Damn it, what was he thinking? He Lingchuan rubbed his face.
Perhaps driven by fear, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind.
Perhaps, we have to go back to the question that Sun and Sun struggled with in the beginning: Where is the Zhongzhai?
Why does the illusion that hides the big square pot have to be about this period of history? There are obviously countless glorious fragments in Panlong City.
The only clue they can follow up on, or the only clue the Baling expedition team can follow up on, is Zhong Shengguang.
The bones of the Ba Ling people were abandoned in the cellar of Chen's house, which shows that the original intention of the expedition team was the same as our own, and they also wanted to find clues in Zhongzhai.
But nothing was found there...really?
In other words, as long as Zhong Zhai is found, the remaining members of the Baling expedition team can be found.
He Lingchuan tried hard to recall every legend, storytelling, and allusion he had heard about Panlong City, the Gale Army, and the Zhong Family.
Almost every historical fragment is related to Zhong Shengguang. What clues are hidden here?
In this Panlong City, the beautiful gray brick mansion belongs to Chen Zhai, not Zhong Shengguang. Assuming that Zhong Shengguang only purchased the mansion from Chen later, where will he live during this period?
At this time, he was still the deputy commander, and came to Panlong City from the central part of Xilao Kingdom on the king's order to take up his post.
As a foreigner, he had no place to live in Panlong City and had to find a place to stay.
Will it be at the inn?
He Lingchuan shook his head and rejected himself.
Only bachelors lived in inns. He had read in several playbooks that Deputy Commander Zhong got married and took office the next month.
The man surnamed Zhong spent the rest of his life here, and later he had a son and a daughter, which he could not have given birth to on his own.
Therefore, he came with his family and could not live in the inn.
That kind of place was dirty, noisy and smelly, and the wallboard was as thin as paper. If the couple clapped casually at night, the guests next door could hear it clearly.
Where will Zhong Shengguang arrange his family?
He Lingchuan jumped off the roof: "National Master, did we just pass the government office?"
"Yes, what's the matter?" Sun Fuping said, "I have already checked the official office before you entered the city." But there were no useful clues there.
"Chen's house, I mean the later Zhong's house, was some distance away from the government office. But at this time, Zhong Shengguang had to go in and out of the government office every day. He might settle down nearby. He has a family."
Sun Fuping is also a shrewd person, and he said straight away: "You're right! I only searched the official office, but didn't look closely at the surrounding area!"
At that moment, the two of them changed directions and ran back and forth.
Regardless of the official offices in the city, they will firmly occupy the geomantic treasures, and Panlong City is no exception.
Not long after, the two of them saw a gray and simple building by the river. In terms of style and appearance, it was far inferior to the restaurant thirty feet away.
"right here."
Officials don't repair the yamen, and only hire someone to repair it if it breaks down. Therefore, the official offices are generally not splendid, but neat and solemn at best.
But its location is really good.
He Lingchuan climbed up to the tallest restaurant nearby and looked around.
Sun Fuping heard him shouting from above: "The north is a wetland, where no one can live."
"There are shops in the west market." Shops usually have front and back yards, with people doing business in the front and people living in the back. Small businessmen are not very particular about it. "I don't think Zhong Shengguang lives there either."
The environment in West Market is not good. After all, Zhong Shengguang is newly married and he is an official, so he will probably find a better place for his wife.
He looked further south and found several rows of houses facing the government offices across the water. Each house was similar in size and mostly consisted of small courtyards with one or two entrances. They should have been built together. Although they were not high-class houses, they were close to the water.
The residence should be quiet and comfortable.
"South!" He pointed south, "That's the official residence!"
The official residence is the residence of the officials, and it is usually connected with the official office, forming a beautiful scene. When He Lingchuan saw the official residence in Heishui City, he understood that it was a government compound or a dormitory!
However, the location of Panlong City is special. There is water in front and behind the official residence. The place is too small, so the official residence is built on the opposite bank.
When you serve as an official in a different place, you will need accommodation. The relevant regulations vary from country to country.
For example, the Yuan Kingdom requires that officials in other places must live in official residences and are not allowed to buy houses privately. However, Qiansong County is really remote, and the Yuan Kingdom is in trouble both internally and externally at this time, and has no time to pay attention to the rules and regulations. People like He Chunhua buy good farmland and beautiful scenery outside.
There are actually countless officials, big and small, in the house.
As for Zhong Shengguang, let alone that. After Panlong Wasteland became an enclave, he became the highest authority here. Even the West Luo Kingdom did not know that Panlong Wasteland was still their own land, and no one dared to do what Zhong Shengguang did here.
Ask.
But during these peaceful days in Panlong Wasteland, he was not yet a high-ranking commander. He should live in an official residence!
Sun Fuping also figured this out, his eyes lit up: "Let's go!"
There are more than 40 official residences, but the two of them had their sights set on it, so it was not troublesome to find them.
Soon, Sun Fuping released his command arrow from the official residence in the second to last row, calling for others to come quickly!
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When everyone arrived, they found Sun Fuping and He Lingchuan standing in the small courtyard of an official residence.
There is also a tomb in the courtyard, and a wooden board is erected on the tomb as a monument.
Even Nian Songyu couldn't understand the words on it.
Sun Fuping read to everyone: "The tomb of our loyal friend Yu Qingyuan, this is the tomb inscription."
Mao Tao was overjoyed: "We found it, we found it! Uh, we found...another Baling man?"
"But it's not the Ba Ling man who died last, otherwise who would bury him?" He Lingchuan picked up the soil, "What is so special about this person that he deserves to be buried in peace?"
This expedition team was so ruthless that they even ate their own members. The other members who were eaten were just dumped in the cellar. Why did this dead person deserve to be buried?
You must know that this is an illusion, and everything is not real. The courtyard is like this, and the soil is like this.
The Baling expedition team had to eat people to survive in the end, and they must have been exhausted. Why did they still spend all their energy digging earthen graves to do such a vain thing?
Nian Songyu was observing the tombstone, and even reached out to wipe it, then put it under his nose and sniffed it.
"This ink is mixed with blood, but they ran out of water." Without water, the ink cannot be dissolved, so blood can only be used.
"Dig out!" We must find out.
When Sun Fuping started talking, He Lingchuan and Mao Tao had to dig graves in silence. Fortunately, there were some farm tools in the yard, and they didn't know if they were used by the mausoleum-pulling team back then.
The two of them were working enthusiastically here. Nian Songyu was supervising the work on one side, while Sun Fuping looked up at the sky, not knowing what to do.
Soon, the tomb owner was revealed again.
Maotao wiped off the mud spots on his face: "I found it, wow, it's still white bones."
"This has been buried for decades, it would be strange if it wasn't bones." He Lingchuan used a shovel to dig up the soil, revealing most of the bones.