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Chapter 621 Kirin
The rune's words surprised the other three people. Fu Lu even stood up abruptly, no longer caring about the grilled fish he had been longing for.

"Master, let's go! Let's go take a look!" He urgently requested Lu Qing.

Knowing that his younger brother was impatient, Fu Wen quickly tugged at him, signaling him not to be reckless and to wait for Lu Qing's instructions.

"No rush, finish grilling the fish first." Lu Qing didn't move, but raised her hand to gesture for Fu Lu to sit down as well. Then she said to Fu Wen, "You must be tired from earlier, right? Take a break and have something to eat."

"You two brothers worked so hard to catch these fish, it would be a waste not to eat them."

"Master, what's the big deal about a few broken fish! Since we've found some, why don't we hurry over and take a look?" Fu Lu was somewhat puzzled. His master was never one to indulge in gluttony, so why was he so insistent on eating fish today?
He turned his gaze to Zhu Yu, secretly wondering if the master was worried that the madam was not eating or sleeping well these days and that her health might not be able to withstand it...?
Zhu Yu could roughly guess what was on his mind from the expression on the simple-minded man's face. He looked at the talisman with some helplessness, sighed, and simply explained to him: "It's broad daylight now, and the small building is dark. We can't see anyone hiding inside from the outside."

However, if there are indeed people hiding inside, and it's broad daylight outside, our every move will easily be seen by them. The enemy is in the dark while we are in the light, and the situation is unfavorable to us.

Previously, Rune went to investigate alone, which was better. But if the four of us had gone together, the situation would have been completely different.

So we need to rest and recuperate here, eat and drink our fill, and then slowly sneak over after it gets completely dark. By then, no matter what noises or lights are coming from inside the building, we'll be able to see them from the darker outside.

Do you understand now? Hurry up and turn the fish over, it's going to burn!

Fu Lu suddenly realized that his guess was rather naive and felt a little embarrassed. He chuckled and quickly sat back down, turning over the branches that were placed on the fire to prevent the fish from being roasted into charcoal and becoming inedible.

This fish meal left the four of them quite full. Although there were no seasonings available, after being vegetarian for so long, the pure taste of the fish was still very delicious.

After eating their fill, the four of them found a relatively secluded spot by the water to rest until it was completely dark before they set off again. Led by Fu Wen, they quietly headed toward the location of the small building.

Because it was pitch black all around, they couldn't light torches for illumination, and they couldn't make any big noises. They had to keep a close eye on their surroundings at all times, so their movement was not fast.

Fortunately, they didn't need to rush. They carefully made their way there and it took them a while to reach the vicinity of the small building.

Zhu Yu looked at the small wooden building standing in the darkness from afar and felt that this place was extremely strange.

It's important to know that Lan Di is different from other places. Although the air here is very humid and the trees are lush, there are very few tall, large, and thick trees. Most of them have many branches, but the thickest ones can only grow to the size of fish that can be strung with talismans.

Therefore, in such a remote and sparsely populated forest, deep in the mountains, it was completely impossible to build such a small wooden house using local materials.

The timber used to build the house was obviously transported from a great distance.

But why go to such lengths to transport timber to build houses in such a remote mountain valley?

Such a humid place would cause great damage to wooden houses. In contrast, wooden structures placed in arid places like the Northwest can stand for hundreds of years.

However, the same material would be far less effective in a place like Lan Di, where the humidity is high year-round. Even if there were a genuine need to build a house in such a remote mountain valley, the best material would undoubtedly be stone.

As for why this small building was built using the least suitable type of wood...

Zhu Yu guessed that it was probably because the stone was too heavy, and the people who built the building probably didn't have enough help, so they couldn't handle either moving or assembling it.

The other party likely wanted to live in seclusion in this place for some purpose. Because of limited manpower, they could not choose more sturdy materials and could only make do with wood.

However, while such speculation might explain why the house suddenly appeared here, there are also aspects that don't make sense.

For example, if this were just a small hut similar to a hunter's hut, it would make perfect sense. But this is a two-story building standing in the woods, making it hard to go unnoticed.

Otherwise, the runes wouldn't have been faintly visible near the stream, prompting me to go and investigate.

From this perspective, this place is really quite strange.

In the darkness of night, the small building seemed to blend into its surroundings. The few sealed windows could be vaguely seen, but after dark, the Qilin pattern mentioned in the rune was no longer visible.

The four of them circled around for a while but found no light coming from inside the building.

The reason they went halfway around was because behind the small building was a rather steep hillside with a deep ditch below. It was so dark that they couldn't see the exact depth, and they didn't dare to risk getting close, so they had to go back.

The four of them observed from a distance for a while, confirming that there was no sound or light inside the small building, making it look exactly like an abandoned house.

Zhu Yu had just noticed that when they got a little closer, they could still see traces of yellow paper left on the outside of the wooden building, and there were also some strange patterns on the wooden planks, like some kind of talisman.

Why would anyone want their house to be messed up like this?
Zhu Yu's curiosity about this small building grew stronger and stronger.

Lu Qing had clearly been keeping the matter of the Qilin pattern in mind.

Fu Wen was one of his acquaintances, and he had a very strong impression of the pattern on the brass pendant, so there was no way he could mistake it for something else.

The pattern on his branch of the family's runes is different from the usual Qilin pattern, so if the runes are identified as exactly the same, there is absolutely no possibility of misreading or coincidence.

Lu Qing glanced at the rune that was eager to try, nodded to him, and whispered a warning: "Don't take any risks, go and come back quickly."

Rune's face lit up with joy. He nodded and slipped away silently under the envious gaze of the talisman. In no time, his figure completely disappeared into the darkness, neither visible nor audible.