go to the front while the backyard is off-limits.Even the housemaster would have to get approval from Abbot if they were to come, but yet this poor scholarly scholar seems as though he's just going to...Chapter 279 Luring the Tiger Away from Its Mountain (Part 2)
"How many people" The girl immediately asked.
"One person!" That old man answered.
"What One person" The girl exclaimed in surprise. Who could it be today, daring to enter Fang Family Manor alone
As the girl was thinking about this, she glanced at Xiaoyao on her side.
Is my hair messy Xiaoyao tidied up his hair… That old man didn't notice their actions and just nodded his head: "Yes, it's one person. To be precise, only one person has been discovered so far. Whether there are others or not is unknown! Currently, everyone in the Fang Family is on high alert, any outsiders will soon be found out!"
Then he looked at Xiaoyao and asked: "Who are you"
"I'm Xiaoyao, just a passerby!" Xiaoyao smiled and said.
"A passerby !" Everyone stared at Xiaoyao in confusion. What did that mean They hoped for an explanation from either the girl or Xiaoyao.
She said he claimed to be here to pay respects to his ancestor Chen Shiru..." The girl spoke, with a strange tone in her voice; she still didn't quite believe this was true.
"Chen Shiru Who is that"
It was obvious none of them knew who Chen Shiru was. That was normal too, if they hadn’t met him before, how could they know
"He's Ancestor Fang Tianya’s wife. I wanted to find her information, but this brat said he was here on the request of a late friend of hers." The girl frowned as she said this; she felt that it needed to be investigated again or else something would go wrong.
"He's lying. He must be the tomb raider trying to divert your attention," someone scoffed, feeling very satisfied with himself for having exposed Xiaoyao’s lie so easily.
The old man nodded and said: "Yes, that should be it. Also, this youth… I seem to have seen him somewhere before... let me think about it…"
The old man tried hard to recall; he felt sure that Xiaoyao had appeared in his life before because the face was familiar to him. However, strangely enough, if he had met him, he wouldn’t forget such a person easily, and he was quite confident of his memory skills. Even though he was older now, he hadn't experienced any decline in memory.
"I also feel like I’ve seen this somewhere!" At the same time, another person frowned as they thought about it too.
“” The girl looked puzzled; could this young man have some connection with the Fang family Had they met before
Xiaoyao was also confused; how could he possibly have seen them if this was his first time here You must be going senile!
"I remember now. He’s that youth whose belongings were stolen beforehand. We’ve been searching for him, and unexpectedly, he showed up here. No wonder, it's through those items that he discovered our secret and wanted to steal them," The old man looked at Xiaoyao; his gaze became sharper.
"What He’s the youth" The girl seemed to know about this too as she said in surprise.
"Yes, it is!" The old man nodded.
"If that's so, then he must be lying to me. He didn't come here to pay respects; instead, he came to divert your attention and let his accomplice steal the items! Kid, you’re really brave, quick, what’s your real purpose!" The girl looked at Xiaoyao coldly as she asked.
At this point, she had already made up her mind. She believed that Xiaoyao didn’t come here to pay respects but for some other reason. That so-called old friend was just a cover-up; he wanted to gain more time by delaying them!
Yes, the purpose of his visit was indeed to buy time. If she were to investigate herself, it would take a long time since this happened 3000 years ago and checking on all details would definitely require a lot of effort.
Hence, Xiaoyao was once again labeled as a tomb raider; however, this time the purpose was not stealing but rather to divert attention!
But, the party involved, Xiaoyao himself, felt very confused. What are they talking about
"What item What do you mean I’m that youth What’s going on"
"You’re still pretending not to understand! You’re really brave; after exposing your identity, you even dared to come here." The girl looked at Xiaoyao with a mix of admiration and disbelief. She had never seen someone like him before.
Of course, this was her imagination; in reality, Xiaoyao knew nothing about it. His appearance there was purely coincidental, as was the situation at hand.
"Do I look like I’m pretending Please tell me what’s going on first!" Xiaoyao said seriously. He also wanted to know how he suddenly became the youth they were talking about.
Three months ago, a group of merchants outside an unknown small town were attacked and killed; our belongings were stolen at that time. Nothing was missing from the scene except for our items. It's clear it was aimed specifically at us!" The old man said coolly. "Did you solve the mystery behind those things"
"Don't tell me you're the only one. I'm alone, just 'I', not 'you guys!'" Xiaoyao corrected first and then continued: "And I don’t know about any merchants getting robbed... Oh wait, this seems familiar... three months ago..."
