After sleeping until dawn, Bao Le stretched his waist and went downstairs, and saw everyone sitting at the dining table in the lobby on the first floor of the inn having breakfast.Of course Jun Zhi was the first to spot her, and he has the best hearing here, but he didn't say anything, just looked at her in a good mood all the time.

Jiang Ning was the second to spot her. The beauty looked up and whistled, "I left you a bowl of wontons."

"Hey," Bao Le was curious, "how do you know I'm back?"

Jiang Meiren glanced at her with a half-smile, and then watched Jun Zhi finish the sentence: "You can make your voice louder when you knock on the door next time, so that not only I will know that you are back."

"..."

The little girl coughed lightly, and walked over as if nothing happened.Then she found that everyone ate porridge and steamed buns, but there was a bowl of small wontons on her seat.

Jiang Ning knew that she had a poor appetite in the morning, and she would definitely not be able to eat the tasteless porridge.It’s just that those who don’t know think that Jiang Meiren is so considerate by nature. In fact, she is afraid that Bao Le will settle the score, so she first bribes a wave to save the precarious friendship boat.

Shen Xing'er was also surprised when she saw Bao Le: "When did Miss Xiao Jiang come back?"

"Yesterday morning," the little girl scooped up a spoonful of wonton soup, and her whole body warmed up immediately, "How about you, what have you been up to lately?"

Before Shen Wangyan could answer, a group of people came noisy outside the inn, about four or five people, only two walked in their direction, and the rest stayed at the door and waited.They wore blue overalls, hard hats on their heads, and white gloves on their hands. They didn't know what they were doing, but their clothes, hats, gloves, and even their faces were covered with mud and white ash.

"Boss Shen, the project in the North District has also ended. I found one of these things, what do you think?"

The foreman took off his gloves, but his hands were still black and gray. He rubbed his hands on his clothes with some embarrassment, and then took out a piece of incomplete jade ornament from his coat pocket.Seeing that the young master didn't dislike him, he took the jade ornament from him and played with it in the palm of his hand.

You said that Shen Wangyan is also quite strange. I am usually a clean freak, and I have to change my clothes if there is a little dust on them. In summer, when I sweat, I have to take a shower. I can take a shower eight times a day.But sometimes he gives people a feeling that he is not afraid of getting dirty. Last time in Ya'an, he just lay down on the ground looking for clues.At this moment, he even put the things he had just dug out of the soil in his hands to study, and he didn't show any dislike for these workers who smelled of sweat all over their bodies.

Bao Le moved his head closer to study the jade in Shen Wangyan's hand together.

This thing is not big, only about the size of a thumbnail, even if it is not mutilated, it will not be bigger than two fingernails.The carvings on the jade are uneven, and the corners and corners are filled with a lot of soil. It can be seen that the carving is a tiger, but now only the tiger's head and half of the tiger's body remain.This kind of jade ornaments are generally used to make pendants. The quality of the jade is good. Although there is no professional inspection tool, Bao Le guesses that it is an object from the Qing Dynasty.

Shen Wangyan should have noticed it too, and shook his head regretfully: "This is not what I'm looking for."

When the foreman heard this, he became a little anxious: "Boss Shen, this Nv Luoshan has almost been dug for us. According to what you said, it will be divided into four pieces. Now this is the last piece in the North District, why not?"

Young Master Shen pondered for a moment and said, "It may not necessarily be on Nv Luoshan."

"Huh?" The foreman was dumbfounded.

Shen Wangyan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brothers have worked hard these past few days, let's call everyone in for breakfast. After breakfast, I will pay everyone my wages, and this is the end of my job."

After finishing speaking, Young Master Shen took out a bank card. The posture of giving money is similar to when he asked Bao Le to repair the blood jade bracelet in Yuan Baozhai, but don’t know how much money the generous Young Master Shen put into the card this time..The little girl thought about it and suddenly felt that something was wrong, it wasn't his money, it was the Shen family's money in Mirror Realm!Of course, she only dared to slander these things in her heart.

Because all the nearby workers came to have breakfast, the lobby of the inn suddenly became lively, and the surrounding tables were all occupied by people coming and going.

Bao Le said a little more curiously: "What are you looking for?"

Shen Wangyan took out a pack of disinfectant wipes from his bag, and carefully wiped the hands that had touched the jade ornament just now. He didn't know where he had thrown the poor jade.

This man is indeed a clean freak.

"I'm looking for magnolia chalcedony." Young Master Shen said.

Bao Le bit the spoon, and repeated thoughtfully: "Magnolia chalcedony? How do you feel that you have heard it before?"

Jiang Meiren knocked her on the head, and said, "Are you a goldfish? When you came to Mirror Realm, Xie Huai just told us to help him find magnolia chalcedony?"

"Oh, yes, yes," the little girl said embarrassedly, "I've been busy with the case recently, so we can't find that piece of chalcedony. If we can't find it, we won't find it. Tell Xie Huai the truthWouldn't it be alright?"

