Late night is a good time to listen to stories, and Jiang Lian is a good storyteller.

This story is related to him. He does not need to deliberately sensationalism. He naturally pours into his emotions. He knows where to lightly lead and where to stumble. His voice should have been clear, but when he tells it, it is repeatedly low and almost heavy.

Meng Qianzi just listened to it at first, and slowly, he was brought in. The feeling was a bit like a melancholy sound floating in the heavy night, and she grabbed the thread, keeping up with its rhythm, and rising and falling.

She asked, "So, is it the prescription for curing the disease?"

Jiang Lian nodded: "Now think about it, that woman was climbing towards my godfather hiding until her death. She tried her best to say that sentence. It was impossible for her to just explain some gold, silver and wealth."

She wanted to tell him a secret that only Kuan's family knew and was closely related to his daughter's life and death. Unfortunately, Huang Tongsheng could not understand the few numbers at that time.

It was not until the two generations of the Kuang family died in front of him in the same tragic way that he could see some clues from this commonality: the women in this family, or people in this family, seemed to be born with some terminal illness, and this disease would suddenly occur one day after adulthood, but it doesn't matter, they have a prescription.

***

Moreover, Tongsheng tried his best to recall, but firstly, the time had passed too long and he was too old to remember many things. Secondly, that night, he was extremely frightened and had almost no impression of the scene except that woman.

He only remembered that the Kuang family's carrying team was very powerful, with more than twenty men, women, young and old, and the whole family fled. There were indeed many furniture. On the backs of those pack horses, there were big wooden boxes, and there were definitely thirty or forty people.

So, which box is hidden in the prescription? Where did those boxes end up?

After racking his brains and searching for the dry intestines, Kuang Tongsheng finally found an entry point: a lantern painting.

***

Meng Qianzi understood: "Sure enough, Tongsheng wanted to recreate the scenes of that night through the mirage and find clues from those scenes?"

Jiang Lian didn't say anything, and he heard the disagreement in her tone: when he first heard Mr. Gan mention this idea, his reaction was similar to hers, and even more intense.

Meng Qianzi found it ridiculous: "What's the use if he asked him to watch the scene of that night again?"

The bandits who robbed the Tao would kill people and steal property and would leave. If you look at this scene many times, you would never be able to see the prescription.

Jiang Lian was silent for a moment: "After that woman died, my gods were anxious to escape and did not dare to stay too long, for fear of being discovered by the bandits, nor did he dare to collect the body for her. When they went there, nothing was left. It might be that the bandits were afraid of leaving a mess. After it was reported, no one dared to go this way and cut off their wealth, so they cleared the scene. Although my gods didn't know what happened after that, he said that after the bandits succeeded, they unboxed the box and inspected it on the spot..."

Meng Qianzi felt ridiculous: "So what? Will they open a prescription when they unbox it?"

A prescription does not occupy much space, and it is mostly pressed on the bottom of the box or tucked in a corner. If it is more expensive, it will be filled with a gold and jade box. However, when the bandits inspected it, they will be checked out quickly. The box containing the prescription will either be discarded halfway or carried away - a box that was discarded in the wild will soon decay, and the one who was carried away has been carried away for nearly eighty years. Where can I find it?

Jiang Lian smiled and did not refute: "It's ridiculous and ridiculous, right?"

"But Miss Meng, have you ever thought about it? This ridiculous and ridiculous method is the only way except waiting for death."

Meng Qianzi didn't say anything else: For those who were about to fall off the cliff, he would hold on to a straw hanging from the cliff, and it was reasonable for Tongsheng to do this.

She pondered for a moment, feeling that the timeline was not right: "Your God is Kuang Meiying when she was four or five years old, she thought of finding clues through lantern paintings. It's almost twenty years old, are you still fishing for lantern paintings?"

Jiang Lian seemed to expect her to ask this question: "Miss Meng, you think things too simple."

***

Kuang Tongsheng took a lot of time to sell his industrial furniture in Nanyang, and then he brought Kuang Meiying back to China.

However, he failed to return to western Hunan, nor did he go fishing for lantern paintings.

He is too old, in his 80s, and he can't walk without a cane. He goes fishing for lantern paintings? It's simply whimsical.

There are no people around him who are available: his physical incompleteness makes his temper extremely strange and difficult for ordinary people to bear; years of business have created his suspicious nature and refuse to trust others. In addition, the men of Yunyang and Feng Jing both chose to leave their wives and daughters, which makes him feel that human feelings are weak and unpredictable.

He glanced around him coldly, feeling that betrayal and ulterior motives were hidden behind every face: no one was reliable, except for his own cultivation, who knew the truth.

