I just want to follow them into the fog slope as soon as possible, hoping that Lord Shangguan can be inside, and I hope that he can figure out some things and turn back into the Shangguan Yan who has a blue sky in his heart.

I have never been into the fog slope when I am so big, and every time I always pick the day to come to Jin Niang to take the line, pick the noon with good weather, and I feel that Lang Lang Qiankun can give me courage and strength.

This foggy slope is not far from her house, I always hurry to walk, let alone lean on the edge of the fog slope, I just don't dare to look in this direction a few more times, for fear that a bloody hand like a withered branch will stretch out of the fog and drag me in.

But at this moment, I followed them in, and the fog was cloudy, and I saw Zheng Zhuben's hair, which had been scattered by the dry and cold winter wind, immediately leaned down to his side, and it was like hot smoke, and a layer of damp water mist rose on it......

Although there is no miasma in this fog, but for the sake of safety, they all covered their mouths and noses with handkerchiefs, and Cao Nan also took the fire fold out, and the faint light of the fire was like a microstar in the dark smoke in this thick fog, and it felt very fragile, as if a hand would reach out from the thick fog at any time and snuff it out with a bang.

Cao Nan tied a dead knot on his belt, handed the long strap to Zheng Zhuzhu, and said: "I didn't expect that there is not only a charming miasma in this foggy slope, but also someone in it has a maze array, the fog is too thick, and it is in a low-lying and windless place, and the miasma is estimated to have not completely disappeared." Hold on to my belt, lest you get lost. ”

Zheng Zhuzhu said: "No wonder there are so many gods and ghosts in Wupo, it seems that Qin Gongzi has indeed put a lot of effort into protecting this place from outsiders." ”

Cao Nan frowned and said, "In any case, no matter whether those people deliberately broke into the fog slope or unintentionally entered the fog slope, using their bones to feed the poisonous flower of spring mud is just out of style." ”

Zheng Zhuzhu lowered his eyes and did not answer.

It is her wisdom not to judge the lives and choices of others.

The two of them walked around for a long time in this open space where there was nothing but fog, and the ground was full of sharp gravel, Zheng Zhuzhu went from the steady fast forward at the beginning to the small steps on tiptoe behind, and it was estimated that the soles of his feet had been ground by these gravel sore from these gravels.

Compared to the flowers and plants all over the ground in Xihuayuan, there is really no grass here, and there is no reference for a long time, like me who has no sense of direction, even if there is no miasma here and there is no ecstasy array that Cao Nan said, I will get lost in it, especially this fog as thick as smoke, if I change my usual time, I am afraid that it is difficult to even breathe.

"Okay, although the formation is not difficult, the place is too big, and the fog is indeed dizzy." Cao Nan put down his handkerchief and pointed forward with his hand, only to see that the thin fog in front of him was no longer empty, but colorful, like a white gauze behind a sudden fall of various colors, blurry, beautiful.

Zheng Jewel said with a smile: "I didn't expect Mr. Cao to be proficient in the art of the Five Elements, fortunately, he came with you, otherwise it would be unimaginable to break into the foggy slope alone like me." ”

Cao Nandao: "I learned a little when I was young, just scratching the surface. If this formation is no matter how difficult it is, I'm afraid it will take half a day's work. ”

As they spoke, they had stepped out of the fog and stood in front of a half-man-high house with a flower wall.

This house is like a paradise, with flowers and plants on the ground, flowers and vines on the door, and bright flowers in the courtyard like restless children, scrambling to poke out the ball-like flowers and "look out".

Zheng Zhuzhu's eyes widened, and he looked at this beautiful scenery in surprise.

"In the middle of winter, there are such beautiful flowers." Zheng Zhuzhu stared at the flowers that were bigger than her face hanging from the railing door, and asked curiously.

