Chapter Fifty-Six: The Underground Secret Room
Looking at the information and a few letters of introduction that were taken away, Xu Xingqiang, who originally wanted to see his nephew's true face, was somewhat crying and laughing. In his opinion, the nephew is like a thief in order to prevent him from being found.
It's just that as a dark martial artist, he is quite emotional in his heart in the face of his nephew's ability to quietly take things. Perhaps, as his father said, this nephew is really the unicorn of the Xu family. Unfortunately, the nephew seems reluctant to return to the Xu family.
Taking advantage of the uncle's inattention, Xu Zhengdao, who took away the information of the evil way and the letter of introduction, did not feel that there was anything wrong with doing so. He enjoys his current life and doesn't want much to change.
Compared with returning to the Xu family to become the eldest grandson of the long house, now he is more willing to mix in the world and be an ordinary citizen!
Xu Zhengdao, who found a no-man's land and flipped through the information of the evil way, said thoughtfully: "From the uncle's injury to the absconding of this guy, there seems to be a thread in the dark that is driving me to personally solve this evil way."
As an authentic monk of the Xuanmen, he is naturally a natural enemy with evil cultivators. Moreover, on the path of cultivation, metaphysical cultivation also needs to accumulate merits. It is also my responsibility and obligation to eradicate the evil way and maintain the authenticity of the Xuanmen. ”
Knowing that a stable and peaceful life certainly makes people feel comfortable and comfortable. But he has been living in his comfort zone and is unwilling to make some changes, so he may not be able to go far in the future. Mixing with the world is an experience, but isn't mixing with the rivers and lakes an experience?
"Maybe this is what the master said in his early years, people are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves!"
I had just returned from the mountains and wanted to stay in Kyoto for a while. But the current situation also prompted him to travel far away. And in the dark, he felt that this trip should be rewarding.
In order to reach a certain level of cultivation, we will often have a sense of some things in the future in advance. Since his subconscious told him that this evil path must be captured or killed by his own hands, Xu Zhengdao did not want to go against his heart and continue to stay in Kyoto.
Thinking about the ten years of soul passing through this time and space, he has never walked through the territory of Kyoto, which does seem a little regrettable. It is better to read 10,000 books than to travel 10,000 miles. As a Xuan Xiu, going out for a walk must not be a bad thing.
"I just came back from the mountains and I'm leaving, I'm afraid it's going to take ten days and a half months, and it's impossible to come back!"
Today's traffic conditions are naturally very different from those of later generations. Although Kyoto has a plane to Nanling, the problem is that if you want to fly these days, you must also be qualified to fly. If you can't reach the status level, you can't buy a plane ticket.
After being silent for a while, Xu Zhengdao finally said: "Let's go over and take a look!" Let's not talk about whether you can find that evil way, Xiangjiang is afraid that he will have to go there sooner or later. Before the master died, he also said that his junior brother had opened a medical hall there.
It's a pity that the master was reluctant to leave at that time, if he went to Xiangjiang, I am afraid that he could also become a generation of medical saints, and he would not stay in Yunwu Mountain and end up depressed. Inheriting his mantle, I am also the current master of the Xuanyi Sect now! ”
knows that before the master died, the last thing he couldn't let go of was him, which was the junior brother who was far away in Xiangjiang. As the previous master of the Xuanyi Sect, the master really didn't want the Xuanyi Sect to interrupt the inheritance in his hands, but he was also worried that Xu Zhengdao would not be able to take the lead.
After all, when the master passed away, Xu Zhengdao was still a fourteen-year-old boy. Expecting such a big child to pick up the burden of the master of the Xuanyi Sect is somewhat unreliable. At that time, the master left a way back for Xu Zhengdao.
When he becomes an adult, if he can't get along in China, or feels that he is not suitable for domestic life, he will find a way to go to Xiangjiang and seek refuge with the uncle who is independent there. With the protection of his uncle, Xu Zhengdao is at least safe and worry-free.
"So this time I went south, looking for the evil way, and I can also find a relative by the way. As the contemporary master of the Xuanyi Sect, I also want to see how that uncle is doing over there now. In the previous generation of Xuanyimen, there were only two descendants! ”
made a decision in his heart, and Xu Zhengdao was not in a hurry to leave. When the courtyard was repaired, he invited Qian Chuanlin to dinner with his disciples and grandchildren in the newly repaired courtyard, which was a simple completion banquet.
