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Chapter 53 Secret Treasure
"It's really unbelievable..." Su Heng exhaled deeply, his expression solemn.

He thought he had overestimated these monsters, but he didn't expect them to be even more terrifying and difficult to deal with than he had imagined.

"Those stupid, brainless demons have been killed or locked up in the Demon-Suppressing Tower. The ones left are naturally the smarter ones." Su Li explained.

"Let me see this booklet. I heard someone from the Heavenly Demon Alliance mention it before." Su Li said.

Su Heng reached out and handed the booklet to her. "There are some maps and inscriptions in it, but the content drawn on it is very abstract. I can't understand it."

In Baihua County, he was unfamiliar with the place. If he relied on himself alone, even with these clues, he probably wouldn't be able to find the so-called treasure. The strength of Xu Ziyi and Xu Baixia was just average, and their family's power was probably not outstanding.

To be honest, Su Heng didn't care much about the contents of the booklet.

"Interesting." With the help of the bright moonlight, Su Li glanced at it twice and a smile slowly appeared at the corner of his mouth.

“This kind of smile…”

For some reason, Su Heng was reminded of the expressions of his top students when they encountered difficult problems in high school.

"Is there anything strange about these maps?" Su Heng came over and asked curiously.

"If you only look for the features described on this map, you will definitely not be able to find it." Su Li pointed at the simple ink painting on the book with her slender and shiny fingers and said, "Because this is a light and shadow map, the features drawn in the book are different from the actual appearance of the mountains and rivers. You must go through a specific location to find it."

"It's so complicated." Su Heng was also a little surprised. "The ancestors took great pains to leave something for their descendants."

"Then how do we find this special location?" Xiaoqing also tiptoed and came over.

"The wool comes from the sheep, and the answer is in this book." Su Li turned two pages of the book and found a line of inscription at the back -

"The cold spring on the bridge has fine water, and the jade girl has a three-foot hole in the stone; the sails on the cliff go back and forth, and the true shape of the wonderful year is the moth weaving autumn."

"What does this inscription mean?" Su Heng felt a little confused.

"Well... the original meaning of the poem is not important. What is important is the specific location recorded in it." Su Li tilted his head, with a serious and thoughtful expression on his face. "If we decipher this line of poetry, we should be able to find the secret treasure left by the ancestors of the Xu family."

"I have some impression, but I'm not sure. I need to ask someone else." Su Li said with a smile, "How about leaving this matter to me? You won't lose anything."

"Okay." Su Heng nodded.

He didn't really care about secret treasures. Since Su Li was willing, let her go.

And looking at Su Li's expression, Su Heng always felt that she was more interested in the process of finding the treasure than the treasure itself.

The booklet was placed with Su Li, and the three of them set off again after a brief rest.

A day and a night passed.

When the sun rose on the third day, standing on a small hill, Su Heng could already roughly see the outline of Baihua County.

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Jiangzhou Baihua County was built on a fertile river valley plain. The outer city was built with huge stones. To the east was the vast and majestic Guanjiang River. The city built nine giant docks along the Guanjiang River, which was inspired by the saying "Nine dragons spit water to bathe their bodies, and the eight divine lights illuminate the palaces and platforms."

Nine docks of different styles but equally huge handle large and small merchant ships on the river all day long, as well as countless wealth, news, weapons and people. Behind the dock is the bustling market of Baihua County, where people come and go, merchants and sailors from all over the world brag, chat, drink and hire prostitutes. There are also underground casinos and black markets hidden in the market for people to have fun.

Su Heng had heard Su Li say this before.

A big city like Baihua County, together with the surrounding villages and towns, has a population of over one million.

This would have been impossible in the ancient dynasties of the past. In those times, a city with a population of more than 100,000 was already quite remarkable. In addition to the fact that agriculture was relatively developed, there must be some supernatural power behind the fact that Baihua County could have such a scale.

Taking a large ship, Su Heng and his two companions crossed the Guan River and landed on the dock.

Elite soldiers in heavy black iron armor were maintaining order along the dock, and the sharp tips of their spears and bows gleamed coldly in the dim light of dawn.

Su Li took out an ancient iron token from his arms. After seeing the inscription of the strange beast on the token, the leading soldier immediately put on a respectful expression.

Su Li, Xiao Qing and Su Heng successfully entered the county government.

The streets were crowded with people, including scholars and merchants in long robes, muscular people in shorts, and even foreigners with blue eyes and hairy bodies. On both sides of the street were all kinds of shops and restaurants, and the sounds of hawking, shouting, arguing and talking were heard everywhere.

"It's so lively, and there are lots of delicious food. Hmm, it smells very good." Su Heng sighed.

There are a lot of people on the street.

But Su Heng didn't feel crowded.

The main reason is that he is now over two meters tall and weighs an extremely exaggerated 500 kilograms.

This weight does not make Su Heng look bloated for a height like him.

This is because Su Heng's muscle density has reached three times or even more than that of an ordinary person.

For an ordinary person, running into him head-on would be like bumping into an iron wall. He was walking in front, and the pedestrians on the road were like water split by a ship. Before they met Su Heng, they all moved to the sides to avoid him.

of course……

Such an exaggerated body shape and inhumanly strong physique will inevitably attract many people's attention.

Even when they were passing by, they kept turning back to look. A delicate little girl, about five or six years old, was held in her father's arms. She didn't even notice that the candied haws in her hand had fallen to the ground. She opened her eyes wide and didn't want to look back.

Su Heng felt helpless.

Fortunately, he has gradually become accustomed to such eye-catching scenes, but the most urgent task is to find a place to stay first.

Baihua County is a big city, and the place to live is also very particular.

There are mainly three types.

The first type is restaurants and inns. Anyone with money can stay in these places, but the environment is average, and people from all corners of the world gather there, so safety cannot be guaranteed.

The second type is the hotel. The environment of the hotel is generally much better than that of the restaurant inn. It is built beside the mountain and by the water, like a small holiday resort. There are all kinds of recreational facilities inside, which will not interfere with eating, drinking and enjoying. But if you want to live here, you not only need money, but also something to prove your identity.

As for the third type, it was the post station. The post station only received official guests, and the environment was not necessarily particularly good, but it was safe and secure. Moreover, horses could be replaced, and some of them could also provide some special political and military services.

(End of this chapter)