Shangguan Yan was not angry, and said lightly: "Lord Kong was deposed because of the matter of accepting the Yan clan in the court, and he was demoted six levels in a row to the local Renzhi County, and then moved here. They went south earlier than Yan Zhutou, and it is also recorded that they had actually arrived in the town, but disappeared before they officially took office, and they were succeeded by county officials surnamed Xing. Yan Zhutou and they came after an interval of more than half a year, and they were already criminal officers at that time, so they didn't meet Master Kong, and maybe they didn't know that Master Kong had been here at all—then, how could Qin Zheng have something to do with Brother Ling, who had been missing for more than half a year? ”

Cao Nan didn't answer, and touched the waist card in his hand, as well as the silver bracelet tied to the waist card rope.

In other words, anyone would lose their minds like him, learning that the relatives he had been looking for for so many years had passed away, and there were no bones......

"Mr. Cao himself said that Master Kong was honest and not afraid of power, and he offended many powerful people, and many people must be killed after moving south. Brother Ling is good at tracking and hiding, and in order to protect Master Kong from being harmed by traitors, he naturally uses all his resources to hide his whereabouts. Perhaps they have been hiding here since they disappeared from the county government, and it was a good place to hide and hide in a deserted place with thick fog. ”

Cao Nan muttered: "Could it be that this ecstasy array in Poli was set up by him?" ……”

"Quite possibly. I have dealt with Qin Zheng a bit, and he is not familiar with the Five Elements Technique, so it can be seen that this array is not set up by him. As for who put it, it is unknown. ”

Cao Nan frowned, sighed heavily, and said, "I should have thought that they were not at the same point in time at all, so Cao Liang-"

His brother is called Cao Liang.

"The biggest possibility is that they hid here for a while, but they were still found and met with accidents...... As for why their tokens are here, it may be that Qin Zheng has lived in the fog slope for a long time and picked them up unintentionally, maybe he himself doesn't know who these things are, but he just collected them. That's why they weren't buried with other objects, but were kept in a box. ”

Qin Zheng really didn't know who these things belonged to, and he didn't care so much about keeping them properly, but was accidentally seen by my father when he was buried and caused a dispute, so he put these two things away alone, in fact, he should also be very mindful, for these two people he didn't know, his father lost his temper and confined him in the fog slope.

It seems that my father and Cao Nan's brother Cao Liang should have some friendship, otherwise how could he recognize this waist card as his at a glance?

Cao Liang is a close confidant of Master Kong, and if something happens to him, Lord Kong may be more than lucky. Master Kong is an honest and honest good official, and he was degraded and suffered for the Yan clan's co-optation, because of this relationship, if he dies at the hands of Qin Zheng in Wupo again, it is normal for his father to have such a big temper.

I don't kill the Bo, but they die because of me. This is the biggest pain for my father.

Niang really knows her father very well, she knows that he is angry with herself, and she knows that he wants to settle all the people around him, but she still only sees good and evil, he is not punishing Qin Zheng, but punishing himself.

If they had sat down to have a good talk at that time and sorted out this so-called timeline, they would have known that Cao Liang had died long before Qin Zheng moved into Wupo, and his father would not have been troubled and angry about this matter, and Qin Zheng would not have been suffering from Wupo for more than ten years, causing so many regrets.

"There's a saying, I don't know if to say it or not." Zheng Zhuzhu, who had been listening quietly on the side, said softly.

Cao Nan realized that there were still people here, and looked at her strangely.

"Miss Zheng doesn't know anything about this, does she?" Shangguan Yan guessed.

"I can't say I know, it's just that I accidentally heard the conversation between Gongzi Qin and Mrs. Yan today, I didn't have the intention to listen to the wall, but they talked too loudly, and I heard only a few words in it, but it seems to be related to this."

"What? Let's hear about it. Cao Nan said excitedly.

Zheng Zhuzhu said: "Qin Gongzi said that Uncle Yan also saw this waist card and bracelet back then, he seemed to recognize them, and he also lost a lot of temper with Qin Gongzi, and said that Qin Gongzi would reflect on it in the fog slope, and without his permission, he couldn't step out of the fog slope for half a step." It is precisely because Qin Gongzi responded to the words at that time that he has been living in the fog slope for more than ten years, and has never gone out for a single step. Although Qin Gongzi has killed people and destroyed corpses, he has also been punished for such a long time for mistakes that he did not do, and I hope that Mr. Cao can forgive others and forgive himself. ”

Cao Nan inhaled deeply, not knowing how to digest this paragraph.

Zheng Zhuzhu stared at the bracelet in his hand, turned his head to look at Shangguan Yan and said: "And strange thing, I remember it very clearly, Qin Gongzi said that Uncle Yan first saw this bracelet and became suspicious, and then found this waist card, so as to confirm his conjecture." ”

"Is this bracelet the daughter of Brother Ling?" Shangguan Yan asked Cao Nan.

Cao Nan shook his head: "I don't know, this bracelet is too big, it doesn't look like a teenage girl would wear it." We also don't have an ancestral tradition of such bracelets. ”

Shangguan Yan took the bracelet, looked at it inside and out, stretched out his hand, and put the bracelet into his wrist, not big or small, just right.

It seems that this bracelet is not worn by a woman, but by a man. Could it be—"

"This bracelet is Master Kong's possession?" Zheng Zhuzhu answered.

"Looking at this and size, it's really not a woman's wear. Yan Zhutou and Master Kong should have some friendship, the men's bracelet itself is not a common thing, Yan Zhutou knows this about Lord Kong, so when he saw this bracelet, he recognized it at once, plus Cao Liang's waist card, you can determine the identity of the two. Shangguan Yan continued to speculate.

