Chapter 147 A Twist of Fate

Seeing Chen Xuyang squat down with a happy expression and continue rummaging through the pile of things on the ground, Bai Yukui and the other two all cast curious glances at him.

Only Shen Qingzhou's attention was entirely focused on the knife in his hand. This knife was his greatest gain from his trip today; with it, he could say that this journey had truly been worthwhile.

His fingertips lightly brushed the back of the knife. He traversed every nick on the blade with more care and gentleness than caressing a woman's skin.

Runes surged wildly in his palm, spreading along the hilt and across the entire blade. The number "8" in his eyes spun inverted into the symbol "∞".

At this moment, Chen Xuyang pulled out a small cloth bag from the pile of things at his feet.

The small cloth bag was wrapped in layers of plastic bags along with the large cleaver. Everyone's attention was focused on the large cleaver, and they overlooked its existence.

Chen Xuyang untied the cloth bag, turned it upside down, and dumped it all onto the ground.

But then they saw a few silver dollars, a few silver coins, and a few letters lying on the ground.

Just as Chen Xuyang was about to reach out and turn the items, he heard Bai Yukui's cool voice say, "Wait a moment."

Chen Xuyang paused involuntarily and looked up in surprise.

Bai Yukui didn't look at him, but instead turned her gaze to Zhao Changming.

Zhao Changming understood and immediately squatted down, saying, "I'll do it. This letter might deteriorate over time, so it's best to be careful."

Just as he thought, no matter how well the letters were protected, they could not withstand the erosion of time; the paper became brittle and the handwriting faded.

So Zhao Changming moved very gently and steadily, slowly opening each letter, while Ma Chenggang pulled out a palm-sized high-definition camera from somewhere and photographed each letter.

Fortunately, there was no wind at that time, and it was midday with the sun shining brightly and the air dry, so it did not cause any further damage to the letter.

"This letter was written by a man named Feng Jingshan, addressed to Qujia Village, Haicheng County, AS City. This one was written by a man named Chen Changsheng, also surnamed Chen, addressed to the Machinery Factory of the Mining Bureau in Huinan City. And this one is also... this one..."

"Wait a minute." Shen Qingzhou suddenly looked up and interrupted Zhao Changming.

Everyone looked at Shen Qingzhou in confusion.

Shen Qingzhou looked at Zhao Changming and asked, "Where did that Chen guy you mentioned come from?"

"Chen Changsheng, these are from the Machinery Factory of the Mining Bureau in Huinan City. It's not just this one, there are several," Zhao Changming said, scanning the letters on the ground.

"Damn, so it was him all along." Shen Qingzhou looked enlightened.

"You know him?" Bai Yukui asked immediately, her tone filled with urgency and anticipation.

"Do you remember that old man Chen who came with me in Dingjia Village last time?" Shen Qingzhou asked in return.

The three nodded in unison. It hadn't been long since the last time, and given Old Man Chen's peculiar appearance, they naturally remembered him.

"His name is Chen Ping'an. When he was young, he worked at the Machinery Factory of the Mining Bureau in Huinan City. I even heard him brag to me that his ancestors were spirit mediums. Doesn't all of this make sense?"

Bai Yukui and the other two also realized that this Chen Changsheng was very likely Chen Ping'an's father.

After all, there aren't many people who do tomb raiding, and they all work at the mining bureau's machinery factory and share the same surname, so it should be true.

Moreover, since Old Man Chen knew that his father was a spirit-raising craftsman, it means that Chen Changsheng did not hide from his son that he had done tomb raiding in the past. Perhaps he could find out the whereabouts of the Ant Hole Star Map from him.

"Let's go, let's go find him now." Bai Yukui turned around and left.

"Oh, they're leaving already? What about all these things?" Chen Xuyang asked, somewhat at a loss.

"That was left to you by your grandfather. You can decide what to do with it yourself," Bai Yukui said.

