Konoha Aogen

It has been two and a half years since "Chen Feng" died after being drunk and stuck in a chicken bone. The gambling debt "Chen Qi" owes to "Qianjin Pavilion" is about to be paid off.

On this day, a man with a withered yellow mask came to the fourth floor of the "Mowen Tower".

"I want to discuss a business, and I hope to see 'Mr. Mu' and 'Mr. Ye' at the same time." As he spoke, the man handed over a banknote worth "10,000 taels" to the residual image.

"A business that's too big to tell me?" Afterimage's eyes were full of curiosity, and his heart was itching unbearably.

"Who can I talk to? It's more appropriate for the two gentlemen to decide." The man said gently, without deliberately covering up his deep voice.

"If something really shocking happens, you should go to the fifth floor." It's a temptation, but also revenge.

"I'm rude." After the man said that, he took out nine "ten thousand taels" of silver notes from his arms and put them on the table.

Ten thousand taels of silver notes are extremely rare, but the ten on the table are all "gray notes" that "have no seal and can be redeemed immediately."

"I'll take you there." Afterimage understood the gravity of the matter and was no longer annoyed by the man's posture. In fact, the other party did not intend to offend her, but his attitude made her very uncomfortable. Afterimage is used to sitting in front of the person pretending to be calm, rather than really being calm.

"Thank you." Seeing the afterimage accepting the banknote, the man took off his mask, revealing a slightly dark face and a neatly trimmed short beard.

The afterimage walked out of the iron gate with the man and said to the guard on duty: "Send someone to find the young master and say that something happened on the 'fifth floor'. I will wait for him in the study of the 'City Lord's Mansion'."

After leaving the "Mowen Tower", a tall strange man was waiting on the street, holding a long cloth bag in his hand, which seemed to be wrapped with calligraphy and painting or a weapon. "This is my son, can you take him with you?"

"Okay, no extra charge." The afterimage's seriousness could never be more than half a stick of incense.

Afterimage led the two of them, using their faces as badges, all the way into the city lord's palace: "You two, please sit down in the 'guest room' for a while, and I'll go and report." After that, Afterimage went upstairs to Mu Qing'er's study. . After entering the house, he saw "Han Xing" was there, whispering something to Mu Qing'er.

"Sister Qing'er." Afterimage called softly. He and Han Xing only looked at each other and nodded, not greeting each other.

"Well, is something wrong?" Mu Qing'er asked calmly.

After the shadow briefly explained the cause and effect, Mu Qing'er listened expressionlessly: "I know, let's wait for the young master to come." She just wanted Ye Xuan to come, so she could talk less, and didn't care whether she left the guests alone. rude.

Mu Qing'er glanced at Han Xing and motioned for her to continue. The afterimage stood nearby, a little at a loss. Seeing that the afterimage had no intention of resigning, Mu Qing'er glanced at her again, and Han Xing stopped talking immediately.

"I'll wait here for you, young master, okay?" Her employer refused to talk to her, and she felt embarrassed even after the lingering image. More importantly, she didn't want to be sent away by Sister Qing'er like this.

"Yes." Mu Qing'er agreed, then turned to listen to Han Xing's words.

Afterimage found a chair and sat down boredly. She was a little envious of Han Xing, who could get along with Mu Qing'er so freely, and even... got a little close to her.

"Two cold people in the same room, the scene is quite warm." Afterimage sarcastically said in his heart. She tilted her head and looked at Han Xing, not listening carefully to what she said. I just feel that this bitch has a beautiful appearance and a heroic spirit. Her long black hair hangs neatly in the shoulder armor on both sides, and there is not a trace of naughtiness. As he spoke, his little mouth opened and closed, his thin lips were bright red as if he had drank blood, and his white teeth almost seemed to refract. Compared with myself, they are as different as "a lonely fox on the ice field" and "a Shiba Inu wandering in the countryside".

"Fortunately, none of those noble things can be licked." Afterimage comforted himself.

