Late at night, everything in Kaifeng City was silent.

In the meow meow building, Bai Yutang was sleeping lightly, and he heard a "silent" sound. He opened his eyes and looked. In the big nest in the middle of the room, Yaoyao and Xiaowu snuggled together and fell asleep quietly. The sound was not what they made... Could it be that the rat?

Bai Yutang felt it was impossible. There was a place where Zhan Zhao, except for Wu Ye, he had never seen anything related to the word "rat".

When I sat up gently, I found that the sound was coming from Zhan Zhao's bed.

The fifth master frowned - who had the rat who had eaten the leopard's courage and climbed onto the cat's bed?

Anyway, the two of them fell asleep when they met, so the fifth master simply turned over...

When they turned to Zhan Zhao's bed opposite, they found that Zhan Zhao had his eyes open and his big eyes were looking at him. The two looked at each other for a moment, and Zhan Zhao blinked.

Bai Yutang was a little confused.

Zhan Zhao stretched out a finger and pointed at Bai Yutang, "Shh!"

The fifth master looked down and saw Zhan Zhao pointing to the little fourth son in his arms.

Xiao Sizi's head rested on Zhan Zhao's arm, his face buried in front of his chest, and the quilt was covered to his mouth, but his face was not as red as usual, and there was a bump between his eyebrows.

Bai Yutang noticed that under the quilt, the little Sizi seemed to be kicking his legs or kicking the quilt, and was so busy.

The two looked at each other again. Bai Yutang understood, is the little fourth son having a nightmare?

Zhan Zhao hugged Xiao Sizi and didn't dare to move. He heard that the person who had nightmares would be frightened when he suddenly woke up, but Xiao Sizi kicked his legs so much that it hurt. It seemed that he was escaping from a dream.

Bai Yutang visits Zhan Zhao—What should I do?

Zhan Zhao was also in a dilemma - otherwise you can call Gongsun?

Bai Yutang thought it was a solution, but as soon as the fifth master got out of bed, he heard the little fourth son shouting "Ah!"

Zhan Zhao jumped in fear.

Yaoyao and Xiaowu in the nest also jumped.

The little Sizi suddenly sat up, and his head was sweating and his eyes were wide open.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang heard the sound of kicking the door next door with a "bang", followed by the second sound, "bang", which was particularly clear... because they were kicking their door.

Xiaowu and Yaoyao jumped up and hid behind the screen, poked their heads out, and saw Gongsun coming in barefoot in his underwear.

He jumped onto the bed and picked up Xiao Sizi to take a photo, "Did you have a nightmare?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang moved aside - When did Gongsun learn kung fu? So fast!

Xiao Liangzi rushed in almost the same time with Gongsun. He rushed to the edge of the bed and looked at Xiao Sizi, "Jin'er!"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang felt very guilty in an instant... After all, Xiao Sizi came to sleep for a night, but even had a nightmare.

Outside the door, Zhao Pu also walked in yawning, followed by a group of curious shadow guards.

"Jin'er, what are you having a nightmare?" Xiao Liang asked Xiao Sizi.

The little fourth son finally came back to his soul. He looked at the adults around him and frowned and said, "There are so many people."

"Man?" Zhan Zhao was puzzled, "What's scary about people?"

The little Sizi waved his hand in front of his eyes, "Everyone is wearing a mask, a terrible mask!"

"Mask?" Zhao Pu frowned, "What kind of mask?"

Xiao Sizi's face was wrinkled like a bun, and she didn't seem to think about it at all. She reached out and gestured at the position of her chin, "My mouth is so big, so big!"

Everyone imagined what three "very big" concepts are.

"Look at the evil mask..." Xiao Sizi continued to pat her chest.

"What are those people wearing masks and then doing?" Bai Yutang was puzzled.

"I lined up and walked into the valley. It was so long and there were things in their hands." Xiao Sizi frowned and touched her chin and thought, "Is it stone? Or wood... It feels so hard and heavy."

Everyone frowned - what kind of dream is this? The scene felt a bit weird.

"What then?" Bai Yutang asked, "Why are you running?"

"Oh!" Xiao Sizi clapped his hands, "They walked into a cave together and never came out again. I ran to the front of the cave and took a look... Then something terrible ran out of the cave, so I ran away without seeing it clearly..."

Everyone understood and nodded.

Xiao Sizi poked his finger and looked at Gongsun, "Dad, did I see something again... It doesn't matter if I haven't finished reading it?"

Gongsun patted him, "Of course it doesn't matter."

"If I have a little courage and finish reading, you will know what is in the cave." Xiao Sizi flattened his mouth.

Several adults looked at each other and touched their chins-Oh, it turned out that they wanted to help. It seemed that this special ability had caused a considerable burden on Xiao Sizi.

Zhan Zhao asked Xiao Sizi, "Is the cave you mentioned the one you saw during the day?"

The little Sizi nodded.

Zhan Zhao suddenly understood, "You didn't want to help us see what was in the hole before going to bed, right?"

The little fourth son scratched his head, "I think a little bit..."

"Didn't you say you're afraid?" Bai Yutang was helpless, "I'm afraid you still want to?"

The little Sizi pouted, "Then do you find clues..."

