Chapter 36: The Harvest
Due to the need to use the gong to expel poison and heal injuries, Zhao Fan and the others did not learn about the follow-up events that happened in Tianning Temple until after the end of the retreat the next morning.
From Jiang Beihe's ascension to the Jingxiang Martial Arts Alliance's ascension to the appearance of one of the twelve green dragons, major events that were enough to shake the rivers and lakes happened one after another, accompanied by the terrible record of the super master lightly bombarding and killing five hundred people, which made Zhao Fan, Tie Shou and others all moved.
Of course, this astonishing news could not have been said by Jiang Beihe himself. As soon as he ascended to the throne of the alliance leader, he was defeated by others, and the reputation that Jiang Beihe had accumulated for ten years had already disappeared with this fiasco, and he didn't know how many years it would take to make a comeback.
In fact, after realizing that he had failed completely, Jiang Beihe immediately fled without hesitation and disappeared without a trace, and when he reappeared, I am afraid that he would have already changed his appearance, and he would no longer be the "Jiangnan hero" he used to be.
The reason why Li Shengnan was able to find out the news was actually the result of the people in the Nujiao Gang who reciprocated the favor.
After being rescued by Tie Shou and others, Pang Guozhi immediately made a decision and quickly evacuated with his subordinates, and finally saved his life under the intensified treatment. However, as a qualified helmsman, this "mountain tiger" is obviously very aware of the importance of intelligence, and as soon as he retreated, he gathered people and sent elite spies to the area around Tianning Temple, telling them not to approach and observe the movement from a distance.
It was precisely because of his order that the spies who were sent were able to avoid the range attack of the super master from a distance, and accurately reported the final result of the battle of Tianning Temple.
This kind of information is very amazing, after learning it, Tie Shou is no longer ready to delay more, and immediately takes Xi Qiuya with him, escorting the Blood Knife Ancestor and the Four Great Evil Gods and others back to Lin'an, so as to report the matter to Mr. Zhuge as soon as possible.
In comparison, Zhao Fan has more room to spare. Due to the more serious injuries, the deeper poison wounds, and the agreement with Li Shengnan, Zhao Fan simply said goodbye to the iron hand, and then went to the empty Wanfu Magpie's Nest to occupy it with a big grin, and then couldn't wait, together with Li Shengnan, and talked about the "important topic" about the treasure with the secret agents of the Nujiao Gang.
After careful interrogation for about an hour, Zhao Fan finally figured out the ins and outs of the matter, and did not let go of many details, so as not to miss any information.
However, the results of the questioning were quite a lot. As soon as the spies of the Nujiao Gang left, Zhao Fan immediately frowned.
"So, the money has been taken away by the Blue Dragon Society?"
Zhao Fan frowned, obviously very dissatisfied with this result.
For his thoughts, Li Shengnan quite understood.
After all, if the money is in the hands of Jiang Beihe, with the current strength of the two of them, as long as they practice hard for a few years, how can they get justice; who knows that this time the praying mantis catches cicadas, and the yellow finch is behind, and the "Jiangnan hero" who calculates everyone is just a bite of bait in the eyes of the real strong, as long as there is this meaning, he can swallow a whale at any time with the momentum of Mount Tai, and he is a master of the grandmaster level, and he has no power to fight back.
Under such terrifying force, even if Zhao Fan and the others had any ideas, they could only helplessly press them in their hearts, and even talking about it would seem unrealistic.
When the difference in strength is too huge, it can only be frustrating to think about this kind of thing again. Zhao Fan, who had long understood this truth, did not release any cruel words such as "don't bully the poor youth", but simply shook his head and focused his attention on other aspects.
"Having said that, don't you think this matter is quite strange?" Zhao Fan stretched out his hand and clicked on the desktop and asked, "Being able to kill nearly five hundred people in one blow, as a super master of the Twelve Green Dragons, he can't even find the secret agents hiding on the side, do you think this is possible?"
"Hmm......" Hearing Zhao Fan's words, Li Shengnan also frowned and pondered, "Indeed, then what do you think, what's going on?"
"I think ......?" Zhao Fan muttered, "I think this is a signal, or rather, a message that the Blue Dragon Society wants to convey. ”
"The reason why they have always acted in secret, this time they made such a high-profile move, I am afraid the biggest reason is to show that they belong to the will of the Blue Dragon Society. And judging from the fact that as soon as he appeared, he shattered Jiang Beihe's plot to unify the martial arts in Jingzhou......" Zhao Fan's gaze suddenly became sharp.
"I'm afraid, what the Blue Dragon Society wants to express is that they don't want to see a monolithic Jing Xiang, only the original situation with so many feet can really be in the interests of the Blue Dragon Society!"
"I see...... If you think so, the actions of the Blue Dragon Society do have this meaning...... I just don't know if this is your speculation or their actual intentions. ”
Li Shengnan looked at Zhao Fan and said, in exchange for Zhao Fan's hands.
"Don't look at me for this kind of thing. I'm just saying it casually, and God knows if it's or not. Zhao Fan tilted his head indifferently and said.