Han Xing felt that someone was looking at him and raised his eyes to look at the afterimage. Not hostile, but chilling. If Mu Qing'er's unapproachability is a kind of indifference, Han Xing's unapproachability is sharpness. Afterimage smiled slightly and avoided the two eyes that made her uncomfortable.

No one paid her any attention, no one offered her tea, and no one scolded her. The afterimage feels like the afterimage of a dead tree reflected on the wall, desolate and scattered. After a while, she began to regret why she had to stay here and humiliate herself. However, Sister Qing'er had just allowed herself to stay, and it was not appropriate to leave again, so she had to sit in the chair boredly, stroking her slightly dry hair with her fingertips. Fortunately, Ye Xuan didn't keep her waiting too long.

"Young Master." Han Xing and Can Ying saw Ye Xuan coming in and immediately stood up from their chairs and called. When Mu Qing'er was around, the afterimages became much more regular.

"Senior sister, where are the guests?" Ye Xuan asked softly.

While talking, Han Xing gave up his soft chair to Ye Xuan, then walked around to stand on the side "away from Ye Xuan" beside Mu Qing'er.

"In the guest room, I was thinking...waiting for you." Mu Qing'er responded.

"Yes. Invite him." Ye Xuan turned to the afterimage and said. Then he glanced at Han Xing again.

"Xing'er, get out." Mu Qing'er ordered. This is a matter of "Mowen Tower", Han Xing cannot listen to it.

"Yes." Han Xing bowed slightly towards Mu Qing'er and Ye Xuan, and then walked out of the study proudly. No matter where she is, Han Xing will never let go of her pride and the Han Sword "Judgment" in her hand.

"Mr. Mu and Mr. Ye are polite, this is 'Lu Jin'. This is my son 'Lu Xing'." Lu Jin's clothes are not that of a warrior. Lu Xing, who was standing next to him, looked like a Qi practitioner.

After Mu and Ye returned the gift, they invited "the Lu family and his son" to sit down by the fireplace at the side of the hall. There were more than four seats by the fireside. Without permission, Afterimage sneaked up and stood next to Ye Xuan. She would never go out without being driven away.

"Xiao Ying said that you have a business to discuss. Please invite me." Ye Xuan said.

"There is a treasure that I want to take with my husband." Lu Jin got straight to the point.

"Treasure?" Ye Xuan felt a little ridiculous. But the other party has already spilled one hundred thousand taels, and he will not easily think that this is a joke.

Lu Jin nodded slightly, and then said in a rich voice: "I know it's not easy for you two to believe that I'm not a madman. Treasures, that's something only storytellers talk about, but... my father and son He can also be regarded as a person unique to the book. I apologize for being dishonest at first sight, I am 'Rama Jin'."

The pupils of Ye Xuan and Afterimage flashed almost at the same time. Mu Qing'er's pale gray eyes stared at the person in front of him without saying a word, with a dull expression.

"A descendant of Rama. He is indeed a character in the story." Ye Xuan sighed deeply. After the "First Year of Disaster", no one in the world dared to be named Rama.

"So, have you found any clues to the treasure among the family heirlooms?" Afterimage finally couldn't help but interjected and asked. Then, she got an answer that was even more shocking than Rama's surname.

"It's not a clue, it's been found."

"Then why are you looking for me?" Ye Xuan's voice was indifferent, but his eyes became brighter. The only possible reason is ready to come out.

"There are too many, I can't take them out." Ramajin said frankly. Storytellers always go through hardships and find treasures and then everyone is happy. Little did they know that "getting the treasure" was the real trouble.

"What do I do? What do I get?" Ye Xuan started talking about business, simply and directly.

"Take out the gold bricks and take care of them for me until I deposit all my share in the bank. Half of the treasure is for the whole family." Ramajin said the countermeasure he had already thought of.

