Chapter 18: The Secret of the Serpent
After Zhang Lin left, Ye Qing put away the three pieces of paper on the stone table and took them to the room to compare them with the books in the secret room, and after a long time, he finally found that the content of the transcription was actually part of those ancient books!
It was obvious that Ye Feng's narcolepsy was related to what he had dreamed about during that time, and now that the clues about those dreams had appeared in his mother's room again, could it be that his mother knew the cause of his father's narcolepsy from the beginning? Ye Qing thought.
But he didn't understand, since his mother knew it from the beginning, why didn't he tell himself that it would be much better for the two of them to figure out a way together than for her to stay in the secret room and ponder it alone?
Or is it ...... Can't let yourself know about this?
Ye Qing was a little confused, he knew that his guess was groundless, but he couldn't think of any other explanation.
My mother basically never went out after the Hou Mansion was built, and my mother was a quiet person who didn't like to join in the fun. Even if it was the bustle at the door of the house, she didn't bother to take a look, Ye Qing's impression that the only time her mother went out was when a son of her better friend got married.
Could it be that before, when there was still a war?
During the Unification War, Ye Qing's mother would indeed follow Ye Feng's side, no matter where Ye Feng fought, she would always follow and take care of Ye Feng's diet and daily life, but at that time, it was ......
Ye Qing only felt that his head was a little swollen, he suddenly felt that this family was so strange, everyone was so strange, his father and mother seemed to be wearing masks and living with him for more than 20 years.
Thinking of this, Ye Qing couldn't help but feel irritated for a while, and he put those pieces of paper in the ancient book and put them away.
Let's explore this matter later, the more important thing at present is to find out what conspiracy is behind the destruction of the imperial capital that Ouyang Ce said.
Ye Qing said this to himself, but he also knew in his heart that it was just an excuse for himself, and he had a feeling of resistance to his parents' past in his heart, he wanted to know the truth, but he was afraid of the truth......
......
After hiding all the ancient books and sealing the door of the secret room, the voice of Lord Xiaolan suddenly came from outside the door, as if he was looking for Ye Qing.
Ye Qing walked out of the door, and happened to see the county lord Xiaolan stepping quickly into the gate of the Hou Mansion, followed by one of her own subordinates in the Imperial Forest Army.
"Okay, I can't wait for the whole street to hear your voice!" Ye Qing said with a disgusted expression.
"Can you control me!" Xiao Lan glanced at Ye Qingbai and pointed at Meng Ran behind him and said, "And you think I rarely come to your place!
"Meng Ran?" Ye Qing looked at the person behind the county lord of Xiaolan and asked, "Is there something wrong, so anxious?"
"Ah Qing, over there in the prison, one of the three of them spoke. The man said, handing Ye Qing a note, "Today, when the jailer brought them food, his snake was secretly stuffed into the jailer, you can take a look." ”
"Snake, it seems to be the fourth of those people......
Ye Qing took the note, and there was a line of small characters written on it in a crooked font.
"I have something to say, but I can only tell Ye Qing alone. ”
"Can you only talk to me alone?" Ye Qing frowned.
"Yes, and he didn't seem to want the other two people to know, and the note was sneaked in while the two were not looking. Meng Ran said.
"It seems that he knows some secrets that he shouldn't know. Ye Qing held the note in his hand and said, "Let's go, let's go meet him." ”
After speaking, Ye Qing turned around and said to Xiaoqin slightly apologetically: "Xiaoqin, I still have things to do, I can't accompany you more." ”
Hearing this, Xiaoqin shook her head: "Young Master Qing is busy, Xiaoqin is already content if he doesn't drag the young master's retreat." ”
After explaining, the three of them walked out of the Hou Mansion together.
"It's so good, you should marry such an understanding girl. As soon as he went out, Lord Xiaolan whispered in Ye Qing's ear.
"What are you doing here? Ye Qing glanced at the county lord of Xiaolan and said, "We are going to the heavenly prison now, do you still want to follow." ”
"Cut! Who's following you!" Lord Xiaolan turned his face away, turned around and walked away by himself.
The back of the county lord of Xiaolan looked a little lonely, but he and Ye Qing were just playmates when they were children, and besides, she was still a county lord, so she didn't need to ask too much.
"Lord Ye, I think you should care a little bit about Lord Xiaolan. The soldier said suddenly.
"Why did you say this suddenly?" Ye Qing didn't pay too much attention to the other party's words.
"Haven't you heard? Lord Xiaolan will be married off by King Dingxing at the end of this month, and the place is still very far from the imperial capital. The soldier explained.
"Get married?" Ye Qing was stunned for a moment, "If I'm not mistaken, Xiao Lan is only seventeen years old this year, how could she be in such a hurry, and such a big matter should have spread a long time ago." ”
"I don't know why. The soldier said, "But this matter was told by the king of Dingxing himself, so there should be no falsehood." ”
Ye Qing didn't have any expression on his face when he heard this, but he just quickened his pace, "Hurry up, maybe that snake will change if it's late." ”
After a while, the two of them came to the palace, and when they entered the palace gate, they happened to see several people wearing black cloaks riding into the palace city.
