Xu Yicheng and Hai Lanzhu walked into the back of the City God Temple, there was a very small brick house inside, with bricks on the top and bricks on the bottom, the wall skin was painted dark red, the room was only three meters wide, and the wooden threshold was nearly a zhang. Xu Yicheng looked at this small house, frowned, and said to Hai Lanzhu: "Have you ever been to the City God Temple?" Hai Lanzhu shook his head and said: "I was sent to the UK very early, and the City God Temple only heard about it, but I never came in." Xu Yicheng said: "Oh, then you have to be careful." Hai Lanzhu was surprised and asked why. Before Xu Yicheng could answer, Wang Shaoyi had already urged the two of them into the house.

They crossed the threshold with their legs raised and saw that there was nothing in the room, except for a large black hole in the middle floor, which seemed to be a cellar. There is a wooden ladder next to it, and I don't know where it leads.

"Please." Wang Shaoyi's expression was cloudy and sunny under the light of the lantern, and it was indescribably weird.

Xu Yicheng climbed the ladder and walked down, the cellar was very deep and smelled musty. When he got to the bottom of the ladder, he saw Hai Lanzhu slowly climbing down. She seemed a little frightened of the dark place, and her hands kept shaking. As soon as she touched Xu Yicheng, she grabbed his arm and held on to it.

First Xu Yicheng and Hai Lanzhu, then Wang Shaoyi and the innkeeper, the four of them went down to the cellar in turn, and with a "bang" outside, the mouth of the cellar was closed, and it fell into darkness completely. Xu Yicheng felt that there seemed to be people in the dark, but he could only hear the sound of breathing, and he didn't know how many shadows there were. Hai Lanzhu's nails were about to dig into the flesh, and asked him if he was a ghost? Xu Yicheng did not answer positively, only said that she should be mentally prepared.

With a "bang", the shopkeeper lit a foreign fire and lit a large white paper lantern to illuminate the entire cellar. Hai Lanzhu suddenly let out a scream, almost choking Xu Yicheng to blood.

As soon as the lights turned on, she saw that the shadows on all sides were all ghosts, all with green faces and fangs, hideous faces, hanging ghosts with long tongues, ghosts with bloody faces, waist slashing ghosts with intestines in their hands, and other tiger ghosts, science ghosts, drowning ghosts, etc., all of them stood in front of the four walls, leaning forward, as if jumping out at a very close distance, and a pair of pupilless eyes almost attached to Hailan Zhu.

Hai Lanzhu's face was like earth, and her body was constantly trembling. Xu Yicheng patted the back of her hand softly: "Don't be afraid, these are all clay sculptures." Hai Lanzhu fixed his mind, and then looked carefully, only to find that these are clay statues, but carved lifelike, under the dim oil lamp, the clay floats, really as if alive.

Xu Yicheng said: "You grew up abroad, you don't know that behind the City God Temple, there is usually a dark room called the Yin Si Room, and this is it." There are all kinds of ghost statues in it for visitors to watch, and it is considered to be a free tour back to the underworld. Hai Lanzhu's eyes wandered, frightened, knowing that these things were fake, but the atmosphere was really terrifying.

Wang Shaoyi said with a smile: "The little girl's exclamation can be regarded as true feelings, not bad, and there is progress." ”

If it is a city god temple in a big city and a big town, there will be dozens of ghost statues in the underworld to warn the world not to do evil things. However, Heian City is a small place, and there are only about seven or eight clay sculptures in the netherworld. Xu Yicheng looked around and found that this place was not full of ghosts. There was actually a square table in the middle of the underworld, and there were already two people sitting at the table, one fat and one thin, both wearing horse coats. They looked at Xu Yicheng, silent, their eyes were quite unkind, but they also had a little panic.

Wang Shaoyi asked Xu Yicheng to sit down on the side of the table, Hai Lanzhu let go of his arm, stood next to him with his eyes lowered, and didn't dare to look left and right at all. The two men looked at each other's noses and noses, and their noses looked at their hearts, pretending that nothing had happened, and they did not greet each other.

The shopkeeper stood respectfully behind him with a white paper lantern, and Wang Shaoyi dragged a bench and sat down, with the top of his head just aimed at the cellar door. He looked around and pointed his finger upward: "As soon as the ghost gate is closed, we will enter the underworld, and the yin and yang will be isolated." Here, I don't know the sky, the earth doesn't matter, and the world doesn't matter. If you have anything to say, you don't have to hide it anymore. ”

As soon as he said this, everyone suddenly felt the gust of yin wind, and subconsciously shrunk their necks, as if they were really in the underworld. There is only one cellar entrance in the entire basement, which is also firmly closed by Wang Shaoyi. He can do whatever he wants, the sky doesn't know, the earth doesn't care, and no one will work. A few of you here are fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of others.

The shopkeeper stood behind Wang Shaoyi with a lamp, and he couldn't see his face clearly, only a shadow could be seen, like a judge. Xu Yicheng snorted coldly in his heart, Wang Shaoyi deliberately chose this ghost place, but he was afraid that he had ulterior motives. Not to mention anything else, this ghostly atmosphere alone has already made people a little sharper.

Wang Shaoyi was very satisfied with their reaction, he stretched out his hand and said, "The three of you have indeed come to Ping'an City to receive the goods, so you know each other." The two of them coldly bowed their hands to each other and said their names to each other. The thin one is called Gao Quan, who speaks Tianjin; The fat one is called Bian Furen, and he speaks with a unique tone of Shanxi people; The two of them only reported their names, where they came from, and what shops they were from, and they didn't mention anything, which shows that they are wary of each other.

Only then did Hai Lanzhu know that there were four golden toads resting outside the inn, and it was the four waves of antique dealers who came. Wang Shaoyi personally went to inspect and killed a spy in disguise, and the remaining three were qualified to be invited to the underworld.

After everyone finished greeting, Wang Shaoyi's eyes narrowed: "Let me ask a question first, brother, what I did in Tanglin, how do you know?" ”

Xu Yicheng has already answered this question, and frankly said that it was Yu Peng, but the other two were a little hesitant. Wang Shaoyi slapped the table and said viciously: "I just said, once the ghost door is closed, no one is allowed to hide it!" Dare to lie in front of so many evil spirits, but you will be punished! Gao and Bian were still a little embarrassed, and Wang Shaoyi sneered: "Let's tell the truth." The grave of Aixin Jueluo's family was dug by me, this is a confidential matter, only my brother knows. When you come to Ping'an City, you must have gotten the rumors of internal leakage - I don't blame you, ask for money; But if the mouth is not strict, there must be an explanation. Tell me the names of the people who have heard the news, and we will continue to buy and sell; If you don't say it, I'll take you under the knife and weigh it myself. ”

When he said this, there was a sudden silence in the underworld. Gao and Bian lowered their heads, both nervously fighting in their hearts. In this dimly lit small basement, surrounded by ghosts and monsters, people's hearts were already extremely depressed, so Wang Shaoyi's words easily shook their hearts.

Xu Yicheng sighed slightly, Wang Shaoyi's words are quite powerful, which is equivalent to dividing the interests of these two people and the insider, these people who seek wealth, where will they talk about righteousness, for their own interests, what can't they do?

Sure enough, the two quickly each named a person. Wang Shaoyi nodded and whispered a few words to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper put down the lamp, climbed up to the ground again, opened the lid and said a few words, and then climbed back again. Not long after, two crisp gunshots rang out outside, and Gao and Bian both trembled. Wang Shaoyi grinned and said, "Look, how happy is everyone speaking honestly? - Alright, let's get down to business. ”

The shopkeeper brought a pocket, put it on the table, and pulled it out one by one. Soon a pile was piled up on the table. There are phoenix crowns decorated with pearls, gold-woven quilts, large and small jade Buddhas, emerald Buddhas, various gold and silver magic vessels, gems the size of chicken eggs, and more than 20 pieces in total. The lights were dim, Xu Yicheng could only sweep roughly, and the stolen burial goods in the tomb of Emperor Shushen seemed to match the number. Compared to them, the gold-clad copper chime and beeswax Buddha beads left for Yu Peng were worthless.