"How much is half?" Seeing that he had not been scolded for speaking just now, Afterimage began to ask questions on Ye Xuan's behalf.

"I'm not sure. The total weight is about three or four million taels, and they are all imperial-standard gold bricks." Ramajin responded calmly.

Knowing that it was something from the "Rama family", Ye Xuan was prepared for its size, but his heart was still shaken. "Well, just pretend you haven't eaten the 'Dream Mushroom'. Why are you looking for me?"

Rama Jin glanced at Mu Qing'er and said slowly: "I have passed all possible people.

The twins of ‘Cangcheng’, ‘Wu Fu and Wu Lu’, are lustful and not interested in money;

'Xu Fei' is a bold and unrestrained man. I went to see his 'Liangcheng' and it was a mess. Therefore there is no need to mention ‘Shangguanjing’;

Although 'Gu Changqing' is called Boss Gu, he is actually hiding in the city. He was not even willing to be the leader of the martial arts alliance back then, and he is even less likely to come out for the treasure today. And he is from that generation after all. Who knows how he will react when he hears the word Rama? "

"Well, where are those people in the south?" Ye Xuan heard his words go straight to the point, and also wanted to hear his comments on the people in the south.

"'Wind Spear' is incomparable; 'Mo Bai' is a poet, walking alone without any subordinates; 'Hu Kang' has such a great reputation as a benevolent knight that I cannot trust him." Ramajin drank. With hot tea in his mouth, he continued: "Among the nine locusts, only 'Mr. Mu' has no outline in my heart. It is also the prosperity of 'Kurong City', the reputation of 'Mowen Tower', and...'Mr. Ye 'My love for money made me determined to make this bet."

"This is a big stake. You know I'm greedy for money, so aren't you afraid that I'll take it all for myself?" Ye Xuan asked sarcastically.

Ramajin smiled bitterly: "Everyone is in danger, I have no better way."

"In that case, take me to see it first." Ye Xuan said solemnly.

"I'm afraid this won't work." Ramajin refused, gently but firmly.

"Do you know how much trouble it will make to get millions of taels of gold? How much effort and gold and silver it takes me just to prepare this matter. I threw away ten silver notes and told a story, and I wanted to make 'Kurong City' a Are you moving?" Ye Xuan stared into Ramajin's eyes and continued: "Furthermore, if I want to eat you, can't I eat you on the way home?"

"If I am destined to die at your hands, I would rather you kill me in front of two thousand camels and one thousand light cavalry." Ramajin met Ye Xuan's gaze without evading it.

"What two thousand, one thousand?" Ye Xuan was puzzled.

"Before I found it, I had already ridden on donkeys, pack horses, mules, camels, donkey carts, mule carts, and carriages on all kinds of terrain. I even went to your 'Colosseum' to see elephants. .

Elephants are no good. Although they are strong, they cannot travel long distances. Not even a car. Even if a car can barely get in, it can't get out even if it loads heavy objects.

Donkeys, horses, and mules are too small to carry heavy loads, and only camels are suitable. But camels are bad-tempered when they go to the south, so they need to use "gelding camels"; camels are easy to get sick in the south, so two thousand are needed to replace them. You have a thousand light cavalry in "Kurong City" and even more infantry. A thousand light cavalry can be taken away, and the city defense is left to the infantry. If there is banditry in the countryside outside the city, it is left to the "mercenary group" to suppress it. As for whether I should borrow more troops from the 'mercenary group' to follow, I am unable to judge.

In short, two thousand camels and one thousand light cavalry are the most basic needs. Of course, more importantly, Mr. Mu needs to dominate the team. "Ramajin has obviously been thinking about it for a long time. If the treasure is his fantasy, he is an incredible lunatic, Ye Xuan thought.

"The more I say it, the more true it becomes. But it's still not enough to make me move." Ye Xuan believes that there must be more content that can be pried out.

