Chapter 450

Shaking his head, Su Qiao came to his senses and suddenly asked Liu Minghe.

Liu Minghe was stunned by Su Qiao's question; first he shook his head, then he nodded.

Before Su Qiao could explode, he finally began to explain: "My lord, although this humble official does not know the exact whereabouts of the treasure, I do know an important clue!"

"Oh? Tell me!"

Despite being very dissatisfied with Liu Minghe's dramatic pause, Su Qiao decided to let him continue.

Liu Minghe explained: "Since this humble official is making a deal with my lord based on this secret, I naturally will not disappoint my lord. The location of the treasure was originally mapped by Emperor Yang of Sui, and the map was divided into four parts. Rumor has it that one must gather all four parts of the treasure map to find the treasure."

Hearing this, Su Qiao's expression immediately turned cold.

Because everything Liu Minghe said was pure rumor.

Liu Minghe also noticed the change in Su Qiao's expression; he shivered in fright and dared not keep up the pretense any longer.

He hurriedly explained to Su Qiao: "My lord, the treasure map is not accurate, but there are indeed a few words passed down by someone. What this humble official possesses are the two characters: Buddhist Temple!"

"Buddhist Temple?"

Su Qiao blinked, his gaze fixed tightly on Liu Minghe, who was kneeling collapsed on the ground.

This time, Liu Minghe did not avert his eyes from Su Qiao; he was completely open.

Clearly, he was speaking the truth.

Buddhist Temple, Buddhist Temple...

When Emperor Yang of Sui traveled south to Yangzhou for the third time, the treasure certainly could not have been transported very far.

So, the method that allowed for transporting a large amount of treasure without attracting others' attention, a way to do so silently, was by boat.

Hmm, near water, and a Buddhist Temple.

At once, Su Qiao's heart pounded wildly!

No wonder Liu Minghe called it an important clue.

Although this clue is not much, it is truly important; the location of the treasure is now almost determined.

There are not many temples near Yangzhou, but there are not few either.

However, those that existed during the Sui Dynasty and also had waterways, there are probably only a few.

"This official is very curious; how did you discover these things?"

After Su Qiao figured it out, his eyes returned to calmness, and he asked Liu Minghe.

Hearing this, Liu Minghe gave a bitter smile: "Actually, it was just luck. I once saved an old monk who had suffered from a disaster, and the old monk told this humble official. At first, this humble official did not believe it, but since this humble official is a member of the Bai Lianjiao, there are descendants of the Yang Yong branch within the sect. After probing indirectly and verifying the information, this humble official discovered this secret."

Hearing his words, Su Qiao had to admit that his luck was truly good.

Otherwise, how could he have happened to encounter it?

"I really don't know what to say to you. If you were not a member of the Bai Lianjiao, your achievements would certainly not be lower than this. Besides, with such good luck, you would surely be even better!"

Su Qiao suddenly felt a bit sorry for Liu Minghe.

However, Liu Minghe did not agree with these words: "My lord, these are all just assumptions. Besides, this humble official has figured it out now. Encountering the Bai Lianjiao, this humble official had no other choice; otherwise, I might have died directly. Furthermore, without the help of the Bai Lianjiao, this humble official could not have smoothly reached this position."

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"Hmm, what you say has some truth. Fortune relies on misfortune; misfortune hides within fortune! Who knows what is truly good and what is truly bad?"

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"My lord Su, is this secret of this humble official significant enough?"

Liu Minghe had already determined his fate.

That was death!

But he could not rest easy regarding his wife, children, and elderly parents.

He wanted them to live!

"Rest assured, if it is confirmed that the matter is true and the clue is real, this official will keep his promise and plead for you!"

Su Qiao nodded affirmatively and said.

Liu Minghe, whose eyes revealed a glimmer of hope, immediately smiled upon hearing this, then quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to thank Su Qiao.

Bang bang bang!

"Thank you, my lord! Thank you, my lord!"

"Enough. To prevent people from the Bai Lianjiao from silencing you, you will temporarily stay by this official's side."

Su Qiao thought for a moment and said to Liu Minghe.

Liu Minghe nodded and agreed upon hearing this.

"By the way, does your Bai Lianjiao silence its own people?"

"Ah? Yes! If anyone in the sect betrays the Bai Lianjiao and reveals the sect's secrets, they will be secretly assassinated and silenced."

Liu Minghe nodded and said affirmatively.

Su Qiao: "In that case, you will temporarily follow this official. There are Embroidered Uniform Guards around me; it is not easy for the Bai Lianjiao to get close!"

305, Strange Memorial Text!

Liu Minghe believed Su Qiao's words without doubt.

He had tried to attack Su Qiao several times before, but not once was successful.

Another high-ranking member of the sect, Xu Chunming, also attacked Su Qiao several times, yet still failed.

Do not look down on Su Qiao for having no strength to tie a chicken.

However, the level of protection around him was too high; there were always Embroidered Uniform Guards by his side.

He himself was quite intelligent; using schemes or anything similar was too difficult.

"By the way, my lord, this humble official also obtained an item. It is said to be a clue related to the former Sui treasure, but this humble official has not yet deciphered the secret within."

As he spoke, Liu Minghe took a sheet of gold foil out from his robe.

That's right, it is gold foil!

Small characters are written on the gold foil.

Su Qiao took it and examined it by the candlelight.

He discovered that what was written on it was a sacrificial text.

A common prayer for sacrificing to Heaven!

Su Qiao found it somewhat strange, but he did not doubt Liu Minghe's words.

Since Liu Minghe said this sacrificial text was an important item regarding the Sui Yangdi's treasure,

then it must be correct!

After all, he had already told Su Qiao all the important clues before.

Now, he would certainly not deceive him over this.

Besides, a common sacrificial text would at most be carved onto a stone stele.

Have you ever seen anyone write a sacrificial text on gold foil?

And using tiny, fly-head-sized regular script at that.

Even though Su Qiao had not yet discovered exactly what this sacrificial text concealed, he could be certain that something was indeed hidden within it.

"Alright, you may go down now."

"Yes!"

Su Qiao called Ma Kui, who was outside, to come in.

He ordered them to take Liu Minghe down to rest for the time being, and additionally assigned two more Embroidered Uniform Guards to follow him, responsible for protecting his safety.

Protection was one aspect; keeping him under surveillance was another.

After Liu Minghe was temporarily taken away, Su Qiao sat down before the desk.

Then he ground the ink, picked up the brush, and copied the sacrificial text from the gold foil.

The content above was not complex, appearing just like a simple and plain sacrificial text.

After finishing the copy, he hid the gold foil inside his robe.

Su Qiao intended to ask Liu Rushi about the content of the sacrificial text.

Relatively speaking, Liu Rushi could be considered Su Qiao's bedmate, with an extremely high level of trust.

Moreover, Liu Rushi was proficient in the four arts of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, with outstanding literary talent; perhaps she would be able to discern some secrets within this sacrificial text.

Thinking this, Su Qiao stood up, took the paper, and left the study.

Not long after Su Qiao left, a figure quietly pushed open the study door.

Then he quickly approached the desk.