Tomb Raiders

"Although Shen Liaobai is the son of Shen's eldest son, he has not made any achievements. He is just a private school gentleman. I don't understand why Dalang took him with him?" asked Hanzhang, the follower.

According to Chu Yuyang's subtle and cautious attitude, he is determined not to bring along a useless person, and these days he has investigated Shen Liaobai's life background, and he has found out the bottom line, which is indeed not outstanding.

Chu Yuyang rode forward slowly, "Don't be afraid of [-], just in case. If he really has clues, maybe he can really help us. If not, we have already brought one from King Ding's side." Don’t be afraid to bring one more burden with you.”

He narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at the front indifferently, and there was a figure of Yuebai in his sight.

Shen Liaobai was bored waiting, when he heard the sound of horseshoes behind him, he looked back and saw several young men in military uniforms coming on horseback.The leader was Chu Yuyang, he slightly raised the corners of his lips, made a polite smile, and greeted him.

Looking closely at this time, Chu Yuyang's facial features are indeed much darker than ordinary people's, but his pupils are extremely light, presumably because his family has blood from the Western Regions, Shen Liaobai's eyes fell on Chu Yuyang's left shoulder again, A vigorous falcon was parked on his shoulder, and his rare blue eyes were staring at Shen Liaobai with sharp eyes.It was the one who sent Shen Liaobai the news of the assembly three days ago. At that time, he had a fight with Zhaocai and pecked off a few long hairs on Zhaocai's head that he was proud of.

Zhao Cai, who was standing on Shen Liao's white shoulder, immediately became restless when he saw his old enemy, and let out a low warning sound from his throat, but the other party's falcon didn't take it seriously, and combed its feathers leisurely.

Shen Liaobai stroked Zhaocai's head, and said with a light smile, "It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, hold your breath and recruit money."

Chu Yuyang briefly introduced each other. He only brought two followers, one Hanzhang and the other Wenhao. There was no response to the polite words, and even the necessary greetings were omitted. This was expected, and Shen Liaobai didn't mind.

"I'm so sorry, I'm late." The dull atmosphere was broken by a brisk tone, and the young man who rode his horse and stopped beside the four of them cupped his hands and said, "In Song Dynasty, Qiancheng is a guest of King Ding. Let's take a walk together." The young man's brows were full of elegance, and his physique was weaker than Shen Liaobai's, and he was also a scholar.

Hanzhang let out a sneer, but stopped after being stared at by Wenhao.

"Let's go," Chu Yuyang withdrew his gaze from a distance, and said lightly, "We have to arrive at Seven Star Village before sunset."

Seven Star Village is in the north of Dingzhou City, not too far away, so if you hurry up, you should be able to arrive before sunset.Apart from rushing, I had nothing to say all the way, and finally arrived at Qixing Village before sunset.Under Song Qiancheng's guidance, he found a mansion to live in.

Because he was hurrying on the road without stopping to rest on the way, Chu Yuyang decided to take a rest and eat in the mansion.

"Da Lang, when you were on your way, you didn't think about the old, weak, sick and disabled in our team. You see, the face of the master turned pale." Hanzhang teased.

Shen Liaobai has never been so desperate to rush the road, and the bumps along the way are a bit uncomfortable, he smiled, cupped his hands and said: "Thank you Brother Hanzhang for your concern, Liaobai will be fine."

Hanzhang wanted to laugh at Shen Liaobai, but was blocked by Shen Liaobai's sincere thank you, and suddenly felt uncomfortable, and he was really shooting himself in the foot.

Chu Yuyang showed a rare smile, and he rubbed the rough edge of the cup in his hand and asked, "The last group of people also live here?"

Song Qiancheng nodded in agreement.

Chu Yuyang winked at Hanzhang, and Hanzhang left the table and walked towards the shopkeeper, probably to inquire about the news, but he came back with a bad face after a while.

"She said it's been a long time, and she doesn't remember if there are so many people."

The shopkeeper was a middle-aged woman in her forties, and her complexion was not very good at this time.

Chu Yuyang stopped talking, and the group returned to their respective rooms to rest after dinner, waiting for the arrangements for the next day.

Shen Liaobai was lying on the couch and couldn't sleep no matter what, he took out Shen Yingqing's handwritten letter, which was already crumpled, and under the dim light, he could vaguely see the words "If you get this letter, I'm afraid there will be no return" on it, Every word is worrying.

The two brothers had a good relationship since they were young, and they seldom even quarreled, only when they knew that Shen Yingqing had said a few harsh words after he went to the ground with others, and they were all based on worrying about his brother's safety.

Despite the unanimous opposition from the family, Shen Yingqing decided to do this business as if he was determined, and even ran away from home. Apart from writing letters to his mother occasionally, he had no contact with him, and he hadn't seen him for about a year. look like.

Shen Liaobai was really upset, when he heard the door closing downstairs, it was probably because the shopkeeper was about to close the door.After a little thought, he dressed and went downstairs.

The shopkeeper heard the movement downstairs, turned around and saw Shen Liaobai, and asked, "Do you have any orders, sir?"

Shen Liaobai smiled and said: "Ma'am, my brother spoke in a hurry at night, he offended me so much, please don't blame him."

The shopkeeper raised his eyes to look at Shen Liaobai, he was polite and courteous, so he smiled and said, "It's okay, I can't argue with customers."

Seeing Shen Liaobai sitting down, she also sat and talked with him for a while, listened to some anecdotes he told, and chatted about household chores for a while. Liao Bai became acquainted.

Seeing that the time was right, Shen Liaobai lowered his voice, and asked, "Madam, do you have any impression of the name Shen Yingqing?"