Shen Wangyan shrugged: "It's not that simple, we also need magnolia chalcedony to open the land of enlightenment."

Bao Le blinked: "Where is this magnolia chalcedony? I see you looking for someone to search the mountain. Could it be near Nv Luoshan?"

Young Master Shen gave her a meaningful look, but he didn't answer this question, as if the answer was too difficult to explain.The little girl looked at Junzhi on the left inexplicably, and waited for his answer seriously.Jun Zhi, who was burying his head in eating, was stunned for a moment, looked under the table, and was poking his Bao Le with his fingers.Then he raised his head and glanced at Shen Wangyan across the table with a nonchalant look.

Young master Shen didn't want to answer, did he think that if he kicked the ball to Jun Zhi, he would answer for him?

The two exchanged glances, and then Jun Zhi picked up the chopsticks again and started eating again, without any intention of answering the question.

Shen Wangyan was defeated, but the young master's last stubbornness made him turn his attention to Shen San.

The tough guy Shen San waved his hand quickly: "Young Master, Jun Ye, you don't want to offend Xiao Jiang, and neither do I..."

Bao Le frowned: "What do you mean, I just asked where the magnolia chalcedony is, why did you answer that you want to offend me?"

"Okay, they don't say it, let me say it," Jiang Meiren couldn't stand it anymore, "Your surname Shen is so funny, do you really think this girl is made of glass, and it will shatter when touched?"

"That piece of chalcedony belongs to the Xie family. It was originally kept by the old man Xie. It is said that ten years ago, the old man gave this piece of chalcedony, which can be used as a family heirloom, as an adult gift to his most beloved grandson, who is Xie.Huai. This Xie Huai is a lover, a priceless treasure, and I gave it to my girlfriend as a birthday present for him."

The little girl was shocked: "But... Jiang Baole in this world has already..."

"We learned something from the police. Judging from the testimony of the year, chalcedony should have been worn on her body when you were killed in Mirror Realm. At that time, Xie Huai asked a craftsman to make a string of necklaces. Chalcedony is a necklaceThe pendant part is just..." Jiang Meiren said when she suddenly felt that this topic was not suitable for eating, "It's just that you in Mirror Realm were dismembered in the end, and the entire chest and abdomen from the neck to the thighs were gone, so the necklaceI don't know where it fell."

Bao Le was in a daze, not knowing what to say for a moment.Not only did she not know, the originally pleasant dining environment on the table froze instantly, and everyone lost their appetite.

Shen Wangyan broke the silence on the table and said: "Xie Lihua said that she didn't notice where the necklace went. It might have fallen during the process of transporting the corpse. The corpse was transported out of the Beijing Comprehensive University and finally stored in the Nv Luoshan Temple.It lasted five years in the coffin. Excluding the journey in the car on the road, the most likely place to fall is Nvluo Mountain. But these days I asked the engineering team to search the mountain by area for so long and couldn’t find it, so I guess,The necklace may have fallen in Beijing Comprehensive University."

The little girl hesitated and said: "I heard that Beijing Comprehensive University renovated the campus for its centennial celebration two years ago, and some places are different from when the crime happened. At that time, the body was found in the cherry garden.The garden was relocated to another place, where it is now an artificial lake."

Sighing, Shen Wangyan tapped the table with his knuckles: "But no matter what, you have to try it."

...

Shen Wangyan took Bao Le and the others to the hospital.

Before entering the door, they saw a man somewhat similar to Xie Huai at the door, wearing a suit and leather shoes, holding flowers, who seemed to be visiting a sick man, but they didn't know why he didn't go in.

"You are……"

The man turned around and saw them, he was a little embarrassed and said: "I, I am Xie Ze, Xie Huai's cousin, you...you are also here to visit?"

Bao Le nodded, and the man stuffed the flowers into her hands, stroked the back of his head and said, "Then help me bring the flowers to him, and I won't go in." Before the little girl had time to let himHe waited, and the other party disappeared like the wind at the end of the hospital corridor.

Jiang Ning read his name once and sneered, Bao Le heard it, but she didn't want to say anything more.

After a short episode, everyone entered the door.Xie Huai's condition is much better than before, now he got out of bed, sitting in a wheelchair, reading a book with glasses on.Opposite him is the old man of Xie's family. The old man has been taking care of him in the ward during this time. At the beginning, he was competing with Bao Le to see who could peel apples better.

This time, Bao Le still didn't see Xie Huai's parents.

Xie's bowl of water is much deeper than expected.It's just that every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite, and outsiders are not qualified to comment more.

After explaining his purpose, Mr. Xie's face turned cold.

They were looking for magnolia chalcedony, but the area of Beizong was too wide, and even the ruins of the original cherry blossom forest became an artificial lake.The school has a very high social influence than other places, and a little carelessness will arouse public opinion.Therefore, they cannot send engineering teams to conduct a large-scale carpet search like they did on Nv Luoshan.

