Chapter 76 Second Uncle, Why Are You Here?

After Wuxie came up, he looked at the layout of the room and found that this was his third uncle's house.

He knew he was right!

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This room is locked from the outside, so the people inside can't get out. Now it's time to play hide-and-seek.

Wuxie pretended to stroll aimlessly to the bed, then suddenly bent down and lifted the sheets covering the bottom of the bed, but found that there was nothing under the bed.

"Uncle San, I see you. Stop hiding and come out. Let's have a good chat."

There was nothing in the wardrobe with double doors either.

"Come out on your own. I'm magnanimous enough to not hold it against you for what you did to me before."

There is nothing behind the curtains and draperies.

"Wu Sansheng, let me tell you, my patience has its limits. If you don't come out, I'll be angry!"

There is no one under the small desk either.

"I'll give you one last chance. I'll count to three..."

Jie Lianhuan, who was soaking in the lotus pond, listened to Wuxie's series of childish mumblings that were so childish that they sounded like a lie, and pursed his lips, trying to suppress a smile helplessly.

Wuxie is really...

Jie Lian chose not to comment and quietly turned on the recording function on his phone.

Such a fun thing should be shown to the third brother too, so that he can share the joy and not be embarrassed.

Moreover, he must keep this recording safe. Twenty or thirty years later, when Wuxie recalls the past, he will play it back.

I believe that by then, Wuxie will be moved to tears.

Jie Lian still smiled faintly, hiding his achievements and fame.

Wuxie didn't know that his embarrassing scene was secretly recorded, and he just wanted to find the person as soon as possible, but he searched the entire house and didn't see a single person.

That's not right. The door is locked and he can't run out. It's true that his third uncle is a martial arts master, but even masters can't be invisible. Didn't he walk into the wrong set?

Just when Wuxie was struggling and Jie Lian was still nervous, Wu Erbai rushed over to save the situation.

Because the situation on Jie Lianhuan's side is urgent, Wuxie may find him at any time.

Wu Erbai did not choose to enter through the secret passage in the study, but took the key and opened the door openly.

Wuxie suddenly found himself face to face with his second uncle. He shuddered subconsciously and looked away guiltily.

"I was outside from a long way away, but I heard some noise in this room. Why didn't you stay back with your grandma and run into the third brother's room?"

"Second Uncle, you...why are you here? Didn't you go out? I, I..."

Wuxie stuttered, his mind went blank, and for a moment he couldn't even find a reasonable reason.

Of course, even if he thought about it carefully, he couldn't come up with any good reason.

After all, he appeared out of nowhere in Uncle San's locked room for no reason. Even if he had another brain, he couldn't come up with a good reason...

His head was spinning so fast that it was about to smoke. Wuxie thought quickly and asked Wu Erbai a question.

"Why I'm here isn't important. We'll talk about it later. What's important is why you're here, Second Uncle? This room has been locked for so many days. Why did you suddenly think of coming here to take a look?"

Wu Erbai was surprised. He didn't expect that Wuxie had made great progress after not seeing him for a few days. Now he even learned to change the subject, strike back and even turn the tables.

Even this rhetorical question didn't make sense. He had said before that he came here because he heard some noise, but Wuxie just ignored it.

"Don't change the subject. How did you get in? From my study?"

Wu Erbai was a thoughtful man. He had already thought of his words and spoke without any hesitation, actively leading the topic to the secret passage.

Wu Xie blinked awkwardly. It would have been fine if his uncle knew about it, but why did he say it out loud?

"What's with that expression on your face? It's just a secret passage. There are tons of secret passages in the old house, but you just don't know about them."

Wu Erbai looked indifferent and spoke nonchalantly.

"Most of them are from the Republic of China period, when the world was very dangerous and the situation was changing all the time.

Our family had some assets back then, making us vulnerable to being targeted. To prevent being surrounded, we dug several secret passages connecting the house to the outside. Luckily for us, we never had to use them.

"Later, when the family became wealthy, they enclosed the surrounding land and expanded the old house twice. One of the secret passages was buried under your uncle's house."

It is true that a secret passage was dug in the house during the Republic of China, and it is also true that the old house underwent two expansions, but this secret passage was dug later for the convenience of Wu Sanxing and Jie Lianhuan.

Wu Erbai knew very well that a lie that was nine out of ten true and one out of ten false was not easy to be exposed. Even the partners of those big companies could not tell the truth from the falsehood in what he said, so Wuxie, with his level of skill, was even more unable to tell.

"Second Uncle, I just... I just suddenly remembered what Third Uncle seemed to have said! He left a treasure with you, and then I... you know."

Wuxie gave Wu Erbai a fake smile and a look that could only be understood but not expressed in words.

Wu Erbai looked at him expressionlessly, and then suddenly a smile appeared on his face, which scared Wuxie so much that he got goosebumps all over his body.

He didn't know why, but from childhood to adulthood, whenever his second uncle smiled, he would inexplicably feel a sense of danger, and then he would instantly give in, speaking faster than his brain, and confessing everything.

"Xiao Xie, you walked straight into my study without asking me, isn't that a bit rude?

This is what I taught you before: if you want to use other people's things or go into other people's rooms, you must get their permission.

It’s okay to do this for family members, but you can’t rummage through outsiders’ things. You’re so reckless and you always forget things…”

Seeing that his second uncle was about to give another long speech and begin to teach him earnestly, Wuxie suddenly felt overwhelmed and just wanted to escape from here as soon as possible.

"Uncle! I suddenly remembered that grandma seemed to want me to bring her something. I'm going to look for grandma. If you have something to do, just go ahead and do it. I won't bother you anymore..."

Wuxie said something quickly, and then ran out without waiting for Wu Erbai to answer. Before running away, he did not forget to say hello to Erjing who was standing at the door.

"Hey, kid, I'm doing this for your own good..."

Wu Erbai turned around and raised his voice to say something to Wuxie, pretending to be persistent. Wuxie ran even faster.

After he disappeared around the corner, Erjing followed him to take a look, and only came back after making sure that Wuxie was far away.

"Second Master, he is indeed gone."

Wu Erbai put away the smile on his face and returned to a calm and indifferent expression.

"You wait outside first, and let me know if anyone comes."

"yes."

Erjing agreed immediately, and then stood guard at the door diligently.

Wu Erbai closed the door, then walked to the back window, opened it and looked down.

Near the wall, under the crooked lotus leaves clustered together, several of them were nearby. Jie Lian's wet and messy hair could be vaguely seen.