"He used to live here a month ago," the shopkeeper replied, "but he hasn't shown up for half a month."

As soon as Shen Liaobai heard about Shen Yingqing's news, he felt a little relieved, and hurriedly said: "He is my younger brother. He has been missing for half a month. My family is very worried. If Madam knows something, please don't hide it."

The shopkeeper saw that his sad appearance did not seem to be pretended, and then took a closer look at his appearance. He was indeed somewhat similar to Shen Yingqing in his memory, so he no longer concealed it, "He moved in more than a month ago, and he lived together with him. The five of them seemed to be from rich families because they paid two months' rent in advance when they moved in. But unlike the others, he would greet me when he came in and out without putting on airs, so I was quite impressed with him. "

"Five people? Are they still there?" Shen Liaobai asked.

The shopkeeper shook his head and said: "The five of them went in and out together, and they have a good relationship. They also went out together half a month ago and never came back."

Even though it was the expected answer, Shen Liaobai was still a little disappointed.

Seeing that Shen Liaobai's expression was not very good, the shopkeeper thought for a while and said, "People rarely come and go to our rural mansion, so I still keep their room, fearing that they will stay here when they come back, so I just do it. Daily cleaning, but the things in the room have not been touched, do you want to go and see?"

"Of course, Liao Bai thank you madam."

Shen Yingqing's room was in the innermost room on the second floor, just opposite to Shen Liaobai's room. The shopkeeper took out the spare key to open the door, lit a candle and went back to the room to rest.

The room was clean, probably freshly cleaned.Shen Liaobai carried a candlestick and searched back and forth in the room. The floor, cabinets, and drawers were all clean and nothing was left.

Shen Liaobai sighed softly, maybe they took all the things away when they went to the ground last month.

However, since Yingqing left clues at Xie Wu's house, it means that he wants people to track him down. He must know that someone will come here, so there is no reason not to leave something. However, he has checked inside and out. Did not see any codes or text.

Shen Liaobai stood in the center of the room holding a candlestick, and beside him was a round table.He slowly squatted down and leaned over to look under the table. Sure enough, there was a small bundle tied on the table. The bundle was tied with thin black silk thread, so it was difficult to find.

Shen Liaobai opened the bundle, which contained a note and a mahogany brocade box.The note only has three words, 'Look for Zhang San'.

Who is this three? Could it be that he went to the ground with them?But the shopkeeper said that the five of them never came back. Didn't Zhang San also disappear without a trace?Where should I find it?

Putting aside this annoying question for the time being, Shen Liaobai opened the mahogany brocade box, and the items inside were wrapped in several layers of red satin. He thought it was some valuable item, but when he opened it, it turned out to be a... twig?

Shen Liaobai squinted his eyes. He could only tell by the feel that it was a branch, because it seemed to have been burned by fire, and it was already scorched black, and he could smell a faint burnt smell when he got close.

Shen Liaobai couldn't see the origin of this object, but just looking at the extent of the package, he knew that it should not be a simple thing, otherwise Yingqing would not be so cautious.

He looked at the branch, then at the note, sighed, and finally went to Chu Yuyang.

As if expecting him to come, when he raised his hand to knock on the door, Chu Yuyang opened the door.He was wearing a white singlet and a blue overshirt. After taking off his armor, he seemed to be less stern, but he still spoke in a cold tone, "What's the matter?"

Shen Liaobai cut to the chase and said, "I have something to show you."

Chu Yuyang turned to let him into the house.

Shen Liaobai handed him the things he found in Shen Ying Qingfang, and said: "Since you agreed to let me become a member of this team. In return, I should give you some things, lest you always think that I am blackmailing you. Lied that he had clues."

Chu Yuyang glanced at him, and there was some coldness in his amber eyes, "You think I don't know that you just found these things from Shen Ying Qingfang?"

"Of course you know," Shen Liaobai poured a cup of tea and drank it alone, "You have been watching my every move since you entered Yingqing's room."

Chu Yuyang was half a head taller than Shen Liaobai, and his stature was also much taller. At this time, he was standing opposite him at a close distance, covering the candlelight, so that Shen Liaobai could not see his expression clearly, and could only feel when he spoke. The breath brushed across the face, "So you just want to dispel my worries before you hand over the things to me?"

He lowered his head slightly and moved closer.

Shen Liaobai was not forced by his aura, but instead sneered, "How can He De Liaobai make you worry about me? Liaobai himself doesn't understand, so he let you see the way inside."

Chu Yuyang was not annoyed by his rebuttal, he backed away, leaned closer to the candlelight to look at the scorched thing in his hand, let's call it a branch, the warm yellow candlelight danced in the amber eyes, but couldn't dispel the deep inside. deep chill.

"I know that Zhang San is from Qixing Village. I will ask Hanzhang to investigate his residence tomorrow morning, but this thing," Chu Yuyang fiddled with the branch in his hand, "I don't know much about it either."

"It should be something very important," Shen Liaobai murmured, "Otherwise Yingqing wouldn't attach so much importance to it."

Chu Yuyang was silent for a while, probably thinking the same as Shen Liaobai, "Why don't I send someone to take this home tomorrow and show it to the elders at home, maybe I can see something."

Shen Liaobai had no other choice but to agree.

"Go back and rest. We will get up at five o'clock tomorrow. If you fall behind, I won't wait for you." Chu Yuyang said.

Although the tone was a bit blunt, it was much more relaxed than before, Shen Liaobai smiled and said: "Well, you should also rest earlier."

When Shen Liaobai went out, Chu Yuyang looked at the branches in the brocade box again, and finally shook his head and closed the lid.

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