Because the yard was small, the knock on the door could be heard. Qian Chao walked out and opened the door while guessing who might be visiting late at night.
As soon as the door opened, the person standing at the door turned out to be Senior Brother Wu Gu. When he saw him, Qian Chao was stunned and shocked.
Why is he here? Could it be that you know that I picked up those map fragments and are now coming to ask for them? However, it has been burned!
"Senior Brother Wu, please come in."
"I hope Junior Brother Qian won't blame me for disturbing you late at night."
"If you are somewhere, please ask Senior Brother Wu."
"No, Junior Brother Qian, I have a few words and then I will leave."
"Oh, please tell me, Senior Brother Wu."
Senior Brother Wu Gu refused to enter the room, so he talked to Qian Chao in the courtyard.
"Junior Brother Qian, during the day at Chengqi Hall, Senior Brother Luan came to see me...hey...to talk about something. You were also there at the time, remember."
"Oh, of course I remember that I was refining a piece of ore that I got from outside. Senior Brother Luan came to see Senior Brother Wu with three other senior brothers. It seemed that Senior Brother Luan was a little unhappy, but I was also there all the time. You were busy with your own affairs, and then you senior brothers went out."
"Yes, this... Senior Brother Luan had some misunderstandings about me. Of course, those misunderstandings have been explained clearly now, but the matter we explained outside at that time, um... there was a piece of paper, a map, and Senior Brother Luan was Angry, I tore it into pieces and threw it on the ground, and then he left. I was anxious to find Brother Luan to explain, and ignored the map fragments. Later, when I went to look for the map fragments, I found that they were all gone. At that time, I looked When you were talking to Junior Brother Cheng on the roadside, I came here tonight just to ask Junior Brother Qian, has Junior Brother Qian seen those fragments of the map?"
Sure enough!
Even if Qian Chao wants to return it to him now, he can't do it. How can things that were burned to ashes be restored?
"Senior Brother Wu, when you were in the Chengqi Hall, I was refining ore. Later, when I had something to do, I went to the inner hall to ask Senior Brother Liao who was on duty. Later, when I left the Chengqi Hall, I met Senior Brother Cheng Qiantang. He prepared some materials and wanted me to help him refine some spiritual weapons, and we talked there for a while. That's when you saw me, right? I don't know about those map fragments you mentioned, Brother Wu. Why don't you go to them again? Go find it, or ask someone else to ask?"
Wu Wei stared at Qian Chao, trying to see some flaws in Qian Chao's eyes, but he didn't know how powerful Qian Chao was. After careful inspection, he saw some confusion and confusion on Qian Chao's face, which seemed to It really has nothing to do with Junior Brother Qian.
But he didn't give up.
"Junior Brother Qian, I might as well make it clear to you that Senior Brother Luan bought a map from me. Well, there are some rare and good things that may be found at the location drawn on the map. Senior Brother Luan found the place by following the map. , but got nothing, so he suspected that I had deceived him, or that the picture was fake, or that I had sold an extra copy to someone else, and someone else had gained access to that place first, so he came to me to argue with me, and he got angry for a while. The general tore up the map. I never cheat when I do things, but later I discovered from his words that Senior Brother Luan was actually not looking for the right place. No one should have gone there yet. Since Senior Brother Luan didn't believe it, I bought him the map. I returned the spirit stone to him, thinking that even though the map was torn into pieces, it was still a complete map when put together, so I went to look for it, but couldn't find it."
Speaking of this, Senior Brother Wu Gu's tone became more serious.
"Junior brother Qian, with your cultivation level, you can't go to that place on the map. Even if I go, I have to call a few friends together. When I get there, I might have to fight hard to get in. What's wrong with you? Said, it’s very dangerous there.”
"Senior Brother Wu, by saying this, you have concluded that I have taken away the fragments of the map, right?" Qian Chao said to Wu Gu calmly.
"In that case," Qian Chao said, taking out a few storage bags he used to carry his things and placing them on the stone table in the courtyard. "My things are all in there. If Senior Brother Wu doesn't believe it, come and take a look for yourself." Let’s go.” After saying that, he took a step back.
"This..." Wu Wei was stumped at this moment. He didn't expect Qian Chao to do something like this. If he was just a junior at the third level of Qi Refining, he would have deliberately stepped forward to those few storage items regardless of his feelings. I rummaged through my bag, but this money wave was coming from the disciples in the inner hall! I have some friendship with those foundation-building brothers, but it’s really hard for me to do this. Besides, there are just a few map fragments, and it’s hard to find them wherever they are hidden. If it was not in the bag but on Qian Chao's body, could it be possible that he would ask him to take off his robe and pinch it carefully?
"Junior Brother Qian, you misunderstood. Alas, it may be that I didn't explain clearly. So, Junior Brother Qian, since you don't know the whereabouts of those map fragments, well, if you hear someone picking up those map fragments, you might as well tell him, Don’t go alone, it’s very dangerous there, um… you can also tell him that I’m willing to buy those map fragments back with spirit stones, how about that?”
"Well, if I knew about it, I would tell him naturally, but Senior Brother Wu, do you really not want to check it out?"
"No, no, Junior Brother Qian, it's late at night, so I won't disturb you anymore. I'll take my leave."
After seeing off Senior Brother Wu, closing the courtyard door, and collecting several of his storage bags, Qian Chao returned to his room.
Qian Chao was very curious after finishing the work behind the desk. It looked like the place drawn on the map was indeed strange! Otherwise, Senior Brother Wu would not have come to visit Qi Ye, and even said that he was willing to spend spirit stones to buy back those map fragments.
What will be there?
Is there really anything rare and good?
Senior Brother Luan and the other senior brothers he brought with him are all monks who have passed the Xiaowu Pass. They shouldn't be able to understand a map. Could they be looking for the wrong place?
