“That makes sense!” Hongjige was the first to agree with Sun Miaomiao's guess, “I also think that in this painting, since Huo Zhengkui cherished it so much, the Holy Disc fragment must be in the painting.”
Tianxiaguihuo nodded, “Hongjige is right, it seems the Holy Disc fragment isn't in the painting.”
Zhao Chenghuang agreed, “Not in the painting.”
Sun Miaomiao, who was originally very confident, pursed her lips when she saw Hongjige's certainty. If Hongjige could see it, it meant the fragment wasn't in the painting.
Zhang Yuanqing: “Since Hongjige has said so, we can rule out the painting!”
Hongjige stood there blankly, like a child abandoned by the world!
Guan Ya looked at Hongjige with pity and amusement, finally sensing it was her time to shine. “With the Knight's item as proof, Ms. Jojo shouldn't be lying. Since Ms. Jojo doesn't know about the Holy Disc fragment, then Mr. Huo must want to test us!”
“If it's a test, Mr. Huo must have left clues for us.”
“First of all, he wouldn't leave the Holy Disc fragment in such an obvious place. We can eliminate ourselves. Let's search the house. Um, Ms. Jojo, did Mr. Huo like to write diaries?”
“People of that era liked to write essays and diaries, even using newspapers as message boards to argue with each other!”
The tabby cat shook its head, “Mr. Huo didn't like to write diaries!” Zhang Yuanqing was about to say, 'Who writes diaries these days,' when he heard the tabby cat change its tone, “The Master likes to write diaries!”
Zhang Yuanqing also changed his tone, “Writing diaries is good, decent people like to write diaries, but there's no need to look for diaries. I have another Holy Disc fragment, and fragments can sense each other. As long as I hold it, I can find that fragment.” As he spoke, he took out the fan-shaped copper block covered in patterns!
Based on Fu Qingyang's experience last time, the Holy Disc fragments could sense each other, so before exploring the maze, he had already asked Fu Qingyang for that fragment that released the seal!
Although the single pass Knight also had that fragment on him, the four fragments were in a sealed state, and the fragments would not sense each other until the seal was released!
Fu Qingyang also sensed the Holy Disc fragment sealed inside Zhou Jifeng's Bird Statue after he broke the fragment's seal!
And Zhang Yuanqing was sure that the fragment in Yao Cai's hand had not been unsealed! Seeing the leader take out the Holy Disc fragment, Hongjige smiled and was relieved, “Great, now I don't have to use my brain!”
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief! Zhang Yuanqing held the Holy Disc fragment and walked around the hall on the first floor, constantly touching the objects in the hall, the table corners, sofa, hanging paintings, and potted plants!
Touching them one by one! It seems the Holy
Disc fragment isn't on the first floor. Ms. Jojo, is it convenient for us to go upstairs?” Zhang Yuanqing asked with a smile!
The tabby cat nodded. The group went upstairs excitedly. The second floor was the master's bedroom, with a study, a tea room, rooms full of flowers and green grass, and two antique rooms!
One room contained Chinese antiques, and the other contained European antiques! No props or materials were seen!
Zhang Yuanqing, like a feng shui master, walked around the second floor holding the fan-shaped copper block, but didn't sense the fragment, and his expression suddenly became a little awkward, “It seems it's not on the second floor either?”
Ms. Jojo, can we go to the third floor?” The graceful tabby cat pecked at its head! The group hurriedly rushed to the third floor, but after some searching, they still didn't find the Holy Disc fragment! Hongjige spoke frankly, “Is your fragment fake? Is it going to work?”
Although the others weren't as tactless as the Fire Master, their gazes towards Zhang Yuanqing already contained doubt!
“Should we go look at the two adjacent annex buildings?”
Zhang Yuanqing looked very embarrassed! The tabby cat shook its head, “Those two chimney buildings are old伯伦特's warehouses for storing materials and props. They don't contain the Master's and Mr. Huo's things!”
