Chapter 19 Chapter Nineteen

It is said that Xiong Jie made a windfall, eating mountains, drinking, and having fun with all the minions. Who wants to be extremely happy and sad, but when he returned to the Yudai Bridge Inn, he found that their "God of Wealth" Jiang Yilang was no longer in the ear room. He reacted quickly and burst into tears on the spot: "Our God of Wealth is gone, our money has turned into water, woo—" Xiong Jie also came to his senses in an instant, and he ordered Yang Yunzhi to call Huang Yuanfu to ask, "Do you know where Mr. Jiang went?" Seeing that Jiang Yilang was lost, Huang Yuanfu was so anxious that he sweated: "No, I don't know, Mr. Jiang hasn't gone out for the past two days, and I personally delivered every meal."

Xiong Jie said: "Why did he disappear before going out? But has anyone ever looked for him?" Huang Yuanfu said: "Yes, Zhang Xianfan came here yesterday and early today. I saw him looking for each house one by one, so I asked him what he wanted to do, and he didn't hide it. He said he wanted to find Mr. Jiang, but later I saw that the anteroom was locked. Now, you have to go in." Shu Xianglin at the side said: "This Zhang Xianfan is very suspicious! Who else has been here?" Huang Yuanfu said: "There are also several tenants from Xiao Ziyu who have come here. Although they didn't say who they are looking for, they went to check every house as soon as they came."

Xiong Jie said: "Mr. Jiang was lost in your store. I have explained it beforehand. It stands to reason that I should ask you for someone. Now you just need to find Zhang Xianfan and it will be nothing to do with you. If you can't find me, I will set it on fire." This bird shop!" Huang Yuanfu didn't dare to say anything, he immediately mobilized all the people in the inn to search around, and after a while, he even pushed and shoved Zhang Xianfan to the Yudai Bridge inn. As soon as Zhang Xianfan saw Xiong Jie, he said with a sad face, "I did come to Jiang Yilang. It was Xiao Ziyu who forced me to do this. He is a dignified police chief, so I dare not refuse."

Xiong Jie raised his eyebrows and said, "You are afraid of the chief of the police, but don't you be afraid of me as the majestic king of the mountain?" Zhang Xianfan said: "I am even more afraid of the King of the Mountain, so I will never dare to disobey what my brother asks me to do." Xiong Jie said: "Okay, what I want is your words! Now I want you to get Jiang Yilang back, if you can't, you should know what will happen!" Zhang Xianfan raised his head and said, "What if I find Jiang Yilang?" Xiong Jie said: "If you find Jiang Yilang and hand him over to me, I won't pursue you anymore!"

Zhang Xianfan clapped his hands and said, "Okay, we've made a deal!" Zhang Xianfan asked Huang Yuanfu for a long bamboo pole, then made a hook with iron wire and put it on the top of the bamboo pole, then opened the window of the ear room, stirred it in the Nanshui River with the bamboo pole, and even fished out Jiang Yilang's body ... Looking at Jiang Yilang's body, Xiong Jie was stunned, then he grabbed Zhang Xianfan's waist with a fierce look: "You killed Mr. Jiang?!" Zhang Xianfan said: "I'm a commoner, and I wouldn't dare to give a hundred courage-it was Xiao Ziyu who killed Jiang Yilang."

Xiong Jie still grabbed Zhang Xianfan: "How did Xiao Ziyu know that Mr. Jiang is here? You must have betrayed him!" Zhang Xianfan said: "I can't even explain this matter clearly, anyway, my brother promised not to pursue me after handing over Jiang Yilang." Xiong Jie sneered, "I said I wouldn't hold you accountable, but I didn't say I wouldn't let you die!" Zhang Xianfan said: "Since my brother wants me to die, I can't help it. It's just that my death is not only not beneficial to my brother, but also harmful." Xiong Jie snorted nasally: "How can you be good for me?"

Zhang Xianfan tilted his head and said, "Brother, don't you believe me? If you kill me, you will never get the treasure in Zhu Qifeng's tomb!" Xiong Jie said, "It sounds like you are really capable - I promise you to finish your sentence." Zhang Xianfan said: "You arrested me so hard, I can't say anything." Xiong Jie let go, and Zhang Xianfan said: "You promised not to kill me." Xiong Jie said: "You're really a ghost, you can bargain, you can really help me get the treasure, I promise not to kill you." Zhang Xianfan then said: "Actually, even if Jiang Yilang is not dead, he is useless. He only knows where Zhu Qifeng is buried. There are many traps in that tomb. If the treasure can be easily obtained, Jiang Yilang would have gone to get it long ago. There is no need to rack your brains to tell stories at Zhi Ge Ting.”

