Chapter Eighty-Four: Star Tears Ice Blue
Before you know it, you will find a large building made of black rock, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, which looks like a black pyramid. In front of the door, there were sturdy, tall and mighty guards, who saluted Xiao Luo one after another. The building looks gloomy and gloomy on the outside, but the inside is spacious and bright, the floor tiles are bright, the walls are crystal clear, the potted plants are scattered, the sculptures are guarded by one side, the white lanterns overhead illuminate every corner, and the fountain in the center constantly gushes out the elegant fragrance of white, and the entire first floor looks like a luxury hotel.
"Welcome to Xiaojiabao. Xiao Luo breathed a sigh of relief and finally went home.
This time is usually when the Xiao family gathers for business, Qin Mo was taken to the third floor, and as soon as he approached the hall door, he heard the sound of quarrels coming from inside, and vaguely heard something "big eyes", "ice blue grass", "snow mountain mine" or something. The door was directly pushed open by Xiao Luo, and the people standing and sitting in the hall all looked at each other in surprise.
"Xiao Luo, when are you coming back? Now that we have a meeting, I'll talk about it later. ”
Facing the hall door, in the distance sat a tall and burly man with a tiger body and leopard eyes, with dark skin and bright skin, tight and strong muscles, at first glance he was a fierce and strong character, it was Xiao Jiuzhong, the head of the Xiao family.
"I think you're more interested in this person than your business. Xiao Luo didn't feel sorry for interrupting the Crowd Council.
"Who is this?" Xiao Jiuzhong carefully looked at the strange young man in front of him, making sure that he had never seen it.
"Qin Mo. This voice is neither humble nor arrogant, as if announcing his name to the whole world.
Xiao Jiuzhong frowned and thought for a while, and suddenly got up. "Grab it!" and walked straight to the door.
"Father, the matter of this mine ......" A young man on the side stopped him, it seemed that he was Xiao Luo's brother, and it seemed that there was still something to consult.
"It's not a new thing to get a casual pension. Xiao Jiuzhong said impatiently.
A group of guards came from outside the door, wanting to take Qin Mo down, Xiao Jiuzhong slashed with one hand, and a sharp qi blade flew towards Qin Mo, but was blocked by Xiao Luo's fist.
Seeing that his son was stopping, Xiao Jiuzhong was furious, and shouted to the entourage next to Xiao Luo: "Giselle, don't do it yet!"
But Giselle didn't do it, but said respectfully: "Master Xiao, there is some misunderstanding here, and the second young master will explain it to you clearly." ”
Escorted by a group of guards, Qin Mo and the others came to a mourning hall, which was the mourning hall of Xiao Yudie, the third lady of the Xiao family, with a beautiful portrait of lost color in the center, no coffin, it is said that the Pfister family cremated her body, the hall was filled with smoke, and there were unextinguished incense and candles, it can be seen that the Xiao family has not stopped mourning her in the past few months.
"That's the case, I don't believe that a righteous gentleman who sacrificed his life to save my life and still did nothing to him under the temptation of the eldest lady of the Su family could do that kind of hurtful thing to my sister, and I hope my father will investigate the hidden secrets. Xiao Luo told everything he knew, and in order to clear Qin Mo's grievances, he couldn't care about Miss Su's reputation.
"Is there such a thing?" After listening to Xiao Luo's story, Xiao Jiuzhong's expression was complicated, he didn't expect that this Qin Mo would have a life-saving grace for his son.
Regarding Xiao Yudie's death, Qin Mo said that he was very helpless, since Master Xiao was willing to listen to it, Qin Mo didn't mind going to take a stick of incense. He explained the ins and outs of the matter, including how the conflict arose and how Xiao Yudie and the Pfister family designed to frame him. "When I woke up, Miss San had already been murdered. ”
"Father, the matter is already obvious, it is well known that Qin Mo also fell into a coma at that time, different martial arts will leave completely different wounds, and it is not easy for a rookie warrior to hide his traces, why is the Pfister family in a hurry to burn his sister's body, obviously they want to destroy the corpse and destroy the traces, Qin Mo is just a scapegoat in their plan. Xiao Luo analyzed it very well, and really said Qin Mo's heart.
Although Qin Mo did not have evidence to prove what he said, the Pfister family was only a one-sided statement, since Pfister had been destroyed, the matter could only be concluded in the sea, not to mention that Xiao Luo kept saying that Qin Mo had saved his life.
"Why don't you tell me about the sachet?" Qin Mo asked on the way to the guest room.
"Since I choose to believe it, I don't want to make any more extraneous problems, that will only be detrimental to you. Xiao Luo's attitude was very serious, it was rare to see that he was serious, but he didn't expect that he could help Qin Mo correct his name when he was serious.
I heard that at the evening assembly, Xiao Jiu clarified for Qin Mo in front of all the members of the Xiao family, and the forbearance of so many days could also be released.
"Let's go, yo, I look good today!" The next morning, Xiao Luo came to Qin Mo's room.
"Where are you going?" Qin Mo asked.