Recalling back, he suddenly remembered an incident that was almost forgotten. It wasn't his business to begin with; he had just happened upon it. Now, however, it seemed there might be a continuation, and rather unfortunately for him, he had stumbled into it again.
"Wasn’t it the group of merchants killed by Qin Family’s Five Tigers’ Door-Cutting Saber I remember passing by that place then... How coincidental! Could it have something to do with you guys No wonder, no wonder it was arranged this way. It’s obvious they wanted to instigate a conflict between your Fang family and the Qin family! Got it!" Xiaoyao seemed to understand fully but soon his thoughts shifted elsewhere. This still had nothing to do with him; what he needed to deal with now were these coincidences.
The coincidence of being there at that time as an innocent bystander, and now here again another such occurrence made it hard for one not to suspect a connection between the events and himself.
"Just happened to pass by There’s no way anything could be this coincidental," said the young lady with a smile, her eyes squinting into slits as if daring him to explain more.
As for the Qin family matter, the Fang family had recognized it was suspicious from the start but still put pressure on the Qin family to get some benefits. Such opportunities weren’t often missed by any clan.
"It’s exactly this coincidental... No one would believe me even if I said so… It's obvious that you don't, and yet, that's how it is!" Xiaoyao waved his hand dismissively.
"That's right, I don’t believe it! Unless, you can get that ancestor’s old friend here!" she replied with a smile.
"If he could come, then I wouldn't be here," Xiaoyao shook his head.
"Then take me to him!" she said again.
Xiaoyao wanted to nod but couldn’t; he believed Chen Xi would never agree. He didn’t like being disturbed and... unless...
"Are you a descendant of Chen Shiru" Xiaoyao asked.
"Ancestor Chen Shiru"
“That’s the Fang Tianya lineage,” said Xiaoyao, rephrasing it in a way that should be easier to understand.
"No! The bloodline of Ancestor Fang Tianya has long since deviated; I don't know if anyone is left. Why are you asking" she shook her head and asked him the reason.
“If you’re a descendant of Chen Shiru, he might look at you favorably, but otherwise, he definitely wouldn’t want to be disturbed. So, I can’t agree to this.” Xiaoyao said with a bitter smile; it was now quite helpless as there were ways to solve the issue, yet they couldn't be employed.
Forget it, just wait for an opportunity to escape!
"You keep pretending! You’re nothing but a little thief, a lying thief!" The young lady said with some contempt.
"Alright, if you think so, then fine. I don’t want to waste my breath," Xiaoyao shook his head; he didn't want to argue about this anymore and decided to find an opportunity to escape directly.
“You've run out of things to say” The young lady seemed even happier, as if she had won the argument already.
"..." Xiaoyao chose silence.
"Auntie, have you searched him" Someone asked at this point; it looked like they didn’t want Xiaoyao to remain silent forever and were ready to force an answer out of him.
“Not yet. Bring someone over to search his body,” the young lady ordered.
"..." Xiaoyao frowned, not wanting a body search; there was plenty he’d rather keep secret. He could only say: “Can’t you avoid searching me If you tell me what you’re looking for, I’ll check if I have it...”
“Do you think that's possible” The young lady looked at Xiaoyao as though to say she didn't take this seriously.
"Seems unlikely!" Xiaoyao realized he was now a prisoner with no rights over his body.
“Search him, there’s definitely something wrong!” Seeing Xiaoyao's reaction, the young lady thought that there must be secrets on him and felt excited at this prospect.
Xiaoyao spread out his hands in surrender, accepting his fate. Let them search; some things were hard for others to identify as special anyway.
“What’s this”
The person searching Xiaoyao found an odd item on him he couldn’t immediately recognize. This was just the start; soon enough, various items started being unearthed from different parts of his body.
Before Xiaoyao stood a pile of miscellaneous objects that no one would have believed could be hidden by any person without raising suspicion.
"These seem like mechanical devices. They appear quite ingenious but I don't know what they’re for. However, someone who carries so many devices must not be a good guy!!" The young lady looked over the items; they were all designed by Xiaoyao to protect himself and could only be used by him. To others, these gadgets would just look useless without any idea of their purpose.tion is a kind of combined attack technique that boosts strength. To put it simply, it's an enhancement to one's capabilities. If, even after this enhancement, one still can't surpass the opponent's s...