Chapter 21: Is There Still Treasure?

  Mount Song, Wò Lóng Peak, in the mountain 'cave', I lay on a stone table pretending to be dead, no matter how Lan sister tried to persuade or scold me, I remained motionless like a stiff corpse.

  Damn it, it's not that I'm afraid of my brother, but Lan Jie is really too abnormal. For five whole days, I haven't slept for more than five hours a day. The rest of the time was all spent training, and even these five hours of sleep were secretly taken by me under the pretext of meditation practice.

  For five days, Lan Jie has been using the name of actual combat to abuse me in no less than a hundred ways, from various killing skills to the characteristics of each school's kung fu, to the specialties of famous people in Jianghu. She hates that she can't try out all the moves she knows on me. If she had any restraint and I could withstand her blows, I would have been dead long ago.

  "Hey, Lin Hao, are you still a man? You can't even last this short amount of time. Get up, let's do it again!" Lan sister teased in my ear.

  But I just lightly turned my face away, thinking that would 'stimulate' me. Hmph, she really underestimates me. Besides, does she not know if I'm a man or not? Not to mention five days ago I was already seen through by her, and in these few days of training, every part of my body has been 'touched' all over. However, this is something I dare not say, if I speak out, I will die a terrible death.

  "Lan sister, it's time for me to cultivate, I'm going to cultivate now, let's stop here for today." I replied with a pained expression. My whole body is covered in bruises, although they don't affect my foundation, but it really hurts. Being trained like this once today is simply taking my life.

  "It's been five days, right? What have you cultivated so far? If you don't train, you won't be afraid of those evil Dao people anymore." Lan sister perfectly combined sarcasm and threat, but she obviously forgot the growth rate of my thick skin. Five days ago, if she said this to me, I would stand up and train without hesitation, but now...

  "Sister Lan, this kind of thing can't be rushed. Kou Qian's thirty years were just a small achievement, and I've only been at it for five days, what's the hurry? Besides, I have plenty of time, and they won't be able to find me here anyway."

  Five days and they still can't find this place, then they'll never find it in their lifetime. Of course, that's also because of the closed-off information, I don't know. At this moment, the Bai Huo Jiao San Sheng Dao had already been decimated, and the entire Jiangbei City's armed police, security bureau, and various national forces launched a fierce manhunt against them. In just a few days, the San Sheng Dao's old nest in Jiangbei was overturned, with heavy casualties among their core members. Now they're busy trying to appease the government's anger. Where would they have the time to look for us? Moreover, almost all of the Xuanxue world's attention has been drawn to this matter.

  "Do you have a lot of time? Hmph." Lan sister listened and smiled disdainfully, then swung her hand and slammed a backpack onto me.

  I reached into my backpack and suddenly my face changed, I'm done for, I forgot that I had finished eating all the food, I had prepared to stay here for a long time, so I had prepared enough food and water for more than ten days, but in these five days, because of the high intensity exercise, I ate more, and now I've already eaten through my ten-day supply.

  In the original plan, I wasn't afraid of running out of food because I had also brought things like oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar. This is a mountainous area, where you can easily go hunting or dig up wild vegetables to make do for ten days or half a month. After all, Kou Qianzhi was able to live here for thirty years, which means that this place must be able to sustain human life. But now there's an old ghost at the 'entrance', so hunting has become an illusion.

  "Orchid, Sister Orchid, shall we head down the mountain?" I asked tentatively. Heading down the mountain would mean that I'd have to face endless pursuit, while Sister Orchid would have to confront her boss Li Huaguang and her brother Li Ning.

  "It's almost time to go down the mountain, you'd better get ready." Lan heard the words "go down the mountain" and a hint of unusual color flashed in her eyes, but she quickly recovered to normal, saying coldly.

  Cold, this is her whole face to me for five days, I don't know why since she started training me, her face has never been good, worse than the first time we met, but the care that sometimes flows out of her is not fake, so I've been guessing, is Lan sister taking advantage of me? But I didn't offend her either, sigh, this woman's mind is really hard to guess.

  "Ready, no need to prepare, can leave at any time" I waved my hand and indicated that packing up was a waste of effort. I only had one set of clothes on me, if it weren't for the fact that I usually wore a Taoist robe, I would have been naked already. All the food was gone, and all that was left were some daily necessities. I might as well just throw them away and be done with it. With the Heaven's Spirit Sword and the gourd, I could set off at any moment.

