Xie Yuchen and Huo Xiuxiu left the Crescent Hotel after their inquiries proved fruitless. As soon as they stepped out of the hotel, Huo Xiuxiu shouted, "Don't know? You've been investigating for two days and you're telling us you don't know?! It's fine they don't know about the Qiongqi map, but they're also saying they don't know about Master Fo. If they don't know, then who else does? What the hell is Grandpa Rishan doing in this Crescent Hotel?"
"Okay, don't be angry. They just don't want to tell us. It's not like they are the only ones who know about the Nine Gates. I'll take you to find someone." Xie Yuchen comforted.
Huo Xiuxiu followed Yuchen with confusion.
There were two people standing in the huge courtyard. They were Xie Yuchen and Huo Xiuxiu. They had been waiting here for twenty minutes.
"Brother Xiaohua, is the person you are talking about...reliable?" Huo Xiuxiu leaned against the tree, clasped her hands over her chest and asked in a low voice.
Xie Yuchen sighed slightly, "Except for Zhang Rishan, he knows the most about the Nine Gates, but I don't know whether he is willing to tell us."
As they were talking, a paper figure dressed in red slowly came out from the inner room. It had rosy cheeks and a strange smile. Huo Xiuxiu always felt creepy no matter how many times she saw it. She had no idea what the owner's hobby was.
The paper figurine slowly came up to them and bowed stiffly, "My master invites you two in."
Hearing this, Huo Xiuxiu and Jie Yuchen smiled at each other and followed the paper man into the house.
As soon as they stepped into the house, the paper man disappeared. The house was extremely dark. It was daytime but they couldn't see their hands in front of them. For some reason, the flashlight didn't work. The two of them groped inside carefully.
Xie Yuchen said, "Junior Xie Yuchen, I'm here to visit Master Shen."
Huo Xiuxiu also said: "Junior Huo Xiuxiu, come to visit Shen Zujun."
As soon as the two finished speaking, a dim light lit up behind the screen in the room, and a voice came from the light source, "It's the two little kids from the Xie and Huo families."
In the dark, Xie Yuchen frowned slightly. The voice didn't sound like that of an old man of the same age as Grandma Xiuxiu, but rather a young man. Xie Yuchen asked tentatively, "Are you Shen Zujun, the Shen Tingsi?"
"No one has dared to impersonate me. Don't stand there like an idiot. Find a place to sit." The voice chuckled, and the tone was as soft as the moonlight, sounding like a good person.
Shen Tingsi turned on the light in the room and slowly emerged from behind the screen, holding an ebony folding fan in his hand. He was wearing a dark green cloak, a light golden cross-collared robe underneath, and his long dark hair was lightly tied behind him, as if he had stepped out of a painting.
This was the first time Xie Yuchen met Shen Tingsi. He had only heard of him from his master before. When he saw Shen Tingsi for the first time, Xie Yuchen understood why his master said, "If one writes to the end of the world, he must not be an ordinary person." It was indeed unique in the world.
"I just came back from outside and haven't had time to change clothes. Thank you for keeping me waiting. Please take a seat. Ruoming, serve tea to the guests." Chen Tingsi said with a gentle smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, the paper man who had just brought Jie Yuchen and Huo Xiuxiu into the house came out from the darkness again, bowed stiffly to Chen Tingsi, and then went out.
Huo Xiuxiu and Jie Yuchen were very polite and waited until Chen Tingsi sat down before they sat down. As soon as they sat down, they saw a paper man carrying a tea tray come in, placed tea bowls for them one by one, and then quietly disappeared. There was no unnecessary movement in the whole process, and the atmosphere was very weird.
After the paper figure disappeared, Huo Xiuxiu spoke, "Shen Zujun, your puppetry is amazing!"
Shen Tingsi smiled slightly, "It's just a little trick. You came to see me today, not just to visit me, right?"
Xie Yuchen smiled and nodded, "Indeed, we have something we want to ask Shen Zujun."
"Oh? What's the matter?" Shen Tingsi asked.
"Do you know the waterway of Guzhang Yicheng?" Xie Yuchen asked.
Shen Tingsi thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "I know, not only do I know, I've also been there."
"Is it with Master Buddha and the others?" Xie Yuchen asked hurriedly.
Shen Tingsi nodded, "I also brought something out at that time, but it's been a long time and I can't remember what it was."
Hearing Shen Tingsi say this, Xie Yuchen couldn't help but frowned slightly, "Then do you know where that thing is placed?"
Shen Tingsi pondered for a moment and said, "These valuables have all been handed over. We won't keep any of them, but the unimportant ones have all been placed in the Crescent Hotel."
"It's the Crescent Hotel again. The Buddha is so good to Madam." Huo Xiuxiu said softly.
"Some things they think are unlucky are not kept there. There is a secret room, and those things are probably in that secret room." Shen Tingsi added.
Xie Yuchen said, "I sent someone to investigate the list of donations that Master Buddha gave to the higher-ups. There's no record of anything related to the Yicheng waterway on that list. If what you're saying is true, then if Master Buddha really wants to take something out, it's probably in that secret room."
"But Master Buddha's house was demolished long ago, so the secret room is gone too, right?" Huo Xiuxiu asked.
Shen Tingsi chuckled, "According to his cautious nature, if he really wants to hide something, it won't disappear easily."
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After several busy times, the tent was set up. Ji Huaichuan looked up and saw Zhang Qiling standing motionless by the lake. Ji Huaichuan tilted his head, frowned, stood up and walked over.
"It's been so many years, even if there were any clues, they would have been washed away long ago. Let's go check around tomorrow, maybe we'll find something." Ji Huaichuan said.
Zhang Qiling nodded without saying anything. Ji Huaichuan could see that he was still worried, so he put his arm around Zhang Qiling's shoulders and said softly, "Don't worry, no matter what secrets there are, they will eventually come to light."
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