The lieutenant returned a short while later and reported to Gao Qiu, "General, the thieves are very cunning. After firing their crossbow arrows, they fled into a side road. Because the cave was winding and there were many side roads, we didn't dare to pursue them."
Gao Qiu said with a gloomy face, "Pass the order down, tell the soldiers on both sides to be on guard."
“Here!”
It took several strong men a whole incense stick of time to finally break the gate open.
Zhang Shixun was the first to get in, and he shouted solemnly, "Hei Wuchang! Hei Wuchang! Where are you?"
Silence.
"Black Impermanence..." Zhang Shixun shouted over and over again, his voice getting louder and louder, until his voice became hoarse.
Gao Qiu heard his miserable cries and asked Jiang Xuan, "Who is Hei Wuchang?"
"He was Zhang Shixun's servant. He went in to explore the way but was blocked inside by the gate."
Hearing that it was a servant, Gao Qiu frowned.
Zhang Shixun called for a long time, but there was no response.
Of course there will be no response. I guess Hei Wuchang has already returned home by now.
"He's dead." Zhang Shixun squatted on the ground with his hands covering his face, looking as if he was in excruciating pain.
Gao Qiu walked over and said comfortingly, "The dead cannot be resurrected. Send someone to find his body and bury him with honor."
Zhang Shixun pretended to be sad for a while, then slowly stood up and said, "General, let's go."
The group walked forward a few dozen steps, and another stone door appeared in front of them.
This should be a treasure cave.
Gao Qiu excitedly waved his hand and said, "Smash this door open for me too!"
Several strong men obeyed the order and took turns to knock on the door.
As they were banging on the door, Zhang Shixun pointed to a side road and said to Gao Qiu, "General, I'm going to look for Hei Wuchang over there."
"Yeah! Go ahead."
Zhang Shixun walked along the tunnel for a while. The tunnel became narrower and narrower. In the end, the tunnel was completely blocked by collapsed soil.
After he came back, he said to Gao Qiu with a sad face, "I didn't see the corpse of Hei Wuchang."
Gao Qiu just nodded to show that he understood.
He had no interest in the life or death of a servant.
Seeing that they hadn't been able to break it open for a long time, Jiang Xuan became anxious. He stepped forward, grabbed a hammer, and started smashing it himself.
As luck would have it, he only had to hit it a few times before the stone door opened.
Everyone cheered.
Under the illumination of several torches, the cave was filled with gold, silver and jewelry.
Jiang Xuan stepped in excitedly, grabbed a few gold ingots, and laughed out loud.
After Zhang Shixun went in, he saw the hole dug by Bai Wuchang at a glance. Although Hei Wuchang sealed it when he went out, he could still easily see that there was something wrong here.
However, Gao Qiu and others were completely attracted by the gold, silver and treasures in the cave, and did not notice the strange thing on the cave wall at all.
“So much gold, silver and jewelry!”
Gao Qiu sighed and ordered his men to start counting the treasures in the treasure cave. He put the counted treasures into sacks and sealed them.
The old man probably had experience in house searches, as he even brought in a bag.
Zhang Shixun squatted outside the treasure cave bored, feeling exhausted all over.
When he was about to fall asleep, Gao Qiu called him in.
"I've checked everything here, but I didn't find your treasure."
Zhang Shixun said ruefully, "I expected it."
Gao Qiu comforted him, saying, "Don't despair too much. I will order the soldiers to turn Wuyou Cave upside down. Perhaps they will find your treasure."
Zhang Shixun nodded.
"This is yours." Gao Qiu pointed to a small bag.
"Mine?" Zhang Shixun looked at the small bag, slightly surprised.
"Everyone present has a copy, and I've also left one for Nie Shan." Gao Qiu said this in a serious tone.
"Thank you, General Gao." Zhang Shixun was not polite to him. If you don't have money, you are a fool.
"Let's go." Gao Qiu looked at the empty treasure cave with satisfaction, then walked out.
Zhang Shixun winked at Jiang Xuan, picked up his bag and walked out.
"Mr. Zhang, let the soldiers carry the sacks for you." Jiang Xuan called over two soldiers.
Zhang Shixun handed the sacks to them and said to Jiang Xuan, "Old Jiang, you were the first to charge into Guifan Tower and personally killed many of the bandits. Doesn't that count as a major achievement?"
"Haha! That should be it." Jiang Xuan earned credit and made a fortune, and he was in a very happy mood.
"Can I be reinstated?"
"That depends on the Palace Marshal. If he's in a good mood, maybe he can raise it a little bit."
"When you get promoted, don't forget your good brothers."
"How could that be? I, Jiang, am not that kind of mean person." Jiang Xuan said with a smile, "I heard that the emperor has granted you the same status as a Jinshi. I wonder what kind of official position you will be given?"
Zhang Shixun said, "The emperor has already handed this matter over to General Gao. I guess the most likely option is to assign me to the Tianwu Army."
Jiang Xuan bowed to him and said, "Congratulations, brother! The Tianwu Army is great. It's one of the top four armies, with sufficient pay and a lot of benefits."
Suddenly, there were several screams from the front.
"The thieves are attacking us by surprise, hurry..." Someone just shouted halfway when the voice stopped abruptly.
Zhang Shixun quickly raised his shield to protect his face and shouted to Gao Qiu in front of him, "General, retreat quickly."
We can’t let Gao Qiu die here, he is still very useful.
Gao Qiu, supported by two officers, stumbled back with a feather arrow stuck in his buttocks.
It's as embarrassing as it can be.
"General, are you okay?" Zhang Shixun asked.
"I won't die for now." Gao Qiu gasped and said, "Judging from the sound of the machine, there are quite a few thieves this time. So, I'm afraid we have to..."
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