One hundred and ninetieth chapters do not laugh nine
Gently brushing away the soil on the stone tablet, Lu Sheng grabbed it with one hand, lifted it, and pulled the stone tablet out of the ground with a pop.
A large amount of soil debris fell from the black stone tablet more than one meter high.
At the bottom of the stone tablet, there are a few lines of words. Although they are blurry, they can still be barely legible.
‘Walking in one’s own loneliness leads to the pain of despair. Joy, life, death, hope’
Below this sentence were some subtle explanations. Lu Sheng squinted his eyes and scanned them one by one, and finally understood why he and others could not find this so-called master who did not laugh.
"What is this? A boring weird game?" He put down the stone tablet and looked around.
"Everyone, go back to Qingcha Town. This investigation is over."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the Red Whale Gang was stunned, but the gang leader's order could not be violated. No one had any doubts, and they all bowed their heads in respect.
Xu Chui and Ning San looked at the stone tablet carefully. They did not recognize the ancient Song Dynasty style, and they did not know what the gang leader saw, nor did they understand what the words on it meant. But they knew that it must be the content of the stone tablet that made them
The gang leader changed his mind.
The group of people retreated quickly, leaving only a few people behind, staying here to guide the way.
Lu Sheng asked the people left behind to guard the entrance of the village, and told them never to go in. Many members of the Red Whale Gang had experience in conquering weird and ghostly creatures, especially the guards who were guarding Lu Sheng, so they knew what to do.
.It also reassures people that they are equipped with a lot of medicinal powder produced by Danfang to resist hallucinations. Ordinary hallucinations are ineffective against them.
Without stopping at all, Lu Sheng took Yan Kai and the others all the way back to Qingcha Town. Although the three of them were confused, they knew that the Red Whale Gang must have their reasons for such actions. After all, the Red Whale Gang had elder-level masters who were caught in strange things.
Life and death are unknown, so it is impossible to let this case go easily.
"As Chao Long said, you can only see what you want to see in that place at a fixed time."
In the tea gang's study, Lu Shenglian stood with his hands in his hands and said calmly to Yan Kai, Xu Chui and others beside him.
"A fixed time? Speaking of which, the previous legends about the Laughing Master all happened in the middle of the night. Is it possible that the Laughing Master only appears at this time?" Yan Kai whispered.
"Mr. Yan Kai, are you interested in this legend?" Lu Sheng looked at him with a smile.
"Well, a little. But since Gang Leader Lu personally took action, there will definitely be no problem in this matter." Yan Kai said politely.
"But that Jiao Chaolong who traveled eastward actually traveled so far away just to come to this small town to find the owner of Buxiao. There must be some hidden agenda." Duan Rongrong reminded in a low voice.
"It doesn't matter. I'll go there myself some time at night. It doesn't matter how many people go to that place. No matter how many people there are, the things they face are the same." Lu Sheng shook his head.
"Do you need me to accompany you?" The little umbrella girl appeared out of nowhere and suddenly walked out from behind a bookshelf in the study room.
"No, it will be solved soon," Lu Sheng said with a smile. "Let's reduce the number of people on this trip. But it doesn't have to be today."
The others didn't know what he meant, but since Lu Sheng, the gang leader, spoke like this, the others didn't dare to say anything.
After everyone rested in the Tea Gang for a while, the Tea Gang also found the person who spread the rumors.
As expected, the man had been dead for several days, and his body was discovered at home because it stunk. When the tea gang found him, the family's neighbors learned that he had been dead for quite some time.
All the clues were cut off. Everything fell into chaos again.
Time flies, and days pass in the blink of an eye.
Yan Kai and others saw that Lu Sheng was not planning to move anymore, and there was no sign of Chao Long in the town. Knowing that he must be guarding there, they became anxious.
Yan Kai tried to ask Lu Sheng several times in front of him, but did not get an actionable answer. After waiting for several days, he had no choice but to take his senior brothers Wan Hezi and Duan Rongrong and quietly go to the small village again.
There is heavy fog in the mountains and forests, and there is white mist everywhere.
Yan Kai, Wan Hezi and Duan Rongrong returned to the village on a familiar road.
The mountain village was silent in the mist, and not a single human voice could be heard around it. It was eerily quiet.
Yan Kai stood at the entrance of the village, lowered his head and looked around.
"Where are the people? Aren't the people stationed by the Red Whale Gang and the people from the Shinyoukai all here? Why can't you see any of them?"
If he wants to complete the task of investigating Chaolong, he must follow Chaolong's team at all times. He wanted to borrow help before and successfully established a line with Lu Sheng, but the subsequent development was not as expected. The Red Whale Gang actually withdrew from the big team.
Part of the manpower, and then just stopped moving.
Lu Sheng seemed to be waiting for something. Ever since he saw the stone tablet, he had been standing still.
Yan Kai and the others were helpless. The Dugu family's reward list had a time limit. If it kept dragging on, Wan Hezi would be the most troublesome.
In desperation, the three of them could only act on their own.
Standing at the entrance of the village, Yan Kai turned around and exchanged glances with Duan Rongrong.
"Senior brother, don't go in this time. Wait until Rongrong and I go in alone at night. You can use your ability to peek outside and find the person. Don't worry about anything else." Yan Kai said in a low voice.
"How can that be done!" Wan Hezi shook his head solemnly, "I did this alone, and I took over the reward list alone, and it has nothing to do with Junior Brother Rongrong and you guys. I can go in alone for this matter. When it comes to telling jokes, Senior Brother is still
Somewhat confident." He forced a somewhat forced smile.
"Senior Brother" Yan Kai saw Wan Hezi's determination. Wan Hezi was sometimes very adventurous, but when he was serious, he was absolutely reliable and persistent. The decision he made when he was serious would definitely be the right one.
