Chapter 16: Mysterious Treasures

"Look at you like this, you are a poor man, and you have a fortune!" Zhao Mingding smiled, "Don't you come to make me happy, right?" ”

"Zhao Mingding, when did I lie to you?" Zhang Bao was anxious.

"You're not a fucking brother enough, go out to work, don't say a word, and don't leave a contact information, I've been stupid trying to find you for so many years." Zhao Mingding scolded.

Zhang Bao was speechless for a moment when he heard this. When I went out to work, it was difficult for men to enter the factory, so I had to do hard labor on the construction site, I didn't have a meal, and I didn't have a fixed address.

"Okay, let's get down to business," Zhang Bao cleared his throat, "You and my brother grew up wearing the same pair of pants, so naturally we share blessings, hardships, and wealth!" I found you today, and I think it's time for us to start taking treasure. ”

"Take the treasure, take what treasure?" Zhao Mingding was a little confused.

"That's right," Zhang Bao cleared his throat, "I entered an isolated ancient city by chance, and there were countless treasures in it, but this ancient city was so strange that I didn't dare to stay alone, so I ran out." I've been looking for you all these years as I prepare to go in again. This time we are finally together, and it is time to re-enter the ancient city. ”

Hearing Zhang Bao's words, Zhao Mingding's eyes were full of doubts: Does this kid want to get rich and go crazy?

"I knew you birdman wouldn't believe it." Zhang Bao said, angrily took out something from his pocket and put it on the dilapidated table, "Look, what is this?" ”

Looking at it, the things that Zhang Bao put on the table are yellow and translucent, rectangular, about 10 cm long, 3 cm wide, 2 cm thick, the two ends of the front are bent down like an arch bridge, the surface is embossed with two tigers, one large and one small, the image is vivid, there is a rectangular perforation on the back, and the whole surface is carved with valley pattern, vortex pattern, tiger pattern, cloud pattern and animal face cloud pattern.

"What's this?" Zhao Mingding asked.

"It's something I brought out of that ancient city. After expert identification, this is the jade in the middle of the Western Han Dynasty, called Jade Jian Xuan, also known as Jade Sword Nose or Jade Sword Guard, which is used to wear a sword and hang it on the belt through the rope tied through the hole. Zhang Baodao, "In ancient times, the jade sword was a unique accessory for the nobility and a symbol of status and power. ”

"So, this thing is an antique, and it's very valuable?" Zhao Mingding asked.

"Of course, someone offered a million, and I didn't sell it." Zhang Bao replied.

"Such a piece of tatter is worth a million?" Zhao Mingding was a little unconvinced.

"Don't make such a fuss, okay?" Zhang Bao glanced at him and said, "Let's find a place to eat and chat." I told you to buy some food and drinks, and you were empty-handed! ”

They found a small restaurant nearby, asked for a private room, ordered a few dishes, asked for a pot of tea, and then told the waiter not to enter.

"At the end of the second semester of my sophomore year of high school, I dropped out of school and went to Guangdong to work, you know this," Zhang Bao took a sip of tea, sighed, and continued, "It's just that in the first few years, I lived a life that was not as good as pigs and dogs, so I didn't contact you." ”

"I mean, why didn't you hear from you as soon as you left?" Zhao Mingding replied.

"At that time, there were few factories, there were many people looking for jobs, and men could hardly enter the factory, but fortunately, construction was done everywhere, so I came to the construction site to do hard labor, mixed a bite of food, and did not starve to death." Zhang Baodao, "At that time, Guangdong was very strict with the foreign population, and it was necessary to check the temporary residence permit at every turn, and those who did not have a temporary residence permit would be arrested and sent to the shelter to do hard labor, and they had to be ransomed before they could be released. At that time, I had to do hard labor during the day and hide from the temporary residence permit at night, and I was tired and miserable. ”

"That's it!" Zhao Mingding also had a deep understanding of checking the temporary residence permit, so he nodded. If you find a foreigner who does not have a temporary residence permit, you can be fined a few hundred yuan, and the income is considerable, so those security officers are eager to check all day and night.

"I originally wanted to apply for a temporary residence permit, but I didn't have an ID card, so I couldn't get a temporary residence permit, so I had to hide every night." Zhang Bao continued, "One night, I just walked to the faucet of the construction site after taking a shower and was about to put water to wash my clothes, when suddenly a few flashlights lit up to cover me. I panicked, no matter what jungle thorns he had, I just drilled into the dense place of the deep forest, and suddenly, I stepped into the air, and my body suddenly fell straight down. I was in mid-air, my hands fluttering, just hoping to catch something to save my life, but I didn't catch anything in my ears except the sound of the whirring wind, I felt the speed of the fall getting faster and faster, only frightened my soul away, after a while, I suddenly heard a 'coo', fell into the water, until it was not topped, and my whole body suddenly felt cold and piercing. Fortunately, I knew how to water, and after falling into the water, the biting cold made me come back to my senses, and as soon as I found my legs, I suddenly surfaced, and struggled to swim to the shore with the help of the faint light of the water. Rao is like this, I still don't dare to come out, and try not to make a sound lightly, for fear that the people chasing me will come down and arrest me when they hear the sound. ”

Although Zhang Bao was sitting in front of Zhao Mingding intact at the moment, when he said that he fell into the water of the deep pool of the cliff, he was still unusually worried, and his palms were full of sweat.

