Chapter 47: Cangqi Secret Box
Wen Wan shed tears and sobbed.
"I killed them!"
Shen Yu's eyes darkened, and he raised his hand to pull her into his arms. He gently stroked her back and soothed her:
"It's not your fault. Those people are... cruel and ruthless."
Wen Wan stubbornly shook her head, "It's my fault. I didn't realize the importance of that piece of mosaic jade, and it's also me... I didn't trust you enough."
Whenever she thought of the master craftsman who had joked with her a few days ago and teased her about buying a jade ring to give to her lover, and now was burned to death in the shop, her head felt like it was being stabbed with needles.
It was her, who clearly didn't have the ability, yet still wanted to get involved in these complicated matters.
If she had told Shen Yu about the mosaic jade earlier, perhaps the people in the jewelry store would not have died.
Wenwan raised her head, her eyes clear and resolute.
"Zhou Chai, let's make a deal. I'll give you the contents of the mosaic jade, and you promise to avenge the innocent people who died in the jewelry store!"
Shen Yu stared at her in surprise, as if he couldn't believe the message in her words.
"You mean, the thing in the mosaic jade is with you?"
Wen Wan wiped away her tears and nodded. "I'm sorry, it's not that I don't consider you a friend. I just feel that rather than pinning my hopes on the illusory trust between people, I prefer to believe that money makes the world go round."
Shen Yu's pupils shrank.
As she said, she really didn't trust him enough.
Therefore, she would rather make an offer that he could not refuse than talk about friendship and trust with him.
She is a sensible woman.
But, it's a little cold.
Shen Yu suddenly realized that he had misjudged her all along.
On the surface, he seems carefree and heartless, and seems to be nice to everyone around him, but in fact, he is the coldest and hardest person deep down.
She doesn't trust anyone but interests.
You can't say she's wrong, because if it were him, he would make the same choice.
He just... felt a little distressed.
Shen Yu said softly: "Although I don't know what you have experienced in the past that made you see through human nature so clearly, I can't guarantee that I will be trustworthy to you. However, I agree to the conditions you proposed."
"I will find the person behind this. I promise you that I will avenge the innocent people who died in the jewelry store fire."
After hearing this, Wen Wan took off the necklace from her neck and placed the small key inside in Shen Yu's palm.
"This is the thing in the mosaic jade."
Shen Yu picked up the small key and looked at it carefully. Although the key was small, he recognized the pattern on the back of the key.
Wen Wan asked tentatively: "Is this what you have been looking for?"
If so, that would be great, as she would have completed her mission.
"No." Shen Yu gave an affirmative answer, "But this key should be more important than what we are looking for."
Wen Wan: "Hmm?"
Shen Yu put the key away, "Do you know that this key has a name."
Wen Wan shook her head.
Chen Yu: "Aren't you asking what we are looking for? I will tell you now, what we are looking for is a letter. This letter should be in a box called the Cangqi Secret Box. And this key is the key to open the Cangqi Secret Box."
He probably said this to make Wen Wan trust him a little more.
"As for the secret in this letter, no one knows."
Chen Yu frowned and said, "We have always suspected that this secret letter might be in the ancient tomb, but we have never been completely sure. Now, seeing this key, it confirms our suspicion."
Wen Wan also understood, "The key is here, so the secret box you mentioned should also be in the cemetery."
"But the cemetery we visited didn't have the secret box you mentioned. Did we overlook something?"
Shen Yu shook his head, and seeing that the tea in her hand had gotten cold, he replaced it with a hot cup.
"There are no secret boxes in the cemeteries we've searched. I can be sure of that."
Wen Wan became more and more confused the more she listened.
Shen Yu explained, "In each of the two ancient tombs you brought us into, there were traces related to what we are looking for."
Wen Wan understood something, "Now that you mention it, I remember. The ancient tomb under the Mountain God Temple found the mosaic jade. And in the ancient tomb of the Goddess Temple, you got three parts of the repeating crossbow."
"Hmm." Chen Yu concluded, "So whoever hid the things put the things related to the Cangqi Secret Box in different ancient tombs. If we keep looking, we will definitely find the Cangqi Secret Box."
Wen Wan finally understood the whole story, but her mood became even heavier.
A mysterious box, no one knows what secrets it hides, but it has killed so many people before it even saw the light of day.
"I'll continue to take you to look for the ancient tomb tomorrow! Find the things as soon as possible, otherwise who knows how many people will be killed."
Wen Wan spoke anxiously, then looked at Shen Yu's legs, "By the way, your injury hasn't fully healed yet."
He only had superficial injuries. After a few days of recuperation, the wounds had almost healed and he could barely walk, but it would be difficult for him to travel around looking for a grave.
Shen Yu touched her head helplessly, "I know you're anxious, but tomorrow won't do it. Let's wait a few days. Since they found the jewelry store, they must have people in the city. It would be too conspicuous for us to leave the city at this time."
It was undeniable that what he said made sense, so Wen Wan agreed.
*
When Wen Wan returned to the yard, she didn't see Wen En.
At this time of day in the past, he would usually be in the kitchen preparing lunch, but today, contrary to his usual behavior, there was no one in sight.
Because the jewelry store was burned down, she was in a heavy mood and had no intention of looking for him.
She sat blankly on the steps at the door, her head supported by her elbows, her eyes red, staring blankly at the gradually dimming sunset in the sky.
Suddenly, a barefoot figure ran towards her from the corner of the street.
She looked up and saw that Wen En's clothes were burned into pieces, his head and face were covered with thick dust, leaving only a pair of clean eyes exposed.
"elder sister!"
Wen En rushed to her in a panic, raised his hand tremblingly, as if he wanted to touch her face with his pitch-black fingers.
Wen Wan stepped back and said, "Well, where have you been? You look like you just crawled out of a fire. Your hands are so dirty. Go wash them first."
His hands froze in the air and his voice was filled with tears.
"Sister, you are not dead, not dead..."
Wen Wan glared at him, "Pah! I'm alive and well, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Wen En immediately burst into laughter, his crying was awkward and his laughter was shabby.
He raised his hand to wipe his tears, and his face became more and more scratched by his dusty hand, but he didn't care at all.
"I thought... I thought you were burned to death. I rushed in to look for you, but I found so many bodies. I was so scared... Sister, please don't die..."
He burst into tears and described the story in a halting manner.
Wen Wan suddenly had an idea and asked in shock, "You went to the jewelry store?"
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