Chapter 64: Door to Another World
Hearing this, Westminster glanced at the Rat with sharp eyes.
The rat was inexplicably nervous, fearing that if he made a mistake in his conversation, the young master would rip his skin off. So he said, "This Yang Baitian is not an ordinary mortal. An ordinary person like me dare not dream of this."
"Nonsense, my son is naturally worthy of her. Dad has already made plans, so don't worry." Uncle Jiu's face was slightly displeased. He thought that his son's mind was unable to let go because he had been working as a servant in the Xi family.
After hearing Bai Tian's information, Zuantianshu said hurriedly, "But when you mentioned Bai Tian, I realized that she has been missing for many days. I'm afraid she has been missing for a long time. No wonder the Xi family has been so active recently. You should also pay attention to your own safety. If you hadn't taken care of it today, I'm afraid I would still be locked up in that dark cell."
Perhaps because he was worried about his son, Uncle Jiu's face looked even more sallow than before. He patted his son's shoulder gently and sighed, "Yuan'er, are you feeling well? As long as you're fine, they can't control me." Thinking of that strange phone call, Uncle Jiu suddenly felt his heart still aching.
Before Zuantianshu could reply, Jiushujiu smiled and said softly, "I think this Hundred Destiny will not end, but you will suffer some hardships. If you can form a destiny with her, your fate will be different, so..."
Downstairs, the storyteller was still eloquent. He was talking about the past events of the Spring and Autumn Period, the bloody storms of swords and sabers, the fierce struggles, and the indistinguishable battles. Ximin's mind was all in Uncle Jiu's words. It was a destiny with Bai Tian. No wonder you led me to Shijia Bay. You were not doing this for my Xi family, but for your son... Very good, very good.
"Dad, don't talk nonsense. As the saying goes, destiny cannot be violated. Besides, no one knows where she has gone. Who knows whether she is dead or alive?" Zuantianshu pretended to look around, trying to get Uncle Jiu to tell him something about Bai Tian's whereabouts.
When Uncle Jiu heard the word "Dad", tears welled up in his eyes. His thin body almost trembled as he said, "Come to Longquan Alley to find me at 12 o'clock tonight, and you will naturally understand what I mean. As for the two young masters of the Xi family, you have to pay attention. You can't be too obvious at the moment, or Ximin may have seen the clues."
"Could this hundred days of disappearance have anything to do with you?" Zuantianshu suddenly asked.
Uncle Jiu raised his head, examined his son's face, and sighed, "Let's talk about it when he comes." After speaking, he looked at Westminster again, with some doubt flashing between his brows.
"Are you always worried about my little brother?" Zuantianshu looked at Ximin and asked softly.
Uncle Jiu nodded, thinking that it was better to have less trouble than more: "These people are talkative, and I'm afraid that something might happen. You should spend less time with these brothers, because you never know where they come from."
The Rat wanted to say something, but was afraid of arousing suspicion, so he just nodded.
After giving a few more instructions, Uncle Jiu left in a hurry.
Westminster motioned for Rat to follow him out.
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In the quiet midnight, an old and dilapidated street lamp flickered at the intersection, illuminating the secluded alley. The crooked tree at the entrance rustled in the wind. Suddenly, two shrill cat calls came from somewhere, like a sharp awl cutting an old glass window.
As promised, Zuantianshu arrived at Longquan Alley. He looked around and felt that this place was different from other alleys. He always felt that something was different, but he couldn't tell what the difference was.
Ding Yuan walked in front, trembling, with a staggering step. After only a few steps, he looked around in fear and stopped moving. Zuantianshu put the knife on his back and said viciously: "You dare not leave again? I will take out your kidney now." A sharp pain came, and a hot current dripped down his back. Ding Yuan shuddered all over, and immediately nodded and walked forward.
"I've already taught you what to do. You can die if you want. But looking at your face now, I'm afraid even God wouldn't be able to recognize you." Zuantianshu leaned close to Ding Yuan's ear and threatened.
"Hmmmm." Ding Yuan's face was pale, and he could only make a humming sound when he opened his mouth. It turned out that Ding Yuan had been arrested by the young master of the Xi family that day, and under the torture of Zuantianshu, he revealed that he had a special relationship with Uncle Jiu, but even Ding Yuan himself did not know that this special relationship was between father and son. Zuantianshu was afraid that Ding Yuan would reveal too much information, so he destroyed his face and poisoned him to make him mute.
Ximin whispered, "Tie him up first. It's not certain whether he will be needed or not, so as to avoid any trouble." Zuantianshu followed his instructions, knocked Ding Yuan unconscious, and tied him to a telephone pole beside the bushes. Then he asked, "Master, is this old man coming again?"
"Shh, they're here, look ahead." Westminster's eyes were like an eagle's, staring at the two black dots over a hundred meters away.
After a while, Uncle Jiu came over breathlessly, "Yuan'er, has the Xi family found you?"
The Rat shook his head quickly, looked around, and said in confusion: "Dad, why do you have to talk in this remote place? We don't have to be so afraid of the Xi family."
Uncle Jiu looked at his confused son and laughed, "It's not as simple as asking you to come here. Yuan'er, look, Uncle Jiu is pointing to a boundary marker."
"Another world, another world? What does this mean? Is there really another world in this world?" Zuan Tianshu looked at the strange fonts above in astonishment. They seemed different from the characters he had learned now.
Uncle Jiu felt distressed, knowing that Ding Yuan had been taken in by the Xi family as a servant since he was a child, and he probably didn't know many words, so it was normal that he couldn't understand it now. So he patiently said, "Yuan'er, don't worry, you are right, these are indeed the four big characters of the Otherworld, but the font is different from what is taught in the school now. Don't look at the four characters, these characters probably have existed since the beginning of the world.
Zuantianshu was shocked, thinking that the old man was quite good to his son, but these four big words were like four knives, which made people feel scared.
Seeing that his son had nothing to say, Uncle Jiu continued, "These big characters are engraved here to represent the difference in time and space. They were passed on to a different place and left here at this time. My son must know them."
Seeing his son still staring blankly at the boundary marker, Uncle Jiu was slightly startled, knowing that his son most likely did not understand what he said, so he said: "Yuan'er, you just need to understand that this boundary marker can bring you wealth for a lifetime, no, it can be said to be wealth for generations to come."
When he heard the word "wealth", the Rat's eyes lit up and he nodded continuously.
But Uncle Jiu took out a blue bottle from his blue gown and said softly, "My son, listen carefully. This is the key to open the door to wealth."
The Rat suppressed his pounding heart and nodded foolishly, then shook his head and said, "Is the bottle the key?" Westminster also held his breath, staring at his prey quietly like a wolf.
(End of this chapter)
