Chapter 376 Chapter 7 Where is the Treasure Trace

Xu Ziling joined the Sic Bo gaming table with ten bets, betting that seven bets would win three bets, but because he bet heavily on every bet he won, the dealer had to pay compensation according to the ratio of his bets, so he still won more than seventy taels Tong Bao, together with the more than a hundred taels that he won just now, really came back with a full reward. He has attracted the attention of the casino, not only is there someone watching him, but the cup shaker has also been replaced by another older veteran. This new banker has a unique way of shaking the cup, the dice do not hit horizontally in the cup, but bounce straight up and down, suddenly the three dice stop at the same time, which is unexpected.

The banker showed a confident smile, stared at Xu Ziling and said, "Dear guests, please bet." Xu Ziling thought to himself, if he wanted to show his real skills, he would look at this shop, and bet all his winnings of more than a hundred taels on the one at twelve o'clock. Those who can enter the VIP room are all rich or expensive, but seeing Xu Ziling's big bets and big bets without changing his face, throwing hundreds of dollars without hesitation, still caused a slight commotion. Others bet one after another, and most of them followed suit with a bet of twelve. Under the expectation of all, the banker lifted the cup with both hands, and lifted the lid skillfully at once with sharp eyes and hands, revealing the three upward sides of the dice, which are "four", "five" and "six". The total points added up are "fifteen points" ".

Including Xu Ziling, no one bet on the treasure. There was a sigh of disappointment. Xu Ziling knew that his kung fu was still a bit short, so he was confused by the dealer's special way of shaking the cup, and misheard "six o'clock" as "three o'clock". The dealer smiled and said: "This man's luck is not so good this time, do you want to try his luck again?" Xu Ziling felt that Mrs. Hong's eyes were fixed on him. Starting from the first shop, she kept watching him place bets with ulterior motives, and bet on one or two shops from time to time.

Xu Ziling took out the more than two hundred taels of chips that Lei Jiuzhi exchanged for him, and put them on the table, thinking that if he lost the money, even Lei Jiuzhi would have to let him go back to the inn to sleep . Everyone whispered to each other for a while, and the atmosphere became lively.The veteran banker also seemed a little nervous. If Xu Ziling made a single bet, the casino would have to pay more than a thousand taels, which is not a small amount! Of course Xu Ziling was not sure of winning this match, but he really didn't take this money, which is enough for ordinary people to live a luxurious life for a year, in his eyes. Seal, to push the spiritual sense to the limit, he not only listens with his "ears", but also feels with his "heart".

"boom"! The dice fell, and the cup was lightly placed on the table. Xu Ziling heard that one of the dice was still flipping slightly in the cup, it was not the previous pattern of the cup stopping the dice falling, but one of the dice was still spinning.He secretly shouted that it was a risk, because he couldn't hear this small change the previous time, so he lost a move.This method is obviously aimed at masters who understand dice. Xu Ziling put all his chips on nine with a smile. This time everyone bet on their own bets, only Mrs. Hong bet on the same door with him twenty taels of chips.

Cup open. It was nine o'clock. Shang Shengxiufang's black and shiny hair was formed into a pair of temples looking at the fairy bun on his head. He was wearing a popular light green back suit from the foreigners in Northwest China, with a high lapel, narrow sleeves, a wide body, and a long skirt that dragged the floor. They are all trimmed with brocade, wearing a pair of soft padded shoes with raised toes, and accompanied by two pretty maids, they arrive lightly.With such a glamorous look, even Li Jiancheng, who is the prince of the Tang Dynasty, would feel ashamed of himself, let alone others.

Li Jianben was quite dissatisfied with Shang Xiufang's late arrival, but he didn't know that when she glanced at her with the water-shearing eyes, all the grievances and resentments were immediately thrown away and forgotten. Shang Xiufang saluted and apologized, but was still panting delicately.Including Kou Zhong and Hou Xibai, all of them are endowed with soul and love for her soft-spoken Yingyin and moving demeanor.Li Jiancheng introduced Kou Zhong and Hou Xibai who met for the first time to Shang Xiufang. The beauty showed her usual politeness, but she didn't care much. Following behind Shang Xiufang, two healthy servants brought the zither and placed it in the center of the hall. Everything was in place, Shang Xiufang lightly moved jade steps and sat down in front of the zither, everyone returned to their seats, and the servants retreated out of the hall.

