Chapter 18 Chapter Eighteen

The book continued from the previous chapter, but it said that in order to save the lives of thirty-one apprentices and save the thousand-year-old temple from being burned, Kong had to submit to Xiong Jie and revealed the location of Concubine Xia's real body tomb. It was dark and windy at that time, and Xiong Jie and his bandits came down to the back mountain with torches led by the little monk Vacuum. Xiong Jie and the others heard the woman's crying and became nervous, so they asked Vacuum: "Little monk Monk, I have long heard that there are often female ghosts crying in the cemetery of Concubine Xia, so I am here tonight, and it is true, what is the reason?" Seeing that the vacuum refused to answer, he said: "The old monk even hides the coffin of the real body. Tell me, what secrets are there in this Immortal Temple that you can’t tell me! If you really refuse to tell, I’ll give you my blessing—cut off your tongue and never say it again!”

Vacuum was so frightened that his hairs stood on end, he hurriedly said: "Amitabha, in fact, this woman's crying sound is very simple, and it came from the stupa opposite." Xiong Jie said: "Isn't the pagoda the place where Se Kong was buried?" Vacuum said: "Exactly. In order to protect the tomb of Concubine Xia, Master Sekong spent decades carefully designing the pagoda - there are wind chimes and organs on the pagoda. The sound that comes out is no different from a woman's crying." The gangsters suddenly realized, and Xiong Jie said: "It turns out that this is the case. I just said where the hell came from in the world. It's really thanks to how the master of color and space came up with it! There is one more thing I don't understand - I heard that this The cemetery is often haunted by female ghosts in white clothes, so what's going on?"

Vacuum said: "This is even simpler. It turned out that when Master Shikong designed the female ghost's mournful cry, he still thought he could not scare away the tomb robbers, so he made a human figure out of brown silk, with long hair and a white skirt. , and then place a rope from high to low in the cemetery, and once a stranger appears in the cemetery at night, the monks in the temple only need to press the mechanism, and the female ghost in white will fly back and forth on the mountain." Shu Xianglin on the side sighed: "No wonder the tomb of Concubine Xia can still be kept intact after hundreds of years have passed. I really want to thank Monk Sekong for designing the mechanism!"

Xiong Jie said: "No matter how powerful you are, you can't stand up to Lao Tzu's gun!" When they arrived at the scene, the bandits spread out on the well dug by Xiao Ziyu last night, following the route provided by Kong, and the empty coffin was the entrance to the tomb of Concubine Xia's real body.Xiong Jie picked a few confidantes to go down the well, and the rest stood on the well to respond. Those who went down had a long rope tied around their waists, and along the shaft dug by Xiao Ziyu, Xiong Jie and his confidant reached the bottom of the well without any problems.In an instant, a fragrance of nanmu came to the nostrils, and under the light of the torch, the dark coffin shone brightly.

Under the command of Xiong Jie, the gangsters in the well and the accomplices in the well worked together to lift up the coffin and the coffin lid, and then a dark and deep hole appeared in front of us...Five feet further, a stone gate blocked the way. Xiong Jie found a jade key at the top of the stone gate and inserted it into the keyhole of the stone gate according to what Kong said, and pushed hard—the stone gate suddenly opened... The tomb is relatively spacious, about the size of a common people's house, and there are many funerary objects in it, including food, clothes and silks.Anyone with a little common sense knows that these items will turn into powder once exposed to oxygen, and grave robbers will dismiss them. The real valuables are all in the coffin.

Shu Xianglin once visited the underground mine during the daytime. He studied the empty coffin repeatedly, and he knew that to open it, he had to loosen the layer of sealing paint on the joint between the coffin body and the coffin lid, and then open the coffin from tail to head. The lid was pushed away... before the coffin could be opened, Xiong Jie hurriedly lit sandalwood. The coffin was opened smoothly, and a rancid smell came out—fortunately, the tomb was filled with the scent of sandalwood, and the rancid smell soon disappeared. Under the candlelight, the once radiant beauty Concubine Xia has turned into a skeleton, and the phoenix crown on her head is still shining... Seeing the treasure, Xiong Jie's eyes instantly turned green, and he picked up Concubine Xia's bones one by one Get out of the random side, and then carefully pick out earrings, gold chains, jade bracelets...

