Chapter 99 The Mysterious Old Man
After taking a deep look at Lian Mingli, Lian Jing nodded slightly in response. Then the three of them stopped talking and walked silently at the end of the team.
When they returned to the Lian family, except for the Lian family members, Yunshan and A Tian, everyone else went about their business.
Sitting on the stool, A Tian opened the small box again and pushed it in front of Yunshan. The things in the box appeared in front of Yunshan, making Yunshan open his eyes suddenly.
He was still wondering why the exit was in Beiyou Mountain. Unexpectedly, before he could figure it out, he saw a well-preserved human skin mask.
Looking at this somewhat familiar face, Yunshan raised his eyes to look at Lian Jing and said solemnly: "Master Lian, this should be what you looked like before."
Lian Jing looked at the face that looked much younger than his current self and said with a complicated expression, "This is what I looked like five or six years ago. Besides looking younger, I also have a scar missing on my cheek."
"It seems that Aqin's guess was right. It really is coming for me. However, I remember that my mother only left behind a piece of jade. There is nothing on it except my mother's name. Could it be that the jade has something else to say?"
Hearing this, Yunshan and A Tian were also a little confused. If, as Lian Jing said, the jade was only named after his mother, then this shouldn't have caused such a thing...
Could it be true as Lian Jing said, that piece of jade has some other name?
When Yunshan and A Tian were thinking, Lian Qin's voice suddenly rang out.
"Brother, if only that piece of jade is left, then why are those people so deliberate? Does that mean that the jade has some other use?"
After hearing Lian Qin's guess, Lian Jing nodded and said, "Perhaps the jade really has some other purpose. But what else can the jade prove besides proving my mother's identity?"
"My mother's jade, besides proving her identity, I guess it could be a token of recognition. Could it be that my mother has other relatives besides the Lian family in Lingjiu Country?"
After hearing Lian Jing's speculation, everyone else in the room thought it was probably because of this. Perhaps someone knew something and wanted to do something...
If this is the case, then the plot against Lian Jing's family can be understood.
The few people who were heading towards the truth didn't know that three people were talking in a yard in Yushan.
"Sir, Lian Jing did indeed only take out a small box. I went in and took a look, and the box inside was indeed empty."
Hearing this, a man in a black cloak snorted coldly: "Huh! How can it be empty? I saw those people escorting it here with my own eyes. It was real gold and silver."
"Now they're saying it's empty. Could it be that someone smuggled it away? The Lian family is truly cunning. Not only did they give me inaccurate information, they even want me to help find it. Humph, toying with me like this is truly courting death!"
As soon as the word "die" came out, the aura of the cloaked man changed immediately, and the calmness just now immediately turned into a murderous aura.
Although the two people kneeling on the ground in front of him did not move at all, they were already cursing the person from the Lian family who revealed this news to this adult in their hearts, and they were just about to kill him with a finishing kick.
After a moment, the cloaked man looked at the two people kneeling on the ground. Seeing that they did not move, he put away his murderous aura and asked in a deep voice: "Did you see clearly what is inside the box in Lian Jing's hand?"
"Your Excellency, before I had a chance to see it clearly, the box was already in the hands of the people from the Northwest Military Camp."
"People from the Northwest Military Camp"
"Yes, I heard people call him A Tian, and Yunshan calls him Brother Tian."
The cloaked man heard the report and suddenly laughed and said, "Oh! I didn't expect the Northwest Army to be so resourceful that they even targeted the unpopular Yushan. What else is there?"
"Sir, follow the passage from the Ouyang family straight ahead. There will be three passages. I don't know where the other two lead to. The one I will follow will lead directly to Beiyou Mountain."
The cloaked man was shocked: "Beiyou Mountain"
"Yes, Beiyou Mountain."
The cloaked man said nothing more. He stood up, put his hands behind his back, and paced back and forth, thinking carefully...
At the same time, another guard who had walked through the passage with Lian Jing stood outside an uninhabited yard. After looking around, he jumped over the mountain like a kite and entered the yard, and then knocked on the door of a house.
Knock~knock…
"Enter!"
The man pushed the door open and came in, then immediately bowed and said, "My humble servant greets you, sir."
A slightly old voice sounded: "Well, why are you so panicked?"
"Sir, Xibei Tianxiaowei led Yushan's Yunshan and the Lian family into the passage on the Ouyang family side. They walked through all three passages inside."
Hearing this, the old man with his back to the man frowned slightly, and his slightly old voice sounded again: "Make sure you have walked through it all."
Hearing this question, the man quickly responded: "I followed the Lian family to Beiyou Mountain. When I returned, the captain and Yunshan were already waiting. The Lian family discovered the secret room in the cave, but..."
"Well, what to say!"
"When I entered the secret room, I saw an empty box, while the Lian family member was only holding a small box."
"What!"
Hearing the word "empty", the old man's slightly narrowed eyes immediately widened and his voice became much louder.
"Are you sure the boxes in the secret room are empty?"
"I'm sure. I saw it myself."
The old man turned around and looked at the man with eagle-like eyes, trying to see something in the man's eyes.
Seeing the old man wearing a skull mask suddenly turn around and stare at him, the man's legs went weak and he immediately knelt on the ground, lowering his head and saying repeatedly: "Sir, every word I say is true, not a single lie. Please understand."
The old man did not respond, but kept looking at the man.
After a moment, he uttered: "Hmm. Have you found anything else?"
"Your Excellency, there were two other people who checked the secret room with me. Their identities are a little suspicious, but I can confirm that they were definitely not with the Lian family."
"I understand. Go ahead."
"Yes, sir."
After the man responded, he bowed and retreated, then gently closed the door and quickly left the yard.
And in the room, after a moment of silence, the old man spoke again: "Ying San, quickly go and check whether what this person said is true, and also find out what those two people did to open the way."
No one responded after the old man finished speaking, but there was a faint breathing sound in the air.
"Ying Si, keep an eye on the Lian family. If they don't behave themselves, there's no need to keep them."
After another breath was heard, the old man looked towards the window with sharp eyes, and a gloomy voice sounded: "Lian Sheng, I didn't expect you to achieve what you have today. Since you want to find the Lian family, how can I not help you, hahahaha..."
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