Chapter 99 Where is the Life Pearl?

Within a few days, Taotao came to the county magistrate's residence with a betrothal gift, accompanied by Han Ziran and Bai Hao. With the latter two elders and famous teachers here, one can imagine the excitement of the county magistrate at that time and the thoughts behind it.

scenery.

Compared to the excitement of the Xiao family, Xiao Zhen had nothing to do and continued to think about Shi Yan.

The road that Shi Yan went back to his tribe was the same as theirs, and he disappeared on this road. The place where he disappeared was quite close to Wu Yue. From the shadow guard's point of view, it has been more than ten days since Shi Yan disappeared.

Wei found nothing, and in the end he didn't even know which direction to look for.

Xiao Zhen felt a headache.

After Han Ziran and Bai Hao came back, they saw Xiao Zhen sitting in the yard looking at the map on the stone table in trance.

"Wu Yue's mountain map? Where did you mark this?" Bai Hao asked, pointing to the black dot on the map.

"This is the place where Shi Yan and Ying Ying disappeared. Although there are some trees here, it is also a forest on flat ground, and there is nowhere for people to hide." This is also something Xiao Zhen doesn't understand.

"You mean they both disappeared from the same place?"

"right."

Bai Hao and Han Ziran looked at each other.

"The shadow will definitely keep a certain distance from people. This can only mean that after Shi Yan disappeared, the shadow caught up with him and then suddenly disappeared in the same place." Bai Hao said.

"There were no signs of fighting at the scene." Xiao Zhen went to see it personally in the woods and saw nothing.

"It's been more than ten days. If something happens, I'm afraid" Bai Hao became worried: "Who will be harmful to Shi Yan?"

"Now we can only wait for news from the Shi clan." Xiao Zhen said.

The two nodded.

After Bai Hao left, Han Ziran asked the old woman to bring the teapot and poured tea for him and his wife: "Don't worry too much. As the leader of the Shi clan, Shi Yan should not put himself in danger."

Xiao Zhen hummed softly.

"By the way, when I went to propose marriage today, the county magistrate's wife expressed the hope that Taotao and the third girl could move to the county to live together after they get married." Han Ziran said.

"As long as brother and sister-in-law agree." Xiao Zhen had no objection to this kind of thing.

"I haven't asked my brother and sister-in-law yet, but Taotao refused."

"Why did Taotao refuse?" Taotao is now a civil servant. As long as someone recommends him, it will be a matter of time before he becomes an official in the court. The county magistrate asked him to move to the county. There is no doubt that Taotao must be recommended, even if the county magistrate asks him to move to the county.

Even if I don't recommend him, Bai Hao and Ziran will recommend him. As long as he has an official position and is busy with official duties every day, it will be much more convenient to live in the county.

"Taotao originally agreed. He wanted us to live in the county with his parents and grandparents, but the county magistrate's wife became unhappy when she heard that the whole family was moving there."

"I understand, what the county magistrate's wife means is that she doesn't want the third girl to be burdened by her parents-in-law." Xiao Zhen laughed. As a parent, this is also worrying about their children, but before they get married, Taotao has to draw a clear line with her family.

The limit has been crossed.

"Yes." Han Ziran took a sip of tea.

"Taotao refused, the county magistrate must be very angry, right? But he accepted the betrothal gift, what else did Taotao say?"

"Taotao said that the county magistrate would say such a thing because he was worried that the third girl would be wronged after she got married, so he made a vow to treat the third girl wholeheartedly in the future."

Xiao Zhen's eyes moved and he smiled faintly: "This book is nothing. I just went to apply for the job properly. I always feel that I was forced to make an oath. It doesn't sound very good."

During dinner in the evening, the Xiao family listened to Taotao talk about what happened when he was hired. They didn't think much of what they heard. They just felt that it was a man's duty to treat his wife wholeheartedly, and whether or not he made an oath seemed to have nothing to do with it.

Xiao Zhen and Han Ziran ate their meals quietly without saying much. Their brother-in-law and Anian Qiyue were both simple-minded and didn't think too much, which was also a good thing.

midnight.

The noise outside the door woke Xiao Zhen up. Seeing Han Ziran still sleeping soundly, he put on his coat and stepped onto the bed lightly. When he opened the door, he saw the shadow guard standing outside.

The sky was dark and not even a single star could be seen.

The night wind is cold.

Xiao Zhen's eyes fell on the two bearded old men following behind the shadow guard: "Elders of the sacrificial clan?" After all, not many people in this world like to wear white clothes, let alone look so fairy-like.