"I only wore a pair of shorts after taking a shower, and when I was chased, I was bent on escaping, and my whole body was scarred by thorns, and my body was incomplete, and my spirit relaxed a little, and I suddenly felt that my whole body was hot like a knife, my whole body was cold, and my teeth chattered." Zhang Bao took a sip of tea, his face was expressionless, and he seemed to have returned to the desperate situation of the deep pool, "I finally got up from my sleep, raised my eyes, and only screamed bitterly: it turned out that this was a deep pool with a radius of nearly 100 meters, unfathomable, surrounded by all the cliffs, looking up, only to see a round sky, with a trace of light. I walked around the waterhole (this jade sword was picked up by the water's edge at that time) to see if there was any way up, but after all, I was completely desperate. I shouted loudly, hoping that someone would hear, but after shouting for a long time, my throat became hoarse, and there was not a single figure. Fortunately, there are a large number of snails in the pond with black and slender colors, and I will catch some snails and eat them raw every day when I am hungry, so that I will not starve to death. On the fourth day, I saw that the clouds covered the sky above, and I couldn't see my five fingers, thunder and lightning flashed, and it rained heavily, and all the rainwater on the ground poured into the pool, and the water in the pool rose immediately, and there were cliffs everywhere, and there was no place to stand. I soaked in the water for a long time, and my whole body was so cold that I almost lost consciousness, and I couldn't support it. At this moment, I saw the water flowing towards a place, and when I looked up, I saw that the water had flowed into a natural cave about 10 meters wide and about 20 meters high. This cave is located above the pool of water, and if it were not for the rising water, it would never have been noticed.

"When I saw this cave, I was overjoyed, and I immediately drifted into it, regardless of whether there was any potential danger hidden in it. Fortunately, the current was not very fast, although it was pitch black in front of me, I held on to the cave wall all the way down the river, and my heart was still steady. I drifted all the way to it, and after about an hour, I seemed to touch the steps, so I climbed up the stairs for about ten minutes, and there was a faint light above my head. Because I stayed in the dark for a long time, I saw that with the help of that glimmer of light, it was indeed a step, carved out of the cave wall. I straightened up, walked up the stairs about fifty paces, and saw an arched doorway, and into the doorway, there was a stone chamber with a door-to-door connection, and the light came from the doorway. The stone chamber was well lit, and although empty, it was clean and cool, and the floor was flat, as if paved with square stone slabs. On the left side of the stone chamber, there was also a small arched doorway, and I walked over to look at it, and I couldn't help but be stunned: I saw that it was very wide, brightly lit, and there were countless gold, silver, and jewels, all neatly piled up, and the light was shining. I held back my feverish heartbeat, and took a piece of gold bricks piled up by the door, only to feel extremely heavy, and looked down to see that the rectangular gold brick was engraved with five words in the center: pure gold fifty taels; Five small characters are engraved in the lower left corner: Xiangxing First Year System. I was looking when suddenly something passed by my ear and crashed into the wall behind me and fell. I looked up and saw a few warriors in golden armor running towards me. I was startled, turned around and ran, but crashed into the wall, maybe it was a coincidence, hit the mechanism, I saw the 'rumble' sound, a stone door slowly descended, I rolled on the spot, to the stone room, hurriedly ran to the direction of the water hole, slipped down the steps into the water, down the water, looked back behind me, fortunately there was nothing chasing, this is a little relieved. After about four or five hours of drifting, I finally saw the entrance to the cave, and the water turned into a waterfall and poured down the cliff. Luckily, the entrance to the cave was blocked by rocks and the water was slow, so I was able to climb to the top of the mountain and return to the earth. When I reached the top of the mountain, I looked down at my hand and couldn't help but be happy: I had been holding the gold brick tightly in my hand! ”

Hearing Zhang Bao say that he had been holding the gold brick, Zhao Mingding couldn't help but be happy: "You are too greedy for money, and you are reluctant to give up the gold brick at the moment of life and death." ”

"I'm nervous, instinctively holding on to things and not letting go." Zhang Bao looked aggrieved.

"What happened?" Zhao Mingding asked.

"Then I went back to the construction site, made up an excuse to prevaricate, and continued to work on the site, exploring the exit of the deep pool and the waterfall when I had time, until I had a clear grasp of the route. I've been looking for you all these years, just to get that treasure out there. ”

"Where's your gold brick?" Zhao Mingding asked.

"At home." Zhang Bao said, "This is the only evidence of the existence of that treasure, so I have kept it well, otherwise I am afraid that you will not believe it." ”

"Are you sure you're seeing a warrior in gold armor?" Zhao Mingding asked.

"Sure!" Zhang Bao said, "And the arrows they use are also made of gold." Flying past my ears was a golden arrow, for I happened to see it when I fell to the ground. ”

Hearing Zhang Bao say so strongly, Zhao Mingding couldn't help but ponder: In this world, is there really an isolated ancient city? But Zhang Bao's words don't seem to be made up.

"Look at your gold brick first, okay?" Zhao Mingding asked.

"Nonsense!" Zhang Bao replied.