“And the main building and the two annex buildings are not connected. You have to go outside to get there.”
“But Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao don't listen to me. Their duty is to kill anyone who breaks in here. Only old伯伦特 is recognized by Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao!”
“Then, then let's look at the diary!” Zhang Yuanqing thought, ‘It doesn't make sense. Fu Qingyang personally verified it. The Holy Disc fragments will sense each other if they are close!’
Could it be that Mr. Huo Zhengkui specially added a second layer of seals to the fragments in the manor in order to test future generations, so the fragments can't sense each other?
“If that's the case, then it's meaningless to have Little Doubi search for treasure. He'll probably climb directly to old伯伦特's collection vault!”
The tabby cat turned and walked towards the stairs:
“Come with me, the Master's notebook is in the bedroom.!”
The group followed the tabby cat back to the second floor and entered a room filled with the atmosphere of the Republic of China era. The tabby cat jumped onto the red lacquer dresser and patted the surface, “The notebook is in the drawer!”
Zhang Yuanqing then walked to the dresser and opened the drawer. Sure enough, he saw a black-covered notebook!
The notebook had not been touched for many years and had accumulated a thin layer of dust!
“Has old伯伦特 not seen the notebook?” Good, Zhang Yuanqing blew on the
dust on the surface!
The tabby cat said calmly, “I didn't let him see it, and old伯伦特 is a Thunder Mage, an upright Thunder Mage…”
Guan Ya, Zhao Chenghuang, Sun Miaomiao, and Tianxiaguihuo swarmed over. Hongjige, knowing that reading and deciphering wasn't his area of expertise, went to the antique room!
“Don't steal anything inside.” Tianxiaguihuo warned, “If you provoke the tabby cat, we'll all suffer!”
“I know what I'm doing,” Hongjige retorted unhappily! “Do you really think I'm an idiot? Can an idiot advance to Saint?” Zhang Yuanqing opened the notebook and began to read the diary?
“March 16, 1927, I was arrested during a student parade. Mr. Huo saved me, but I won't be grateful to him.”
“Because he's a lackey of the Free Federation, representing the president in funding
Chiang Kai-shek! China wants to be autonomous and independent, not a lackey of anyone or any country. China needs revolution. Chiang Kai-shek wants to slaughter revolutionary masses, and is a traitor and sinner of the revolution. It's a pity there are too many experts around him. I can't get close, let alone assassinate him!”
“There are too few Night Watchers!”
“20th, students are on strike, nothing happened today, idle at the teahouse,”
“I ran into Mr. Huo, I asked him why he saved me, he said I looked exactly like his deceased wife!”
“Pah, shameless womanizer, I got up and left, ignoring him completely. Only silence is the highest contempt.”
“April 8th, Mr. Huo is really a remarkable man. The stories about him would fascinate most women in the world, and I'm no exception!” 'Womanizer on the previous page, remarkable man on the next page?'
‘Does he look like your deceased husband too!’ Zhang Yuanqing complained in his heart! Considering that Lu Yueshuang, who died at that time, was young, still a student, and Huo Zhengkui's wife had already passed away, she must have been
quite old. It's reasonable for a young girl to be manipulated by an older man!
“April 10th, Mr. Huo's mission to China is over. He told me that he will return to the Free Federation at the end of the month. He invited me to go with him. I don't want to leave my homeland, even though it's riddled with war, but Mr. Huo said, going to the Free Federation is the only way to better
complete my studies, learn more advanced knowledge and ideas, so that you can do something, so that you can save the country!”
“And the whole world is in flames, the Free Federation is a rare pure land, and the attitude of the Free Federation can influence the world pattern. If I really want to save my motherland, going to the Free Federation is a good choice!”
“He convinced me. I want to bring Little Li!” The tabby cat jumped onto Zhang Yuanqing's back at some point, “That's me, I was the one who came to the Free Federation with the Master!”