Gao Quan and Bian Furen's eyes were straight, these things are hard goods. The so-called hard goods mean that things can be worth a lot of money by virtue of their own texture, such as emeralds the size of chicken eggs, without looking at the age, the rough stone alone can be sold at a sky-high price; On the other hand, soft goods, such as calligraphy and paintings, are worthless, and their value has risen sharply only because they have a relationship with celebrities.

These things are either gold or jade, if they are put on the market, they are also hundreds of thousands of oceans of trade. Otherwise, they would not have heard the wind and ran to Ping'an City. Xu Yicheng suddenly heard Hai Lanzhu breathing heavily behind him, and knew that this girl couldn't help it, so he coughed secretly, signaling her to be restless. Wang Shaoyi said with a smile: "When the ladies look at the gold and silver jewelry, they are all virtuous. ”

Everyone in the audience burst into laughter, and the atmosphere was a little more relaxed. Wang Shaoyi said: "These things are all made from the concubine tomb of Tongzhi, and I am also taking a big risk, brother, don't be unappreciative." ”

Gao Quan said with a smile on his face: "Deputy Wang Tuan is too worried, how many years has the Qing room been gone, who can trouble you?" Bian Furen also said: "That is, Donglin is also barren, rather than letting those dead people dominate, it is better to take it out for the benefit of the living." Wang Shaoyi nodded again and again when he heard this, suddenly raised his chin and stared directly at Xu Yicheng: "Why don't you come to compliment me?" Xu Yicheng said: "Digging graves and digging graves is detrimental to yin morality." I came to Ping'an City to seek wealth, and I still don't take advantage of this lip service. ”

Gao and Bian frowned, and couldn't help but sneer: "You are all sitting in this underworld, what kind of saint are you still in?" They said to Wang Shaoyi: "This person is so rude, and he still talks nonsense with his eyes open, he has ulterior motives!" "Both of them have the same thoughts, today there are a total of three of these bright weapons to share, one less competitor, they can get three percent more.

Wang Shaoyi said lightly: "Brother Xu is right, let's dig other people's graves, don't pick up cheap and sell well." Actually, brother, I am not for myself, but for the livelihood of more than 2,000 people. People feed the horses and chew, it's not easy to be in charge......" After speaking, he stretched out his hand and pushed the pile of jewelry to the center of the table, "Brother, I want to sell the stolen goods, you want to make money." But you can only buy and sell for two people, but today you have three guys, which makes me a little embarrassed. ”

All three held their breath, knowing that the main topic had finally arrived. Wang Shaoyi said: "Brother, after thinking about it, I didn't know what to do, so I told the head of Ma Futian Ma." Captain Ma is a person who has come over and is knowledgeable. He asked me, how much silver can I sell these things for? I said, how can I get a hundred thousand? Captain Ma asked me again, how much does our regiment get a month's salary? I said more than 50,000. Commander Ma said that even if you sell it, it's only three months' military salary, where is this enough? You have to take a long-term view, don't you? I think it's right, this concubine's tomb, even if a few are dug up, it's only a year's income, it's not interesting! If you want to dig, dig a big one. ”

Speaking of this, Wang Shaoyi flicked the bright utensils on the table: "This thing is just an addition." I have gathered you here today to make a bigger deal with you—the richest in Tanglin is the tomb of Lafayette. Are you interested? Let's have a seat at the Empress Dowager Cixi! ”

As soon as the words came out, everyone was shocked. The ravine-crisscrossed face was more terrifying and hideous in the candlelight than the ghost-faced sculptures around it.

Slightly older Beijingers still remember that the extremely luxurious scenery at Cixi's funeral was probably unprecedented. And those who are professional in antiques have naturally read the "Notes on Ai Yuexuan" written by Li Lianying and his nephew, and know that the burial goods in Cixi's tomb are so rich that I am afraid that they will crown the tombs, and if they are all excavated, it will be a shocking fortune.

Wang Shaoyi actually planned to dig Cixi's tomb, this ambition and courage are really incredible. The level of Cixi's tomb is not comparable to the tomb of Emperor Shushen's concubine. Although tomb robbing was a common practice at this time, everyone had some speculation in their hearts about such a big thing in public.

Wang Shaoyi saw that they were frightened, and smiled: "This mausoleum is wow, it's just like the whole girl." I was nervous enough for the first time, but with the first time, there was a second time, and I slowly got used to it. ”

No one laughed at the joke. Whether it is Xu Yicheng, Gao Quan, or Bian Furen, they all keenly captured that Wang Shaoyi used a word just now, eating Cixi's current seat.

Eating a live meal is something that has only happened since the Republic of China. After the founding of the Republic of China, there has been turmoil in various places, and grave digging has occurred repeatedly, and no one has supervised it. As a result, there are antique dealers who pay to hire a clay master to dig up ancient tombs and extract Ming utensils. Later, Tufuzi felt that he had suffered too much by doing so, so he simply reversed the operation, first found the grave, and then called a few antique dealers, dug the grave on the spot, auctioned on the spot, and the highest price was won. Because it is often a few groups of people staring around the grave, as if they were having a feast, it is called eating a feast.

In this practice of eating a live meal, antique dealers have to pay a sum of money to Tufuzi in advance as a deposit. Tufuzi collected enough money before he began to dig the grave. No matter what is dug up in the grave, the deposit will not be refunded, which is the guarantee. Wang Shaoyi said that when he ate Cixi's current seat, he naturally planned to collect a deposit from the three of them first, and then go to dig it.

Gao Quan slapped the table first: "Okay!" It is rare for Vice President Wang Tuan to have such ambition, so I will give up my life to accompany the gentleman. Not to be outdone, Bian Furen also said: "In the tomb of Cixi, there are all people's fat and people's ointment. Deputy Wang Tuan is the master of the people, and there is nothing wrong with taking it. Wang Shaoyi looked at Xu Yicheng again and said, "What about you?" Scared? Xu Yicheng said lightly: "How big Cixi's tomb is, a few people should know." It's not an ordinary grave, just open it. If nothing else, where is the tomb? Who of you knows? If you don't know the entrance to the underground palace, it will take hundreds of people to dig hard, and it will take a few days. No matter how incompetent the Beijing government is, such a big move has also been spread. Deputy Wang Tuan said to open the tomb of Cixi, but he also had to tell us how to open it. Wealth moves people's hearts, and it has to be spent on life. ”

Wang Shaoyi laughed: "You asked a little bit." I'll give you a reassurance. When the tomb of Cixi was repaired to the last formalities, eighty-one stonemasons were left to close the tomb passage. Originally, these people were exterminated, but one of them, a stonemason surnamed Jiang, was hit by a big stone in the middle of construction and fainted. The supervising eunuch thought he was dead, and was afraid of soiling the underground palace, so he let people drag him out and throw him into the ravine. Jiang Mason later woke up slowly, fled back to the village incognito, and lived until now. ”

None of the three of them expected that there would be such a story, and if this was true, then the location of the tomb would not be a problem at all. Gao Quan was pleasantly surprised: "Could it be that Deputy Wang Tuan has already found that Jiang stonemason?" ”

Wang Shaoyi said: "Not yet, but I already have eyebrows, and I will be able to find him soon." He paused, and suddenly looked at the three of them, "Several, you see, I have told you all about such confidential matters, brother, I am sincere enough, right?" Now it's your turn to show your sincerity. ”

The three of them looked at each other, thinking that this is asking for money, right? Wang Shaoyi raised his chin: "This time we will eat the present meal, let's change the form, don't eat it, just take care of the goods for me." ”

Ordinary eating, the antique dealer gave a deposit, Tufuzi dug up something and handed it to the antique dealer, and the matter was over, this is to prevent the tomb from being empty, Tufuzi will do it in vain. Wang Shaoyi means that there must be treasures in this Cixi tomb, so he digs it out and counts it as his own, but he will designate someone to ship it on his behalf and take it to the market to exchange it for cash.