Shu Xianglin asked, "Why did he go to Zhige Pavilion to tell stories?" Zhang Xianfan looked at Shu Xianglin in surprise: "Didn't Jiang Yilang tell you?" Shu Xianglin shook his head: "Not yet, maybe it's too late, we haven't been together for long." Zhang Xianfan sneered: "No matter how short the time we are together, he should not neglect such an important matter. It is obvious that he is playing tricks on you!" Xiong Jie asked, "How did he play us?" Zhang Xianfan said: "Jiang Yilang went to Zhige Pavilion to tell stories to lure out a person—a direct descendant of Zhu Qifeng, who has the blueprint for entering the tomb."

Shu Xianglin shook his head again and again: "It's been so many years, where can I find Zhu Qifeng's descendants?!" "Far in the sky, close in front of our eyes - this person is Zhu Zixiang!" Zhang Xianfan's words made Xiong Jie and Shu Xianglin look at each other in shock. "So I dare to say that you were tricked by Jiang Yilang. The tomb is full of traps, hidden weapons, and poisonous gas. As many people as you enter, you will die. Jiang Yilang's purpose of not telling the truth is to let you rush ahead and take the place of the dead. Then he just hid behind and reaped the benefits!"

Xiong Jie scolded: "This man surnamed Jiang is extremely hateful, he really deserves his death! Zhang Xianfan, what magic formula do you have for me to get the treasure in Zhu Qifeng's tomb?" "It's easy—as long as you get Zhu Zixiang, everything will be fine." Xiong Jie smiled, and slapped Zhang Xianfan on the shoulder: "It can be seen that you have a way—tell me, how can you get Zhu Zixiang?" Zhang Xianfan said in a low voice: "Xiao Ziyu's son, Xiao Peng, has been treating illnesses at Tang Shaoyin's home for the past few days. Do you still worry about Xiao Ziyu not handing Zhu Zixiang into your hands if you catch him? Hehe..."