Change.
"Stop talking. I know you are doing it for my own good, junior brother. However, one person is responsible for this matter. I will bear all the trouble I caused myself." Wan Hezi said decisively. After saying that, he stepped on it without hesitation.
As soon as we entered the village, we almost disappeared into the thick fog.
"Senior Brother!" Yan Kai and the others were caught off guard and hurriedly chased after them. But the strange thing was that Wan Hezi, who had just left them, disappeared after just a few steps.
At this time, it was dark and quiet, the white fog was hazy, and there was no sound of footsteps around at all.
Yan Kai pulled Duan Rongrong and groped along the wall. He pressed his hand on the cold and rough stone wall of the village, and occasionally touched some greasy moss. If he was not careful, he would not be able to steady his hand.
Both of them were a little anxious. This was a troubled place for the elder masters of the Red Whale Gang. Even though they were experienced, they had to be cautious and move forward slowly, rushing in like Senior Brother Wan Hezi did.
It's too dangerous.
"Rong Rong, follow me!"
"Know!"
Yan Kai calmed down a little when he heard the reply from behind him. The two of them had been able to travel around safely all this time. The biggest reliance they relied on was the blood in the body's keen response to danger and threats. At this time, there was no reaction in the body, and he thought about everything.
fine.
Holding Rongrong in hand, Yan Kai slowly groped along the stone wall and stared at the surroundings with high vigilance.
Snap.
Suddenly, a figure flashed vaguely in front of him, it seemed to be senior brother Wan Hezi.
"Senior brother!" Yan Kai shouted in a low voice, pulling Rongrong and chasing him.
The figure did not stop, turned suddenly, rushed up a stone staircase, and then turned into a stone house.
Yan Kai paused for a moment, looked forward attentively, and saw a trace of Wan Hezi's clothes.
Without hesitation, he gritted his teeth and let go of Rongrong's hand.
"Rongrong, just wait outside the door, I'll go after senior brother!"
"good!"
Duan Rongrong's voice came faintly.
Yan Kai didn't think much, pushed open the door and rushed into the stone house.
Inside was an empty courtyard, with no trace of Wan Hezi, and no one knew where he had gone.
Yan Kai slowly pulled out the long sword from his back and stared at the surroundings with vigilance. He walked towards the main hall of the house step by step.
snap
bang bang bang
Suddenly big raindrops fell quickly.
The dense white mist began to dissipate quickly, as if blown away by the wind, at a speed visible to the naked eye. Within a few breaths, all the mist completely dissipated.
Click.
A bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, the thunder rolled and rumbled, and rain poured down.
Only then did Yan Kai see clearly the environment he was in.
He was standing in a courtyard inside a stone house. Directly in front of him was a brightly lit main hall of the stone house. The wooden door of the stone house was closed, and through the window paper, he could vaguely see a person sitting inside.
He narrowed his eyes and slowly backed away. The fog dissipated so quickly that it went against the grain of nature.
And the scene that appeared in front of me, the person sitting in the main hall, was very similar to the way the legendary master who never smiled appeared.
He's not ready to face the legend here yet
"Oh, there is light here, here, here! Come on!" In the heavy rain, three young figures in long clothes hurried towards the stone house.
The illuminated stone house is definitely like a beacon in this dark and rainy weather, which means that people can take shelter from the rain and drink hot tea.
Chen Ziguang and Xu Pei originally planned to go to a town not far away to rest, but it was too late and they still couldn't catch up. They were accidentally delayed again on the way. At this time, before they reached the town, they met
When it rains, I have no choice but to run to take shelter from the rain.
After running to the eaves outside the stone house, the scholar's long clothes on both of them were soaked through.
"I hope the clothes in the backpack didn't get wet. Who would have thought that the ox cart broke its axle? Alas, this trip was really troubled." Chen Ziguang sighed.
"No, I've taken the exam three times, and this is the first time I'm so embarrassed." Xu Pei also sighed helplessly.
The two of them brought a scholar with them, who was a scholar going to Fucheng to take the exam. But they didn't expect such a coincidence that it happened to rain heavily on the way.
"Go in and ask the owner here for a drink of hot water." Chen Ziguang suggested.
Boom, boom, boom.
The book boy quickly went up and knocked on the door.
There was a creak and the door opened. It was opened by the person inside.
Yan Kai looked at the three people outside the door in surprise. Someone would actually come at this time.
"you"
"May I ask if this is the master?" Xu Pei quickly stepped forward and asked politely.
"No, I'm just here to take shelter from the rain." Yan Kai couldn't figure out the details of the three people in front of him, so he hid it.
"It just so happens that we are here to take shelter from the rain." Chen Ziguang and the others' eyes lit up.
"Who is outside?" Suddenly a loud voice came from the house. The wooden door of the main hall of the stone house was opened, and a burly, scarred man with a steel knife on his back strode out.
"Are you here to take shelter from the rain too?" He stared at Yan Kai and the four of them warily.
"Uh" Yan Kai didn't expect that the person sitting inside was actually this scarred man. He was immediately stunned.
"Junior brother! I'm here!" Another person walked out of the room at this time, and it was Wan Hezi. He was holding a broken porcelain piece in his hand, and he was putting it to his mouth as if he was drinking water.
"Why did you come here alone, where is Rongrong?" Wan Hezi asked doubtfully. "Just now the fog completely cleared. When I entered the door, I saw this brother drinking water and resting in the house, so I asked for some.
Then I heard noises coming from outside."
"It turns out that everyone is taking shelter from the rain." The scar-faced man also suddenly realized, "If you don't mind, please come in and have a rest. Although this house is dirty, it doesn't leak at least."