Forget it, it's useless to think too much. I had made up my mind before that, in order to feel at ease, I would not go to that place on the map. It's still the case now, so I don't want to think about it anymore.
It's all my fault for picking up those map fragments for nothing.
While thinking about Qian Chao, he picked up the "Supplement to the Lingchuan Family" on the desk again. The previous biography of a villain made him a little bored, so he flipped back casually and saw the article titled " Mirage" and started reading.
This article is still about a small aristocratic family in Lingchuan. It is probably because this aristocratic family is so small that they don't even have a surname.
The head of this small aristocratic family has two sons, both of whom may become the new head of the family in the future.
One day, the two of them went out together to look for spiritual grass in a mountain. The mountain was not small, so in order to search the place, the two brothers separated and searched separately.
The brother of the two accidentally found a cave in the mountains. Through the few vines at the cave entrance, he saw that the bright stone wall in the cave seemed to contain some rare minerals, and there was also a cave inside. A beautiful and emerald green spiritual grass. Although I don't know what kind of spiritual grass it is, judging from its appearance, it is definitely not ordinary.
But there is a corner in the hole. It is dark and nothing can be seen. There may be some danger hidden there.
Although this brother is determined to pick the spiritual grass and take away the minerals in the cave, he is worried that his cultivation is not enough. If there is any danger in the cave that he cannot handle, it will be in trouble. In desperation, he found his brother in the mountains.
When the elder brother came to the cave, he was naturally moved when he saw the situation inside.
But...why should we share such a good thing with him? The elder brother glanced at the brother next to him with some disgust, hum! Now you are competing with me for the good things here, and you will compete with me for the position of the head of the family in the future. Thinking about it, I feel very unhappy. It would be great if you didn't have this brother!
Thinking of this, the elder brother became worried and secretly thought that he would take care of you first today. Anyway, the aftermath would be dealt with more cleanly, and even if there were suspicions in the family, it would not be a serious problem. When the time comes, I will be the only heir, and I don't think my father will really do anything to me.
After making up his mind, the elder brother asked his brother to lean over to check the situation first. When he walked in front of him, the elder brother pierced his brother's back with his spiritual sword, and penetrated the brother's chest. out.
Looking at the fallen body of his brother, the elder brother felt very happy in his chest. Finally, this stumbling block was removed. Now it was time to go to the cave and take those good things. Well, then throw his body inside and find another one. Only the more powerful monsters were killed, so the illusion that the brothers went to the cave to pick spiritual herbs and were accidentally killed by the monsters would make sense.
He thought as he walked into the cave.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked in, an astonishing change occurred in the cave!
The entrance of the cave suddenly closed like a big mouth, and the rocks around the entrance kept moving up and down, just like people chewing food. However, only the brother's screams were heard from inside the cave, and finally there was no sound.
The brother who was originally dead at the entrance of the cave actually stood up with a sneer on his face. All this was naturally arranged by him in advance. There was no cave here originally. The cave was transformed by a monster called a mirage. The treasures inside Of course it's fake, and he naturally arranged this mirage here in advance. But the injuries on his body were real. He expected that his brother would give him a blow from behind. For the sake of the future, he took the risk and took the blow, but avoided the vital part. Now he doesn't have to bother to make it up. What kind of lie? Just go back and show the wound to your elders, just say that it was your brother who harmed you, eliminate future competitors, and then take the treasure in the cave to yourself.
Later, things developed exactly as he had planned. The elders in the family were led here by him, and the mirage was also killed by the elders. A badly broken body was also found in its body. With some remaining objects, he Can confirm identity. The head of the small aristocratic family scolded his eldest son with a livid face for being cruel, greedy and stupid.
This story is very short and ends here, but when Qian Chao saw this, he only felt chills in his body!
Hole!
In the story, the monster called the mirage transformed into a cave!
The map he burned to ashes was also a cave!
Senior Brother Wu Gu’s unusual performance tonight!
Could it be...that Senior Brother Wu Gu wanted to harm someone? Who do you want to harm? Of course it was Senior Brother Luan who bought the map, but why?
Qian Chao was in a daze holding the book in his hands.
What Qian Chao didn't know at this time was that there was a person floating in the dark night outside his yard, staring into the room through the half-closed window pane of Qian Chao's room. He did not have the same feeling as Li Jian , of course there is no one peeping outside.
It was none other than Senior Brother Wu Gu who had said goodbye before!
He did not leave. In his heart, he seemed to believe that the fragments of the map were taken away by this junior brother Qian. Therefore, he expected that as soon as he left, this junior brother Qian would definitely take a closer look at the things he had picked up when he returned to his room. Map fragments, put them back together to see what unusual things are drawn on them.
In fact, it was an unlucky time for him to come. If he had come earlier, he might have been able to see Qian Chao burning the map fragments into ashes from the outside.
After seeing Qian Chao return to the room, Senior Brother Wu Gu did not do what he thought at all. He actually calmly read a book in front of the desk. This made him very puzzled. Could it be that he had thought wrong? This Junior Brother Qian has never touched those map fragments?
It looked like this. Junior Brother Qian didn't know what he saw in the book, and his face suddenly became frightened. He flipped the pages back and forth, as if he had read some passage again and then started to think deeply.
If Wu Gu knew what Qian Chao was thinking now, I don't know how he would feel!
No matter what, it seems that I thought wrongly. Those map fragments were not taken by Junior Brother Qian. It was a bit rash to come to him tonight. Alas, whether it was him or not, in short, I have already said what I said. If there is a If something happens, you really don’t blame yourself!
Thinking of this, Senior Brother Wu Gu slowly stood taller and flew away silently.
