Tomb Raider's Notes of Qilin City Lord

Chapter 404: Long Talk in the Courtyard ([-])
404 Chapter 4 A long conversation in the courtyard ([-])
We followed Mrs. Huo to the living room of the courtyard. This living room is very large. The room is still decorated like the old houses of rich people in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It looks quite simple and old, but it feels very... solid.

The fat man said in surprise: "This house is really nice. It's beautifully decorated, just like a small Forbidden City."

Wu Xie looked around the house with some surprise and said: "This is a typical courtyard living room. This house looks very old, but if you look at its sturdiness, this house must have been renovated, but the repair techniques were used." It’s a monumental renovation, which is very expensive.”

The fat man chuckled and said, "The Huo family of Jiumen is very particular."

Wu Xie smiled lightly and followed us, then Mrs. Huo said to us: "Sit down."

So we all sat down one after another, and Wu Xie and Mrs. Huo got to the point directly.

In the next hour, we listened to Wu Xie telling Mrs. Huo as briefly as possible about what he had experienced before. Maybe he was afraid that Mrs. Huo would be too sad, and the part where Huo Ling became a forbidden mother-in-law. He didn't say.

As he spoke, he observed Mrs. Huo's reaction. What he said at the beginning had nothing to do with the Huo family, so Mrs. Huo was a little impatient. She kept enduring it with a straight face until she heard that it was about her daughter. Instead, she calmed down, but her face looked increasingly gloomy.

After Wu Xie said these things, he thought to himself: "Mother-in-law, I originally planned not to spread these things as much as possible, because I don't know what happened next, but when I saw you like this, I immediately thought of my third uncle. , although I don’t know who he is, but I know that his pain is real, so I can’t bear to hide it from you. Your daughter is probably no longer alive. She was killed in Guangxi. .”

Mrs. Huo just frowned and looked at him without speaking.

Wu Xie had no choice but to express his conclusion directly: "I believe that the one who came back from Guangxi is not your daughter. The reason why you felt something was wrong with her was precisely because she was disguised, and when you were talking to her , she gives you the feeling that there is another person in her room, that is because she is the person hidden in the room.

Huo Ling was already an adult at the time, so as long as the person pretending to be her from Guangxi hides herself in the room, and as long as she avoids being intimate with you or talking to you a lot, you will have no chance of recognizing her. . "

The fat man suddenly said: "Wait! Damn it, are you saying that Huo Ling from Xisha Archeology is fake?"

Wu Xie nodded and said, "Maybe it's not just her, it could be the whole team."

The fat man said "Wow" and felt strange and asked him: "Then why do you do this? What is the purpose?"

Wu Xie said: "Obviously there are two forces playing a game, and one force has replaced its people with the other force in this way."

The fat man said: "Then the real and fake third uncle of yours has boarded a pirate ship. He is lucky to have escaped and survived till now."

I said to myself, Brother Wu Xie was right or wrong. He still thought too simply. He only thought of the original way of things. But in the process of things developing, many changes happened. If I told him that Xisha was still there, If there is a real person, I guess he has to think about it again. These things that are true and false are just strategic issues. Those things have come to an end. Those people, except Wu Jie who continue to hide, the others It is impossible for people to come back.

Now, since I want to go to the ancient building, the most important thing is to know more about the Zhangjialou project in Guangxi.

I looked at Huo Xiangu's expression very strange at this moment. I felt that she was thinking about Wu Xie's words. She ignored Wu Xie and the others, then took a sip of tea, paused, and then asked Wu Xie: "All the processes you just mentioned , there has always been a man with a Qilin tattoo on his body by your side, and the head of the Qilin Pavilion, where are these two people now?"

Wu Xie felt strange after hearing what Mrs. Huo said, and thought to herself, "Aren't you worried about your daughter?" Why did he suddenly ask about this again? He didn't react immediately and was stunned.

I naturally understood what she was thinking, so I looked at the little brother, but he had no reaction.

The fat man immediately patted the little brother and said: "Of course I should carry such a good thing with me. Isn't this him? What, beauty, do you want him to show off? You can ask our little brother's wife, if the head of Qilin Pavilion will let you. oh."

