Zuo Shan was stunned when he heard this, he really didn't expect Chu Chen to give such a reason.

When it comes to the word "treasure", many people may immediately think of it. Dazzling gold and silver jewellery does have capital to make people think about it. And this is also the main plot of many martial arts novels, such as Jin Yong's "Snow Mountain Flying Fox" and Liang Yusheng's "Ping's Shadow".

To say, China is vast, since ancient times, the legend of the treasure is not clear, the treasure map is everywhere, but it is really possible to find the treasure according to the legend or the treasure map, Zuoshan has really not heard of anyone succeeding before.

However, generally speaking, no one knows about the fact that they have found a treasure, so it is possible that someone has found a treasure according to a treasure map but kept it a secret.

Moreover, Zuo Shan also thought that there was indeed a place where priceless treasures were buried in the city of Xiazhou, and this place was the Three Gorges.

As we all know, the Three Gorges waterway is full of dangerous shoals, the 660-kilometer waterway from Xiazhou to Shancheng, the drop is as high as 120 meters, and there are 139 dangerous shoals that mainly hinder navigation, and accidents of shipwrecks on the reef emerge one after another.

In this section of the waterway, some sections are full of rapids and dangerous shoals, and it is also famous for its tortuous waterways, strange rocks, rapids and thrilling boats in history.

It is precisely because of the dangerous shoals of the Three Gorges Channel that countless ships have been sunk here for thousands of years, and many of these sunken ships contain a large number of gold and silver treasures and precious cultural relics.

For example, the famous Yinwo Beach is because in ancient times, rich and noble families who traveled from south to north crossed here by boat. There are often accidents in which the boat capsizes and dies and is buried in the belly of the fish, and the gold and silver treasures carried by them fall into the water on the beach, hence the name.

But due to the turbulent current. It is very dangerous, coupled with financial and technical limitations, these cultural relics and treasures that have sunk under the water have not been discovered, so that they have accumulated more and more and become a huge wealth.

It is said that someone picked up property there in the 70s of the last century. That winter, after the Yangtze River entered the dry season. A large number of fish were blocked in the blue beach to lock the waterway and return to the state of fishery. The department sent 3 people to thin the fish and live in the house of villager Liu Laohan. Because there was a lack of firewood for cooking in the morning, the three of them went to the river to collect wood.

During this period, a person suddenly fell in the river, and when the other two people hurried over to help, they forcibly lifted a large "square brick" from under the water. The "bricks" are black and mushy. It was a foot square, and it was later learned that it was made of lead, probably from the ship's machinery, but there was something else.

For example, large silver ingots, as well as silver ingots and smaller gold ingots, and some copper coins, which were originally strings, but they were scooped up. The rope was immediately disconnected.

For a long time, there have been rumors of endless treasures at the bottom of the river. Because this time the incident was further confirmed. However, due to the water risk, only a few brave people went to salvage, and there was no big harvest. The matter is over.

Thinking of this, Zuo Shan guessed that the treasure map obtained by Chu Chen was not recorded on these treasures, but when he thought about it, he felt that it was wrong, what was in front of them was a mountainous area, and it had nothing to do with the treasure of the shipwreck, could it be that someone salvaged the treasure and buried it here?

Thinking of this, Zuo Shan couldn't help the curiosity in his heart, so he asked, "Chu Shao, what kind of treasure are we looking for here?" Is it the legendary shipwreck treasure? ”

Chu Chen was also stunned when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Brother Zuo, not all the treasures hidden in Xiazhou are shipwreck treasures, as for what kind of treasure we are looking for, I will sell it first, let's find the location of the treasure first." ”

Seeing Chu Chen say this, Zuo Shan could only suppress the curiosity in his heart and asked, "Chu Shao, then which direction are we going now?" ”

"Wait a minute......"

As he spoke, Chu Chen took out a simple map that he had drawn according to the treasure map, and after unfolding it, he carefully compared it.

Zuo Shan curiously leaned over and observed for a moment, and found that the terrain depicted in the treasure map was at least seventy or eighty percent similar to the situation here. Considering the simplicity and distortion of the treasure map's lines, this is already a very high proportion. He estimated that the place recorded on the treasure map should be about this place.

"Let's go and inquire about the situation first." Chu Chen nodded with satisfaction, and then walked to a small mountain village not far away with only twenty or thirty households.

The two found an old man to inquire about the situation, and found that it was indeed like the treasure picture, and there was indeed a small temple on the mountain next to it before, but it had already collapsed because of disrepair.

It didn't matter to Chu Chen whether it collapsed or not, as long as he could confirm that the treasure map was correct.

After saying goodbye to the old man, Chu Chen and Zuo Shan walked towards the location of the treasure marked on the treasure map.

As the old saying goes, Wangshan ran a dead horse, and the location on the map didn't seem to be far away, but when he came out, he almost killed Chu Chen and Zuoshan.

