"Thank you, Lord Du Tong, for keeping your mouth shut." Everyone thanked him in unison.
"Everyone in the village, please disperse today and choose one of us to follow us back to the county office to collect the reward. If any family members ask, tell them that they didn't find anything. If anyone leaks the slightest bit of information, all of you will be implicated.
Go back and keep your mouth shut." Cao An was afraid that these villagers would not be able to withstand questions from their family members, so he added.
At this time, Yabu had already put the treasure in his arms, climbed on the maroon horse, and was about to return to Yu County. He thought of Fang Shan and the others again, so he took out the silver and said, "Fang Shan, you can take a photo with the sect leader when you get back."
Tell the truth, but don't tell others. This is twenty taels of silver. Just divide it between the three of you. There is no need to go to the county government."
Fang Shan stepped forward to take the silver and thanked Lord Du Tong.
When Yabu saw that he had been given the instructions, he patted his horse and left. It was obvious that he was in a very happy mood. The county magistrate Cao An and the soldiers followed closely behind. The villagers elected a representative and followed the infantry team towards the main road.
Fang Shan and the others hadn't decided how to go back yet, so they were delayed for a while.
"Fang Shan, how about a good meal for the three of us with the remaining four coins?" Fang Quan said first.
"It's natural. You and I can't save six taels even after working hard for a year. It's all thanks to the blessing of that treasure." Fang Shan replied.
"I asked, nephew Fang Shan, do you feel something special?" Fang Quan said.
"What are you talking about that's special?" Fang Shan replied.
"I mean, ever since we saw the gem in the stone, I have been full of energy. I can't think of anything to worry about. Do you think it's strange?" Fang Quan said again.
"I feel that way too," echoed another.
"To tell you the truth, I'm the closest, and I don't feel any closer than you. This is really a treasure." Fang Shan sighed.
"Do you think Mr. Dutong took this treasure and kept it for himself or dedicated it to the current emperor?" Fang Quan asked.
"Uncle, don't think about him for now. Which way should the three of us go back?"
"Let's take a walk on a flat road after spending the whole night. There is a restaurant on the road. The food is very good. Of course it is not as good as what I cook. Let's go and eat some food." Fang Quan said, it is rare for this fireman to be able to
Compliment others on their cooking skills.
After listening to Fang Quan, the three of them did not go back the same way, but ran to the main road, ate some delicious food, and went back to the temple around Hongmiao Mountain.
When Fang Shan returned to Bailian Temple, he immediately went to the dormitory to meet Zhao Ren and reported everything to him. He emphasized in particular that Yabu did not shy away from the fact that Zhao Ren knew about the treasure.
Zhaoren knew what the fireball was and stopped thinking about it. What she was most anxious about was how to deal with Li Ziye and the others, so she told Fang Shan to rest first, and then prepare something for use when she went to Lord Lin Jiang tomorrow.
On the way back to the government office, Cao An asked Yabu: "Do you feel anything strange, sir?"
"What's strange?"
"After I saw this treasure, I felt relaxed and refreshed." Cao An replied.
"I didn't feel anything strange." Yabu replied. In fact, Yabu lied. He also felt the power of the treasure, but it could make people feel happy.
Yabu returned to the county government office, allocated enough silver from his own accounts to distribute to the villagers and soldiers who went to search, and then hurried back without finishing the meal, and found a temporary living place arranged for him by the county magistrate, a distance away.
In the luxurious courtyard not far from the government office, he put away his treasures and was about to take a rest. However, he heard urgent footsteps and saw Cao An walking through the courtyard and trotting into the living room with a document in his hand.
"When did you get so panicked?" Yabu got up and went to the living room and asked.
"Big...big thing...not good!" Cao An was still breathing.
"What's the big deal? Speak slowly."
"Now... Your Majesty, I will hand down a document and let my servant... my servant check the matter of the fireball falling from the sky last night." Cao An calmed down a little and said.
"Oh, I must have seen this sky in the capital. What did you ask?"
"Ask about the casualties and losses, and ask about anything strange."
"How do you want to reply?" Yabu asked.
Cao An was caught between deceiving the emperor and deceiving his superiors. He knew that Lord Dutong was a relative of the emperor. As a slave of the Qing Dynasty, he could not afford to offend anyone, so he had no choice but to kneel down and beg for mercy:
"Slave, I don't dare to risk the crime of deceiving the king, and I don't dare to offend Lord Dutong. I still ask Lord Dutong to make a decision."
"Since I have sealed the mouths of everyone present, I am worried that there will be a fight for it. Everyone said that they have not found anything, so how can the crime of deceiving the emperor begin. Just reply like this. No one was injured or killed, and no one was seen.
Anything unusual. If the sky falls, I will hold it up. Get up." Yabu said.
"Master Dutong, I know this. I will leave my life and property and my family's life to you." Cao An kowtowed three times and asked Yabu.
"Okay, I'm going to take care of this, please step aside and let me rest."
"Yes, I will retire now." Cao An then stood up and left.
Yabu didn't take this matter to heart, so he went back to bed and fell asleep.
In his sleep, Yabu dreamed that he made the treasure into a pendant, paired it with a platinum necklace, and gave it to his sweetheart.
My sweetheart is wearing this treasure. She is a beauty that will captivate the whole country. She is so beautiful. Judging from her expression, the beauty must like this blue treasure necklace, but she has not said a word from beginning to end. Yabu has asked many times, but the beauty just smiles.
Without answering, he suddenly jumped up and flew in mid-air with a light posture. He flew higher and farther, and finally disappeared in the air. In the end, Yabu also got a promise from the beauty.