Under the anticipation of the crowd, Shang Xiufang plucked the strings and tuned with a calm expression, and chanted casually: "The Jielu is in a human environment, and there are no cars and horses. I ask you how can you, and you are far away from yourself. Picking chrysanthemums and Dongli Next, I can see Nanshan leisurely. The mountain atmosphere is beautiful at night and day, and the flying birds return each other. There is a true meaning in this, and I have forgotten the words if I want to argue." In the way of chanting, she unhurriedly combined the pastoral poems of Tao Yuanming, the great poet of the previous generation, with tuned zither strings, and produced a undulating, roundabout and impromptu voiceless sound, as if gently tactfully uttering a beautiful poem full of mysterious touch, I can't help but listen with all my heart, hoping that her charming voice will never stop.

Kou Zhong turned his head and looked out of the window. After the heavy snowfall, Chang'an was all white, reflecting the light of the half moon in the sky. He suddenly felt that he was carried to a far away place by Shang Xiufang's powerful chant, and then set off from there, alone. Roaming in a certain endless world, what is fighting for hegemony in the world, Yang Gong's treasure, is already something that happened in another world that has nothing to do with him. In the past, every time he saw Shang Xiufang, he had the feeling of "direct participation". This time, he turned into an ugly man and became a "bystander".

"Ding ding dong dong." After Shang Xiufang chanted, she showed a moving demeanor of concentrating on contemplating and looking beyond things. Her slender and beautiful jade fingers seemed to be carelessly fiddled with on the strings, weaving beautiful notes one after another without any trace of chiseling, implying a A faint resentment that does not mourn but does not hurt.The breath between notes and the transition between phrases create a sense of space and line beauty in the movement, and the timbre is even more magnificent with endless aftertaste. Without any warning, Shang Xiufang's elegant and free singing voice leisurely rose into the clear sky like a bright moon in this charming world of zither sounds, and she sang purely and innocently: "There are many witches in Mingdu, young men are born in Jingluo, swords are worth thousands of gold, and clothes are beautiful." And it’s fresh. The cockfighting road in the eastern suburbs, the horses are long and drawn. The gallop is less than half, and the two rabbits pass in front of me.”

