Chapter 1212: Wen Qingqing: Brother Gu, let me repay you

Gu Hanyuan marveled in his heart at Wen Qingqing's inner charm;

even though she was still a young girl,

just a slight development made her radiate a heart-stirring charm.

Wen Qingqing, however, glared at Gu Hanyuan in annoyance because she was still feeling numb behind.

Gu Hanyuan smiled nonchalantly and said:

"Let's go, I'll take you for a stroll first."

Wen Qingqing was clearly more attached to Gu Hanyuan now.

Even walking on the street,

she still clung tightly to Gu Hanyuan's arm,

unwilling to let go even when it made her pretty face flush red.

She was every bit the little woman.

The two strolled along.

This Jin Ling City was naturally not the original Jin Ling City.

This world was extremely vast, so geography and place names were quite chaotic.

There were many cities with the same name in various places.

Jin Ling City's commerce was particularly developed,

located in the buffer zone between the Ming and Qing countries.

Three rivers converged here, and roads spread everywhere.

Merchants from the south and north all had to pass through here, bringing commercial prosperity.

Coupled with the insufficient restraint of the government, which was unable to implement a curfew policy,

Jin Ling City at night was brightly lit, a city that never slept.

Gu Hanyuan observed the terrain within the city and soon found his destination.

Wen Qingqing asked suspiciously:

"What is this place?"

Gu Hanyuan explained with a smile:

"Dagong Workshop."

Wen Qingqing did not understand.

Gu Hanyuan took her to flip over a broken stone tablet lying on the ground.

Wen Qingqing exclaimed:

"The Duke of Wei's Mansion?"

Although Gu Hanyuan did not have a treasure map,

he was very clear about where the treasure was buried.

The treasure map of the Jianwen Emperor's treasure that Xia Xueyi stole back then pointed precisely to the Duke of Wei's Mansion.

As time passed,

the Duke of Wei's Mansion had been converted into the Dagong Workshop.

Gu Hanyuan had never come to dig for the treasure before;

his most important concern was not knowing if the differences in the world would affect the burial location of the treasure.

Now that Yuan Chengzhi was lingering in the city,

it just happened to confirm Gu Hanyuan's thoughts,

so he headed straight for the destination.

And this broken stone tablet verified the correctness of his thoughts once again.

Gu Hanyuan smiled faintly:

"Let's go, I'll take you to open the treasure."

Mentioning the treasure,

Wen Qingqing's eyes shone,

and she followed Gu Hanyuan inside with a smile.

With Gu Hanyuan's keen eyes and perception,

he soon found the hidden door to the treasure.

He did not look for a mechanism;

a green light flashed in his hand as he drew the Zhanlong Sword.

With the sharpness of the Zhanlong Sword, the hidden door naturally could not stop Gu Hanyuan.

Once the hidden door opened,

Wen Qingqing was dazzled by the sight of the jewels and treasures.

There were ten large iron chests,

each filled with gold bricks, precious jade, pearls, and agate.

Wen Qingqing excitedly stepped forward to grab the treasures in the iron chests,

muttering to herself that she was "rich."

Seeing this, Gu Hanyuan frowned slightly.

It wasn't because of Wen Qingqing's greedy appearance,

but because the value of the treasures before him was too low.

Although he estimated there were tens of millions of taels,

it was clearly incomparable to the Liang Yuan Emperor's treasure.

Actually, it made sense.

The treasure here was brought out in a hurry from the imperial palace when the Jianwen Emperor fled.

Unlike the Liang Yuan Emperor, who hid his treasure locally in Jiangling City,

the level of preparation for the two was vastly different,

and the amount of treasure that could be buried was naturally different.

Moreover, their financial situations were also different.

Liang Yuandi was a dim-witted ruler in every sense of the word.

his hoarding of wealth was for his own enjoyment,

so naturally, he plundered more wealth.

Just as he was thinking this,

he heard Wen Qingqing say distressfully:

"Brother Gu, I'd better go out. Otherwise, I'll want these treasures."

Gu Hanyuan feigned surprise and asked:

"Don't you want them, Qingqing?"

Wen Qingqing said conflictedly:

"I want them! How could I not want so many treasures! It's just that this treasure should be useful to Brother Gu, right? I can't ruin Brother Gu's plans."

From her nature alone,

Wen Qingqing was actually not greedy for money;

it was just that her childhood experiences made her extremely concerned about her own interests.

Her martial arts were low,

so naturally, only wealth could bring her a sense of security.