It was near dusk that Yabu woke up from his sleep. Thinking of the scene in his dream, he couldn't help but feel funny.
It was already dusk, and Yabu, who had not eaten yet, was a little hungry, so he ordered the fireman to prepare some hard dishes to eat and drink. At the end of the day, Yabu closed the doors and windows, extinguished the candles, took out the treasures, and went to the
Silk and satin, a light blue light emitted from the crack suddenly appeared in the house. The light found the roof and fell a light blue light. The light was neither strong nor weak, the color was neither light nor shallow. Everything was just right and refreshing.
Refreshing air, relaxed and happy.
Yabu admired it blankly for a while, then suddenly felt something was wrong, so he covered it with silk again, lit the candle, and put the treasure away, for fear of being seen by others.
Yabu was extremely happy to have obtained such a treasure. The light emitted from this gap alone was thousands of times stronger than the night pearl. Wouldn't it be better if the stone could be opened and the treasure could be seen all over the body? It would be better if it could be given to Risiye.
How wonderful it would be to win the heart of your sweetheart.
Cao An returned to his house and did not dare to write a reply. He hesitated for a long time, thinking that if he deceived the emperor, there was still a possibility that he would not be discovered. Even if he was discovered, Yabu might be able to protect him, but if he did not deceive the emperor,
Yabu couldn't spare him. Thinking that it would eventually be Yabu's way, he hurriedly returned to Zhezi.
On another day, on the 15th day of April, Zhaoren took his two followers, Fangshan and Gu Ali, and their tools, and left Bailian Temple to visit Linjiang. The main land of Linjiang was not far from Hongmiao Mountain.
Directly south, there is an ancient temple under Qingluo Mountain, called Qingluo Temple. It is less than thirty miles away, but the mountain road is rugged, and it was already Youshi when we arrived. Lin Jiang did not know that the sect leader would arrive the next day, and could not go far to welcome him.
Qingluo Temple was first built in the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. The temple was rebuilt many times and is large in scale. There are treasure halls in front and behind the main hall, and there are countless side halls and dormitories. Because Li Zicheng's generals once camped here, they were later surrounded and suppressed, and the temple has been abandoned ever since.
, it was renovated only when the White Lotus Sect flourished, and became the center of the main land of Linjiang.
Lin Jiang led Zhaoren and the others into the East Wing Hall. It was almost Xu time after they finished eating.
"Sect Master, a fireball fell from the sky the night before. I saw it landed near Hongmiao Mountain. Do you have any news?" Lin Jiangxian asked.
"It's just a piece of cake..." Zhaoren was about to tell the truth.
"Oh, I and the other two went to look that day, but nothing landed." Fang Shan forgot to ask the sect master and hurriedly interrupted.
"It's no wonder that there has been no news in the past few days. Master, you are tired from the journey, so please rest early. We have morning classes tomorrow and we have to discuss important matters in detail." Lin Jiang said.
"Senior, please rest early." Zhaoren replied.
"Long Fei, lead the sect master to the dormitory to rest." Lin Jiang ordered his favorite general Li Longfei.
This Li Longfei is handsome, generous in manners, and capable of literary and military skills. He is a rare handsome man. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Li Longfei was only four years old when he was separated from his family in his hometown of Baoding. He had no choice but to follow the victims to seek livelihood near Qingluo Mountain.
, when the Qing army entered the customs, he followed Lin Jiang and only learned literature and martial arts from then on. However, he was talented and intelligent and soon became a man capable of literature and martial arts. He was grateful to Lin Jiang for taking him in and cultivating him. He regarded Lin Jiang as his biological father and served him loyally.
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"Sect Master, please come this way." Li Longfei bowed and said.
"Okay, Long Fei is twenty-five years old this year." Zhao Ren stood up and thanked Lin Jiang, followed Long Fei and chatted.
"Back to the sect master, Long Fei has just turned twenty this year."
"If you are born so strong and tall, you will definitely be extraordinary in the future." Zhaoren said.
"Thank you for the compliment, sect leader. Please come this way." Long Fei replied while guiding.
After walking for a few minutes, they arrived at the superior dormitory. Li Longfei couldn't help but walk in and said, "The sect master's dormitory is inside. I'll wait here. If you need anything useful, tell me and I'll prepare it."
"That's fine." Zhaoren returned and took Gu Ali into the dormitory.
There was everything in the dormitory and there was no shortage of anything. Zhaoren ordered Gu Ali to go out and let Li Longfei go back to rest. Gu Ali was very happy to get the order and hurried out of the dormitory. When she saw Li Longfei waiting there, she stepped forward and said: "This
Brother, my sect master said that there is no shortage of things, so you should go back first."
"Then thank you, girl." Li Longfei was about to leave after the ceremony, but was grabbed by Gu Ali.
"Don't leave yet. Who can I call if I need something in the middle of the night?"
"I didn't think about it well, I didn't think about it well. I live in a dormitory in the front yard. When you get out of here, turn right and enter the first entrance. You can call me by my name." Li Longfei pointed to the road and said.
"Oh, I understand. Thank you, brother Long Fei."
"Girls don't need to call me brother, just call me Long Fei." How could Li Longfei bear such a title.
"Well, okay, Long Fei, if you have free time tomorrow, can you take me to familiarize myself with the environment?" Gu Ali is really a person who dares to love and hate, and she is trying her best to find opportunities to be with this strong and talented man.
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"Of course. Girl, please go back and rest first."
"Girl, my name is Gu Ali. Listen up, Gu Ali, just call me Ali from now on."
Chapter completed!