Beipai Tomb Raiders Notes

Chapter 570 Testing

In order not to attract attention, I got off the car a few hundred meters away from the Xia family's gate, and gave Brother Yu some instructions, asking him to keep an eye on the time. It was only one hour, and if I didn't come out by then, it meant something had happened.

"Then I won't go into Yunfeng with you. Remember to follow the boss's instructions and be careful." Brother Yu said with a serious expression.

"Don't worry, I know what's appropriate."

It was daybreak and the Xia family's door was closed, but the lights were still on in the yard.

"Who are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for Xia Shuishui. I'm her friend. I just called her and she asked me to come over."

In fact, I couldn’t get through to Xia Shuishui on the phone, so I wasn’t sure if she was at home at this time.

The gatekeeper looked me up and down and said, "Wait a moment, let me ask."

At this time, another gatekeeper said in a sleepy voice: "I have seen him several times before. It's okay. He is a friend of the boss. Let him in."

After entering in a daze, I first observed the surrounding environment. There was no one in the huge yard. I went to the lobby on the first floor and there was no one there either.

I went straight up to the second floor and arrived outside Xia Shuishui's boudoir based on my memory.

Knock lightly on the door.

There was no movement.

I was about to knock again when suddenly a familiar voice came from inside the house:

"It's only six o'clock. Didn't we agree to leave at eight?"

The door opened, and Xia Shuishui was wearing a high-end one-piece pajamas. She was sleepy and her hair looked a little messy.

"Xiang...Xiang Yunfeng?"

"Why is it you?! I thought my dad had asked the driver to pick me up in advance!"

I smiled and said, "It seems I came at the right time. So, are you planning to go out?"

The sleepiness on her face disappeared, and she reacted immediately, saying, "Yes, I'm going to Hangzhou for a few days. Why did you look for me? Why didn't you call in advance? And how did you get in?"

"The security guard at the door let me in. I called you, but your phone was turned off."

I slipped into the house and locked the door behind me.

Seeing that I locked the door, she took a step back.

"What? You look a little scared of me. We're so familiar with each other, why should I be scared?"

"No...no, it just came as a surprise. I thought you were no longer in Qiandao Lake. What did you want to see me for?"

"Nothing, I just have a few questions I want to ask you in person. Sit down."

She sat down on the edge of the bed obediently.

"Shui Shui, I have always treated you as a friend. Do you treat me as a friend too?"

"Of course, I've always considered you my friend."

"The source of the pit, the water cave."

"what?"

"What did you say?" She looked confused.

"nothing."

Seeing her reaction, I secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

People's micro-expressions when faced with sudden questions cannot lie, especially at her age.

"Xiang Yunfeng, can you still contact Master Cha?"

"Uncle Cha? Yes, but he's far away in Nanping. What's wrong?"

Xia Shuishui's eyes were filled with fear, and a few strands of bangs covered her left eye.

She moved closer and whispered to me, "I've been sleep paralyzed again recently. It might be because the ghost from last time hasn't left yet, so I plan to stay in Hangzhou for a few days. Can you ask Master Cha to come to my house again?"

"That's it?"

She nodded.

Seeing that I didn't react much, he grabbed my wrist and said, "I'm not lying to you, Xiang Yunfeng. It's true. I even felt it once. It was like... I had no strength in my body, and I couldn't move my limbs. I tried hard to open my eyes, but they were blurry. I vaguely saw a dark shadow lying on top of me."

She had said the same exact words to me a few months ago. I stared at her face, trying to observe her micro-expressions.

"Xiang Yunfeng, do you think I'm sick? Just like my dad and grandpa, they all said I had some kind of hypochondria."

I said nothing.

She continued, "You are one of my few good friends, so I wanted to tell you all this. Also, a few days ago I wanted to ask you for help in contacting Master Cha, but my father wouldn't let me. He said that you and I are from different worlds, and he told me to have less contact with you."