Jiang Lian said: "My God began to pay attention to boys in their teens. Because at this age, their minds are not mature, but they are already sensible, so it is easier to teach. Moreover, he likes to find them in the cesspool."

Meng Qianzi didn't understand much: "Dutch pit?"

Jiang Lianxiao: "Just like to look for those who have a particularly miserable life situation, such as those who are helpless and live on the streets and have no meals after eating. At first I thought that such a child was easy to operate and had no adoption procedures or troubles. Later I figured it out that in this case, my godfather would be the savior. Those who were pulled out of the cessation pit and lived a human life would owe him all their lives, be grateful to him, and repay him with his life."

Meng Qianzi thought: "You are too..."

Jiang Lian nodded: "Yes, so is me, so is Wei Biao."

***

Kuang Tongsheng initially gathered more than a dozen such boys, but in the following years, they joined one after another and were eliminated in groups of three or three.

Because of his harsh conditions, he chose not only those who do things: when he is old, he doesn't know how many years he will give him a reward. Once he leaves, Meiying has to entrust her. Without a down-to-earth and reliable person to protect her, he cannot rest in peace even if he dies.

Therefore, you must carefully choose and nitpicious: those with poor physical fitness cannot; those with indecisiveness cannot; those with improper mind cannot; those who are prone to temptation cannot; those who are stupid and dull cannot...

After being picky and selective, only Jiang Lian and Wei Biao were left.

Moreover, Tongsheng likes Jiang Lian the most because he is the most talented. When he practices the magical eye, he has achieved some success in less than three months and is quick to learn kung fu. No matter how complicated the moves are, you can get started with it after thinking about them a few times. You can also learn from one example and integrate them into one.

In comparison, Wei Biao lost more colors and was praised with only a powerful body, but Tongsheng also took another look at him.

He is good to Kuang Meiying.

These boys are older than Kuang Meiying. They either disdain to take her to play or they are unwilling to take her to play. Only Wei Biao puts her first everywhere, gives in to her and takes care of her. The children outside bully Meiying. He dares to fight hard all the time. Kuang Meiying is also close to him. For a while, when he goes out to play, he always holds the corner of Wei Biao's clothes like a little follower.

Kuang Tongsheng was very pleased: Although Wei Biao had no strengths, having such a person beside Meiying would have many benefits but no harm.

He calmed down and cultivated Jiang Lian more carefully, fearing that he might be taken away by the King of Hell one day, so he didn't have time to tell the secret, and wrote down everything, preparing for Jiang Lian to start the next day. Fortunately, I don't know if it will make up for the many disasters and difficulties he has in this life. God is particularly generous to him in terms of life.

When Jiang Lian was twenty years old, and Tongsheng was ninety-nine years old, he felt it was time to tell him everything.

He called Jiang Lian into the room and showed him many photos first.

That was a series of embarrassing situations before Jiang Lian met him, living a worse life than a dog. He wanted Jiang Lian to relive that experience and remember that without this Gan Zheng, he would have died long ago. He was a zero. Without the one given to him by Gong Tongsheng, he was nothing.

Then, he said to Jiang Lian: "You must always remember that you owe me a life."

At that time, Jiang Lian didn't quite understand what Mr. Gan was meant, so he just nodded: "Yes."

Kuang Tongsheng said, "You want to pay it back."

Jiang Lian was stunned for a moment, a little confused.

Kuang Tongsheng continued to say, "Don't need to give it back to me. I'm so old, I don't need you to pay it back. You can just give it back to Meiying. If one day I want you to die for Meiying, I hope you don't care about this life because you are paying off your debt."

***

Jiang Lian paused here for a while.

He actually didn't want to say so much. At first, he just wanted to tell Meng Qianzi that Meiying was miserable and hoped that she could have more sympathy for Meiying.

But before he knew it, he talked more and more. Perhaps such a quiet forest was so suitable for memories. Or perhaps, he subconsciously felt that it would be beneficial to him to show this side to her: people like Meng Qianzi who have been smooth sailing since childhood and have a good life tend to sympathize with the unfortunate, and she was hostile to him, but when she knew that he was born unfree and could not even control his life, perhaps his hostility to him would not be so deep.

This step seemed to be right, Meng Qianzi was a good listener: when she discussed it with him, she really listened to the story, and when she didn't speak, she was just a quiet shadow hidden under the jungle branches.

There is really kindness in this shadow.

Meng Qianzi said: "And then, when you heard your god god say this, you are... lost?"

