The four of them returned to the Jasper Village, each went back to their own rooms, or rested, or arranged the next trip, Chu Boss ran to the dining room, the original leftovers had already been cleaned, the long table and pure stools of all boxwood were brushed clean, five or six servants were busy putting the big meat buns on the table with a cage of freshly baked baskets, and the aroma of white porridge came from behind the white curtain not far away, obviously the cook in the Zhuangzi was busy preparing breakfast. Although this jasper villa is not very large, it often receives distinguished guests who come to play, and those dignitaries often bring a lot of entourage guards, so although Yi Buping brought a lot of people this time, these servants are more than enough to deal with. Boss Chu didn't pay attention to the busy servant, walked to a table and sat down, opened his bow left and right, grabbed two buns, and began to gobble it up, he ate quickly, three bites and two bites were one, but his mouth was full of oil in a moment. Those servants were commonplace, not only did they not point fingers, but instead brought a large bowl of clear porridge over, and Boss Chu drank it cleanly in one sip, and he must not have been scalded by the hot white porridge. When he was satisfied, someone next to him also sat down and reached for the bun.

Boss Chu turned his head casually, wanting to see who came to eat so early like himself, his eyes swept away, but he saw Yang Ning frowning slightly, eating the bun in his hand seriously, his eyes were wandering, with a faint joy and longing, such a well-behaved appearance is like a little young master who doesn't know anything about the world, where is it still like a ruthless and ruthless demon emperor. Boss Chu's eyes were fixed on Yang Ning's delicate face, his expression was stunned, and he was already stunned, even the bun in his hand forgot to clench, and he didn't know when it had fallen on the table.

Yang Ning felt Boss Chu's burning gaze, and inexplicably turned his head to glance at Boss Chu, not knowing why he looked so strange, so he turned around and continued to eat the buns slowly, but his expression returned to cold and indifferent, but his demeanor was still elegant and calm, which was completely the style of a noble son, which was completely different from Boss Chu's vicious state.

Boss Chu realized his gaffe, and said with a smile: "I scared Lao Tzu, I didn't expect that you would also eat fireworks in the world." ”

Yang Ning was slightly stunned when he heard this, frowned and asked, "What do you mean by this?"

Boss Chu found that he was speechless and wanted to prevaricate the past, but when he saw Yang Ning's deep and cold gaze, he felt a tightness in his heart, and said with a wry smile: "Childe must not know, these days there have been rumors on the rivers and lakes, and it is said that Childe is the reincarnation of Shura, murderous like hemp, cold and cruel, not a mortal at all?" Lao Tzu, no, although my Lao Chu doesn't believe those nonsense, but when I think of these days, in addition to smiling a little in front of Miss Qingping, Childe is usually as cold as an ice cube, which really makes people think that Childe has this, so kind. Speaking of which, Childe's age is not very old, if he doesn't know Childe's identity, Lao Chu will think that Childe is a young master who has never been out. ”

Yang Ning frowned slightly, didn't bother to pay attention to Boss Chu's crazy words, and asked lightly: "Yes, in this way, others are very afraid of me, why do I see that you have never been a little scared?"

Boss Chu sighed: "Others are afraid of it, Lao Tzu doesn't know, but Lao Tzu just can't be afraid, you don't know, my old Chu crawled out of the pile of dead people, when I was a child, my father and mother were still alive, basically I could still eat enough, and then my father and mother were gone, I ran out, and accidentally ran to Jiangbei, in those years, Jiangbei was fighting everywhere, either defeated or robbers, I haven't seen any tragic things, if it weren't for Lao Tzu to remember the lesson of my father, I almost even ate human flesh." But fortunately, I didn't eat, otherwise I wouldn't have met the great monk, the kung fu he taught me, if I practiced it seriously, it seems that I could be a little more hungry, otherwise Lao Tzu would have died a long time ago. Speaking of Da Chen, when Da Chen was first established, Lao Tzu was also like those idiots, he was really happy, and he hoped to be able to live a peaceful life, Lao Tzu had no other skills, fishing and sailing, or simply being a dart master and nursing home, can't you all live, marry a wife and have children in a few years, so that I can inherit the family lineage. But these days are getting more and more difficult, with the emperor, but not much war, but the harsh taxes are heavier than in the previous wars, the imperial court collects, and the corrupt officials and corrupt officials in various places have to collect it again, just like Jiangdong, the tax of the imperial court can be in arrears, and if the tax of the Yue Guogong dares to be in arrears, then the officers and soldiers can immediately come to the door to arrest people. Lao Tzu's temper is not good, and he became a bandit in a fit of anger, although he worries that his head will be cut off every day, but at least he does not delay drinking and eating meat, if it weren't for Lao Tzu's trouble, he didn't want to burden other girls, and he would have married a daughter-in-law a long time ago. But now that I think about it, fortunately I didn't marry, otherwise Lao Tzu would have been served by Gongzi and the second lady together with other brothers that day. Speaking of which, Lao Tzu has to thank Gongzi, if it weren't for you, then Yi Buping probably wouldn't have bothered to care about the life and death of Lao Tzu and those brothers. ”