"Hey..." Xiong Jie also smirked, and then said, "Don't call your name Zhang Xianfan, you should change your name to Zhang Xiangui!" Turning to Shu Xianglin, "If you let him come to our Maple Ridge, you should step aside." Zhang Xianfan waved his hands again and again: "Come on, come on, I have two problems, one is too lazy to eat, and the other is fear of death. If I don't have these two points, it will be safe for me to sit on the dragon chair." Xiong Jie suppressed his smile, straightened his face and said, "I'll fulfill my promise right now - get the hell out of here, and don't let me see you again in the future, or I'll kill you without mercy!" Zhang Xianfan was eager for Xiong Jie to let him go, so he slapped his butt and slipped out of the Yudai Bridge Inn.In the inn, all the minions looked at Xiong Jie eagerly.Seeing that Xiong Jie didn't speak for a long time, Yang Yunzhi couldn't help urging: "Brother, just give the order, everyone is waiting for you!" Xiong Jie turned his gaze to Shu Xianglin: "It's up to you, the military adviser, to decide." Shu Xianglin glanced at the crowd, and then looked into the distance: "This matter is no small matter. If you really want to do what Zhang Xianfan said, you will have to form a relationship with Xiao Ziyu. He is the police chief..." Everyone looked at Yang Yunzhi.Yang Yunzhi's Adam's apple twitched, and he said, "I'm afraid he's a bird! Zhu Qifeng's tomb is a thousand times stronger than the princess's tomb. Brothers, after finishing this vote, they will stop being robbers and go away to live a happy life. He is What about the chief of police, did he bite our bird!" Everyone said: "Brother, you can give the order, we will wash our hands when we get rich!" Xiong Jie couldn't stand the persuasion of his subordinates, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, that's it!" The next step is how to arrange it. Considering that Xiao Ziyu will use the brigade of police, the retreat becomes the key issue. Shu Xianglin thinks again and again, thinking that the safest way is to go by water. Nanshui River flows from west to northeast, and Fengmu Ridge is just in the west. , If you go upstream, it is tantamount to waiting for death, so everyone chooses to go downstream-as long as you leave the capital Liangcheng, it is equivalent to returning to the mountains. After the matter was settled, the troops were divided into two groups - one was led by Xiong Jie to the Tang family to arrest people; the other was led by Shu Xianglin to the dock to rent a boat to meet them.Xiong Jie and his party came to Liushan Road and surrounded the Tang family's yard.Tang Shaoyin had never seen such a battle before, he ran out and bowed and bowed repeatedly.Xiong Jie said straightforwardly: "I have nothing to do with your family today, as long as you hand over Xiao Ziyu's son, everything will be fine!" Tang Shaoyin said: "A good man just asks for money, but if he wants Mr. Xiao, it's really hard to obey." Xiong Jie said: "Never obey orders. Today is up to you. I don't want to change my name or surname when I leave. Fengmuling Xiong Jie is that! If Xiao Ziyu asks you, just say that I won't hurt his son, as long as Zhu Ziyu is handed over." Xiang, I will let him go." After Xiong Jie finished speaking, he waved his hand, and a group of minions rushed into the compound to search, and soon tied up Xiao Peng who was lying on the hospital bed.Tang Shaoyin chased after him: "A good man raises his hands high, please keep Mr. Xiao, I am willing to be a hostage." Xiong Jie sneered: "Your old life is worthless, taking you away will waste my coffin!" After saying that, he commanded his subordinates to quickly withdraw southward with Xiao Peng supported. When they arrived at the Nanshui River, several boats that Shu Xianglin had rented were already waiting there. They got on the boats, untied the cables, and flew down the river. In other words, Xiao Ziyu heard Tang Shaoyin say that Xiong Jie hijacked Xiao Pengnan, and he knew in his heart that their escape route must be down the water. Xiao Ziyu grew up in Duliang and was very familiar with the terrain. To stop Xiong Jie, only There is a dam more than a mile outside the east gate, and the mouth of the dam can only accommodate a boat. Cutting off the dam is equivalent to cutting off Xiong Jie's way. Xiao Ziyu ordered Shu Zhenqian to lead more than 50 people out of the city from Yudai Bridge, and lay in ambush along the tributary of Nanshui River, across Luoma Bridge to Duantou Bridge. away from the dam.The dam is named Dongtaba, named after an ancient pagoda on the bank.The East Pagoda, also known as Lingyun Pagoda, stands on the bank of the deep pool in Nanshui River Bend, facing the turbulent torrent. There is an article "Lingyun Pagoda" in "Duliang Zhou Zhi": Today's land spirits and outstanding people have been known since ancient times, and the bell spirit of the land, that is, the famous mountains and rivers, cannot leave their flaws, so this manpower can make up for the merits of nature.It is not easy to take care of the success of manpower, if the superior does not advocate it, the inferior will have no way to respond, let alone the ratio of the first and the last! There is Dongta Temple in the east of the city of our state, and the lower left side below it, the Nanshui rushes, and the newly built Wenchang Palace sits on it.However, Xingjia said that it is advisable to add a tower to return to the waves of Nanshui, and to strengthen the situation of a state.Daoguang was at the age of Guiwei, when the governor of Li Aishan in Yanchuan came to Mushiguo.He gathered people from the prefecture in the court, and first donated money. The people from our prefecture were also willing to do good deeds. They all worked together and did not hesitate to spend their