Jianbao life

Chapter 987 A Disappointing Treasure

Zuo Shan was taken aback when he heard the words, he really didn't expect Chu Chen to give such a reason.

When it comes to the word "treasure", many people may immediately come to their imaginations.The dazzling gold, silver and jewelry do have the capital to make people dream about.And this is also the main plot of many martial arts novels, such as Jin Yong's "Snow Mountain Flying Fox" and Liang Yusheng's "Ping Zong Xia Ying".

In other words, China has a vast land and abundant resources, and most of the legends about treasures since ancient times are unclear, and treasure maps are everywhere, but it is true that people can find treasures based on legends or treasure maps. Zuo Shan has never heard of anyone succeeding before. Pass.

However, generally speaking, no one would make it known to passers-by that they found the treasure. Therefore, it is possible that someone found the treasure according to the treasure map but kept it secret.

Moreover, Zuo Shan also thought that there is indeed a place in the city of Xiazhou where priceless treasures are buried, and this place is the Three Gorges.

As we all know, the Three Gorges channel is full of dangerous beaches. The 660-kilometer channel from Xiazhou to Shancheng has a drop of 120 meters. There are 139 major dangerous beaches that hinder navigation.

In this section of the channel, some parts are full of rapids and dangerous beaches. Historically, it is also famous for its twists and turns, strange rocks, beaches, rapid water, and thrilling boating.

It is precisely because of the many dangerous shoals in the Three Gorges channel that countless ships have sunk here for thousands of years. Among these sunken ships, many of them contain a large amount of gold and silver treasures and precious cultural relics.

For example, the famous Yinwo Beach is because in ancient times, rich and noble families who traveled from south to north passed here by boat, and accidents often occurred when the boat capsized and people died, and the gold and silver treasures they brought fell into the water on the beach. in, hence the name.

However, due to the turbulent water flow, which is very dangerous, coupled with the limitations of funds and technology, these cultural relics and treasures sunk at the bottom of the water have not been discovered, so that they have accumulated more and more, becoming a huge fortune.

It is said that someone picked up property there in the 70s.In the winter of that year, after the Yangtze River entered the dry season, a large number of fish were blocked on the green beach and locked the waterway. The fishery department of Guizhou sent three people to scavenge the fish and lived in the house of the villager Liu Laohan. Firewood for cooking, the three went to the river to collect wood.

During this period, a person suddenly fell in the river, and when the other two rushed over to help them, they forcibly lifted a large "square brick" from the water. The "square brick" was black and was a foot square. Something made of lead, probably the ship's machinery, but something else.

For example, large silver ingots, silver ingots, smaller gold ingots, and some copper coins. They were originally in a string, but when they were picked up, the rope broke immediately.

It has been rumored that there are endless treasures at the bottom of the river, because this incident has been further confirmed.However, due to the danger of water, only a few bold people salvage it, and there is no big harvest.This matter is over.

Thinking of this, Zuo Shan wondered if the treasure map that Chu Chen had obtained contained these treasures, but when he thought about it, he felt wrong. The mountain in front of them had nothing to do with the treasure of the sunken ship. Could it be that someone The treasure was salvaged and buried here?

Thinking of this, Zuo Shan couldn't help being curious, and asked, "Young Master Chu, what kind of treasure are we looking for here? Is it the legendary shipwreck treasure?"

Chu Chen was also taken aback when he heard the words, and laughed: "Brother Zuo, it's not that all the treasures hidden in Xiazhou are shipwreck treasures. As for what treasure we are looking for, I will make a fool of it first. Let's find the location of the treasure first." Say it again."

Seeing what Chu Chen said, Zuo Shan could only suppress the curiosity in his heart and asked, "Young Master Chu, which direction should we go now?"

"Wait a moment……"

As he said that, Chu Chen took out a simple map that he had drawn according to the treasure picture, and after unfolding it, he compared it carefully.

Zuo Shan came over curiously to observe for a while, and found that the terrain depicted in the treasure map was at least [-]% to [-]% similar to the situation here.Considering the simplicity and distortion of the lines of the treasure map, this is already an extremely high ratio.He estimated that the place recorded on the treasure map should be almost here.

"Let's go, let's inquire about the situation first." Chu Chen nodded in satisfaction, and then walked to a small mountain village not far away with only twenty or thirty families.

The two asked an old man to inquire about the situation, and found that it was indeed as shown in the treasure map. There was indeed a small temple on the mountain next to it, but it had already collapsed due to disrepair.

It doesn't matter to Chu Chen whether it collapses or not, as long as he can confirm that the treasure map is correct.

After saying goodbye to the old man, Chu Chen and Zuo Shan walked towards the location of the treasure marked on the treasure map.

As the old saying goes, Wang Shan ran a dead horse, the location on the map didn't look far away, but when he walked out, he almost killed Chu Chen and Zuo Shan.