You must know that although the things in Cixi's tomb are valuable, they are not visible, and there must be a way to find those anonymous collectors. The antique market is too deep, how to find people, how to breathe through the mouth, how to collect money, how to ensure that it is not exposed, there are many doorways. Wang Shaoyi kills people like hemp, but he is a white man in selling goods, and he must find an expert to act on his behalf.

Think about it, there are so many treasures in Cixi's tomb, just by pumping water, you can get a soft hand, and it is really a big fortune.

Wang Shaoyi said again: "Brother Cixi's tomb, I also know that the impact is not small, so the fewer people who know, the better." Of the three of you, I can only pick one to ship. ”

All of you here are human spirits, and when you think about this sentence carefully, your faces will change greatly. Just now, Wang Shaoyi had already said frankly the plan to steal and excavate Cixi's tomb, and even explained the matter of Jiang Stonemason, but now he actually only chose one person to cooperate. And what about the two left? Knowing so many secrets, could it be that Wang Shaoyi would put them back?

Now they finally understand what murderous Wang Shaoyi's sentence "The fewer people know about Cixi's tomb, the better". Keep one, kill two. It's not about getting rich, it's about surviving. If you win, a lot of wealth is waiting in front of you; If you lose, your life will be surrendered in this peaceful city. In Wang Shaoyi's hands, he didn't care about so many lives.

The underworld is indeed the underworld. How can a living person come back alive when he enters the underworld?

The corners of Gao Quan's mouth began to tremble, Bian Furen's face was expressionless, but the fine sweat on his forehead was coming out layer by layer. Hai Lanzhu stood behind Xu Yicheng, not knowing what his expression was. She suddenly became curious, what kind of expression would this guy who usually always has a calm smile on the corner of his mouth be in this situation? It's a pity that the atmosphere in this underworld is too heavy, and no one dares to move. Behind Wang Shaoyi stood the shopkeeper, who had already raised a gun in his hand, and in this narrow space, it was impossible for anyone to hurt people. The slightest abrupt movement can lead to a shot.

Wang Shaoyi didn't urge, he leaned back with his arms crossed, leaving the three of them enough time to digest. It didn't take long for Gao Quan to say in a dumb voice: "It's according to the meaning of Deputy Wang Tuan." Bian Furen and Xu Yicheng nodded in unison, indicating that they had no objection to this arrangement.

Wealth is in danger, lose your head, but win but you can get infinite wealth. The only obstacle in front of him was the other two people at the table. Gao and Bian had the courage to come to Ping'an City, naturally they were not good men and women, and their eyes were a little sharp. From this moment on, they are enemies of life and death, and they are truly life and death. The atmosphere in the underworld turned to murderous and ruthless.

Hai Lanzhu shuddered, quietly leaned forward half a step, and gently touched the corner of Xu Yicheng's clothes with her hand - Xu Yicheng didn't move, her fingertips touched Xu Yicheng's shoulder. At that moment, she felt as if she had touched an ancient monument, unmoving, and extremely solid. Only then did she know that Xu Yicheng's muscles were already tense.

Bian Furen said: "Then how do you plan to choose?" Wang Shaoyi pushed the device: "The rules are very simple, in this pile of things, there are real and fake." Each of you takes turns taking one until you are finished. Whoever has the most genuine goods in his hands will win. ”

Eating a live meal is more rich than wealth; Shipping on behalf of others, what is important is eyesight and eloquence, Wang Shaoyi came up with such a problem, just to test the eyes of these people. The light in the underworld is dim, and it is quite difficult to identify it with only a lantern held by the shopkeeper - but then again, if there is no difficulty at all, how can you test the means?

Hai Lanzhu was happy in her heart. What was lost in the tomb of Emperor Shushen's concubine, the rich old man publicly listed a detailed list, and Xu Yicheng had seen it. This school examination is not difficult for Xu Yicheng. But when she thought about it carefully, she found that it was wrong. When Wang Shaoyi announced the rules, he only said that there were true and false, but he didn't say whether it was really from the tomb of Emperor Shushen's concubine. He deliberately played a little trick, which is unpredictable, if he thinks he has a list, he will sit back and relax, and if he is not good, he will be smart but be mistaken by cleverness.

Thinking of this, Hai Lanzhu couldn't help but let out a soft "ah", which was particularly eye-catching in the underworld. The others looked at her with red eyes, and her heart trembled. Wang Shaoyi glanced at her meaningfully: "This young lady, this gambling game is very important, don't make a noise anymore, otherwise I won't be able to protect you." ”

At this time, Xu Yicheng suddenly spoke: "Deputy Wang Tuan, can you use tools to give these things a palm?" Wang Shaoyi was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Whatever you use, you are just not allowed to leave this netherworld." Xu Yicheng said that it was good, and untied a wide black belt from his waist, which was the set of submarine needles treasured by the five veins, and it turned out that he had always carried it with him.

This submarine needle was cast by a famous craftsman for the five veins during the Qianlong period, and the temperament is extraordinary. As soon as it came out, everyone present, including Wang Shaoyi and the shopkeeper, let out an exclamation. However, Gao Quan and Bian Furen were not to be outdone, and they also took out a set of tools from their arms, threw them on the wooden table, and slammed like a demonstration - everyone came prepared, and no one was a fool.

Wang Shaoyi laughed and said that this time it was interesting, well, interesting. He took out a dice and asked the three of them to roll the dots. Xu Yicheng threw a three-point, Gao Quan was four, Bian Furen was six, and the one with the largest point was picked first.

There are almost more than 20 items on the table, including phoenix crowns, scripture quilts, jade Buddhas, jade Guanyin, various gold and silver magic utensils, and several large gems. Which one to pick first, which one to pick later, in fact, is very particular.

Bian Furen was the first, he reached out without hesitation and took the most eye-catching phoenix crown first. On this phoenix crown is a phoenix made of seven golden wires, there are those who spread their wings and soar, there are those who perch on high branches, and there are those who lead the neck and sing, the shapes are different, but they are connected to each other to form a whole, which is extremely exquisite. There are also dozens of pearls the size of rice grains underneath, dotted with emerald enamel, which is extremely eye-catching. Even in such a cramped and dim place between the underworld, it is all shining.

This is the saying that the door is opened, and half of the value of the phoenix crown is in the workmanship, so the truth and falsehood are clear at a glance. Bian Furen took this first, which can be regarded as laying a point for himself.

The next turn is Gao Quan. Gao Quan is not like Bian Furen, he is very cautious and does not make a move easily. He stared at the pile for a moment, then picked up a magnifying glass and took a closer look. The other two remained silent, watching coldly, and letting him watch at will.

The beauty of this rule is that you are not afraid to look carefully, because you can only take one thing at a time, and you may not be able to take it away if you see the real thing. On the contrary, if you look too carefully, you will read the clues from your expression, which is equivalent to making a wedding dress for others, but you can also deliberately pretend to mislead others. In short, it is a deception, a false reality.

