What Xiaoyu said next made me feel cold all over. It turns out that all the secrets of Cao Family Qingshan started from here.
Finally, during the Daoguang period, the Cao family outside the pass took away the thing from the tomb. Although the ancestors at that time walked out of the tomb successfully, they disappeared overnight from then on, leaving only the secrets about Qingshan.
After hearing this, I already understood. According to what Dorje told my father, the ancestors of the Cao family hid something in the green mountains deep in Shennongjia, which should be referring to this thing.
This point Xiaoyu mentioned is too crucial for me. The clues I obtained before were very unsystematic. Although there were still questions about each piece, they were more or less answered within their respective scopes, but in the end The sad thing is that I can't connect them together, but now it's much clearer.
Judging from the investigation results of the second aunt and the others, the Cao family is already very independent. The key clues are two "whats", namely "what to avoid" and "what thing". I think the Cao family has traveled through the Central Plains, and in The thing that is migrating across the country and being avoided must be related to the changes that the Cao family has experienced in history, and even related to the "wool" that Erye and the others are tracking down.
When you encounter poison, you can find its solution in ten steps. Although this ancient proverb is a bit silly, it illustrates a truth. Just like in the Book of Changes, all things are mutually reinforcing and restraining each other. The principle that yin and yang cannot exist alone has the same meaning. Everything is surrounded by things that can restrict it. In traditional Chinese medicine, This is also said.
So I think what the ancestors of the Cao family are looking for must be something that can help the Cao family get rid of this "entanglement". Maybe this thing didn't work at first, so the ancestors of the Cao family hid it, and according to reports My analysis is that the Cao family at that time had already been infiltrated by another force (let's call it another force), otherwise he would not have secretly taken his things south and left Shennongjia.
As time went on, the Cao family reached my father's generation, and he also discovered this secret. He tried to restart the ancestor's plan, but unfortunately failed (tentatively failed). The invisible shadow still stood in the crowd, unable to That force was separated from Cao Clan.
Thinking of this, I suddenly couldn't help but shudder. I thought of my father, the man known as the "Fairy Finisher", and the second master. Did they really leave no backup plan, like my father? Can people like that see their plans fail, and if not, how can they redeem themselves? Lao He? Han Sheng? A dark power like a stone? still me?
I pulled back my thoughts and asked Xiaoyu: "Then have you found out the secret that the ancestors of the Cao family wanted to hide?"
The second aunt put one hand on the wicker chair, gently pressed her temples, closed her eyes and said, "No, the only person in the world who is closest to the truth is your father."
"Huh? What do you mean?" I looked at her puzzled.
Xiaoyu crossed his fingers and placed them gently in front of him, explaining: "The Cao family's old house is still in Shengjing. Don't you think it's strange?"
I said in surprise: "You mean Sheng Jing still has problems?"
She looked back at her second aunt, who nodded slightly. Xiaoyu turned her head to look at me, tapped her smooth forehead with a slender finger, thought for a while and said: "How to describe it? Well, Cao Men is the old man outside the pass. Not all Cao family members can go to the house. Most of the people living there are older people who have retired from their positions. The elders of several Cao family families are there. When they reach a certain age, someone will come from outside the customs to pick them up. You go over."
"And besides our family, there is actually another group of people living in the old house of the Cao family. Those people are the descendants of the people who moved there. Most of the Cao family you see now are those who left after entering the customs. bloodline."
"From the time all Cao family members are born, their information will be sent back and filed. There is a set of secrets unknown to outsiders in the Cao family's old house, which records the rise and fall of the Cao family for hundreds of years and unknown secrets. Our Cao family The family genealogy is also in it, and your father was almost the only young man who went in and came out."
"Almost?" I interrupted her because I sensed a problem.
She wrinkled her nose and replied: "Because there is another person who also walked out of it, but the difference is that he is an outsider himself, named Cao Yanzong."
I was a little surprised and blurted out: "Cao Zongwu?"
Xiaoyu's reaction to me was a bit unexpected, but she smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to even find him. Yes, it's him. He is the second person to come out after your father. "
"Do you think there's something wrong with the Cao family's ''?"
"Because no matter what your father's purpose is, all these bizarre things started after he came back from outside the customs. And..." Xiaoyu made a long sound, looked at me and said, "The Cao family has more secrets." ', the location of the old house is very special, and we think there is something underneath that we cannot currently detect."
After saying that, she added, "I advise you not to be too curious. Just because your father went there doesn't mean you can go there safely. Okay, this is what you want to know. Everything about the Cao family."
"No more?" I tried to ask her.