In less than an hour, Xiong Jie returned from Concubine Xia's tomb with a full load. It was late at night, the wind was strong, and the woman crying from the pagoda was very ear-piercing. Xiong Jie ordered Yang Yunzhi to lead a few minions to destroy the pagoda. Sure enough, the crying sound disappeared. Satisfied, Xiong Jie returned to Tan Xiaoku's house with his belongings and spent the night.After breakfast the next day, the patriarch of Tanjia Village came over. Xiong Jie claimed that the Buddhist service was over, and the Bodhisattva promised to send nectar, and was about to thank the patriarch and bid farewell.

After all, it was the first time to rob a tomb, and neither Xiong Jie nor his men knew how much these items were worth.Shu Xianglin used to sell filth in the city, and knew Yin Chuyun from Beimenzha consignment shop.These gangsters came to the north gate together. Because the shop was too small to accommodate too many people, they waited outside the door. Only Xiong Jie and Shu Xianglin entered the shop. Yin Chuyun looked at the goods and said to Shu Xianglin, "Mr. It is indeed a treasure, and this is the first time I have seen it. I really can’t decide how much it is worth, so I have to ask an expert to appraise it.”

Xiong Jie was impatient and shouted, "When will that expert come? If he lives in Yunnan or Sichuan, I have to wait for him!" Yin Chuyun said: "Don't worry, sir. The expert I mentioned lives in this port, and he will come over soon. Please wait a moment, both of you." Yin Chuyun sent a clerk to go out on horseback, and after a while, the clerk really picked up a rich and handsome man in his fifties.This man was kind-hearted, he greeted Xiong Jie and Shu Xianglin politely, then picked up the items and looked at them one by one.After watching for a long time, the rich man looked at Xiong Jie and asked, "What price do you want, sir?"

Xiong Jie said: "I don't know how much it's worth, as long as you don't violate your conscience—by the way, I'm Xiong Jie, and I live on the Maple Ridge side." The rich man still smiled happily: "Okay, I will give you 15,000 oceans. If you feel that you are at a disadvantage, I can return the original goods within three days." Xiong Jie said: "Fifteen thousand is 15 thousand, but I still want to tell you, this is only a small part, and there will be more valuable ones in the future!" The rich man said: "If you have the goods, just bring them. Don't worry about not having money. To be honest, no one will want valuable goods. The buyers are all in big places-are you afraid that they don't have cash!"