I glanced at the fat man and saw that he was talking about "coming out" with such a bad look. He must have meant sending the little brother out to make money. I whispered in a low voice: "Money fan."

When Wu Xie heard what the fat man said, he immediately bared his teeth at him and told him to pay attention to the situation. The fat man laughed and shook his head triumphantly.

When Huo Xiangu heard that the person with the unicorn tattoo and the master of the unicorn pavilion were here, she was shaken. She immediately raised her head and looked at the little brother, then quickly looked at me, and stood up. She walked straight to In front of us, we asked: "Is it them?"

Wu Xie and Fatty nodded. As soon as she came over, I felt an inexplicable pressure coming over me.

Wu Xie whispered into Fatty's ear: "I'm afraid."

The fat man also came to him and whispered in his ear: "What are you afraid of?"

Wu Xie said: "Looking at the expression on this old woman's face, I'm afraid she'll shout, 'Son, I miss you so much'."

I saw Huo Xiangu trembling all over at this moment. She just glanced at me a few times, and her expression already showed surprise. However, she could only recognize my appearance and had no other way to confirm my identity.

She hurriedly looked at the little brother and said to him: "Let me see your hand." After saying that, she grabbed the little brother's right hand. She only glanced at the two long fingers that were characteristic of the Zhang family. He took a few steps back as if he had been frightened. His face was ashen, obviously he recognized him.

The fat man whispered to Wu Xie: "This reaction is wrong. It doesn't look like acknowledgment."

Wu Xie guessed: "Could there be any other grudges between them?"

The fat man said "Uh" but didn't say anything. Huo Xiangu took a step back and knelt in front of the little brother with a "gud". Huo Xiuxiu, who had been waiting beside her, didn't understand what was going on. But upon seeing this, he also knelt down.

Huo Xiangu's expression was solemn, and she knelt heavily and resolutely, as if she should take it for granted. Her determination seemed to be saying that only this kind of action could reflect her piety.

I probably understand why she did this, but Fatty Wu Xie and Xiu Xiu were both confused.

Wu Xie looked at everything in front of him in surprise. For a moment, he felt as if a hand suddenly pressed down on his shoulder. His knees were shaking and he almost fell to his knees. He quickly shook his head.He thought, this Huo Xiangu is an old lady who can call the shots in BJ City. She is the all-powerful Laojiumen in the world. She is an elder who is approaching her twilight years. She is the head of a family with a huge fortune. No matter who she is, She could easily crush us to death. However, she knelt down. The atmosphere was so weird.

Wu Xie knew that he might never be able to understand the world of Menyou Ping, so Mrs. Huo's actions may mean that Menyou Ping was different and he was special.

In this atmosphere, everyone seemed to be frozen. Naturally, I didn't know what to do. However, this atmosphere did not last long and was suddenly interrupted by the fat man's words. He said: "It's not good." , This old lady is a rice dumpling!" I almost laughed after hearing this.

After saying that, he looked at Wu Xie, and his expression suddenly became confused again, because he rejected his previous idea in an instant.

Wu Xie raised his eyebrows, calmed down and said immediately: "Mother-in-law, what are you doing?" He rushed over and tried to help Mrs. Huo up.

However, Mrs. Huo looked solemn and seemed unwilling to get up. Huo Xiuxiu next to her was completely dumbfounded. She didn't understand why. She only knew that grandma was kneeling, so she would continue to kneel with her.

I reached out to pull the little brother and called him brother twice, but the little brother just looked at Huo Xiangu in front of me motionlessly, as if he was a statue. I thought, he might be remembering again, after all, now Huo Xiangu is very different from back then.

For Wu Xie and Fatty, Mrs. Huo was an elder and the owner of this place. It seemed inappropriate to kneel down like this, but they didn't know what to do. Wu Xie gave Fatty a wink, which was also appropriate. The confused fat man immediately understood what he meant, and the two of them forcibly helped Mrs. Huo up and sat down.

Huo Xiangu's eyes never left my little brother. I thought to myself, it's a good thing it wasn't me she was staring at. If it were anyone else, she would have stared at me.