Yang Ning silently listened to Boss Chu's words that seemed to be complaining and like expressing his heart, and his heart turned a thousand times, and the shadow that he thought he would not care about resurfaced again, and after a while, he couldn't help but ask: "Do you also think that the chaos in the world is the responsibility of the Lord of Huofeng?" Although he was not convinced, the impact and blow that Yue Zhongqing's words gave him were real, and through the actions of Luo Chengyu and Ximen Rin, even Yang Ning, who didn't know what it meant to be a conspiracy, knew that Youji would definitely provoke a war again, could it be that the current chaos in the world was really caused by Youji's sharpening of the knife and lotus? But he can't find anyone who can answer this question now, Qingping's admiration for her mother is even better than herself, her answer may not be too fair, and Yi Buping is obviously disgusted with any princes, and the mind of staying out of the matter is obvious, and most of the others will have their own selfishness, and suddenly, Yang Ning found that only this person in front of him would tell him the simplest and fair answer.

This answer may not be important to others, but for Yang Ning, it is what he wants to know no matter what, since he was born, the scope of his activities is almost the world of Qifeng Palace, whether it is cold or accidental love, his only sustenance is the love of mother and son, others, whether it is the teacher's indifference like water, or the father's unrevealed care, even if he knows it, it is too far away after all, only that lonely shadow is his only sustenance. Even today, when he was disappointed in Youji, his mother's homeland, even after Liu Tiandiao declared that he wanted to stay away from the Central Plains and not ask about the world, he still had a trace of obsession in his heart. That is, the mother snubbed and alienated herself, because of the big mistakes made by those wicked people, and her birth was just a symbol of mistake and shame, so the mother was so ruthless, for a child with such sins, no matter how the mother treated herself, it was a matter of course, and that trace of warmth and kindness was worth sacrificing for herself. If this consistent obsession is shattered by others, if it is his mother who has made the wrong choice, then how can he endure the pain he has suffered over the years? He must be sure that whether it is cold to himself, or his preference for Luo Chengyu, whether it is to cut off his ties with the royal family, or to insist on expelling his decision, his mother has not done anything wrong, otherwise how will he face the rest of his life?

Chu Lao naturally couldn't see the deep uneasiness in Yang Ning's eyes, he replied without hesitation: "Who said this nonsense, although Lao Tzu doesn't know a few big words, he also knows what blood debt and blood repayment are, that dog emperor Yang Wei treacherously, actually took advantage of the county lord and Hu people to sneak attack, not to mention that General Luo is the county lord's favorite, even if it is not, can you endure such a shameful humiliation?" Lao Tzu doesn't know what righteousness is, and he doesn't understand what the overall situation is important, Lao Tzu only knows that if anyone dares to kill Lao Tzu's father, mother, wife and children, or stick a knife in Lao Tzu's back, he has to fight to the death with him. Besides, who in the world doesn't know, the county lord has the ability to fight for the world, but she is too lazy to fight for the dragon chair with a daughter, in the end, the dog emperor held the county lord's godson hostage, and forced the county lord to marry as the imperial concubine, this is the bullshit that the little thief will do, no matter what the county lord does, it is better than the emperor who kidnapped the ticket and blackmailed it, and now the county lord is still burned to death by them, isn't this all the dog emperor made a sin? If you want to say that our life is not good, there are many people to blame, but no matter who blames, what is the matter with a dead county lord, Lao Tzu has heard that at least north of the Yellow River, the people under the jurisdiction of King Yan are much better than those in Jiangnan, that is, although the King of Dian and the King of Han are almost there, they are also stronger than Jiangdong and the Central Plains. The emperor takes turns to sit, and when he comes to my house next year, he wants me to say that if you want to rebel, you will quickly rebel, no matter who becomes the emperor, it is better than their surname Yang. Although Lao Tzu is unwilling to give his life to those dignitaries, if one of them really has the upper hand, maybe Lao Tzu will really join the army, and the world will settle down as soon as possible, and Lao Tzu can still marry a wife and have children. ”

Yang Ning's eyes lit up when he heard this, Boss Chu's words went to his heart, and the shadow left by Yue Zhongqing completely dissipated, yes, if he changed himself, if someone threatened him with Qingping, he would probably fight for a jade stone, but if that person threatened himself with his mother, wouldn't he have to accept his fate? Since those people were bad at the beginning, it is no wonder that the righteous brother took revenge on his mother, even if it was wrong, it was not his mother's fault. Thinking of this, Yang Ning's eyes dimmed, in fact, if his mother was willing to accept him, Yang Ning would be willing to kill all those who were sorry for his mother, but it was a pity that his mother had never considered this at all, otherwise how could he not allow himself to go to Youji.