Gongsun Wangtian, this kid is so fucked by his age...

Zhan Zhao was also a little disgusted and patted Xiao Sizi's head.

Gongsun took Xiao Sizi back to his room and coaxed her to sleep, leaving Zhao Puzhan and Bai Yutang in Meow Tower.

Zhan Zhao felt that he had to find an opportunity to let Xiao Sizi stop worrying about the case, otherwise with his special talent, he might have nightmares and watch horror scenes every day, wouldn’t that be crazy?

Zhao Pu said softly, sat down at the table, poured himself a glass of water, frowned, "Actually, I haven't had much sleep well at night."

Zhan Zhaohe Bai Yutang raised his eyebrows, "You dreamed too?"

Zhao Put held his chin, "I always feel that the Evil Island is a bit weird."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang couldn't sleep anymore, so they simply sat down at the table and drank tea with Zhao Pu, while asking, "What's weird?"

Zhao Pu talked about the case that Zhao Zhen had talked to him before, and finally Zhao Zhen suddenly changed the subject and obviously had something hidden.

Zhan Zhaohe Bai Yutang also felt that there was something strange about it.

"The mask mentioned by Xiao Sizi..." Bai Yutang frowned, "Is it the water monster's totem?"

"What water monster is so disgusting?" Zhan Zhao frowned.

"In the past, people who went out to sea were most afraid of encountering wind and waves." Bai Yutang explained, "Once one time, it seemed that there was a sacrificial ceremony on Xiankong Island. At that time, I was still young and saw a few people wearing strange masks. One of them was a white face, and the huge mouth almost occupied half of the face. The mask was indeed a bit scary. I asked my second brother what it was, and he said it was a water monster mask."

"Does the water monster look like this?" Zhan Zhao was curious.

"It is said to be a symbol, which means that it can devour everything like sea water, so the only feature of the whole face is that it has a big mouth. This kind of activity flourished in the previous dynasty, and now few people use it. My second brother and his wife found an ancient ship to fish it out, so they used ancient sacrifices." Bai Yutang recalled Han Zhang and told him about the water monster, "In addition, the big mouth on the mask also means insatiable and viciousness, and it is not a good thing in any case."

"Is the scene that the little fourth son saw actually a sacrifice?" Zhan Zhao asked, "The scale is so large. This is the custom of the previous dynasty. Could it be the past?"

"It may be some kind of large sacrificial sacrifice of the previous dynasty?" Bai Yutang said, "or maybe the same as the situation in Xiankong Island, the sacrificial activities before the old shipwreck were in danger. However, this custom has actually been lost for a long time, and only some good boatmen know it."

"Sacrifice..." Zhao Pu scratched his head, "Speaking of it... I seemed to have seen sacrifice as well when I was a child."

"Is there any clue?" Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both looked at him.

"I remember that time several military ships sank. It seemed that they had encountered a typhoon." Zhao Pu said, then raised his chin again, frowned and seemed to remember something.

Zhan Zhao asked him, "We have been in peace for decades. There are only a few warships in total, and there are no pirates without naval battles. Why are the big typhoon days sent out?"

Bai Yutang nodded too.

"Uh..." Zhao Pu suddenly held his chin, as if he was suddenly enlightened, "Is it because of this matter that Zhao Zhen doesn't want me to check it?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both opened their eyes wide and looked at Zhao Pu - details!

Zhao Pu said, "I came back from the northwest for three days to celebrate the festival, but the palace is very busy. It is said that there is a boat going out to sea so I have to pray for blessings. It seems quite grand."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both looked at Zhao Pu - why are you so many "like, like, like," and you are really unsure of falling to the ground?

Zhao Pu was also helpless, "What happened more than ten years ago should be the year before Zhao Zhen ascended the throne."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang made up for it. Zhao Zhen ascended the throne at the age of fourteen, so when he was thirteen?

Zhao Pudao, "Those military ships were definitely not for war, and the water and military food at that time were unbearable to look at them. As far as I know, there were many fishing boats together."

"Fishing boat?" Bai Yutang was puzzled, "Why do military boats go out to sea with fishing boats? Are there pirates?"

"Take it down, that military ship is not as big as a fishing boat." Zhao Pu curled his lips, "Can you see the little bit of the navy's assets at that time? I seemed to have heard my elder brother say that he was going to... hunting animals."

"Catching an animal?" Bai Yutang was even more confused, "Does it mean to catch a fish?"

"Then I don't know." Zhao Pu shook his head, "But three days later, before I returned to the northwest, I heard the news - saying that the ship had sunk and suffered heavy losses."

"Are you going to fishing boats together?" Zhan Zhao asked.

Zhao Pu shrugged, "I didn't ask in detail. The atmosphere in the entire palace was depressing at that time, and it seemed very nervous. My brother was in a bad mood. Of course, I didn't stay here, so I hurried back to the northwest, but Zhao Zhen must be clear about this matter." As he said, Zhao Pu touched his neck, "Hiss... Thinking about the atmosphere at that time and the feeling now, I always feel something is wrong."

"There were fishing boats going out to sea with military ships at that time, are you sure?" Bai Yutang asked.

Zhao Pu nodded.
To be continued...