Zhan Zhao and the others went to find Shen Yan, but on the way to question, they were disturbed by unknown sneak attackers.m. Mobile.com

However... Shen Yan was completely in a state of chaos after being frightened. At the same time, everyone unexpectedly found a strange tattoo on Shen Yan's back. According to the tattoo on his father Lin Ziwen before, it is inferred that the tattoo on Shen Yan's body should be the same as Lin Ziwen's back, or slightly different.

Because the three-headed golden Tuo had three complete heads, Lin Xiao said that his father's tattoo was only the head in the middle, and the sides of his shoulders were empty. At this time, the tattoo on Shen Yan's back that everyone saw was on the right head, the left and middle were empty, so... it was more likely to be a set!

Zhan Zhao looked at Shen Yan who was incoherent, frowned, took two steps, stretched out his hands, and slapped Shen Yan's ear.

Shen Yan suddenly shuddered and felt his ears buzzing.

Zhan Zhao used his internal force to slap his palm. At this moment, Shen Yan should be temporarily deaf and could not hear anything.

Shen Yan's eyes suddenly turned dark... When he understood, the surroundings became quiet.

Gradually, Shen Yan came to her senses and except for a little tinnitus in her ears, the person returned to normal.

Gongsun was curious, what is Zhan Zhao’s ability?

Bai Yutang and Zhao Pu understood... Because Zhan Zhao inherited Yin Hou's bloodline, his control over internal forces is stronger than that of ordinary people. Yin Hou can use internal forces to create magic sound techniques freely. The principle is to transform internal forces into other forms, and influence others through sound or light, vibration, etc.

Shen Yan was confused just now and was already in a state of loss of control. Zhan Zhao was so shocked by the sound created by internal force that he was stunned. When he woke up again, he would naturally wake up from his lost state. It was indeed effective.

Shen Yan's breathing was a little rapid and sweating profusely.

Two shadow guards helped him up and let him sit on a chair.

Zhan Zhao looked at the empty box and glanced at Bai Yutang - guess what he lost?

Bai Yutang inexplicably thought of what Wang Xiaopang told them just now that Xie Yiting was also in a state of dismay when he lost something. Maybe he lost a painting, so... would Shen Yan lose a painting?

"What did you lose?" Zhao Pu asked curiously.

Shen Yan lowered her head and said for a long time, "Draw..."

"What painting?" Zhan Zhao asked.

Shen Yan raised her head, suddenly as if she had thought of something, stared at Zhan Zhao for a while, and then said to herself, "Say that... Didn't Xie Yiting bring about the disaster of killing because of the problem with the stolen goods? Did I think it was wrong?"

Zhan Zhao thought for a while and said, "Xie Yiting also lost something important, it seems to be a painting."

Shen Yan was stunned for a moment, then puzzled, "How come Xie Yiting has paintings... Could it be that he has one too? No wonder..."

"No wonder what?"

Seeing that Shen Yan wanted to speak but stopped, Zhan Zhao kept chasing him.

"Where is Ziwen?" Shen Yan asked, "You just came here and asked me about Ziwen. Is there something wrong with him?"

Zhan Zhao looked at Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang rubbed his eyebrows and felt a little tired. Can you explain it clearly at once?

"Lin Ziwen died ten years ago." Zhan Zhao spoke.

Shen Yan was stunned, with a shock on his face as if he couldn't believe it. Then he lowered his head, and the sadness in his expression seemed to be false, so everyone inferred that he and Lin Ziwen should still be friends.

Zhan Zhao asked, "Your original name is Chen Botao, but later you changed your name and broke off contact with your home. Why?"

Shen Yan was a little helpless, "I... have done some bad things in the past."

"Shen Yan." Zhan Zhao said, "I don't care what you did in the past. So far, many people have died. What do you better say, for example, why do you and Lin Ziwen have this tattoo on their backs? And what relationship do you have with the old Jin family house? And, what paintings did you lose? Why is it so important?"

Gongsun and others all breathed a sigh of relief, yes, it was obvious that it was not possible once, and they were hesitant!

"I have tattoos on my back..." Shen Yan finally spoke, "There is one on Ziwen's back."

"Since there are three heads, it means there is one more." Zhao Pu asked, "Who has another tattoo on his back?"

Shen Yan looked at everyone, confused, "Three heads?"

Everyone frowned. Did he not know or did he intentionally hide it?

Zhan Zhao signaled him to start from scratch and say everything he knew.