pockets.There was no fee to suspend it, so it was postponed for three years, and the governor also resigned from office because of worry.At the age of Ding Hai, the governor of Xiangxi Ding in Danyang came to the post.I was also afraid that people would be discriminated against because of the difference between urban and rural areas, so I added the first thing and went to persuade donations.Yuewuzi, the work has not yet been completed, Zhang Junyouyong and Cheng Junxiaoxi are suitable for Ke Dengxian.After years of completion, everyone said it should be famous, because I remember that there was a saying in the past, "it is absolutely like a pen in Qingyun, and a crystal plate is inserted horizontally in the middle of the night", so it was named "Lingyun".If you have aspirations, if you have aspirations, it is as important as ten or a thousand times as much as the name of the family. How can it be done by climbing the ladder.However, the so-called outstanding people from the earth, if there is a need to multiply and multiply, it can't be said that Feng Shui is completely groundless. This service also began in the autumn of Jiashen and was completed in the winter of Ji Chou. The billing is five thousand eight hundred taels of platinum.Dr. Li was the one who advocated it, and Dr. Ding was the one who wanted to end it.It is also the power of the people of the state to gather gold at the armpits to support those who are running together. Let's not gossip, let's say that Xiao Ziyu rushed to the foot of the Lingyun Pagoda, but saw three fishing boats going down the river, only a few tens of feet away from the dam mouth, and the one standing at the bow was Xiong Jie.There were several small boats moored in the pool. Xiao Ziyu led his men to untie the cables and cross the boat to block the mouth of the dam. Then he fired guns at the three fishing boats on both banks.Seeing that the front was blocked, Xiong Jie turned the bow of the boat and fled towards the tributary to the south. Xiao Ziyu followed in a boat.In order to frighten off the pursuers, Xiong Jie fired his guns from time to time, but Xiao Ziyu was not injured because of the distance. Xiong Jie in front turned a corner and arrived at Luoma Bridge. The river bed in that section of water was wide, the river level was gentle, and the speed of the boat was relatively fast. The straw is blocked, and I can no longer move forward.At this moment, shouts from both sides of the strait rose suddenly, and Xiong Jie knew that he was in an ambush, and he was powerless to fight—it turned out that although he claimed to have more than 20 guns, half of them were made of wood, and the rest of the real guns were not. The bullet is gone... Fortunately, they still have an ace in their hands. Xiong Jie stood on the bow and shouted: "Who dares to shoot, I killed Master Xiao!" The leader, Shu Zhenqian, had already received Xiao Ziyu's order, ordered everyone to stop shouting, and said: "You leave the young master and leave, or you will be killed without mercy!" Xiong Jie said proudly: "Who are you, worthy to talk to me? I want to talk to Xiao Ziyu!" Xiao Ziyu also caught up afterwards, and stopped six or seven feet away from Xiong Jie: "Xiong Jie, I have treated you well, why did you take revenge and kidnap my son?" Xiong Jie sneered and said, "Why don't you treat me badly? We trade fairly. I helped you with your work. Let me go. You and I owe nothing!" Xiao Ziyu asked: "Since you said that we owe each other nothing, how do you explain why you kidnapped my son? Is this also considered morality?" Xiong Jie said: "The morality of the Jianghu is set for our colleagues, and you can't talk about it with people in the officialdom! I want to make a fortune, and if you block my way of making money, you have to take extraordinary measures!" Xiao Ziyu said: "Now that you have fallen into my hands, how do you say this will end?" Xiong Jie said: "I was just about to ask you how to end it, you are not afraid of your son's death, just do it!" Xiao Ziyu said: "I can tell you clearly - as long as my son hurts a single hair, you don't expect any of you to leave here alive! If you are sensible, we still have room for discussion." Xiong Jie asked, "Aren't you afraid that your son will die?" Xiao Ziyu said: "I don't want my son to die, but if you insist on hitting your head against the south wall and willing to sacrifice more than 20 lives for his life, I can't help it!" Xiao Ziyu's reluctance made Xiong Jie helpless, he thought for a moment and then softened: "Okay, I am willing to hand over your son, but I want to know what conditions you will give me." Xiao Ziyu said without hesitation: "If you guarantee my son's safe return, I will also guarantee your safe return to Maple Ridge." Xiong Jie was a little unwilling and said, "Apart from this, do I have any other benefits?" Xiao Ziyu said coldly: "Twenty to one, you've already made a lot of money, don't be too greedy!" Xiong Jie had a private exchange with all the subordinates, and suddenly he strangled Xiao Peng's neck with his left hand, and put a gun against Xiao Peng's temple with his right hand-this action surprised Xiao Ziyu.Immediately, Xiong Jie said loudly: "I agree to your conditions, my people are starting to retreat now, if you dare to have evil intentions against them, I will end him immediately!" With his hands tied behind his back, Xiao Peng could only let himself be manipulated. Xiao Ziyu was eager to save his son, and said, "I am a dignified police chief, and I will never keep my word. As long as my son is safe, I promise not to make things difficult for you." Xiong Jie sneered and said, "What integrity are you talking about? You just want to save your son! My brothers go first, and I will stay at the end. I will release your son when I am out of