After Shu Guan said goodbye to Li Zhixia, he took a ferry directly from Yingcheng to Jiangyang. According to the address Mu Yao gave him, he quickly found the residence of Brother Zhai's family.
But when Shu Guan came to the old but not dilapidated building, whether it was the carefully tended small patch of grass outside the house, the spotless steps and thresholds, or the extremely clean walls, it all showed that this place was He was a little surprised when he saw the owner outside the small building with a very healthy and positive attitude towards life.
What was surprising was not the small building, but the scenery behind the building.
Shu looked at the building that stood out among the surrounding houses and was slightly surprised when he saw the three characters "Yinle City" made up of neon lights on the top of the building.
It turns out that the alley called Babu Lane where Senior Brother Zhai's family lives is just behind Liujing Road. The two roads are closely adjacent to each other. If you walk forward for two or three minutes, you will reach Yinle City directly.
In the small building, Shu Guan met Senior Brother Zhai's wife, a gentle woman in her early forties. Although half of her hair was white, she could still vaguely see her beautiful face when she was young. Her elegant conversation was very impressive. Like a spring breeze.
Shu Guan actually knew a lot about the legacy of Senior Brother Zhai named Ye Wanru, because there were many pages in Senior Brother Zhai's notebook related to this woman.
The process of their acquaintance was somewhat similar to that of Shu Guan Rongmiao. They also met this woman when Senior Brother Zhai was dealing with a certain supernatural incident.
However, unlike Shu Guan's approach, Zhai Tianci directly married this woman without even concealing his true identity.
Shu Guan handed the two things left by Senior Brother Zhai to Ye Wanru, and then Ye Wanru sat at home for a while and chatted.
Ye Wanru was extremely grateful for the relics he sent back to Zhai Tianci. She also talked about how their mother and daughter had lived a good life under the care of Zhai Tianci's fellow disciples over the years. Senior Brother Zhai's daughter had been extremely smart and diligent since she was a child. Now, I have been admitted to Aurora University in Shanghai and went to Shanghai five months ago.
On that day, Li Zhixia personally came to see Brother Zhai's daughter off and gave her a gift.
Shu Guan didn't stay at Ye Wanru's home for long. After chatting for about ten minutes, he said goodbye and left.
Ye Wanru sent him to the door.
But when Shu Guan walked more than ten meters, he heard faint crying from behind.
Looking back, it was Ye Wanru standing behind the door, holding the jade pendant and longevity lock left by Zhai Tianci, pressing it tightly against her cheek, crying sadly.
Shu Guan watched this scene secretly, but in the end he did not turn around to comfort him.
Sixteen years later, if Ye Wanru still can't let go of Zhai Tianci, then no one can really comfort her.
Shu Guan turned around and walked out of the alley.
When he came, he came in from the other side, and when he left, he left through the alley closer to Ye Wanru's house.
Walking out of the entrance of Bafu Lane is Liujing Road, and opposite the entrance of the alley is Yinle City.
Shu Guan turned around and walked onto Liujing Road, walking along Liujing Road towards the dock. However, he didn't take a few steps, but suddenly stopped.
To his right is a shop.
The door of the shop was locked tightly, and there was a lot of dust on the door handle. It could be seen that the shop had not been opened for a long time.
As for the store's sign, only two-thirds of it was left. "...Good groceries...", the paint on the first and last words had peeled off and could not be seen clearly.
But Shu Guan knew what those two words were, "Jiu" and "Pu".
Yes, this is Jiura Grocery Store.
It only takes two or three minutes to walk from Ye Wanru's home to Jiuliang Grocery Store.
Shu Guan stood at the door of Jiuliang Grocery Store, unable to move for a long time.
Countless scattered thoughts flashed through his mind.
"...Five months ago, when Sisi went to Shanghai to go to college, Director Li came to see her off..."
"...In the past few months, only four or five customers have come to buy paper..."
...After he came to Zhiliang Grocery Store, the store owner disappeared...
...and only two people knew that he came to Jiura Grocery Store...
Shu Guan told himself not to think about it any more and that he should leave here immediately.
But his feet seemed to be nailed to the ground, and the thoughts in his mind were like wild horses running wildly towards some unpredictable abyss.
He originally thought that the person he was watching was being watched all the time, or that there was a traitor in his watch.
But what if it's not a "traitor", but someone who is a person in the view of goodness...
"Are you going to come here whenever you want and are you not going to tell us?"
At this moment, a voice sounded from behind Shu Guan, with a hint of dissatisfaction and helplessness in the voice.
Gao Zhuo, the eldest brother of the Gao brothers, appeared quietly.
His appearance finally interrupted Shu Guan's uncontrollable thoughts.
"This time it was really not intentional, it was just an accident."
