Above the attic, Bai Ruoxuan held her hands on the railing and looked into the distance. A white pigeon flew up the stairs with fluttering wings. With a look of her jade palm, she picked up the pigeon and took out a hollow one from its right paw.

A small bamboo tube. She unscrewed the lid and poured the paper roll inside into the palm of her hand.

The scroll said: Everything goes well. Bai Ruoxuan raised a smile at the corner of her mouth, walked slowly to the house, picked up a sprig of purple hair, and wrote on a small piece of paper: Act according to the plan. She breathed a sigh of relief at the piece of paper,

Let the ink dry, then roll the paper and put it in a bamboo tube.

After she released the dove, a burly leader walked into the room. Bai Ruoxuan sat on the chair and frowned: "You guys came back in a hurry, could it be that something happened to Archie?" The leader looked embarrassed and lowered his head and said: "Dharma protector.

Forgive me, we have not seen leader Aqi for several days, and my subordinates are very puzzled. The leader has not given us any instructions, so we turned back and asked the Great Protector for instructions."

Bai Ruoxuan stood up and said, "Have you been to our branch?" The leader said, "I have asked the brothers over there, but their leader Aqi has not been there." Bai Ruoxuan thought, "That's strange.

Yes, Archie has always been cautious, so how could he leave his post without permission?" She turned around and asked again: "Where is that box now?"

The leader said: "I'll let my subordinates take care of that box. It's downstairs now." Bai Ruoxuan said: "Take me to see it now." The two hurriedly went downstairs. The black box was placed in the middle of the hall downstairs.

Paint box.

Bai Ruoxuan saw that the box was locked and asked curiously: "Did you lock this box?" The leader said: "This box was not locked when we got on the ship, and my subordinates didn't know. But when we took it off the ship, it seemed that it was locked.

Locked."

Bai Ruoxuan secretly channeled her inner strength, stretched out her fingers, and a burst of energy flew out from her fingers. With a "clang" sound, the copper lock snapped. Bai Ruoxuan said: "Open." The leader bent down and opened the box.

He suddenly backed up a few steps: "Ah! Yes, it's Chief Archie. Why is he in this box?"

Bai Ruoxuan's face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost. She breathed a sigh of relief and said: "You are really stupid, you still didn't help him out." The leader asked his men to lift him out and lay him flat on the ground. The leader touched him.

He touched Archi's pulse, then probed his breath and said, "Dragon protector, Leader Archi seems to have been poisoned."

Bai Ruoxuan took out a small bottle from her waist and threw it to the leader and said, "Give him this medicine three times a day, and he will recover in three days. Go ahead." The leader responded: "Yes." He asked his men to carry it.

Qi went out.

Looking at the figures of several people, Bai Ruoxuan put one hand on the corner of the table and gritted her teeth and said: "You Xiao Yunfan, you actually... actually teased me. Next time you fall into my hands, I will break your hands and feet."

Muscle." She then thought: "Xiao Yunfan was clearly poisoned by sorrow, so how could he be fine? It's really strange. Could it be that he was pretending to be poisoned at that time to show me?

But it's absolutely impossible. He looked in extreme pain at that time. How could he pretend? Fortunately, the leader was smart and didn't see Archie and immediately came to retaliate against me. If he really sent Archie back like this, I would

Wouldn’t the face of the Dharma Protector be completely lost?

No matter what, Xiao Yunfan, this little thief, is too cunning, and I must work hard to deal with him." She closed her eyes and pondered for a moment, and then said to a maid in palace clothes next to her: "Yuan Jin, go quickly.

Inform Ali that the plan has changed and invite him to come see me." She then picked up a token and handed it to Yuan Jin.

Xuanbing Villa is located at the foot of Qixia Mountain, and is the property of the Guan family within a ten-mile radius. Guan Shanyue is nearly sixty years old, and his daughter Guan Xiaohong is still young. He often thinks about getting married to his son Guan Xiaofeng as soon as possible, so that he can enjoy it early.

Family happiness.

