Celestial Masters Alliance

"Let's go!" Mumu reminded me as he handed me the silk scarf in his hand when he saw me standing there.

It's not the time to mourn yet, Uncle Gang is holding his mother hostage. Once a person who is usually cowardly, powerful and timid is forced into a hurry, I really don’t know what he will do.

On the way to my mother's house, I was in a state of daze. It was Mu Mu who kept talking to me, tearing my attention back to reality: "I remember that your home was broken into once after you came back from your grandma's funeral, right?"

"Yeah! I put the rattan box next to the table at that time, and there was a lot of cash in the drawer. I didn't lose anything, and I didn't make a mess in the house." I replied numbly, completely out of state.

"Were Maomao and Jixiang at home that time?" Mu Mu continued to ask.

"Here, they are all hiding, showing no sign of resistance." The thieves who came to the house that time were also looking for the jade lock, but why did Maomao resist so hard this time? This incident occurred before Uncle Gang fell ill, and the last time occurred when Shan Yu appeared. It was also caused by the Tattoo Gang. Could it be that I misunderstood the last incident?

The members of the Masked Gang are all strange people, and controlling animals and bugs is their specialty. If it was the Masked Gang who did it last time, everything would be explained.

I glanced at Mu Mu who was driving seriously. He had been driving non-stop since he received my call yesterday. His straight neck was stretched by his slumped shoulders, and his slight bend showed his fatigue. He had already come to the conclusion, and the reason why he led me step by step to find the key to the problem was because he didn't want to compete with me! Just like the Huang Xiao incident, it seems that my image of being single-minded has been fixed in his heart. This shortcoming must be corrected.

When we arrived at my mother's house, the door was ajar, and Xiaoba was pacing in the living room with his head lowered. He didn't even notice when we came in. "Hey! Xiaoba?" I greeted softly.

Xiaoda raised his sad face and looked at me in shock. His eyes slid from me to the wood behind me, and then stared at me again, as if he didn't dare to confirm. Yes, after the ordeal at Longxi Island, not only did I lose weight, but a layer of skin was also sunburned off my whole body. Now my whole body is black and red, like an Australian lobster that has become sperm.

"Brother?" Xiaoda still didn't dare to confirm my return, and his voice was full of doubts. If it was normal, I would have gone up and slapped him on the back of the head, but now, I am more worried about my mother's condition.

"Where's your dad?" I asked, looking at Uncle Gang's closed door.

"He's been in there for two days! If he doesn't get the jade lock and the map, he'll be dead!" Xiaoba came to my side and asked, "Brother! Did you take the jade lock?"

Before going to Longxi Island, I told Xiaoba that I had been out for a while, and I didn’t mention the jade lock to him. He didn’t know about the episode on the map either. With his careless character, he must have discovered the jade lock hanging on Maomao’s neck after the scandal broke out. The jade lock on it is missing.

"Yeah! But the jade lock has been snatched away by others!" I walked towards Uncle Gang's door, then turned back and asked Xiaoba: "Did he clamor for the jade lock just these two days?"

Xiaodao followed over and said: "There was something weird before, and I didn't pay attention to it. Last week, I started asking you where you were, when you were coming back, etc. The day before yesterday, my house was broken into, and Mao Mao was He was injured, and Ji Xiang didn't know where he went. Then, my dad started going crazy and kept calling me saying that he couldn't get the jade lock and the map. They would never let him go and told me to find you quickly. Come, then leave here and go hide in another city."

Xiaoba frowned, as if he was trying his best to express himself in words that I could understand. Uncle Gang's words must have been incoherent and logically confusing.

I looked back at Mu Mu, and Mu Mu raised his chin toward the door, signaling me to quickly communicate with Uncle Gang.

"Uncle Gang, I'm Zhu Mo!" I lifted my index finger and knocked on the closed door. "Please open the door. If anything happens, we can talk face to face."

The mother's screams and the sound of tables and chairs colliding could be heard in the house. Soon, the sliding door connecting their room to the balcony was opened. Uncle Gang dragged his mother to stand in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the balcony facing the living room, and stepped on On the railing of the balcony, one hand tightened around her mother's neck, and the other hand grasped the railing of the balcony tightly, as if she was ready to drag her mother to jump at any time.

Xiaoba and I rushed to the floor-to-ceiling window. Uncle Gang jumped and sat on the railing of the balcony, crossing one leg over the railing. The body leans outward, trembling. Mu Mu pulled my and Xiao Ba's clothes back, and shouted to Uncle Gang: "Uncle Gang, we are not going over, we are just opening the window." Mu Mu pointed at the window and then at his ear.

