Holding the treasure box in his hand and looking at it for a while, Chu Liang suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
If it were those three little things, he wouldn't feel guilty if he touched them casually. After all, they were not good people. But this treasure chest looks very valuable, and it is impossible for the three little ones to have treasures worth putting in it.
Eighty percent of these were stolen goods.
If it belongs to someone else, Chu Liang naturally cannot take it as his own. But those three little ones ran very fast, and even if I tried to catch them and ask them who the owner was, I couldn't find out.
After thinking about it, he decided to go back to the First Grade Sword House first and ask Xu Sui if there was any way he could help find the owner.
When he returned to Jianlu, Xu Sui happened to be away. He must have entered the thatched cottage where the swords were made to deliver food and water to Xu Kunwu. Chu Liang sat in the lobby waiting for him while playing with the treasure box.
At this moment, the emperor's daughter Feng Dali came in and asked, "What are you doing here?"
"I picked up a treasure chest and I didn't know where to find the owner, so I wanted to ask Brother Xu if he could help find it." Chu Liang replied.
"Open it and see what's inside. Maybe you'll know who the owner is." Emperor Daughter Feng said.
"But this treasure chest is quite magical. It should only be possible with specialized magic..." Chu Liang raised it and said.
"Master, come here, I am the best at opening treasure chests." Emperor Feng smiled confidently.
After saying that, she stretched out a finger and scoffed.
An extremely precise purple-gold flame leaped out from her hand like a flying bird, lingering in the sky and disappearing in an instant.
Looking at Chu Liang's palm, there was only a thick book left, and there was no box.
"Where's the treasure chest?" He blinked and asked.
"It's open." Emperor Daughter Feng said calmly.
"No..." Chu Liang gestured at the empty place with his hand, "Is it open? Where is the box?"
"Now that the box is open, why do you still need the box?" Emperor Feng asked in confusion.
What you said makes sense... Chu Liang was speechless.
He then focused on the book in his hand. If it could be stored in such a precious treasure box, it must be of great value.
The master and apprentice opened it and saw that it was a thick account book, which densely recorded the transactions of several years.
"It's all filled with..." Emperor Daughter Feng also stared at it and said solemnly: "Numbers!"
Chu Liang nodded, and he mused: "This is an account that records the private transactions between the Ten Thousand Beast Hall and the Langya Gang, and it is an account that is rarely seen in the light. The proceeds were eventually taken to other places and converted into Practice resources and then re-integrate into the Langya Gang."
"I suspect that this is a transaction carried out by the top management of Ten Thousand Beasts Hall to resell spiritual beasts privately, because the Langya Gang is just a channel and not a buyer. It stands to reason that Ten Thousand Beasts Hall has a background of the Whale Gang, not to mention in Taotie City, not even in the world of Kyushu. This kind of high-paying channel.”
"If there are high-level officials who are harming the public and enriching themselves, it would make perfect sense. The reason why this account book is kept closely is not because it is precious, but because once it is discovered, this dirty deed will be exposed."
It's so easy to launder money in this world. You just need to go out and come back and say you found a treasure in a secret place or a dangerous place. Huge amounts of property with unknown origins cannot be traced at all. All they need to do is replace them with a natural treasure and hide them carefully. If you want to thoroughly investigate these tricks from above, the only thing that doesn't match up is the number of monsters in the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall...
The arrival of Xu Hongqiu, the eldest daughter of the Whale Gang, the turmoil in the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall, the middle-aged man's eagerness to kill last night... Because of this account book, they suddenly connected in Chu Liang's mind.
I see.
He showed a look of surprise.
The emperor's daughter Feng was at a loss next to her, "You can tell so much from this pile of numbers? What's the secret code?"
well.
Chu Liang sighed silently, not blaming her.
Master is already very good at fighting. If he is more educated, how can others still mess around?
At this time, Xu Sui also came back from the door. When he saw the two of them, he said hello: "Senior, Young Master Chu, are you looking for me?"
"Yes." Chu Liang raised his head and asked, "Brother Xu, I want to ask you who is the shopkeeper of Ten Thousand Beasts Hall?"
"Huh? Ten Thousand Beasts Hall..." Xu Sui was startled and thought: "That is an important industry of the Whale Gang. It is owned by a principal named Xu, who seems to be named Xu Nanling."
Chu Liang smiled slightly, it was really him.
…
Later in the evening, two uninvited guests were welcomed into the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall.
Because the name reported by the other party was Shushan Emperor Nv Feng, Xu Hongqiu put down what she was doing and came out to greet her in person, followed by Xu Nanling, Elder Cangxing, and two groups of subordinates from the Whale Gang.