  "You're sure you're leaving just like that, with only these few things packed up and nothing else?" Lan sister saw me taking only a little bit of stuff and revealed a hint of a sly smile.

  "What about the shampoo? Uh, although I've only used it a few times, I don't want it anymore. The towel, oh, I'll take the towel with me. As for other things, they seem to be all useless." Lan's eerie smile made my hair stand on end, and after checking around several times, I still didn't find anything unusual.

  "Hmm, no regrets?" Lan Jie asked again,

  "It's nothing to regret, and it's not something valuable" I nodded in response after reconfirming that Kou Kenji hadn't taken anything from me.

  "Ah, I didn't expect you're a kind and generous person who treats money like dirt, I'm truly sorry." Lan sister suddenly said to me with a fist bump.

  But I was directly 'cheated', ah, did I lose money? No way, when I went up the mountain, there were only ten yuan in my wallet, Lan sister don't cheat me again.

  "Lan sister, don't be like this, what else do I have that you haven't taken? Tell me, after all, I'm now considered half your apprentice. Playing with Lan sister, I've never won, so I quickly surrendered."

  "Oh, now you're calling me an apprentice? That's too late. But I'll make sure you understand how you die. Did you spend all your savings when you came up the mountain?" Lan sister teased cruelly.

  "Yes, there's only 10 yuan left in the wallet, really no money. There wasn't much money to begin with, but it didn't last long. Thinking about it now is heart-wrenching."

  "So you're a Lei Feng, now poor and destitute but still holding onto a pile of gold and refusing to let go, what a good person indeed"

  "Waaah, Lan sister, I was wrong. I shouldn't have been lazy in my training. Just be nice and tell me where Jinshan is." As soon as I heard the name Jinshan, my heart started racing because in just five days, I had already fully experienced how valuable the things Kou Qian left me were. For example, this Tianling sword, it's not even worth thinking about if you don't have at least 180 million. And that Daoist robe is even more outrageous - wearing it feels as light as a feather, but it also gives me a feeling of being invulnerable to water and fire. With Lan sister's discerning eye, the estimated value must be at least tens of millions. As for the Longhu Dan, don't even get me started - whether selling it to research institutions or martial artists, it would absolutely fetch a sky-high price. The only thing that might not be worth much is that 'Yin Yang Yu' pendant Lan sister mentioned, but just those few items alone are enough for me to live comfortably for several lifetimes!

  "Hey, you're being so obedient today. Why don't we make a little 'trade'? Later when we go out, you can take care of that old ghost by yourself, and as for the treasure, I'll give you half of it. Remember, those things won't be any worse than what's in your backpack." Lan Jie said with a radiant smile.

  "Alright, no problem, where are those things, Lan sister?" Without another word, I immediately agreed to Lan sister's 'exchange'. Anyway, that old ghost outside also needs to be dealt with. Having been trained for so many days and with the effect of the Dragon Tiger Pill, I was thinking of testing my own level anyway.

  "Well, not bad, not bad, the kid is teachable too. Go, walk ten steps forward, at that corner of the wall, dig out the thing, you little guy is going to get rich." Lan sister seemed to be in a good mood, pointing to the corner of the wall and saying.

  This cave was originally not very big, about 100 square meters at most. As soon as I looked around, I found that the corner of the wall was a bit off. How could there be a small mound? Wouldn't something be buried here? Ah, I didn't notice it before.

  Without saying another word, start digging. No matter what it is, after more than a thousand years, even Kou Qianzhi's toilet has become an antique treasure!

  The earth was buried very shallow, and it can be said that it was not buried at all, just a bit of dust covered the previous things. After digging it open, oh my god, there really were things inside, but the outermost layer was just a wooden box, which had rotted away. Upon opening the wooden box...

  Roar, roar, roar!

  I've become rich, haha, haha!

  "Lan sister, look at this, it's porcelain, it's a bowl, and it's even inlaid with gems, these are chopsticks, made of ivory or something, I'm telling you, not just one pair, we're going to be rich, this is a thousand-year-old antique!" After taking a closer look at the things inside the wooden box, I almost fainted from happiness. Even if I were an idiot when it comes to antiques, I knew that these things were extremely valuable, because they were all very "fine" and well-preserved. If these weren't worth money, then nothing was worth money.

