Ouchi Taming the Cat, starting with the Ten Tiger Forms!

Chapter 337 Half a treasure map

After hearing this, Li Xuan couldn't help but widen his eyes and carefully observed the red lines on the painting.

But no matter how he looked, he couldn't tell that these red lines were treasure maps.

Li Xuan could vaguely see the painting, and these red lines seemed to indicate a certain place, but the problem was that there was no mark on where it was.

There are probably as many as 80,000 mountains in the world that look similar to the ones in this painting.

If you just take this painting and look for a mountain with similar terrain to this one, you may never find it for the rest of your life.

Li Xuan raised his head and looked at the two managers with some confusion.

Since they were sure that this was a treasure map, they must have seen something.

Even though the two stewards in front of him were old and decrepit, they seemed to be just eunuchs who had lived in the palace all their lives, but Li Xuan knew very well that they were also secret agents, and they must have much more experience in this kind of thing than he did. .

Sure enough, seeing that Li Xuan couldn't figure out the key, Zhao Feng pointed out:

"Axuan, this is actually only half of the treasure map at the moment. Only after gathering the other half can we deduce the real treasure map."

As he spoke, Zhao Feng clicked on the painting a few times and pointed out some key points.

Li Xuan was prompted a little and immediately saw the key information on this painting.

The original painting in the middle does not move, and the red lines baked out of the blank spaces on both sides are folded in half to the middle, and it suddenly becomes a detailed route for traveling in the mountains.

But just like what Zhao Feng said, this map only has half of the information, including only the most minute route in the mountains.

As for how to find the mountain in this painting, there is really no hint above.

It can be seen from this that there is a high probability that there is another painting used to indicate the specific location of this mountain.

But there are so many paintings in the world, and it may not be easy to find the other half of the treasure map among them.

Just when Li Xuan was thinking this, Zhao Feng on the side seemed to have seen through his thoughts, and then said quietly:

"Axuan, the other half of the treasure map may not be far away from us."

This time, even Li Xuan couldn't help but look at Zhao Feng with surprise.

"Is it possible that the eunuch in colorful clothes has found clues?"

"Those masked men!"

Li Xuan immediately thought of the group of masked men who intercepted and killed them on their way back last time.

These masked men are inextricably linked to the robbery of Ping An Trading Company. I am afraid that the other half of the treasure map lies with the person who instigated the masked men.

But Li Xuan didn't expect that the eunuchs in colorful clothes could be so efficient and had already found out to this extent.

"Don't be pretentious."

Manager Shang on the side suddenly gave Zhao Feng a lesson.

Seeing that his godfather had exposed him, Zhao Feng just smiled sheepishly.

Li Xuan blinked, somewhat confused about the current situation.

"Axuan, actually we don't have as many clues as you think."

"Those who were caught last time, after being tortured, only obtained some information of little value."

"They don't know much, they just know the orders they received."

"But through the orders they received, we deduced that their purpose was in the batch of goods from Ping An Trading Company."

"Then we carefully investigated the goods you brought back, and found this interesting painting inside."

Manager Shang pointed at the landscape painting on the table.

At this time, the red lines baked by the fire folds were slowly disappearing, and soon returned to their original appearance.

"These red lines will appear after being baked by fire. As the temperature slowly decreases, the red lines will disappear."

Manager Shang explained.

"As for saying this is a treasure map, it's just a random guess by the two of us. If we want to confirm it, we must find the other half."

"But whether the other half still exists in the world is actually a matter of two opinions."

"Perhaps, the other goods that have been with Ping An Trading Company for a long time may have been burned to ashes."

"Of course, we naturally hope that the other half of the treasure map is in the other party's hands."

Li Xuan also nodded after hearing this.

Li Xuan was also curious about what treasures were buried in this complete treasure map.

"I will send people to continue investigating this matter, and I will inform you of the results."

"I asked you to look at this half of the treasure map today because I wanted to tell you that your previous action of rescuing the goods did us a big favor."

"With this half of the treasure map, it may not be difficult to fish out the opponent."

Manager Shang smiled slightly, his eyes flashing.

Li Xuan shook his head and could only mourn for the other party.

It is difficult for these people to have a good ending if they are taken care of by Manager Shang.

Li Xuan also didn't expect that his casual move at that time would actually help preserve such a clue.

"In this way, I can be considered to have made a great contribution, right?"

