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Chapter 308

As if they had forgotten the color of the sky, the shape of the clouds, and the smell of the wind, Lan Qiao and Bai Xueyin looked at the ray of sunlight that filtered through the broken wall, and were almost moved to tears.

It was an inch-thick stone wall that was broken by Bai Xueyin's fist. When he looked out, it turned out to be the wall of a well. The position they were in was more than a foot above the water, but more than ten feet away from the wellhead.

Looking at the two-foot-wide sky at the mouth of the well, Lan Qiao breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "Junior sister, we don't have to die."

He stretched out his hand, scooped up a mouthful of well water, held it in front of Bai Xueyin and said, "Drink some quickly."

Bai Xueyin glanced at Lan Qiao shyly, then obediently leaned into his palm and sipped the well water in his hand.

This mouthful of water was not much, but it was undoubtedly a nectar that Bai Xueyin would never forget for a long time. The vitality it radiated was far better than any delicacy she had ever tasted.

If it weren't for the shame, she would almost want to lick every drop of water from Lan Qiao's palm.

"Don't worry." Lan Qiao saw her desire and slapped the surroundings of the hole in the stone wall several times, more than doubling the size of the hole, enough for them to pass through.

He gave Bai Xueyin another sip of well water, but Bai Xueyin became embarrassed and insisted that he take a sip too, and then she would drink the water herself.

The two of them drank some water each, regained some strength, and then climbed out of the well mouth.

As soon as Lan Qiao came out of the well, he saw a strong young man striding toward the well carrying a bucket. The young man was so shocked when he saw a big living person emerging from the well that he almost dropped the bucket on the ground.

"Your Highness, why are you here?" Lan Qiao took a closer look and saw that this person was actually Zhu Gaoxu, the second son of King Yan, and said in disbelief, "What a coincidence."

"Am I the one who should ask this?" Zhu Gaoxu said with a bitter smile, "I haven't heard from you for several months. Who would have thought that you would emerge from a well at the foot of the Qilian Mountains."

When he saw Bai Xueyin climbing out of the well, Zhu Gaoxu's eyes lit up and he said, "Bai Xueyin, I didn't expect you to be here. Are you injured? It doesn't matter, right? Come on, I'll help you go back to your room to rest, and then find someone to stew with you."

I’ll give you some ginseng soup.”

He winked at Lan Qiao and stepped forward to hold Bai Xueyin's arm. Although Bai Xueyin was weak, she still struggled to break away and said, "I can walk by myself, so I won't bother Your Highness."

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Lan Qiao in astonishment. The latter immediately remembered that Zhu Gaoxu had asked about his relationship with Bai Xueyin, and he should have intended to pursue Bai Xueyin.

Thinking of this, Lan Qiao's heart felt a little sad for some reason, and he spread his hands towards Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu had no choice but to lead the way and lead the two of them into a clean house.

This is a small farmhouse located in Minle Village at the foot of the Qilian Mountains, more than ten miles away from where they first entered the treasure.

Zhu Gaoxu first ordered his servants to prepare water, and then said to Lan Qiao, "Your brother is also here. We are here to collect the treasures of Xixia on the orders of our father."

When Lan Qiao heard that Lan Feng was there, he quickly asked, "Where are the others?"

"He took people up the mountain to survey the terrain, and may come back in the afternoon." Zhu Gaoxu said, "We have a thousand people here this time, and we have rented the entire village as our base for digging treasures."

"The Xixia treasure is a joke." Lan Qiao said with a self-deprecating smile, "We walked around in it for so long, but not a single ingot of gold or silver was found, and we almost died."

"What?" Zhu Gaoxu lost his voice, "You mean there is no treasure? What did you all see?"

So Lan Qiao briefly told his experience in the treasure. Zhu Gaoxu's face turned red and white, and he breathed out after a while and said, "In this case, isn't our trip in vain? What if we only bring a few Xixias?"

Wouldn’t it make people laugh if the country’s broken vases were returned with broken calligraphy and paintings?”

At this time, the servants brought ginseng soup. Lan Qiao and Bai Xueyin each had a bowl. After drinking it, they felt much better.

Zhu Gaoxu asked Bai Xueyin with concern, "Do you need me to help Bai Nuxia find a place to bathe, and then have someone arrange a room for her to sleep in?"

"No need." Bai Xueyin said lightly, "I'm not that squeamish. It's okay to go ten and a half months without bathing if I don't have the conditions."

Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile, "If there are no conditions, we can create conditions."

When Bai Xueyin saw Zhu Gaoxu pestering him endlessly, she simply refused to answer and sat cross-legged in meditation with her eyes closed to rest her mind.

Zhu Gaoxu hit a snag, stuck out his tongue at Lan Qiao, and talked to him about the Xixia treasure.

At the end of the day, Lan Feng opened the door and came in. When he saw Lan Qiao and Bai Xueyin, he almost jumped up and said, "Oh my god, why are you here?"

He was extremely smart, and he guessed the connection of the matter at once, and said with a smile, "Have you also found a treasure?"

"We have dug it." Lan Qiao sighed, "It's a pity that there is no treasure."

Lan Feng was stunned and said, "How is this possible?"

After listening to Lan Qiao's account of his experiences in the past few days, he pondered for a moment and said, "Things are not quite right. Since Li Shunji holds a sword fighting competition so solemnly and chooses a son-in-law, it shows that he still has confidence in the Xixia treasure. If

How can he return to the country if he only has a few rags, vases, calligraphy and paintings?"

Zhu Gaoxu had already lost his fighting spirit. After hearing Lan Feng's analysis, he immediately slapped his thigh and said, "That's right! Is there any place you haven't gone to that you missed?"

Lan Qiao said dejectedly, "I don't know about this either."

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Lan Feng, who took out the treasure map from the parchment roll, spread it on the table and said, "Do you still have an impression of where the treasure room you mentioned is located?"

Lan Qiao recalled it carefully for a moment, then reached out and drew a small circle on the map, "It should be around here."

"I'll take people to dig right now!" Lan Feng said and walked out the door, "Brother and White Girl, please have a good rest. I will come to you when there is news."

Seeing that Bai Xueyin ignored her anyway, Zhu Gaoxu stood up and walked out, saying, "It's a very important matter, I'll go with you."

Following the location indicated by Lan Qiao, they dug on the collapsed Muyu Mountain until early the next morning before finally digging out the first box.

Lan Feng opened the lid of the box and saw that as Lan Qiao said, there were only some Buddhist scriptures and an old cassock in the box.

He ordered someone to take out the things, and reached out to touch the empty box. He seemed to suddenly think of something, and with a little force, he laughed and said, "This box is too heavy."

Zhu Gaoxu and several soldiers around him were puzzled by his smile. Lan Feng did not explain, picked up a knife and slashed at the corners of the box.

The wood was already somewhat softened after being soaked in water. When he cut it with a knife, it was immediately cut open, revealing a dazzling golden color.

Zhu Gaoxu's majestic body trembled, and he laughed loudly and said, "That's it! They didn't put millions of gold in the box, but melted it into the box itself. How wonderful, how wonderful!"

Lan Feng clapped his hands and signaled the soldiers to dig out more boxes. These boxes were already connected with iron chains. He followed the iron chains to find them one by one, and soon pulled out five more boxes.

He cut open the wooden boards attached to the outside of the box one by one, and saw that the box was filled with golden light inside. He walked up to Zhu Gaoxu, who was staring straight-eyed, and said, "Your Highness has made a fortune, don't forget to share some of your hard-earned money with me, little brother."
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