Cao Nan quickly pulled her away, opened the door on tiptoe, and said with a look of vigilance and disgust: "This is the joy of spring mud, don't provoke them." This evil flower is tenacious, and it can still bloom like spring after so many days without being supported. ”

"This is what you call the spring mud and the flowers? It's really beautiful and gorgeous. Zheng Jewel was still curious, looking intently at the beautiful hydrangea flower.

I've been to this place.

That dream, the place where the father and the girl in purple talked, was here, the pattern had hardly changed, but the flowers and vines on the half wall were more lush, and the flowers in the dream were purple at that time, but now they are colorful.

As soon as the courtyard gate entered, it was a house, and the layout of the house was almost exactly the same as Song Lingjian's hut, with three rooms, a hall in the middle, and a room on each side.

The door of the small hall is wide open, compared to the simplicity of Song Lingjian, there are many more objects in this small hall, and some lattice shelves are placed, all of which are exquisite and exquisite. There is a painting on the wall framed with black wood, but this painting is a blank sheet of paper, and nothing is drawn.

Cao Nan wanted to go into the room to see, but was quickly interrupted.

"When, when". From the back of the house came a dull sound, like someone digging a shovel on the ground.

Someone? There are indeed people in this uninhabited house on the foggy slope!

Cao Nan and Zheng Zhuzhu turned their heads to look at each other, Cao Nan raised his fingers and stopped speaking, and led the way to the back of the house.

My heart was beating faster, scared, and full of anticipation!

Passing through the hall door, there is a small courtyard behind it than Song Lingjian's house, and I know that there is an extra small room behind the small courtyard, which is where Qin Zheng used to store corpses and let blood to prepare flower fertilizer.

I didn't care to see if the decorations in this courtyard were the same as yesterday, because like them, they all looked at Shangguan Yan in the courtyard with a hoe, dirty clothes, and a tired face.

His gentle, determined smile, his wide, upright eyes, and his worried frown...... All disappeared on this lifeless face, the hair hung down, the face was pale, and there was no more indescribable righteousness between the eyebrows, only the hollowness of long-term loneliness and sadness.

I expected that if he was still normal as yesterday, then he would not be the Shangguan Yan I knew.

Only kind people will bear the pain, will be burned in the pain, and will have a heart that has been tempered for thousands of years.

Shangguan Yan, you are the same, after so much suffering, you will still stand up again.

He looked at us, we looked at him, and we looked at each other for a long time, and neither of us opened their mouths to break the silence.

Although it hasn't been a long time, it seems like a reunion after a long absence, and he has changed.

He took off the calm and calm mask that he had been pretending, and he was still the pale and gloomy Brother Bo in his bones.

"Your Excellency." For a long time, Cao Nan shouted.

My lord. I also silently screamed in my heart.

Shangguan Yan floated an empty smile, leaned his hoe against the wall, and said absentmindedly with his sleeves rolled up, "When will Mr. Cao come back?" How did you get here with Miss Zheng? ”

Cao Nan looked Shangguan Yan up and down, and replied, "I received a message from the flying pigeon, saying that I had news from them, and I came back in a hurry without the consent of the adults. After finding their whereabouts, Cao was willing to accept any punishment from the adults. ”

"Mr. Cao said this, he can find his relatives who have been separated for many years, and it is too late to be happy for Mr. Cao." Although Shangguan Yan smiled, he didn't feel his happiness, a smile without temperature made people feel very strange, if it was before, he would definitely bend his eyes, and smile like there were many stars hidden in his eyes.

Cao Nan frowned, he was strange about Shangguan Yan's appearance, and he was also strange about his indifferent reaction.

Shangguan Yan didn't ask who asked Cao Nan to come back, but continued to do his own thing, leaning over in the shallow pit dug under his feet, picking up something, shaking off the dust on it, and then turning around and putting it on the table in the corner of the courtyard, one by one, placed very neatly, maybe they were all newly dug out not long ago, and they hadn't had time to wipe off the plaster on them.

Zheng Jewel stared at the dust-stained objects on the table in bits and pieces, and then turned his head to look at Shangguan Yan, as if he realized something, and smiled sadly and gently.