Accompanied by the elusive and seamless zither, she sang a touching voice with her detached, sexy and seductive voice. Everyone in the hall felt that this song was sung for themselves.It's hard to describe that tender feeling. "Running southwest during the day, the scenery is unattainable. The clouds disperse and return to the city, and return in the morning." The zither sound turns sharp, showing its sharpness and strength. Just when the remaining emotions are exhausted and the desire to stop cannot be stopped, the zither sound changes from near to far, and stops suddenly. Just as everyone was still in the state of waking up from a dream, Hou Xibai took the lead in applauding forgetfully, and sighed: "'White horse decorated with golden lees, galloping north and west. May I ask who's son? You are a knight-errant." I admire the image of all beings in the capital. This song should only exist in the sky, so how many times can I hear it in the world." Including Kou Zhong, everyone was stunned.It is a matter of course for Li Jiancheng to say these words.But from the mouth of Hou Xibai, an "outsider", it is a bit overwhelming. Shang Xiufang was slightly taken aback, looked at Hou Xibai, and said softly: "Mr. Mo is well-versed in civil and military skills, and Xiufang really admires him!" To make amends, Kou Zhong interjected quickly: "I heard Xiufang's moving fairy song for the first time just now, and I couldn't help but want to applaud loudly, but I gave Brother Mo a step ahead." Li Jiancheng recalled the moment when he first listened to Shang Xiufang's performance of both color and art, he suddenly lost himself, and he was relieved immediately, and he stood up and said: "Everyone, Xiufang, please take a seat." Only then did Hou Xibai realize that he had lost his composure, and even more that he should not stay for a long time, so he took the opportunity to leave.Kou Zhong also took advantage of the situation and left with the excuse of being tired, Chang He had no choice but to accompany him. Li Jiancheng didn't want to stay either, but he was surprised why the two of them still walked away like that in front of the stunning beauty. Although Shang Xiufang didn't say anything about it, she left a deep impression on the two of them in her heart. Xu Ziling and Lei Jiuzhi left Mingtang Nest and came to the street. The number of people going to Beili to take advantage of the excitement continued unabated. The two walked back to the inn with the cold wind blowing. Lei Jiu pointed to a heavy bag of Kaiyuan Tongbao, and said: "This bet is enough to make you the king of gambling in Chang'an. According to my opinion, your listening and dice skills are comparable to my teacher and me, and you have reached the top of the world." First." Xu Ziling smiled and said, "It's okay to be number one in the world. Have you ever asked who is Mrs. Hong?" Lei Jiu pointed out: "Madam Hong is a well-known celebrity in the Guanzhong Casino, because she has a strong backer. Guess who it is?" Xu Ziling said: "From your tone, you should be an acquaintance. Who is it?" Lei Jiuzhi lowered his voice and said, "It's Yang Wenqian from Jingzhaolian. Mrs. Hong was originally a red prostitute from Shanglinyuan. A woman who dares to touch Yang Wenqian, I really don't understand why she came to you." Xu Ziling said indifferently: "It should be because of my gambling skills. It's strange that I didn't talk to me after that, but we shouldn't be entangled with Yang Wengan's woman. It's harmful to us." Lei Jiuzhi pulled him into the side alley, and said in surprise, "I thought someone would follow us to see where we settled, so as to find out our details." Xu Ziling said: "This is exactly one of our problems. If someone with a heart sees our two big gamblers walking into the Donglai Inn, but there are actually no two guests in the inn, it will be strange if they don't arouse suspicion." Lei Jiu put his fingers on his shoulders, walked out of the inner alley, crossed Guangming Avenue, and walked along the southern end of Wangxian Street, proudly said: "Of course, my brother has already arranged for such a simple matter. It is in Chong'an Road next to Yong'an Canal in the southeast of West Market. I have a small courtyard in Xianli, which is the place for us to do business. I have also arranged for your identity, so that even if someone investigates, nothing will go wrong." Xu Ziling was surprised and said: "This is not something that can be settled within a few days. Who is behind you?" Lei Jiuzhi led him to turn left and walk towards Suzaku Street, slowing down, said: "Of course they are members of the Hongnong Gang, brother, I have tried everything possible to destroy Xianggui's human trafficking group, and half of them are doing this for me." Brother. Because his own sister was kidnapped by the Xiang family in the old dynasty and offered to the Sui Palace. Back then, with Yang Guang’s backing, no one could do anything to his Baling Gang. Now it’s time to settle accounts with them.” Recalling Susu's voice, Xu Ziling nodded and said, "Okay! I will follow your plan." Lei Jiu instructed: "After returning