C1721 Welcome to the Underground Floor of Lou Lan
The target suddenly disappeared. A pile of white bones appeared in front of him. According to Wang Zhiqi's judgement, the target was being played by someone.
It was possible that they had dug a hole here to hide themselves, and that they were trying to scare them off by using a pile of white bones under the sand near the pile of bones.
This was simply a joke and too childish.
Wang Zhiqi sneered inside his heart. He held the gun with both of his hands and stared at the pile of white bones as he slowly moved forward.
He felt that the hiding place might be right under the bones, because the camel could not have gone too far in ten minutes, in the endless desert.
"Everyone, be careful. Be careful not to fall into the hole."
While Wang Zhiqi was walking, he ordered, "Ding Zi, you and Xiao Wang (the driver of the other car) be prepared to deal with any unexpected accidents. If you find anything wrong, you can shoot from above at any time!"
"Yes — ah!"
Ding Zi stood up from his seat, and just as he replied 'yes', he let out an extremely terrified scream.
"What's the matter!"
Shocked, Wang Zhiqi shouted and quickly turned his head -- and then, he saw a black thing, as fast as lightning, pouncing towards his gaping mouth.
What is this?
The moment Wang Zhiqi saw this thing, this question appeared in his mind.
Under the sunlight, the lightning-like object seemed to be reflecting light, yet it also seemed to be emitting a foul stench.
It smells good here.
Before the man in black opened his eyes, Shieh Hongyan had already caught a whiff of the fragrance. This wasn't the scent of a woman's favorite perfume, but was a mixture of grass, earth, clean water, flower, and other natures that were beneficial to the human body.
It smelled even better than the rising oxygen bars in the city.
"You can open your eyes now."
Just as Shieh Hongyan was enjoying the fresh air with her eyes closed and was about to be drunk, the man in black's words rang in her ears. "Welcome to the underground Lou Lan."
Shieh Hongyan slowly opened her eyes.
She had to walk slowly, because she had walked for a long time in the darkness of the tunnel.
Sensing the scent of nature, she knew she was out of the tunnel. To protect her eyes from harm, she had to open them slowly.
As she slowly opened her eyes, she saw a towering, black city.
The entrance was a long way from her, but from here she could see that the soldiers on the walls were armed with ancient weapons. They were all wearing black cotton armour, and the red tassels on their fluttering helmets looked like a flickering flame from afar.
There was a wide road leading to the exit of the city. Besides the people walking on it, there were ox-carts, carriages, and palanquins.
When she looked up, Shieh Hongyan saw two suns -- oh, no, many suns, like supernight pearls, embedded in the azure sky.
Beneath Shieh Hongyan's feet was a mountain. From the foot of the mountain to the top, there was a pitch-black stone mountain.
Behind the rock was an astonishing forest and a large lake.
I came to the underground lake.
My paradise.
When Shieh Hongyan had just entered the tunnel, she had already guessed that she would arrive at the legendary Lou Lan very soon. She felt that she would definitely be extremely excited and almost burst into tears.
However, when she actually appeared under the seven suns (the seven suns were Lou Lan's biggest characteristic), she was extremely calm, just like a child who had been out messing around all day and had just returned home in the evening. There was not a single bit of excitement.
The black-robed man that had sent her here had disappeared without her knowing.
He had already completed his mission, and now Shieh Hongyan would be taken care of by someone else.
In fact, there was also an ox cart with a awning, slowly walking towards the foot of the Black Rock Mountain.
Shieh Hongyan didn't go down the mountain immediately. Instead, she sat down slowly with her knees bent, took off her hat, and put it on her knees. She wanted to experience the happiness of being able to finally return home and settle down.
It was enough for a person, especially a woman who had suffered through many hardships, to have such a chance to enjoy happiness in her entire life.
I arrived at the underground Lou Lan.
From then on, I don't have to be scared anymore. It's good that no one can bully me again.
It's great that my daughter is old. With a man like Gao Fei to protect her, I can enjoy a comfortable life of my own without worries.
It's not a dream, it's really not, it's good.
Taking a deep breath, Shieh Hongyan raised her head and walked down the mountain with quick steps.
She left in a hurry, a bit impatient. She no longer had that tranquility from before.
At the foot of the mountain, an ox-cart was parked quietly.
The ox-cart had a shed to shield it from the sun, but not the wind, so Shieh Hongyan could see that there was a blanket of blue flowers on the floor, and a little girl with a comb in her hand was sitting on it, talking to a young woman standing in front of her fork.
The young woman, dressed in the traditional costume that only Shieh Hongyan could see on TV, held the cow by the reins with her left hand and turned her head to comfort the little girl.
Next to the young woman was a man wearing a scholarly robe and looking like a gentleman. There was also a boy who looked to be about four or five years old.
As they got closer, Shieh Hongyan recognized who the mister was — Qin Chengcheng.
Three years ago, when Shieh Hongyan first met Gao Fei, she was in the 'Royal Crown Western Restaurant' on the Walking Street of Jinnan, sitting there with Qin Chengcheng, Yan Hong, and Mu Tianya, waiting for Gao Fei.
