"Perrin is dead, send a descendant. Ashuna's deadline is approaching, and the jade card is passed to the new Wu Bujin. In addition, the matter has been revealed, Yunnan is dangerous, and caution is the best. ”

That's what the letter was all about, and it surprised me a little. There are two things that surprised me, the first one was something I didn't expect, that is, this letter turned out to be written by that Master Duan; The second was unexpected, I thought it would be a long letter, and at least two polite words like "It's been good lately." However, the content of the letter was so concise that it was almost as concise as gold.

If the first sentence brought me shock, then the remaining two sentences brought me doubt. First of all, my brother's disappearance is not a matter of a day or two, more than ten years have passed, although it sounds a little ruthless, but today, I have almost forgotten about my brother. Now, Duan Yuwen, who used to work with my father, wrote to my father that my brother was dead.

"Perrin is dead, send a descendant." The tone of these words is as if my father had always known that my brother had been in Yunnan for more than ten years. I think about my father's reaction when he read the letter, his reaction was worry and excitement, and now that I read the content of the letter, I recall my father's reaction and suddenly realize that that reaction is more likely to be anxiety and fear.

Based on the contents of the letter, I began to make a bold guess: Could it be that my father has been knowing where my brother is for more than ten years? However, since he knows the whereabouts of his son, why don't he look for it?

Also, what does the "quick descendants" mean in the back? If this descendant refers to me, then in this case, I was just sent to Yunnan by my father according to the instructions of that Duan Yuwen. Moreover, it is very likely that the direct reason for sending me to Yunnan was because of my brother's death. And I probably came to Yunnan as a successor. Successor? If the truth is as I suspected, then what has my brother been doing for more than ten years? And I, as a successor, am I going to continue what my brother did?

The last two sentences also puzzled me. "Ashuna's deadline is approaching, and the jade card will be passed to the new Wu Bujin." This sentence undoubtedly reveals three things: the first is that Duan Yuwen knows about Ashuna, and also knows that Ajuna is not far from death; The second thing is that Duan Yuwen knew that the name of Ashuna's descendant was Bu Jin, and he also clearly told my father; The third thing, and the thing that attracted my attention the most, was that Duan Yuwen and my father also knew the jade plate around Bu Jin's neck.

The last sentence of the letter reads, "In addition, the matter has been exposed, Yunnan is dangerous, and caution is the best."

This "Yunnan is dangerous, be careful" is very easy to understand, that is, I clearly told my father that I will encounter a lot of danger when I come to Yunnan this time. I suddenly remembered that when my father finished reading the letter, he did not tell me directly about going to Yunnan, but only mentioned it to me several days later, and his absent-minded and worried appearance in those days was obviously worried about me, and it was probably that he was hesitating whether to let me come to Yunnan or not.

But what do the words "the matter has been revealed" mean? Literally, there seems to be some secret matter between my father and this Duan Yuwen, and now the matter has been revealed, and according to the inference of the context, it can be seen that it is precisely because of the revelation of the matter that it will lead to the danger of this journey.

I put down the letter and fell into deep thought, the letter was very small in number but unusually rich in information. I thought to myself, it seems that my trip to Yunnan is by no means as simple as I imagined.

Liu Zhen looked at my expression and could guess the reaction in my heart, and he didn't bother too much, just sat quietly and smoked.

I glanced at Liu Zhen, and suddenly my body shook, and something suddenly came to my mind. From Duan Yuwen's letter to my father, it can be known that Duan Yuwen clearly stated that I was the descendant of my father, and it seems that there is some kind of blood relationship in it, so why did Liu Zhen come to Yunnan? I remembered that Liu Zhen called me when I met that Wang Chengbao, and it really happened that he called me when I met Wang Chengbao? Or, is there also a problem with Liu Zhen, who I have always regarded as a good friend?

Thinking of this, I hurriedly shook my head, and said in my heart No, Liu Zhen and I haven't known each other for a day or two, my family has always treated him very well, and he won't do anything to hurt me. It's probably because I've been experiencing so many bizarre things these days that I'm more and more inclined to be a conspiracy theorist and suspicious of everything.

Although I thought so in my heart, I couldn't help but ask Liu Zhen: "Old Liu, I don't know if I should ask one thing." ”

Liu Zhen smiled faintly and said, "When are you still polite to me?" ”

I pondered for a moment and said, "However, let's talk ahead, I hope you don't mind me asking you such a question, it's not that I don't believe you, I'm just a little confused." I saw that Liu Zhen nodded, and then continued: "This letter clearly says that I want my father's descendants to come to Yunnan, so why does my father want to find you and let you come to Yunnan to help me?" In this letter, I have already told my father that Yunnan is dangerous, and if my father was worried about me from the beginning, then why not just let you go with me, but let you arrive later without bothering? ”

