"Because of luck," she looked at me calmly, "I don't know how the Iron General's Tomb will protect my family, but one thing we know is clear, and that is that once the seal of the Nine Songs Ruyi fails, our luck will be lost." At that time, even if the goblins were subdued, our family would fall apart, and I couldn't watch this happen, so I had to do something in advance to prevent it from happening. ”

I smiled, "Then why are you and not your brothers?" According to Chinese rules, girls are outsiders, and sooner or later you will get married and leave the Shen family. Matters related to feng shui luck should be done by your brothers, why you? ”

"Because apart from my grandfather, I am the only one in my family who knows how to do mathematics," she said, "and my three brothers are all businessmen, and they don't understand these things, and they don't believe in them, and letting them do it will only mess things up." So my grandfather told me all the secrets before he died, and in the future, half of the Shen family's family business will be mine, and the other half will be my brothers. I will get married in the future, but my husband's surname will be Shen. ”

I had nothing more to say and nodded silently.

"Well, now you know the secret too", she looked at me, "You also know what the heirloom jade seal means, once outsiders know, can it still be our Shen family?" ”

"Although our Lin family is not as famous as the three major feng shui families, it is also a family with traditions and perseverance," I said, "We will not do tomb robbery, you can rest assured." ”

"You won't, but will the people around you?" She stared at me, "I believe in you, but will my family trust you?" ”

I was shocked, there was a threat in her words, and I was really honest and wrong about what she meant? It should be said that I can understand her worries, if the tomb of the Iron General is buried with an ordinary object, then she doesn't need to worry, but it is the jade seal of the country!

I smiled disdainfully, "The jade seal of the country is just a thing that has died in the country, you just gave it to us, we all think it is unlucky, and we need to worry about our idea of beating it?" Besides, if I really had that thought, would I still call you to come and talk to you about this openly? If you don't talk about this matter, then your family won't know if you can trust me, it's not in your family, it's only in yourself. ”

Shen Qing smiled playfully, "Lin Zhuo, in fact, you just need to understand, why do you have to say it?" Aren't the Chinese good at hiding, you are a master of mathematics, don't you understand this truth? ”

"In addition to being good and hidden, the Chinese have another characteristic," I looked at her, "called Bright and Clear." ”

"Aren't you afraid?" She frowned.

"What's so scary?" I said lightly, "If you don't have the courage to do this, do you dare to take over your Shen family's affairs?" ”

She smiled, "Good, I appreciate people like you." ”

"Thank you," I said, glancing at her, "but I want you to remember that I hate people who threaten me, this is the first time, and hopefully the last time." ”

She stopped smiling and looked at me for a moment, "If you know the secret of the Shen family, then you have no way out." I promise you that you will be allowed to destroy this last firewall of the Shen family, but on the condition that you must successfully seal the Nine Songs Ruyi, otherwise, ......"

"Needless to say," I said, with a smile on my lips, "if the seal fails, none of us will be able to leave alive." ”

She nodded, "So we're in the same boat, and no one can run." Okay, let's talk about your plan. ”

"The morning after tomorrow, I will first seal the tomb of the Iron General with the formation," I said, "In the afternoon, we will open the secret passage and use you as bait to lure out evil spirits." ”

"Your formation can protect the Iron General's Tomb?" She asked.

"To be exact, it's prevention, not protection," I said, "If the Jiuqu Ruyi seal is successful, then it will be a scourge for the Iron General's Tomb to remain." Now that the Blood Spirit Demon in the coffin has basically taken shape, if I don't guard against it, I can't guarantee what the consequences will be. ”

"Didn't you say it would take about ten years for it to come out?"

I smiled calmly, "Sometimes, the demon that doesn't come out is more dangerous. ”

She was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, just do as you say!" ”

In fact, I lied to her, the so-called formation is to protect this last line of defense. Judging from my previous hexagram, we are in danger this time, and success should be no problem. As long as Jiuqu Ruyi is successfully sealed, the Shen family will definitely solve the problem of the Iron General's Tomb by themselves as soon as possible, after all, the heirloom jade seal is a super treasure that no family is willing to easily discard.

Since the Shen family set up this bureau at the beginning, there must be a way to crack it, if it is up to me to solve it now, not to mention the delay, it is very likely to arouse Shen Qing's suspicions. She was right, the Chinese are good at hiding and the bright and honest mode is over, and now it's time for me to protect myself and my team.

The next day there was nothing to do, we rested for a day, asked Song Chengyi for a pair of mahjong, and pulled Shen Qing over and rubbed the four of them all afternoon. I didn't expect the American girl to be quite proficient in mahjong, Hong Kong cards, Taiwan cards are called proficient. After the eight rounds of cards were played, Feng Yong's face was black, the queen and I won more than 1,000 yuan each, and Zhou Yan did not lose or win.