  "Yes, you've struck it rich. The Northern and Southern Dynasties were a time of war and chaos, and the Five Barbarians' Rebellion was even more devastating to the Han people's cultural heritage. Although I couldn't clearly identify these items, I can be certain that they are among the best of their time, even rare in the Northern and Southern Dynasties era." Lan sister said casually after flipping through a few things. In fact, Lan sister didn't have much ability to distinguish antiques either. My knowledge is only because my identity requires it. As Li Huaguang's personal bodyguard, she often had to attend various auctions, treasure exhibitions, and other events. However, some activities did not allow bringing bodyguards openly, after all, there were also many hostile tycoons inside, who knows if they would start a gunfight as soon as they met? So they could only enter as secretaries or assistants, and as secretaries or assistants, of course, they had to have more knowledge reserves.

  "Ah, I see. When I searched for Kou Jianzhi's information on Baidu, I saw that his family was a wealthy and powerful landlord back then, and they were even officials for generations. It doesn't seem excessive for them to have such luxurious items. However, Lan sister, how did you know those things would be here? And why didn't Kou Jianzhi take them with him? He doesn't seem like the type to waste money on luxury." I asked curiously. This Kou Jianzhi was indeed a wealthy and powerful man back then, his family had been high officials for generations, and they owned countless lands. After he became the national teacher, it was even more unimaginable. But what I'm curious about is how Lan sister knew that these things were buried there, even I, who have memories of Kou Jianzhi, didn't know."

  "It's simple, from the moment I woke up, I discovered that there were stone benches, stone tables, and a stone 'bed', with a complete set of cooking utensils, but where are the bowls and chopsticks? Not even one was left behind. Even if they were made of wood and had rotted away, there should be some trace left. So the only possibility is that Kou Qianzhi took them away or left them here. Combining this with the social environment at the time, when Kou Qianzhi emerged from the mountains, it was during the reign of Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei, who loved war and made the already chaotic northern region a battleground. Therefore, Kou Qianzhi's emergence must have had an exploratory meaning to it - if he hadn't encountered a wise ruler, he would have definitely continued to hide in seclusion, which is consistent with the traditional thinking of Daoism. However, he happened to encounter Emperor Taiwu, who was considered quite good at that time. Looking again at the environment of the mountain 'cave', it's very humid here, but that corner is dry, and there's an obvious small mound of earth - it's not hard to guess what happened."

  "Cow, I didn't expect Sister Lan to have detective skills, it seems that in the future, Jianghu will have another legend, the legend of Fumo Lan." After hearing Sister Lan's reasoning, I immediately fell to the ground and also took the opportunity to flatter her.

  "Haha, this is just ordinary reasoning, very simple. Come on, let's pack up half of the things and put the rest back. Don't ask why, it's an old saying that 'wealth should not be revealed'. Lan sister was also happy after I flattered her, but in the end she still only let me take half of the things."

  I think it's better to keep some of these things, if I take them all out, it won't be easy to get rid of them. If someone remembers or is robbed by evil people, wouldn't that be a huge loss? Moreover, this country has a law that says everything underground belongs to the state. According to the law, these things don't belong to me. If I'm caught, all I'll get is a few hundred bucks and a banner. So it's better to keep half of them, no matter what happens, I still have a way out.

  I've got all the treasures stored away, now it's time for me to go collect that old ghost. Thinking about how he made a fool of me just a few days ago makes my blood boil, haha, does he think I'm a sick tiger or something?

  "Hey, Lin Hao, be careful, don't get yourself killed!" After opening the stone wall, that old ghost was indeed waiting for me on the other side. Judging from his appearance, he must have been waiting for me for five days. Otherwise, how could his eyes be so resentful? Fortunately, it was dusk at this time, and the sky had not yet darkened. The old ghost couldn't move around easily and could only hide under the shade of a tree, muttering to himself.

  "Wooo, Lan sister, you don't have confidence in your disciple? Watch me, I'll kill that guy and come back to find the wine still warm." With a clang, I drew out the Tianling Treasure Sword. Damn it, I don't believe it - as the renowned Tian Shi Dao's famous Tian Shi Kou Qian's successor, I won't be defeated by some mountain wild old ghost.

  "Alright, I'll go slowly, first find a place to sit down and watch," Lan sister said casually with her backpack, and then she really found a place to sit down and watch the show.

  "Kill!" The endless resentment turned into hatred for the old devil. Damn it, five days have passed and I still can't find anyone to vent my anger on, oh wait, I should be looking for a ghost to take out my frustration on.