After Old Mistress Shang finished speaking, she returned to the horse carriage that she came from under the escort of a group of people. After sitting properly in the carriage, she suddenly leaned back and fell asleep in a daze.
By the time she woke up, the sky was already dark. However, she couldn't remember what happened during the day. However, she was a big-hearted person and quickly threw this matter to the back of her mind.
Because she hadn't eaten for almost a day, she ordered a table full of dishes and ate heartily with the help of the maids.
When Shang Xueling heard that she had woken up, he hurriedly came out of the study room and asked about her well-being.
He was a handsome man in his early thirties and his actions were very elegant. When he stood there, Mistress Shang didn't think that they were husband and wife. However, if one knew that Mistress Shang's father was a rich man in Auspicious Light City and that this luxurious manor and luxurious lifestyle was obtained after Shang Xueling married Mistress Shang, everything would be easy to understand.
Mistress Shang ate as she asked in a muffled voice, "Husband, have you eaten?"
Shang Xueling hesitated for a moment and didn't dare to say that he had eaten. He said, "Not yet, not yet."
"If you haven't eaten, then let's eat together."
Shang Xueling sat down helplessly. Under Mistress Shang's constant persuasion, the two of them finished the entire table of dishes.
After Mistress Shang finished eating, she let out a satisfied burp and rinsed her mouth with the mouthwash brought by the maids. Just as she was wiping her mouth with a handkerchief, she suddenly saw that Shang Xueling's face was slightly pale. She asked, "Husband, why do you look so pale? Are you feeling unwell?"
Shang Xueling held his stomach with one hand and supported himself with the other. He leaned against the chair and forced out a smile, "No, I'm fine."
Mistress Shang suddenly yawned and asked curiously, "Why am I so tired today? Husband, go and do your work. If you're tired, eat more. After eating, you won't be tired anymore. I'll go and sleep after digesting my food."
"Okay, okay, please do as you wish."
After she left, Shang Xueling held his stomach and slowly stood up with a bitter face. He moved slowly as he was afraid that he would spit out the food that was stuffed into his throat.
Mistress Shang walked a few rounds in the backyard and walked the dog. However, she felt more and more tired. She went back to take a bath and went to sleep under the care of the maids. In the middle of the night, she suddenly opened her eyes and nimbly climbed up from the bed.
She looked at her bloated body with disdain. After thinking for a moment, she took a large coat and casually put it on. Then, she walked out of the inner room. She looked at the layout of the courtyard and got her bearings. Then, she walked along the inner corridor towards the study.
Outside the study, there were two servants who were leaning against the wall and dozing off. However, there was an air of arrogance on their faces and they didn't look like servants at all. When they heard footsteps, they suddenly raised their heads and their eyes shone brightly. However, when they saw that it was Mistress Shang, they looked at each other and closed their eyes again, ignoring her.
. Mistress Shang did not say anything. She walked into the study room and closed the door.
The study room was separated into an inner and outer room. The outer room was filled with books and scrolls. There was also a large table filled with papers and tools. One could vaguely see that someone was drawing something. This was because Shang Xueling's specialty was ancient antiquity. He was also very interested in architecture.
Madam Shang didn't bother to look at all these. She walked into the room and saw that Shang Xueling was sleeping on the bed. She walked up to him and used her thick fingers to press on his neck and head. The latter's snoring soon became louder.
Mistress Shang looked around and began to rummage through the room. But after a long time, she did not find what she was looking for. There was no secret room nor any locked boxes.
She thought for a moment and turned around to look at Shang Xueling. After observing him for a while, she reached out and easily flipped him to a corner. Then, she flipped the mattress over and saw a row of document bags lying flat underneath.
Her eyes lit up. She took out the documents and identified that there were no defensive marks on them. Then, she slowly took out the papers.
There were rows of ancient words on the papers. She could not understand them and did not know which ones were what she needed. But it didn't matter. She just had to memorize them all.
After looking through all the papers, she returned everything to them. Just as she was about to leave, she walked to the door. Just as she was about to open the door, she felt that she had overlooked something. She stood there for a while before walking back.
She walked around the study room twice. Finally, her eyes landed on a drawstring at the side of Shang Xueling's bed. She hesitated for a moment before walking forward. She gently pulled on the drawstring. With a click, a Xuan Niao glass lamp came down from the top floor. It landed in the middle of the study room and stopped at the height of a person.
She took a few steps forward and observed for a moment. She saw that there was less dust in a certain area, so she went up and groped around. She heard a faint sound, and a square appeared from the top. There were three documents neatly arranged inside, and there was also an exquisite head ornament for young girls.
She took out one of the documents and opened it to take a look. It was a land deed and a house deed located in the southeast part of the city. She directly skipped it. The second document was a banknote contract from the bank. The amount was extremely large, so she also skipped it.