A little, but it seemed that he accepted it calmly soon. Jiang Lian smiled. Although he was in the dark, he could not see the smile clearly: "It's okay, there must be a gap. In the past, I was grateful to him and worshiped him, and felt that he was a God-like person. He miraculously fell from the sky and saved me from the dirty situation."

"I understood at that time that he was just a mortal. He was a famous retail king in Nanyang and a businessman. It was normal to invest first and then ask for returns. I also understood..."

He had a little self-deprecating voice: "In this world, there is a bid for everything."

Meng Qianzi's fingertips trembled slightly.

***

At this point, Jiang Lian learned about Kuang Meiying's life experience and secrets, and also knew Kuang Tongsheng's expectations for him: Kuang Tongsheng was not just looking for someone to fish for lantern paintings. He knew that he had not had much time to find a successor for himself, took over the burden, accumulated lifelong strength, and tried his best to achieve Kuang Fengjing's wish before his death.

Save Meiying.

Jiang Lian was not disgusted with this. He really owed Tongsheng a lifetime. Since they had clearly stated that they should pay off their debts, not to mention that he and Kuang Meiying grew up together since childhood. They have been in love for many years. They are not relatives, but are better than relatives. No one will have the heart to watch their relatives die.

Since then, he began to pay attention to Xiangxi, and he would go in and out several times a year. According to Gan Ye’s memories, he found the specific location of the robbery and killing, and tried to fish for lantern paintings on rainy nights: But how to "fish"? Besides, Tongsheng himself had only a little understanding of it, let alone Jiang Lian? In the first two or three years, he had to lose every fishing, and he could only think about it repeatedly from this failure.

Moreover, he had his own ideas. Compared with the illusory mirage, he hoped to discover more from the Kuang family's hometown.

But the past eighty years have been an era of changing times, and the whole country has been a few times, let alone a small family? He visited many times and even went to read the county annals: The Kuang family is a big family. There are indeed one or two mentions in the county annals, but only vaguely found that the Kuang family members are prosperous and have never heard of any serious illness or death. In addition, the Kuang family’s ancestors initially lived in the mountains, but later they continued to accumulate and expand their business, and then slowly moved into the village. The county—people walked to a high place, just like the country people want to enter the city, with the same principles as the ancient and modern times.

In short, I have been trying, and it cannot be said that there is no progress. I just kept drifting around the periphery. However, Meiying is still young. According to speculation, Kuang Yunyang fell ill at the age of 32, Kuang Fengjing was 29, and Meiying was the first to be around 26 years old. So although this matter is important, it has not reached the point of frying fire. Until one day half a year ago, Kuang Meiying accidentally cut her fingers, and the wound... blood splashed.

To be precise, this is not considered an onset, because the real onset is that the skin ruptures on its own, but the blood abnormality is always an ominous sign. Moreover, Tongsheng's qi and blood attacked the heart, and he fainted on the spot. Although the rescue was timely, he still paralyzed.

He knew that even though God treated him generously, he was still "recycling" him in great enthusiasm. Some things should be called Meiying.

Kuang Tongsheng told Kuang Meiying the whole story: "You can't always ask Jiang Lian to run for you. You should do something for your life. I'm done the best. Next, it depends on your luck."

Since Meiying has to set off, Wei Biao will naturally follow him. Although he is not clear about it, with him, Meiying will have more guarantees.

When the three of them walked together, they could not get along everywhere like before. Jiang Lian found Lao Ga, the descendant of Ma Wai's neck. With his understanding of the ancestors of the Ma family, he successfully believed that this man came back to find the sect and asked about his ancestors, and successfully settled in Bahan Village.

Since he couldn't walk the other roads, he finally became wholeheartedly and calmed down, trying to find something on the lantern painting.

...

This is really a long story. After that, the night seemed to fade. Meng Qianzi let out a long sigh, feeling that his soul had turned around in the past eighty years, drifting from western Hunan to southern Ocean, and then returning across the sea.

"So, are you looking for that box now?"

Jiang Lian smiled bitterly: "Yes."

It's absurd to think about it. Eighty years ago, I said the two keywords "box, prescription" from that woman. But so many years have passed, and the starting point is still here, and I haven't moved my sense of duty.

Meng Qianzi was a little dazed, and her body and mind were not completely removed from this story. Suddenly, she thought of the charlatan again: "Why is it popular to find boxes recently? Two days ago, I met someone and said I wanted to find boxes."

Jiang Lianqi said: "Look for the box of the Kuang family?"

Meng Qianzi shook her head: "That's not necessarily the chance of that person is more vague than you. He doesn't even know why he wants to find a box or what box to find."
To be continued...