That's it, that's it, thinking of this, Yang Ning sighed, since he already planned to ignore those things anymore, why did he think about it so much? picked up another bun and took a few bites, Yang Ning heard the rhythmic footsteps in his ears, and knew that it was Yi Buping's subordinates who came over for breakfast, Yang Ning didn't want to meet those people, got up and walked out, Boss Chu was already full, but the free talk just now also made him spit Xingzi was going to do it, and hurriedly drank the bowl of porridge that the servant sent again, and ran out behind Yang Ning, somehow, he always felt that being with Yang Ning was much more comfortable than facing Yi Buping's smiling face.

The two walked to the chrysanthemum garden one after the other, the seemingly chaotic chrysanthemum garden, with natural wild interest, when he came yesterday, he didn't care to take a closer look at the scenery inside the Zhuangzi, until this moment, he suddenly realized that this chrysanthemum and the wooden pavilion are actually familiar, can't help but walk a few steps to the front of the pavilion, the heart can't help but widen, it turns out that this pavilion has no plaque, and he remembered the "Chrysanthemum Shadow Pavilion" in the Fenggong Palace, although there are seven or eight points similar, but the details are quite different. Standing in the pavilion, Yang Ning looked around, only to see the clusters of golden chrysanthemums dyed into a brocade painting, no matter which direction he looked at, it was the same, Yang Ning couldn't help but be more puzzled, this place is really similar to the chrysanthemum garden in the Qifeng Palace.

Yang Ning was groaning, and Boss Chu also followed, he didn't understand the elegance of these idle flowers and wild grasses, but when he saw Yang Ning's expression in a trance, he also felt strange, and was about to ask, but Qingping's slightly surprised voice came from behind him: "I didn't expect that there are people in this small jasper villa who know the formation, the orientation of these chrysanthemums is secretly in line with the five elements, presumably they are not often taken care of, so the formation will lose its effectiveness, if it is slightly trimmed, it will definitely be used to confuse the enemy." And the person who designed the chrysanthemum garden is not only proficient in the formation, but also through the study of garden architecture, I saw that he integrated the formation and the scenery into one, without any clues, I knew that this person was elegant. ”

Yang Ning frowned slightly when he heard this, and after listening to Qingping's words, he was even more suspicious of this person's identity, although he didn't know any Qimen formations, he also knew that those things were not something that ordinary people could be proficient in, and even if someone else was proficient, how could it be so similar to the chrysanthemum in Qifeng Palace, if it was a coincidence, he didn't want to believe it.

Qingping walked to Yang Ning's side, although she didn't know Yang Ning's thoughts, but seeing such a beautiful and elegant scenery, the idea of thinking that the owner here was just a vassal and elegant squire disappeared, and she was able to lay such a chrysanthemum garden, and she didn't realize it at a glance last night, but she took a vulgar name for the owner of the villa, she must have something to hide, although she knew that the owner of this place was Yi Buping's old friend, Qingping couldn't help but be suspicious.

Boss Chu saw that Yang Ning and Qingping were frowning and silent, so he didn't dare to talk nonsense, but felt that the air in the pavilion was very stuffy, at this moment, he saw Yi Buping walking towards this side, his heart was wide, and he hurriedly took a few steps to greet him and said, "Master, but are you going to leave soon?"

Yi Buping was a little strange, although Boss Chu had clearly admitted the difference between the top and bottom last night, but with Boss Chu's temperament, he would definitely not start to surrender willingly now, why did he take the initiative to greet him, he had some doubts in his heart, but he said calmly: "I have to wait for half an hour, Yi heard that the second lady and Zijing Gongzi came to the chrysanthemum garden, so he came over to see if the two of them were ready, it seems that Brother Chu also likes to appreciate chrysanthemums." ”

Boss Chu smiled and was silent, but Qingping's eyes were bright, and she smiled: "The chrysanthemums here are so beautiful, even the wood and stone people will be tempted, not to mention Brother Chu, by the way, Uncle Yi, the owner here doesn't know what kind of person he is, I see that there is no shortage of chrysanthemums here, and they can be regarded as proud and clear, to have such a chrysanthemum garden, it must be a first-class character in Yuanming, right?"