"Dare to ride a horse in the palace, only they are the gods. Ye Qing sighed.
The Shenji Battalion is a force that obeys the emperor's orders, they are only loyal to the emperor, although there are only ten people, but the top combat power among them can even reach the level of the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, at this time, the people who gathered eight Shenji Battalion, there must be something big going on.
It's just that these have nothing to do with him, and after Ye Qing entered the palace gate, he immediately went to the direction of the prison.
When he came to the prison, Ye Qing instructed the jailer to take out all the three eagles, turtles, snakes and put them in three separate rooms, saying that they were going to be interrogated separately. This was done because the snake's previous behavior was obviously not intended to be known to the other two people, so if the snake was interrogated alone, it would definitely arouse the suspicion of the other two.
The three of them were taken to different rooms, and in this room where the snake was, Ye Qing was sitting inside waiting for him.
"Say it. ”
After the snake sat down, Ye Qing said.
"I need you to give me a promise. The snake replied, his voice trembling slightly, as if trying to suppress his emotions.
"It depends on whether the information you provide will allow me to agree to your request, so let's tell me what you know. Ye Qing said.
"No, if you don't agree to my request, I won't say it even if I die!"
Speaking of this, Ye Qing hesitated for a moment, decided to take a step back and asked, "Say, what are your requirements?"
Seeing Ye Qing give in, the snake also breathed a sigh of relief, "I need you to let the three of us go free, and I also need you to ensure our safety." ”
"Guarantee your safety?" Ye Qing seemed to be interested, so he asked, "How can I guarantee it?" I can tell the outside world that the three of you are dead in the prison and then secretly let you out, and I will definitely not show any horses." ”
"No, no, you can't hide it from them......" The snake's emotions began to stir again.
"Who are they, Dikui?" Ye Qing asked.
"No, they ...... They ......"
As he spoke, the snake suddenly clutched its chest and rose in pain, and it took a long time before it stopped.
"What the hell are they, are they so terrifying?" Ye Qing asked.
"I ...... I don't know who they are...... But they've put something on top of our hearts to detect, and as long as the heart is still beating, they'll know about it. ”
"What about the strength, how strong?"
"There are at least twenty squad leaders like Dikui ......"
There are twenty such squad leaders......
But it did make Ye Qing a little surprised, after all, Di Kui's strength was seen by himself, although he relied on that treasure to fight with him to that point, but maybe he relied on that treasure to become the team leader?
Ye Qing touched his chin and asked again, "If that's the case, how far do we want to protect you? As far as the current situation is concerned, if they want to kill you, it is safest for you to stay here." ”
"No! never!" the snake suddenly cried, as if it had heard something terrible.
"Protect me......," said the serpent, as if in a state of thought, before continuing after a long moment, "make sure I get to a safe place." ”
"Where?"
"It won't be far, it's ......," said the snake, closing its mouth, "don't try to talk to me anymore, from now on, if you don't agree to my request, I won't say a word!"
Ye Qing looked at the snake and couldn't help but feel sorry for a while, he was almost able to get more important information.
"Okay, you wait here for my news. Ye Qing said.
"You'd better not be too slow, I'm looking out for you. Snake Chong Ye Qing added.
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Walking out of the prison, Ye Qing felt that he still underestimated this 'snake' a little, when he saw the snake for the first time, he thought he was a timid and afraid person, and he was at a loss when he panicked, but now it seems that his judgment is wrong.
However, what Ye Qing cared about most about in this conversation was that people like Di Kui were only squad leaders, and there were at least twenty such squad leaders......
If there are only these three people who have been captured, then it can be inferred that this is not a large organization, and their members will have strong personal abilities...... It's just that these speculations still need some evidence to finalize, and these things will have to wait for the snake to tell itself.
Although the content of this conversation is not much, but there is a lot of information that can be filtered out of it, why are these things unwilling to say when they were in Ling Ping before, when Ye Qing has already believed in this matter that they don't know anything, in that case, they have no value in existence, then Ye Qing is likely to kill them at any time, even in that case, he is not willing to say it, but he is willing to confess the next day after returning to the imperial capital?
Thinking of today's snake reluctance to let the other two people know about this, and the condition that the snake offered was to let all three of them out, Ye Qing guessed that the snake should know something that his identity must not know, and once this matter is leaked, it will inevitably lead to death. So he couldn't say that he was dead in Lingping at that time, so he returned to the imperial capital and quietly told Ye Qing that Ye Qing would send someone to protect him, this was him, their only way to live.
Thinking of this, Ye Qing became even more curious about the place Di Kui wanted to go to in the end.
As long as he is not dead, then he will definitely be found by the organization, even the imperial capital with the absolute concentration of imperial power can't make him feel at ease, so what kind of place can make the snake feel at ease......