Hearing that the queen often came here, he just dodges his eyes, as if he was on guard against something, and whispered: "There are many people here, so wait until there are fewer people."
Looking at the suspicious Wang Changlai, Xiaochen's expression remained unchanged. There will always be changes in this incident. At least there is nothing wrong now and he cannot mess up his position.
Xiaochen looked at the purple fire surrounding the hillside and immediately suggested: "The flames seem to be surrounding us. We can only move forward along the bamboo forest path behind us."
Naturally, Commander Zhang also discovered this. The purple flame looked extremely charming and extremely dangerous. When he looked around, there was only a bamboo forest path behind him, so he said: "Let's go into the bamboo forest!"
Everyone gathered at the entrance, but no one wanted to go to the front, and they were shoving each other around.
Seeing this, Murong Longyue took the initiative to lead the way.
"I'll go ahead. I'm strong enough so I can be prepared for emergencies!" Murong Longyue stepped forward and said.
"Girl is righteous!"
"Thank you, Miss Murong. I will be responsible for breaking up the rear. If anything happens, I will wave and call you!" Commander Zhang thanked Miss Murong very much, and then made an agreement with her to wave and stop if there is an accident.
Xiao Chen and Wang Changlai looked at each other, and then walked towards the front.
When Murong Longyue stepped forward and passed Wang Changlai, she turned to look at him sideways, which made Wang Changlai even more nervous and always on guard against accidents.
It was a little dark in the bamboo forest, but you could still clearly see the stone road under your feet. There was nothing unusual about the stone statues on both sides. Apart from the weird expressions, there was no danger. This relaxed everyone's tense nerves a lot.
Passing through the bamboo forest, there is a village at the bottom of the valley. It must be the small bamboo village that the villagers call it. The village looks very big, with bamboo stilt houses scattered in the valley, and a small stream can be seen in the valley. However, most of the houses were built along the creek. As for the rooms next to them, they were cultivated farmland. There were still some crops growing at this time, as if someone had sown seeds a few months ago.
Passing by the farmland, Xiaochen pinched it with his hands. The rice was shriveled, obviously it was not yet time to harvest.
Are there still people living here? Thinking like this, Xiaochen turned his head and met Wang Changlai's shocked eyes. The situation in front of him was obviously abnormal. According to the commander, the village in front of him had been abandoned for at least 600 years. Then who would sow the seeds, unless... .
An idea came into Xiaochen's mind, unless everything in front of him was an illusion, or he had already entered the illusion since he was unconscious.
At this time, another discovery supported Xiaochen's judgment.
The village seems a bit dilapidated, but the bamboo buildings are still strong, which means that this bamboo house cannot have experienced 600 years of wear and tear. You must know that bamboo will become extremely fragile when exposed to wind and sun for a long time.
"There seems to be no human habitation or living things in the village." Xiaochen whispered.
Wang Changlai agreed: "It's really strange. There was a fire outside the village, but there was no light in the village."
Walking across the farmland and walking into the village, you will see a large number of bluestones at the door of almost all bamboo houses, and there are also some half-carved stone carvings. Apart from this, there is no living person in the village, but there are traces of movement of some items and inside the bamboo houses. Judging from the large number of items scattered around, the villagers must have been walking in a hurry.
Shortly after entering the village, Xiaochen and Wang Changlai used the excuse of exploring a bamboo house to leave the large army. At this time, in the bamboo house, Wang Changlai carefully checked whether anyone was eavesdropping around them.
Xiaochen's mind swept away, as long as someone walked near the bamboo house, he would notice it.
Seeing that the surroundings were safe, Wang Changlai sat down on the bamboo chair in the house, spread out his fan, and relaxed.
Wang Changlai looked at Xiao Chen who was standing aside expressionlessly, a strange color flashed in his eyes, and then hesitantly asked: "Brother Xiao, is that white jade statue still in your hand?"
Seeing this, Xiao Chen also looked at him with a sharp look, then looked away and said: "Young master Wang knows clearly whether he is here or not, so why bother asking Xiao again."
After hearing this, Wang Changlai smiled and didn't answer any more. He was just testing it out. As expected, the white jade statue was indeed still in Xiaochen's hands, so teaming up with Xiaochen was a good choice.
In this case, you can tell him some clues to gain his trust.
Thinking of this, Wang Changlai said, "Didn't Brother Xiao wonder why I was so careful about that Murong Longyue?"
Hearing this, Xiaochen also moved his eyes away. He did feel that something was wrong with Murong Longyue, but it was just a guess. Looking at Wang Changlai in front of him, it seemed that he had some conclusive evidence.
"Brother Xiao knows what happened in Murong's house some time ago." Wang Changlai said pretending to be mysterious.
Xiao Chen had also heard about it. It seemed to be a private matter of the Murong family and had a huge impact. However, the Murong family had issued a silence order and it was difficult for everyone to discuss it in detail. Anyway, all kinds of rumors were flying on the streets.
The Wang Changlai in front of him was the son of the Wang family, who was also from the four families in Huize City. Knowing that this was not unusual, Xiao Chen then said lightly: "I've heard about it a bit, but I didn't pay much attention to it."
Wang Changlai put away his fan, put his mouth close to Xiaochen's ear and said carefully: "Murong Longyue is the illegitimate daughter of Murong Qingtian, the contemporary head of the Murong family. About a week ago, she went to recognize her relatives with half a blood-colored jade pendant and asked Murong. Qingtian went to see her mother for the last time, and asked him to make her mother his concubine in front of Murong's entire family."