Gao Quan watched it for about ten minutes, and it wasn't until Wang Shaoyi was impatient to urge that he picked a piece of scripture from it. The Sutra is also called the Dharani Sutra Quilt, woven with golden Sanskrit scriptures, all of which are the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas mantra mantras or merit names, covering the corpse of the deceased, which can be sinned and destroyed and go to the Western Heaven Elysium. This thing is not something that anyone can use, it has to be given by the emperor. Emperor Shushen's concubine was not of enough grade, and it was only because she was favored by Cixi that she was fortunate to use a piece of covering.

Gao Quan chose this for a reason. The warp is this thing, few people forge, because the warp is Tibetan antelope cashmere mixed with gold thread weaving, the texture is known by touching, and it is not easy to fake. In this pile of things, only the phoenix crown and the meridian belong to the big open door, and there is no danger of hitting the eyes, after being picked away one after the other, the third person must be anxious in his heart, and he will be in a hurry - Gao Quan's observation for so long just now was actually deliberate, deliberately creating psychological pressure on Xu Yicheng.

These two selections seem to be nothing strange, but they are actually quite meaningful. Gao and Bian seem to have secretly reached a tacit understanding to expel Xu Yicheng from the game first and then compete. Even Hai Lanzhu felt that these two experts shot one after another, and the atmosphere between the underworld became extremely solemn. For a while, even those ghost statues seemed to be a little vicious by the evil spirit.

Wang Shaoyi said: "Mr. Xu, it's your turn." Xu Yicheng's shoulders moved, and he pulled out a small hammer from the seabed needle. The hammer head is only two inches wide, which is quite delicate. The others only said that he was going to take gold and silver, and to see the texture by hammering. Unexpectedly, Xu Yicheng picked up the small hammer, and without half a moment's hesitation, he smashed it towards a single Dongzhu on the table.

The hammer fell, and Dongzhu shattered in response, turning into a pile of powder and dozens of crystalline residues. There was silence at the scene, and everyone was stupid.

Dongzhu is a pearl produced in the Heilongjiang area of Northeast China, because of a large and round pearl, favored by the royal family. The real Dongzhu will turn to powder if it is broken with violence. Some people use fish bone glue and southern pearls to mix into fake dong beads, after this kind of fake beads are crushed, the fish bone glue will only be broken into flakes, not into powder.

This method of identification is called dead identification in the antique industry. Meaning, the results of the appraisal are out, and the thing is gone, which is only done in extreme cases.

However, no one expected that Xu Yicheng would make this choice.

This Dongzhu is a fake, yes.

The question is now a matter of life and death, and the rules require more than who gets the real thing. Xu Yicheng didn't go to get a genuine product for himself, but instead wielded a hammer and smashed a fake, so that there was one less item on the table that could be divided, wouldn't it be cheaper for others? What was going on in his head? Does he still want to win?

Or does he still want to live?

Xu Yicheng's unexpected move, not to mention Hai Lanzhu, Gao and Bian, even Wang Shaoyi showed surprise on his face, and his right hand involuntarily rubbed his chin, looking at this strange guy, I don't know what kind of medicine he sells in his gourd.

Xu Yicheng's face remained unchanged, and he sat firmly in his chair, showing an unfathomable smile, not planning to explain anything. Although Gao and Bian were puzzled, it was Xu Yicheng's own stupidity, and they had no obligation to remind him.

Immediately after the second round, Bian Furen showed a set of three treasures of jade, which are divided into rods, pieces, and mirrors - this is a sharp weapon for jade appreciation. Bian Furen beckoned the shopkeeper to bring the lantern over, and picked up the mirror in the Three Treasures, which is called a mirror, but it is actually a piece of transparent glass that has been ground very thinly, and there is a copper sleeve inlaid around it. Just by looking at the jade through this mirror, you can filter out the true color of the jade. For example, emeralds, when the real product is seen in the mirror, it is red, and vice versa. As soon as this mirror is revealed, it is a rare treasure.

With this treasure, Bian Furen quickly selected a jade dripping Guanyin statue and put it in front of him, looking proud.

Gao Quan snorted from his nose, disdainful of Bian Furen's stubbornness. He stretched out his five fingers and deliberately grabbed a mixed gold six-fingered long single-strand vajra from in front of Xu Yicheng and put it in front of him.

This thing is very well picked, because the vajra is a tantric treasure, and there are strict rules for style, measurement, and usage. For the blessing of God, the vajra is three strands; Repair the Vajra method, the pestle is five strands; Repair the Great Wei Deming King Method, with nine strands. Only by reciting the Tao and cultivating the lotus flower method can the single pestle be used. Emperor Shushen believes in Buddhism, but she is a woman who leads the practice, and believes that she is the reincarnation of Dafen Tuo Lihua, the reincarnation of the white lotus, and the one put into the coffin should naturally be a one-strand vajra. Gao Quan's choice is not only proficient in Buddhist rituals, but also has done enough homework on the history of the Qing Palace.

Sure enough, Bian Furen's momentum was overwhelming. He hurriedly turned his head to look at Xu Yicheng, and found that this guy actually closed his eyes and didn't look at it at all. It wasn't until Wang Shaoyi opened his mouth to urge that Xu Yicheng opened his eyes, and Gao and Bian couldn't help but hold their breath to see what other amazing things he would do.

Xu Yicheng really didn't disappoint them, he swung a small hammer and smashed another pearl. No need to ask, it's also fake.

After five rounds, Gao Quan and Bian Furen each chose five objects, and Xu Yicheng had to destroy a fake every time he made a move. They gradually realized that something was wrong, this surnamed Xu was actually so powerful? Under such a dim light, he didn't look at it, and directly shot five times in a row, and actually pulled out the fakes hidden in it five times. What kind of vision is this?

What makes them even more puzzled is that if Xu Yicheng is serious, he will not lose to these two people. Why did he give up his advantage to do this meaningless thing?

You know, this is not gambling money, gambling goods, this is gambling life.

Hai Lanzhu felt almost nervous. His own net worth and life, as well as the safety of Tanglin, are all tied to Xu Yicheng. He is not alone in the abyss. Her breath was clutched in her chest, and there was nowhere to express it, which was exacerbated by the narrow, dark underground space. She finally couldn't bear it anymore, pushed Xu Yicheng's back from behind, and asked loudly, "What the hell are you doing?" ”

Surprisingly, this time Wang Shaoyi didn't say anything to scold her for disturbing the order, and Gao and Bian didn't protest - everyone in the underworld wanted to know what Xu Yicheng wanted to do. Faced with questioning, Xu Yicheng slowly turned his head and actually smiled, with a hearty smile, just like when he sketched in front of Tanglin Gate two days ago. Hai Lanzhu breathed heavily, and she didn't know how to ask.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything." Xu Yicheng said ten words lightly, and then turned back again. Hai Lanzhu exhaled a long breath, although he still didn't know what Xu Yicheng was planning, but hearing him say this, the annoyance in his chest decreased slightly, so he was silent.

"Hurry up and pick." Bian Furen couldn't help urging, he deliberately said the word "pick" very seriously, and the Shanxi accent was full of ridicule. Originally, there were a total of nineteen Ming utensils on the table, Gao Quan and Bian Furen each got five, Xu Yicheng smashed five pieces, and there were four left. Even if Xu Yicheng took the rest into his hands, he couldn't win.

Xu Yicheng glanced at him lightly, his gaze calm. Bian Furen's follow-up mean words were suddenly blocked in his throat and he couldn't say it.

Xu Yicheng didn't look at the eyes of the people around him, and took a golden Ou Yonggu cup engraved with entwined flowers from the table. This golden cup is shaped like a treasure tripod, the bottom of the elephant trunk supports the foot, the double ears are double-standing, and the workmanship is extremely exquisite. Xu Yicheng played with it for a while and spread out the submarine needle. All eyes were on his left hand to see what tools he was going to pull out this time. I saw that his hand was like a trick, and with a flip of his fingers, a seabed needle seemed to jump out automatically and fell into the palm of his hand.