He earned 15,000 yuan in one night, and he didn't have to worry about dangers. Xiong Jie felt that doing this business was much better than being a robber.The two went out of the consignment shop, and the gangsters waiting outside heard that the items in Concubine Xia's tomb had sold for fifteen thousand oceans. They all cheered, some clamored to go to Wulingjing to have fun, and some said to stop Geting Drink and eat.Some people say that the word "bandit" for a bandit is just a coffin lid away, and those who follow this road map want to enjoy themselves in a timely manner or eat wine in a big bowl, or eat a large piece of meat. It is said that "extreme joy begets sorrow".Xiong Jie and his minions only cared about eating, drinking and having fun, but forgot the important things. When they returned to the Yudai Bridge Inn, they remembered that Jiang Yilang had lived here for two days. When Xiong Jie opened the door , I was dumbfounded——Jiang Yilang has already gone to the room. Without Jiang Yilang, it would mean losing another bigger treasure map. Xiong Jie and the gangsters came to their senses in an instant and turned around anxiously. Besides, when Xiao Ziyu first heard that Xiong Jie had dug up Concubine Xia's tomb and got a lot of property, he could hardly believe it was true.He ordered Xiao Zhong to call Xiao Huoyang over, and asked: "This is not a joke, do you really hear it?" Xiao Huoyang said affirmatively: "I heard the truth, it's not fake at all, that group of people turned out to be from Maple Ridge, and the leader was Xiong Jie." Xiao Ziyu said: "How do you know?" Xiao Huoyang said: "I'll tell you slowly - not long after the master left, the group left Tan Xiaoku's house and went to Tongbao Mountain, where they lived in the big guest house we used to live in. In the evening, they will have dinner At that time, they made a big noise on the pretext that the fast food was not good, and led all the monks in the monastery to the dining hall, then turned their faces and locked them there, pointing their guns at them... Then Xiong Jie went to the abbot's room, Hit Master Kong's temple with a box cannon, first revealed his identity, and then told Kong that if he didn't reveal the real body tomb of Concubine Xia, he would kill all the monks in the temple and burn the Xianren Temple. Liao Kong said slowly , Xiong Jie ordered his subordinates to take him to the dining hall, and asked him to watch more than 30 apprentices die in front of him. Really!" Xiao Ziyu asked with concern: "How did the old monk recruit him?" Xiao Huoyang said: "The old monk said that the tomb of Concubine Xia's real body is under the pagoda of Monk Sekong!" Xiao Ziyu scolded: "It's really unexpected!" Xiao Huoyang said: "There is something even more unexpected. If you dig from the bottom of the pagoda, there will be layers of huge stones. It is impossible to dig without explosives!" Xiao Ziyu said, "Then how did Xiong Jie dig it?" Xiao Huoyang said: "We helped him dig it out—it turned out that the empty coffin we dug up was exactly the entrance to the tomb. From there, you only need to open a stone door to enter the tomb of Concubine Xia to get the treasure." Xiao Ziyu gritted her teeth: "I've put in so much effort to help Xiong Jie, I'm so pissed off!" "So Xiong Jie is very proud, and he is determined to win his next goal." "What's the next target? Is it the tomb of King Zhu?" "Exactly." Xiao Huoyang nodded. "Jiang Yilang has already told them about Zhu Qifeng's tomb?" "Not yet, before they had time to ask Jiang Yilang, they followed the master and went to the Immortal Temple." Xiao Ziyu asked: "According to what you said, Jiang Yilang didn't go to the Immortal Temple with them?" "No, they are afraid that you will recognize Jiang Yilang and let him stay in the inn." "Can you hear clearly which inn it is?" Xiao Huoyang said: "I didn't hear clearly. At that time, they just returned to the guest house from the back mountain. Everyone was very happy and said that they could make more money when Zhu Qifeng's tomb was excavated. Then some people said that Jiang Yilang must not let Jiang Yilang fall." In the hands of Director Xiao, Xiong Jie said, Mr. Jiang is hiding in the inn, very safe." Xiao Ziyu asked again: "Have Xiong Jie and the others entered the city?" Xiao Huoyang said: "I have already entered the city, and I will follow behind them." Xiao Ziyu was taken aback: "So Jiang Yilang is with them?" Xiao Huoyang said: "No, they didn't stay at the inn when they entered the city, but went directly to the consignment shop at the North Gate Gate." Xiao Ziyu breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Take a few reliable people to search in various inns in the city immediately, and report back as soon as you have any news!" After