I nodded: "Your father is right, we are indeed from different worlds. I believe what you said, but this shouldn't be the case. If there was a problem at the time, Uncle Cha should have been able to see it. He didn't mention it to me, which means there is no problem.

Xia Shuishui became irritated and uneasy after hearing this. She scratched her hair hard and suddenly said, "Maybe I really have hysteria."

"You live alone at home? Where's your dad? Your house is so big, but there's no one to help with cleaning and cooking?"

"Auntie hasn't come yet at this hour. As for my dad... he's so busy with his business, it's good enough to see him once a week."

Xia Shuishui sat on the bed, hugged her legs, and rested her chin on her knees.

She looked worried and said to herself, "I've always dreamed of traveling alone. I wanted to go to the north to see the snow, especially Mohe, your hometown, Xiang Yunfeng. I also wanted to go horseback riding on the grasslands. Now it seems my dad won't agree, so these plans are probably ruined."

"Do you know anyone named Jiang?" I asked suddenly.

"What? Someone with the surname Jiang?"

She thought about it and shook her head.

"Has anyone come to your house recently? Or...has your dad seen any strange people recently?"

"No, even if there is, I don't know. Xiang Yunfeng, you are so weird. What do you want to ask?"

She suddenly lifted the bed sheet, picked up a few Qing Dynasty copper coins, handed them to me and said, "This is what you gave me last time. You said that if you arranged it into the shape of the Big Dipper, I would stop having nightmares. Now it's useless. You can take it back. There are no ghosts in the house. I'm sick."

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I shook my head: "It's useless for me to keep it. It's not worth much. You can keep it for fun."

"Okay, nothing much, just came to see you, I'm going back now."

"Leaving now?"

I nodded.

"Wait for me to change my clothes and send you off."

"No, just stay inside. If the security guard sees you, he might tell your dad about it."

The next second, Xia Shuishui's eyes suddenly turned red as she looked at me.

She was already beautiful, with delicate features, and had been pampered since childhood, with skin as white as milk. Her sudden red eyes actually moved me for a moment. I seemed to see a faint shadow of the Snake Woman in her, but their identities and family backgrounds were different.

"Why are you crying? I just came to see you, it's really nothing."

She raised her hand to wipe her eyes and said, "It's only been two months since we last met, and it seems different from before. It seems like we've become strangers."

"Don't be so sentimental between you and me. There's nothing going on between us. It was like that before, and it's even more so now. Uncle Cha and I are helping you purely to make money."

She grabbed the pillow and threw it at me.

I opened the door and rushed out first.

She didn't come out to see me off. Maybe my last sentence made her angry. I shouldn't have been so realistic.

But this is the fact. His father is right. Although we are of similar age, we are from two different worlds.

If I hadn't been sure before, after my conversation with Xia Shuishui, I was now certain she knew nothing. As for Xia Shuishui's father, he looked approachable, but in reality he was a very cautious man. Even if I asked, it would be useless.

"Strange, why is it gone? It should be here."

I knocked on the floor and found that the entrance to the underground secret room was sealed.

When we got back to the car, Brother Yu immediately asked me, "Why did you get out so soon? What happened?"

I frowned and said, "Xia Shuishui doesn't know anything. She doesn't even know anyone with the surname Jiang. Brother Yu, I don't think this path for the Xia family will work."

Brother Yu looked out the windshield and said, "The boss asked us to come here so that we can find a way to break through the Xia family. There must be a way."

The next second, Brother Yu frowned and turned around and said, "Yunfeng, now that things have come to this, there's someone who might know something. Why don't we find a time to meet him?"

My face changed and I said quickly, "No, if we do that, we'll be in big trouble if it's discovered later."

"Don't worry, we won't be exposed. We are professionals after all."

"So... what time?"

Brother Yu stroked his bald head back and forth and whispered to me, "Tonight is twelve o'clock."