Seeing that Xu Zhengdao only invited his own people, Qian Chuanlin was also very curious: "Ah Zheng, why didn't you invite Da Neng to come over for dinner?" ”
"He's been busy lately? I bought this yard and didn't mention it to him. Really invite him to come, and let him break the bank, there's no need! ”
He did not tell Liu Daneng about the newly purchased courtyard. It is said that the cunning rabbit has three holes, and now he is in Kyoto, and he has only bought two homes. The next time he has the opportunity, he plans to buy another property.
In that case, change places from time to time, and others want to find out his whereabouts, I'm afraid it won't be so easy. Xu Zhengdao even considered whether to engage in two other identities in case of future needs!
Sending away Qian Chuanlin and his entourage, Xu Zhengdao settled the negotiated wages together. For Qian Chuanlin's apprentices and grandchildren, everyone seemed very happy when they looked at the wages they got.
For more than a month, not to mention two hearty meals a day, the salary is also very good. Apprentices similar to Qian Chuanlin each earned a salary of more than 100 yuan. I usually do odd jobs, and I want to earn so much for at least half a year.
Even the wife of the second apprentice who came to help with the cooking was the first time in his life that he received so much wages. It's a pity that this kind of good thing is only once, and next time I want to have such a good job, I'm afraid it's really not easy!
Sending Qian Chuanlin and his entourage away, Xu Zhengdao, who cleaned up the main house first and could live in it, also quietly admired the renovated Erjin Courtyard. As for the side courtyard that has not yet been repaired, it is okay for him to plan to leave it idle for a while.
The illegal buildings erected earlier on the side courtyard have also been demolished. But if you want to rebuild the rockery and repair the pool, it will take a lot of effort to restore the original appearance of the side courtyard. But at this moment, he really didn't have the time.
At midnight, Xu Zhengdao, who had temporarily moved into the courtyard for one night, began to come to the side courtyard that had been cleaned up. Standing in a position covered by hard stone slabs, where there should have been a rockery earlier, one of the hard stone slabs was quickly lifted.
At the edge of the drain below the hardstone slab, find an iron chain hanging above the drain. If it weren't for his spiritual power, Xu Zhengdao would find it hard to believe that this seemingly ordinary courtyard house actually had a secret room.
The residents who lived in the courtyard earlier didn't find this secret room because it was very hidden. When he pulled out the chain, looking at the rusty ring in his hand, he pulled it again.
With a crisp 'click' sound, a steel plate quickly bounced up under the several hardstone slabs that had been lifted earlier. Because it was covered with hard stone slabs before, no one knew that there was a steel plate underneath if they didn't dig it carefully.
When the steel plate was lifted, a hole was soon revealed that could accommodate one person to enter. If there is a light, you can see the steps below the hole. It can be seen that in order to build this secret room, the owner of the house also put a lot of thought into it.
Although there was a flashlight, Xu Zhengdao still didn't turn on the flashlight. With mental strength to rely on, the night is no different from the day for him. If you turn on the flashlight, you may also be spotted by the surrounding neighbors.
"Be careful, it's not a bad thing!"
After letting the secret room breathe for a while, and confirming that there was no problem, Xu Zhengdao walked down the stairs and soon came to the secret room of the organ located five or six meters underground. Looking at the wooden boxes stacked in the secret room, he also had a happy expression on his face.
"Not to mention the contents of the box, just these few boxes are probably worth a lot of money. If I'm not mistaken, this should be a chest made of gloomy wood. The value of this gloomy wood is not inferior to the golden silk nanmu at all! ”
Xu Zhengdao, who did not open the wooden box and directly stored the wooden box in the storage space, knew that the treasures stored in the space were the treasures that really belonged to him. As for the contents of the wooden box, he already knew it without opening it.
After coming out of the secret room of the organ and restoring the mechanism, he returned to the main room and said thoughtfully: "Judging from the gold, silver, jewelry, calligraphy and paintings stored in the box, these things should have been stored in it in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. ”
It has been stored for so long, and it has only been taken out by Xu Zhengdao so far, which shows that the owner who stored these treasures is no longer alive. Even, with the death of the owner, this batch of treasures has completely become an unknown secret treasure.
But for Xu Zhengdao, with this batch of treasures, he only needs to cash out a small part of them, and he doesn't have to worry about money for a long time. I have to say that after the soul piercing, his luck seems to have become extraordinarily good!