Chapter 59: Letter from Shadow After dinner, Mei Cheng'an had a serious and friendly talk with several maids about this blunder. During the talks, Mei Cheng'an emphasized the spirit of the meeting that if there is any problem in the courtyard, it should be discussed among the people behind closed doors and the parents must not be informed. He also had a cordial exchange and in-depth communication with the participants on this point. Both sides listed various current problems and possible problems in the future, and finally reached a consensus on these issues. After the meeting, the maid in the courtyard gave a speech on behalf of the Green Ants, expressing that the spirit of the meeting would be strictly implemented and put forward three suggestions. First, we need to raise awareness and increase the sense of urgency. Second, the young master needs to clarify his needs and strengthen his sense of responsibility. Third, the maids need to strengthen supervision to ensure implementation. Mei Cheng'an agreed with this statement and personally liked it. This meeting pointed out the direction for the development of the courtyard, provided solid support and made a huge contribution. Later generations affectionately called this meeting the "Ulongyuan Talks". ……
a few days later. Danzhou. Fan Xian was surprised when he read the letter from his sister. He just asked his sister if she knew any other information about the same kind. He thought his sister might be able to help him find out, but he never expected to find out so much details. The height, appearance, clothing style, conversation, personality, intelligence, hobbies, overall perspective, etc. are written in great detail and the analysis is very logical. He got so much information in such a short time. What a talent he is. In the Republic of China, he would have been the chief of an intelligence station. At this moment, Fan Xian felt that the image of that fellow was gradually becoming complete in his mind. He's an interesting person. Now I'm looking forward to it even more. …… Time has unknowingly entered August. The breath of autumn is stronger, the leaves are beginning to turn yellow and fall, and everything seems so bleak in the autumn wind. On the fifty-second day of missing the black-robed monster, Mei Cheng'an quietly wrote down his missing diary on a piece of paper. Then crumple the paper into a ball and throw it into the bamboo basket. "Hey...why haven't you come back yet?" Although he no longer needed Shadow's help in making the breakthrough, as he had already done it on his own, the agreement with Shadow would always be a concern in Mei Cheng'an's mind until it was fulfilled. It was like there was a thorn in his heart, and Mei Cheng'an was always thinking about pulling it out. Otherwise he wouldn't be able to eat or sleep well and would feel very uncomfortable. He felt uncomfortable and took a bite of the sweet potato and the banana that was passed to him. Bananas have an extremely mysterious and little-known effect. Stop the trouble! Help you stop your worries.
Since he could stop his constipation troubles, it should also be able to end his troubles of waiting for the black-robed monster. Mei Chengan wanted to give it a try to see if it would work. This was his first banana of the fall. "Master, does eating bananas work?" Mei Cheng'an sighed and said quietly. "I hope you'll remove the word 'ma'." Sweet potato said "oh". "Bananas work." "Well, I hope so." …… At this time, outside the Mei Mansion. A young man with a stern face stopped his horse on the avenue in front of the gate, then dismounted. He looked up and kept gazing at the mansion in front of him, his eyes full of curiosity. The gatekeeper thought this man was very strange. After getting off his horse, he did not come forward to greet him. He just stood there staring. It was probably because he noticed that the man had no weapon, otherwise he would have stopped him in the morning. The stern man noticed the doorman's sidelong glance, but he didn't care and continued to look. When he felt he had seen enough, he led the horse forward a few steps. "Stop, who are you coming?" The doorman hurried forward to stop them, shouting very cheerfully. This is right, it should have been done a long time ago. The stern man took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to the doorman. "Deliver the letter." The concierge glanced at the envelope. It was addressed to the young master by Mei Chengan himself. The concierge quickly took it. "You are... No, hey, wait a minute, who are you? Don't leave in such a hurry, at least tell me your name... Hey..." Without waiting for the concierge to finish his words, the stern man turned around and left, then mounted his horse and headed west. Not far away, he turned south at Lulou and disappeared from the concierge's sight. "There's something wrong with this guy." The doorman muttered, looked at the letter in his hand, turned and walked back to the mansion. …… After listening to what the doorman said, Bluebird asked him to wait where he was, then turned around and walked into the courtyard and the small study with the letter. "Master, someone is here to deliver a letter." Mei Cheng'an was stunned for a moment. "A letter? For me?" Bluebird nodded. "The young master's name is indeed written on the envelope." Mei Chengan muttered as he reached out to take the letter.