Not to mention that there is no way to get there, and the road is full of bushes and weeds. In addition, it is almost July, and there are many poisonous insects in the mountains. Along the way, they encountered as many as seven or eight poisonous snakes alone.

This is why Chu Chen didn't tell Wu Ke in advance that he came to Xiazhou this time to hunt for treasure. , otherwise Wu Ke would definitely come together out of curiosity.At that time, walking so many mountain roads, her physical strength will be too much to bear, and if she is injured by poisonous insects or snakes, it will be catastrophic.

In this way, the two walked for more than two hours, and finally came to a small mountain depression.

"This... Young Master Chu, is the treasure really buried here?" Zuo Shan looked at the scene in front of him and asked in a daze.

Chu Chen also smiled wryly, and said, "This is the place marked on the map, so it shouldn't be wrong."

The reason why the two of them had such expressions was because there had been a mudslide here, and they saw that nearly half of the mountain depression was buried by boulders and mud.In this way, if the treasure is just buried under the boulders and soil, it will be difficult to operate without an excavator.

It really depends on Chu Chen and Zuo Shan to dig by hand, even if it takes three to five months to dig, don't expect to be able to dig out the treasure.

Moreover, based on how difficult it is for them to walk here, the only way to drive an excavator in is to use a helicopter to transport them by air.

This situation made Chu Chen very depressed, and he thought: "I don't know what's going on with this piece of fire clay, and I didn't find a cave. How could he hide the treasure in such an empty place? Could it be that he didn't want people to hide it?" The treasure was found? Or is this treasure map a fake, a joke made by Zhang Huoni?"

Chu Chen scratched his head in distress, and then said, "Regardless of whether there is a treasure or not, since we are here, we must look for it."

However, they didn't act right away. After walking on the mountain road for more than two hours, no matter how strong their physical strength was, they were still a little tired. So they sat down first, drank some water and ate some dry food, and rested for more than 20 minutes. , before heading to the center of the col, which is where the treasure is marked on the map.

During this period, Chu Chen let go of his ability, and checked the surroundings for any treasures while walking, but when he was near the center of the mountain depression, he sensed the buried treasure underground.

However, Chu Chen was not happy, because the treasure under the ground was not the jade seal he wanted, but a few gold and silver ingots, which made him a little stunned immediately. Although these gold and silver ingots were valuable , but it is not what he wants now at all, and with his economic strength, he is not short of a few gold and silver ingots.

"Could it be that I am so unlucky that the less than ten percent of the characters I didn't recognize are really the most critical clues to the treasure? Or is it that Zhang Huoni never got the Jade Seal of Chuanguo at all, and all this is just fabricated by him. I came all the way to Xiazhou by myself, but in the end I can only bring a few gold and silver ingots back?"

Although Chu Chen didn't spend much effort to obtain this treasure map, but it was written on the Jade Seal of the Chuan Kingdom, but in the end it was just ordinary gold and silver ingots. This huge contrast made him feel extremely disappointed even thinking about it.

Seeing Chu Chen frowning and standing still, Zuo Shan asked, "Young Master Chu, have you discovered anything?"

Of course, Chu Chen couldn't say that he was very disappointed because he found the treasure in the ground. He controlled his emotions and said, "Well, I have a clue. I think that not far from the boulder should be the place where the treasure is buried."

As he spoke, Chu Chen pointed to the boulder not far away.

Zuo Shan looked in the direction Chu Chen pointed, and felt that the place in his impression was indeed that place, so he nodded subconsciously.However, he looked at the gradually darkening sky and suggested that they should set up their tents first, rest for one night, and start digging for treasures tomorrow morning.

Chu Chen's previous preparations were quite sufficient. He had prepared tents and other camping tools in advance. Zuo Shan was a little strange about this beforehand, wondering if Chu Chen was planning to go out in the wild?I didn't expect that the wild is the wild, but it's not a game but a treasure hunt.

After all, Zuo Shan was the former king of soldiers, and camping was commonplace for him. In addition, Chu Chen's hands-on ability is also very strong. The two cooperated and built a temporary residence in a short time.In addition, in the wild, especially in mountainous areas, it is especially necessary to guard against dangers such as poisonous insects and wild animals at night. Zuo Shan also took this into consideration.

Speaking of which, Chu Chen did not spend the night in the wild before. If he was in normal times, he would feel a little bit of novelty in his heart, but now his mind is full of treasures, so he doesn't care about them.

Nothing happened all night, after Chu Chen got up early in the morning to exercise, he walked around the col. He told Zuo Shan that he did this because he wanted to find more clues, in case there was no treasure in the place he mentioned yesterday. In fact, he used his ability to detect the situation in the surrounding mountain walls.

The result made Chu Chen feel very disappointed. Except for the gold and silver ingots he found yesterday, the places he explored were all empty, not to mention the Jade Seal of the Kingdom, not even a copper coin.

(End of this chapter)