It is a human-like instrument, with a protruding end and a slightly flattened head that resembles a hammer. Xu Yicheng first gently tapped the cup with a hammer, listened to the sound, and then used the side of the human tooth to scratch the cup and flick it with his fingers, and there were almost no traces on it.

Gao and Bian said "um" at the same time. Gold has a characteristic, the genuine is easy to break, and the fake is easy to break. The sound of this golden cup is dull, and it is not easy to leave traces, and it is obvious that the gold is not pure. And this permanent cup is the Son of Heaven every New Year's Day opening ceremony special, "Jin Ou Yonggu" means that the Qing Dynasty is long. How could such an important ritual vessel not be pure gold? Besides, it is extremely unreasonable for this kind of heavy weapon to appear in the tomb of an imperial concubine.

There is no doubt that Xu Yicheng has once again singled out a fake, but what can this be?

At the start of the sixth round, there were only three items left on the table. Gao Quan and Bian Furen each picked one and put it in front of them, leaving only one thing for Xu Yicheng.

In the eyes of the two of them, Xu Yicheng was no longer a threat. Each of them had six items in their hands, and they were evenly matched, and the victory was tied. The two of them looked at each other, and they both shot a chill. They quickly looked away, waiting for Xu Yicheng to complete the final choice and verdict.

Under the gaze of everyone, Xu Yicheng finally did not use the submarine needle this time, but reached out and put the last item in front of him. This is a peculiar object, it is a silver cylinder the size of a tall cup, shaped like a peanut, the outer appearance of the cylinder is painted with a foreign female doll, blonde hair and smile, the body and limbs are supported on the surface of the cylinder, it looks round and chubby. The doll's style of wearing is very different from the Central Plains style, and there are several circles of gemstone patterns around it. The shape is strange, but the texture is quite precious.

This should be something from abroad, Gao and Bian have not chosen it because they can't get the truth or falsehood, and for the sake of insurance, they simply left it to Xu Yicheng.

Now, even if it's true, what's the use?

Wang Shaoyi laughed and looked at Xu Yicheng: "Mr. Xu, your eyesight is really good, and you have picked out all the fake things I mixed in." But I've also talked about the rules, and the more genuine goods wins. ”

Xu Yicheng smiled slightly and raised his index finger: "You wait." ”

Wang Shaoyi said: "The rules I have set, no one wants to change. Save it as soon as possible. Speaking of this, he suddenly stopped, his gaze crossed over Xu Yicheng, and saw Hai Lanzhu's eyes shining behind Xu Yicheng, which was an extremely happy look. He was cunning by nature, and he felt that this matter was strange, but he really couldn't think of where it was.

Xu Yicheng gently grabbed the top of the doll's head and picked it up. Bian and Fu's eyes were round, it turned out that there was a doll in this doll that was exactly the same but a circle smaller in size.

This is like a trick, Xu Yicheng pulled it five times in a row, one doll in it, and finally a total of six dolls were put out, lined up, which was spectacular. Xu Yicheng smiled: "It's not surprising that you don't know. This thing is not made in China, it is called a Rakshasa nesting doll, nested in layers. This thing was invented by the Russians in the 26th year of Guangxu, and later the tsar appointed it as a diplomatic gift, made of gold and silver, and let the minister send a few to China and distribute it to the palace for fun. In the thirtieth year of Guangxu, Emperor Shushen died, and her gold and silver nesting doll was also put in as a funeral. ”

If a layer of nesting dolls is counted as one item, then there are exactly six here, which is exactly the same as Gao and Bian.

Gao Quan Huoran got up and said indignantly: "You are obviously splitting one piece into six, you can't count it like this!" Xu Yicheng said leisurely: "How many of those four screens are there?" How many pieces of Ru porcelain tea set are there? Gao Quan was dumbfounded.

The concept of "one set" and "one piece" in the antiques business is completely different. For example, screens, which are sold separately to be called "pieces", put together and called "sets". On the sale of sets, it is much more valuable than selling pieces. This matryoshka doll is a set together, and each one is an independent doll when taken apart, and there is nothing wrong with it.

"But you said it yourself...... This is something that only existed in the twenty-sixth year of Guangxu, how can it be considered an antique? Gao Quan said that later, he was suddenly dumbfounded and felt that he was at a loss.

Hai Lanzhu almost laughed out loud, Chinese antique dealers are bent on drilling into antiquities, how can they know these new things from the West. But this set of dolls inlaid with gold and silver was dug up from the tomb of the imperial concubine, saying that it is an antique, and it is really in line with the rules. Xu Yicheng's loophole can be described as clever.

Gao Quan was about to accuse, but Bian Furen said coldly on the side: "Brother Gao, sit down and think about it." Gao Quan frowned, and was about to open his mouth to refute, when suddenly he thought of something, and his eyes changed sharply.

That's right, Xu Yicheng took advantage of the loophole and turned one into six. So what is the result?

The result was that everyone had six genuine pieces in their hands and it was a draw.

If Xu Yicheng wants to win the two of them, he only needs to pick out a genuine product in each round, and finally choose a nesting doll, which can easily win the championship. But Xu Yicheng didn't do this, but kept smashing fakes. Gao Quan realized at this time that this draw was not a coincidence, and was facilitated by Xu Yicheng. He hurriedly turned his gaze to Bian Furen, and the other party nodded slightly, indicating that he was right.

His every move after the start of the game was all counting, counting how many fakes he needed to destroy, and counting how many genuine items everyone kept in their hands in order to make it a draw in the end. In other words, Xu Yicheng must be confident about the authenticity of all the Ming weapons at the beginning, and even the two of them are counted, and they are sure that they will not take the most critical nesting doll.

It's not hard to win, it's hard to draw. How much computing power and mindset does this take?

Gao Quan sat back in his chair with a grunt, his eyes confused.

Why? Why did he go to such great lengths?

This result also greatly surprised Wang Shaoyi. He rubbed his fingers, his expression uncertain, and the furrows on his face reflected their shadows under the oil lamp. At this time, Xu Yicheng arched his hand and said: "Deputy Wang Tuan, there are a lot of items in Cixi's tomb, and not a family can eat them." Since it is tied, it can be seen that it is providence, so why not divide the goods among the three families. Although a city does not believe in Buddhism, it also knows that people should have the virtue of a good life, and there is no need to make unnecessary human lives. ”

Hearing this, Gao and Bian leaned forward in unison, their eyes widened, and they almost rolled out of their throats with an exclamation.

Xu Yicheng actually wanted to save the two of them - two people who were bent on killing him.

Neither of them is stupid, and they react immediately when they think about it. In this game set up by Wang Shaoyi, as long as the winner is divided, it will be two deaths in his life. Xu Yicheng was so painstaking and lonely, and took such a big risk, just to promote a situation where the three of them were tied. With a draw, none of the three of them had to die, and there was room for discussion with Wang Shaoyi. Thinking of this, Gao Quan and Bian Furen's expressions were extremely complicated, with admiration, gratitude, guilt, and even a little unwillingness.

Hai Lanzhu knew that Xu Yicheng was familiar with the funeral utensils in advance, and he could have won easily. But she didn't expect him to make such a choice, she looked at Xu Yicheng, and saw him staring at Wang Shaoyi, with a faint hint of compassion in his flat eyebrows.