Xiao Huoyang left for a while, Zhang Xianfan came to report in a hurry: "Boss, from last night to this morning, I have searched the inns in the whole city several times but there is no news about Jiang Yilang. The door is closed, and I asked to rent it several times, but Huang Yuanfu always faltered, and I suspected that it was Jiang Yilang's hiding place." Xiao Ziyu said calmly: "I have sent someone there, if you can find Jiang Yilang at the Yudai Bridge Inn, I will reward you." Zhang Xianfan had hoped to please Xiao Ziyu, but he did not expect to be hit with a nail that was neither hard nor soft, so he had to leave angrily.After Zhang Xianfan left, Xiao Ziyu showed a sly smile on his face.After some disguise, he left from the side door and came to the vicinity of the Yudai Bridge Inn. Xiao Ziyu did not enter the inn through the main entrance, but made a detour to the south of the inn—the south side is a stilted building connected to a long Nanshui River, and the ear room is just hanging on the river. Xiao Ziyu was dressed as a farmer. He walked down the river bed and bent down to pretend to be fish and grass in the water. When he reached the side room, he climbed up by surprise, and then broke in through the window... Jiang Yi who was hiding in the room Lang Yi was stunned for a moment, and when he recognized who it was, his first reaction was to run away.Xiao Ziyu was already prepared for this, he took a step forward to block the door, then took out a pistol and held it against Jiang Yilang's forehead: "Don't call, I'll kill you!" Jiang Yilang retreated step by step: "Director Xiao, hold your hands high, I really didn't tell Xiong Jie where Zhu Qifeng was buried." Xiao Ziyu said in a deep voice: "You didn't tell Xiong Jie where Zhu Qifeng was buried, but you told him where I went." Jiang Yilang said: "They are bandits, and this is the only way I can survive." Xiao Ziyu sneered and said, "You betrayed me to save your life, and now I want yours too—what else do you have that you can trade my life with?" Jiang Yilang shook his head: "You also know everything I know." "Since you have nothing to change your life, you can't blame me!" Xiao Ziyu suddenly showed a fierce look, raised the handle of the gun and slammed Jiang Yilang's temple fiercely——Xiao Ziyu smashed like a vent, until Jiang Yilang A wave of blood vomited and fell to the ground like a cramp... Xiao Ziyu hid in the ear room and listened quietly for a while, then quietly opened the door when she saw no movement around, picked up a stone from the passage and returned to the ear room, then tied the body and the stone with the hemp rope prepared earlier and pushed them down into the Nanshui River ... Xiao Ziyu killed Jiang Yilang without knowing it, and found a rag to wipe off the blood in the ear room.At this moment, he heard the sound of footsteps and human voices coming from the aisle. Peeping through the crack of the door, it was Xiong Jie and his gang who came back drunk... Xiao Ziyu secretly sweated—— A little later, this matter can't be done!He quickly came out of the window and took the same route back home. At that time, Xiao Huoyang was leading a group of farmers back dejectedly. Xiao Ziyu didn't blame him, but asked, "Did you hear any news when you went to the city?" When Xiao Huoyang saw that his master didn't ask about Jiang Yilang's whereabouts, he immediately came alive: "There are a lot of news, all kinds of different kinds, and I can't finish it all at once, but the most vicious news is that Xiong Jie stole a tomb of a princess. , sold fifteen thousand oceans at Beimenzha consignment shop!" Xiao Ziyu was startled: "It spread so fast, do you know where the news came from?" Xiao Huoyang said: "A pilgrim who came back from Xianren Temple said that Xiong Jie dug up a tomb of a princess last night and obtained countless gold, silver and jewels. The diners at Zha said that the consignment shop had a big deal this morning, and the items were very valuable, but Yin Chuyun was not sure, so he invited his boss Jiang Xinghe, and finally the deal was sold at a price of 15,000." Xiao Ziyu asked, "Did you go to Zhige Pavilion?" Xiao Huoyang said: "We went to all the lively places, but there was no news about Jiang Yilang." Xiao Ziyu said: "It's fine if you can't find it, what else did you hear at Zhige Pavilion?" Xiao Huoyang said: "The story about the little young master's fright was widely spread, and some people took it as an anecdote and spread it in Zhige Pavilion." "Take it as an anecdote?" "They said that Concubine Xia appeared in Tongbao Mountain, and the young master saw that she was more beautiful than a fairy, so he took a liking to her and followed her into the tomb... After the young master came out, he became crazy and foolish." Xiao Ziyu