not to say it!" Shen Haolin patted Shen Cha's back, "Okay, sleep, have a good night's sleep!" ”