danger!" Shu Zhenqian, who was lying in ambush on the shore, reminded: "Don't trust him, the chief, he will be cunning!" Xiao Ziyu didn't listen, and waved to Xiong Jie: "Okay, I'll follow you!" Shu Xianglin took his minions off the boat and went ashore, then looked west, but the police on both sides of the bank did not stop them. Xiong Jie saw that Shu Xianglin and his party were gradually leaving, and the police couldn't catch up even if they wanted to, so he took Xiao Peng away from the boat.There is a slope more than ten feet long from the river bed. The slope is soft sandy soil. It is very difficult for Xiong Jie to hold Xiao Peng to climb this slope. Halfway through the climb, he stepped on the soft ground and slipped down as soon as his feet were weak... ...Xiao Ziyu seized this rare opportunity and shot Xiong Jie in the head... Shu Xianglin, who had gone away, knew something had happened when they heard the gunfire, but they dared not come back in the face of the powerful police force. He just stood there and shouted hoarsely: "Xiao Ziyu—you will be punished if you don't keep your word!" "Brother, we will avenge you!" The cry was shrill and mixed with anger, which lasted for a long time, and then became low and vague... Fearing that Xiong Jie would not die, Xiao Ziyu shot Xiong Jie's vitals a few more times, then dumped the body under the Duantou bridge and let the flowing water wash away, and came to help his son untie the rope. Frightened by this, Xiao Peng's mind was a little heavier than before, Xiao Ziyu took him home and ordered Tang Shaoyin to come over and serve him attentively. After settling down his son, Xiao Ziyu came back to the guest room non-stop. He was relieved to see that Zhu Zixiang's master and apprentice were safe and sound—he was worried that the news had leaked out, and there was no guarantee that Niu Jie and Ma Jie would come to snatch Zhu Zixiang.Just as he was about to leave, Zhu Zixiang found him. Xiao Ziyu then asked, "Master Zhu, when is the best time to start construction?" Zhu Zixiang said: "This is Director Xiao's business, don't forget that I am your vassal." Xiao Ziyu said: "That's not enough, you should be the protagonist." Zhu Zixiang said: "I'm talking about choosing a date to start construction, and it's all up to you." Xiao Ziyu thought for a while and then asked: "What preparations do I need to make if the construction starts?" Zhu Zixiang said: "Excavating the grave is actually quite simple. It only needs a dozen strong and reliable workers from Kongwu. Other than that, we need to prepare some hoes, shovels, dustpans and other tools." Xiao Ziyu said: "Jiang Yilang said that the structure of Zhu Qifeng's tomb is very strange and complicated, with many traps and dense hidden weapons inside, and it is impossible to guard against drugs and poisonous gas - is this true?" Zhu Zixiang said: "If there is no blueprint, what Jiang Yilang said is the truth, even worse than that." Xiao Ziyu's eyes lit up: "Master Zhu, can you show me the drawings for a feast of eyes?" Zhu Zixiang said seriously: "This blueprint is indeed my own, but I can't see it or touch it." Xiao Ziyu's eyes showed greed: "How do you say that?" Zhu Zixiang pointed to his head: "The blueprint is here!" Xiao Ziyu laughed when he understood, and said, "Today is the first time I discovered that Master Zhu can be humorous." Zhu Zixiang said: "Director Xiao thinks so highly of me that someone even guards me when I urinate. How can I pass the time if I don't have fun!" Xiao Ziyu said: "I really wronged you, but I was forced to do nothing. Maybe you already know that someone kidnapped my son in order to get you!" The two were talking, when Xiao Zhong hurried over: "Second young master is here, I have searched several places but I can't find anyone." Xiao Ziyu knew that Xiao Zhong was looking for him for something, so he walked out the door after a few polite words with Zhu Zixiang.Xiao Zhong followed behind, and when they arrived at a secluded place, Xiao Zhong couldn't help but said: "Li Shiyan, the housekeeper of Jiang's residence, came here after you left." Xiao Ziyu felt something, and said: "Jiang Xinghe himself came here, and now he sent a housekeeper here. Could it be that he sent someone here because he had something that he didn't want to talk about?" Xiao Zhong said: "You guessed it right—Li Shiyan said that his young lady is not in good health recently, and she may not be able to be a bride. I hope Xiao's residence will allow the postponement of the marriage." Although Xiao Ziyu had a premonition, it was still difficult for Xiao Zhong to explain what he said at the moment—the delayed marriage that the Jiang family said was actually repentance.These days, only men divorce their wives, and I have never heard of a woman regretting her marriage. Even if it is an ordinary family, it would be embarrassing to encounter such a thing, not to mention that the Xiao family is a very popular official family in Duliang.Xiao Ziyu was panicked by the bad breath, and it took a long time to come back to his senses, cursing: "What a dog's eyes look down on people! What's so great about a tomb robber upstart, how dare you look down on Peng'er!" Xiao Zhong also scolded: "The man surnamed Jiang doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth just because he has a few stinky money. Second young master, don't be angry. It's not worthwhile to get angry. His few money is nothing big. Wait until we dig Zhu Qifeng's grave." Richer than him!" As soon as Xiao Ziyu heard "Zhu Qifeng's Tomb", he gained energy and confidence, and felt that he had not lost to Jiang Xinghe, which made him more determined to dig the grave as soon as possible, so he said: "Old housekeeper, go and pick twenty or so A reliable farmer, we will dig the grave tonight!"