More than ten years have passed in the blink of an eye, and Xiao Ru is no longer the same young person she was when she joined the team.

After Xiao Ru returned to the city, there was no news.

Unexpectedly, after so many years, she would actually return to Laolingou.

Mr. Sang raised his eyebrows and looked at Old Party Secretary Wu beside him.

"What do you mean?"

Old Secretary Wu spread his hands and quickly explained.

"Xiao Ru is the new party secretary, and she took the initiative to apply to go to Laolingou."

Xiao Ru bowed towards Mr. Sang, her cheeks full of sincerity.

"I hope Mr. Sang can give me a chance to do more for Laolingou."

Seeing that Mr. Sang didn't speak for a long time, I couldn't help but whisper in a low voice: "It's almost time to borrow Poxia's donkey. I don't believe you really want to leave Laolingou."

Mr. Sang picked up the teapot on the table and took a sip to moisten his throat.

"I spent a lot of money to cook those pots of soup and medicine. Remember to reimburse me later."

After that, Mr. Sang walked out of the office with his hands behind his back.

Party Secretary Lao Wu was relieved and waved his hand towards me.

"Thirteen, quickly bring me that dismissal letter."

I spread my hands helplessly.

"There is no dismissal letter. I have already asked Mr. Sang to use it as toilet paper."

"Hey! This old bastard has been fooling me here for a long time."

Old Party Secretary Wu looked depressed.

"Xiao Ru, from now on Laolingou will be left to you.

This time Laolingou suffered a lot of losses, so I have to go back and report the situation to the station.

Again, we must treat our co-workers and Laolingou well.

When you encounter difficulties at work, go to Lao Sang.

When you encounter difficulties in life, go to Lao Sang.

No matter what difficulties you encounter, go to Lao Sang."

After Party Secretary Lao Wu left, Xue Changqing and I were about to leave, but we were stopped by Xiao Ru.

"Thirteen, you stay and have a chat."

"Okay, then you guys talk first, and I'll go check out the supplies sent by Party Secretary Lao Wu."

Seeing this, Xue Changqing withdrew very wisely.

"Aunt Xiao, I never thought you would come back to Laolingou again."

Xiao Ru was stunned for a moment and looked out the window.

"Yeah! I didn't expect to come back here in this life. At first, I didn't dare and didn't have the courage to come back.

Later, I experienced more things, and I no longer had so many worries.

Now I just want to do more things for the public in Laolingou, and I want to be closer to him.

Although I have not been back in recent years, I often inquire about some news about Laolingou.

I heard that every year during the Qingming Festival, people come to burn incense in front of the old locust tree, thank you."

I scratched my head, I didn't expect Xiao Ru to know this.

"Aunt Xiao, it's been more than ten years, where have you been?"

Xiao Ru smiled indifferently, seeming to be trying hard to recall the past years.

“This is a long story.

After leaving Laolingou, I went to college through self-study.

Soon, because I wanted to find out something, I went to the Great Gobi in northern Xinjiang.

I have been working there for nearly ten years, and I just returned to Qinshan to work last year.

A few days ago I went to visit the old party secretary and heard old party secretary Wu talking about the current situation of Laolingou and wanted me to take over the position of forest farm party secretary.

I just didn’t expect that this day would come so suddenly.”

It seems that Xiao Ru has experienced a lot in these years and stayed in the Gobi Desert in northern Xinjiang for ten years.

Of course, this is a private matter, and if she doesn't tell me, I can't ask more questions.

"Aunt Xiao, what do you want from me?"

Xiao Ru smiled lightly.

"Actually, it's nothing serious. Besides wanting to chat with you, there's something I want you to help me take a look at."

As she spoke, Xiao Ru took out a silk handkerchief from her pocket and placed it on the table.

After opening the handkerchief, there was a dark yellow jewelry inside, which seemed to be some years old.

The shape of this ornament is very weird, it looks like two snakes intertwined, but I always feel that there is something weird about it.

After observing carefully for a while, I saw something strange.

These are not two snakes at all, but one snake.

It's just that this snake has no tail, and has heads at both ends.

In ancient times, when high-ranking officials made jewelry, they usually chose auspicious animals such as dragons, phoenixes, unicorns, and bluebirds as patterns.

Snake pendants themselves are rare, and the piece of snake pendant in Xiao Ru's hand is even more weird.

"Thirteen, can you tell what material this jade pendant is made of?"

I was afraid that Xiao Ru would ask me about the origin of this snake pendant shape, but I really couldn’t answer it.

Fortunately, she only asked about the material of this thing.

I gently fumbled with the snake pendant, then put it in front of my nose and smelled it.

"Aunt Xiao, you have asked the right person.

I have seen accessories made of this material in Mr. Sang's notes.

If I read correctly, this snake pendant should be made of camel bone.

And only northern Xinjiang has the custom of carving camel bones."

Xiao Ru frowned, seeming thoughtful.

"Aunt Xiao, although this thing is not as valuable as the jade pendant, it looks like an old item."

I thought Xiao Ru was worried about the value of this snake pendant, so I quickly explained.

Xiao Ru still seemed a little unwilling to give up.

"Thirteen, are you sure this ornament is a camel bone and not other bones, such as human bones?"

I had a weird look on my face.

Human bones?

"Aunt Xiao, don't be joking! Who would use that thing as a jewelry? Wouldn't it hurt to wear it?"

Xiao Ru's eyes flashed with excitement, her eyes were a little red, and she murmured to herself.

"not him……"

"Aunt Xiao, what did you say?"

Xiao Ru then regained her serious expression and put away the snake pendant.

"It's okay, it's okay. Thank you for the hard work, Thirteen, please go back and rest first!"

I just think Xiao Ru is a little strange.

But this is someone's private matter, and it's not easy for me to get to the bottom of it.

Xiao Ru can go back to Laolingou as branch secretary, which is generally a good thing.

At least she knows how terrible the taboos in this mountain are, and she will never act willfully.

Mr. Sang and I were finally able to relax for a few days.

But I didn't know that bigger trouble was quietly brewing.

Southern Xinjiang, Laoheishan.

An ancient stockade is located deep in the valley, surrounded by poisonous mist, making it quite secretive.

The candlelight flickered in the main hall, and a pale-faced middle-aged man was kneeling on the ground, with big beads of sweat falling from his forehead.

"Zhong Xian, you defected from the Maoshan Sect back then.

In order to save you alone, I, Bai Luomen, suffered heavy casualties, and Mr. Yan Dazun was seriously injured and died.

As a result, the Yinshan Talisman disappeared. If I hadn't protected you, you would have been punished by having your heart eaten by thousands of insects.

This time I am sending you to bring back the holy corpse of Mr. Yan Dazun.

As a result, the holy corpse was destroyed, and Bayan and Naimi died in a foreign land.

Even the Evil Moon Black Stone was lost, and you were the only one who escaped back in despair.
Chapter completed!