Shu Guan first replied to Gao Zhuo, and then he asked a question seriously:
"In the past six months, apart from me, have any other people from the Seven Immortals Alliance entered your hidden place?"
"Yes, I have!"
"who?"
Shu Guan's body was shaken.
"Those people from Yuelan Academy, didn't you help them get in? Didn't your joint search team also get in last time?"
"...Except for these two times?"
"Then no more. In fact, except for these two times, no one from your Seven Immortals Alliance has come in for more than ten years."
Shu Guan was silent for a moment, and then asked again.
"As long as a practitioner appears in your hidden place, you will know immediately."
"It is true that ordinary practitioners cannot hide from our perception, but the other party has a special method of hiding spiritual power. Just like that girl back then, we really don't know where she is hiding."
"In addition, if someone's realm is much higher than ours, such as a practitioner in the Nascent Soul realm, if he deliberately hides his aura, we will naturally not be able to know."
Although Gao Zhuo didn't know why Shu Guan suddenly asked this, he still spread his hands and answered.
...a special method...
...Nascent Soul Realm...
Shu Guan's first reaction was to breathe a sigh of relief, because as far as he knew, "he" seemed to meet neither of these conditions.
But then, Shu Guan became uncertain again.
Because do you really know everything about "him"?
At this moment, Shu Guan made a decision in his heart.
He decided to go directly back to Guanzhong to ask "him"!
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From Yinle City back to Shanjiguan, if you put on the invisibility charm and run by yourself, you can reach it in about ten minutes.
But Shuguan went to the pier to buy a ticket and chose to take the ferry back to visit.
Although he had decided to ask him directly, Shu Guan subconsciously wanted to know the answer later.
This is a very contradictory feeling.
It's just that this is something that people can't help but feel contradictory to.
After boarding the ferry, Shu Guan did not sit on the seat in the cabin. Instead, he stood on the deck at the end of the ferry, holding on to the guardrail on the ship's string, staring blankly at the river below that was filled with foam after the ferry passed by. .
However, when the ferry left Jiangyang Pier and passed by the river beside Snake Mountain, Shu Guan was suddenly startled by several thunderous explosions.
Now he is particularly sensitive to things related to "thunder".
Shu Guan looked up and saw a huge cloud of white smoke rising from a cliff of Snake Mountain by the river, like a mushroom cloud rising slowly.
Countless rocks rolled down the cliff.
Shu Guan was not surprised by this scene. He had seen this kind of scene in his previous life, and he had seen more in this life.
This is quarrying.
There is a quarry next to Xintaoyuan Village. Every now and then, even in Shanjiguan, you can often hear the sound of huge explosives breaking through the mountain.
This era is different from the era he traveled back to. People in the entire world have not yet had any awareness of "environmental protection", and it is impossible for "environmental protection" to become a mainstream idea, because the most important energy sources in this era of the world are coal and Oil, unless you stop the development of the entire world, how can you talk about "environmental protection".
If it were the era when Shuguan traveled back in time, it would never have been possible to destroy the environment of a famous scenic spot in the city like Guishan for a few stones.
But for today's Republic of China, resources are the most important thing.
Shu looked at the quarry on the river bank and was a little surprised. He didn't expect that besides Guishan, there was also a similar quarry on Snake Mountain.
However, Shu Guan was restless at this time, and apart from being slightly surprised, he didn't pay much attention.
Two hours later, he returned to Shan Si Guan.
Shu Guan walked up to the top of the cliff in silence. The closer he got to the top of the cliff, the slower his steps became.
But since you have decided to face it, no matter how slowly you walk, you will eventually reach the top of the cliff.
Shu Guan stood in front of the attic where Li Zhixia lived, took a deep breath, and called out in a Yang voice.
"Master, my disciple Shu Guan pays his respects."
Inside the small building, there was silence.
After waiting for two or three minutes, Shu Guan called out again.
However, there was still no response in the small building.
"It seems that your master has never come back."
At this time, Uncle Qi's voice came from behind.
Uncle Qi was sitting on a chair and taking a nap just now. At this time, he was woken up by Shu Guan, and he opened his hazy eyes and said so.
The master has never come back?
Shu Guan was suddenly startled.
When they parted ways outside Tan Yankai's residence in the morning, the master clearly said that he wanted to return to the good deeds!
So where is the master now?
"Is Tan Yankai really dead?"
Then I heard Master Qi ask this question.
Shu Dian nodded.
"A good death! A good death! A good death!"
Master Qi burst out laughing and said hello three times in a row, his expression extremely joyful.
Shu Guan's mind was inevitably attracted for a while.
In the morning, in Tan Yankai's study, Li Zhixia, Master Sanmu, and Su Jie all had the same expression. Even though it's none of my business, I'm really happy if you die.
What on earth did the deceased Mayor of Jingcheng do that made people and gods angry? Did he really make people and gods angry?