Liu Zhen listened to my words, shook his head, and said, "Peixi, such words really don't look like what you said." However, don't worry, I don't mind your question, you just said that the letter to the teacher clearly said that Yunnan is dangerous, so you should still be careful everywhere and not easily trust others. Since you asked this question, then, let me tell you the truth. ”

I nodded, expressing my willingness to hear the details, Liu Zhen continued: "Actually, according to what the teacher told me, the meaning of 'descendant' does not mean people who are related by blood, just think that this Miao girl you picked up, isn't she also related to Ashina." In fact, the meaning of "descendants" in this heart is more like a successor. ”

I didn't speak, but what Liu Zhen said was basically consistent with my previous guess. Liu Zhen looked at me and continued: "When the teacher came to me that night, he once told me that the ideal person in his mind to go to Yunnan was me, not you. ”

As soon as I heard this, I didn't know what to do, and I felt like I had lost my dignity, so I asked, "What is it for?" ”

"You also saw that the letter told the teacher that Yunnan was dangerous. On the one hand, the teacher was probably worried about you, and on the other hand, the teacher told me that night that this trip to Yunnan would require some knowledge of history in many cases. ”

"Holy shit." I leaned against the head of the bed all of a sudden, and involuntarily cursed a dirty word. It turned out that my father didn't think that I could complete this task from the beginning, and that I needed courage and good skills when I encountered danger, and I needed a knowledgeable brain when I encountered some historical knowledge, both of which I obviously didn't have, but Liu Zhen in front of me seemed to be born for this task.

I thought of my missing brother again, and I was under the impression that he was as knowledgeable and physically competent as my father, and it seemed that this task really needed to be accomplished by someone who was excellent in all aspects.

"Then why did you send me the most?" I asked angrily.

Liu Zhen patted me on the shoulder, as if to comfort me, and said: "That night, the teacher told me that he had always been very optimistic about me and hoped that I would go to Yunnan, and he even said that teaching me for so many years was actually to prepare for Yunnan. However, the letter said that it was too dangerous to reveal the matter, and that my teacher and I were just a master-apprentice relationship, and if something happened to me in Yunnan, he would not be able to explain it to my parents, so I sent you to Yunnan. ”

As soon as I heard this, I became even more angry, and dared to send me because if I had a bad relationship, he would not have to explain it to anyone else, just because I was his son. If that's the case, then my son is really aggrieved.

Liu Zhen looked at me and said, "But, Peixi, haven't you noticed anything strange?" ”

I was taken aback by Liu Zhen's question. Strange place? I didn't really notice anything strange for a while. Liu Zhen said: "It seems that you have been confused by my narrative and this letter, and you have complicated things. ”

"Complicated?" I said to myself, I still feel that what I am thinking about is not enough to solve these mysteries, how can I feel that I am complicating things.

However, Liu Zhen nodded firmly and said, "You try to think about the problem as simply as possible, there is a very strange place in this whole thing." ”

I shook my head, I hate selling lawsuits and guessing riddles the most on weekdays, so I asked him directly: "What is strange, just say it, for the sake of my initial recovery from a serious illness, you can satisfy my curiosity, don't hang my appetite, okay?" ”

Liu Zhen nodded, smiled faintly, but quickly returned to a serious expression, and said: "I didn't mean to hang your appetite, it's just that if you can't jump out of the original thinking mode by yourself, we are likely to fall deeper and deeper into the mystery in the future." ”

"Gotta it, stop talking about it, let's talk about it quickly." I urged.

Liu Zhen explained: "Actually, since the teacher came to me that night, I have already discovered this strange place. That night, the teacher repeated over and over again, 'time is running out', and I think it was very likely that he knew that he was about to have an accident, so he came to me, told me about these things, and then asked me to come to Yunnan to find you. But herein lies the strange place. Although the teacher repeatedly said that 'time is running out', since he still has time to come to me, why don't he call you directly and tell you what happened, instead of asking me to tell you, don't you think this is against normal logic? The teacher obviously complicates things. ”

I was shocked when I heard this, and said yes, since my father knew that there was danger in Yunnan, and he had a premonition that something was going to happen, why didn't he call me directly to tell me about it? Even if he thinks that I may not be able to complete the task alone, at least he can tell me these things first, and then I may have taken many detours.

"It's weird, indeed." I muttered to myself, and then I asked Liu Zhen if my father had explained the reason to him.

Liu Zhen waved his hand, sighed, and said, "Everything was in a hurry that night, and the teacher didn't give me time to ask questions at all, but simply explained the task to me and left in a hurry." ”

I was speechless all of a sudden, thought for a long time, and said, "It seems that we really have to find that Duan Yuwen tomorrow." ”

Liu Zhen agreed, saying, "That's right, he is now our only clue." ”

"No," I sat up and said, "I don't think that Duan Yuwen is necessarily a clue, but a guide rather than a guide." I think that the only clue we really have is the Miao girl named Long Bujin, because everything now is more or less pointing to Yunnan and her, and of course, the jade plate around her neck, that is our only clue. ”