Yi Buping laughed and said: "Second Miss, this is a wrong guess, although the owner of this Jasper Village is elegant, he is just an ordinary person, but the one who designed and built this village is not a vulgar person." Although Tao Yuanming is indifferent and noble, but is just a hermit, the master who designed this Zhuangzi is not only elegant and elegant, but also proficient in astronomy and geography, Qimen mathematics, if it is not unintentional in the world, I am afraid that it is a first-class figure of Zhuge Wuhou? I don't know if the second lady has heard of Liao Shuiqing? This Jasper Village is his handwriting, Mr. Liao has traveled all over the world for many years, but he must go to Jasper Village to live for a few days every year, this Zhuangzi is actually built for Mr. Liao, but he is rare to live for a few days a year, so it will be rented to tourists on weekdays. ”

Qingping was slightly stunned, and said with a somewhat strange expression: "Uncle Yi is saying that the person who built this Zhuangzi is actually Mr. Liao, who is honored as Hebo? I don't know what the relationship between the owner of the village here is with Mr. Liao, and he can get Mr. Liao's blue eyes, I don't know if my uncle and Mr. Liao are familiar with each other? ”

Yi Buping sighed and said: "The only person who can get such praise from Mr. Qingjue, except for the Lord of Huofeng, is probably Mr. Liao Shuiqing Liao." ”

Yang Ning was puzzled when he heard this, and interjected and asked, "Qingping, who are you talking about Liao Shuiqing?"

Qingping smiled silently, looked at Yi Buping, and motioned for him to answer Yang Ning.

Yi Buping smiled slightly, and said: "Zijing Gongzi must not know, Mr. Liao was originally a rich child, full of wealth, peerless talent, although in such a troubled era, he could have won fame and wealth, but this Mr. Liao does not like power, and only took a few servants to travel to famous mountains and rivers. However, others travel, just write a few more poems, to see the world, but this Mr. Liao is different, he is committed to recording the hydrological topography of rivers and lakes all over the world, and studying how to control water and silt fields. Twenty-five years ago, Mr. Liao encountered the bursting of the embankment of the Yellow River in Qinghe County, which was a critical time for the princes to conquer the war, and how could anyone take care of the victims who were waiting to be fed and the raging river? Later, the county lord also invited Mr. Liao to join the office in Youji, but Mr. Liao did not love power, and finally declined, but he also stayed in Youji for five or six years, and almost all the large and small rivers in the territory were governed, I don't know how many dikes were built, how many rivers were cleaned, and most of the people in Youji and Qingzhou still worship Mr. Liao's immortal tablet. Later, after the county lord got married, this Mr. Liao also left Youji, and it is said that he never went back, but his footprints are all over the world, whether it is Jianghuai, Lake and sea, whether it is north, south, east and west, almost everywhere there is a flood, Mr. Liao can be seen. Especially after the situation gradually stabilized, Mr. Liao tried his best to persuade the imperial court, the king of Han, the king of Dian, and the Duke of Yue to preside over the rebuilding of the embankment above and below the river. This kind of merit is not comparable to those murderous generals and dignitaries, although the imperial court has not given him any official position so far, but where he is there, no matter what high-ranking officials and dignitaries are, they must retreat three points. ”

When Yang Ning heard that Liao Shuiqing had broken into the main camp of Huofeng County, he already had a flash of inspiration in his heart, and secretly said that since this Mr. Liao had an old friend with his mother, it was not surprising that the chrysanthemum garden in Qifeng Palace was not surprising, and he couldn't help but relax when he thought of this, and he no longer had any suspicions. After hearing this, he secretly admired it, although he didn't understand the commendability of what Liao Shuiqing did, but he could also faintly feel the hardships and obstacles. It's just that although my mother is very cold to herself, she occasionally mentions some old things, but there is such a person, who is obviously an old friend of her mother, and even the chrysanthemum garden in Qifeng Palace is also written by this person, why have I never heard my mother mention a few words?

Qingping didn't know what Yang Ning was thinking, when she heard Liao Shuiqing's name, she already believed that the chrysanthemum in front of her was the handwriting of that person, listening to Yi Buping's tone, she seemed to be extremely familiar with this person, and couldn't help but be curious about how Yi Buping and Liao Shuiqing got acquainted, so she asked again: "The real water has no fragrance, where does a person like Mr. Liao need the court's reward, he is a real gentleman, not seeking wealth and glory, only seeking the well-being of the people, Qingping can't wait to see him with his own eyes, but he can't imagine that his uncle has such a blessing and can get acquainted with Mr. Liao." I don't know how my uncle and Mr. Liao got acquainted? It is said that Mr. Liao has no fixed residence, so how could this Jade Village become a courtyard where Mr. Liao lives?"

Yi Buping said with some embarrassment: "Speaking of which, it also makes Yi embarrassed, five years ago, Yi intercepted the salt boat of the Yu family in Nanmin on the river, and I didn't expect Mr. Liao to go with the boat." Mr. Liao is a master of Qimen mathematics, our unformed Seven Evil Fish and Dragon Formation is really a class in front of him, fortunately we are quite strong, the Yu family was caught off guard, almost fought to lose, and then fortunately a brother under the command of Yi recognized Mr. Liao, Yi was really embarrassed after learning about it, if such a person will be harmed, Yi has no face to stand in the world, so Yi immediately withdrew from the army and stopped fighting, and personally went to apologize. As a result, he not only got acquainted with a sage like Mr. Liao, but also did not fight with the Yu family in Southern Fujian, and turned enemies into friends. Later, when Mr. Liao passed by the water surface of our Jinfan Club activities, most of the people who went to visit Yi would at least secretly support him.