to the residence, I will explain the overall plan to you, so that you can execute it flexibly. No matter how cunning the father and son of his Xiang family are, it is impossible to imagine that we are secretly plotting the demise of his Xiang family. Still There is one thing I almost forgot to tell you. Xiao Zhong asked me to arrange two sets of water for him. If he can get away tonight, he will come to join you to explore the treasure. Master Lu’s idea is indeed different, and he buried the treasure in the Under the river bed, no wonder no one can find it." Xu Ziling smiled wryly: "I have closed my eyes for the last three nights, I hope he can't escape tonight!" Chang He sent Kou Zhong back to the Shajiahua Mansion in Guangdeli, northeast of Yuema Bridge, and Qian Ding told Wan Ding that he would come to pick him up at Mao Shi Chu tomorrow for a second round of treatment for Zhang Xiyu before saying goodbye and leaving. Shafu welcomed him into the hall, Kou Zhong saw that the hall was still brightly lit and noisy, he stopped in shock and asked, "Who is here?" Shafu said excitedly: "It is impossible to count so many people. After the master came back from the palace, the visiting guests have not stopped. Look at how many carriages are parked in the outer courtyard." Then he leaned into his ear and said: "Master Mo's wonderful hands have rejuvenated, and the story of his mother's sudden recovery has spread all over Chang'an. No one who visits does not ask about Master Mo. The master ordered that when Master Mo came back, immediately invite Master Mo to the lobby Go and meet the guests." Hearing this, Kou Zhong called his mother in his heart, thinking that he must never pretend to be a genius doctor, why is he so stupid to pretend to be a miracle doctor, if he continues like this, he may even spare time to sleep to practice healing.People say that if you talk too much, you will lose, but you should say that if you treat too much, you will lose.He grabbed Shafu, who was about to start, and hid in the dark. Su Rong said: "Tomorrow morning my uncle will come to pick me up and take me to the palace to treat my mother's illness. The matter is very important. I will go to bed immediately and rest. I must not be disturbed when I sleep. Hey! It's because I practice Sleeping work, ha! I regret that it should be called lying work, do you understand?" Shafu nodded repeatedly and said: "Of course it's important to treat your mother. After the villain sends Master Mo back to his room, he will report to the master immediately." Kou Zhong was relieved now, but his mind had already flown to the Yuema Bridge not far outside the courtyard. The sound of the second watch drum came from the West Market, a troop of patrols walked across the Yuema Bridge, walked south along the Yong’an Canal, and gradually moved away in the quiet and deserted streets, taking away the light of the lanterns, the moonlight was weak again The ground obliquely illuminates the Yuema Bridge under the cold night. Xu Ziling emerged silently from the water at the bottom of the bridge, swam to the pillars of the bridge arch, clung to the pillars with both hands, and adjusted his breathing.After a while, it was Kou Zhong's turn to surface and came to him, panting for a while, then smiled wryly, "Mother only talked about the Yuema Bridge before she died, and the rest may be about a thousand steps to the east of the bridge. Or two thousand steps to the west of the bridge, in short, never under this bridge." Chang'an may be the most well-managed city in the Central Plains today. The bottom of the big canal should have been cleaned recently, and the silt accumulated at the bottom of the canal has been filtered out. clean.The two spent nearly half an hour, pounding and searching inch by inch, but still couldn't find any trace of the entrance to the treasure. Xu Ziling glanced around the dark mansions surrounded by the arch bridge, and sighed: "We can't search from house to house, can we? There are guard dogs in these luxury houses, and we are even more shady people. Alas! You Tell me what to do?" Kou Zhong said displeased: "Young Master Ling has never been someone who gives up lightly, why is he an exception when it comes to treasure hunting?" Xu Ziling was stunned for a while, and said apologetically, "It's my fault! Alright! From now on, I will do my best to find the treasure for you. Regardless of success or failure, you will preside over the decision." Kou Zhong put his hand on his shoulder and said: "This is my good brother. Don't think about treasures for now, let's talk about your 'replacement Dafa' first, and see how everyone cooperates in the future. Good boy, I really have you, You actually know how to find Hou Xiaozi to pretend to be you, otherwise you will not be able to pass the test with only Li Xiaozi." Xu Ziling briefly stated his own situation, and Kou Zhongqi said: "I heard from Li Jing that Feng Deyi should be Li Jiancheng's adviser, why does he act like he is against Li Jiancheng?" Xu Ziling sent: "In my opinion, the relationship between him and Li Jiancheng is quite delicate. Before meeting Li