While the two were whispering, Huo Xiuxiu had already deduced the affairs of the two Huo Lings in those photos.
"So the person in the photo is not my aunt at all. I looked through the old family photos and found that my aunt has loved taking photos since she was a child. Her photos were arranged by year, but there have been no photos of her at home since 1976.
Then I found out she went on an inspection tour in 1976, and I guess it was after that trip that the person in the photo returned to our home," Huo Xiuxiu said.
Wuxie smiled unnaturally and said, "Xiu Xiu, listen to me..."
"It's okay." Huo Xiuxiu interrupted Wuxie, "You don't have to comfort me. It's been so long, I just feel bad for my grandma. I think... the real Aunt Huo Ling is dead..."
Huo Xiuxiu's voice gradually became lower and then disappeared, her eyes filled with sadness. Wuxie wanted to comfort her, but didn't know where to start.
"I don't know what that person's purpose is in disguising himself as my aunt!" Huo Xiu Xiu said as she dragged her chair forward.
Ji Huaichuan leaned back imperceptibly and hid towards Zhang Qiling. The fat man stood up and said, "Xiu Xiu, don't get excited. When you rushed forward, I thought you were going to massage my feet."
Wuxie couldn't help but smile. Zhang Qiling raised his hand to put on his hat and helped Ji Huaichuan. Huo Xiuxiu sighed slightly.
"Since the person in the videotape is not your aunt, what on earth does the person who mailed these tapes want to do?" Ji Huaichuan suddenly asked.
Huo Xiuxiu pursed her lips and said uncertainly, "Maybe he's trying to lie to my grandmother that her daughter is still alive and use it as a threat. Or maybe this is just a warning."
Wu Xie raised his eyes and asked, "Xiu Xiu, is the place your aunt and her expedition team went to Banai?"
"How do you know?" Huo Xiu Xiu asked in surprise.
Wu Xie sighed slightly and explained, "In 1976, the Banai expedition team suffered an accident. The guide at the time told us... the entire team was replaced. The people who were replaced later continued to operate under the identity of the original expedition team. Based on what you just said, I think your aunt must have been in this situation."
"So, Xiu Xiu, we've known about these things you mentioned for a long time." The fat man continued.
Huo Xiuxiu was furious, "You! You guys!"
After saying this, he turned his chair sideways and stopped looking at Wuxie and the others. Seeing Huo Xiuxiu angry, Wuxie nodded at the fat man to signal him to comfort her. The fat man looked at Ji Huaichuan again. Ji Huaichuan silently raised Zhang Qiling's arm to cover his eyes and pretended not to see, then pushed Wuxie to let him go.
After several refusals, the burden fell on Wuxie. After thinking for a moment, Wuxie said softly, "Xiu Xiu, we really didn't mean to hide this from you."
"Yes, and you are a girl, but you can find so much information. You are really amazing!" The fat man said and gave a thumbs up.
"That's right!" Ji Huaichuan responded.
"Okay." Huo Xiuxiu said, "I understand, Brother Wuxie. We're all the same. Our elders have kept many things from us since we were young. I just don't want our generation to have to hide things from each other. I consider myself friends with Brother Xiaohua, but I can sense that there are many things he doesn't tell me. Don't be like him."
Wuxie smiled helplessly and said: "Actually, we are..."
"It's for your own good! Nonsense." Huo Xiuxiu continued what Wuxie was about to say.
Wu Xie laughed out loud and echoed Huo Xiu Xiu's words, "Yeah, that's nonsense. When we were little, we only knew how to have fun outside. No one would have thought that the adults in the house had been caught up in such a complicated vortex."
"Even we found out that my aunt was switched. My grandmother must have known about it a long time ago. That's her daughter, but she still pretends like nothing happened..." As she spoke, Huo Xiu Xiu's eyes turned red.
Ji Huaichuan, who was listening on the side, lowered his eyes slightly. How should he tell them that all this was a trap set by Shen Tingsi, in order to find out "it" and to resurrect his brother Fu Qing... After thinking for a long time, Ji Huaichuan found that it was too difficult to explain. He simply said nothing and waited for the opportunity to calm Shen Tingsi down. Then everything would be solved!
After thinking of a solution, Ji Huaichuan regained his attention and listened to their story. Zhang Qiling, who had been paying close attention to Ji Huaichuan, naturally did not miss his somewhat anxious reaction just now, but found that he quickly adjusted his state, so he did not ask any more questions.
When I came to my senses, Wuxie and the others had already mentioned 'it'.
"Brother Xiaohua suspects that the so-called 'it' is not a force, but a kind of bewitching, a spiritual influence, which is why it is everywhere. Otherwise, all this would be difficult to explain." Huo Xiuxiu said.
"What do you mean?" Wuxie straightened up and asked.
"That's another thing I want to tell you. Back then, he... and my grandmother, they were still quite young."
Huo Xiuxiu was interrupted by the fat man just as she was about to say something. The fat man asked with interest, "Who is this...he?"
Huo Xiuxiu was helpless, "My grandma and Jin Wantang, don't interrupt!"
"oh!"
Huo Xiuxiu continued, "The clouds played tricks on me, and the stars spread hatred. There were so many shops in Liulichang, but my grandmother chose to go to Jin Wantang's... Jin Wantang said that if my grandmother hadn't been with him every day, he would have given up long ago... Later, they found a silk manuscript there, and Jin Wantang, bewildered, secretly hid a copy. After the deception was exposed, he was kicked out. What happened after that is unclear, but after that action, 'it' has not made any major moves."
"Until 1976, I didn't expect that 'it' could still influence the actions of three generations of the Nine Gates, or perhaps more than three generations. No one can predict what will happen in the future. It seems that Xiaohua's guess is not unreasonable." Wuxie said.
The fat man slammed the table and said, "Chen Wenjing's expedition team, Hua'erye's Lu Huangbo, and Old Madam Huo are all related to the Zhang Family Ancient Building in Banai!"
Wu Xie leaned back on the sofa. "Since Yangshi Lei's painting is of the Zhang Family's ancient building, does that mean... the real Zhang Family's ancient building is actually a charity cemetery, where the Zhang family stored their bodies!"
As he spoke, Wu Xie looked at Zhang Qi Ling. The fat man also sat up with a start and looked at Zhang Qi Ling, "No wonder the young man said that place was his destination. Although the young man has a bad memory, his intuition is still very accurate!"
"Alright, alright! What's the point? All this is just speculation. We haven't even seen the Zhang family's ancient building yet. What if they're just eccentric and like that kind of house?"
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