After that, it's some sights and feelings on the ship!
“May 7th, finally arrived in New York, I stepped on this beautiful
country, I was arranged in a manor in the Queens District! Ah! It turns out Mr. Huo is the leader of the largest gang in Chinatown, and a funder of the President. He has been actively lobbying, hoping that the Free Federal government can support China with guns, cannons, and airplanes to help China resist Japan!”
“I always thought he was a lackey working for the Free Federal government. I misunderstood Mr. Huo!”
“He doesn't want me to follow him, because Heavenly Retribution and some anti-China consortiums regard him as an enemy. He is afraid of implicating me!”
“May 18th, he arranged for me to enter the New York County University, a world-renowned institution. I want to study for the rise of the motherland.” The following content is about Lu Yueshuang's study experience in the Free Federation. She was
actively giving speeches at the school, condemning the atrocities of the island nation, but the effect was not ideal.
The arrogant white chocolates don't care about China's plight. Their moonlight is always staring at the European continent!
They will be indignant because a wandering ethnic group has suffered massacres, but they think the island nation's army's massacre in China is just part of the war!
Lu Yueshuang's enthusiasm gradually cooled in the face of reality, but she did not give up, but continued to unite Chinese Americans to march and condemn the island
nation's army's atrocities!
In secret, she had to prepare for the spiritual realm dungeon once a month. Huo Zhengkui used his own connections to collect a lot of Wood Elemental dungeon strategies for her. In addition, Lu Yueshuang was smart and talented, and upgraded in an orderly manner!
Every weekend, Huo Zhengkui would come to the manor to find Lu Yueshuang. Some people discuss,
war affairs, arguing about how to save the country, sometimes they would
argue and break up unhappily!
Every time after an argument, Huo Zhengkui would bring flowers and
gifts the following weekend, and Lu Yueshuang would make her signature snacks, and play word games and solve puzzles!
Everything, big and small, is recorded in the notebook!
Similar arguments, Huo Zhengkui proposed, controlling the president to save the country ended in Huo Zhengkui's plan, he would try his best to pull the Free Federation into the war, change the world pattern, and save the country in a roundabout way!
And Huo Zhengkui believed that this was in line with the general trend and had a very high success rate!
Many years later, the little boy was sent to the island nation, World War II ended, China's civil war, the red tide swept across the land of China, unsealing the country brought light, and established a new regime!
Lu Yueshuang and Huo Zhengkui had a period of stable days. After the new regime was stable, Huo Zhengkui actively contacted the Chinese government, wanting to establish an official organization belonging to the Chinese!
But he was politely rejected by the authorities. At that time, the government did not trust Huo Zhengkui, and was full of caution towards him. Although this Chinese American had contributed to China during World War II, it was the Kuomintang who were in power at that time!
Huo Zhengkui did not give up. Lu Yueshuang's notes recorded Huo Zhengkui's three statements of the pros and cons to China, hoping to establish an official organization as soon as possible to incorporate and control the increasing number of spiritual realm practitioners!
Probably because the social drawbacks after the increase in spiritual realm practitioners gradually became apparent, after three rejections, the Chinese government took the initiative to invite Huo Zhengkui to China to help establish an official organization!
At that time, Huo Zhengkui was an eighth-level Ruler, one of the top ten powerhouses in the country, with many soldiers and generals under his command, with rich experience, plus his American connections in the Free Federation, he could effectively deter domestic spiritual realm practitioners, and was the best candidate to establish an official organization.
However, Huo Zhengkui was excitedly preparing to go to China, but what awaited him was a near-fatal assassination!
Then the Free Federation government recalled Huo Zhengkui, refused to recognize the Chinese government, and the relationship between the two countries completely broke down.
Huo Zhengkui returned to the Free Federation in disappointment, and died in the spiritual realm dungeon in 1960. After Huo Zhengkui's death, Lu Yueshuang rarely wrote in her notebook again, and she also returned to the spiritual realm the following year!