scolded: "Nonsense!" "There is another rumor that is very vicious. It is said that the treasure in the tomb of Concubine Xia is less than one-thousandth of that in Zhu Qifeng's tomb. Xiong Jie has already tasted the sweetness, so he will not let go of his life. It's a bet on who will get the hand, betting between you and Xiong Jie—I didn't expect that the majority of people betting on Xiong Jie!" At this time Xiao Zhong also came over, Xiao Ziyu said: "Huoyang, I'm fine today, I have time to pay more attention to the news of Zhigeting." After Xiao Huoyang left, Xiao Zhong reported: "Just now Jiang's in-laws came here, and I told you you were out, but he left without saying anything. I think he might be discussing with you about Peng'er and Yuying. Second young master, Jiang's family doesn't know about Peng'er, right?" Xiao Ziyu said: "How can he not know that Zhige Pavilion has already spread the word." Xiao Zhong was startled and said: "That would be too bad. He probably came to you because of Peng'er's affairs. The wedding date has been set for the mid-autumn day on August 15th. Will there be any changes for him?" Xiao Ziyu sighed: "It's hard to say, businessmen are the most practical. Now that Peng'er has such a strange disease, anyone else will worry about her daughter. Old housekeeper, if you have time, you can go to Tang's house and ask Tang Shaoyin to think about it." Do everything possible to cure Peng'er's illness." Xiao Zhong said: "I will do it." "Does Master Zhu Zixiang have any ideas?" "On the surface, it can't be seen that they have any thoughts, but when something like this happened, although the second young master was lenient and didn't blame him, he still felt a little stressed." Xiao Ziyu said: "He is our God of Wealth, we should be more polite to him." Xiao Zhongdao: "I'm already polite enough to them. Apart from being unable to move freely, the living and eating are the best. Especially when this happened, many people in the family blamed him. I knew that this matter had something to do with Zhu It's nothing to do with the master, it's all caused by that monk Shikong." Xiao Ziyu said: "When the old housekeeper mentioned this matter, I felt it was a mystery - Concubine Xia was buried by King Xian, and the blueprint of the tomb should also be designed by Prince Xian's mansion. Why does Sekong know more details than the Zhu family? " Xiao Zhong said: "There is only one possibility - after the people in Prince Xian's Mansion buried Concubine Xia, Sekong redesigned it so that the lover would never be disturbed. Anyway, he has plenty of time. If this kind of thing doesn't come with love Explain, you can’t find the answer with normal thinking.” Xiao Ziyu nodded: "If that's the case, I'm relieved—I'm worried that Zhu Zixiang is playing tricks on me. If he plays tricks on the little Concubine Xia's tomb, it will be even more troublesome when it comes time to dig Zhu Qifeng's tomb." The master and servant were talking, and Xiao Huoyang, who had just left not long ago, came back in a panic: "Master, master, it's not good, it's not good..." Xiao Ziyu was taken aback, knowing something serious had happened, but he still pretended to be calm and said, "Don't worry, talk slowly if you have something to do." Xiao Huoyang came to his senses: "Xiong Jie led a group of robbers to surround Tang Shaoyin's house." Xiao Ziyu was suspicious: "Why are they surrounding the Tang family?" Xiao Huoyang said: "He wants Tang Shaoyin to hand over Peng'er." Xiao Zhong said in shock: "They are so brave, they dared to kidnap Peng'er, we should mobilize all the force from the police station." After being reminded by Xiao Zhong, Xiao Ziyu also calmed down, and said: "This Xiong Jie is already in a daze, Huo Yang, help the old housekeeper take care of the house, I'll go back to the police station right away!" Xiao Ziyu rushed to the police station and urgently summoned 60 policemen with live ammunition. After simple mobilization, they went straight to the Tang Mansion on Liushan Road. When Xiao Ziyu and his party arrived at the Tang residence, Xiong Jie and his gang had long since disappeared, only a group of citizens gathered at the door, dancing and talking enthusiastically.When they saw the police coming, someone ran into the house as if someone was flying. After a while, Tang Shaoyin came out terrified. Your son is lost..." Xiao Ziyu said: "Doctor Tang, don't be like this, tell me why they kidnapped Peng'er?" Tang Shaoyin wiped away tears: "The leader, Xiong Jie, said that as long as Director Xiao handed over a man named Zhu Zixiang, they would let you go." Xiao Ziyu asked, "How long have they been walking? In which direction?" Tang Shaoyin stood up and pointed to the south: "They left not long ago and went to the Nanshui River."