"It would be okay if this matter was carefully planned, but what Murong Longyue did was to push Murong Qingtian's wife Xilinru to the ground and slap her in the face. Xilinru was not a light-hearted person, so she called her immediately A group of people from the Xi family confronted Murong Qingtian in the hall."
"Xijia?" After thinking for a while, Xiaochen found some information.
The Xi family is considered a powerful family among the second-rate families in Huize City, but listening to Wang Changlai's description, I am afraid that a violent conflict will break out next.
Wang Changlai continued: "The two parties naturally refused to give in to each other, and the Xi family also deliberately held back Murong Qingtian and prevented him from seeing Murong Longyue's mother for the last time, fearing that it would be more troublesome after rescuing the person. The various parties kept getting involved. Later, Murong Longyue also became more and more anxious, and in the end, she alone made the entire Murong family and Xi family speechless."
"She said: When my mother gave birth to me, you were not here, and now in times of crisis, you are so cowardly and controlled by others. My mother's days are numbered, and it is in vain that you are not even willing to see her for the last time. Being a husband is useless as a father, and I, Murong Longyue, don't have a father like you."
"I have known for a long time that you are my father. I have practiced in Yaodan Valley for seven or eight years, all by my own efforts. I have no intention of coming to you to recognize my father. It's just that my mother kept talking about you before she left, so I came to find you. , and now I know that you are a hypocritical and heartless villain, you make me feel sick!!!"
Xiaochen sighed slightly when he heard this. This Murong Qingtian is indeed not a good person.
"Then, Murong Qingtian's energy and blood rushed to his heart for a moment, and he spurted out a mouthful of blood. Murong Longyue also left without looking back. The rest of the Murong family and the Xi family were not willing to let her go like this, so they immediately They wanted to arrest him and put him in jail. Finally, Murong Qingtian spoke in person, and the others let him go. This incident was very big, and almost no one in the house knew about it. Even though the Murong family tried hard to block the news, a lot of information still leaked out. .”
Xiaochen was also a little confused after hearing this. Although she lamented that her fate was rough, what does it have to do with today's Xiaozhu Village, unless...
At this time, Wang Changlai carefully scanned the surroundings and said, "Do you know who Murong Longyue's mother is?"
"His name is Zhuqin. After my Wang family heard about it, they naturally investigated it and found out. It is rumored that Zhuqin is from this small bamboo village. Brother Xiao, when I say this, you can understand why I am so careful about Murong Longyue. .”
Xiao Chen was a little shocked in his heart. If this was the case, then Murong Longyue would be extremely suspicious. Her mother could live for more than 600 years, so naturally she was not a mortal, at least she was at the Golden Core stage or above.
"In this case, if I were Murong Longyue, I would want to take revenge on the Murong family and the Xi family as soon as possible, so naturally I need strength. If she is really causing trouble and letting everyone come here, it means that there are enough items or opportunities here for her to advance in strength. ." Xiaochen thought, and kept skipping the rumors of his past life in his mind. It seemed that there was no chance information about Xiaozhu Village. If the scope was expanded, to the entire Ruozhu District, there was still no...
It is also normal. Xiaochen's main active range in his previous life was in the Ten Thousand Peaks Region where Wuwu Cliff is located.
"And what does all this have to do with the white jade fairy statue? You and I can be sure that it is because of the white jade fairy statue that we are involved." Xiaochen said at this time.
Wang Changlai's eyes flashed with light. He knew the function of the white jade statue. It was rumored that during the ancient Immortal Court period, a fairy fell in the Yushu Mountains, leaving some opportunities and being praised from generation to generation as a fairy. However, because of the age, Already little known.
"Since the white jade statue is used as a guide, then there is a high probability that this Xiaozhu Village is the place where the rumored fairy left blessings after landing. However, the fairy statue is now in his hands, which is not easy to deal with." Wang Changlai thought about it. He fully understood his own strength and knew that it would be difficult to kill Xiao Chen quickly, so he chose to form a team with him.
"After all, I am ahead in terms of information. The worst thing is that we will have to decide whether to fall out at the last moment depending on the situation." Thinking this, Wang Changlai said without changing his face: "I don't know about that anymore."
Xiao Chen pondered and thought: "If there is an opportunity here to make Murong Longyue become powerful quickly, and the fairy statue in my hand serves as a scorpion to bring my group here, then no matter what, This fairy statue will be a vital item. Judging from that day, if he was not present, the fairy statue would most likely fall into the hands of Murong Longyue. From this point of view, he only needs to be careful about others and can enjoy the benefits. "
After making up his mind, Xiaochen said calmly: "There are no clues in the bamboo house. Mr. Wang, let's go outside and look for clues."
"Okay!" Wang Changlai was quite easy to talk to.
Murong Longyue was talking to Commander Zhang at this time. She frowned when she saw Xiaochen and Wang Changlai sneaking out of the bamboo house. She had a hunch that these two people would disrupt the situation this time. It’s hard to be kind.
"Oh! It's Young Master Xiao and Young Master Wang. I wonder if you two have found any clues. Let's discuss it together. Miss Murong just made some good suggestions." Commander Zhang said to the two of them, There was no ambiguity in the words.
"Really? Prince Wang and I didn't gain much, the bamboo house is extremely ordinary." Xiao Chen said unexpectedly, paying attention to the information provided by Murong Longyue.
After hearing this, Commander Zhang also looked disappointed. He had just watched the two of them sneak away from the crowd, and thought they had found some clues to leave. Then he continued: "Miss Murong said that we should go to the center of the village to have a look. There may be something there." Are there any clues, but for safety’s sake, I think everyone should go there together.”
"I wonder what you two think?"