As for the contents of those letters, I just glanced at them and there was nothing special about them. They were all greetings between each other, talking about everyday matters, without mentioning anything else, not to mention that photos were taken for record-keeping.

Shen Qingzhou bent down and picked up the dirty shroud from the ground. "Then I'll take this thing with me."

Oh, all the book lovers are p>

Seeing Bai Yukui leave without looking back, Chen Xuyang, immersed in immense disappointment, subconsciously nodded.

Bai Yukui hadn't gone far. When she reached the road and saw that Shen Qingzhou hadn't followed, she immediately stopped and turned around to wait for him.

When Shen Qingzhou came over, he said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I got a little too excited."

Shen Qingzhou didn't listen to what she was saying at all; his attention was still entirely focused on the large cleaver in his hand.

Upon seeing this, Bai Yukui frowned slightly.

"Is this knife really that good?" she asked.

Ma Chenggang and Zhao Changming quietly fell behind in perfect unison.

"To you, this is just a piece of scrap metal, but it's different to me, hehehe..." Shen Qingzhou was practically drooling.

Seeing this, Bai Yukui said irritably, "Please tone it down. This is a knife, not a beautiful woman. Don't look like a pervert."

"What do you know, a beautiful woman? What level is a beautiful woman? How dare she compare herself to my knife? Besides, the original owner of this knife was probably a remarkable person in his lifetime."

"Oh, so what use are you to taking it back?"

"I will enshrine it with incense."

Well, Bai Yukui didn't understand at all what the point of Shen Qingzhou's actions was, but then she suddenly remembered something.

"Since you say this knife is so powerful, will it destroy Chen Youguang after he dies and becomes a ghost?"

"Huh, that's actually possible."

As they talked, they walked to the place where the cars were parked by the roadside.

But Shen Qingzhou didn't get into the car. Instead, he called out to the rapeseed field by the roadside, "Xiao Qiu, Wu Ying, let's go back."

A "person" and a dog were hiding in the rapeseed field, watching them from afar.

But the rapeseed seedlings are still quite short and can't cover them at all, making them look rather comical.

Bai Yukui glanced in that direction, but saw nothing.

"Could you hold this knife for me?" Shen Qingzhou handed it to Bai Yukui.

"I'll take it."

Ma Chenggang took the knife from him and then wrapped it up again with a cloth.

Shen Qingzhou then walked over to Xiao Qiu and Wu Ying.

When Xiao Qiu and Wu Ying saw that he no longer had a knife, they took the initiative to approach him.

"Boss, that was really scary! Luckily I ran fast, whoosh whoosh whoosh, like a little rabbit..." Xiao Qiu said proudly.

"Woof woof woof..."

Wu Ying protested, "It was clearly me who ran faster."

Shen Qingzhou patted her little head, "You can squeeze in with your sister Lin for now."

Then, the runes on her fingertips surged, and Xiao Qiu instantly disappeared from the spot. The Soul Nourishing Tablet that Shen Qingzhou was hanging around his neck seemed to flash with light before falling silent again.

"Woof woof woof..." Wu Ying barked twice at Shen Qingzhou.

Shen Qingzhou patted its head. "I have something I need you to do..."

Upon hearing this, Wu Ying instantly transformed into a dark shadow and vanished.

After making the arrangements, Shen Qingzhou turned around and got back into the car.

Bai Yukui and the other two didn't ask any more questions, started the car, and slowly drove away from the village.

After leaving, Shen Qingzhou turned back to look at the desolate village sprawling across the land and asked Bai Yukui, "Do you really trust that Chen Xuyang?"

"What do you mean by that?" Bai Yukui raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised that he would suddenly ask such a question.

"Is he really Chen Xuyang? Or does Chen Youguang really have a grandson named Chen Xuyang?"

"We've investigated," Bai Yukui said, but her tone clearly lacked confidence, indicating that she had doubts about the investigation results.

"Then I don't know. That's your problem, and you'll need to verify it yourself."

Shen Qingzhou ignored it, placed the knife on his lap, and began to examine it carefully.

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