When he was far away, Xia Mi only saw a plant painted on the yellowed paper, and it wasn't until Tang Jin pushed the paper closer that Xia Mi saw that there was a small string of words on the left side of the paper.

"Blood vine, which feeds on human flesh and blood, has a strong reproductive ability. Fear of fire and cold, high degree of danger. ”

After carefully reading the text, Xia Mi turned his gaze and glanced at the painting sketched by a few strokes on the paper. Although the lines were extremely simple, and the ink had faded a little under the polishing of the years, Xia Mi could still see that the painting on the paper was not another plant, but a blood-threaded vine.

After confirming that there was nothing else on the paper, Xia Mi put the yellowed paper on the table. Fingertips sketched the lines of the vines, and Xia Mi asked out loud this time, "Where did you find this page?" ”

Tang Jin's eyes flashed slightly, as if he had gone through a struggle of thoughts, and only after a while did he say: "The Tang family has been inherited for thousands of years, and this is left by the ancestors. ”

When he saw the paper, Xia Mi had already guessed this. Although the paper looks broken, it is not difficult to see that it has been left by the changes of time. In particular, the inside of the page appears to be intact, and it can be inferred that the page has been kept by a good person. It's just that...... Obviously, this is not just a piece of paper, but a book.

It stands to reason that in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, Xia Mi should not have continued to ask Tang Jin about paper, but she still remembers Tang Jin's entry into the contact last night, so Xia Mi still asked the question in her heart in order to test Tang Jin.

"This piece of paper, not a page, but a book?"

Tang Jin's face froze. He originally thought that Xia Mi would ask him where he got this piece of paper, but he didn't expect Xia Mi to unceremoniously point out that he was still hiding his secrets. The smile slowly faded, Tang Jin glanced at the inside of the page that could almost be called intact, and then opened his mouth to explain: "This book is all strange plants recorded by the ancestors, and the purpose is for the inheritance of the Tang family, which can be regarded as a secret of the Tang family." ”

Hearing the insecurity between his words, Xia Mi only hooked the corners of his mouth slightly. She wasn't worried that Tang Jin would get angry, on the contrary, she was expecting Tang Jin to get emotional. After all, people who are emotional are more likely to expose their flaws than those who are calm.

Thinking of this, Xia Mi blinked. didn't continue to hold on to the inheritance of the Tang family, she pondered for a moment, and finally decided to take a risk.

"When you were in the back kitchen before, was it the first time you saw the bloodshot vine?"

Asking such a question almost bluntly dissected Xia Mi's suspicion of Tang Jin. If there is no doubt, who will ask more than once?

Sure enough, Tang Jin's face changed several times. After a long time, he gave the answer in a dry voice: "No." ”

The negative answer was exactly what Xia Mi expected, and at the same time she breathed a sigh of relief. Previously, she had been worried that Tang Jin would not tell her the truth, and she was also entangled in her heart about how she would deal with Tang Jin if he intended to deceive. Now that he got Tang Jin's true answer, the worries in Xia Mi's heart were swept away. Her lips moved, and she asked, "Where else have you seen the Bloodshot Vine before?" ”

Hearing her question, Tang Jin turned his head and glanced at Xia Mi deeply. Meeting his eyes, Xia Mi was instantly stunned in place. Although Tang Jin has been saying that he is an old monster over nine hundred years old, he has a young mentality, and his usual behavior shows the unique vitality of young people, so it always makes people forget his true identity. But at that glance, what Xia Mi saw was the vicissitudes of life that he had never shown.

Yes, vicissitudes.

Confirming the meaning in Tang Jin's eyes, Xia Mi's eyebrows couldn't help frowning. Even though she knew in her heart that her question just now might have hit Tang Jin's sadness, Xia Mi still didn't give up asking. Sensing her insistence, Tang Jin sighed silently.

"This matter involves the secrets of the Tang family, I hope the boss will not leak it to others."

The word "boss", Tang Jin bit much heavier than usual. knew in his heart that he was reminding her of the identity of the two in this way, but Xia Mi didn't let go. Staring at Tang Jin's gaze, she nodded cautiously.

The firm attitude has been completely revealed between his actions and actions, Tang Jin stared at Xia Mi for a long time before looking away. He did not rush to speak, but took it lightly and carefully folded the paper on the table again. It wasn't until he put the piece of paper back in his pocket that he seemed to come to his senses.

"I don't know if you found a problem, when you first arrived at the Tang family, there were only more than one hundred and fifty people, and counting the zombies attacked, there were only three hundred people."

Recalling the scene at that time, Xia Mi said softly "um".

Receiving her response, Tang Jin lowered his gaze to cover the look in his eyes. With a hoarse voice, he revealed the secrets that the Tang family had hidden for many years one by one.

"The Tang family has been inherited for thousands of years, and has not suffered heavy losses from opponents, let alone been hit by natural disasters. Why is that? ”

Hearing his words, Xia Mi stayed in place for a moment. When she arrived in the town where the Tang family lived before, she still did not have a sense of identity and belonging to this world, so naturally she would not spend extra energy studying these issues. Hearing Tang Jin's words at this moment, she reacted.

yes, why?

Seeing her question, Tang Jin tugged at the corners of his mouth, but only slowly showed a wry smile.

"Like other big families, the Tang family also advocates the survival of the fittest. All newly-born children will be thrown into the secret realm of the Tang family when they reach the age of ten. ”

Subconsciously, Xia Mi repeated: "Secret realm? ”

"Yes, the Secret Realm. In this secret realm, there are not only natural treasures that are rare in the outside world for a hundred years, but also full of killing opportunities. Bloodsilk vine is just one of them. ”

Xia Mi's pupils shrank suddenly, she guessed that Tang Jin had a secret hidden in his body, but she never thought that this secret was full of cruelty!

Tang Jin didn't look up, naturally he didn't notice the change in Xia Mi's face. His gaze was far-reaching, as if he was caught in a memory, and his originally deep voice began to become softer: "In order to allow the clansmen to survive in the secret realm, the ancestors worked together to write a book with their lives to introduce the various plants in the secret realm. It's just a pity that they can only simply say the characteristics of those plants, but they don't write a real way to deal with them. ”