Li Xuan immediately raised his eyes to look at the two managers, blinking rapidly, and the meaning of the hint was already very obvious.

"Haha, Xuan, please don't be impatient."

"How about this?"

"When we dig out the treasure in the treasure map, we have to count you in, right?"

"I will report it to His Majesty when the time comes, and I will definitely take credit for you."

"Even if the things buried in the treasure map are not very good, I will definitely let His Majesty reward you well."

"There's no problem with that, right?"

Li Xuan couldn't help but curl his lips. Although Manager Shang's words were suspected of writing a bad check, that was all he could do for now.

After all, the value of this treasure map cannot be determined now, and it is difficult to determine Li Xuan's contribution.

Once the box is opened and the value of the treasure is determined, it will not be too late to discuss merit and reward.

Seeing that Li Xuan agreed to his proposal, Manager Shang also smiled happily.

"That's right, A Xuan."

"The Yuhuayuan competition is coming soon, have you been prepared recently?"

"How is His Highness's health now?"

Li Xuan's heart tightened. This was the second time that Manager Shang had mentioned this month's Royal Garden Competition to him.

"It seems that this month's competition is unusual."

Li Xuan thought in his heart.

He immediately moved to Manager Shang's side, and then wrote on the back of his hand with his tail:

"After being treated by Dr. Xue, Ankang's body is much better than before. He can even walk on the ground."

"It's just this month's competition, Mr. Shang, what do you think we should do to prepare?"

Li Xuan looked at Manager Shang with a sly look, trying to steal some questions from him.

But Mr. Shang is not so easy to fool.

"Oh, His Highness can actually walk on the ground. It's really a happy event."

"It's gratifying, it's gratifying."

Manager Shang nodded repeatedly and kept mumbling:

"It's such a big happy event, so you have to eat something good and celebrate it well."

Manager Shang, who was the first to start the conversation, suddenly turned around and ignored him, refusing to talk about the Royal Garden competition.

Moreover, the three little ones in Jingyang Palace are now eating royal food every day. How can it be better, no matter how good it is?

"Hey, wait."

"Eat something good..."

Li Xuan was thoughtful.

Zhao Feng, who originally talked the most, closed his mouth tightly and studied the landscape paintings on the table carefully, as if he could see the other half of the treasure map by looking at it this way. Li Xuan asked several times, but Manager Shang kept repeating the same words, "Congratulations to Princess Ankang."

"This damn thing hasn't even celebrated the New Year yet!"

Under the watch of the two general managers, Li Xuan left the Ministry of Internal Affairs angrily.

……

A few days later, it was the day of the Royal Garden Party.

This month, Zhao Feng did not mention going to Qianxing Pavilion. It seemed that he planned to arrange it after the Royal Garden competition.

As usual, almost all the harem nobles gathered in the huge imperial garden.

Li Xuan looked around and saw that the fifth prince and seventh prince, who rarely appeared on weekdays, were also here.

It seems that the last time they left the palace, they all tasted the sweetness.

The fifth prince still looked as lonely and self-admired as before, standing alone outside the crowd and paying no attention to anyone.

It's just that Li Xuan found that his eyes would occasionally turn to Princess Ankang, and his eyes were always full of complexity, and he didn't know what it meant.

As for the Seventh Princess, she appeared in the same unique way as before. She was still lying on her stretcher. At this time, regardless of how lively the imperial garden was, she was sleeping soundly, and everyone looked at her. As eye-catching as you want.

"Li Simian is really insomniac. Did you go to see the stars again last night?"

Li Xuan also couldn't understand how charming the stars in the sky were, so that the seventh princess couldn't get enough of them.

The more he got to know these princes and princesses, the more he discovered that not so many people were very attached to the throne.

This competition in the Royal Garden probably won't achieve the results that Emperor Yongyuan expected.

But Li Xuan also thought that even if Emperor Yongyuan didn't care about his children, he should know about these things about them.

Maybe Emperor Yongyuan didn't pay much attention to the competition in the Imperial Garden from the beginning.

Everyone was waiting boredly for Zhao Fenglai to announce the rules of today's competition.

Today, Zhao Feng was more cautious and arrived at the Royal Garden with the eunuchs in colorful clothes at the last moment.

He walked right up to the stage and announced the games for the month.

"Your Highnesses, this month's competition is..."

Zhao Feng paused habitually, attracting everyone's attention.