I went out with Xiao Luo's team early in the morning, saying that I was going to inspect the scene, which was discussed at the Xiao family's meeting yesterday afternoon. The Xiao family's main industry is mining, and a large amount of ore is mined from the Snow Mountain Mine every year to make various magical tools, and the staff used by magicians is extremely dependent on these natural ores.
"So your Xiao family is mainly staff-making?"
"Yes, that's right. ”
"Then what are you bringing me here for?" Qin Mo asked while standing on the smooth ice at this time.
This is an open area surrounded by mountains, the ground is smooth and smooth, like a silver mirror, and there are dense forests of green pines on the mountain, but most of them are wrapped in heavy white clothes. The mountain is not high, it may be that compared to the natural barrier that divides the world outside the mountain, the Falling God Snow Mountain is indeed not high. Unconsciously, I finally approached another place where the secret of the world was hidden.
"There's one of our side businesses, Ice Bluegrass. ”
Ice blue grass, the binding agent between gems and staffs, will not damage the quality of gemstones, but has catalytic properties, so among gemstone binders, ice blue grass extract is a superior product, and is highly sought after by mages all over the world. It's just that the ice blue grass is only produced here, and this is the jurisdiction of the Xiao family.
When Qin Mo looked at the whole area, and the whole area was pure white, Xiao Luo spoke: "Ice blue grass, although it is blue, you can't see it until you get closer, or when it's dark." ”
The Lake of Tears of Tears, under the ice where everyone is located, turned out to be another lake, but it was frozen all year round, and it was basically a complete dead lake. However, on the surface of the lake's ice is a plant that is unique in the world, ice blue grass.
"Brother Qin Mo, let's take a trip?"
Qin Mo followed Xiao Luo and Giselle towards the center of the lake, while a large group of people stayed at the foot of the mountain. Xiao Luo warned Qin Mo to walk on the whitest ice surface, the ice in those deep places was not thick enough, and it was very likely to fall into the ice cave. In the past two days, the picking of ice blue grass has been completely stopped in the Star Tears Lake, because there have been several incidents of falling into the lake in the past few days, and none of the people who fell into the lake survived, and the laborers went on strike collectively, which attracted the attention of the Xiao family.
The harvesting of the ice grass is strictly regulated, it can only be carried out during the day, not too many people can enter the depths of the Lake of Tears at a time, and only one person can stay in a large area, so that the ice does not collapse due to too much pressure. Qin Mo finally saw a light blue grass, and he really had to walk in to see it, only to find that there were a lot of the same blue grass around, but they all grew on the dark ice, and they didn't dare to come forward to pick it.
"The laborers have the tools to stand in a safe place and pick the ice grass, but even then some people fall into the lake. Xiao Luo continued.
As he went deeper into the middle of the lake, Qin Mo heard an amazing secret about the Xiao family, in fact, there was a terrifying monster at the bottom of this lake, and the top officials of the Xiao family called it "Big Eyes". The name comes from an accident a long time ago, when a laborer accidentally fell into an ice cave while collecting ice blue grass, but fortunately the Xiao family master came here to inspect and rescued him that day. Unfortunately, after only a few moments in the water, he was delirious and blind, and one could only hear him muttering "big eyes...... Big eyes", no more information. After the investigation of the masters of the Xiao family, there is a fierce beast in this lake, which makes a living by attacking animals on the thin ice, it turns out that the ice blue grass is just the bait it left on the ice, whenever an animal approaches it because of infatuation or curiosity, maybe there is a "big eye" waiting under the ice blue grass.
Qin Mo, who heard this, felt a chill down his spine, and called it simply a dangerous operation, an illegal operation. However, for the sake of the huge profits brought by the ice blue grass, the high-level officials of the Xiao family did not make this matter public, and only a few people knew about it. After the laborers wore long-distance gathering equipment, there were no more deaths in the line of duty for a long time. But recently, the bottom of the lake seems to be not very peaceful, so Xiao Jiuzhong sent Xiao Luo and others to inspect, one is to find out what the problem is, and the other is to appease the people, the "leader" personally entered the center of the lake to inspect, and the workers' hearts will be slightly balanced.
Qin Mo looked back at the person behind him, he was already as small as a sesame seed, and he couldn't see the situation at all, how big this Star Tears Lake was. Xiao Luo, Qin Mo, and Giselle, the three of them can be regarded as the cultivators in this group of people, and the three of them will not cause too much pressure when they enter the Star Tears Lake, and they can get out of the situation, but Qin Mo always felt that this trip was deceived, and at first he felt that it was embarrassing that Xiao Luo did not know anyone after he left, you have to tell me earlier that there are monsters and I would rather sleep in the room.
"Hey, I'm going to have a big dinner for the evening. Xiao Luo smiled mysteriously.
"I'm more concerned about whether I'm going to be eaten than a big meal. Qin Mo could only smile bitterly.
"Do me a favor, Brother Qin Mo, your current cultivation may not be under me. Xiao Luo handed Qin Mo a small bottle, which was filled with red liquid, and only one drop on the ice surface was needed to blur into a large-scale eye-catching mark.
"But my injuries aren't healed yet. Qin Mo touched his shoulder socket and said.
Xiao Luo suggested that the three of them split up to find out the higher risk areas and mark them, while Giselle was responsible for "repairing", which was easy for a third-order ice mage.