The sparrow lives in a small building near the Zhonghua Gate. Luo Lie and Song Changjin came here at 10 a.m. They first saw Sean's car in front of the door. It seemed that he had arrived here first.

Song Changjin knocked on the door. After waiting for a while, the small window on the door was opened, revealing a yellow-faced woman's face. The woman was about forty years old, with a wrinkled face, her lips were thin, and her eyes were full of hostility. She looked outside fiercely and said, "What are you doing?"

Song Changjin laughed and said, "This sister, we made an appointment in advance, and we came here to meet the master here."

The middle-aged woman closed the small window heavily and opened the door after a while.

Song Changjin and Luo Lie looked at each other, and both smiled bitterly. It seemed that the middle-aged woman had a bad temper.

Luo Lie asked: "Is Miss Ma here?"

The middle-aged woman angrily retorted: "You don't have eyes, so you won't go find it yourself?"

Luo Lie smiled helplessly, and he always stayed away from this type of middle-aged shrew.

The voice of a sparrow came from a distance: "Mama Li, please come up."

Luo Lie looked up and saw the sparrow standing on the second floor on the corridor, wearing a gray double-breasted robe, looking down at them from a high place.

Luo Lie nodded politely, saying hello.

Song Changjin smiled at Li's mother and said, "I told you that your master invited me here."

Li's mother looked at Song Changjin coldly and said, "You don't look like a good person no matter how you look at it."

Song Changjin said: "You should not behave like a person." He didn't want to get into trouble with this shrew, so he followed Luo Lie to quickly climb the stairs.

The sparrow has already arrived at the second floor platform to sit down. The platform is about twenty square meters and is very exquisitely arranged. There is a long table in the middle, with six chairs on both sides, and colorful flowers around it, competing to exude beauty and fragrance.

The sparrow invited the two of them to sit down and had someone come to tea.

Luo Lie picked up the enamel porcelain teacup and drank a sip of black tea. His position happened to face the sunlight, and the light was a bit dazzling. The sparrow arranged for him to sit here, which should have been intentional.

Song Changjin smiled and said, "You are Miss Ma. I heard from Luo Lie that you have known each other for a long time and are all old friends."

The sparrow glared at Luo Lie fiercely. Luo Lie heard that Song Changjin clearly meant to betray him on purpose. He was not angry and smiled and said, "Sarrow, this is Mr. Song, we have worked together many times."

The sparrow said: "We have long admired Daming, but the purpose of our trip to the West Sea this time is for archaeology, not to do anything like chicken crowing and dog stealing."

When Song Changjin heard her say this, he was clearly suggesting himself, and laughed: "I don't understand archaeology. I have done a lot of things about roosters and dogs. I have used people's money to eliminate disasters. Someone paid me to be a guide. If Miss Ma dislikes her, please ask Gao Ming." He said to Luo Lie: "Big nephew, let's go!"

When the sparrow heard Song Changjin's name for Luo Lie, she was stunned. She had been away from the country for a long time and did not know what had happened during this period. Based on her past understanding of Luo Lie, Luo Lie had never heard of him having any other relatives except for the blind friend who depended on each other. Luo Xingmu was his uncle, but Luo Xingmu was already dead.

When he remembered Luo Xingmu, he couldn't help but think of their adventures in Changbai Mountain. Although Sparrow was cold to Luo Lie on the surface, she was a person who did not hold grudges. Moreover, Luo Lie was not her enemy at all. Since she met Luo Lie in the National Library yesterday, Sparrow has been constantly recalling the past, and in his memory it was all about Luo Lie's good deeds to her. Sparrow realized that studying abroad in Europe did not make her forget Luo Lie. At the moment when she met Luo Lie again, all the feelings of the past came back.

The sparrow picked up a box of cigarettes on the table and handed them to Luo Lie. Luo Lie raised his hand and refused and said, "I have quit smoking."

The sparrow's eyes were full of surprise. In her memory, Luo Lie was an old smoker who always kept smoking. He could quit smoking. It seemed that everything had changed. The sparrow pulled out a cigarette from the cigarette box and lit it skillfully under Luo Lie's attention. She smoked a sip of the cigarette, and looked at Luo Lie with her beautiful eyes provocatively.

Luo Lie's smile was as warm as the sun: "Grow up."

The sparrow frowned. What she felt was sarcastic from this sentence. She pushed the cigarette she had just lit in the ashtray: "I used to never understand why some people like to smoke, so I tried it, but I didn't expect that I could quit."

Song Changjin interrupted, "What's this? If you want to know what it means to not quit, you should smoke big cigarettes."

His words angered the sparrow, and the sparrow glared at Song Changjin and said, "You want to care more?"

Song Changjin laughed and said, "Okay, I understand. It turns out that I am redundant here. You talk, I'm strolling around in my yard, and you're talking about the past."

