Chapter Eighty-Six: The Treasure Scroll
Pushing open the door, Luo Wenbin was crouching on the desk and looking at something carefully. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 Seeing the three of them walking in, he picked up the things on the table and gave them directly to Yang Xiaofeng, saying, "Feng'er, look at what this is"?
Yang Xiaofeng stretched out his hand to take it, and suddenly felt a faint smell coming to his nose, and when he looked closely, it was a parchment scroll, with a picture painted on it in a faint ink color. However, it may be because of the passage of time, the sheepskin itself has been somewhat rotten, and there have been bacterial spots in many places, so that the lines of the whole picture have been blurred, and some places are even difficult to see.
He looked at it carefully for a while, and said lightly: "This seems to be an ancient picture."
"Not bad......", Luo Wenbin nodded and said: "This is the mythical treasure map that has been passed down on the rivers and lakes recently."
"This is the treasure map, I heard that because it made many people lose their lives......", Luo Qingxue also came over, stared at the ancient map very carefully for a while, and then said disapprerovingly: "But this picture doesn't look very good, many places are blurry, dilapidated and old, and there is a strange smell, at least I don't see anything special about this picture."
Luo Qingyu glanced at his sister and said speechlessly: "This is something more than a hundred years ago, okay, it's been so many years, can it not be old." Besides, this is just an ancient picture, how do you look at it, it seems very disappointing."
"What ...... more than a hundred years ago", Yang Xiaofeng muttered. He glanced at it again, and suddenly saw a white spot the size of a grain of rice moving slowly on the edge of the parchment scroll, and when he looked closer, it was actually a small worm, and when he looked closer, there were actually a few small worm eyes, and there were several other worms in it.
Luo Qingxue saw that his eyes were about to stick to the ancient map, so she quickly pulled his arm, and said unhappily: "What are you doing so close, be careful to get your clothes dirty, if you don't do it, you have to let me wash it for you." What's so nice about such a foul-smelling thing, throw it away".
Yang Xiaofeng ignored her, still staring at the sheepskin scroll in his hand for a while, then suddenly smiled and asked Luo Qingyu: "Big brother, I don't know how this sheepskin scroll came about, is it sure that it is the treasure map mentioned in the recent rumors in the rivers and lakes?"
Luo Qingyu was silent for a moment, sighed, and said, "Don't ask how you got it." However, my father and I have carefully studied it, and judging from the degree of decay, it should be an ancient map more than a hundred years ago in time."
Yang Xiaofeng frowned suddenly, and asked Luo Wenbin again, "Uncle, what do you think?"
Luo Wenbin glanced sideways at his son and said, "I have studied it carefully, and judging from the mottled degree of the lines, this is indeed an ancient map from more than a hundred years ago." Therefore, from the perspective of time, there is no doubt that this map should be the treasure map of the recent legend."
Yang Xiaofeng asked again: "Are you sure"?
"Of course it's sure, oh, by the way......", Luo Wenbin suddenly took a piece of paper from the table and gave it to Yang Xiaofeng, and said: "If the drawings on this parchment scroll are not clear, here are the drawings that we have found a master craftsman to restore, you can take a look."
"No need to ......", Yang Xiaofeng waved his hand directly, and said lightly: "This may indeed be a treasure map, but its time is by no means a hundred years." Don't say a hundred years, not even more than a hundred days. As for the dilapidated forms we see in this picture, they are just traces of deliberate aging."
"Ah, this ......", Luo Wenbin's father and son looked at each other and glanced at each other. Luo Wenbin was puzzled: "Feng'er, you said that these dilapidated traces on this picture are artificially made, I don't know how you can see it"?
"Come and see ......," Yang Xiaofeng pointed to the edge of the parchment scroll and said, "How can there be insects on a sheepskin that has been more than a hundred years old, and since it is a sheepskin used to make a treasure map, it must be treated with insect control." Taking a step back, even if you had a bug back then, you wouldn't have survived until now. It's not that coincidental, it's been fine for more than 100 years before, but I just recently gave birth to bugs."
The three of them were all shocked, Luo Wenbin and his son immediately took the parchment scroll from Yang Xiaofeng's hand and looked at it carefully, and sure enough, they found that there were several insects the size of rice grains on it, but the insects were born on the edge of the parchment scroll, and all their attention was focused on the ancient map in the center of the parchment, so they didn't notice it.
"What the hell is going on......", Luo Qingyu frowned, and said in surprise: "Could it be that this sheepskin scroll was copied by someone after getting it."
"It's definitely not ......," Yang Xiaofeng smiled coldly and said, "The old traces of this sheepskin scroll are close to perfect, if it weren't for the insects, I'm afraid no one would be able to find its flaws at all." Just imagine, who can be so calm after getting this treasure map, calm down and spend a lot of effort to make a few fakes, what is the purpose"?
Luo Qingyu was puzzled: "Then according to you, what is going on with this treasure map?"
Yang Xiaofeng pondered for a while, and said lightly: "Maybe this matter about the treasure was a well-planned conspiracy from the beginning. According to Master, there was indeed a Tianyin Gate on the rivers and lakes more than a hundred years ago, but it only existed for a few years before it was destroyed, and I have never heard of any treasures left. Obviously, the person who designed this matter behind the scenes is taking advantage of other people's unfamiliarity with the situation of Tianyinmen, so as to carefully arrange a scam ......".
"Scam, you say this is a scam carefully designed by people with ulterior motives, so what is the purpose of the people who designed this scam"?
"The use of the treasure map has plunged the entire martial arts into chaos, but they are hiding behind the mountains and watching the tiger fight, when everyone is exhausted by this fake treasure, they can fish in troubled waters and take the opportunity to achieve their ulterior purposes."
