After Zhang Zicheng finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards the large pit, then jumped in.
This time, Shen Weixun didn't stop him, nor did he follow.
Niannian was still in a coma. He couldn't leave Niannian alone up there, nor could he take her to explore the unknown danger.
Shen Weixun kept looking down into the pit. Although he couldn't see anything, he still tried hard to make out something.
There was no strange sound coming from the pit.
There was only the sound of Zhang Zicheng walking below.
It seemed that there was no danger down there.
After a while, Zhang Zicheng finally climbed up. He was covered in mud and looked dirty.
But now they didn't have the mind to be clean.
Zhang Zicheng was holding a wooden box in his hand.
The box looked very old. There was no carving or decoration on it. It was very ordinary.
He opened the box, revealing a round Buddhist relic.
Relief washed over both of them simultaneously.
"Is the ashes gone?"
Shen Weixun still remembered that Zhang Zicheng had said there were two things buried under the tree, but he had only brought up one.
That meant the ashes were gone.
"Yeah. Fortunately, the relic was buried deeper and in a more concealed place. They failed to dig it out and probably gave up."
Saying so, Zhang Zicheng took out the Buddhist relic and carefully placed it in Niannian's hand.
Both of them frowned as they looked at the little girl.
They waited quietly.
Before long, the little girl in Shen Weixun's arms frowned and finally opened her eyes.
She looked around in a daze, rubbed her eyes, and asked in confusion, "Senior Brother, have we arrived?"
"Yes, we have. Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"
Shen Weixun asked with concern immediately.
"Uncomfortable? No. I just slept too much and my head hurts a bit. Ah... I also had a very long dream!"
Niannian was very confused as to why Third Senior Brother would ask such a question.
She carefully felt her physical condition and didn't feel anything wrong.
Suddenly, one picture after another flashed through her mind.
It seemed to be the dream she had just had.
This nap made her feel exhausted.
It didn't seem like she had slept for long.
It was very strange. She rarely dreamed. Although she would wake up at the slightest noise, her sleep quality was actually very good.
In her whole life, she had dreamed only a few times.
It was only during the two days when she went back home and was extremely nervous that she had kept having dreams.
But recently, she had been much better. She felt more settled at home. After she felt at ease, she had never had any strange dreams again.
This might be the only thing that was a bit off.
Shen Weixun let out a sigh of relief. He didn't think there was anything wrong.
It was just a dream. It wasn't a big deal.
But Zhang Zicheng became extremely excited.
"Baby, what did you dream about? Can you tell me in detail?"
Niannian frowned and thought for a while. She organized her words as best she could to describe the dream clearly.
After a long pause, she said slowly, "Um... I dreamed that I saw a sister. That sister was very beautiful. She was wearing a hard red dress, which was very bright. The sister also had a very, very long spear in her hand and was practicing with it in a very big courtyard."
"Then... then an old grandpa wearing a tall hat walked into the courtyard from outside. He was holding a yellow piece of paper in his hand and said something to the little sister... Um... I can't quite remember..."
Niannian scratched her head and tried her best to recall.
What the old grandpa said was too complicated. She really couldn't describe it completely, so she could only pick out a few words.
"Following some fortune, and then something something yue. Um... Whose daughter was extremely charming and intelligent? Smart... By imperial order... Get married?"
"I can't remember. Anyway, later the little sister knelt on the ground and received the yellow piece of paper with both hands. She was still kneeling on the ground even after the old grandpa left. I felt that a very long time had passed. Suddenly, the little sister started crying. Her clothes suddenly changed to white. She was covered in blood and had a lot of wounds."
"The tears on the little sister's face also turned the color of blood, and then I woke up."
It was a very strange dream.
Shen Weixun carefully filled in the blanks and restored the picture of the dream in his mind, but he always felt that there was something wrong with his imagination.
What kind of clothes were hard and red?
Why could Niannian tell that the clothes were hard?
It might just be a dream.
Shen Weixun didn't think a dream was worth researching. He slowly shifted his gaze to Zhang Zicheng.
He saw that Zhang Zicheng's face was as gloomy as water and he was clenching his fists tightly, as if he was holding back something.
Um...
What was wrong with the second one?
"You... Do you know what this dream means?"
"Yes, she still can't forget. She's also blaming me."
Zhang Zicheng's answer was so strange that it was hard to understand.
Shen Weixun was a bit impatient and urged, "If you're going to say something, say it all. If not, don't say a single word."
"Okay, then I won't say a single word!"
Zhang Zicheng was feeling very frustrated. Shen Weixun's tone made him feel very uncomfortable.
He was angry. He decided not to say anything!
Seeing that the atmosphere between the two was getting more and more tense and it seemed like they were going to fight again, the little girl stepped in to act as a peacemaker with ease.
"Second Brother, Second Brother, I want to hear. Don't be angry. Third Senior Brother isn't being fierce. Third Senior Brother is very concerned about you."
Perceiving Shen Weixun's emotions was a piece of cake for the little girl.
She could clearly feel Third Senior Brother's feelings towards Zhang Zicheng.
It was just that the way they got along with each other had always been like this. Third Senior Brother never said anything soft, so it was easy to cause misunderstandings.
Just like now.
Zhang Zicheng rolled his eyes at Shen Weixun and unexpectedly didn't comfort the little girl.
Instead, he sat down on the ground dejectedly with the wooden box in his hand.
His state was obviously very wrong.
Shen Weixun didn't provoke him anymore. He sat down on the ground with the little girl in his arms.
The little girl struggled out of Third Senior Brother's arms and obediently sat between the two of them.
A gentle breeze blew by, and the surroundings were eerily quiet.
After a long silence, Zhang Zicheng's deep voice slowly came.
"Okay, I'll tell you a story. A very cliche love story."
"This story took place a thousand years ago. At that time, there was a country called the State of Ze. The emperor of the State of Ze was fatuous and immoral. He only liked to eat, drink, and have fun every day. He was also extremely suspicious and jealous. He liked to behead his ministers at every turn. Anyway, anyone who was more capable than him or disagreed with him on certain matters would not end well."
"Such a country was rotten to the core, but it still managed to stand firm because they had a general who was invincible in battle."