The sparrow wished he could grab the ashtray and throw it on his head. The old fox was clearly stimulating himself, but he still had a wink.

Song Changjin squeezed his eyes at Luo Lie and stood up and left.

After he walked away, Sparrow said to Luo Lie: "Is he your uncle?"

Luo Lie did not hide it, and nodded and said, "Yes, Uncle San!"

The sparrow cut it, full of disdain.

Luo Lie looked at the sparrow's eyes and always felt that the sparrow in front of him was a little different from the past.

Sparrow said: "Didn't you see me with Lan Ximei?"

Luo Lie smiled secretly, it seemed that the sparrow was still caring about what happened back then. He whispered: "I will always bring misfortune to the people around me, so wise people will choose to stay away from me."

Sparrow said: "I have never been a smart person since I was a child, let alone wise, you should know."

Luo Lie nodded: "Tell me about your plan."

Sparrow said: "Do you remember that I told you about Jiuding?"

Luo Lie nodded: "Remember!"

Sparrow said: "Based on the notes left by my father and his past research materials, I have made some discoveries that there is an inseparable connection between the Yu Shen Monument and the Nine Cauldrons."

Luo Lie's expression was as calm as before, and he did not feel any surprise because of the sparrow's discovery, which made the sparrow feel that his interest was not here.

The sparrow continued: "The so-called Jizhou tripod in the underground palace of the Old Summer Palace is actually an illusion. The Nine Tripods of China are important weapons of the country. Whoever controls the Nine Tripods can determine the Central Plains. Therefore, such an important treasure will naturally take sufficient precautions. Also, from ancient times to the present, countless emperors have also forged many of their own nine tripods according to legends in order to consolidate their own rule."

Luo Liedao: "You mean the Jizhou tripod we have seen is fake."

The sparrow nodded.

Luo Lie thought of the Yongzhou tripod he encountered in Tianmiao. Judging from its complex structure and precise structure, it should be true. However, according to his father, all nine tripods must be destroyed to eliminate the hidden dangers of mankind. His father and his wife destroyed the Yongzhou tripod, but in this matter, Luo Lie was puzzled. If his father and his wife successfully destroyed the Yongzhou tripod, then in the future several years later, after Lop Nur dried up, why would a complete Yongzhou tripod appear? The only explanation is a historical context that his parents and their teammates entered through time and space. If this is true, the history that his father told him might not have happened in this context.

If this is true, even if he can destroy the Nine Cauldrons, the Nine Cauldrons may still exist intact in other time and space veins. So what is the significance of his father's efforts and efforts?

Sparrow said: "We will set out in half a month and head to the West Sea. If everything goes well, we will arrive before August."

Luo Liedao: "One of the Nine Cauldrons is in the West Sea?"

Sparrow said: "It is likely that they are all in the West Sea."

Luo Lie said: "Even if you find it, what's the point? If the Nine Cauldrons sink under the West Sea, do you think they can be dragged up one by one?"

Sparrow said: "I just want to witness the civilization of my ancestors with my own eyes, and there is no need to change anything."

Luo Lie looked at the sparrow: "Are you the organizer of the archaeology this time?"

The sparrow nodded: "I am responsible for the organization, and all the funds are sponsored by Sean."

Luo Lie said: "A foreigner is so passionate about our Chinese affairs. I really don't believe it if he has no purpose."

Sparrow said: "Shawn is different from you!"

Luo Lie laughed.

The sparrow leaned forward and lowered his voice and said, "Do you don't like him?"

Luo Liedao: "It's not a matter of meeting by chance, it's not a matter of whether you like it or not."

The sparrow said: "I can see that you don't like him, are you... jealous?"

From the sparrow's words, Luo Lie can tell that she was deliberately using Sean to stimulate herself, and smiled slightly and said, "I'm just worried that you will be used."

The sparrow shook his head and said, "I am no longer as stupid as I used to be. No one will believe it except myself."

Luo Lie hoped that the sparrow could really be like she said. He seemed to have retrieved the familiar sparrow, and he made up his mind to protect her this time. No matter what conspiracy is hidden in this trip, he would not let the sparrow be hurt.

Luo Lie said: "What do you need me to do?"

Sparrow said: "You need your knowledge and experience, and we have arranged other things."

Luo Lie said: "That is to say, all I need to do now is to wait for departure?"

The sparrow nodded: "By the way, why don't you ask for a few more helpers?"

"No need for that!"

Luo Lie’s real idea was because the whole thing was planned by Feng Jiuqing, and the trip was full of dangers. He did not want to introduce his friends into this huge quagmire. After the incident of the Hong family’s grandson, Luo Lie became more and more cautious.

Song Changjin was wandering around the yard alone. He realized that the middle-aged woman's attention had never left him. Song Changjin couldn't help but stop and looked at Li's mother and said, "Have you seen such a handsome man?"

Ma Li sneered and turned her face aside.
Chapter completed!