Huo Xiao's face was a little complicated, especially when he looked at the solemn but dilapidated door of the small ancestral hall, he was a little nervous.
"Can you come in with me?" he begged. ??
"Me? Isn't this inappropriate?"
Lin Mengya subconsciously wanted to refuse.
After all, this is a place where people worship their ancestors. How can she, an outsider, get in?
He lowered his head, his tone inevitably tainted with a touch of sadness.
"It's been a long time since I came here to worship. I personally sent in the memorial tablets of my grandfather and father. Every year when I come back here, I just worship and sweep them in the yard. I'm afraid they will blame me and think
I am a useless offspring."
She also had a close relative pass away, so she somewhat understood his mood.
"I think what they want to see most is definitely not you going to avenge them, but that you can live in peace and joy."
Huo Xiao sighed, and finally reached out and pushed open the door that was sealed by him front and back.
The inside is neat and tidy. Although there is thick dust everywhere, it can be seen that it has been carefully organized before.
Huo Xiao was also thinking about people when he saw things. He was aroused by some deep thoughts. He stood there with an expression that seemed sad or happy.
However, Lin Mengya looked around curiously and found that there was only a slightly spacious courtyard inside.
In addition, there is an incense burner as tall as one person in the middle of the yard.
From the appearance point of view, the shape is also quite ancient.
But she always felt that this incense burner felt a little out of place in the small yard.
"Brother Huo, was this incense burner made by your family?" she asked.
Huo Xiao also pulled away from the previous sadness. After hearing this, he also glanced at the incense burner and replied, "This thing has been here since I can remember. I heard my grandfather mention it, saying that this is the home of our Huo family."
No matter where our Huo family moves, we will always take this incense burner with us to show our respect for our ancestors."
Nodding, Lin Mengya, after obtaining his consent, stood beside the incense burner and examined it carefully.
Although she didn't know much about these things, the big chamber of commerce also had a business that specialized in selling antiques.
For this reason, she also specially found a few related books to study. Although she was a layman, she didn't understand everything.
She walked around the incense burner and found that there was something special about the pattern on it.
After carefully wiping it with a handkerchief, she immediately asked Xiao Yao to scan the pattern on the incense burner into the system.
"Master, the pattern on this incense burner should be overlapping in three layers."
Xiaoyao can use the most three-dimensional image to analyze the patterns on it.
No wonder she thought the pattern was weird. It turned out that the pattern was The three layers of patterns are overlapped together.
She couldn't help but think of Qingzheng Pu.
This wonderful book is not only folded in three layers, but even has as many as ten layers in some places.
Moreover, this kind of writing ink is very strange. The handwriting does not actually penetrate each other, but overlaps with each other. This is why she got a big advantage.
Soon, the results of the stratification of the small medicine came out.
The top layer should be a kind of cloud pattern.
The second layer is a bit special, it looks like thorns.
As for the third floor——
"Plum blossoms? Why are they plum blossoms again?"
She couldn't help but scream in surprise.
Huo Xiao next to him frowned when he heard this.
"What plum blossom?" asked her.
Lin Mengya immediately came back to her senses, pointed at the patterns on the incense burner and whispered, "Look at the bottom pattern, does it look like plum blossoms?"
If she hadn't said anything, Huo Xiao would have never noticed it.
Moreover, if the patterns on the top are viewed as independent patterns, the bottom one does indeed look like some kind of flower branch.
"Probably, but how did you tell?" He couldn't help but be curious.
You must know that this thing has been in the Huo family for at least hundreds of years, but he had never heard that the pattern on it was related to plum blossoms before.
Lin Mengya wanted to ask him if the Huo family also had some things marked with plum blossoms.
But I was afraid that this matter might involve family secrets, so I had to find an excuse.
"When I was at home, I was very curious about these things for a while and saw similar patterns."
"So that's it." Huo Xiao didn't doubt her, but said with some nostalgia, "When my father was still alive, he and his grandfather also liked to tinker with these things. It is said that there were many in the betrothal gift given to my mother.
It is a rare antique in the world, but it is a pity that it ended up becoming a talisman for the Huo family."
The past always sounds sad.
Lin Mengya had no interest in continuing to rub salt into other people's wounds. Instead, she bowed to the ancestors of the Huo family and respectfully exited the small ancestral hall.
But the pattern of plum blossoms on the incense burner and the plum blossoms on Huo Yunsi's waist are definitely not a coincidence.
She was thinking about the connection when she encountered a man who came to her in a hurry to protect her.
"Madam, His Highness is looking for you!"
"What happened?"