It can be said that everyone who can fight in the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall is here.
"Junior Whale Gang Xu Hongqiu, I have admired the name of my senior for a long time." When she saw the emperor's daughter Feng, she took the lead in nodding and saluting.
Then he raised a pair of bright eyes and looked directly into the eyes of Emperor Daughter Feng, her aura was not inferior.
Emperor Feng did not put pressure on her, but put her hands in her sleeves, glanced at her lazily, and immediately smiled: "Oh, you are Xu Bashan's daughter? How can he be so ugly to give birth to a beautiful little girl like you? Baby, it’s really…”
"Master." Chu Liang gently tugged on her sleeve.
"What's wrong? Shouldn't I just have some polite greetings with her first, and be polite first and then fight." Emperor Daughter Feng turned around and whispered.
Okay, let's redefine "Keke".
"In the previous case of Nanguan City, thanks to the senior master and apprentice who helped me clean up the Whale Gang, I have always wanted to find an opportunity to solemnly thank my senior, but I have been busy with affairs here recently, so I couldn't do it. I actually asked my senior to come to my door before we met. It's really a junior. Ashamed.”
Xu Hongqiu's expression did not change and she was polite to the emperor's daughter Feng.
"Eh--" Emperor Feng waved her hands and said indifferently: "There is no need to mention eradicating evil. I do one hundred and eighty things every year. I came today mainly to ask about what happened last night."
"Last night?" Xu Hongqiu looked at Chu Liang.
"Alas..." Chu Liang sighed and made an awkward gesture, "I kept saying that I was fine, but it was all a misunderstanding, but Master insisted on dragging me to find out the situation... cough, cough, cough!"
As he spoke, he coughed several times.
There's nothing you can do about it. He left so righteously last night, and it wouldn't be good for him to suddenly turn his back now. So the master and the apprentice agreed before they came that one would be the good guy and the other the bad guy.
"My disciple is honest and upright." Emperor Nv Feng said with a heartbroken expression, "It is especially easy for others to bully him when he is away from home. As a master, I cannot protect him. I just came to ask who beat him last night. Are you my apprentice?"
"Senior, this matter is our fault..." Xu Hongqiu looked troubled, thinking about how to explain to the emperor Feng.
Xu Nanling's face froze behind him. He was not a fool, and he could naturally see that the master and apprentice were here to cause trouble.
Most likely they will blackmail people.
But he was not afraid at this time.
Because after the turmoil in the Ten Thousand Beast Hall last night, all the monster beast losses were included in the losses. Although it is very doubtful, there is no definite evidence, and his position is still unshakable.
Even if Xu Hongqiu comes with the command arrow, he can't do anything to him.
In fact, he has always looked down upon Xu Hongqiu. Because this is basically the little girl he watched grow up. She is not yet twenty years old, what ability can she have?
Hearing that Xu Hongqiu was the first to admit his mistake, he suddenly felt unhappy.
If he admits that it is the fault of Ten Thousand Beasts Hall, doesn't that mean he admits that it is Xu Nanling's fault alone? By doing this, this little girl not only blamed outsiders, but also ended up being blackmailed and sold out.
It's true that she has no ability. If this matter was handled by someone with experience in the world, she would definitely be killed. It was a misunderstanding at best.
So he stepped forward and interrupted Xu Hongqiu's words loudly, "I did it!"
First, seize the momentum.
In an instant, he had already thought of various plans in his mind. No matter how much the Emperor Nv Feng tried to hold her accountable, he was confident that he could refute them one by one and make the other party return without success.
Unfortunately, the imagined war of words did not happen.
Seeing him suddenly stepping forward and interrupting loudly, Emperor Daughter Feng's originally smiling eyebrows narrowed slightly, she put her left foot on the ground, lifted her right leg up, and kicked him in the air.
Bang——
Boom!
This kick seemed neither fast nor heavy, but it hit Xu Nanling's chest, and his figure disappeared from the hall in an instant. Then there was a bang on the wall of the lobby, then another bang on the outer wall of the courtyard, and then another bang on the wall of the shop across the street...
Every time there was a roar, the faces of everyone in the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall trembled. Finally, after six or seven roars in succession, the sound stopped.
This seemingly easy and free kick actually kicked Xu Nanling three blocks away!
The emperor's daughter Feng lowered her legs, dug her ears with her left hand, looked at the direction where Xu Nanling disappeared with an unhappy expression, and asked, not knowing who she was talking to:
"Why are you so loud?"
