Chapter Nineteenth: Li Yunfei's Bet

  Everyone in the living room looked anxiously at Hua Rulian, but she didn't say a word, just lowered her head.

  Lu Xiaofeng said: "Uncle Hua, you'd better say it! Otherwise, no one can help you!"

  "Really, Father? You tell me, what treasure does our family have that I don't know about?"

  "Flower Great Hero, since you don't want to say, I'll ask. Is it that the Hanhai Jade Buddha has gone missing?"

  Finally, Hua Rulian finally spoke up, he said slowly: "Yes, it is the Hanhai Jade Buddha."

  The secret room finally opened again. Hua Rulian led everyone inside.

  The room was very airtight, with multiple mechanisms, one mechanism after another, very airtight. The last mechanism had to be opened with a specific technique.

  "It turns out that the national treasure of the Hanghai Kingdom, which has been missing for twenty years, is actually here with you." Eagle-eyed Old Seven looked around the secret room and said: "Why didn't you say so earlier? I've long wanted to see what it looks like!"

  Hua Rulian's face changed, and the people around looked at Eagle Eye Old Seven. Eagle Eye Old Seven was frightened and shrank his head, saying: "Sorry, I forgot that the Hanhai Jade Buddha had been stolen." So the man looked at Eagle Eye Old Seven again, and then he didn't speak anymore.

  Li Yunfei asked: "Uncle Hua, what is this Hanhai Jade Buddha? Why are you so nervous about it?"

  "Hua Rulian said: 'This is a secret of the Hua family. The Hanhai Jade Buddha is the national treasure of the Western Regions' Hanhai country. Before the new king ascends to the throne, he must bathe and fast, worship the Jade Buddha, and fast for three days. Whoever holds the Jade Buddha will hold the power! Whoever gets it will become the new king.'"

  "Hua Rulang paused for a moment before saying, 'The Hanhai royal family has been on good terms with our Hua family for generations. The old king was worried that his own children would kill each other over the throne. That's why he secretly entrusted me with the Hanhai Jade Buddha when he ascended to the throne many years ago. Without seeing his token, I will never hand over the jade buddha.'"

  Li Yunfei asked: "Then apart from Uncle and the Hanhai royal family, who else knows this secret?"

  "Hua Rulang shook his head and said: 'No one knows.'"

  Li Yunfei said, "Since no outsider knows that the Hanhai Jade Buddha is in your possession, it can only be someone from the Hanhai Kingdom who has come. It seems that some people want to usurp the throne and take the position of the King of Hanhai."

  Hua Rulian nodded silently without speaking. Li Yunfei asked again: "Jin Jiuling, how did you know?"

  Jin Jiulian said, "To be honest, before this, I received a secret report from the imperial court. The Peacock Prince of Hanghai Country hired an extremely formidable figure to seize the throne of Hanghai Country before the old king issued his will. Li Yunfei, you are so formidable, everything was guessed by you."

  Lü Xiao Feng said: "That formidable figure is probably Iron Shoe Thief."

  "I didn't know who it was before, but now it seems that it can only be him! Look at these iron shoe prints and handwriting. It's clear that it must be Iron Shoe." Jin Jiuling said, pointing to the shoe prints and writing around the secret room.

  Li Yunfei looked at the shoe prints around him, which were very clear iron shoe prints. Around it was also written: Tomorrow at noon, must come to claim his life.

  Hua Rulian said: "This is indeed the handwriting of Tie Xie. Lou'er, it seems that what you said was not wrong, Tie Xie did not die! Father has wrongly blamed you for these few years!"

  Hua Manlou laughed and said: "Dad, what's the point of saying these now?"

  "But how is this possible?"

  "What is impossible?" Lu Xiaofeng asked hastily.

  "This is no ordinary secret room. I had it built by the master craftsman, Zhu Ting. No one else can enter except for me."

  Jin Jiuling smiled and said: "Hua Da Xia, you are wrong, there is still one person who can come in."

  "How is it possible? Who else can enter this secret room?"

  Jin Jiuling said: "Naturally, it was Old Boss Zhu's wonderful hand that stopped him."

  Li Yunfei said: "Jin Jiuling, you're wrong, Zhu Ting would never do such a thing."

  Jin Jiuling asked: "Are you sure?"

  Li Yunfei said: "I can be sure"

  Lu Xiaofeng said: "I can also be sure that Zhu Ding won't do such a thing."

  "Yes, I also believe in Master Zhu Ting. That's why I found him to build it."

  Li Yunfei said: "However, perhaps there is one person who can make Zhu stop doing such a thing."

  "Boss's wife!"

  Lu Xiaofeng nodded and said: "Not bad, if someone caught the boss's wife to threaten Zhu Ting, Zhu Ting might do such a thing."

  "Hua Rulang said: 'Maybe! However, twenty years ago, Tie Xue was here to steal the Jade Buddha. I didn't expect him to succeed today.'"

  Lü Xiaofeng said: "I find it strange! Since Tie Xue has already stolen the Jade Buddha, why would he come seeking revenge tomorrow?"

  "Eagle Eye Old Seven shouted loudly: 'Damn it, this iron shoe is too arrogant. If I catch him, I'll twist his head off.'"

  Song Shen Yi said: "Yes, if he dares to come, then that is seeking his own destruction."

  "No, things are not that simple. It seems that the iron shoe wearer is not a good person! Moreover, I dare to confirm that Iron Shoe must be in Taohua Fortress."