He and his wife Ding

After discussion, they have got married to the Liu family of Hudong. The Liu family is a wealthy family in Qixia Town, and the two families also have contacts with each other in the business field. After the Guan family proposed the marriage, the Liu family was also very happy. After the Guan family's betrothal gift was paid,

, both parties also chose an auspicious day to prepare for the happy event.

Guan Xiaofeng's wedding was only seven days away, but Guan Xiaohong was not at home. On this day, Guan Shanyue was sitting in the main hall and after reading the account books, he ordered his servants to call Cao Kui, the leader of the nursing home. Cao Kui was a middle-aged man over fifty years old.

, he opened a tavern in the martial arts world to teach apprentices in his early years. Later, due to the ignorance of his apprentices, he attracted several underworld forces and ended up with his family being ruined.

When he was down and out, he was lucky enough to meet Guan Shanyue. Guan Shanyue had a giant eye and recognized people, so he accepted him as the leader of the nursing home. He married him a wife and concubines and treated him like a brother. Cao Kui has also devoted himself to serving the Guan family over the years, and Hu Longhai has

The helper was also recommended by Cao Kui.

Guan Shanyue saw Cao Kui come in and said, "Brother Cao, sit down and talk." Cao Kui sat down and said, "Brother, what's the important thing to send you?" Guan Shanyue said, "Oh, it's not this girl Xiaohong. Her brother.

We are getting married in a few days, and I don’t know where this crazy girl has gone. Madam has not seen her around for a few days, so she is hanging up this heartless little thing."

Cao Kui said with a smile: "As the saying goes: the heart of parents is the heart of concern, the heart of children is the heart of stone. It is normal for a sister-in-law to be worried about her. The second son of my family has only been out for a few days, and my family is also in trouble. Since my brother and sister-in-law are worried about my brother and sister-in-law, then the little brother

Let's set off to bring the young lady back." Guan Shanyue said: "Originally, it would have been fine for Xiao Sun and the others to do this, but now Xiao Sun is ill."

Cao Kui stood up and said: "Brother, there is no need to say anything. I will take care of you." After saying that, he turned around and left. By chance, a servant rushed in and bumped into Cao Kui. Cao Kui was a member of the Lian family, so he naturally stood upright.

, the servant sat down on the ground.

Cao Kui pulled him up and said with a smile: "Han Gou, why are you so reckless?" Han Gou stood up and gasped: "It's not good, it's not good, something big happened." Cao Kui said:

"What's the big deal?" Silly Dog trembled: "Hu...Uncle Hu, he's dead."

Guan Shanyue walked quickly to the door, his face changed and said: "What are you talking about?" The silly dog ​​said: "Uncle Hu's body was found outside the village." Guan Shanyue and Cao Kui looked at each other and hurried to the entrance of the village.

There were a bunch of villagers standing at the door, and several of Hu Longhai's disciples lay on his body and wept bitterly.

Guan Shanyue and Cao Kui pushed Zhuang Ding away and approached. When Cao Kui saw that the corpse was Hu Longhai, he couldn't help but threw himself to the ground and cried out: "Second Brother Hu." Guan Shanyue took a breath of air and swayed.

After a flash, he wailed: "Let's all disperse. Brother Cao will carry Brother Hu to the hall."

In the inner hall of Xuanbing Villa, Guan Shanyue said with a pale face: "Brother Cao, can you tell the cause of Brother Hu's death?" Cao Kui said: "Brother Hu poisoned someone to death." He touched Hu Longhai's body with his hand and found a letter.

.

He picked up the letter and handed it to Guan Shanyue. Guan Shanyue tore open the cover and took out the letter page. He saw that it read: "Before noon tomorrow, Hongye Pavilion will hand over the Map of Mountains and Rivers. Otherwise, Hu Longhai's fate will also be Qian Jin's fate."

.”

Guan Shanyue felt dizzy, and the letter in his hand fell to the ground, and he fell backward. If it weren't for Cao Kui's quick eyesight and quick hands, he would have fallen to the ground. Guan Shanyue's face turned pale, and he said dejectedly: "I didn't expect that after so many years of hiding from the world, my friends in the world would still be here.

Will you let me go."

Cao Kui picked up the letter paper on the ground and read it carefully and said: "Brother, what is the Map of Mountains and Rivers that the other party wants from you?" Guan Shanyue said: "Oh, this "map of mountains and rivers" was handed down by the ancestor of my Guan family.