"Ziwen and I are from Hangzhou Prefecture. We met at a very young age. We were admitted to Taixue together and came to Kaifeng together." Shen Yan began to start from the beginning, "I live a poor life. My parents died early and were entrusted by others. My brothers and sisters-in-law at home rolled their eyes. I was able to come to Taixue for class, thanks to the paintings Ziwen gave me. Three paintings, one is all the expenses during my studies, and the other is enough to prepare real estate after the palace examination. In Kaifeng, the last one, I used it to exchange for a few beautiful words from the Taishi and entered Yuanqing Academy. Today, I have achieved some success. It can be said that everything I have given to me by Ziwen."

Zhan Zhao and others frowned slightly.

"Why did Lin Ziwen leave without studying in the Imperial Academy?" Bai Yutang asked.

Shen Yan sighed and said, "Ziwen's talent is a hundred times better than mine. If he stayed in Kaifeng to study, he would definitely make a name for himself in the future. We were also ambitious when we entered Kaifeng... However, the world did not meet our wishes. As soon as we arrived in Kaifeng, we had a conflict with a few students from the Imperial Academy, and later we even made trouble in the yamen. The other party was powerful and powerful, and the yamen was helping him. Ziwen was angry and left the book saying that if he wanted to study in the same academy with such a person, he would rather not read it, so he left without saying goodbye."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other.

Gongsun held his chin, "He has a bigger temper than me..."

Zhao Pu asked Gongsun, "If this situation is changed, what will you do?"

Gongsun raised his eyebrows, "Of course I stayed at the Taixue School to study? Why do you want me to leave? Is the other person a scum? I just stayed at the Taixue School to suppress them and cause trouble for them."

Everyone was amused and crying.

Zhan Zhao asked, "Will you take your little son to study at the Imperial Academy?"

Gongsun smiled and rubbed his son's butt, "That's different. Why are you studying for the Imperial Academy with Xiao Sizi? You don't even have to be the prime minister! You don't have that leisure time!"

Xiao Sizi hugged his father's neck and rubbed his face.

"Actually, I felt it was abnormal when Ziwen left like this, not like his personality." Shen Yan said, "When I was studying, I had some letters with him a few years ago. He said he had married and had children and lived a good life so that I didn't have to worry about it. He also suggested that I stay in Kaifeng and not go back. He said that several brothers in my family were fighting for birth and were bleeding. He suggested that I should not go back, so I simply broke off contact. After listening to his words, I gradually stopped getting in contact."

"After talking for a long time, how did the tattoos on your backs come from?" Zhao Pu asked.

"It was a coincidence we met when we were young, and we were in exchange for it." Shen Yan said, "About thirty years ago, we were only thirteen or fourteen years ago. Because our parents died early, we often stayed together. In order to earn some money, we helped people work everywhere. During that time, we worked in several warehouses at the docks, helping record goods and settle accounts, and we were busy for hours every day."

"One day, a quaint black ship docked by the dock." Shen Yan continued, "The ship was very big and extraordinary. There were three black snake heads on the bow, which looked a bit weird. After the ship was parked at the dock, no one was transporting goods or getting on or off the boat, so they just stopped quietly. At that time, many ship workers at the dock were talking about the ship, saying that it might have come from other countries overseas, but it was definitely not from the Central Plains. Ziwen and I settled the accounts late that night. We originally wanted to leave, but we went out, and we saw the big ship not far away. At that time, we were too small and didn't know the sky was high and the earth was thick, so we wanted to get on the boat to see it. At worst, we could be discovered and chased down, and at most we were beaten."

Everyone couldn't help but raise their eyebrows when they heard this - you two nerds are very brave.

"We just slipped onto the boat quietly." Shen Yan said, "The boat was empty and no one guarded it. It seemed that everyone on the boat had already got off the boat. The cabin was locked. We looked in from a broken window in the cabin. It was so dark that we couldn't see clearly. Then we saw many boxes piled up there, big and small. I thought it was a bit inappropriate. I thought it was not as simple as being a person who transported private salt or bought and sold antiques. It was not as simple as being beaten. Maybe he would lose his life. But Ziwen was very brave and he was very curious. He pried open the window and climbed in."

Everyone was sweating for these two nerds. Haven’t you ever heard of curiosity killing the cat?

"After we went in, we found that the boxes were very heavy, so we opened one and saw a golden Buddha in the box." Shen Yan said, "The golden craftsmanship is exquisite, and it is very valuable at first glance. I looked at the other boxes, and there were statues of Buddha made of gold. Although it could not be said to be a Buddha or Amitabha, it could be seen that it was very valuable. We were quite puzzled at the time, why was such a expensive cargo still on the ship, and we didn't look for someone to see it."