Rama Jin said: "When I was looking for this treasure, in order to get information, I must have leaked some important fragments. Now I just hope that no one will notice. It is the law of God to get something without an owner first. It has been a long time. Well, if you ask the "Southerners" who are willing to put the pieces together and find them first, then it will be different if you try to rob them. No matter how powerful the "Kurong City" is in force, it cannot be an enemy of the entire South. Only if you get the treasure first and everyone in the world agrees that the gold belongs to you according to public order and ancient laws, can you possibly bring it back."

"When did you find this treasure?" Ye Xuan asked.

"Not long ago." Ramajin didn't give Ye Xuan any information that could vaguely calculate the distance, although he knew that it wouldn't matter if he gave it to him. "You want evidence, is this okay?" After saying that, he gave his son a look. Ramaxing immediately took out two "small gold bricks with the length of the middle finger and the thickness of the thumb" from his arms and placed them on the table. Ugly rust stains. Ye Xuan picked up the gold brick and looked at it carefully, and Afterimage also picked up one.

It is indeed the imperial standard, and the rust stains do not look like fakes. Gold is a hard-to-corrode thing, and it would be impossible for it to rust like this for hundreds or even thousands of years.

Ramajin guessed what Ye Xuan was thinking and struck while the iron was hot: "It is difficult for gold bricks with owners to rust like this. The gold bricks were placed in a humid cave in the south. There were no boxes and they were not buried in the soil. They were just piled up like this. . The cave is small, but deep inside. I knew the location, and it took me a long time to find it. It took me so long that I almost thought I was being tricked."

"I can't figure it out." Ye Xuan looked at the gold bricks and said quietly: "You said that there are as many as three to four million taels of gold bricks in the cave. How did you put them in in the first place? After putting them in, how did you put them in? How to keep this secret? Also, why just throw it in the hole instead of burying it?"

"How to put it in, I don't know. As for why it was not buried, I can make a rough guess. The location marked on the map has been calculated very accurately, but I can only roughly find a valley. There are many large and small caves in the valley. If not It was piled in a cave but buried underground, but I don’t know when it will be found. The location of the treasure is secret enough, and the method of burying it should not make it too difficult for the seeker. After all, this thing is for future generations. Take it." Ramajin said.

Afterimage unconsciously glanced at the long cloth bag that "Rama Xing" had been holding in his hand, and instantly felt ashamed of the thoughts that flashed through his mind. How could such a person carry the picture with him? If it were him, he would burn the picture immediately after finding the treasure, and he must have done the same.

"This is evidence, but it is not enough." The Konoha family came out in full force, and it was impossible to rely on just two gold bricks. With Ramajin's mind, he would never have such unrealistic thoughts. Ye Xuan could almost conclude that there was something bigger hidden in the long cloth bag.

"How about this?" Ramajin took the cloth bag from his son, untied it himself, held the contents in his hands, and handed it to Ye Xuan.

After Ye Xuan took it, he immediately understood that Ramajin handed it over with both hands, which was neither respect for people nor things. Just because this thing is unbelievably heavy, if Ramajin is not a warrior, he would be as strong as an ox if he could lift it with both hands.

This is a long sword. The "scabbard" made of black wood has rotted to the point where residue has fallen off, but the "password handle" does not show any rust. Ye Xuan stood up from the chair and slowly pulled out the sword with his right hand. The "sword body" is completely black, integrated with the grille and handle. Under the reflection of the firelight of the fireplace, it glows with a hint of scarlet. Rama Jin noticed that Mu Qing'er's light gray eyes, which always showed that it had nothing to do with him, had a strange light shining through them.

Ye Xuan stood there holding the sword for a long time, then took half a step back with his left foot and slowly shook the sword. Under the strong wind, he was shocked to realize that this weapon, which was more than twice as heavy as black iron, was actually a soft sword!

Ye Xuangui put the sword into its sheath, but did not give it to Mu Qing'er or return it to Rama Jin. Sit back in the chair and wait for the other person to continue.