The fat man looked at her and said: "Old lady, have you never seen such a majestic finger and your legs are weak because of fear? It's the 21st century, we can't do the old etiquette, okay? If you play like this, you are not afraid of knee pain, but we are afraid of shortening our lifespan." "

She ignored the fat man, only looked at the little brother and asked, "Do you still remember me?"

The younger brother looked at her for a moment, then shook his head.

The fat man said: "Don't talk about you, he even forgot about his fat father some time ago, and he can't remember anyone except his little wife."

After the fat man finished speaking, Huo Xiangu bit her lower lip and said, "That's right, you must not remember anything. If you still remember, you may not come to see me. If you don't come, Qilin will not come forward easily. of."

I thought to myself, you are really right. If Xiuxiu hadn't stopped me just now, I would have left with my little brother and the others.

Wu Xie asked her: "Mother-in-law, do you know each other?"

Old Mrs. Huo was quiet before answering them: "More than just acquaintance, as soon as I heard you talking about him, I understood what happened to my daughter."

Wu Xie and the fat man looked at each other, and Mrs. Huo suddenly sat down with an extremely tired look. She shed two lines of tears and said, "It seems that it was grandma who harmed you."

She took a deep breath and muttered: "Retribution, Wu Laogou reconciled and Lao Jiuzi's nephew killed each other, and our children disappeared one after another. This is all retribution. In our line of work, we cannot escape the cycle of nature."

Huo Xiuxiu comforted from the side: "Grandma, the Nine Schools have been handed down for so many years, and many of them have prospered. I don't think it's retribution. Some coincidences should be accidents. You don't have to be too fateful."

Mrs. Huo shook her head, "Actually, there is no such thing as the Old Nine Sect. After liberation, we still had illusions, and then things happened one after another.

At first we wanted to hug each other, but later, it was good to be able to protect ourselves. In those years, those who followed us and ate our food were considered our own family members on our guarantee. How many of them were harmed by us? , how many of them come back to harm us?

In the old society, there was still morality and justice. A black-backed old man could protect a street with a knife. But in those few years, there was nothing. We never thought that people could be that bad. When we wait Even people like us started harming others, and I knew that the old Jiu Clan was exhausted. "

Wu Xie asked: "What on earth is going on? Also, who is Qilin?"

But Mrs. Huo looked at her brother again and suddenly fell silent.

Her silence made Wu Xie very embarrassed. I could also see what she was thinking, and Wu Xie was not easy to disturb, so I waited for her to react.

After being silent for a long time, she slowly said: "Boy, you are very honest to me, but you are a descendant of Wu Laogou. We swore back then that this matter will rot in our stomachs. Of course, Now this oath is not that important, but I don’t want to say it, unless he wants to know, I will say it.”

I could tell that Wu Xie seemed a little angry all of a sudden. It was really irritating to talk half-way to whet one's appetite, but he couldn't get angry and it made him feel uncomfortable.

He cursed secretly in his heart and complained at the same time, why is this happening again!Every time like this, the third uncle is like this, grandpa was like this back then, and the old woman is like this now. It seems that they have a big block in their hearts, stuck in their hearts, and they just don’t want to mention the secret inside the block. What is this mess of theirs? what's the situation?
Since the breakthrough point was the stuffy oil bottle, he immediately looked at him. Mrs. Huo also looked at the younger brother. The emotions in her eyes were very complicated and asked him: "Do you want to know?"

The younger brother looked at her and didn't answer.

Wu Xie was anxious. He gave his little brother a look, telling him to ask quickly and don't miss this good opportunity. But he looked at Wu Xie and shook his head at him.

I immediately understood what he meant, but everyone else was a little surprised. Mrs. Huo asked him: "You don't want to know?"

The younger brother's eyes were as calm as water and he said, "I don't believe you."

Mrs. Huo looked at him, her expression began to change, she said "Oh" and asked, "Why?"

The little brother didn't answer her. He took my hand and stood up. He turned to look at Wu Xie, pulled me tightly to his side and said to us: "Take me home." After saying that, he looked out without looking back. Go.

(End of this chapter)