Uncle Gang stabilized his body, looked at the window and nodded. The arm that held her mother tightened, and she screamed again, her face flushed.

Mu Mu turned around and winked at Xiaoba and me, meaning not to act rashly when he opened the window, so as not to cause an irreversible situation.

Xiaoba and I exchanged looks and nodded at the same time.

I am so confused at this moment. How could I have expected this situation when I first dug out the time capsule. I looked at my mother who was in great pain, anxious but unable to help.

Mu Mu stretched his hands in front of him, raised them above his ears, and bowed his waist slightly, making a gesture of surrender. It is said that this action can make the nervous negotiation partner feel safe. I moved slowly, trying to hide behind him when the wood approached the window, and pounced on him the moment he opened the window to save my mother.

Xiaodao grabbed me, frowning, his eyes full of opposition to what I was doing. He saw my intention, and of course he also knew what the consequences would be. While I saved my mother, Uncle Gang would fall off the balcony due to his unstable center of gravity. I looked at the trumpet and finally gave up the plan.

After Mu Mu opened the window, he still opened his arms and took a big step back: "Uncle Gang, we are all a family. If you have anything, we can discuss it slowly. How about you get down from the balcony first."

"Xiaodong, let's go! Go quickly! Find your sister!" Uncle Gang's voice was hoarse and stiff. In order to better monitor me and Mu Mu, he stuck his face out from behind my mother. Is that still Uncle Gang? I was startled by his appearance.

His entire face was gray, like the color of dried cement, and his eye circles were black and blue. The red capillaries appeared to be cracked on the black eye circles. His eyeballs were blood red, and the pupils were almost invisible. I glanced at Xiaoba, who was also shocked. It seemed that he didn't know when Uncle Gang became like this.

"Dad! What's wrong with you? Are you sick? Let's go to the hospital quickly!" Xiaoba took a tentative step forward. Uncle Gang showed no intention of giving in. He restrained his mother and leaned toward the balcony. I quickly grabbed the trumpet and signaled Uncle Gang that we had no intention of getting closer.

"Go away! Go away quickly! Things here have nothing to do with you! Go find Lin Zhengxi, she will take care of her upbringing and keep you safe." Uncle Gang shouted irritably, showing his whole face, his lips were black and green. Purple, covered with dry and cracked dead skin.

"Uncle Gang, don't get excited! For Xiaoba's sake, come down and negotiate terms with me." I pulled Xiaoba back and blocked him.

"Bring over the jade lock and the map!" Uncle Gang's purpose was clear, leaving no room for detours.

I took out the orange silk scarf from my pocket, waved it in the air and said, "Uncle Gang, this is the map. You come down first!"

Uncle Gang looked at the orange silk scarf with a look of disbelief and disdain on his face, as if I was deceiving him with the lowest lie. I quickly continued: "This silk scarf must be equipped with a jade lock to display the map. The jade lock has already been taken first. Someone took it away, but I had already printed the map and left a stub. If you want the map, I can make a hundred copies for you!"

Of course, Uncle Gang would not believe my words easily. He looked at the wood and the wood nodded. Then he turned to Xiaoba for help.

Xiaoba once again took a step forward excitedly and shouted: "Yes, yes! We also found the Phoenix Tomb by following the map!" Xiaoba was in Humeng, but this time he happened to get it right. Or Xiaoba has already suspected the direction of things and has some clues.

Xiaobao's words had an effect on Uncle Gang. Uncle Gang extended his hand to the silk scarf. I carefully held the silk scarf and approached Uncle Gang. The wind blew from behind and pushed me forward, making the silk scarf flutter. A force grabbed the other end of the silk scarf and pulled it towards Uncle Gang, but this force did not come from Uncle Gang.

The force was too much and I couldn't guard against it. The silk scarf was ripped away from my hand, passed Uncle Gang, and quickly floated downwards. Uncle Gang reached out to grab the fallen silk scarf, but his center of gravity was unstable and he fell down from the balcony. He grabbed my mother tightly, and she was pulled over the railing by him. Mu Mu and I rushed forward at the same time, trying to catch my mother, but we bumped into each other, and I only touched my mother's trouser legs. The irresistible gravity tore the last glimmer of hope from his hands. Amid my mother’s sobs, I yelled, “Mom…”

I climbed up and threw myself out of the balcony, trying to catch my falling mother. The wood grabbed my legs before I could climb over the railing and threw me back to the balcony. The movement was so fast that I didn’t even have time to see my falling mother clearly. I knelt there, listening to the desperate loud noise that kept echoing in my ears. It blocked out all the noise from the outside world, as if the replay button had been pressed. I couldn't accept what was happening. This must be a dream! Nightmare!