HBWnovel Chapter 584 Eat fish
Chapter 584 Eat fish
I looked at Chaosheng and explained seriously, "The rebel treasure was probably discovered by the people of Jiangcun around the 8th year of the Daoguang reign. Your great-grandfather died in his prime. He wasn't born in the Daoguang era, but later, on August 4, 1879, and was born in the Year of the Rabbit."
"I've asked an expert, and I've studied the intricacies of it some time ago. The sixty Jiazi cycle, the five elements of Na Yin, and the Yi Mao year, the Ren month, the Ding day, your great-grandfather's birth chart is incredibly strong, meaning he's destined to be the Earth of the City Wall. Last night, Jiang Zhaoxue told me that Earth produces Metal, Metal produces Water, and Water nourishes Metal. His birth chart is naturally compatible, so Feng Shui master Bu Ke Liu used him as a talisman."
"Tell me the origin of this talisman." Chaosheng said.
"Talents are very important in Feng Shui. They are divided into two types: living and dead. Things like the Five Emperors' Coins, Stone Guardians, swords, gourds, water beasts, and screen walls are all dead. Living talismans, as the name suggests, can be made of cattle or sheep, or even living people."
"When building bridges or roads, they often use living people as talismans to suppress the negative energy in an area. This happens a lot, but they're just hushed up. After all, in the eyes of those people, how much is a human life worth?"
Chao Sheng said, "I've never met my great-grandfather, but I've heard stories about him. Back then, he was nicknamed Jie Qianjiao. Not only was he an amazing swimmer, he was also skilled in the secret art of crossing rivers. What on earth did the other party do to prevent him from even getting a message back to the Jie family?"
I shook my head. "I don't know. I suspect some kind of covert assassination was necessary. His situation back then was similar to ours. There's a saying that those who become talismans are haunted. Perhaps it was your great-grandfather's spirit that saved our lives in Zukengyuan."
Chao Sheng's expression was complicated. "Perhaps my grandfather saw his appearance underwater, which caused his mood to change drastically and that's why he got into trouble."
I nodded. I didn't rule out the possibility. It was easy for a drowning person to see something before he died.
At this moment, Chaosheng suddenly jumped up and kicked the railing in half.
The calmness in his eyes was gone, replaced by anger.
"Do you know where that woman named Jiang Zhaoxue is?"
"I don't know. We don't even know where the Jiang family's headquarters is. We still need to investigate."
Chaosheng gradually clenched his fists: "The debts owed by our ancestors must be repaid by future generations, and those people must also pay the price."
I said a few words of comfort and looked at the lake view in front of me again.
What Chaosheng didn't know was that I told him a little lie.
His great-grandfather was about 45 years old when he died, so the time doesn't match.
If his great-grandfather's death was caused by the Feng Shui master named But Liu, then considering his age, But Liu was only in his teens at that time. It was unlikely that he would have studied Feng Shui so deeply at that age. It was also unlikely that the head of the Jiang family at that time would treat a ten-year-old child as a guest of honor in the family.
It has been so many years, and all those who participated back then are now dead.
The truth is not important now. It is related to the Jiang family anyway. The Jiang family must take the blame. And I am just adding fuel to the fire and tying Chaosheng to our boat.
"What are you going to do next?"
"Let's investigate. We didn't know about the Jiang family before, so we were very passive. Now that they have surfaced, it's like giving us an opportunity."
"This family's wealth is unimaginable. Money can do a lot. We can't fight them head-on. It's unrealistic. What we need to do is to find enough evidence to make them wary, so they don't dare to easily touch us. That way we can protect ourselves."
"Some of your ideas coincide with those of Boss Wang."
"Didn't you say you haven't been with Baotou recently?" I asked in surprise.
"The King asked me to give you a message."
"What?"
Chaosheng approached me, patted my shoulder, and said in a voice imitating nodding his head, "The other party isn't a god. It's impossible for them to predict everything. Keep a clear head and take care of yourself. Don't be afraid, don't be discouraged, and don't blame yourself. Everything is still under control."
For a moment, my eyes felt a little sore.
"The information you've obtained is very useful. It has given us a preliminary understanding of this mysterious Jiang family. But you don't know your master well enough. Do you think that the best outcome for us is to seek self-preservation and then flee Qiandao Lake in disgrace?"
I nodded.
Although I don't want to admit it because of face, in my opinion, this is the best outcome.
We don’t need to give up all the things we worked hard for half a year, as long as we can leave here without any worries.
Chao Sheng shook his head: "Boss Wang's intention is not just to protect himself, he wants more. We must take advantage of the darkness and defeat the enemy."
