"What do you mean, the person you're talking about is Tao?" Shanzi looked at me with wide eyes and said, "That Tao took away a piece of the artifact himself, and then left an empty cave?" ”

I nodded earnestly at him.

But Shanzi still shook his head, "Ding Jia, think about it, it was these treasure places built by Xu Fu in the first place, can he let Tao slip away from under his nose, and still hold that artifact?" ”

When Shanzi said this, I was suddenly a little discouraged, yes, the artifact is not something else, Xu Fu must have sent heavy troops to guard it, and it is impossible for Ren Natao to escape with three heads and six arms!

It seems that Shanzi's speculation is correct, the artifact is made of a piece of wood, representing the heavens, Tao and the craftsman are also buried in the cave, after more than two thousand years, the wood and those people have long since turned into dust.

I sighed when I thought of this, thinking that this would be an imperfect ending, but things are already like this, and no one can change them. After we go back, Shanzi and I will go to Shangguan Yunchu and ask him to tell the chief that our task cannot be completed, it can only be said that it is over here, as for the fate of me and Shanzi, it is better to leave it to fate, at least our brothers have done their best, and the result is no longer important.

The four of us walked back along the way we came, except for Hua Rong, the three of us were silent, I don't know what the old buttocks were thinking, he probably thought that this time it was in vain, and he didn't find anything substantial, or he was unbelievable because there was no treasure here, how could he give a reasonable explanation to his boss.

When we returned to the village, the elf-like Hua Qinan was standing under the tree in anticipation, and when she saw that we had come back safely, she couldn't suppress the joy in her heart and limped towards us, and Hua Rong and Shanzi also hurried up to meet us.

A stone fell to the ground in my heart, no matter what, this matter has finally come to an end, no, it's over, if possible, I will beg the chief not to blame or punish Shanzi, all the qiē will be borne by me, I only hope that Shanzi can be with Hua Qinan, because Hua Qinan is Shanzi's destination.

When we arrived at Hua's house, things developed as we expected, Hua Rong's father asked us about the situation after we went, and we also prevaricated casually according to the words made up on the road, that Hua Rong didn't look at the grade, and when he talked about panic, he was like a real person, Shanzi said that he was a charlatan born all day.

Since this is the way things are, we plan to stay overnight for the time being, and then leave here the next day and go back to the Dragon King's Tomb.

In the evening, Hua Qinan's family made a table full of meals, we chatted while eating, during the banquet Hua Rong suddenly remembered something, and then said to the old man Hua: "Abba, the day after tomorrow is the Wood God Festival on the other side of the Tsing Yi River, alas! I want to check it out! ”

When the old man heard him say this, he shook his head, and said without raising his head: "In the past, your sister went with you, but now her legs and feet are inconvenient, you definitely can't go by yourself, it's too far!" ”

"But I'm an adult now, I can do it myself!" Hua Rong was a little unconvinced.

"No, you can't go!" The old man said stubbornly.

"Then I'll go find my classmate Jiang Ying, it's all right?!" Hua Rong still refuses to give up.

"You two are children, let alone that!" The more the old man spoke, the more angry he became, and he slapped the chopsticks in his hand on the table with a "snap", and the atmosphere in the room immediately became tense.

But Hua Rong was not afraid of him, he still said confidently: "Why do you keep caring about me, I can't go out to play for two days, you ......"

Hua Rong said this, and Shanzi slapped his thigh hard, "How can a child talk to his elders!" Nothing big or small! ”

"You!" Hua Rong glared at Shanzi angrily, but Shanzi's eyes were bigger than his, "What are you, I'm not convinced!" Let me tell you, when I was your age, if I dared to talk to my dad like this, my dad would have slapped me with a big mouth! ”

"I, I just want to go out and walk around, how boring it is to be at home!" Hua Rong was stunned by Shanzi's momentum, but he still kept expressing his thoughts, that is, he wanted to go out and play, and he wanted to watch the Mushen Festival.

Shanzi first helped the old man Hua teach Hua Rong a lesson, and then looked at the old man Hua with a flattering face and said: "Uncle, you can see this way, our investigation work is now over, and then we are also the first time to come to us, if Hua Rong said that what Tsing Yi River is not far from here, we also want to feel the customs of our Qiang people, which is also helpful for our future cultural research work, ahahaha!" ”

As soon as I heard Shanzi say this, I immediately couldn't hold back, and I said to him anxiously: "Aren't we going to report to the leader when we go back tomorrow, have you forgotten?!" After I finished speaking, I squeezed my eyes at Shanzi, I really don't know what he thinks, this matter is finally done, let's hurry back to Shangguan Yunchu and report to the chief.

Shanzi took a sip of wine and said: "The leader told me before we came, saying that after we finish our work, we have to feel more about the cultural heritage here, I think this is a good opportunity, first, we are catching up with that festival, and second, we don't need to find a guide, just let Hua Rong take us there, after all, this road is still familiar to him!" ”

After Shanzi finished speaking, Hua Rong glanced at him gratefully, and then set his eyes on his father, I saw that Shanzi was trying so hard to convince Old Man Hua, it seems that his quasi-brother-in-law is qualified enough!

I said to the old man Hua, we still have plenty of time to come this time, let's go tomorrow, just let Hua Rong go together, you don't have to worry about his safety when you are old with us, and we will definitely bring him back safely and securely.

Seeing that I also said this, the old man Hua naturally understood a little bit in his heart, he pointed at Hua Rong fiercely with his finger, and then said to him: "Don't hurry up and thank you!" ”

Hua Rong's face immediately turned cloudy and clear, and his bright eyes were already shining with joy at this time! Hua Qinan didn't speak, but pretended to pat Hua Rong's head angrily and asked him to hurry up and eat.

In the evening, I asked the old buttocks where they were going, whether to find the lewd Zhao and Linda or follow us to relax first, the old buttocks thought about it, and he said that he didn't have any plans, so he should follow us first.

Early the next morning, Hua Rong was bouncing around in the yard like a cheerful foal, he couldn't suppress the joy in his heart at all, Shanzi kept taunting him next to him, and said that he had grown up and was a man, I damn it, how can a man have a man like you, as if his ass was on fire!

The old man walked out of the watchtower, took a small bag in his hand, he gently put it in Hua Rong's hand and instructed, this is some tea, go to Tsing Yi Jiang to see you Uncle Jiang first, and tell Jiang Ying that girl, don't know how to play all day long, help the family do more housework.

Shanzi was taken aback when he heard this, it turned out that Jiang Ying, the classmate Jiang Ying in Hua Rong's mouth last night, was a girl.

Hua Rong glanced at him disdainfully and said, "What's the matter, sue you, Jiang Ying is still my daughter-in-law!" ”