Chapter 242 Treasure Hunt

Early the next morning, Lin Changning led a dozen personal guards and Lu Shan Wanjin to Chaoyang Village.

It was quite far from the town, and it took them two hours to travel on horseback. Moreover, Chaoyang Village was located at the foot of a relatively remote and desolate low mountain.

The low hill, seen from afar, looked like a large mound of earth. Lin Changning glanced at it and thought it resembled the kind of tombs he had seen in modern times.

When they arrived at Chaoyang Village, the entire village was deserted, but strangely, everything in the farmers' homes was arranged neatly and orderly.

It still has a strong sense of daily life, but there is no one in the village, which also shows that the Tartars have never come here.

If the item is really here, there's a good chance they'll find it.

Lin Changning found a small courtyard, led his people inside, found a few chairs and sat in the center of the courtyard. There was a tree in the courtyard, and its leaves were now exceptionally lush.

The tree cast a large shadow under the direct sunlight. Lin Changning wiped the dust off the chair with his sleeve, moved the chair to sit under the tree, took out the map, and crossed his legs to examine it carefully.

Last night, he looked through the local county records. It was indeed quite possible that the villagers in Chaoyang Village were the tomb keepers, and they had been living there for several generations. If it was the Crown Prince's Tomb, Lin Changning thought it was probably that big mound.

After all, this mound looks a bit out of place in this village and the mountains behind it. According to feng shui, it should be a good burial site.

Therefore, this mound is very likely the place where the rebels hid their things.

After figuring it out, Lin Changning directed his personal guards to quickly head to the large mound and begin the search.

Lu Shan was a meticulous man. Although he looked like a rough man, he was actually very careful. So Lin Changning asked Lu Shan to take his men directly to the mound to see if they could find any clues.

Wan Jin sat with her in the courtyard. The people in the city had been settled, and he had sent someone back to deliver a message. Presumably, the commander would send a large force to garrison the city in a couple of days.

So today is a rare day of leisure.

Compared to fighting, occasionally going out to hunt for treasure is a pretty good experience.

Lin Changning handed the map to Wan Jin, stretched, and leaned back in his chair. Sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting golden dappled patterns on Lin Changning's handsome face.

What a beautiful scene of a beautiful woman reflected in the scenery.

Lin Changning squinted, tilted his head back, and took a deep breath. If he could find the treasure that Prince Sheng and the others had hidden this time, he would have made another great contribution when he returned.

Counting the days, it's not too far from the time when the King of Chu rebels. In at most two years, he can climb the ranks step by step by accumulating military merits.

When she first arrived, she was just a common soldier. Now, a year and a half has passed, and she has gone from a common soldier to a commander of a thousand men, leading more than a thousand men. She can be considered one of the slightly higher-ranking generals in the Chu King's camp.

This can be considered as joining the ranks of those who have contributed to the rise of the emperor.

As for his cousin, the woman of destiny in the original story, no one knows where he is now. Even if he has passed the imperial examination with top honors, this place will change in two years. As for his cousin, the woman of destiny, she is now nowhere to be found.

Even with the best of luck, it wouldn't be easy to get rid of a powerful official like him who has made countless contributions to the government.

Therefore, those people are not worth worrying about at all. Luck is all illusory; only the power that you actually hold in your hands is real.

Thinking of this, Lin Changning suddenly opened his eyes, a fierce glint flashing in his phoenix eyes. After glancing at Wan Jin, Wan Jin couldn't help but swallow.

Why did he feel like his own commander was about to kill him? A single glance sent a chill down his spine.

He said that his own commander was a killing god on the battlefield, but when that kind of gaze was directed at him, it made his hair stand on end.

Wan Jin has started to wonder if he did something wrong recently? Did he offend Qianhu?

After thinking for a while, Wan Jin still couldn't think of anything he had done recently. He stammered, "Commander, have I... have I done something wrong recently? Or... why don't you just tell me?"

Lin Changning paused for a moment, slowly gathering his chill, the fierce look in his eyes gradually dissipating. He glanced helplessly at Wan Jin, dispelling his somewhat imposing aura.

"It's nothing, I was just thinking about those despicable Tartars..."

Wan Jin finally breathed a sigh of relief and exclaimed, "You scared me! I thought I'd gone crazy and you were going to punish me."

As the two were talking, Lu Shan led two men in from outside and pushed the door open.

Lin Changning looked over with a hint of suspicion in his eyes: "You're back so soon."

Lu Shan walked up to Lin Changning, clasped his hands in greeting, and said with a hint of joy, "Commander, although we didn't find anything, we found a place where the soil seems to have been freshly buried. Something doesn't feel right. Would you like to come with us to take a look?"

Lin Changning nodded and followed Lu Shan outside. After climbing up the mound, he followed Lu Shan to the back of the mound and looked at the ground, which was indeed different in color from the other ground, and began to think.

Give me a stick.

Upon hearing Lin Changning's words, the guards around him casually tossed him a thin, long bamboo pole.

Lin Changning drew his knife and whittled the bamboo pole into a pointed end and a flat end, then plunged the pointed end straight down into the ground.

As the bamboo pole was driven deeper and deeper, Lin Changning frowned. After pulling out the bamboo pole, he used it to probe downwards in several other directions.

After the exploration, Lin Changning was delighted: "This area is all loose soil. It must have been dug out and then filled in some time ago. There is a large tomb underneath."

Lu Shan looked at Lin Changning with some disbelief: "Commander, are you talking about the tricks of the tomb raiders? Your ancestors???"

Lin Changning rolled his eyes: "My family has been an honest family for 18 generations. I only found out by chance."

I learned this while watching videos before I actually traveled through time. I just like watching adventure videos, and I never thought I'd actually use it here.

Lin Changning tossed the bamboo pole aside and glanced at Wan Jin: "Let's start digging from here. The grave is about three meters deep, and the soil is still fresh. It was just filled in not long ago, so it should be quick to dig. Let's get to work."

When Wan Jin and Lu Shan heard Lin Changning say that, they rolled up their sleeves and got to work. This was digging up an ancient tomb! Who knew what treasures might be inside? If they could dig up a large sum of money with the commander, they would surely receive a considerable reward when they returned.

The group of people immediately got excited, took the things off the horses' backs, and started digging the soil with great effort.

After digging for about an hour, Lu Shan said with some surprise, "Chief Commander!!! Come and see quickly!!! There's a way in here."