NCCnovel Chapter 453: Night Talk about Secrets, the True Appearance of the Tomb
Chapter 453: Night Talk about Secrets, the True Appearance of the Tomb
The moonlight was cold, Qingrao City was prosperous and commercially advanced. As night fell, the streets became more and more lively, with many people walking on them.
It was a lively scene with dim lights, but there was an undercurrent surging in the darkness.
Inside the Jia Mansion.
After a day of arguing, Hou Shao and others sat in the lobby, silent and the atmosphere was depressed.
After receiving the blackmail letter, they took action, consuming a lot of spiritual energy. However, not only did they fail to find the hiding place of the descendants of the Jia family, they didn't even see the shadow of the enemy in the dark.
The cause and effect calculations between Dugu Hou and Long Qi were unsuccessful.
In desperation, Hou Shao asked the head of the Jia family to send the prepared gold to the designated location first, and then make plans after the thieves showed up to take the gold.
But the carriage transporting the gold collapsed halfway, and the gold was scattered all over the ground. The people around rushed forward, grabbed the gold and ran away, and no one could stop them.
There was no further development and the plan came to nothing.
The head of the Jia family sighed deeply, and suddenly he looked ten years older. In the previous extortion attempts, there were always various accidents. Either the child was blown into the river by strange winds, or was kidnapped by robbers. As for the mysterious man who kidnapped the heir of the Jia family, he never showed up from beginning to end.
The head of the Jia family knew that all this money must have flowed into the hands of a mysterious person in some way, but it was difficult to trace.
How can this be found?
At this time, let alone the mortal head of the Jia family, even Hou Shao, Dugu Hou and other former geniuses were hit hard.
"Master, I'm sorry, this matter is beyond my ability."
Long Qi stood up, bowed, and left the Jia Mansion without waiting for the owner to persuade him to stay.
Soon after, Xue Youlan and Dugu Hou also left.
Finally, Hou Shao also stood up.
"Mr. Hou, are you also..." The head of the Jia family took a deep breath and raised his hand with a slight tremor. His eyes, which should have been full of the majesty of the head of the family, had become wet since some time ago, revealing despair from the bottom of his heart.
"Master, I can't do anything about this matter." Elder Hou said, "But besides me, isn't there another person who agreed to help?"
"He..." The head of the Jia family was stunned, and a vague figure appeared in his mind.
The white-clothed girl who suddenly appeared and disappeared...
......
the other side.
In a room of an inn.
Mermaids are naturally beautiful. Ji Nan had just returned to the room and took off her hood, revealing her enchanting face. In the human aesthetic, her looks are sweet and she has two dimples when she smiles. However, she almost never smiles at humans, and only Ji Beiming has the opportunity to see such a beautiful sight.
Ji Huo beside her also untied his hood. He looked heroic, with sharp eyebrows and narrow eyes. This kind of appearance was very rare in the mermaid tribe. Mermaids, both men and women, tended to be "feminine". This also led to Ji Huo's high reputation in the tribe and many suitors. After all, things are rare and valuable. Many women in the tribe love his unique appearance.
The two of them live in the same room, not because they have a close relationship, but because they act cautiously. The mermaids are very smart and cunning, and although they are proud from the bottom of their hearts, it does not mean that they will act recklessly.
Apart from the incident in Mengze City, they were hardly discovered by anyone.
"Ji Huo, why hasn't your brother come back yet?"
"Considering the time, we should be back, right?"
Ji Nan took off the black robe and asked slowly. She actually didn't like wearing black robes, and she didn't like the feeling of having her face covered.
Most mermaids are like this.
"I find it strange too." Ji Huoyan said with a frown. The crystal skin unique to the mermaids reflected a halo under the light, adding a touch of haziness.
Both men and women are tall.
"When he comes back, we can leave this town." Ji Nan stretched, revealing her attractive curves, but a hint of disgust flashed across her face, "I really want to leave this town full of humans as soon as possible."
"Indeed." Ji Huo nodded, "Life here is really boring and noisy."
"Mengze City is still interesting."
Ji Nan smiled sweetly, "Indeed."
She propped her chin up and teased the flame with her fingers. The room flickered and the shadows varied in length.
"The human's neck is so fragile. It breaks with just a pinch. The same goes for the arm."
“I really don’t know what will happen if the spiritual energy continues to dry up for a while and they use up all their spiritual energy.”
There was a hint of the innocent curiosity that only a young girl could have in her words.
However, if a human who had seen her committing a crime heard her words and expression, he would probably be frightened to death.
"What will be the outcome?" Ji Huo said calmly, "Like pigs and sheep."
"If that's the case, why does our tribe still want us to come to the human race? After a few more years, the human race won't be a threat to us anymore." Ji Nan complained.
"I remember that you wanted to come here on your own, right?" Ji Huo asked back.
"Then I came here for Brother Bei Ming's sake." Ji Nan frowned, undisguised disgust, "Who knew Xiao Zhen would show up halfway."
"It's not that simple." Ji Huo analyzed seriously, "The human race will not sit still and wait for death. Let's go to the tomb of the Dream Dao God and retrieve that thing just in case."
"We the mermaids are not stupid. Although our spiritual energy is exhausted, we still have some fighting power. On the contrary, we are worried that he might do something crazy."
"So this operation is extremely necessary. Otherwise, why would we risk entering the human territory? Don't forget that if we leave the sea, our strength will be weakened by at least 30%."
Ji Nan waved his hand and said, "Of course I know, I'm just complaining."
"By the way, what about the gold and silver?" Ji Nan asked again.
Ji Huo said, "What else can I do? I can control people through dreams, so I got it. I just found it boring, so I threw it to the bottom of the river again."
"Only a vulgar person like Xiao Zhen would be interested in this kind of thing. If it weren't for Brother Bei Ming's request, how could I get involved in such trivial matters."
Ji Nan nodded, "When Ji Lu comes back, we will go to Dayu City. I think by then... the tomb of the God of Dreams should be in our hands."
Ji Huo echoed, "Of course, with Brother Bei Ming taking action, it will be easy to capture her. The Empress will also be in our pocket."
When the two of them said this, they looked at each other, with deep contempt in their eyes.
"Speaking of which, the tomb of the Dream Dao God is really magical. I never thought that a tomb could be hidden in a dream."
"A wandering dream."
Ji Nan murmured.
"Indeed, the God of Dreams is indeed astonishing. Mengze City was also planned by him. He hid the mausoleum in the dream. There is a chance that people in the city will be hit by this dream."
"It has been passed down like this for decades. This is the most unique tomb I have ever seen."
"No wonder people are searching for it so hard but still cannot find any trace of it."
"If someone hadn't informed us, it would have been impossible for us mermaids to..."
Speaking of which.
There was a sudden knock on the guest room door.
"What an ignorant waiter! I really want to break his neck." Ji Huo frowned, thinking that it was the waiter from the shop again, coming up to ask them for the room fee.