"Hmm..." Xiaoyu thought about it for a moment and said simply: "Yes, but that's all I can tell you for now, just think of it as nothing."
The amount of information received at one time was so large that I had no idea where to start. I didn't expect that the Cao family had such a history. The Cao family, which seemed to be prosperous in the capital, was actually just a part of the Cao family outside the pass. The Cao family is so secretive that I can't see through it more and more.
I subconsciously went to take out a cigarette. Xiaoyu, who was sitting on the wicker chair, gently tapped my calf with his toes and said with a chuckle: "Smoking is harmful to your health."
I smiled, took back my hand and rubbed my face, and said, "Okay, since you guys are being honest, I'm not stingy." I pulled up a chair and calmly said, "Let's have a good chat."
I thought for a while, integrated the clues about "Mao Yarn" and "Black Hand" I got from these adventures, picked out some key parts, shared them with them, and told them some of my guesses.
The reason why I disclosed this information is that I feel that the second aunt and the others really have important clues in their hands. I want to show the chips in my hands appropriately so that I can have an equal opportunity to sit down and talk with them.
To put it bluntly, I know very well that for someone like my second aunt, there is absolutely no way for you to gain her trust with a single act of sincerity. What I want to do is for everyone to sit down and talk on equal terms. This will also follow what Erye wrote in his letter: "You can do things at any time, make contributions based on your talents, and use the power of all things to make profits."
I finished speaking in one breath, and the two of them were silent for a long time. Even if she is a calm and calm person like the second aunt, I still saw shock on her face. I think it is difficult for no one to accept these unbelievable things easily. Come on.
In fact, this part is what I said after careful consideration. Because each of the Cao family has its own business, and the second aunt's side mainly makes jade articles. Relatively speaking, unlike Longshan Pavilion, which has its own local team, I must be at an advantage in mastering this kind of information. Talking about this is also indirectly telling her that we can be on equal footing when it comes to exchanging information.
Xiaoyu and the second aunt made eye contact several times, and finally Xiaoyu asked me: "No more?"
I smiled and replied: "Yes, but this is all I can tell you now."
Xiaoyu glared at me, whether it was anger or shyness in her beautiful and clear eyes. She stood up and walked behind my second aunt, gently rubbing her temples. The second aunt thought: "You did give me a surprise, I didn't Considering that you have gone so deep, go back and I will ask Xiaoyu to contact you if anything happens."
Having said this, both sides have expressed their respective intentions, so there is no need to continue. I scratched my head and hesitated: "That... um... helmet." The second aunt waved her hand, and I breathed a sigh of relief, knowing This matter is gone.
When I went downstairs, I saw a stone leaning against the corner of the second floor, twisting a Rubik's Cube. I wiped my face, walked to him, took out a cigarette and handed it over. He said without looking up: "It hurts your brain."
I took one in my mouth and asked him while lighting a fire: "Aren't you curious about what I was talking about?"
He put away the Rubik's Cube and looked at me with an expression that looked like an idiot: "Seeing that you came down without losing your limbs, I'll know that we've reached an agreement."
My heart was on fire. How dare you fucking know that I might get fucked if I go in? Before I could spray him, this guy said expressionlessly: "Don't thank me. Since I got the helmet, you can handle it." It's okay, I'm leaving." After saying that, he turned around and left without waiting for my opinion.
I was annoyed by the stone. After smoking, I returned to the private room. Little Sima was sitting there with his feet up, eating melon seeds. When he saw me coming back, he put his feet down and complained: "You've been here for so long, and all the treasures have been sold out."
I said: "I just went to the third floor. Maybe I can borrow a helmet."
Little Sima deliberately had a sour look on his face: "You Cao family cows can't compare. Okay, as long as the goal is achieved, it's just a pity that you didn't see the bloody battle for the last treasure."
Just now in my second aunt's room, I vaguely heard the price quoted outside. It should be hundreds of millions. The item is a treasure letter from the Tang Dynasty, but the price is terrifying.
After chatting for a while, Xiao Sima took a phone call and left. Before leaving, he told me that he wouldn't let me get the things. He just had to take pictures of the ancient Shu inscriptions on them. I agreed. Seeing that nothing happened, I went downstairs and drove back to Longshan Pavilion.
It was already afternoon when we arrived at Longshan Pavilion, and Datou was drinking tea with Mrs. Tang in his arms in the backyard. The autumn in Beijing was dry and cold, so the temperature was just fine at this point. I laughed and said, don't stay here, and go inside when it gets cold. He told me I always have some special feelings when this season comes. I asked him to stop talking nonsense and told him to go see how Zhao Min was doing. If nothing happened, I would take Han Sheng out for a drink in the evening. He agreed.