Xu Yicheng opened his mouth again at this time and arched his hand: "Deputy Wang Tuan, let's stop here, the three families will divide the goods, what do you think?" ”

If Xu Yicheng said this at the beginning, let alone Wang Shaoyi, even Gao and Bian would not agree, and would only think that Xu Yicheng was showing weakness. Now that Xu Yicheng has shown such a hand, shocking the audience, and mentioning this request again, it is Gao Feng Liangjie.

Wang Shaoyi didn't rush to answer, he raised his right hand from the table, wiped his index finger under his nose, and then asked, "Wealth is moving." If you don't eat alone, why should you share the huge profits with others? Those two people were going to kill you just now. ”

Xu Yicheng said: "The underworld in the City God Temple is precisely to warn the world not to do evil, otherwise you will go to hell after death and end miserably." If you hurt people's lives for the sake of profiteering, and damage yin morality, you don't want to go to the real underworld to go to the underworld. He looked around and swept the clay statues.

Hai Lanzhu exhaled a long breath and pushed his shoulder in disgust: "Xu Yicheng, it's really ...... you to deceive people" Xu Yicheng said lightly: "It's just a matter of urgency to deceive and save people." ”

Wang Shaoyi suddenly laughed and said, "Well said! You kid has the means, the responsibility, and the courage, I like this kind of person. When he spoke, the atmosphere in the underworld was relaxed. Gao and Bian hurriedly got up and apologized to Xu Yicheng. The two walked around from the ghost gate, and then they were relieved, and they expressed their willingness to give up big profits to Xu Yicheng and take a small head for themselves.

The three of them were talking enthusiastically, Wang Shaoyi's wrist flicked, and he didn't know when there was an extra short gun in his hand. Two gunshots rang out, shaking the dust in the small underworld, Xu Yicheng subconsciously blocked in front of Hai Lanzhu, and both of them had black eyes and tinnitus. After finally returning to normal, Xu Yicheng looked up, his eyes froze for a moment.

Gao Quan and Bian Furen were lying on the ground, their chests were red, and they were already dead of anger. Blood splattered and sprinkled on the clay sculptures and white paper lanterns of the demons. Xu Yicheng's face turned pale: "Deputy Wang Tuan, why did you go back on your word?" ”

Wang Shaoyi blew a mouthful of green smoke and said indifferently: "Lao Tzu never promised you anything, this is my territory, and my Tao has rules." If you win, the two of them die. Xu Yicheng leaned forward, his shoulders trembling slightly, obviously extremely angry. Wang Shaoyi raised the gun again and aimed it at his forehead: "Remember, don't be smart enough to make rules for me, you know?" ”

Xu Yicheng looked at Wang Shaoyi fixedly, did not dodge, did not beg for mercy, Hai Lanzhu couldn't help but sweat in his palms, it seemed that a long time had passed, and it seemed that only a few seconds had passed, Xu Yicheng closed his eyes and showed a tired look for the first time. Hai Lanzhu stood aside, seeing this situation, her heart was filled with sadness. Even if he is resourceful and calculating, he is useless in the face of this unreasonable bandit.

The two were in a stalemate for a while, and Wang Shaoyi suddenly withdrew the gun and said with a smile: "The kid is quite stubborn." Now I still expect you to ship to me, and I won't move you for the time being. It can be seen that Wang Shaoyi still admires Xu Yicheng. Xu Yicheng said coldly: "Vice Wang Tuan, aren't you afraid that I will return to the capital to report to the official?" Wang Shaoyi stretched out his legs unconcernedly and kicked the two corpses: "These two people are your votes, what are you going to report to?" ”

When Lin rushed to Liangshan, Wang Lun asked him to go down the mountain and kill someone casually, and he had a lawsuit against his life, which was called a petition for his name, and then he could join the gang. Now Gao and Bian are Wang Shaoyi's vote for Xu Yicheng. This trick is vicious enough, and when the gambling game between the underworld spreads, no one will believe Xu Yicheng's righteous deeds of saving people, but will only think that Gao and Bian died after losing the gamble, and put the account on his head. Wang Shaoyi's name of "Evil Zhuge " is well deserved.

Before Xu Yicheng could speak, Wang Shaoyi pointed at Hai Lanzhu again: "Also, this girl-no matter what relationship it has with you-you might as well stay in Ping'an City for the time being to enjoy the scenery." When it's done, it's not too late to go back. ”

When Xu Yicheng and Hai Lanzhu heard this, their faces changed greatly. Wang Shaoyi not only accepted a dead vote, but also left a living pledge. Xu Yicheng shouted: "No! This is not the same as before. ”

Wang Shaoyi grinned: "It's different. If you had won so much, there would have been no such thing. Who told you to be smart, so why do you have to divide the goods between the three companies? My goods, but you are in charge? If you don't keep a living hostage, I'm afraid you'll play tricks again. After speaking, he didn't wait for Xu Yicheng to agree, put the gun on his waist, turned to the shopkeeper and said, "Open the door and collect the corpse." ”

The shopkeeper picked up a long pole and poked it at the top of the door. Someone from above soon opened the wooden door, fresh air poured in, and the smell of blood in the underworld faded a little. Wang Shaoyi climbed up first, and then a few strong men came down, and carried the two corpses up with seven hands and feet, and as soon as they left, it was much quieter inside, and only the two of them were left. Anyway, there is no other way out here, and the bandits are not rushing.

Xu Yicheng stood in place like a pagoda, motionless. Hai Lanzhu reached over and felt his fist clenched. Hai Lanzhu hurriedly said: "Brother Xu, are you okay?" After a while, Xu Yicheng let out a long sigh, exhausted: "I am smart, I am really smart." Not only will you be killed, but you will also be in danger. ”

Hai Lanzhu persuaded: "When you encounter these unreasonable bandits, Brother Xu, you have done your best." As the daughter of the winged chief, I will be a hostage if I am a hostage, and it is also my duty to do my best for the clan. ”

"But it's too dangerous. Wang Shaoyi's gang is not an ordinary bandit. ”

"So you go back as soon as possible to inform Yufang and them, and come back to save me." Hai Lanzhu smiled, "Don't underestimate me, I have learned a lot in the UK." Otherwise, Brother Yu Fang wouldn't have let me come with confidence. She was mischievous, and suddenly wanted to see Xu Yicheng's anxious appearance, "It's really not good, just marry this bad old man and be a wife of the village." ”

Xu Yicheng had a blank face: "Don't talk nonsense!" ”

As the two of them were talking, the door panel outside sounded, and the shopkeeper himself came down with a lantern again: "Two of you, it's not good to stay here for a long time, please go up." ”

Xu Yicheng and Hai Lanzhu were about to go up, when the shopkeeper suddenly said again: "Please stay." Xu Yicheng stopped, without a good face: "You let us go up again, and let us stay, what do you mean?" The shopkeeper put down the lantern and looked at it with both eyes: "Are you a person in the five veins?" ”

Xu Yicheng didn't use a fake name this time, because his name was not obvious in the antique circle and he had no prestige. Unexpectedly, an innkeeper in Ping'an City actually revealed his true identity here.

This is troublesome, if something happens, the bandits will take revenge on the five veins, but there will be a big mess.