"Anyway, Jingzhou's side is not our foundation, no matter what kind of chaos the martial arts here are, it will have no impact on us. For example, this kind of major matter involving interests has its own heads of big gangs and factions to consider. As for how to deal with the statements or threats of the Blue Dragon Society, they will naturally have some considerations, or temptation, or resistance, they are definitely much clearer than those of us laymen. ”
"Compared to this," Zhao Fan said, stretching out his finger and pointing at the package in Li Shengnan's hand, "What I care more about is what treasure we found in the previous search." Not to mention anything else, I've also made a contribution, no matter how I say it, I can see that people have a share, right?"
"Hey, it's just being beaten like a dead dog, is it also a contribution?" Li Shengnan sneered unabashedly, but his hand opened the package without hesitation.
Once opened, the package suddenly bloomed with a jewel that was difficult to look at.
At that time, due to the urgency of time and lack of manpower, when the two of them were choosing, they only grabbed as many soft and valuable things as possible, such as gold nuggets, gold bricks, gold bars and other heavy goods, all of which were not touched, so at this moment, when they opened it, the package was full of precious goods such as pearls and gemstones, or delicate things such as gold accessories, if they were exchanged for money, I am afraid that they could be sold for thousands of taels of gold, equivalent to tens of thousands of taels of silver, even if compared to the 300,000 taels of official silver that Ling Weisi had painstakingly robbed, it was enough to reach two or three percent of them.
Just by scooping up some things, there is such a rich harvest, and how much wealth is in the treasure of the entire Tianning Temple is obviously beyond the imagination of manpower.
In any case, it was the savings of the Liang Dynasty for a whole day, and it was not at all comparable to the ordinary super-rich families, and the Blue Dragon Society, which got this wealth, would obviously be more powerful and terrifying than in the past.
It's just that for people like Zhao Fan and Li Shengnan who can enter the first-class martial arts, no matter how weak the Qinglong will be, it is still a storage that they can't fight against, and now that it is stronger, it will not have any impact on their situation.
As the saying goes, "when the sky falls, there are tall people on top of it", the changes in the strength of the world's first-rate forces such as the Blue Dragon Society have their own top figures such as the lords of major countries and the heads of major factions to pay attention to.
All Zhao Fan was thinking about now was how to turn these lovely jewels into even more lovely silver tickets. For his waste-like appearance, Li Shengnan on the side couldn't help but snort lightly, and then reached out and waved away the jewelry that wrapped the upper layer, revealing what was buried in the ground.
"Huh?"
Seeing such a thing, Zhao Fan, who had already drilled into the eyes of the money, couldn't help but be shocked, and the expression on his face instantly turned positive.
There is no other reason, what is unfolding in front of him at this moment is a thick and simple scripture. On the cover that has been yellowed and peeled off, there are a few big characters written impressively, which are enough to make the world's martial artists shake!
"Ask Zen Record - Bodhidharma Record"!
It's just nine big characters, and even, because the writer is not used to using a brush, it looks a little crooked, but this ridiculous handwriting does not affect people's perception. Just because the name "Bodhidharma" is enough to prove that there is no need for anything else to express its value!
"This ...... This is the scripture written by Patriarch Bodhidharma?!"
Even with Zhao Fanzhi's well-informed, when he saw these words, he couldn't help but change color in shock, and his two hands trembled slightly.
"That's right, this is indeed the scripture written by Patriarch Bodhidharma. Li Shengnan on the side nodded and said.
For Zhao Fan's expression at this moment, she was not surprised in her heart, just because when she discovered this scripture, her expression would only be more unbearable than Zhao Fan at this moment.
"Although Jiang Beihe spread rumors that there was a secret of the 'Evil Mystery Treasure' hidden in this 'Liancheng Treasure', this time, he probably didn't expect that his rumors would be crooked and tell part of the truth. Li Shengnan chuckled and said in a tone as if mocking.
"You said that this 'Liancheng Treasure' is the treasure left by Emperor Liang Yuan, and this is the record of the Bodhidharma Patriarch crossing the river with Emperor Liang Wu Emperor Xiao Yan of Liang Wu when he crossed the river. In this book, in addition to recording the question between Patriarch Bodhidharma and Emperor Wu of Liang, it also records some of Patriarch Bodhidharma's early experiences. It is mentioned that the Bodhidharma Patriarch had sat down with a descendant of the 'Heavenly Buddha Palm', and the two sides studied martial arts for dozens of days, and the successor finally bowed his head to the Bodhidharma Patriarch and admitted defeat because of his lack of skill, but the Bodhidharma Patriarch himself also admired the 'Heavenly Buddha Palm' set of the world's first palm method, and then he had painstakingly studied according to the results obtained in the discussion, and finally relied on the tricks of the 'Heavenly Buddha Palm' to create an eight-style Dharma sword for him. ”
"Because these eight-style Dharma Divine Sword is ultimately derived from other martial arts, the Bodhidharma Patriarch did not pass it on, but was distressed and recorded this set of 'Dharma Divine Sword' in this one. ”
"After I checked, for hundreds of years, three of the scriptures have completely disappeared with the decay of the paper, leaving only a few words. But on the other hand, there are still five styles of 'Dharma Divine Sword' that have been completely preserved, and they have fallen into the hands of me, the successor of the 'Heavenly Buddha Palm'. ”
"You say, is this the will of heaven in the dark?"
Li Shengnan said, smiling lightly.