The past events of the two Rulers, accompanied by a lifetime of honor and disgrace, are nothing more than a few thousand words!
Regarding the assassination of Huo Zhengkui, Lu Yue covered it and left a sentence in her notebook: Suspected to be done by the Đồng Châu Association!
“Đồng Châu Association?” Zhang Yuanqing said in amazement, “Why haven't I heard of this organization!”
Huo Zhengkui was already a Ruler at that time, and being able to assassinate an eighth-level Ruler, almost successfully, shows that there are multiple Rulers within the Đồng Châu Association!
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He had never heard of such an organization after the founding of New China. The spiritual realm practitioners in the Second District had not experienced a world-shattering war, and the destruction of the Chu family 21 years ago was already the biggest conflict in the evil lawful camp.
An organization like Đồng Châu Association couldn't possibly have been destroyed!
“Have you heard of it?” He looked at his teammates. As a Night Watcher with half a year of practice, he might lack some experience,
but these teammates were all experienced. Guan Ya and others shook their heads repeatedly, saying they had never heard of the Đồng Châu Association.
“That's even stranger!” Zhang Yuanqing thought!
“Cough cough.” Tianxiaguihuo coughed, “Let's put the Đồng Châu Association aside for now. We're here to find the Holy Disc fragment.”
He looked at Guan Ya.
Guan Ya didn't hesitate and said, “Among the items that Senior Lu described in detail in her notes about the manor are porcelain, music boxes, tulips, badges, agarwood, and dried tangerine peel.”
So everyone found the porcelain, music box, and tulips from the antique room, as well as a jar of rotten dried tangerine peel and a jar of fragrant agarwood shavings!
Guan Ya took out the bronze sword and, under everyone's gaze, condensed sword energy and slashed at the edge of the porcelain!
Didn't hit!
She took a deep breath and concentrated on slashing out the second sword! The porcelain still didn't react!
Guan Ya immediately said:
“I can guarantee that the sword energy hit it.”
“It did hit it, look, it even scratched the paint!” Sun Miaomiao said.
The glaze on the edge of the porcelain showed a white spot, which was accidentally added just now. Not every swordsman is called Fu Qingyang!
The tabby cat didn't express its opinion, and watched silently. Guan Ya then used the same method to slash other pieces of porcelain, but without exception, none of them reacted!
She then tried the music box, the jars containing dried tangerine peel and agarwood shavings, and the tulip badge using the same method, but got nothing!
“It seems none of them are it.” Hongjige was a little anxious, “Your reasoning isn't working, Guan Ya.”
The tabby cat seemed even more anxious, “Do you want to think of another way?”
Guan Ya frowned and pondered. She picked up the notebook again and quickly flipped through it. She showed a determined look, “I know, Copper Sparrow Terrace, deeply locked are Two Qiaos!”
Senior Lu's notebook mentions “Copper Sparrow Terrace, deeply locked are Two Qiaos” four times, one of which was after Mr. Huo returned to the spiritual realm!
Young self-deprecation is understandable, but at that time she didn't need to say similar things again, unless it was deliberately leaving information!
“The two wood demons outside are Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao.” Hongjige was rarely clever!
Tianxiaguihuo suddenly realized, “No wonder the fragments can't form a sense, they're not in the yard! In that case, a great battle is inevitable!
”
Everyone was worried and happy. They were happy that they finally knew where the fragments were, but worried that the two wood demons outside were too powerful, and were Ruler-level that Lu Yueshuang had cultivated.
This should be Huo Zhengkui's last test for future generations!
Zhao Chenghuang immediately said, “Wake up Mr. Knight and prepare for battle.”
“Wait!” Zhang Yuanqing stopped them, frowning, “I think something seems wrong!”
“What's wrong?” Zhao Chenghuang asked.