This jade village is a long story, Mr. Liao has been at the water's edge for many years, although the body is still healthy, but inevitably fell a root of the disease, every year to the coldest days, always cold limbs, bedridden, according to the famous doctor after diagnosis and treatment, it is recommended that Mr. Liao choose a hot spring to stay for a few days at this time of year. After Yi accidentally learned about this, he remembered that a friend had a Zhuangzi near the Bantang Hot Spring on the edge of Chaohu Lake, so he invited Mr. Liao to visit, and it happened that Mr. Liao was also interested in the hydrology of Chaohu Lake, so they went together. At that time, my old friend happened to be at home, and he was really happy to see Mr. Liao, and he even asked Mr. Liao to redesign the village, and then repeatedly asked Mr. Liao to come over after the winter solstice. After Mr. Liao left, my old friend personally supervised the reconstruction of Jasper Village, and everything was rebuilt according to Mr. Liao's wishes. After the winter solstice that year, Mr. Liao was really invited to come, and my old friend gave this Zhuangzi to Mr. Liao as an annex, although Mr. Liao politely refused, but from then on, every winter solstice, Mr. Liao will live here for half a month. In a few days, the second lady and Zijing Gongzi might as well come here to visit Mr. Liao, in Yi's humble opinion, if you can't get to know Mr. Liao in this life, you will inevitably have endless hatred for the rest of your life. ”

Qingping listened to the more and more excited, she was arrogant, except for the lord of Huofeng and Mr. Qingjue, the idle characters were not in their eyes, but for this painstaking and lonely Mr. Liao Shuiqing Liao, who specializes in the way of water control, is also extremely respectful, plus I saw the manor designed by Mr. Liao with my own eyes, although it is simple and unpretentious, but it is natural to have a sense of romance, and I can see the whole leopard at a glance, and I admire this Mr. Liao more and more.

Yang Ning has another thought, since this Liao Shuiqing knew his mother back then, he must not be ordinary, although he can't get the approval of his mother's old department because of his background, so if he doesn't know his identity, this unmasked Mr. Liao may not regard himself as an enemy, right?

When the two thought of this, they couldn't help but glance at each other, without words, they already understood each other's intentions, and they only waited until the Jinling affair was over, and they had to come here again no matter what, and meet this fascinating Mr. Liao. Especially Yang Ning, I want to ask Liao Shuiqing face to face, are the chrysanthemums in Qifeng Palace really designed and supervised by him, if this is the case, from this person, he must be able to feel a little bit of the charm of his mother's parents, right?

While thinking about it, Yi Buping looked at the sky and said with a smile: "It's almost time, Second Miss, Zijing Gongzi, Brother Chu, we should set off, I don't know what the three of you think?"

Qingping and Yang Ning trembled in their hearts when they heard this, Qingping sighed secretly, the secret treasure left by her father to Lu Qi and herself, is finally going to see the light of day again, but Yang Ning is a pain in her heart, for herself, Shuangjue can be described as a heavy sacrifice, if she can't rescue Lu Qi, it is really better to live than to die, and there is no face.

Although the existence of the secret treasure is not a secret to everyone in the Jinfan Society, but when this kind of rumor is heard, it is still not suitable for too many people to go out together, so as not to alarm irrelevant people, so in addition to Yang Ning, Qingping and Boss Chu, Yi Buping just brought ten henchmen and subordinates to go by boat together. According to the plan agreed in advance, after taking out the secret treasure and landing ashore, it was necessary to use the prepared carriage to transport it directly and rush to Jiangning overnight.

In the cold wind, Yang Ning and Qingping both stand on the bow of the boat, looking at the picturesque lake scenery, the light boat goes north along the lake shore, all the way is full of mountains and mountains, the green mountains on the left, the clear water on the right, the mountains and rivers reflect each other, like a scroll of eight hundred miles long and short paintings, no place is not a beautiful scenery, no place is not a fairyland. In the shadow of the mountains and lakes in the distance, you can vaguely see the shadows of the sails, and the singing of the back and forth is endless, making people forget that it is already early winter.

The last time Qingping came to take the Chunjun Sword as a token, she was very anxious in her heart, but she was in a hurry, where could she take care of browsing the scenery here, but today she was complacent, and this place was where her father was born, so she was full of joy to enjoy the scenery on the lake, and listened to the melodious song in her ears, and the interest was even higher, and she did not need to be accompanied by the flute. The banner is under the clouds, and the mountain is in front of the covenant. Ordered to drive the dragons and gold as a yoke, and follow the jade as the crown. To the middle of the night, the wind is quiet and no one, smell the ring. Magical, you try it. Lay Huai right, block the south of the Yangtze River. Send six thunderbolts, don't guard Dongguan. But laughing at the hero has no good hands, and he hides it from the spring. How do you know, people are in the Little Red Mansion, between the curtains and shadows. Her singing voice can be called the best Jiangnan, at this time, the gods are in harmony, more and more dynamic sound, the first half of this song is swaying gracefully, and the second half is flowing clouds and jade, it is really word for word, not only Yang Ning is fascinated by it, even a rude person like Boss Chu, but also does not know where the world is.