Because of the beautiful scenery on the campus of Beijing Comprehensive University, foreign tourists often come to check in. In addition to students, there are many social groups who will stay near the artificial lake.The plan given by the school is to close the area around the artificial lake on the grounds of "maintenance and repair", and let them enter the search under the condition that no outsiders are guaranteed to enter.

At the same time, the school suggested that the blocking time should not be longer than one hour, and 40 minutes is the best, and it should be carried out after 0:00.

The 40-minute search is almost impossible for this not-so-small artificial lake area, provided that everyone is a normal person.What they are looking for now is magnolia chalcedony, which should not be just a valuable antique to the Xie family, but because the Xie family in Mirror Realm has gradually forgotten the existence of "Heaven's gift", in their hearts this thingIt doesn't matter that much.

Fortunately, although the Xie family no longer needs magnolia chalcedony, the chalcedony has never severed ties with the Xie family.

In order to quickly determine whether there is chalcedony near the artificial lake, and to find it accurately, the help of Xie's family is indispensable.Shen Wangyan said that when releasing the power of heaven, the chalcedony theory can resonate with the Xie family.

With any luck, it won't even take forty minutes.

But Mr. Xie disagreed, the repeated use of the gift of heaven would cause irreversible physical damage to Xie's family.Xie Lihua set an example, how could he agree with his beloved grandson to take another risk, not to mention that Xie Huai has not fully recovered yet.

Xie Huai put his hands on his lap, and his white fingers gradually became transparent under the sunlight.

"Let me try."

He said softly.

...

Just after midnight, Mr. Xie pushed Xie Huai's wheelchair, and everyone followed behind him, slowly approaching the artificial lake of Beijing Comprehensive University.

Xie Huai closed his eyes and rested for a while. After a while, he opened his eyes again and snapped his fingers with his right hand—the evergreen trees by the lake were blown by the wind, and kept their branches and leaves slightly bent, frozen in place.The cold lake was frozen, and there seemed to be red koi swimming under the ice, all of which were motionless together with the branches.

The surface of the lake was abnormally calm, with no movement or sound, but during the pause, this was considered normal.So, does this mean that magnolia chalcedony is no longer around?

Time paused, only Bao Le, Shen Wangyan, Jun Zhi, and Xie Jia were the only ones present who could move.

Young Master Shen frowned: "Are you still doing something?"

It is also the first time for Mr. Xie to do this kind of thing, let alone Xie Huai. Everyone has no experience, and they don't know how to arouse the resonance of chalcedony in the "Heavenly Gift" environment.The time Xie Huaineng can pause is very limited. If he fails once, he will have to use the gift of heaven again, which is not a good thing for his body.

Just when everyone was at a loss, Bao Le's clever little brain had an idea.She remembered that Xie Huai from their world sent her to the Mirror Realm, holding a snow-white flute in his hand.Regarding this point, Xie Shusheng in front of me also said that the Xie family has believed that they are servants of mountain ghosts from ancient times to the present.

With a strong premonition, the little girl slowly stretched out her hand, and a transparent jade flute appeared in her palm out of thin air.

Bao Le asked, "Can you play the flute?"

Xie Huai was silent for a moment before returning: "Yes."

...

The frozen surface of the lake suddenly began to crack amidst the melodious sound of the flute, a ray of light came from the bottom of the lake, and then a magnolia tree rose from the ground, breaking the thin layer of ice.

It turned out that the light did not come from the bottom of the lake, but from a chain hanging from a magnolia branch.The chain had been at the bottom of the lake for an unknown amount of time, and the metal on it was already rusty, but the piece of chalcedony that kept shining was as new as ever.

Chalcedony resonates with the sound of the flute, telling the infinite sadness in the heart of the flute player.

At the end of the song, the flute was turned into powder in Xie Huai's hands, and the time returned to normal, and a cool breeze with the fragrance of magnolia came in.The magnolia tree that rose from the ground also withered visibly with the naked eye because time began to pass again.Jun Zhi reacted extremely quickly, and before the magnolia tree disappeared with the flute, he jumped up from the shore of the lake in two steps in three steps.

Bao Le's heart hung in his throat.

Xie Huai, who was closest to her, seemed to hear her softly shout "Be careful".

Before the magnolia tree died completely, Jun Zhi used its branches to swing back and forth.When the height was high enough, he tore off the necklace between the branches of the tree, and jumped back to the shore of the lake with another volley.He was unharmed throughout the entire process, and he didn't even touch the lake water under the ice break.

He handed the necklace in his hand to Shen Wangyan, and stretched out the other hand behind his back to Bao Le.

This man even managed to fold a blooming magnolia flower while taking the necklace.Moreover, the flower left the tree and didn't wither with it. The little girl foolishly took the flower, and then laughed foolishly.

Shen Wangyan took the chalcedony off the necklace, checked the integrity of the chalcedony, and was quite satisfied.

Just when he was about to throw the rusty necklace into the trash can, Xie Huai turned the wheelchair and faced him, with his fingers folded on his abdomen: "Mr. Shen, you can take the chalcedony, can you leave the necklace to me?"?”

"I've been looking for it for years, too."