Shangguan Yan paused, raised his head and said lifelessly: "I found two things, Mr. Cao may recognize them." ”

Cao Nan frowned: "What is it?" ”

Shangguan Yan wiped the dust on his hands casually and said, "In the house, I'll go get it." ”

As soon as Shangguan Yan left, Cao Nan turned the table to look at the things on it, and Zheng Zhu whispered: "These should be the belongings of the deceased buried after the destruction of the corpse of Qin Gongzi, the adults want to find some traces of existence for these nameless and nameless people, and they do have a heart." ”

Cao Nan nodded appreciatively: "That's why you guessed that he would be in this foggy slope?" ”

"It's better to just make a bold guess than to have no clue."

Cao Nan looked at the yard, there were several muddy floors that seemed to have been dug up and filled back, and there were also a number of cloth cloths for wiping things hanging on the poles for drying clothes, and sighed: "It seems that he has been here for many days, and the adults always do everything by themselves, and I don't know whether to say good or bad." ”

Zheng Zhuzhu said: "Maybe adults just want to take advantage of this time to sort out and let themselves think about some things clearly." The number of people who help is indeed more effective with half the effort, but it may also miss some important clues that he is looking for. ”

Cao Nan was right to think about it, and nodded.

Shangguan Yan came back quickly, took a box, and handed it to Cao Nan: "This is what I saw on the shelf in the hall, maybe it's a coincidence, maybe-"

Cao Nan hesitantly took the box, opened it, and the contents were wrapped in brocade cloth, and when he opened the brocade cloth, his whole face changed.

Shangguan Yan and Zheng Zhuzhu are both careful and intelligent people, and they understood Cao Nan's expression at once.

The brocade cloth was wrapped in a black tag and a silver bracelet.

Silver bracelets? Hanging version? Is it a waist card?

This pair?!

I immediately remembered what Qin Zheng said to my mother before, that my father lost his temper with Qin Zheng for these two things. This thing has something to do with Cao Nan? Indeed, Qin Zheng said that the waist card was engraved with the word "Cao".

"Qin Zheng!" Cao Nan immediately thought of something, gritted his teeth, his eyes showed a fierce light, and he grabbed the waist card and was about to go out.

Shangguan Yan grabbed Cao Nan and shook his head, frowning as he should be.

Cao Nan said angrily: "Do you think that it is impossible for you to be an enemy of Qin Zheng with Cao's strength?" Or do you think that in extraordinary times, the blood feud should also be put aside in a timely manner? ”

Shangguan Yan smiled indifferently and said, "Since Mr. Cao knows everything, there is no need to explain more." ”

Cao Nan was even more angry.

Shangguan Yan's words were really hurtful, he knew that Cao Nan was angry, why did he deliberately provoke him like this?

"Didn't Mr. Cao guess this result a long time ago, and now even if it is really confirmed that Brother Ling's belongings finally appeared here, it cannot be truly proved that he died at the hands of Qin Zheng."

Cao Nan's face was flushed, and he pressed his anger to light up the waist card in his hand, and said, "Isn't this enough to confirm?" Look here—look at the piles of spring mud on the walls outside, how much innocent flesh and blood must be used to feed them, all the relics of the dead that you dug up, my lords, and their bodies are buried under that evil flower! How else to confirm it?! Do you have to dig up all the bones and identify them one by one to count?! Or is it because Qin Zheng has a relationship with your father and is a relative of the emperor and the country, so he can get rid of the guilt in this way? ”

"I remember Mr. Cao said that Brother Ling was degraded to the south with Master Kong Defang Kong at that time, and I also checked the Yamen files, although the fire destroyed almost all the case files, but you can also deduce the timeline, Mr. Cao also calculated when he tracked down Yan Zhutou, why is it not clear that it is used on himself now?"

Cao Nan glared at Shangguan Yan, and his eyes seemed to regard Shangguan Yan as Qin Zheng's accomplice and the common enemy of the blood feud.