At that time, Zhang Wenwen was trying her best to encourage her to accept Gao Fei.
Time seemed to fly by in the blink of an eye. Three years had passed in the blink of an eye.
However, of the four women who gathered at the western restaurant that year, two of them had long left this world, leaving Qin Chengcheng and her alone.
Honestly speaking, in Shieh Hongyan's heart, she had never thought highly of Qin Chengcheng, so she did not care which man she fought over. Furthermore, under the orders of the Young Master, the night that she kidnapped Shen Yinbing to Riverbed Tomb, it had become a disaster for the family.
However, fate had played a big joke on her. Qin Chengcheng had actually become the woman she, Shieh Hongyan, envied the most.
Right now, she was dressed in a scholarly attire and wore a scholarly scarf. She had an appearance that was even more elegant than the female teachers in R Country movies.
Qin Chengcheng looked at least five years younger than before.
Shieh Hongyan looked at the young woman with a complicated expression.
The young woman was much younger than Qin Chengcheng. She shouldn't be more than twenty years old, right?
Her face was pretty, and of course she was pretty as well. However, when they looked at each other, she quickly revealed a friendly smile and shifted her gaze. She seemed to be very nervous.
Who was this?
Shieh Hongyan didn't know who this young woman was, but she could guess who the little boy standing beside Qin Chengcheng was: This, should be the foster son that Gao Fei mentioned a few times, Gao Da'ming, a bitter child who was saved from America.
But now, he was undoubtedly very happy, because he met Gao Fei, just like himself.
"Welcome to underground, Lou Lan."
When Shieh Hongyan walked down the mountain, Qin Chengcheng greeted her with a faint smile.
Instinctively, Shieh Hongyan stretched out her right hand. In the outside world, old friends all had to shake hands when they met, didn't they?
Qin Chengcheng raised both her hands and bowed to her. She then laughed out loud, "Haha, I'm sorry. I've lived here for a long time. I'm used to bowing to others when they greet me. I think of myself as mister."
Shieh Hongyan also smiled and said softly, "Qin Chengcheng, I really envy you."
"I think you should think so too, but there's no need to think that way later, because we're living in the same world again."
Lily gave a refined smile, patted Jack on the head, and said softly, "Da'ming, this is your aunt."
"Aunt!"
Gao Da'ming was very obedient and immediately called out to Shieh Hongyan.
Shieh Hongyan understood, of course, what Gao Da'ming meant by calling her 'Aunt': it was just like those big figures in the ancient times, who had three wives and four concubines. When the children called her 'Aunt', they would address her as' Aunt '.
Simply put, Gao Da'ming called her Aunt Wu as one of Gao Fei's concubines.
Ancient concubines had no status. However, Shieh Hongyan didn't care about that. On the contrary, she was very happy.
Because this was her best ending.
"Hongyan, let me introduce you. This is Shui'er."
Qin Chengcheng then introduced the timid woman to Shieh Hongyan, "The girl in the car is the daughter of Gao Fei. Gao Xiaolu, have you heard Gao Fei talk about her before?"
"I've heard of it."
Shieh Hongyan walked up to Shui'er and said with a smile, "Sister, you'll have to take good care of me from now on."
"Sis, Sis, don't be too polite, I know what to do."
Shui'er was still as timid and cautious as before.
However, in her life, she had twice been bold. One time was when she pushed Gao Fei in the opposite direction, and the other time was when she initiated the palace change with Mo Xie's little prince.
Any girl who had such two bold chances in her life was enough to prove that her life was also as exquisite as that.
"The Queen and Chen Guoguo, it's not convenient for them to come and pick you up."
After a brief introduction of Shui'er and her daughter, Qin Chengcheng said, "You know what? Hehe. Originally, the Queen wanted to send someone to pick you up, but I rejected her. I think you like the way things are right now. "
Shieh Hongyan understood, of course, why it was inconvenient for Chen Guoguo and her companion to come and pick her up.
In fact, she didn't expect Moxie Zhengdong, the big landowner, and Chen Guoguo, Gao Fei's most highly regarded wife, to come and pick her up.
"Hmm, I like this method the most. It makes me feel like I'm going home."
Shieh Hongyan walked to the front of the ox-cart, hiding her face from Gao Xiaolu as she said softly, "This, this is what I want."
"Although they did not come, they entrusted me with some words for you."
Qin Chengcheng walked up to the oxcart and said, "For example, why did you come to the underground lake?"1
"This must have been arranged by Gao Fei, right?"
Shieh Hongyan replied without thinking, "Actually, he should have told me earlier. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been worried for such a long time."
"It's not him."
However, Qin Chengcheng shook her head.
"Not him?"
Shieh Hongyan was stunned. She raised her head and looked at Qin Chengcheng, "Is... is it the Queen, or Chen Guoguo, or you?"
"Neither."
Qin Chengcheng shook her head again and raised her chin with her hands behind her back. She looked at the blue sky and whispered, "The person who arranged for you to come here is your father."
"My, my father?"
Shieh Hongyan's body shuddered as she stuttered, "My … my father passed away many years ago. How could he have arranged for me to come here?"
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