The shopkeeper saw that he was flustered for a moment, his tone was flat, and he stretched out his hand and pointed to the black cloth around Xu Yicheng's waist decorated with undersea needles: "This thing, is it called undersea needles?" Xu Yicheng nodded yes. The shopkeeper's breathing was a little rapid, and he reached out to touch it. Xu Yicheng thought he was going to ask for a bribe, so he said: "You can take it if you want, but you have to do something for me." ”

The shopkeeper giggled: "I don't play with antiques, what do you want this thing for?" It's just that it has the same old as my ancestors, and I've always heard of it but haven't seen it, so this time I have a rare opportunity to see it. ”

Xu Yicheng frowned and said, "What's old?" The shopkeeper stretched out his hand and pointed on the small seal of the four-fold wishful cloud next to the cowhide: "I didn't dare to admit it before, but when I saw that there was an extra round of sun in this four-fold wishful cloud, I knew it." This is called the moire pattern, and it is the mark of my family—it seems that this needle was made by my ancestors. ”

As soon as these words came out, Xu Yicheng was surprised. This submarine needle was made by a skilled craftsman surnamed Ouyang during the Qianlong period. At that time, the Ouyang craftsman committed an accident, but fortunately escaped with the help of the five veins. In order to repay the gratitude, Ouyang craftsmen made a set of identification tools for the five veins, which completely fit the identification techniques of the five veins, so they were regarded as treasures by the past dynasties. Unexpectedly, in the bandit's den in Ping'an City, I actually met a descendant.

Seeing that he can name the style of the cowhide seal, it seems that this matter is mostly true.

"Your surname is Ouyang?"

"Not bad. As soon as you showed up just now, I recognized it. My great-grandfather once left a last word, if he encountered this object, he would be a benefactor's descendant. Even if it is a mortal enemy, you must leave three points of affection. ”

"Then you ......" Xu Yicheng moved.

The shopkeeper's tone was ridiculed: "The favor of several generations ago, even if it remains until now, there is nothing left." What's more, even if I want to save you, Deputy Wang Tuan will not agree. For the sake of this submarine needle, I promise you that I will take good care of this girl and will not let the idlers and others harass you. That's all I can do. ”

"So, thank you......" Xu Yicheng knew that this was good luck. Otherwise, surrounded by this group of wolf-like bandits in the depths, Hai Lanzhu, a powerless girl like a flower, is really dangerous.

"Go up quickly, otherwise Deputy Wang Tuan should be suspicious again." The shopkeeper's urging.

The trio climbed to the ground. Hai Lanzhu greedily took a few deep breaths of air, and her chest rose and fell, causing several bandits around her to whisper. The shopkeeper led them out of the temple and into the street. After a while, Xu Yicheng saw a few more soldiers escorting the two of them and walking out of the county yamen. Don't ask, it's naturally Huang Kewu and Fu Gui.

When several people met, they all had a stomach full of things to say, but they had to communicate with each other simply with their eyes.

The shopkeeper said, "Mr. Xu, your carriage is at the gate of the city, and you can leave at any time." Miss Hailanzhu has to go back with us. Hai Lanzhu glanced at Xu Yicheng, suddenly reached over, hooked his neck like a foreigner, rested his chin on his shoulder, and suddenly burst into tears, crying and saying You must come to pick me up, don't leave me here alone.

Xu Yicheng stiffened, and subconsciously wanted to push her away. Hai Lanzhu said in a low voice: "If you act like a little bit, they won't be suspicious." Xu Yicheng squinted at the soldiers and bandits standing aside, and knew that Hai Lanzhu was right. The reason why Wang Shaoyi was relieved to put Xu Yicheng back in Beijing was that in addition to the fact that he had the two lives of the people, he was to take Hai Lanzhu as a hostage. The more Hai Lanzhu shows reluctance, the more valuable this chip will be, and the safer the situation will be.

So Xu Yicheng patted her back with a little embarrassment, Hai Lanzhu reached out and pushed Xu Yicheng away, wiped her tears, shook her hair and said to the shopkeeper: "Lead the way, I have to live in a room, I can't stand the place that is too broken." The shopkeeper's face was expressionless and said, "Deputy Wang Tuan has instructed that he will not treat you badly." ”

Hai Lanzhu was taken away by Ouyang's shopkeeper in this way, and the others were escorted out of the city, and the carriage was parked at the gate of the city, and there was actually a white paper lantern hanging on it, stained with bloodstains, obviously the one that Ouyang shopkeeper mentioned in the netherworld just now - this is the warning that Wang Shaoyi sent to Xu Yicheng.

It is very dangerous for the carriage to travel at night, and the horses do not know the way, and there is a danger of capsizing at any time. But Xu Yicheng didn't want to wait for a second, and when he got into the carriage, he ordered to go back to Beijing, the sooner the better. Fu Gui and Huang Kewu saw that his face was pale, and they didn't dare to ask more, so they also boarded the car.

The carriage drove towards Beijing City, and Xu Yicheng told the story of the underworld in the car, and Huang Kewu and Fu Gui were shocked. This Wang Shaoyi calculates three times in one step, and his methods are so ruthless, he deserves the name of evil Zhuge . Fu Guidao: "You are also a good person, it is a fluke to be able to escape from him, and you still want to save people?" Xu Yicheng's expression was gloomy: "Two lives...... That's it. Who knows how many lives this Wang Shaoyi and the Japanese have harmed before. ”

Huang Kewu hesitated for a moment and said to Xu Yicheng: "Uncle Xu, I think ...... You may be mistaken this time. Xu Yicheng slowly turned his head, puzzled in his eyes. Huang Kewu took out a piece of something from his arms, Xu Yicheng looked at it, and immediately recognized that it was a fragment of a stone tablet, and his face was puzzled.

Huang Kewu said: "After you were brought into the City God Temple, Uncle Fu and I were escorted to the county government next door to the City God Temple and locked in prison. I was very angry and asked the guards how they treated us as prisoners, and whether they knew that we were from Xu Yicheng. The guards said that this was the rule of Ping'an City, and they were afraid that you would talk nonsense, and when the deputy Wang Tuan finished talking, he would naturally let you out—it was not your family who was locked up here. ”

"Someone else in prison?"

"Well, there are a few other people who are dressed in short clothes, standing in the cell with their arms crossed, and their expressions are a little unhappy." Huang Kewu replied. Fu Gui added: "There are still two golden toads in the inn, and it seems that we are not the only ones looking for Wang Shaoyi to ship. These people are presumably bodyguards brought by the other two bosses. ”

"Then I guess they won't be able to survive now. Wang Shaoyi deliberately separated people and killed them if they couldn't negotiate business. Xu Yicheng sighed.

"In fact, there are several other people in the prison, most of them from the rich family kidnapped by this group from the nearby villages, ready to extort ransom. But one of them has something to do with us—" Huang Kewu continued, "It was a thin middle-aged man, dressed in an expedition suit, with a pair of thick glasses on the bridge of his nose. As soon as he heard us mention your name, he crawled up from the ground and asked if we knew Xu Yicheng. He had a strange accent and couldn't tell where he was from. ”

"Kido has three?" Xu Yicheng raised his eyebrows, vaguely sensing that something was wrong.

Huang Kewu nodded: "That's right, he claims to be Professor Yusan of Kido, a friend of Mr. Xu." Professor Kido said that he came to Beijing with a delegation of the Chinese terroir, and met you by chance, and it was like a familiar encounter, but unfortunately he never had time to visit Tsinghua University. A few days ago, the Chinese terroir expedition organized a field trip near Beijing, and he also participated, only to encounter bandits near Zunhua. The main force of the expedition was withdrawn in time, and he was unlucky to be kidnapped by the bandits and locked up here. Just now he heard the two of us mention Xu Yicheng, so he crawled over and asked. ”

Xu Yicheng's face turned slightly pale.

Instead of worrying about Professor Kido, he realized that he had made a big mistake.

He had a hypothesis that Chen Weili's death was closely related to the purpose of the China Terroir Expedition, which coveted the Tanglin Tomb and hired tomb robbers to excavate the tomb of Emperor Shushen's concubine, so as long as the origin of the tomb robbers was found, they could find the Japanese connection. This is also the fundamental reason why he infiltrated Ping'an City.

Professor Kido's presence in the prison of Heian Castle puts this inference in jeopardy.

