Everything starts from Tian Long Ba Bu

Chapter 17 Treasure Secrets
  In Jinling City, in the Jiao family's residence, both parties who had turned hostilities into friendship sat at the banquet again. However, compared to the disciples and servants of the Jiao family, Min Zihua and others were obviously preoccupied and looked absent-minded.

Jiao Wan'er and others feel strange about this situation, but now that the crisis in Jiao Mansion has been eliminated, they naturally don't think too much about it. They just think that they have been humiliated and are temporarily unable to stand up.

In the inner courtyard of Jiao Mansion, the highly senior Taoist Mu Sang and Master Shili, as well as Yuan Chengzhi, Murong Fu and others were all invited by Jiao Gongli to sit in the inner courtyard.

"For this glass of wine, Mr. Jiao will toast you first!"

As the host at the wine table, Jiao Gongli stood up and toasted to Taoist Mu Sang with great respect.

Although Taoist Mu Sang has a high seniority, he is the most straightforward in his conduct. When he saw Jiao Gongli standing up to offer a toast, he drank it all without any hesitation.

Seeing that Taoist Mu Sang was so approachable, Jiao Gongli felt a stone fall in his heart. He filled his glass with wine again and stood up and said, "If Mr. Murong and Mr. Yuan hadn't come to help, it would have been difficult for Mr. Jiao to speak clearly even if he had an extra mouth. For my grievance, please allow Jiao to offer a glass of wine to the two young masters!"

Jiao Gongli's remarks have been brewing in his heart for a long time.

Just because these two people have unusual identities, Mr. Yuan is the only son of the former Governor Yuan, and he is also a close disciple of Mu Renqing, the leader of the Huashan School, the "Sword Immortal Ape". No matter which of these two identities he has Not to be neglected.

As for Mr. Murong, although his identity is unknown, he has the aura of a nobleman from an aristocratic family, so he cannot deceive anyone.

In addition, Master Murong spoke out for him, which completely offended the Huashan Sect.

Jiao Gongli felt that Murong was repaying his kindness, but he did not want the two to cause misunderstandings and disputes because of their superior status, so he came up with this method.

"Master Jiao is so polite!"

Hearing Jiao Gongli's words, Yuan Chengzhi couldn't help but blush slightly.

Wen Qingqing, who noticed that her elder brother Yuan was embarrassed, couldn't help but snorted, and immediately glared at Murong Fu who was standing aside.

Murong Fu naturally noticed Wen Qingqing's glare, but Wen Qingqing's self-consciously vicious gaze made him laugh.

It should be noted that after the golden snake husband's daughter got acquainted with Yuan Chengzhi, she became jealous all the way. First she was jealous of Yuan Chengzhi's childhood playmate An Xiaohui, then she was jealous of Jiao Wan'er, and finally Ah Jiu.

If there were a jealous ranking list in the martial arts world, the daughter of the Golden Snake Man would be among the top three.

When meeting the women around Yuan Chengzhi, she would always use vinegar instead of wine and drink first as a sign of respect.

After understanding that the daughter of the Golden Snake Man was a jealous person, Murong Fu naturally didn't care in his heart. He just smiled and said, "Master Jiao, don't be too busy thanking me. I'm going to help you today, but I have something to ask for!"

"Mr. Murong said it bluntly, and Mr. Jiao will do whatever he says!"

Hearing Murong Fu's frankness, Jiao Gongli, who felt that he had just received a life-saving favor from him, hurriedly stood up and said.

"Master Jiao, to be honest, I came to Nanjing this time to find out the whereabouts of Duke Wei's residence in Dakongfang!"

Murong Fu's eyes moved, and after scanning everyone present, he slowly stated the purpose of his visit.

He had no intention of hiding anything about his purpose this time.

Because in the end, if he wanted to take out the treasure of Emperor Jianwen from the past, other manpower would naturally be needed to carry it, and the news would be leaked by then, so it was better for him to get straight to the point.

Furthermore, Yuan Chengzhi and Wen Qingqing on the side also knew the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen's treasure.

"The residence given by Duke Wei in the past?"

When Jiao Gongli heard this, his expression changed. As an old man from Jinling City, he had naturally heard many legends from the past, so it was not difficult to guess the purpose of Murong Fu's visit.

Yuan Chengzhi and Wen Qingqing on the side couldn't help but look strange when they heard this, and glanced at each other subconsciously.

As they possess the treasure map passed down by the Golden Snake Master back then, they are here just for this treasure.

Taoist Mu Sang's heart moved, and he immediately asked: "Is it because of the treasure of Emperor Jianwen from the past?"

Murong Fu didn't hide anything, nodded and said: "Not bad!"

