After Zhang Lin Xuan's reminder, Murong Feng realized that he had lost his composure. He hastily cleared his throat and said, "I heard from Miss Huang that the person who placed the dart in my hands was an old man from the Western Xia Empire. Even if we find out where he is, he might be long gone. "
Zhang Linxuan took the sword from Murong Feng's hand and slowly stroked it with his fingers. He felt that the sword seemed to be very bright, but it didn't seem to be smooth enough. He felt that it was a bit sharp, but he wasn't sure.
Murong Feng saw that Zhang Lin Xuan was holding onto a sword and had not been able to find anything, so he said, "Brother Zhang, do you think that this sword is a lady? I touched it again and again! "
Zhang Lin Xuan saw Murong Feng sneer at him, so he put the sword down with a blush. He saw Huang'er pick up the walnut box and look left and right, and even look right into the box, but he still couldn't find anything.
Cai Daoping and Xu Dazhi also picked up their treasured swords and wooden boxes, but they also did not discover anything. Since the two of them had to deal with the daily affairs of the escort company, they left soon after.
The other three looked for a long time, but didn't find anything. Huang'er was very discouraged. She sat at a table, holding her cheeks in a daze.
Zhang Lin Xuan took a piece of felt cloth and placed it on a table in the main hall, then laid down on it. Under the sunlight that seeped through the window, he held onto the walnut box with both of his hands as he examined it from left and right. His eyes were blurry, and he looked like he was about to fall asleep. Murong Feng had long since given up on trying to find his way to the bridge. He should have known how to change the course of events, and maybe not having thought about it for the time being, he might even be able to find an answer at a moment's notice. Then, he fell into a deep sleep on a cabinet in the corner.
Of course, Zhang Lin Xuan wouldn't believe his story. This was just an excuse that he didn't want to think about.
The warehouse didn't seem to be big, but it relied on proper placement. Everything was arranged in a categorical manner, making it easy to see through.
Just as Zhang Lin Xuan was about to fall asleep, Huang'er, who had nothing to do with him, suddenly shouted out, "Mouse!" before curling up to the side, shivering in fear. Huang'er's sudden shout frightened Zhang Lin Xuan, who was about to fall asleep. The walnut box in his hand tumbled from his hand to the ground. The walnut box was strong enough to roll a few times on the floor, then it stopped where it was, in the sunlight coming through the window.
Zhang Lin Xuan didn't bother with the box falling onto the ground. He quickly got up and ran over to check on Huang'er's condition. When Huang'er saw Zhang Linxuan so nervous about her, she felt as if she were drinking sweet dew. Zhang Linxuan asked her with concern if she was all right, and she said that she was fine.
After Zhang Lin Xuan saw that Huang'er was safe and sound, he walked over to pick up the wooden box. When he bent down to pick up the wooden box, he found that the wooden box had been beaten. A small crack had appeared where the two pieces of wood met. Under the illumination of the sunlight, a layer of snow-white objects could be vaguely seen in the crevices.
Zhang Linxuan picked up the wooden box and loudly said to Huang'er, "Miss Huang, we've found something!"
Huang'er, who had been scared to death, heard that something had happened. She quickly walked over, picked up the wooden box and looked at it, saying, "Nothing much, it's still the same as before. What did you find out?"
Zhang Linxuan pointed to the crack and said, "Miss Huang, if you look carefully, what have you found?!"
Huang'er held the wooden box close to her eyes and was delighted to find that there was a layer on the walnut box!
Murong Feng had been sleeping soundly when he was woken up by the two of them. As soon as he heard that there was a layer in the wooden box, he sat up, ran over, and grabbed it. He looked around and asked anxiously: "Where? Where are the layers?! "
Huang'er was unwilling to be outdone, so she took it over with both hands, pouting, "Who told you to sleep just now? I won't tell you! "
Zhang Lin Xuan knew that if he didn't stop it now, the two would start arguing again. He quickly said, "Don't argue anymore. We'll find out once we open it, won't we?!"
Thus, the three of them walked over to the Eight Immortals Table that Zhang Lin Xuan had just slept at. Zhang Lin Xuan used his dagger to gently pry open a piece of wood. When he slowly opened the board, he saw a folded piece of paper the size of tofu. Zhang Lin Xuan opened the paper layer by layer, and all three of their eyes were as wide as lanterns.
When Zhang Linxuan had removed the xuan paper and placed it flat on the table, everyone was dumbfounded. They saw that on the paper, there was a painting of a mountain, with a few lines of words written beside it. Everyone looked at these few lines of text and felt that it was very strange. This was because these lines seemed to be Chinese characters, but no one knew how to read them. The meaning of the words were even more unknown.
The three of them then opened up the other three sections as well. There was also an unknown mountain drawn on each piece of paper, but the words next to it were still unknown.
Huang'er said that she could call Xu Bei over to take a look. He often travelled to the north or south, so he had a lot of experience in the martial arts world.
This is most likely Western Xia," he said. "As I said in the martial arts world, this is the Western Xia language created by the king of Western Xia, Li Yuanhao. The special feature of it is that it looks like a Chinese character at first glance, but isn't, and the pronunciation and meaning are very different.
When everyone heard this, they felt that Xu Yingdao was right. After all, the one who entrusted the darts to them was from the Western Xia. Then he asked if he knew these Western Xia languages.
Xu Que shook his head. He said that very few people in the Central Plains could recognize this kind of Western Xia language. Even some of the Western Xia people that had lived in the Central Plains for a long time could not.
When everyone heard this, all the joy from earlier was swept away.
Xu Que said, "Everyone, there is no need to be discouraged. There are many talented people in Lin An city. If we are lucky, we might be able to uncover the secret!"
At this time, he saw Cai Daoping walk in. He took an envelope and handed it to Huang'er, saying that Little Flower had left Lin An. Elder Song sent a letter to Huang'er.
Huang'er took the note and looked at it. It read: The date of the Monarch. The time to uncover the secrets!
Zhang Linxuan looked at the slip of paper and said, "It seems that we must attend the Beggar's Gang Great Meeting!"
Mu Rong Feng waved his fan and said disdainfully, "This little guy is called Hua. He always likes to act mysterious because he's a little smart!"
Zhang Lin Xuan advised, "Everyone in the martial arts world knows that he has an eccentric personality. We have requests from others, there's nothing we can do about it!"
Huang'er said, "Little Flower seems to be unreasonable, but there is a reason for everything he does. I think he must have his reasons for doing this!" It would be nice if we could stop by for the Bastard's Lodge! We can also use this opportunity to make more friends! "
Murong Feng disdainfully said, "They're all beggars, what do they have to make friends with?!"