The tomb robbers of Tanglin were Ma Futian and Wang Shaoyi's bandits, who attacked the China Terroir Investigation Group and kidnapped Kido Yuzo. This is tantamount to saying that there was no cooperative relationship between the tomb robbers and the Japanese expedition at all, and Xu Yicheng's inference was wrong from the root.

In this way, Xu Yicheng deduced that the evidence that the Japanese coveted Tanglin was only the word "Ling" and five finger prints on the half of the paper, which was too far-fetched in terms of evidence.

In other words, the price paid for coming to Ping'an City this time is likely to be nothing to gain. Thinking of this, Rao Yicheng was calm, and a fine layer of sweat also oozed from his back. But he quickly adjusted his thoughts: "Even if it has nothing to do with Wei Li's death, there is no turning back now." Saving Miss Hai Lanzhu and exposing the theft of Tanglin cannot be ignored. ”

Huang Kewu looked at Xu Yicheng's expression, but he was afraid that he would be too worried, so he diverted the topic and said Uncle Xu, do you really know Professor Kido?

Xu Yicheng nodded weakly: "One side, but this person is a nerd, but he doesn't have any scheming, he came to China this time just to do academics - by the way, what else did Professor Kido say?" What's the matter with the fragment of the monument in your hand? ”

Huang Kewu continued: "I told Professor Kido in my prison that Uncle Xu is now discussing business in Ping'an City, and he will negotiate to take you away. Professor Kido refused, saying, 'Behind me is the Great Japanese Empire, and these bandits dare not harm me.' But I have one thing here, and I hope you can take it to Xu Jun and ask him to pass it on to the head of Sakai. Then he turned and went to the corner of the cell, lifted the rotten straw mat, and brought something over. When I looked at it, it was actually a fragment of a stele, with a few words engraved on it, and the font looked like it was from the Northern Wei Dynasty. This thing has been broken into such a way that it is worthless, and neither the bandits nor the people in the prison are too lazy to grab it. When Professor Kido handed me the fragment, he looked sorry. He said that they found a half-excavated ancient tomb of the Northern Wei Dynasty during this field archaeology, and were investigating, and encountered these bandits. These people only cared about digging up the graves and rummaging through the burial goods, and did not pay attention to recording the order of the objects and the stratification of the soil after the tomb was opened. Originally, this stele was well preserved, but these people moved it up and smashed open the tomb door and smashed it alive. He used all his strength to retrieve such a fragment - this is an ancient monument of the Northern Wei Dynasty, if the inscription is extended in time, maybe it can solve many questions about medieval history, why did it smash it, it's a pity......"

Huang Kewu himself is a person who cherishes antiquities, so he empathizes with what happened to Professor Kido. Those bandits don't understand anything at all, in their eyes, only gold, silver and jewelry are considered good things, and the others can be smashed and destroyed, and how many things are just gone.

"Professor Kido told me to put away the remnants of the monument, and carefully told me that such a thing must be sent back to Japan, so be sure to take it out properly, and as for him, you don't have to worry about it. Then he babbled on a bunch of things that I didn't understand - by the way, the expression on which he said those words was very similar to Uncle Xu, when you talked about archaeology. ”

Huang Kewu knows that among the people who play antiques, there are quite a lot of people who love things and are obsessed, such as stone maniacs, fan maniacs, mirror maniacs and so on. This professor is truly an archaeological maniac, and as long as he can save this remnant, he will not even care for his own life. He likes these things from the bottom of his heart, and there are not many people like this in the five veins. Huang Kewu has been in contact with the antique circle since he was a child, and everything he sees and hears is all kinds of interests. When he saw Professor Kido as an "idiot", his heart shook a lot.

Xu Yicheng's face sank like water, and he fell into deep thought.

"By the way, he also said something to me, and I don't know if it's right. I told Professor Kido that this ancient monument is ours and should be left here. Professor Kido glared at me and asked me where I planned to keep it. I was immediately asked, now that the war is in chaos, no one can live, let alone an ancient monument. Professor Kido told me that there are first-class museums in Japan, and these things can be best preserved by putting them there. This is impossible for us in China to do. If I really like cultural relics, I should find a good home for them, not with national prejudices and national sentiments. ”

Xu Yicheng looked at him: "Do you think these words make sense?" ”

Huang Kewu hesitated a little: "I think something is wrong, but I can't say it." Professor Kido said that the survival of cultural relics is a business that has lasted for thousands of years; Compared to this, the rise and fall of the state is only a few tens or hundreds of years, which is insignificant at all - instead of arguing about the ownership of the state, it is better to consider who can keep it better and let it last for a longer time......"

After Xu Yicheng listened, his brows frowned slightly: "That's what he said?" Huang Kewu nodded. Xu Yicheng moved his eyes out of the carriage, but his tone became solemn: "Have you heard the story of the six horses of Zhaoling?" ”

Huang Kewu was stunned: "Tang Taizong's Zhaoling? ”

"Tang Taizong had six mounts during his lifetime, which were called Fist Mao, Shi Vachi, White Hoof, Telle Biao, Qing Hu, and Sa Lu Zi. He hoped that he would also be accompanied by these horses after his death, so he asked Yan Liben to paint and Yan Lide to carve, and placed six reliefs in the Zhaoling Tomb. These are all supreme treasures. But in the seventh year of the Republic of China, an antique dealer named Lu Qinzhai pried off all the fist hair and sa Lu Zi and sold them to the Americans at a sky-high price of 150,000 US dollars. In order to facilitate transportation, they actually broke these reliefs, loaded them onto ships and sold them to the United States. ”

When Huang Kewu heard this, he couldn't help but let out an "ah". The relief is important in its integrity, and they actually destroyed it just for the convenience of transportation, which is really bad.

"The other four horses were also stolen by Lu Qinzhai in the 11th year of the Republic of China, but fortunately they were intercepted when they were transported out of Xi'an, and they were finally retained." Xu Yicheng said, "So Kewu, you see, the love of cultural relics has no national limit, but archaeologists have a motherland." Americans are willing to spend so much money to buy reliefs from the Tang Dynasty, they really love my Chinese culture, but you look at what happened to Liujun. If you have the heart of profit, no matter what country you sell to, it will be a disaster. The Japanese people's enthusiasm for Chinese culture is the best in the world, and their love is deep, so they are greedy. It is not uncommon for people to love things and become obsessed with things, so as to harm people's lives, let alone Japan? You need to be careful. ”

Huang Kewu's face flushed, and he replied. Xu Yicheng closed his eyes again and fell into deep thought.

This night, God finally had an eye, and the carriage ran wildly all the way, and he didn't trip over the ditch once. When the carriage ran outside the Xizhi Gate of Beijing, it happened to be the darkest time before dawn. However, running here, the speed of the carriage had to be reduced, Fu Gui poked his head out of the carriage and found that there were a lot of pedestrians on the road leading to the outside of the city early in the morning. There were ordinary people carrying large and small packages, soldiers with bandages on their heads, small merchants carrying rattan and wooden boxes, and many government clerks wearing glasses and top hats. These people poured out of the gate of Xizhimen as if fleeing from the famine, and scattered out of the city. In the darkness, there were cries and quarrels, and from time to time cold guns flew by.

The carriage finally crowded to the city gate, and suddenly a dark shadow rushed diagonally, grabbed the reins of the horse, and cried out, "You are back!" ”

The three of them looked at it fixedly, and it was actually medicine. In such a dark and chaotic place, it was not easy for him to distinguish this carriage.

"Medicine, why did you come here? What about Da Liu? Xu Yicheng asked.

Yaolai cried out with a crying voice, "But it's time for you." Da Liu, he let the Japanese arrest him! ”