"Akikari!"

Hearing these two words, many of the princes and princesses suddenly had their eyes lit up, and their faces were full of confidence.

"It's been a few months, and finally there's a serious competition!"

This is the truest thought in their minds at this moment.

"In five days, the autumn hunt will be held in the Forbidden Garden. Each highness can bring one attendant and hunt one beast."

"Servants are not allowed to participate in hunting. They can only assist with logistics and organize and carry prey."

"Hunting animals must pass inspections by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and must be well-trained and strictly prohibited. There must be no risk of losing control and injuring people."

"Any violation will result in disqualification from the competition."

"The following are the details of this competition..."

Then, Zhao Feng read out the rules of this autumn hunting competition one by one.

Among the rules here, even if you violate just one, you will be disqualified from the competition, and there are quite a few rules, a total of twenty.

After Zhao Feng read out all the rules, a eunuch in colorful clothes immediately gave each prince and princess a list with the rules of the competition and preparations.

The rules of the game are no different from those that Zhao Feng had read before.

As for the preparation matters, it is a bit troublesome.

Horses, hunting bows, hunting clothing, and some equipment for camping in the wild are very complicated.

Of course, these are just recommendations from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, not mandatory requirements for participating in the competition.

If someone walks into the Forbidden Garden empty-handed to participate in this hunting competition, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will not stop them, but it is not recommended.

Because, according to Zhao Feng's introduction, the Royal Forbidden Garden occupies an extremely vast area, just to the north of the Imperial City. In addition to various rare and exotic animals, there are also a large number of ordinary prey that naturally thrive.

If you try to spin around on two legs alone, you may not even be able to catch up with the Royal Garden Competition next month.

This can't help but give the three little ones a headache, because there are a lot of things in the preparations that they don't have at all.

Horses, hunting bows and hunting clothing, none of these.

As for the things for camping, I can get it together from the supplies in Jingyang Palace and still be able to cope with it.

After Zhao Feng conveyed the rules and content of this competition, he saluted and left the Imperial Garden. It seemed that he still had something to do.

At this time, the Royal Garden also became noisy.

Some people who like hunting on weekdays are full of confidence in this competition and are determined to win.

There were also some who had never hunted before and looked worried and listless.

"Axuan, what should we do?"

"We don't have horses to ride on. When the time comes we enter the Forbidden Garden..."

Princess Ankang was sitting in a wheelchair, stroking Li Xuan's fur with a pitiful tone.

"Axuan, can I ride you then?"

"Meow ow!"

Li Xuan couldn't wait to give this naughty girl a meow punch, and he even had the idea to become a meow knight.

Li Xuan was strong enough to carry Princess Ankang on his back, but with his small body, if Princess Ankang rode on him and couldn't run half a mile, Princess Ankang's skirt would be torn.

Today, Li Xuan originally wanted her to walk to the Imperial Garden instead of using a wheelchair.

Princess Ankang's wheelchair was already uncomfortable, but now she had the opportunity to walk in front of everyone, but it made the girl hesitate. Before going out, she asked Yu'er to push the wheelchair out.

It's not that Li Xuan can't understand Princess Ankang's mood.

She must be a little afraid of other people's eyes.

After Princess Ankang can stand up and walk, even Li Xuan can't imagine how the people present will react.

But this is a step they must take.

Princess Ankang always has to overcome these difficulties.

But Li Xuan would not force Princess Ankang. He would rather wait for Princess Ankang to take that step on her own.

At this time, the Eighth Prince approached from a distance.

"Ankang, you haven't hunted before, have you?"

"Are you ready for everything here? Do you need me to lend it to you?"

"I have several good horses there."

The Eighth Prince wandered over, bringing good news.

This guy has always liked flying eagles and running dogs, and he is also very keen on hunting.

He is also not short of money, so all the equipment he needs for hunting is the best.

Among the princes who practice martial arts, hunting is a relatively mainstream entertainment.

Even the eldest prince has many well-trained hunting dogs, which are very famous in the palace.

The three little ones were having a headache. When they really fell asleep, someone handed them pillows.

Princess Ankang was about to thank the Eighth Prince when suddenly a rough voice sounded in their ears:

"She doesn't have a horse. Do you have one to lend her?"

　Thank you all book friends for your monthly support.

　　I'm in a bad mood and can't live for a long time.

　　sleep!

　　

　

(End of this chapter)