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Chapter 116 Who Are You

Throughout the day, Ji Qiang was distracted, and no matter what she did, she lost her mind before she knew it, but she insisted on taking a gamble and didn't believe in this evil. As a result, even the memorials were messed up.

In the middle of the night, Ji Qiang finally put down his imperial pen, took the treasure map, went out, and went straight to the Hall of Mercy.

Shang Liujia finally waited until this moment, and immediately winked with Huang Chang, and the two followed Ji Qiang not too far away.

The courtyard door of the Hall of Mercy was wide open, and the lights inside were brightly lit.

The door of the main hall was closed tightly, Ji Qiang rushed to the door in one breath, and hesitated the moment he raised his hand to knock on the door.

Everything was calculated by Shang Xiang. Starting from the basket of broken wooden fish, she fell into the "trap" he designed step by step. As the king of a country, why should she be manipulated like this?

The raised hand was put down quickly, and she was about to turn around and leave when the door suddenly opened.

Shang Xuan appeared at the door, looking straight at him with excitement.

"Your Majesty, you are here!"

"Please come in!"

Shang Xuan has already invited her, if she turns around and walks away again, it will not only make the monarch look small, but also may make people misunderstand that she is cowardly.

Considering these, Ji Qiang stepped into the threshold without hesitation.

This is the second time she has stepped into the Hall of Mercy, but it is the first time she has looked at the layout of it as carefully as today.

There is nothing to see in the place where monks practice. It is nothing more than tables, chairs and benches, plus a place to worship Buddha, and there is a study room on the west side separated by a screen, and the Bogu shelf is gone...

Thinking of Bogujia, Ji Qiang thought of the night he fought with Shang Xuan, and his eyes fell on that bald head unknowingly.

The scar on the wound has fallen off, leaving a faint scar, if you don't look carefully, you can't see anything.

The two sat down in front of the small case, and Shang Xuan personally offered the brewed tea to Ji Qiang, the fragrance of the tea was overflowing and compelling.

This is a kind of tea that Ji Qiang has never drunk before.

She didn't touch the tea, always thinking about her purpose of coming here.

"who are you?"

Shang Xuan laughed, and the monk laughed too.

Still smile at her!
Ji Qiang was made a little uncomfortable by his direct gaze, and gradually clenched his fists.

Shang Xuan quickly withdrew his gaze, and replied respectfully, "I am the son of Prince Xiao Heng from the previous court, Xiao Xuan."

Ji Qiang: "..."

I don't know how long I held it in, but I felt that it was hard. She took a deep breath, the cold air pierced her throat, it was very unbearable.

Shang Xuan turned out to be a descendant of the Xiao family from the previous dynasty, and his biological father was the prince of the previous dynasty!

how can that be!

How is this impossible?
If he is not a member of the Xiao family, what about the treasure map?If that treasure map is real...

"It's normal for Your Majesty not to know the existence of a subject," Shang Xuan said eloquently.

"At that time, the holy ancestor led the rebel army into Beijing, and found the eunuch holding the three-year-old prince in an abandoned well in the Daqi Palace. All the counselors and generals around the holy ancestor urged them to eradicate the grass, but the holy ancestor treated the three-year-old child He gave birth to a heart of compassion, and it was this compassion that saved my father."

"Later, under the arrangement of the holy ancestor, my father was sent to Guigu Xuanyuan's family to live a life of incognito learning art. In the year when my father was not confused, his master Xuanyuan Patriarch passed away. Before he died, his father was told his life experience After that, the Xuanyuan clan no longer took him in, and his father was forced out of the valley like this."

"Beside the entrance to the mysterious Ghost Valley, there have been people from the previous dynasty who have been waiting for my father for many years. They begged my father...to regroup, recruit troops, and restore... Daqi Rivers and Mountains."

When Shang Xuan said this, he took a special look at Ji Qiang and found that her expression had not changed, so he continued.

"Father has been taught by Patriarch Xuanyuan for nearly 40 years. The world has long been restored to peace and harmony under the governance of the ancestor and Taizong. How can he allow the world to be chaotic again? My father does not want to rebel, and the old department has resentment. He imprisoned his father and threatened him every day. .”

"In desperation, my father killed all the old tribes. At this moment, the mysterious entrance door to Ghost Valley opened. The Xuanyuan family members told my father that killing the old tribes in the valley was a test given to him by their ancestors. If he fails, he will not have the opportunity to see the world beyond the valley for the rest of his life."

"Actually, my father didn't want to go out of the valley, but he passed the test of the patriarch. Just before my father really left the ghost valley, the Xuanyuan family gave this treasure map to his father, and said that this treasure was originally hidden by the Xiao family's royal family. The treasure map was also taken out of his little coat by the patriarch when he was taken in by the patriarch, and it will be returned to the original owner."

"At that time, my father had no concept of money and treasures. After living in the world for a period of time, he gradually understood the power of money and began to study the treasure map. This research lasted seven years. Finally, at the age of 47, he completely Find out the secret of that treasure map."

"Before I was born, my father went to the treasure location twice to count the number. Before coming out for the second time, he suddenly discovered that the mechanism guarding the treasure can only be opened and closed three times, and it will self-destruct after the fourth time. At that time, all the treasures will eventually be destroyed. Buried forever in the dark underground."

"From then on, my father never dared to go near the place where the treasure was hidden. After my mother died of illness, my father resolutely took my five-year-old minister to become a monk. In that year, my father died of illness. When he was dying, he took the treasure I told my minister the secret, and at the same time passed on this treasure map to my minister.”

Shang Xuan's voice is thick, deep, and with a hint of magnetism. When he narrates it, it seems to be telling an ancient and legendary story, not at all like talking about his father and himself.

At the end of the hearing, Ji Qiang felt a vague sense of etherealness in her ears, making her forget where she was for a moment.

It took a long time before she broke through the emptiness and asked in a low voice: "Before Prince Xiao Heng passed away, did you have anything to say?"

Shang Xuan's expression paused, and Shu Er lowered his eyes.

"Father told me, no matter what price you pay, you must protect the secret of the treasure, and when the time is right, let it see the light of day again."

Ji Qiang: "..."

Such an explanation is very mysterious.

"However, not long after my father died of illness, I was spotted by the late emperor who was out of the palace to play, and brought him back to the palace regardless of anything... Time flies, and it has been so far."

"The minister insists on being a monk, and he is unwilling to obey the late emperor. The late emperor was furious and tried his best on the minister, just for the minister's submission and obedience..."

"I don't want to hear that."

Ji Qiang quickly interrupted him, turning his head slightly.

Shang Xuan paused, and said "OK" softly.

After a while, he tried to say: "The minister will tell His Majesty about the treasure."

"The holy ancestor heard about the treasure long before she entered Beijing. Before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, she almost dug three feet of the original Daqi Palace in the past few years, but it was in vain. Until Emperor Taizong, the royal family continued to secretly search for the treasure location, focusing on Shanglin. Didn’t get it. After reaching the first emperor, she turned her attention to the palace again, and expanded the excavation area several times..."

"You mean, starting from the holy ancestor, whether it's the expansion of the imperial city or the construction of the upper forest, the purpose is only for treasure hunting?"

Shang Yao glanced at Ji Qiang approvingly, and left reluctantly before Ji Qiang frowned.

The first time he noticed that the child's eyebrows and eyes resembled him by six to seven points was when she came to inspect the late emperor's harem not long after she ascended the throne.

He was grateful to himself at that time, and only because of that more attentive glance did he discover more about her later, her cleverness, her tenacity, her steadfastness, and her unknowingly exuded tenderness nature of...

(End of this chapter)