There is no way to get there, there are even shrubs and weeds on the road, and it is almost July now, and there are a lot of poison insects and the like in the mountains, all the way down, they have encountered as many as seven or eight poisonous snakes.

This is also the reason why Chu Chen did not tell Wu Ke in advance, and this time he came to Xiazhou to hunt for treasures. , otherwise Wu Ke would definitely come together because of curiosity. At that time, she walked so many mountain roads, she couldn't bear to say anything, in case she was injured by poisonous insects or poisonous snakes, it would be terrible.

In this way, the two walked for more than two hours before finally coming to a small mountain pass.

"This ...... Chu Shao, is the treasure really buried here? Zuo Shan looked at the scene in front of him and asked a little dumbfounded.

Chu Chen also smiled wryly and said, "This is the mark on the map, it shouldn't be wrong." ”

The reason why the two of them have such expressions is because there has been a mudslide here, and they saw that nearly half of the col was buried by boulders and mud. In this way, if the treasure is buried right under the boulders and dirt, it is difficult to operate without an excavator.

It really depends on Chu Chen and Zuo Shan to dig by hand, even if it takes three or five months to dig, don't expect to be able to dig up the treasure.

Moreover, with the difficulty of walking here, they had to drive the excavator in, except for opening the mountain, they had to use a helicopter to fly.

This situation made Chu Chen depressed, and said in his heart: "I don't know what's going on with this fire clay, and he doesn't look for a cave, he actually hides the treasure in such an empty place, does he just not want people to find the treasure?" Or is this treasure map actually fake, a joke made by Zhang Huoni? ”

Chu Chen scratched his head with some distress, and then said, "Whether there is a treasure or not, since we are here, we have to look for it." ”

However, they did not act immediately, and walked for more than two hours on the mountain road, even if the two of them were in good health, they were still a little tired, so the two of them sat down first, drank some water and ate some dry food, and rested for more than twenty minutes before setting off for the center of the mountain col, which is the location marked on the map.

During this period, Chu Chen let go of his ability and checked whether there were any treasures around him as he walked, but when he reached a place near the center of the mountain col, he sensed the treasure buried underground.

However, Chu Chen was not happy, because the treasure under the ground was not the heirloom jade seal he wanted, but a few gold and silver ingots, which made him a little stunned immediately, although these gold and silver ingots were valuable, they were not what he wanted now, and with his economic strength, they were not inferior to a few gold and silver ingots.

"Could it be that I am so unlucky, and the word that I didn't recognize is really the most critical clue to the treasure? Or did Zhang Huoni never get the jade seal of the country at all, this qiē was just made up by him, and he came all the way to Xiazhou, and in the end he could only bring a few gold and silver ingots back? ”

Although Chu Chen didn't spend much effort to get this treasure map, it was obviously written as a heirloom jade seal, but in the end, it was just an ordinary gold and silver ingot, this huge contrast made him feel extremely disappointed when he thought about it.

Seeing Chu Chen frowning and standing still, Zuo Shan asked, "Chu Shao, did you find something?" ”

Of course, Chu Chen couldn't say that he was very disappointed because he found the treasure underground, so he took care of his feelings and said: "Well, there is a clue, I think that not far from the boulder should be the place where the treasure is buried." ”

As he spoke, Chu Chen pointed to the boulder not far away.

Zuo Shan looked in the direction Chu Chen pointed, and felt that it seemed to be that place in his impression, so he nodded subconsciously. However, he looked at the darkening sky and suggested that it was getting late, and that they should set up their tents first, rest for the night, and wait for the next morning to dig for treasure.

Chu Chen's previous preparations were still relatively sufficient, he had prepared the tent and other camping tools in advance, Zuo Shan was still a little strange about this in advance, thinking that Chu Chen was preparing to go to the wilderness to play? I didn't expect the wild to be wild, but it's not a game but a treasure hunt.

After all, Zuo Shan was the former king of soldiers, camping was like a daily routine for him, and Chu Chen's hands-on ability was also very strong, so the two worked together and built a temporary residence in a short time. In addition, in the wild, especially in the mountains, it is especially necessary to guard against dangers such as poisonous insects and beasts at night, and this is also considered by Zuoshan.

Speaking of which, Chu Chen hadn't spent the night in the wild before, if he was in normal times, he would have some novel feelings in his heart, but now that his mind is full of treasures, he can't care about these things.

There was nothing to do all night, Chu Chen got up early in the morning and exercised his body, and then he went around the mountain col, he told Zuo Shan that he did this because he wanted to find more clues, just in case there was no treasure in the place he said yesterday, in fact, he used his ability to probe the situation in the surrounding mountain walls.

The result made Chu Chen feel very disappointed, except for the gold and silver ingots he found yesterday, the places he had explored were all empty, not to mention any heirloom jade seals, even copper coins were not found. (To be continued......)