Everyone thought about the warehouse in Bai Mansion. Not only was there no guards, but they also kept your gold and silver piled up like stones... Maybe they had money, so they...

"We were going to put down the Golden Buddha and run away quickly, because if someone discovered this, maybe we were stolen, wouldn't that be bad?" Shen Yan said, frowned, "But at this moment... there was a big box in the distance, and there was a "bang" sound, as if something was moving inside. It was late at night, and the sound scared us both trembled. I was holding a golden Buddha that was about to be put back in my hand. I was so scared that I let go of the movement and heard a "bang". Guess what?"

Everyone blinked.

"The golden Buddha fell to the ground and broke!" Shen Yan smiled bitterly.

Zhao Pu frowned, "The gold broke?"

Zhan Zhao looked at Bai Yutang, and Bai Yutang also touched his chin - was it the same as the golden Buddha dug out from the ground in the old Jin family's house that day, it was fake?

Sure enough, Shen Yan spread his hands and said, "That golden Buddha is fake! There is a layer of gold on the outside and stone inside, which makes him so broken!"

Everyone looked at each other - is there any connection between the fake golden Buddhas in Shen Yan's mouth related to those found under the old Jin family house?

"We thought at the time, no! These people probably sell fake goods or fake gold. In short, this situation is not suitable for a long time, so we wanted to escape quickly... But before we could run away, the box in the distance rang a few more times." Shen Yan said, "This time we see clearly, the box is moving, what living thing is locked in it!"

Everyone felt it was bizarre and continued to listen to Shen Yan.

"That box looks like the size of a coffin, or it's not accurate." Shen Yan continued, "I just wanted to pull Ziwen away quickly, but Ziwen followed the demon and insisted on opening the box to take a look."

Zhan Zhao held his forehead, what he should do at this time is to leave quickly and report to the official?

"We went over and found that the box was locked, but there was a small box next to the box, so we opened it and saw... there was a key inside." Shen Yan said, "Ziwen held the key... and opened the lock."

Gongsun frowned, "It's really opened?"

Shen Yan nodded.

"Then what?"

"Then..." Shen Yan said, reaching out to rub his face, "This man was wearing black clothes and pale face. He held his hands in front of his chest, and there was a long flute on his chest.

Everyone frowned—Xiao?

"The man's face and lips look almost dead." Shen Yan said, "Ziwen wanted to reach out to touch his neck to see if there were any pulses, but he suddenly opened his eyes..."

No one said anything, and the little fourth son crawled from Gongsun's arms to Zhao Pu's arms and hid it. This was his habit when he listened to terrible things.

"At that time, footsteps came from outside the cabin, and it seemed that someone was running in a hurry." Shen Yan continued, "Ziwen and I were shocked, but the man suddenly rushed out. I was really not dazzled at that time! He must be not a human!"

Bai Yutang frowned, "Isn't it a human?"

"He just lay flat and got up... and then grabbed our shoulders with both hands. It hurts, and the bones are about to break..." Shen Yan shook his head, "Later he took us out and broke through the window... I was hit by the window and fainted."

Everyone touched their chins - this encounter was very bizarre! That person was probably not a ghost, but his kung fu was really good.

"When I woke up, I was lying in a stream, my clothes were soaked. Ziwen sat on a stone next to me, dazed." Shen Yan said, "When I remembered it, I felt sore all over my body, especially my back, which was as painful as I had suffered so much."

Zhan Zhao asked, "Do you have a tattoo on your back?"

Shen Yan nodded, "I felt it hurt at the time, but I didn't think about the tattoo. I reached out and touched it without bleeding. Ziwen sat opposite me and asked him what happened, what happened to that weird guy? Ziwen said he had left, but... I saw Ziwen holding the long flute in his hand."

Zhan Zhao frowned, "Where is that man in black?"

"I asked, too. Ziwen told me that he had left and left the flute for him, saying thank you for saving him." Shen Yan said, frowned, "But Ziwen was worried. I could see that he should have made up a few words to make up for me. But I didn't ask too much, it would be good to save my life... Then I got up, and as soon as I stood up, I felt something in my arms, and reached out to take it out, it was a scroll."

Everyone frowned - scroll?

"I opened it and saw a painting on the scroll." Shen Yan continued, "I painted a snow scene, which is very beautiful. The style is almost the same as Ziwen's. At that time, I thought it was painted by Ziwen, but I didn't have the signature, so I was puzzled."
To be continued...