Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1634 7 Heart Tablets 15

When Mu Dai brought Yan Hongsha, the granddaughter of her employer, Old Man Yan, to reunite with the main force, Yan Hongsha immediately protested, "Ms. Mu, what's going on? Why are there other people here? Can my safety be guaranteed?!"

If he had not faced the power of the Heart Tablet Fragments, if he had not known that something had happened to Yan Hongsha's second uncle in Wuzhu Village and he could not be contacted, Mu Dai would have thought that maybe the other person could not be contacted because of the poor signal, but the current situation is most likely the cause of the Heart Tablet Fragments.

Mu Dai said: "These people also need to go to Wuzhu Village. Something must have happened in Wuzhu Village now. We should also go and take a look. More people will make things easier."

"If Miss Yan is really worried, we can exchange documents."

Mu Dai thought Yan Hongsha would continue to speak, but Yan Hongsha's eyes immediately turned red. "...I dreamed that my second uncle was wearing diving equipment and seemed to be dragged by something underwater..."

"I thought I dreamed about whatever I thought about during the day, but now it seems that maybe what I dreamed about wasn't just nonsense, it might be true!"

Yan Hongsha didn't want to show any vulnerability in front of a group of strangers, but she was really worried about her uncle's safety, especially since they clearly knew something about the situation. So she tried her best to suppress her tears and asked, "What do you know?"

"This concerns the life and death of my second uncle. I hope to know as much as possible about the inside story."

"Don't worry, I will pay."

Hearing the word "pay", Cao Yanhua's heart was instantly moved. He gritted his teeth and stood up and said, "We can't tell you the specific details, but according to our investigation, many people have been killed along the way..."

"So now we should rush to Wuzhu Village in Gaoyuan Lake as soon as possible to find out the specific situation first. What do you think, Miss Yan?"

Yan Hongsha finally calmed down and wanted to fly to Wuzhu Village as soon as possible. It would be best if she could find her second uncle there!

When we arrived in Hepu, everyone saw that the navigation indicated that the road through the tunnel was blocked. Yiwansan didn't care at all and urged in the chat room to drive towards the tunnel. "Navigation can make mistakes sometimes. I'm a local, how could I not know the road conditions?"

As a result, everyone was dumbfounded when they stopped at the tunnel entrance which was sealed with stones, and Yiwansan felt even more uneasy. Cao Yanhua quickly took over the position of driver and went to a nearby populated area to inquire about the situation.

There are many tourist attractions near Gaoyuan Lake, and many outsiders come here to do business. It is not easy to find locals, so everyone scattered, and Luo Ren followed Jiang Xinxin directly.

When there were no people around, Luo Ren asked Jiang Xinxin, "Xinxin, can you see Yan Hongsha's second uncle, Yan Jiuxiao?"

Although Luo Ren's question was nonsensical, Jiang Xinxin still understood it. She felt a little heavy-hearted and said, "Judging from Yan Hongsha's face, her second uncle Yan Jiuxiao has been killed. On the day we set out from Xiaoshang River..."

Needless to say, Yan Jiuxiao's death must be related to the fragments of the heart tablet. Luo Ren hated this thing more and more. He turned around and couldn't help but call Lao Zheng to confirm Luo Pinting's safety.

Lao Zheng told Luo Ren that although Luo Pinting still relied on calming incense to fall asleep, she was willing to go out during the day. Recently, she became very interested in the succulents from her neighbor's house and was collecting relevant information.

After chatting with Luo Pinting for a few more sentences, Luo Ren finally ended the call while Luo Pinting was saying that she and Jiang Xinxin would become a family, while facing Jiang Xinxin's clear eyes.

Jiang Xinxin pretended not to hear what Luo Pinting said on the other end of the phone. She got in the car and told Luo Ren the results of their investigation: "The people of Wuzhu Village relocated more than ten years ago. Now only ruins are left. Gaoyuan Lake has dried up. Only the center and the rim of the lake still have water. The original outer part of the lakebed has completely dried up. Only the area closer to the center and the rim has become a swamp."

While driving, Luo Ren took the time to ask, "So, the drying up of Plateau Lake was caused by the fragments of the Heart Tablet?"

Jiang Xinxin snorted and said, "It's half and half. Although the fragments of the Heart Tablet caused some commotion, it's not enough to nearly wipe out such a large lake. There's also the added risk of geological disasters after resource depletion."

As for the Heart Sword, it is obviously nonsense to say that it has no extraordinary power.

But it can only achieve its goals by possessing the human body and influencing the host's thinking, and it inherently reveals many weaknesses.

In the car, Jiang Xinxin couldn't help but take out the fragment of the heart tablet and study it carefully. Luo Ren couldn't help but feel his heartbeat quicken when he saw it. He couldn't help but complain, "This thing seems to be hard to defend against, but its weaknesses are also obvious. And the fact that it can only parasitize the human body to cause trouble also makes it seem weak."

This view coincides with Jiang Xinxin's idea. If someone else were here, they would probably take the opportunity to deepen their relationship with Luo Ren.

But the person sitting in the passenger seat now was Jiang Xinxin. She had no intention of having any emotional entanglement with Luo Ren. She just pretended that she had not thought about anything, put away the fragments of her heart, and began to close her eyes to rest.

The car drove all night and arrived at the original location of Wuzhu Village in the early morning.

Although the village showed signs of abandonment, its original neat appearance could still be seen. Although most of the houses had mud walls and stone foundations, the houses were tall and somewhat different from the houses in other places along the way.

Although the roads in the village are not cement roads or asphalt roads, they are filled with gravel. The road surface is very regular and can accommodate two cars passing side by side. It can be seen that Wuzhu Village developed well before it was abandoned.

However, when Yisansan looked at this place, he felt only hatred. Cao Yanhua, the driver who had guessed the inside story, could only sigh in his heart. Yan Hongsha, who was sitting in the back seat, felt increasingly uneasy. He couldn't help but say to Cao Yanhua, "Can we take a look around here? I want to find my second uncle's whereabouts first."

Cao Yanhua readily agreed to this matter. "It would be best if you had a more specific location. Plateau Lake is not small."

Yisansan heard the conversation between Cao Yanhua and Yan Hongsha and advised, "Then let's go directly to Plateau Lake. Yan Jiuxiao is here to collect pearls. The only places where pearls can be found are the center of Plateau Lake and the water eye. You can just go there."

Seeing that Yan Hongsha did not get off the car, Mu Dai turned around and sat back. Seeing Mu Dai coming back, Cao Yanhua couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

With a master like Mu Dai around, at least the safety is a little bit better.

Yisan took Jiang Xinxin and Luo Ren to see his house. The earthen walls had collapsed a lot, but the fence was still strong. Only the wooden door fell to the ground. The main room was covered with thick dust and spider webs everywhere, but all this was still very familiar in Yisan's eyes.

Yiwansan couldn't help but recount his own experience: "In the past, Wuzhu Village and the villages surrounding Gaoyuan Lake made their livings by pearl fishing and fishing. Regardless of whether it was pearl fishing or fishing, the village with more water areas would naturally earn more."

"In order to get more water, the people of Wuzhu Village ignored my father's death. They saw my father cramping after falling into the water, but they didn't even think of saving him. They even thought that my father's death was an opportunity for the village to take more water from neighboring villages!"

"My father passed away, and the villagers refused to even go into the water to retrieve his body. My mother, in a trance, decided to do it herself, but once again, the villagers ignored her death. So, on the night of August 15th, I chose to burn the mudflat where the pearl oysters were said to come ashore to absorb the moonlight!"