Looking at the reaction of the two people in Konoha, Ramajin had some idea in his mind: "This sword was also taken from the cave. It was lying on the pile of gold." After that, he said nothing. The two sides were silent for a long time, except for the occasional crackling of the fire in the wall.

Ye Xuan almost believed it. This sword is difficult to produce even in "Sword Lake Villa". Only "Empire" can forge it. It's not because the sword is sharp or strong, he hasn't tested it yet.

The smelting and forging of weapons, in terms of craftsmanship alone, today's "Gu Changqing" can be said to be at the pinnacle, far beyond the comparison of his predecessors. But another joint of the weapon is its material.

Black iron, fine steel, black gold, pure steel, fine iron, pig iron, almost all weapons in the world are made of these six materials. Even with the exquisite craftsmanship and the magic of alchemy of "Jianhu Village", at most they can only It can be based on these six ingredients and slightly mixed with some inexplicable things. For example, the soft sword "Xingmang" that Ye Xuan often carries with him is made of black gold as the main material and the accessories are unknown; Mu Qing'er's black bamboo "Mo Jie" is purely forged from black iron.

Among the six main materials, the hardness and weight of "Xuan Iron" far exceed the others. It is also the only thing that "Locust Realm" warriors cannot break with bare hands. "In the world of martial arts, only fast ones are indestructible." Dark iron is heavy and expensive, so the best swords in the world are usually made of "fine steel." Yunluo's dagger was "useless" because it was made of "fine steel" supplemented by something Gu Changqing refused to explain.

There is no "soft iron heavier than black iron" in the world. This is a flying stone from the sky! Only the empire can "gather the hands and eyes of the world and spend thousands of years" to collect such strange materials. "Jianhu Village" also offers rewards for flying rocks in the sky, but most of the rewards are scrap materials.

"Sir, if you are willing to make a bet, this sword will be a token." When Ramajin handed the sword out, he no longer expected the other party to return it.

"I'll take 60%." Ye Xuan said solemnly. He believed eight or nine percent of the story told by the other party.

"I have one more thing like this. 50%." Rama Jin pointed at the black sword in Ye Xuan's hand and said slowly.

Ye Xuan regretted that he didn't control his expression when he saw this black sword. "We don't want to bargain like small traders, 50-50, that's it."

"Okay, that's it." Ramajin agreed happily.

Ye Xuan suddenly thought of something and added: "If I don't take your other one, it will be 60%." Between the two of them, Ye Xuan was more like a peddler.

"Okay, that's it." Ramajin repeated the same words.

Ye Xuan felt that it was a bit hasty to decide such a big matter with just one word. But such strange things have never been dealt with before. The experience accumulated this time may not be of much use in the future: "Brother Rama, now that the token has been handed over, we are allies. Please tell me the ins and outs of this matter in detail. Furthermore, you are unwilling to tell the specific location of the treasure. Just listen to me, that's fine, but I need to know the general direction. As you said, 'two thousand camels and one thousand light cavalry' cannot just blatantly cross the Tianhe River and advance into the Southland."

"I understand this section. I also have concerns about how Captain Luo and Qingqi lurked, and I will talk to Brother Ye in detail later. As for the whole story of this matter, since we have established an alliance, we must tell each other frankly. It's just that ...Brother Ye, please just call me 'Lu Jin'."

Ye Xuan and Lu Jin didn't know each other's age. Men in their prime who had not yet entered the "aging period", unless they were from the same clan or sect, would usually call each other brother without mentioning their age.

"Yes, Brother Lu, please speak." After Ye Xuan said this, the afterimage took the initiative to refill everyone's tea cups, and then returned to Ye Xuan's side. She originally thought that Ye Xuan, seeing her well-behaved, would point to the soft chair on the right for her to sit down, but that didn't happen.

Lu Jin nodded slightly in thanks, and then said: "Brother Ye, please forgive me. Do you really know nothing about the treasure?"

