Chapter 40: Outliers
"Chen Aifei, famous artist, owner of MIND Gallery!"
Jiang Bayi didn't hide it, and told what he knew.
"Yes, but now he's missing, and the place of disappearance is in Jiuxian Mountain!" Gong Anguo nodded and continued to speak.
"What? missing, missing in Jiuxian Mountain?" Gong Anguo's words really shocked Jiang Bayi this time. Mande is really not simple, there is no news from the outside world about such an important matter. He glanced at Chen Xiaoman, although he could see anxiety on her face, he was not flustered, and he admired her even more, such a young girl not only ruled the entire Mande, it was not easy for such a big thing not to be flustered. He couldn't help but think of his daughter, if he could have one-tenth of Chen Xiaoman's concentration, he wouldn't let him worry so much.
"In fact, I have been sending people from the palace gate to protect me secretly, but even my people have not known about it so far, so I want to come to you to see what can be done!" Gong Anguo took a sip of tea and looked at Jiang Bayi.
"Oh! disappeared in the Nine Immortal Mountain!hiss!" Jiang Bayi sat back and fell into thought.
Chen Xiaoman didn't say a word from beginning to end, but listened quietly to the conversation between the two people.
Except for the sound of insects chirping outside the tea room, the tea room is unusually quiet now, and the three of them no longer speak, only occasionally glancing at each other.
"Have you considered other reasons!, such as that!" Suddenly, Jiang Bayi suddenly said this, and when he spoke, he was looking at Gong Anguo.
Gong Anguo looked at Jiang Bayi thoughtfully, and then slowly spoke:
"Do you think it has something to do with that?"
"Apart from this factor, will the people at your palace gate not be able to find it?" Jiang Bayi filled the teacup to Gong Anguo, and said pointedly.
Chen Xiaoman listened to the conversation between the two people as if playing dumb riddles, although he didn't understand, but he didn't rush to ask.
"Hmm!" Gong Anguo nodded in agreement, he hadn't thought about this reason before. The main thing is that now with the development of society, people are baptized by modern education, plus the blows of that era. Except for some remote areas or the elderly, urban people basically don't know or care about these things. Because in terms of modern ideas, most people probably won't believe it.
But Gong Anguo knows that not believing does not mean that it does not exist, at least he believes it, because he has experienced it himself, and he has experienced it with Jiang Bayi in front of him.
"Come on!" Jiang Bayi nodded at Gong Anguo and glanced at Chen Xiaoman again.
"Okay!" Gong Anguo shook his head with a wry smile, this kind of thing may be a little difficult to say, especially for someone like Chen Xiaoman, who has received a modern education since he was a child and has been abroad for so long.
"Manman! What I say next, you may not believe it, or it will be difficult to accept, but please believe my words!" Gong Anguo looked at Chen Xiaoman and said.
"Okay, Uncle Gong, let's talk about it!" Chen Xiaoman stroked the hair on his forehead and made a gesture of listening carefully. For Gong Anguo, she trusts her very much.
"In fact, in our world, there are some things that ordinary people don't know about, such as some supernatural events, or ghosts, gods, demons, and so on! Most of them are made up by some people in order to attract attention. But I'll tell you, some of them are true!"
Hearing Gong Anguo's words, Chen Xiaoman pursed her lips and didn't show surprise, but her action told Gong Anguo that she must be thinking about the authenticity of this kind of thing.
Gong Anguo did not stop, but continued to speak:
"Of course, this kind of thing rarely happens in big cities, but it is very likely in places like Jiuxian Mountain. Do you know why there are so many Taoist priests here? Because these Taoist priests are not just for cultivation, but also to fulfill their obligations. Every person who truly cultivates, after having a certain amount of supernatural powers, must maintain the order of the world and let some things that do not belong to human beings keep to themselves.
And this kind of existence is basically more in this kind of deep mountain and old forest. Although most of the well water does not interfere with the river water, it is inevitable that there will be a few people who will harm humans, and in the eyes of humans, some of them are invisible, and people are usually afraid of the invisible things and will be at a loss. Once they are harmed, they will behave strangely, go insane, and even hurt themselves, and modern medicine has not been able to find out for a long time. The most serious ones may be robbed of their bodies or even killed. And once the latter happens, it is simply impossible to deal with it with human capabilities. ”
Gong Anguo said a lot in one breath, and he believed that with Chen Xiaoman's wisdom, it was understandable, that is, a matter of belief or disbelief.
Indeed, what Gong Anguo said was the first time Chen Xiaoman heard it, although she understood the meaning, but it was still a little difficult to accept this mysterious thing, which was equivalent to making her immediately believe that there were ghosts, gods and demons in the world now, and just like Western myths and stories, they could also magic.
"Uncle Gong, do you mean that my father's disappearance has something to do with these existences?" After all, it was Chen Xiaoman, and he knew that Gong Anguo would not be untargeted. After talking about so many fantasy things, it must be related to finding his father next.
Gong Anguo and Jiang Bayi glanced at each other, and they both saw the look of approval in each other's eyes. Sure enough, Chen Xiaoman is an extremely smart girl. did not ask about the specific reasons for these things, but directly asked Chen Aifei about the disappearance of this time. If it is really related, then as long as this matter is solved, what Gong Anguo said will naturally be proven.
"Yes! If you really can't find anyone according to your previous way of searching, and the person disappeared in Jiuxian Mountain, this is very likely!" Jiang Bayi finally spoke this time.
"Then what should we do next?" Chen Xiaoman asked directly.
"I'll contact someone, he's a Taoist priest who practices in this mountain, but his whereabouts are uncertain. It depends on luck, and only when you find him can you know what to do next. "Everyone is a clean and neat person, and Jiang Bayi doesn't drag his words into words.
"Okay! Then it's troublesome Uncle Jiang!" Chen Xiaoman bowed to Jiang Bayi and expressed his gratitude. Jiang Bayi hurriedly stopped it with gestures.
"Do you need me to send someone with you?" Gong Anguo added.
"No, that Taoist priest has a strange temper and generally doesn't want to see people!" Jiang Bayi waved his hand.
Gong Anguo seemed to have thought of who that Taoist priest was, and it seemed that it was the person who gave Jiang Ba a string many years ago. If it were him, then the possibility of finding Chen Aifei would be much greater.
Now that the matter has been decided, everyone can only wait for Jiang Bayi's news in the next few days.
In the days of waiting, the Spring Festival is getting closer and closer.