The treasures record the distribution of mineral deposits in various parts of the Ming Dynasty.

In the past, our ancestors used this picture to establish Xuanbing Villa, which laid the foundation of the Guan family. When our ancestors were still alive, this picture was burned.

My brother had a very good memory and later made a copy of it silently. Unfortunately, he died young and gave this copy to me before his death, hoping that I could consolidate the foundation of Xuanbing Villa.

Although I have gained a lot of benefits from this picture, I often have a little worry. The mineral deposits involved in the picture belong to me in the Ming Dynasty, and it is a serious crime for my Guan family to mine mines privately. Moreover, weapons are dangerous things after all.

Evil creatures will cause great harm.

An eminent monk from Dajue Temple once advised me, and from then on, I decided to wash my hands of myself and no longer forge weapons for my friends in the world. I also destroyed the drawings and molds of the forged weapons one by one. Who

I would have expected that someone would ask me for this thing today."

After hearing this, Cao Kui sighed: "Everyone is not guilty, but he is guilty of having a treasure. Then brother, how many people know the secret of this treasure map?" Guan Shanyue said: "Only my brother and I know the secret of this treasure map. My brother

After his death, only I know now. How could the other party know that I have this picture when they hold Hong'er hostage?"

Guan Shanyue was wondering when Cao Kui asked: "Brother, does the eldest brother of the Guan family have any heirs?" Guan Shanyue said: "After my brother died, I originally wanted to leave my sister-in-law and nephew to live at home, but my sister-in-law insisted on remarrying. I

I'm afraid the only male members of the next generation of the Guan family are Xiao Feng and my nephew."

Cao Kui lowered his head and pondered for a moment and said: "Brother, do you think the eldest brother of the Guan family will tell your nephew the secret of the picture, and your nephew will come back and ask for this thing from you." Guan Shanyue pondered for a moment and said: "

Brother, what you said may make sense. My brother gave me this picture before he died that day. I think his intention was to let me consolidate the Guan family's property. On the other hand, he also wanted me to treat his wife well based on this picture.

Son.

You know who I am. It’s not that I can’t tolerate my sister-in-law, but that my sister-in-law insists on remarrying. I originally wanted to keep my nephew by my side, but she refused. If you say that my nephew is coming back

I was the one who killed the second brother Hu by seizing the treasure map. So after all, it is my fault."

Cao Kui said: "Brother, this is just my guess and cannot be taken seriously. However, I have a question. If it were really your nephew who asked you for a picture, would you give it to him?" Guan Shanyue said: "This picture is mine.

Brother, as long as my nephew asks for it, I will naturally give it to him.

But if I give this map to him, I will inevitably harm him. My eldest brother has such a bloodline. If my nephew gets this map, he will naturally return to the old business of the Guan family. Once someone reports to the court about illegal mining, there is no guarantee that we will not be implicated.

This one. When the time comes, I will kill everyone in the Guan family."

Cao Kui said: "Brother said this, and I understand very clearly. Now you are the only one who has seen this picture, so why not ask someone to forge a fake picture to get through. This way you can save the young lady and keep this picture intact."

into the wrong hands."

Guan Shanyue thought for a while and said: "That's very good. Mr. Han from the accounting department is the best at this. Let him come and show off his skills. However, I am still worried that Hong'er is in the hands of the other party. When the other party takes the map, we should not hand it over to anyone.

What should we do?”

Cao Kui solemnly said: "If the other party insists on refusing to hand over the person, then we will tell him where the real picture is. If we can't see the lady, the real picture will not be given to them. The other party wants the picture, but they can't get it.

Picture, we will naturally talk to you again. At that time, the handover location will be agreed upon.

As soon as they leave, my younger brother will track them personally, find out their lair, and then try to save them. As for my elder brother, in addition to a few of our experts, there must be many guests who will come to attend the young master's wedding early.

Yes, with these friends in the world here, I understand that the other party will not dare to make any mistakes. When we rescue the young lady, we will kill them all in one fell swoop to eliminate our worries."
Chapter completed!