Ye Xuan was stunned: "Brother Lu, what does this mean?"

Lu Jin sighed softly and said with a wry smile: "That's right, there is no need for you to hide it from me now. It turns out that in the past few years, I have been the enemy of all the trees and grass. It's really ridiculous..."

Ye Xuan looked confused, waiting for the other party to continue.

"At the end of the empire, the 'Rama' clan became anonymous and dispersed in exile. One branch that went to the Western Regions was my ancestor. When my father was young, he returned to the Central Plains with the caravan, and I was also born in the Central Plains. A few years ago, Following some rumors, along with a few family heirlooms, I pulled out a few threads related to the treasure, and then my heart grew wildly like weeds, out of control.

I followed the thread and found the 'Tairan City'. I found out that when my ancestors were in exile in the Western Regions, in order to reduce their burden, they buried some important clues near a giant cypress on the outskirts of the 'Tairan City'. And that giant cypress has been enclosed in the saddle factory of the wealthy businessman "Pei Family" of "Tairan City" since I don't know when. "After hearing the words Tairan City, the afterimage turned to look at Ye Xuan, but Ye Xuan did not turn his head to look at her.

"At that time, the old owner of the 'Pei family' passed away. His legitimate son inherited the main property, and the other sons got some scraps and were scrambling to sell them off. The 'Saddle Factory' was among them. I originally wanted to buy it, but unexpectedly The 'Chen Family' raised the price several times, seemingly determined to win. I also said that during my exploration, I somehow leaked information to the 'Chen Family'. After further inquiries, I found out that the 'Saddle Factory' originally belonged to the 'Chen Family' in the early years. Later, when "Chen's eldest son" took charge of it, the factory was sold out of the gambling shop run by the "Pei family".

Chen Feng, the old head of the Chen family, has always felt that the Pei family had set up this matter, and when he got the opportunity, he wanted to buy back the Anchang, not just to make money. The total price of this 'Saddle Factory' is low, so the 'Chen Family' bid is very casual. If I, a foreign businessman, offer an unbelievably high price for this 'saddle factory', I'm afraid it will arouse suspicion. If I want to act in Tairan City, I won't openly offend the Chen family. When I was in a dilemma, the 'Captain of the Afterimage' appeared in 'Tairan City'. I became suspicious again, worried that the 'Konoha Family' might have gotten some clues. "

"Why do you recognize me?" Afterimage interjected and asked.

"At first I didn't know that the clues were buried in the 'Tairan City Suburbs', so I first investigated several border towns closer to the 'Xiaoyun Mountain Range', including 'Kurong City'. I was thinking about what to do after finding the treasure. Here's how to do it. Now that I've arrived at 'Kurong City', of course I want to take a look at you.

I played dominoes with Brother Ye on the third floor of Qianjin Pavilion. Of course Brother Ye doesn't remember a single person who only has a two-way relationship. That evening, the leader of the residual shadow team went to look for Brother Ye. I saw you with "double blades hanging from your waist" and guessed that you were the residual shadow. Later, I inquired with the gamblers nearby and found out that you were the "blood banker". "

"I see, I thought I could remember everyone I met." Afterimage chuckled to himself. Although there are many secrets in "Mowen Pagoda", the afterimage does not reverse day and night, and rests in the evening. After leisure, she often went to the "Qianjin Pavilion" to look for Ye Xuan. If Lu Jin paid attention, it would not be difficult to recognize the afterimage.

After clearing up the confusion about the afterimage, Lu Jin continued: "When I saw the leader of the afterimage appearing in 'Tairan City', I had a plan in my mind. I hired a middleman to go to the 'Mowen Tower' to hire a murderer and assassinate 'Chen Feng' '.