Zhang Yuanqing pondered:
“Senior Lu is a literary youth who likes to solve word puzzles. The wood demons in the yard are called Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao. Is it too obvious and too simple for her to directly hint at “Copper Sparrow Terrace, deeply locked are Two Qiaos” in her notebook!”
“Then what's your opinion?” Guan Ya asked rhetorically!
From a character perspective, what Yuan Shi said made sense, but her limited ancient Chinese knowledge told her that the Two Qiaos and Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao corresponded to each other!.
“Let's look at it from the perspective of solving word puzzles.” Zhang Yuanqing said, “Copper Sparrow Terrace, deeply locked are Two Qiaos, Copper Sparrow refers to Cao Cao building the Copper Sparrow Terrace, so the focus of this sentence should be Qiao and the Copper Sparrow Terrace! If the Two Qiaos refer to wood demons, then what does the Copper Sparrow Terrace refer to?
”
“This manor!” Hongjige said.
Isn't that nonsense? Everyone knows the fragments are in the manor, is there still a need to solve a puzzle?
” Zhang Yuanqing rolled his eyes.
At this time, he looked at the tabby cat who was listening attentively and with great interest, and his heart moved, saying, “The transliteration of Ms. Jojo is Qiaoqiao, Qiaoqiao is the Two Qiaos, then the Copper Sparrow Terrace refers to Ms. Jojo's cat nest character.”
The tabby cat's expression was like this (00
!^
) when it heard it with great interest, but when it heard this guy pointing the finger at its own cat nest, its expression immediately became like this.
“Ms. Jojo, do you have a cat nest!” Zhang Yuanqing asked excitedly!
“I do, but I don't want to take you there.” The tabby cat coughed and walked to the bedroom door with its tail lowered, “Come with me.”
Everyone followed it out of the second floor and up the stairs to the third floor!
The tabby cat pointed to a square grid in the ceiling: “My cat nest is in the attic. I don't like living with Mr. Huo and the Master, it's too noisy. I prefer to bask in the sun lazily alone.”
“Why didn't you take us up there just now!” Zhang Yuanqing complained!
“Who would have thought the Master sealed the fragment on my bed?” The tabby cat gave Zhang Yuanqing a slap, “Don't break it!”
The tabby cat is just violent!
Zhang Yuanqing felt like his face had been hit by a truck, burning with pain. He looked back at his teammates:
“If the fragment is on Ms. Jojo's bed, then there's no need to trouble Guan Ya, I can use the fragment's sense to take it out!”
As he spoke, the tabby cat leaped up lightly and crashed open the grid, entering the attic!
Zhang Yuanqing leaped up, grabbed the edge of the ceiling grid, and climbed in!
The attic was about 1.5 meters high and very spacious. The floor was clean and dust-free. The top was a triangular roof with a small window. A retro wooden canopy bed stood by the window. The canopy bed was one meter long and half a meter high, very petite, and had a mosquito net hung on it and a soft mattress spread out.!
This is Jojo's private space!
As a tabby cat with a strong sense of territory and a love for solitude, it stared at Zhang Yuanqing as soon as it came in:
“Finish quickly and leave my room.”
Zhang Yuanqing advanced, came to the canopy bed and took out the fragment again!
This time the canopy bed shook violently, and the fragment inside resonated with the fragment in his hand!
It's really here!
Zhang Yuanqing was overjoyed and immediately took out the Purple Thunder Hammer, and under Ms. Jojo's suddenly vigilant gaze, he slashed hard on the bed frame with the triangular spike at the end of the handle!
The triangular spike has a breaking function!
A deep cut was immediately made in the bed frame, and the seal was immediately broken, and a little bit of light escaped, and then gathered into a fan-shaped copper block!
Zhang Yuanqing was overjoyed, “Found it.”
As the words fell, he suddenly felt a murderous aura袭来from behind. He turned his head and saw Ms. Jojo leaping up and slapping him in the face: “This is the bed the Master made for me by hand.”