After playing mahjong, Shen Qing was in a good mood, not only returned the money to Feng Yong, but also took the initiative to drive us out of the factory and ran dozens of kilometers to a nearby town to invite us to a big meal. So she still has Chinese genes in her bones, and after a few hours of mahjong, we have rubbed out a tacit understanding and friendship, and the tension in the past few days has been greatly alleviated, and we have unconsciously become much closer to each other.

During the meal, she secretly pulled me and brought it to my ear, "When will you set up the formation tomorrow, do you need to use objects?" ”

"You need four pairs of bronze lions, three gossip mirrors, and a lot of cinnabar," I said.

"Then let's go find it after dinner", she paused, "why didn't you say it in advance?" Know we're going to come out? ”

I smiled, "The Song brothers have all these things, and they don't need to go outside to buy them at all." ”

"How do you know?" She was curious.

"The tomb of General Tie is in that town, and some strange things will inevitably happen in the factory," I said, "like bronze lions, gossip mirrors and cinnabar, which are the most commonly used objects in China to ward off evil spirits, of course they have to prepare." If you don't believe it, give Song Chengyi a call and ask, he must have it. ”

Shen Qing nodded, "Since that's the case, then we don't have to buy it, let's find a hotel after dinner, and let's stay here today." ”

"Why?" I wondered, "Wouldn't it be nice to go back and live?" ”

She smiled ambiguously, "Relax, isn't it?" ”

I was stunned, "Oh...... Got it, then let's stay. ”

It's not a big town, and there are no high-end hotels, so we drove around and finally chose a 4-star hotel. It's four stars, but I don't even think it's two stars, but in this kind of place, it's pretty good.

Shen Qing asked for four rooms, according to the rules of the Shen family, she and I lived in a deluxe room, and Zhou Yan and Feng Yong each had a double room. The building of this hotel is divided into two blocks, the ordinary room is in the front, the deluxe room is in the back, after receiving the room card, Shen Qing and I went directly to the annex building in the back.

We live next door.

As soon as I entered the room, my mobile phone rang, and I opened it to see that it was a text message from Zhou Yan, "Brother, come on, win glory for the Chinese masters!" ”

I was just about to reply, but Feng Yong sent another one, "Brother, kill her!" ”

I burst out laughing, deleted the text message, and changed into a bathrobe to get ready to take a shower. I know what Shen Qing means, since it is a plan, it is better to tacitly take it by heart and go with the flow.

Just after taking a shower, the doorbell rang, I wiped my hair and opened the door, Shen Qing looked at me, "Can you come in?" ”

"Of course, please come in!" I say.

She walked in unceremoniously, leaned on the couch, and looked at me, "Will my presence here affect your change of clothes?" ”

"Oh no," I walked over to her and sat down, "I just slept like this at night, without delaying the conversation." ”

She was a little embarrassed, "Uh...... Actually, it's rude, but ...... I had some questions in my mind, so I wanted to have a good chat with you. ”

"Even if it's impolite, it's impolite," I smiled faintly, "I don't understand what you Americans are like, sometimes I see you as unruly, and sometimes I think you seem to have a lot of rules, just get used to it." ”

She smiled lightly, "If you don't mind." ”

I put down my towel and got up to boil water to make coffee, "Didn't you say there was a problem?" Speak up and listen. ”

"Actually, it's not a big deal," she paused, "you said that tomorrow I would be bait to lure those ghosts out, I want to know how to do it, at least be mentally prepared." ”

"Actually, it's not complicated," I said, "I'll set up a formation first, and then you stand inside, bite the middle finger of your right hand, and drip the blood under your feet, and the rest is my task." ”

"Need my blood?" She was a little surprised.

"Yes, the spirits in that secret passage are very sensitive to the blood of the Shen family, they will smell blood, try to treat you as a delicious breakfast", I glanced at her, "but don't worry, I will put them in a cage before they raise their knives and forks." ”

Shen Qing smiled, "...... way you speak?"

"Isn't that what you Americans say?" I smiled, "At least that's what the movie is, full of swear words and metaphors." ”

"Don't take a bite of an American, okay?" She looked at me, "I have Chinese blood in me, can't you treat me as your compatriot?" ”

I smiled slightly, turned around, and picked up the kettle to make coffee, "You are the daughter of the Shen family, and you have multiple bloodlines of France, Anclair, Saxony, and the descendants of Yan and Huang. I would like to treat you as a compatriot, but unfortunately there is a huge difference in our identities...... People have to be self-aware. ”

"What do you mean? Aren't we equal? She stood up.

I was silent for a moment, "People are equal, but they are friends...... Our world is too far apart......"

"I don't believe it!" She suddenly hugged me, put her hands into my bathrobe, her smooth face rubbed against the back of my neck, and her breathing became slightly rapid, "I don't believe in any gap...... We are people of the same world, I want to be one with you, I want to fly you to heaven......"