"Counterattack the opponent? How to do it?" I asked puzzledly.
"I'll take you to see two people."
"Meeting whom?"
Chaosheng nodded: "I drove here and I'm in the car."
I followed him full of doubts, wondering who could that be?
As a result, just as I reached the stairs, I suddenly saw the fat lady with a red face, coming up angrily carrying a piece of railing.
"Who did this!"
"Did you two do this?"
Chaosheng suddenly looked embarrassed.
I went up to her and explained, "Good morning, sister. We wanted to come over to eat fish, but your place was closed."
The fat lady put her hands on her hips and shouted, "Why are you eating fish at seven in the morning? You almost hit me, don't you know?"
"Sister, calm down. We didn't do it on purpose. The railing has been in disrepair for a long time. Look, it's all rusty. It broke when we leaned on it! Luckily, nothing happened to us, otherwise you would have to compensate us." I said.
The fat lady was stunned for a moment. She threw the broken railing aside and smiled, "At least no one was hurt. You said you wanted to eat fish, right? I'm here, and I happened to have a fat herring left over from yesterday that I froze. I'll cook it for you. Is half price okay?"
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I stopped Chaosheng from speaking and agreed, "Okay, thank you for your hard work, big sister."
The fat lady was very happy. She immediately took out the key and went forward to open the door.
Chaosheng whispered, "You still have time to eat fish at this time?"
I whispered, "This place is high, and you can see everything around you. I can trust the fat lady, and it's safer here than in the car. Go get them up here, and we can meet and talk."
About ten minutes later, Chaosheng came back with two people following him.
When I saw these two people, I was stunned for a moment.
It turned out to be Piaozi Ke and his nephew and translator Lao Zhang.
At this moment, the drifter looked clear-eyed and full of energy! How could he still be in a comatose state?
Early in the morning, we were the only table in the restaurant. Everyone sat down by the window, and Lao Zhang spoke first: "Brother, you haven't reacted yet?"
The drifter said something in a jumbled manner.
Lao Zhang said, "My uncle said he's pretty good at pretending, right?"
“What are you doing…?”
"We did what Captain Wang wanted us to do. You kept telling me about the rules of the underworld. Would we extort that one or two hundred thousand from you? My uncle and I have been traveling the underworld for much longer than you have. How could we not understand some of the rules?"
I quickly apologized for what happened before.
He waved his hand and lowered his voice: "Let me tell you... just last night, we salvaged a lot of treasures. This is the third batch."
I was completely shocked.
what's the situation?
Isn’t there only golden armor under the abyss?
Lao Zhang wiped his hands with a napkin, his expression serious. "Captain Wang has long noticed that something is wrong with you. Whether you did it intentionally or not, you are like a pair of eyes planted by the enemy within our ranks. What Captain Wang has to do is to blind the enemy."
The drifter opened his hands and gestured wildly, then spoke excitedly.
"My uncle said there are treasures all over the place! There's gold, weapons, jade, and jewelry, all hidden under that thin layer of mud!"
"Among the four great water ghosts of the Southern School, my uncle is the best, except for Toad Gold. Even if that place is a hundred meters deeper, it can't stop my uncle."
After listening to him, I looked at Chaosheng excitedly.
Chaosheng nodded. He looked at Piaozike and said, "Actually, I dived to the bottom the first time I went down. I was the first one to discover that there was something hidden under the mud layer. But I'm not as good at swimming as you, senior. I can only stay there for ten seconds at most. That's why I came all the way here to ask you for help."
I was even more shocked after hearing this.
"The fish are coming!"
At this time, the fat lady brought a large basin of fish with a rag on her hand. She smiled and introduced it to me: "You said it was delicious last time, it's Fangla fish, cooked in Chun'an style."
After the fat lady left, everyone looked at each other.
I was still in shock, looking down at the herring on the plate, my mind racing.
"There is no free lunch in the world. What conditions do you two have to agree to?" I asked, looking up.
Lao Zhang didn't say anything. He just saw the drifter use a spoon to cut off the fish head and tail, dividing it into three parts.
Then he put the whole fish head on his plate and grinned at me.
Chaosheng said: "Don't feel bad, one person can't eat this fish, cooperation is the only way to win together, although the fish head is big, but there is still a lot of meat on the fish."
"Wang Baotou is your master. He knows you better than the other party."
"The other party secretly used you, and your master also secretly used you in return."
"This is the fifth step in his plan. Do you know what it's called?"
I shook my head and said I didn't know.
Chaosheng's expression was serious. He raised his chopsticks, pointed to the center of the plate, and said, "This is called blindfolded fish sorting."