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Chapter 2070 Xu Zhu's Secret

"I was worried about you, so I sent a signal to the secret guards and went back. I saw you unconscious and Xu Zhu was nowhere to be found. I had no choice but to bring you back first."

After saying that, Chen Changli carefully looked at her. Seeing that Wan Shufang was sweating, he hugged her worriedly and said, "Shufang, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have left you alone."

"No, if you hadn't left, neither of us would have been able to escape."

Wan Shufang survived the disaster. At this moment, she breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

But she was still troubled by the face in the dream that looked like her own. She was full of sorrow and said nothing. Seeing her like this, Chen Changli thought she was having a nightmare and patted her back gently with his big hand.

"Shufang, did you have a nightmare? It's okay, I'm here to stay with you. From now on, I won't let you face danger alone again."

"But..." Wan Shufang hesitated. She really wanted to tell Chen Changli what happened in her dream, but when she thought of Chen Changli's indifferent look in the dream, she finally said nothing.

Seeing this, Chen Changli thought she was just too tired, so he took her into his arms and comforted her softly, "Perhaps you have been too busy these days, exhausted, and troubled by Xu Zhu, so you had a nightmare."

"Have a good sleep later, I'll be by your side."

His gentle voice, like a clear mountain spring, passed through people's hearts, soothing Wan Shufang's restless heart and making her gradually calm down.

But she still felt that things were not that simple. After all, Xu Zhu had accurately told her birth date and the children's...

She didn't know Xu Zhu at all before. Either he had great magical powers, or he had investigated in advance. But either way, it was not good for them.

"Changli, Xu Zhu has too many secrets. We can't let him go." Wan Shufang gritted her teeth, raised her head, and looked at Chen Changli: "Send someone to check his location and follow him."

"Okay, I'll call An Yi now."

As he spoke, Chen Changli comforted Wan Shufang to go to sleep, then he walked out and gave instructions to An Yi.

Even if the secret guards took action, Wan Shufang was still worried. After a nap, she got up and went out, looking for Xu Zhu's whereabouts.

Finally, on the second day, she was able to squat in front of Xuzhu.

Looking at the man who was now in high spirits, Wan Shufang pursed her lips and followed him secretly.

For several days, she followed Xu Zhu and finally discovered that after each ritual he would go to a cave, and Wan Shufang would squat at the entrance of the cave.

She waited until Xu Zhu left before going forward to check.

“So many mechanisms…”

Before she even got close, she could tell at a glance that something was wrong with the entrance to the cave.

There are traps everywhere and it is very dangerous.

"It seems that Xu Zhu's secret is hidden in there." With excitement in her eyes, she returned to the inn and told Chen Changli what she had discovered.

Taking advantage of the night, the two returned to the cave and observed carefully. After making sure that there was no one there, Chen Changli and Wan Shufang approached the cave.

"Chen Changli, there are many traps at the entrance of the cave, be careful."

"It's okay, I know." Chen Changli squeezed Wan Shufang's hand soothingly, then let go and looked at the scene in front of him with burning eyes.

Both of them knew something about mechanical devices, and they moved carefully along the way, working together to break the mechanisms. With a loud rumbling sound, the stone door opened, revealing what was inside.

Chen Changli and Wan Shufang looked at each other and walked in without hesitation. One in front and one behind, they carefully observed the layout of the cave. Soon, Wan Shufang found a secret compartment on the stone wall.

A light flashed in her eyes, she pressed the mechanism and took out a booklet from the secret compartment: "Chen Changli, come over here quickly, there is something here."

When she opened the booklet, Chen Changli also came over. Looking at the various mysterious techniques recorded in the booklet, Wan Shufang showed an expression of "as expected" on her face.

"I said that Xu Zhu must be a liar. The rainfall was just his own guess based on the soil moisture on the roadside and some natural phenomena."

"He even chose to come when the weather was fine and took all the credit for himself. How shameless." Wan Shufang cursed angrily, feeling indignant, and continued to flip through the pages.

Soon I saw some handwritten notes at the back of the booklet.

After seeing the contents clearly, their faces darkened and their auras turned a little cold.

"I didn't expect that even the birth date and horoscope were fake..."

The booklet clearly recorded all the details of the birth dates. Xu Zhu had inquired about each one in advance and then brought them to the Dharma Assembly for show.

But the others only had a few short sentences, but when it came to Wan Shufang's story, Xu Zhu wrote two full pages...

The two of them finished reading the two pages in silence. Xu Zhu had found out almost every detail about Wan Shufang, and his tone sounded like that of an old friend.

Thinking of this, Chen Changli looked at Wan Shufang, pursed his lips, and asked, "Shufang, why does he seem to know you?"

Hearing this, Wan Shufang shook her head violently. She was also very surprised as to why Xu Zhu described her in such detail. A sense of panic gradually crept into her heart.

The woman in the dream seemed to appear before my eyes again all of a sudden.

She forced herself to calm down, took Chen Changli's hand, and anxiously explained: "Changli, I, I don't know, I have never seen Xu Zhu."

Seeing Wan Shufang's panic, Chen Changli paused, his eyes showing a trace of confusion. He reached out and touched her forehead: "Shufang, what's wrong with you?"

"I'm not doubting you. I'm just asking if we've met Xu Zhu." He explained in a low voice, feeling that Wan Shufang was hiding something.

But Wan Shufang didn't say anything more. She just nodded and pulled him to continue walking inside.

Walking to the innermost part of the cave, the two saw a portrait hanging on the stone wall. The woman in the portrait had a cinnabar mole, and Xu Zhu offered incense to her.

The most important thing is that the woman in the portrait looks very similar to Wan Shufang when she was young!

Chen Changli and Wan Shufang both showed surprised expressions and looked at each other. Before they could react, there was a sudden noise at the entrance of the cave.

The two realized that it was Xu Zhu who returned, and they quickly found a place to hide. Soon, they saw Xu Zhu walk in happily.

He first lit incense for the woman, the smoke drifting up to the portrait. Xu Zhu looked at the portrait carefully and eagerly, his eyes full of determination to obtain it.

"Please wait a little longer. Everything will soon be over. I only need the lives of forty more boys and girls to revive you."

"Wait a little longer. This time, I will protect you and won't let you die alone again..."

He stared at the portrait with burning eyes and talked to himself. What he said shocked Chen Changli and Wan Shufang who were hiding in the dark. They had no idea what was going on.

Things seem to be a fog, getting thicker and thicker and harder to fathom.