Yuan, he told me not to mention anything about Li Jiancheng. If he really opposed Li Jiancheng, he should use me to expose the evil deeds of the Changlin Army. " Kou Zhongdao: "Sooner or later you will figure out their relationship. But if you pretend to be Yueshan to meet Li Yuan, there is a huge risk, I wonder if you have thought about it." Xu Ziling asked blankly, "What risk?" Kou Zhong was surprised and said: "It's rare for you to be so forgetful, maybe because I met Shang Xiufang just now, and the impression was still very deep, so I saved this matter." Xu Ziling suddenly said: "I really didn't take this matter to heart. But as long as I avoid Shang Xiufang and Yue Shan before I figure out the relationship between her and Yue Shan, there should be no problem." Kou Zhong agreed: "Fortunately, you acted like the withdrawn and arrogant Yue Shan. No matter what you did, others just took it for granted. Ha! I never thought that you have such an old rival in love as Mr. Huang." Xu Ziling was focused on other things, and asked, "What do you think of Lei Jiuzhi and Hou Xibai? Should we let them join our treasure hunt?" Kou Zhong frowned and muttered, "You are more familiar with the two of them than I am, what do you think?" Xu Ziling said affirmatively: "They should all be trustworthy friends, but Hou Xibai and Shi Zhixuan are inseparable, and Yang Gong's treasure is even more related to the evil emperor's relic, so we have to be careful." Kou Zhong nodded and said: "This is the difference between closeness and closeness. Lei Jiuzhi can be regarded as one of his own, and Hou Xibai is half an outsider. Let's define their participation methods based on this!" Xu Ziling said: "It's not that I want to make trouble, Lei Jiuzhi wants to deal with the Xiang family's action, we are obliged both in public and in private. And Hou Xibai wants to take back the seal from Yang Xuyan, we can't stand by and watch, this" Kou Zhong interrupted him with a smile: "Brothers, why do you have to meet outsiders when you talk, Young Master Ling's decision is my decision, Kou Zhong, so there is no need to say anything else." Xu Ziling looked up at the sky and said, "Because it's still two hours before dawn, why don't you go back to sleep early, wake up tomorrow and think about how to hunt for treasures." Kou Zhongzhui: "Wait a minute! In the posthumous volume about architecture that Master Lu gave you, is there any mention of kiln construction?" Xu Ziling was startled and said, "Fortunately, you reminded in time that there is indeed a chapter in his posthumous scroll that talks about the rules of secret passages and basement construction." Kou Zhong smiled bitterly: "It's not that you didn't think about it, but you didn't think about it at all. Sigh! What are you talking about, brother!" Xu Yuling laughed dumbly and said: "You can't find the treasure, so you keep blaming me, okay! I apologize again. In his posthumous scroll, there is a paragraph in this chapter that is cryptic. It is about whether the underground kiln is hidden or not. , It all depends on the design of the population, what is false is real, and what is real is false, it can be hard to find for a hundred times, when he wrote these words, he might be thinking about Yang Gong’s treasure.” Kou Zhong's eyes lit up immediately, and while scanning the mansions lined up beside the canal, he said in a low voice, "Maybe Yang Gong's treasure is still under the bridge, but the population is in a nearby house, as long as we know that a certain mansion belonged to Yang Su back then. Yes, or a certain house was built during the period when Yang Su was in power, so there should be a spectrum. These materials should be found in the file room of some bureau in the imperial city!" Xu Ziling frowned and said, "Even with our skills, it is still very dangerous to sneak into the imperial city. Compared with Wang Laohu's Luoyang palace, the security here is much stricter." Kou Zhong cheered up and said: "I believe that old Chang'an will know about it, so there is no need to take risks and investigate. You and I will search separately. As long as we find this kind of house, the scope of investigation will be greatly narrowed. Time is running out. If you leave with your treasure one day earlier, it will be less dangerous, and you don’t want me to be a loser in Chang’an, right?” Xu Ziling laughed and said, “You boy, I’m always afraid that I won’t try my best and make a detour Remind me again, go back quickly! Tomorrow morning you will be your miracle doctor!" Kou Zhongdao: "There is one more important thing I haven't told you, that is, your princess is also coming to Chang'an!" Tu Ziling asked in astonishment, "Princess?" Kou Zhong leaned into his ear and said, "It's Dongxi Princess Shan Wanjing!" Xu Ziling's brows furrowed when he heard this, and he retorted casually, "So what about your date with Princess Xiuning?" Kou Zhong rolled his eyes, swam towards the bridge and said, "I haven't thought about it yet." Xu Ziling sighed secretly, not knowing whether it was for himself or for Kou Zhong, he just followed him and swam to the bridge in a daze.