Jiao Gongli hesitated and said: "Mr. Murong, I have heard about the treasure of Emperor Jianwen in the past when I was a child, but I have never heard of anyone seeing it with my own eyes!"

Murong Fu said calmly: "Master Jiao, I am sure of myself!"

"I wonder what Master Murong will do if he gets the treasure?"

Seeing that Murong Fu somehow learned the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen's treasure, Yuan Chengzhi, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly asked.     “I have my own uses!”

When Murong Fu heard this, his eyes couldn't help but look at Yuan Chengzhi for a moment, and then spoke again.

But from beginning to end, he never revealed his plan to find the treasure.

As for the purpose of Yuan Chengzhi's words, Murong Fu was naturally very clear in his heart, and naturally wanted to persuade him to give this treasure to the king of Chuang Li Zicheng to use as military pay.

If it were anyone else, Murong Fu might have changed his mind a bit.

But if it was Li Zicheng who was the grass bandit, Murong Fu would naturally not want to give this treasure to him cheaply.

In Murong Fu's eyes, the so-called king Li Zicheng was actually not as far-sighted and broad-minded as Fang La, the leader of the Ming sect, but their situations were different.

The slogan of Fang La's rebellion was: "All laws are equal and there is no superiority." However, Li Zicheng just used his subordinates to make up a folk song: "Open the city gate to welcome King Chuang. When King Chuang comes, he will not pay for food."

But how can this so-called slogan of not paying for food be taken seriously?

Therefore, just these few words are enough to distinguish between the two.

Li Zicheng's ability to rebel against repeated defeats and even sweep across almost the entire northwest was related to the successive droughts in the north.

At the time of Fangla's uprising, during the Huizong period of the Song Dynasty, Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others oppressed the people and imposed heavy taxes. "Everyone was desperate, so they all left and became thieves."

However, the national power of the Northern Song Dynasty was still at its peak. In addition, there were more than 400 peasant uprisings in the two Song Dynasties. They had already had experience in dealing with it, and 150,000 elite Western troops were transferred back from the front line. Fang La's army was defeated.

And this Chuang King was just a grass bandit from beginning to end. His large and small team never had any plans for conquering the world. This can be seen from the fact that after he captured the capital, most of the Chuang army indulged in pleasure.

The rate of corruption of the Chuang Army was roughly comparable only to that of the Eight Banners of Manchuria in later generations.

Even if Wu Sangui hadn't opened Shanhaiguan to lure Qing soldiers in, Li Zicheng wouldn't have been able to dominate the world, and he would have been dethroned from the throne by others.

Just as everyone was drinking and partying, there were suddenly two bangs, and the two panel doors were knocked down by someone's palms and flew into the hall.

Min Zihua and others were stunned for a moment. When they looked back, they saw two people walking slowly outside the hall. One was about fifty years old, wearing a farmer's attire, and the other was a peasant woman in her forties, holding a child in her arms.

"Return to senior!"

Min Zihua had met the couple once before, and when he saw them appearing, his expression changed.

As soon as everyone around them heard his address, they knew that this was the return of the invincible Divine Fist Xin Shu and his wife.

Behind the two men, there followed a simple and strong man with red fingerprints on his face, and this man was Liu Peisheng, the "Five Ding Hand" who had been defeated by Murong Fu earlier.

After witnessing the deaths of his senior brother Mei Jianhe and his junior sister Sun Zhongjun, he knew that the matter was serious, so he hesitated and reported it to his master.

Although he explained everything clearly on the way, he was angered by his master, as evidenced by the red fingerprints on his face.

"The thief who killed my two disciples, why don't you get out and die!"

Gui Xinshu, who was dressed like a farmer, shouted angrily as soon as he stepped into the Jiao Mansion. His voice was like a tiger roaring in the forest, making everyone present have their ears buzzing.

Gui Erniang, who was holding a child in her arms, had a cold light in her eyes. After sweeping through everyone present, she looked at Liu Peisheng behind her and asked: "Second brother, who is the person who killed your senior brother and junior sister? Please point it out to me!"

Seeing that Gui Xinshu and his wife were obviously here to investigate, Min Zihua and others all looked ashamed and subconsciously dodge their eyes.

At the same time, Taoist Mu Sang, Yuan Chengzhi and others heard the angry shouts coming from the courtyard, and their expressions changed slightly.

However, Taoist Mu Sang looked as usual, but Yuan Chengzhi looked slightly uneasy because he failed to save his second senior brother and two disciples earlier.

Now that the second senior brother came to seek revenge, he naturally felt guilty.

"Is it finally here?"

Hearing the angry roar coming from his ears, Murong Fu didn't feel nervous at all, but smiled slightly.

(End of this chapter)