Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2419 Bring a Message 82.0
"It would be strange if I didn't feel regretful. They had already made a lot of preparations before deciding to bring you to the island, but you didn't fall for it, and you didn't eat their food or drink their water. All their tricks were in vain." Jin Miaomiao rolled her eyes in annoyance and said, "They were originally thinking of doing something big, either robbing people or doing something else, but in the end they came up empty-handed. I feel very disappointed too." She spread her hands as she spoke, "The originally bright prospects are gone in an instant."

"Hey, Miaomiao, don't think too badly of people. Xiao Taozi doesn't seem like that kind of person, right? She looks kind and speaks in a pleasant way." Xia Chen waved his hand. "What if she feels sorry that we didn't get to taste the cooking skills of the island's master chef? That's not impossible, right?"

"It's still true, but the premise is that they haven't done it, or haven't tried to do it, then it's justifiable." Jin Miaomiao stood up and walked around the room, saying as she walked, "If they hadn't let those half-grown children sneak onto your boat, sneakily explore, and steal things, and hadn't made excuses for these children, saying that they were just children, then maybe this statement would still make sense. But they have done such things before, so it's not a pity about the master chef's craftsmanship, but a pity that their plan didn't succeed." She looked at Xia Chen, "What do you think, Seventh Brother?"

"Now that you put it that way, that's true." Xia Chen nodded, chuckled, and said, "It's just that I was quite flustered at the time, and maybe no one noticed it except me."

"Notice anything?"

"After Xiao Taozi heard me say that they didn't need to prepare any food or water, a flash of disappointment crossed her face." Xia Chen nodded, "Now that I think about it, they must have prepared some means to use on us. However, as Miao Miao said, they can indulge half-grown children to do petty thefts, so it's impossible that they only prepared this, right? There must be a back-up plan, but I haven't seen them use it!"

"It may not be useless, but they may have stopped using it, or they may have used it without you knowing it."

"What do you mean, Xiaolin?"

"What I mean is, even if you don't eat the food or drink the water they prepare, it won't be difficult for them to do anything if they really want to." Merlin leaned against the door and raised his eyebrows at Xia Chen who was looking over. "Seventh Master, why do you have that expression? Don't you know that there is something called aphrodisiac in this world?"

"Incense? I know that." Xia Chen nodded and sighed softly, "Mix it in with normal incense and light it. It won't take long for us to pass out. No one will be spared, no matter if they are on the island or on the boat. That's what you mean, right?"

"Yes!" Merlin nodded. "Seventh Master, you might as well think about whether they have any signs of doing this."

"Hints?" Xia Chen thought about it for a long time, his expression a little hesitant, "I don't know if it's a hint, but there is indeed something strange."

"tell me the story."

"They came to the yard to replace the candles at night. They said the previous batch of candles had been damp and difficult to light. They were afraid of neglecting the guests, so they replaced the candles. This batch was even brighter than the previous ones."

"That's it." After listening to it, Xue Ruitian nodded towards Xia Chen and said, "The original batch of candles must have been mixed with something, but the new ones are not. But..." He touched his chin and looked at Xia Chen, "Why did you suddenly change your mind? This explanation is obviously... well, a temporary excuse, isn't it?"

"Seventh Brother, when did they come to exchange the candles? Was it before or after you met that strange man?"

"After we meet." "Are you sure?"

"Yes!" Xia Chen nodded confidently, "I am very sure, because just after I entered the yard, a few servants came in carrying a large box, saying that they wanted to change the candles."

"Can it be said that it was done at the same time?"

"Almost." Xia Chen thought for a moment, "Do you think it's because of that strange person?"

"Although I'm not 100% sure, I'm about 70% sure." Shen Cha gestured to Merlin, "Seventh Brother, do you still remember what that person looks like? Can you draw him?"

"of course can."

Xia Chen took the pen, ink, paper and inkstone handed to him by Merlin and placed them on a small table beside him. He spread the paper on another table and drew the appearance of the so-called strange man with a few strokes. After finishing, he blew away the ink stains that had not yet dried, and then asked Merlin to hold it up and show it to everyone.

Shen Haolin, Shen Cha and Xue Ruitian were all confused after reading it. They didn't recognize the person in the painting at all. However, Madam Ning and the Third Master looked at it for a long time and even talked with him for a while.

"Do you two know each other?"

"He looks familiar." Madam Ning nodded. "If nothing unexpected happens, he should be the person you think of. Back then." She looked at the Third Master who nodded at her. "The person we met was him, right?"

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"Hmm!" The Third Master sighed, "It is basically certain that he is the Master Falian you are looking for." He looked at Xia Chen, "I didn't expect that you have met him. Maybe he thinks you are interesting, or thinks you are not worth his effort, so he warned the people on the island to abandon all plans and let you leave safely."

"Really?" Xia Chen scratched his head in confusion, "But why?"

"I don't know." The Third Master took a sip of tea, "I need to see what you guys said and what you talked about before I can make a judgement."

"We." Xia Chen thought for a moment and shook his head gently. "We didn't talk about anything. We just talked about how the chef on this island cooks really well and smells really good. The scenery of the courtyard on this island is also very beautiful. He asked me what I wanted to do, and I said I wanted to conquer the sea. He said that my family was too strict. Mr. Gu didn't allow me to do this or that, and he had to interfere in everything. I didn't like it very much, so I ran away with my family. Because I had never been to the sea, I wanted to go out and see what was different from being on land. "He put down the pen in his hand and sighed softly. "Oh, he also asked me how I felt after struggling between life and death just now. I said it was a very wonderful journey and I might remember it for the rest of my life."