Gift?
Such a treasure is actually a gift?
Feeling the surprised looks from all around, Jing Yuchen just looked at Yi Wenxuan calmly. Yi Wenxuan said speechlessly, "How...how would I know?"
Jing Yuchen chuckled and loosened his grip. Yi Wenxuan, who was originally hanging up, instantly felt the weightlessness of falling rapidly.
He screamed in fear, "Mercy, mercy!"
Jing Yuchen looked at him with interest: "Then tell the truth?"
Yi Wenxuan looked aggrieved: "I heard it was a master, but I don't know who it was!"
He sounded terrified, but he didn't sound like he was lying. Jing Yuchen wanted to interrogate him further, but Ni Yueshan said, "I believe him."
Jing Yuchen looked at Ni Yueshan in surprise and asked, "Why?"
Ni Yueshan thought that the pill that the original owner took was given by a master, but even though the original owner had seen the master, he didn't know his identity. Now hearing Yi Wenxuan say this, Ni Yueshan of course believed it.
He is just an ordinary person, how could he know such a profound truth?
"If you want to know, why not go back and ask your father? The answer will come naturally!"
Jing Yuchen was silent. Shao Lecheng asked curiously, "Since he knows where the gold and stone are, should we let him go?"
Ni Yueshan crossed his arms and said, "I think this is where Tufan is. They want to exploit their own resources. As ordinary people, if we interfere, would it be considered meddling?"
Shao Lecheng felt that what Ni Yueshan said made sense. Ni Yueshan curled her lips and looked at Yi Wenxuan who was hanging up. "If you insist on telling the news to the King of Tufan in exchange for official titles, fame and wealth, then what you will get in return may be a catastrophic disaster!"
Yi Wenxuan obviously didn't understand. How could this become a catastrophic disaster?
"Everyone knows you know this location. Who wouldn't want the gold stone? Wouldn't you bring disaster upon yourself? If I were the king, I would kill you to keep the gold stone to myself and prevent you from leaking the secret!"
Yi Wenxuan looked at Ni Yueshan in surprise. What Ni Yueshan said sounded too real and too possible.
Ni Yueshan looked at Jing Yuchen and said, "Alright, untie him. This man's life or death from now on depends entirely on his own luck."
After untying Yi Wenxuan's ropes, he looked at the people who were about to leave and asked suspiciously, "Don't you plan to take some gold and stone with you? Even just one piece would be enough to last half a lifetime, right?"
Duan Gouqiong turned around and looked at Yi Wenxuan with disdain: "Do you think we have to worry about food and clothing?"
Afterwards, she took the initiative to reach out and hold Shao Lecheng's hand, walked forward, looking very proud.
Yi Wenxuan stared blankly at the few people leaving. He did not forget to look back at Jin Shi and laughed at himself.
The few of them crossed the lake with difficulty, climbed the mountain, and then there was a long mountain road. The journey was certainly difficult, but with Jing Yuchen's company, Ni Yueshan felt that nothing else mattered.
Shao Lecheng looked at the map in his hand with even greater satisfaction. It was complete and based on practical experience, so he was not afraid that the emperor would be dissatisfied.
The five people did not walk fast on the way back, and even walked slowly as if they were traveling.
It was more than half a month later when he returned to Xianchang. Jing Yuchen left Xianchang without even saying goodbye. Although the emperor was angry, he still helped Jing Yuchen to conceal the news and claimed that he was out on business for him.
Looking at Jing Yuchen and Shao Lecheng kneeling below, the emperor was about to lose his temper without a second thought. Shao Lecheng was the first to speak and begged for mercy, "Father, you don't know. If the crown prince hadn't been here, the princess and I would have died in this stone chamber full of traps."
"I thought the Crown Prince was sent by you because you were worried about him, but it turns out he left the capital without permission!"
He looked at Jing Yuchen with disapproval: "Prince, although you saved me and the princess by doing this, you shouldn't make amends. After all, gold and stone are nothing..."
His words surprised the emperor: "What did you say, Jinshi?"
"Yes, I not only restored the blueprints, but also successfully discovered what secrets are hidden in that place. It is truly a treasure! Gold and stone!"
The emperor was originally very calm and wanted to be angry with Jing Yuchen, but after hearing what Shao Lecheng said, he swallowed the words that were about to be vented.
He reached out his hand to Shao Lecheng and said, "Get up first and tell me everything in detail!"
Shao Lecheng handed the complete map to the emperor and said, "Although the secret of the map has been revealed, it's just that...the gold and stone are in Tufan. It's not easy to transport them from Tufan. Father, we can only watch helplessly, but we can't take them away!"
The emperor frowned slightly and asked suspiciously, "How much gold and stone are there?"
“It’s not worth it!”
The emperor's eyes flickered as he glanced at Jing Yuchen. "If what the prince just said is true, then everything you've done can be considered as a balance between merit and demerit! However, it's better not to spread this matter about Jinshan Jinshan!"
Shao Lecheng hurriedly looked at Jing Yuchen, who had a calm expression and replied, "Yes, I understand. Thank you, father, for your forgiveness."
Jing Yuchen and Shao Lecheng left the palace together. Shao Lecheng said, "I suspect that the emperor will never trust our words and think of giving up the Jinshi Jinshan. He might send people to investigate. If there are enough gold and stones, he will definitely want to raise an army and march into the palace!"
"I hope Yi Wenxuan is quick enough to inform King Tufan that the gold and stone have been mostly dug up."
Shao Lecheng's steps suddenly stopped. "You haven't told me yet why you think the blueprint was given by an expert? Couldn't it be an heirloom?"
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