Holding the things in his hands, he quickly walked out of the study with a lantern and plunged into the darkness.
Lu Chen, who was staying on the roof, did not pay attention to Zhi Lian. He looked at Qu Huaiyun below, who was closing his eyes to rest, with a hint of disdain on his lips.
Zhilian held a lantern and slowly walked towards a remote yard.
This courtyard is a forbidden area in the house. No one has been there for so many years. The grass in the courtyard is almost as tall as a person.
In this dark and silent night, Zhi Lian walked into this deserted yard carrying a lantern.
Under the moonlight, the overlapping dark shadows of the trees make one's hair stand on end.
In the middle of the night, someone holding a lantern was walking around in this deserted courtyard, which made people feel very strange.
This courtyard has a story, but that's not the point. Zhi Lian came to this courtyard tonight not to enjoy the scenery, let alone to experience the mysterious atmosphere. He naturally had a purpose.
"Ming Yan, it's time!" Gu Chengyu heard the sound of the clock coming from Far EasTone and felt that it was almost time.
"Yes!" Ming Yan had already put on a black robe at this time, and he turned around without hesitation.
When he arrived outside the courtyard, he jumped up, climbed onto the treetops, and then ran away into the distance.
Lu Chen thought he had gotten rid of Ming Mo, and was now waiting for Qu Huaiyun to check the treasure map. However, Qu Huaiyun didn't move for a long time, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.
Mingmo won't be able to wait long, I'm afraid he will come back to him soon.
This song Huaiyun still sat still, even picked up a pen and started writing quickly on the paper.
Zhi Lian walked through the grass that was half a person tall and came to the dilapidated main house.
Lifting the lantern higher, Zhi Lian saw clearly a rusty copper lock hanging on the door in front of him.
Zhilian sneered and took out a key from his sleeve. This key was the one he got from Qu Huaiyun just now, and he didn't have much time left.
The lock's chain was rusty on the outside, but Zhi Lian used the key to open the copper lock easily.
There was no damp mold or dust in the house. Zhi Lian didn't waste any time after entering.
He came to the moonlit place and looked at the floor tiles.
He had secretly followed Qu Huaiyun to this place before because of curiosity, but he did not dare to get close.
He was not sure which bricks could be loosened, so he quickly squatted down and knocked on those bricks.
"Sir, everything has been deployed!"
"Well! Let's get started!"
A sneer appeared at the corner of Liao Cheng's lips. The people sent by the master are all good men. Tonight, the Qu Mansion will hand over the treasure map.
When Yi Lanshan delivers the other half of the treasure map, the entire treasure map is in his hands.
Qu Huaiyun thought that he could rank Xia Qing on the list, but in his eyes, Xia Qing was just a slave dog who worked hard for the court.
The treasure map this time is his certificate of submission. For such a great contribution, the master will definitely be richly rewarded.
Liao Cheng seemed to have seen himself getting promoted and getting rich, with unlimited glory.
He couldn't help laughing loudly, tonight was a good time for him to rise to the top.
"Let's go! Let's go meet Patriarch Qu." Liao Cheng brushed his sleeves and left the study in a very happy mood.
Black shadows entered the Qu Mansion silently, and disappeared without a trace as soon as they landed on the ground.
Lu Chen is on his way back, and Qu Huaiyun hasn't moved yet, so he probably won't be able to find out much tonight.
Lu Chen was dejected, but a strong wind came from behind him.
He quickly turned around and struck with his palm, and there was a man in black in front of him. Lu Chen was shocked, what happened?
Where are his people? He was ambushed outside Qu Mansion, so where did these people come from?
The two palms struck each other, but the opponent was defeated and took two steps back.
Seeing that he was no match for Lu Chen, this man turned around and ran away. Lu Chen quickly chased after him.
"Dong dong!" The sound coming from the floor tiles in front of him was different from the other ones, and Zhi Lian suddenly felt relieved.
He used the previous key to pry open the floor tiles, and a mahogany wooden box appeared inside.
Seeing the lock on the wooden box, Zhi Lian thought about it, went outside the courtyard, and found a big stone.
He wasn't sure it was a treasure map, so he wanted to break it open and take a look.
It didn't take much effort to break open the small lock, so Zhilian smashed it hard on the small copper lock.
There was a loud bang and the lock fell off.
Opening the box, he saw the sheepskin and the burnt holes in it.
Yes, this is it! Zhi Lian was so happy that she put the treasure map directly in her arms and quickly left the yard without looking back.
He doesn't have much time, and it won't be long before Qu Huaiyun discovers that the key is missing.
Zhi Lian gasped and ran all the way. The place he ran to was the east wing, where Gu Chengyu temporarily stayed.
He was very scared now. He didn't want to wait at the agreed place. It was too dangerous there. He could only feel at ease when he ran to where Mr. Gu was.
At the place where Ming Yanda and Zhilian agreed, they were attacked by men in black as soon as they stopped.
Ming Yan was shocked, what was going on? Could it be that this person was Lu Chen, and Lu Chen attacked him in order to get the treasure map?
This man's moves were fierce. After two moves with Ming Yan, he pulled out a nine-section whip from his waist and swung it at her.
In Hejian Mansion in October, the coolness of the night can penetrate into one's bones. Zhi Lian was wearing thin clothes, but at this moment there were beads of sweat on his forehead.
"Zhi Lian!"
Suddenly, a loud shout came from behind.
Zhi Lian was so frightened that his legs weakened and he was about to fall to the ground. But he immediately suppressed the fear in his heart and started running faster than before.
"Zhi Lian, why don't you stop? You have to think clearly. Look who this is."
Zhilian suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart. He stopped running and turned around to take a look.
The person calling him was Manager Qiu, the steward of the outer courtyard, and the person next to him was not his mother. Who was that?
But what made him furious was that there was a sword around his mother's neck.
"Mother!" Zhi Lian's tears couldn't stop flowing down anymore, and he gasped for air.
"Zhi Lian, I treat you well! If it weren't for the master, how could you have such a good life? Your mother's illness is a disease of wealth, and she relies on the master to support her?"
Manager Qiu snorted coldly. There was a little pity for Zhi Lian in his eyes, but more of it was indifference.
When Zhi Lian heard this, her body couldn't stop trembling.
He hates it! But he can't speak, because he's afraid that if he does, he won't be able to help venting the grief and anger in his heart.
He previously lied to his mother and said that the master appreciated him and wanted him to work for the master in the future.
His mother believed it, but he never dared to tell the truth.
"Steward Qiu! Please, let us go!" Zhi Lian turned to Steward Qiu with pleading eyes. He was still lucky that the master didn't come.
Manager Qiu shook his head, "Zhilian, you should know why I appear here. I still have some affection for you. You did such a wrong thing this time, and I just asked me to take you back."
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