  "Amitabha Buddha, a clear spear is easy to dodge, but a hidden arrow is hard to guard against. This Iron Shoe thief is the reincarnation of a terrestrial evil star, so everyone should be careful."

  Hua Rulian shook his head at Eagle Eye Old Seven and said, "Old Seven, do you remember? That Iron Shoe Great Thief was like a ghost back then."

  Li Yunfei asked: "Is that so?"

  Hua Rulian said, "That year we set an ambush. Tie Xue was indeed deceived, and when we thought it was foolproof, we chased Tie Xue to the banks of the Meng River, but that Tie Xue actually disappeared like a ghost."

  Li Yunfei said: "Disappeared? How is this possible? Could he have escaped by running into the water?"

  "Hua Rulian said: 'That's impossible. We've had people guarding both banks of the river, and we've searched along the river for two whole hours. Not even a footprint was found.'"

  "Alright, alright! Since Iron Shoe is a ghost, I'll send a message to my brothers in Maoshan to come and catch the ghost!"

  Li Yunfei smiled and said, "Whether it's a ghost or not is not important for now, but it's also possible that the iron shoes can escape."

  "How can this be?"

  Li Yunfei said: "I know there's a kind of Qigong that can hold one's breath for a very long time, and most importantly, does everyone remember what the Iron Shoe Thief was wearing?"

  Lu Xiaofeng said: "Iron Shoe."

  Li Yunfei said: "The iron-shoe thief wears iron shoes, he can completely hold his breath and walk out of the encirclement one step at a time along the riverbed."

  Lu Xiaofeng said: "This is just a hypothesis. Maybe what you say is right."

  Several people walked out, and Jin Jiuling said: "Lu Xiaofeng, Li Yunfei, let's make a bet on who can catch the Iron Shoe Thief first."

  "Alright, if you say so, then there must be a way to win. I agree."

  Jin Jiuling said: "There is no absolute winning strategy in any gamble. Does Li Yunfei gamble or not?"

  Li Yunfei smiled and said: "Good, what if you lose?"

  Jin Jiuling said, "Then I'll give a loud bow to the winner and catch nine earthworms in the muddy water for you to go fishing. But what if you lose?"

  Lü Xiao Feng smiled and said, "If I lose, then I'll accompany you to the South Sea Tianzi First House to gamble for three days and three nights. You can bet and I'll watch. Moreover, every time I win a round, I'll take off one piece of clothing. Until I'm naked."

  Jin Jiuling laughed and said, "I've already made you suffer enough by betting on you. Do you dare to take off your clothes in the Tianzi No. 1 room? Haha. This time, I'll make Lu Xiaofeng lose face big time. What about you, Li Yunfei?"

  Li Yunfei said: "If I lose, I will take off all my clothes and run from the head of Meng River to the end of Meng River. Still at the busiest time."

  "Alright, alright. It seems you will be ridiculed by heroes all over the world this time."

  "Don't be so sure, who will win and who will lose is still unknown!"

  "Alright, it's settled then." Jin Jiulian laughed loudly and walked with everyone towards the main hall. When they arrived at the main hall, there wasn't a single person inside.

  "Hua Ru Ling shouted: 'Hua Ping, Hua Ping, where has this guy run off to?'"

  At this time, Old Seventh Eagle Eye shouted: "What is that thing? It wasn't there just now!" He pointed at a plant on the table and asked.

  Kuizhen Zen Master looked at this flower and his face changed, he took two steps back and said: "This, this, this is that Seven-leafed Heartbreak Grass."

  "What is this ghost thing."

  Ku Zhi shook his head, and at this time, Song Shen Yi interrupted, saying: "The Seven Leafed Flower of the River Tragedy, legend has it that this Seven Leafed Flower is a terrible curse. Every time it appears in the world, it will bring about a bloody disaster. Every time one of its leaves falls, someone will die. When all the leaves have fallen, an entire family will be exterminated, not even chickens and dogs will be spared."

  Lu Xiaofeng asked: "How did this flower end up here?"

  Hua Manlou picked up where he left off: "This must be related to the Iron Shoe Thief."

  "Eagle Eye Old Seven snorted: 'I don't believe in this evil!' He charged forward. At that moment, dark projectiles flew through the air. Several people hastily dodged out of the way. The projectiles hit Huo Daxia, who fell to the ground, his life hanging by a thread."

  At this time, the flower ran in and shouted while running. "It's bad, it's bad, master! Many guests have fallen outside, foaming at the mouth, and fainted to the ground. They are unconscious and don't know what happened!"

  Hua Ru Ling pulled Hua Ping Dao: "It's all like this. Let's go to the yard and get some fresh air."

  Several people were busy lifting the person up, just as the seven-leafed Duan Cang grass suddenly dropped a piece. At this moment, several people were stunned, and Huo Da Xia's head slumped to one side, and he stopped breathing.

  Outside the courtyard, Hua Man Lou, Jin Jiu Ling, Lu Xiao Feng and Li Yun Fei were chatting. Lu Xiao Feng asked: "Hua Man Lou, have you ever felt that Iron Shoe is among us?"

  Hua Manlou shook his head and said, "I have a strange feeling. Don't you think it's strange? Since Tie Xie Da Zei is a thief, why would he wear a pair of iron shoes? And after stealing the Jade Buddha, why didn't he leave?"

  Lu Xiaofeng said: "I'm indeed very strange, but he might be a ghost, or maybe an unlucky star."

  Hua Man Lou said: "Lu Xiao Feng, this doesn't sound like something you'd say."