"Three hundred years ago. The old man said categorically.

"Three hundred years? Ji Ran was a little disappointed.

"If it were another city, and no one had repaired it for three hundred years, it might not be there, but the city of King Helian Bobo was different. "The wise old man always knows something that the young man doesn't know, Mrs. Du is like this, she slowly continued: "When King Helian Bobo built the city, he was also casting weapons, and every cast weapon would be used to stab or stab the cast city wall, if the weapon could not be pierced, the swordsmith would be killed, and the craftsman who built the city would be killed if it was pierced!"

"Wouldn't that mean that both left and right would have to die?" Ji Ran couldn't help but ask.

"That's true, but you can't deny that the city is also extraordinarily strong. It is said that when Taizu attacked the city, there was only one white spot when the trebuchet smashed into the city wall. Mrs. Du explained with a smile.

"I've heard about this, it is said that Taizu besieged the city for three years, and the persecuted city ran out of ammunition and food, and attacked each other, so it fell in one fell swoop. Could it be that Mu Yunxiao's treasure is hidden in Great Xia City?"

"I don't know!" the old lady shook her head slightly.

This action is exactly what Ji Ran needs.

Now he really wants to let Mrs. Du withdraw, because too many people have died in this book, if he adds Mrs. Du, not to mention that Xie Yunting will not forgive him, even Ji Ran himself has no way to feel at ease.

He smiled wryly and said, "It's better for me to work alone." ”

That sounds terrible. But Mrs. Du was not angry.

"You want to check it yourself?" she looked at Ji Ran's back bag, "What are you afraid of?"

Mrs. Du's words were still light and breezy, but the more this happened, the more scared Ji Ran became.

"That's what I want to ask of you. Ji Ran swallowed his saliva, trying to resist her forced gaze for as long as possible, "This is the work that the palm wants me to do, which is secretive." ”

Mrs. Du blinked softly. This was the calm before the storm, and Ji Ran knew that everything might be cut off in just a few seconds.

"That's true. Her voice froze the potted plants in the room, "However, I also understand your little abacus, you know that I am already in my prime, and I am not afraid of death." ”

This is an embarrassing moment, but Ji Ran is not like this.

He kept staring at Mrs. Du like this.

I don't know how long it will take, but Mrs. Du is the first to speak: "Yun Xi said that you are a stubborn donkey, and you are right!"

Ji Ran touched his nose in embarrassment and said with a smile: "She really said that about me?"

Mrs. Du slowly stood up and walked out of the study, without answering Ji Ran's question.

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When he was finally left alone, he got back to work.

Ji Ran focuses on the printing effect, errors and defects of the paper and prints of the book.

Now he knew that the three books were identical, and that there was no difference in the covers, the logos, or the page numbers of the pages and engravings.

Ji Ran used patience beyond mortals to review them page by page, and then filled in the information on the comparison form. In the fifth engraving on page eighty-one, a cheat sheet by Madame du was found. There's a page where it says:

"Today we are together because of our ideals, and tomorrow we will give everything for our ideals. The blood of the Precursors has given us extraordinary powers, and now we make a vow to bury this secret forever. Our enemies are still strong, and our business is not finished. But we believe that victory is ours and that the gods and forerunners will be history. We don't need anyone's shelter, we have the ability to protect ourselves.

That's our choice, remember our purpose: you don't have to be a god, you don't need a god. ”

Ji Ran was a little puzzled, as if he was muttering a prayer, and then looked at the dark and shabby backs of the many books on the walls around him. It was as if he had suddenly heard a strange voice from afar coming from the book to his ears. Every book closed there was a door, behind which there flickered shadows and sounds, and from a deep, dark place, a path opened towards him.

This gave Ji Ran goosebumps, like a timid horror movie fan.

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Ji Ran paced on the empty street like this.

He was a little disappointed, and this visit did not yield anything.

Smoke curled up in the distance.

The smell of food wafts from the windows of every household.

Ji Ran suddenly felt a little hungry, and his mind seemed to have turned to dinner.

However, before he had gone far, a sharp sound came from the back of his head, as if something had cut through the air.

Not good!

It's a hidden weapon!

Ji Ran naturally wouldn't notice it, but this time it was really fast beyond his expectations.

Before Ji Ran turned around, he suddenly felt a chill in his neck.

In an instant, a feeling of powerlessness hit my heart and flowed all over my body, as if even moving my fingers was a luxury.

A black shadow pounced.

However, Ji Ran couldn't make any reflections.

The sluggish body made him desperate.

However, unexpectedly, another figure stood in front of him.

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Ji Ran's head still felt groggy. In addition, he had to squint one eye to overcome the vertigo.

He shook his head, and the girl walked towards him.

"Are you alright?"

Her voice asked flatly, not as concerned or anxious.

It turned out to be that Xie Yunxi.

Undoubtedly, she was angry with Ji Ran's evasion of her, and she didn't have any intimate expression.

Ji Ran nodded, feeling both humiliated and confused.

After opening his mouth for a long time, Ji Ran said, "Why did you let him run away like this?"

In the distance, they could vaguely see that the shaky back was about to disappear not far away, a corner where many barges were parked. Ji Ran imagined the defeat of the man with the scar on his face, he must have held his tail between his legs, muttered to himself how the girl had so much ability, and secretly vowed to take revenge.

"We could have tortured that bastard. Ji Ran said angrily.

"Why should I leave that person?" Xie Yunxi said, looked at Ji Ran, and then turned his head in the direction of the river, "That's your enemy, not mine." ”