Do not engage in underworld operations in the human world!

Although the houses in the Jiang family compound are not tall, even the highest point of the main house is only five or six meters high, but the area is very large, covering the entire top of Huangquan Mountain.

Jiang Lu sighed along the way, recalling the past, when he played with sand here, when he climbed trees to pick fruits there, making people feel that his childhood was very fulfilling.

But more importantly, I lamented that I didn't realize at the time that my family was so rich. It was not until I lived my life again and grew up in an orphanage that I realized how rare the life I took for granted before was.

However, although he felt emotional, he did not think that the orphanage was so bad. It was the same place where he was born and raised. There was no distinction between high and low. They were all life experiences and new experiences, and they were all worth remembering.

After walking for a while, Jiang Lu brought Lucifer to the main house.

Pushing open the dusty door covered with cobwebs, the light inside finally came back to light.

then.

"Hold!"

Jiang Lu angrily kicked away the water bottles and plastic bags piled by the door:

“Who threw so much garbage in my house?!”

Seeing this, Lucifer comforted him: "Calm down, hasn't this place been transformed into a scenic spot?"

But Jiang Lu didn't accept it: "That's what makes me even more angry. If it's turned into a scenic spot and I don't manage it properly, isn't that just wasting my family's fortune?"

After a pause, Jiang Lu looked around: "Speaking of this, where is my family's foundation?"

The colorful bottles and jars in the main house that Jiang Lu remembered, and the pearls and agates that he later found out were very valuable, had long disappeared. Except for the plaque with family mottos hanging right in the center, there was nothing here that Jiang Lu was familiar with.

Although these things are very similar to the originals, and the level of these imitations is so advanced that they can even fool many experts who specialize in antiques, they cannot fool Jiang Lu. He does not understand antiques, but he knows that this is different from what he has seen and touched since he was a child.

The tables, chairs, screens and curtains were nothing like what he remembered.

There is no doubt that the Jiang family compound is actually just an empty shell, and the valuables have either already flowed into the market or have been taken away by certain people.

"This is a bit strange." Lucifer said to Jiang Lu in a serious tone, "If your family was ruined like this after Emperor Yin usurped the throne, it would be fine, but the man just said that the project of renovating the scenic area started when you were still in power. Logically speaking, you were at the peak of your career at that time, and your status in the underworld was supreme. No one should dare to do this."

Indeed, this is unreasonable. Even when Daqing was at its lowest point in history, it was not until the Eight Vajra invaded that the people of Daqing dared to lead the way to rob things in the garden. But back then, Jiang Lu was at his most prosperous period. Who would dare to steal his ancestral home?

This person is definitely not an ordinary person.

Jiang Lu and Lucifer thought of the same person at the same time.

"Nyarlathotep?"

"That should be it." Jiang Lu scratched his hair in annoyance. "There is no one else except him. I'm afraid he wanted to find antiques and found my house. Then I don't know how he took control of my house. He pretended to develop a scenic spot as a cover while digging deep inside."

"But what about your parents? They've been doing this for so long, and you haven't heard anything about it?"

Lucifer blamed:

"If you go home more often, can this happen?"

Jiang Lu said nothing, but just pointed to the family motto on his own plaque, pointing to those sentences that promoted excellent moral character word by word.

"What do you mean?" Lucifer was puzzled.

"Do I dare to go home?" Jiang Lu asked back: "I have never done anything according to these things. If my mother knew, she would slap me to death. You don't know how much damage a child's original family can cause, right?" Lucifer was silent for a moment: "No, I know."

Jiang Lu suddenly realized.

It seems that there is nothing wrong with saying this. After all, Lucifer was forced to run away from home by his original family and turned into a demon.

Jiang Lu could only sigh: "We are both people who have been stranded in this world."

Lucifer also sighed: "Don't talk about this, it's useless to talk about it now, let's see if the things are still there."

Although all signs indicate that the thing may have been taken away by Nyarlathotep, Jiang Lu still firmly believes that the thing is still there.

Because in the spiritual realm of Yinjing City, Jiang Lu did not see any fluctuations that looked like ancient artifacts. Only in Huangquan did he see something strange enough that matched Nordens' description.

This means that the ancient artifact is still in the underworld. Perhaps for some reason, Nyarlathotep did not find it or did not choose to take it away.

But no matter how you look at it, the current situation is still somewhat suspicious. If Nyarlathotep was also sure that the thing was here, why didn't he send people to guard it?
Thinking of this, Jiang Lu suddenly frowned.

At this moment, someone suddenly asked, "Are you looking for something?"

Jiang Lu and Lucifer turned around and saw the homeless man standing by the door with a simple and honest look, staring at them eagerly.

Jiang Lu immediately figured it out. He winked at Lucifer, who was stunned for a moment before finally understanding what he meant.

"Yes, we are looking for something very important. Do you have any idea?" Jiang Lu asked.

The homeless man thought for a moment and said, "When the Jiang Family Courtyard was open to the public, they had an exhibition hall to display the treasures they collected for people to visit. Although it was later closed and most of the things in the exhibition hall were taken away, it seems that there are still some things left here that cannot be taken away. I came here when I was a child and I know where it is. Why don't I take you there?"

Jiang Lu nodded: "Okay."

"Come with me."

So, the homeless man walked in front, Jiang Lu and Lucifer followed behind, and the three of them kept a distance of one body length between them.

Perhaps because he felt the atmosphere was too depressing, the homeless man took the initiative to ask: "Why did you two come to Huangquan?"

"Come to play."

"Come and have fun." The homeless man understood, and then asked enthusiastically: "I know some fun and cost-effective places, and I also know a little about where the most authentic foods on the must-eat list are. Do you want me to introduce them to you?"

"No, I can't stay long."

"That's a pity." The homeless man said with some regret: "I have experienced many good places over the years, and I wanted to show you the way as a reward."

"Aren't you showing us the way now?"

"Oh, that's nothing." The homeless man laughed. "I just want to save you the trouble. With your knowledge of every plant and tree here, it's only a matter of time before you find the exhibition hall."

"Oh? How do you know I know this place?"

"Because you circled over my head."

Before Jiang Lu could figure out what was going on, the homeless man stopped and pointed at the dark stairs in front of him that used to be a well but had now been turned into a passage leading underground:
"Here we are." (End of this chapter)