The guard said seriously, "We found that there were suddenly many martial arts masters around us, and they were gradually narrowing the encirclement and heading towards here.
Approaching!"
Lin Mengya's eyes flashed.
How did it come so fast?
She immediately rushed to Long Tianyu's side and saw her man giving instructions in an orderly manner.
When he saw her coming, he immediately waved to her.
"We have to get out quickly." He whispered.
Lin Mengya nodded.
"I know. I'll go pack my things, and you let them take Mo Yan away first."
The two of them have developed a perfect understanding during many crises.
Mo Yan was a smart baby and knew that now was not the time to act coquettishly, so he obediently hugged the guard uncle's neck and left first while being surrounded by the guards in their cloaks.
Everyone was evacuating quietly, but Huo Xiao rejected their suggestions and told them a passage that no one knew about.
Lin Mengya and Long Tianyu didn't persuade him much about his choice.
As the owner here, he should know the situation in the old house better than anyone else.
Since he was confident, what they should do was not cause any trouble for him.
Lin Mengya quickly packed up everything she owned and threw all the things that were difficult to take away into the stove fire.
Someone has already put uncooked rice and water in the pot.
After a while, the strong aroma of rice will spread out, creating the illusion that someone is cooking inside.
Then, she and Long Tianyu were the last ones to evacuate.
In a small town full of dilapidated huts, Lin Mengya and the others saw countless figures quietly approaching the old house.
On the contrary, they went further and further away.
Soon, they left the town and went directly to the surrounding woods.
The two people, who had temporarily relieved the crisis, decided to observe the follow-up situation here.
It didn't take long for the guards responsible for the investigation to send new information.
After those people entered the old house, they found that the place was already empty.
But they did not rush out to look for anyone. Instead, they searched inside and outside the old house.
"It seems that they are looking for something." Long Tianyu's fingers were crossed on his knees, and he looked extremely relaxed, with no trace of embarrassment at all.
Lin Mengya couldn't help but have some doubts.
"You wouldn't have plundered someone else's land while they were living there, would you?"
Long Tianyu smiled gently and said, "Madam, I just did it to eliminate danger."
have to!
She couldn't help it and rolled her eyes.
I knew this guy would never be that honest.
"you I’m not afraid that Huo Xiao will find out and settle the score with you, but you probably won’t find anything, right?”
He nodded, looking a little regretful.
"It would be great if I found it, but the Huo family is really clean."
He turned around and couldn't help but laughed in a low voice, "Madam, where did you want to go? I just asked people to look around in front of and behind the house. The secrets of the Huo family are hidden so deeply. Since we can't find them, those people may not be there."
Can be found.”
Sometimes, until the trouble caused by a secret cannot be solved, it is safer to hide it.
Lin Mengya knew this and was temporarily relieved.
But after a while, there was a faint smell of burning in the air.
"I'll go! Isn't that right? Someone tried to prevent the fire again?" she said angrily.
The next moment, the guards came back and reported that those people actually set fire to the house!
"Huo Xiao is still in there! These people are simply more disgusting than bandits!" She was a little worried.
But soon, the leaves in front of them kept shaking, and then a tall and familiar figure appeared in front of them.
"Are you okay?" Lin Mengya asked in surprise.
Huo Xiao was wet all over, but there were no injuries on his body. He only had an inconspicuous small package behind him, and his mood was relatively stable.
"It's okay. I'll take you out of here first. If they can't find anything, they will definitely come after us."
After saying that, he took the lead and moved the small package into his arms.
Lin Mengya and Long Tianyu naturally followed him without objection.
It didn't take long for Huo Xiao to lead them to a very hidden cave.
"Let's rest here for a while. We won't go to the Fang family for now. I'll go back and find out what they have to say. I'm afraid this matter has something to do with the Fang family."
For some reason, Lin Mengya always felt that Huo Xiao seemed to be suddenly much more stable now.
"Well, as soon as there is any news, you can inform us at any time."
"Yeah." Huo Xiao pursed his lips, hugged the package and walked out.
Lin Mengya saw him standing at the entrance of the cave, staring in the direction of the Huo family's old house. Thinking about it, his childhood memories were destroyed by a fire, so of course he felt uncomfortable.
After Huo Xiao left, Lin Mengya didn't take any time off either.
After hurriedly arranging everything, I heard Mo Yan's crying coming from the depths of the cave.
"Mom, mother, come and save me!"
Her heart tightened, completely forgetting that Mo Yan would never be in danger if there were guards around.
Just relying on maternal instinct, she rushed in with a "swish".
