"Perhaps he didn't know before that what he had spent half his life searching for was actually hidden in the capital."
No, something is still wrong.
Xiao Nanhui racked his brains to piece together the information he had just learned, but he could not find the missing part.
And right now, her only clue was indeed the belt lying quietly in the brocade box.
"Let alone the fact that this is just an ordinary piece of linen, even if it truly holds a secret, what is that secret and where does it come from?"
"Since the person who wrote the prophecy is no longer alive, we can only go find the person who wove the cloth."
She felt a little hope again.
"Do you know the man who wove this ribbon?"
"I don't know him."
He answered as a matter of course, with a sly smile on his face, as if he wanted to see her suffer.
She stared at it in amazement, and suddenly felt that this person seemed to have more expressions recently.
His face wasn't originally like this. While his features were beautiful, they were always expressionless, even giving off a sickly, dull vibe. Even the most stunningly beautiful woman would lose some of her charm if she kept a cold expression. But if someone was already beautiful and had a lively demeanor, they could instantly become irresistible.
Thinking back, even though her face was sore from laughing, she didn't ask Murhe's grandfather Zhou to arrange a private room for her. This person just went in and wandered around, and was chosen to be the top performer.
People are really superficial and only like things that look good.
Xiao Nanhui moved his butt forward and straightened his posture pretending to be serious, but in fact it was to get a better look at the other person's face.
"If you don't know him, how can you find him?"
"The brocade you found in the Marquis' Mansion had a slightly yellow-black tint to the hemp. This type of hemp isn't naturally that way, but was dyed that way after coming into contact with something. As for what that something is..."
Before he could finish his words, the carriage suddenly stopped and slowly came to a halt.
Ding Weixiang's voice then sounded outside the car door.
"Master, we can't get through."
"What happened?"
There was silence outside the carriage for a moment, and then the door was opened, revealing half of Ding Weixiang's figure in a straw raincoat.
"Master, would you like to take a look for yourself?"
Xiao Nanhui was still stealing glances at the person next to her, but that person had already gently taken her hand.
"Then let's take a look."
The humid air rushed in, carrying with it the fishy smell of river water.
Xiao Nanhui looked up in surprise and realized that he had unknowingly arrived at the bank of the Hun River again.
The last time she entered Huozhou, she and Shrike rode at full speed, but it still took them more than ten days to reach the border. Now, after only ten days, and with a carriage no faster than a horse, they had already reached Yueyuan Town.
It was still muddy and dirty as before. Caravans and horse teams from all over the place gathered together, waiting to board the ferry at Daxu Ferry.
At this moment, a large group of colorful cattle and sheep are slowly crawling in the twilight, blocking the already narrow and bumpy road in Yueyuan. Not far away, several shepherds are shouting and driving the herds, but it is conservatively estimated that it will take more than half an hour for all of them to pass.
"It's okay, just stay here tonight."
Ding Weixiang received the order and drove the carriage into the nearest straw hut. He took out the water-proof cloak and handed it to the two men, then headed towards the familiar inn.
Knock, knock, knock. After three knocks on the door, the familiar shopkeeper was still holding his hand warmer, his eyes squinting as if he had not woken up yet. He spoke perfunctorily without even raising his head.
"Sorry, sir, the store is full..."
As he was speaking, a piece of paper was handed to him.
Familiar note, familiar red seal.
The shopkeeper looked up in astonishment, and after seeing the three people in the rain, his expression became even more unpredictable.
"Room No. 1, please lead the way, boss."
Seeing the shopkeeper moving away tremblingly and not daring to say a word, Xiao Nan felt so relieved when he replied.
She finally understood what it meant that when one person succeeds, everyone around him will benefit.
As soon as she stepped into the rickety door of the inn, she unconsciously glanced around.
There were still the five or six tattered tables in the room, and the tables were still crowded with people in front, behind, and around them.
But the strange thing was that everyone was quietly drinking soup and eating pancakes. No one looked up at the three guests who had snatched the upper room, and no one showed any envy.
Xiao Nanhui was a little disappointed and was about to look away, but he suddenly stopped the next moment.
At the table closest to her left front sat a man dressed as a herdsman, with one arm resting on the table, his profile barely showing. He looked inexplicably familiar.
However, no matter how hard she tried to recall, she could not remember where she had seen such a person.
Behind her, Ding Weixiang had already taken the key from the shopkeeper and was preparing to go upstairs. She stood for a while and finally followed them.
When she passed by the man, she suddenly had an idea and took out a copper coin and threw it on the ground.
"Brother, you left your things behind."
The big man paused and subconsciously looked down.
This glance revealed his true face, and this short moment was enough for Xiao Nan to recall where she had seen this person before.
"Who are you......"
Before she finished speaking, Ding Weixiang in front of her had already noticed something.
A burst of white light lit up in the small inn, and dozens of weapons were unsheathed in an instant.
The one who moved faster than any of the swordsmen was the fat body of the innkeeper. Before he knew it, he had slid under the table.
"I'm just a businessman, gentlemen..."
Xiao Nanhui became more and more fearful and kicked the exposed half of his butt hard.
"Shut up."
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