After singing the song, Qingping sighed: "Zijing, my father used to be a Chaohu water thief, otherwise there would be no secret treasure house here, but it's a pity that when I was born, my father had already become a general and was stationed in Jiangling all the year round, otherwise if I could grow up in such a place, I would be much happier than in the general's mansion." ”

Qingping said it unintentionally, but Yang Ning felt a slight pain in his heart, and said secretly, if I can grow up between Yanshan and Yishui, my mother must not treat me like that, even if there is no brocade clothes and food, I will be much happier. Although he felt the same way in his heart, Yang Ning's temperament made it easy for him not to leak his thoughts even in front of the closest people, so he just sighed lightly and didn't say anything.

Qingping has a hearty temperament after all, and a little melancholy is fleeting, but she saw that Yang Ning had a faint melancholy between her eyebrows, she didn't like Yang Ning's sadness, so she raised her hand and pointed to the sparkling Chaohu Lake, and asked with a smile: "Zijing, do you know why my father chose to be a water coward here?"

Yang Ning naturally shook his head blankly, Qingping was not embarrassed by him, and said with a smile: "My father is not a random place, although he didn't read much books when he was a teenager, but he likes to listen to dramas and read legends the most, and later learned that this Chaohu Lake is the battlefield where the former Martial Emperor Cao Cao and Sun Quan of Eastern Wu fought for the world. ”

When Yang Ning passed by Chibi a few days ago, he also heard Ximen Rin and others talk about some stories about the Three Kingdoms, and it didn't feel strange at the moment, but when he heard Qingping talk about the reason why Yin Tianwei chose Chaohu to start his family, he still couldn't help but smile slightly, this was already because of his cold temperament, and Yi Buping and Boss Chu next to him laughed loudly.

Qingping couldn't help but feel relieved when she saw Yang Ning's face, she knew that Yang Ning had been quite interested in knowing some geographical stories these days, so she pointed to Qingshan along the way: "Actually, what my father said was probably just a joke." This Chaohu Lake is surrounded by mountains on three sides, north and south come and go, all must pass through the lake, the dispute between the north and the south, this place is the key point of choking, the north of Chaohu Lake is Lujiang County to govern Hefei, if the south of the Yangtze River has Hefei, you can go north to the hinterland of the Central Plains, and there is such a dangerous place as Dongguan in the south of Chaohu Lake, if the northern army gets Dongguan, you can overlook the south of the Yangtze River. Chaohu Lake is so important, in the war situation of that year, it naturally became the place where the princes faced off, and it was inevitable that the soldiers would fight each other during the war, and there was no one to govern it on weekdays, so Daddy chose to stand here. In fact, it is a peaceful and prosperous era, this Chaohu Lake is surrounded by mountains and mountains, the lake is continuous, it is best to hide, and it has never been cut off from the water bandits. At the beginning, my father did a lot of big cases here, especially when the previous dynasty had not yet fallen, and the tribute sent by Jiangnan to Luoyang was robbed in Chaohu, and that incident was done by my father. It's just that the former dynasty died later, and the force that sent tribute was also destroyed by Yue Guogong, and my father later voted for Yue Guogong, so no one pursued this matter anymore, in fact, the Chunjun sword was one of the tributes, but after so many years, I'm afraid no one remembers. ”

Yi Buping, Boss Chu and others were amazed when they heard it, although they were all from Shui Kou, but if they were like Yin Tianwei, they even dared to rob the tribute, and in the end they even did the generals, it was rare, especially Boss Chu, thinking of this time to see the secret treasure of the bloody hands in the past, a pair of eyes seemed to have turned into the shape of ingots.

A few people talk and laugh, has traveled more than 20 miles of waterway, a mountain rock appears in front of you, there are several caves dotted between the magnificent and strange shows, the mountains and rivers in the Chaohu Lake area often have karst caves, among which the most strange and beautiful ones are five, immortals, crape myrtle, Wang Qiao, Huayang, Boshan, and the unknown ones are countless, this mountain rock is only afraid of being mediocre in it, and the water flow under the rock is turbulent, the rocks are craggy, the boats are difficult to approach, the moss on the stone wall is everywhere, obviously very few people come here to play.

Seeing the mountain rock, Qingping's eyes lit up, and she pointed to the cave on the mountain rock and said, "Zijing, that is my father's secret treasure house, you and Uncle Yi will go to the cave and wait first, and I will enter from the waterway before I can open the cave door from the inside." So saying, he stopped the boat on the surface of the water nearly a hundred feet away from the rock, and then gently untied his belt, took off his dress, and threw it on the deck, leaking out the fish skin and water he was wearing inside.