As soon as these words came out, the other three were silent for a while, obviously, Yang Xiaofeng's words were not unreasonable.
"It's terrible, it's terrible......", Luo Qingyu only felt that the clothes on his back had been soaked with cold sweat, and said in shock: "Now many people have died for this treasure map." If those who died knew that what caused them to lose their lives was just a trap set by someone else, I am afraid that those people would die without turning a blind eye."
"If it weren't for the greed for the treasure, how could he have lost his life? In the end, they are all responsible for the consequences, and who is to blame? However, although this scam is perfectly designed, the good thing is that people are not as good as heaven after all."
Yang Xiaofeng smiled faintly and said with relief: "This fake treasure map is too finely made, and it doesn't leave the slightest flaw at all." But for the people who designed this scam, they always only thought of people, because it was meant to be shown to people. However, although they did not leave the slightest flaw for people, they ignored that there are other things in this world besides people, such as bugs. I'm afraid that the manipulators behind this conspiracy would never have dreamed that what they thought was the perfect plan would be flawed by a few tiny bugs."
The atmosphere became a little quiet, and everyone fell silent. If things are really as Yang Xiaofeng said, then what kind of forces are behind this matter secretly manipulating?
What the hell are the people who manipulate this conspiracy going to do. Who are they targeting, and who are they calculating?
After a while, Luo Qingyu finally broke the silence and said, "Xiaofeng, then what do you think we should do now, should we immediately uncover this conspiracy and tell the truth to all the people in the rivers and lakes, so as not to let more people die in vain because of this fake treasure map?"
Yang Xiaofeng smiled faintly, shook his head and said, "There is no point in doing this, and it is not necessary."
"No sense, what does it mean"?
"As you said, big brother, even if we tell the world that this treasure map is fake, and tell others that it is a trap set by people with ulterior motives, and that it is a conspiracy, do you think others will believe it? They will only think that it is the Falling Snow Valley who wants to take the treasure for themselves after getting the treasure map, so they make up such a lie about the so-called fake treasure map. Therefore, if we really do this as you said, big brother, and make the truth of this fake treasure map public, not only will it not play a good role, but it will only cause us trouble. If you tell the truth today, I am afraid that we will not be able to wait for tomorrow, and trouble will come to us like snowflakes, and then we will not have a day of peace to live in the Snow Valley."
"What the wind said makes sense......", Luo Qingxue glanced at Luo Qingyu with some dissatisfaction, and said coldly: "Brother, what do you care about doing so much, are you tired? Look at how much leisure you have done, isn't the things in the valley enough for you to be busy? What treasure map, what is true or fake, whoever is willing to fight will let them fight, what does the life and death of others have to do with our Falling Snow Valley." We just need to do our own thing, stay at home and live our own peaceful life, and it has nothing to do with us how they fight and kill. Isn't it, the wind"?
"I'm afraid we can't live a stable life even if we want to."
Luo Qingxue suddenly glared at him and said, "What, so you have to get involved in this matter?"
Yang Xiaofeng shook his head, sighed, and said, "It's not that I want to, but I have to mix." Now the whole world is boiling because of this treasure, and it can be said that many people have completely lost their minds and have gone completely crazy. Presumably, at this time, there must be countless pairs of eyes outside secretly staring at such big factions as our Falling Snow Valley and Ethereal Peak. Since everyone is running for this treasure right now, how can we not make some moves in the Falling Snow Valley? Therefore, wouldn't it be very abnormal if we stopped staying out of the matter at this time. At that time, I am afraid that it will attract more people's suspicions, and trouble will naturally follow. Therefore, even if it is pretended, it must be pretended."
"But you have already said that this is a scam carefully set up by people with ulterior motives. Knowing that this is a trap, do we still have to jump into it?"
Yang Xiaofeng sighed secretly, Ah Xue is just a girl in the end, and it is too simple to think about things. smiled bitterly at the moment and said: "I said, although I know that this matter is a trap, but I still have to pretend to be a pretend, who made Luoxue Valley the number one family in today's martial arts." We can say that we are being watched by others everywhere, and the slightest carelessness will immediately arouse the alarm of others. Then trouble will ensue."
"Xiaofeng is right......", Luo Qingyu nodded and said: "I think it's okay, withdraw the shadow guard who is secretly searching first, and only pretend on the surface, on the one hand, to avoid the eyes of those with ulterior motives, and on the other hand, to confuse the manipulators behind this matter, so that they will not point all the fingers at us in Luoxue Valley."
Yang Xiaofeng added: "It's best to gather the shadow guards to stand by at any time, since the mastermind behind this matter has calculated everyone, it is definitely not the work of ordinary small forces." We should be prepared for any eventuality."
Luo Qingxue saw that the eldest brother and Yang Xiaofeng both looked solemn, and couldn't help but smile and said: "Is the matter as serious as you two think, but it's just a fake treasure map, how do you look like it's already a catastrophe."
Yang Xiaofeng said with a straight face: "Ah Xue, maybe the situation we are facing at present is far more dangerous than we can think of more than ten times."
Luo Qingxue muttered: "Is it that serious, then what should we do?"
Yang Xiaofeng thought for a while, looked at Luo Qingyu, and said, "Big brother, I look at it like this, and withdraw all the people who are secretly inquiring first." If this is a trap, then this treasure map is just the beginning, and I think, if nothing else, it won't be long before the location of the treasure on this treasure map will appear. Now, let's just sit quietly and wait."
Luo Qingyu immediately nodded and said, "Then let's do it first."
Suddenly, I heard a person outside the door say loudly: "Don't wait any longer, it's already there now."