"No one has ever written to me. I want to see who it is." Mei Cheng'an opened the envelope and took out the letter paper. There were a total of six words on it, four words for the main text and two words for the signature. "Seven miles outside the city, the shadow remains." Mei Cheng'an subconsciously glanced at the banana he had taken a bite of. It’s really accurate. His eyes returned to the letter. He felt both surprised and sad. I was pleasantly surprised that Shadow finally had news, but I was upset that Shadow's letter was so careless. Not only did he not write the time, but he also didn't write "seven miles outside the city"? There are many places seven miles outside the city, and there are 360 degrees. You should have written clearly which direction it was. Did you miss these few words? I give up. Mei Chengan looked up at Qingniao. "Where is the person who delivered the letter?" "The concierge said he was leaving." Mei Changan was dumbfounded. "gone?" You don't leave me any way at all, you old monster in black robe. "And the concierge?" "I asked him to wait outside the gate." Upon hearing this, Mei Cheng'an ran out with the letter, and Hongshu and Qingniao quickly followed. After leaving the courtyard, Mei Cheng'an saw the gatekeeper at a glance. "Which direction did the messenger go?" The doorman was barraged with questions before he had the chance to greet them. He was confused and a little nervous. "It went west, then south again, and turned." "What clothes does the man wear and what horse does he ride?" "Black clothes, black horse." "Thank you!" Mei Cheng'an patted his shoulder. Turn around and look at Sweet Potato and Bluebird. "Bluebird, go get my horse, and Sweet Potato, go get my sword. Be quick. Wait a minute, and get me some change." Sweet Potato and Blue Bird followed the order and left. Mei Cheng'an quickly changed his clothes, as the wide-sleeved coat was not suitable for fighting. After a cup of tea, outside Mei Mansion.
Mei Chengan, dressed in tight clothes, jumped onto the horse. Bluebird asked worriedly. "Master, do you really not need us to follow you?" Mei Cheng'an pulled the reins. "No need, I'll be back soon." After saying this, he squeezed his legs against the horse's belly and galloped away to the west. Why did Mei Cheng'an ask Hongshu to prepare the small change? Of course, it was to be used to gather information. I walked and stopped along the way, constantly asking people about the whereabouts of the messenger. After roughly determining which city gate it was, Mei Cheng'an went out of the south gate of the city. When he arrived at the city gate, he gave some change to the soldiers guarding the city. After finding out the general direction the messenger was heading, Mei Cheng'an rode his horse to chase after him. The tracking techniques I learned from Wang Qinian when I was a child came in handy. I searched for the trail along the way, but as I walked, the trace suddenly disappeared. Mei Cheng'an squatted on the ground and looked in the direction where the horseshoe prints last disappeared. There was a small hill in front of us, and the ground was covered with gravel. The gravel was not only dense but also of varying sizes, making it completely unsuitable for horses to walk on. It is not suitable for horses to walk, but the horse hoof prints disappeared here. This is quite interesting, and Mei Chengan's mouth curled up. After thinking about it, he stood up and patted the little red horse on the head. "Xiaohong, wait for me here." The little red horse snorted as if in response. Mei Chengan smiled and touched his face. "good." Looking towards the hill, Mei Cheng'an moved and quickly rushed in that direction. …… Behind a huge rock deep in the hill, the stern-looking man who had delivered the letter had now changed into a suit of dark black armor and was putting the armor on his horse. After putting the horse face mask on the horse, the stern-looking man breathed a sigh of relief. The chain mail on the horse was large and heavy, and very troublesome to put on. After struggling for a long time, he finally managed it. The stern man picked up the mask beside him and was about to put it on his face when a light voice suddenly came from above his head. "Is this the letter you sent me?" The stern man stopped wearing the mask, his eyes full of horror. This person had quietly touched the top of his head, and he didn't notice it at all. If this was an enemy... Thinking of this, cold sweat suddenly broke out on the stern man's back. The stern man wanted to look up, but stopped halfway, hurriedly fastened the mask, and then looked up. The person who was talking was an extremely handsome young man. The boy was squatting on a boulder, looking down at him, his eyes full of curiosity.
Is this boy the prodigy who wrote those two poems? I never thought that he was not only talented in writing, but also had such profound martial arts skills. He is indeed someone I admire, and it was worth it for me to volunteer to deliver the letter. This trip was not in vain. The stern man thought for a moment and said in a deep voice. "It was me who delivered the letter, but...how did you know I was here?" Mei Chengan chuckled. "It's just a matter of tracking down the person. It's not difficult. It would be easier if it was you who sent the letter." Mei Cheng'an was not interested in this person, as he was obviously a Black Knight. What interested him was the process of how the Black Knight wanted to hide his identity by taking off his armor and mask, and then putting them back on bit by bit afterwards. How interesting it was! He wondered if Shadow usually did this. "Did Shadow tell you anything else when he asked you to deliver the letter?" The stern man thought about it. When Lord Shadow handed him the letter, he only told him where to find the person and didn't mention anything else. After thinking about it, he shook his head. Mei Cheng'an sighed. "The letter only said seven miles outside the city, but didn't specify the direction. I guess they wanted you to lead the way. Why did you run so fast? I had to chase you for a long time." The stern man was stunned when he heard this and scratched his head. Lord Shadow didn't say anything, so he thought he was just delivering a letter. As soon as Mei Cheng'an saw the confused state of the Black Knight, he understood that Shadow was a careless guy and must have not explained things clearly, so what could he do? After complaining about the shadow's ability to do things in his heart, Mei Cheng'an asked the black knight below. "Have you packed your things? If you have, let's go." (End of this chapter)