Yang Ning was slightly stunned, he knew that Qingping's water nature was superb, if he wore water so solemnly, then the next trip would be a little dangerous and difficult, as soon as he stretched out his hand to hold Qingping's wrist, Yang Ning said lightly: "Let's go together." ”

Qingping looked stunned, and was about to refuse Yang Ning, but only to see Yang Ning's delicate and ordinary face leaking a resolute look, his eyes were as cold as ice, and he was Zhuang Su who could never refute it, knowing that Yang Ning was worried about his own safety, his heart turned back and forth, and he felt very sweet, thinking that Yang Ning's water nature was taught by himself, although it was mediocre, but after all, Yang Ning's martial arts were outstanding, even if he encountered some dangers, it was okay, thinking of this, he finally nodded lightly, smiled, signaled Yang Ning to let go of his hand, turned around and jumped into the water, almost not shocked.

Yang Ning did not hesitate to follow Qingping and jumped into the lake, and in a short time, the two had already dived a hundred feet away. When she arrived at a position fifteen zhang away from the mountain rock, Qingping took a deep breath of fresh air, and after signaling Yang Ning to do so, she plunged to the bottom of the lake, and Yang Ning did so. The mountain rock here is slightly concave, the lake water forms a small whirlpool here, and under the erosion of the lake over the years, the water depth here even exceeds the position of the center of the lake, and the water is full of rocks, mud and sand are mixed in the lake water, so that the sight of the two can not exceed two zhang square, a little careless, you may hit the rocks, or be swept into the bottom of the lake by the whirlpool. Qingping had already been here once, and she was familiar with choosing the path among the rocks, and after about two pillars of incense, the two of them found a hole that only allowed one person to enter.

The entrance to the cave was narrow on the outside and wide on the inside, a winding and rising waterway, and the lake inside had a fishy smell, and there was no other light, so it could only barely swim deep through the faint light that penetrated through the hole. After a few more moments, the channel narrowed again, and the slightest light could no longer be felt, and the pressure of the lake increased, presumably due to the change in the quality of the water that had been squeezed into the hole. Yang Ning could only rely on his feelings to follow Qingping, and he couldn't help but be a little worried in his heart, such a long waterway, unable to breathe, and such a cold lake, he was very worried about whether Qingping could support it, and couldn't help but be annoyed that he didn't think in advance that this secret vault actually needed to enter from the bottom of the water, otherwise he must stop Qingping's decision to take out the secret treasure immediately.

Finally, Yang Ning felt a blurred light in his eyes from the top of his head, and after a while, Qingping's figure was already faintly visible, and the cave in front of him was also suddenly opened, when the two finally broke out of the water, they were already in a cave full of stalactites, and the place where the two came out was a deep pool in the cave. The cave is several feet high, there are more than a dozen gaps of size and pear-like at the top, the sunlight sprinkles on the stalactites full of holes from the gaps, reflecting the strange colors, the stalactites scattered all over the place or such as flowers, birds, insects and fish, or such as the landscape of people, look at the eyes of people to give birth to a dizzying feeling, compared to those famous caves are not inferior.

Jumping out of the deep pool, Qingping's pretty face was as pale as paper, and her cheeks were shrouded in a faint flush because of holding her breath, but she added a little more beauty. As soon as she came out of the deep pool, she sat down on the shore weakly, although Yang Ning had to exert more effort because of the mediocre water, but because of her superb internal strength, her condition was much better. Seeing Qingping like this, Yang Ning hurriedly stepped forward to support her shoulder, and slowly crossed the internal force into Qingping's body, and after a few turns of true qi, Qingping regained some of her vitality, and her body was no longer trembling, she raised her head and leaked a haggard smile, and said softly: "I don't care, you don't have to worry, who made my father choose this place as a treasure house?"

After that, Qingping stood up, walked to the depths of the stone cave with the support of Yang Ning, stood in front of a stone wall full of large and small, deep and shallow caves, and stretched out her hand into one of the caves. The stone door opened, revealing a spacious stone room with a radius of more than ten zhang, Qingping pulled Yang Ning in, closed the stone door with her backhand, and said with a smile: "Zijing, this is the secret that my father left to me and my sister, in fact, my sister and I are also considered rich." ”

Yang Ning raised his eyes and saw that although this stone room was naturally formed, it had obviously been artificially repaired the day after tomorrow, half of it was square, half of it was semicircular, and the stone door that the two of them walked into was at the bottom of half of the square, and there was a stone door at the junction of the square circle. Although separated by a wall, the inside of this stone chamber is very dry, not at all as damp as the cave next to it. On this side of the square stone room, there are chests that are no more than a foot in size, or rosewood, or rosewood, and even some of them are made of rosewood, and these chests have locks, but the locks are gone. On the other side of the semicircular stone room, there are twelve large boxes, all of which are placed more casually and disorderly, unlike these small boxes around them, which are all placed very neatly.

