Chapter 147

He had originally thought there was only one mastermind behind this, but looking at the current situation, there might be far more!

"But Mr. Su..."

"These were all figures from decades ago. Now that you mention them, do they have anything to do with this case?"

Lu Xiaofeng put away his smile and asked seriously.

"Of course they do."

"As long as they are human, they can never escape the two words 'fame and fortune,' and the pillars of the Jin Peng Dynasty back then were no exception."

"Just think, if it were you, and you suddenly obtained this immense wealth, what would you do?"

"If this wealth remained in your hands for ten or twenty years, what would happen then?"

Lu Xiaofeng pondered for a moment, then gave a bitter smile and said:

"If I had obtained this immense wealth, at first I would surely be filled with fear and trepidation, afraid of failing to keep it safe and failing the late emperor."

"But if ten years passed and no one came to claim this wealth, any normal person would likely have some crooked thoughts!"

"After all, if no one has come to claim it for ten years, perhaps its owner has long since died, or has long since forgotten about it!"

"If the owner no longer exists, then this treasure naturally belongs to oneself."

When Lu Xiaofeng said this, everyone nodded one after another.

Although saying this is not honorable, and doing so is even more despicable.

But no one can deny that this is human nature.

Even the most noble person would find it hard to avoid such thoughts, let alone the treasure of the Jin Peng Kingdom!

According to Jianghu rumors, the wealth of the Jin Peng Kingdom back then was worth nearly ten million taels!

Ten million taels—for any dynasty, that is equivalent to several years of imperial tax revenue!

Therefore, Su Hang saying that the Jin Peng Dynasty's treasure is immense wealth is absolutely correct!

At the same time,

Lu Xiaofeng continued:

"But if for twenty or even thirty years no one comes to claim it!"

"Then the situation is completely different!"

"You must know that for these twenty or thirty years, I have been with this wealth day and night, as if this wealth were my own."

"If someone wants to take it away, I will be reluctant, and I will resist..."

"But if it has been more than thirty years, I will think that this treasure is mine!"

"Anyone who wants to take it away, I will surely eliminate them!"

Hearing Lu Xiaofeng's argument, Ximen Chuixue instantly understood.

And the onlookers also nodded, acknowledging Lu Xiaofeng's speculation!

After all, as the saying goes, what you find is yours.

Keeping the wealth of the Jin Peng Kingdom for more than thirty years, anyone would inevitably have some thoughts.

Su Hang saw this, picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip, and continued:

"Just as I said before..."

"If there were no problems, there would eventually be problems."

"Yan Liben, Ping Duhe, and Shangguan Mu betrayed their trust and disappeared mysteriously with the wealth."

"Only Shangguan Jin was left, and until Shangguan Jin passed away, the whereabouts of the wealth for the Jin Peng Kingdom's restoration remained unknown, with no way to investigate."

"Until the new Jin Peng King appeared, in desperation, he found the two of you."

Ximen Chuixue asked in surprise:

"Having taken the Jin Peng Dynasty's treasure, they must be extremely wealthy people!"

"I, Lu Xiaofeng, have traveled the Jianghu all these years, why have I never recognized them?"

Su Hang smiled again and said:

"Those four high officials back then have long since changed their identities and are mingling in the Jianghu; of course, you wouldn't recognize them."

"Some of them are already in high positions, some still look inconspicuous, and some have long been by your side..."

As soon as Su Hang said this, Lu Xiaofeng and Ximen Chuixue were both stunned.

No wonder they couldn't find anything after investigating for so long; it turned out there was a traitor by their side.

Ximen Chuixue said coldly:

"May I ask, sir, where are these four people now?"

"As long as we find these four, this case will surely be solved!"

Su Hang shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it's not that simple."

"The internal affairs manager back then, Yan Liben, is now the wealthy Guanzhong jewelry merchant Yan Tieshan."

"And the great general back then, Ping Duhe, is the current Emei Sect leader, Dugu Yihe."

"And the great minister of works back then, Shangguan Mu, is now your good friend, Lu Xiaofeng—Huo Xiu."

When Su Hang reached this point,

a wave of commotion immediately erupted throughout the Half-Moon Inn!

The Jianghu crowd never imagined that the four great high officials of the former Jin Peng Dynasty would turn out to be these four people!

Shangguan Jin goes without saying; he was originally a descendant of the Jin Peng imperial family.

But when it comes to the current Emei leader, Dugu Yihe, everyone is more than familiar with him!

"Good heavens! So the Emei Sect leader Dugu Yihe is actually a descendant of the Jin Peng Dynasty!"

"This guy... he can really act, he fooled us so badly!"

"Besides Dugu Yihe, I never thought that even the wealthy merchant Yan Tieshan and Huo Xiu were too!"

"Incredible! Mr. Su's casual remark has truly pierced the heavens!"

Su Hang ignored them and continued:

"Just as you all know,"

"After Ping Duhe came to the Central Plains back then, he changed his name to Dugu Yihe."

"After traveling in the Central Plains for a period of time, he joined the Emei Sect under the Daoist Hu."

"You must know that when Dugu Yihe defected from the Jin Peng Dynasty to the Emei Sect, he already had extremely high attainments in saber techniques; otherwise, he could not have reached the position of a great general in the Jin Peng Dynasty."

"After joining the Emei Sect, and through thirty years of painstaking management, Dugu Yihe actually integrated the bold, fierce, and powerful nature of his saber techniques into the Emei Sect's delicate and unique sword techniques!"

"In this way, he finally created the ultimate move, the 【Seventy-Seven Forty-Nine Saber and Sword Double Kill】."

"He can use a saber, and he can also use a sword; it is a unique martial art in the world."

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"Later on, Dugu Yihe became the Emei Sect leader and was famous in the Jianghu!"

"Together with White Cloud City Lord Ye Gucheng, Shaolin Abbot Dabeichanshi, Wudang Elder Mu Daoren, and Wan Mei Shanzhuang's Ximen Chuixue, they were considered the five great experts of the world!"

Hearing this, Lu Xiaofeng asked again:

"But Mr. Su, Shangguan Jin is dead now."

"During the investigation, Yan Tieshan was also killed by someone."

"And just a short while ago, Emei Sect leader Dugu Yihe also died by Brother Ximen's sword."

"The high officials of the Jin Peng Dynasty back then are almost all dead now, except for my old friend Huo Xiu, who is still hiding in the Pearl and Treasure Pavilion, trembling with fear all day long, not even daring to step out the door!"

"In that case, the Jin Peng Dynasty's treasure is still nowhere to be found. Wouldn't this case fall into a deadlock again?"

Su Hang smiled, changed the subject, and said:

"Not necessarily."

"After excluding all possibilities, the one that remains is the last one."

Hearing this, Lu Xiaofeng twitched his four eyebrows and said in disbelief:

"Mr. Su..."

"Do you mean that Huo Xiu did all of this?"

Lu Xiaofeng felt his mind go blank, and a chill shot from the soles of his feet straight to his brain!

He never imagined that the answer Mr. Su finally gave would be Huo Xiu!

"Impossible!"

"Huo Xiu is just an unremarkable, fat man!"