There are two purposes for this: first, to give me an opponent other than bidding for the 'Saddle Factory'; second, to test how the 'Konoha Family' will react to the 'Tairan City' incident. "

After Lu Jin finished speaking, he looked at Ye Xuan meaningfully: "Your reaction shocked me! After receiving the commission, you immediately rushed to 'Tairan City'. The next day, you appeared at the 'Pei family's gambling house' with the leader of the afterimage team. We went to the Pei Family's brothel together the day after tomorrow.

An ordinary assassination in 'Tairan City' actually attracted the 'Lord of Kurong City' to come personally. And what I stabbed was the ‘Chen family’, but what you checked was the ‘Pei family’. At that time, I almost concluded that you were aware of the treasure, but later, there was no movement from your side.

In the past few years, I have been wondering whether you are hiding in the dark and watching me. I finally decided to join forces with you because of this level of consideration. Instead of worrying all day long that I will be tricked to death by you, it is better to cooperate with you openly. "

Hearing this, Ye Xuan finally couldn't help but turn his head and look at the afterimage. There was a trace of pride in the eyes of the afterimage, as if he was taking credit.

"That's all. Brother Ye, can you clear up the doubts in my heart? Why did you and the leader of the residual image go to 'Tairan City'?" When Lu Jin said this, there was a rare wave in his words. Apparently this had been bothering him for a long time.

"Sorry, I can't." Ye Xuan apologized, but his tone was not apologetic at all: "If I tell you to listen, I will break your trust. Xiaoying and I went to Tairan City, which has nothing to do with the treasure. Can you tell Brother Lu this?"

"Okay." Lu Jin sighed deeply, as if there was a treasure in front of him that suddenly became a mirage.

The conversation lasted for a whole afternoon, after dinner and midnight snacks, we made an appointment to continue in the morning. Before leaving, Ye Xuan asked Lu Jin one last question: "I don't understand why you are looking for this treasure. Today alone, you spilled one hundred thousand taels of silver. Counting the ten thousand that killed Chen Feng, it was eleven." Thousands. Even if these 110,000 taels are your entire wealth. In this world, you are already one of the only rich men in the world, so what if you find that treasure? Is it possible that... you want to restore the country? "

"Brother Ye is joking, if money can restore the country, how can the country be destroyed? In fact, I also know that if this treasure is really discovered, it will only cause endless troubles if the wealth is rich but the morals are not. Sometimes I really would rather never discover this It's secret. It's just...it's unfilial not to take something from your ancestors." Lu Jin said with a bitter smile.

"I just hope that this financial disaster will not affect my descendants. Whether I can leave some benefits, it all depends on fate." Lu Jin thought about the second part of this sentence, but did not say it out loud. When he decided to search for the treasure, he dismissed his two remaining sons and one daughter, leaving only his second son who was practicing qi to guard him.

Looking at Lu Jin's upright yet rickety back, Ye Xuan felt even more desolate in his heart: "Treasures are tangible things after all. Whether they can be obtained or not, there is an end to them. Isn't what I hope for more ridiculous?"

Exile Diary - Excerpt (11)

Sailing was so boring, so boring that I even kind of missed the storms.

Gotta do something to pass the time. I started teaching Anese to write. Anese is literate and can read some simple stories, but is not very good at writing. Before going to sea, she would only write her own name and my name.

I know this is a bit ridiculous, even if we find "land" and "people who can write", the writing of "Wulfganga" will be useless. But I have to do something.

Anese was reluctant.

In the past, I taught her sword skills, fishing, boat building, singing, and painting. She was very happy to learn all of them, especially painting. She didn't like color materials and only used charcoal to draw tangerine trees, ivory elephants, and me. , all lifelike. But teaching her to read and read is like punishing her.

I told Anese that she must write twenty new words every day, and if she made any mistake, she would be whipped. This bitch actually asked me if I could just hit her. Even though I knew she was joking, I was still very angry, so I increased the punishment for a wrong word to ten lashes. Now she had to take the task I assigned seriously.

Anese is not stupid at all, even less stupid than I thought. It has been more than ten days and I have almost no chance to hit her. It is necessary to increase the difficulty.