He and Zheng Jewel are really a good match when they stand together, they are both gentle and meticulous people, delicate and soft looks, looking at their tacit understanding like this, I actually feel very sour in my heart.

Shangguan Yan took out the bracelet, put it back in the box, turned around and went to clean up the items on the table, and said lightly: "It seems that the person who passed the book to you also guessed this." They have entered the fog slope, and they may have also seen the waist card in this box, and there is a speculation that Brother Ling has been here. ”

Shangguan Yan thought that Cao Nan was going to enter the foggy slope to find someone, but he didn't know that this was also a mistake.

Cao Nan touched his eyes, he was very clumsy, after all, he was looking for his brother for a long time, although there was not much hope, but it would still be uncomfortable to determine the news of death, he exhaled, looked left and right, avoided looking at each other, and said: "No, he didn't tell me about Cao Liang's whereabouts - but, he found Cao Yan." ”

Cao Yan? Isn't this the name that Song Lingjian mentioned to Han Sanxiao before he fell asleep, they seem to be looking for this person too, and they have already found it. Could it be that the person who passed the book from the flying pigeon to make Cao Nan come back was Han Sanxiao?

Shangguan Yan turned around quickly, a trace of emotion finally flashed on his empty face, and he said with a slight surprise: "Brother Ling's only daughter? ”

Cao Nan nodded, but there was not much joy in his eyes, and said, "She's still alive." ”

"She's in Zixu?"

Cao Nan nodded: "That's why I came back in a hurry, I can't believe it, I've been looking for her for more than ten years, but she's near me." ”

"Then has Mr. Cao confirmed it?"

Cao Nan shook his head: "What he said is true, but I still don't dare—I don't dare to face her." ”

"Reunited after more than ten years, things are people, Mr. Cao has tried his best to find it, and he is worthy of his heart, so why don't you dare?"

Cao Nan pressed his eyebrows, the corners of his eyes twitched slightly, and he seemed to be struggling.

I remember Song Lingjian said that this Cao Yan seems to be still sick, and the chance of full recovery is not great, but it can save some life, Cao Nan didn't dare to face her, is it because she feels ashamed? But he can't be blamed.

Who could this Cao Yan be? Close to? Who's nearby?

If she says it's a niece, she should be a young girl, right? My mind raced to the young woman I knew, but no one was particularly in tune......

Zheng Zhuzhu whispered to Shangguan Yan: "My lord must wonder why Mr. Cao entered the foggy slope with me, the place he was going to was not here, because I was not familiar with the terrain of the foggy slope, so he accompanied me." ”

Shangguan Yan looked at her strangely, no one would have thought that such an unrelated young lady would come to such a place alone.

"I'm here to find an adult." Zheng Jewel smiled slightly.

"Looking for me?"

Zheng Jewel took out the big red wedding sticker from his arms, handed it to Shangguan Yan and said: "The wedding sticker still wants to be presented in person, Dabao has been thinking about the adult's care for him these days, and he said that he must hand it over to you himself." I think it's all in the town anyway, and it's best if I can meet them, and if I can't, I can only walk a little more. ”

Shangguan Yan looked at the fiery bronzing wedding sticker in a daze, slowly took it, opened it, and looked at it distractedly.

"I didn't expect that you would be the first to come to me."

Zheng Zhuzhu smiled: "They just don't have a better reason - many people are worried about you, and Yan Fei is too." ”

I widened, this Zheng Jewel, what nonsense......

The look on Shangguan Yan's face immediately darkened, and his eyes were very empty, and he said, "Is she better?" ”

Zheng Zhuzhu shook his head: "No improvement...... Everyone...... It's all bad. ”

"Is there anything I can do to help?" The corners of Shangguan Yan's mouth pulled a self-deprecating smile.

I saw disappointment on Zheng Jewel's face, and I was a little disappointed, but could I expect him to have any worried and anxious reactions?

Everyone will have a hurdle, just like when I knew the news of my father's death and the existence of Yan Cuo, I didn't want to admit it, I didn't want to face it, I didn't want to deny everyone's good words for them, I just wanted to disappear, find a quiet place to stay by myself, like a soulless madman.

"How could Miss Zheng have guessed that I was here?" Shangguan Yan asked.

Zheng Zhuzhu said: "Because there are still many people here who need help, these souls of people who have been left behind, have no identity and no ending. She turned her head to look at the many anonymous relics on the table, and pursed her lips lightly, "Even if you are in trouble, you will never give up helping the weak, will you?" ”

Shangguan Yan turned his head away sadly, and tears filled his gentle eyes.

How much has he exonerated alone these days? Can escape really penetrate the mystery and see through the knots?

Not really.

"I'll leave it in your hands, and I'll go back too—you'll be here on the day of the wedding, right?" Zheng asked expectantly.

"Try to get under it." Shangguan Yan closed the happy sticker, but it was still a laugh without content.

Zheng Zhuzhu nodded, turned his head and asked Cao Nan: "If Mr. Cao has something to discuss with the adults, I will leave first." I probably remembered the formation just now, and if you go slower, you should be able to get out. ”

Cao Nan looked at Shangguan Yan and said, "There are other things today, so I won't disturb the peace of the adults." Cao Liang's waist tag and this bracelet, can I take it away? ”

Shangguan Yan nodded: "Brother Ling's relics, Mr. Cao is the most appropriate to keep." ”

Cao Nan lowered his eyebrows, his eyes were slightly red, and he looked at the waist card in his hand. The word "relic" seems to have drawn a permanent red line for the rest of his brother's life.

Shangguan Yan said: "The two of you go slowly." Then he turned and went to get the hoe, and had no intention of seeing him off.

Cao Nan sighed lightly and walked to the front yard with Zheng Jewel.