"I've met Madam." The two elders saluted Xiao Zhen. Xiao Zhen quickly returned the salute and asked the shadow guard to take them to the front hall to talk.

The elders were all here, and Xiao Zhen felt that things might not be as simple as he thought. He entered the room and wanted to do some rough combing before going to the front hall. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered, he saw Han Ziran also wake up.

"Who is here?" Han Ziran asked.

As soon as Xiao Zhen explained the matter, Han Ziran quickly stood up: "I'll go with you."

The two elders of the Shi clan looked a little solemn. When Xiao Zhen and Han Ziran arrived, they said anxiously: "What should we do? Where has the clan leader gone? He still wants to continue the family line."

Xiao Zhen, Han Ziran: ""

"Shouldn't the two clan leaders be concerned about Toki Yan's safety?"

"Mr. Han and Mrs. Han don't know something. The leader of our Shi clan will only die suddenly, and there won't be any big accidents. But before his sudden death, he must give birth to an heir."

Xiao Zhen and Han Ziran looked at each other, truly speechless at this thought.

"Now our clan leader has lived longer than previous generations. He also promised that he would return to the clan to give birth to children once the wife's matter is over. Why did he suddenly disappear?"

Xiao Zhen felt relieved that Shi Yan was not in fear of his life: "In that case, just get him back."

"How to find it?" Both elders looked at Xiao Zhen expectantly.

Xiao Zhen: ""

The living room fell into silence for a moment.

Xiao Zhen originally thought that the matter must be complicated when the two elders came, but they turned out to be very surprised.

"Shi Yan is your clan leader, so you can't find him?" Han Ziran asked, the Shi clan's ability has always been superior to manpower, how can you find nothing to do with one person?

"There is no way," said an elder: "But we don't have a medium in our hands. Everyone in our clan has some abilities, but these abilities can only be displayed with the help of the patriarch's medium."

"What medium?" Han Ziran asked.

"The patriarchs of the past generations have always been short of water in the five elements, so water beads are their medium. As long as we have this medium, we can feel them no matter where they are."

"Water beads?"

"Yes, but the water beads are something that the clan leader carries with him, we"

Before the two elders finished speaking, Xiao Zhen walked out. When the elders looked at each other in confusion, Xiao Zhen had already walked in again with a water drop chain: "Is this the water drop you are talking about?"

When the two elders saw the water drop chain in Xiao Zhen's hand, they looked at Xiao Zhen in disbelief and asked in unison: "Why is the patriarch's life pearl in your hand?"

"Life Pearl? It turns out that this drop of water is called the Life Pearl." As soon as he heard the name, he knew the importance of this bead. Xiao Zhen said: "I think he forgot to take it back."

The expressions of the two elders were very strange. How could the clan leader forget to take back such an important thing? It was clearly placed with this lady on purpose.

"Tell me how you can find Shi Yan through this drop of water." Han Ziran asked at the side.

One of the elders took out five rune stones from his arms and placed them in the palm of his hand. These five stones were larger than the stones Shi Yan took out before, and the runes were relatively simpler. When the elder placed the rune stones,

When placed together with the Life Pearl, they simultaneously emitted a cloud-blue light, and the Life Pearl suddenly turned and pointed to the north.

The elder said excitedly: "We just need to follow the direction in which the life beads turn. The clan leader will definitely be there."

"Ziran, I'll go and come back." Xiao Zhen looked at Han Ziran.

"Let the shadow guards follow you." Han Ziran did not stop him. Shi Yan was their friend and it was their duty to protect him. He was just worried about his wife's safety.

"good."

Late at night, the three of them rode three strong horses and galloped towards the north.

Xiao Zhen originally thought that Shi Yan's current location should be not far from where he disappeared, but he didn't expect that he had been running for twenty days before the Life Pearl stopped moving.

Familiar mountains, familiar scenery, familiar Tianchi.

Tianchi is located on the top of a deep mountain. This mountain is the junction point of the Three Kingdoms, and there are boundary markers in several places.

"Why did you come to the Shi Clan?" Xiao Zhen looked at the Tianchi that seemed to be connected to heaven and earth. As long as the sun rose to a certain point, a road would appear beside the Tianchi. This road would lead to where the Shi Clan lived.

valley.

The two elders also looked at each other with puzzled faces. They were on their way to each other, but they didn't expect to end up back at their own homes.

"Has the clan leader returned to the clan?"

"Impossible. If you replied, why didn't anyone report to us?"

"Then why does the Life Pearl point here?"

Elders, you look at me and I look at you.
Chapter completed!