When she opened the third document, she saw that it was filled with ancient words. She could not help but reveal an excited expression. After a while, she put on a serious expression and carefully memorized everything.
After she was done, she placed the documents back and pulled on the drawstring to return the glass lamp to its original position. Only then did she leave the study room. The two guards at the door did not bother with her at all.
She returned to her room and lay down on the bed. After a while, she fell asleep again.
In an alley not far from the Shang residence, Bai Qingqing opened his eyes and wiped the sweat off his forehead. To be honest, he wasn't used to the bloated mortal body and the pungent perfume. Fortunately, everything went smoothly.
At the same time, he was also a little proud. If he did not study metaphysics, he would have felt that there was something in the study room that did not fit in with the surroundings. It was as if it was forcibly added later. It would have been difficult to discover the thing hidden in the glass lamp.
He knocked on the wall of the carriage to wake up the coachman who was sleeping. "Let's go back."
The carriage came out of the alley and returned to the city. Finally, it stopped at An Lu Residence. After he came out, he went through the passage to enter the inner city. From there, he returned to the academy and finally turned back to Xuanfu.
When he reached his residence, he closed the door and wrote down everything that he saw word for word. He flicked his fingers and his face was full of excitement.
Although he didn't know what was written on it, he could feel that these things were extremely important to the Profound Palace, so he didn't delay for even half a second. As soon as the ink dried, he immediately went to the Affair Hall and handed the things over.
Xiang Chun was also very happy when he saw that he brought the things back so quickly. He praised him and said that he should teach him a secret technique based on this merit.
Bai Qingqing was also very surprised. Originally, his merit was not enough to be taught such a secret technique. He compared it to Zhang Yu's merit. He estimated that he would need at least three or four more merits to be able to obtain such a secret technique. He did not expect to be taught directly this time.
Actually, the reason for this was because of his own merits, and also because of the abandonment of the so-called "Outstanding Forest Strategy". Therefore, the Profound Palace had truly nurtured him as a hero, and was no longer like in the past, where he was just a cover to attract attention.
After encouraging Bai Qingqing for a while, Xiang Chun let him leave. Then, he immediately ordered, "Go and invite Junior Brother Zhang here."
Zhang Yu had been waiting for news in the side hall since yesterday. When he heard Xiang Chun's invitation, he knew that there was a result. He immediately left and went to the Hall of Affairs. After bowing, Xiang Chun pointed at the pictures on the table and said, "Junior Brother Zhang, come and take a look at these words. Are they the contents of the secret scroll you want?"
Zhang Yu picked up a piece of paper and found that there were many traces of deletions on it. He immediately realized that it was because Bai Qingqing did not understand the ancient language and had just copied it down. Therefore, many of the places that Shang Xueling had erased were also copied on it. However, this was even better. It meant that the person had completely restored the manuscript at that time.
He looked at a few pieces of paper in succession and confirmed that this was the content of the secret scroll. Although the descriptions of many places were different, the praise for a certain place was highly similar. He could basically confirm that they were talking about the same place.
Among them, he also found a few questions that Shang Xueling had mentioned to him during the inquiry.
After flipping to the last piece of paper, he saw a very well-written and detailed secret text. It was the complete content of the secret scroll. His gaze could not help but pause.
He thought about it. If he guessed correctly, when Shang Xueling translated the secret scroll, he did not see the complete secret scroll at once. Instead, he obtained it in batches. Therefore, the translation on the paper was very fragmented. The one in front of him should have been sorted out by himself later.
At this time, Xiang Chun asked anxiously, "Junior Brother Zhang, how is it?"
Zhang Yu put down the paper and said, "It's just as I guessed. This is indeed the content of the secret scroll that points to that place. Yes, Junior Brother Bai did well."
Xiang Chun's expression relaxed. He thought for a moment and asked, "Then, Junior Brother Zhang, are you confident that you can find that place before the Army of God?"
Zhang Yu thought for a moment and said, "There's only one more possibility. However, if the secret scroll that Junior Brother Bai found is the one that was lost by the Wenxiu Academy and the Army of God did not obtain the other half from somewhere else, then the location that we can find in the end should not be too different from theirs. Whether we can find it first or not depends on the specific situation that we encounter."
Xiang Chun thought about it and agreed with this view.
After all, the hinterland of Mount An was not the territory of the protectorate. It was filled with indigenous barbarians, spiritual creatures, ancient ruins, and even EsGod. There were simply too many variables. Once they entered, no one could say for sure what they would encounter.
At this time, Zhang Yu flipped through the papers again and raised his head. "Shang Xueling's knowledge is not bad, but there are still some flaws in the translation of the words. There are some places that are slightly different from the true meaning. I need to bring these papers back to examine them again. About two days should be enough."
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