Qingping casually opened a small wooden box beside her, which was covered with thick fur and covered with yellow silk, but on top of the yellow silk was a black jade Buddha statue, and the head of the Buddha statue was embedded with a blood-red diamond, the light was like mist and blood, which made people almost lose their soul at first sight. Qingping smiled faintly and said, "This Buddha statue is one of the tributes of the year, and this one alone is worth 100,000 taels of silver." However, although it is a tribute, it is difficult to say how much silver is worth other things, some are naturally very valuable, and some are precious, but if they do not meet the people who know the goods, they are also useless, just like this relict and this Sanskrit Diamond Sutra, if the Buddhist monks see it, it is naturally regarded as life, if it is seen by ordinary rich businessmen, I am afraid that it will not be seen in the eyes. While speaking, Qingping casually opened all the small boxes one by one, one of the small rosewood boxes, which was indeed a few relics carried in a crystal box and a volume of pale yellow scriptures, while the other boxes were filled with picture scrolls, and some were Guding incense burners, although they were rare and rare, Yang Ning only looked ordinary.

Qingping opened all the boxes, and only after Yang Ning saw it did she smile: "Actually, my sister and I have already seen the things here, except for the Chunjun sword, there are nothing else, and our sisters are not from a wealthy family, and we can't afford to collect these antique calligraphy and paintings." But the gold and silver jewelry over there looks more realistic. With that, Qingping walked to the other side of the stone room and opened the big boxes one by one, except for the ten boxes that were heavy gold and silver, the other two were some jewelry and jewelry thrown together.

Although Yang Ning didn't know the value of these gold jewelry, but a rough calculation also knew that there were more than a million lines of silver, remembering that he vaguely heard Yi Buping mention, that day Qingping was willing to give away all the secret treasures, in exchange for Jinfan will help save him, only to feel that even if he died, he could not repay his own deep friendship, couldn't help but walk to Qingping's side, opened his mouth to speak, but it was a thousand words, unable to fully describe the mood, and only after a while did he say: "Sister, do you really want to move all away?"

Qingping sighed: "This can't be helped, my father's secret is just a secret place, unexpected, if someone finds out, it must be able to find it, and we may not have the opportunity to come again in the future, so it's better to move away." ”

After that, Qingping walked to another stone door, this stone door looks similar to the stone wall, but the color is slightly darker, the stainless steel door latch is as thick as a bowl, and it turned horizontally to lock the stone door, she erected the door latch, and then pulled the mechanism next to the stone door, the stone door slowly moved outward, and someone outside the door heard the sound It seems that it is Yi Buping and Chu Boss.

It turns out that the outside is a small karst cave facing the center of the lake, the karst cave is very narrow, only two or three people can survive, and this stone door can only stand one person before, this stone gate is enough to weigh a thousand catties, the door is locked with a stainless steel latch, even if there is invincible divine power, as long as it is **mortal, it is impossible to push open this stone door in such a narrow place, in addition to opening it from the inside, it can only be chiseled with an axe to open the way, but such a thick stone wall, how easy it is to chisel through, I am afraid that it has not yet succeeded, it will be discovered. Yin Tianwei hid the treasure here at the beginning, he didn't think about designing any complicated mechanism, just sealed the only outlet that could carry the gold bead from the inside, although there was a waterway to enter and exit, but unless it was as watery as Qingping, or Yang Ning's profound skills, who could cross such a long waterway? Even if he accidentally entered the cave, how could he know the location of the entrance mechanism. Although it is not foolproof, this secret is also very secret, and it is impossible for anyone to discover it if it is not for someone with a heart.

Yi Buping and Boss Chu entered Shandong, even if both of them were accustomed to seeing gold and silver, they couldn't help but be dumbfounded. However, neither of them is a lover of money, but they calmed down for a moment, and immediately moved out of the vault according to the plan. It's just that the karst cave outside is too narrow, and the mountain rock is very steep, so it is difficult to carry the too large box directly, not to mention that it is not convenient to do it in broad daylight now. So Yi Buping packed all the gold, silver and jewelry in a rattan cage prepared in advance, wrapped it with linen cloth on the outside, and then tied it down with ropes, and the small boxes were directly moved, and a dozen people worked together, but it took three hours to put all the gold and silver treasures in the cabin.

However, Yang Ning and Qingping no longer interfered in these things, after the two returned to the boat, Qingping only felt that Zhou's body was wet up and down, very uncomfortable, and hurriedly went to the rear cabin to change clothes, if it wasn't for the previous agreement not to return to Jasper Village, Qingping even wanted to go to the hot spring again, but now wrapped in a big bag, and Yang Ning drank a bowl of hot ginger soup each, hiding in the warm cabin, but also happy. The vault has been taken all, and both of them feel relaxed, and then as long as they are escorted to Jiangning for sale, they can negotiate with the Yu family to buy a boat.