"There are more than 100 of them here, and I haven't calculated how much they're worth, but they're all rare gems anyway. And there are about 10 such chests, in other words, there are more than 1,000 gems buried in the ground. ”

So, the abbot completely believed Old Man Tan's words.

"Okay, I see. I'm going to keep my mouth shut about it. I'll go investigate and send someone to tell you as soon as I have the news. ”

After he made an agreement with Old Man Tan, he left the Governor's Mansion the next morning.

Later, the war with country E began, and there was chaos everywhere, and even if the abbot had the heart, he was no longer able to fulfill his agreement with Old Man Tan.

Later, the Northern Army was defeated and retreated, and the E Army advanced step by step, and had already invaded the Dongzhou region. In order to protect the important treasures of the temple, the abbot decided to transport them to Nandu Temple.

At that time, the abbot prepared a large suitcase, put into it the small box full of precious stones and important treasures that Old Man Tan entrusted him to keep, and sent a powerful monk named Qiao An to send it personally.

Joan loaded the large suitcase into the carriage and hurried along the streets of Dongjiang. However, by this time, the enemy army had already surrounded Dongzhou, and Qiao An decided to break through and then take a boat to Nandu. About two days later, the abbot received a report that Joan's body had been found in the suburbs. The big suitcase was returned, and the small box was gone.

After a detailed investigation, it was discovered that Joan had been shot by the enemy's cavalry.

The abbot was very sad about this, but there was no other way to do it.

About a month later, the abbot received a report that Old Man Tan had passed away. The person who delivered the letter also brought a text message written by Old Man Tan on his deathbed:

If you hint at the location of the treasure, it is engraved under the small wooden box...... The bronze candlestick is hidden in the courtyard of the house.

There were only two short sentences in the letter.

However, the small wooden box has been lost, and where can I find the codeword? As a result, this already bizarre thing became even more complicated. Who will find this treasure spot? Even if they were found, would there really be more than a thousand gems inside? These questions are questions that no one can answer.

Maybe the old man Tan was too old and said some dream words to his father-in-law; Moreover, the so-called gems in the small wooden box are all fake.

The abbot became more and more suspicious of the matter, so that for a long time after that, no one brought it up again. However, he himself could not forget the incident. So he wrote a memo in which he wrote down the whole story in detail.

After the abbot's death, some of his books were auctioned, among which was this memo. The person who got this memo is Niu Zhang.

Niu Shan is a very mysterious figure. On the outside, he seems to be an orthodox Buddhist disciple, but in his bones, he is a careerist with strong selfish desires

He entered Buddhism at an early age and pretended to be very religious on the surface. The main reason why he wanted to buy his uncle's book was to let others see his "studiousness" and "piety". However, he was given a memo about the treasure because of it, and the book drove him crazy.

If the memo had been true, he would undoubtedly have gotten rich. Now he has made his mind faint. So, he contacted more than a dozen wealthy families. The property of these wealthy families was confiscated during the war, and now all that remains is a false reputation and high debts. These people want to get rich so much that they even want to dream of it; In order to get rich, they will do anything.

However, Niu Zhang did not tell them the truth, only said that there was a chance to make a fortune, organized a small group, provided his own funds, and let these people work for him.

So, after receiving the order, these dozen people went around to investigate. Soon, they came up with an idea.

It turned out that the abbot that the young Tan Xu met was named Shi Gusong, who was originally the abbot of Dongzhou Temple.

In addition, according to the old ledgers and correspondence left by some temples, it was found that there had been huge financial exchanges between these temples in Dongzhou.

These huge amounts of funds were donated by believers from all over the world, and then collected by the abbots of the seven temples and sent to Dongzhou Temple for storage as a reserve fund in case of urgent need.

After a long period of accumulation, a particularly large amount of property was finally formed. In order to facilitate safekeeping, this property was exchanged for more than a thousand gems and hidden.

Seven abbots were appointed to manage the property, and only Abbot Shi Gusong knew the location and code of the treasure.

In other words, the person who holds the financial power of the temple is Shi Gusong.

When the Taiping army conquered Dongzhou, seven temples were destroyed in the war, and Shi Gusong was also arrested, but he did not say a word. As a result, no one knew where the treasure was. However, before he was executed, he told the young man Tan Xu the secret.

Bai Lang was very excited after listening to the story told by Haomei. "Ah, that's great! But how do you know so much?"

"I came out of the mouth of a fellow party member in Niu Zhang. However, there is no valuable clue to where the more than 1,000 gems are buried. ”

"Oh, I see. However, since it is certain that it is in the Dongzhou region, as long as you are willing to work hard, you will definitely succeed. On both sides of the Huangfu River, there used to be many temples.

"Let's go there and investigate. Needless to say, Niu Zhang, they must also be staring there, and we can't let them take the lead, otherwise we will lose. So, we have to buy time. However, the question now is, why do Niu Zhang and Tan Jihong value Lu Ji's seven-colored gems so much? There must be a secret to this...... Of course, if you want to know, you can only ask Lu Ji herself. ”

"It's a pity that Lu Ji is dead."

"Huh? When did Lu Ji die?" Bai Lang deliberately pretended to be stupid.

"What do you say? Didn't you just say that Lu Ji was killed by Old Man Yang?"

"Oh, you said that, I lied to you just now." Bai Lang smiled and continued:

"I wanted to know the details of the treasure, so I had to scare you. I beg your pardon, but don't be really angry! ”

"What?! You shameless fellow...... The big liar...... Big bastard!"

At this time, because of extreme anger, Haomei's beautiful face swelled like fire. She also kept scolding Bai Lang in vulgar language. In the past, she had always regarded Bai Lang as a hairy boy and didn't take it to heart at all; Now, she was deceived by him without thinking about it, and she was really angry in her heart, so angry that she kept shaking.

Bai Lang coaxed and deceived, and finally made her anger disappear partially.

"Well, I'm officially making amends to you. Since then, we have worked together to find the treasure and let Niu Chang know how powerful we are. For those treasures, we are half divided.

In order to achieve this goal, we should first extract some information from Lu Ji's mouth. You wait here, I'll talk to her and let her tell her the secret about it. ”